Patent ID: 9057157
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
1. An extended nip roll ( 12 ) comprising a flexible jacket ( 17 ) that forms a loop around at least one support body ( 18 , 19 ), the at least one support body ( 18 , 10 ) being at least one of a concave shoe or a flexible support body, the extended nip roll ( 12 ) having means for causing the support body ( 18 , 19 ) to press radially outwards against the inner surface of the flexible jacket ( 17 ), wherein the flexible jacket ( 17 ) has an external surface of which at least a portion ( 15 ) is textured such that it can impart a three-dimensional structure to a paper web that passes a nip formed between the extended nip roll ( 12 ) and a counter element.