Patent ID: 7678234

Claim:
A dewatering apparatus in a press section of a web-forming machine which defines a cross machine direction width, the apparatus comprising: a press suction roll mounted for rotation and having a circumferential surface, the press suction roll engageable with a second roll of the press section to form a press nip; and a press fabric arranged to wrap about a portion of the press suction roll, and to form a closing gap defined between the press suction roll and the press fabric as the press fabric come into engagement with the press suction roll, and to form an opening gap defined between the press suction roll and the press fabric where the press fabric leaves engagement with the press suction roll; a saveall installed in an area between the opening gap and the closing gap extending essentially over the entire width of the web-forming machine, wherein the saveall has a concave guide surface which extends closely spaced from the circumference of the press suction roll and is arranged to produce a vacuum effect and hence remove water from the press suction roll; drainage facilities connected in water removing relation to the saveall; and wherein the saveall has a first part connected to a second part by a joint, the first part closer to the opening gap than the second part, and wherein the guide surface is part of the first part.