PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING YARN AND GLAND PACKING

Title:

PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING YARN AND GLAND PACKING

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/083507

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A process for yarn production by which a yarn comprising a cylindrical member obtained by weaving or knitting a fibrous material and expanded graphite packed as a base in the cylindrical member can be made practically usable at low cost and the yarn can be produced with excellent productivity. The process, which is for producing a yarn comprising a cylindrical member (3) obtained by weaving or knitting a fibrous material (2) and expanded graphite packed therein, comprises a thinly cutting step (s) in which an expanded-graphite sheet (9) being continuously fed in the state of having a given width is continuously cut into a small width in the width direction for the sheet and a feeding/packing step (k) in which the strip-form expanded graphite material (4) produced in the thinly cutting step (s) is guided and fed to and packed into the cylindrical member (3).

Inventors:

UEDA TAKAHISA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2006/326198

Publication Date:

July 26, 2007

Filing Date:

December 28, 2006

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

NIPPON PILLAR PACKING (JP)
UEDA TAKAHISA (JP)

International Classes:

D04B21/20; D04C1/12; F16J15/24

Foreign References:

JPS63308275A	1988-12-15
JPS61136794A	1986-06-24
JPH03172382A	1991-07-25
JPS62120996A	1987-06-02
JPS631863A	1988-01-06
JPH0627546A	1994-02-04
JP2562603B2	1996-12-11

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