Patent ID: 7887673

Claim:
A paper machine ( 1 , 30 ) for manufacturing a fibre web ( 12 , 41 ) of paper without through air drying (TAD) and without any dewatering press nips, the paper machine comprising: a wet end ( 2 , 31 ), comprising a wire section ( 5 , 34 ) comprising: at least one forming wire ( 7 , 8 , 36 ) for forming the fibre web ( 12 , 41 ); and a structuring section ( 15 , 38 ) comprising: a clothing ( 16 , 39 ), being air and water permeable and exhibiting a three-dimensional structure for structuring the fibre web; and at least one dewatering unit ( 20 , 46 , 49 ) for dewatering the fibre web ( 12 , 41 ); a drying section ( 3 , 32 ), comprising a drying surface ( 24 , 54 ) for drying the fibre web ( 12 , 41 ); and a transfer roll ( 23 , 52 ), being arranged for interacting with the drying surface ( 24 , 54 ) at a transfer nip ( 25 , 53 ) for transferring the fibre web ( 12 , 41 ) from the wet end ( 2 , 31 ) to the drying section ( 3 , 32 ); wherein: the fibre web ( 12 , 41 ) is supported by said clothing ( 16 , 39 ) from the wire section ( 5 , 34 ) all the way to and through the transfer nip ( 25 , 53 ); the clothing is arranged for picking up the fibre web from said at least one forming wire and for carrying the fibre web openly so that the fibre web has a free side ( 19 , 45 ); the at least one dewatering unit comprises a steam box ( 21 , 47 , 50 ) being arranged for facing towards the free side of the fibre web and a suction box ( 22 , 48 , 51 ) being arranged inside a loop of the clothing opposite or downstream of the steam box; and the transfer roll is a smooth roll allowing a transfer of the fibre web from the clothing to the drying surface without any dewatering of the fibre web as the fibre web passes through the transfer nip.