PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF POLYESTER FILAMENTS FOR MOISTURE WICKING

    公开(公告)号:US20180237953A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15498895

    申请日:2017-04-27

    申请人: Jun Ji

    发明人: Jun Ji

    摘要: The process of the present invention may be used to produce polyester filaments that exhibit superior moisture and perspiration absorption. In various embodiments, this process involves: (1) pre-crystallizing polyester chips in a crystallizer; (2) drying and ventilating the polyester chips after crystallization to produce dried polyester chips; (3) melting the dried polyester chips in a screw extruder; (4) filter the melted polyester chips to form a filtered melt; (5) introducing the filtered melt into a spinning box via a metering pump, wherein the filtered melt enters the spinning assembly; (6) extruding the filaments from the spinning assembly; (7) cooling the extruded filaments from the spinning assembly to room temperature in order to solidify the filaments and form a fiber tow; and (8) winding the fiber tow via a winding machine to form a wound tow. The process described herein can produce polyester filaments that comprise a longitudinal groove along the surface of fiber, which can provide a capillary effect that enhances the moisture wicking capabilities of the filaments. Consequently, the polyester filaments of the present invention can be used to produce woven articles, such as reinforcement fabrics, that comprise fiber micro-grooves along the surface of the article, thereby enhancing the article's sweat wicking capabilities, water diffusion capabilities, and water transfer capabilities. Furthermore, the use of these grooved polyester filaments of the present invention can facilitate the migration of water and moisture to the surface of the fabric, thereby allowing the moisture to spread out on the surface and enabling it to quickly evaporate. Consequently, this can keep the skin of the wearer dry.