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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
May. 29, 1998
Shinji Tamaru, Settsu, JP;
Katsutoshi Yamamoto, Settsu, JP;
Shinichi Chaen, Settsu, JP;
Jun Asano, Settsu, JP;
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
To provide a PTFE composite fiber having remarkably improved thermal bonding property, PTFE cotton-like materials which can be used for producing a non-woven fabric by thermal bonding method, processes for production thereof, a process for producing a split yarn, a process for producing a monofilament and a process for producing a multifilament having loop and/or branched structure. A thermofusing resin layer is provided on the surface of the PTFE fiber. After lamination of the PTFE film and the thermofusing resin film, uniaxial stretching is carried out at a temperature between the melting points of the respective films.