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Method of and apparatus for manufacturing glass fiber mat
Assignee: Ube Exsymo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-11-26
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Granted: 1992-07-14
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Expires: 2010-11-26
Abstract
Abstract In a method of and an apparatus for manufacturing a glass fiber mat, bundles of glass fibers shake down onto a conveyor unit arranged horizontally, to form a non-oriented fiber layer. The non-oriented fiber layer is dried by a drier. Bundles of uni-directional fibers are supplied onto the dried non-oriented fiber layer, by a bundle supply device, to laminate the uni-directional fiber layer onto the dried non-oriented fiber layer. At the laminating, the bundles of uni-directional fibers are guided in parallel relation to each other at regular intervals in a widthwise direction of the conveyor unit. The uni-directional and non-oriented fiber layers, which are laminated one upon the other, are supplied to a needler and are needled thereby, to form the glass fiber mat. The glass fiber mat is carried out by a delivery roller unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Kimura
- 👤 Makoto Maeda
- 👤 Toshiharu Hirai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 15:06
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/06; B29C70/08; B29C70/083; B29C70/28; B29C70/40; B29C70/50; B29K; B29K2309/00; B29K2309/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of manufacturing a glass fiber mat, comprising the steps of: shaking down bundles of glass fibers onto a conveyor means to form a non-oriented fiber layer; drying the non-oriented fiber layer; supplying bundles of uni-directional fibers onto the dried non-oriented fiber layer laminating the uni-directional fiber layer onto the dried non-oriented fiber layer, providing the bundles of uni-directional fibers in parallel relation to each other and equidistantly spaced apart in a widthwise direction of said conveyor means; and needling the uni-directional and non-oriented fiber layers, which are laminated one upon the other, to form the glass fiber mat.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of manufacturing a glass fiber mat, comprising the steps of: shaking down bundles of glass fibers onto a conveyor means to form a non-oriented fiber layer; drying the non-oriented fiber layer; supplying bundles of uni-directional fibers onto the dried non-oriented fiber layer laminating the uni-directional fiber layer onto the dried non-oriented fiber layer, providing the bundles of uni-directional fibers in parallel relation to each other and equidistantly spaced apart in a widthwise direction of said conveyor means; and needling the uni-directional and non-oriented fiber layers, which are laminated one upon the other, to form the glass fiber mat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 1, including the steps of: supplying the uni-directional and non-oriented fiber layers, which are laminated one upon the other, to a needler to needle said uni-directional and non-oriented fiber layers, to form the glass fiber mat; and carrying said glass fiber mat out of said needler by delivery means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of supplying the bundles of uni-directional fibers onto the dried non-oriented fiber layer includes: drawing the bundles of glass fibers from glass-fiber reel means; spacing the bundles of glass fibers equidistantly from each other, to guide the same to feed roller means; and leading said bundles of glass fibers to guide means to supply the bundles of uni-directional fibers onto the dried non-oriented fiber layer under such a condition that said bundles of uni-directional fibers are linearly arranged.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said glass-fiber reel means are glass-fiber rovings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said bundles of glass fibers are spaced from each other by a plurality of pipes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said bundles of glass fibers are spaced from each other by guide means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said guide means includes a comb-type guide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said glass-fiber reel means are cakes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said glass-fiber reel means are yarns.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
191 words
An apparatus for manufacturing a glass fiber mat, comprising: conveyor means; first bundle supply means for shaking down bundles of glass fibers onto said conveyor means to form a non-oriented fiber layer; drying means arranged downstream of said first bundle supply means,, for drying said non-oriented fiber layer; second bundle supply means arranged downstream of said drying means, for supplying bundles of uni-directional fibers onto said non-oriented fiber layer to form a uni-directional fiber layer; guide means for guiding said bundles of uni-directional fibers supplied from said second bundle supply means, in parallel relation to each other and spaced equidistantly apart in a widthwise direction of said conveyor means; tension application means for applying predetermined tension to said bundles of uni-directional fibers supplied from said second bundle supply means; needler means arranged downstream of said second bundle supply means, for needling said uni-directional fiber layer and said non-oriented fiber layer, which are laminated one upon the other, to intertwine said uni-directional fiber layer and said non/oriented fiber layer with each other; and delivery means arranged downstream of said needler means, for carrying said glass fiber mat out of said conveyor means.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
191 words
An apparatus for manufacturing a glass fiber mat, comprising: conveyor means; first bundle supply means for shaking down bundles of glass fibers onto said conveyor means to form a non-oriented fiber layer; drying means arranged downstream of said first bundle supply means,, for drying said non-oriented fiber layer; second bundle supply means arranged downstream of said drying means, for supplying bundles of uni-directional fibers onto said non-oriented fiber layer to form a uni-directional fiber layer; guide means for guiding said bundles of uni-directional fibers supplied from said second bundle supply means, in parallel relation to each other and spaced equidistantly apart in a widthwise direction of said conveyor means; tension application means for applying predetermined tension to said bundles of uni-directional fibers supplied from said second bundle supply means; needler means arranged downstream of said second bundle supply means, for needling said uni-directional fiber layer and said non-oriented fiber layer, which are laminated one upon the other, to intertwine said uni-directional fiber layer and said non/oriented fiber layer with each other; and delivery means arranged downstream of said needler means, for carrying said glass fiber mat out of said conveyor means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said second bundle supply means includes a warp beam about which said bundles of uni-directional fiber are wound.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, further including reel means about which said bundles of uni-directional fibers are wound, wherein said second bundle supply means comprises guide means for guiding the bundles of uni-directional fibers from said reel means, and feed roller means rotatively driven for supplying the bundles of uni-directional fibers onto said non-oriented fiber layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said tension application means comprises electromagnetic clutch means mounted to said warp beam, said electromagnetic clutch means operating in synchronism with said delivery means which moves in intermittent rotation, to cause braking action, said braking action applying tension to said bundles of uni-directional fibers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said tension application means comprises electromagnetic clutch means mounted to said feed roller means, said electromagnetic clutch means operating in synchronism with said delivery means which moves in intermittent rotation, to cause braking action, said braking action applying tension to said bundles of uni-directional fibers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said tension application means comprises rotational drive means for said warp beam, said rotational drive means being rotated at a speed substantially the same as an average winding speed of said delivery means which moves in intermittent rotation, to apply the tension to said bundles of uni-directional fibers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said tension application means comprises rotational drive means for said feed roller means, said rotational drive means being rotated at a speed substantially the same as an average winding speed of said delivery means which moves in intermittent rotation, to apply the tension to said bundles of uni-directional fibers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said tension application means comprises a tension roller means disposed at a location which is between a warp beam and a comb-type guide, so as to be urged against said bundles of uni-directional fibers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said guide means includes a comb-type guide.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said delivery means includes a delivery roller assembly.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
90 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, further including reel means about which said bundles of uni-directional fibers are wound, wherein said second bundle supply means includes: shelf means on which said reel means is mounted; first guide means for guiding the bundles of uni-directional fibers drawn from said reel means; feed roller means to which said bundles of uni-directional fibers are supplied through said first guide means; and second guide means for retaining orientation of said bundles of uni-directional fibers supplied from said feed roller means to said needler means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said first guide means includes a pipe means having a guide means connected to said pipe means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said pipe means includes a plurality of straight pipes through each of which one of the bundles of uni-directional fibers passes from said reel means, and a plurality of flexible pipes connected respectively to said straight pipes, each of said flexible pipes having an inner wall surface which is corrugated in configuration.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
74 words
The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said feed roller means includes at least two rollers each of which is covered with rubber, and wherein said second bundle supply means further includes entrance guide means for said bundles of uni-directional fibers, said entrance guide means being arranged short of a first one of said rollers, said entrance guide means having a center line which is directed in a tangent-line direction of said first roller.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said second bundle supply means further includes guide means arranged between said first roller and said entrance guide means, for orienting said bundles of uni-directional fibers.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein yarns are wound about said reel means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
62 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said guide means has a cap connected thereto, said guide means being disposed at an angle which is coincident with a tangent line of a first roller which carries the fiber layer so that said angle between said guide means and the fiber layer is such that no fiber breakage or fluffing occurs during feeding.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 26 wherein said guide means is an elongated plastic pipe.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for manufacturing a glass fiber mat, comprising the steps of: advancing a fiber layer having a random fiber orientation along a predetermined path; treating said fiber layer so as to reduce the amount of moisture contained therein; delivering glass fiber bundles to said fiber layer in an equidistantly spaced, linear configuration so as to insure a uniform distribution of said glass fiber bundles to said fiber layer; and needling said glass fiber bundles and said fiber layer so that a glass fiber mat is produced having a uniform fiber distribution thereby insuring structural integrity and uniformity of the glass fiber mat.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for manufacturing a glass fiber mat, comprising the steps of: advancing a fiber layer having a random fiber orientation along a predetermined path; treating said fiber layer so as to reduce the amount of moisture contained therein; delivering glass fiber bundles to said fiber layer in an equidistantly spaced, linear configuration so as to insure a uniform distribution of said glass fiber bundles to said fiber layer; and needling said glass fiber bundles and said fiber layer so that a glass fiber mat is produced having a uniform fiber distribution thereby insuring structural integrity and uniformity of the glass fiber mat.
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