EP1601833B1 - Formbereich für eine Papiermaschine - Google Patents

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EP1601833B1
EP1601833B1 EP03706187.6A EP03706187A EP1601833B1 EP 1601833 B1 EP1601833 B1 EP 1601833B1 EP 03706187 A EP03706187 A EP 03706187A EP 1601833 B1 EP1601833 B1 EP 1601833B1
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John G. Buchanan
Richard E. Pitt
Roy Van Essen
Karl Lemme
Vaughn Wildfong
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F9/00—Complete machines for making continuous webs of paper
    • D21F9/003—Complete machines for making continuous webs of paper of the twin-wire type
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    • D21F1/00—Wet end of machines for making continuous webs of paper
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  • This invention concerns a forming section for a papermaking machine comprising an impingement shoe, and a papermaking machine having such a forming section.
  • an unsupported jet of highly aqueous stock is ejected from the head box slice onto the surface of a moving forming fabric.
  • the unsupported jet will typically traverse a distance of from about 6 cm to about 40 cm before impinging the surface of the forming fabric at the point of impingement.
  • the angle of impingement, ⁇ , formed between the stock jet and the plane of the forming fabric at the point of impingement has typically been from about 4° to about 10°. It is well known that improved paper formation can be obtained by minimizing both the angle ⁇ and the length of the unsupported free jet. As the angle a increases, the magnitude of the pressure exerted by the jet on the surface of the forming fabric also increases.
  • Impingement angles greater than about 5° have generally been found to create peak impingement pressures that may cause sheet marking, low retention of papermaking fines and fillers, and plugging of the forming fabric.
  • the angle a should be made as small as possible so that, ideally, the unsupported stock jet impinges on the fabric substantially tangentially.
  • the unsupported length of the free stock jet increases, its outside surface begins to break up into ridges and furrows, which will eventually cause sheet basis weight variations. Further, finely dispersed fibers in the stock start to reflocculate rapidly in the unsupported jet prior to the point of impingement. Therefore, the unsupported stock jet should be made as short as possible to minimize these effects.
  • Malashenko US 4,802,954 discloses a lead-in blade located ahead of the curved blade element proposed by Irwin et al., which is said to reduce the amount of fluid pumped by the forming fabric into the wedge shaped space between the jet and the fabric.
  • a small wedge shaped air space remains.
  • the pressure in this space is controlled by a vacuum pump to reduce the jet disturbance.
  • Ewald in US 5,084,138 addresses the problem of excessive free jet length by using curved turning bars to replace large diameter breast rolls and a solid curved blade, but does not avoid air entrapment at the wedge between the jet and the fabric.
  • Fujiwara in US 4,425,188 uses longitudinal spaced grooves in a twin wire forming shoe to generate cross-directional flows to realign the fibers in the incipient web so as to reduce machine direction fiber alignment.
  • Wildfong et al., in US 6,372,091 addresses the improved removal of water by the use of grooves in the face of a forming shoe.
  • US-B2-6 372 091 discloses an apparatus for beginning the formation of a paper web on a travelling forming wire, including a head box on a paper-making machine for projecting a stock stream onto the forming wire, or between the forming wires over the porous face surface of a forming shoe.
  • US-A-3 438 854 discloses an improved spool-holder for sewing machines, comprising an L-shaped bar, the lower arm of which is formed at its outer extremity with an eye to receive a screw for attaching said arm horizontally to the arm of a sewing-machine, and the upper arm of which is formed to enter the bore of a spool from below and to sustain said spool in vertical position.
  • US-A-5 076 894 discloses a dewatering apparatus for paper making machines which is provided with spaced cover elements of a composite structure.
  • WO 02/20899 A discloses a vented lead blade for use in a paper making machine located so that the stock jet impinges the forming fabric at, or near to, its trailing edge.
  • the vented lead blade series to bend the forming fabric before it enters the forming section, and to vent at least a substantial proportion of any air which becomes trapped in the wedge shaped space between the surface of the forming fabric and the surface of the stock jet, together with at least some of any liquid carried with the air.
  • Cross-machine direction is a direction essentially within the plane of the paper sheet and substantially perpendicular to the machine direction (MD).
  • Downstream is a direction in the papermaking machine essentially facing towards the reel where the finished paper product exits the machine.
  • Fabric support element is any stationary element in a papermaking machine over which at least one of the papermaking machine fabrics passes in sliding contact, including, but not limited to, shoes, blades, foils and agitators in the forming section, and Uhle box covers in the press section.
  • Laminar segments are relatively thin components, having a thickness ranging from about 1mm (0.04 inch) or less to about 254 mm (1 inch) or more which may be assembled in a side-by-side relation in order to build up a fabric support element of a desired width.
  • Laminar segments are typically formed of ceramic or other abrasion resistant materials.
  • Machine direction is a direction in the papermaking machine substantially parallel to the overall direction of travel of a paper sheet.
  • Machine side (MS) surface is the side of a fabric or fabric support element which is opposite to the paper side surface and is not in contact with the paper sheet.
  • Paper side (PS) surface is the side of a fabric or fabric support element which is either in contact with, or facing, the paper sheet being made on and conveyed through the papermaking machine.
  • Upstream is a direction in the papermaking machine which is essentially facing towards the headbox.
  • Vented describes the presence of open passageways which pass from the paper side surface through to the machine side surface of a support element, i.e. from the fabric contacting side through to the opposite side, the passageways being referred to herein as flow-through vents.
  • vents which pass completely through the impingement shoe and thus enable the effective removal of sufficient fluid so as to prevent filling of the grooves.
  • These flow-though vents are open from the paper side surface through to the machine side surface of the impingement shoe, and enable the removal of a greater amount of fluid, together with air which would otherwise be entrapped between the forming fabric and the stock jet, from the zone of initial impingement on the impingement shoe than has previously been possible with grooved surfaces such as defined by Wildfong et al. in US 6,372,091 .
  • these flow-through vents can be provided most advantageously by constructing the impingement shoe from a plurality of relatively thin laminar segments which are mounted together on a suitable retaining means in the papermaking machine so as to be essentially parallel to and in contact with one another and oriented at a substantially constant angle to the machine direction (MD).
  • These laminar segments are preferably shaped from a suitable material, such as a ceramic, so as to have a machine side surface which is adapted to be mounted on a retaining means, a paper side surface which in use faces the forming fabric, an upstream surface (or leading edge) and a downstream surface (or trailing edge)and substantially parallel lateral mating surfaces facing the cross-machine direction (CD) in use.
  • the PS surfaces of at least a first set of the segments together define a fabric contact surface of the impingement shoe which is intended to support the forming fabric.
  • the surface may have any desired profile which would be suitable for the prevailing paper making requirements.
  • a second set of segments, whose PS surface profile may be different from that of the first set, may be located at suitable intervals in the CD between pairs of first segments.
  • the second set of segments are shaped so as to form openings in the fabric contact surface of the impingement shoe and enable the definition of vents which will be open from the PS surface through the MS surface.
  • spacing means can be integrally constructed on one or both of the lateral CD surfaces of the first set of segments only, in which case the impingement shoe will generally be comprised of only such first segments. It has been found that the spacing means, either integrally constructed with the first set of segments, or comprising second segments, can have a suitable configuration to optimize the removal of fluid and entrapped air from the stock jet.
  • first and second laminar segments that are shaped so as to be mounted on a suitable retaining means and located as required in any of the forming section, press or dryer sections of a papermaking machine.
  • first and second laminar segments are mounted on known retaining means so as to be essentially parallel to and in contact with one another and are oriented substantially in the MD or at a constant angle thereto.
  • the construction and configuration of the segments are substantially as described above in relation to an impingement shoe, with the PS surfaces of at least the first segments together defining a fabric contact surface which is intended to support a papermaking fabric.
  • the PS surfaces of at least the first and second segments are shaped so as to provide the PS surface of the impingement shoe with any desired profile when assembled which would be suitable for the prevailing paper making conditions.
  • the second set of segments can be located as either spacing or profiling means at suitable intervals in the CD between selected pairs of first segments to enable the definition of openings, which may, but do not necessarily, include vents which will be open from the PS surface though the MS surface of the impingement shoe.
  • the PS surface of the second and first segments can be shaped so as to provide the assembled element with either or both a desired MD and CD profile.
  • Third or fourth segments, or more, can also be used in a like manner in combination with the first and second segments.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a vented impingement shoe for use in a papermaking machine, having a plurality of flow-through vents extending from a profiled upper surface and through the lower surface of the impingement shoe.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a segmented impingement shoe for use in the impingement zone of the forming section of a high speed paper making machine, which impingement shoe is comprised of a plurality of laminar segments.
  • the PS surfaces of the segments are shaped so as to contribute to the overall desired profile of the fabric contacting surface or PS of the impingement shoe, and vents through the impingement shoe if desired, are defined by openings between selected laminar segments.
  • an impingement shoe constructed according to the invention performs four principal functions. Firstly, it serves to support the forming fabric as it enters the impingement zone, and secondly it serves to vent at least a substantial proportion of any air which becomes trapped in the wedge shaped space between the surface of the forming fabric and the surface of the stock jet. Thirdly, it permits drained water to be removed efficiently and speedily, and fourthly it provides a previously unattainable tolerance in the location of the point of impingement and the angle of impingement.
  • a stationary fabric support element for a papermaking machine can be provided, which element is comprised of a plurality of at least first and second relatively thin laminar segments.
  • the present invention seeks to provide segments for use in an impingement shoe, such that the PS surfaces of at least some of the segments contribute to a profiled fabric contact surface of the impingement shoe and vents through the impingement shoe can be defined by openings between at least some of the segments.
  • the segments are shaped so that the impingement shoe can be mounted in a releasably secure manner in a suitable retaining means.
  • a forming section for a papermaking machine can be provided which forming section includes a segmented fabric support element including flow-through vents as an impingement shoe.
  • a forming section for a papermaking machine with the features of claim 1 is provided.
  • Advantageous embodiments are described in the subclaims 2 - 8. Further, a papermaking machine having a forming section according to any one of claims 1 - 8 is provided.
  • the present invention provides a forming section for a papermaking machine having, inter alia, an impingement shoe as defined in claim 1.
  • the impingement shoe is comprised of a plurality of laminar segments which are constructed and arranged on a common support means so as to be releasably secured in substantially parallel, contacting relation to one another, and so that the forming fabric moves in sliding contact over a common PS fabric contacting surface of the segments.
  • the laminar segments are identical in shape and can include spacing means, which may be, but are not necessarily, constructed integrally therewith.
  • the impingement shoe is comprised of at least first and second laminar segments wherein the first segments contribute to the PS fabric contacting surface and the second segments do not, but instead are located between any two segments or between groups of two or more segments.
  • the second segments are shaped so as to form vents between two adjacent segments and, if desired, additional openings on the PS surface of the element; these vents are open from the PS surface through to the MS surface of the impingement shoe and allow for the passage of fluid and entrained air from the stock jet through the forming fabric.
  • this venting can be augmented by vacuum means connected to the underside of the impingement shoe.
  • the second segments can be hydrodynamically shaped so as to assist with the removal of large volumes of fluid moving at relatively high speeds.
  • the second segments generally separate a portion of the first segments so as to form openings on the fabric contacting surface of the impingement shoe.
  • These openings can be oriented at any desired angle to the MD, by suitably shaping the laminar segments.
  • these openings will be slot-shaped and oriented at an angle of from about 2 to about 20 degrees to the MD. Both the vents and openings will be oriented at the same angle to the MD by virtue of the construction of the impingement shoe.
  • third segments are provided and located as required between selected first and second segments, the PS surface of the third segments having a suitable profile for the intended application.
  • the releasably secure mounting of the segments can be effected by various known means, such as a T-slot or dovetail mount.
  • the segments can be provided with openings through which a rod or cable can be threaded, for example as disclosed in Lee et al., in US 3, 871, 953 , for a plurality of identical segments.
  • the rod or cable can thus be secured by known means to suitable end blocks located at the sides of the forming section.
  • the according to the invention includes, inter alia, forming section for a papermaking machine an impingement shoe located adjacent to a point of impingement of a stock jet ejected from a head box slice onto a moving forming fabric, wherein the impingement shoe has (i) a leading edge located upstream of the point of impingement; (ii) a trailing edge i
  • the profiled PS surface of the impingement shoe, between the leading and trailing edges is essentially generally convex, but can be of any suitable configuration for the particular circumstances.
  • This can include an essentially circular convexly curved surface, with a constant radius, or a surface having a radius of curvature which increases towards the trailing edge, so that the shaped trailing edge portion may be essentially flat.
  • the PS surface can be flat, grooved or otherwise profiled. Such choice will be dependent on the papermaking conditions at the intended area of use.
  • the present invention provides a forming section for a papermaking machine having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction, which includes:
  • the two impingement shoes In a papermaking machine having two forming fabrics, it will generally be preferable for the two impingement shoes to be the same, their profiled fabric-supporting surfaces having the same shape. However, for particular situations, the two impingement shoes, and their profiled fabric-supporting surfaces, can be of different shapes.
  • a segment provide a plurality of which can be releasably secured to comprise a stationary fabric support element for supporting a moving papermaker's fabric, such that the PS surfaces of at least some of the segments contribute in the MD to a profiled PS surface of the element, and flow-through vents through the element,can be defined by spaces between at least some of the segments and can be further defined by spacing means, so as to contribute to the CD and MD profile of the element.
  • the leading edge of the flow-through vents When a fabric support element is used as an impingement shoe, it has been found advantageous for the leading edge of the flow-through vents to have a substantially convexly curved shape, and for the trailing edge of the vents to have a corresponding substantially concavely curved shape. These shapes have been found to assist in the management of the large volumes of fluid which are drained through the fabric in the impingement zone.
  • an impingement shoe or other stationary fabric support element from a plurality of segments enables the use of hard and abrasion resistant materials, such as ceramics, for complex shapes, without the problems associated with grinding intricate shapes or large scale casting associated with creating such shapes for a larger component.
  • a method of making a stationary fabric support element for supporting a moving papermaker's fabric in a papermaking machine can comprise the steps of
  • Figure 1 shows the initial impingement zone of a paper making machine which includes a vented impingement shoe according to the teachings of this invention.
  • the slice lips 1A and 1B of the head box 10 deliver a jet of stock 2 onto the PS surface 13 of the forming fabric 3 at the impingement point I.
  • the forming fabric 3 passes around the roll 6, wraps the vented impingement shoe 5, and then passes over the first static support element 4 in the forming section.
  • the impingement shoe 5 is provided with flow-through vents 20 which form slot-like openings 22 in its PS surface.
  • the impingement shoe 5 can be assembled from a plurality of relatively thin laminar segments and releasably secured to a suitable mounting means (not shown) on a drainage box (not shown).
  • the impingement shoe 5 can comprise a single unitary construction including flow-through vents 20.
  • the depth of the openings 22 can also be increased in the profiled PS surface 16 towards the trailing edge 14 of the vented impingement shoe 5, to allow for the removal of additional liquid and entrapped air.
  • Figures 2 and 3 show the initial impingement zone of a paper making machine which has two forming fabrics, and which incorporates two vented impingement shoes 51 and 52, according to the teachings of this invention.
  • the vented impingement shoes 51 and 52 include flow-through vents 120 which form slot-like openings 122 in the PS surfaces.
  • Figure 2 shows the impingement zone of a twin fabric machine in which the point of impingement I of the stock jet 2 on the lower forming fabric 31 precedes the point of contact J between the upper forming fabric 32 and the incipient web being carried on the PS surface of the lower forming fabric 31.
  • the point of impingement I is situated at a location where the lower surface 123 of the lower forming fabric 31 is supported by vented impingement shoe 51.
  • the point of contact J is situated at a location where the PS surface 124 of the upper forming fabric 32 is supported by vented impingement shoe 52.
  • the upper forming fabric 32 Downstream of the impingement point I the upper forming fabric 32 converges at a point of contact J with the upper side 92 of the stock jet 2, now supported by the lower forming fabric 31. Further air is trapped in the space 82 between the PS surface 112 of the upper forming fabric 32 and the surface 92 of the stock 2. This additional air, and some of the liquid in the forming fabric 32, passes through the MS surface 124 of the forming fabric 32 into the flow-through vents 120 and is vented from the impingement shoe 52 at the MS surface 119.
  • Figure 3 shows an alternative arrangement to that of Figure 2 .
  • the arrangement of the lower forming fabric 31 is the same.
  • the upper forming fabric 32 converges with the stock jet 2 at the same point as the lower forming fabric 31, substantially at the point of impingement I.
  • air 82 is now trapped in the space bounded by the upper surface 92 of the stock jet, the PS surface 112 of the upper forming fabric 32, and the upper surface 102 of the head box lip 1A. Substantially all of the trapped air 82, together with some of the liquid in the two forming fabrics, is vented through the flow-through vents 120 through the MS surface 118 of the lower vented impingement shoe 51 and through the MS surface 119 of the vented impingement shoe 52.
  • twin fabric machines In both of these twin fabric machines, the two vented impingement shoes will often be the same, and have the same convexly curved shape. However in some circumstances it may be desirable to use two different vented impingement shoes, which may have different convexly curved shapes. Alternatively, in other circumstances, a twin fabric machine can be provided with a single impingement shoe.
  • the vented impingement shoes shown in each of Figures 1, 2 and 3 can comprise a single unitary construction, or a plurality of laminar segments mounted in substantially parallel relationship, as described in more detail below.
  • laminar segment 55 has a leading edge 212, a trailing edge 214, a profiled PS surface 216, and a MS surface 218. Openings 220 are provided at suitable locations in the laminar segment 55, through which a fastening means such as a rod or cable (not shown) can be passed to facilitate releasable securing of a plurality of laminar segments 55 to form an impingement shoe 5. Further mounting means for the laminar segment 55 can be provided at its lower surface 218, such as indentations 221.
  • the PS surfaces 216 of the laminar segments 55 support the fabric and together provide the fabric supporting PS surface 16 of the vented impingement shoe 5, as shown in Figure 1 .
  • the MS surfaces 218 of the laminar segments 55 together contribute to the MS surface 18 of the vented impingement shoe 5.
  • secondary segments 56, 57 and 58 are provided between adjacent pairs of laminar segments 55. These serve two purposes, firstly to provide spacing by urging apart adjacent laminar segments 55, and secondly to define the configuration of vents 20 from the PS surface 16 of the vented impingement shoe 5 through to the MS surface 18.
  • the secondary segments 56, 57 and 58 can comprise separate segments or alternatively all or some can be constructed integrally with the laminar segments 55.
  • a vent leading edge 258 is defined by each of secondary segments 56 and 57
  • a vent trailing edge 259 is defined by each of secondary segments 57 and 58.
  • the vent leading edges 258 can be of any suitable configuration, but preferably are sloped, either regularly or irregularly in the direction towards the MS surface 218 to define an obtuse angle ⁇ or 5 with the downstream portion of the MS surface 218.
  • laminar segment 65 has substantially the same configuration as laminar segment 55 shown in Figure 4 .
  • the secondary segments 265, 266 and 267 together define substantially curved vents 20, the trailing edge 269 of the first vent 20, which is defined by second segment 266 being substantially concavely curved, and the leading edge 268 and the trailing edge 269 of the second vent 20 being respectively substantially convexly and concavely curved.
  • the PS surfaces 260 of the secondary segments 255, 256 and 257, or 265, 266 and 267 can have any suitable configuration. They can contribute to the fabric supporting PS surface 16 of the vented impingement shoe 5, for example as shown in relation to secondary segments 255 and 257, and 265 and 267. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 6 , the PS surface 260 of secondary segments 276 and 277 do not extend to the fabric supporting PS surface 16 of the vented impingement shoe 5, and together define an opening 22, which provides for additional drainage of liquid and entrapped air 8 at the trailing edges 214 of each laminar segment 75 which define the trailing edge 14 of the vented impingement shoe 5.
  • third laminar segments can be provided, their paper side surfaces contributing in part to the paper side surface 16 of a stationary fabric support element, and having a suitable configuration, such as a shallow 'V' so as to impart an agitation effect into the stock 2 carried on the forming fabric 3.
  • stationary fabric support element 180 comprises first and second laminar segments 85A and 85B.
  • the first laminar segments 85A are each mounted substantially parallel to one another at a preselected small angle ⁇ to the MD, and abut in an angled manner the similarly parallel second laminar segments 85B at a notional intersection line 181 in the CD.
  • third and fourth laminar segments 86A and 86B are mounted in like manner, being releasably secured by mounting means (not shown) to a subassembly of the element 180.
  • End blocks 182 and 183 are provided at the lateral edges 241 and 251 of the element 180.
  • first laminar segment 185A comprises a shallow "V”
  • PS surface of second laminar segment 285A comprises a deeper "V”
  • PS surface of third laminar segment 385A is substantially flat.
  • Figure 7C shows a schematic plan view of the grouping of laminar segments for element 180 shown in Figure 7B .
  • laminar segments 385A are interspaced alternately with laminar segments 185A and 285A.
  • third laminar segments having any of the PS surface profiles of laminar segments 185A, 285A, 385A or the like can be used in combination with laminar segments of any of the general configurations shown in Figures 4, 5 or 6 , depending on the intended use of the element 180.
  • Figure 7D shows a stationary fabric support element 280, having an alternative construction in which the leading laminar segments 85A, 86A are mounted at an angle ⁇ 1 to the CD, whereas the trailing laminar segments 85B, 86B, which abut the leading segments at notional intersection line 281 in the CD, are mounted at an angle 2 ⁇ 1 to the CD. End blocks 282 and 283 are provided at the lateral edges 242 and 243 respectively.
  • Figure 7D shows the use of two sets of laminar segments, it will be appreciated that laminar segments 86A and 86B can be replaced by segments having a combination of different configurations, depending on the intended use of the element 280, for example in the manner shown in the schematic view in Figure 7C .
  • a vented stationary fabric support element 80 for use in any of various locations in a papermaking machine, is shown in an isometric view.
  • the element 80 comprises a plurality of laminar segments 85, which can be of any one of the configurations of laminar segments 55, 65 and 75 shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 respectively, or any other suitable configuration.
  • Selected laminar segments 85 are urged into a spaced apart relationship by second, third and fourth secondary laminar segments collectively identified as laminar segments 86, which can comprise separate segments of the configurations of secondary segments 56, 57 and 58 ( Figure 4 ), or 265, 266 and 267 ( Figure 5 ) or 275, 276, 277 ( Figure 6 ), or any other suitable configuration.
  • the secondary segments 86 can be of any suitable configuration and be constructed integrally with the laminar segments 85.
  • the laminar segments 85 and 86 are releasably secured by a suitable mounting means such as rods 88 and T-slot 89 to a subassembly 87 (not shown in detail), which in turn is secured to the preselected location on the papermaking machine.
  • the rods 88 pass through the openings 220 in the laminar segments 85, to be releasably secured adjacent to the lateral edges 24, 25 of the element 80.
  • a suitably shaped end block such as end blocks 182, 183 shown in Figure 7A , or end blocks 282, 283 shown in Figure 7D , can be located at each of the lateral edges 24, 25 of the element 80 to facilitate secure placement of the laminar segments 85 in the construction of the element 80.
  • the laminar segments 85 are releasably secured in a substantially parallel relationship to each other, substantially in the MD, but at an angle ⁇ thereto.
  • This angle ⁇ is preferably in the range of about 2 degrees to about 20 degrees.
  • a preselected number of laminar segments of the desired configuration can be aligned to form a segmented fabric support element 80, and mounted as shown in Figures 8 and 9 , to a subassembly 87, which in turn is mounted by suitable means (not shown) at the desired location on the papermaking machine, to support the papermaker's fabric at that location.
  • the first laminar segments 85 can be separated as required by second, third and fourth laminar segments such as 56, 57 and 58 ( Figure 4 ), or 265, 266 and 267 ( Figure 5 , or 275, 276 and 277 ( Figure 6 ), or by groups of other suitably shaped laminar segments.
  • the number, shape and placement of the second or additional laminar segments will be dictated by the prevailing papermaking conditions.
  • the PS surface profile of element 80 can thus be shaped so as to create desired beneficial effects in the stock or nascent web carried on the fabric.
  • the PS surface can be slotted in the manner previously described, or it can have a MD profile such as a shallow "V", or it can be substantially flat.
  • the PS shape of this surface is dictated by suitable choice of the laminar segments used to assemble the fabric support element 80.
  • Flow-through vents 120 can be, but are not necessarily, provided.
  • the laminar segments 55, 65, 75 or 85 of the invention are preferably made of abrasion resistant materials such as ceramics, or high density polyethylene. If the second, third and fourth laminar segments (56, 57 and 58 and the equivalent), which are not in contact with the papermaking fabric, are not formed integrally with the laminar segments, they can readily be made of different materials from the laminar segments.

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  1. Formierabschnitt für eine Papiermaschine mit einer Maschinenrichtung und einer Maschinenquerrichtung, welcher umfasst:
    - mindestens ein Formiersieb (3, 31, 32), das sich in der Maschinenrichtung bewegt; einen Stoffauflauf (10) mit einem Stoffauflaufschlitz (1 A, 1 B), der einen Strahl (2) eines Papierstoffs vorsieht, der an einem Auftreffpunkt (I) unter einem Auftreffwinkel (α) auf ein erstes Formiersieb auftrifft;
    - eine Walze (6), um die das erste Formiersieb (3, 31) verläuft und die sich stromaufwärts des Stoffauflaufschlitzes (1 A, 1 B) befindet;
    - statische Stützelemente (4), die sich stromabwärts des Auftreffpunkts (I) befinden und die einen Siebweg festlegen, den jedes Formiersieb (3, 31, 32) durchläuft; wobei der Formierabschnitt mindestens einen Auftreffschuh (5, 51, 52) umfasst, der sich benachbart zu einem Auftreffpunkt (I) eines Stoffstrahls (2) befindet, der von einem Stoffauflaufschlitz (1 A, 1 B) auf ein sich bewegendes Formiersieb (3) augestoßen wird, wobei der Auftreffschuh (5, 51, 52) aufweist:
    (i) einen vorderen Rand (12);
    (ii) einen hinteren Rand (14);
    (iii) eine maschinenseitige Fläche (18), die ausgelegt ist, um von einem Sicherungsmittel lösbar an der Papiermaschine gesichert zu werden; und
    (iv) eine vorbestimmte Maschinenquerrichtungs- und Maschinenrichtungsprofile aufweisende papierseitige Fläche (16) mit Siebkontaktierungsflächen, die ausgelegt sind, um das Sieb einer Papiermaschine in gleitendem Kontakt zu lagern,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die papierseitige Fläche mehrere Entlüftungsöffnungen (20, 22) umfasst, die im Wesentlichen benachbart zu dem vorderen Rand (12) beginnen und im Wesentlichen benachbart zu dem hinteren Rand (14) enden und sich von der papierseitigen Fläche (16) und durch die maschinenseitige Fläche (18) des Auftreffschuhs (5, 51, 52) erstrecken.
  2. Formierabschnitt nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    (a) der Auftreffschuh (5, 51, 52) mehrere von mindestens ersten (55, 65, 75) und zweiten (56, 57, 58) laminaren Segmenten umfasst;
    (b) sich das das Sieb kontaktierende papierseitige Flächenprofil der ersten laminaren Segmente von dem papierseitigen Flächenprofil der zweiten laminaren Segmente unterscheidet;
    (c) mindestens einige der ersten und zweiten laminaren Segmente zu dem vorbestimmten Profil der Sieb kontaktierenden papierseitigen Fläche (16) des Auftreffschuhs (5, 51, 52) beitragen; und
    (d) mindestens einige der ersten und zweiten laminaren Segmente zusammen die mehreren Entlüftungsöffnungen (20, 22) festlegen.
  3. Formierabschnitt nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweiten laminaren Segmente (56, 57, 58) jeweils zwischen benachbarten ersten laminaren Segmenten (55, 65, 75) vorgesehen sind, nur die ersten laminaren Segmente (55, 65, 75) Sieb kontaktierende papierseitige Flächen (216) aufweisen, die zu der papierseitigen Fläche (16) des Auftreffschuhs (5, 51, 52) beitragen, die Entlüftungsöffnungen (20, 22) zwischen den mehreren ersten laminaren Segmenten (55, 65, 75) und den mehreren zweiten laminieren Segmenten (56, 57, 58) vorgesehen sind und die ersten und zweiten laminaren Segmente ausgelegt sind, um durch ein Sicherungsmittel lösbar gesichert und durch Beabstandungsmittel in eine beabstandete Beziehung gezwungen zu werden.
  4. Formierabschnitt nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Beabstandungsmittel mindestens einige der zweiten laminaren Segmente (56, 57, 58) umfassen.
  5. Formierabschnitt nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens einige der Beabstandungsmittel integral mit mindestens einigen der laminaren Segmente aufgebaut sind.
  6. Formierabschnitt nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens einige der mehreren Entlüftungsöffnungen (20, 22) weiterhin V-förmige Kerben umfassen.
  7. Formierabschnitt nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die laminaren Segmente (55, 65, 75; 56, 57, 58) in einer im Wesentlichen parallelen Beziehung, um unter einem Winkel ε in einem Bereich von 2 Grad bis 20 Grad zur Maschinenrichtung ausgerichtet zu sein, lösbar gesichert sind.
  8. Formierabschnitt nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der vordere Rand (12) des Auftreffschuhs (5) so aufgebaut und angeordnet ist, dass er sich stromaufwärts des Auftreffpunkts (I) befindet.
  9. Papiermaschine mit einem Formierabschnitt nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8.
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