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US5076985A
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Method for forming ceiling tile
Assignee: Knauf Insulation GmbH USA
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Filing: 1989-10-02
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Granted: 1991-12-31
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Expires: 2009-10-02
Abstract
Abstract A process for consistently making ceiling tiles having uniform density and surface texture includes using a conveyor along which trays are moved in a generally horizontal direction. A feeder box is used to deposit pulp in the trays, the pulp being comprised of a mixture of water, starch, fibrous material, and other ingredients. The feeder box through which pulp is deposited in the trays is of a special design, and includes a sloping front edge which creates a negative rake angle with respect to layers produced by the system. The lower front edge of the feeder box includes a surface having a compound curvature. Ceiling tiles are produced by the process having improved uniformity of density and surface texture.
Inventors
- 👤 John D. Koch
- 👤 Mark R. Glassley
- 👤 Richard N. Cunningham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 22:52
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B9/00; E04B9/06; B; B27; B27N; B27N5/00; B28; B28B; B28B13/00; B28B13/02; B28B19/00; B28B19/0092; B28B5/00; B28B5/02; B28B5/026; B28B5/027; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/31
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A process for manufacturing ceiling tile comprising the steps of: preparing a mixture which includes water, a binder and fibrous material; loading said mixture into a feeder box having edges, passing a tray under said feeder box and feeding said mixture into said tray from said feeder box while forming an initially uneven layer of said mixture in said tray, said uneven layer being formed so that it is thicker at its outer edges than at its central portion, slower flow of said mixture at said edges of said feeder box creating openings and fissures in said layer at its outer edges, leveling said uneven layer with a roller which compresses said mixture at said outer edges to a density which is generally equal to the density of said mixture at said central portion, then causing said layer of said mixture to harden into a slab, and finishing said slab to form said ceiling tile,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A process for manufacturing ceiling tile comprising the steps of: preparing a mixture which includes water, a binder and fibrous material; loading said mixture into a feeder box having edges, passing a tray under said feeder box and feeding said mixture into said tray from said feeder box while forming an initially uneven layer of said mixture in said tray, said uneven layer being formed so that it is thicker at its outer edges than at its central portion, slower flow of said mixture at said edges of said feeder box creating openings and fissures in said layer at its outer edges, leveling said uneven layer with a roller which compresses said mixture at said outer edges to a density which is generally equal to the density of said mixture at said central portion, then causing said layer of said mixture to harden into a slab, and finishing said slab to form said ceiling tile,
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process for the manufacture of ceiling tile in accordance with claim 1 wherein: texture in provided to an upper surface of said layer with said roller.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process for manufacturing ceiling tile in accordance with claim 1 wherein a plurality of trays are passed under said feeder box to thereby form a plurality of ceiling tiles by said process steps.
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