Machine for producing a patterned textile product and nonwoven product thus obtained
US6865784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/69
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Machine for producing a patterned textile product, comprising a drum with a perforated lateral surface rotated about its axis, a sleeve with holes which is slipped over the drum, and having a ration of the sum of the surface area of the holes to the surface area of its total lateral surface of between 5 and 75% and, preferably, between 7 and 50% and a hole diameter not greater than 1 mm, a device for spraying water jets in the direction of the drum in a direction substantially radial thereto and means for creating a vacuum inside the drum wherein an apertured sheath is slipped over the sleeve and has apertures at least one dimension of which is greater than 2 mm.
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