(19)
(11) EP 0 987 352 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/12

(21) Application number: 99118377.3

(22) Date of filing: 16.09.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D01D 4/02, D01D 5/098
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 16.09.1998 US 153903

(71) Applicant: NORDSON CORPORATION
Westlake, Ohio 44145-1119 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Allen, Martin A.
    Dawsonville, Georgia 30534 (US)
  • Saine, Joel S.
    Dahlonega, Georgia 30533 (US)

(74) Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner 
Martinistrasse 24
28195 Bremen
28195 Bremen (DE)

   


(54) Modular meltblowing die


(57) A meltblowing die includes a die tip having an outwardly projecting triangular nosepiece defining an apex therealong, a row of hot melt holes spaced along the apex, and air holes positioned in relation to the hot melt holes to cause at least some of the filaments discharging therefrom to flare outwardly so that the hot melt filaments deposited on an underlying moving substrate has a lateral dimension greater than the length of the row of hot melt holes. The die may be operated to cause t he filaments to be deposited on the substrate in a side-by-side sinusoidal, stitch-like pattern.






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