System for manufacturing a composite fibre structure
AssigneeAsociacióN Centro De InvestigacióN Cooperativa En Nanociencias, Cic Nanogune
InventorsAlexander Bittner, Javier Latasa Martínez De Irujo, Wiwat Nuansing
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for manufacturing by electrospinning a composite fibre structure; wherein the system comprises a first device of solution electrospinning comprising a first head biased to a first voltage, a second device of melt electrospinning comprising a second head electrically connected to ground, and a moveable collector configured to be either electrically connected to ground or biased to a second voltage. Wherein the system further comprises switching means configured to selectively assign the electrical status of the collector.
Claims18
A system for manufacturing by electrospinning a composite fibre structure;
- wherein the system comprises:
- a first device of solution electrospinning comprising
- a first head with a first nozzle, the first head being configured to be biased to a first voltage, and
- a pump in fluid communication with such first head;
- a second device of melt electrospinning comprising
- a second head with a second nozzle, the second head configured to be electrically connected to ground, and
- heating means and an extruder in fluid communication with such second head;
- a collector arranged spaced apart from the first and second heads, wherein the collector is configured to be either electrically connected to ground or biased to a second voltage;
- and
- switching means configured to selectively assign the electrical status of the collector so that:
- when the first device is operating, the collector is electrically connected to ground so that there is a first voltage difference between the first head and the collector;
- and
- when the second device is operating, the collector is biased to a second voltage so that there is a second voltage difference between the second head and the collector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.