Abstract:
AN IMPORVED METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBROUS CONFIGURATION USED FOR ARTIFICIAL LEATHER OR THE LIKE BY FORMING A WEB MAINLY COMPOSED OF A PLURALITY OF HIGHLY ORIENTED FIBROUS COMPOSITES CONTAINING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, FORMING A FELT FROM THE WEB BY ENTANGLING THE PLURALITY OF HIGHLY ORIENTED FIBROUS COMPOSITE, TREATING THE WEB WITH ELASTIC MATERIALS AND ELIMINATING AT LEAST ONE OF THE COMPONENT WITH SUITABLE SOLVENT.
Abstract:
1,218,191. Laminated fibrous webs; composite filaments. TORAY INDUSTRIES Inc. 12 Oct., 1967 [17 Oct., 1966; 21 Oct., 1966], No. 46619/67. Headings B5B and B5N. [Also in Divisions B2 and D1] A leather substitute felt is made by forming a plurality of filaments each consisting of a bundle of fibres which extend substantially parallel to one another throughout their lengths and which are bonded together, forming a web from these filaments, entangling the filaments in the web and removing the binder whereby the fibres in each bundle are free to move longitudinally to one another. The filaments can be made by sizing bundles of pre-spun multi-filaments, or by spinning at least two components simultaneously through a nozzle to form the fibres as islands in a matrix component. The shape and arrangement of the fibres within the matrix may be in a pattern or at random (see Figs. 2 and 3, not shown). The matrix component is subsequently eliminated. The filaments, fibres or matrix component can be formed from specified polyesters, polyamides, cellulosic polymers, polyvinyls, polyacrylonitriles, polyurethanes including polyolefine-glycol type polyurethanes, polyolefines, polyoxyalkylenes, polyfluoro compounds. The filaments can be 25-100 mm. long and 1-20 denier, whilst the fibres can be 0À005-0À5 denier. The size can be starch, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, polyacrylamide, polyvinyl pyrolidone, ployvinyl latex, polybutadiene, polyurethane or polyester. The size or matrix component can be eliminated by solution or heating. The filaments can be blended with ordinary polyester fibres and may be formed into a web by carding or on a cross lapper or random webber. The filaments can be drawn and crimped. The fibres can be shrunk. The web can be needle punched singly or together or with other webs, felts, woven or knitted cloths. Elastic materials can be applied to the web in solution, emulsion solid form by immersion and coagulation, spraying, foaming, printing or coating. The elastic material can be acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer, polyisoprene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, acrylate polymer or copolymer, silicon rubber, polyurethane, polyvinyl acetate or polyvinyl chloride. Alternatively, the web can be treated with nylon polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene. The formed web can be hot-pressed, dyed, sliced, coated, water-proofed, embossed or buffed. The coating agent can be a mixture of polyurethane and carbon black.