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Process and apparatus for producing a fiber web

CA 1284416 C · Owner: Melzer, Gerhard · Inventors: Melzer, Gerhard; Kunstmann, Uwe; Henschel, Walter

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Abstract of the Disclosure, A process is disclosed for the production of a fiber web on a movable, gas-permeable surface of a continous laydown belt which is under vacuum and which forms a distribution chamber. After the fibers are mechanically opened the fiber flow is, conducted into the distribution chamber by means of an air current and additional air currents are delivered to the distribution chamber. An additional air current is introduced into the distribution chamber for the purpose of preventing a lumping together of fibers prior to the laydown in the web while the carrying air current is delivered to the distribution chamber in a nozzle-shaped chute. After the fibers have been laid …

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  • Granted May 28, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 28, 2008.
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FiledMay 10, 1988
GrantedMay 28, 1991
Term endedMay 28, 2008
Patent numberCA 1284416 C
Classification (IPC)D01H5/00 +1 more

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedMay 10, 1988Patent grantedMay 28, 1991Term endedMay 28, 2008

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