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Processes for preparing electret filters
Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1989-01-12
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Granted: 1992-09-01
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Expires: 2009-01-12
Abstract
Abstract Provided herein is a process for preparing an electret filter which comprises feeding a non-woven fabric composed of an electrically charged web of synthetic fibers through a nip of co-operating embossing and flat rolls under pressure and at a temperature below a softening temperature of said synthetic fibers, thereby subjecting the surface of said non-woven fabric to partical fusion bonding and integration.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoshi Matsuura
- 👤 Masayuki Mito
- 👤 Yoshio Shinagawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:47
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D39/1607; B01D39/1623; B01D39/163; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; D04H1/542; B01D2239/00; B01D2239/04; B01D2239/0435; B01D2239/06; B01D2239/0604; B01D2239/0622; B01D2239/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1007; Y10T156/1023; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24074; Y10T428/24091; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24612; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A reinforced type electret filter which comprises a nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web having embossed surface portions and a reticular product made of a synthetic fiber, only the surface of embossed portions of aid nonwoven fabricd being fused and said nonwoven fabric and said reticular product being in contact with each other, substantially all the contacting portions of said nonwoven fabric and the fiber constituting said reticular product being thermowelded.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A reinforced type electret filter which comprises a nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web having embossed surface portions and a reticular product made of a synthetic fiber, only the surface of embossed portions of aid nonwoven fabricd being fused and said nonwoven fabric and said reticular product being in contact with each other, substantially all the contacting portions of said nonwoven fabric and the fiber constituting said reticular product being thermowelded.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The fiber as claimed in claim 1 wherein the nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web has a surface electrical charge of 10-40×10 -9 coulomb/cm 2 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The reinforced type electret filter as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electrically charged synthetic fiber of the nonwoven fabric is made of a resin composition of polypropylene, polycarbonate and maleic acid-modified polypropylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The reinforced type electret filter as claimed in claim 1 wherein the embossed portion of the electret filter is 3-10% of the total surface area of the filter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The reinforced type electret filter as claimed in claim 1 wherein the nonwoven web is prepared by fibrillating the electrically charged film, cutting the fibrillated fiber to a desired length and making the fiber obtained into cotton form with a cotton opener.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
A reinforced type electret filter which comprises a nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web having embossed surface portions and a reticular product made of a synthetic fiber, only the surface of embossed portions of said nonwoven fabric being fused, wherein said embossed fused portions comprise 2 to 35% of the surface area of the filter, and said nonwoven fabric and said reticular product being in contact with each other, substantially all the contacting portions of said nonwoven fabric and the fiber constituting said reticular product being thermowelded.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
91 words
A reinforced type electret filter which comprises a nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web having embossed surface portions and a reticular product made of a synthetic fiber, only the surface of embossed portions of said nonwoven fabric being fused, wherein said embossed fused portions comprise 2 to 35% of the surface area of the filter, and said nonwoven fabric and said reticular product being in contact with each other, substantially all the contacting portions of said nonwoven fabric and the fiber constituting said reticular product being thermowelded.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for preparing an electret filter which comprises feeding a nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web at a temperature lower by 5° to 50° C. than a softening temperature of said synthetic fiber with a reticular product made of a synthetic fiber between cooperating embossing and flat rolls to emboss portions of the surface of said synthetic fiber web, thereby fusing only the surfaces of embossed portions of said nonwoven fabric and sumultaneously thermowelding almost all the contacting portions of said nonwoven fabric and the synthetic fiber constituting said reticular product to integrate said nonwoven fabric and said reticular product into a solid structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
109 words
A process for preparing an electret filter which comprises feeding a nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web at a temperature lower by 5° to 50° C. than a softening temperature of said synthetic fiber with a reticular product made of a synthetic fiber between cooperating embossing and flat rolls to emboss portions of the surface of said synthetic fiber web, thereby fusing only the surfaces of embossed portions of said nonwoven fabric and sumultaneously thermowelding almost all the contacting portions of said nonwoven fabric and the synthetic fiber constituting said reticular product to integrate said nonwoven fabric and said reticular product into a solid structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process as claimed in claim 7 wherein the nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web has a surface electrical charge of 10-40× -9 coulomb/cm 2 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the non-woven synthetic fiber web has a weight of 70-130 g/m 2 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the non-woven synthetic fiber has a surface charge density of 25-35×10 -19 coulomb/cm 2 .
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the reticular product has a weight of 50-80 g/m 2 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the reticular product consists of synthetic fibers within the size range of 10-1000 deniers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the temperature is 20°-30° C. below the softening temperature of the synthetic fiber.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein the speed at which the reticular product and non-woven fabric are fed between the rollers is 1-20 m/min.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process as claimed in claim 7 wherein the speed at which the nonwoven fabric is fed between the rollers is 1-20 m/min.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process as claimed in claim 7 wherein the electrically charged synthetic fiber of the nonwoven fabric is made of a resin composition of polypropylene, polycarbonate and maleic acid-modified polypropylene.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process as claimed in claim 7 wherein the embossed portion of the electret filter is 3-10% of the total surface area of the filter.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The process as claimed in claim 7 wherein the nonwoven web is prepared by fibrillating the electrically charged film, cutting the fibrillated fiber to a desired length and making the fiber obtained into cotton form with a cotton opener.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
124 words
A process for preparing an electret filter which comprises feeding a nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web at a temperature lower by 5° to 50° C . than a softening temperature of said synthetic fiber with a reticular product made of synthetic fiber between cooperating embossing and flat rolls to emboss portions of the surface of said synthetic fiber thereby fusing only the surfaces of embossed portions of said nonwoven fabric, wherein said embossed fused portions comprise 2 to 35% of the surface area of the filter, and simultaneously thermowelding almost all the contacting portions of said nonwoven fabric and the synthetic fiber constituting said reticular product to integrate said nonwoven fabric and said reticular product into a solid structure.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
124 words
A process for preparing an electret filter which comprises feeding a nonwoven fabric composed of an electrically charged synthetic fiber web at a temperature lower by 5° to 50° C . than a softening temperature of said synthetic fiber with a reticular product made of synthetic fiber between cooperating embossing and flat rolls to emboss portions of the surface of said synthetic fiber thereby fusing only the surfaces of embossed portions of said nonwoven fabric, wherein said embossed fused portions comprise 2 to 35% of the surface area of the filter, and simultaneously thermowelding almost all the contacting portions of said nonwoven fabric and the synthetic fiber constituting said reticular product to integrate said nonwoven fabric and said reticular product into a solid structure.
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