Patent ID: 8312909

Claim:
A device for treating paper webs or plies, the device comprising: a couple of overlapped rolls for compressing a paper web or ply passing between said rolls, each of said rolls comprising a fixed central shaft supported by a corresponding holder at each end thereof, on which shaft a tubular jacket is fitted for contacting paper webs or piles to be treated, with the interposition of low-friction connecting members which are positioned on opposite sides with respect to a center line of a fixed central shaft axis, so that said tubular jacket is free to rotate about a longitudinal axis thereof, said rolls comprising a rubber roll and one of a steel roll and an engraved roll for embossing units, said one of said steel roll and said engraved roll being operated by a corresponding motor, said motor being mounted to a support, said support being mounted for movement such that said support slides along a horizontal guide.