Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLENDING TEXTILE FIBERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002020883
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).
Inventors:
FOSTER RAYMOND KEITH (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/026869
Publication Date:
June 13, 2002
Filing Date:
August 28, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FOSTER RAYMOND KEITH (US)
International Classes:
D01G7/04; D01G13/00; (IPC1-7): D01B1/00; D01G7/00; D01G9/00
Foreign References:
| US4908910A | 1990-03-20 | |||
| US4117571A | 1978-10-03 | |||
| US5934445A | 1999-08-10 | |||
| US4313242A | 1982-02-02 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1339898A4
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