Patent ID: 6488814
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
A pressing arrangement of a machine for producing a web comprising:a shoe press unit and an opposing roll arranged to form at least one press nip; said shoe press unit comprising at least one press shoe arranged opposite the opposing roll and a flexible, liquid-impermeable press belt arranged to be guided over said press shoe, wherein a surface of said press belt comprises at least one of blind-bores and grooves; said opposing roll comprising a smooth surface, at least one press felt arranged to be guided through said press nip along with said press belt and the web, wherein said at least one felt is deflected away from the web, which is picked up by said smooth surface of said opposing roll, such that said at least one felt is guided out of said press nip at an angle to a tangent to said opposing roll at an end of said press nip that is greater than or equal to about 10Â°.