Patent ID: 8231370

Claim:
An apparatus for depositing a plurality of extruded synthetic fiber strands to form a non-woven web, the apparatus comprising: a drawing unit having an elongated slot opening for receiving fiber strands in a row-shaped arrangement; a deposit belt arranged below the drawing unit, the deposit belt being driven such that it is directed transversely to a longitudinal side of the drawing unit; and a plurality of guidance elements provided in a guidance distance between a blast opening of the drawing unit and the deposit belt, one of the guidance elements being arranged on a belt discharge side, and an opposite guidance element being arranged on a belt supply side above the deposit belt to form a guidance channel constructed and arranged to guide the fiber strands for deposition on the deposit belt, the guidance elements forming a channel opening of the guidance channel at a distance from the blast opening of the drawing unit, wherein the distance between the blast opening of the drawing unit and the channel opening of the guidance channel is larger than half the guidance distance, and wherein a guidance width of an open space formed between the blast opening of the drawing unit and the channel opening of the guidance channel is larger than that of the guidance channel.