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US 2023/0008282 A1Published application
Fiber bundle handover
AssigneeGambro Lundia AB
InventorsSteffen WAGNER, Marco SOELL, Ralf HAUTMANN
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a process and a device for winding a strand of hollow fiber membranes.
Claims11
A device for continuously winding strands of hollow fiber membranes, comprising
- i) a first winding reel and a second winding reel, wherein both the first winding reel and the second winding reel are circular and have the same diameter, wherein the first winding reel and the second winding reel are aligned and spaced apart from each other;
- ii) a fiber-guiding unit comprising three rollers, wherein the fiber-guiding unit is moveable in a direction defined by connecting the centers of the first winding reel and the second winding reel;
- iii) a fiber cutting mechanism;
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- iv) an air amplifier configured to suck in a plurality of hollow fiber membranes through a first apertureand eject the plurality of hollow fiber membranes through a second aperture.
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