Process and apparatus for forming uniform nanofiber substrates
US7628941B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04H1/56
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for making nanofiber webs, wherein a source of process air is utilized to affect the spray pattern and quality of fibrillated material expressed from a die assembly including a multi-fluid opening. Appropriately, the aforementioned process air is defined herein as an alternate or ancillary air source apart from primary process air, which primary air is simultaneously supplied with the molten polymeric material to the fiber forming multi-fluid opening. The ancillary air source of the invention is further distinct from secondary air, which is also known in the art as quenching air. The ancillary air can be described as a continuous fluid curtain of shielding or shaping air.
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