Abstract: A process for producing a glass fiber-reinforced molded sheet by impregnating glass fibers with a resin syrup and thereafter hardening the resin syrup with which the glass fibers are impregnated, wherein the resin syrup is 20 to 35% by weight vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and comprises 25 to 50 parts by weight acrylonitrile-vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon copolymer and 75 to 50 parts by weight acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, methacrylic acid ester, acrylic acid ester or mixtures thereof, the copolymer comprising 10 to 50 parts by weight acrylonitrile and 90 to 50 parts by weight vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and having a viscosity average molecular weight of 30,000 to 100,000. A process for producing a glass fiber-reinforced resin molded sheet is also disclosed which is more effective than the aforesaid process wherein the acrylonitrile-vinylaromatic copolymer is modified with 0.05 to 0.2 part by weight of a polyfunctional monomer based on a total of 100 parts by weight of acrylonitrile and vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon.

Abstract: Novel L-leucyl-4-hydroxyanilide derivatives of the formula, ##STR1## wherein R represents a carboxyl group or a sulfo group or an acid addition salt thereof, which are useful for assay of leucine-aminopeptidase activity.

Abstract: A stream of water 18 from a nozzle 17 is laterally directed against a glass fiber strand bridge 16 formed between a loaded spool 5 and an empty spool 4 as a turntable 1 rotatably mounting the two spools is indexed 180.degree. to reverse the positions of the spools between standby and winding stations. The water discharge is synchronized with the turntable rotation, and cleanly severs the strand while in the wet state and winding continues on the empty spool while the loaded spool is removed and replaced with a new empty spool.

Abstract: A precision winder having a traverse mounted in a fixed position and a spindle mounted for rectilinear movement away from the traverse in response to the growth of a package being formed on the spindle. The spindle is driven by a D.C. motor and a D.C. speed control is provided to control the speed of the motor in response to movement of the spindle away from the traverse. The main control potentiometer for the speed control is linear and adjusted in response to movement of the spindle away from the traverse by a cam proportioned to effect non-linear adjustment of the potentiometer at a rate proportional to the decrease in spindle speed required to maintain drawing speed constant as the package grows.

Abstract: An apparatus for draw forming glass filaments includes a melt furnace 1 having a bottom plate 12 with a plurality of flow holes therein, each terminating in a conical nozzle tip 2. Cooling fins 10 extend outwardly from a water pipe 11 and are disposed between the rows of tips, and additional cooling is provided at least during the initial start-up period by air blown across the nozzle tips from a manifold 13 disposed opposite the water pipe. With such an arrangement the flow hole diameters may be increased, which results in an exponential increase in the molten glass flow rate and filament production rate, while still achieving smooth initial and stable continuous filament forming conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bushing for spinning glass fibers having at its bottom an orifice plate provided with a great number of extremely densely disposed plain holes constituting orifices. In order to stiffen the orifice plate, beam members are provided in the bushing to extend substantially in parallel with and spaced from the orifice plate. Each beam member is fixed at its both ends to confronting walls of the bushing, and is connected to the orifice plate by means of rod members having a small diameter.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing chopped strands of glass filaments wherein a multiplicity of glass filaments are extruded through orifices in the bottom of at least two spinning furnaces and a sizing agent is applied and the filaments are collected to form at least two strands. The strands brought into contact with the circumferential surface of a feed roller through a predetermined angle so as to be drawn and attenuated by frictional force exerted by the circumferential surface of the feed roller while the strands are cut into chopped strands of a predetermined length with a cutter roller in contact with the feed roller. An auxiliary feed roller is disposed adjacent to one end portion of and in axial alignment with the main feed roller and is driven independently thereof. An auxiliary cutter roller is adapted to contact under pressure the circumferential surface of the auxiliary feed roller to rotate therewith.

Abstract: In a glass fiber forming apparatus comprising an orifice plate which has a large number of closely spaced orifices and has a flat undersurface and air is blown upwardly against said orifice plate during spinning operation, means is provided for mechanically separating into individual glass fibers a mass of molten glass adhering to the undersurface of the orifice plate in flooding condition before spinning is started or after all glass fibers are broken. The separating means is a clamping means so constructed and arranged as to clamp a mass of molten glass, means for moving said clamping means between a waiting position at which said clamping means will not interfere with the stream of filaments in the normal spinning operation and an operative position at which said clamping means can clamp a mass of molten glass, and means for causing said clamping means to open or close.

Abstract: A thermocouple connection for a platinum/rhodium glass fiber drawing bushing wherein the dissimilar leads of the thermocouple are extended directly from the bushing and over a length so closely adjacent the bushing that the temperature of the leads over said length is substantially equal to the temperature of the bushing. As a result of thus positioning the leads, migration of the interface between the dissimilar material of the leads does not materially affect the calibration of the thermocouple.

Abstract: The orifice plate 2 in the bottom of a bushing 1 is uniformly inwardly curved in a concave manner, whereby its resistance to outward deformation or sagging under the weight of molten glass in the bushing and the tension of glass filaments 5 withdrawn therethrough is greatly increased. The plate may be rectangular or circular, i.e. arch-shaped or domed, and may be further strengthened by reinforcing bars 7 secured to the interior side walls of the bushing and to the crown portion of the plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a glass fiber chopped strand mat is disclosed, in which the dropping direction of chopped strands is detected at all times, so that whenever the dropping direction is varied, immediately the relative position of an axis of a feed roller and an axis of a cutter roller with respect to a stationary structure is displaced so as to correct the dropping direction thereby to uniformly accumulate the chopped strands on a conveyer means.

Abstract: An alloy for a nozzle plate for spinning glass fibers which contains between 82 and 92 percent by weight platinum, between 3 and 10 percent by weight gold, and between 3 and 12 percent by weight palladium. This alloy displays an excellent resistance to wetting by molten glass, a superior machinability, and a superior durability.

Abstract: In an apparatus for producing glass fibers wherein an orifice plate formed with a greater number of orifice holes in high density is provided to draw glass fibers therethrough and air nozzle means is provided for impinging air flow against the undersurface of the orifice plate so that the adjacent cones of molten glass formed on the undersurface of the orifice plate may be prevented from coalescing to each other, an air nozzle assembly is provided which includes a plurality of tubular nozzles arranged in such a way that their discharge ports may be arranged in line and in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the array of orifice holes in the orifice plate and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A process for curing a radiation curable composition consisting essentially of (a) an amide represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are defined hereinbelow, and (b) an unsaturated polyester resin by irradiating the composition with an ionizing radiation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for use with a bushing assembly of the type wherein glass fibers are drawn through an orifice plate having a flat undersurface against which bulk gas is directed to effect cooling and fiber attentuation. A selectively adjustable bulk gas nozzle has a plurality of discharge conduits with valves therein which are adjustable and capable of being selectively operated to close the conduits or return the conduits to a preset open condition. Mounting means supports the nozzle and/or a binder applicator for select movement toward and away from the path of fiber being drawn from the orifice plate. A detector senses the presence of fiber being drawn from the orifice plate and, in the event of fiber break-out, initiates a series of steps to warn the operator of the bushing assembly and, in the event the break-out condition is not corrected, shut down the drawing operation.

Abstract: A method of detecting breakages of glass fiber filaments being drawn through orifies of an orifice plate by converting the variation in intensity of radiant light or heat emitted from a bead of molten glass which grows on the undersurface of the orifices plate at an orifice at which a breakage occurs into an electrical signal by a radiation thermometer which is so arranged as to reciprocate horizontally in parallel with both one side and said undersurface of said orifice plate, whereby the breakage may be detected.

Abstract: Disclosed is an orifice plate for use in glass-fiber spinning having a number of densely arranged orifices. Each orifice has a larger diameter at the inlet side thereof facing the molten glass and a smaller diameter at the outlet side thereof facing the ambient air. The ratio of the larger diameter to the smaller diameter is so selected to fall within a range between 1 : 0.4 and 1 : 0.9. The reduced diameter of the orifices at their outlet side provides sufficiently large space between adjacent orifices at their outlet sides, in spite of the high density at which the orifices are arranged, so that the joining of glass cones suspended from respective orifices is conveniently avoided even after the brims of the orifices are ground by the viscous cooled molten glass.

Abstract: Disclosed is an orifice plate for use in a bushing for spinning glass fibers having a number of orifices each of which consists of two cascaded coaxial cylindrical bores of different diameters, one of which opens in the upper surface of the orifice plate to constitute a molten-glass inlet-side bore, while the other opens in the lower surface of the orifice plate to constitute a molten-glass outlet-side bore.The orifices are so densely arranged as would allow joining of molten glass cones formed at adjacent orifices if a suitable countermeasure such as a cooling by air flow were not taken.

Abstract: An air flow supplied by a duct 10 adjacent a melt furnace 3 is normally directed downwardly through a plurality of nozzles 12 in the bottom of the duct towards a floor grate 13 or the like communicating with an exhaust duct 14, to thereby form a heat shielding air curtain 11 to protect the operator/controller. During the initial start-up period of the filament draw forming operation, however, a pivotal damper plate 15 adjacent the supply duct may be raised to deflect the air flow across the bottom of the orifice plate 4 of the melt furnace 3, to thereby cool the molten glass cones at the orifice exits and increase their viscosity, which serves to stabilize the filament forming conditions and prevent adjacent cones/filaments from converging together.

Abstract: In a process for spinning glass fibers continuously from a nozzle plate having 25- 200 orifices per cm.sup.2, a start-up operation is improved by using the nozzle plate made of a material having a contact angle of 60.degree. or more, drawing flooded molten glass which has spread over the whole undersurface of the nozzle plate at a greater speed than the flowing speed of the molten glass by its own weight from each orifice, while maintaining the normal spinning temperature, and finding the ends of the individual filaments.