Battery separator fabric method for manufacturing

Details Battery separator fabric method for manufacturing Battery separator fabric method for manufacturing

1990-09-26

1991-12-31

Schroeder, Werner H.

Textiles: ironing or smoothing

Smoothing machines

Roller presser

38 52, 38144, 69 75, 26 3, 136252, 136256, 429247, D06F 6100, H01M 214, H01M 216

Patent

active

050759906

ABSTRACT:
A battery separator fabric comprising a nonwoven fibrous web of thermoplastic fibers having top and bottom surface fibers and inner fibers. The surfaces of the top and bottom surface fibers of the fibrous web are seared and fused together to form film-like surfaces having pores, while the surface fibers and inner fibers of the web remain substantially unaffected. Searing and fusing of the surface fibers are accomplished by simultaneously applying heat to the top and bottom surfaces of the fibrous web so as to sear the surfaces of the thermoplastic fibers, and pressure to ensure that the seared fibers make contact with each other to secure themselves together. As the seared fibers make contact with each other, film-like surfaces are formed with pores being created in the surfaces. The pores are created because a majority of spaces remain between the surface fibers. In addition, the heat and pressure are controlled by varying the temperature and pressure so that the surface fibers and the inner fibers of the fibrous web are substantially unaffected. The unaffected top and bottom and inner fibers along with the porous film-like surfaces, permit the fibrous web to substantially retain its original porosity. This results in a film-like fabric having excellent porosity, which is well-suited as a battery separator.

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