WO2000073545A1 - Dispositif de refroidissement destine a refroidir des filaments - Google Patents

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WO2000073545A1
WO2000073545A1 PCT/NL2000/000351 NL0000351W WO0073545A1 WO 2000073545 A1 WO2000073545 A1 WO 2000073545A1 NL 0000351 W NL0000351 W NL 0000351W WO 0073545 A1 WO0073545 A1 WO 0073545A1
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Michael Maria Thomas Nuyten
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Stork Screens B.V.
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Priority to US09/996,546 priority patent/US20020090407A1/en

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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01D—MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
    • D01D5/00—Formation of filaments, threads, or the like
    • D01D5/08—Melt spinning methods
    • D01D5/088—Cooling filaments, threads or the like, leaving the spinnerettes
    • D01D5/092—Cooling filaments, threads or the like, leaving the spinnerettes in shafts or chimneys

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  • the present invention relates to a cooling device for cooling synthetic filaments, in particular for use in the spinning of (multi) filaments, which device comprises a housing with at least one inlet and at least one outlet for a cooling medium, and an entry for filaments which are to be cooled and an exit for cooled filaments, at least one cooling shaft being arranged between the entry and the exit, through which shaft the filaments are passed, and which cooling shaft is provided with openings allowing cooling medium to pass through.
  • a cooling device of this nature is generally known in the art.
  • Three different basic methods are used for the production of fibres or filaments, namely melt spinning, dry spinning and wet spinning, although there are many variations and combinations of these basic methods. It should, incidentally, be noted here that in the present application the term “spinning" is used in the broadest sense, namely that of the production of filaments, and is not limited to the production of filaments from staple fibres.
  • a spinneret is a die with a large number of capillaries, the diameter and shape of which may vary.
  • the jets of molten polymer which emerge from the capillaries are passed through a cooling zone, where the jet of polymer solidifies, resulting in the formation of a continuous filament.
  • the polymer is dissolved in a suitable solvent, and the solution thus obtained is extruded under pressure through a spinneret.
  • the jets of polymer solution are passed into a heating zone, where the solvent evaporates from the polymer and the filament solidifies.
  • the polymer is likewise dissolved in a suitable solvent, and the solution thus obtained is extruded through a spinneret, which spinneret is submerged in a so-called coagulation bath.
  • Precipitation or chemical regeneration of the polymer in the form of a filament takes place in this coagulation bath.
  • the filaments thus obtained often have to undergo further treatments such as hot or cold stretching, twisting and texturing in order to obtain (multi) filaments having the desired properties for the intended end use.
  • the cooling after the extrusion step is of essential importance, since the uniformity of cooling has a direct influence on the physical parameters of the filaments, such as the uniformity of the thickness of the filaments or the dyeability.
  • the uniformity of cooling has a direct influence on the physical parameters of the filaments, such as the uniformity of the thickness of the filaments or the dyeability.
  • variations in these properties in the longitudinal direction of the filament and between different filaments are caused by a non-laminar or turbulent flow of the cooling medium, usually cooling air.
  • the molten filaments have to be cooled to below the melting point of the polymer before the filaments are able to come into contact with one another or with components of a device used for the production, such as guides.
  • a cooling shaft In a system which is known in the art, use is made of a cooling shaft, at least part of which is provided with openings allowing the cooling medium to pass through.
  • a cooling shaft of this nature is arranged, optionally directly, beneath one or more spinnerets of a spinning device and may optionally be operated with forced feed and/or discharge of cooling air. Examples of systems of this nature are described in DE-A-42 20 915, DE-A-42 23 198 and O-A-93/19229.
  • a cooling shaft which is generally composed of a screen cloth or a tube which is perforated with holes and slots is used.
  • a cooling shaft of this nature mentions a metal screen, in which case relatively large holes are arranged close together over the entire surface, and a perforated shaft which is provided with perforations over its entire surface.
  • the holes have a diameter of 1-5 mm, with a maximum passage of 50%.
  • a screen cylinder with a mesh density of 600/cm 2 is used.
  • a cooling shaft which is composed of a screen cloth or a cooling shaft whose walls are perforated with small holes and slots is used.
  • the cooling shaft according to DE-A-42 23 198 is designed in the same way as that described in DE-A-42 20 915.
  • each filament bundle is preferably surrounded by a cooling shaft .
  • a cooling shaft is made from screen material, it is necessary for this screen material to be supported at various locations, and the ends have to be attached to one another, for example via a weld seam.
  • This need for supporting measures and joints means that "dead" zones may form in the cooling shaft, and local heating of the virtually stationary cooling air in dead zones of this nature - since heat is transferred from the hot filaments to the cooling air - interferes with the desired stable (laminar) flow of the cooling air.
  • the object of the present invention is to at least partially eliminate the above drawbacks and, in particular, to provide a cooling shaft in which the risk of dead zones occurring is reduced further.
  • the cooling shaft comprises a seamless, electroformed support with passage-openings which are separated by dykes.
  • the cooling shaft is produced without a seam by means of electroforming.
  • a cooling shaft of this nature will be less susceptible to the formation of dead zones, with the result that the cooling treatment can be carried out more uniformly and thus a more uniform distribution of the properties in the filaments can be obtained.
  • an electroformed cooling shaft of this nature is sufficiently strong and resistant to bending, so that further supporting measures are not required.
  • a die For the electroforming of the cooling shaft, a die is used in which a system of electrical conductors which delimit isolating islands is provided.
  • the electrical conductors define the dykes which are to be formed, and the isolating islands define the passage-openings which are to be formed.
  • metal is electrodeposited on the electrical conductors to a desired thickness, after which the product thus obtained is removed from the die.
  • it is possible in the same way firstly to deposit a base skeleton of the cooling shaft on the die, which is allowed to grow further after it has been removed.
  • dies which are circular in cross section are used, so that the electroformed cooling shaft is also circular in cross section. Other shapes, such as oval or rectangular, are also possible, however.
  • the number of openings per unit surface area can be selected as a function of the desired application, the type of polymer also being important.
  • the length of the cooling shaft is kept as short as possible, so that the overall spinning device, of which the cooling device according to the invention forms part, can be kept relatively compact. It has been found that cooling shafts with lengths of the order of magnitude of from 20 mm to 50 mm and mesh numbers of approximately 50 to 100, in particular 60 or 70 mesh for a passage of 10 or 16% respectively, in practice function successfully for numerous applications.
  • the thickness of an electroformed cooling shaft of this nature is usually of the order of magnitude of 100 micrometres, although both thinner and thicker cooling shafts may be used.
  • the shape and dimensions of the cross section of the cooling shaft are adapted to the dimensions and shape of the spinneret.
  • the seamless, electroformed support is made from nickel, with the result that a cooling shaft with a long service life is obtained.
  • the passage-openings which are separated by dykes are arranged in a regular pattern.
  • the seamless, electroformed support may comprise a first zone in which there are passage-openings separated by dykes, and a second zone without passage-openings, which adjoins the first zone, as is already known per se from the prior art.
  • an uninterrupted sleeve is arranged displaceably inside the seamless, electroformed support. This sleeve without openings is used to seal off some of the passage- openings in the electroformed support, so that the amount of cooling air and the location where cooling air enters can be adjusted by the displacement of the sleeve in the seamless electroformed support.
  • the invention also relates to a seamless, electroformed support with passage-openings which are separated by dykes, which is suitable for use in the cooling device according to the invention.
  • the invention also relates to a device for producing synthetic filaments in which a cooling device according to the invention is used, as defined in claim 7 et seq.
  • the extrusion head of the extrusion device used is connected to the entry to the cooling device, and more preferably each spinneret from which monofilaments which are combined to a filament bundle emerge is connected to a cooling shaft of the cooling device.
  • the cooling device used has two outlets for cooling medium, one of which is arranged in the vicinity of the entry end of the cooling shaft and the other of which is arranged in the vicinity of its exit end. In this way, the cooling air supplied is discharged partially in cocurrent and partially in countercurrent with respect to the path of the filaments. Such a direction of the air flow promotes the uniformity of the cooling treatment.
  • Fig. 1 diagrammatically depicts melt spinning
  • Fig. 2 diagrammatically depicts an embodiment of a cooling device according to the invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows a diagram for the melt spinning of a polymer, such as PET, during which process PET granules and, if desired, additives are fed via a hopper 1 to a screw-type extruder 2, in which the polymer is melted and then extruded.
  • the extruded polymer is fed to a spinneret 6 via a metering pump 3, mixing device 4 and filter 5.
  • the spinneret 6 is provided with a plurality of capillaries, out of which separate jets 7 of molten polymer are forced.
  • the jets 7 of molten polymer are cooled using cooling air
  • additives may be applied at the end of the cooling operation, such as a lubricant, after which the filaments which have been cooled separately in this way are combined to form a multifilament and are wound up for further processing.
  • Further processing of this nature may, for example, comprise the stretching of the yarn in order to obtain the desired orientation in the yarns, and texturing.
  • FIG. 2 shows part of an embodiment of a cooling device according to the invention.
  • a cooling device of this nature comprises a closed housing (not shown) in order to limit disruption to the cooling process caused by variation in environmental factors as far as possible.
  • the housing is provided with an inlet and an outlet for a cooling medium and an entry and an exit for filaments.
  • the support 22 having passage-openings 23 is produced by means of electroforming as has already been explained above.
  • the top side of the cooling shaft 21 bears against a spinneret 6 with capillaries 24, but if desired it may be arranged at a distance therefrom so that a relatively large amount of cooling air can cool the filaments directly beneath the spinneret 6.
  • a thin-walled, tightly fitting, cylindrical sleeve 25 is arranged displaceably inside the cylindrical support 22.
  • the cylindrical sleeve 25, which does not comprise any openings in its wall, is provided with a base 26 with a passage 27 for cooled filaments.

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Abstract

Dispositif de refroidissement servant à refroidir des filaments synthétiques à l'aide d'un milieu de refroidissement, destiné à être utilisé en particulier dans le filage de multifilaments. Ledit dispositif comporte au moins un conduit de refroidissement (21) dans lequel passent les filaments et qui est placé entre une entrée et une sortie pour les filaments. Selon la présente invention, le conduit de refroidissement (21) comporte un support (22) électroformé exempt de soudure, doté d'ouvertures traversantes (23) séparées par des nervures, si bien que l'on obtient une configuration d'écoulement uniforme du milieu de refroidissement dans le conduit de refroidissement (21) et que les filaments sont soumis à un traitement de refroidissement uniforme.
PCT/NL2000/000351 1999-05-28 2000-05-22 Dispositif de refroidissement destine a refroidir des filaments WO2000073545A1 (fr)

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CA002375541A CA2375541A1 (fr) 1999-05-28 2000-05-22 Dispositif de refroidissement destine a refroidir des filaments
AU49566/00A AU4956600A (en) 1999-05-28 2000-05-22 Cooling device for cooling synthetic filaments
US09/996,546 US20020090407A1 (en) 1999-05-28 2001-11-28 Cooling device for cooling synthetic filaments

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NL1012184A NL1012184C2 (nl) 1999-05-28 1999-05-28 Koelinrichting voor het koelen van synthetische filamenten.
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US4529368A (en) * 1983-12-27 1985-07-16 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company Apparatus for quenching melt-spun filaments
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US4529368A (en) * 1983-12-27 1985-07-16 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company Apparatus for quenching melt-spun filaments
JPS6285009A (ja) * 1985-10-11 1987-04-18 Teijin Ltd 紡出糸条の冷却装置
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WO2005014900A1 (fr) * 2003-07-18 2005-02-17 Saurer Gmbh & Co. Kg Dispositif de filature par fusion, refroidissement et d'enroulement
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