US5114631A — Process for the production from thermoplastic pol…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 177 words

Process for the production from thermoplastic polymers of superfine polymer fibre nonwoven fabrics with a mean fibre diameter of 0.1 μm-20 μm, in which the molten polymer at a supply pressure of 1 bar-200 bar in a rotating nozzle head is spun out radially from a plurality of melt discharge holes to form fibres and the not yet completely solidified fibres are deflected in an axial direction at a radial distance of 10 mm to 200 mm from the discharge holes by an outer gas stream and afterwards deposited as nonwoven fabric on a circulating, air-permeable carrier, comprising in addition to the outer gas stream of high velocity, at a smaller radial distance than the melt discharge holes there emerges from a plurality of axial boreholes in the nozzle head an inner gas stream with lower velocity which, under the influence of the centrifugal sweeping forces arising at the rotating nozzle head, forms a rotationally symmetrical flow field with a predominantly radial velocity component and whose temperature is equal to or greater than the nozzle head temperature.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 177 words

Process for the production from thermoplastic polymers of superfine polymer fibre nonwoven fabrics with a mean fibre diameter of 0.1 μm-20 μm, in which the molten polymer at a supply pressure of 1 bar-200 bar in a rotating nozzle head is spun out radially from a plurality of melt discharge holes to form fibres and the not yet completely solidified fibres are deflected in an axial direction at a radial distance of 10 mm to 200 mm from the discharge holes by an outer gas stream and afterwards deposited as nonwoven fabric on a circulating, air-permeable carrier, comprising in addition to the outer gas stream of high velocity, at a smaller radial distance than the melt discharge holes there emerges from a plurality of axial boreholes in the nozzle head an inner gas stream with lower velocity which, under the influence of the centrifugal sweeping forces arising at the rotating nozzle head, forms a rotationally symmetrical flow field with a predominantly radial velocity component and whose temperature is equal to or greater than the nozzle head temperature.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 26 words

Process according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the inner to the outer gas flow rates is adjusted to a value between 0.2 and 2.0.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 23 words

Process according to claim 1, wherein the inner gas stream discharges from 2 to 20 boreholes running axially in the rotating nozzle head.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 224 words

Process for the production from thermoplastic polymers of superfine polymer fibre nonwoven fabrics with a mean fibre diameter of 0.1 μm-20 μm, in which the molten polymer at a supply pressure of 1 bar-200 bar in a rotating nozzle head is spun out radially from a plurality of melt discharge holes to form fibres and the not yet completely solidified fibres are deflected in an axial direction at a radial distance of 10 mm to 200 mm from the discharge holes by an outer gas stream and afterwards deposited as nonwoven fabric on a circulating, air-permeable carrier, comprising in addition to the outer gas stream of high velocity, at a smaller radial distance than the melt discharge holes there emerges from a plurality of axial boreholes in the nozzle head an inner gas stream with lower velocity which, under the influence of the centrifugal sweeping forces arising at the rotating nozzle head, forms a rotationally symmetrical flow field with a predominantly radial velocity component and whose temperature is equal to or greater than the nozzle head temperature and wherein outside the nozzle head at an axial distance 0 mm ≦ a ≦ 500 mm from the melt discharge holes, at least two further delimiting gas streams are directed at an angle of 0° to 70° to the axis onto the axially deflected fibre stream.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 224 words

Process for the production from thermoplastic polymers of superfine polymer fibre nonwoven fabrics with a mean fibre diameter of 0.1 μm-20 μm, in which the molten polymer at a supply pressure of 1 bar-200 bar in a rotating nozzle head is spun out radially from a plurality of melt discharge holes to form fibres and the not yet completely solidified fibres are deflected in an axial direction at a radial distance of 10 mm to 200 mm from the discharge holes by an outer gas stream and afterwards deposited as nonwoven fabric on a circulating, air-permeable carrier, comprising in addition to the outer gas stream of high velocity, at a smaller radial distance than the melt discharge holes there emerges from a plurality of axial boreholes in the nozzle head an inner gas stream with lower velocity which, under the influence of the centrifugal sweeping forces arising at the rotating nozzle head, forms a rotationally symmetrical flow field with a predominantly radial velocity component and whose temperature is equal to or greater than the nozzle head temperature and wherein outside the nozzle head at an axial distance 0 mm ≦ a ≦ 500 mm from the melt discharge holes, at least two further delimiting gas streams are directed at an angle of 0° to 70° to the axis onto the axially deflected fibre stream.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 37 words

Process according to claim 4, wherein the ratio of the sum of the delimiting gas flow rates to the sum of the outer and inner gas flow rates is adjusted to a value between 0 and 1.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 27 words

Process according to claim 4, wherein the delimiting gas streams are blown in at a radial distance which is 1 to 5 times the nozzle head radius.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 16 words

Process according to claim 4, wherein the delimiting gas streams pulsate in phase or inversely phased.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 43 words

Process according to claim 4, wherein the delimiting gas streams are aligned mutually parallel and swivelled through an angular range of ±10° to ±70° to the axis of the fibre stream with a frequency of 0.5 s -1 to 5 s -1 .

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 15 words

Process according to claim 1, wherein polyester-, polyether- or poly-ethercarbonate- urethane is used as polymer.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 23 words

Process according to claim 2, wherein the inner gas stream discharges from 2 to 10 boreholes running axially in the rotating nozzle head.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 51 words

Process according to claim 4 wherein outside the nozzle head at an axial distance 0 mm ≦ a ≦ 500 mm from the melt discharge holes, at least two further delimiting gas streams are directed at an angle of 10° to 60° to the axis onto the axially deflected fibre stream.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 37 words

Process according to claim 4 wherein the ratio of the sum of the delimiting gas flow rates to the sum of the outer and inner gas flow rates is adjusted to a value between 0 and 0.5.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 27 words

Process according to claim 4 wherein the delimiting gas streams are blown in at a radial distance which is 1 to 3 times the nozzle head radius.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1995-05-19	1995-11-18	1996-05-19	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1999-05-19	1999-11-18	2000-05-19	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2003-05-19	2003-11-18	2004-05-19	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Process for the production from thermoplastic polymers of superfine fibre nonwoven fabrics

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