Method for producing flexible sheet

US8945452B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8945452-B2
Application numberUS-201013498822-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 29, 2010
Priority dateOct 9, 2009
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A method for producing a flexible sheet includes a stretching step in which a base sheet ( 10 ) is fed from between a pair of first drive rollers ( 42, 43 ) into the bite of a pair of intermeshing corrugated rollers ( 2, 3 ) and stretched in the machine direction between the corrugated rollers ( 2, 3 ). In the method, the peripheral velocity V 1 of the first drive rollers ( 42, 43 ) and the peripheral velocity V 2 of the corrugated rollers ( 2, 3 ) have a relation of V 1 >V 2.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for producing a flexible sheet comprising a stretching step in which a base sheet is fed from between a pair of first drive rollers into the bite between a pair of intermeshing corrugated rollers to be stretched in the machine direction, the peripheral velocity V 1 of the first drive rollers and the peripheral velocity V 2 of the corrugated rollers having a relation of V 1 >V 2 , and the ratio of the peripheral velocity V 2 of the corrugated rollers to the peripheral velocity V 1 of the first drive rollers (V 2 /V 1 )*100, is 60% to 90%. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base sheet to be fed into the bite of the pair of intermeshing corrugated rollers is under tension applied in the machine direction between the first drive rollers and the intermeshing corrugated rollers. 3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a taking-off step in which the stretched base sheet is conveyed to the nip between a pair of second drive rollers and taken off from the pair of intermeshing corrugated rollers under tension applied by the pair of second drive rollers in the machine direction, the peripheral velocity V 3 of the second drive rollers and the peripheral velocity V 1 of the first drive rollers having a relation of V 3 >V 1 . 4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of intermeshing corrugated rollers is configured to stretch the base sheet at a stretch ratio of 1.1 to 5.0. 5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base sheet is nonwoven fabric containing elastic fibers and is processed by the stretching step to have stretchability in the machine direction.

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  • D06C3/06Primary

    by rotary disc, roller, or like apparatus · CPC title

  • in association with fibre formation, e.g. immediately following extrusion of staple fibres · CPC title

  • by squeezing between surfaces, e.g. rollers · CPC title

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What does patent US8945452B2 cover?
A method for producing a flexible sheet includes a stretching step in which a base sheet ( 10 ) is fed from between a pair of first drive rollers ( 42, 43 ) into the bite of a pair of intermeshing corrugated rollers ( 2, 3 ) and stretched in the machine direction between the corrugated rollers ( 2, 3 ). In the method, the peripheral velocity V 1 of the first drive rollers ( 42, 43 ) and the pe…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Morita Shinnosuke, Ando Kenji, Kao Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D06C3/06. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
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