Processing methods and products for irregularly shaped bicomponent glass fibers
US5885390A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S57/905
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An irregularly shaped glass fiber is provided which enjoys improved resiliency, and openness in pack structures. Wool packs and other wool portions having such irregularly shaped fibers may be processed directly through needling to form a non-woven material without intervening steps such as carding or blending of fibers which accompany conventional glass fiber processing operations. In a further aspect of the invention, a non-woven material including irregularly shaped fibers in a generally continuous wool tow is produced by "unwinding" a fiberglass wool pack collected by a direct forming method. Product applications include simplified, lower cost processing, and new uses of the irregularly shaped fibers produced by rotary fiberization in filtration elements, sorbants, gaskets, packings, shingles, composite structural elements, furnishings, textiles, yarns, and blown-in insulation systems.
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