PAPERMACHINE CLOTHING WITH WEAR-RESISTANT WEAVE

摘要

Papermachine clothing, having particular application as a dryer fabric, comprises machine direction (MD) yarns and cross-machine direction (CD) yarns interwoven in a repeat pattern, wherein the CD yarns are provided in two systems. The first CD yarn system comprises upper and lower yarns (T, B) and the second CD yarn system comprising a single yarn (C). The first and second CD systems are provided alternatively throughout the fabric. The MD yarns are also provided in two systems, the first MD yarn system (2, 4) extending inbetween the upper (T) and lower (B) yarns of the first CD yarn system and over the single yarn (C) of the second CD yarn system. Individual yarns (1, 3) of the second MD yarn system extend over one of the upper of lower yarns of the first CD yarn system and the single yarn of the second CD yarn system. Two adjacent machine direction yarns (1, 2) from different MD yarn systems extend as a pair over the same CD yarn of the second CD yarn system with one (2) of said pair of MD yarns extending above the other (1) of said pair such that said other yarn (1) is protected from abrasion.