IP Library Granted Patent US 10,252,201
Granted Patent B2
US 10,252,201 · App. 15/034,714 · Granted Apr 9, 2019

Multilayer filter medium for filter, method for producing the same, and air filter

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Patent No.
US 10,252,201
App. No.
15/034,714
Granted
Apr 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The prevent invention addresses the problem of providing a multilayer filter medium for a filter having low pressure loss and high collection efficiency, a method for producing the same, and an air filter not only having low pressure loss and high collection efficiency but also being excellent in pleatability and wind-pressure deformation resistance. The multilayer filter medium for a filter as a means for resolution is obtained by laminating a wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) on a wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ). The wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ) includes a nanofiber A having a single-fiber diameter within a range of 200 to 800 nm and a fiber length within a range of 0.4 to 0.7 mm, a fiber B having a greater single-fiber diameter than the nanofiber A, and a binder fiber C. The wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) includes a nanofiber A having a single-fiber diameter within a range of 200 to 800 nm and a fiber length within a range of 0.4 to 0.7 mm, a fiber B having a greater single-fiber diameter than the nanofiber A, and a binder fiber C, the weight proportion of the nanofiber fiber A being greater than in the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ).

Claims (18)

1. A multilayer filter medium for a filter, comprising:

a wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ) including a nanofiber A having a single-fiber diameter within a range of 200 to 800 nm and a fiber length within a range of 0.4 to 0.7 mm, a fiber B having a greater single-fiber diameter than the nanofiber A, and a binder fiber C, the weight ratio (A+B):C being within a range of 40:60 to 70:30; and

a wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) including a nanofiber A having a single-fiber diameter within a range of 200 to 800 nm and a fiber length within a range 0.4 to 0.7 mm, a fiber B having a greater single-fiber diameter than the nanofiber A, and a binder fiber C, the weight ratio (A+B):C being within a range of 40:60 to 70:30, the weight proportion of the nanofiber A being greater than in the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ),

wherein the proportion of the JIS-Class 8 dust holding capacity of the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ) is within a range of 60 to 97%, and the proportion of the JIS Class-8 dust holding capacity of the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) is within a range of 3 to 40%, and

the multilayer filter medium has a thickness of 0.8 mm or less, and

the multilayer filter has a Gurley bending resistance of 2000 to 6000 mgf.

2. The multilayer filter medium for a filter according to claim 1 , wherein the difference between the content of the nanofiber A in the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) and the content of the nanofiber A in the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ) is 3% or more.

3. The multilayer filter medium for a filter according to claim 1 , wherein the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ) has a weight per unit within a range of 5 to 60 g/m 2 .

4. The multilayer filter medium for a filter according to claim 1 , wherein the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) has a weight per unit within a range of 5 to 60 g/m 2 .

5. A method for producing a multilayer filter medium for a filter,

the method being for producing the multilayer filter medium for a filter according to a claim 1 and comprising laminating a wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) on a wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ),

the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ) being obtained using a nanofiber A having a single-fiber diameter within a range of 200 to 800 nm and a fiber length within a range of 0.4 to 0.7 mm, a fiber B having a greater single-fiber diameter than the nanofiber A, and a binder fiber C,

the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) being obtained using a nanofiber A having a single-fiber diameter within a range of 200 to 800 nm and a fiber length within a range of 0.4 to 0.7 mm, a fiber B having a greater single-fiber diameter than the nanofiber A, and a binder fiber C, the weight proportion of the nanofiber A being greater than in the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ).

6. The method for producing a multilayer filter medium for a filter according to claim 5 , wherein the nanofiber A contained in the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ) and the nanofiber A contained in the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 2 ) are each a fiber obtained by cutting a sea-island composite fiber having a sea/island melt viscosity ratio 1.1 to 2.0, a number of islands of 500 or more, and a sea/island alkali hydrolysis rate ratio of 200 or more, followed by alkaline hydrolysis to remove a sea polymer.

7. An air filter comprising the multilayer filter medium for a filter according to claim 1 .

8. The air filter according to claim 7 , wherein the air filter further includes a substrate layer.

9. The air filter according to claim 7 , being pleated.

10. The air filter according to claim 7 , wherein the wet-laid nonwoven fabric layer ( 1 ) is located on an air inlet side.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2024
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: BOWFLEX INC. (F/K/A NAUTILUS, INC.)
Reel/Frame 066760/0631 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2020
From: NAUTILUS, INC.; OCTANE FITNESS, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 051763/0734 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2018
From: TEIJIN LIMITED
To: TEIJIN FRONTIER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044684/0662 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2016
From: KAMIYAMA, MIE
To: TEIJIN LIMITED
Reel/Frame 038484/0164 →