| US 7,523,531 B2 | ||
| PMC with splittable fibres | ||
| Matthias Schmitt, München (Germany); and Hubert Walkenhaus, Kerpen (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim (Germany) | ||
| Filed on May 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/431,308. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2005 021 480 (DE), filed on May 10, 2005; and application No. 10 2005 038 534 (DE), filed on Aug. 16, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0281383 A1, Dec. 14, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. D04H 1/46 (2006.01); D04H 1/70 (2006.01); D04H 11/08 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 28—104 [442/268; 442/361; 442/362; 442/363; 442/340; 442/381; 442/387; 442/408; 442/415; 442/417] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A method for conditioning a circulating fabric, the fabric having an outer layer the surface of which can be brought into contact with one of a transported or production product, which comprises a fibre batt having splittable fibres, comprising the step of applying a fluid jet under pressure to the outer layer in such a manner that the splittable fibres are split along their longitudinal extent, at least in some sections, forming elongated fibre segments, the conditioning being carried out during a paper web production process after the fabric has been separated from a paper web. |