JP2004084124A - Nozzle plate - Google Patents

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JP2004084124A
JP2004084124A JP2002247336A JP2002247336A JP2004084124A JP 2004084124 A JP2004084124 A JP 2004084124A JP 2002247336 A JP2002247336 A JP 2002247336A JP 2002247336 A JP2002247336 A JP 2002247336A JP 2004084124 A JP2004084124 A JP 2004084124A
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Kazunori Ozaki
尾崎 和則
Junichi Matsushita
松下 淳一
Akihiro Matsubayashi
松林 章浩
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nozzle plate to be used in a fluid jet nozzle device for the production of a nonwoven fabric by applying a fluid flow to a fiber web and entangling the fiber web to give a nonwoven fabric having a thick and clear orbit of the fiber web in the flow direction. <P>SOLUTION: The nozzle plate has at least one set of a fluid ejection nozzle A and a fluid ejection nozzle B. The center axes of a plurality of fluid jet nozzle holes are perpendicular to the principal plane of the nozzle plate. The projected image (a) and the projected image (b) obtained by projecting the ejection hole of the fluid ejection nozzle A and the fluid ejection nozzle hole B on the nozzle plate to the principal plane of the nozzle plate satisfies the following relationship. Either one of the image does not include the other image when viewed from the minor axis direction of the nozzle plate and a part of the images are overlapped or brought into contact with the other part viewed from the minor axis direction of the nozzle plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【産業上の利用分野】
本発明は繊維ウエブに流体流を作用させて繊維を絡合する、流体噴射ノズル装置のノズルプレートに関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】従来から、繊維ウエブを支持搬送しながら繊維ウエブに高圧水などの流体流を作用させて繊維を絡合し不織布を得る流体噴射ノズル装置が知られており、繊維ウエブをコンベアなどで支持搬送しながら流体流を作用させていることにより、得られる不織布の表面には繊維ウエブが搬送される方向すなわち流れ方向に、流体流による筋状の軌跡が発現するが、該軌跡は細くて不明瞭なものであった。
【0003】
表面に太く明瞭な軌跡が発現した不織布は、縞模様のような独特な趣があるとともに、例えばふき取り材として用いた場合、軌跡部分の凹凸によってふき取り性能が向上するという長所を有する。不織布の表面に太く明瞭な軌跡を発現させるためには、繊維ウエブに流体流を噴射する流体噴射ノズル孔の孔径を大きくして、流体流を太くし、この太い流体流を繊維ウエブに作用させる手段があるが、流体噴射ノズル孔の孔径を大きくすればするほど、流体噴射ノズル孔より噴射される流体の単位時間あたりに噴射される体積が増え、繊維ウエブに対して、絡合に必要な流体量よりも過剰な量の流体が付与されるために、この過剰な量の流体によって流体噴射ノズル孔より噴射される流体流が繊維ウエブに作用する力が阻害、低減される。
このような理由により、孔径の大きい流体噴射ノズル孔で、不織布に太く明瞭な軌跡を発現させることは難しかった。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、上記の問題点を解決するためになされたものであり、繊維ウエブの流れ方向における軌跡が太くて明瞭な不織布を得ることができる、ノズルプレートを提供することを目的とする。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、上記の問題点を解決するためになされたものであり、請求項1記載のとおり、繊維ウエブに流体流を作用させて該繊維ウエブを絡合させる不織布の製造に用いられる流体噴射ノズル装置において用いられる、流体噴射ノズル孔を複数有する流体噴射用ノズルプレートであって、該複数の流体噴射ノズル孔の中心軸が、該ノズルプレートの主面に対して垂直であり、かつ、前記ノズルプレートに設けられた流体噴射ノズル孔Aの噴出口と流体噴射ノズル孔Bの噴出口とをノズルプレート主面に投影した投影像aと投影像bとの位置関係が、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一方が他方を包含しないとともにノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一部が重なる又は接する位置関係である流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bが少なくとも一組あることを特徴とするノズルプレートに関する。
【0006】
また本発明は、請求項2記載のとおり、前記一組の流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bにおいて、それぞれの噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した前記投影像aと投影像bとにノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線aと接線aと接線bと接線bとを引いたとき、接線aと接線aとに挟まれる帯状の範囲と、接線bと接線bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とを結合した、帯状の範囲の幅が、√{(a間の距離)+(b間の距離)}より大きく、(a間の距離+b間の距離)以下であることを特徴とする請求項1記載のノズルプレートに関する。
【0007】
さらにまた本発明は、前記複数の流体噴射ノズル孔の噴出口が全て同一の直径であることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2に記載のノズルプレートにも関する。
【0008】
本発明のノズルプレートは噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した投影像同士の位置関係が、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一方が他方を包含しないとともに、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一部が重なる又は接する位置関係である流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bが少なくとも一組あるため、流体噴射ノズル孔Aから噴射される流体流の軌跡と流体噴射ノズル孔Bから噴射される流体流の軌跡とが互いに完全に重なることがなく、かつ、それぞれの流体流の軌跡が結合して幅広くなるとともに、繊維ウエブに付与される過剰な流体が少なくなるため、流体流の噴射による軌跡が明瞭な不織布を得ることができる。
【0009】
本発明のノズルプレートで、前記一組の流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bのそれぞれの噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した前記投影像aと投影像bとにノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線aと接線aと接線bと接線bとを引いたとき、接線aと接線aとに挟まれる帯状の範囲と、接線bと接線bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とを結合した、帯状の範囲の幅が、√{(a間の距離)+(b間の距離)}より大きく、(a間の距離+b間の距離)以下の範囲にある場合は過剰な流体の量が特に少なくなるために流体流の噴射による軌跡が特に明瞭な不織布を得ることができる。
【0010】
また、本発明のノズルプレートに設けられる流体噴射ノズル孔の噴出口が全て同一の直径であると、流体流の噴射による軌跡が繊維ウエブの幅方向において一様に明瞭な不織布を得ることができる。
【0011】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、具体的に本発明の実施の形態を説明する。なお、以下の説明においてノズルプレート主面とは、ノズルプレートの流体噴射ノズル孔(以下、単にノズル孔と言うことがある)から流体が噴出する側の面をいう。また、ノズル孔の噴出口とは、ノズル孔が筒状(ノズル孔を主面に平行な面で複数箇所切断したとき断面の形状が変化しない領域)となっている部分の、主面側の端部のことを指す。該噴出口の外縁を主面に投影した図形を投影像と称する。
本発明のノズルプレートの短軸方向とは、ノズルプレート主面の短手方向のことをいい、ノズルプレート主面が長方形をなしている場合にはその短辺に平行な方向を指す。ノズルプレートの短軸方向に90度の角度をなす方向をノズルプレートの長軸方向という。本発明のノズルプレートは短軸方向がウエブの流れ方向と平行になるように用いる。
【0012】
本発明のノズルプレートに複数設けられるノズル孔の中心軸は、該ノズルプレートの主面に対して垂直である。
【0013】
以下、ノズルプレートの模式図である図1〜図5を参照しながら説明する。図1および図2は、本願発明のノズルプレートに少なくとも一組ある、ノズル孔Aとノズル孔Bの、おのおの噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した投影像aと投影像bの位置関係を示すノズルプレート主面の模式図である。ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見たときの重なりの度合を示すために投影像aと投影像bにノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線a、a、b、bを引いて示した。図3は本発明のノズルプレートが直方体である場合の一例を、各噴出口の主面への投影像として示した模式図である。図4および図5は、従来の技術である孔径の大きい流体噴射ノズル孔Cの噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した投影像cを示すノズルプレート主面の模式図である。投影像cのノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線c、cを示した。図4の投影像cの直径すなわち接線c、cの距離Lは、図1における接線aと接線bとの距離Lと等しく、図5の投影像cの直径すなわち接線c、cの距離L´は、図2における接線aと接線bとの距離L´と等しいものである。
【0014】
なお、図中の矢印Dはノズルプレートの短軸方向を示し、同じ符号は同じ又は類似の部品を示している。簡単のため噴出口の形状が円形のものの投影像を示したが、この形状に限定されるものではない。
【0015】
図1は前記投影像aと投影像bとが、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一方が他方を包含しないとともにノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いの一部が重なる位置関係であることを示している。投影像aと投影像bが互いに一方が他方を包含しないということは、図1に示されたように接線a、aに挟まれる帯状の範囲と接線b、bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とが互いに一方が他方を完全に包含していないということである。また、投影像aと投影像bの互いの一部が重なっている状態というのは、接線a、aに挟まれる帯状の範囲と接線b、bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とが、離れることなく一部が重なり合っているということである。図1に示すような位置関係にある一組の流体噴射ノズル孔AおよびBは、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て投影像aと投影像bが互いに一方が他方を包含しないので、繊維ウエブに流体を作用させたときに、流体噴射ノズル孔Aだけ、またはBだけからの流体流による軌跡よりも太く明瞭な軌跡を発現させることができる。
【0016】
また、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て投影像aと投影像bの互いの一部が重なっているので、それぞれの流体噴射ノズル孔からの流体流による軌跡が結合して、太く明瞭な軌跡を発現させることができる。この軌跡は、接線aと接線bとの距離Lと等しい直径の投影像cを有する、図4に示された流体噴射ノズル孔Cからの流体流を繊維ウエブ作用させたときの軌跡よりも明瞭に現れる。
【0017】
本発明のノズルプレートは、接線a、aに挟まれる帯状の範囲と接線b、bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とを結合した、帯状の範囲の幅が√{(a間の距離)+(b間の距離)}より大きいことが特に望ましい。
【0018】
ノズル孔から噴射される流体流の単位時間あたりの噴射量(以下、単に噴射量という)は、そのノズル孔の[噴出口の断面積](円形の噴出口ではπr)×[流体流の流速]で求められるので、前記帯状の範囲の幅が√{(a間の距離)+(b間の距離)}と等しいときに、流体噴射ノズル孔AとBの噴射量の合計が、図4に示す流体噴射ノズル孔Cの噴射量と等しくなる。
【0019】
前記帯状の範囲の幅が√{(a間の距離)+(b間の距離)}よりも小さくなると、流体噴射ノズル孔AとBの噴射量の合計が、図4に示す流体噴射ノズル孔Cの噴射量より多くなるので、過剰な量の流体が繊維ウエブに付与され、噴射される流体流が繊維ウエブに作用する力を阻害、低減するおそれがある。
【0020】
したがって、前記帯状の範囲の幅が√{(a間の距離)+(b間の距離)}より大きいときに、本発明のノズルプレートは、従来のノズルプレートよりも、前記過剰な流体の量を少なくすることが出来るので、流体流の噴射による軌跡が明瞭な不織布を得ることができる。
【0021】
図2は、本発明のノズルプレートの他の例であり、前記投影像aと投影像bとが、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一方が他方を包含しないとともにノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て接する位置関係であることを示すものである。この場合接線aは接線bと完全に重なり、接線a、aに挟まれる帯状の範囲と接線b、bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とが、接線aすなわち接線bを介して接している。接線a、aに挟まれる帯状の範囲と接線b、bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とを結合した帯状の範囲の幅は(a間の距離+b間の距離)であり、もっとも広くなっている状態である。またこの距離はすなわち接線aと接線bの距離に等しい。
【0022】
図2に示すような位置関係にある一組の流体噴射ノズル孔AおよびBは、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て投影像aと投影像bが接しているので、それぞれの流体噴射ノズル孔からの流体流による軌跡が結合して、太く明瞭な軌跡を発現させることができる。この場合、流体噴射ノズル孔AおよびBから噴射される流体流の単位時間あたりの噴射量は、図5に示す流体噴射ノズル孔Cから噴射される流体流の単位時間あたりの噴射量と比較して最少となり、前記過剰な流体の量を特に少なくできるため、流体流の噴射による軌跡が明瞭な不織布を最も効率よく得ることができる。
【0023】
以上のように本発明のノズルプレートで、少なくとも1組の流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bの位置関係は、それぞれの噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した投影像aと投影像bをノズルプレートの短軸方向から見た位置関係として示される。一方投影像aと投影像bをノズルプレートの長軸方向から見た位置関係については、噴出口同士が独立して穿孔できる範囲で適宜変動する。望ましくは、投影図aの、ノズルプレートの長軸方向に平行な接線でかつウエブが搬送される流れの下流側の接線と、投影像bのノズルプレートの長軸方向に平行な接線でウエブが搬送される流れの上流側の接線との距離が0.1〜5mm、特に望ましくは0.1〜2mmであると不織布に太く明瞭な軌跡を発現させることができる。ノズルプレートの短軸方向から見て図2に示したような『接する』位置関係の場合には、この距離をマイナスに、すなわちノズルプレートの長軸方向から見て投影像aと投影像bが重なるように穿孔することもできる。しかしこの距離が0.1mmより小さく、ノズルプレートの長軸方向から見て接するか重なり合ったような状態だとそれぞれの列の孔から噴射される流体流の距離が近くなりすぎて流体流が繊維ウエブに当る部分での噴射量が多くなって過剰な流体を発生し、流体流が繊維ウエブに作用する力が阻害、低減されるなどのために、発現する軌跡が不明瞭になる恐れがある。またこの距離が5mmを超えると、ウエブが搬送される流れの下流側の流体噴射ノズル孔の流体流による筋状の軌跡のみが強調され、十分な太さを持った筋状の軌跡を得ることが困難である。
【0024】
本発明のノズルプレートに複数設けられる流体噴射ノズル孔は、少なくとも1組の投影像aと投影像bの位置関係が前記のようになっていればよく、全体としてはランダムに配置していても良いし、列をなして配置していても良いし、該列が2列以上に配置していても良く、特に限定するものではないが、2列以上の列をなして配置するほうが設計がより容易である。また、流体噴射ノズル孔に対して、投影像aと投影像bの位置関係になる流体噴射ノズル孔を有する組は1組あればよく、全てのノズル孔が対になるように設ける必要はない。たとえば、流体噴射ノズル孔が2列になるように配置したとき、ウエブの流れの上流側の列に、流体噴射ノズル孔Aに相当するノズル孔があり、ウエブの流れの下流側の列に、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て流体噴射ノズル孔Aの噴出口の投影像aと互いに包含しないとともにノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て投影像aと一部が重なる又は接する位置関係となる投影像bをなす噴出口を有する、流体噴射ノズル孔Bに相当するノズル孔が少なくとも一個以上あればよい。また、このような位置関係のなかでも重なり度合を変えた他の流体噴射ノズル孔A’と流体噴射ノズル孔B’の組があってもよく、特に対になるもののない流体噴射ノズル孔があってもよく、これらの組み合わせを、繊維ウエブの幅方向に任意に変化させて設けることで、不織布に発現する筋状の軌跡の太さや間隔を変えることが可能であり、不織布の意匠性を高めることが出来る。対になっていないノズル孔同士の位置関係は、噴出口の投影像がノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て重ならず接しないという位置関係であって、特に規定しないが、ノズルプレート長軸方向に0.5mm以上、望ましくは2mm以上は離れた投影像となるように設けると、不織布に発現する筋状の軌跡をより明瞭にする。
【0025】
図3に例示したノズルプレートは、2列あるノズル孔がすべて対になっているので、得られる不織布は幅方向に規則的に筋状の軌跡が発現する。
【0026】
また、このように本発明のノズルプレートの流体噴射ノズル孔が2列以上の列をなしている場合には、後述する列間距離が0.1〜6mmであると太く明瞭な軌跡が発現するので好適である。この距離が0.15〜5.3mmであると特に好ましい。列間距離は、投影像aの中心点を通過するノズルプレート長軸方向に引かれた直線と、投影像aと対になる投影像bの中心点を通過するノズルプレート長軸方向に引かれた直線との距離で求められる。この列間距離が6mmを超えると、ノズルプレートの短軸方向の下流に近い流体噴射ノズル孔の流体流による筋状の軌跡のみが強調され、十分な太さを持った筋状の軌跡を得ることが出来ず、0.1mmより小さいとそれぞれの列の孔から噴射される流体流の距離が近くなりすぎて流体流が繊維ウエブに当る部分で流体流の噴射量が過剰となって、流体流が繊維ウエブに作用する力が阻害、低減されるなどのために、不織布に発現する軌跡が不明瞭になる恐れがある。
【0027】
本発明のノズルプレートの流体噴射ノズル孔が列をなしている場合には、同じ列にある流体噴射ノズル孔の中心軸の繊維ウエブの幅方向におけるピッチが45〜6孔/インチであると流体流による筋状の軌跡が明瞭に発現し、かつ、繊維ウエブが十分に絡合された不織布を作ることが出来るので望ましい。ピッチが6孔/インチを超えると繊維ウエブの絡合が不十分で不織布を形成するのが困難であり45孔/インチより小さいとノズルプレートの長軸方向における流体流による筋状の軌跡が密になり過ぎて、流体流による筋状の軌跡が発現しにくくなる恐れがある。
【0028】
本発明のノズルプレートの主面とその反対面との距離、すなわちノズルプレートの厚みは特に定めるものではないが、0.5〜2mmであるとノズル孔の穿孔が容易である。
【0029】
本発明のノズルプレートの主面を繊維ウエブの上面に対して平行に設置すれば、流体噴射ノズル孔より噴射される流体流は、繊維ウエブに対して直角に当り、繊維ウエブの上面に対して傾いて設置すれば、該流体流は、繊維ウエブに対して斜めに当るが、特に限定するものではない。好ましくは、ノズルプレート主面を繊維ウエブ上面に平行に設置するほうが流体流のエネルギーが無駄なく絡合にあてられる。
【0030】
本発明のノズルプレートの流体噴射ノズル孔の噴出口の直径は0.05mmより小さいと噴射される流体流のエネルギーが小さいため、不織布に明瞭な縦筋を発現させることができず、逆に0.3mmより大きいと、流体噴射ノズル孔から噴射される流体流の単位時間当りの噴射量が過剰となり、繊維ウエブを乱すので、0.05〜0.3mmが好ましく、より好ましくは、0.07〜0.26mmである。
【0031】
また、本発明のノズルプレートに複数設置する流体噴射ノズル孔の噴出口は、全て同一の直径であることもできる。この場合、流体流の噴射による軌跡がウエブの幅方向において一様に明瞭な不織布を得ることができる。特に図2に示したノズル孔の噴出口の投影像aと投影像bの配列においては、ノズル孔Aとノズル孔Bからの噴射量の合計と、図5に示すノズル孔Cからの噴射量との差が最大になるため、噴射される流体流が繊維ウエブに作用する力を阻害および低減する原因となる過剰な流体の量が最少になり、流体流の噴射による軌跡が明瞭な不織布を非常に効率よく得ることができる。
【0032】
【実施例】
(実施例1)
ノズルプレートとしてノズルプレート主面に対して垂直な中心軸を有する流体噴射ノズル孔を有し、かつ図3に示したように噴出口の投影像がノズルプレートの長軸方向に平行に2列並んだものを準備した。このノズルプレートの流体噴射ノズル孔列のピッチは各列とも10孔/インチであり、列間距離は0.4mmであり、噴出口の直径はすべて0.15mmで、一方の列の全ての噴出口の投影像aに対して、他方の列の噴出口の投影像bが1つずつ対応してノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに接する位置関係となっていた。したがって接線aの距離は0.3mmであった。
繊度1.5デニール、繊維長51mmのポリエステル繊維をカーディングしてクロスレイに重ね合わせて得た目付60g/mの繊維ウエブに対して、前記ノズルプレートを使い、吐出圧力10MPaで水を噴射させて繊維同士が絡合した不織布を得た。この不織布は水流による筋状の軌跡が太く明瞭に発現した。
(比較例)
ノズルプレートとしてノズルプレート主面に対して垂直な中心軸を有する流体噴射ノズル孔を有し、かつ長軸方向に平行に流体噴射ノズル孔が10孔/インチのピッチで並んだ列を1列配設した、噴出口の直径が0.3mmであるノズルプレートを使い、実施例と同様にして得た繊維ウエブに対して吐出圧力10MPaで水を噴射させて繊維どうしが絡合した不織布を得た。この不織布は水流による筋状の軌跡が不明瞭で繊維の乱れの多いものが発現した。
【0033】
【発明の効果】
本発明のノズルプレートは噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した投影像同士の位置関係が、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一方が他方を包含しないとともにノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一部が重なる又は接する位置関係である流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bが少なくとも一組あるため、流体噴射ノズル孔Aから噴射される流体流の軌跡と流体噴射ノズル孔Bから噴射される流体流の軌跡とが互いに完全に重なることがなく、かつ、それぞれの流体流の軌跡が結合して幅広くなるとともに、繊維ウエブに付与される過剰な流体が少なくなるため、流体流の噴射による軌跡が明瞭な不織布を得ることができる。
【0034】
本発明のノズルプレートで、前記一組の流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bのそれぞれの噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した投影像aと投影像bとにノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線aと接線aと接線bと接線bとを引いたとき、接線aと接線aとに挟まれる帯状の範囲と、接線bと接線bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とを結合した、帯状の範囲の幅が、√{(a間の距離)+(b間の距離)}より大きく、(a間の距離+b間の距離)以下の範囲にある場合は過剰な流体の量が特に少なくなるために流体流の噴射による軌跡が特に明瞭な不織布を得ることができる。
【0035】
また、本発明のノズルプレートに設けられる流体噴射ノズル孔の噴出口が全て同一の直径であると、流体流の噴射による軌跡が繊維ウエブの幅方向において一様に明瞭な不織布を得ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】一組の流体噴出ノズル孔の噴出口を主面に投影した模式図の一例
【図2】一組の流体噴出ノズル孔の噴出口を主面に投影した模式図の一例
【図3】ノズルプレートとノズル孔の噴出口を主面に投影した模式図の一例
【図4】従来の流体噴出ノズル孔の噴出口を主面に投影した模式図の一例
【図5】従来の流体噴出ノズル孔の噴出口を主面に投影した模式図の一例
【記号の説明】
a,b,c:投影像
,a:投影像aのノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線
,b:投影像bのノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線
,c:投影像cのノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線
D:ノズルプレートの短軸方向
L,L’:接線間の距離
[0001]
[Industrial applications]
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a nozzle plate of a fluid jet nozzle device that entangles fibers by applying a fluid flow to a fiber web.
[0002]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a fluid jet nozzle device for entanglement of a fiber by applying a fluid flow such as high-pressure water to the fiber web while supporting and transporting the fiber web to obtain a nonwoven fabric. By applying a fluid flow while supporting and transporting by the like, a streak locus due to the fluid flow is developed on the surface of the obtained nonwoven fabric in the direction in which the fiber web is transported, that is, in the flow direction. It was thin and unclear.
[0003]
The nonwoven fabric having a thick and clear locus on its surface has a unique taste like a striped pattern, and when used as a wiping material, for example, has the advantage of improving the wiping performance due to the unevenness of the locus portion. In order to express a thick and clear trajectory on the surface of the nonwoven fabric, the diameter of the fluid injection nozzle hole for injecting the fluid flow onto the fiber web is increased, the fluid flow is made thicker, and this thick fluid flow is applied to the fiber web. Although there is a means, as the hole diameter of the fluid ejection nozzle hole is increased, the volume of the fluid ejected from the fluid ejection nozzle hole per unit time is increased, and the fiber web is required for entanglement. Since the excess amount of the fluid is applied to the fiber web, the force of the excess amount of the fluid applied to the fiber web by the fluid flow ejected from the fluid ejection nozzle hole is inhibited or reduced.
For these reasons, it has been difficult to make the nonwoven fabric exhibit a thick and clear trajectory with a fluid ejection nozzle hole having a large hole diameter.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and has as its object to provide a nozzle plate capable of obtaining a clear nonwoven fabric having a thick trajectory in the flow direction of a fiber web.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and as described in claim 1, a fluid jet used for manufacturing a nonwoven fabric in which a fluid flow is applied to a fiber web to entangle the fiber web. A nozzle plate for fluid ejection having a plurality of fluid ejection nozzle holes used in a nozzle device, wherein a central axis of the plurality of fluid ejection nozzle holes is perpendicular to a main surface of the nozzle plate, and The positional relationship between the projected image a and the projected image b obtained by projecting the ejection port of the fluid ejection nozzle hole A and the ejection port of the fluid ejection nozzle hole B provided on the nozzle plate on the main surface of the nozzle plate is represented by the minor axis of the nozzle plate. The fluid ejecting nozzle holes A and the fluid ejecting nozzle holes have a positional relationship where one does not include the other when viewed in the direction and partially overlaps or touches each other when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. There about a nozzle plate, characterized in that at least one set.
[0006]
Further, according to the present invention, in the set of the fluid ejection nozzle holes A and the fluid ejection nozzle holes B, the projection image a and the projection image b are obtained by projecting the respective ejection ports on the main surface of the nozzle plate. when minus the tangent a 1 parallel to the short axis direction of the nozzle plate and the tangent a 2 and tangent b 1 and the tangent b 2, a strip-shaped range sandwiched between the tangent a 1 and the tangent a 2, tangent b 1 that by combining the band-like ranges sandwiched tangent b 2, the width of the band-shaped range, {(distance between a 1 a 2) 2 + ( b 1 b the distance between 2) 2} √ greater than, ( The distance between a 1 a 2 and the distance between b 1 b 2 ) or less.
[0007]
Still further, the present invention also relates to a nozzle plate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ejection ports of the plurality of fluid ejection nozzle holes have the same diameter.
[0008]
In the nozzle plate of the present invention, the positional relationship between the projected images obtained by projecting the ejection ports onto the main surface of the nozzle plate is such that when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate, one does not include the other, and when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. Since there is at least one set of the fluid ejecting nozzle hole A and the fluid ejecting nozzle hole B which partially overlap or touch each other, the trajectory of the fluid flow ejected from the fluid ejecting nozzle hole A and the fluid ejecting nozzle hole B The trajectories of the fluid flow to be ejected do not completely overlap each other, and the trajectories of the respective fluid flows are combined and widened, and the excess fluid applied to the fiber web is reduced. A nonwoven fabric with a clear trajectory by spraying can be obtained.
[0009]
In the nozzle plate of the present invention, a short axis of the nozzle plate is formed by the projection image a and the projection image b obtained by projecting the respective ejection ports of the set of the fluid ejection nozzle holes A and the fluid ejection nozzle holes B onto the main surface of the nozzle plate. when minus and the tangent b 1 and the tangent b 2 parallel tangents a 1 and the tangent a 2 in the direction, and belt-like range sandwiched between the tangent a 1 and the tangent a 2, sandwiched tangent b 1 and the tangent b 2 And the width of the band-like area which is combined with the band-like area to be formed is larger than {(distance between a 1 a 2 ) 2 + (distance between b 1 b 2 ) 2 } and (the distance between a 1 a 2 When the distance is within the range of (distance + b 1 b 2 ) or less, the amount of excess fluid is particularly small, so that a nonwoven fabric with a particularly clear trajectory due to ejection of the fluid flow can be obtained.
[0010]
In addition, when all the ejection ports of the fluid ejection nozzle holes provided in the nozzle plate of the present invention have the same diameter, it is possible to obtain a nonwoven fabric in which the trajectory of the ejection of the fluid flow is uniformly uniform in the width direction of the fiber web. .
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described. In the following description, the main surface of the nozzle plate refers to a surface on the side from which fluid is ejected from a fluid ejection nozzle hole (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as a nozzle hole) of the nozzle plate. In addition, the ejection port of the nozzle hole is a portion of the main surface side of the portion where the nozzle hole has a cylindrical shape (a region in which the cross-sectional shape does not change when the nozzle hole is cut at a plurality of positions in a plane parallel to the main surface). Refers to the end. A figure in which the outer edge of the jet port is projected on the main surface is called a projected image.
The short axis direction of the nozzle plate of the present invention refers to the short direction of the main surface of the nozzle plate. When the main surface of the nozzle plate is rectangular, it refers to the direction parallel to the short side. The direction that forms an angle of 90 degrees with the short axis direction of the nozzle plate is called the long axis direction of the nozzle plate. The nozzle plate of the present invention is used so that the minor axis direction is parallel to the web flow direction.
[0012]
The central axis of the plurality of nozzle holes provided in the nozzle plate of the present invention is perpendicular to the main surface of the nozzle plate.
[0013]
Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 which are schematic views of the nozzle plate. 1 and 2 show the positional relationship between a projection image a and a projection image b of the nozzle plate of the present invention, in which at least one set of nozzle holes A and B is projected on the main surface of the nozzle plate. It is a schematic diagram of a nozzle plate main surface. In order to show the degree of overlap when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate, tangent lines a 1 , a 2 , b 1 , b 2 parallel to the short axis direction of the nozzle plate are drawn on the projection images a and b. Indicated. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a case where the nozzle plate of the present invention is a rectangular parallelepiped, as a projected image on the main surface of each ejection port. FIGS. 4 and 5 are schematic diagrams of the main surface of the nozzle plate showing a projection image c in which the ejection port of the fluid injection nozzle hole C having a large diameter according to the related art is projected on the main surface of the nozzle plate. The tangent lines c 1 and c 2 parallel to the short axis direction of the nozzle plate of the projection image c are shown. The diameter L of the projected image c of FIG. 4, that is, the distance L between the tangent lines c 1 and c 2 is equal to the distance L between the tangent lines a 1 and b 2 in FIG. 1 , and the diameter of the projected image c of FIG. distance c 2 L'is equal to the distance L'between the tangent line a 1 and the tangent b 2 in FIG.
[0014]
The arrow D in the drawing indicates the short axis direction of the nozzle plate, and the same reference numerals indicate the same or similar parts. For simplicity, a projected image of a circular ejection port is shown, but the invention is not limited to this shape.
[0015]
FIG. 1 shows a positional relationship in which the projected image a and the projected image b do not include one another when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate and partially overlap each other when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. It is shown that. The fact that one of the projected images a and b does not include the other means that the band-shaped area sandwiched by the tangents a 1 and a 2 and the band-shaped sandwiched by the tangents b 1 and b 2 as shown in FIG. Means that one does not completely encompass the other. Further, the state in which the projected image a and the projected image b partially overlap each other means that the band-shaped range sandwiched by the tangents a 1 and a 2 and the band-shaped range sandwiched by the tangents b 1 and b 2 Partly overlap without leaving. A set of fluid jet nozzle holes A and B having a positional relationship as shown in FIG. 1 is formed of a fiber web because one projected image a and the projected image b do not include the other when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. When a fluid is applied to the nozzle, a trajectory thicker and clearer than the trajectory due to the fluid flow from only the fluid ejection nozzle holes A or B can be developed.
[0016]
Also, since the projected image a and the projected image b partially overlap each other when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate, the trajectories of the fluid flows from the respective fluid ejection nozzle holes are combined to form a thick and clear trajectory. Can be expressed. The trajectory from trajectory when having a projection image c of the distance L and diameter equal to the tangent line a 1 and the tangent b 2, the fluid flow from the fluid ejection nozzle hole C shown in FIG. 4 is the web act Also appear clearly.
[0017]
In the nozzle plate of the present invention, the width of the band-shaped range obtained by combining the band-shaped range sandwiched by the tangents a 1 and a 2 and the band-shaped range sandwiched by the tangents b 1 and b 2 is Δ (a 1 a 2 It is particularly desirable that the distance is larger than (distance between) 2 + (distance between b 1 b 2 ) 2 }.
[0018]
The injection amount per unit time of the fluid flow injected from the nozzle hole per unit time (hereinafter, simply referred to as the injection amount) is [the cross-sectional area of the ejection port] (πr 2 in the case of the circular ejection port) × [the fluid flow When the width of the band-like area is equal to {(distance between a 1 a 2 ) 2 + (distance between b 1 b 2 ) 2 }, the fluid injection nozzle holes A and B Of the fluid injection nozzle holes C shown in FIG.
[0019]
When the width of the band-shaped range is smaller than {(distance between a 1 a 2 ) 2 + (distance between b 1 b 2 ) 2 }, the sum of the injection amounts of the fluid injection nozzle holes A and B becomes: Since the injection amount is larger than the injection amount of the fluid injection nozzle hole C shown in FIG. 4, an excessive amount of fluid is applied to the fiber web, and the injected fluid flow may hinder or reduce the force acting on the fiber web.
[0020]
Therefore, when the width of the band-shaped range is larger than {(distance between a 1 a 2 ) 2 + (distance between b 1 b 2 ) 2 }, the nozzle plate of the present invention is more excellent than the conventional nozzle plate. Also, since the amount of the excess fluid can be reduced, it is possible to obtain a nonwoven fabric having a clear trajectory due to ejection of the fluid flow.
[0021]
FIG. 2 shows another example of the nozzle plate according to the present invention, wherein the projection image a and the projection image b are such that, when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate, one does not include the other, and This indicates that the positional relationship is such that the user is in contact with the user. In this case the tangent a 2 overlaps completely with the tangent b 1, and a strip-shaped range sandwiched tangent a 1, a strip-shaped range and tangential sandwiched a 2 b 1, b 2 is the tangent a 2 or tangential b 1 Is in contact with The width of the band-shaped range combining the band-shaped range sandwiched by the tangents a 1 and a 2 and the band-shaped range sandwiched by the tangents b 1 and b 2 is (the distance between a 1 a 2 + the distance between b 1 b 2). ), Which is the widest state. Also, this distance is namely equal to the distance of the tangent a 1 and the tangent b 2.
[0022]
In the pair of fluid ejection nozzle holes A and B having the positional relationship as shown in FIG. 2, the projected image a and the projected image b are in contact with each other when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. The trajectories due to the fluid flows from are combined, and a thick and clear trajectory can be developed. In this case, the ejection amount per unit time of the fluid flow ejected from the fluid ejection nozzle holes A and B is compared with the ejection amount per unit time of the fluid flow ejected from the fluid ejection nozzle hole C shown in FIG. And the amount of the excess fluid can be particularly reduced, so that a nonwoven fabric with a clear trajectory due to ejection of the fluid flow can be obtained most efficiently.
[0023]
As described above, in the nozzle plate of the present invention, the positional relationship between at least one set of the fluid ejecting nozzle holes A and the fluid ejecting nozzle holes B is based on the projected image a and the projected image b obtained by projecting the respective ejection ports on the main surface of the nozzle plate. Is shown as a positional relationship viewed from the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. On the other hand, the positional relationship between the projected image a and the projected image b as viewed from the long axis direction of the nozzle plate is appropriately changed within a range in which the ejection ports can be independently bored. Desirably, the web is formed by a tangent line parallel to the long axis direction of the nozzle plate and a tangent line parallel to the long axis direction of the nozzle plate of the projection image b in the projection view a, which is parallel to the long axis direction of the nozzle plate. When the distance from the tangent line on the upstream side of the flow to be conveyed is 0.1 to 5 mm, particularly preferably 0.1 to 2 mm, a thick and clear locus can be expressed in the nonwoven fabric. In the case of the “contact” positional relationship as shown in FIG. 2 when viewed from the short axis direction of the nozzle plate, this distance is minus, that is, the projected image a and the projected image b when viewed from the long axis direction of the nozzle plate. Perforations can also be made to overlap. However, if this distance is smaller than 0.1 mm and the nozzle plates are in contact or overlap when viewed from the long axis direction of the nozzle plate, the distance of the fluid flow ejected from each row of holes becomes too short, and the fluid flow becomes fiber. Since the amount of injection at the portion hitting the web increases and excessive fluid is generated, and the force of the fluid flow acting on the fiber web is inhibited or reduced, the generated trajectory may be unclear. . If this distance exceeds 5 mm, only the streak trajectory due to the fluid flow in the fluid ejection nozzle hole on the downstream side of the flow in which the web is conveyed is emphasized, and a streak trajectory having a sufficient thickness is obtained. Is difficult.
[0024]
The plurality of fluid ejecting nozzle holes provided in the nozzle plate of the present invention may have at least one set of the positional relationship between the projected image a and the projected image b as described above, and may be randomly arranged as a whole. Good, they may be arranged in rows, or the rows may be arranged in two or more rows. Although there is no particular limitation, it is better to arrange in two or more rows. It is easier. In addition, only one set having the fluid ejection nozzle holes having the positional relationship between the projection image a and the projection image b with respect to the fluid ejection nozzle holes may be provided, and it is not necessary to provide all the nozzle holes as a pair. . For example, when the fluid ejection nozzle holes are arranged in two rows, there is a nozzle hole corresponding to the fluid ejection nozzle hole A in the upstream row of the web flow, and in the downstream row of the web flow, Projection that does not include the projection image a of the ejection port of the fluid ejection nozzle hole A when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate and overlaps or touches the projection image a when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. It is sufficient that there is at least one nozzle hole corresponding to the fluid ejection nozzle hole B having the ejection port forming the image b. Also, in such a positional relationship, there may be a set of another fluid ejection nozzle hole A ′ and a fluid ejection nozzle hole B ′ having different degrees of overlap, and there is a fluid ejection nozzle hole having no particular pair. The combination of these may be arbitrarily changed in the width direction of the fibrous web to provide the stitch-like trajectory expressed in the non-woven fabric, so that the thickness and the interval can be changed, thereby improving the design of the non-woven fabric. I can do it. The positional relationship between the unpaired nozzle holes is a positional relationship in which the projected images of the ejection ports do not overlap and do not touch when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. When the projection image is provided at a distance of 0.5 mm or more, desirably 2 mm or more, the streaky trajectory appearing on the nonwoven fabric becomes clearer.
[0025]
In the nozzle plate illustrated in FIG. 3, two rows of nozzle holes are all paired, so that the obtained nonwoven fabric exhibits a streak-like locus regularly in the width direction.
[0026]
When the fluid ejection nozzle holes of the nozzle plate of the present invention form two or more rows as described above, a thick and clear trajectory appears when the distance between rows described below is 0.1 to 6 mm. This is preferred. It is particularly preferable that this distance is 0.15 to 5.3 mm. The inter-row distance is drawn along a straight line drawn in the long axis direction of the nozzle plate passing through the center point of the projection image a and in the long axis direction of the nozzle plate passing through the center point of the projection image b paired with the projection image a. Calculated from the distance to the straight line. If the distance between the rows exceeds 6 mm, only the streak trajectory due to the fluid flow of the fluid ejection nozzle hole near the downstream of the nozzle plate in the short axis direction is emphasized, and a streak trajectory having a sufficient thickness is obtained. If the diameter is smaller than 0.1 mm, the distance of the fluid flow ejected from each row of holes becomes too short, and the ejection amount of the fluid flow becomes excessive at the portion where the fluid flow hits the fiber web, and the fluid Since the force of the flow acting on the fiber web is inhibited or reduced, the trajectory appearing on the nonwoven fabric may be unclear.
[0027]
In the case where the fluid ejection nozzle holes of the nozzle plate of the present invention are arranged in a row, if the pitch of the central axis of the fluid ejection nozzle holes in the same row in the width direction of the fiber web is 45 to 6 holes / inch, the fluid This is desirable because a streak-like trajectory due to the flow is clearly developed, and a nonwoven fabric in which the fiber web is sufficiently entangled can be produced. If the pitch exceeds 6 holes / inch, it is difficult to form a nonwoven fabric due to insufficient entanglement of the fiber web. If the pitch is smaller than 45 holes / inch, the streaky trajectory due to the fluid flow in the long axis direction of the nozzle plate is dense. , There is a possibility that a streak-like trajectory due to the fluid flow may not be easily developed.
[0028]
The distance between the main surface and the opposite surface of the nozzle plate of the present invention, that is, the thickness of the nozzle plate is not particularly limited, but if it is 0.5 to 2 mm, it is easy to form the nozzle holes.
[0029]
If the main surface of the nozzle plate of the present invention is installed in parallel to the upper surface of the fiber web, the fluid flow ejected from the fluid ejection nozzle holes hits the fiber web at right angles, and If installed at an angle, the fluid flow strikes the fiber web obliquely, but is not particularly limited. Preferably, the nozzle plate main surface is disposed parallel to the upper surface of the fiber web, so that the energy of the fluid flow is applied to the entanglement without waste.
[0030]
If the diameter of the ejection port of the fluid ejection nozzle hole of the nozzle plate of the present invention is less than 0.05 mm, the energy of the fluid flow to be ejected is small, so that a clear vertical streak cannot be expressed in the nonwoven fabric, and conversely, 0 If it is larger than 0.3 mm, the jet amount per unit time of the fluid flow jetted from the fluid jet nozzle hole becomes excessive and disturbs the fiber web, so it is preferably 0.05 to 0.3 mm, more preferably 0.07 mm. 0.20.26 mm.
[0031]
Further, the ejection ports of the plurality of fluid ejection nozzle holes provided in the nozzle plate of the present invention may all have the same diameter. In this case, it is possible to obtain a nonwoven fabric in which the trajectory of the jet of the fluid flow is uniform and clear in the width direction of the web. In particular, in the arrangement of the projected image a and the projected image b of the nozzle opening of the nozzle hole shown in FIG. 2, the sum of the injection amount from the nozzle hole A and the nozzle hole B and the injection amount from the nozzle hole C shown in FIG. And the amount of excess fluid that causes the injected fluid flow to impede and reduce the force acting on the fiber web is minimized, and a nonwoven fabric with a clear trajectory due to the fluid flow injection is produced. It can be obtained very efficiently.
[0032]
【Example】
(Example 1)
The nozzle plate has a fluid ejection nozzle hole having a central axis perpendicular to the main surface of the nozzle plate, and the projected images of the ejection ports are arranged in two rows parallel to the long axis direction of the nozzle plate as shown in FIG. I prepared something. The pitch of the rows of fluid jet nozzle holes of this nozzle plate was 10 holes / inch, the distance between the rows was 0.4 mm, the diameters of the jet ports were all 0.15 mm, and all the jets in one row The projected image a of the outlet in the other row corresponds to the projected image a of the outlet one by one, and has a positional relationship in which they are in contact with each other when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. Therefore, the distance between the tangents a 1 b 2 was 0.3 mm.
Water is sprayed at a discharge pressure of 10 MPa onto a fiber web having a basis weight of 60 g / m 2 obtained by carding polyester fibers having a fineness of 1.5 denier and a fiber length of 51 mm and superimposing them on a cross lay using the nozzle plate. Thus, a nonwoven fabric in which fibers were entangled was obtained. In this nonwoven fabric, the streak locus due to the water flow was thick and clearly expressed.
(Comparative example)
The nozzle plate has a fluid ejection nozzle hole having a central axis perpendicular to the main surface of the nozzle plate, and one row in which the fluid ejection nozzle holes are arranged at a pitch of 10 holes / inch parallel to the long axis direction. Using a nozzle plate provided with a jet port having a diameter of 0.3 mm, water was jetted at a discharge pressure of 10 MPa onto a fiber web obtained in the same manner as in the example to obtain a nonwoven fabric in which fibers were entangled. . In this nonwoven fabric, a streak-like locus due to the water flow was unclear, and a lot of fibers were disordered.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
In the nozzle plate of the present invention, the positional relationship between the projected images obtained by projecting the ejection ports onto the main surface of the nozzle plate is such that when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate, one does not include the other and is viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. Since there is at least one set of the fluid ejecting nozzle holes A and the fluid ejecting nozzle holes B that partially overlap or touch each other, the trajectory of the fluid flow ejected from the fluid ejecting nozzle holes A and the ejection from the fluid ejecting nozzle holes B The trajectories of the fluid flows do not completely overlap with each other, and the trajectories of the respective fluid flows are combined to be wider, and the excess fluid applied to the fiber web is reduced. Can obtain a nonwoven fabric with a clear locus.
[0034]
In the nozzle plate of the present invention, a projection image a and a projection image b obtained by projecting the respective ejection ports of the pair of fluid ejection nozzle holes A and the fluid ejection nozzle holes B onto the main surface of the nozzle plate are arranged in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. sandwiched when drawn tangent a 1 and parallel to the tangent a 2 and tangent b 1 and the tangent b 2, and band-shaped range sandwiched between the tangent a 1 and the tangent a 2, the tangent b 1 and the tangent b 2 to The width of the band-shaped range, which is combined with the band-shaped range, is larger than {(distance between a 1 a 2 ) 2 + (distance between b 1 b 2 ) 2 } and (distance between a 1 a 2 In the case where it is within the range of (+ b 1 b 2 ) or less, the amount of excess fluid becomes particularly small, so that a nonwoven fabric with a particularly clear trajectory due to the ejection of the fluid flow can be obtained.
[0035]
In addition, when all the ejection ports of the fluid ejection nozzle holes provided in the nozzle plate of the present invention have the same diameter, it is possible to obtain a nonwoven fabric in which the trajectory of the ejection of the fluid flow is uniformly uniform in the width direction of the fiber web. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an example of a schematic diagram in which an ejection port of a set of fluid ejection nozzle holes is projected on a main surface. FIG. 2 is an example of a schematic diagram in which an ejection port of a set of fluid ejection nozzle holes is projected on a main surface. 3. An example of a schematic diagram in which the nozzle plate and the nozzle hole outlet are projected onto the main surface. [FIG. 4] An example of a schematic diagram in which the conventional fluid ejection nozzle hole outlet port is projected onto the main surface. An example of a schematic diagram in which the ejection port of the ejection nozzle hole is projected on the main surface [Explanation of symbols]
a, b, c: projected images a 1 , a 2 : tangent lines b 1 , b 2 parallel to the short axis direction of the nozzle plate of the projection image a, b 2 : tangent lines c 1 parallel to the short axis direction of the nozzle plate of the projection image b , C 2 : tangent line parallel to the short axis direction of the nozzle plate of projected image c D: short axis direction L, L ′: distance between tangent lines of nozzle plate

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繊維ウエブに流体流を作用させて該繊維ウエブを絡合させる不織布の製造に用いられる流体噴射ノズル装置において用いられる、流体噴射ノズル孔を複数有する流体噴射用ノズルプレートであって、該複数の流体噴射ノズル孔の中心軸が、該ノズルプレートの主面に対して垂直であり、かつ、前記ノズルプレートに設けられた流体噴射ノズル孔Aの噴出口と流体噴射ノズル孔Bの噴出口とをノズルプレート主面に投影した投影像aと投影像bとの位置関係が、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一方が他方を包含しないとともに、ノズルプレートの短軸方向に見て互いに一部が重なる又は接する位置関係である流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bが少なくとも一組あることを特徴とするノズルプレート。A fluid ejecting nozzle plate having a plurality of fluid ejecting nozzle holes, which is used in a fluid ejecting nozzle device used for manufacturing a nonwoven fabric that causes a fluid flow to act on a fiber web and entangle the fiber web, the fluid jet nozzle plate comprising: The central axis of the ejection nozzle hole is perpendicular to the main surface of the nozzle plate, and the ejection port of the fluid ejection nozzle hole A and the ejection port of the fluid ejection nozzle hole B provided in the nozzle plate are nozzles. The positional relationship between the projected image a and the projected image b projected on the plate main surface is such that one does not include the other when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate, and partially overlaps with each other when viewed in the short axis direction of the nozzle plate. A nozzle plate comprising at least one pair of a fluid ejection nozzle hole A and a fluid ejection nozzle hole B that are in a positional relationship of overlapping or contacting each other. 前記一組の流体噴射ノズル孔Aと流体噴射ノズル孔Bにおいて、それぞれの噴出口をノズルプレート主面に投影した前記投影像aと投影像bとにノズルプレートの短軸方向に平行な接線aと接線aと接線bと接線bとを引いたとき、接線aと接線aとに挟まれる帯状の範囲と、接線bと接線bに挟まれる帯状の範囲とを結合した、帯状の範囲の幅が、√{(a間の距離)+(b間の距離)}より大きく、(a間の距離+b間の距離)以下であることを特徴とする請求項1記載のノズルプレート。In the pair of fluid ejection nozzle holes A and B, the tangent line a parallel to the short axis direction of the nozzle plate is formed on the projection image a and the projection image b obtained by projecting the respective ejection ports on the main surface of the nozzle plate. when minus 1 and the tangent a 2 and tangent b 1 and the tangent b 2, and band-shaped range sandwiched between the tangent a 1 and the tangent a 2, and a band-shaped range sandwiched tangent b 1 and the tangent b 2 The width of the combined, band-like area is larger than {(distance between a 1 a 2 ) 2 + (distance between b 1 b 2 ) 2 } and (distance between a 1 a 2 + b 1 b 2 2. The nozzle plate according to claim 1, wherein 前記複数の流体噴射ノズル孔の噴出口は、全て同一の直径であることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2に記載のノズルプレート。The nozzle plate according to claim 1, wherein all of the plurality of fluid ejection nozzle holes have the same diameter.
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