US2224149A - Apparatus for coating strands - Google Patents

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US2224149A
US2224149A US199499A US19949938A US2224149A US 2224149 A US2224149 A US 2224149A US 199499 A US199499 A US 199499A US 19949938 A US19949938 A US 19949938A US 2224149 A US2224149 A US 2224149A
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Edwin J Fisher
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C25/00—Surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags
    • C03C25/10—Coating
    • C03C25/12—General methods of coating; Devices therefor
    • C03C25/20—Contacting the fibres with applicators, e.g. rolls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H71/00—Moistening, sizing, oiling, waxing, colouring or drying filamentary material as additional measures during package formation
    • B65H71/007—Oiling, waxing by applying liquid during spooling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
    • B65H2701/31—Textiles threads or artificial strands of filaments

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  • the present invention relates to a novel apparatus for applying a coating material to a multiplicity of glass filaments which have been mechanically drawn and are being grouped in the form of a strand suitable for textile or other purposes.
  • the coating may serve for lubrication purposes to prevent filaments within the strand from scratching each other, and it may also serve for binding or sizing purposes to give mass 10 integrity to the group of filaments in strand form, and to prevent loose ends from fraying or breaking apart from the strands.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the aforementioned difllculties and to produce a strand having uniformly attenuated filaments which will normally lie adjacent one another in 0 a coherent balanced strand.
  • An ancillary object of the invention is to pro- 5 vide a strand which has substantially no broken ends, and which may be packaged on a spool without difiiculty, and from which spool the strand may readily be unwound.
  • Another object of the present invention is to 10 smooth out the jerks in the drawing process caused by the traversing of the strand as it is woimd on a package and to permit the strand to remain in the center of the groove or other concave section of the sizing guide.
  • Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my novel sizing apparatus, shown in connection with a filamentizingapparatus and a packaging spool, the last two elements being illustrated more or less dia- Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of my novel sizing apparatus.
  • the present invention is based in part upon the discovery that by providing yieldability to the guide which serves to group the filaments into a strand and apply a coating substance, the above mentioned difiiculties encountered with the grouping and sizing operation may be eliminated.
  • the imperfections in the strand and tendency of the fibers to break apart when the sizing material is removed,v as noted hereinabove is not encountered when the gathering guide is mounted upon a spring or other suitable means permitting the eye to yield under slightly increased pressure.
  • the speed of attenuation of the fibers may be materially increased and the strands produced thereby have increased uniformity and quality and may be readily unwound from the package without fraying or snarling.
  • reference character 5 designates broadly a filamentizing apparatus wherein a multiplicity of individual filaments 6 are simultaneously being supplied continually from a single source such as a feeder l or other supply means and are being drawn and attenuated by means of a revolving spool or drum 9 on which the fibers are wound to form a package i0 thereon.
  • a blower II which 55 may be provided in proximity to the feeder TI, is adapted to chill the glass as it emerges from the feeder, although the present invention is not limited to any particular filamentizing apparatus.
  • the filaments 6 as they emerge from the filamentizing apparatus I are grouped together and drawn over a concave guide I2 in the form of a groove or'eye which serves to size the filaments and simultaneously group them into a strand I3.
  • the filaments are preferably turned through as small an angle as possible in order to reduce to a minimum the amount of force exerted by the strand upon the guide and the resultant friction.
  • the strand I3 may then be traversed by means of traverse- I4 which assists in the formation of the package I0 upon thedrumor spool 9.
  • the gathering and lubrication guide I2 is preferably made from a very light metal, such as aluminum, in order to keep its inertia as low as possible.
  • the free end of'the guide is provided with a groove 4 (see Fig. 2) having a rounded outer surface which may be covered by means of a pad I 2 composed of suitable porous material such as a felt, muslin, sponge, cloth, or the like.
  • the upper portion I5 of the guide I2 is in the form of an inclined trough upon which the coating substance may be fed and introduced to the groove 4 over which the filaments are drawn.
  • the guide I2 may be fastened to a support It by means of a screw H or the like.
  • the support I6 is preferably provided with two upstanding flanges I8, one at each end thereof, and each. se-
  • yielding means I9 which are preferably in the form of flexible metal tapes, composed, for example, of spring steel or the like.
  • the upper ends of the tapes I9 may be secured to an upper support 20 having dimensions comparable to the lower support I6, whereby supports II; and 20 and the tapes-I9 define a parallelogram which gives approximately straight line motion to the guide I 2 as it is moved by the strand I3.
  • the upper support 20 may be mounted upon a lug 50 by means of set screws 5
  • the lug 50 may be pivotally secured to a bushing 2
  • a bolt 53 may be provided to hold the lug in place and permit the same to pivot in relation to the container 22.
  • the container 22 is provided with an outlet orifice 23 through which sizing material may be fed.
  • a conduit 24 communicates with the outlet 23 and serves to convey the sizing material to the guide I2 by gravitational means.
  • An adjusting needle 25 fits into the orifice 23 and may be placed in any desired vertical position by means of an adjusting pin 26, similar in design to a conven- I tional oil dripper.
  • a heating means 28 such as an immersion type heater using electrical energy supplied through the electrical connections 29.
  • the container 22 may be adjustably mounted upon a suitable elbow to which it is pivotally attached for tilting movement by means of a pivot bolt 3
  • the elbow 30 in turn may be mounted upon one end of an arm 35 having a collar 36 at the opposite end thereof, fitting around a vertical supporting rod 31.
  • the collar 36 may swing around on the rod 31 and be held in adjusted position by means of the bolt and nut 38.
  • a system of rods 40 having an adjustable connection 4i.
  • a cup 42 which 5 is spaced below the guide I 2 to receive any surplus drippings of sizing material which may fall from the guide I2.
  • the cup may be provided with an opening 44 through which the strand I3 may pass without touching the sides of 10 the cup. When not in operation the cup may be swung about the connection 4
  • a suitable coating material such as wax,'animal, vegetable 15 or mineral oils, starch, agar agar, fats, sulphonated oils, bitumens, fatty acids, alcohols, glue, esters, gluten, soaps, pectin, rubber, latex, varnish, shellac, resins, plastics, cellulose compounds, cellulose derivatives, or combinations thereof, whether inmolten condition, solution form, or in the form of an emulsion, may be held in the container 22, heated to the desired temperature by means of the heater 28, and fed through the orifice 23 and through the conduit 24 to the guide I2.
  • the pad I2 may be saturated with the coating material, especially the groove 4 around which the filaments 6 are drawn.
  • the filaments in being drawn over the pad I2 are lubricated by the liquid coating material and are simultaneously coated thereby.
  • the coating material may be sufliciently solidified that it wfll not cause the adjacent strands upon the package to adhere to one another.
  • the coating may remain substantially in' a fluid or slightly viscous condition on the package which, however, does not prevent the strand from being unwound.
  • the guide I2 is supported yieldingly by means 60 of the flexible tapes I9 so that when the strand I3 is subjected to any unusual stresses or irregular pulling forces, even of minute magnitude, the guide I2 will yield, maintaining a substantially uniform friction and force against the strand.
  • This vidual glass filaments in strand form as they are continuously being attentuated which comprises a light weight, concave guide over which said individual filaments are drawn and over which they converge into strand form, means for feeding a coating substance to said guide for ap- 7 plication to said strand and yielding means for supporting said guide and permitting said guide to yield with sensitivity in a direction transverse to the movement of said strand under varying stresses in said strand.
  • Apparatus for simultaneously grouping and sizing a multiplicity of long glass filaments as they are being attenuated which comprises a concave guide over which said filaments are drawn and by which they are grouped into strand form, a spring upon which saidguide is mounted serving to permt yieldability of said guide under varying stresses in said strands, and means for applying a sizing material to said guide for coating the filaments as they are drawn thereover.
  • Apparatus for sizing a multiplicity of glass filaments simultaneously as they are being grouped into strand form which comprises a guide over which said filaments are drawn, means for supplying a coating material to said guide, and means for yieldingly supporting said guide to permit sensitive retraction of said guide under the influence of irregular stresses in said strand.
  • Apparatus for sizing a multiplicity of glass filaments simultaneously as they are being grouped into strand form which comprises a guide having a groove therein over which said filaments are drawn, meansfor supplying a coating material to the surface of said guide and permitting the same to coat said filaments," and means for supporting said guide, said means comprising flexible metal tapes upon which said guideis suspended.
  • Apparatus for sizing a multiplicity of glass filaments simultaneously as they are being grouped into strand form which comprises a guide having a groove therein over which said 3 filaments are drawn, means for supplying a coating material to the surface of said guide and permitting the same to coat said filaments, and means for supporting said guide, said means comprisng at least two flexible metal tapes spaced apart from one another and arranged substantially parallel to one another, upon which said I guide is suspended, said tapes adapted to permit substantially straight line retractive movement of said guide as irregular stresses are induced in said strand.
  • Apparatus for sizing a multiplicity of glass filaments after they have been attenuated and while they are being grouped into strand form, which comprises a guide having a groove at the drawn into strand form, a pad over said groove capable of being saturated with a coating material, means for supplying coating material to said pad, and a spring upon which said guide is mounted to permit sensitive yieldability of said guide under the stresses present in said strands.
  • Apparatus for simultaneously grouping and sizing a multiplicity of long glass filaments as they are being attenuated which comprises a concave guide over which said filaments are drawn and by which they are grouped into strand form, a spring upon which said guide is mounted serving to permit yieldability or said guide under varying stresses in said strand, means for permitting said guide to move transversely tothe irection of travel of said strand to compensate for lateral movements or traversing or said strand, and means for applying a sizing material to said guide for coating the filaments as they are drawn thereover.

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Cited By (21)

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US2491889A (en) * 1942-01-21 1949-12-20 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Production of coated glass and the like products
US2707690A (en) * 1951-04-10 1955-05-03 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Method and apparatus for applying liquid materials to fibers
US2729027A (en) * 1950-11-22 1956-01-03 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Apparatus for attenuating glass and similar fibers
US2744563A (en) * 1953-03-02 1956-05-08 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Coating device for strands
US2769740A (en) * 1953-11-09 1956-11-06 Richard A Gordon Nylon trimming with a securing member thereon impregnated with a polyvinyl resin coupled to an acid radical
US2797529A (en) * 1952-03-19 1957-07-02 Lof Glass Fibers Co Apparatus for forming curled glass fibers
US2835221A (en) * 1953-05-28 1958-05-20 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Apparatus for coating fibrous glass with molten metal
US2846348A (en) * 1954-10-26 1958-08-05 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Glass fiber sizing
US2928716A (en) * 1952-11-05 1960-03-15 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Method of producing glass fibers with metal coatings
US2964262A (en) * 1954-06-28 1960-12-13 Goodrich Co B F Nylon cord package and method of preparing the same
US2972370A (en) * 1956-11-30 1961-02-21 Lof Glass Fibers Co Continuous fiber gathering device
US3023729A (en) * 1958-02-14 1962-03-06 Johns Manville Fiber Glass Inc Metering device and method
US3029161A (en) * 1957-11-25 1962-04-10 Johns Manville Fiber Glass Inc Liquid recovery method and apparatus
US3073136A (en) * 1960-11-02 1963-01-15 Johns Manville Method and apparatus for continuously gathering fiber
US3161535A (en) * 1961-12-22 1964-12-15 Du Pont Process for increasing the scratch resistance of glass
US3161534A (en) * 1961-12-22 1964-12-15 Du Pont Process for increasing the scratch resistance of glass
US4037923A (en) * 1974-06-25 1977-07-26 Bicc Limited Optical guides with compressible cellular material
US4115088A (en) * 1977-10-31 1978-09-19 Ppg Industries, Inc. Binder applicator for glass fibers
US4491082A (en) * 1982-04-01 1985-01-01 Ppg Industries, Inc. Cylindrical sleeve applicator for use in manufacturing chemically treated filaments
US4517916A (en) * 1982-09-30 1985-05-21 Ppg Industries, Inc. Applicator for treating textile filaments with chemical treatments
US6350399B1 (en) 1999-09-14 2002-02-26 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Method of forming a treated fiber and a treated fiber formed therefrom

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2491889A (en) * 1942-01-21 1949-12-20 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Production of coated glass and the like products
US2729027A (en) * 1950-11-22 1956-01-03 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Apparatus for attenuating glass and similar fibers
US2707690A (en) * 1951-04-10 1955-05-03 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Method and apparatus for applying liquid materials to fibers
US2797529A (en) * 1952-03-19 1957-07-02 Lof Glass Fibers Co Apparatus for forming curled glass fibers
US2928716A (en) * 1952-11-05 1960-03-15 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Method of producing glass fibers with metal coatings
US2744563A (en) * 1953-03-02 1956-05-08 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Coating device for strands
US2835221A (en) * 1953-05-28 1958-05-20 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Apparatus for coating fibrous glass with molten metal
US2769740A (en) * 1953-11-09 1956-11-06 Richard A Gordon Nylon trimming with a securing member thereon impregnated with a polyvinyl resin coupled to an acid radical
US2964262A (en) * 1954-06-28 1960-12-13 Goodrich Co B F Nylon cord package and method of preparing the same
US2846348A (en) * 1954-10-26 1958-08-05 Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp Glass fiber sizing
US2972370A (en) * 1956-11-30 1961-02-21 Lof Glass Fibers Co Continuous fiber gathering device
US3029161A (en) * 1957-11-25 1962-04-10 Johns Manville Fiber Glass Inc Liquid recovery method and apparatus
US3023729A (en) * 1958-02-14 1962-03-06 Johns Manville Fiber Glass Inc Metering device and method
US3073136A (en) * 1960-11-02 1963-01-15 Johns Manville Method and apparatus for continuously gathering fiber
US3161535A (en) * 1961-12-22 1964-12-15 Du Pont Process for increasing the scratch resistance of glass
US3161534A (en) * 1961-12-22 1964-12-15 Du Pont Process for increasing the scratch resistance of glass
US4037923A (en) * 1974-06-25 1977-07-26 Bicc Limited Optical guides with compressible cellular material
US4115088A (en) * 1977-10-31 1978-09-19 Ppg Industries, Inc. Binder applicator for glass fibers
US4491082A (en) * 1982-04-01 1985-01-01 Ppg Industries, Inc. Cylindrical sleeve applicator for use in manufacturing chemically treated filaments
US4517916A (en) * 1982-09-30 1985-05-21 Ppg Industries, Inc. Applicator for treating textile filaments with chemical treatments
US6350399B1 (en) 1999-09-14 2002-02-26 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Method of forming a treated fiber and a treated fiber formed therefrom

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