Patent ID: 8353219
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: D21F,F26B

Abstract:
1. A dryer felt tension indicator apparatus for indicating a value which is proportional to a tension applied between a frame and a stretcher roll for guiding a dryer felt, said value being proportional to a tension of said dryer felt, said apparatus comprising: a carriage rotatably supporting the stretcher roll; a wheel rotatably secured to said carriage; a tensioner having a first and a second extremity, said tensioner cooperating with and extending around said wheel such that said wheel is disposed between said first and said second extremity of said tensioner; and a tension indicator having a first and a second end, said first end of said tension indicator being anchored to the frame, said second end of said tension indicator being secured to said first extremity of said tensioner such that in use of said apparatus, when the tension is applied to said tensioner between said wheel and said second extremity of said tensioner, said carriage and the stretcher roll rotatably supported thereon is moved relative to the frame for tensioning the dryer felt, said tension indicator indicating the value which is proportional to the tension of the dryer felt.