Apparatus and method for producing absorbent bed pads, or absorbent pet mats
AssigneeGDM S.p.A.
InventorsAlessandro ZAVALLONI, Eros ROSSI
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing absorbent bed pads or absorbent pet mats, of the type having an absorbent core with a support layer and a plurality of absorbent fibres arranged on a first surface of the support layer. The apparatus includes a deposition station with a conveyor belt movable along an advancing direction and configured to support a support layer strip, a deposition device configured to deposit the plurality of absorbent fibres on a deposition surface of the support layer strip and a pair of cover members arranged between the deposition device and the conveyor belt and configured to be arranged above opposite longitudinal flaps of the support layer strip. A method that can be carried out by the apparatus.
Claims12
An apparatus for producing absorbent bed pads, or absorbent pet mats, of a type comprising an absorbent core comprising a support layer and a plurality of absorbent fibres arranged on a first surface of said support layer, said apparatus comprising a deposition station comprising a conveyor belt movable along an advancing direction (A) and configured to support a support layer strip, a deposition device configured to deposit said plurality of absorbent fibres on a deposition surface of said support layer strip and a pair of cover members arranged between the deposition device and the conveyor belt and configured to be arranged above opposite longitudinal flaps of the support layer strip.
A method for producing absorbent bed pads, or absorbent pet mats, of a type comprising an absorbent core comprising a support layer and a plurality of absorbent fibres arranged on a first surface of said support layer, said method comprising in sequence:
- supplying a support layer strip onto a conveyor belt of a deposition station comprising a deposition device, configured to deposit said plurality of absorbent fibres onto a deposition surface of said support layer strip, and a pair of cover members arranged between the deposition device and the conveyor belt above opposite longitudinal flaps of the support layer strip;
- depositing said plurality of absorbent fibres on said deposition surface while said support layer strip is moved along an advancing direction (A).
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