METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIXING TEXTILE FIBERS AND PARTICULATE MATERIALS

Title:

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIXING TEXTILE FIBERS AND PARTICULATE MATERIALS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2002020884

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Two dispersers tunnels (20, 22) are provided at a disperser station. Each disperser tunnel (20, 22) houses two dispersers (24, 26 and 28, 30). Each pair of dispersers (24, 26 and 38, 30) are spaced apart and confront each other, with a mixing zone (42, 54) being defined between them. A separate conveyor (32, 34, 36, 38) is provided for feeding textile fiber modules, e.g. cotton boll modules (18, 18', 18'', 18''), to the dispersers (24, 26, 28, 30). Each pair of dispersers (24, 26) removes fiber clumps from the leading ends of the modules (18, 18', 18'', 18''') and dispenses them into the mixing zone (42, 54) in admixture with the fiber clumps from the other disperser (24, 26, 28, 30) of the pair. The blend or mixture of fiber clumps is collected in the upper run (50) of a conveyor (52) that serves to carry the fiber clumps away from the disperser station. The feed rate of the modules (18, 18', 18'', 18''') may be regulated and varied by regulating and varying the speed rates of the conveyors (32, 34, 36, 38). The feed conveyrs may be provided with sidewalls so as to define storage bins. Bodies of particulate material may be stored in the storage bins and feed to the dispersers by use of the feed conveyors. The dispersers can be operated to dispense particles from the bodies of particulate material into the mixing zone, in admixture with particles of the other disperse of the pair. The feed rate of the conveyors can be varied for varying the feed rate of particulate material to the dispersers.

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Inventors:

FOSTER RAYMOND KEITH (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2001/026873

Publication Date:

June 13, 2002

Filing Date:

August 28, 2001

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

FOSTER RAYMOND KEITH (US)

International Classes:

D01G7/04; D01G13/00; (IPC1-7): B01B1/00; D01G7/00; D01G9/00

Foreign References:

US4117571A	1978-10-03
US4908910A	1990-03-20
US4548131A	1985-10-22
US5934445A	1999-08-10

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