Patent ID: 6367164
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: D21F,F26B

Abstract:
A dryer section for drying a fibrous web in machines for producing and/or processing the fibrous web, comprising:a plurality of dryer groups, in which each dryer group includes at least one heated dryer cylinder and at least one belt arranged to press the fibrous web against a jacket surface of the at least one heated dryer cylinder, and, wherein at least one of said dryer groups further includes guide rolls; and transfer elements, comprising a delivery transfer element and an accepting transfer element, arranged to form at least one transfer point; said accepting transfer element having a greater speed than said delivering transfer element; and said transfer elements being arranged not to press against each other at said transfer point and to have a distance from one another of less than about 70 mm, wherein said transfer point is arranged between a first dryer group and a second dryer group, whereby the speed difference between said transfer elements is arranged between said first dryer group and said second dryer group.