US4316865A
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Method for heat treatment of fibrous mats
Assignee: Saint Gobain Industries SA
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Filing: 1979-05-18
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Granted: 1982-02-23
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Expires: 1999-05-18
Abstract
Abstract A technique is disclosed for heat treatment of fibrous mats, especially mats formed of mineral fibers such as glass and carrying a heat hardenable binder material, such as a thermosetting resin. The method disclosed provides for continuous feed of the mat through a curing or treating oven having a plurality of heat treatment zones. In one form of the method, the heat treatment in at least one zone is effected by circulation of a heated gas, such as air, through the mat in said zone, and the mat is also subjected to heat treatment in a localized area lying within said zone by passage of a second heated gas through the mat, the second heated gas having a pressure higher than that in the surrounding portions of said zone.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean A. Battigelli
- 👤 Francois Bouquet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:55
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C67/00; B29C67/24; B29C67/248; B29C67/249; B29C35/00; B29C35/02; B29C35/04; B29C35/06; B29C35/045; B29K; B29K2061/00; B29K2061/04; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/08; B29K2105/0854; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/251
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A method for heat treating a moving fibrous mat carrying a heat hardenable fiber binder in order to effect hardening of the binder and binding of the fibers to produce a mat having substantially uniform binding throughout the thickness thereof, comprising: (a) feeding the fibrous mat in a feed path through a heat treating zone of an oven having an entrance and an exit and in which the mat is heated to a temperature having a hardening effect on said binder, and (b) passing a heated gas through the mat in a localized area smaller than said zone of the oven and extended across the mat in said zone, said heated gas being at a temperature and pressure providing for heating of the interior portion of the mat in said localized area to a temperature higher than the temperature established by the heating of the mat in said heat treating zone of the oven in a region adjoining and upstream of said localized area, thereby effecting hardening of the binder in the interior portion of the mat.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
177 words
A method for heat treating a moving fibrous mat carrying a heat hardenable fiber binder in order to effect hardening of the binder and binding of the fibers to produce a mat having substantially uniform binding throughout the thickness thereof, comprising: (a) feeding the fibrous mat in a feed path through a heat treating zone of an oven having an entrance and an exit and in which the mat is heated to a temperature having a hardening effect on said binder, and (b) passing a heated gas through the mat in a localized area smaller than said zone of the oven and extended across the mat in said zone, said heated gas being at a temperature and pressure providing for heating of the interior portion of the mat in said localized area to a temperature higher than the temperature established by the heating of the mat in said heat treating zone of the oven in a region adjoining and upstream of said localized area, thereby effecting hardening of the binder in the interior portion of the mat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the heating of the mat in said adjoining region referred to step (b) is effected by passing heating gas through the mat at a pressure lower than that of the gas passed through the mat in said localized area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the temperature of the heated gas passed through the localized area referred to in step (b) is from about 150° C. to about 350° C. and in which the temperature of the heated gas passed through said adjoining region is from about 150° C. to about 300° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 2 or claim 3 wherein the pressure of the heated gas in said localized area is at least several times that of the heated gas passed through said adjoining region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 2 or claim 3 wherein the pressure of the heated gas in said localized area is at least 10 to 20 times that of the heated gas passed through said adjoining region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 2 or claim 3 wherein the pressure of the heated gas passed through the mat in said adjoining region is from 5 to 30 mm of water.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said localized area referred to in step (b) is located in the feed path of the mat through the heat treating zone downstream of at least the mid point between said entrance and exit of the treating zone in the oven.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
164 words
A method for heat treating a moving fibrous mat carrying a heat hardenable fiber binder in order to effect hardening of the binder and binding of the fibers to produce a mat having substantially uniform binding throughout the thickness thereof, comprising: (a) feeding the fibrous mat through a heat treating zone of an oven having an entrance and an exit and in which a first heated gas is passed through the mat from one side face to the opposite side face of the mat, and (b) passing a second heated gas through a localized area of the mat lying within said zone, which area is smaller than the total area of said zone, (c) the temperatures of both of said heated gases being sufficiently high to have a hardening effect on said binder, and the pressure of said second heated gas being higher than the pressure of said first heated gas to provide for increased hardening effect on said binder in said localized area.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
164 words
A method for heat treating a moving fibrous mat carrying a heat hardenable fiber binder in order to effect hardening of the binder and binding of the fibers to produce a mat having substantially uniform binding throughout the thickness thereof, comprising: (a) feeding the fibrous mat through a heat treating zone of an oven having an entrance and an exit and in which a first heated gas is passed through the mat from one side face to the opposite side face of the mat, and (b) passing a second heated gas through a localized area of the mat lying within said zone, which area is smaller than the total area of said zone, (c) the temperatures of both of said heated gases being sufficiently high to have a hardening effect on said binder, and the pressure of said second heated gas being higher than the pressure of said first heated gas to provide for increased hardening effect on said binder in said localized area.
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