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JP3961343B2
JP3961343B2 JP2002158590A JP2002158590A JP3961343B2 JP 3961343 B2 JP3961343 B2 JP 3961343B2 JP 2002158590 A JP2002158590 A JP 2002158590A JP 2002158590 A JP2002158590 A JP 2002158590A JP 3961343 B2 JP3961343 B2 JP 3961343B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、清掃用不織布に関するものであり、より詳細には微細なごみの捕集性に優れ、家庭やビルなどのフローリング床やタイル床、大理石フロアーなどのフロアー上や屋内壁面、天井面などの清掃用に好適であり、かつ安価な清掃用不織布に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、清掃用シート材として不織布が用いられており、その手軽さゆえに様々なところで使用されている。例えば、実開平4−33686号では極細繊維と親水性繊維と交絡させた清掃用不織布が開示されている。また、特開2000−314065号では熱収縮性繊維層と非熱収縮繊維層とを積層し、凹凸構造を付与した清掃用不織布が開示されている。
【0003】
また、清掃用シート材は、家庭やビルなどのフローリング床やタイル床、大理石フロアーなどのフロアー用にも用いられている。フロアー用に用いる場合、主に土、砂などの微小な埃や繊維くずなどの綿埃、毛髪などの収集、捕集性能が要求される。これらの性能に関係の深い要件として、構成繊維の繊度や形状、シートの見かけ密度、表面形態、そして作業性としてシートの形態安定性や摩擦耐久性、使用時の床との拭き抵抗などが挙げられ、これらの条件を各種調整した様々な提案がなされている。例えば、特開平11−295号では、網状シートに極細繊維からなるウエブを積層、絡合した清掃用シートが開示されており、特開2001−89961号では、捲縮繊維と熱融着性繊維を含むウエブと非収縮性繊維からなるウエブを積層し、一方の面に凸部を形成させたダストクロスが開示されている。
【0004】
しかしながら、種々提案されている前述のような清掃用不織布には以下のような問題がある。
すなわち、極細繊維を主体とする清掃用不織布は、その構成繊維が極細であるため極微小な埃類の拭き取りには比較的有効であるが、得られる不織布が比較的薄く、またその見かけ繊維密度も大きくなりやすいため、フロアの清掃等に用いた場合にはサイズの大きいゴミが拭き取りにくく、またその捕集量も少なかった。
また、熱収縮繊維と非熱収縮繊維との積層構造や混綿構成などによりシートの表面に凹凸形状を発現させたり、シート中の見かけ繊維密度を調整したりしたものは製造設備上や熱収縮繊維の利用上手間がかかったり、様々な大きさのゴミに対する拭取り性については十分な性能を得ることが困難であった。
一方、拭き取り物を繊維に絡みつかせ拭き取る効果を狙ったものは、繊維の自由度を比較的大きくさせる必要があり、その結果シートの形態安定性が劣り、芯材としてネットなどの複合により補強する必要が生じたり、極微小なゴミのシートのす抜けを防止するためにシート重量を高めにしたり、吸着薬剤を付着させるなどのニ次的処理が必要となり、製造に手間がかかりやや高価になる。さらに前述のようないくつかの手法を組み合わせて用いないと拭き取り性は偏ったものとなり使用しづらいものとなる。
【0005】
ところで、拭き取り性を向上させるために拭き取り面の表面積を広げ、さらに凹凸構造を付与する手法としてエンボスによる型付けが挙げられ、圧着部がポイント状に配置された形態がよく知られている。しかしながら、これらは拭き取り時の捕集性に影響する因子の一つであるシートの嵩性の向上には比較的効果があるが、嵩性を重視しすぎるとシート強度の低下や表面の摩擦による毛羽立ちが大きくなり過ぎ、嵩性とこれら両者の適度な調整は困難であった。
また、流動パラフィンなどの吸着薬剤の使用は、確かに微小埃から比較的大きなサイズのごみの捕集まで非常に有効であるが、使用時にゴミが吸着するとともに吸着薬剤がゴミを拭き取られた床表面にも付着し残留することとなる。これらは使用後床上の異常な滑りを引き起こしたり、吸着性能があるがゆえに逆に埃他のゴミによる再汚染(付着)の原因となる。特に、土・砂埃の多いビル内のフロアーやロビーへの使用には非常に問題となる。
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、前述の問題点を解決するものであり、その目的は、特にフロアー清掃に好適に用いられ、かつ安価で様々な大きさのゴミの拭き取り性能、捕集性能に優れた清掃用不織布を提供することにある。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者は、前述のような問題点を解決すべく鋭意検討を重ねた結果、本発明に到達した。すなわち本発明は、不織布の全体に非融着領域と連続した融着領域が形成されてなり、凹凸形状を有する清掃用不織布であって、該非融着領域は融着領域の厚み(H1)に比し10倍以上の厚みを有し、かつ不織布断面における非融着領域周囲の融着領域間の長さ(W)と非融着領域の厚み(H2)との比(W/H2)が4.5≧W/H2≧1.5を満足しており、さらに非融着領域の形状が直径4〜6mmの円形であることを特徴とする清掃用不織布である。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の清掃用不織布に用いる繊維としては、熱可塑性樹脂からなる単一組成の繊維、2種以上の組成からなる複合繊維などを使用することができる。該繊維を構成するポリマーとしては、ポリエチレンテレフタレート等のポリエステル系繊維、ナイロン66、ナイロン6などのポリアミド系繊維、ポリプロピレン、ポリエチレンなどのポリオレフィン系繊維などが挙げられる。
また、複合繊維の形態としては、芯鞘型、偏心芯鞘型、多層貼合型、サイドバイサイド型、ランダム複合型、放射状貼合型等を挙げることができる。該複合繊維のポリマーの組み合わせとしては、例えば、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン/ポリエチレン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/ポリプロピレン、ポリプロピレン/エチレン−プロピレン共重合体、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/エチレン−プロピレン共重合体、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/共重合ポリエステル、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/エチレン−酢酸ビニル系共重合体、共重合ポリエステル/エチレン−酢酸ビニル系共重合体等を使用することができるがこれらに限定されるものではない。
【0009】
該繊維には抗菌性を付与する目的で薬剤を複合させたものや環境にやさしい製品を得るという観点から再生樹脂を用いたもの、あるいはこれらの複合品、またこれ以外の目的で機能化された繊維等を使用しても差し支えない。
【0010】
とりわけ本発明においては、拭き取り面との摩擦による静電気の発生によるゴミの吸着作用を利用するために繊維表面が親水性の紡糸油剤や加工剤等による意図的な親水化処理をされていない撥水性であることが好ましく、例えば、ポリプロピレン等のポリオレフィン系繊維、ポリエチレンテレフタレート等のポリエステル系繊維、ナイロン等のポリアミド系繊維、ポリスチレン系重合体、ポリアクリルニトリル系重合体、エチレン−ビニルアルコール系共重合体、ポリ乳酸系重合体からなる繊維、またこれらの樹脂が2種以上複合されたような各種複合紡糸繊維等であり、芯鞘型複合繊維やサイドバイサイド型繊維、分割型複合繊維などを用いることが好ましい。
【0011】
また本発明の清掃用不織布を構成する繊維は、シート化後の嵩高性や不織布とした後に微細ゴミのシートのす抜け性を回避する作用発現のために3.3dtex以上の熱可塑性繊維(A)と3.3dtex未満の熱可塑性繊維(B)を含むことが好ましい。なお、単種繊維による構成に限らず混繊等に不具合がなければ複数種の繊維混であってもよい。
【0012】
本発明においては、繊維(A)および繊維(B)は優れた拭き取り性能発現のために均一に混合されていることが好ましく、かかる観点から該繊維(A)の繊度は3.3〜13.5dtexがより好ましい。繊維(A)の繊度が13.5dtexを超えると混綿の均一性、カード性等の不良などの不具合の原因となる場合がある。混率としては不織布表面の凹凸形状を容易に制御可能な点から、繊維(A)の混率は5〜40質量%が好ましく、より好ましくは10〜35質量%である。混率が5質量%に満たないと有効な嵩を有する凹凸部の形状形成ができず、また、混率が40質量%を超えると後述の熱による融着を阻害しシート強力が要望のレベルに満たない場合ある。一方、繊維(B)の繊度は、繊維(A)との混綿性、カード工程通過性等、また清掃時の微細ゴミの拭き取り性、捕集性の観点から1.0〜3.0dtexがより好ましい。1.0dtex未満では繊維(A)との混綿性やカード通過性の悪化の原因となる場合がある。
【0013】
また本発明においては、シート化時の熱エンボス処理による強度の発現と表面の耐毛羽落ち性をクリアする熱融着性繊維を含むことが望ましく、シート構成繊維中で熱融着性繊維が50質量%以上含まれる様に構成されることが好ましい。これらの繊維は熱可塑性の単独樹脂よりなるものでも数種混合された芯鞘繊維などの複合繊維でもよい。該繊維を構成するポリマーとしては、例えば、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、ナイロン66、ナイロン6、ポリプロピレン、ポリエチレンなどが挙げられる。また、複合繊維の形態としては、芯鞘型、偏心芯鞘型、多層貼合型、サイドバイサイド型、ランダム複合型、放射状貼合型等を挙げることができる。該複合繊維のポリマーの組み合わせとしては、例えば、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン/ポリエチレン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/ポリプロピレン、ポリプロピレン/エチレン−プロピレン共重合体、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/エチレン−プロピレン共重合体、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/共重合ポリエステル、ポリエチレンテレフタレート/エチレン−酢酸ビニル系共重合体、共重合ポリエステル/エチレン−酢酸ビニル系共重合体等を使用することができるがこれらに限定されるものではない。
【0014】
これら熱融着性を有する繊維により熱エンボス時に軟化し圧力によりつぶれやすくし、同種の繊維同士や他の繊維間を融着することができる。このとき高融点の繊維は若干の熱効果と主に圧力により押しつぶされることで同種および多種繊維との接触面積が増し、接着に寄与する。表面の耐毛羽落ち性の観点から融着成分を有する繊維が50質量%以上含まれることが望まれるが混率がこれに満たないとシートの強度が発現されず、また、シート表面の毛羽立ちおよび繊維脱落が生ずる場合がある。また、低融点の融着成分繊維が過度に多い場合は熱融着が過度となり、硬く見かけ密度の高いシートとなり拭き取り性能の低下を招く場合がある。従って、熱融着性を有する繊維は60〜90%の混率が好ましい。
【0015】
以下、図面を用いて本発明を詳細に説明する。
本発明の清掃用不織布は上記した繊維により構成され、かつ不織布全体に非融着領域と連続した融着領域が形成され、凹凸形状を有する点に特徴を有する。
図1は、本発明の清掃用不織布の一例を示す表面模式図であり、上記した非融着領域2と連続した融着領域1が形成されているのがわかる。また、図2は本発明の清掃用不織布の一例を示す断面模式図であり、凹凸形状を有しているのがわかる。
本発明にいう融着領域は、例えば金属ロールの表面に微細な凹凸柄が施されたエンボスロールとフラットな金属ロール間にウエブを通し、熱処理することにより形成させることができる。すなわち、エンボスロールの凸部はウエブを圧縮し、構成繊維の熱可塑性繊維を軟化と同時に圧融着する。該融着領域1は、不織布において連続して存在していることが重要である。なお、融着領域の面積比率は、エンボスロール凸部の面積比率を目安とすることができる。
一方、非融着領域2とはエンボスロール凹部により処理された部分で繊維間に熱融着部分をほとんど有しない領域をいい、凸部となって存在する。
【0016】
特に本発明における清掃用不織布上の非融着領域は、丸形状で直径4〜6mmであることが必要で、これにあったエンボスロールを準備すればよい。非融着領域の直径が4mm未満であると投入されたウエブ中の繊維の深さ方向への自由度が少なく、いくら嵩高能力を有するウエブであっても後述する非融着領域の突出形状が発現されない場合がある。また、6mmを超えると逆に高目付にしないと非融着領域の突出形状が発現されにくい場合がある。この突出部は不織布シートの嵩性であり、拭取り時における不織布シートのクッション性の発現や拭取り時の捕集部となり拭取り布としての重要な部位であり、これを形成するエンボスロール柄の形状は前述の範囲内に設定するのが好ましい。
【0017】
また本発明においては、ウエブの原綿構成の調整等により、不織布上に付与された非融着領域の厚みは融着領域の厚み(H1)に比し10倍以上の厚みを有する凹凸形状とすることが重要であり、好ましくは12〜20倍である。厚み比が10倍未満の場合は拭取り性が低下するなどのデメリットが生じ、20倍を超えると凸部の形態的安定性が損なわれ毛羽落ちなど耐久性の面で不具合が生じる場合がある。
【0018】
融着領域の厚み(H1)と非融着領域の厚みの比はシートのクッション性の指標であるばかりではなく、拭取り性の向上に寄与する。すなわち凹凸の大きさに応じて比較的大きな拭取り物が凹凸間の空間に引き込まれる作用が生じ、また、シートの表面形状に応じて拭取り面との間で接触、非接触の状態が繰り返されることになる。その結果、拭取り面に付着気味のゴミを揺さぶり、かき取る効果が発生し、拭取り性が向上すると考えられる。また、静電気の発生も起こりやすく微小ゴミの吸着性向上にも効果的となる。
【0019】
また、本発明の清掃用不織布は、より優れた捕集能力を発揮するために不織布断面における非融着領域周囲の融着領域間の長さ(W)と非融着領域の厚み(H2)との比(W/H2)が4.5≧W/H2≧1.5を満たすことが重要であり、好ましくは4.0≧W/H2≧2.5である。
かかる比が4.5を超えると非融着領域の形状が扁平になり、凹凸度合の低下による拭取性の低下と繊維間の空間の小化により拭取り後のゴミの捕集空間が失われ捕集量が下がってしまい拭取り作業の効率が悪化してしまう。また、1.5未満の場合には、凹凸度合いが大きくなる方向ではあるが、凸部の変形が起こりやすくなり一旦シート内に捕集されたゴミが変形により外部へ放出されやすくなり、やはり捕集性が悪くなる。なお、本発明において、融着領域間の長さ(W)は、後述する方法にて非融着領域の最大長さ(例えば、円形なら直径、四角形なら対角線など)を測定すればよい。
また、非融着領域に充分なゴミ捕集量をもたせるためには、非融着領域の見かけ密度が、適度なものであることが好ましく、目安として、不織布全体における見かけ密度が0.05〜0.12g/cmであることが好ましい。見かけ密度が0.05g/cm未満であると非融着領域に取り込まれたゴミがこの部位に保持されにくくなる場合がある。逆に、0.12g/cmを超えるとゴミが中に入り込み難く捕集しにくい場合がある。
【0020】
本発明の清掃用不織布の製造方法としては、まず上記の繊維を公知のカード法等によりウエブを製造する。繊維配向などのウエブ形態は特に限定されるものではなく、パラレルウエブ、クロスウエブ、ランダムウエブ、あるいはこれらの複合ウエブを用いることができる。中でもより製造コストを安くできる点からはパラレルウエブが好ましい。また、ウエブの目付は40〜120g/mが好ましく、より好ましくは45〜80g/mである。目付が40g/m未満であると不織布の強度が維持できず使用時に破れてしまう場合がある。また、不織布が薄くゴミの捕集量も少ないものとしかならない。また、120g/mを超えると製造コストが高価になり、また取り扱いにくくなる場合がある。
【0021】
次に、本発明では得られたウエブのシート化には熱エンボス手法を用いることが望ましいが、他の方法であっても構わない。また、水流絡合やニードルパンチ法によりウエブを予備的に絡合させた後にエンボス加工を施してもよい。エンボス法により実施する場合、一例として以下に示すような処理を実施すればよい。エンボス処理は通常の加熱された金属フラットロールと彫刻ロールとして凹部の深さが0.6〜2.5mmに作製されたものを加熱し、フラットロールと彫刻ロール間に圧力をかけ、ウエブを通過させ処理するのが好ましい。エンボスロールにおける凹部の彫刻柄は、円形、四角形、多角形など特に限定はないが、清掃用不織布とした際、不織布表面の凸部の突出性、意匠性などの観点からエンボスロール凹部の形状はφ4〜6mmの円形であることが特に望ましい。またエンボスロール凹部の深さは0.6〜2.5mmが好ましい。深さが0.6mm未満の場合、エンボス時にウエブ中の繊維が凹部の底にまで達してしまい、その結果、熱処理を過剰に受けることになり、優れた拭取り性が発現されにくい場合がある。
【0022】
加熱温度はウエブを構成する繊維種により設定すればよいが、130〜230℃の範囲が好ましい。また、圧力としては線圧で30〜70kgf/cmが好ましい。線圧が30kgf/cmに満たないと不織布の強度が発現されず融着領域の繊維も浮いたようにしか固定されずその厚みも厚くなる場合がある。一方、70kgf/cmを超えると特に厚地シートの処理の場合にはエンボス部と非エンボス部の境界部に過度の圧力が加わりその部分でシート破壊が起こりやすくなる場合がある。
【0023】
上記の加熱エンボス処理の他に、彫刻ロールとして島状の小突起を配置させたもの(小突起部の圧着部形状は、丸や多角形形状など)、上下に歯車状の凹凸を有する1対のロール間で処理する方法なども知られているが、前者は彫刻柄の突起部の高いものを選んでエンボス処理することが好ましい。エンボス突起部の高さが高ければ処理後のシートは全体的に圧縮されにくい。また、突起部の高さが低いと非エンボス部以外もロール地に触れやすく、過剰に融着等の発生が起こり、清掃用不織布としては好ましくない風合いになってしまうので注意が必要である。また、後者は上ロールの凸部に下ロールの凹部が、あるいは上ロールの凹部に下ロールの凸部が来るように歯車間に食い込ませる形態の凹凸加工方法である。このため処理シートには積極的に圧力が加えられる部位が無く、ある程度形態のでき上がったシートへの後加工が前提であるが、嵩高い凹凸加工をすることが可能である。
【0024】
また、上記したように不織布上でより嵩高な非融着領域を形成するためにもロール柄の配置も重要なファクターとなる。適度な強度と拭取り性を確保する上で融着領域は不織布面積の15〜40%を占めることが好ましく、より好ましくは20〜30%である。融着領域の面積比率が15%未満であると、不織布上の融着部が減少し、不織布の強度が得られず、逆に40%を超えると風合が硬くなる場合がある。
【0025】
また本発明の清掃用不織布に形成される非融着領域は、その表面に構成繊維の一部が不規則に突出していることがより優れた拭取り性が奏される点で特に好ましい。
すなわち、このような比較的自由度が高く、毛羽状に突出した部分がフロアーなどの拭取り面の小さな凹凸に沿って拭取ることで、優れた拭取り性能を付与できる。
【0026】
【実施例】
以下、本発明を実施例により説明するが、本発明はこれら実施例によって何ら限定されるものではない。なお本実施例における各物性値は、以下の方法により測定した。
【0027】
1.非融着領域と融着領域の厚み比
高精細デジタルマイクロスコープV2−6300(キーエンス社製)を用いて、無荷重下での融着領域の厚み(H1)、非融着領域の厚み(H2)を25倍にて拡大観察し、それぞれ任意の100箇所の平均値を求めた。
【0028】
2.融着領域間の長さと非融着領域の厚み比
高精細デジタルマイクロスコープV2−6300(キーエンス社製)を用いて、融着領域間の最大長さ(W)、非融着領域の厚み(H2)を25倍にて拡大観察し、それぞれ任意の100箇所の平均値を求めた。
【0029】
3.非融着領域における突出繊維
高精細デジタルマイクロスコープVH−6300(キーエンス社製)を用いて、不織布の断面を25倍に拡大し観察した。なお、断面観察は不織布中の上から見た概円形の凸部の最も短い部分の直径に沿って切断して行った。突出した繊維数の計測は、凸部の繊維集合部より明らかに突出した繊維の本数を数えた。繊維集合部の極近傍で計測を行い、遠方でループ状になってるものは2本として計測した。任意100個所の凸部の突出繊維数を計測し、その平均値を突出繊維数とし、以下の規準で判定した。
○:6本以上
△:1〜5本
×:突出繊維なし
【0030】
4.不織布の見かけ密度
30cm角に切り出した試料を4枚重ね、12gf/cm荷重下で測定した厚みを1/4にすることにより試料1枚相当の厚み(mm)を算出した。
さらに同じ試料(30cm角4枚)の質量を測定し、1枚あたりの目付(g/m)を求めた。
目付を厚みで割った値を見かけ密度(g/cm)とした。
【0031】
5.拭取り性評価
赤土(JIS試験用ダスト 紛体1,7種(関東ローム))、コットンリンター0.5gをそれぞれ評価試験用ステージ上に均一に散布し、30cm(原反流れ方向)×20cm(原反巾方向)に切出した評価試料を凹凸面が外側になるように市販のフローリング清掃用器具(花王社製:クイックルワイパー)に取り付けて1往復拭取った後、器具より取り外した直後と、器具よりとりはずした不織布を5回手で振り払い、付着物を払い落とした後の質量をそれぞれ10回測定し、その平均値を初期散布のダスト量で割り、拭取り率(%)と保持率(%)を求めた。
【0032】
実施例1
ポリエチレンテレフタレート繊維(6.6dtex、カット長51mm)とポリプロピレン繊維(2.2dtex、カット長40mm)を質量比20/80にて混綿した。カードによりパラレルウエブを放出し、凸部の面積比率が25%であり、凹部の形状が円形でφ5mm、深さ2.0mmに彫刻されたエンボスロールと受けロールとしてフラットな金属ロール間へ前記ウエブを導入し熱圧着処理し、目付50g/mの清掃用不織布を得た。このとき上下のロールの温度は、160℃、ロール間圧力は50kgf/cmであった。結果を表1に示す。
【0033】
実施例2
構成繊維としてポリエチレンテレフタレート繊維(6.6dtex、カット長51mm)とポリエステル系抗菌繊維(クラレ社製「サニター」、6.6dtex、カット長51mm)、およびポリプロピレン繊維(2.2dtex、カット長40mm)をそれぞれ質量比10/20/70の比率にて混綿し、エンボスロールの凹部の形状が円形でφ6mmの柄ロールを使用したこと以外は実施例1と同様にして清掃用不織布を得た。(表1)
【0034】
実施例3
構成繊維としてポリエステル系抗菌繊維(クラレ社製「サニター」、6.6dtex、カット長51mm)、および芯成分が再生ポリエステル、鞘成分がポリエチレンである芯鞘型複合繊維(芯鞘比率6/4、2.2dtex、カット長51mm)をそれぞれ質量比で15/85の比率にて混綿し、エンボスロールの凹部の形状がφ5.0mmで深さが1.5mmの円形の柄エンボスロールを使用し、エンボス温度を155℃に設定したこと以外は実施例1と同様にして清掃用不織布を得た。(表1)
【0035】
比較例1
ポリエチレンテレフタレート繊維(6.6dtex、カット長51mm)とポリプロピレン繊維(2.2dtex、カット長40mm)を質量比4/96にて混綿したこと以外は実施例1と同様にして清掃用不織布を得た。(表1)
【0036】
比較例2
エンボスロールとして凹部の円形がφ3.0mmのものを用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして清掃用不織布を得た。(表1)
【0037】
比較例3
エンボスロールとして凹部の深さが0.5mmのものを用いたこと以外は実施例1と同様にして清掃用不織布を得た。(表1)
【0038】
比較例4
第1層として融点が138℃のエチレン−プロピレン共重合体繊維(2.2dtex、カット長51mm)からなる目付10g/mのパラレルウエブを作製した。
また第2層として、鞘成分が融点138℃のエチレン−プロピレン共重合体、芯成分が融点265℃のポリエチレンテレフタレートである芯鞘型熱接着性複合繊維(4.4dtex、カット長51mm)からなる目付25g/mのパラレルウエブを作製した。
次いで、これらのウエブを積層し、孔径0.12mmのオリフィスが0.6mm間隔で開けられたノズルから水圧3MPaの高圧水流を表裏それぞれ2回ずつ噴射し、繊維同士を交絡させて交絡不織布とした。得られた交絡不織布をそれぞれ125℃に加熱されたエンボスロール(頂面面積0.785mmの円錐台形小突起パターン、25個/cm)とフラットロールの間にロール間クリアランス0mmで第1層がエンボスロールに当接するように線圧50kgf/cmで熱圧着を施し、第1層を熱収縮させて第2層に深い山谷を形成させ、清掃用不織布を得た。(表1)
【0039】
【表1】

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【0040】
【発明の効果】
本発明により、様々なゴミの拭取り、捕集性に優れた清掃用不織布を得ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 本発明の清掃用不織布の一例を示す表面模式図。
【図2】 本発明の清掃用不織布の一例を示す断面模式図。
【符号の説明】
1:融着領域
2:非融着領域
3:突出繊維
W:融着領域間長さ
H1:融着領域厚み
H2:非融着領域厚み[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric for cleaning, and more specifically, is excellent in collecting fine dust, and is used for cleaning floors such as homes and buildings, tile floors, marble floors, indoor walls, and ceiling surfaces. The present invention relates to a nonwoven fabric for cleaning that is suitable for use and inexpensive.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a nonwoven fabric has been used as a cleaning sheet material, and is used in various places because of its simplicity. For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-33686 discloses a cleaning nonwoven fabric entangled with ultrafine fibers and hydrophilic fibers. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-314065 discloses a cleaning nonwoven fabric obtained by laminating a heat-shrinkable fiber layer and a non-heat-shrinkable fiber layer to give an uneven structure.
[0003]
Further, the cleaning sheet material is also used for floors such as flooring, tile floor, marble floor in homes and buildings. When used for flooring, collection and collection performance is mainly required for fine dust such as soil and sand, cotton dust such as fiber waste, and hair. The requirements closely related to these performances include the fineness and shape of the constituent fibers, the apparent density of the sheet, the surface form, and the workability such as the form stability and friction durability of the sheet, and the resistance to wiping with the floor during use. Various proposals have been made with various adjustments to these conditions. For example, JP-A-11-295 discloses a cleaning sheet obtained by laminating and intertwining a web made of ultrafine fibers on a mesh sheet, and JP-A-2001-89961 discloses crimped fibers and heat-fusible fibers. There is disclosed a dust cloth in which a web made of non-shrinkable fibers and a web made of non-shrinkable fibers are laminated and a convex portion is formed on one surface.
[0004]
However, the various types of proposed nonwoven fabrics for cleaning as described above have the following problems.
In other words, the cleaning nonwoven fabric mainly composed of ultrafine fibers is relatively effective in wiping off extremely fine dust because the constituent fibers are extremely fine, but the resulting nonwoven fabric is relatively thin and its apparent fiber density Therefore, when used for cleaning the floor, it is difficult to wipe off large trash and the amount collected is small.
In addition, the surface of the sheet is made uneven by adjusting the laminated structure of the heat-shrinkable fibers and non-heat-shrinkable fibers and the mixed cotton structure, and the apparent fiber density in the sheet is adjusted on the production equipment and heat-shrinkable fibers. However, it has been difficult to obtain sufficient performance with respect to the wiping property for dust of various sizes.
On the other hand, those that aim at the effect of wiping the wipes with the fibers need to have a relatively large degree of freedom of the fibers, and as a result, the sheet has poor shape stability and is reinforced by a composite such as a net as the core material Secondary treatments such as increasing the weight of the sheet or attaching adsorbents to prevent slipping out of extremely small dust sheets, which is cumbersome and expensive to manufacture. Become. Furthermore, the wiping performance is biased and difficult to use unless a combination of several methods as described above is used.
[0005]
By the way, in order to improve the wiping property, the surface area of the wiping surface is expanded, and further, embossing is given as a technique for imparting a concavo-convex structure, and a form in which the crimping portions are arranged in a point shape is well known. However, these are relatively effective in improving the bulkiness of the sheet, which is one of the factors affecting the collection property at the time of wiping. However, if too much emphasis is placed on the bulkiness, the sheet strength is reduced and surface friction is caused. The fluff became too large, and it was difficult to appropriately adjust the bulkiness and both.
In addition, the use of adsorbents such as liquid paraffin is very effective from the collection of fine dust to relatively large-sized garbage, but the adsorbents were wiped off as they adsorbed during use. It will also adhere and remain on the floor surface. These cause abnormal slipping on the floor after use and, on the contrary, cause re-contamination (attachment) due to dust and other debris because of their adsorption performance. In particular, it is very problematic for use on floors and lobbies in buildings with a lot of dirt and dust.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is particularly suitable for floor cleaning, and is an inexpensive and non-woven fabric for cleaning excellent in wiping performance and collection performance of various sizes of dust. Is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The inventor of the present invention has arrived at the present invention as a result of intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, the present invention is a nonwoven fabric for cleaning having a concavo-convex shape in which a non-fused region continuous with a non-fused region is formed on the entire nonwoven fabric, and the non-fused region has a thickness (H1) of the fused region. The ratio (W / H2) of the length (W) between the fusion regions around the non-fusion region in the nonwoven fabric cross section and the thickness (H2) of the non-fusion region in the nonwoven fabric cross section is 10 times or more. 4.5 ≧ W / H2 ≧ 1.5 is satisfied, and the shape of the non-fused region is a circular shape having a diameter of 4 to 6 mm .
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As a fiber used for the nonwoven fabric for cleaning of this invention, the fiber of the single composition which consists of a thermoplastic resin, the composite fiber which consists of 2 or more types of compositions, etc. can be used. Examples of the polymer constituting the fibers include polyester fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide fibers such as nylon 66 and nylon 6, and polyolefin fibers such as polypropylene and polyethylene.
Examples of the form of the composite fiber include a core-sheath type, an eccentric core-sheath type, a multilayer bonding type, a side-by-side type, a random composite type, and a radial bonding type. Examples of the polymer combination of the composite fiber include polyethylene terephthalate / polyethylene, polypropylene / polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate / polypropylene, polypropylene / ethylene-propylene copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate / ethylene-propylene copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate / copolymerization. Polyester, polyethylene terephthalate / ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, copolymer polyester / ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and the like can be used, but are not limited thereto.
[0009]
These fibers are combined with drugs for the purpose of imparting antibacterial properties, those using recycled resins from the viewpoint of obtaining environmentally friendly products, or composites of these, or functionalized for other purposes There is no problem even if fibers are used.
[0010]
In particular, in the present invention, the fiber surface is not subjected to a deliberate hydrophilization treatment with a hydrophilic spinning oil or processing agent in order to use dust adsorption due to generation of static electricity due to friction with the wiping surface. Preferably, for example, polyolefin fibers such as polypropylene, polyester fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide fibers such as nylon, polystyrene polymers, polyacrylonitrile polymers, ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers. , Fibers made of polylactic acid-based polymers, various composite spun fibers in which two or more of these resins are combined, and core-sheath type composite fibers, side-by-side type fibers, split type composite fibers, etc. may be used. preferable.
[0011]
In addition, the fibers constituting the cleaning nonwoven fabric of the present invention are 3.3 dtex or more thermoplastic fibers (A) in order to express the bulkiness after forming into a sheet and the effect of avoiding the slipping-out property of the fine dust sheet after the nonwoven fabric is formed. ) And less than 3.3 dtex thermoplastic fiber (B). It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of single-type fibers, and may be a mixture of a plurality of types of fibers as long as there is no problem with the mixed fibers.
[0012]
In this invention, it is preferable that the fiber (A) and the fiber (B) are uniformly mixed in order to exhibit excellent wiping performance. From this viewpoint, the fineness of the fiber (A) is 3.3 to 13. 5 dtex is more preferable. If the fineness of the fiber (A) exceeds 13.5 dtex, it may cause problems such as uniformity of blended cotton and poor card properties. As the mixing ratio, the mixing ratio of the fibers (A) is preferably 5 to 40% by mass, more preferably 10 to 35% by mass from the viewpoint that the uneven shape on the nonwoven fabric surface can be easily controlled. If the mixing ratio is less than 5% by mass, it is impossible to form an uneven portion having an effective bulk, and if the mixing ratio exceeds 40% by mass, the heat fusion described later is inhibited and the sheet strength meets the desired level. There is no case. On the other hand, the fineness of the fiber (B) is more preferably 1.0 to 3.0 dtex from the viewpoint of the cotton blendability with the fiber (A), the card process passability, etc., and the wiping and collecting properties of fine dust during cleaning. preferable. If it is less than 1.0 dtex, it may be a cause of deterioration of the cotton blendability with the fiber (A) and the card passability.
[0013]
Moreover, in this invention, it is desirable to include the heat-fusible fiber which clears the expression of the strength by the heat embossing process at the time of forming into a sheet and the fluff resistance of the surface, and the heat-fusible fiber is 50 in the sheet constituting fiber. It is preferable to be configured so as to be contained by mass% or more. These fibers may be made of a single thermoplastic resin or may be a composite fiber such as a core-sheath fiber mixed with several kinds of fibers. Examples of the polymer constituting the fiber include polyethylene terephthalate, nylon 66, nylon 6, polypropylene, and polyethylene. Examples of the form of the composite fiber include a core-sheath type, an eccentric core-sheath type, a multilayer bonding type, a side-by-side type, a random composite type, and a radial bonding type. Examples of the polymer combination of the composite fiber include polyethylene terephthalate / polyethylene, polypropylene / polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate / polypropylene, polypropylene / ethylene-propylene copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate / ethylene-propylene copolymer, polyethylene terephthalate / copolymerization. Polyester, polyethylene terephthalate / ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, copolymer polyester / ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and the like can be used, but are not limited thereto.
[0014]
These fibers having heat-fusibility can be softened at the time of hot embossing and easily crushed by pressure, and the same kind of fibers or other fibers can be fused. At this time, the high melting point fibers are crushed by a slight thermal effect and mainly by pressure, thereby increasing the contact area with the same type and multiple types of fibers and contributing to adhesion. From the viewpoint of fluff resistance on the surface, it is desired that the fiber having the fusion component is contained in an amount of 50% by mass or more. However, if the mixing ratio is less than this, the strength of the sheet is not expressed, and fluffing and fibers on the sheet surface Dropout may occur. Moreover, when there are too many low-melting-point fusion component fibers, heat fusion becomes excessive, resulting in a sheet that is hard and has a high apparent density, and may cause a reduction in wiping performance. Therefore, the fiber having heat-fusibility preferably has a mixing ratio of 60 to 90%.
[0015]
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The non-woven fabric for cleaning according to the present invention is constituted by the above-described fibers, and has a feature in that a fusion region continuous with a non-fusion region is formed on the entire nonwoven fabric and has an uneven shape.
FIG. 1 is a schematic surface view showing an example of the nonwoven fabric for cleaning of the present invention, and it can be seen that a fusion region 1 continuous with the non-fusion region 2 described above is formed. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing an example of the cleaning nonwoven fabric of the present invention, and it can be seen that it has an uneven shape.
The fused region referred to in the present invention can be formed by, for example, passing a web between an embossed roll having a fine concavo-convex pattern on the surface of a metal roll and a flat metal roll, and performing heat treatment. That is, the convex portion of the embossing roll compresses the web and softens the thermoplastic fibers of the constituent fibers simultaneously with the softening. It is important that the fusion region 1 exists continuously in the nonwoven fabric. In addition, the area ratio of a fusion | bonding area | region can use the area ratio of an embossing roll convex part as a standard.
On the other hand, the non-fused region 2 is a region processed by the embossing roll recess and has almost no heat-sealed portion between the fibers, and is present as a convex portion.
[0016]
In particular, the non-fused region on the cleaning nonwoven fabric in the present invention needs to be round and have a diameter of 4 to 6 mm, and an embossing roll suitable for this needs to be prepared. If the diameter of the non-fused region is less than 4 mm, the degree of freedom in the depth direction of the fibers in the input web is small, and the protruding shape of the non-fused region, which will be described later, can be obtained even if the web has a bulky capacity. It may not be expressed. On the other hand, if the thickness exceeds 6 mm, the protruding shape of the non-fused region may be difficult to be expressed unless the weight is high. This protrusion is the bulkiness of the nonwoven fabric sheet, and is an important part as a wiping cloth that becomes the collection part of the nonwoven fabric sheet during wiping and the collection during wiping, and the embossing roll pattern that forms this The shape is preferably set within the above-mentioned range.
[0017]
Moreover, in this invention, the thickness of the non-fusion area | region provided on the nonwoven fabric is made into the uneven | corrugated shape which has thickness 10 times or more compared with the thickness (H1) of a fusion | fusion area | region by adjustment of the raw cotton structure of a web, etc. It is important that the ratio is preferably 12 to 20 times. When the thickness ratio is less than 10 times, there are disadvantages such as a decrease in wiping property, and when it exceeds 20 times, the morphological stability of the convex part is impaired and there may be problems in terms of durability such as fluffing. .
[0018]
The ratio of the thickness (H1) of the fused region to the thickness of the non-fused region is not only an indicator of the cushioning property of the sheet, but also contributes to an improvement in wiping properties. In other words, a relatively large wiping object is drawn into the space between the unevenness according to the size of the unevenness, and the state of contact and non-contact with the wiping surface is repeated according to the surface shape of the sheet. Will be. As a result, it is considered that the effect of scraping and scraping off dust adhering to the wiping surface is generated, and the wiping property is improved. In addition, the generation of static electricity is likely to occur, and it is effective for improving the adsorbability of fine dust.
[0019]
Moreover, the nonwoven fabric for cleaning of the present invention has a length (W) between the fusion regions around the non-fusion region and a thickness (H2) of the non-fusion region in the cross section of the nonwoven fabric in order to exhibit a better collecting ability. It is important that the ratio (W / H2) satisfies 4.5 ≧ W / H2 ≧ 1.5, preferably 4.0 ≧ W / H2 ≧ 2.5.
When this ratio exceeds 4.5, the shape of the non-fused region becomes flat, and the space for collecting dust after wiping is lost due to the decrease in wiping property due to the decrease in the degree of unevenness and the reduction in the space between the fibers. The amount of trapping is reduced and the efficiency of the wiping work is deteriorated. On the other hand, when the ratio is less than 1.5, the degree of unevenness tends to increase, but deformation of the protrusion is likely to occur, and dust once collected in the sheet is likely to be released to the outside due to the deformation. Collectability worsens. In the present invention, the length (W) between the fusion regions may be determined by measuring the maximum length of the non-fusion region (for example, a diameter for a circle, a diagonal line for a quadrangle, etc.) by a method described later.
Moreover, in order to give a sufficient amount of collected dust to the non-fused region, it is preferable that the apparent density of the non-fused region is appropriate, and as a guide, the apparent density of the entire nonwoven fabric is 0.05 to It is preferably 0.12 g / cm 3 . If the apparent density is less than 0.05 g / cm 3 , dust taken into the non-fused region may be difficult to be held at this site. On the other hand, if it exceeds 0.12 g / cm 3 , dust may not easily enter and be collected.
[0020]
As a method for producing the cleaning nonwoven fabric of the present invention, a web is first produced from the above fibers by a known card method or the like. The web form such as fiber orientation is not particularly limited, and a parallel web, a cross web, a random web, or a composite web thereof can be used. Among these, a parallel web is preferable from the viewpoint of reducing the manufacturing cost. Further, the basis weight of the web is preferably 40 to 120 g / m 2 , more preferably 45 to 80 g / m 2 . If the basis weight is less than 40 g / m 2 , the strength of the nonwoven fabric cannot be maintained, and it may be broken during use. Moreover, the nonwoven fabric is thin and the amount of collected dust is small. On the other hand, if it exceeds 120 g / m 2 , the production cost becomes expensive and it may be difficult to handle.
[0021]
Next, in the present invention, it is desirable to use a hot embossing method for forming the obtained web into a sheet, but other methods may be used. Further, embossing may be performed after the web is pre-entangled by water entanglement or needle punching. When the embossing method is used, the following processing may be performed as an example. The embossing process heats a normal heated metal flat roll and engraving roll with a recess depth of 0.6 to 2.5 mm, applies pressure between the flat roll and the engraving roll, and passes through the web. It is preferable to treat them. The engraving pattern of the recess in the embossing roll is not particularly limited, such as a circle, a quadrangle, or a polygon, but when the nonwoven fabric for cleaning is used, the shape of the embossing roll recess is from the viewpoint of the projecting property of the protrusion on the surface of the nonwoven fabric, the design property, etc. A circular shape with a diameter of 4 to 6 mm is particularly desirable. Further, the depth of the embossing roll recess is preferably 0.6 to 2.5 mm. When the depth is less than 0.6 mm, the fibers in the web reach the bottom of the recess during embossing, resulting in excessive heat treatment, which may make it difficult to exhibit excellent wiping properties. .
[0022]
The heating temperature may be set according to the fiber type constituting the web, but is preferably in the range of 130 to 230 ° C. The pressure is preferably 30 to 70 kgf / cm in terms of linear pressure. If the linear pressure is less than 30 kgf / cm, the strength of the nonwoven fabric is not expressed, the fibers in the fusion region are fixed only as if they are floating, and the thickness may be increased. On the other hand, if it exceeds 70 kgf / cm, particularly in the case of processing a thick sheet, excessive pressure may be applied to the boundary between the embossed part and the non-embossed part, and the sheet may easily break at that part.
[0023]
In addition to the above heat embossing treatment, a pair of island-shaped small protrusions arranged as engraving rolls (the shape of the pressure-bonding part of the small protrusions is a circle or polygon), and a pair of gear-shaped irregularities on the top and bottom A method of processing between rolls is also known, but the former is preferably embossed by selecting one having a high sculpture pattern protrusion. If the height of the embossing protrusion is high, the processed sheet is hardly compressed as a whole. In addition, if the height of the protruding portion is low, it is easy to touch the roll ground other than the non-embossed portion, and excessive fusing or the like occurs, resulting in an undesirable texture as a nonwoven fabric for cleaning. Further, the latter is a method of processing an unevenness in which the concave portion of the lower roll comes into the convex portion of the upper roll or the convex portion of the lower roll comes into the concave portion of the upper roll. For this reason, there is no part where the pressure is positively applied to the treated sheet, and it is premised on the post-processing to a sheet having a certain shape, but it is possible to perform a bulky uneven process.
[0024]
Further, as described above, the arrangement of the roll pattern is also an important factor in order to form a bulkier non-fusion region on the nonwoven fabric. In order to secure an appropriate strength and wiping property, the fusion region preferably occupies 15 to 40% of the nonwoven fabric area, more preferably 20 to 30%. When the area ratio of the fusion region is less than 15%, the fusion part on the nonwoven fabric decreases, and the strength of the nonwoven fabric cannot be obtained. On the contrary, when it exceeds 40%, the texture may become hard.
[0025]
In addition, the non-fused region formed in the cleaning nonwoven fabric of the present invention is particularly preferable in that a part of the constituent fibers protrudes irregularly on the surface, so that more excellent wiping properties can be achieved.
That is, such a comparatively high degree of freedom and the part which protruded in fluff shape wipe off along the small unevenness | corrugations of wiping surfaces, such as a floor, and can provide the outstanding wiping performance.
[0026]
【Example】
EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention, this invention is not limited at all by these Examples. In addition, each physical property value in a present Example was measured with the following method.
[0027]
1. Thickness ratio between the non-fused area and the fused area Using a high-definition digital microscope V2-6300 (manufactured by Keyence Corporation), the thickness of the fused area under no load (H1), the thickness of the non-fused area (H2) ) Was magnified and observed at a magnification of 25 times, and the average value at any 100 locations was determined.
[0028]
2. Length between fused regions and thickness ratio between non-fused regions Using a high-definition digital microscope V2-6300 (manufactured by Keyence Corporation), the maximum length between fused regions (W), the thickness of non-fused regions ( H2) was magnified and observed at a magnification of 25 times, and average values at arbitrary 100 locations were obtained.
[0029]
3. Using a protruding fiber high-definition digital microscope VH-6300 (manufactured by Keyence Corporation) in the non-fused region, the cross section of the nonwoven fabric was enlarged 25 times and observed. The cross-sectional observation was performed by cutting along the diameter of the shortest portion of the substantially circular convex portion as viewed from above in the nonwoven fabric. For the measurement of the number of protruding fibers, the number of fibers clearly protruding from the fiber assembly part of the convex part was counted. The measurement was performed in the very vicinity of the fiber assembly part, and the ones that were in a loop shape in the distance were measured as two. The number of protruding fibers of arbitrary 100 convex portions was measured, and the average value was defined as the number of protruding fibers, and the following criteria were used.
○: 6 or more Δ: 1 to 5 ×: No protruding fiber [0030]
4). Four samples cut into an apparent density of 30 cm square of the nonwoven fabric were stacked, and the thickness (mm) corresponding to one sample was calculated by making the thickness measured under 12 gf / cm 2 load 1/4.
Furthermore, the mass of the same sample (4 pieces of 30 cm square) was measured, and the basis weight (g / m 2 ) per sheet was obtained.
The apparent density (g / cm 3 ) was obtained by dividing the basis weight by the thickness.
[0031]
5). Wipeability evaluation red soil (JIS test dust powder 1,7 types (Kanto loam)) and cotton linter 0.5g were each evenly spread on the evaluation test stage, 30cm (raw material flow direction) x 20cm (raw Immediately after removing the evaluation sample cut in the opposite width direction) on a commercially available floor cleaning tool (Kao Corporation: Quickle Wiper) so that the uneven surface is on the outside, Shake the nonwoven fabric removed from the instrument 5 times by hand, measure the mass after removing the deposits 10 times, divide the average value by the dust amount of the initial spraying, wipe rate (%) and retention rate (%) Was calculated.
[0032]
Example 1
Polyethylene terephthalate fiber (6.6 dtex, cut length 51 mm) and polypropylene fiber (2.2 dtex, cut length 40 mm) were mixed at a mass ratio of 20/80. The parallel web is discharged by a card, and the area ratio of the convex portion is 25%, the concave portion is circular, and the web is placed between a flat metal roll as an embossing roll engraved to φ5 mm and a depth of 2.0 mm. Was introduced and thermocompression-bonded to obtain a nonwoven fabric for cleaning having a basis weight of 50 g / m 2 . At this time, the temperature of the upper and lower rolls was 160 ° C., and the pressure between the rolls was 50 kgf / cm. The results are shown in Table 1.
[0033]
Example 2
Polyethylene terephthalate fibers (6.6 dtex, cut length 51 mm), polyester antibacterial fibers (Kuraray "Saniter", 6.6 dtex, cut length 51 mm), and polypropylene fibers (2.2 dtex, cut length 40 mm) as constituent fibers A non-woven fabric for cleaning was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that cotton was blended at a mass ratio of 10/20/70, and a pattern roll having a circular recess shape of 6 mm was used. (Table 1)
[0034]
Example 3
Polyester antibacterial fibers (“Saniter” manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd., 6.6 dtex, cut length 51 mm) as a constituent fiber, and core-sheath type composite fiber (core-sheath ratio 6/4, core component recycled polyester, sheath component polyethylene) 2.2 dtex, cut length 51 mm) at a mass ratio of 15/85, respectively, and using a circular pattern embossing roll with a concave portion of the embossing roll of φ5.0 mm and a depth of 1.5 mm, A nonwoven fabric for cleaning was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the embossing temperature was set to 155 ° C. (Table 1)
[0035]
Comparative Example 1
A nonwoven fabric for cleaning was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that polyethylene terephthalate fiber (6.6 dtex, cut length 51 mm) and polypropylene fiber (2.2 dtex, cut length 40 mm) were mixed at a mass ratio of 4/96. . (Table 1)
[0036]
Comparative Example 2
A nonwoven fabric for cleaning was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that an embossing roll having a circular recess of φ3.0 mm was used. (Table 1)
[0037]
Comparative Example 3
A nonwoven fabric for cleaning was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that an embossing roll having a recess depth of 0.5 mm was used. (Table 1)
[0038]
Comparative Example 4
A parallel web having a basis weight of 10 g / m 2 made of an ethylene-propylene copolymer fiber (2.2 dtex, cut length 51 mm) having a melting point of 138 ° C. was produced as the first layer.
As the second layer, the sheath component is composed of an ethylene-propylene copolymer having a melting point of 138 ° C., and the core component is a core-sheath type thermoadhesive conjugate fiber (4.4 dtex, cut length 51 mm) which is polyethylene terephthalate having a melting point of 265 ° C. A parallel web having a basis weight of 25 g / m 2 was produced.
Next, these webs were laminated, and a high-pressure water flow with a water pressure of 3 MPa was sprayed twice from the front and back of each nozzle from an orifice having a pore diameter of 0.12 mm opened at 0.6 mm intervals, and the fibers were entangled to obtain an entangled nonwoven fabric. . The first layer with a clearance between rolls of 0 mm between the embossed rolls obtained by heating the obtained entangled nonwoven fabrics at 125 ° C. (conical trapezoidal small protrusion pattern with a top surface area of 0.785 mm 2 , 25 / cm 2 ) and flat rolls Was subjected to thermocompression bonding at a linear pressure of 50 kgf / cm so as to contact the embossing roll, the first layer was thermally shrunk to form a deep valley in the second layer, and a nonwoven fabric for cleaning was obtained. (Table 1)
[0039]
[Table 1]
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[0040]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a non-woven fabric for cleaning excellent in various dust wiping and collecting properties.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic surface view showing an example of a nonwoven fabric for cleaning according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing an example of the cleaning nonwoven fabric of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Fusion region 2: Non-fusion region 3: Protruding fiber W: Length between fusion regions H1: Fusion region thickness H2: Non-fusion region thickness

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不織布の全体に非融着領域と連続した融着領域が形成されてなり、凹凸形状を有する清掃用不織布であって、該非融着領域は融着領域の厚み(H1)に比し10倍以上の厚みを有し、かつ不織布断面における非融着領域周囲の融着領域間の長さ(W)と非融着領域の厚み(H2)との比(W/H2)が4.5≧W/H2≧1.5を満足しており、さらに非融着領域の形状が直径4〜6mmの円形であることを特徴とする清掃用不織布。A nonwoven fabric for cleaning having a concavo-convex shape, in which a non-fused region continuous with a non-fused region is formed on the entire nonwoven fabric, and the non-fused region is 10 times or more the thickness (H1) of the fused region. The ratio (W / H2) of the length (W) between the fusion regions around the non-fusion region in the nonwoven fabric cross section and the thickness (H2) of the non-fusion region is 4.5 ≧ W. /H2≧1.5, and the non-bonding region is a circular shape having a diameter of 4 to 6 mm . 該不織布を構成する非融着領域の表面に構成繊維の一部が不規則に突出している請求項1に記載の清掃用不織布。The nonwoven fabric for cleaning according to claim 1, wherein some of the constituent fibers protrude irregularly on the surface of the non-fusion region constituting the nonwoven fabric. 該不織布が、少なくとも1種以上の3.3dtex以上の熱可塑性繊維(A)と、少なくとも1種以上の3.3dtex未満の熱可塑性繊維(B)を含む請求項1または2に記載の清掃用不織布。 The cleaning nonwoven fabric according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the nonwoven fabric contains at least one or more types of thermoplastic fibers (A) of 3.3 dtex or more and at least one type of thermoplastic fibers (B) of less than 3.3 dtex. Non-woven fabric.
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