Method of making a thick and smooth embossed tissue

Abstract

A paper tissue such as a facial tissue or a disposable handkerchief and a method for making a tissue paper product from a tissue paper web. The method comprises the steps of passing the tissue paper web through an embossing nip formed between a first and a second embossing roll, wherein at least one of the embossing rolls comprises at least 30 embossing elements per square centimeter; and passing the tissue paper web through a calendering nip formed between a first and a second calendering roll, wherein the first and the second calendering roll are in contact with the tissue paper web over a contact length measured parallel to the direction of the axis of the first calendering roll exert a pressure onto the paper web of at least 50 N per centimeter of the contact length.

1 . A method for making a tissue paper product from a tissue paper web, said method comprising the steps of: 
 passing said tissue paper web through an embossing nip formed between a first and a second embossing roll, wherein at least one of said embossing rolls comprises at least 30 embossing elements per square centimeter; and    passing said tissue paper web through a calendering nip formed between a first and a second calendering roll, wherein said first and said second calendering roll are in contact with said tissue paper web over a contact length measured parallel to the direction of the axis of said first calendering roll and said first and said second calendering roll exert a pressure onto said paper web of at least 50 N per centimeter of said contact length.    
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said first and said second calendering roll exert a pressure onto said paper web of at least about 75 N per centimeter of said contact length.  
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said embossing rolls comprises at least about 50 embossing elements per square centimeter.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein embossing said embossing elements have a height of less than about 0.5 mm.  
   
   
       5 . The method  claim 1 , wherein said first embossing roll has a web contacting surface comprising a rubber material and said second embossing roll has a web contacting surface comprising a hard material.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said step of passing said tissue paper web through a calendering nip is carried out after said step of passing said tissue paper web through an embossing nip.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises a step of applying a lotion to the tissue paper web.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises a step of joining plies of tissue paper web, preferably by embossing, as to form a multi ply tissue paper product.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises a step of cutting sheets as to provide paper tissue products.  
   
   
       10 . A tissue paper product made according to a method of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       11 . The tissue paper product of  claim 10  comprising three plies.