Textiles: weaving – Fabrics – Drier felts
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-16
2001-09-04
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3765)
Textiles: weaving
Fabrics
Drier felts
C139S3830AA, C139S38300A, C139S408000, C442S320000, C028S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06283165
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a machine felt with at least two layers of bunches which have longitudinal threads and an insert located in between and with fiber layers which cover the outsides of the machine felt. It relates furthermore to a process for producing one such machine felt in which at least two longitudinal thread bunches are placed on top of one another with the interposition of an insert and at least one fiber layer is needled onto it.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A machine felt of this type is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,781,967. It has a modular structure, between two longitudinal thread bunches there being a transverse thread bunch or a fabric as the insert. On the outsides of and between the longitudinal thread bunches there are fiber layers. The individual modules are connected to one another by needling of the fiber layers.
Machine felts of the above described type are produced to be continuous. Aside from the fact that the length of these machine felts is limited, therefore they cannot be used everywhere, the mounting of the felt for example in the press part of a paper-making machine is difficult. Mounting of a machine felt is easier when it is present in an finite length and on its faces has coupling elements via which the ends of the machine felt can be coupled to one another in the machine (compare EP-A-0 261 488.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is to form a machine felt of the initially mentioned type such that it is available in finite form and its faces can be joined to one another.
This object is achieved as claimed in the invention in that the two layers of bunches which have longitudinal threads which proceed over both sides of the insert and border the insert on its faces with the formation of coupling eyes. The basic idea of the invention is therefore to guide the longitudinal threads of at least two layers of longitudinal thread bunches around the faces of the insert such that the two layers are formed by the same longitudinal threads. In doing so the longitudinal threads in the area of the faces of the insert form coupling eyes which can be overlapped for purposes of joining the faces and can be coupled in this position via an insert wire. Except for the insert wire no other special coupling elements are necessary. The unsteadiness caused by the coupling wire is hereby minimized. In addition, production of the machine felt becomes simple.
In one development of the invention it is provided that two layers of the longitudinal thread bunches at a time are formed by folding one thread bunch module produced in at least twice the length of the finished machine felt with inclusion of the insert. The ends of the longitudinal fibers abut one another preferably in the middle of the machine felt. This abutting is prevented when the longitudinal thread bunches form a continuous longitudinal thread bunch cylinder which includes the insert. In this case the longitudinal threads are formed to be continuous. They can be formed for example by helical winding of a longitudinal thread.
The basic structure of the machine felt as claimed in the invention can be varied in different ways. Thus it is possible for more than two layers of longitudinal thread bunches to be formed by providing several bunch units each consisting of two layers of longitudinal thread bunches with common longitudinal threads. This can be done for example by there being at least two bunch units on top of one another, and one or more inserts can be provided between the layers of the bunch units and also between the bunch units themselves. Alternatively the bunch units can be located nested within one another, here it also being possible to provide several inserts between the individual layers of the bunch units. To form the coupling eyes the longitudinal threads of only one bunch unit, but also those of all bunch units, can be used.
As claimed in the invention it is furthermore provided that one transverse thread bunch is applied on the outside to at least one longitudinal thread bunch.
To form the insert all known techniques are possible. Thus the insert can have one transverse thread bunch. It can thus be made in several layers and can additionally have one fiber layer. One longitudinal thread bunch can also be an element of the insert. Alternatively or in combination there can also be a fabric, knit and/or perforated film or also a thread lattice. The fiber layers should be needled to secure the longitudinal thread bunch.
A process for producing the above described machine felt is characterized as claimed in the invention by at least one longitudinal thread module being produced in at least twice the length of the finished machine felt and by the projecting sections of the longitudinal thread module being folded around the faces of the insert with the formation of coupling eyes by the longitudinal threads and being fixed. To facilitate insertion of a coupling insert wire, in the area of the coupling eyes disruptive material should be removed, for example by removing at least one face transverse thread of the insert. To the extent fiber material is present there, it: should be removed.
One alternative process is characterized in that a continuous longitudinal thread bunch cylinder and separately therefrom the insert are produced and that the insert is placed in the space surrounded by the longitudinal thread bunch cylinder. The longitudinal thread bunch cylinder can be continuously produced by helical winding of at least one longitudinal thread in the longitudinal direction and transversely thereto.
For stabilization of the longitudinal thread bunch needling of the fiber layers should be done. The fiber layers can be placed on one or both sides during or after producing the longitudinal thread bunch and attached. Fiber layers can also be attached to the insert on one or both sides and then also needled.
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patent: 4781967 (1988-11-01), Legge et al.
patent: 4842925 (1989-06-01), Dufour et al.
patent: 26 22 206 (1977-12-01), None
patent: 0 038 276 (1981-10-01), None
patent: 0 261 488 (1988-03-01), None
patent: 0 399 674 (1990-11-01), None
patent: WO 98/22651 (1998-05-01), None
Calvert John J.
Muromoto Jr. Robert H.
Thomas Josef Heimbach Gesellschaft mit Beschrankter Haftung & Co
Young & Thompson
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