METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPENED FIBER BUNDLE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CLEANING MEMBER, FIBER-OPENING APPARATUS FOR FIBER BUNDLE, AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR CLEANING MEMBER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing opened fiber bundles in a small scale.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for continuously manufacturing opened fiber bundles for a cleaning member, which includes steps of: (a) preparing (i) a first nip roll 102, (ii) a second nip roll 106, (iii) a third nip roll 114, and (iv) an air supplier 108; (a) applying tension to a fiber bundle by conveying the fiber bundle by using the first nip roll 102 and the second nip roll 106; (a) loosening the fiber bundle by conveying the fiber bundle by using the second nip roll 106 and the third nip roll 114 to form a belt-like fiber bundle; and (a) blowing air from the air supplier 108 to a direction crossing the conveyance direction of the belt-like fiber bundle.