Patent ID: 7332060

Claim:
A twin-wire former for producing a fibrous web, such as a paper, board or tissue web, from a fibrous stock suspension, said twin-wire former comprising: two endless wire belts arranged to form a twin-wire zone; a dewatering element; a headbox positioned at an angle relative to an imaginary first horizontal plane; said twin-wire zone comprising a first section in which said two wire belts are arranged to run over said dewatering element, and said two wire belts further being positioned to form a wedge-like inlet gap that is structured and arranged to receive a fibrous stock suspension directly from said headbox; additional dewatering elements; said twin-wire zone comprising a second section in which said two wire belts along with the fibrous web forming between said two wire belts are arranged to run downward over said additional dewatering elements at an angle of 10° to 60° relative to an imaginary first vertical plane; a first deflection device having a lower vertex; at least one separating device that acts over a machine width; at an end of said second section, said two wire belts are arranged to run over said lower vertex of said first deflection device and then over said at least one separating device; in a region of said at least one separating device, one of said two wires belts arranged to be led away from the forming fibrous web and the other of said two wire belts; a second deflection device having an upper vertex being positioned after said at least one separating device and structured and arranged to deflect said otherwire belt that carries the forming fibrous web; after said first deflection device, said two wire belts are arranged to run upward at an angle relative to an imaginary second horizontal plane such that said upper vertex of said second deflection device is located above said lower vertex of said first deflection device.