Deflecting member for making fibrous structures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12351984-B2
Application number	US-202217936425-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2022
Priority date	Oct 27, 2016
Publication date	Jul 8, 2025
Grant date	Jul 8, 2025

Abstract

A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member that includes a resin coating, and at least one tile fastened to the resin coating.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A deflection member comprising:
a. a fluid pervious reinforcing member, the reinforcing member comprising woven filaments and a resin coating; and,
b. a patterned framework comprising a plurality of tiles fastened to the resin coating of the reinforcing member, the tiles comprising regularly spaced protuberances extending in a Z-direction.

2. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tiles is additively manufactured.

3. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein the fastening is through adhesive and the adhesive is selected from a group comprising air activated adhesives, light activated adhesives, heat activated adhesives, moisture activated adhesives, multipart adhesives, and combinations thereof.

4. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein the fastening comprises surface modification the surface modification is thermal oxidation to a backside surface of each of the plurality of tiles and/or thermal oxidation to a webside resin surface on the resin coating.

5. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein the resin coating is selected from a group comprising air activated resins, light activated resins, heat activated resins, moisture activated resins and combinations thereof.

6. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tiles has a single tessellating shape, wherein the plurality of tiles are fastened to the resin coating of the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework in a tessellating pattern.

7. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of tiles has a first shape, and one or more of the plurality of tiles has a second shape, and the plurality of tiles are fastened to the resin coating of the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework in a tessellating pattern.

8. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tiles are fastened to the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework of tiles, wherein the patterned framework has less than about 3 mm of distance between adjacent tiles.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Brent Jr John Leslie
• Singer James Michael
• Manifold John Allen
• Watkins Eric James
• Castillo Mario
• Sheehan Jeffrey Glen

Classifications

• D21H27/002

  Tissue paper; Absorbent paper (D21H21/22, D21H27/02, D21H27/20 take precedence; toilet paper A47K10/00; absorbent pads for physiological fluids A61L15/16; making on paper-making machines D21F11/00) · CPC title

• D06N2211/04

  Belts · CPC title

• D06N3/0006

  using woven fabrics · CPC title

• B29L2029/00

  Belts or bands {(conveyor belts B29L2031/7092; drive belts B29L2031/7094; fourdrinier belts B29L2031/733)} · CPC title

• B29K2713/02

  coated · CPC title