Patent ID: 6972074

Claim:
An apparatus for fabric guiding in a paper machine comprising at least one fabric arranged as an endless loop as well as rolls adapted to support it, wherein the rolls include a first roll, and wherein at the end of at least the first roll there is arranged equipment that includes: a stand adapted to attach to a paper machine frame; a nip guard in the stand at gaps formed by the first roll and the fabric; a transfer base movably adapted to the stand; transfer equipment for moving the transfer base in relation to the stand; at least one edge detector for the first roll, arranged on the opposite side of the fabric, for determining the fabric position in the axial direction of the first roll; and a vertical bracket arranged to the stand for the edge detector, whereby the first roll end supported by the transfer equipment is adapted to be set according to the edge detector by the transfer equipment for keeping a desired fabric position at the rolls, characterized in that the vertical bracket and the nip guard form an integrated sheet-metal construction.