Patent · US Expired

Fiber distributor

US6233787A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 22, 1999
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD04H1/72
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for uniformly distributing a disintegrated material on a fiber layer forming surface comprising a cylindrical housing having a perforated plane-surfaced bottom wall; an inlet opening for a stream of air containing suspended fibers and a stirrer having impellers rotating a short distance above the perforated bottom wall.

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