METHOD AND MACHINE FOR OBTAINING FIBER FROM LEAVES

• Main Authors: MARRERO ALEMAN, Maria, Dolores, PAZ HERNANDEZ, Ruben, DIAZ PADILLA, Noelia, MONZON VERONA, Mario, Domingo, PESTANA GUILLEN, Jesus, David, ORTEGA GARCIA, Fernando, ORTEGA MEDINA, Zaida, ARTAL CORREAS, Gerardo, SUAREZ GARCIA, Luis, Adargoma, BENITEZ VEGA, Antonio, Nizardo, CASAS FERNANDEZ, Adrian, HERNANDEZ CASTELLANO, Pedro, Manuel
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.02.2016
• Subjects: MECHANICAL TREATMENT OF NATURAL FIBROUS OR FILAMENTARYMATERIAL TO OBTAIN FIBRES OF FILAMENTS, e.g. FOR SPINNING; NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING; TEXTILES

The present invention relates to a method and a machine for obtaining fiber from leaves. The method comprises the steps of conveying the leaves (20) by conveying means (1); holding said leaves (20) in said holding means (2); linearly scraping said leaves (20) to leave them flat in a first scraping module (4); rotationally scraping said leaves (20) for removing residues from said leaves (20) in a second scraping module (10); separating fiber from the rest of the leaves (20); and depositing said fiber and the leaves (20) for collection. The machine comprises conveying means (1) and holding means (2) for conveying and holding the leaves (20); a first scraping module (4); a second scraping module (10); cutting means (14); and driving means (15) for driving the fibers out of the machine. The invention allows obtaining fiber in an automated manner with the subsequent economic gain with respect to productivity.