A process for spinning and spooling of polyester filament through the use of spinning additives polyester filaments which can be abtained by means of the spinning process, the strech texturing of the polyester filaments, as well as bulky polyester filaments witch can be obtained by means of strech texturing

• Main Author: WANDEL DIETMAR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.02.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBONFILAMENTS; CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS,THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING; TEXTILES

Production of preoriented and melt spun polyester filaments comprising 90 wt.% of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) of the total polyester filament weight and/or polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTMT) involves setting the spin draft, cooling directly and bundling together at a gap of 500-2500 mm. Production and winding of preoriented and melt spun polyester filaments comprising at least 90 wt.% of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) of the total polyester filament weight and/or polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTMT) and is preferably wholly of PTMT. The spin draft is set at 70-500. The filaments are cooled directly on leaving the spinneret for a length of 30-200 mm, to a temperature below the setting point, and bundled together at a gap of 500-2500 mm from the under side of the spinneret. The filament tension before and between the godet rollers is 0.05-0.20 cN/dtex. The filament winding speed is 2200-6000 m/min. The polyester contains a polymer additive to increase its stretch, mixed in at a rate of 0.05-2.5 wt.% of the total filament weight. Independent claims are included for: (1) preoriented polyester filaments which, after four weeks of storage, have a stretch to break of 90-165%, a boiling shrinkage of at least 30%, a normal uster of =1.1%, a double refraction of 0.030-0.058, a density of =1.35 g/cm 3> and preferably =1.33 g/cm 3>, a variation coefficient of the shearing load and stretch to break of =4.5%; and (2) a bulked polyester filament, where the POY yarns are passed through a draw texturizing unit at a speed of at least 500 m/min. with a drafting ratio of at least 1:1.35 to give a bulked filament yarn with a shear strength of >=26 cN/tex and a stretch to break of >=30% or >=36%.