Mineral fiber collection process and device
US5056195A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04H1/72
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collection process for collecting mineral wool fibers produced by an aligned plurality of fiber making machines includes the steps of entraining the fibers produced by each of the fiber making machines in a gas, drawing the gas through a gas permeable conveyor belt substantially aligned with the aligned plurality of fiber making machines so as to collect the fibers on a fiber/gas separating surface defined by the conveyor, and advancing the conveyor with the collected fibers in a flow direction. The fibers from each of the fiber making machines is collected on the fiber/gas separating surface in a separate collection zone. The lengths of each of the collection zones increases along the flow direction. The resulting collected fibers are useful in forming a mat.
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