Patent ID: 7617768

Claim:
A method for changing a distribution of a loading pressure prevailing in a press nip of a shoe press, which shoe press comprises a number of adjacent loading elements (K) acting on a press shoe ( 70 ), a first end of said elements being supported on a supporting beam ( 12 ) of the shoe press and another end on the press shoe ( 70 ), comprising the following steps: moving the loading elements (K) in a machine direction (MD) in a space between the press shoe ( 70 ) and the supporting beam ( 12 ) by acting on the loading element (K) at least at the end adjacent to the press shoe; arranging at least one transfer element ( 225 , 226 , 185 ) in conjunction with the press shoe ( 70 ) wherein the at least one transfer element is moved in a transverse direction (CD) of a machine and by means of which a backing element ( 28 ) of the loading element (K) is moved directly or via a transmission mechanism in such a manner that the end adjacent to the press shoe is moved in the machine direction (MD) in relation to the press shoe ( 70 ), and that the end of the loading element adjacent to the supporting beam ( 12 ) can be caused to freely assume a position in relation to the supporting beam ( 12 ), preferably at least during a transfer.