(19)
(11) EP 0 160 615 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.02.1987 Bulletin 1987/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.11.1985 Bulletin 1985/45

(21) Application number: 85630073

(22) Date of filing: 02.05.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT SE

(30) Priority: 03.05.1984 US 606995

(71) Applicant: BELOIT CORPORATION
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(72) Inventors:
  • Brauns, Robert Alan
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  • Rempel, Cornelius
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(54) Top wire former


(57) A forming and dewatering mechanism for a twin wire section of a papermaking machine wherein the top wire (10) is brought down over an adjustable roll (18) and both wires (10, 11) are pssed over a curved shoe (14) with a solid or slotted suction board (16) and following blades (15), the twin wires (10, 11) are then passed around a center roll (27) with a reverse wrap relative to the shoe (14). An autoslice (22) is arranged for collecting the water following the shoe (14) and a save-all (28) arranged for collecting the water following the center roll (27), and the twin wires (10, 11) are then passed over a suction transfer box (34) for transferring the web to the lower wire (11).







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