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Polygonal tip plate module and bushing assembly comprising such modules

US9487430B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

3B-Fibreglass sprl · BE

Inventors

Philippe Simon · Battice, BE
Dimitri Laurent · Battice, BE
Utku Ahmet Özden · Hørsholm, DK
Christoph Broeckmann · Aachen, DE
Alexander Bezold · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2013
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 13, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P40/57
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention concerns a tip plate module for use in a bushing assembly for the production of glass fibers, said tip plate module comprising side walls surrounding at least a portion of the perimeter of a tip plate (11) forming the floor of the module, said tip plate forming a convex polygon, characterized in that, said polygonal tip plate comprises at least five edges (N≧5), preferably at least six edges (N≧6), more preferably it comprises six edges (N=6). The present invention also concerns a bushing assembly comprising at least one such tip plate module.

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