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Porous film and porous film manufacturing apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-10-09
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Granted: 1994-10-04
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Expires: 2012-10-09
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a porous film useful as a fresh fruit and vegetable wrapping material which is obtained by forming a large number of small recesses in an organic film and which does not allow permeation of water, bacteria, and viruses, but allows permeation of a gas, e.g., the oxygen gas or the carbon dioxide gas, and water vapor. The porous film includes the organic film and the large number of recesses formed in the organic film and having an average opening width of 0.5 μm to 300 μm and inner surfaces exhibiting affinity.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiji Kagawa
- 👤 Yoichiro Kagawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-06 09:29
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C59/00; B29C59/02; B26; B26F; B26F1/00; B26F1/26; B26F1/28; B30; B30B; B30B3/00; B30B3/005; B30B3/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/037
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A porous film manufacturing apparatus comprising: feed means for feeding an elongated organic film; a recess-forming unit including a first rotatable roll having a surface on which a large number of dielectric particles, each having sharp pointed portions and a Mohs hardness value of not less than 5, are deposited, and a second roll which is rotatable in a direction reverse to a rotating direction of said first roll and having a surface on which a dielectric layer is formed, said first and second rolls being arranged to cause the elongated organic film to pass therebetween, and either one or both of said rolls being movable in a direction along which said first and second rolls are aligned; pressure control means, arranged near two end portions of either one of said rolls of said recess-forming unit, for controlling a pressure applied from each of said rolls to the elongated organic film; and high-voltage supply means for supplying a high voltage to said first roll.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A porous film manufacturing apparatus comprising: feed means for feeding an elongated organic film; a recess-forming unit including a first rotatable roll having a surface on which a large number of dielectric particles, each having sharp pointed portions and a Mohs hardness value of not less than 5, are deposited, and a second roll which is rotatable in a direction reverse to a rotating direction of said first roll and having a surface on which a dielectric layer is formed, said first and second rolls being arranged to cause the elongated organic film to pass therebetween, and either one or both of said rolls being movable in a direction along which said first and second rolls are aligned; pressure control means, arranged near two end portions of either one of said rolls of said recess-forming unit, for controlling a pressure applied from each of said rolls to the elongated organic film; and high-voltage supply means for supplying a high voltage to said first roll.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said dielectric particles are synthetic diamond particles which are electrodeposited on said first roll.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second roll is constituted by a metal roll body and a ceramic dielectric layer formed on a surface of said roll body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recess-forming unit additionally has a third roll on a side of said first roll opposite to said second roll, said third roll being rotatable in a direction reverse to the rotating direction of said first roll.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said third roll is constituted by a metal roll body and a ceramic dielectric layer formed on a surface of said roll body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first, second and third rolls of said recess-forming units are rotated by shafts extending through centers of said rolls, and shaft portions located near two ends thereof are axially supported by bearings in boxes, respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one pressure control means comprises a compression member, arranged in a corresponding one of said boxes of said second roll, for biasing said second roll toward said first roll.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein another pressure control means comprises a compression member, arranged in a corresponding one of said boxes of said third roll, for biasing said third roll toward said first roll.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said high-voltage supply means comprises a control member for controlling the high voltage to be supplied to said first roll.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
85 words
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said high-voltage supply means comprises insulating material layers, coated on outer circumferential surfaces of said bearings axially supporting said shaft of said first roll, for electrically insulating said shaft from said boxes, insulating cylindrical members inserted from surfaces of said boxes to extend through said boxes and said insulating material layers, high-voltage supply terminals inserted in said insulating cylindrical members such that distal ends thereof contact said bearings, and a high-voltage supply source connected to said supply terminals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said high-voltage supply means further comprises a control member for controlling the high voltage supplied to said first roll, said control member being provided in a path connecting said high-voltage supply terminals and said high-voltage supply source.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of recess-forming units each comprising said pressure control means and said high-voltage supply means are arranged in a convey direction of the elongated organic film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein destaticizing means is arranged at an outlet of said recess-forming unit.
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