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Heat-adhesive composite fibers
Assignee: JNC Corp
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Filing: 1979-08-01
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Granted: 1980-11-18
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Expires: 1999-08-01
Abstract
Abstract The heat-adhesive fine composite fibers of the present invention have a denier within the range of 1-20, and consist of as a first component, a crystalline polypropylene and as a second component, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a saponification product thereof or a mixture of any of these materials with polyethylene, the content in said second component, of vinyl alcohol and/or vinyl acetate units based upon the total of vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol and ethylene units being 0.5-18 mol %, and said second component forming at least one part of the fiber surface of said fibers. These fine composite fibers are superior in low temperature heat-adhesiveness, in adhesiveness with foreign raw materials, and in low crimpability. Further the fine composite fibers in which the second component has a specific density of 0.93 or less show almost no crimpability and are useful for wet-type non-woven fabrics. When a polypropylene having a Q value of 3.5 or less is used as the first component, the composit fiber can be obtained by spinning process alone with sufficient fiber strength, and the composite fibers having almost no sensible and latent crimping are very suitable for wet type non-woven fabrics.
Inventors
- 👤 Kohichi Kunimune
- 👤 Teruaki Hane
- 👤 Seigo Inadomi
- 👤 Yasuhiko Furukawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:25
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; D01; D01F; D01F8/00; D01F8/04; D01F8/06; D21; D21H; D21H5/00; D21H5/12; D21H5/20; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2904; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2929; Y10T428/2931; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/637; Y10T442/638; Y10T442/641
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
253 words
Heat-adhesive composite fibers having a denier within the range of 1-20, and comprising (a) a first component of crystalline polypropylene, and (b) a second component selected from the group consisting of (1) an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, (2) a saponification product thereof, (3) a polymer mixture of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer with polyethylene, and (4) a polymer mixture of a saponification product of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer with polyethylene, said copolymer containing 0.5-18 mol % of vinyl acetate units based upon the total of vinyl acetate units and ethylene units, said saponification product containing 0.5-18 mol % of vinyl monomer units consisting of vinyl alcohol units and vinyl acetate units based upon the total of vinyl alcohol units, vinyl acetate units and ethylene units, said polymer mixtures consisting of 70% by weight or less of said copolymer or said saponification product and 30% by weight or more of said polyethylene, said polymer mixtures containing 0.5-18 mol % of vinyl monomer units consisting of vinyl alcohol units and/or vinyl acetate units based upon the total of vinyl acetate units, vinyl alcohol units and ethylene units of the said polymer mixtures, the composite ratio of said first component to said second component being in the range of 40:60 to 70:30, said first and second components being joined together along an axially extending interface, and said second component forming at least 50% of the exterior surface of the composite fibers continuously in the longitudinal direction of the fibers so as to give the composite fibers heat-adhesive properties.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
253 words
Heat-adhesive composite fibers having a denier within the range of 1-20, and comprising (a) a first component of crystalline polypropylene, and (b) a second component selected from the group consisting of (1) an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, (2) a saponification product thereof, (3) a polymer mixture of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer with polyethylene, and (4) a polymer mixture of a saponification product of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer with polyethylene, said copolymer containing 0.5-18 mol % of vinyl acetate units based upon the total of vinyl acetate units and ethylene units, said saponification product containing 0.5-18 mol % of vinyl monomer units consisting of vinyl alcohol units and vinyl acetate units based upon the total of vinyl alcohol units, vinyl acetate units and ethylene units, said polymer mixtures consisting of 70% by weight or less of said copolymer or said saponification product and 30% by weight or more of said polyethylene, said polymer mixtures containing 0.5-18 mol % of vinyl monomer units consisting of vinyl alcohol units and/or vinyl acetate units based upon the total of vinyl acetate units, vinyl alcohol units and ethylene units of the said polymer mixtures, the composite ratio of said first component to said second component being in the range of 40:60 to 70:30, said first and second components being joined together along an axially extending interface, and said second component forming at least 50% of the exterior surface of the composite fibers continuously in the longitudinal direction of the fibers so as to give the composite fibers heat-adhesive properties.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
Heat adhesive composite fibers according to claim 1 wherein said components are arranged in either a side-by-side or a sheath-and-core manner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
Heat adhesive composite fibers according to claim 1 wherein the Q value of crystalline polypropylene is not greater than 3.5.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Heat adhesive composite fibers according to claim 1 wherein the second component consists of a saponified ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer having a saponification degree of not smaller than 30%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
Heat adhesive composite fibers according to claim 1 wherein said second components consists of 70% by weight or less of a saponification product of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a saponification value of smaller than 30% and 30% by weight or more of polyethylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
Heat adhesive composite fibers according to claim 1 wherein the specific density of said second component is not greater than 0.93.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Heat adhesive composite fibers according to claim 1 wherein the second component has a circumference percentage of the fiber cross-section of not smaller than 50%.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
Heat adhesive composite fibers according to claim 1 wherein the melt-flow rate of said second component is 1 to 6 times that of said first component.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
Heat adhesive composite fibers according to claim 1 wherein the melt-flow rate of said second component is 1.5 to 5 times that of said first component.
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