JP4123226B2 - Silk-like polyester fibers and fabrics and methods for producing them - Google Patents

Description

    The present invention relates to silk-like polyester fibers and polyester fabrics and methods for producing them. Specifically, the present invention intends to add an attractive texture equivalent to or superior to the texture of natural silk to a polyester fiber or polyester fabric having excellent characteristics.

    Traditionally, to obtain silk-like polyester fibers or fabrics, silky pearly luster (gloss), squeaks (specific frictional noise generated by contact between silk fabrics, silkiness), high color development, etc. Various attempts have been made to grant. For example, as a means for bringing the gloss closer to silk, a means was adopted in which a transparent substrate is used for the polyester fiber used in the fabric, and a triangular cross-section thread close to silk is obtained. In addition, in order to obtain a silky squeaky feeling, a three-petal cross-section thread with a fine cut of about 1 μm at the top of the petal appeared. It is also practiced to increase the color depth of the fabric by adding fine particles to roughen the fiber surface, applying a resin treatment to the surface to lower the refractive index, or using fine yarns. Furthermore, in order to obtain a vivid color, a means using a cation dyeable yarn or an anion dyeable yarn has been proposed.

JP 59-021723 Edited by Textile Society. “Fiber Handbook”. Second edition. Maruzen Co., Ltd. March 1994. p132-135

    By each means described above, polyester fibers or fabrics have been considerably improved, and it has become possible to obtain silk fibers that are close to the sensitivity of silk. However, none of them has a satisfactory gloss, the reflected light is too strong, the feeling of sufficient squeak is not obtained, the luster is lost, the color is too shallow, or the strength is reduced, resulting in wear resistance. There was a problem such as deterioration, and the texture and appearance did not reach the silk yet. The present inventor has completed the present invention as a result of studying a polyester fabric having a texture, appearance, and the like superior to silk as well as silk.

    In the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the fiber cross section produced using a polyester component (A1) having a solution haze (polymer haze parameter) substantially not exceeding 15 is substantially flat. It has been found that polyester fibers formed into ellipses of 1.3 to 6 and having a transmitted light amount of at least 190% and polyester fabrics containing the fibers are silky and have an excellent texture, and have been completed together with their production methods. It is a thing. Regarding the flatness in the present invention, the meaning of “substantially” means the flatness obtained by approximating the shape of an ellipse because the cross-sectional shape does not necessarily form a complete ellipse.

  Specifically, the silk-like polyester fiber of the present invention has a slightly higher alkali dissolution rate when compared with the component (A1) and the hardly alkali-soluble polyester component (A1) in which the fiber cross-section does not exceed 15 in solution haze. A region consisting of a hardly alkaline soluble component (A) blended with a large hardly soluble copolyester component (A2) and dissolved in an alkali at a rate at least twice that of the hardly alkaline soluble component (A). It is composed of a region composed of the easily soluble alkali component (B) to be removed, and the cross-sectional shape is substantially an ellipse having a flatness of 1.5 to 3.5, and the region of the hardly alkaline soluble component (A) region By dissolving and removing the component (B) and eluting the copolymerized polyester component (A2) from the polyester composite fiber formed into an ellipse having a substantially flatness of 1.3 to 6 Is, the amount of transmitted light shape of the fiber cross section is a substantially flatness 1.3 to 6 ellipse is silk-like polyester fiber characterized in that at least 190%. The silk-like fabric is a fabric containing 30% by weight or more of the silk-like polyester fiber. The cross-sectional shape of the polyester conjugate fiber may be formed by dispersing the elliptical component (A) region in plural while the component (B) region forms a continuous phase. The meanings of alkali dissolution / removal and alkali solubility in the present invention include hydrolysis of polyester by alkali.

    The silk-like polyester fiber and fabric according to the present invention have an elegant texture and good appearance that are not inferior to natural silk while maintaining the excellent properties of the polyester fiber. In particular, it has features such as silky color depth and vividness, elegant luster and squeak.

  First, the contents of the characteristic values of the fabric or the fibers constituting the fabric used to describe the present invention will be described below.

(1) Solution haze 1 g of a sample from which a polyester chip or polyester fiber was sufficiently washed to remove the oil was dissolved in 10 ml of a phenol: carbon tetrachloride volume ratio of 3: 2 at 100 ° C. It calculated by the following formula from the numerical value measured using a 10 mm cell with a haze meter (manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd.).

HAZE = (Td / Tk) × 100
However, Td: Diffuse light transmittance Tk: Total light transmittance (2) Alkali dissolution rate A polyester yarn or fabric made of a homopolymer was used as a reference substance. The sample of the weighed reference substance and the substance to be measured is immersed in a 3 wt% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution maintained at a liquid temperature of 98 ° C. for 90 minutes at a bath ratio of 1:50, and the sample is added every 10 minutes after the start of immersion. The sample was taken out, washed with water, dried and weighed to measure the weight loss of the sample. The rate of weight loss of the sample was determined in units of 10 minutes, the rate of weight loss of the reference substance was displayed as 100% for each time unit, and the weight loss rate of the measured substance was displayed in%, and the average value for 90 minutes was taken as the weight loss rate of the measured substance.

(3) Amount of transmitted light 10 undyed polyester yarns (original yarn or fabric decomposition yarn) cut to 40 mm were prepared, and a load of 0.1 g per denier was applied, and both ends were 40 mm square and hollowed out. The parts were aligned and bonded to a 30 mm square paper frame. Using a microgloss meter (MODEL JSL-11: manufactured by Jonan Seisakusho Co., Ltd.), the surface of the single yarn was allowed to pass through, and the amount of light passing through (%) was measured one by one. The average value of 10 was taken as the amount of transmitted light.

(4) Flatness The ratio of the long axis length to the short axis length of the single yarn cross section measured using a microscope was defined as flatness. When the target cross-sectional shape was not a perfect ellipse, the measurement was performed by approximating the ellipse.

  Now, silk-like polyester fibers and silk-like fabrics according to the present invention and methods for producing them will be specifically described with reference to embodiments. The silk-like polyester fiber and fabric according to the present invention are not produced by directly spinning a required polymer and processed into a fabric, but a production method described below, that is, a polyester composite fiber composed of a plurality of polyester components is once spun. After forming the basic form of the polyester fiber of the present invention, if necessary, the polyester composite fiber is further processed into a fabric, and then the unnecessary part of the composite fiber used for spinning is dissolved and removed. Can be manufactured easily.

  First, the polyester composite fiber has a fiber cross-section, a hardly alkaline soluble copolyester having a slightly higher alkali dissolution rate than the hardly alkaline alkaline polyester component A1 whose solution haze does not exceed 15 and the aforementioned component A1. It is composed of a region composed of a hardly alkali-soluble component A blended with component A2 and a region composed of a readily alkali-soluble component B which is dissolved and removed in alkali at a rate at least twice that of the hardly alkali-soluble component A. ing. The cross-sectional shape of the composite fiber is substantially an ellipse with a flatness of 1.5 to 3.5, and the shape of the hardly alkaline soluble component A region is substantially an ellipse with a flatness of 1.3 to 6. Is formed.

  By dissolving / removing component B using an alkaline solution and eluting copolymer polyester component (A2) from this polyester composite fiber, the cross-sectional shape of the fiber is substantially an ellipse with a flatness of 1.3 to 6. Thus, a silk-like polyester fiber having a transmitted light amount of at least 190% can be produced.

  First, each component which comprises the said polyester composite fiber is demonstrated. The polyester component A1 used as the component A in the polyester composite fiber of the present invention is also a component that substantially constitutes the polyester fiber or polyester fabric of the present invention. As the polyester component A1, in addition to the same yarn-making properties and strength properties as are normally required, a polyester component A1 that is less soluble by alkali treatment than the other composite component B and whose solution haze does not exceed 15 is used. To do. The lower limit of the solution haze is generally about 1. The lower the solution haze, the more likely it is to be dyed in vivid colors after processing into fibers or fabrics. Generally, 10 or less homopolymer polyesters with improved clarity and gloss can be preferably used. Specific examples of the typical polyester component A1 include highly transparent polyester used for polyester film and plastic bottle materials.

  Next, the copolymer polyester polymer A2 that can be used by blending with the polyester component A1 is required to have the same characteristics except that the alkali dissolution rate is slightly higher than that of the polyester component A1. Most of the copolyester having an alkali dissolution rate less than half that of B can be used. In particular, a copolymer polyester containing 4 to 8 mol% of sodium sulfoisophthalic acid or polytetramethylene glycol with respect to polyethylene terephthalate is preferable in terms of excellent compatibility with the polyester component A1 and stable yarn production and yarn properties. . A normal polymer melt blend method, a chip blend method, or the like may be used for blending. By blending polyester component A1 with polyester polymer A2, which has a slightly higher alkali dissolution rate than component A1, the polyester polymer A2 portion is eluted by alkali treatment, and sharp streaks in the fiber axis direction are formed on the surface of the resulting polyester fiber. Can be formed. The larger the amount of transmitted light, the better, but usually the amount of blending is small, so it may not be as highly transparent as the polyester component A1.

  Further, the other composite component B constituting the polyester composite fiber is required to be at least twice the component A used simultaneously at the alkali dissolution rate (however, when there are a plurality of components B, the highest alkali dissolution rate in the component A) The magnification of the slowest component in component B with respect to the fast component) is preferably 4 times or more. The upper limit of the alkali dissolution rate for the component A of the composite component B is about 1000 times. Specific examples of component B include acid components such as sodium sulfoisophthalic acid, isophthalic acid, adipic acid, dimer acid, sebacic acid and azelaic acid, diols such as polyethylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol and butanediol, and bisphenol. A copolymerized polyester obtained by copolymerizing at least 2 mol% with respect to the polyester. These copolyesters are preferably used from the viewpoint of easy composite spinning with other polyester components. In particular, a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing sodium sulfoisophthalic acid or polyethylene glycol in an amount of 3 to 8 mol% is preferably used from the viewpoints of yarn production, strength, and elongation. A mixture of a plurality of these copolyesters can also be used.

  If necessary, other components can be added to the polyester composite fiber as long as the transmitted light amount of the polyester fiber according to the present invention does not fall below 190%.

  Next, a typical cross-sectional shape of the polyester composite fiber will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are schematic views each showing a cross section of a polyester composite fiber. The cross-sectional shape of the polyester conjugate fiber is substantially an ellipse with a flatness of 1.5 to 3.5. Preferably, it is formed in an ellipse of 1.6 to 3. By adopting an elliptical shape, the fiber cross section is directional, and as shown in FIG. 5 (a), when processed into a fabric such as a woven fabric, the long axis direction tends to be parallel to the fabric surface. This is because the desired direction can be aligned. If the flatness is too small, it becomes difficult to align the direction of the fiber cross section, it is difficult to obtain a deep color, and if it is too large, a flat texture is unfavorable.

  The single yarn fineness of the polyester composite fiber is usually 2 to 10 denier, preferably 3 to 8 denier. If the fineness is too small, it is difficult to obtain sufficient color developability, and the texture is too soft for normal use. If the fineness is too large, the texture becomes hard, which is not preferable. These polyester composite fibers are generally used as multifilaments.

  Furthermore, the preferable cross-sectional shape and arrangement | sequence of a component A area | region are demonstrated. In the polyester conjugate fiber of the present invention, the component B region is usually formed in the continuous phase and the component A region is formed in the dispersed phase. The cross-sectional shape of the component A region is preferably formed in an elliptical shape having a substantially flatness of 1.3 to 6, more preferably 1.5 to 4.5. The component A region may be provided at one place (illustrated in FIG. 4) or may be provided at several places (illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3). By appropriately selecting and designing these cross-sectional shapes and arrangements, the polyester fiber or the polyester fabric obtained by dissolving and removing the component B from the polyester composite fiber as described later can have a desired silk-like wind. Can be given. Especially, the thing of the form illustrated by FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 is suitable for providing a silk-like texture.

  For example, a plurality of component A regions are dispersed using the component B region as a continuous phase, and weaving is performed using polyester composite fibers arranged so that the major axis direction of the fiber cross section and the major axis direction of the component A region intersect. By removing the B region, it is possible to obtain a silky polyester woven fabric with waist while obtaining an optical effect due to fineness. That is, as schematically shown in FIG. 5, when weaving using an elliptical polyester composite fiber, the elliptical cross-section fiber in the fabric naturally has a property of being settled with its long axis parallel to the fabric surface. is there. Therefore, if the component A region is formed into an ellipse and the long axis direction is arranged so as to intersect the long axis direction of the polyester composite fiber cross section, the alkali treatment is performed to dissolve and remove the component B, The oval A component is left in a state where the major axis direction intersects the fabric surface, and can be made into a polyester fabric that is silky and has a waist against bending. Since the polyester fiber of the present invention has an elliptical cross section, a soft cloth can be obtained.

  The flatness of the polyester fiber of the present invention is 1.3 to 6, and 1.5 to 4.5 is particularly preferable. If the flatness is too small, it is difficult to obtain a deep color, and if it is too large, a flat texture is obtained. The single yarn fineness is usually 1.5 to 8 denier, preferably 2.5 to 6.5 denier. If the fineness is too small, the color developability will be insufficient and the texture will be too soft. If it is too large, the rigidity becomes large and the texture becomes hard. Within the above range, the texture is close to that of silk, which is suitable for obtaining a silk-like fabric. If the component B of the constituent components is removed by alkali treatment using the polyester composite fiber, such a polyester fiber can be easily produced.

  Moreover, in order to utilize preferably as a silk-like polyester fiber, it is desirable that the amount of transmitted light is at least 190%. In general, if the amount of transmitted light is high, the dyed color tends to be vivid. Those reaching 220% are excellent in sharpness and gloss, and those having 230 to 250% are particularly preferable.

  In order to further strengthen the silky texture, the surface of the polyester fiber has a width of 0.08 to 1.5 μm and a depth of 0.08 to 0.9 μm, preferably a width of 0.15 to 1 μm. It is desirable to form a striation having a depth of 0.18 to 0.7 μm in the fiber axis direction. Makes silky squeaky. This is considered to be because the microscopic friction effect when the single yarns come into contact with each other when processed into a fabric is used. In order to form the above-mentioned streak on the surface, the component B is dissolved in the component B by applying an appropriate alkali treatment using a polyester composite fiber using a component in which the polyester A1 and the copolymer polyester A2 are blended. -If it removes and the component A2 of the surface part of the area | region A is eluted, it can manufacture easily. In many cases, the degree of squeakiness and streaking is empirically determined by adjusting the types of blend components A1, A2 and B, the content of component A2 in component A, alkali treatment conditions, and the like. The polyester fiber of the present invention can be used as a short fiber or a long fiber, but is usually made into a fabric in the form of a multifilament.

  In order to give the fabric a silky texture using the above-described silk-like polyester fiber of the present invention, at least 30% by weight, preferably 40 to 100% by weight of the fabric may be contained. Since the polyester fabric of the present invention has both a silky texture and the functionality of polyester, it can be widely used for various applications as an extremely excellent fabric. The remaining fibers can be selected from conventional polyester, polyamide, polyacryl, cotton, wool, silk and the like depending on the purpose of use, regardless of whether they are synthetic fibers or natural fibers.

  In order to produce the polyester fiber or fabric of the present invention, first, a copolymer having a slightly higher alkali dissolution rate compared to the component A1 and the polyester component A1 which is hardly soluble in an alkaline solution having a solution haze not exceeding 15. Polyester component A blended with polyester A2 and hardly dissolved by alkali treatment and component B dissolved in alkali at a rate at least twice that of component A are composite-spun to produce a polyester composite fiber. The polyester composite fiber has an elliptical shape with a cross-section of substantially flatness 1.5 to 3.5, and a shape of the component A region in the cross-section of the fiber is substantially elliptical with a flatness of 1.3 to 6. Keep it. There is no special restriction | limiting in the manufacturing method of the said composite fiber.

  If this polyester composite fiber is dissolved and removed by using an alkaline solution to dissolve and remove component A2 to the required extent, the shape of the fiber cross section is substantially flatness 1.3 to 6. The polyester fiber of the present invention having an ellipse and a transmitted light amount of at least 190% can be produced and processed into a required fabric. However, usually, the polyester composite fiber is used, and if necessary, it is woven or knitted with other fibers and processed into a desired shape fabric. Then, an alkaline aqueous solution is used for the processed fabric, and an alkali treatment is applied to dissolve and remove the readily alkali-soluble component B, so that the component A2 is eluted to the required extent. Invention Fabrics comprising polyester fibers are produced. In order to produce a silk-like effect, the content of the polyester fiber of the present invention in these fabrics is preferably 30% by weight or more.

  Furthermore, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. In each figure, (a) shows an example of the polyester composite fiber of the present invention, and (b) shows a cross section of the polyester fiber of the present invention (evaluated as a polyester fabric) obtained by subjecting (a) to an alkali treatment. In addition, numerical values such as component ratios shown in the description are shown with reference to test examples conducted by the inventors, and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

(1) FIGS. 1- (a) and (b)
The example of (a) is 80 to 60 parts by weight of a component A obtained by polymer blending 90 to 60% by weight of highly transparent polyester component A1 (homopolyester) and 10 to 40% by weight of copolymerized polyester component A2. And a polyester composite fiber obtained by subjecting 20 to 40 parts by weight of component B of a readily alkali-soluble polyester having an alkali dissolution rate 40 to 80 times faster than A2 and an average flatness of about 1 .8.

  (B) is obtained by forming the polyester composite fiber of (a) above into a fabric, treating with alkali using a 3% by weight aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, and selectively dissolving and removing component B to elute component A2. The obtained polyester fiber is shown. The flatness of the A component region was about 1.4. In this embodiment, since the two component A regions are upright, light from the upper part is taken in between them, and a tunnel of light can be created, resulting in a napped effect (velvet effect) and a color depth. It was demonstrated to the fullest. By using the highly transparent polymer A1, color vibrancy and silk-like gloss, and by polymer blending the copolymer polyester A2, fine axial streaks are formed on the surface. I was able to get the same feeling of creaking and feeling.

(2) Fig. 2- (a) (b)
In the polyester fabric after dissolving and removing the component B in the same manner as in the example of FIG. 1 (FIG. 2- (b)), the average flatness was large, about 2.5, so that a refreshing refreshing feeling was obtained. It was.

(3) Fig. 3 (a) (b)
In the present example obtained in the same manner, the dyeability of the single yarn was different due to the denier mix effect, and an elegant color and a delicate silky texture could be expressed.

(4) FIGS. 4- (a) and (b)
A 13-petal group composite fiber (a) having 0.8 to 1.0 μm streaks on the surface of the component A region was produced. The polyester fabric obtained by dissolving and removing the component B with alkali and eluting the component A2 absorbed light between the streaks and exhibited a great color depth. In addition, since fine streaks were formed, a pearly luster was created in addition to the feeling of creaking.

    Further, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples and comparative examples. First, the evaluation methods used in these examples will be described.

(1) Amount of reflected light Measured using a three-dimensional variable angle photometer (MODEL JSG-21: manufactured by Jonan Seisakusho Co., Ltd.). Measurement was performed under conditions of an incident angle of 45 degrees and a reflection angle of 45 degrees, and the reflected light amount (%) of the unstained polyester fabric, with the reflected light amount of the magnesium white plate as 100%, was displayed. A fabric with a high degree of gloss increases the amount of reflected light.

(2) Color depth Using a color difference meter (color computer SM-3: manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd.), the lightness; L value (%) of the polyester fabric was measured. The deeper the color, the smaller the value.

(3) Color freshness Using a color difference meter (color computer SM-3: manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd.), the a value and b value of the polyester fabric are measured, and the value of (a2 + b2) ^1/2 is calculated. And saturation (%). The saturation increases as the color becomes brighter.

(4) Texture a) A feeling of creaking A piece of fabric obtained by cutting a polyester fabric in a warp yarn direction into a width of 4.5 cm and a length of 12 cm was designated as sample S1, and a piece of fabric cut into a width of 5 cm and a length of 15 cm was designated as sample S2. . The sample S2 is fixed to the measuring table, the sample S1 is placed, and a measurement load (plate) of 30 g per 1 cm ^{2 is} further placed on the sample S1, and the sample S1 is placed on the Instron tensile testing machine (Instron Japan Co., Ltd.) )), And was pulled at a rate of 5 mm / min in the horizontal direction to measure the frictional resistance stress. Since adhesion (stick) and slip (slip) were repeated alternately, when the measured value of the frictional resistance stress was recorded on the chart, a sawtooth waveform was obtained. The difference between the top and bottom of the wave at the stable part of the waveform, ie the stick-slip value (g), was measured. The greater the friction between the fabric and the fabric, i.e., the feeling of squeaking, the greater the stick-slip value.

b) Tactile Feeling Five measurers were allowed to make a five-step evaluation by touching the fabric to make the fabric soft and highly repellent (strained), and the average value was obtained.

(6) Observation of fiber surface groove Using a scanning electron microscope (SEM-S2300: manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.), the surface of the fiber that has been subjected to alkali treatment is used to observe the striations at 10 locations at a magnification of 1500 to 2000. The width (μm) and depth (μm) were measured, and the average value was determined.

Example 1
As a component A, a copolymer polyester chip obtained by copolymerizing 4.2 mol% of 5-sodium sulfoisophthalic acid with polyethylene terephthalate on 70 parts by weight of a highly transparent polyester homopolymer chip (component A1) having a solution haze of 2.7 ( Component A2) A polyester obtained by polymer blending 30 parts by weight was used. In 75 parts by weight of this component A, an alkali-soluble polyester (4.8 mol% of 5-sodium sulfoisophthalic acid and 2.0 mol% of isophthalic acid are added to polyethylene A) having an alkali solubility 45 times faster than that of component A (A1 + A2). A copolymer obtained by copolymerizing with terephthalate) as a component B was used in an amount of 25 parts by weight, and composite spinning was performed to obtain a composite fiber having a fiber cross section as shown in FIG. For composite spinning, a mouthpiece having an elliptical cross section with a flatness of 2 is used, and component A is simultaneously discharged from two elliptical discharge ports and component B is simultaneously discharged from the periphery of the component A discharge port (number of holes: 15). Composite spinning was performed at a spinning temperature of 289 ° C. and a spinning speed of 1300 m / min. Further, the spun undrawn yarn was drawn four times by a method of a hot roll at 90 ° C. and a hot plate at 130 ° C. at a drawing speed of 800 m / min.

  The properties of the drawn polyester composite yarn (fiber) were a total fineness of 75 denier, a filament number of 15, a single yarn fineness of 5 denier (however, the single yarn fineness of the component A region: 1.88 denier, the number of filaments: 2). . Moreover, the boiling water shrinkage rate (according to JIS-L1013B method) was 8.5%, the dry heat shrinkage rate (160 ° C .: according to JIS-L1013B method) was 12.4%, and the transmitted light amount of the composite yarn was 238%. .

  Next, the obtained polyester composite yarn 75 denier is used as a warp yarn, and the obtained polyester composite yarn is used as a double yarn (150 denier) for a weft yarn to form a plain fabric having a warp density of 120 yarns / inch and a weft yarn density of 82 yarns / inch. Weaved. The obtained plain fabric was relaxed and scoured by a conventional method, set in an intermediate position, and subjected to alkali weight reduction processing. In the alkali treatment, a 3% by weight aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide was used, the treatment was performed at 90 ° C. for 30 minutes at a bath ratio of 1:50, and dried to produce the polyester fabric of the present invention. The alkali weight loss rate was 27.2% by weight, and component B (containing 25%) in the composite fiber was completely dissolved and removed. Further, the produced polyester fabric was dyed and finished for 60 minutes at 180 ° C. using a red disperse dye (Sumikaron Brill. Red S-2BL: manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) at 4.8% owf. The finished fabric had a warp density of 131 / inch and a weft density of 89 / inch.

  The dyed and finished polyester fabric was evaluated and the results are shown in Table 1. The amount of transmitted light and the amount of reflected light were evaluated with a polyester fabric before dyeing, and the others were evaluated with a fabric after dyeing finish. As is clear from Table 1, the polyester fabric of the present invention has a high amount of transmitted light, the amount of reflected light is appropriately controlled, has a silk-like gloss, has a deep color, and exhibits an excellent color with a bright color. It was. And it was a red polyester plain fabric that had a silky feel, softness and resilience, and had both function and texture.

Comparative Example 1
A 75-denier, 36-filament (single yarn fineness of 2.1 denier) of a single-sided polyester with a triangular cross-section (Silook: manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.) manufactured using a homopolymer polyester having a solution haze of 43 is used as the warp yarn. A polyester plain fabric was woven in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the same single yarn was used as the double yarn (150 denier). Subsequently, dyeing and finishing were carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a 5% by weight aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide was used and an alkali reduction treatment was performed at 98 ° C. for 45 minutes. The alkali weight loss rate was 20.2%. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1. As is apparent from Table 1, the fabric obtained in Comparative Example 1 had a lustrous metallic luster, and the color development and texture were mediocre.

Example 2
A composite spinning was performed using the same components as in Example 1 except that the cross-sectional shape of the component A region of the polyester composite fiber was changed to 13 petals shown in FIG. The spun and undrawn yarn was drawn 3.8 times by a hot roll at 90 ° C. and a hot plate method at 140 ° C. at a drawing speed of 80 m / min. The resulting polyester composite fiber has the following characteristics: total fineness of 50 denier, 12 filaments, single yarn fineness of 4.2 denier, boiling water shrinkage of 9.2%, dry heat shrinkage of 13.4%, and transmitted light quantity of 232 %Met.

  The resulting 50 denier composite yarn was then woven into a twill fabric using warp and weft. The green density was 115 warps / inch and the weft density was 103 / inch. Furthermore, relaxation scouring, intermediate setting, and alkali weight reduction processing were performed by a conventional method. Treatment conditions were as follows: a 3% by weight aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide was used at 98 ° C. for 25 minutes at a bath ratio of 1:50 and dried to produce a polyester fabric of the present invention. The alkali weight loss rate was 27.3%. It was confirmed that component B of the composite fiber was completely dissolved and removed.

  Next, this polyester fabric was dyed with a black disperse dye (Dianix Black BG-FS: manufactured by Dystar Japan) 13% owf at 135 ° C. for 30 minutes, washed and finished. The finished dyed fabric had a warp yarn density of 129 yarns / inch and a weft yarn density of 113 yarns / inch. The single yarn cross-sectional shape of the dyed fabric was 13 petals, the groove width of the large uneven portion was 0.92 μm, and the groove depth was 0.98 μm. In addition to the large irregularities, fine streaks were observed around the fibers. The dimensions of the striations are shown in Table 1 together with the evaluation results. The dyed twill fabric had a silk-like or higher gloss and a high coloring black. In addition to the feeling of creaking, the texture is a cool, dry texture with a petal cross-section, and is a distinctive fabric.

Comparative Example 2
A polyester composite fiber was composite-spun and stretched in the same manner as in Example 2 except that only the highly transparent polyester component A1 was used to form the component A region. The obtained polyester composite fiber was the same as the polyester fiber obtained in Example 2, except that the boiling shrinkage was 8.6%, the drying shrinkage was 12.4%, and the amount of transmitted light was 239%. The twill fabric was woven in the same manner as in Example 2, and the resulting fabric was subjected to alkali weight reduction treatment. As a result, the alkali weight loss rate was 26.2%. Furthermore, it dye | stained black similarly to Example 2, and was finished in the black polyester satin fabric. The finished dyed fabric had a warp yarn density of 127 yarns / inch and a weft yarn density of 110 yarns / inch.

  The single yarn cross-sectional shape of the dyed fabric was 13 petals, the groove width of the large uneven portion was 0.92 μm, and the groove depth was 0.98 μm. However, the fine streak seen on the fiber surface of the polyester fabric obtained in Example 2 was not observed.

Comparative Example 3
Using the same components as in Example 2, the cross-sectional shape was changed to the elliptical cross section of Example 2, and a polyester composite fiber having a round cross section and a component A region having 13 petals was spun and drawn to produce a polyester composite fiber. . This polyester composite fiber was woven into a satin woven fabric in the same manner as in Example 2, subjected to alkali weight loss treatment, and processed into a polyester satin woven fabric. The obtained polyester satin fabric was black-dyed as in Example 2 and finished. The evaluation results of the fabric are shown in Table 1.

Comparative Example 4
A polyester composite fiber having a round cross section and 13 petals in the component A region was spun and drawn in the same manner as in Comparative Example 3 except that the component A1 was used alone in the component A region, and woven in the same manner as in Example 2. Then, it was subjected to an alkali weight loss treatment and processed into a polyester satin fabric. The obtained polyester satin fabric was black-dyed as in Example 2 and finished. The evaluation results of the fabric are shown in Table 1.

    The polyester fabric of the present invention containing at least 30% by weight, preferably 40 to 100% by weight of the polyester fiber of the present invention has both silk-like texture and polyester functionality, so that it can be used for various applications as an extremely excellent fabric. Can be widely used for. The remaining fibers can be selected from conventional polyester, polyamide, polyacryl, cotton, wool, silk, etc., depending on the purpose of use, regardless of whether they are synthetic fibers or natural fibers.

(A) Example of cross-sectional shape of the polyester composite fiber of the present invention (b) Cross-sectional shape after alkali weight loss treatment Same as above Same as above Same as above (A) An example of a cross-sectional shape of a woven fabric comprising the polyester composite fiber of the present invention, and (b) an example of a cross-sectional shape of the woven fabric after alkali weight reduction treatment

Explanation of symbols

A: Component region that is hardly dissolved by alkali treatment A1: Highly transparent polyester A2: Copolyester B: Component region that is hardly dissolved by alkali treatment

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    Compared with the component (A1) and the hardly alkali-soluble polyester component (A1) having a fiber cross-section having a solution haze of not more than 15, the hardly-soluble alkali-soluble polyester component (A2) having a large alkali dissolution rate is obtained. From the blended region consisting of the hardly alkaline soluble component (A) and the region consisting of the easily alkaline soluble component (B) which is dissolved and removed in the alkali at a rate at least twice that of the hardly alkaline soluble component (A). An ellipse having a cross-sectional shape substantially having a flatness of 1.5 to 3.5 and having a shape of an alkali hardly soluble component (A) region having a flatness of substantially 1.3 to 6 The shape of the cross section of the fiber obtained by dissolving and removing the component (B) from the polyester composite fiber formed by using an alkaline solution and eluting the component (A2) is substantially Silk-like polyester fiber characterized in that the amount of transmitted light a flatness 1.3 to 6 ellipse is at least 190% to.     2. The silk-like polyester according to claim 1, wherein striations having a width of 0.08 to 1.5 [mu] m and a depth of 0.08 to 0.9 [mu] m are formed in the fiber axis direction of the fiber surface. fiber.     A silk-like polyester fabric comprising 30% by weight or more of the silk-like polyester fiber according to claim 1 or 2.     Alkaline treatment in which an alkali solution having a solution haze not exceeding 15 is blended with a hardly soluble polyester component (A1) and a copolymer polyester component (A2) having a slightly higher alkali dissolution rate than the component (A1). The polyester component (A) that is hardly dissolved by the above-mentioned method and the component (B) that is dissolved in the alkali at a rate at least twice that of the component (A) are composite-spun, and the cross-sectional shape has a substantially flatness of 1.5 to A polyester composite fiber having an elliptical shape in which the shape of the component (A) region in the cross section of the fiber is substantially formed into an ellipse having a flatness of 1.3 to 6 is manufactured. Using this, the alkali-soluble component (B) is dissolved and removed to elute the copolyester (A2), and the cross section of the fiber is an ellipse having a substantially flatness of 1.3 to 6. Method of manufacturing silk-like polyester fibers had been transmitted light amount, characterized in that at least 190% of the fibers. Alkaline treatment in which an alkali solution having a solution haze not exceeding 15 is blended with a hardly soluble polyester component (A1) and a copolymer polyester component (A2) having a slightly higher alkali dissolution rate than the component (A1). The polyester component (A) that is hardly dissolved by the above-mentioned method and the component (B) that is dissolved in the alkali at a rate at least twice that of the component (A) are composite-spun, and the cross-sectional shape has a substantially flatness of 1.5 to Manufacture a polyester conjugate fiber in which the shape of the component (A) region in the cross section of the fiber is formed into an ellipse having a flatness of 1.3 to 6 on the ellipse of 3.5, and process the manufactured polyester conjugate fiber into a fabric Then, the fabric is subjected to alkali treatment to dissolve and remove the alkali-soluble component (B) in the polyester composite fiber, and the copolymerized polyester component (A2) is eluted. A silk-like polyester fabric characterized in that the cross-sectional shape of the fiber is substantially an ellipse having a flatness of 1.3 to 6 and the amount of transmitted light is at least 190%, and the fabric contains 30% by weight or more of polyester fibers. Manufacturing method.

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