Web drying section

- Beloit Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a web drying section showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view of the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 14 is a perspective view thereof.

In a papermachine dryer section, a plurality of dryer rolls at equal elevation are provided for drying a first side of a web, followed by a plurality of dryer rolls, each at a second elevation, for drying a second side of the web.

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Patent History
Patent number: D320105
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 1990
Date of Patent: Sep 17, 1991
Assignee: Beloit Corporation (Beloit, WI)
Inventors: Borgeir Skaugen (Beloit, WI), Gregory L. Wedel (Beloit, WI)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: H. Baynham
Attorneys: Dirk J. Veneman, Raymond W. Campbell, David J. Archer
Application Number: 7/540,420
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