EP0675224B1 - Presse pour matériau en bande - Google Patents
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- EP0675224B1 EP0675224B1 EP95103731A EP95103731A EP0675224B1 EP 0675224 B1 EP0675224 B1 EP 0675224B1 EP 95103731 A EP95103731 A EP 95103731A EP 95103731 A EP95103731 A EP 95103731A EP 0675224 B1 EP0675224 B1 EP 0675224B1
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- pressure
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- pressing device
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
- D21G—CALENDERS; ACCESSORIES FOR PAPER-MAKING MACHINES
- D21G1/00—Calenders; Smoothing apparatus
- D21G1/006—Calenders; Smoothing apparatus with extended nips
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
- D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
- D21F3/00—Press section of machines for making continuous webs of paper
- D21F3/02—Wet presses
- D21F3/0209—Wet presses with extended press nip
- D21F3/0218—Shoe presses
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- the invention relates to a pressing device for web-shaped material for influencing parameters such as thickness, gloss or smoothness, in particular for smoothing a paper web, with a press nip which is formed between a preferably heatable roller and a pressure shoe covered by a circumferential belt, wherein the pressure shoe has a concave pressure surface adapted to the curvature of the roller surface and can be pressed against the roller by means of a loading device.
- Such a pressing device is known from DE 39 20 204 C2.
- the pressure shoe is formed by a centrally acting loading device, which is designed as a pressure transmitter in the form of a piston-cylinder unit, to which pressure medium can be supplied via a line.
- the press nip has a substantially greater length in the web running direction than when two rollers interact. This increases the length of time the web stays in the press nip. This is particularly advantageous when smoothing a paper web.
- the number of possibilities for influencing the sheet material is small.
- only the loading force and thus the compressive stress in the press nip can be varied.
- the loading device has at least two loading elements offset in the circumferential direction of the roller, the loading forces of which can each be adjusted individually, and that the radius of curvature of the concave Print area in the unloaded state is slightly larger than the roller radius.
- the invention has for its object to provide a pressing device of the type described above, in which there are additional options for influencing and therefore an even better adaptation to the desired properties of the web to be treated is possible.
- the loading device has at least two loading elements offset in the circumferential direction of the roller, the loading forces of which are each individually adjustable, and that the radius of curvature of the concave pressure surface is somewhat larger than the sum of at least over part of this pressure surface in the unloaded state Roll radius, web thickness and strip thickness and depending on the load forces can be reduced.
- the load forces are set to the same value, the conditions are similar to those previously used. However, if the load forces are set differently, the compressive stress changes over the width of the press nip. In particular you can despite the same line load, the maximum value of which is determined by the design of the roller, generate different compressive stresses. Either all loading elements can work with a relatively low loading force due to the width of the press nip, or one loading element is operated with a large loading force, all other loading elements, however, with a reduced loading force. The compressive stress can be varied continuously between these two extreme positions while the line load remains the same. This means that it is in your hand to specifically influence certain parameters of the sheet material, for example the thickness, gloss or smoothness of the paper.
- the width of the press nip increases with increasing load forces because the pressure surface adapts more and more to the roll surface. You can therefore influence both the compressive stress profile and the gap width, i.e. the duration of action. If the larger radius of curvature is not provided over the entire pressure area, but for example only over the second half of the pressure area, the compressive stress can be varied with the loading force in the first half and the press nip width with the loading force in the second half.
- the load elements are advantageously pressure transmitters designed as piston-cylinder units, the pressure chambers of which pressure medium can be supplied at different pressures.
- Such load elements can be controlled particularly easily with the help of pressure regulating valves and adapted to the circumstances.
- the pressure surface has at least two pockets offset in the circumferential direction of the roller and covered by the band, each of which is connected to the pressure chamber of different pressure transmitters via a throttle channel.
- the masking tape is largely guided without friction over the pressure surface and is largely loaded by the pressure medium.
- the pressing device illustrated in FIG. 1 has a roller 1 which has a drive 2 and can be heated by means of an induction heater 3.
- a pressure shoe 5 is supported on a carrier 4.
- a plurality of pressure shoes arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the roll can also be provided.
- the pressure shoe has a concave pressure surface 6, which is covered by an elastic endless belt 7, the speed of which is preferably equal to the peripheral speed of the roller 1 or the web speed.
- the arrows P1, P2 and P3 indicate the direction of movement of the roller surface, the masking tape 7 and the web 10, respectively.
- the pressure shoe 5 is provided with two load elements 11 and 12 arranged symmetrically to the central plane, each of which is provided as a pressure transmitter with a piston 13, cylinder 14, pressure chamber 15 and pressure medium supply line 16.
- Two pockets 17 and 18 offset in the circumferential direction of the roller are provided in the printing surface 6, which are each connected via a throttle channel 19 to the pressure chamber 15 of the associated load element.
- the pockets 17 and 18 are covered by the elastic band 7, so that there is a hydrostatic bearing of the band.
- the radius of curvature of the printing surface 6 is equal to the sum of the radius of the roller 1, the thickness of the paper web 10 and the thickness of the belt 7. If the loading elements 11 and 12 are subjected to the same pressure, the result is approximately the same across the entire width of the printing surface 6 same compressive stress. However, if a higher pressure is applied to the load element 11 than the load element 12, a stepped pressure stress profile results in the press nip 9.
- the pressures to be supplied to the load elements 11 and 12 can be freely selected. The only limitation is that the maximum permissible line load of the roller is not exceeded.
- the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 are used for the same parts, and reference numerals increased by 100 for modified parts.
- the pressure surface 106 in the first half a has a radius which is equal to the sum of the roll radius, the thickness of the web 10 and the thickness of the strip 7, while in the second half b the radius is somewhat larger .
- the effective width of the press nip 109 is limited to the first half a in the unloaded state.
- the loading force exerted by the loading element 11 is converted into a corresponding compressive stress in the first half a.
- the second half b of the pressure surface 106 gradually deforms, so that the effective press gap 109 increases increasingly.
- forces in the Press gap so that not only the width of this gap, but also the compressive stress profile changes.
- the height of the compressive stress can be influenced with the first loading element 11 and the width of the press nip 109 with the second loading element 12.
- more than two load elements can be arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction.
- the loading elements can also be arranged one behind the other in the direction of the roller axis in order to additionally provide deflection compensation.
- the roller 1 is also the possibility of designing the roller 1 as a deflection compensation roller, in which a roller shell is supported on a non-rotatably supported support by means of supporting elements.
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- Paper (AREA)
- Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
- Registering, Tensioning, Guiding Webs, And Rollers Therefor (AREA)
- Press Drives And Press Lines (AREA)
- Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)
- Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
Claims (4)
- Presse pour matériau en bande afin d'influer sur des paramètres, tels que l'épaisseur, le brillant ou le lissé, notamment afin de lisser une bande de papier, avec une fente de presse (109) qui est formée entre un rouleau (1) pouvant de préférence être chauffé et un patin presseur recouvert d'un ruban (7) rotatif, le patin presseur ayant une surface de pression (106) concave adaptée à la courbure de la surface du rouleau et pouvant être appuyé contre le rouleau au moyen d'un dispositif de charge, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de charge comporte au moins deux éléments de charge (11, 12), qui sont décalés dans la direction circonférentielle du rouleau et dont les intensités de charge sont réglables séparément les unes des autres, et le rayon de courbure de la surface de pression (106) concave est, au moins sur une partie de cette surface de pression et à l'état non chargé, un peu plus grand que la somme du rayon du rouleau, de l'épaisseur de la bande et de l'épaisseur du ruban et peut être diminué en fonction des intensités de charge.
- Presse selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les éléments de charge (11, 12) sont des dispositifs exerçant une pression qui sont conçus comme des unités pistons-cylindres et dont les espaces de compression (15) peuvent être alimentés avec des produits de compression sous différentes pressions.
- Presse selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la surface de pression (106) comporte au moins deux poches (17, 18) qui sont décalées dans la direction circonférentielle du rouleau (1), qui sont recouvertes par le ruban (7) et qui sont reliées chacune par l'intermédiaire d'un canal d'étranglement (19) à l'espace de compression (13) de différents dispositifs exerçant une pression.
- Presse selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que deux éléments de charge (11, 12) sont prévus décalés dans la direction circonférentielle et sont disposés symétriquement par rapport au plan médian du patin presseur (5).
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE4410129 | 1994-03-24 | ||
| DE4410129A DE4410129A1 (de) | 1994-03-24 | 1994-03-24 | Preßvorrichtung für bahnförmiges Material |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP0675224A1 EP0675224A1 (fr) | 1995-10-04 |
| EP0675224B1 true EP0675224B1 (fr) | 1997-06-18 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP95103731A Expired - Lifetime EP0675224B1 (fr) | 1994-03-24 | 1995-03-15 | Presse pour matériau en bande |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US5582689A (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP0675224B1 (fr) |
| JP (1) | JPH083888A (fr) |
| AT (1) | ATE154651T1 (fr) |
| CA (1) | CA2144252A1 (fr) |
| DE (2) | DE4410129A1 (fr) |
| FI (1) | FI951299L (fr) |
Cited By (1)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE10227979C5 (de) * | 2002-06-22 | 2013-07-25 | Voith Patent Gmbh | Breitnipvorrichtung und Verfahren zum Satinieren einer Materialbahn |
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| DE19705360A1 (de) * | 1997-02-12 | 1998-08-13 | Voith Sulzer Papiermasch Gmbh | Preßvorrichtung zum Entwässern oder Glätten einer Faserstoffbahn |
| US6036909A (en) * | 1997-11-25 | 2000-03-14 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | Method for embossing web material using an extended nip |
| FI111860B (fi) * | 1998-03-04 | 2003-09-30 | Metso Paper Inc | Pitkänippipuristintela ja sitä soveltava paperikoneen puristinosa |
| FI104745B (fi) * | 1998-06-25 | 2000-03-31 | Valmet Corp | Menetelmä ja sovitelma paperin ja kartongin kalanteroimiseksi |
| US6248210B1 (en) | 1998-11-13 | 2001-06-19 | Fort James Corporation | Method for maximizing water removal in a press nip |
| SE9804346D0 (sv) | 1998-12-16 | 1998-12-16 | Valmet Corp | Method and apparatus for calendering paper |
| SE9804347D0 (sv) * | 1998-12-16 | 1998-12-16 | Valmet Corp | Method and apparatus for calendering paper |
| FI108801B (fi) * | 2000-08-24 | 2002-03-28 | Metso Paper Inc | Menetelmä yhden tai useamman kuituradan pinnan laatusuureen säätämiseksi kenkäkalanterissa |
| JP4534109B2 (ja) * | 2001-03-16 | 2010-09-01 | 株式会社Ihi | シューニップカレンダ |
| DE102004004363A1 (de) * | 2004-01-29 | 2005-08-25 | Voith Paper Patent Gmbh | Breitnip-Kalander |
| KR101146215B1 (ko) | 2004-02-04 | 2012-05-11 | 엘디알 메디칼 | 추간 연골 인공 기관 |
| FR2891135B1 (fr) | 2005-09-23 | 2008-09-12 | Ldr Medical Sarl | Prothese de disque intervertebral |
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| SE461154B (sv) * | 1988-05-25 | 1990-01-15 | Valmet Paper Machinery Inc | Press med laangt nyp foer pappers- eller kartongmaskiner |
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- 1994-03-24 DE DE4410129A patent/DE4410129A1/de not_active Ceased
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- 1995-03-09 CA CA002144252A patent/CA2144252A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 1995-03-15 US US08/404,644 patent/US5582689A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-03-15 AT AT95103731T patent/ATE154651T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1995-03-15 EP EP95103731A patent/EP0675224B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-03-15 DE DE59500323T patent/DE59500323D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-03-20 FI FI951299A patent/FI951299L/fi unknown
- 1995-03-24 JP JP7065752A patent/JPH083888A/ja active Pending
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE10227979C5 (de) * | 2002-06-22 | 2013-07-25 | Voith Patent Gmbh | Breitnipvorrichtung und Verfahren zum Satinieren einer Materialbahn |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| DE59500323D1 (de) | 1997-07-24 |
| JPH083888A (ja) | 1996-01-09 |
| FI951299A7 (fi) | 1995-09-25 |
| CA2144252A1 (fr) | 1995-09-25 |
| ATE154651T1 (de) | 1997-07-15 |
| FI951299L (fi) | 1995-09-25 |
| US5582689A (en) | 1996-12-10 |
| FI951299A0 (fi) | 1995-03-20 |
| DE4410129A1 (de) | 1995-09-28 |
| EP0675224A1 (fr) | 1995-10-04 |
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