摘要 |
Apparatus for introducing a felt belt into the press section of a paper making machine. The endless loop belt is supported on a pair of support bars or, in an alternate embodiment, on a single support bar, which are provided on a frame comprised of two side parts held together by the support bars. Both of the support bars are located outside the belt loop. The belt loop is pulled up and draped over one or both of the support bars defining one or more folded regions of the belt at one or both of the support bars, which shortens the suspended length of the belt. A clamping device, typically secured to the side parts of the frame, clamps the folded region of the belt to the support bar while the belt is introduced into the press section. After the belt has been introduced into the press section, the device including its frame is unclamped from the folded regions of the belt and removed from the machine. |