Patent ID: 8871060
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a structured fibrous web of paper, the method comprising the steps of: forming a fibrous web and conveying the formed fibrous web on a water receiving felt to a dewatering nip formed by a first press unit and a second press unit and where an endless belt is passed through the nip together with the fibrous web and the water receiving felt, the endless belt having a side which is covered by polyurethane and which contacts the fibrous web in the dewatering nip; after the dewatering nip, conveying the fibrous web by the endless belt to an endless textured fabric which is permeable to air and to which the web is transferred from the endless belt, the textured fabric running at a lower speed than the endless belt; and after the transfer to the textured fabric, conveying the fibrous web by the textured fabric to a drying cylinder, wherein the web is transferred from the endless belt to the textured fabric in a transfer nip, the transfer nip being formed between a first transfer nip roll that lies within the loop of the endless belt and a second transfer nip roll which is a suction roll located within the loop of the textured fabric, the transfer nip having a length in the machine direction which is in the range of 5 mm-40 mm.