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Process for producing precision cartridge filter
Assignee: JNC Corp
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Filing: 1991-07-02
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Granted: 1993-07-06
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Expires: 2011-07-02
Abstract
Abstract A precision cartridge filter having an average filter diameter of 10 μm or less is produced by preparing a web composed of conjugate microfine fibers by a conjugate melt-blowing process, wherein the conjugate microfine fibers have a lower melting point component, a higher melting point component, and a melting point difference between the lower melting point component and higher melting point component of 20° C. or more; followed by heating and molding the web at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of said lower melting point component, but less than the melting point of said higher melting point component.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoshi Ogata
- 👤 Kazuyuki Nagae
- 👤 Yoshimi Tsujiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:43
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D71/00; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D39/1607; B01D39/1623; B01D39/163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a web comprised of conjugate microfine fibers by a conjugate melt-blowing process, wherein said conjugate microfine fibers are comprised of a lower melting point component, a higher melting point component, and a melting point difference between said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of 20° C. more; and (b) heating and molding said web at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of said lower melting point component, but less than the melting point of said higher melting point component, to obtain a cartridge filter having an average fiber diameter of 10 μm or less.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a web comprised of conjugate microfine fibers by a conjugate melt-blowing process, wherein said conjugate microfine fibers are comprised of a lower melting point component, a higher melting point component, and a melting point difference between said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of 20° C. more; and (b) heating and molding said web at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of said lower melting point component, but less than the melting point of said higher melting point component, to obtain a cartridge filter having an average fiber diameter of 10 μm or less.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 1, wherein a step of processing said web into a non-woven fabric is carried out prior to said step of heating and molding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 1, wherein said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of said conjugate microfine fibers are combinations of thermoplastic resins selected from the group consisting of polyethylene/polypropylene, polyester/copolymerized polyester, polyethylene/polyester, and polypropylene/polyester.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 1, wherein said conjugate melt-blowing process comprises the steps of: (a) melting a lower melting point thermoplastic resin; (b) melting a higher melting point thermoplastic resin; (c) subjecting the resulting resins to conjugate spinning through a die for melt-blowing, wherein said die is provided with spinning nozzles from the periphery of which a high temperature gas is blown at a high speed; and (d) blowing the resulting conjugate fibers onto a collecting net conveyor by means of the high temperature gas to prepare said web of conjugate microfine fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 1, wherein said step of heating said web is carried out by a process selected from the group consisting of a far infrared heating process, a hot air process, a supersonic process, a heat calendar process and a heat emboss process.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
143 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a web comprised of conjugate microfine fibers by a conjugate melt-blowing process, wherein said conjugate microfine fibers are comprised of a lower melting point component, a higher melting point component, and a melting point difference between said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of 20° C. or more; (b) winding up said web on a core while heating said web at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of said lower melting point component, but less than the melting point of said higher melting point component to form a cylindrical body of a cartridge filter on said core; and cooling said cylindrical body to room temperature to obtain a cartridge filter having an average fiber diameter of 10 μm or less.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
143 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a web comprised of conjugate microfine fibers by a conjugate melt-blowing process, wherein said conjugate microfine fibers are comprised of a lower melting point component, a higher melting point component, and a melting point difference between said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of 20° C. or more; (b) winding up said web on a core while heating said web at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of said lower melting point component, but less than the melting point of said higher melting point component to form a cylindrical body of a cartridge filter on said core; and cooling said cylindrical body to room temperature to obtain a cartridge filter having an average fiber diameter of 10 μm or less.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 6, wherein a step of processing said web into a non-woven fabric is carried out prior to said step of winding up.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 6, wherein said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of said conjugate microfine fibers are combination of thermoplastic resins selected from the group consisting of polyethylene/polypropylene, polyester/copolymerized polyester, polyethylene/polyester, and polypropylene/polyester.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 6, wherein said conjugate melt-blowing process comprises the steps of: (a) melting a lower melting point thermoplastic resin; (b) melting a higher melting point thermoplastic resin; (c) subjecting the resulting resins to conjugate spinning through a die for melt-blowing, wherein said die is provided with spinning nozzles from the periphery of which a high temperature gas is blown at a high speed; and (d) blowing the resulting conjugate fibers onto a collecting net conveyer by means of the high temperature gas to prepare said web of conjugate microfine fibers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 6, wherein said step of heating said web is carried out by a process selected from the group consisting of a far infrared heating process, a hot air process, a supersonic process, a heat calendar process and a heat emboss process.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
145 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a web comprised of conjugate microfine fibers by a conjugate melt-blowing process, wherein said conjugate microfine fibers are comprised of a lower melting point component, a higher melting point component, and a melting point difference between said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of 20° C. or more; (b) winding up said web on a core to form a cylindrical body of a cartridge filter on said core; (c) heating said cylindrical body at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of said lower melting point component, but less than the melting point of said higher melting point component; and (d) cooling said cylindrical body to room temperature to obtain a cartridge filter having an average fiber diameter of 10 μm or less.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
145 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a web comprised of conjugate microfine fibers by a conjugate melt-blowing process, wherein said conjugate microfine fibers are comprised of a lower melting point component, a higher melting point component, and a melting point difference between said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of 20° C. or more; (b) winding up said web on a core to form a cylindrical body of a cartridge filter on said core; (c) heating said cylindrical body at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of said lower melting point component, but less than the melting point of said higher melting point component; and (d) cooling said cylindrical body to room temperature to obtain a cartridge filter having an average fiber diameter of 10 μm or less.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 11, wherein a step of processing said web into a non-woven fabric is carried out prior to said step of heating and molding.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 11, wherein said lower melting point component and said higher melting point component of said conjugate microfine fibers are combinations of thermoplastic resins selected from the group consisting of polyethylene/polypropylene, polyester/copolymerized polyester, polyethylene/polyester, and polypropylene/polyester.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 11, wherein said conjugate melt-blowing process comprises the steps of: (a) melting a lower melting point thermoplastic resin; (b) melting a higher melting point thermoplastic resin; (c) subjecting the resulting resins to conjugate spinning through a die for melt-blowing, wherein said die is provided with spinning nozzles from the periphery of which a high temperature gas is blown at a high speed; and (d) blowing the resulting conjugate fibers onto a collecting net conveyer by means of the high temperature gas to prepare said web of conjugate microfine fibers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
A process for producing a precision cartridge filter according to claim 11, wherein said step of heating said web is carried out by a process selected from the group consisting of a far infrared heating process, a hot air process, and a supersonic process.
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