US20180282924A1 - Net-like structure - Google Patents
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a net-like structure suitable for a net-like cushion material used for office chairs, furniture, sofas, beddings such as beds, seats for vehicles such as trains, automobiles, two-wheeled vehicles, baby buggies, child safety seats, and wheelchairs, and shock-absorbing mats such as floor mats and members for preventing collision and nipping, etc.
- a net-like structure has unique cushioning performance, but has found difficulty in changing the cushioning performance by itself.
- Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. H7-189105 discloses a different-fineness net-like structure and a method for manufacturing the same.
- This structure is constituted of a base layer responsible for vibration absorption and retention of body shape and a surface layer responsible for properties of being soft and ensuring uniform pressure dispersion.
- the layers play different roles, aiming to improve comfort to sit on when the user sits from the side of the surface layer.
- no consideration has been made for use of sitting from both sides, from the side of the surface layer and from the side of the base layer.
- Compression durability is lower in the case of sitting from the side of the surface layer than in the case of sitting from the side of the base layer: i.e., compression durability is different between the case of sitting from the side of the surface layer and the case of sitting from the side of the base layer.
- Net-like structures having different designs may be bonded together by adhesion, bound with a band, or integrated with a side cloth. This has however problems that the production cost is high and that the cushioning feeling may change by using an adhesive, causing a feeling of strangeness. In addition, there has been a problem that compression durability is greatly different between both faces.
- PTD 1 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. H7-68061
- an object of the present invention is providing a net-like structure capable of imparting cushioning performance different between both faces, and having an effect that the difference in compression durability is small from whichever face pressure is applied.
- the present inventors After having devoted themselves to researches for solving the above problems, the present inventors have finally completed the present invention, which includes the followings.
- net-like structure having a three-dimensional random loop bonded structure constituted of a thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body that is either a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body or a polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body having a fiber size of greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 3.0 mm, wherein the net-like structure has, in a thickness direction of the net-like structure, a solid-section fiber main region mainly including fibers having a solid cross section, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including fibers having a hollow cross section, and a mixed region including fibers having a solid cross section and fibers having a hollow cross section in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, both solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression at pressurization from the side of the solid-section fiber main region of the net-like structure and hollow-section fiber main region-side residual
- thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body is the polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body, and both a hysteresis loss at pressurization from the side of the solid-section fiber main region and a hysteresis loss at pressurization from the side of the hollow-section fiber main region are less than or equal to 30%.
- thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body is the polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body, and both a hysteresis loss at pressurization from the side of the solid-section fiber main region and a hysteresis loss at pressurization from the side of the hollow-section fiber main region are less than or equal to 60%.
- a cushion material including the net-like structure according to any of [1] to [9] inside the cushion, wherein the cushion material is usable reversibly.
- the net-like structure of the present invention is a net-like structure having cushioning performance different between the front and back faces of the net-like structure and having an effect that the difference in compression durability is small from whichever face, the front or back face, pressure is applied. This has made it possible to provide a net-like structure that is usable reversibly and suitably used for office chairs, furniture, sofas, beddings such as beds, seats for vehicles such as trains, automobiles, and two-wheeled vehicles, etc.
- a cushion material having the following features can be provided: i.e., in summer, the side of fibers having a hollow cross section, which has a thick fiber size, may be used as the front face, whereby a comparatively hard cushioning feeling and reduction in contact area make the user feel cool, and in winter, the side of fibers having a solid cross section, which has a thin fiber size, may be used as the front face, whereby a comparatively soft cushioning feeling and increase in contact area make the user feel warm.
- the net-like structure of the present invention is superior in compression durability to a net-like structure constituted 100% of thin-size fibers having a solid cross section. Therefore, the net-like structure of the invention can be used desirably even when the side of thin-size fibers having a solid cross section is used as the front face, because compression durability is excellent compared with the conventional product.
- FIG. 1A is a schematic graph showing a second stress-strain curve in hysteresis loss measurement of a net-like structure.
- FIG. 1B is a schematic graph showing a stress-strain curve at second compression in hysteresis loss measurement of a net-like structure.
- FIG. 1C is a schematic graph showing a stress-strain curve at second decompression in hysteresis loss measurement of a net-like structure.
- the present invention relates to a net-like structure having a three-dimensional random loop bonded structure constituted of a thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body that is either a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body or a polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body having a fiber size of greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 3.0 mm, wherein the net-like structure has, in a thickness direction of the net-like structure, a solid-section fiber main region mainly including fibers having a solid cross section (hereinafter referred to as solid-section fibers), a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including fibers having a hollow cross section (hereinafter referred to as hollow-section fibers), and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, both solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain after
- the net-like structure of the present invention is a structure having a three-dimensional random loop bonded structure where a continuous linear body constituted of a thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body that is either a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer or a polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body having a fiber size of greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 3.0 mm is curled to form random loops and the loops are brought into contact with one another in a molten state to be bonded together.
- thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body is either a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer or a polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer continuous linear body having a fiber size of greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 3.0 mm.
- polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer examples include a polyester-ether block copolymer having thermoplastic polyester as hard segments and polyalkylenediol as soft segments and a polyester block copolymer having aliphatic polyester as soft segments.
- the polyester-ether block copolymer is a ternary block copolymer constituted of: at least one kind of dicarboxylic acid selected from aromatic dicarboxylic acids such as terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,7-dicarboxylic acid, and diphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, alicyclic dicarboxylic acids such as 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as succinic acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, and dimer acid, and ester-forming derivatives thereof, etc.; at least one kind of diol component selected from aliphatic diols such as 1,4-butanediol, ethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol, pentamethylene glycol, and hexamethylene glycol, alicyclic
- the polyester block copolymer is a ternary block copolymer constituted of: the dicarboxylic acid described above; the diol described above; and at least one kind of polyesterdiols such as polylactone having a number average molecular weight of about 300-5000.
- a ternary block copolymer constituted of terephthalic acid and/or naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid as the dicarboxylic acid
- 1,4-butanediol 1,4-butanediol
- polytetramethylene glycol as the polyalkylenediol
- a ternary block copolymer constituted of polylactone as the polyesterdiol.
- one with polysiloxane-based soft segments introduced therein can also be used.
- polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer As the polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer according to the present invention, the followings are also included: one with a non-elastomer component blended into, or copolymerized with, the above polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer, one with a polyolefin-based component used as soft segments, etc. Also included are ones with various additives, etc. added to the polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer as required.
- the content of soft segments of the polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer is preferably greater than or equal to 15 wt %, more preferably greater than or equal to 25 wt %, even more preferably greater than or equal to 30 wt %, especially preferably greater than or equal to 40 wt %, and, from the standpoint of secured hardness and heat and wear-and-tear resistance, it is preferably less than or equal to 80 wt %, more preferably less than or equal to 70 wt %.
- a component constituted of the polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer constituting the net-like structure of the present invention preferably has an endothermic peak at a point less than or equal to a melting point in a melting curve measured with a differential scanning type calorimeter.
- the heat and wear-and-tear resistance significantly improves for one having an endothermic peak at a point less than or equal to the melting point, compared with one having no endothermic peak.
- terephthalic acid, naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, etc. which have rigidity, are contained as an acid component of hard segments by greater than or equal to 90 mol %.
- the content of terephthalic acid, naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, etc. is greater than or equal to 95 mol %, especially preferably, 100 mol %.
- Such terephthalic acid, etc. are transesterified with a glycol component and then polymerized to a necessary degree of polymerization.
- polytetramethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of preferably greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 5000, more preferably greater than or equal to 700 and less than or equal to 3000, even more preferably greater than or equal to 800 and less than or equal to 1800 is copolymerized by preferably greater than or equal to 15 wt % and less than or equal to 80 wt %, more preferably greater than or equal to 25 wt % and less than or equal to 70 wt %, even more preferably greater than or equal to 30 wt % and less than or equal to 70 wt %, especially preferably greater than or equal to 40 wt % and less than or equal to 70 wt %.
- the crystallinity of hard segments improves, resisting plastic deformation, and improving heat and wear-and-tear resistance.
- the heat and wear-and-tear resistance will be more improved when annealing treatment is further performed at a temperature less than the melting point by at least greater than or equal to 10° C. after heat melting adhesion. While the annealing treatment is satisfactory by heating a sample at a temperature less than the melting point by at least greater than or equal to 10° C., the heat and wear-and-tear resistance will further improve by imparting compression strain.
- the polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer according to the present invention is preferably an ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and ⁇ -olefin, more preferably a multi-block copolymer constituted of ethylene- ⁇ -olefin that is an olefin block copolymer.
- the reason why a multi-block copolymer constituted of ethylene- ⁇ -olefin is more preferable is that, in a general random copolymer, the joining chain length of the main chain is short, making it difficult to form a crystalline structure, which decreases durability.
- ⁇ -olefin copolymerizing with ethylene is ⁇ -olefin having 3 or more carbons.
- Examples of the ⁇ -olefin having 3 or more carbons include propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-nonene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-heptadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-nonadecene, and 1-eicosene.
- the random copolymer that is the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer according to the present invention can be obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and ⁇ -olefin using a catalyst having a specific metallocene compound and an organic metal compound as a basic configuration, and the multi-block copolymer can be obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and ⁇ -olefin using a chain shuttling catalyst.
- two or more kinds of polymers polymerized by the above methods and polymers such as hydrogenated polybutadiene and hydrogenated polyisoprene can be blended.
- the ratio between ethylene and ⁇ -olefin having 3 or more carbons in the ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer according to the present invention is preferably greater than or equal to 70 mol % and less than or equal to 95 mol % for ethylene and greater than or equal to 5 mol % and less than or equal to 30 mol % for ⁇ -olefin having 3 or more carbons.
- a macromolecular compound is provided with elastomeric nature because hard segments and soft segments are present in a macromolecular chain.
- ethylene plays a role of hard segments and ⁇ -olefin having 3 or more carbons plays a role of soft segments. Therefore, if the ratio of ethylene is less than 70 mol %, hard segments will be small, reducing the recovery performance of rubber elasticity.
- the ratio of ethylene is more preferably greater than or equal to 75 mol %, even more preferably greater than or equal to 80 mol %. If the ratio of ethylene exceeds 95 mol %, soft segments will be small, causing difficulty in exhibiting the elastomeric nature, and thus degrading cushioning performance.
- the ratio of ethylene is more preferably less than or equal to 93 mol %, even more preferably less than or equal to 90 mol %.
- a polymer modifier such as a styrene-isoprene copolymer, a styrene-butadiene copolymer, and hydrogenated copolymers thereof, as a polybutadiene-based, polyisoprene-based, or styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, can be blended as a subsidiary material, as required.
- phthalate ester-based, trimellitate ester-based, aliphatic acid-based, epoxy-based, adipate ester-based, and polyester-based plasticizers known hindered phenol-based, sulfur-based, phosphorous-based, and amine-based antioxidants; hindered amine-based, triazole-based, benzophenone-based, benzoate-based, nickel-based, salicyl-based, and other light stabilizers; antistatic agents; molecular weight modifiers such as peroxides; compounds having a reactive group such as epoxy-based compounds, isocyanate-based compounds, and carbodiimide-based compounds; metal deactivators; organic and inorganic nucleating agents; neutralizers; antacids; antimicrobial agents; fluorescent whiteners; fillers; flame retardants; flame retardant auxiliaries; and organic and inorganic pigments. It is also effective to increase the molecular weight of the polyolefin-based thermoplastic
- a method for obtaining a net-like structure provided with cushioning performance different between both faces is to allow the presence of the following regions at least in the thickness direction of the net-like structure so as to change the cushioning properties when the net-like structure is compressed from each of the faces: i.e., a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, by which its thickness is formed; a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, by which its thickness is formed; and a mixed region other than the above regions, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region.
- the wording “mainly” means that the percentage of the number of fibers having the cross section in question in the total number of fibers included in the region in question is greater than or equal to 90%.
- the percentage of the number of solid-section fibers in the total number of fibers included in this region is less than that in the solid-section fiber main region, and the percentage of the number of hollow-section fibers in the total number of fibers included in this region is less than that in the hollow-section fiber main region. That is, the mixed region means a region where the number of solid-section fibers and the number of hollow-section fibers are each less than 90% of the total number of fibers included in this region.
- the percentages of the numbers of fibers in a given region are measured in the following manner. First, a specimen is cut into a size of 3 cm wide ⁇ 3 cm long ⁇ specimen thickness to obtain 10 samples, and the weight of each sample is measured with an electronic balance. Thereafter, fibers constituting the specimen are extracted one by one from the same front face of the samples so that the sample thickness decreases as uniformly as possible. The work of extracting fibers one by one is continued until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 90% of the weight of the first-prepared sample. The cross sections of the extracted fibers are checked visually or with an optical microscope, etc., to separate solid-section fibers from hollow-section fibers and count the number of solid-section fibers and the number of hollow-section fibers.
- the numbers of solid-section fibers and the numbers of hollow-section fibers of 10 samples are summed, to determine the value as the total number of fibers included in the region. From the number of solid-section fibers and the number of hollow-section fibers with respect to the total number of fibers included in the region, the percentages of the number of solid-section fibers and the number of hollow-section fibers are respectively calculated, to determine whether the region is a solid-section fiber main region, a hollow-section fiber main region, or a mixed region.
- the work of extracting fibers from each sample is then restarted, continuing the work of extracting fibers one by one until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 80% of the weight of the first-prepared sample, and, as in the manner described above, from the number of solid-section fibers and the number of hollow-section fibers with respect to the total number of fibers included in the region, the percentages of the number of solid-section fibers and the number of hollow-section fibers are respectively calculated, to determine whether the region is a solid-section fiber main region, a hollow-section fiber main region, or a mixed region.
- the work of extracting fibers from each sample is repeated every about 10% of sample weight, i.e., until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 70% of the weight of the first-prepared sample, until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 60% of the weight of the first-prepared sample, until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 50% of the weight of the first-prepared sample, until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 40% of the weight of the first-prepared sample, until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 30% of the weight of the first-prepared sample, until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 20% of the weight of the first-prepared sample, until the sample weight first becomes less than or equal to 10% of the weight of the first-prepared sample, and further until the sample weight becomes 0%.
- the percentages of the number of solid-section fibers and the number of hollow-section fibers are respectively calculated, to determine whether each region is a solid-section fiber main region, a hollow-section fiber main region, or a mixed region.
- Another feature of the present invention is that the difference in compression durability at pressurization from the side of the solid-section fiber main region of the net-like structure and at pressurization from the side of the hollow-section fiber main region thereof is small.
- the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side is less than or equal to 10 points, preferably less than or equal to 9 points, more preferably less than or equal to 8 points, even more preferably less than or equal to 6 points.
- the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression exceeds 10 points, the difference in compression durability will be too large between the solid-section fiber main region side and the hollow-section fiber main region side. This is not preferable because the wear-and-tear state of the net-like structure will vary with the use direction when the net-like structure of the present invention is used reversibly.
- the lower limit of the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression is 0 point where there is no difference in compression durability between the solid-section fiber main region side and the hollow-section fiber main region side.
- the wording “difference” refers to a value obtained by subtracting the smaller one of two values from the larger one.
- the wording “point” is a unit representing a difference between two values in “%.” For example, it is a unit representing the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain.
- Both the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain of the net-like structure of the present invention are less than or equal to 20%, preferably less than or equal to 15%, more preferably less than or equal to 13%, even more preferably less than or equal to 11%. At least either the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain or the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain being a high value means that the compression durability is poor.
- a net-like structure where a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers and a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers are integrated by fusion without the presence of a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state.
- Such a net-like structure can be obtained by a method of stacking by fusion a net-like structure mainly including solid-section fibers by discharging solid-section fibers onto a net-like structure mainly including hollow-section fibers.
- the net-like structure of the present invention has a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, and these regions are integrated, not separated from one another, thereby forming the thickness of the entire net-like structure.
- thermoplastic elastomer that is either a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer or a polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer is distributed to nozzle orifices from a multi-row nozzle that has a plurality of orifices having a plurality of different orifice hole sizes to be described later, and discharged downward from the nozzle at a spinning temperature (melting temperature) higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic elastomer by a temperature greater than or equal to 20° C. and less than 120° C.
- Continuous linear bodies are brought into contact with one another in a molten state and fused together to form a three-dimensional structure, which is simultaneously sandwiched by take-up conveyer nets, cooled with cooling water in a cooling bath, then drawn out, and drained or dried, to obtain a net-like structure with both faces or one face smoothed.
- the elastomer may be discharged onto an inclined take-up net, and continuous linear bodies may be brought into contact with one another in a molten state and fused together to form a three-dimensional structure, which may be simultaneously cooled while the form of only the take-up net face is relaxed.
- the obtained net-like structure can also be subjected to annealing treatment. Note that drying treatment of the net-like structure may be regarded as annealing treatment.
- the obtained net-like structure can be subjected to heat treatment (annealing treatment).
- the heat treatment is preferably performed at a temperature less than or equal to the melting point of the thermoplastic elastomer: preferably at a temperature less than the melting point by greater than or equal to 5° C., more preferably at a temperature less than the melting point by greater than or equal to 10° C.
- the heat treatment temperature is preferably greater than or equal to 90° C., more preferably greater than or equal to 95° C., even more preferably greater than or equal to 100° C. for the polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer, and preferably greater than or equal to 70° C., more preferably greater than or equal to 80° C., even more preferably greater than or equal to 90° C.
- the heat treatment time is preferably greater than or equal to 1 minute, more preferably greater than or equal to 10 minutes, even more preferably greater than or equal to 20 minutes, especially preferably greater than or equal to 30 minutes. While a longer heat treatment time is preferable, a heat treatment time exceeding a given time no more increases the effect of the heat treatment but conversely causes degradation of resin. It is therefore preferred to perform the heat treatment within one hour.
- the continuous linear bodies constituting the net-like structure of the present invention preferably have an endothermic peak at a temperature from room temperature (20° C.) to less than or equal to the melting point in the melting curve when measured with a differential scanning type calorimeter. Two or more such endothermic peaks may be present, or a shoulder-like endothermic peak may appear depending on the proximity to the melting point and the base line shape. The heat and wet-heat resistance improves for one having an endothermic peak, compared with one having no endothermic peak.
- the orifice size for forming thin fibers is preferably less than or equal to 1.5 mm, and the orifice size for forming thick fibers is preferably greater than or equal to 2 mm.
- the nozzle orifice shape for forming thick fibers preferably has a hollow forming property. Examples of such nozzles include a C-type nozzle and a triple bridge shaped nozzle. From the standpoint of durability, a triple bridge shaped nozzle is preferable.
- the inter-hole pitch is preferably greater than or equal to 4 mm and less than or equal to 12 mm, more preferably greater than or equal to 5 mm and less than or equal to 11 mm, for both orifices for forming thin fibers and orifices for forming thick fibers.
- Examples of the arrangement of nozzle holes include lattice arrangement, circumferential arrangement, and zigzag arrangement. From the standpoint of the quality of the net-like structure, lattice arrangement or zigzag arrangement is preferable.
- the inter-hole pitch as used herein refers to the distance between the centers of nozzle holes, and has an inter-hole pitch in the width direction of the net-like structure (hereinafter referred to as a “width-direction inter-hole pitch”) and an inter-hole pitch in the thickness direction of the net-like structure (hereinafter referred to as a “thickness-direction inter-hole pitch”).
- the preferable inter-hole pitch described above is an inter-hole pitch suitable for both the width-direction inter-hole pitch and the thickness-direction inter-hole pitch.
- a nozzle for obtaining the net-like structure of the present invention is constituted of three groups (a group, ab mixed group, and b group), that is,
- an orifice hole group where orifice holes for solid-section fibers are arranged in a plurality of rows in the thickness direction
- ab mixed group an orifice hole group where orifice holes for solid-section fibers and orifice holes for hollow-section fibers are arranged in a mixed state in a plurality of rows in the thickness direction, and
- b group an orifice hole group where orifice holes for hollow-section fibers are arranged in a plurality of rows in the thickness direction.
- nozzle there is a nozzle constituted of two groups ( ⁇ group and ⁇ group), that is,
- ⁇ group an orifice hole group where orifice holes for solid-section fibers are arranged in a plurality of rows in the thickness direction, and
- ⁇ group an orifice hole group where orifice holes for hollow-section fibers are arranged in a plurality of rows in the thickness direction,
- the nozzle constituted of ⁇ group and ⁇ group is more preferable.
- the nozzle has only two orifice hole groups, fibers spun from near the boundary between ⁇ group and ⁇ group form a mixed region having solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state. Therefore, the net-like structure of the present invention having three regions in the thickness direction can be obtained.
- the difference between the width-direction inter-hole pitch of orifices for solid-section fibers and the width-direction inter-hole pitch of orifices for hollow-section fibers is preferably less than or equal to 2 mm, more preferably less than or equal to 1 mm, even more preferably 0 mm, in which, namely, the width-direction inter-hole pitches are the same.
- the fiber size (average fiber size: this also applies to description below) of the continuous linear bodies constituting the net-like structure of the present invention is greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 3.0 mm, preferably greater than or equal to 0.2 mm and less than or equal to 2.5 mm, more preferably greater than or equal to 0.3 mm and less than or equal to 2.0 mm. If the fiber size is less than 0.1 mm, the continuous linear bodies will be so fine that, while compactness and soft touch will be good, it will be difficult to secure the hardness required for the net-like structure. If the fiber size exceeds 3.0 mm, while the hardness of the net-like structure may be sufficiently secured, the net-like structure may be coarse, degrading other cushioning performance. From this standpoint, it is necessary to set the plurality of fiber sizes within a proper range.
- the fiber size of hollow-section fibers is preferably large compared with the fiber size of solid-section fibers.
- the difference in fiber size (difference in average fiber size; this also applies to description below) between hollow-section fibers and solid-section fibers of the continuous linear bodies constituting the net-like structure of the present invention is preferably greater than or equal to 0.07 mm, more preferably greater than or equal to 0.10 mm, even more preferably greater than or equal to 0.12 mm, especially preferably greater than or equal to 0.15 mm, more especially preferably greater than or equal to 0.20 mm, most preferably greater than or equal to 0.25 mm.
- the upper limit of the difference in fiber size is preferably less than or equal to 2.5 mm according to the present invention. If the difference in fiber size is less than 0.07 mm, the difference in cushioning performance between both faces will be small. If the difference in fiber size is excessively large, there will be an excessive feeling of strangeness. It is therefore necessary to set the difference in fiber size within a proper range.
- the total weight ratio of solid-section fibers constituting the net-like structure of the present invention is preferably greater than or equal to 10% and less than or equal to 90% with respect to all fibers constituting the net-like structure.
- the ratio is more preferably greater than or equal to 20% and less than or equal to 80%, even more preferably greater than or equal to 30% and less than or equal to 70%. If the ratio is less than 10% or exceeds 90%, the difference in cushioning performance will be small.
- the continuous linear bodies constituting the net-like structure of the present invention may be combined with another thermoplastic resin to form complex linear bodies within the bounds of not impairing the object of the present invention.
- examples of the complex form include complex linear bodies of sheath core type, side-by-side type, and eccentric sheath core type.
- the cross-sectional shape of the continuous linear bodies constituting the net-like structure of the present invention is preferably roughly circular for both solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers. In some cases, however, compression resistance and touch can be imparted by providing an abnormal cross section.
- the net-like structure of the present invention can be subjected to treatment processing such as addition of chemicals to impart functions such as antibacterial deodorization, deodorization, mold prevention, coloring, fragrance, flame resisting, and absorption and desorption of moisture, at any given stage from a resin manufacturing process to processing into a molded body and commercialization, within the bounds of not deteriorating the performance.
- treatment processing such as addition of chemicals to impart functions such as antibacterial deodorization, deodorization, mold prevention, coloring, fragrance, flame resisting, and absorption and desorption of moisture, at any given stage from a resin manufacturing process to processing into a molded body and commercialization, within the bounds of not deteriorating the performance.
- the net-like structure of the present invention includes structures formed into any shape.
- included are net-like structures having shapes of a plate, a triangle pole, a polyhedron, a cylinder, and a sphere and a shape including many of these shapes.
- Such structures can be formed by a known method such as cutting, hot pressing, and processing of nonwoven fabric.
- the net-like structure of the present invention also includes a net-like structure having the net-like structure of the present invention as a part thereof.
- the apparent density of the net-like structure of the present invention is preferably greater than or equal to 0.005 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 0.20 g/cm 3 , more preferably greater than or equal to 0.01 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 0.18 g/cm 3 , even more preferably greater than or equal to 0.02 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 0.15 g/cm 3 . If the apparent density is less than 0.005 g/cm 3 , the required hardness cannot be secured when the net-like structure is used as a cushion material. If the apparent density exceeds 0.20 g/cm 3 , the net-like structure may be too hard to be suitable for a cushion material.
- the thickness of the net-like structure of the present invention is preferably greater than or equal to 5 mm, more preferably greater than or equal to 10 mm. If the thickness is less than 5 mm, the net-like structure will be so thin for use as a cushion material that a bottom touch feeling may occur.
- the upper limit of the thickness is preferably less than or equal to 300 mm, more preferably less than or equal to 200 mm, even more preferably less than or equal to 120 mm from the standpoint of manufacturing equipment.
- both the hardness at 25% compression at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the hardness at 25% compression at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side are preferably greater than or equal to 10 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, more preferably greater than or equal to 20 N/ ⁇ 100 mm. If the 25% compression hardness is less than 10 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the hardness as a cushion material will be insufficient, and a bottom touch feeling may occur.
- the upper limit of the 25% compression hardness is not particularly specified, but preferably less than or equal to 1.5 kN/ ⁇ 100 mm.
- both the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side are preferably greater than or equal to 2 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, more preferably greater than or equal to 5 N/ ⁇ 100 mm. If the 25% compression hardness is less than 2 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the hardness as a cushion material will be insufficient, and a bottom touch feeling may occur.
- the upper limit of the 25% compression hardness is not particularly specified, but preferably less than or equal to 1.5 kN/ ⁇ 100 mm.
- the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side is preferably greater than or equal to 1.03, more preferably greater than or equal to 1.05, even more preferably greater than or equal to 1.07, especially preferably greater than or equal to 1.10, most preferably greater than or equal to 1.20. If the ratio of the 25% compression hardness is less than 1.03, the difference in cushioning performance between both faces will be small.
- the wording “ratio” refers to a ratio of the larger one of two values to the smaller one, which is equal to a value obtained by dividing the larger value by the smaller value.
- both the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side are preferably greater than or equal to 20 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, more preferably greater than or equal to 30 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, even more preferably greater than or equal to 40 N/ ⁇ 100 mm. If the 40% compression hardness is less than 20 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the hardness as a cushion material will be insufficient, and a bottom touch feeling may occur.
- the upper limit of the 40% compression hardness is not particularly specified, but preferably less than or equal to 5 kN/ ⁇ 100 mm.
- both the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side are preferably greater than or equal to 5 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, more preferably greater than or equal to 10 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, even more preferably greater than or equal to 15 N/ ⁇ 100 mm. If the 40% compression hardness is less than 5 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the hardness as a cushion material will be insufficient, and a bottom touch feeling may occur.
- the upper limit of the 40% compression hardness is not particularly specified, but preferably less than or equal to 5 kN/ ⁇ 100 mm.
- the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side is preferably greater than or equal to 1.05, more preferably greater than or equal to 1.07, even more preferably greater than or equal to 1.10, especially preferably greater than or equal to 1.15, most preferably greater than or equal to 1.20. If the ratio of the 40% compression hardness is less than 1.05, the difference in cushioning performance between both faces will be small.
- both the compression deflection coefficient at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the compression deflection coefficient at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side are preferably greater than or equal to 2.5 and less than or equal to 10.0, more preferably greater than or equal to 2.6 and less than or equal to 9.0, even more preferably greater than or equal to 2.7 and less than or equal to 8.0. If the compression deflection coefficient is less than 2.5, the difference in cushioning performance with a change in compression ratio will be small, and this may worsen comfort to sleep on and comfort to sit on. If it exceeds 10.0, the difference in cushioning performance will be excessively large with a change in compression ratio, and this may cause a bottom touch feeling and a feeling of strangeness.
- the difference between the compression deflection coefficient at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the compression deflection coefficient at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side is preferably less than or equal to 5. If the difference between the compression deflection coefficients exceeds 5, a bottom touch feeling and a feeling of strangeness may occur at the use of the face where the compression deflection coefficient is higher.
- the lower limit of the difference between the compression deflection coefficients is not particularly specified, but, according to the present invention, preferably 0 where there is no difference at all.
- both the hysteresis losses at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the hollow-section fiber main region side are preferably less than or equal to 30%, more preferably less than or equal to 29%, even more preferably less than or equal to 28%, especially preferably less than or equal to 26%. If the hysteresis loss exceeds 30%, highly-resilient comfort to sleep on and comfort to sit on, provided by the net-like structure of the present invention, will no more be retained.
- the lower limit of the hysteresis loss is not particularly specified, but preferably greater than or equal to 1%.
- both the hysteresis losses at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the hollow-section fiber main region side are preferably less than or equal to 60%, more preferably less than or equal to 55%, even more preferably less than or equal to 50%, especially preferably less than or equal to 45%. If the hysteresis loss exceeds 60%, highly-resilient comfort to sleep on and comfort to sit on, provided by the net-like structure of the present invention, will no more be retained.
- the lower limit of the hysteresis loss is not particularly specified, but preferably greater than or equal to 1%.
- the net-like structure of the present invention whether the net-like structure is constituted of a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer or a polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer, the hysteresis loss on the side of lower hardness at compression tends to be higher than the hysteresis loss on the side of higher hardness at compression, in comparison between the hysteresis loss at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the hysteresis loss at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side.
- the residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression, the 25%, 40%, and 65% compression hardness, and the hysteresis losses at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the hollow-section fiber main region side can be measured using a universal tester such as Instron universal tester manufactured by Instron Japan Co., Ltd., precision universal tester Autograph AG-X plus manufactured by SHIMAZDU CORPORATION, and TENSILON universal tester manufactured by Orientec Co., Ltd.
- a universal tester such as Instron universal tester manufactured by Instron Japan Co., Ltd., precision universal tester Autograph AG-X plus manufactured by SHIMAZDU CORPORATION, and TENSILON universal tester manufactured by Orientec Co., Ltd.
- the difference between the hysteresis loss at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the hysteresis loss at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side is preferably less than or equal to 5 points. If the difference between the hysteresis losses exceeds 5 points, highly-resilient comfort to sleep on and comfort to sit on, provided by the net-like structure, will no more be retained.
- the lower limit of the hysteresis loss is not particularly specified, but, according to the present invention, preferably greater than or equal to 0 point where there is no difference at all.
- the thus-obtained net-like structure of the present invention is provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- another net-like structure different in design, hard cotton, urethane, or the like was stacked on the net-like structure inside a fabric case.
- the compression durability is different between the case of use from one face and the case of use from the other face; since the manufacturing cost is high, the resultant product is comparatively expensive, and since sorted recovery is necessary, recycling is cumbersome.
- the net-like structure of the present invention that is small in difference in compression durability between both faces and provided with cushioning performance different between both faces can solve the above problems.
- the cushion material according to the present invention includes the above net-like structure inside the cushion and can be used reversibly.
- being usable reversibly means that a cushion material can be used from either side, the solid-section fiber main region side or the hollow-section fiber main region side, of the net-like structure included in the cushion material. Therefore, a use mode of using a cushion material only from one side, the solid-section fiber main region side or the hollow-section fiber main region side, also corresponds with the use according to the present invention.
- a specimen was cut into a size of 10 cm wide ⁇ 10 cm long ⁇ specimen thickness, and linear bodies of 10 solid-section fibers and 10 hollow-section fibers were collected by a length of about 5 mm randomly in the thickness direction from the cut cross section.
- the collected linear bodies were observed with an optical microscope with an appropriate magnification, focusing on a fiber size measurement point, to measure the fiber size as viewed from the fiber side face.
- the difference in fiber size between solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers means the difference between the average fiber size of solid-section fibers and the average fiber size of hollow-section fibers.
- the difference in fiber size was calculated according to the formula below.
- a specimen was cut into a size of 5 cm wide ⁇ 5 cm long ⁇ specimen thickness. Fibers constituting the specimen were checked visually or with an optical microscope, etc. and sorted into solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers. Thereafter, the total weight of only the solid-section fibers and the total weight of only the hollow-section fibers were measured. The total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was calculated according to the formula below.
- Total weight ratio of solid-section fibers (Total weight of solid-section fibers)/(Total weight of solid-section fibers+Total weight of hollow-section fibers) ⁇ 100 (unit: %)
- a specimen was cut into a size of 5 cm wide ⁇ 5 cm long ⁇ specimen thickness, and 10 linear bodies of hollow-section fibers were collected randomly in the thickness direction from a cut cross section in a region of the specimen except for the ranges within 10% from both faces of the specimen in the thickness direction.
- the collected linear bodies were cut in a slicing direction, and placed on cover glass in a standing state along the fiber axis, to obtain a fiber cross-sectional picture in the slicing direction with an optical microscope. From the cross-sectional picture, a hollow part area (a) and the total area (b) of the fiber including the hollow part were determined, to calculate the hollowness according to the formula below.
- a specimen was cut into a size of 10 cm wide ⁇ 10 cm long ⁇ specimen thickness to obtain 4 samples, and the samples were left standing with no load for 24 hours. Thereafter, the height at one point of each sample was measured, with the side of solid-section fibers facing up, using a circular probe having an area of 15 cm 2 with a thickness gauge Model FD-80N manufactured by Kobunshi Keiki Co., Ltd., to determine the average of the 4 samples as the thickness.
- the weight was also measured by placing the specimen on an electronic balance, to determine the average of the weights of the 4 samples as the weight.
- the apparent density was calculated from the average specimen weight and the average specimen thickness according to the formula below.
- An endothermic peak (melting peak) temperature was determined from an endothermic/exothermic curve measured at a temperature rise rate of 20° C./min using a differential scanning calorimeter Q200 manufactured by TA Instruments.
- a specimen was cut into a size of 40 cm wide ⁇ 40 cm long ⁇ specimen thickness, and the cut sample was left standing with no load for 24 hours under an environment of 23° C. ⁇ 2° C., and then measured using a universal tester (Instron universal tester manufactured by Instron Japan Co., Ltd.) that was under an environment of 23° C. ⁇ 2° C.
- the sample was placed in the tester so as to be in the center with respect to a pressure plate having a diameter of 200 mm and a thickness of 3 mm, and the thickness at the time when a load of 5 N was detected by the universal tester was measured as an initial hardness meter thickness (c).
- the thickness-measured sample was subjected to 750 N constant load repeated compression using ASKER STM-536 in conformity with JIS K6400-4 (2004) A Method (Constant Load Method).
- the pressurizer used was one having a shape of a circle having a diameter of 250 ⁇ 1 mm and a thickness of 3 mm, with a radius of curvature of 25 ⁇ 1 mm at an edge portion of the bottom face and having a flat lower face.
- the load was 750 N ⁇ 20 N
- the compression frequency was 70 ⁇ 5 times per minute
- the number of times of repeated compression was 80,000
- the percentage of the time during which the sample was pressurized at the maximum 750 ⁇ 20 N was less than or equal to 25% of the time required for repeated compression.
- the test piece After termination of the repeated compression, the test piece was left standing in a non-pressurized state for 10 ⁇ 0.5 minutes.
- a universal tester Instron universal tester manufactured by Instron Japan Co., Ltd.
- the sample was placed in the tester so as to be in the center with respect to a pressure plate having a diameter of 200 mm and a thickness of 3 mm, and the thickness at the time when a load of 5 N was detected by the universal tester was measured as a hardness meter thickness (d) after repeated compression.
- the residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression was calculated using the initial hardness meter thickness (c) and the hardness meter thickness (d) after repeated compression according to the formula below.
- a specimen was cut into a size of 20 cm wide ⁇ 20 cm long ⁇ specimen thickness, and was left standing with no load for 24 hours under an environment of 23° C. ⁇ 2° C.
- the specimen was then placed in a universal tester (Instron universal tester manufactured by Instron Japan Co., Ltd.) that was under an environment of 23° C. ⁇ 2° C., and compression was started for the center of the specimen at a speed of 1 mm/min using a pressure plate having a diameter of ⁇ 100 mm, a thickness of 25 ⁇ 1 mm, and a radius of curvature of 10 ⁇ 1 mm at an edge portion of the bottom face and having a flat lower face.
- a universal tester Instron universal tester manufactured by Instron Japan Co., Ltd.
- the thickness at the time when the universal tester detected a load of 0.4 N was measured as a hardness meter thickness. Taking the position of the pressure plate at this time as a zero point, and immediately after the measurement of the hardness meter thickness, the specimen was compressed to 75% of the hardness meter thickness at a speed of 10 mm/min, and then the pressure plate was immediately returned to the zero point at a speed of 10 mm/min.
- the above measurement was performed for each of pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side. Note that separate specimens were prepared and used for measurement of the compression hardness on the solid-section fiber main region side and measurement of the compression hardness on the hollow-section fiber main region side.
- the ratio was calculated according to the formula below depending on the following cases.
- the ratio was calculated according to the formula below depending on the following cases.
- the compression deflection coefficient was calculated according to the formulae below:
- a specimen was cut into a size of 20 cm wide ⁇ 20 cm long ⁇ specimen thickness, and was left standing with no load for 24 hours under an environment of 23° C. ⁇ 2° C.
- the specimen was then placed in a universal tester (Instron universal tester manufactured by Instron Japan Co., Ltd.) that was under an environment of 23° C. ⁇ 2° C., and compression was started for the center of the specimen at a speed of 1 mm/min using a pressure plate having a diameter of ⁇ 100 mm, a thickness of 25 ⁇ 1 mm, and a radius of curvature of 10 ⁇ 1 mm at an edge portion of the bottom face and having a flat lower face.
- a universal tester Instron universal tester manufactured by Instron Japan Co., Ltd.
- the thickness at the time when the universal tester detected a load of 0.4 N was measured as a hardness meter thickness. Taking the position of the pressure plate at this time as a zero point, and immediately after the measurement of the hardness meter thickness, the specimen was compressed to 75% of the hardness meter thickness at a speed of 10 mm/min, and then the pressure plate was immediately returned to the zero point at a speed of 10 mm/min (first stress-strain curve). Immediately after the return to the zero point, the specimen was again compressed to 75% of the hardness meter thickness at a speed of 10 mm/min, and then the pressure plate was immediately returned to the zero point at the same speed (second stress-strain curve)
- the hysteresis loss can be calculated by data analysis using a personal computer.
- the measurement of the hysteresis loss was performed for each of pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side. Note that separate specimens were prepared and used for measurement on the solid-section fiber main region side and measurement on the hollow-section fiber main region side.
- polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD) were put together with a small amount of a catalyst, and, after ester exchange by a usual way, subjected to polycondensation with addition of polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG) having an average molecular weight of 1000 while temperature rise and pressure reduction were being performed, to produce a polyether-ester block copolymerized elastomer. Thereafter, with addition of 1% of an antioxidant, the resultant elastomer was mixed and kneaded, then pelletized, and dried in a vacuum at 50° C. for 48 hours, to obtain a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A-1), which had a soft segment content of 40 wt % and a melting point of 198° C.
- A-1 polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 67.6 mm in the thickness direction, on which triple bridge hollow forming orifices having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged in the first to seventh rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm and solid forming orifices having an outer size of 1 mm were zigzag-arranged in the eighth to fourteenth rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm.
- the obtained polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A-1) was discharged downward from the nozzle at a spinning temperature (melting temperature) of 240° C. at a single-hole discharge rate of 1.5 g/min for hollow holes and a single-hole discharge rate of 0.9 g/min for solid holes. Cooling water was provided at a position 28 cm below the nozzle face. Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 60 cm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 52 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.14 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 110° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, where these regions were integrated, not separated from one another.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 20%, and a fiber size of 0.76 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.50 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.26 mm
- the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 38%
- the apparent density was 0.055 g/cm 3
- the thickness of flattened surface was 50 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 6.7%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 5.7%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 1.0 point.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 45.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 32.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.40, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 75.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 61.3 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow
- the residual strains after 750 N constant load repeated compression on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 20% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 10 points
- the difference in compression deflection coefficient between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was less than or equal to 5
- the hysteresis losses on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 30% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 5 points, which were all small. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was small.
- the ratio in 25% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.03, and the ratio in 40% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.05, which were both large. Therefore, cushioning performance different between both faces was imparted. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this example was an excellent net-like structure that satisfied the requirements of the present invention, was small in difference in compression durability between both faces, and was provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- a net-like structure was obtained in the same manner as in Example I-1 except that cooling water was provided at a position 32 cm below the nozzle face.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, where these regions were integrated, not separated from one another.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 20%, and a fiber size of 0.55 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.42 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.13 mm, the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 38%, the apparent density was 0.054 g/cm 3 , and the thickness of flattened surface was 48 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 6.1%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 12.1%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 6.0 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 39.7 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 25.7 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.54, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 85.6 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 52.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow
- the residual strains after 750 N constant load repeated compression on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 20% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 10 points
- the difference in compression deflection coefficient between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was less than or equal to 5
- the hysteresis losses on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 30% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 5 points, which were all small. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was small.
- the ratio in 25% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.03, and the ratio in 40% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.05, which were both large. Therefore, cushioning performance different between both faces was imparted. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this example was an excellent net-like structure that satisfied the requirements of the present invention, was small in difference in compression durability between both faces, and was provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 57.2 mm in the thickness direction, on which triple bridge hollow forming orifices having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged in the first to seventh rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm and solid forming orifices having an outer size of 1 mm were zigzag-arranged in the eighth to twelfth rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm.
- the obtained polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A-1) was discharged downward from the nozzle at a spinning temperature (melting temperature) of 240° C. at a single-hole discharge rate of 1.8 g/min for hollow holes and a single-hole discharge rate of 1.1 g/min for solid holes. Cooling water was provided at a position 23 cm below the nozzle face. Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 60 cm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 42 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.74 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 110° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, where these regions were integrated, not separated from one another.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 23%, and a fiber size of 0.81 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.56 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.25 mm
- the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 30%
- the apparent density was 0.044 g/cm 3
- the thickness of flattened surface was 40 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 6.0%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 4.9%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 1.1 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 18.2 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 17.7 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.03, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 37.6 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 34.9 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the
- the residual strains after 750 N constant load repeated compression on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 20% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 10 points
- the difference in compression deflection coefficient between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was less than or equal to 5
- the hysteresis losses on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 30% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 5 points, which were all small. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was small.
- the ratio in 25% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.03, and the ratio in 40% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.05, which were both large. Therefore, cushioning performance different between both faces was imparted. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this example was an excellent net-like structure that satisfied the requirements of the present invention, was small in difference in compression durability between both faces, and was provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 67.6 mm in the thickness direction, on which triple bridge hollow forming orifices having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged in the first to seventh rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm and solid forming orifices having an outer size of 1.2 mm were zigzag-arranged in the eighth to thirteenth rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 7 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 6.1 mm.
- the obtained polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A-1) was discharged downward from the nozzle at a spinning temperature (melting temperature) of 240° C. at a single-hole discharge rate of 1.1 g/min for hollow holes and a single-hole discharge rate of 1.1 g/min for solid holes. Cooling water was provided at a position 28 cm below the nozzle face. Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 60 cm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 52 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.14 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 110° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, where these regions were integrated, not separated from one another.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 18%, and a fiber size of 0.67 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.60 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.07 mm
- the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 47%
- the apparent density was 0.044 g/cm 3
- the thickness of flattened surface was 50 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 6.6%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 7.0%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 0.4 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 41.2 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 37.3 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.10, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 69.0 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 65.5 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from
- the residual strains after 750 N constant load repeated compression on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 20% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 10 points
- the difference in compression deflection coefficient between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was less than or equal to 5
- the hysteresis losses on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 30% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 5 points, which were all small. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was small.
- the ratio in 25% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.03, and the ratio in 40% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.05, which were both large. Therefore, cushioning performance different between both faces was imparted. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this example was an excellent net-like structure that satisfied the requirements of the present invention, was small in difference in compression durability between both faces, and was provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 67.6 mm in the thickness direction, on which triple bridge hollow forming orifices having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged in the first to eighth rows at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 10 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 7.5 mm and solid forming orifices having an outer size of 0.7 mm were zigzag-arranged in the ninth to eleventh rows at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 2.5 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 3.7 mm.
- the obtained polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A-1) was discharged downward from the nozzle at a spinning temperature (melting temperature) of 240° C. at a single-hole discharge rate of 2.0 g/min for hollow holes, a single-hole discharge rate of 0.5 g/min for solid holes, and a whole discharge rate of 1100 g/min. Cooling water was provided at a position 18 cm below the nozzle face. Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 60 cm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 50 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.00 m/min, thereby solidified, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 110° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers and a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, where these regions were integrated, not separated from each other.
- the width-direction inter-hole pitch of the hollow forming orifices and the width-direction inter-hole pitch of the solid forming orifices were so different from each other that loops of hollow-section fibers failed to make their ways into between loops of solid-section fibers, resulting in no presence of a region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state to form a thickness.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 28%, and a fiber size of 0.80 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.32 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.48 mm, the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 27%, the apparent density was 0.046 g/cm 3 , and the thickness of flattened surface was 50 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 5.3%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 15.6%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 10.3 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 22.7 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 21.9 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.04, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 41.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 40.3 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow
- the difference in residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than 10 points. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was large. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this comparative example was a net-like structure that did not satisfy the requirements of the present invention and was large in difference in compression durability between both faces.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 1000 mm in the width direction and 31.2 mm in the thickness direction, on which orifices of a triple bridge hollow formative cross section having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm in 7 rows in the thickness direction.
- the obtained polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A-1) was discharged downward from the nozzle at a spinning temperature (melting temperature) of 240° C. at a single-hole discharge rate of 1.5 g/min. Cooling water was provided at a position 28 cm below the nozzle face.
- Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 2000 mm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 27 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.14 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 110° C.
- the obtained net-like structure had an apparent density of 0.063 g/cm 3 and a thickness of flattened surface of 25 mm, and the hollow-section fibers had a hollowness of 20% and a fiber size of 0.76 mm.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 1000 mm in the width direction and 31.2 mm in the thickness direction, on which solid forming orifices having an outer size of 1 mm were zigzag-arranged at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm in 7 rows in the thickness direction.
- the obtained polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (A-1) was discharged downward from the nozzle at a spinning temperature (melting temperature) of 240° C. at a single-hole discharge rate of 0.9 g/min. Cooling water was provided at a position 28 cm below the nozzle face.
- Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 2000 mm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 27 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.14 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 110° C.
- the obtained net-like structure had an apparent density of 0.038 g/cm 3 and a thickness of flattened surface of 25 mm, and the solid-section fibers had a fiber size of 0.50 mm.
- the obtained net-like structure mainly including solid-section fibers and the net-like structure mainly including solid-section fibers were stacked on each other, to form a net-like structure.
- the entire stacked net-like structure had an apparent density of 0.051 g/cm 3 and a thickness of 50 mm.
- the difference between the fiber size of the hollow-section fibers and the fiber size of the solid-section fibers was 0.26 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 6.3%
- the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 17.3%
- the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 11.0 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 45.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 32.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm
- the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.40
- the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 75.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm
- the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 61.3 N/ ⁇ 100 mm
- the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.23
- the compression deflection coefficient at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 4.07
- the compression deflection coefficient at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 5.99
- the difference in residual strain after 750 N constant load repeated compression between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than 10 points. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was large. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this comparative example was a net-like structure that did not satisfy the requirements of the present invention and was large in difference in compression durability between both faces.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 67.6 mm in the thickness direction, on which triple bridge hollow forming orifices having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged in the first to seventh rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm and solid forming orifices having an outer size of 1 mm were zigzag-arranged in the eighth to fourteenth rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm.
- INFUSE D9530.05 manufactured by Dow Chemical Company
- Cooling water was provided at a position 30 cm below the nozzle face.
- Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 60 cm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 50 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.43 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 70° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, where these regions were integrated, not separated from one another.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 30%, and a fiber size of 1.13 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.52 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.61 mm
- the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 37%
- the apparent density was 0.043 g/cm 3
- the thickness of flattened surface was 45 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 11.4%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 13.5%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 2.1 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 11.0 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 6.2 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.77, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 22.2 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 19.1 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow
- the difference in compression deflection coefficient between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was less than or equal to 5
- the hysteresis losses on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 60% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 5 points, which were all small. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was small.
- the ratio in 25% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.03, and the ratio in 40% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.05, which were both large. Therefore, cushioning performance different between both faces was imparted. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this example was an excellent net-like structure that satisfied the requirements of the present invention, was small in difference in compression durability between both faces, and was provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- a net-like structure was obtained in the same manner as in Example II-1 except that cooling water was provided at a position 38 cm below the nozzle face.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, where these regions were integrated, not separated from one another.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 28%, and a fiber size of 1.00 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.47 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.53 mm, the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 37%, the apparent density was 0.045 g/cm 3 , and the thickness of flattened surface was 43 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 11.6%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 13.0%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 1.4 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 15.3 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 9.7 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.58, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 28.5 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 23.7 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-
- the difference in compression deflection coefficient between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was less than or equal to 5
- the hysteresis losses on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 60% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 5 points, which were all small. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was small.
- the ratio in 25% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.03, and the ratio in 40% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.05, which were both large. Therefore, cushioning performance different between both faces was imparted. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this example was an excellent net-like structure that satisfied the requirements of the present invention, was small in difference in compression durability between both faces, and was provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 67.6 mm in the thickness direction, on which triple bridge hollow forming orifices having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged in the first to seventh rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm and solid forming orifices having an outer size of 1 mm were zigzag-arranged in the eighth to fourteenth rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm.
- INFUSE D9530.05 manufactured by Dow Chemical Company
- Cooling water was provided at a position 30 cm below the nozzle face.
- Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 60 cm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 40 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.84 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 70° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, where these regions were integrated, not separated from one another.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 29%, and a fiber size of 1.14 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.57 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.57 mm
- the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 37%
- the apparent density was 0.052 g/cm 3
- the thickness of flattened surface was 32 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 12.2%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 13.9%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 1.7 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 7.7 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 6.5 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.18, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 19.3 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 16.8 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow
- the difference in compression deflection coefficient between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was less than or equal to 5
- the hysteresis losses on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 60% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 5 points, which were all small. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was small.
- the ratio in 25% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.03, and the ratio in 40% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.05, which were both large. Therefore, cushioning performance different between both faces was imparted. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this example was an excellent net-like structure that satisfied the requirements of the present invention, was small in difference in compression durability between both faces, and was provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 77.9 mm in the thickness direction, on which triple bridge hollow forming orifices having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged in the first to tenth rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm and solid forming orifices having an outer size of 1 mm were zigzag-arranged in the eleventh to sixteenth rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm.
- DOWLEX 2035G (manufactured by Dow Chemical Company), a random block copolymer constituted of ethylene- ⁇ -olefin, 100 wt %, was used as a polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer (B-2), discharged downward from the nozzle at a spinning temperature (melting temperature) of 230° C. at a single-hole discharge rate of 1.3 g/min for hollow holes and a single-hole discharge rate of 0.8 g/min for solid holes. Cooling water was provided at a position 32 cm below the nozzle face.
- Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 60 cm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 60 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.54 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 70° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure.
- the obtained net-like structure was a net-like structure having a solid-section fiber main region mainly including solid-section fibers, a hollow-section fiber main region mainly including hollow-section fibers, and a mixed region including solid-section fibers and hollow-section fibers in a mixed state, located between the solid-section fiber main region and the hollow-section fiber main region, where these regions were integrated, not separated from one another.
- the hollow-section fibers were formed of hollow linear bodies having a triangular rice-ball shaped hollow cross section, a hollowness of 33%, and a fiber size of 0.88 mm, and the solid-section fibers were formed of solid linear bodies having a fiber size of 0.49 mm.
- the difference in fiber size was 0.39 mm
- the total weight ratio of the solid-section fibers was 38%
- the apparent density was 0.032 g/cm 3
- the thickness of flattened surface was 56 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 15.1%, the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 15.5%, and the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 0.4 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 23.0 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 17.0 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.35, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 40.4 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 36.3 N/ ⁇ 100 mm, the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the
- the difference in compression deflection coefficient between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was less than or equal to 5
- the hysteresis losses on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side were less than or equal to 60% with the difference therebetween being less than or equal to 5 points, which were all small. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was small.
- the ratio in 25% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.03, and the ratio in 40% compression hardness between the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than or equal to 1.05, which were both large. Therefore, cushioning performance different between both faces was imparted. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this example was an excellent net-like structure that satisfied the requirements of the present invention, was small in difference in compression durability between both faces, and was provided with cushioning performance different between both faces.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 31.2 mm in the thickness direction, on which triple bridge hollow forming orifices having an outer size of 3 mm and an inner size of 2.6 mm were zigzag-arranged in 7 rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm.
- INFUSE D9530.05 manufactured by Dow Chemical Company
- Endless nets made of stainless steel each having a width of 60 cm were placed in parallel at a spacing of 30 mm in opening width to form a pair of take-up conveyor nets so as to be partially exposed over a water surface.
- the discharged filaments in a molten state were curled to form loops, and contact portions were fused together to form a three-dimensional net-like structure.
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.43 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 70° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure mainly including hollow-section fibers having a triangular rice-ball shaped cross section.
- the obtained net-like structure had an apparent density of 0.048 g/cm 3 and a thickness of flattened surface of 25 mm, and the hollow-section fibers had a hollowness of 30% and a fiber size of 1.00 mm.
- a nozzle used was one having a nozzle effective face having lengths of 50 cm in the width direction and 31.2 mm in the thickness direction, on which solid forming orifices having an outer size of 1 mm were zigzag-arranged in 7 rows in the thickness direction at a width-direction inter-hole pitch of 6 mm and a thickness-direction inter-hole pitch of 5.2 mm.
- INFUSE D9530.05 manufactured by Dow Chemical Company
- the net-like structure in a molten state was sandwiched at both faces by the take-up conveyor nets, and drawn into the cooling water at a take-up speed of 1.43 m/min, thereby solidified to be flattened at both faces in the thickness direction, then cut into a predetermined size, and dried/heated with 70° C. hot air for 15 minutes, to obtain a net-like structure mainly including solid-section fibers.
- the obtained net-like structure had an apparent density of 0.037 g/cm 3 and a thickness of flattened surface of 20 mm, and the solid-section fibers had a fiber size of 0.45 mm.
- the obtained net-like structure mainly including solid-section fibers and the net-like structure mainly including solid-section fibers were stacked on each other, to form a net-like structure.
- the entire stacked net-like structure had an apparent density of 0.043 g/cm 3 and a thickness of 45 mm.
- the difference between the fiber size of the hollow-section fibers and the fiber size of the solid-section fibers was 0.55 mm.
- the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 11.2%
- the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 28.5%
- the difference between the solid-section fiber main region-side residual strain and the hollow-section fiber main region-side residual strain was 17.3 points.
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 8.8 N/ ⁇ 100 mm
- the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 4.4 N/ ⁇ 100 mm
- the ratio between the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 25% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 2.00
- the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 20.8 N/ ⁇ 100 mm
- the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 13.4 N/ ⁇ 100 mm
- the ratio between the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side and the 40% compression hardness at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 1.55, the compression deflection coefficient at pressurization from the hollow-section fiber main region side was 7.87, the compression deflection coefficient at pressurization from the solid-section fiber main region side was 11.8, the difference between the compression
- the net-like structure obtained in this comparative example after repeated compression with a constant load of 750 N on the hollow-section fiber main region side and the solid-section fiber main region side, the residual strain on the solid-section fiber main region side was greater than 20%, and the difference between the residual strain on the solid-section fiber main region side and the residual strain on the hollow-section fiber main region side was greater than 10 points. Therefore, the difference in compression durability between both faces was large. That is, the net-like structure obtained in this comparative example was a net-like structure that did not satisfy the requirements of the present invention and was large in difference in compression durability between both faces.
- the net-like structure of the present invention has been obtained by improving the problems, which have been problems of conventional complex molded products made of a net-like structure and another net-like structure, a net-like structure and hard cotton, a net-like structure and urethane, etc., that the compression durability is different between the case of use from one of two faces and the case of use from the other face, that the manufacturing cost is high, that the hardness changes with the amount of an adhesive applied if applied, causing a feeling of strangeness, and that recycling is cumbersome, without impairing the comfort to sit on and air permeability conventionally possessed by the net-like structure.
- the present invention can provide a net-like structure having high added value by imparting cushioning feeling different between both faces, which is suitable for cushion materials used for office chairs, furniture, sofas, beddings such as beds, seats for vehicles such as trains, automobiles, two-wheeled vehicles, baby buggies, and child safety seats, shock-absorbing mats such as floor mats and members for preventing collision and nipping, etc.
- the present invention therefore greatly contributes to the industrial world.
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