Patent ID: 6835285
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: D21F

Abstract:
A method for setting the position of the shoe in an extended-nip press having a press roll and a backing roll, said press roll comprising:a rotating endless-loop blanket made of a flexible, liquid-impervious material, a rigid and advantageously stationary roll support beam that extends axially through an interior of the endless blanket, at least one shoe element mounted between the roll support beam and the interior of the endless blanket, the at least one shoe element having a concave top surface, and a loading element for loading the shoe element by pressing the concave top face thereof against the flexible endless-loop blanket so as to make the blanket form a press nip zone in cooperation with the backing roll, the method comprising the steps of: connecting the shoe element to the loading element by a detachable saddle element mountable between the shoe element and the loading element; connecting the saddle element and the shoe element to each other by at least one dismountable keyed keyway joint; and setting the position of the shoe element relative to the loading element by changing a mutual disposition of the saddle element and the shoe element.