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Acetate tow having high crimp modulus and manufacturing method thereof

US5225277A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 1990
Grant dateJul 6, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2922
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An acetate tow having crimp modulus, wherein a degree of crimping of the acetate tow at a position just downstream of a delivery roller of a filter rod making machine used to form a filter rod is 1.4 or more. When the acetate tow is bloomed in the filter rod making machine, a tendency which the acetate tow is caught on a feed roller becomes very low, and when the filter rod is formed of the acetate tow, a filter rod having a high pressure drop can be obtained. The present invention further includes a method of manufacturing the acetate tow, in which a specified acetone content is maintained in the acetate tow and a specified temperature, determined on the basis of the acetone content, is used in a process of crimping the acetate tow.

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