Patent ID: 7887675

Claim:
A press ( 1 ; 17 ; 23 ) for a fibre web ( 5 ) supported by a clothing ( 6 ), said press ( 1 ; 17 ; 23 ) comprising first and second press elements ( 2 , 3 ), being arranged for interacting with each other in order to form an extended nip ( 4 ) in a press zone ( 11 ) for the clothing-supported fibre web ( 5 ), said first press element ( 2 ) comprising: a support ( 7 , 34 ); a press body ( 8 ), being supported by the support ( 7 , 34 ); an endless, flexible belt ( 9 ), being arranged for sliding over and forming a closed loop around the press body ( 8 ); and a first support element ( 15 ; 21 ; 28 ; 29 ; 32 ), being arranged outside the press zone ( 11 ) and inside said loop for supporting the belt ( 9 ), said clothing ( 6 ) being arranged for running together with the belt ( 9 ) only along the length of a surrounded portion defined between a position ( 13 , 20 , 26 ) where the clothing ( 6 ) joins the belt ( 9 ) and a position ( 14 , 19 , 27 ) where the clothing separates from the belt ( 9 ), wherein at least a first position ( 13 ; 19 ; 26 ; 27 ) of said positions ( 13 , 20 , 26 , 14 , 19 , 27 ) is located outside the press zone ( 11 ), characterized in that said first support element ( 15 ; 21 ; 28 ; 29 ) is arranged within a distance extending between 5° downstream and 25° upstream of the first position ( 13 , 26 ) measured along the belt ( 9 ) loop when said first position ( 13 ; 26 ) is located upstream of the press zone ( 11 ), or within a distance extending between 5° upstream and 25° downstream of the first position ( 19 , 27 ) measured along the belt ( 9 ) loop when said first position ( 19 , 27 ) is located downstream of the press zone ( 11 ).