IP Library Granted Patent US 7,976,945
Granted Patent B2
US 7,976,945 · App. 11/989,366 · Granted Jul 12, 2011

Flame resistant fiber, carbon fiber and production method thereof

Assignee: Toray Industires, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,976,945
App. No.
11/989,366
Granted
Jul 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a flame resistant fiber assembly obtainable by fiber forming a flame resistant polymer, a flame resistant fiber of a higher performance is obtained by improving fiber forming ability. A carbon fiber of a high performance is obtained by carbonizing the flame resistant fiber. At obtaining a flame resistant fiber by subjecting a solution containing a flame resistant polymer modified by an amine-based compound to a wet spinning or a semi-dry spinning in a coagulation bath in such a way that a degree of swelling of a coagulated yarn at the outlet of the coagulation bath is 100 to 1000 wt % and then, in a bath, subjecting to a drawing and/or water washing and to a drying under tension, the flame resistant fiber is produced by controlling temperature of the drawing bath/water washing bath, drying temperature or tension in such a way that the obtained fiber would not crystallize. A carbon fiber is produced by carbonizing the flame resistant fiber.

Claims (4)

1. A flame resistant fiber which comprises:

a black flame resistant polymer 1) modified by an amine-based compound and an oxidizing agent, 2) is polar organic solvent soluble, and 3) has a structure with signals in 150-200 ppm measured by a 13-C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), wherein a molecular orientation by wide angle X-ray measurement is 65% or more and a specific gravity is 1.35 or more.

2. A flame resistant fiber which comprises:

a black flame resistant polymer 1) modified by an amine-based compound and an oxidizing agent, 2) is polar organic solvent soluble, and 3) has a structure with signals in 150-200 ppm measured by a 13-C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), wherein a coefficient of variation of cross-section areas of single fiber is 25% or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2008
From: KAWAKAMI, DAISUKE; HIGUCHI, TETSUNORI; YAMASAKI, KATSUMI; ISHIDA, TOMIHIRO; YAMAOKA, KOICHI
To: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2005-230454 · Aug 9, 2005 · national
JP 2005-374085 · Dec 27, 2005 · national
JP 2006-007009 · Jan 16, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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