US20030194939A1 - Fibrous webs of bi-component melt-blown fibers of thermoplastic polymers from a bi-component spinnerette assembly of multiple rows of spinning orifices - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to an adaptation of bi-component fiber spinning to a melt-blowing process as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,616, which is herewith incorporated as reference. More particularly, it relates to the improvement whereby the number of rows of spinning orifices can be extended beyond the number possible before and still maintain fiberforming spinning quality, using polymer pairs of greatly differing melt viscosities and other properties.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a uniform stream of attenuating gas around each spinning nozzle by centering the nozzle pairs in round holes of gas cover plates to achieve an even gas flow around the circumference of each nozzle pair.
- FIG. 1A is a partially schematic side view of a spinnerette assembly of the present invention, showing the path of gas and the two polymer flows;
- FIG. 1B is the same spinnerette where the inner nozzles 4 have been shortened by the distance 22 .
- FIG. 2A is a partial bottom view of the concentric spinning nozzles and gas cover plates, taken along the lines 23 - 23 .
- FIG. 2B is a partial bottom view of the concentric spinning nozzles and gas cover plates, taken along the lines 24 - 24 .
- FIG. 3 is a partial bottom view of a spinnerette assembly, wherein the inner nozzle is off-center and shaped in a half-circle to form side-by-side bi-component fibers.
- a bi-component melt-blowing system where bi-component fibers are being spun out of multiple rows of spinning orifices, and whereby the contact time of two or more polymers inside the die-body can be controlled from zero to any finite time chosen, by having one capillary in which a first polymer flows, being fed from one polymer manifold, is surrounded by a second, larger than the first capillary, through which a second polymer fed from a second polymer manifold flows; at the exit point, each tubular nozzle is surrounded by a concentric flow of high velocity air as described in previously cited U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,616.
- the spinnerette assembly is mounted on the die body 1 which supplies polymer melt 2 to first supply cavity 3 feeding the spinning nozzles 4 which are mounted in the spinnerette body plate 5 wherein nozzles 4 are mounted.
- a second set of nozzles 6 larger than nozzles 4 , having an identical mounting pattern as nozzles 4 , is mounted on the die body plate 7 and is being fed with a second polymer 8 from the die body 1 and through plate 5 to cavity 9 which feeds nozzles 6 .
- Nozzles 4 are inserted into nozzles 6 , and have the same or shorter length than nozzles 4 .
- the nozzles 4 and 6 lead through the gas cavity 10 , which is fed with gas, air or other suitable fluids from gas inlet slot 11 .
- the primary gas supply enters the spinnerette assembly through pipe 12 into the supply cavity 13 .
- the baffle plate 14 diverts the gas stream and forces the gas through the slot 11 toward the base of nozzles 6 .
- the nozzles 4 and 6 protrude through gas cover plate 15 through tight fitting holes 16 arranged in the same pattern as the nozzle mounts in spinnerette body plates 5 and 7 .
- the gas cover plate family further consists of spacer plate 18 which forms a second gas cavity 19 between plate 15 and 20 . The complete path of the gas is now from inlet pipe 12 into the gas supply cavity 13 through inlet slot 11 into gas cavity 19 .
- FIGS. 2A and B show the bottom view of plates 15 and 20 , respectively.
- FIG. 3 shows a bottom view of plate 20 , wherein the inner nozzles 4 are shaped in a half circle to produce a side-by-side bi-component fiber.
- a 5′′ long spinnerette was used of the type shown in FIG. 1.
- the spinnerette had 12 rows of nozzles, spaced 0.060′′ apart, within each rows, the nozzles were also spaced 0.060′′ apart, resulting in a total number of nozzles of 1000.
- the inner nozzles 4 mounted in plate 5 had an outside diameter of 0.020′′ and an inside diameter of 0.010′′.
- the outside nozzles 6 mounted in plate 7 had an outside diameter of 0.035′′ and an inside diameter of 0.023′′.
- Air cavity 10 had a height of 0.500′′, air cover plate 15 a thickness of 0.063′′.
- Air holes 17 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A had a diameter of 0.020′′.
- Air cavity 19 had a height of 0.100′′ and air cover plate 20 a thickness of 0.063′′.
- the air holes 21 in plate 20 had a diameter of 0.048′′.
- the resin inlets 2 and 8 were each connected to a 1′′ (24/1 length/diameter ratio) extruder, subsequently referred to as extruder A and B, respectively each capable of extruding approximately 10 lb/hr of polymer resin.
- Extruder B (sheath polymer) was charged with high density polyethylene of Melt Index 105 (Dow Chemical Co's “ASPUN” 6808A) and the resin was extruded into the spinnerette at a rate of 30 gram per minute;
- Extruder A core polymer
- Extruder A was charges with polypropylene of MFR 70 (Melt Flow Rate, as determined by ASTM-Method D-1238-65T)(HIMONT “HIH442”) and extruded at a rate of 45 gram per minute, 3% of blue polypropylene color concentrate was added to the polypropylene resin to give the core fiber a blue appearance.
- the spinnerette temperature and the air temperature were 480 degree Fahrenheit, and the air pressure was 20 psi. 12′′ below the spinnerette there was a moving screen that collected a web of highly entangled blue fibers of 3 to 6 micrometer diameter.
- the web had a typical slick, silklike polyethylene feel, indicating that the polyethylene from extruder B was on the outside.
- Parallel strands of fibers were imbedded and cured into an epoxy resin, and cross sections were cut therefrom. Microscopic examination showed a concentric sheat/core fiber structure, with the blue color visible in the core section.
- the fibrous web was heated to a temperature of 250 degree F, most of the point of intersection bonded by coalescence and the web formed a stiff, shape-retaining structure.
- Example I was repeated using identical polymers and process conditions, but with a spinnerette described in FIG. 1B where the inner nozzles 4 where recessed by the length 22 of 0.150′′. Under a microscope, the fiber cross sections showed the same concentric sheath/core structure as in Example I, with the blue polypropylene inside.
- EXAMPLE I was repeated using a nozzle arrangement as shown in FIG. 3. Upon microscopic examination, the fiber cross-section showed that the two polymers had each formed a semi-circle in a side-by-side configuration.
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Fibrous webs of bi-component fibers are made by extruding a polymer through one set of nozzles arranged in multiple rows, and another polymer through a second set of nozzles each of which surround a nozzle of the first set. In the design of having a nozzle inside a nozzle, contact between polymer pairs can be avoided inside a spinnerette, and bic-omponent fibers of unique properties can be produced. Polymer pairs can be grouped together which could not be co-extruded in traditional designs where laminar flow of layered molten masses of different polymers is rerquired.
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- This invention relates to an adaptation of bi-component fiber spinning to a melt-blowing process as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,616, which is herewith incorporated as reference. More particularly, it relates to the improvement whereby the number of rows of spinning orifices can be extended beyond the number possible before and still maintain fiberforming spinning quality, using polymer pairs of greatly differing melt viscosities and other properties.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a bi-component spinning system whereby a spinning nozzle fed by one type of polymer from one chamber is located inside another slightly larger spinning nozzle fed by a second chamber, said nozzle pairs being arranged in multiple rows of spinning orifices, and directing streams of gas to each row of spinning orifices.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a uniform stream of attenuating gas around each spinning nozzle by centering the nozzle pairs in round holes of gas cover plates to achieve an even gas flow around the circumference of each nozzle pair.
- These and other objects of the invention are achieved by directing a gas flow to the base of the spinning nozzle pair by means of baffle plates, and extending the length of the spinning nozzle pairs. The spinning nozzle pairs are guided through a family of gas cover plates providing for the centering of the round spinning nozzle pairs through round gas supply holes and supplying a uniform stream of gas to each nozzle pair and row of nozzle pairs.
- A better understanding of the present invention as well as other objects and advantages thereof will become apparent upon consideration of the detailed disclosure thereof, especially when taken with the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout; and wherein
- FIG. 1A is a partially schematic side view of a spinnerette assembly of the present invention, showing the path of gas and the two polymer flows;
- FIG. 1B is the same spinnerette where the
inner nozzles 4 have been shortened by thedistance 22. - FIG. 2A is a partial bottom view of the concentric spinning nozzles and gas cover plates, taken along the lines23-23.
- FIG. 2B is a partial bottom view of the concentric spinning nozzles and gas cover plates, taken along the lines24-24.
- FIG. 3 is a partial bottom view of a spinnerette assembly, wherein the inner nozzle is off-center and shaped in a half-circle to form side-by-side bi-component fibers.
- In previous bi-component spinning assemblies, side-by-side or sheath-core structures are being formed by having two polymers flow through capillaries in a laminar flow pattern without mixing before exiting the capillary and then solidifying. This limits the polymer pairs to such groups that are capable of laminar flow, i.e. have similar melt-viscosities and other properties at similar extrusion temperatures. Bi-component designs have been disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,931,091 and 3,039,174. Most of these designs were used in traditional textile yarn spinning and are not easily adaptable to the melt-blowing process.
- In U.S. Pat. No 6,057,256 to Krueger et al. a bi-component met-blowing process is shown where the polymers are contacted with each other inside the die-body as previously described, and, by laminar flow exit the spinning orifice and are drawn down by high velocity air. This design, however, is limited to a single row of spinning orifices and consequently relatively low capacity.
- In the present invention, a bi-component melt-blowing system is shown where bi-component fibers are being spun out of multiple rows of spinning orifices, and whereby the contact time of two or more polymers inside the die-body can be controlled from zero to any finite time chosen, by having one capillary in which a first polymer flows, being fed from one polymer manifold, is surrounded by a second, larger than the first capillary, through which a second polymer fed from a second polymer manifold flows; at the exit point, each tubular nozzle is surrounded by a concentric flow of high velocity air as described in previously cited U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,616.
- Referring now to FIG. 1, the spinnerette assembly is mounted on the
die body 1 which suppliespolymer melt 2 tofirst supply cavity 3 feeding thespinning nozzles 4 which are mounted in thespinnerette body plate 5 whereinnozzles 4 are mounted. A second set ofnozzles 6, larger thannozzles 4, having an identical mounting pattern asnozzles 4, is mounted on thedie body plate 7 and is being fed with asecond polymer 8 from thedie body 1 and throughplate 5 tocavity 9 which feedsnozzles 6.Nozzles 4 are inserted intonozzles 6, and have the same or shorter length thannozzles 4. Thenozzles gas cavity 10, which is fed with gas, air or other suitable fluids fromgas inlet slot 11. The primary gas supply enters the spinnerette assembly throughpipe 12 into thesupply cavity 13. Thebaffle plate 14 diverts the gas stream and forces the gas through theslot 11 toward the base ofnozzles 6. Thenozzles gas cover plate 15 throughtight fitting holes 16 arranged in the same pattern as the nozzle mounts inspinnerette body plates spacer plate 18 which forms asecond gas cavity 19 betweenplate inlet pipe 12 into thegas supply cavity 13 throughinlet slot 11 intogas cavity 19. The gas then flows throughgas holes 17 ofplate 15 into thegas cavity 19 and then around thenozzles 6 throughholes 21, in whichnozzles 6 are centered. The high velocity gas out ofholes 21 accelerate and attenuate the exiting polymer melt to form fine fibers. FIGS. 2A and B show the bottom view ofplates plate 20, wherein theinner nozzles 4 are shaped in a half circle to produce a side-by-side bi-component fiber. - The following examples are included for the purpose of illustrating the invention and it is understood that the scope of the invention is not to be limited thereby.
- A 5″ long spinnerette was used of the type shown in FIG. 1. The spinnerette had 12 rows of nozzles, spaced 0.060″ apart, within each rows, the nozzles were also spaced 0.060″ apart, resulting in a total number of nozzles of 1000. The
inner nozzles 4 mounted inplate 5 had an outside diameter of 0.020″ and an inside diameter of 0.010″. Theoutside nozzles 6 mounted inplate 7 had an outside diameter of 0.035″ and an inside diameter of 0.023″.Air cavity 10 had a height of 0.500″, air cover plate 15 a thickness of 0.063″.Air holes 17 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A had a diameter of 0.020″.Air cavity 19 had a height of 0.100″ and air cover plate 20 a thickness of 0.063″. Theair holes 21 inplate 20 had a diameter of 0.048″. Theresin inlets - Extruder B (sheath polymer) was charged with high density polyethylene of Melt Index 105 (Dow Chemical Co's “ASPUN” 6808A) and the resin was extruded into the spinnerette at a rate of 30 gram per minute; Extruder A (core polymer ) was charges with polypropylene of MFR 70 (Melt Flow Rate, as determined by ASTM-Method D-1238-65T)(HIMONT “HIH442”) and extruded at a rate of 45 gram per minute, 3% of blue polypropylene color concentrate was added to the polypropylene resin to give the core fiber a blue appearance. The spinnerette temperature and the air temperature were 480 degree Fahrenheit, and the air pressure was 20 psi. 12″ below the spinnerette there was a moving screen that collected a web of highly entangled blue fibers of 3 to 6 micrometer diameter. The web had a typical slick, silklike polyethylene feel, indicating that the polyethylene from extruder B was on the outside. Parallel strands of fibers were imbedded and cured into an epoxy resin, and cross sections were cut therefrom. Microscopic examination showed a concentric sheat/core fiber structure, with the blue color visible in the core section. When the fibrous web was heated to a temperature of 250 degree F, most of the point of intersection bonded by coalescence and the web formed a stiff, shape-retaining structure.
- Additional experiments were conducted using polymer pairs as shown in Table 1:
TABLE 1 Experiment No.: 1 2 3 4 Polymer from PET Polyester* 6/6 Nylon** PBT Polyester*** Polypropylene Extruder A 0.59 IV**** 35 RV***** 0.59 IV 70 MFR Extrusion rate 30 g/min 35 g/min 45 g/min 40 g/min Polymer from 6,6 Nylon PET Polyester Nylon 6****** Nylon 6Extruder B 35RV 0.59W 4ORV 4ORV Extrusion rate 45 g/min 50 g/min 30 g/min 25 g/min Spinnerette Temp. (F.) 520 520 480 470 Air Temp.(F.) 510 520 480 470 Air pressure (psi) 25 25 23 24 - Microscopic examination of the fiber cross sections, which ranged from 3 to 7 micrometer in diameter, revealed that the sheat/core structure was concentric or near concentric.
- Example I was repeated using identical polymers and process conditions, but with a spinnerette described in FIG. 1B where the
inner nozzles 4 where recessed by thelength 22 of 0.150″. Under a microscope, the fiber cross sections showed the same concentric sheath/core structure as in Example I, with the blue polypropylene inside. - EXAMPLE I was repeated using a nozzle arrangement as shown in FIG. 3. Upon microscopic examination, the fiber cross-section showed that the two polymers had each formed a semi-circle in a side-by-side configuration.
- While the invention has been described in connection with several examplary embodiments thereof, it will be under stood that many modifications will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, and that this application is intended to cover any adaptations and variations thereof. Therefore, it is manifestly intended that this invention be only limited by the claims and the equivalents thereof.
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1. A fibrous web comprising a coherent entangled mass of melt-blown bi-component fibers, said fibers individually comprise a first polymeric material extending longitudinally along the fiber through a first circular portion of the cross-sectional area of said fibers and a second polymeric material adhered to said first polymeric material and extending logitudinally along said fiber through a second cylindrical portion of the cross-sectional area of the fiber surrounding said first circular portion of the cross-sectional area of the fiber, said fibers being prepared by
(a) extruding a mass of said first polymeric material through a first set of nozzles arranged in multiple rows and being fed from a first polymer feed chamber, and a mass of said second polymeric material being fed through a second set of nozzles arranged in multiple rows and being fed from a second polymer feed chamber, said second set of nozzles surrounding each of said first nozzles thus forming nozzle pairs, and said second nozzles having a larger inside diameter than the outside diameter of said first nozzles to form a bi-component extrudate
(b) advancing said extrudate into high velocity gas streams surrounding circumferencially each individual nozzle pair of said first and second set of nozzles and
(c) attenuating said bi-component extrudate from each of said nozzle pairs to form said bi-component fibers,
(d) said fibers being collected on a moving screen to form said fibrous web.
2. A fibrous web as of claim 1 wherein said fibers being prepared by
(a) extruding a mass of said first polymeric material through said first set of nozzles arranged in multiple rows, and a mass of said second polymeric material through said second set of nozzles arranged in multiple rows,
(b) whereby said first set of nozzles is recessed into said second set of nozzles by at least 0.030″.
3. A fibrous web as of claim 1 wherein said fibers being prepared by
(a) extruding a mass of said first polymeric material through said first set of nozzles arranged in multiple rows, and a mass of said second polymeric material through said second set of nozzles arranged in multiple rows,
(b) whereby the ends of said first set of nozzles are shaped into a semi-circle fitting into said second set of nozzles thus shaping a fiber having a cross-section in which each of said first and second polymeric materials occupy approximately a side-by-side semi-circle.
4. A fibrous web of claim 1 where the points of fiber intersection are bonded by coalescence of polymeric material.
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