Patent ID: 6375800
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
A press section of a machine for producing a fiber web comprising:at least two press nips arranged in succession in a web travel direction, wherein each of said at least two press nips is formed by two press rolls; at least one continuously revolving press belt being guided around each press roll; wherein, at least one of before and after at least one of said at least two press nips, a guide region is formed in which two of said press belts are arranged to run jointly along a straight path, and the fiber web is adapted to run between said two press belts along said straight path; and guide elements arranged at an end of each guide region, wherein at an end of each guide region, said press belts are guided over said guide elements to run separately from one another, and wherein a press belt angle between said press belts at said guide elements is greater than approximately 15Â°, wherein said guide elements comprise rotatable guide rolls having a radius smaller than approximately 0.8 m.