Patent ID: 6375773
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: D04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A plant for producing a nonwoven fabric at least of synthetic fibres comprising:at least one air-laying station comprising: an endless wire, a suction box, which is connected to a vacuum pump, said suction box being placed under said endless wire, a house with one or more fibre inlets, said house being placed above the upper part of said endless wire, a number of rotatably arranged wings for during operation distributing the fibres in a non-woven web upon the upper part of said endless wire, said wings being placed above said endless wire in said house, at least one heat-treatment station for bonding the synthetic fibres by heating the web, said heat-treatment station being arranged downstream of said at least one air-laying station, at least one hydro-entangling station for directing a number of powerful liquid jets against the bonded web, said hydro-entangling station being arranged downstream of said at least one heat-treatment station, and means for continuous transport of the web through the plant.