Method and system for cutting and placing nose wires in a facemask manufacturing process
US10828842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1075
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and associated system for cutting and placing individual nose wires in a facemask production line include supplying a continuous wire from a supply source to a cutting station where the continuous wire is cut into individual nose wires having a defined length. The nose wires are then conveyed to a treatment station prior to being deposited onto a carrier web. At the treatment station, a surface treatment is performed on a side of the nose wires that results in an increased surface attachment of the nose wires to the carrier web.
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