摘要 |
A dryer section of a web making or web processing machine comprises a plurality of drying cylinders disposed in spaced relationship so as to provide drying surfaces for alternately drying both sides of a web. The section comprises one or more sets of paired drying cylinders, each set being driven by a single drive coupled to each cylinder in the set by a gear reduction unit supported by the dryer journals. The gear reduction unit is so constructed and arranged as to accommodate a substantial range of spacings of the set of cylinders which it drives, and also a substantial amount of relative deflection of the journals. |