DE2200243A1 - UNWOVEN FIBER TEXTILE FABRICS AND THE PROCESS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING - Google Patents

Description

and methods of making them

The invention relates to non-woven textile fibers, or nonwoven fabric and process for their production ^

The professional world has for many years been concerned with the production of non-woven textile fiber fabrics, which can be used without spinning individual fibers and twisting them into threads and without subsequent lisbeti, knitting, knitting or other processing of these yarns and dgio su fabrics ^ can be produced _o

Such vice woven Textilf aserstoff e ximrden after to take precedence = · prior art in the manner that ₉

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Nonwovens made of longer, spinnable textile fibers by means of dry carding techniques, through which normally most of the individual pasers are laid more or less aligned in the longitudinal direction of the resulting fiber material layer or of the fiber fleece will. Thereupon the fibers of these fiber fleeces with the help of conventional bonding techniques, for example by Binder application in an interrupted print pattern bound or connected to one another, making a self-supporting textile fiber material of excellent softness, good drapery and grip is obtained. Such manufacturing techniques however, they can be carried out relatively slowly, so that manufacturing processes have been sought to develop which allow higher production figures without significantly increasing the effort will. The dry carding and bonding techniques are usually but only on fibers of cardable length of at least about 12 mm (1/2 inch) and preferably greater, but not as economically more desirable short fibers, such as wood pulp fibers, are applicable which are relatively short in length, only about 4 mm (i / 6 inches) up about 1 mm (1/25 inch) or less. The use of shorter fibers could reduce the absorbency and the opacity or light and opacity improve some non-woven fabrics.

Lately there has been a move towards producing non-woven textile fibers or nonwovens with the aid of wet molding techniques on conventional or modified paper or similar machines. These manufacturing techniques enable much higher production rates and can also be applied to relatively short fibers such as Holzz & ils ^J of fibers «. It has been shown, however, that these wet-forming manufacturing techniques can be used with longer ones

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Textile fibers often give rise to difficulties and. that ₉ wairra. then follow with usual saturation ODSR full- = bittdungsteclmikera combined iferden _B it norinalertieiss not -is possible uitigewebte textile fibers 3fo.e: F3isi ° = ^ Turn the other in addition to the information required by non-woven Textilfasersfcoffen or fiber nonwovens qualities ,, properties and features the necessary softness ₃ the required feel and folds as well as the other aesthetic qualities of woven textile fabric en habera. _o This is especially true ,, when the nonwoven TestiX = fiber materials used on NNR phlebotomist or begreiist reusable tiegwerfware, for example for legwerf clothing, undergarments, rinsing and wipes, gauze, bandages = convincing, Tupferg bandages and surgical gowns ^ VJindel = deposits and - Wraps, etc., should be used.

The sugrundeliegende the invention task is therefore the in making these uragewebten Textilf aserstof fe according to the previous state of Teclinilc shortcomings and disadvantages see au ,, make the remedy to dadurcn nonwoven fabrics with all of necessary requirements sufficient properties ₀

It has been shown that nonwoven textile fibers fosw ₀ nonwovens of excellent softness, folds and feel as well as excellent longitudinal and. Transverse tear resistance, good dimensional abrasion resistance and good pocketability as well as good absorbency and opacity or opacity can be produced, while

i) from about 30 to 90 wt., ^ longer, spinnable, the Structure forming fibers having an average length of about 6 mm (1/4 inch) to about 3 ^ mm

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(1 l / h inch) or more and consisting of about 70 10 wt. Io relatively short fibers having an average length of about h mm (i / 6 inches) to about 1 mm (i / 25 inches) or less, a uniform substantially aqueous pulp is formed;

2) from this containing the longer fibers forming the structure and the relatively short fibers Pulp a relatively flat, sheet-like fibrous web is formed;

3) the fibrous web and in particular that contained in it longer, the structure-forming fibers in a short distance interrupted, not wandering print patterns from individual synthetic resin binder areas are bound and

k) the nonwoven fabric, and thus formed in particular contained in it relatively short fibers by a substantially uniform whole order of a, relative to the total weight of the finished non-woven textile fiber fabric, an amount of from about 2 to about 10 wt.% corresponding, relatively soft synthetic resin binder are bound .

In the following description and in FIGS. 1 and the drawing, a preferred embodiment of the invention is described or illustrated. If the exemplary embodiment also relates in particular to wet molding processes for forming fleece, other equivalent fleece manufacturing processes can of course also be used. Show it?

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Fig. 1 shows the workflow in the wet mold manufacturing process in a preferred form according to the invention in a schematic representation;

Fig. 2 shows a cross section through a portion of the finished non-woven textile fiber fleece according to Invention.

The discharge 10 shown schematically in FIG Discharge chute of a paper machine is connected to a conventional storage container, not shown, in which the fibers are preferably in the presence of individual resin binder particles or similar substances and required or, if desired, an addition aid are made into a substantially uniform aqueous slurry.

The concentration of the fibers in the aqueous slurry of the storage container is, based on the dry fiber weight, on the order of about 1/20 to about 11/2 percent by weight, and is preferably about 1/10 to about 1 percent by weight.

The concentration of resin binder particles or the like in the aqueous slurry of the reservoir is from the amount of resin binder particles to be applied to the individual fibers addicted. It is based on the total weight of the existing in the storage container Dry fibers, ranging from about 5 to about 100 percent by weight Dry resin solids and is preferably about ΐ5 to about 40 wt.

The concentration of the attachment aid in the slurry of the Vooatsbehälters must be sufficient in the aqueous pulp, a negative build-up of the resin particles to bring about the fibers. This concentration is based on the total weight of the

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dry resin solids present in containers, usually in the range from about 1/2 to about 1 1/2 wt. In the case of nonionic or cationic resin emulsions in particular, less than about 1/2% by weight of an addition aid can be used be used. Especially when the cationic charge of the special additive is low more than 1 1/2 wt. $ can be used. This is basically undesirable insofar as a Attachment aid with a low cationic charge requires higher concentrations in its use, which is seen from an economic point of view our wish is ent.

The finely divided substantially uniformly in the leading 10 to the discharge reservoir fibers consist of about 30 to about 90 wt. ^ O from the longer fibers ST having an average length of about 6 mm (1/4 inch) to about 32 mm (1 l / h inches) or more, and to about 1O to about wt.% of the relatively short fibers having an average length W of about h mm (1/6 inch) to about 1 mm (1/25 inch) or less.

The longer fibers ST can be selected from a broad group of natural, synthetic or man-made fibers, such as Cellulose fibers, especially cotton, were regenerated (using both the viscose and the cuprammonium processes) Cellulose, cellulose acetate and cellulose triacetate; the non-cellulosic fibers, such as the polyamide fibers, in particular from nylon-6,6 and -6; the polyester fibers; the acrylic fibers; the modacrylic fibers; the polyolefin fibers, in particular made of polypropylene and polyethylene; the fibers made of rubber-like crosslinked polyurethanes and the Fluorocarbon fibers, especially made of polytetrafluoroethylene, to be selected. The fibers can stand alone

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alone or in various combinations and mixtures of two or more kinds can be used in percentages varying as desired or required.

The strength of the synthetic or constituting the structure Man-made fibers ST can depending on the circumstances within further limits can be varied and between etxira 1.5 to about 6 denier, with lesser gauges to about 0.75 denier or less in special circumstances and higher strengths of up to about 9 to 15 deniers or above are beneficial.

The remaining fibers are in the slurry of the reservoir Wood pulp fibers or other short fibers W.

In this respect, preference is given to undefeated or unrepentant or at least relatively undefeated or unrefined wood pulp used as the beating and refining represent rather violent mechanical treatments that beat and unravel the fibers, so that an improved hydration bond is achieved, which is not desired according to the invention and to one. Product leads to an undesirable increase Has stiffness, hardness and a paper-like handle.

Although undefeated as the preferred type of wood pulp fiber Hardwood sulfite pulp is essentially any type of wood pulp made from hardwood or whitewood useful. Examples of other types of wood fillers are; Sulphite pulps, in which the cooking liquor, calcium or magnesium bisulfite, is acidic, or sodium sulfite, that is neutral or weakly alkaline; Soda pulp, in which the cooking liquor, caustic soda, is alkaline;

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Kraft or sulphate pulps in which the cooking liquor, Sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, is alkaline, etc.

Although wood pulp fibers are preferred, other short fibers or fibrous materials can also be used.

Examples of such short fibers or pulps with lengths from about k mm (1/6 inch) to about 1 mm (1/25 inch) or less are:

Cotton linters, bagasse (cane sugar straw), flax, flax straw, jute, straw, bamboo, knitted grass, rayon (artificial silk), Rags and the like, as well as industrial waste products such as, for example, broken down or made up of individual parts Fabrics made from rags, cottonseed hulls, cereal straw (corn stalks), etc.

Viscose rayon fibers preferably form the longer fibers in the fiber fleece. The longer other fibers listed above can be used in amounts up to about 30% by weight Total weight of the structure forming, longer fibers are introduced. The relatively shorter fibers, which are usually wood pulp fibers, can be used in amounts of from about 10 to about 70% by weight of the total fiber weight and preferably from about 20 to about 50 wt will.

It is essential that all of these fibers are finely distributed to a large extent in the aqueous pulp, or that they can be distributed uniformly at least distribute it finely. To support or increase this uniformity of fine distribution distribution aids can be used.

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While the fibers are finely distributed in the storage container can be, based on the weight of the dry fibers, in them about 5 to about 100 wt. $ and preferably about 15 to about 10% by weight of individual particles of a Synthetic resin binder B can be added.

The particular resin binder added to the pulp will be of a relatively broad class of that Those skilled in the art for binding or gluing the fibers of fibrous materials (nonwovens) selected synthetic resins known. Such resins can be internally or self-crosslinking, crosslinkable or non-crosslinking by added crosslinking agents or non-crosslinkable resins. Examples of such synthetic resins include:

Vinyl ether polymers and copolymers; Polyvinyl halides, such as plasticized and non-plasticized polyvinyl chloride, Polyvinyl chloride-polyvinyl acetate, ethylene-vinyl chloride copolymer etc.; Vinyl ester polymers and copolymers, such as plasticized and non-plasticized Polyvinyl acetate, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, acrylic-vinyl acetate copolymer, etc; Polyacrylic resin polymers and mixed polymers, such as ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, ethyl butyl acrylate, Ethylhexyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl acrylate, dimethylamino ethyl acrylate polymers, etc .; Polymethacrylic resin polymers and copolymers, such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, Isopropyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate polymers, etc .; Polymers and copolymers made from acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, Acrylamide, N-isopropylacrylamide, N-JC-iethylolacrylamide, Methacrylamide, etc .; Vinylidene polymers and copolymers, such as polyvinylidene chloride, vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymers, Vinylidene chloride-ethyl acrylate copolymer, Vinylidene chloride — vinyl chloride-acrylonitrile terpolymer etc; Polyolefin resin polymers and copolymers, including polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-vinyl chloride

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and the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers listed above; Syηthesegummi such as 1,2-butadiene _t 1,3-butadiene, 2-ethyl-1,3-butadiene, high, medium and weak carboxylated butadiene acrylonitrile, butadiene-styrene, chlorinated rubber, etc .; the polyurethanes, the polyamides; the polyester; Styrene polymers and mixed polymers, which include 2-methylstyrene, 3-methylstyrene, 4-methylstyrene, 4-ethylstyrene, 1-butylstyrene, natural latex; Phenolic emulsions, etc.

These resins can either be used as homopolymers of a repeating single monomer units or as copolymers of two, three or more different ones in the polymer chain randomly or alternately arranged monomer units in a certain order are used The block polymers made up of relatively long blocks of various types are also within the scope of the invention Monomer units in a polymer chain and graft polymers from chains of a monomer attached to the backbone of another polymer chain.

The application of the synthetic resin binder particles to the individual fibers can be carried out in a number of ways and on a wide variety of purposes Place the manufacturing process, but is preferably done by application techniques with regard to the material in the storage container »Such techniques generally include:

1 »the formation of a substantially uniform aqueous slurry from the fibers forming the nonwoven and

2. the introduction of the fibers to be applied to the individual fibers and synthetic resin binder particles to be bonded to them in the slurry.

If necessary, auxiliary equipment can be used around the attachment and adhesion of the synthetic resin particles

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to promote the individual fibers «Examples soldier Additive aids are the Rohm & Haas additive medium S-2 ^ 3 »polyethylene, alum, polymeric amines, polymeric amides, cationic starches, etc.

As can be seen from Fig. 1, the longer fibers ST and the short fibers W are mixed with those. Aqueous slurry containing resin binder oil particles B is applied through the discharge 10 to the surface of the moving machine sieve 20, under which (not shown), conventional suction boxes are arranged to suck off a considerable part of the water from the aqueous slurry and in the area 12 on the sieve 20 to form a relatively flat nonwoven web S _e

In the present case, it is a Fourdrinier wire 20, however, all other types of sieves can be used in its place.

Of the wire 20, the nonwoven fabric S a drying device 30 is fed, preferably heated with a number of drying cylinder is equipped _o Other known drying devices are also applicable, provided in them a sufficiently high dry, binders and curing temperature in the range of about 93 to about 177 C or if desired or necessary over it.

The drying at such a high temperature serves to activate the binding properties of the resin binder particles so that the individual fibers bound to one another or to one another get connected. This is particularly important with the short fibers such as wood pulp fibers that should be effectively bound and anchored in their correct position.

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In this way, the resin binder particles act as a pre-binder and stabilize the nonwoven fabric, so that it is self-supporting and easy to handle during further processing * Other pre-binders can also be used, provided that they meet the requirements of the further processing necessary strength and containment properties and Bring about characteristics »

The pre-bonded fiber fleece is then passed through a binding agent application device ^ O, in which additional binding agent ^ 2 is applied in the form of an interrupted print pattern from individual binding agent areas 76 spaced a short distance apart.

The binder areas of the interrupted print pattern are spaced a little apart and should tie even the shortest of the longer structure-forming fibers in more than one place around the required longitudinal and transverse tensile strength and others required of the finished non-woven textile fabric To bring about qualities, properties and characteristics.

The synthetic resins used for the additional binding of the individual fibers forming the structure are made from resin group listed above is selected. The amount of synthetic resin binder applied is based based on the weight of the non-woven textile fabric to be bound, in the range from about 1 to about 30 wt However, from an economic point of view, the amount of synthetic resin binder applied is in the range from about 10 to about 20 wt Weight of the non-woven textile fiber to be tied.

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The amount of surface coverage by the binder areas changes depending on the demands and necessities of the particular circumstances within wide limits. Usually there is a surface covering of the non-woven textile fiber - from about $ 10 to about $ 35 is considered satisfactory proven.

It is essential that the binder application in one closely spaced interrupted print pattern on the dry .. fibrous web takes place around the binder migration to limit or restrict that would take place if the job was on a wet one Fiber carrier would be done. A limit or restriction the migration of the binder maintains the softness, the folds and the feel of the resulting non-woven fabric Textile fiber, which otherwise when the binder migration would be uncontrolled, could be lost.

If the binder is applied to a wet fibrous web takes place, should not be migratory binders such as viscose or the most diverse systems for the Control or limitation of binder migration are used.

A second drying device is provided in order to interrupt the fiber fleece after the application of the binding agent Dry print pattern. This drying device 46 can consist of a number of heated drying cylinders or a single large heated drying drum or one heated ovens or the like. exist.

Then the dried fiber fleece bound in an interrupted print pattern is a full or saturation binding

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device or an impregnation machine, fed to a padder 50, in which on the entire Fiber fleece an additional binder 52 is applied. Such a complete binding binds the nonwoven fabric and especially the relatively short fibers in it. The one in this treatment applied amount of the binder 52 is based on the total weight of the finished non-woven textile fiber material, in the range of about 2 to 10 wt.

However, this is from an economic point of view of the invention is the weight of the whole binder applied, based on the total weight of the finished non-woven textile fiber material, in the range from about 2 to 5 Weight ^.

The particular resin applied in the full bond can be selected from the resins mentioned above but on condition that the resin is relatively soft after it has dried and hardened, with it the necessary softness, the desired drapery and grip can be achieved. Important examples of resins suitable for this purpose include Acrylic resins such as polyethyl acrylate; Methacrylic resins such as copolymers of methyl methacrylate and ethylhexyl acrylate; Polyolefin and vinyl resins such as copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate; carboxylated butadiene-styrene copolymers etc. The degree of softness is of course determined by requirements and necessities the special circumstances and the special product.

Reactive resins and especially thermosetting ones Resins that are really one with a cellulose fiber fleece Enter into a reaction and at the same time strongly interlink it so that

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hard, wrinkle-resistant finishes mil; permanent crimping are to be avoided » Examples of such reactive resins are Äthyleniiarnstoffformaldehyd, Melamine formaldehyde, etc., which are not only self-crosslinking, but also each other and in an undesirable manner with the actual GeXIulosefasverlies network.

Another drying device corresponding to any of the drying devices described above 56 can be used to dry the non-woven textile fabric »After drying, the non-woven textile fabric of an allocation device or fed to another rewinding device and wound onto it.

If desired, the non-woven textile fiber can be added the drying process in the drying device 56 zism reaching specific purposes and special properties learn more additional treatments. For example, to achieve special properties in a second conventional impregnation machine (not shown) (Foulard) or the like, an additional supersaturation with an additional binder or other Additives or other treatment agents. To such other additives and treatment agents include waterproofing agents, water repellent making agents, fire retarding agents, insect repellants or substances, paints and dyes (pigments) and the like which make them resistant to pests. One such additional Treatment can be used to add the additional special treatment agent or other additive, based on the weight of the nonwoven to be treated Textile fiber, up to an amount of about 2 to

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Apply about 50% by weight. A (not shown) further drying device corresponding to any of the drying devices described above can be used to strip the nonwoven fabric prior to feeding it onto the metering or rewinding device to dry »

Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of a section due to the ideal internal structure of a typical non-woven textile fiber material 70 according to the invention.

The longer fibers ST, which form the structure, and the relatively short fibers ¥ are bound to a uniform structure with the aid of the binder B in the areas 76 and by the full saturation bond, which impregnates substantially the entire nonwoven fabric »

It has been found that nonwoven fibrous textile fabric made using the techniques described above excellent softness, good folds and feel, excellent longitudinal and transverse tear resistance, good wet abrasion resistance and washability as well as excellent absorbency and Have opacity or opacity. They are for diapers, sanitary napkins and other things Coverings, hand and wipes, sanitary textiles of all kinds, such as curtain fabrics, surgical gowns, etc. and excellently suited for other purposes.

The weight of these finished nonwoven fabrics is within wide limits depending on the particular uses and intended uses

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different. Due to economic considerations of the products according to the invention come

fabric weights of about 15 to about 100 g / m 2 are considered. According to further aspects according to the invention, however, can also be used for special uses and applications heavier or lighter fabrics are produced «

The invention is illustrated below with the aid of examples of preferred embodiments of the method according to the invention described in detail.

example 1

A wet-formed nonwoven fabric will be like is made as follows:

The nonwoven fabric contains 75% by weight rayon fibers with a strength of 1.5 denier and a length of 9> 5 n ™ (3/8 inch) as well as 25% by weight of ^unbuckled and uniafined hardwood sulfite pulp fibers. These fibers are slurried in a storage container up to a concentration of about 1 wt ! binder, and, based on the total dry resin solids, contains about 1% by weight of Rohm & Haas addition aid S-243 _f, a cationic polyelectrolyte addition aid (acting via hydroxyl groups) of average molecular weight. After the formation of the fleece on a moving machine sieve according to

In Fig. 1, the total weight of the nonwoven fabric is 18 g / m 2, of which the fiber weight is 14.4 g and the resin particle weight Make 3f6 g. This is the equivalent of a $ 20

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Addition of resin binder particles "

This fiber fleece is then dried by laying it over heated drying cylinder with a temperature of about 121 C. The individual superimposed and intersecting fibers are bound to one another or connected to one another.

Then the dried non-woven textile fabric is through an intermittent print pattern applying device usual design passed through. The print pattern is a diagonal double diamond pattern in which per inch There are 5 lines which, as measured on the binder application roller, are 0.5 now wide. The binder is the Rohm A Haas binder fIA-8, predominantly a Polyethyl acrylate. Lfie lateral migration of the binder is minimal · The total finished weight of the non-woven Textile fiber is 22.7 g / m, which is a binding

2 medium additive by printing ^, 7 g / ^m or about 26 wt.> Corresponds.

Then, the dried, bonded non-woven textile fiber is material by saturation binding device or Imprägniermasehine (foulard) passes, wherein, based on the dry solids, approximately 3 wt.% Of a soft acrylic resin, namely Rohm & Haas HA-8 is a predominantly polyethyl acrylate, be applied essentially evenly to it »

This is followed by drying in a conventional drying device, whereupon the finished non-woven fabric is wound up will.

The non-woven textile fabric produced in this way is from

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excellent softness, good folds and grip and has excellent longitudinal and transverse tear strength, good wet abrasion resistance, a good washability as well as good absorbency and Opacity or non-transparency. It is ideally suited for diaper or bandage covers »

Example 2

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Proceed essentially as in Example 1, but with the difference that the fiber mixture consists of fyO $ Beyon fibers and 60 $ wood pulp fibers.

The results are good and essentially comparable to those of Example 1. The product obtained is economical manufacturable.

Example 3

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the Difference that the fiber mixture of 50 wt. 56 Seyon fibers, 25% by weight wood pulp fibers and 10% by weight polyamide 6 denier and one gauge nylon 6.6 fibers 3/4 inch (19 mm) in length.

The results are good and essentially comparable to those of Example 1. The product obtained is economical manufacturable.

Example 4

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the Difference that the rayon fibers instead of a

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average length of about 9.5 now (3/8 of an inch) one have those of about 12.7 mm (1/2 inch) »

The results are good and essentially comparable to those of Example 1. The product obtained is economical manufacturable

Example 5

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the difference that the rayon fibers instead of an average Length of about 9 »5 n ™ (3/8 inch) such of about 6.35 "at O / ** inches).

The results are good and essentially comparable to those of Example 1. The product obtained is economical manufacturable.

Example 6

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the difference that the resin batch used for the full bond a soft carboxylated butadiene (5 * · $) styrene resin is.

The results are good and essentially comparable to those of Example 1. The product obtained is economical manufacturable.

Example 7

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the difference that the resin used for the full bond a soft niche polymer made of ethylene ($ 30) and

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Vinyl acetate ($ 70) is.

The results are good and essentially after
Example 1 comparable. The product obtained can be produced economically.

Example 8

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the difference that the resin used for the full bond a soft copolymer of methyl methacrylate ($ 40) and ethylhexyl acrylate (6O #).

The results are good and essentially after
Example 1 comparable. The product obtained can be produced economically.

Example 9

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the difference that the printed binder resin
National-Starke 25-4260, mainly a soft, self-reacting acrylic resin copolymer. That
Saturation bath contains the same amount of resin.

The results are good and essentially after
Example 1 comparable * The product obtained can be produced economically.

Example 10

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the difference that the binder applied in an interrupted print pattern is viscose instead of polyethyl acrylate
is. The fiber weight has been increased to 17i2 g / m, which corresponds to the

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Binder added to the pulp in the storage container is k _t k g / m and is reduced to h % by weight, based on the weight of the non-woven textile fiber material to be bound, so that the weight of the finished product increases accordingly to about 23 g / m.

The results are good and essentially comparable to those of Example 1. The product obtained is economical manufacturable »

Example 11

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the difference that the closely spaced print pattern has 12 lines per inch, each approximately 0.4 mm wide and forming an angle of k5 to the longitudinal axis of the nonwoven web »

The results are good and essentially comparable to those of Example 1. The product obtained is economical manufacturable »

Example 12

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1 * with the The difference is that the print pattern, which is interrupted at a small distance, has 10 lines per inch, each approx. 0.5 mm are wide

The results are good and essentially after Example 1 comparable. The product obtained can be produced economically.

Example 13

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, with the

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Difference, that the print pattern interrupted at a small distance consists of a square pattern (square pattern) exists, whose very small, circular regions one Have a diameter of about »0 ^ 4 mm, each of the neighboring binders are approx. 0.4 mm away.

The results are good and essentially comparable to those according to Example t «The product obtained is economical manufacturable,

Example 14

The procedure is essentially as in Example 1, but with the difference that the non-woven textile fiber material in one a common fire retardant agent applying Imprägnxermaschxne (Foulard) an additional Experienced special treatment. The amount of added, fire retardant is 10% weight # $,

The results are good and essentially comparable to those of Example 1. The product obtained is economical manufacturable.

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Claims (1)

-2k- Claims ^ Non-woven textile fiber material of excellent softness, with good folds and feel, good longitudinal and transverse tear resistance, good wet abrasion resistance and good washability as well as good absorbency and opacity or opacity, characterized by about 30 to about 90 wt. $ Longer, spinnable fibers that form the structure ( ST) with an average length of about 6 mm to about 32 mm or more and about 70 to about 10% by weight of relatively short fibers (w) with an average length of about 4 mm to about 1 mm or less, one in one in Shortly spaced interrupted print pattern applied, non-migrating Kurabharz binder application on the non-woven textile fiber material (S), whose individual binding agent areas ( 76 ) in particular bind the longer, structure-forming fibers (ST) contained in the fiber material (S) and through a substantially uniform Complete order from one of the non-woven textile fiber (s) and esp especial the relatively short fibers (w) it contains, which bind, relatively soft synthetic resin binder. 2. Texture fiber material according to claim 1, characterized in that that the longer, the structure-forming fibers (ST) viscose rayon fibers and the relatively short fibers (W) are wood pulp fibers. 3. Textile fiber material according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that that the longer fibers (ST) consist of rayon fibers and polyamide nylon fibers. 309831/1042 h "textile fiber material according to claim 1, 2 or 3j> characterized in that the printed gemusteit binder is an acrylic resin. 5. Non-woven textile fiber material according to claim 1, 2 or 3 » characterized in that the pattern is printed on Viscose binder. 6. Non-woven textile fabric according to one or more of the Claims 1 to 5i characterized in that the in binder applied in an interrupted print pattern consists of individual resin binder regions (76) which about 10 to about 35 $ of the surface of the woven fabric Cover textile fiber material, 7 · Non-woven textile fiber fabric according to one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the Whole binder is an acrylic resin " -8th. Non-woven textile fabric according to one or more of the Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the total binder is a carboxylated butadiene-styrene resin is. 9 " Non-woven textile fiber material according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the total binder, based on the total weight of the non-woven partial textile fiber material, is about 2 to about 10% by weight" 10. Process for the manufacture of a non-woven textile fiber material f it is of excellent softness, with good folds and grip, good longitudinal and transverse tear resistance, good wet abrasion resistance and good washability as well as good absorbency and opacity or «lightness» permeability, characterized in that from about 309831/1042 30 to about 90% by weight of longer, spinnable, structure-forming fibers (ST) with an average length of about 6 mm to about 32 mm or more and of about 70 to about 10% by weight of relatively short fibers (w) with a average length of about k mm to about 1 mm or less, a relatively flat fiber nonwoven web (s) is formed, the longer, structure-forming fibers (ST) of which are made up of individual, non-migrating synthetic resin binder areas (7f>) in a closely spaced interrupted print pattern bound and the relatively short fibers (w) of which are bound by a substantially uniform full application of a relatively soft synthetic resin binder in an amount of about 2 to about 10 percent by weight based on the total weight of the finished non-woven textile fiber, 11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that the nonwoven web consists of an aqueous slurry of fibers is formed. 12 * Method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that that the fibrous nonwoven web (s) are pre-bound with the binder, which is printed in an interrupted pattern, before binding will. 13 · Method according to claim 11, characterized in that before the patterned application of the binder Nonwoven web (s) is dried. Hou / W / Νθ 309831/1042