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US 2016/0160402 A1Published application
Yarn manufacturing device
AssigneeMurata Machinery, Ltd.
InventorsFumiaki YANO, Hiroki TAKASHIMA, Shuichi FUKUHARA
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Abstract
A yarn producing apparatus produces carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn by aggregating CNT fibers, A substrate support supports a CNT forming substrate, a winding unit continuously draws the CNT fibers, a yarn producing unit aggregates the CNT fibers, a status monitor monitors a state of the CNT yarn, and a supply state changing mechanism changes a supply state of the CNT fibers, based on a result of monitoring by the status monitor.
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A yarn producing apparatus for producing carbon nanotube yarn by aggregating carbon nanotube fibers, the yarn producing apparatus comprising:
- a substrate support configured to support a carbon nanotube forming substrate;
- a continuous drawing unit configured to continuously draw the carbon nanotube fibers from the carbon nanotube forming substrate;
- a yarn producing unit configured to aggregate the carbon nanotube fibers drawn by the continuous drawing unit;
- a status monitor configured to monitor a state of the carbon nanotube fibers drawn from the carbon nanotube forming substrate or the carbon nanotube yarn;
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- a supply state changing mechanism configured to change a supply state of the carbon nanotube fibers drawn from the carbon nanotube forming substrate and supplied to the yarn producing unit, based on a result of monitoring by the status monitor.
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