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Method for manufacturing a mat-like product containing mineral fibers and a binding agent

US5302332A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 1993
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD04H1/60
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In the method for manufacturing a product in the form of a mat containing mineral fibers and a binding agent, the binding agent is mixed with the fibers before the formation of the product. The material used as the binding agent includes thermoplastic particles, such as fibers, a powder, or particles in a dispersion, which are supplied to the fibers being formed of melted mineral into the stream of air. The fibers and the binding agent are carried by a turbulent air flow, in which the heat contained in the melting mineral and the fibers forming therefrom are used for melting or softening thermoplastic particles into a state, in which they effect the binding of the fibers to each other.

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