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Granted Patent B2
US 11,091,853 · App. 16/036,117 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Fiber manufacturing apparatus

Inventor: Jin Kyu Rhee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SUFAB INC.
D01D5/0076A23L35/00D01D5/00D01D5/38D01D7/00D01D10/04D01F4/06D01F6/02A23J3/227D10B2201/00
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Patent No.
US 11,091,853
App. No.
16/036,117
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fiber manufacturing apparatus includes: a fiber manufacturing portion including a first operation unit including a first operation surface and a second operation unit including a second operation surface facing the first operation surface, wherein at least one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit performs a reciprocating motion to manufacture a fiber between the first operation surface and the second operation surface; and a fiber collecting portion configured to collect the fiber manufactured between the first operation surface and the second operation surface, wherein at least one of the first operation surface and the second operation surface includes a polymer solution.

Claims (34)

1. A fiber manufacturing apparatus comprising:

a fiber manufacturing portion comprising a first operation unit comprising a first operation surface and a second operation unit comprising a second operation surface facing the first operation surface, wherein at least one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit performs a reciprocating motion to manufacture a fiber between the first operation surface and the second operation surface; and

a fiber collecting portion configured to collect the fiber manufactured between the first operation surface and the second operation surface,

wherein one or more via holes, through which an accommodated polymer solution is discharged, are formed in the at least one of the first operation surface and the second operation surface,

wherein at least one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit further comprises a discharge member disposed on the first operation surface or the second operation surface to cover the via holes and comprising a porous material having elasticity,

wherein the discharge member is configured to accommodate the polymer solution discharged from the via holes.

2. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit is configured to accommodate the polymer solution inside thereof and discharge the accommodated polymer solution via the first operation surface or the second operation surface.

3. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a polymer solution supply portion configured to supply the polymer solution to the at least one of the first operation surface and the second operation surface.

4. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the polymer solution supply portion is further configured to supply the polymer solution into the at least one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit.

5. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the polymer solution supply portion comprises:

one or more reservoirs configured to store the polymer solution; and

a solution pipe configured to guide the polymer solution from the one or more reservoirs into the at least one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit.

6. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fiber collecting portion is configured to move between the first operation unit and the second operation unit, when the first operation unit and the second operation unit are spaced apart from each other by a distance that is equal to or greater than a certain distance.

7. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fiber collecting portion comprises a collecting surface on which the fiber is mounted, wherein the collecting surface is configured to move between the first operation unit and the second operation unit via a linear reciprocating motion.

8. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fiber collecting portion comprises:

a shaft member disposed apart from the fiber manufacturing portion by a certain distance; and

one or more rotating members comprising a collecting surface on which the fiber is mounted and configured to rotate based on the shaft member to pass between the first operation unit and the second operation unit.

9. A fiber manufacturing apparatus comprising:

a fiber manufacturing portion comprising a first operation unit comprising a first operation surface to which a polymer solution is applied, wherein the first operation unit is driven such that the first operation surface repeatedly contacts and is spaced apart from a second operation surface facing the first operation surface, so that a fiber is manufactured between the first operation surface and the second operation surface; and

a fiber collecting portion configured to collect the fiber manufactured between the first operation surface and the second operation surface,

wherein one or more via holes, through which the accommodated polymer solution is discharged, are formed in the first operation surface,

wherein the first operation unit further comprises a discharge member disposed on the first operation surface to cover the via holes and comprising a porous material having elasticity,

wherein the discharge member is configured to accommodate the polymer solution discharged from the via holes.

10. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the first operation unit is configured to accommodate the polymer solution inside thereof and discharge the accommodated polymer solution via the first operation surface.

11. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a polymer solution supply portion configured to supply the polymer solution to the first operation surface or the second operation surface.

12. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the polymer solution supply portion is configured to supply the polymer solution into the first operation unit.

13. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the polymer solution supply portion comprises:

one or more reservoirs configured to store the polymer solution; and

a solution pipe configured to guide the polymer solution from the one or more reservoirs into the first operation unit.

14. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the fiber collecting portion is configured to move between the first operation surface and the second operation surface, when the first operation surface and the second operation surface are spaced apart from each other by a distance that is equal to or greater than a certain distance.

15. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the fiber collecting portion comprises a collecting surface on which the fiber is mounted, wherein the collecting surface is configured to move between the first operation surface and the second operation surface via a linear reciprocating motion.

16. The fiber manufacturing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the fiber collecting portion comprises:

a shaft member disposed apart from the fiber manufacturing portion by a certain distance; and

one or more rotating members comprising a collecting surface on which the fiber is mounted and configured to rotate based on the shaft member to pass between the first operation surface and the second operation surface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2021
From: EWHA UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
To: SUFAB INC.
Reel/Frame 054798/0258 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2018
From: RHEE, JIN KYU
To: EWHA UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 046359/0162 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0089669 · Jul 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190017194A1 · Jan 17, 2019