Device for forming fiber felts
US8056369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04H1/736
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Device intended for an installation for forming fibrous felts, the fibers being formed from a material that can be attenuated by internal centrifugation and by attenuation by means of a gas stream, the flow of fibers being in the form of a tubular veil, the device including air blowing means that expel air tangentially to the tubular veil so as to impress a rotational movement on the veil, wherein the blowing means deliver air in a direction perpendicular to the main direction of the flow of the tubular veil.
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