Fiber processing system along with a method for opening and mixing fiber material in a fiber processing system
AssigneeTEMAFA Maschinenfabrik GmbH
InventorJoerg Morgner
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Abstract
A fiber processing system for opening and mixing fiber material includes a plurality of bale openers for opening fiber bales. Conveying devices are arranged downstream of the bale openers for mixing and conveying the opened fiber material to a downstream processing device. The bale openers are divided into at least two opener groups, wherein each opener group produces a respective fiber mixture. Each opener group is allocated one or more of the conveying devices arranged in such a manner that the respective fiber mixtures are transported directly away from their associated opener group in different directions and the fiber mixtures are subsequently combined before or in the processing device into an overall fiber mixture.
Claims13
A fiber processing system for opening and mixing fiber material, comprising:
- a plurality of bale openers for opening fiber bales;
- conveying devices downstream of the bale openers for mixing and conveying the opened fiber material to a downstream processing device, wherein the bale openers are stationary relative to the conveying devices and are configured as weighing tray feeders;
- the bale openers divided into at least two opener groups, each opener group producing a respective fiber mixture;
- each opener group allocated with one or more of the conveying devices arranged in such a manner that the respective fiber mixtures are transported directly away from their associated opener group in opposite transport directions relative to their opener group prior to the fiber mixtures being subsequently combined before or in the processing device into an overall fiber mixture.
A method for opening and mixing fiber material in a fiber processing system, comprising:
- opening fiber bales with a plurality of bale openers;
- dividing the bale openers into at least two opener groups, wherein each opener group produces a respective fiber mixture;
- depositing each fiber mixture onto a conveying device associated with each of the opener groups, the conveying devices arranged such that the respective fiber mixtures are transported directly away from their associated opener group in opposite transport directions relative to their opener group;
- wherein the bale openers are stationary relative to the conveying devices and are configured as weighing tray feeders to weigh fiber material opened by the bale opener;
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- subsequently combining the fiber mixtures into an overall fiber mixture before or in a downstream processing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.