Method for increasing thickness of non-woven fabric and apparatus for implementing the same

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PATENT NO 8720021
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13125159

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The present invention utilizes jet streams of hot gas at a high efficiency and thereby to increase a bulk of non-woven fabric. Non-woven fabric containing thermoplastic synthetic fibers is subjected to jet streams of hot gas in a thickness direction of the non-woven fabric. A temperature of the jet streams of hot gas used for this process is set to a level lower than the temperature at which a resinous ingredient forming the surface of the thermoplastic begins to be melted. The jet streams of hot gas are directed to penetrate fiber interstices in the non-woven fabric and then to strike on a means serving to divert the jet streams of hot gas.

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UNI-CHARM CORPORATION182 SHIMOBUN KINSEI-CHO SHIKOKUCHUO-SHI EHIME 799-0111

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Takahashi, Tatsuo Kagawa, JP 19 816

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