Apparatus for the deposition of a uniform layer of dry fibres on a foraminous forming surface
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1. An apparatus for the deposition of a uniform layer of dry fibres on a foraminous forming surface, said apparatus comprising in combination:
- 1. a hammer mill comprising a lower perforated wall, inlet means for fibrous material to be disintegrated, and inlet means for recycled fibrous material;
2. a conduit for transporting disintegrated fibrous material from the hammer mill to a fibre distributor;
3. a fibre distributor comprising a housing having a perforated plane-surfaced bottom wall, at least one stirring device having at least one impeller disposed for rotation a short distance above and in non-contacting relationship with the upper surface of said perforated bottom wall, at least one plate member located above said impeller and extending inwardly from the inside of the side walls of the housing so as to form a partition between a lower part and an upper part of said housing, inlet means for disintegrated material opening into said upper part of the housing, said upper part of the housing also comprising outlet means for fibrous material to be recycled to the hammer mill; and
4. a conduit connecting the outlet means of said housing with said inlet means of said hammer mill.
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An apparatus for the deposition of dry fibres on a gas permeable wire comprising in combination a hammer mill having a lower perforated wall, a fibre distributor comprising a housing having a perforated plane-surfaced bottom wall, at least one plate member being located within said housing and extending inwardly from the inside of the side walls of said housing to divide it into an upper part and a lower part, a feed pipe connecting the hammer mill with the fibre distributor and a recycle pipe connecting the upper part of the housing of the distributor with the hammer mill.
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1. An apparatus for the deposition of a uniform layer of dry fibres on a foraminous forming surface, said apparatus comprising in combination:
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1. a hammer mill comprising a lower perforated wall, inlet means for fibrous material to be disintegrated, and inlet means for recycled fibrous material; 2. a conduit for transporting disintegrated fibrous material from the hammer mill to a fibre distributor; 3. a fibre distributor comprising a housing having a perforated plane-surfaced bottom wall, at least one stirring device having at least one impeller disposed for rotation a short distance above and in non-contacting relationship with the upper surface of said perforated bottom wall, at least one plate member located above said impeller and extending inwardly from the inside of the side walls of the housing so as to form a partition between a lower part and an upper part of said housing, inlet means for disintegrated material opening into said upper part of the housing, said upper part of the housing also comprising outlet means for fibrous material to be recycled to the hammer mill; and 4. a conduit connecting the outlet means of said housing with said inlet means of said hammer mill. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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