Patent ID: 7241364

Claim:
A papermaking machine for manufacturing a creped paper web, comprising: a breast roll; a Yankee dryer; a press roll; an upper forming fabric forming an endless loop; a first lower forming fabric forming a lower endless loop, the first lower forming fabric coming into engagement with the upper forming fabric and forming a twin wire former therebetween, one of said upper forming fabric and said first lower forming fabric enclosing the breast roll, and the other of said upper forming fabric and said first lower forming fabric being wrapped around a portion of the breast roll and running parallel to and engaged with the other one of said upper forming fabric and said first lower forming fabric along an extended run after the upper forming fabric and the first lower forming fabric leave the breast roll; a headbox positioned to inject a stream of paper forming stock between the upper forming fabric and the first lower forming fabric as the first lower forming fabric comes into engagement with the upper forming fabric; an air press comprising a first part and a second part in spaced parallel relation, wherein one of said first part or said second part is positioned to engage an inside of the upper forming fabric, and the other of said first part or said second part positioned to engage an inside of a second lower forming fabric which follows the first lower forming fabric and engages the upper forming fabric in a joint run; a source of pressure connected to the first part; and a source of vacuum connected to the second part so air flows from the first part through both the upper forming fabric and the second lower forming fabric, and a paper web therebetween; a final forming fabric defining a final endless loop which engages the second lower forming fabric at a position downstream of the air press, the press roll positioned within the final forming fabric and engaging the final forming fabric and the web against the Yankee roll; and a suction pickup within the final forming fabric which engages the final forming fabric with the second lower forming fabric downstream of the air press, wherein the final forming fabric is arranged to operate at a lower speed than the second lower forming fabric so that a rush transfer is created wherein a creping like action takes place as the web transfers from the second lower forming fabric to the slower speed final forming fabric.