Flexible base web for a construction covering
AssigneeRoctex Oy AB
InventorsJorma Nieminen, Jean Le Bell, Ulf Westerlund, Erkki Narhi
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Abstract
Flexible base web of a construction covering comprises a main layer extending at least over the greatest part of the thickness of the web and is constituted of a non-woven mineral fiber mat containing predominantly discontinuous mineral fibers. Said mat contains further blend fibers. The mat is manufactured using a dry method by means of an air stream whereby said blend fibers have become blended inside the mat during the dry method forming of the mat. The portion of said blend fibers is greater in the proximity of one of the surfaces of the mat than in the middle due to subsequent needling of the mat.
Claims10
A non-woven fabric formed from a major amount of discontinuous mineral, ceramic or carbon fibers blended with a minor amount of discontinuous synthetic thermoplastic fibers having a greater average length than said mineral, ceramic or carbon fibers, said mat having been formed through use of the following processing sequence:
- (1) air stream fiber deposition to form a mat without application of chemical binders,
- (2) needling through one or both major surfaces of the mat at a density of about 2-20 punches per square centimeter, calculated as the total punches made on the mat through one or both major surfaces thereof, to effect selective engagement and transport of synthetic thermoplastic fibers to the proximity of the major surface of the mat opposed to that penetrated by the needles, and
- (3) heat treating the needled mat sufficiently to cause at least plasticization of thermoplastic fibers proximate at least one major surface of the mat.
A non-woven fabric mat formed from a major amount of discontinuous mineral, ceramic or carbon fibers blended with a minor amount of chopped glass fibers having a greater average length than said mineral, ceramic or carbon fibers, said mat having been formed through the use of the following processing sequence:
- (1) air stream fiber deposition to form a mat without application of chemical binders and
- (2) needling through one or both major surfaces of the mat at a density of about 2-20 punches per square meter, calculated as the total punches made on the mat through one or both major surfaces thereof, to effect selective engagement and transport of chopped glass fibers to the proximity of the major surface of the mat opposed to that penetrated by the needles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.