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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Voith Patent Gmbh, Heidenheim, DE;
Inventor:
Robert Eberhardt, Ellwangen, DE;
Assignee:
Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 7/08 (2006.01); D04H 1/46 (2012.01); D04H 1/541 (2012.01); D04H 1/549 (2012.01); D04H 1/556 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 7/083 (2013.01); D04H 1/46 (2013.01); D04H 1/5418 (2020.05); D04H 1/549 (2013.01); D04H 1/556 (2013.01);
Abstract
A paper machine clothing, in particular a press felt, for a machine for producing or processing a fibrous material web, includes a base structure and at least one layer of nonwoven fibers disposed on the base structure. The layer of nonwoven fibers has bonding fibers and further fibers. The bonding fibers and the further fibers differ in at least one material property, and at least some of the bonding fibers are connected to one or more further fibers and/or elements of the base structure by an integral joining connection, in particular a weld connection. A method for producing the clothing is also provided.