CN102660817B - Production method for thermoplastic elastic composite fiber - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a production method for a thermoplastic elastic composite fiber. The production method is characterized in that the weight ratio of a plastic elastic fiber as a raw material to polyamide fiber or polyester fiber or cotton yarn is equal to A/B; in the formula, A is equal to the ratio of the denier of the plastic-elastic fiber to tensile ratio, B is equal to the sum of the ratio of the denier of the plastic-elastic fiber to tensile ratio and the denier of polyamide fiber or polyester fiber or cotton yarn; and the tensile ratio means the multiplication of fiber tensile. The production method comprises the following steps of: grabbing two fiber heads of the plastic-elastic fiber and polyamide fiber or polyester fiber or cotton yarn; mounting the two fiber heads on an air compound machine or a wrapping machine and mounting a paper tube; adjusting the elongation and rebound ratio of the fibers on an electrical appliance control frequency conversion cabinet of the air compound machine or the wrapping machine; adjusting a transverse rabbit head and the winding speed; adjusting the oiling rate, aligning the fixed length and timing; starting the machine, compositing, winding and forming; timing, fixing the length and feeding a wire; and checking. The production method has the advantages of environment friendliness, simple production process and low energy consumption; and the thermoplastic elastic composite fiber has the advantages of chlorine resistance, ultraviolet ray radiation resistance, acid and alkali resistance, odor resistance, permeability, environment friendliness and other performances.
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Technical field
What the present invention relates to is a kind of production method of thermoplastic elastic composite fibre, belongs to the production technical field of textile fabric.
Background technology
At present China for weaving cotton cloth, the yarn fibers of the product for civilian use such as clothes, knitwear, swimming suit, underwear, socks possesses anti-chlorine, ultra-violet radiation resisting when all different, acidproof, alkaline-resisting, deodorization is ventilative, high temperature resistant, the function of light specific gravity, environmental type.And the yarn of medium-to-high grade material clothing, knitwear, underwear, swimming suit, socks etc. is by import.
Summary of the invention
What the present invention proposed is a kind of production method of thermoplastic elastic composite fibre, select thermoplastic elastic fiber to do raw material, by air combined or machine chartered plane, produce composite fibre with polyamide fibre, terylene or cotton yarn, there is the performances such as anti-chlorine, ultra-violet radiation resisting, acidproof, alkaline-resisting, deodorization, ventilative, high temperature resistant, light specific gravity, environmental protection.
Technical solution of the present invention: it is characterized in that the method comprises following processing step,
One, raw material and composition of raw materials: the percentage by weight=A/B of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn; A=thermoplastic elastic fiber Denier/Lapie in formula, B=thermoplastic elastic fiber Denier/Lapie+nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn dawn number, described Lapie refers to the multiple of tensile fiber;
Two, fiber is installed: catch the fiber head of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn, and be arranged on the diverse location of air combined machine or machine chartered plane, on another position of air combined machine or machine chartered plane, paper tube is installed;
Three, mix up technique: according to the needs of the elongation of customer requirement and rebound degree; in the electrical equipment control frequency conversion tank of air combined machine, mix up thermoplastic elastic fiber and the needed elongation of nylon fibre and rebound degree; adjustment traverse rabbit head and winding speed; adjust oil applying rate 2.5-3.5%; adjustment fixed length, regularly; fixed length: visual gauge lattice, dawn number, thickness and determine, general requirements 2030 is 460000m, the 2050th, 330000m, the 2070th, 220000m; Regularly: 2030 is within 710 minutes, 2050, to be within 480 minutes, 2070, to be 350 minutes;
Four, the source of the gas of air combined machine is produced by compression by air compressor, compression gas-pressure 29.4-39.2 newton, the air of compression is carried in the valve of air combined machine by pipeline, valve is opened, ejection air, thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn suck with suction gun simultaneously, mixed fiber is by after valve, shut valve, reel, 2 fibers in valve due to the effect of air pressure, produce dense site, every meter of blended fiber has 110-130 site, thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or the bonding jail of cotton yarn is compound,
Five, machine, Combined roll winding forming, lower of fixed length, timing: two fiber heads of the fiber head of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn are sucked with suction gun, described with suction gun, suck specifically fiber head and pass through guide frame, with holding tight suction gun handle, take advantage of a situation and around 3-4, enclose on upper track roll dies by guide frame, then take advantage of a situation on Xia road roll dies and enclose around 3-4, take advantage of a situation again and by the fiber that suction gun is sucked, guide on coiling paper tube on oil tanker limit, because paper tube is contained on up-coiler, be to turn round by the speed of hundreds of rice per minute, so as long as fiber playing in suction gun with another have gentle hands light one, just can be by the paper tube band jail in running up, carry out normal winding to preset length in frequency conversion and time, on aobvious video, just reveal red light, stop lower of up-coiler,
Six, check: metering vanning, warehouse-in.
Advantage of the present invention: through checking: site is good, 1 meter (110-130 site); Without monofilament; Even tension; Be shaped evenly; Oil applying rate is (oil applying rate 2.5-3.5%) evenly; Spinning cake two ends no concave-convex shape, not convex shoulder; Clean inviolateness; Production technology is simple, in production process, without waste gas, waste water, waste sludge discharge, is environment-friendly products, and weight, cost are 1/5 of existing products, and energy consumption is significantly declined.
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Accompanying drawing 1 is process chart of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
Embodiment 1(produces thermoplastic elastic composite fibre)
One, get 20D plasticity elastomer, 70D nylon fibre, Lapie 2.8, the % by weight of thermoplastic elastic fiber=(20/2.8)/(20/2.8+70)=9.26%, or with terylene;
Two, fiber is installed: do a good job of it 20D plasticity elastomer, the end of a thread of 70D nylon fibre, is arranged on air combined machine or machine chartered plane position separately, and the paper tube of coiling use is contained on the corresponding position of up-coiler;
Three, mix up technique: according to the needs of the elongation of customer requirement and rebound degree, in the electrical equipment control frequency conversion tank of air combined machine, mix up thermoplastic elastic fiber and the needed elongation of nylon fibre and rebound degree, by calculating Lapie, be set to 2.8, corresponding traverse rabbit head and the winding speed (600m/min) adjusted, adjust oil applying rate 3.5%, adjustment fixed length 20 myriametres, timing 350 minutes;
Four, machine, compound, winding shaping, regularly, lower of fixed length: 2 fiber heads of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre, suck with suction gun; Compound with air combined machine, 2 fiber heads of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre are first enclosed around 3-4 by guide frame on upper track roll dies, then by enclosing around 3-4 on roll dies Xia road, lower road roll dies; Then silk is rolled up through oil tanker, hook, drawn paper tube, carry out winding shaping; When being wound up into preset length 22 myriametres in frequency conversion and 350 minutes time, the red light on display screen can light automatically, and machine stops reeling automatically, and spinning cake completes, and falls;
Five, check: according to test stone, the standard of check composite fibre is: 1, site is good, 1 meter (110-130 site); 2, without monofilament; 3, even tension; 4, be shaped evenly; 5, oil applying rate is even; 6, spinning cake two ends no concave-convex shape, not convex shoulder; 7, clean inviolateness;
Six, metering vanning, warehouse-in.
Embodiment 2(produces thermoplastic elastic composite fibre)
One, get 20D thermoplastic elastic fiber, 30D nylon fibre, Lapie 2.0, the % by weight of thermoplastic elastic fiber=(20/2.0)/(20/2.0+30)=25%;
Two, fiber is installed: do a good job of it the fiber head of 20D thermoplastic elastic fiber and 30D nylon fibre or cotton yarn, be arranged on air combined machine or machine chartered plane position separately, the paper tube of coiling use is contained on the corresponding position of up-coiler;
Three, mix up technique: according to the needs of the elongation of customer requirement and rebound degree, in the electrical equipment control frequency conversion tank of air combined machine or machine chartered plane, mix up the needed elongation of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or cotton yarn and rebound degree, by calculating Lapie, be set to 2.0, corresponding traverse rabbit head and the winding speed (950m/min) adjusted, adjust oil applying rate 2.5%%, adjustment fixed length 46 myriametres, timing 710 minutes;
Four, machine, machine, compound, winding shaping, regularly, lower of fixed length: 2 fiber heads thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or cotton yarn, suck with suction gun; Compound with air combined machine, 2 fiber heads of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or cotton yarn are first enclosed around 3-4 by guide frame on upper track roll dies, then by enclosing around 3-4 on roll dies Xia road, lower road roll dies; Then silk is rolled up through oil tanker, hook, drawn paper tube, carry out winding shaping; When being wound up into preset length 46 myriametres in frequency conversion and 710 minutes time, the red light on display screen can light automatically, and machine stops reeling automatically, and spinning cake completes, and falls;
Five, check: according to test stone, the standard of check composite fibre is: 1, site is good, 1 meter (110-130 site); 2, without monofilament; 3, even tension; 4, be shaped evenly; 5, oil applying rate is even; 6, spinning cake two ends no concave-convex shape, not convex shoulder; 7, clean inviolateness;
Six, metering vanning, warehouse-in.
Embodiment 3(produces thermoplastic elastic fiber)
One, raw material is prepared: 100 kilograms, heat-obtaining thermoplastic elastic-particle, raw material input screw extruder feed bin;
Two, raw material input screw extruder feed bin;
Three, 4 the different heating humidity province melt extrusion materials of the raw material in screw extruder feed bin in screw extruder, the temperature of 4 described different heating humidity provinces respectively: 130 ℃, 230 ℃, 235 ℃, 240 ℃;
Four, the melt material of extruding enters metering by the pipeline in manifold and carries master cylinder to measure conveying, then by pipeline, entering 8 spinning measurings carries wheel cylinder to measure conveying, 8 described spinning measurings are carried wheel cylinder, its each spinning measuring is carried corresponding 12 spinning nozzles of wheel cylinder, count 96 spinning nozzles, melt sprays elastomer by spinning nozzle;
Five, the fiber of ejection solidifies path by 22 ℃-25 ℃, the lateral blowing of humidity 45-65%, through oil tanker, be lubricated and oil, oil applying rate 3-5%, enter first godet roller, the speed of first godet roller is 705 m/min, by second godet roller, the speed of second godet roller is 650 m/min again;
Six, fiber is reeled through up-coiler, and winding speed is 650m/min;
Seven, detect; Metering vanning warehouse-in.
Embodiment 4(produces thermoplastic elastomer (TPE))
One, raw material is prepared: get 12 parts of polyolefin (POE), 83 parts of propylene-based elastomerics, 5 parts of polypropylene (PP);
Two, raw material is evenly sent into double screw rod extruder feed bin after mixing;
Three, the raw material in double screw rod extruder carries out melting mixing by 6 different heating-up temperature districts successively and extrudes, and 6 described different heating humidity provinces are 140 ℃, 160 ℃, 180 ℃, 200 ℃, 220 ℃, 240 ℃;
Four, the material that melting mixing is extruded, is drawn by pelleter by cooling water channel, hauling speed 6m/min, and material is cured into strand, and described pelleter traction is to draw by the godet roller before pelleter, grain-cutter pelletizing after traction; By 40 ℃ of water temperatures, the time 1min of cooling water channel;
Five, the mass transport of pelleter pelletizing to electric dryer is dried to bake out temperature: 40 ℃, drying time 1min, the particle moisture content 0.06% after drying machine is dried;
Six, the particle of drying machine after drying enters screening machine and screens, and with 90 object screen clothes, the particle after screening is exactly fibre-grade thermoplastic elastomer (TPE);
Seven, sampling detects pack, metering automatical stitching warehouse-in.
Claims (5)
1. the production method of thermoplastic elastic composite fibre, is characterized in that the method comprises following processing step,
One, raw material and composition of raw materials: the percentage by weight=A/B of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn; A=thermoplastic elastic fiber Denier/Lapie in formula, B=thermoplastic elastic fiber Denier/Lapie+nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn dawn number, described Lapie refers to the multiple of tensile fiber;
Two, fiber is installed: catch the fiber head of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn, and be arranged on the diverse location of air combined machine or machine chartered plane, on another position of air combined machine or machine chartered plane, paper tube is installed;
Three, adjusting process: according to the needs of the elongation of customer requirement and rebound degree; in the electrical equipment control frequency conversion tank of air combined machine, mix up thermoplastic elastic fiber and the needed elongation of nylon fibre and rebound degree; adjustment traverse rabbit head and winding speed; adjust oil applying rate 2.5-3.5%; adjustment fixed length, regularly; fixed length: visual gauge lattice, dawn number, thickness and determine, general requirements 2030 is 460000m, the 2050th, 330000m, the 2070th, 220000m; Regularly: 2030 is within 710 minutes, 2050, to be within 480 minutes, 2070, to be 350 minutes;
Four, the source of the gas of air combined machine is produced by compression by air compressor, compression gas-pressure 29.4-39.2 newton, the air of compression is carried in the valve of air combined machine by pipeline, valve is opened, ejection air, thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn suck with suction gun simultaneously, mixed fiber is by after valve, shut valve, reel, 2 fibers in valve due to the effect of air pressure, produce dense site, every meter of blended fiber has 110-130 site, thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or the bonding jail of cotton yarn is compound,
Five, machine, Combined roll winding forming, lower of fixed length, timing: two fiber heads of the fiber head of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn are sucked with suction gun, described with suction gun, suck specifically fiber head and pass through guide frame, with holding tight suction gun handle, take advantage of a situation and around 3-4, enclose on upper track roll dies by guide frame, then take advantage of a situation on Xia road roll dies and enclose around 3-4, take advantage of a situation again and by the fiber that suction gun is sucked, guide on coiling paper tube on oil tanker limit, because paper tube is contained on up-coiler, be to turn round by the speed of hundreds of rice per minute, so as long as fiber playing in suction gun with another have gentle hands light one, just can be by the paper tube band jail in running up, carry out normal winding to preset length in frequency conversion and time, on display screen, just reveal red light, stop lower of up-coiler,
Six, check: metering vanning, warehouse-in.
2. the production method of thermoplastic elastic composite fibre according to claim 1, the percentage by weight that it is characterized in that raw material is to adjust by adjusting the winding speed of thermoplastic elastic fiber and nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn in the electrical equipment control frequency conversion tank at air combined machine or machine chartered plane, the content of winding speed and thermoplastic elastic fiber is inversely proportional to, and described winding speed comprises the winding speed of upper track winding speed, lower road winding speed and rabbit head.
3. the production method of thermoplastic elastic composite fibre according to claim 1, it is characterized in that air combined machine uses machine chartered plane instead, by machine chartered plane inelastic nylon fibre or polyster fibre or cotton yarn tightly on thermoplastic elastic fiber, make it have spring function.
4. the production method of thermoplastic elastic composite fibre as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that the production method of this thermoplastic elastic fiber comprises following processing step:
One, raw material is prepared: 100 kilograms, heat-obtaining thermoplastic elastic-particle, raw material input screw extruder feed bin;
Two, raw material input screw extruder feed bin;
Three, 4 the different heating humidity province melt extrusion materials of the raw material in screw extruder feed bin in screw extruder, the temperature of 4 described different heating humidity provinces respectively: 130 ℃, 230 ℃, 235 ℃, 240 ℃;
Four, the melt material of extruding enters metering by the pipeline in manifold and carries master cylinder to measure conveying, then by pipeline, entering 8 spinning measurings carries wheel cylinder to measure conveying, 8 described spinning measurings are carried wheel cylinder, its each spinning measuring is carried corresponding 12 spinning nozzles of wheel cylinder, count 96 spinning nozzles, melt sprays elastomer by spinning nozzle;
Five, the fiber of ejection solidifies path by 22 ℃-25 ℃, the lateral blowing of humidity 45-65%, through oil tanker, be lubricated and oil, oil applying rate 3-5%, enter first godet roller, the speed of first godet roller is 705 m/min, by second godet roller, the speed of second godet roller is 650 m/min again;
Six, fiber is reeled through up-coiler, and winding speed is 650m/min;
Seven, detect; Metering vanning warehouse-in.
5. the production method of thermoplastic elastic composite fibre as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that this method of producing thermoplastic elastomer comprises following processing step:
One, raw material is prepared: get 12 parts of polyolefin (POE), 83 parts of propylene-based elastomerics, 5 parts of polypropylene (PP);
Two, raw material is evenly sent into double screw rod extruder feed bin after mixing;
Three, the raw material in double screw rod extruder carries out melting mixing by 6 different heating-up temperature districts successively and extrudes, and 6 described different heating humidity provinces are 140 ℃, 160 ℃, 180 ℃, 200 ℃, 220 ℃, 240 ℃;
Four, the material that melting mixing is extruded, is drawn by pelleter by cooling water channel, hauling speed 6m/min, and material is cured into strand, and described pelleter traction is to draw by the godet roller before pelleter, grain-cutter pelletizing after traction; By 40 ℃ of water temperatures, the time 1min of cooling water channel;
Five, the mass transport of pelleter pelletizing to electric dryer is dried to bake out temperature: 40 ℃, drying time 1min, the particle moisture content 0.06% after drying machine is dried;
Six, the particle of drying machine after drying enters screening machine and screens, and with 90 object screen clothes, the particle after screening is exactly fibre-grade thermoplastic elastomer (TPE);
Seven, sampling detects pack, metering automatical stitching warehouse-in.
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