WO2017036931A1 - A process of forming a film or laminate with a nap-like surface, a product made by this process, and apparatus to carry out the process - Google Patents
A process of forming a film or laminate with a nap-like surface, a product made by this process, and apparatus to carry out the process Download PDFInfo
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- WO2017036931A1 WO2017036931A1 PCT/EP2016/070128 EP2016070128W WO2017036931A1 WO 2017036931 A1 WO2017036931 A1 WO 2017036931A1 EP 2016070128 W EP2016070128 W EP 2016070128W WO 2017036931 A1 WO2017036931 A1 WO 2017036931A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C53/00—Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening; Apparatus therefor
- B29C53/22—Corrugating
- B29C53/24—Corrugating of plates or sheets
- B29C53/28—Corrugating of plates or sheets transverse to direction of feed
- B29C53/285—Corrugating of plates or sheets transverse to direction of feed using rolls or endless bands
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- the aim of the present invention is to provide a film or film laminate with a nap-like surface, thereby textilish look and feel.
- the process according to the present invention is a process of forming a fine stabilized transverse pleating or waving in a film or film assembly in a nip between two circularly or helically mutually intermeshing grooved roller (101 ) and (102), or such grooved rollers which are modified by indentations on the crests, in which the film or the assembly is stuffed into the nip by being supplied with a fine transverse pleating or waving either prior to or while entering the nip, such that the forces exerted by the intermeshing grooved rollers is adapted to produce the desired stabilization, whereas the stuffing of the film or film assembly is produced or assisted by an airjet through the nip acting essentially on the full width of the film as an airknife or as an array of closely spaced air filaments.
- the described air knife or array of closely spaced air filaments provides a very efficient means of stuffing the film or assembly of films into the nip between (101 ) and (102), such that the film, when desired, can enter the nip at a velocity, which is essentially higher than the circumferential velocity of each of the roller (101 ) and (102).
- the process may be carried out as specified in claim 2, in which circular roller (101 ) moves essentially faster than circular roller (102) and both have suitable indentations on the crests, as described in connection with figures 2a/b and 3a/b.
- the air knife or array of air filaments is adapted to press the film or assembly of films towards the crests on (101 ) and make it stick to these crests, until it is gripped in the nip by indentations on the crests of the slower roller (102).
- the film or film assembly is first prepared for the stuffing into (101 ) and (102).
- This preparation which is a separate step, consists in supplying the film or film assembly with embossment to let the airknife or array of closely spaced filaments get a good grip in the film or film assembly. Then the latter is carried into the nip at a velocity essentially higher than the circumferential velocity of each of the rollers.
- these rollers may be supplied with helical instead of circular grooves, provided that they move at the same circumferential velocity.
- the embossment carried out prior to the stuffing may consist in transverse waving with short waves and intervening plain film segments, which stabilize the waves.
- the grooved rollers (101 ) and (102) should preferably have a diameter equal or lower than 70 mm, like in the abovementioned PCT application. Suitable means are described in connection with figure 1 .
- the film or film assembly leaving rollers (101 ) and (102) will either be supplied with fine continuous transverse waves or pleats, or with fine interrupted transverse waves or pleats. If the waves or pleats are interrupted, the intervening regions will be transversely oriented. In any case, the process may be continued by transverse stretching in a tenter frame, either while maintaining some amount of waving/pleating, or to obtain a flat, transversely oriented film, very suitable e.g. for crosslamination.
- the embossment carried out prior to the stuffing may consist in transverse waving with short waves and intermeshing plain film segments, which stabilize the waves.
- the stabilization between the grooved rollers (101 ) and (102) may consist in an essential regional contraction caused by stretching between the grooved rollers (101 ) and (102). This is preferred when a soft product is wanted.
- the stabilization between (101 ) and (102) may consist in a full or partial flattening of the waves or pleats without any substantial regional contraction.
- the resultant product will not be a final product, but will be an intermediary product, suitable for further processing, as for instance the abovementioned tentering.
- the film or film assembly can be supplied with incorporated void forming particles.
- the grooved rollers (101 ) and (102) are then engaged sufficiently to form through going voids in regions which are stretched between (101 ) and (102) .
- the grooved rollers (101 ) and (102) are engaged sufficiently to make the film or film assembly transversely splitable in the regions stretched between (101 ) and (102). Fibrillation of these regions is carried out subsequently under use of at least one rubber belt, with which the film or film assembly is engaged. The fibrillation takes place by longitudinal stretching of this belt.
- the process may be followed by extrusion coating with filaments while avoiding permanent flattening of the film or film assembly.
- the present invention also comprises any apparatus suitable for carrying out the method, and any product made by use of the method.
- the product made under use of any of the claims is applicable for several types of bags.
- the increased volume taken in relation to the weight can have great importance for customer's evaluation of the bag.
- the bulky structure can also have importance for manufacture of filing materials in pillows and similar. In that case, the film or assembly of films is cut to flake form.
- the product when it has been supplied with through going voids or has been regionally fibrillated, must be considered very suitable for manufacture of sanitary textiles, bed sheets, underwear and similar products.
- polymer composition For each particular product, the choice of polymer composition will be easy for a person skilled in the art.
- Examples of relatively cheap polymers suitable for several cheap end products are HDPE, LLDPE and PP.
- Examples of more expensive polymers suitable for finer end products are polyamides, polyesters and stretchable biodegradeable polymers.
- Fig. 1 illustrates a process line according to the invention. Indentations on the crests of the grooved rollers (101 ) and (102) are not shown.
- Fig. 2a and 2b illustrate indentations on a faster grooved roller (101 ), fig. 2a showing the section b-b in fig. 2b, and fig. 2b showing the section a-a in fig. 2a.
- Fig. 3a and 3b illustrate indentations on a slower roller (102), fig. 3a showing the section b-b in fig. 3b, and fig. 3b showing the section a-a in fig. 3a.
- the film (3) to be supplied with transverse fine waves or pleats is supplied to the nip between the circular grooved rollers (101 ) and (102) from a set of rollers (or similar) which is not shown.
- the film (3) may be generally unoriented or mainly oriented in one direction, which may be longitudinal or on bias. It is supplied at practically the same velocity as the faster one of the two grooved rollers. As an example (101 ) may move double so fast as (102).
- a jet in form of a sharp "air-knife” presses the film towards indentations on the crests of (101 ) so that the film sticks to this roller.
- This "air-knife” is formed by the exit slot (4) on air-chamber (5), which is fed with pressurized air through the inlet (6).
- the exit (4) may e.g. be 0.1 - 0.2mm wide.
- (4) may be row of closely spaced holes to form a row of "air- filaments” instead of an "air-knife”.
- the jet is directed mostly towards the faster roller (101 ). It proceeds between the crests on the rollers, then losing its effect to stick the film to (101 ). As exemplified in figs.
- the crests on (101 ) are supplied with mildly acting indentations and those on (102) with much sharper indentations. Therefore, in the nip (101 ) losses its grip of the film. Preferably it is taken over to follow the velocity of (101 ). Having left the nip, the film is pulled off by suitable means (not shown) and may be further processed as stated in the claims and in the general description.
- the intermeshing between the crests of (101 ) and (102) may be very low, so that practically no regional stretching occurs, only a temporary stabilization of the fine waving or pleating. Then the product can be further processed by one of the mentioned means.
- the diameters of (101 ) and (102) should be as short as possible.
- a subclaim has indicated a limit of 7cm.
- the support rollers can be supplied with crests which fit into the grooves of (101 ) and (102).
- the crests on (7) and/or the bottom of the grooves on (101 ) and (102) can be covered by a wear resistant polymer, e.g. Teflon.
- (101 ) and (102) may move at the same velocity, may be without indentations, and may be supplied with helical instead of circular grooves.
- the (not shown) roller means which supply the film (3) moves the film at a velocity substantially higher than the velocity at which any of the rollers (101 ) and (102) or the two together move.
- the stuffing can be established by the air jet.
- the film is preferably supplied with some embossment to give the air a better grip in the film.
- the surface profiles of the circular grooves rollers shown in fig. 2a, fig. 2b, fig. 3a and fig. 3b are profiles which experimentally have been found advantageous to carry out the "stuffed ring rolling".
- the width of each groove is 1 .6mm.
- the width of each crest on the slower roller (fig. 3a and fig. 3b) is 1 .2mm, while the width on the faster roller is 0.8mm, at the top narrowed down to 0.5mm. It is believed that tips on the faster roller preferably should be narrower than the tips of the slower roller.
- the crests on the faster roller are supplied with very smooth indentations (15) of a substantially waved shape. They must be very smooth, otherwise they would tear the film, since they move much faster than the film.
- the top of the crests may be flat, and on both sides of this flat top, the surface-portions may form an angle of about 30° to the flat top.
- the indentations on the slower roller the same shape as shown in fig. 2a and fig. 2b, but in order to obtain the most even pattern of the film, the shape shown in fig. 3a and fig. 3b is preferred. Accordingly, the depth of indentations is 0.25mm and the indentation is essentially straight radial. In this way, the film gets the same velocity as the slower roller. In the former case, it will still move faster than the slower roller at the end of the nip.
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EP16757875.6A EP3344436A1 (en) | 2015-09-01 | 2016-08-25 | A process of forming a film or laminate with a nap-like surface, a product made by this process, and apparatus to carry out the process |
DE112016003981.6T DE112016003981T5 (en) | 2015-09-01 | 2016-08-25 | A method of forming a film or sheet laminate having a roughened surface, a product made by this method and apparatus for carrying out the method |
RU2018111323A RU2018111323A (en) | 2015-09-01 | 2016-08-25 | METHOD FOR FORMING A FILM OR FILM LAYERED MATERIAL WITH A PIG-UP SURFACE, A PRODUCT MANUFACTURED IN SUCH A METHOD, AND A DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH METHOD |
JP2018529725A JP2018528891A (en) | 2015-09-01 | 2016-08-25 | Method for forming a film or film laminate having a fluffy surface, products produced by this method, and apparatus for carrying out this method |
AU2016313679A AU2016313679A1 (en) | 2015-09-01 | 2016-08-25 | A process of forming a film or laminate with a nap-like surface, a product made by this process, and apparatus to carry out the process |
CN201680063008.XA CN108349152A (en) | 2015-09-01 | 2016-08-25 | The technique for forming the film or laminated film with hairy surface, the product manufactured by the technique and the equipment for implementing the technique |
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