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US 2021/0129378 A1Published application
Systems and methods for manufacture of fiber cement panels having omnidirectional drainage plane
AssigneeNorwood Architecture, Inc.
InventorsSteven Norwood, Bruno Demey
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Abstract
Methods and systems for form an omnidirectional drainage plane integral to a surface of a fiber cement panel. A felt belt used in a Hatscheck process for forming the fiber cement panel includes a belt adaptation that imprints a panel adaptation on the felt surface of the fiber cement panel. The belt adaptation may span the entire felt belt, or may be configured only on a portion, or portions, thereof.
Claims18
A method for manufacturing a fiber cement panel having omnidirectional drainage plane, comprising:
- continuously transferring a fiber cement slurry from a slurry source to a forming roller using an adapted felt belt to imprint a panel adaptation on a felt surface of a fiber cement panel being created on the forming roller;
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- cutting the fiber cement panel from the forming roller when the fiber cement panel achieves a desired thickness.
An adapted felt belt for use in a Hatscheck process to form a fiber cement panel, comprising:
- a belt adaptation configured to imprint a panel adaptation on the felt surface of the fiber cement panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.