| 摘要 |
<p>An in-line apparatus for continuously cutting filamentary tow into fibres, the apparatus comprising: a first tow inlet feeder including a first tow inlet ledger (56a) for feeding a first stream of filamentary tow (2a) through the first tow inlet ledger (56a); a first fibre outlet ledger (58a) arranged in line with and spaced downstream of the first tow inlet ledger (56a); a second tow inlet feeder including a second tow inlet ledger (56b) for feeding a second stream of filamentary tow (2b) through the second tow inlet ledger (56a); a second fibre outlet ledger (58b) arranged in line with and spaced downstream of the second tow inlet ledger (56b); at least one knife blade (60) arranged to cut the streams into a flow of cut fibres from the first and second streams of filamentary tow; and at least one cut fibre exit gas jet (64) arranged for carrying the resulting flow of cut fibres from the first and second streams of filamentary tow away from the knife blade (60) and through first and second outlet ledgers; the apparatus being arranged to substantially alternate the flows of cut fibres from the first and second streams and merge them into a single product flow.</p> |
