Patent ID: 7354478
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: B29C,B29K,B32B,D04H,E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for manufacturing an insulation product comprising: a conveyor for conveying an insulation sheet containing randomly oriented fibers bonded together, said sheet having first and second major surfaces and a pair of side portions; means for applying a layer of bicomponent fibers to at least one of said major surfaces, each of said bicomponent fibers including first component and second component portions, said means for applying being coupled to a bicomponent fiber source containing said bicomponent fibers; and a heater disposed to heat said layer and said sheet, thereby forming a nonwoven layer meltbonded to said at least one of said major surfaces, wherein said means for applying includes: wherein said chamber includes at least one opening on a side thereof coupled to said blower through a hose, wherein said hose is oriented at an upward orientation toward said top wall such that the bicomponent fibers are blown into said chamber at an upward orientation toward said top wall.