EP0038887A1 - Produit volumineux d'isolation thermique et procédé pour sa fabrication - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to fibrous nonwoven materials for stuffing and, more particularly, to light weight, resilient and bulky materials suitable for thermal insulation.
- Down and feathers have been well known to have good properties as stuffing for articles, such as eiderdowns, sleeping bags, jackets and the like. However, they are very expensive on account of their short supply, and require considerable care so that they may not undergo damage by insects or microbes. They also have inherent drawbacks, e.g. the necessity of quilting to avoid uneven distribution in stuffed articles and of using expensive closely woven or specially finished fabrics to avoid their leakage through the casing fabrics.
- Natural or synthetic discontinuous crimped fibres have also been used as stuffing in the form of wadding or a lap. These fibres however, are inferior to down and feathers in their thermal insulation properties, necessitating the use of heavier stuffed articles to assure comparable thermal insulation. They also have an undesirable tendency, after long use, to protrude through the enveloping material, and to agglomerate and lose their original bulkiness or to disassociate because of irreversible movement resulting from their crimp or surface scale.
- the thermally insulating bulky product of the present invention is characterised in that it is structurally made up of substantially continuous single filaments of between 0.01 to 2 denier stabilised in the product by a surface binder on the filaments. It is preferable that its specific volume shall be not less than 40 ml/g.
- the substantially continuous filament which may be derived from multi-filament is incorporated in the bulky product as a single filament to provide as uniform a distribution as possible of minute spaces between the neighbouring single filaments. It is also important to provide bulky accumulation of the single filaments. Compacted bundles of multi-filament and interlaced fibres should be minimized as far as possible.
- Random crimp in each filament helps to avoid the above-mentioned unfavourable bundling in the accumulated product because the crimp makes filaments tend not to stick together.
- the average percentage crimp should not be too large in order that the unfavourable agglomeration of the filaments may not occur, and it should also not be too small in order that sufficient bulkiness may be secured in use. It should be in the range of 1 to 20 percent, and preferably from 2 to 10 percent.
- the percentage crimp of the filament is here defined by the equation: where 1 o is a distance between an arbitrarily chosen points in the filament measured under a load of 2 mg/d, and 11 is the distance between the same points measured under a load of 300 mg/d.
- the average fineness of the single filament should be in the range of 0.01 to 2 deniers, and preferably from 0.1 to 1 denier. Each filament may be either uniform or have varying denier along its length. Mixing of filaments of different deniers can sometimes be desirable. In any case, too great a thickness of the filament beyond the above-mentioned upper limit should not be used because the intended good thermal insulation property cannot be established, and the softness or drapability of the accumulated product become insufficient. On the other hand, use of filaments of a fineness below the above-mentioned lower limit should also be avoided because the intended stable resilient bulkiness of the present invention cannot be brought about.
- the filaments may be derived from multi-filament having a total denier not less than 10, and preferably in the range of 30 to 3000.
- Synthetic polymers to constitute the filament of the present invention may be any known fibre-forming polymers such as polyesters and polyamides, for example poly(butylene terephthalate), and preferably poly(ethylene terephthalate) and its copolymers containing not less than 85% repeating units of ethylene terephthalate.
- the remaining repeating units which can be copolymerised are preferably those of butylene terephthalate, butylene isophthalate and ethylene isophthalate.
- the filaments comprising the accumulated product of the present invention should have binder on their surface. This contributes to bind filaments at their cross-over points in the accumulated product and to stabilise the bulkiness and to prevent the filaments from migrating.
- the binder should not be sticky in the final state of the accumulated product even though it is sticky at an intermediate state to bind the filaments at their cross-over points.
- Thermoplastic polymers with melting or softning points below that of the filaments are suitable for this purpose.
- Polyvinylalcohol and polyacrylic esters (which can be used in the form of an emulsion) are the best selection.
- the emulsified binders should be deposited on the filament as minute particles of mist before the accumulation of the filament so that uniform distribution of the binder in the accumulated product may be established.
- the amount of the binder in _the accumulated product should be in the range of 0.5 to 20 percent, preferably from 2 to 10 percent. Too much binder should not be used because the softness or drapability of the accumulated product is considerably reduced and accordingly the thermal insulation property also decreases. On the other hand, too little binder can fail to bind necessary amount of the cross-over points, resulting in decrease of the stability of the bulkiness in long use.
- the binder is used as an aqueous emulsion, its molecular weight should not be too large so that stable and minute particles of mist can be obtained from the predetermined concentration of the binder in the water.
- the average molecular weight should be in the range of 100 to 10,000, preferably from 200 to 2000, and its extent of saponification should be greater than 98 percent.
- the accumulated product of the present invention may have a specific volume of not less than 40 ml/g, and preferably from 50 to 500 ml/g when measured under a load of 0.125 g/cm 2 .
- a high bulkiness can be obtained by the accumulation on a suitable conveyor of filaments which already have the binder on their surface, and heat setting the bulky form by suitable means as exemplified later.
- the accumulated product of the present invention can thus exhibit stability of bulkiness even under repeated compression and decompression or repeated shearing and relaxing.
- the specific volume which is used to designate the bulkiness of the accumulated product is defined here by the following equation: where A is the weight of a sample whose length and width are 20 cm and 20 cm, respectively; and h is the average height of the sample measured under a load of 0.125 g/cm 2 .
- the specific volume, as here defined, should be discriminated from the apparent specific volume, later referred to, this being obtained by calculation without the load above-mentioned.
- the manner in which the filaments are laid down in order to form the accumulated product can be varied, provided that the bulkiness and drapability of the present invention are manifested.
- the filaments should be repeatedly folded at both surfaces of the accumulation, and remain in overlapping layers in a loose or relaxed state.
- the accumulated product of the present invention can additionally be modified later by using a binder which may be the same as or different from the binder already used for the accumulation. Especially, surface treatment of the product with binders is sometimes desirable so that the product does not protrude through casing fabrics.
- Multi-filament 2 which is ordinarily one bundle of filaments, but which may be more than one, melt-spun by a conventional method, gushes out through the nozzle 3 and impinges against a surface 4 where the filaments are crimped and individually separated. Then the filaments 8 have binder deposited on their surface by going through the mist of binder emulsion ejected from the spraying nozzle 5, accumulate on the moving support conveyor 6 with an apparent specific volume of not less than 80 ml/g, and successively undergo the treatment of drying and heat setting by passing under heated elements 7.
- the multi-filament 2 may be produced by any known methods in the art, but the aerodynamic melt spinning method, where the aerodynamic frictional force of high speed air is used to draw the extruded as-spun filament to provide the useful filament as such, is preferred.
- the aerodynamic melt spinning method where the aerodynamic frictional force of high speed air is used to draw the extruded as-spun filament to provide the useful filament as such.
- high take-up speed of the as-spun filament can provide a useful filament without the additional drawing operation usually adopted in the art. This is, accordingly, quite suitable for the preparation of the multi-filament of the present invention.
- weak crimp which is desirable in the present invention can easily be put in if the temperature of the filament impinging against the surface 4 is controlled so as to be in a range higher than the glass transition temperature of the polymer concerned, but not more than 50°C above the glass transition temperature.
- the shape of the nozzle 3 from which the multi-filament 2 gushes out with the high speed gaseous fluid such as air may be of any form such as a circle, square, or slit.
- the multi-filament 1 fed to the nozzle 3 may be drawn multi-filament prepared beforehand, but the incorporation of the nozzle 3 in the spinning line of the aerodynamic melt spinning is preferable.
- the surface 4 against which the multi-filament gushing out from the nozzle 3 with high speed gaseous fluid impinges may usually be a single plane surface, and the angle between the plane and the impinging multi-filament is determined by the required extent of the crimp and the separation of filaments. It usually lies in the range of 45 to 90 degrees. The optimum angle may be readily determined by a few preliminary tests if necessary.
- a curved surface other than a plane can also be used to provide an enhanced control of the multi-filament.
- the distance between the exit of the nozzle 3 and the point on the surface 4 where the multi-filament impinges may also be selected by the extent desired for the crimp and the separation of the filaments.
- the multi-filament, 2 after the impingement upon the surface 4 runs on the surface in a relaxed state by the help of the turbulent flow of the accompanying gaseous fluid, and becomes separated into individual single filaments.
- the separated single filaments 8 undergo the deposition of binder on their surfaces on their way to a supporting conveyor 6, and thereafter they are spread out and accumulated on the moving support to form an accumulation of desired width and weight per unit area.
- This deposition of the binder before the accumulation is essential for this process because an appropriate amount of binder on the filament gives the filament additional weight which contributes to stabilize at least temporarily the not yet heat stabilized accumulation, and because relatively uniform deposition of binder on the filament surface can be attained with an appropriate amount desirable for the embodiment of the present invention.
- An attempt to deposit the binder after the accumulation of the filament has failed to provide the accumulated product of the present invention because it is almost impossible to deposit the binder at an appropriate amount throughout the inner part of the accumulation without losing the apparent specific volume.
- the binder may be used either as such if it is in liquid state with an appropriate viscosity, or as solution or emulsion with solvent or water.
- the additional incorporation into the solution or emulsion of emulsifiers, surfactants, antistatic agents, antioxidants, and colouring agents can be adopted if desired.
- the binder may be selected from the following lists: polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyurethane, synthetic latexes, and polyacrylic esters.
- the single filaments are spread out and accumulated on the moving support so that layered accumulation of the filaments may be established.
- the extent of the spreading out can be determined by the relationship between the impinging velocity of the filaments and the moving speed of the collecting conveyor surface. Usually the former speed is considerably higher than the latter one so that the folding of the filament at both surfaces of the accumulated product may be attained.
- This folding of the accumulating filaments on the first part of the conveyor is shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, where it can be seen that the comparatively slow speed of the conveyor, compared with the rate at which the filaments are ejected from the surface 4, results in the filaments being laid down in successive overlapping layers with folds 9 and 10 at the upper and lower surfaces respectively. These folds are hardly noticeable in the final product.
- the layered structure of the accumulated filaments thus obtained provides the accumulated product with high drapability together with the stable bulkiness desired.
- a second spraying nozzle (not shown in Fig. 1) for spraying the binder on the surface may be added separately for the filaments from the second spinning head to provide a product with surfaces enriched with the binder.
- the accumulated product thus obtained is next transferred to a drier to eliminate the solvent or water if they have been used in the previous step. In this case unnecessary strong blowing of hot air cannot be recommended because significant loss of the bulkiness can result. Heating by the infrared rays is the most desirable drying method for the present purpose.
- the dried accumulated product should undergo heat-setting at a sufficiently high temperature to stabilize the bulkiness of the accumulated product.
- An accumulated product made up of polyethylene terephthalate,for example, can be heat-set at about 160°C for five minutes to stabilize the crimp and the binding of the cross-over points.
- polyvinylalcohol when used as a binder, becomes insoluble in water by thermal treatment at around 200°C, and this can be a desirable phenomenon for later use.
- drying and heat-setting should be performed soon after the spread accumulation of filaments.
- the drying step can be discarded when neither solvent nor water is used beforehand.
- the bulky material thus obtained takes the form of a multi-layered structure of spread single filaments whose cross-over points have been partly united by binder and heat set to stabilize the bulky form.
- the fact that a partial and appropriate number of cross-over points of the single filaments have been united and heat stabilized contributes to provide a bulky material which can easily deform by a minute compressing or shearing force, but at the same time store the elastic energy to recover to its original state. Therefore high bulkiness and high drapability can coexist in the accumulation of the present invention.
- the weak crimp endowed in the filament also contributes to enrich the above-mentioned effect.
- Coexistence of lubricant with binder on the surface of filament is also desirable to improve the resilience of the accumulated bulky product.
- the weight of lubricant used may amount to 0.01 to 0.5 percent of the weight of the filament.
- the lubricant may contain poly-(organosiloxane).
- the bulky materials thus obtained according to the present invention can be used in sleeping bags, bed coverings such as comforters and duvets and clothing such as anoraks, jackets and the like. They exhibit superior thermal insulation as good as the conventional downs and feathers.
- polyethylene terephthalate having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.65 measured in o-chlorophenol at 30°C was melt spun at 290°C into a chamber in which a pressure of 2.3 Kg/cm 2 was set by feeding compressed air.
- the extruded multi-filament entered the nozzle 3, whose inner diameter and length were 4 millimeters and 60 millimeters respectively, at 50 centimeters below the spinneret, and went through the nozzle with air whose velocity finally reached the sonic velocity at the exit of the nozzle 3.
- the multi-filament 2 thus obtained comprised 80 filaments, each of about 0.8 denier.
- weak crimp and separation of the multi-filament into individual single relaxed filaments had been accomplished.
- the single filaments 8 then left the plane 4 and underwent the spraying of binder, and thereafter spread out and laid down on the conveyor 6 whose surface velocity was 0.3 metre per minute.
- the binder consisted of 100 parts by weight of polyvinylalcohol of molecular weight about 500 and whose extent of saponification was greater than 99%, and one part by weight of a lubricant composition of 7 3 stearic acid ester and dodecylbenzene sodium sulfonic acid respectively. It was sprayed on to the single filaments in an emulsified state of 4% in water so that the final deposition was about 5% by weight of the filament.
- the deposition point of the filaments was reciprocated twice per minute so that 1.5 metre width of the accumulated product was achieved.
- the resultant accumulation had 20 centimetres in thickness, and 400 ml/g in apparent specific volume. It was then carried for 18 minutes through a drier and heat setter in which an infra-red heater powered by 12 kilowatt electricity had been installed. The temperature of the accumulation at the exit of the heat setter was about 160°C.
- the final accumulation of the filaments thus obtained had a stable bulkiness of 104 ml/g and 200 grams per square metre, and exhibited an excellent drapability in spite of such a bulk form.
- a comforter i.e. a stuffed bedcover in which the bulky material of the present invention was used showed a good drapability and an excellent thermal insulation in long use.
- the apparent specific volume of the comforter was about 190 ml/g.
- Example 1 was repeated, except that the amount of the deposition of the binder was reduced to 0.1% by weight of the filament, the other factors remaining the same.
- the resultant accumulation of the filaments took at first a desirable bulky form, but the bulkiness swiftly decreased when the product was used in a comforter. This was considered to be caused by a scant number of cross-over points united by binder, and by a poor resiliency for the same reason.
- Example 1 was repeated, except that the amount of the deposition of the binder on the filament was increased to 25% by weight of the filament. The resultant accumulation had lost the drapability intended in the invention.
- Example I The accumulation of the filaments obtained in Example I was further treated on its surfaces with additional polyvinylalcohol and an additional five percent by weight of filament was deposited on the surfaces. The resultant accumulation took a more stable shape which made it easy to be cut or sewed for quilting use.
- the potential of the thermal insulation was compared with the conventional materials for the same use. As was indicated in the Table I the bulky material according to the present invention had about twice the thermal insulation of cotton, and was almost comparable with down.
- the cloe-value is a unit to designate the potential of the thermal insulation, and defined as follows:
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EP80301385A EP0038887B1 (fr) | 1980-04-28 | 1980-04-28 | Produit volumineux d'isolation thermique et procédé pour sa fabrication |
AT80301385T ATE9602T1 (de) | 1980-04-28 | 1980-04-28 | Waermeisolierendes voluminoeses produkt und verfahren zu seiner herstellung. |
DE8080301385T DE3069261D1 (en) | 1980-04-28 | 1980-04-28 | Thermally insulating bulky product and method for its manufacture |
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