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Synthetic down
Assignee: Albany International Corp
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Filing: 1988-02-19
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Granted: 1991-02-12
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Expires: 2008-02-19
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to synthetic fiber thermal insulator material in the form of a cohesive fiber structure, which structure comprises an assemblage of: (a) from 70 to 95 weight percent of synthetic polymeric microfibers having a diameter of from 3 to 12 microns; and (b) from 5 to 30 weight percent of synthetic polymeric macrofibers having a diameter of 12 to 50 microns, characterized in that at least some of the fibers are bonded at their contact points, the bonding being such that the density of the resultant structure is within the range 3 to 16 kg/m 3 , the thermal insulating properties of the bonded assemblage being equal to or not substantially less than the thermal insulating properties of a comparable unbonded assemblage. The invention also relates to the method of preparing said material.
Inventors
- 👤 James G. Donovan
- 👤 Zivile M. Groh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 22:48
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41G; A41G11/00; A41G11/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24826; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2904; Y10T428/2905; Y10T428/2909; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2922; Y10T428/298; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/608; Y10T442/614; Y10T442/615; Y10T442/681
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
A synthetic fiber thermal insulator material in the form of a cohesive fiber structure, which structure comprises an assemblage of: (a) from 70 to 95 weight percent of spun and drawn, synthetic polymeric microfibers having a diameter of from 3 to 12 microns; and (b) from 5 to 30 weight percent of synthetic polymeric macrofibers having a diameter of 12 to 50 microns, characterized in that at microfiber/macrofiber contact points said microfibers are bonded to said macrofibers and at macrofiber/macrofiber contact points said macrofibers are bonded to said macrofibers, the bonding being such that the macrofiber component does not lose its structural integrity and the density of the resultant structure is within the range of 0.2 to 1.0 lb/ft 3 , the thermal insulating properties of the bonded assemblage being equal to or not substantially less than the thermal insulating properties of a comparable unbonded assemblage, and in that said material has a radiation parameter defined as the intercept on the ordinate axis at zero density of a plot of K c P f against P f less than 0.075 (Btu-in/hr-ft 2 -°F.) (lb/ft 3 ) and an apparent thermal conductivity K c measured by the plate-to-plate method according to ASTM C518 with heat flow down of less than 0.5 Btu-in/hr-ft 2 -°F.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
213 words
A synthetic fiber thermal insulator material in the form of a cohesive fiber structure, which structure comprises an assemblage of: (a) from 70 to 95 weight percent of spun and drawn, synthetic polymeric microfibers having a diameter of from 3 to 12 microns; and (b) from 5 to 30 weight percent of synthetic polymeric macrofibers having a diameter of 12 to 50 microns, characterized in that at microfiber/macrofiber contact points said microfibers are bonded to said macrofibers and at macrofiber/macrofiber contact points said macrofibers are bonded to said macrofibers, the bonding being such that the macrofiber component does not lose its structural integrity and the density of the resultant structure is within the range of 0.2 to 1.0 lb/ft 3 , the thermal insulating properties of the bonded assemblage being equal to or not substantially less than the thermal insulating properties of a comparable unbonded assemblage, and in that said material has a radiation parameter defined as the intercept on the ordinate axis at zero density of a plot of K c P f against P f less than 0.075 (Btu-in/hr-ft 2 -°F.) (lb/ft 3 ) and an apparent thermal conductivity K c measured by the plate-to-plate method according to ASTM C518 with heat flow down of less than 0.5 Btu-in/hr-ft 2 -°F.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
208 words
A synthetic fiber thermal insulator material in the form of a cohesive fiber structure, which structure comprises an assemblage of: (a) from 70 to 95 weight percent of spun and drawn, synthetic polymeric microfibers having a diameter of from 3 to 12 microns; and (b) from 5 to 30 weight percent of synthetic polymeric macrofibers having a diameter of 12 to 50 microns, characterized in that the majority of said macrofibers are bonded at their contact points thereby forming a supporting structure for said microfibers, the bonding being such that the macrofiber component does not lose its structural integrity and the density of the resultant structure is within the range of 0.2 to 1.0 lb/ft 3 , the thermal insulating properties of the bonded assemblage being equal to or not substantially less than the thermal insulating properties of a comparable unbonded assemblage, and in that said material has a radiation parameter defined as the intercept on the ordinate axis at zero density of a plot of K c P f against P f less than 0.075 (Btu-in/hr-ft 2 -°F.)(lb/ft 3 ) and an apparent thermal conductivity K c measured by the plate-to-plate method according to ASTM C518 with heat flow down of less than 0.5 Btu-in/hr-ft 2 -°F.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
208 words
A synthetic fiber thermal insulator material in the form of a cohesive fiber structure, which structure comprises an assemblage of: (a) from 70 to 95 weight percent of spun and drawn, synthetic polymeric microfibers having a diameter of from 3 to 12 microns; and (b) from 5 to 30 weight percent of synthetic polymeric macrofibers having a diameter of 12 to 50 microns, characterized in that the majority of said macrofibers are bonded at their contact points thereby forming a supporting structure for said microfibers, the bonding being such that the macrofiber component does not lose its structural integrity and the density of the resultant structure is within the range of 0.2 to 1.0 lb/ft 3 , the thermal insulating properties of the bonded assemblage being equal to or not substantially less than the thermal insulating properties of a comparable unbonded assemblage, and in that said material has a radiation parameter defined as the intercept on the ordinate axis at zero density of a plot of K c P f against P f less than 0.075 (Btu-in/hr-ft 2 -°F.)(lb/ft 3 ) and an apparent thermal conductivity K c measured by the plate-to-plate method according to ASTM C518 with heat flow down of less than 0.5 Btu-in/hr-ft 2 -°F.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A material as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the microfiber is selected from one or more of polyester, nylon, rayon, acetate, acrylic, modacrylic, polyolefins, spandex, polyaramids, polyimides, fluorocarbons, polybenzimidazols, polyvinylalcohols, polydiacetylenes, polyetherketones, polyimidazols and phenylene sulphide polymers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A material as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the macrofiber is selected from one or more of polyester, nylon, rayon, acetate, acrylic, modacrylic, polyolefins, spandex, polyaramids, polyimides, fluorocarbons, polybenzimidazols, polyvinylalcohols, polydiacetylenes, polyetherketones, polyimidazols and phenylene sulfide polymers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
72 words
A material as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the macrofiber is selected from one or more of: (i) multi-component fibers having a moiety of facilitate macrofiber to macrofiber bonding; (ii) a fiber mixture in which at least 10% by weight of the macrofibers comprise macrofibers of a low melting point material; and (iii) a fiber mixture comprising multi-component macrofibers and single component macrofibers capable of bonding one with the other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A material as claimed in claim 5 characterized in that multi-component macrofibers are selected from two component fibers in a side-by-side construction as in a sheath/core construction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A material as claimed in claim 1 characterized i n that at least one of the fibrous components has a water repellent finish, a lubricant finish, or a water repellent and lubricant finish.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A material as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the microfibers, the macrofibers, or the microfibers and the macrofibers are crimped.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material is in the form of batts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material is in the form of clusters.
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