Method for manufacturing filter edge band non-woven fabric

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional filter edge band frames are manufactured using a costly and complex process involving chemical binder resins, which can separate during use, block filter pores, and pose environmental concerns.

Innovation Solution

A method of manufacturing a filter edge band non-woven fabric using needle-punched sheath-core type thermal bonding composite fibers, composed of low-melting-point and high-melting-point polyesters, which are heat-treated to produce a durable and environmentally friendly fabric.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If binder resin treatment is used to manufacture edge band frame, then adhesion strength is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases and environmental harm occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadhesion strengthVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and eliminates the binder resin component from the edge band frame structure, replacing chemical adhesion with mechanical interlocking through the hollow spherical filler particles that physically entangle with the non-woven fabric fibers, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining adhesion strength

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The hollow spherical filler particles act as intermediaries between the non-woven fabric layers, providing mechanical interlocking and adhesion without requiring chemical binders, thus resolving the contradiction between strength and manufacturing simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Stability of the object's composition

If chemical binder resin is used in edge band frame, then structural stability is improved, but harmful factors increase due to resin separation and pore blockage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidresin separation and pore blockage
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention converts the potential harm of loose filler particles into a beneficial structural component by using hollow spherical particles that provide mechanical interlocking and structural stability without the negative effects of chemical resin separation and pore blockage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the physical and chemical parameters of the filler material from chemical binder resin to inorganic hollow spherical particles with specific density and size characteristics, eliminating harmful chemical properties while maintaining structural stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Object-generated harmful factors

If thermal bonding composite fibers are used, then environmental friendliness is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental friendlinessVSAvoidfiber bonding precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the bonding mechanism from chemical to thermal-physical by using temperature-controlled thermal bonding that melts the polyester fibers at specific temperatures to create strong bonds without requiring precise chemical composition control, thus maintaining environmental friendliness while managing manufacturing precision requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The method produces a filter edge band non-woven fabric that maintains thickness, air permeability, and morphological stability, making it suitable for various filter applications without the need for chemical binder resins.

Implementation Method 1

needle-punching sheath-core type thermal bonding composite fibers, each composed of a sheath portion comprising a low-melting-point polyester and a core portion comprising a high-melting-point polyester

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMelting: Melting

Implementation Method 2

heat-treating the produced needle-punched non-woven fabric

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Data Source

PatentUS20250034769A1Method for manufacturing filter edge band non-woven fabric
Publication Date: 2025.01.30 NAM YANG NON WOVEN FABRIC CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a filter edge band non-woven fabric, and more specifically, to a method for manufacturing an environmentally-friendly filter edge band non-woven that replaces an environmentally harmful filter edge band treated with a chemical binder resin.