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Apparatus for manufacturing non-woven fabric and method of manufacturing non-woven fabric

US10947652B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2017
Grant dateMar 16, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01D7/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for manufacturing a non-woven fabric includes a diffusing shaft, which includes a first shaft portion in a defined location and provided with a slit-shaped air guide, wherein filaments are supplied together with air from an inlet side of the air guide to an outlet side of the air guide; a second shaft portion in a defined location, having an inlet side that is communicated with an outlet side of the first shaft portion and an outlet side that is disposed to face a filament collecting unit, wherein an opening width along a machine direction of the inlet side of the second shaft portion is larger than an opening width along a machine direction of the first shaft portion; and a stepped portion provided at a connecting portion between the outlet side of the first shaft portion and the inlet side of the second shaft portion and connecting the same.

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