Patent ID: 6280576
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: D21F,D21G

Abstract:
A paper machine comprising a plurality of drying cylinders for drying a web, said plurality of drying cylinders being arranged before a finishing section and each and every one of said drying cylinders being arranged along only one side of the web, a finishing section arranged immediately after the plurality of drying cylinders in a running direction of the web and in which the web is surface-sized or coated, the web having a tendency of curling as a result of the arrangement of said drying cylinders along only one side of the web prior to said finishing section, and an after-dryer for drying the web after the web passes through the finishing section comprisingan inverted dryer group with single-wire draw including drying cylinders arranged in a first row, reversing cylinders arranged in a second row above said first row, and a drying wire for carrying the paper web over said drying cylinders and said reversing cylinders and through said inverted dryer group, said inverted dryer group being structured and arranged such that the tendency of curling of the web is substantially eliminated.