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Method for preparing perforated film
Assignee: Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1988-08-19
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2008-08-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for preparing a perforated film, for use in the field of sanitary, food packaging and industrial materials, by thermally embossing an oriented polyolefin film with an embossing roll having a large number of protruding knobs and a pinch roll which presses the film against the knobs, and simultaneously taking up the resultant film at a rate not less than the processing speed of the embossing roll.
Inventors
- 👤 Michiyasu Ito
- 👤 Toshiyuki Ishii
- 👤 Shuji Matumura
- 👤 Hajime Mushika
- 👤 Tomohide Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26F; B26F1/00; B26F1/24; B29; B29C; B29C59/00; B29C59/02; B29C59/04; B29D; B29D28/00; B29D7/00; B29D7/01; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/47
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for preparing a perforated film from an at least uniaxially oriented filled polyolefin film containing 20-400 parts by weight of a filler per 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin and oriented at a stretching ratio of not less than 4, which comprises thermally embossing the oriented polyolefin film by passing the film, while heated between its softening temperature and its melting point and while constrained from shrinking, between an embossing roll having a large number of protruded knobs and a pinch roll which presses the film against the knobs so as to cause the free end of the knobs to penetrate the film and form pores therein, while simultaneously taking up the resultant film at a rate not less than the processing speed of the embossing roll, thereby increasing the dimensions of the pores.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for preparing a perforated film from an at least uniaxially oriented filled polyolefin film containing 20-400 parts by weight of a filler per 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin and oriented at a stretching ratio of not less than 4, which comprises thermally embossing the oriented polyolefin film by passing the film, while heated between its softening temperature and its melting point and while constrained from shrinking, between an embossing roll having a large number of protruded knobs and a pinch roll which presses the film against the knobs so as to cause the free end of the knobs to penetrate the film and form pores therein, while simultaneously taking up the resultant film at a rate not less than the processing speed of the embossing roll, thereby increasing the dimensions of the pores.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the polyolefin film is a homopolymer, copolymer or polymer blend thereof of polypropylene, high-density polyethylene or low-density polyethylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of the filler is 20-200 parts by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, clay, silica, diatomaceous earth and barium sulfate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the pinch roll is a silicone rubber roll.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the film is biaxially oriented.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the embossing roll is heated to a temperature between the softening temperature and the melting temperature of the polyolefin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the polyolefin film is a homopolymer, copolymer or polymer blend thereof of polypropylene, high-density polyethylene or low-density polyethylene, and contains 20-200 parts per 100 parts of the olefin of a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, clay, silica, diatomaceous earth and barium sulfate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, which comprises the step of orienting the polyolefin film uniaxially in the longitudinal or transverse direction or uniaxially, at a stretching ratio of not less than 4.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the orientation is uniaxial in the range of 4-10.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the orientation is biaxial in the range of 4-20.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the rate of taking up is from 1.0 to 1.2 times the speed of the embossing roll.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the starting oriented film is produced by extrusion molding the polyolefin into an unoriented film and stretch orienting the resulting unoriented film in a continuous multi-step operation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 13, wherein the polyolefin film contains 50-200 parts by weight of a filler per 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, clay, silica, diatomaceous earth and barium sulfate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 15, wherein the polyolefin film is a homopolymer, copolymer or polymer blend thereof of polypropylene, high-density polyethylene or low-density polyethylene.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the polyolefin film is a homopolymer, copolymer or polymer blend thereof of polypropylene, high-density polyethylene or low-density polyethylene, and contains 20-200 parts per 100 parts of the olefin of a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, clay, silica, diatomaceous earth and barium sulfate, wherein the pinch roll is a silicone rubber roll, and wherein the rate of taking up is from 1.0 to 1.2 times the speed of the embossing roll.
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