JP2013533930A - Yarn or sewing thread and method for manufacturing thread or sewing thread - Google Patents

Abstract

  The present invention includes, or is formed of, one or more carbon fiber materials (20 ′) as, or formed from, one or more carbon fiber materials (20 ′) as staple fiber yarns or similar yarns. Or comprising or formed of one or more fiber materials (20 ′) or from one or more fiber materials (20 ′) of the fibers (20) of the fiber material (20 ′) Some or all alone, as a group (25) or bundle (25) of fibers (20), or all, in whole and in part, one or more coating materials (30 ′), and Sewing thread (10) and sewing thread (10) and / or impregnated material (40 '), coated or impregnated, or coated or impregnated as coating (30) or impregnation (40) This relates to the manufacturing method of 10).

Description

  The present invention relates to a thread or sewing thread, and a method for manufacturing a thread or sewing thread. The present invention particularly relates to a sewing thread similar to a staple fiber thread made of carbon, and a method of manufacturing the same. Furthermore, the present invention is intended to improve the physical properties of CF-coarse and CF-staple fiber yarns, in particular for use in embedding in elastomers, thermoplastic materials and / or thermosetting materials such as phenolic resins. The present invention relates to measures for improving physical properties of CF-coarse yarn and CF-staple fiber yarn.

  In the manufacture, processing and use of yarns and in particular sewing yarns, ie yarns employed and used for sewing, often unacceptable limitations and other troublesome situations can arise due to the starting materials and their physical properties.

  This is due to the effects of static and / or dynamic load bearings, and internal and external friction and related phenomena such as the structure and physical properties of the thread or sewing thread caused by internal and external friction. Aspects further relate to the aspect of contamination of the yarn or use environment with debris, etc., related to friction.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a thread, sewing thread or staple fiber thread which can ensure a constant property profile of the thread or sewing thread in a simple and reliable manner and with particularly easy workability. It is in general and to provide a manufacturing method thereof.

  The object of the present invention is to provide an independent claim for the sewing thread according to the features of the invention according to the independent claim 1 and according to the features of the invention according to the independent claim 3. According to the feature of the invention according to item 11, the manufacturing method of the yarn and, in particular, the sewing thread is solved by the feature of the invention according to independent claim 13. Further advantageous embodiments are each defined in the dependent claims.

  In a first aspect of the invention, a yarn and, in particular, a sewing yarn is provided, which as a staple fiber yarn or similar yarn--especially a spun yarn comprising a staple fiber material comprising or consisting of staple fibers. As-and comprises one or more carbon fiber materials or consists of one or more carbon fiber materials.

  Accordingly, the first aspect of the present invention is that the yarn and, in particular, the sewing yarn is constructed based on staple fiber yarn or similar yarn, and the staple fiber yarn, and finally the yarn or sewing yarn itself is 1 or By establishing or forming a plurality of carbon fiber materials or from one or more carbon fiber materials, a particularly constant physical property profile is established.

  Carbon fiber has a particularly suitable and tunable property profile, and as such, in many fields of use in terms of its mechanical, thermal, chemical and electrical properties. Has proved to be particularly advantageous in chemical and physical process engineering and in many technical applications.

  In an alternative embodiment, the present invention is constructed as a staple fiber yarn or similar yarn--especially as a spun yarn comprising a staple fiber material comprising or consisting of staple fibers--one or more fibers Including or consisting of one or more fiber materials, and some or all of the fibers of the one or more fiber materials are as single fibers, as a group of single fibers, or all of them as a whole In particular and in part, yarns and in particular sewing threads are provided which are coated or impregnated with one or more coating materials and / or impregnating materials.

  Therefore, even in the above-mentioned alternative aspects, the staple fiber yarn or the like and the staple fiber yarn or the like and the yarn or the sewing yarn per se are used in the configuration of the yarn or, particularly, the sewing yarn. Or includes, or is formed from, one or more fiber materials. First, here, the fiber material is not limited to the carbon fiber material. In contrast, in order to improve and stabilize the physical property profile, in particular with regard to static and / or dynamic load capacity, and / or internal and external friction, in addition, coating and / or impregnation Or it is impregnated or aimed at. Depending on the choice of the respective material for the coating and / or impregnation, the properties of the monofilament, the interaction between the monofilaments and the properties of the final product, i.e. the yarn or the sewing thread, can also be influenced in terms of the internal interaction between the fibers. It is advantageously configured, coordinated and kept constant with respect to the external interaction between the bundles of fibers, ie between the yarns or parts of the sewing thread, as well as with the surroundings.

  The above two aspects of the present invention can of course be combined with each other.

  This is on the one hand in the context of staple fiber yarns based on carbon fiber materials for sewing yarns, i.e. in monofilaments or parts of monofilaments, groups thereof or in the whole structure, yarns or rovings. It means that a general or total coating and / or impregnation can be employed.

  This means, on the other hand, that normal threads or sewing threads based on one or more fiber materials may be constructed on the basis of carbon fiber materials in the context of coating and / or impregnation.

  Said staple fiber yarns are or may be obtained in whole or in part from multifilament yarns or multifilament rovings, in particular multifilament carbon rovings.

  Here, the staple fiber yarns are obtained from multifilament yarns or multifilament rovings, in particular cut multifilament carbon rovings, which are in particular fully or partially checked and / or cut. Or may be obtained.

  Furthermore, the staple fiber yarn is obtained, in whole or in part, from a planar structure that is a textile product, i.e. a non-woven fabric, in particular a carbon non-woven fabric, a woven fabric, in particular a carbon woven fabric, and / or combinations thereof. Or may be obtained.

  In this case, use of recycled materials is particularly mentioned.

  Further, the staple fiber yarn may comprise or consist of a filament or filament portion having a length in the range of about 10 mm to about 250 mm.

  Accordingly, there are various possibilities that the staple fiber yarn used in the yarn or sewing yarn of the present invention can be further developed on the basis thereof.

  All of the aspects are of course multifilament yarns or multifilament rovings and their modifications, for example to the surrounding matrix material made of eg elastomers, thermoplastic materials and / or thermosetting materials such as phenolic resins. Can be used for embedding. In particular, impregnation and / or coating, such as sizing or similar methods, can then be applied to static and / or dynamic load bearing, internal and / or external friction, and / or into the matrix material. It is suitable because it favors in terms of embedding and interaction with the matrix material and the transmission of the forces, thrusts and pressures associated therewith.

  The staple fiber yarn includes, is formed from, or formed of filaments or filament portions based on glass fibers, acrylic fibers, polyester fibers, polyamide fibers, basalt fibers, and / or combinations thereof. . In particular, it is preferably configured as a hybrid or in the form of a hybrid, and particularly including a carbon fiber component in a range exceeding 10%.

  The coating and / or impregnation with the coating material and / or impregnation material is or is formed by sizing, in particular as sizing.

  The basic principle of the present invention is applicable to other types of fibers other than carbon fibers and staple fibers, especially in coating and / or impregnation.

  In a further aspect of the invention, the basic principle of the invention is advantageously used in a corresponding production method.

  The present invention, on the one hand, comprises the yarn or sewing yarn as a staple fiber yarn or as a yarn similar to a staple fiber yarn, in particular as a spun yarn comprised of a staple fiber material comprising or consisting of staple fibers. There is also provided a method for producing a thread or sewing thread, wherein the thread or sewing thread comprises one or more carbon fiber materials or is composed of one or more carbon fiber materials.

  In the above production method, a part or all of the fibers of one or more carbon fiber materials may be one or more, as a single fiber, as a group of single fibers, or as a whole, in whole or in part. It can be coated or impregnated with a plurality of coating materials and / or impregnating materials.

  In another aspect of the invention, the yarn or sewing yarn is constructed as a staple fiber yarn and as a staple fiber yarn--especially as a spun yarn comprising a staple fiber material comprising or consisting of staple fibers-. The sewing thread includes one or a plurality of fiber materials or is composed of a plurality of fiber materials, and some or all of the fibers of the one or more fiber materials are as single fibers, as a group of single fibers, Alternatively, there is provided a method of making a thread or sewing thread that can be coated or impregnated with one or more coating materials and / or impregnating materials, in whole, in whole or in part.

  In the above production method, one or more fiber materials can be produced, including one or more carbon fiber materials, or from one or more carbon fiber materials, for example in the form of a hybrid.

  The staple fiber yarn can be produced in whole or in part from a multifilament yarn or a multifilament roving yarn, particularly a multifilament carbon roving yarn.

  In this case, the staple fiber yarn is made up of, in whole or in part, a multifilament yarn or multifilament roving that has been checked and / or cut, in particular a multifilament carbon roving that has been checked and / or cut. Can be manufactured. At this time, the checking process and / or the cutting process may be particularly incorporated in the manufacturing method.

  The staple fiber yarn, on the other hand, is entirely or partially from a planar structure that is a textile product, i.e. a non-woven fabric, in particular a carbon non-woven fabric, a woven fabric, in particular a carbon woven fabric, and / or combinations thereof, e.g. It can also be manufactured in the framework.

  The filament or filament portion for staple fiber yarns can range in length from about 10 mm to about 250 mm.

  The staple fiber yarns comprise-in addition to carbon-based materials-filaments or filament parts based on glass fibers, acrylic fibers, polyester fibers, polyamide fibers, basalt fibers, and / or combinations thereof, or It can be formed from these. In particular, it is preferably configured as a hybrid or in the form of a hybrid, and particularly includes a carbon fiber component in a range exceeding 10% or more.

  As a production method, coating and / or impregnation with a coating material and / or impregnation material may be performed by sizing, in particular as sizing.

  This and further aspects will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1A-D show different embodiments of the thread or sewing thread of the present invention in schematic cross-sectional views. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing one embodiment of a method for manufacturing a thread or sewing thread according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a detailed aspect of the embodiment of the method for manufacturing a thread or a sewing thread according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a detailed aspect of the embodiment of the method for manufacturing a thread or sewing thread according to the present invention.

Detailed Description of Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. All embodiments of the present invention and their technical features and properties can be separated individually or freely selected and arbitrarily organized with each other and combined without limitation.

  Features or components that exhibit structurally and / or functionally the same, similar or similar effects are denoted below by the same reference numerals in connection with the drawings. In all cases, the detailed description of these features or components will not be repeated.

  First, it demonstrates based on a figure.

  The present invention particularly relates to staple fiber yarns made of carbon, and their production, as well as improved physical properties of CF-coarse and CF-staple fiber yarns, especially in elastomers, thermoplastic materials, and thermosetting materials such as phenolic resins. The present invention relates to a method and possibility for improving physical properties when used in the field.

  This results in traction that can negatively affect the final product in the process. Due to the load, the filament 20 can be damaged and the mechanical strength can be reduced accordingly. Furthermore, a process failure may occur, for example in the context of thread breakage.

  The surface area can be increased by twisting the yarn 10. Such twisting helps to protect the yarn bond. However, in that case as well, the processing is only possible. The filament yarn has a very high strength but a low elongation. On the other hand, by producing the staple fiber yarn, that is, by producing the spun yarn 10 from the staple fiber yarn 20 having a limited length, the yarn 10 exhibiting a larger elongation can be produced.

  A carbon roving having a large number of filaments can be used as a raw material for the staple fiber yarn that has been checked. In contrast, the production of 1K rovings with filament diameters of 6 μm or less is very expensive.

  Carbon fiber is strong, but unfortunately its elongation is small. Therefore, the processing of carbon fibers is relatively slow and relatively difficult in the fiber product manufacturing process.

  It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a coating for improving processability for the carbon fiber 20, the checkered fiber 20 or the yarn 10 made of Panox 20, and other difficult-to-process fibers.

  The improvement of the workability can be measured by the debris due to fiber friction, the number of thread breaks, the processing speed, and the like. Here, as a result of the above covering, an improvement in workability is achieved also in the sewing step and the knitting manufacturing step. Yarns coated in this way can be woven more efficiently, resulting in higher productivity.

One embodiment of the manufacturing method of the present invention includes the following steps:
1. A multifilament roving, for example, a roasting of more than 48K, or a planar structure that is a textile product, for example a carbon non-woven fabric or a carbon woven fabric, is cut and / or cut into filaments having a length of 10-250 mm.
2. At the card, unwind and put it in parallel.
3. A sliver is produced in a drawing machine.
4). Depending on the case and the spinning method to be used, it is further processed into fryer roving.
5. For example, a yarn is produced by spinning using a ring spinning machine, a rotor spinning machine, or a friction spinning machine.
6). A twisted yarn, for example a double yarn, is produced.
7). Perform any hot polishing with fiber aids to improve tack / slip, reduce static friction, improve kinetic friction, thermal protection, further improve fiber friction properties, and increase elongation .

  An embodiment of the surface treatment in the present invention can be based on the following aspects:

  By using a stretchable sizing agent having a low glass transition temperature for coating the fiber 20 and the yarn 10, a suitable surface with improved processability can be obtained.

  In particular, a self-crosslinked carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer that crosslinks in the heat drying step can be suitably used.

  Besides the smooth surface, the electrical connectivity of the fibers in particular is an interesting property. This allows the fibers to be used as heat conductors, tubes, belt conveyors, heatable planar structures, etc. in conveyor devices, or in tubes, belt conveyors, heatable flat surface structures, etc.

  Due to the flexibility, smooth thrust transmission between the fibers 20 and, along with this, the release of force is secured to the entire bundle 10 or the entire yarn 10.

  These measures are likewise suitable for the treatment of all types of fibers, in particular carbon fibers and ceramic fibers.

  In addition, this can ensure good compatibility with the elastomeric matrix.

  In improving the physical properties of CF-coarse and CF-staple fiber yarns, especially for use in elastomers and thermoplastic materials, in particular the improvement of process properties by reducing debris and / or avoiding debris, especially knitting, It is realized in a structure formed by sewing, weaving or the like.

  Avoidance of friction between monofilaments, also referred to as internal friction, is possible by partial or total coating, impregnation and / or wrapping of the monofilament or parts of the monofilament with a thermoplastic material or other friction reducing material. . Thereby, the strength can be improved particularly under dynamic load. The improvement in strength can be applied to, for example, elevator ropes, drive belts, and conveyor belts.

  Furthermore, by incorporation, impregnation and / or wrapping, the incorporation of CF-coarse yarn, CF-staple fiber yarn, or the respective monofilament into a matrix structure made of eg rubber, thermoplastic material and / or thermosetting material. Can also be improved. Further, improved force, thrust, and / or pressure transmission can be achieved by such methods as coating, impregnation and / or wrapping.

  The present invention additionally includes a method of incorporating the thermoplastic fiber 20 and / or thermoplastic material into an endless roving or filament yarn. Since such a method can be performed under heat, in such an embodiment, the thermoplastic material can be melted to fully incorporate the CF-filament. Full incorporation and protection of the filament 20 or filament portion 20 can reduce mutual internal friction and thus improve the dynamic strength of the product.

  The entire impregnation 40 and / or coating 30 of the fiber 20, the group of fibers 25 or the yarn 10 is on the one hand the generation of dust by debris and on the other hand the fiber 20, the group of fibers 25 or the entire yarn 10 , The adhesion of generated dust or existing dust can be reduced or avoided.

  Next, the drawings will be described in detail.

  1A to 1D illustrate different embodiments of a thread 10 or sewing thread 10 according to the present invention by means of schematic cross-sectional views.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1A, a schematic cross-sectional view shows a single filament 20 or group 25 or bundle 25 of fibers 20 of fiber material 20 '. The group 25 or bundle 25 of the fibers 20 forms the yarn 10 and in particular the sewing thread 10 as a group 25 or bundle 25 after the spinning step.

  Here, the important point of the present invention is that the original fiber 20 is a staple fiber, that is, a fiber or filament part having a finite length. Depending on the spinning process, the parts are either spun into yarns or spun into yarns. The material 20 'of the base fiber 20 or filament 20 is preferably a carbon material or a carbon material. Therefore, the filament 20 or the fiber 20 may be referred to as a carbon fiber or a carbon fiber in a narrow sense or a broad sense.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1B, a single fiber or filament 20 is coated 30 with a coating material 30 ′ on its surface 20 a, ie, the column surface 20 a of the fiber 20 or filament 20.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1C, a single fiber or filament 20 has been impregnated 40 with an impregnating material 40 'through its surface 20a, i.e. the column face 20a. This means that the impregnation material 40 ′ penetrates the surface 20 a of the fiber 20 or the filament 20, or causes the surface modification due to the penetration.

  The representations of FIG. 1B showing the coating 30 and FIG. 1C showing the impregnation 40 represent an extreme view of the situation that is actually expected. Usually, in any fiber 20 or filament 20, when the coating material 30 'or the impregnating material 40' is applied to the surface 20a, a phenomenon occurs in which both are mixed. That means that the applied material 30 ′, 40 ′ realizes or causes the coating 30 on the one hand and also the impregnation 40 on the other hand.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 1D, a group 25 or bundle 25 of fibers 20 or portions of fibers 20 is embedded in an embedded layer 50 that includes or consists of embedded material 50 '. Therefore, the fibers 20 or fiber portions 20 no longer appear individually or alone, with their respective surfaces 20a.

  Of course, the aspects described with respect to the embodiment of FIGS. 1B and 1C can also be combined with the buried layer 50. In that case, for example, the fibers 20 or the fiber portions 20 processed by the coating 30 or the impregnation 40 are entirely embedded in the embedding layer 50 as a group 25.

  FIG. 2 shows, in the form of a schematic flow chart, an embodiment of the method for manufacturing the thread 10 or the sewing thread 10 according to the invention.

  After the preparation step S0, staple fiber or staple fiber material is prepared in the next step S1.

  In the intermediate processing step S2, the prepared staple fiber material is optionally subjected to intermediate processing, for example, for unwinding or adjusting a specific arrangement state of the staple fibers, or for performing a surface treatment or the like. The intermediate processing step S2 is an optional step and is performed only in a specific embodiment of the manufacturing method of the present invention. That is, this step is not required for all embodiments of the invention.

  Next, the original manufacturing step of the yarn 10 or the sewing yarn 10, ie the spinning step S3 of the prepared and optionally intermediate-processed or intermediate-processed staple fibers follows.

  Thereafter, subsequent post-processing steps may follow. In this step, the obtained product is used as a roving, and for example, surface treatment and / or embedding in the embedding layer 50 is performed.

  The process is completed by the final step S5.

  FIG. 3 shows a partial aspect of step S1 of preparing staple fiber or staple fiber material.

  In the embodiment shown in the above figure, first of all, a roving in the sense of a multifilament roving, for example based on a carbon fiber material or carbon fiber material, but in some cases other fiber materials A roving yarn based on is prepared in the first partial step T1.

  Next, a so-called checkout and / or cut process T2 follows. In T2, the monofilament of the roving itself having an endless length is divided into parts or pieces of fibers or filaments in a more or less defined manner. The divided material then becomes the starting material for further processing steps.

  Instead of the above divided material, it is possible to use, for example, already existing fiber part materials, for example materials obtained by recycling treatment, and materials that use waste of fiber materials, for example in the form of felt.

  FIG. 4 shows a partial aspect of step S2 of any intermediate machining.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 4, in a first partial step U1, the supplied base staple fiber material is unwound and / or parallelized using a so-called card.

  This is followed by a second partial step U2 for producing a sliver in the drawing machine.

  Next, as a third partial step U3, intermediate processing for processing so-called roving yarn or flyer roving yarn continues.

  As described above, the original manufacture of the yarn 10 or the sewing yarn 10 is performed in the framework of the spinning process of the base staple fiber material using, for example, a ring spinning machine, a rotor spinning machine, or a friction spinning machine.

  In order to improve the physical properties of the yarn 10 or the sewing thread 10 and, in particular, to improve the stability, the obtained yarn may be used as a roving yarn to be subjected to a twisting process in order to produce a twin yarn or the like.

  Before and after that, a polishing process in the sense of coating, sizing, impregnation and / or embedding may be performed.

  The following table shows the physical properties of the thread 10 or the sewing thread 10 manufactured according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Example 1

Example 2

  In a further development of the method according to the invention, the structure, which is a textile product, comprises or is formed from the thread 10 or the sewing thread 10. The textile product structure is woven, non-woven, braided, knitted and / or combinations thereof, in particular by a woven process, preferably as a planar textile product or in the form of a planar textile product. Or in the form of woven, non-woven, braided, knitted, and / or combinations thereof.

Claims (11)

As staple fiber yarns-in particular as spun yarns made of staple fiber material comprising or consisting of staple fibers (20)-and
Sewing thread (10) comprising or consisting of carbon fiber material (20 ').   Part or all of the staple fibers (20) may be one or more coatings as a single fiber (20), as a group (25) of single fibers (20), or in whole or in part. Coated or impregnated with material (30 ′) and / or impregnated material (40 ′), in particular the content of coating material (30 ′) and / or impregnated material (40 ′) is from about 0.1% The sewing thread (10) of claim 1, wherein the sewing thread (10) is in the range of about 50%.   Sewing yarn (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the staple fiber yarn is obtained in whole or in part from a multifilament yarn, in particular a multifilament carbon roving.   The staple fiber yarn is obtained from a multifilament yarn that has been checked and / or cut in whole or in part, in particular from a checked multifilament carbon roving. The sewing thread (10) according to any one of the above.   The staple fiber yarn is, in whole or in part, a planar structure, a non-woven fabric, particularly a carbon non-woven fabric, a woven fabric, particularly a carbon woven fabric, a braid, a weft knitted fabric, a warp knitted fabric, and / or its The sewing thread (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is obtained from a combination.   The staple fiber yarn comprises a filament or filament portion that ranges in length from about 10 mm to about 250 mm, or consists of a filament or filament portion that ranges in length from about 10 mm to about 250 mm. The sewing thread (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   Said staple fiber yarn comprises or is formed from filaments based on glass fibers, acrylic fibers, polyester fibers, polyamide fibers, basalt fibers, and / or combinations thereof, in particular a hybrid comprising a carbon fiber component The sewing thread (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising in particular a carbon fiber component in a range exceeding 10% or more.   The sewing thread (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the coating (30) and / or impregnation (40) with the coating material (30 ') or the impregnation material (40') is performed as sizing. A method for producing a sewing thread (10), comprising:
The sewing thread (10) is configured as a staple fiber thread-in particular as a spun yarn comprising a staple fiber material comprising or consisting of staple fibers (20)-
The sewing thread (10) includes a carbon fiber material or is made of a carbon fiber material.   The method of claim 11, wherein the staple fiber yarn comprises a filament (20) or filament portion (20) having a length ranging from about 10 mm to about 250 mm.   The yarn (10) or the sewing thread (10) is included or formed from the yarn (10) or the sewing thread (10). Is a woven fabric, non-woven fabric, braid, knitted fabric, and / or combination thereof, or in the form of a flat woven fabric, or woven fabric, non-woven fabric, braid, knitted fabric, and / or The manufacturing method according to claim 11 or 12, which is formed in the form of a combination thereof.

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