Patent ID: 6540880
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
A papermaking apparatus for drying a web and comprisinga Yankee drying drum and a pressure roll juxtaposed to form a first nip therebetween; an imprinting member in the form of an endless belt and being interposed in said first nip, said imprinting member comprising a reinforcing element and a patterned framework extending outwardly therefrom, said patterned framework contacting and imprinting said web in said first nip, said web simultaneously contacting and being transferred to said Yankee drying drum; a capillary dewatering member, said capillary dewatering member being in the form of an endless belt nested inside said imprinting member, said capillary dewatering member being juxtaposed with said pressure roll in said first nip, whereby said capillary dewatering member can dewater said imprinting member in said first nip; and first and second dewatering rolls being juxtaposed to form a second nip therebetween, whereby said capillary dewatering member and said imprinting member are also interposed in said second nip, wherein one of the first and second dewatering rolls is structured and configured to contact the web being dried.