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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Andreas Meschenmoser, Horgenzell, DE;
Joachim Henssler, Ravensburg, DE;
Walter Holzer, Hofstetten, AT;
Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Abstract
Dewatering device and process of a machine for at least one of production and processing of a material web, as well as a glazing device an process. The dewatering device includes a circulating flexible continuous belt and an opposite surface. The circulating flexible continuous belt and the opposite surface are arranged to form a nip elongated in a web travel direction, and at least one screen is adapted to guide the material web through the nip. A saddle, which is arranged to support the circulating flexible continuous belt, is segmented in the web travel direction into saddle segments connected to each other. The saddle segments are at least partially separately pressurized. The dewatering process includes guiding the material web through the nip, and at least partially separately pressurizing the saddle segments against the opposite surface. The glazing device includes a heated roller composed of a saddle roller and a mating roller, and the heated roller and the mating roller are arranged to form a nip elongated in a web travel direction. The saddle roller may include a flexible roller jacket supported by a saddle which is segmented in the web travel direction into saddle segments connected to each other. The saddle segments are at least partially separately pressurized. The glazing process includes guiding the material web through the nip, and at least partially separately pressurizing the saddle segments against the mating roller.