Patent ID: 6581301
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
A paper drying apparatus to dry a paper web carried on a fabric sheet comprising, in combination:a first rotatable drum to carry a paper web; a second rotatable drum to carry a paper web, the second rotatable drum being positioned downstream of the first rotatable drum with respect to a paper web carried by the first and second rotatable drums; a third rotatable drum to carry a paper web, the third rotatable drum being positioned downstream of the second rotatable drum with respect to a paper web carried by the first, second, and third rotatable drums; a single fabric sheet to convey a paper web to the first rotatable drum, from the first rotatable drum to the second drum, from the second drum to the third rotatable drum, and from the third rotatable drum; a first air supply to supply air through the first rotatable drum in a first direction from the outside of the first rotatable drum to the inside of the first rotatable drum to dry a paper web carried on the first rotatable drum, a second air supply to supply air through the second rotatable drum in a second direction from the inside of the second rotatable drum to the outside of the second rotatable drum to dry a paper web carried on the second rotatable drum; and a third air supply to supply air through the third rotatable drum in the first-direction from the outside of the third rotatable drum to the inside of the third rotatable drum to dry a paper web carried on the third rotatable drum.