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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1994
Duke N Sims, Roscoe, IL (US);
Gregory L Wedel, Beloit, WI (US);
Beloit Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A drying apparatus is disclosed for drying a web of paper. The apparatus includes more than one top felted dryer group for drying the web. The web may be restrained against cross-machine and machine directional shrinkage during passage of the web through the plurality of dryer groups. A last dryer group is located downstream relative to the plurality of drying groups so that the web extends between the plurality of drying groups and the last dryer group. The last dryer group can be a double felted two tier dryer group. The web extends in an open draw between each dryer cylinder of the upper and lower tiers of the last dryer group, so any tendency of the web to curl is controlled during movement of the web through the last dryer group. Alternative arrangements are also described.