Abstract:
Transversely stretchable elastic laminated fabric with cloth-like facings was made by a two-step process. In the first step an inelastic laminate was made by continuously extruding an elastomer sheet between two plies of a fibrous sheet and joining the plies by applying pressure on them between a closed gap niproll assembly. Two longitudinal slits were made into the laminate. Then the rolls of inelastic laminate so made were taken to an oven and the laminate was unwound and pulled through the oven at an elevated temperature, while tension on the web was increased until the slits necked. The necked laminate was wound up on a takeup roll. When samples were unwound, surprinsingly they did not grow in width, and they showed good CD-elasticity (elongation and springback). Breathability of the laminate was superior to the laminate formed using an open niproll assembly gap.
Abstract:
A composite material, for example to produce a vehicle body structure, includes at least 50 % of a high crystallinity orientated polymer, such as polyethylene, which exhibits good noise attenuation capabilities. This material has a high specific tensile strength, low moduli of elasticity, and low density. The second material in the composite is carbon fibre which has a high modulus and a low density. This second material is sufficiently rigid to give any structure made therefrom the required panel stiffness properties. The two materials are combined by weaving together the fibres thereof, and then embedding the interwoven fibres in an epoxy matrix. This composite material is then processed to produce the body structure which has a high specific stiffness.
Abstract:
A base fabric for press felts and a press felt incorporating that base fabric which includes an assembly of three or more separately woven fabric layers (10, 20, 30). Each of the woven fabric layers making up the base fabric assembly is a single or multilayer fabric, and they may be of the same or different weave patterns. The three or more fabric layers (10, 20, 30) are assembled, one above the other and needled together with at least one batt layer on the papermaking surface of the felt. Preferably, the yarns on the top surface of the top fabric (10) will, by virtue of the weave of the fabric, have long floats in the machine and/or cross machine direction to provide good paper web support. The bottom (30) and intermediate fabric (20) layers may also have long cross machine direction floats on their top surfaces to support the fabric or fabrics above. In a preferred embodiment, the yarns (11, 12) making up the top fabric layer (10) will be relatively finer than those making up the intermediate layer (21, 22) and similarly, the yarns making up the intermediate layer will be relatively finer than those making up the bottom fabric layer (31, 32).
Abstract:
A composite elastic material (40) is provided having improved hysteresis comprising a layer of an elastic material (32) bonded to a layer of nonelastic material (12) at least one side. The elastic material layer is made from a blend of a narrow polydispersity number polymer and a conventional elastomer, and the blend is essentially free of low molecular weight polyethylene processing aids. The composite elastic material laminate (40) should have a hysteresis at least 15 percent better than a similar laminate made without the narrow polydispersity number elastomer but with the processing aid.
Abstract:
The creped hydroentangled nonwoven laminate material (10) of the present invention includes a creped hydroentangled nonwoven layer (12) attached to a support layer (14). The exposed, top surface of the creped hydroentangled nonwoven layer includes raised loop areas having low fiber density and high z-directional fiber orientation that are designed to receive and engage the hook elements projecting from a hook material. The raised areas (16) of the creped hydroentangled nonwoven layer are separated by non-raised areas (18) having relatively higher fiber density and relatively lower z-directional fiber orientation when compared to the fiber density and z-directional fiber orientation of the raised areas. The creped hydroentangled nonwoven loop laminate of this invention can be employed as the loop material of a hook and loop fastening system, such as used on disposable personal care absorbent articles. A process for forming a creped hydroentangled nonwoven laminate material also is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention provides composite nonwoven fabric laminates and processes for producing such. The fabric (10) is comprised of a web (11) of thermoplastic filaments laminated to at least one other web. Preferably, the filaments are spunbonded continuous polyolefin filaments which have an oxidatively degraded outer sheath portion to promote better interfilamentary bonding and improved fabric laminate strength. In a preferred embodiment, two outer nonwoven webs (11, 13) comprise oxidatively degraded spunbonded filaments and are positioned around and laminated to a web (12) of meltblown microfibers thus forming an spunbond/meltblown/spunbond fabric. Additionally, a stretch compatible fabric may be formed in which a web of oxidatively degraded filaments is laminated to an elastic web. The fabrics of the invention may be advantageously used in numerous applications such as medical garments and disposable absorbent products.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a particle-bonded nonwoven liner material (30) having antistatic and laminating properties whereby binder particles of thermoplastic material are precipitated from a water-based solution (34) by the addition of a precipitant having antistatic properties, preferably a di-ethyl sulfate quaternary of a complex cyclic amine. When the precipitant is added to a water-based dispersion of polyester resin, the material precipitated from the dispersion is a composite of polyester and precipitant, which composite material is antistatic. The composite material is also thermoplastic, which results in excellent laminating strength at high production line speeds. This antistatic composite material serves as the binder which holds the nonwoven fabric (30) together after being applied thereon and then dried.
Abstract:
An improved papermakers' press felt includes a base fabric assembly joined without seaming. In one embodiment, the ends of the base fabric (15, 16) are joined (17, 17') to create an endless fabric by a needling operation that also entangles the batt (14) into the base fabric. The ends to be joined of the flat-woven base fabric are preferably cut on a diagonal. To produce this fabric, a flat-woven base fabric (15, 16) is cut proper dimensions for a press felt and rolled into two continuous loops, one inside the other, to form the base fabrics of the appropriate size for a press felt are used. Each fabric is rolled once to form a loop and the two loops are assembled, one within the other, to form the base fabric assembly. In a second embodiment, the base fabric is joined prior to needling by a pintle cable inserted through loops formed when a void is formed in the fabric to accomodate the pintle cable.
Abstract:
An elastic ground plane (50) has an environmental coating (58) attached to a surface of a fabric (54) having a plurality of fibers. A conductive substance (56) is applied to the fabric (54) to coat the fabric (54).
Abstract:
An elastic laminate structure is provided which is formed from at least one fabric layer (22) and an open cell mesh (24) having first (26) and second strands (28). The laminate structure is formed such that the first strands (26) are integrally bonded to the first fabric layer (22). The integrally bonded first strands (26) both penetrate the first fabric layer (22) and bond mechanically and/or chemically to the fibers of the first fabric layer (22). In addition, the first strands (26) are deformed such that they are substantially flat in shape and substantially coplanar with the fabric layer (22). The elastic second strands (28) have a substantially elliptical shape. The integral bonding of the first strands (26) and the deformed shape of the first strands (26) and the second strands (28) provides an elastic laminate structure which can be worn about the body without irritation or other discomfort.