CPC D04H 3/147 (2013.01) [B29C 71/0081 (2013.01); B32B 38/004 (2013.01); B32B 38/0008 (2013.01); B32B 38/0036 (2013.01); D04H 1/558 (2013.01); D04H 3/163 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
1. An apparatus for making a nonwoven fabric from thermoplastic fibers, the apparatus comprising:
a spinneret for spinning the fibers as continuous filaments;
a closed assembly comprising a cooler for cooling the filaments and therebelow a stretcher for stretching the cooled filaments, the closed assembly being so constructed as to exclude from the assembly any further fluid supply or air supply apart from a supply of a cooling fluid to the cooler;
a conveyor beneath the assembly for receiving the stretched filaments to form a nonwoven web;
a first consolidator for applying a hot fluid to a surface of the nonwoven web; and
a second consolidator downstream of the first consolidator and comprised of a dual-belt furnace for applying a hot fluid to the surface of the nonwoven web coming from the first consolidator and for applying to the surface of the nonwoven web a pressure with a force greater than 2 Pa.
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