EP3603432A1 - Kern-hülle-verbundfaser für kunsthaar und kopfbedeckungsprodukt damit - Google Patents

Kern-hülle-verbundfaser für kunsthaar und kopfbedeckungsprodukt damit Download PDF

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EP3603432A1
EP3603432A1 EP18775667.1A EP18775667A EP3603432A1 EP 3603432 A1 EP3603432 A1 EP 3603432A1 EP 18775667 A EP18775667 A EP 18775667A EP 3603432 A1 EP3603432 A1 EP 3603432A1
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Norikazu Yasutomo
Genta Sakamoto
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    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
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    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41G—ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; WIGS; MASKS; FEATHERS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A41G5/00—Hair pieces, inserts, rolls, pads, or the like; Toupées
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01D—MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
    • D01D5/00—Formation of filaments, threads, or the like
    • D01D5/253—Formation of filaments, threads, or the like with a non-circular cross section; Spinnerette packs therefor
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
    • D01F8/00—Conjugated, i.e. bi- or multicomponent, artificial filaments or the like; Manufacture thereof
    • D01F8/04—Conjugated, i.e. bi- or multicomponent, artificial filaments or the like; Manufacture thereof from synthetic polymers
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
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  • the present invention relates to core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair that can be used as an alternative to human hair, and hair ornament products including the same.
  • human hair has been used for hair ornament products such as hairpieces, hair wigs, hair extensions, hair bands, and doll hair.
  • hair ornament products such as hairpieces, hair wigs, hair extensions, hair bands, and doll hair.
  • synthetic fibers used for artificial hair include acrylic fibers, vinyl chloride-based fibers, vinylidene chloride-based fibers, polyester-based fibers, polyamide-based fibers, and polyolefin-based fibers.
  • Patent Document 1 proposes, as fibers for artificial hair having appearance, touch, and feel such as texture close to natural hair, core-sheath conjugate fibers comprising a semi-aromatic polyamide component in the core part and a linear saturated aliphatic polyamide component in the sheath part.
  • Patent Document 2 discloses, as fibers having excellent curl retentive property, fibers for artificial hair comprising core-sheath type vinylidene chloride-based conjugate fibers whose core-sheath phase comprising a vinylidene chloride-based resin phase and a thermoplastic resin phase having a density of 0.85 to 1.00 g/cc.
  • Patent Document 1 The fibers described in Patent Document 1 have feel close to natural hair because of its core-sheath structure, but curl setting including cooling is necessary so as to impart a curled style to the fibers. Further, the curls of the fibers mostly loosen when they get wet, and the loosened curls do not perfectly return to its originally curled state even when they are dried. These fibers are inferior in the curl retentive property.
  • the fibers of Patent Document 2 have improved curl retentive property as compared with fibers consisting only of vinylidene chloride, but loosening of curls due to its own weight is unavoidable, and the fibers also require curl setting including the above cooling.
  • the present invention provides core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair having touch and appearance close to human hair, exhibiting favorable curling property without the need for curl setting and having extremely high curl retentive property, and hair ornament products including the same.
  • the present invention relates to a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair comprising a core part and a sheath part.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair has a flat multilobed shape in cross section. In the fiber cross section, a ratio of a length of a major axis of the fiber cross section to a length of a first minor axis of the fiber cross section is 1.10 or more and 3.00 or less.
  • the major axis of the fiber cross section is a longest straight line among a symmetrical axis of the fiber cross section and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the fiber cross section and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axis of the fiber cross section.
  • the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is a longest straight line formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the fiber cross section.
  • a ratio of a length of a major axis of the core part to a length of a first minor axis of the core part is 1.10 or more and 3.00 or less.
  • the major axis of the core part is a longest straight line among a symmetrical axis of the core part and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the core part and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axis of the core part.
  • the first minor axis of the core part is a longest straight line formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the core part are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the core part.
  • a direction of the major axis of the fiber cross section and a direction of the major axis of the core part substantially coincide with each other.
  • a ratio of a length of a second minor axis of the fiber cross section to the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is 0.50 or more and less than 1.00.
  • the second minor axis of the fiber cross section is a shortest straight line formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the fiber cross section.
  • the flat multilobed shape is a flat two-lobed shape in which two circles, two ellipses, or one circle and one ellipse are connected via recesses.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair comprises at least one resin composition selected from the group consisting of a polyester-based resin composition, a polyamide-based resin composition, a vinyl chloride-based resin composition, a modacrylic-based resin composition, a polycarbonate-based resin composition, a polyolefin-based resin composition, and a polyphenylene sulfide-based resin composition.
  • the core part and/or sheath part of the core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair comprises a polyester-based resin composition comprising at least one polyester-based resin selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and a copolymerized polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component.
  • the core part and/or sheath part of the core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair comprises a polyamide-based resin composition comprising polyamide-based resin comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of nylon 6 and nylon 66 as a main component.
  • the present invention further relates to a hair ornament product comprising the above core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair.
  • the hair ornament product may be any one selected from the group consisting of a hair wig, a hairpiece, weaving hair, a hair extension, braided hair, a hair accessory, and doll hair.
  • the present invention can provide core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair having touch and appearance close to human hair, exhibiting favorable curling property without the need for curl setting and having extremely high curl retentive property, and hair ornament products including the same.
  • the present inventors conducted intensive studies to solve the above problems and found out that core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair having touch and appearance (gloss) close to human hair, exhibiting favorable curling property without the need for curl setting and having extremely high curl retentive property, are realized with the following configuration.
  • a ratio of a length of a major axis of the fiber cross section to a length of a first minor axis of the fiber cross section is 1.10 or more and 3.00 or less.
  • the major axis of the fiber cross section is a longest straight line among symmetrical axes of the fiber cross section and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the fiber cross section and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axes of the fiber cross section
  • the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is a longest straight line formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the fiber cross section.
  • a ratio of a length of a major axis of the core part to a length of a first minor axis of the core part is 1.10 or more and 3.00 or less.
  • the major axis of the core part is a longest straight line among symmetrical axes of the core part and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the core part and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axes of the core part
  • the first minor axis of the core part is a longest straight line formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the core part are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the core part.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair having the above configuration can prevent the separation of fibers and the exposure of the core part to the surface due to separation of the core part and the sheath part while having latent crimpability and curls by natural crimp derived from the fiber structure, thereby exhibiting favorable curling property without the need for curl setting and extremely high curl retentive property.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair each comprise a core part and a sheath part and have a flat multilobed shape in cross section.
  • the flat multilobed shape may be, but is not particularly limited to, a lobed shape in which two or more selected from a group consisting of circle and ellipse are connected via recesses.
  • the number of lobes may be 2 to 10, or 2 to 8.
  • the flat multilobed shape is preferably a flat two-lobed shape in which two circles, two circles, or one circle and one ellipse are connected via recesses.
  • the circle or ellipse does not need to form a continuous arc, and may be a substantial circle or ellipse that is modified partially (excluding an acute angle). Note here that it is unnecessary to take into consideration asperities of 2 ⁇ m or less generated on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section due to the use of additives, etc.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair have a flat multilobed fiber cross section, they have favorable curling property without the need for curl setting. Further, since the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair have a flat multilobed fiber cross section, each fiber surface has recesses and projections, so that the flat area decreases and reflection of light decreases on the fiber surface. Specifically, when the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair have a flat two-lobed cross-sectional shape in which two circles, two ellipses, or one circle and one ellipse are connected via recesses, four projections in total are present on both sides of the two recesses. With this configuration, reflection of light decreases, and the fibers tend to have gloss approximate to human hair.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a fiber cross section of a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair 1 of this embodiment comprises a sheath part 10 and a core part 20, and the fiber cross section has a flat two-lobed shape in which two ellipses are connected via recesses.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair has an eccentricity of 5% or more, preferably 5% or more and 50% or less, and more preferably 10% or more and 30% or less.
  • the eccentricity of the core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair can be calculated from the following formula based on the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section and the distance between the central point of the major axis of the fiber cross section and the central point of the major axis of the core part in the fiber cross section.
  • Eccentricity % Distance between the central point of the major axis of the fiber cross section and the central point of the major axis of the core part / Length of the major axis of the fiber cross section / 2 ⁇ 100
  • the major axis of the fiber cross section refers to a longest straight line among symmetrical axes of the fiber cross section and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the fiber cross section and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axes of the fiber cross section.
  • the major axis of the core part refers to a longest straight line in the core part among symmetrical axes of the core part and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the core part and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axes of the core part.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the eccentricity of a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair 1 of this embodiment comprises a sheath part 10 and a core part 20, and has a flat two-lobed shape in cross section.
  • the eccentricity of the fiber is expressed by the following formula, where L represents a length of a major axis 12 of the fiber cross section, and d represents a distance between a central point 11 of the major axis of the fiber cross section and a central point 21 of the major axis of the core part.
  • Eccentricity % d / L / 2 ⁇ 100
  • a ratio of the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section to a length of a first minor axis of the fiber cross section is 1.10 or more and 3.00 or less, preferably 1.15 or more and 2.50 or less, and more preferably 1.20 or more and 2.00 or less.
  • the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is a longest straight line formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the fiber cross section.
  • the ratio of the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section to the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is 1.10 or more, fibers are hardly tangled, and the combing property improves. If there are two or more longest straight lines formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the fiber cross section, one of them is defined as the first minor axis.
  • a ratio of a length of a second minor axis of the fiber cross section to the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is preferably 0.50 or more and less than 1.00, more preferably 0.65 or more and less than 1.00, and further preferably 0.80 or more and less than 1.00.
  • the second minor axis of the fiber cross section is a shortest straight line formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the fiber cross section.
  • the ratio of the length of the second minor axis to the length of the first minor axis is 0.50 or more, fibers can have soft and good touch.
  • the ratio of the length of the second minor axis to the length of the first minor axis is less than 1.00, the flat area on the fiber surface decreases and reflection of light on the fiber surface decreases, whereby fibers tend to have gloss approximate to human hair.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section, the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section, and the length of the second minor axis of the fiber cross section in the fiber cross section of a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair 1 of this embodiment comprises a sheath part 10 and a core part 20, and has a flat two-lobed shape in cross section.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section, the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section, and the length of the second minor axis of the fiber cross section in the fiber cross section of a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair 1 of this embodiment comprises a sheath part 10 and a core part 20, and has a flat
  • the major axis of the fiber cross section is a longest straight line 12 among symmetrical axes of the fiber cross section and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the fiber cross section and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axes of the fiber cross section
  • the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is a longest straight line 13 formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section are connected perpendicular to the major axis 12 of the fiber cross section
  • the second minor axis of the fiber cross section is a shortest straight line 14 formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the fiber cross section are connected perpendicular to the major axis 12 of the fiber cross section.
  • a ratio (L/S1) of a length L of the major axis 12 of the fiber cross section to a length S1 of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is 1.10 or more and 3.00 or less, more preferably 1.15 or more and 2.50 or less, and further preferably 1.20 or more and 2.00 or less.
  • the ratio of the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section to the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is within the above range, fibers can keep favorable touch and appearance.
  • a ratio (S2/S1) of a length S2 of a second minor axis 14 of the fiber cross section to a length S1 of the first minor axis 13 of the fiber cross section is preferably 0.50 or more and less than 1.00, more preferably 0.65 or more and less than 1.00, and further preferably 0.80 or more and less than 1.00.
  • the ratio of the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section to the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is an average ratio in 30 fiber cross sections selected randomly.
  • a maximum value and a minimum value among the ratios of the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section to the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section are both within the above range.
  • the ratio of the length of the second minor axis of the fiber cross section to the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section is an average ratio in 30 fiber cross sections selected randomly.
  • a maximum value and a minimum value among the ratios of the length of the second minor axis of the fiber cross section to the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section are both within the above range.
  • a ratio of a length of a major axis of the core part to a length of a first minor axis of the core part is 1.10 or more and 3.00 or less, preferably 1.15 or more and 2.50 or less, and more preferably 1.20 or more and 2.00 or less.
  • the major axis of the core part is a longest straight line among symmetrical axes of the core part and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the core part and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axes of the core part.
  • the first minor axis of the core part is a longest straight line formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the core part are connected perpendicular to the major axis of the core part.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair is configured so that a direction of the major axis of the fiber cross section and a direction of the major axis of the core part substantially coincide with each other.
  • the outer circumferential shape of the fiber cross section and the outer circumferential shape of the core part are close to each other in the fiber cross section.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the core part is not particularly limited as long as the ratio of the length of the major axis of the core part to the length of the first minor axis of the core part is within the above range, and the direction of the major axis of the fiber cross section and the direction of the major axis of the core part substantially coincide with each other.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the core part is elliptic, a flat multilobed shape such as a flat two-lobed shape, etc.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the length of the major axis of the core part and the length of the first minor axis of the core part in a fiber cross section of a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair 1 of this embodiment comprises a sheath part 10 and a core part 20, and has a flat two-lobed shape in cross section.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the length of the major axis of the core part and the length of the first minor axis of the core part in a fiber cross section of a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair in one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a core-sheath conjugate fiber for artificial hair 1 of this embodiment comprises a sheath part 10 and a core part 20, and has a flat two-lobed shape in cross section.
  • the major axis of the core part is a longest straight line 22 in the core part among symmetrical axes of the core part and straight lines that connect any two points on an outer circumference of the core part and that extend parallel to the symmetrical axes of the core part
  • the first minor axis of the core part is a longest straight line 23 formed when any two points on the outer circumference of the core part are connected perpendicular to the major axis 22 of the core part.
  • a ratio (Lc/Sc) of a length Lc of the major axis 22 of the core part to a length Sc of the first minor axis 23 of the core part is 1.10 or more and 3.00 or less, preferably 1.15 or more and 2.50 or less, and more preferably 1.20 or more and 2.00 or less.
  • the ratio of the length of the major axis of the core part to the length of the first minor axis of the core part is an average ratio in 30 fiber cross sections selected randomly.
  • a maximum value and a minimum value among the ratios of the length of the major axis of the core part to the length of the first minor axis of the core part are both within the above range.
  • the ratio of the length of the major axis of the core part to the length of the first minor axis of the core part is not within the above range, or the direction of the major axis of the fiber cross section and the direction of the major axis of the core part do not substantially coincide with each other, a variation in the thickness of the sheath in the fiber cross section becomes large. This may cause the separation of the two components, or largely change the shape between the extruded shape from a nozzle and the fiber cross-sectional shape after spinning, which makes the spinning processing more difficult. Further, the core part cannot fully develop its function, and fibers with natural crimp cannot be obtained.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair have the same fineness and cross-sectional shape. They may be a mixture of fibers having different finenesses and cross-sectional shapes. Further, in the fiber cross section of the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair, in order to prevent the separation of the core part and the sheath part, it is preferred that the core part is not exposed to the fiber surface and completely covered with the sheath part.
  • the composition of the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair is not particularly limited.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair may comprise a resin composition such as a polyester-based resin composition, a polyamide-based resin composition, a vinyl chloride-based resin composition, a modacrylic-based resin composition, a polycarbonate-based resin composition, a polyolefin-based resin composition, and a polyphenylene sulfide-based resin composition.
  • resin compositions may be used in combination of two or more kinds.
  • a flame retardant may be used together in terms of flame resistance.
  • a polyester-based resin composition comprising polyester-based resin and a bromine-based polymeric flame retardant, a polyamide-based resin composition comprising polyamide-based resin and a bromine-based polymeric flame retardant, etc., are preferably used.
  • the core part and/or sheath part of the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair preferably comprises a polyester-based resin composition comprising polyester resin and a bromine-based polymeric flame retardant.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair may be obtained by melt spinning a polyester-based resin composition comprising polyester resin and a bromine-based polymeric flame retardant.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair comprise a polyester-based resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of at least one polyester resin selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and a copolymerized polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component and 5 parts by weight or more and 40 parts by weight or less of a bromine-based polymeric flame retardant.
  • polyalkylene terephthalate examples include, but are not particularly limited to, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and polycyclohexane dimethylene terephthalate.
  • copolymerized polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component examples include, but are not particularly limited to, copolymerized polyesters comprising polyalkylene terephthalate such as polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate or polycyclohexane dimethylene terephthalate, as a main component and other copolymerizable components.
  • copolymerized polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component refers to a copolymerized polyester comprising 80 mol% or more of polyalkylene terephthalate.
  • Examples of the other copolymerizable component include: polycarboxylic acids such as isophthalic acid, orthophthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, paraphenylenedicarboxylic acid, trimellitic acid, pyromellitic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, and dodecanedioic acid, and their derivatives; dicarboxylic acids including a sulfonic acid salt such as 5-sodiumsulfoisophthalic acid and dihydroxyethyl 5-sodiumsulfoisophthalate, and their derivatives; 1,2-propanediol; 1,3-propanediol; 1,4-butanediol; 1,6-hexanediol; neopentyl glycol; 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; diethylene glycol; polyethylene glycol; trimethylol
  • the copolymerized polyester is preferably produced by adding a small amount of the other copolymerizable component to polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component to react.
  • the polyalkylene terephthalate may be a polymer of terephthalic acid and/or a derivative thereof (e.g., methyl terephthalate) and alkylene glycol.
  • the copolymerized polyester may be produced by polymerizing a composition comprising a monomer or oligomer component as the small amount of the other copolymerizable component, and a mixture of terephthalic acid and/or a derivative thereof (e.g., methyl terephthalate) and alkylene glycol used for polymerization of polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component.
  • a composition comprising a monomer or oligomer component as the small amount of the other copolymerizable component, and a mixture of terephthalic acid and/or a derivative thereof (e.g., methyl terephthalate) and alkylene glycol used for polymerization of polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component.
  • the copolymerized polyester may be any copolymerized polyester in which the other copolymerizable component is polycondensed to the main chain and/or side chain of polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component.
  • the copolymerization method is not particularly limited.
  • copolymerized polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component
  • copolymerized polyesters obtained by copolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate as a main component with one compound selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol ether of bisphenol A, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, isophthalic acid, and dihydroxyethyl 5-sodiumsulfoisophthalate.
  • the polyalkylene terephthalate and the copolymerized polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component may be used individually or in combinations of two or more. Particularly, it is preferable to use the following individually or in combinations of two or more: polyethylene terephthalate; polypropylene terephthalate; polybutylene terephthalate; a copolymerized polyester obtained by copolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate as a main component with ethylene glycol ether of bisphenol A; a copolymerized polyester obtained by copolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate as a main component with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; a copolymerized polyester obtained by copolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate as a main component with isophthalic acid; and a copolymerized polyester obtained by copolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate as a main component with dihydroxyethyl 5-sodiumsulfoisophthal
  • An intrinsic viscosity (IV value) of the polyester resin is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.3 or more and 1.2 or less, and more preferably 0.4 or more and 1.0 or less.
  • the intrinsic viscosity is 0.3 or more, fibers to be obtained can have adequate mechanical strength, and there is no risk of dripping during a combustion test.
  • the intrinsic viscosity is 1.2 or less, the molecular weight does not increase too much, and the melt viscosity does not become too high. This facilitates melt spinning and tends to uniform the fineness.
  • the bromine-based polymeric flame retardant is not particularly limited but preferably a brominated epoxy-based flame retardant in terms of heat resistance and flame resistance.
  • the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant may use as a raw material a brominated epoxy-based flame retardant having an epoxy group or tribromophenol at the end of the molecule. It is preferred that the structure of the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant after melt kneading has, but is not particularly limited to, 80 mol% or more of the constitutional unit represented by the following chemical formula (1), where the total amount of the constitutional unit represented by the chemical formula (1) and another constitutional unit in which at least part of the chemical formula (1) is modified is 100 mol%.
  • the structure of the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant at the end of the molecule may be changed after melt kneading.
  • the end of the molecule of the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant may be replaced by a group other than the epoxy group or tribromophenol, such as a hydroxyl group, a phosphoric acid group, or a phosphonic acid group.
  • the end of the molecule of the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant may be bound to a polyester component through an ester group.
  • the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant may have a branched structure in which the secondary hydroxyl group and the epoxy group are bound.
  • part of the bromine of the chemical formula (1) may be eliminated or added, as long as the bromine content in the molecule of the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant is not changed significantly.
  • the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant is preferably a polymeric brominated epoxy-based flame retardant as represented by the following general formula (2), for example.
  • m is 1 to 1000.
  • the polymeric brominated epoxy-based flame retardant represented by the general formula (2) may be a commercially available product such as a brominated epoxy-based flame retardant (trade name "SR-T2MP") manufactured by SAKAMOTO YAKUHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
  • the polyamide-based resin used in the present invention refers to nylon resin obtained by polymerizing at least one selected from the group consisting of lactam, aminocarboxylic acid, a mixture of dicarboxylic acid and diamine, a mixture of dicarboxylic acid derivative and diamine, and a salt of dicarboxylic acid and diamine.
  • lactam examples include, but are not particularly limited to, 2-azetidinone, 2-pyrrolidinone, ⁇ -valerolactam, ⁇ -caprolactam, enantholactam, capryllactam, undecalactam, and laurolactam.
  • ⁇ -caprolactam, undecalactam and laurolactam are preferred, and ⁇ -caprolactam is particularly preferred.
  • These lactams may be used individually or in combinations of two or more.
  • aminocarboxylic acid examples include, but are not particularly limited to, 6-aminocaproic acid, 7-aminoheptanoic acid, 8-aminooctanoic acid, 9-aminononanoic acid, 10-aminodecanoic acid, 11-aminoundecanoic acid, and 12-aminododecanoic acid.
  • 6-aminocaproic acid, 11-aminoundecanoic acid and 12-aminododecanoic acid are preferred, and 6-aminocaproic acid is particularly preferred.
  • These aminocarboxylic acids may be used individually or in combinations of two or more.
  • dicarboxylic acid used in the mixture of dicarboxylic acid and diamine, the mixture of dicarboxylic acid derivative and diamine, or the salt of dicarboxylic acid and diamine include, but are not particularly limited to, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, undecanedioic acid, dodecanedioic acid, brasylic acid, tetradecanedioic acid, pentadecanedioic acid, octadecanedioic acid; alicyclic dicarboxylic acids such as cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; and aromatic dicarboxylic acids such as phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, and naphthalenedicarboxylic acid.
  • adipic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid, terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid are preferred, and adipic acid, terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid are particularly preferred.
  • These dicarboxylic acids may be used individually or in combinations of two or more.
  • diamine used in the mixture of dicarboxylic acid and diamine, the mixture of dicarboxylic acid derivative and diamine, or the salt of dicarboxylic acid and diamine include, but are not particularly limited to, aliphatic diamines such as 1,4-diaminobutane, 1,5-diaminopentane, 1,6-diaminohexane, 2-methyl-1,5-diaminopentane (MDP), 1,7-diaminoheptane, 1,8-diaminooctane, 1,9-diaminononane, 1,10-diaminodecane, 1,11-diaminoundecane, 1,12-diaminododecane, 1,13-diaminotridecane, 1,14-diaminotetradecane, 1,15-diaminopentadecane, 1,16-diaminohexadecane, 1,17-di
  • nylon resin examples include, but are not particularly limited to, nylon 6, nylon 66, nylon 11, nylon 12, nylon 6 ⁇ 10, nylon 6 ⁇ 12, semi-aromatic nylons comprising a unit of nylon 6T and/or 61, and copolymers of these nylon resins.
  • nylon 6, nylon 66, and copolymers of nylon 6 and nylon 66 are more preferred.
  • the polyamide-based resin can be produced, for example, by a polyamide-based resin polymerization method that includes heating a raw material of polyamide-based resin in the presence or absence of a catalyst. Stirring may or may not be performed during the polymerization, but it is preferable to preform stirring to obtain a homogeneous product.
  • the polymerization temperature can be set optionally in accordance with the polymerization degree of a target polymerized product, the reaction yield, and the reaction time, but a lower temperature is preferred in terms of the quality of resultant polyamide-based resin.
  • the reaction rate can also be set optionally.
  • the polymerization pressure is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to reduce the pressure in the system to efficiently extract a volatile component out of the system.
  • the terminal groups of polyamide-based resin used in the present invention may be end-capped with a carboxylic acid compound or an amine compound as needed.
  • a carboxylic acid compound or an amine compound as needed.
  • monocarboxylic acid and/or monoamine is used for end-capping, the terminal amino group concentration or terminal carboxyl group concentration of the obtained nylon resin is reduced as compared with the case of not using the end-capping agent.
  • dicarboxylic acid or diamine is used for end-capping, the sum of the terminal amino group concentration and the terminal carboxyl group concentration does not change, but the ratio of the terminal amino group concentration to the terminal carboxyl group concentration changes.
  • carboxylic acid compound examples include, but are not particularly limited to, aliphatic monocarboxylic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, enanthic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, undecanoic acid, lauric acid, tridecanoic acid, myristic acid, myristoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and arachic acid; alicyclic monocarboxylic acids such as cyclohexanecarboxylic acid and methylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid; aromatic monocarboxylic acids such as benzoic acid, toluic acid, ethylbenzoic acid, and phenylacetic acid; aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, sub
  • amine compound examples include, but are not particularly limited to, aliphatic monoamines such as butylamine, pentylamine, hexylamine, heptylamine, octylamine, 2-ethylhexylamine, nonylamine, decylamine, undecylamine, dodecylamine, tridecylamine, tetradecylamine, pentadecylamine, hexadecylamine, octadecylamine, nonadecylamine, and icosylamine; alicyclic monoamines such as cyclohexylamine and methylcyclohexylamine; aromatic monoamines such as benzylamine and ⁇ -phenylethylamine; aliphatic diamines such as 1,4-diaminobutane, 1,5-diaminopentane, 1,6-diaminohexane, 1,7-di
  • the terminal group concentration of the polyamide-based resin is not specifically limited. However, when it is necessary to increase dye-affinity for fiber application, or when a material suitable for alloying is designed for resin application, it is preferred that the terminal amino group concentration is high. On the other hand, when it is desired to prevent coloration or gelation under long-term aging conditions, it is rather preferred that the terminal amino group concentration is low.
  • the terminal carboxyl group concentration and the terminal amino group concentration in the polyamide-based resin are both low.
  • the terminal group concentration can be controlled.
  • Both of the terminal amino group concentration and the terminal carboxyl group concentration in the polyamide-based resin are preferably from 1.0 x 10 -5 to 15.0 x 10 -5 eq/g, more preferably from 2.0 x 10 -5 to 12.0 x 10 -5 eq/g, and particularly preferably from 3.0 x 10 -5 to 11.0 x 10 -5 eq/g.
  • a method of adding the end-capping agent may be a method of feeding it together with raw materials such as caprolactam in the initial stage of polymerization, a method of adding it half way through polymerization, or a method of adding it when nylon resin in a molten state passes through a vertical stirring-type thin-film evaporator.
  • the end-capping agent may be used as it is, or after having been dissolved in a small amount of solvent.
  • the core part comprises a polyester-based resin composition comprising at least one polyester resin selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene terephthalate and a copolymerized polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component
  • the sheath part comprises a polyamide-based resin composition comprising polyamide-based resin comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of nylon 6 and nylon 66 as a main component.
  • polyamide-based resin comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of nylon 6 and nylon 66 as a main component
  • polyamide-based resin comprising nylon 6 and/or nylon 66 in an amount of 80 mol% or more.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair may comprise various additives as needed, such as a flame retardant other than the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant, a flame retardant auxiliary, a heat resistant agent, a stabilizer, a fluorescer, an antioxidant, an antistat and a pigment, as long as they do not interfere with the effects of the present invention.
  • a flame retardant other than the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant such as a flame retardant other than the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant, a flame retardant auxiliary, a heat resistant agent, a stabilizer, a fluorescer, an antioxidant, an antistat and a pigment, as long as they do not interfere with the effects of the present invention.
  • the flame retardant other than the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant may be a phosphorus-containing flame retardant, a bromine-containing flame retardant, etc.
  • Examples of the phosphorus-containing flame retardant include phosphate ester amide compounds and organic cyclic phosphorus-based compounds.
  • bromine-containing flame retardant examples include: pentabromotoluene; hexabromobenzene; decabromodiphenyl; decabromodiphenyl ether; bis(tribromophenoxy)ethane; tetrabromophthalic anhydride; ethylene bis(tetrabromophthalimide); ethylene bis(pentabromophenyl); octabromotrimethylphenylindan; bromine-containing phosphate esters such as tris(tribromoneopentyl)phosphate; brominated polystyrenes; brominated polybenzyl acrylates; brominated phenoxy resins; brominated polycarbonate oligomers; tetrabromobisphenol A and tetrabromobisphenol A derivatives such as tetrabromobisphenol A-bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether), tetrabromobisphenol A-bis(allylether), and
  • the flame retardant other than the brominated epoxy-based flame retardant is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of phosphate ester amide compounds, organic cyclic phosphorus-based compounds, and brominated phenoxy resin-based flame retardants because of their excellent flame resistance.
  • the flame retardant auxiliary may be an antimony-based compound, a composite metal comprising antimony, etc.
  • antimony-based compound include antimony trioxide, antimony tetroxide, antimony pentoxide, sodium antimonate, potassium antimonate, and calcium antimonate.
  • the flame retardant auxiliary is more preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of antimony trioxide, antimony pentoxide, and sodium antimonate.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair comprise a thermoplastic resin composition such as a polyester-based resin composition
  • the thermoplastic resin composition is melt kneaded using any of various general kneading machines to be formed into pellets, and the pellets are melt spun using a core-sheath type conjugate fiber spinneret to produce core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair comprise a polyester-based resin composition
  • they can be produced by the following production method.
  • the polyester-based resin composition may include other thermoplastic resins such as polycarbonate-based resin as needed.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair comprise a polyamide-based resin composition
  • the polyamide-based resin composition is melt kneaded using any of various general kneading machines to be formed into pellets, and the pellets are melt spun to produce core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair.
  • kneading machines examples include a single-screw extruder, a twin-screw extruder, a roll, a Banbury mixer, and a kneader.
  • twin-screw extruder is preferred in terms of adjusting the degree of kneading and simplifying operations.
  • the polyester-based resin composition is melt spun into yarns while the temperatures of an extruder, a gear pump, a spinneret, etc., are set at 250°C or more and 300°C or less. Then, spun yarns pass through a heated tube, cooled to a temperature of not more than the glass transition point of the polyester resin, and wound up at a speed of 50 m/min or more and 5000 m/min or less to obtain spun yarns (undrawn yarns). Further, for example, the polyamide-based resin composition is melt spun into yarns while the temperatures of an extruder, a gear pump, a spinneret, etc., are set at 260°C or more and 320°C or less.
  • spun yarns pass through a heated tube, cooled to a temperature of not more than the glass transition point of the polyamide resin, and wound up at a speed of 50 m/min or more and 5000 m/min or less to obtain spun yarns (undrawn yarns).
  • the thermoplastic resin composition constituting the core part may be supplied by a core extruder, and the thermoplastic resin composition constituting the sheath part may be supplied by a sheath extruder.
  • the spun yarns may be cooled in a water bath containing cooling water in order to control the fineness.
  • the temperature and the length of the heated tube, the temperature and the amount of cooling air to be applied, the temperature of the cooling water bath, the cooling time, and the winding speed can be set appropriately in accordance with the extrusion rate of the polymer and the number of spinneret holes.
  • the spun yarns are hot drawn.
  • the drawing may be performed by either a two-step method or a direct spinning-drawing method.
  • the spun yarns are once wound, and then drawn.
  • the direct spinning-drawing method the spun yarns are drawn continuously without winding.
  • the hot drawing may be performed by a single-stage drawing method or a multi-stage drawing method including two or more stages.
  • the heating means in the hot drawing may be, e.g., a heating roller, a heat plate, a steam jet apparatus, or a hot water bath, and they can be used in combination appropriately.
  • Oils such as a fiber treatment agent and a softening agent may be applied to the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair to make the touch and feel of the fibers closer to the human hair.
  • the fiber treatment agent may be, e.g., a silicone-based fiber treatment agent or a non-silicone-based fiber treatment agent for improving touch and combing property.
  • the single fiber fineness of the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair is preferably 10 dtex or more and 150 dtex or less, more preferably 30 dtex or more and 120 dtex or less, further preferably 40 dtex or more and 100 dtex or less, and particularly preferably 50 dtex or more and 90 dtex or less because the fineness within the above range is suitable for artificial hair.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair may be subjected to gear crimping.
  • the gear crimping imparts gentle curves and natural appearance to fibers, and decreases cohesion between fibers, thereby improving the combing property.
  • fibers pass through two engaged gears while being heated to a temperature higher than its softening temperature to transfer the shape of the gears to the fibers, and thereby curves appear on the fibers.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair have latent crimpability, and express natural crimp by the heat treatment in the fiber processing stage, thereby having excellent curling property without the need for curl setting. Further, the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair have extremely favorable curl retentive property. Moreover, by heat-treating the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair at different temperatures in the fiber processing stage as needed, the fibers can express curls with different shapes.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair can be used for any hair ornament products.
  • the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair can be used for hair wigs, hairpieces, weavings, hair extensions, braided hair, hair accessories, and doll hair.
  • hair ornament products comprising the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair have excellent curling property without the need for curl setting.
  • the hair ornament products have extremely favorable curl retentive property.
  • by heat-treating the hair ornament products comprising the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair at different temperatures as needed they can express curls with different shapes.
  • the above hair ornament products may comprise only the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair of the present invention, or a combination of the core-sheath conjugate fibers for artificial hair of the present invention and other artificial hair fibers, natural fibers such as human hair or animal hair, etc.
  • the single fiber fineness was determined by averaging single fiber finenesses of 30 samples.
  • the single fiber finenesses were measured using an auto-vibronic fineness measuring instrument "DENIER COMPUTER type DC-11" (manufactured by SEARCH CO., LTD.).
  • Fibers were bundled and fixed with a shrinkable tube to avoid displacement of the fiber bundle, and cut cross-sectionally with a cutter to prepare a fiber bundle for cross-sectional observation.
  • the fiber bundle for cross-sectional observation was photographed at 400x magnification with a laser microscope ("VK-9500" manufactured by KEYENCE CORPORATION) to obtain fiber cross section micrographs.
  • VK-9500 manufactured by KEYENCE CORPORATION
  • 30 fiber cross sections were selected randomly from the micrographs to measure the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section, the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section, the length of the second minor axis of the fiber cross section as well as the length of the major axis of the core part and the length of the first minor axis of the core part.
  • the length of the major axis of the fiber cross section, the length of the first minor axis of the fiber cross section, the length of the second minor axis of the fiber cross section, the length of the major axis of the core part, the length of the first minor axis of the core part and the like can each be expressed by an average of the measured values of the 30 fiber cross sections selected randomly.
  • Fibers were cut into 63.5 cm long in a state where curls were stretched completely. 5.0 g of the 63.5 cm-long fibers obtained was bundled, and the length of the fiber bundle in a state where curls were stretched completely was adjusted to 70 cm by intentionally displacing the fibers using a hackling. Then, the fiber bundle was tied in the middle with a string, folded in two, and the string portion was fixed. The fiber bundle was fixed with an insulation lock at the position 30 cm away from the tip in a state where curls were stretched completely to prepare a fiber bundle for curling property evaluation.
  • the fiber bundle for curling property evaluation was hung perpendicular to the ground, and a length from the insulation lock, which fixed the upper end of the fiber bundle, to the lower end of the fiber bundle was measured (initial curl length).
  • the curling property was determined under the following criteria based on the initial curl length and the curl strength.
  • the fiber bundle after evaluation of the curling property was fixed at its root and left to stand for three days while being hung perpendicular to the ground. Three days later, the length from the insulation lock, which fixed the upper end of the fiber bundle, to the lower end of the fiber bundle was measured (curl length after three days), and a curl loosening percentage was calculated from the following formula.
  • Fibers were cut into 63.5 cm long in a state where curls were stretched completely, and 5.0 g of the 63.5 cm-long fibers obtained was bundled. Then, the fiber bundle was tied in the middle with a string, folded in two, and the string portion was fixed to prepare a fiber bundle for hair ironing. Next, a hair iron ("IZUNAMI ITC450 Flat Iron” manufactured by Izunami Inc. (U.S.)) heated at 180°C was used to crimp the fiber bundle from the fixed root to the tip while heating. This process was repeated five times to prepare a fiber bundle for combing property evaluation.
  • IZUNAMI ITC450 Flat Iron manufactured by Izunami Inc. (U.S.
  • the fiber bundle for combing property evaluation was combed one hundred times from the fixed root to the tip using a hair comb ("MATADOR PROFESSIONAL 386.8 1/2F" made in Germany).
  • the combing property was evaluated under the following criteria based on the number of deformed or split fibers.
  • Polyethylene terephthalate (trade name "BK-2180” manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) that had been dried to a moisture content of 100 ppm or less was supplied to a twin-screw extruder, melt kneaded at 280°C and formed into pellets.
  • Nylon 66 (trade name "Zytel (registered trademark)-42A” manufactured by DuPont) that had been dried to a moisture content of 100 ppm or less was supplied to a twin-screw extruder, melt kneaded at 300°C and formed into pellets. The respective pellets were dried to a moisture content of 100 ppm or less.
  • each molten polymer was extruded through a core-sheath type conjugate fiber spinneret with a nozzle shape indicated in Table 1 below at a barrel temperature of 280°C for polyethylene terephthalate and at a barrel temperature of 300°C for nylon 66.
  • the extruded polymer was cooled to a temperature of not more than the glass transition temperature, and wound up at a speed of 60 to 150 m/min.
  • the obtained undrawn yarns were drawn to 3 times at 80°C and heat-treated with a heating roller at 200°C.
  • Finishing oil A (trade name "KWC-Q” manufactured by Marubishi Oil Chemical Corporation) and finishing oil B (trade name “KWC-B” manufactured by Marubishi Oil Chemical Corporation) were respectively applied thereto in amounts of 0.20% omf and 0.10% omf (weight percentage of finishing oil (pure content) relative to the dry fiber weight), followed by drying to obtain conjugate fibers (multifilaments) with a single fiber fineness indicated in Table 1 below.
  • the single fiber fineness was measured as described above, and the same applied to the following.
  • Conjugate fibers of Example 5 with a single fiber fineness indicated in Table 1 below were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that: instead of nylon 66, polybutylene terephthalate (trade name "NOVADURAN (registered trademark) 5020" manufactured by Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation) that had been dried to a moisture content of 100 ppm or less was supplied to a twin-screw extruder, melt kneaded at 260°C and formed into pellets; the molten polymer was extruded through a core-sheath type conjugate fiber spinneret with a nozzle shape indicated in Table 1 below at a barrel temperature of 260°C, and undrawn yarns of eccentric core-sheath conjugate fibers comprising polyethylene terephthalat as the core part and polybutylene terephthalate as the sheath part and having a core-to-sheath area ratio (polyethylene terephthalate to polybutylene terephthalate area ratio
  • Conjugate fibers of Comparative Example 2 were attempted to be produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the cross-sectional shape was changed to the shape indicated in Table 1 below, and the spinneret was changed to a side-by-side type conjugate fiber spinneret. However, the two components were separated during drawing, and conjugate fibers could not be obtained.
  • Conjugate fibers (concentric core-sheath conjugate fibers) of Comparative Example 5 with a single fiber fineness indicated in Table 1 below were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the eccentricity was set to 0.0%.
  • Polyamide-based fibers with a single fiber fineness indicated in Table 1 below were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that: nylon 66 that had been dried to a moisture content of 100 ppm or less was supplied to a twin-screw extruder, melt kneaded at 300°C and formed into pellets; the pellets were dried to a moisture content of 100 ppm or less; and the dried pellets were supplied to a melt spinning machine, and the molten polymer was extruded through a spinneret with a nozzle shape indicated in Table 1 below at a barrel temperature of 300°C. The obtained fibers were cut into 63.5 cm long.
  • Conjugate fibers of Comparative Example 7 with a single fiber fineness indicated in Table 1 below were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the cross-sectional shape was changed to the shape indicated in Table 1 below, and the eccentricity was set to 0.0%.
  • FIGS. 5 to 8 are laser micrographs (400x magnification) of the fiber cross sections of the fibers of Example 3 and Comparative Examples 1, 5, and 6.
  • FIG. 8 Fiber cross section Whole fiber Length L of major axis ( ⁇ m) 99.9 91.5 99.4 102.3 92.0 83.3 - - 100.6 101.6 96.3 80.8 Length S1 of first minor axis ( ⁇ m) 71.8 67.4 70.9 81.6 61.7 80.6 - - 71.4 65.3 68.6 79.7 Length S2 of second minor axis ( ⁇ m) 67.0 64.2 66.6 72.7 58.7 80.6 - - 67.5 63.9 66.1 79.7 Ratio of major axis to first minor axis 1.39 1.36 1.40 1.25 1.49 1.03 - - 1.41 1.56 1.40 1.01 Ratio of second minor axis to first minor axis 0.93 0.95 0.94 0.89 0.95 1.00 - - 0.95 0.98 0.96 1.00 Core part Length Lc of major axis ( ⁇ m) 71.9 73.9 52.7 78
  • the fibers of Examples 1 to 5 had curls by latent crimpability while having touch and appearance (gloss) similar to human hair, thereby exhibiting excellent curling property without the need for curl setting, having extremely high curl retentive property, and having favorable appearance, touch and combing property.
  • the fibers of Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 7 having a circular cross section did not exhibit crimpability, and they were inferior in appearance and combing property.
  • the fibers of Comparative Example 2 having a simple side-by-side structure resulted in the separation of the two components, so that conjugate fibers could not be obtained.
  • the fibers of Comparative Example 3 resulted in the exposure of the core part to the fiber surface, so that they could not be molded as favorable conjugate fibers.
  • the fibers of Comparative Example 4 and Comparative Example 5 were poor in crimpability, and curling property could not be observed.
  • the fibers of Comparative Example 6 exhibited favorable curling property directly after being curled with a hair iron, but they were very poor in curl retentivity.

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