JP2019058878A - Coating method to nonwoven fabric - Google Patents

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JP2019058878A
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To provide a coating method onto nonvolatile content in which coating liquid obtained d by dispersing or dissolving nonvolatile content in a medium is coated on nonwoven fabric, and which can highly avoid generation of defects such as a pin hole caused by coating liquid strike-through without generating a large amount of waste.SOLUTION: A coating method onto nonvolatile fabric is used, in which nonwoven fabric applied with coating liquid is transported while the nonwoven fabric is supported by a transporting support which surface is adhered with a water repellent agent and which surface is made of fiber.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

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本発明は、不織布への塗工方法に関する。   The present invention relates to a method of coating on a non-woven fabric.

不織布を基材とし、不揮発分を媒体に分散又は溶解させた塗工液を塗工して機能性を付与することが行われている。例えば、基材となる不織布に、不揮発分である樹脂、無機粒子、有機粒子等を媒体である水、有機溶媒に分散又は溶解させた塗工液を塗工して、リチウムイオン電池用セパレータ、ろ過膜等が製造されている。リチウムイオン電池用セパレータにおいては、非発電要素であるセパレータが電池内で占める体積の割合を減らすため、厚さ30μm以下という薄いセパレータが求められている。ろ過膜においては、ろ過性能を向上させるために、同体積のモジュール内により大面積のろ過膜を収納できることが望ましく、薄くすることが求められている。   A non-woven fabric is used as a base material, and a coating liquid in which non-volatile components are dispersed or dissolved in a medium is applied to impart functionality. For example, a coating liquid prepared by dispersing or dissolving a resin which is a nonvolatile component, inorganic particles, organic particles and the like in water and an organic solvent is coated on a non-woven fabric to be a base material to separate lithium ion batteries. Filtration membranes and the like are manufactured. In the lithium ion battery separator, a thin separator having a thickness of 30 μm or less is required in order to reduce the ratio of the volume occupied by the non-power generation element in the battery. In a filtration membrane, in order to improve filtration performance, it is desirable to be able to accommodate a filtration membrane of a large area by the module of the same volume, and to thin it is calculated | required.

リチウムイオン電池用セパレータ、ろ過膜等の製品の厚さを薄くするためには、基材として薄い不織布を使用する必要がある。厚み30μm以下といった薄い不織布を基材として使用する場合、「塗工液の裏抜け」、すなわち、塗工液が不織布の反対面に滲み出す現象に起因し、種々の問題が発生する。具体的には、滲み出した塗工液により不織布が搬送ロールや搬送支持体に粘着して搬送が困難になる問題、不織布への塗工液付与量が部分的に不足してピンホール等の欠陥を生じる問題、搬送ロールや搬送支持体に一旦転写した塗工液やその乾固物が不織布に再転写して塗工均一性が低下する問題等が発生する。特に、リチウムイオン電池用セパレータ、ろ過膜等においては、ポア径等の物性が均一であることが求められるため、ピンホール等の塗工欠陥の発生や塗工均一性の低下は、性能を低下させる深刻な問題である。   In order to reduce the thickness of products such as lithium ion battery separators and filtration membranes, it is necessary to use a thin non-woven fabric as a substrate. When a thin non-woven fabric having a thickness of 30 μm or less is used as a substrate, various problems occur due to “the penetration of the coating liquid”, that is, the phenomenon that the coating liquid exudes on the opposite surface of the non-woven fabric. Specifically, there is a problem that the non-woven fabric adheres to the transport roll or the transport support due to the exuded coating liquid and the transport becomes difficult, the amount of application of the coating liquid to the non-woven fabric is partially insufficient and pinholes etc. The problem of causing a defect, and the problem that the coating liquid and the dried matter thereof transferred once to the transport roll and the transport support are retransferred to the non-woven fabric to deteriorate the coating uniformity. In particular, in lithium ion battery separators, filtration membranes, etc., it is required that the physical properties such as the pore diameter be uniform. Therefore, the occurrence of coating defects such as pinholes and the decrease in coating uniformity deteriorate the performance. It is a serious problem.

塗工液の裏抜け(以下、「塗工液の裏抜け」を「裏抜け」と記す場合がある)に伴うこれら諸問題を解決するために、以下のような技術が提案されている。例えば、不織布と、塗工液を塗工してなる塗工層を、搬送支持体と積層し、乾燥後に搬送支持体を剥離して製品を得る方法が提案されている(例えば、特許文献1〜4参照)。搬送支持体としては、裏抜けが発生しない、緻密な紙や樹脂フィルムが開示されている。また、2層の不織布を積層し、双方の不織布に塗工液を含浸し、片面から塗工液を凝固させた後、2層の不織布を剥離してその一方を製品として得る方法が提案されている(例えば、特許文献5参照)。しかし、これらの方法には、使用後の搬送支持体や一方の不織布を廃棄することから、コストが高くなるのみならず、大量の廃棄物が生じる等の問題があった。   In order to solve these problems associated with the penetration of the coating liquid (hereinafter, "the penetration of the coating liquid" may be referred to as "the penetration"), the following techniques have been proposed. For example, a method has been proposed in which a non-woven fabric and a coating layer formed by coating a coating liquid are laminated on a transport support, and the transport support is peeled off after drying to obtain a product (for example, Patent Document 1) ~ 4). Dense paper and resin films which do not cause strikethrough are disclosed as the transport support. In addition, a method is proposed in which two layers of non-woven fabrics are laminated, both non-woven fabrics are impregnated with the coating liquid, and the coating liquid is solidified from one side, and then the two layers of non-woven fabrics are peeled off to obtain one of them as a product (See, for example, Patent Document 5). However, in these methods, since the used carrier and one non-woven fabric are discarded, not only the cost is increased but also a large amount of waste is generated.

また、塗工液を付与した後の不織布を特定のロールを用いて搬送することによって、裏抜けに伴う面質の悪化を回避する方法も提案されている(例えば、特許文献6〜8参照)。しかし、これらの方法では、基材として非常に薄い不織布を用いた場合等に、ピンホール等の欠点が発生する場合があり、その効果には未だ改善の余地がある。   Moreover, the method of avoiding the deterioration of the surface quality accompanying a strikethrough is also proposed by conveying the nonwoven fabric after applying a coating liquid using a specific roll (for example, refer to patent documents 6-8). . However, in these methods, when a very thin non-woven fabric is used as the base material, defects such as pinholes may occur, and there is still room for improvement in the effect.

特定の物性の不織布を使用する方法(例えば、特許文献9参照)、特定の物性の塗工液を使用する方法(例えば、特許文献10及び11参照)によって、裏抜けを回避する方法も提案されている。しかし、これらの方法では、不織布や塗工液の選択の幅が狭いために、製品性能やコストの観点から最適な不織布や塗工液が選択できなくなる場合があった。とりわけ、裏抜けが少ない不織布は、必然的に液体や気体の透過性が低い不織布となってしまうため、リチウムイオン電池用セパレータやろ過膜と言った、物質やイオンの透過を目的とした製品においては、著しい制約となる場合が多い。   A method is also proposed to avoid strike-through by a method of using a non-woven fabric of specific physical properties (see, for example, Patent Document 9) and a method of using a coating liquid of specific physical properties (see, for example, Patent Documents 10 and 11). ing. However, in these methods, since the range of choice of the non-woven fabric and the coating liquid is narrow, it may not be possible to select the optimal non-woven fabric and the coating liquid from the viewpoint of product performance and cost. In particular, non-woven fabrics with less strike-through necessarily become non-woven fabrics with low permeability of liquid and gas, so in products intended for permeation of substances and ions, such as separators for lithium ion batteries and filtration membranes. Is often a significant limitation.

特開2005−268096号公報JP 2005-268096 A 特開2005−302341号公報JP 2005-302341 A 特開2013−186958号公報JP, 2013-186958, A 特開2013−229118号公報JP, 2013-229118, A 国際特許公報WO2008/153117号パンフレットInternational Patent Publication WO2008 / 153117 Pamphlet 特開2014−192027号公報JP, 2014-192027, A 特開2014−192147号公報JP, 2014-192147, A 特開2015−8109号公報JP, 2015-8109, A 特開2013−154304号公報JP, 2013-154304, A 特開2013−115031号公報JP, 2013-115031, A 特開2014−44857号公報JP 2014-44857 A

本発明の課題は、不揮発分を媒体に分散又は溶解させた塗工液を不織布に塗工する不織布への塗工方法において、塗工液の裏抜けに起因するピンホール等の欠陥の発生を、高度に回避できる塗工方法を提供することにある。   An object of the present invention is to apply a coating solution in which a non-volatile component is dispersed or dissolved in a medium to a non-woven fabric for coating a non-woven fabric with defects such as pinholes caused by the penetration of the coating solution. To provide a highly avoidable coating method.

(1)塗工液を付与された不織布が、表面が繊維質からなる搬送支持体により支持されて搬送される不織布への塗工方法であって、該搬送支持体が、表面にはっ水剤が付着している搬送支持体であることを特徴とする不織布への塗工方法。 (1) A method for applying a coating liquid to a non-woven fabric in which a non-woven fabric to which a coating liquid is applied is supported and transported by a transport support having a fibrous surface, the transport support being water-repellent to the surface It is a conveyance support body to which the agent has adhered, The coating method to the nonwoven fabric characterized by the above-mentioned.

(2)搬送支持体に工程内ではっ水剤を付着させる、上記(1)記載の不織布への塗工方法。 (2) The coating method to the nonwoven fabric of the said (1) description which makes a water-repellent agent adhere to a conveyance support body in a process.

不織布への塗工方法(1)〜(2)により、ピンホール等の欠陥を生じさせることなく、塗工層を形成することができる。   A coating layer can be formed by the coating methods (1) and (2) on non-woven fabric without causing defects such as pinholes.

本発明の不織布への塗工方法に用いる塗工装置の一例を示した概略図である。It is the schematic which showed an example of the coating apparatus used for the coating method to the nonwoven fabric of this invention. 本発明の不織布への塗工方法に用いる塗工装置の一例を示した概略図である。It is the schematic which showed an example of the coating apparatus used for the coating method to the nonwoven fabric of this invention.

本発明は、不織布への塗工方法(以下、単に「塗工方法」と記す場合がある)である。より詳しくは、不織布に、不揮発分を媒体に分散又は溶解させた塗工液を塗工するための方法である。   The present invention is a method of coating on a non-woven fabric (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as "coating method"). More specifically, it is a method for coating a non-woven fabric with a coating liquid in which non-volatile components are dispersed or dissolved in a medium.

本発明は、当該塗工液を付与された不織布が、表面が繊維質からなる搬送支持体(以下、単に「搬送支持体」と記す場合がある)により支持されて搬送される不織布への塗工方法において、搬送支持体が、表面にはっ水剤が付着している搬送支持体であることを技術的特徴とする。   In the present invention, a non-woven fabric to which the coating liquid is applied is applied to a non-woven fabric which is supported and transported by a transport support (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a “transport support”) having a fibrous surface. In the working method, it is a technical feature that the transport support is a transport support having a water repellent attached to the surface.

本発明において、搬送支持体とは、工程上、不織布の搬送を補助するために用いられるウェブ状の材料である。本発明では、不織布、非塗工紙、織物、フェルト、編物等の、その表面が繊維質からなる搬送支持体が用いられる   In the present invention, the transport support is a web-like material used to assist the transport of the nonwoven fabric during the process. In the present invention, a transport support such as nonwoven fabric, non-coated paper, woven fabric, felt, knitted fabric, etc., the surface of which is made of fiber is used.

本発明は、搬送支持体が、表面にはっ水剤が付着した搬送支持体であることを技術的特徴とする。この技術的特徴により、以下の有利な効果が得られる。すなわち、裏抜けした塗工液が、搬送支持体に転写しない。これによって、不織布が搬送支持体に粘着して、搬送が不安定になることがない。また、得られた塗工層にピンホール等の欠陥も生じない。さらに、搬送支持体に転写した塗工液が不織布に再転写して、塗工層が不均一になることも無い。これらの効果が得られる理由は、搬送支持体の表面が繊維質であることにより、繊維の間隙に空気を保持することと、はっ水剤の付与により、繊維表面の微視的な接触角が大きくなることの、相乗効果によるものと考えられる。   The present invention is technically characterized in that the transfer support is a transfer support having a water-repellent agent adhered to the surface. This technical feature provides the following advantageous effects. That is, the overturned coating liquid is not transferred to the transport support. As a result, the non-woven fabric does not stick to the transport support and the transport does not become unstable. In addition, defects such as pinholes do not occur in the obtained coated layer. Furthermore, the coating liquid transferred to the transport support does not retransfer to the non-woven fabric, and the coating layer does not become nonuniform. The reason why these effects can be obtained is that the surface of the transport support is fibrous, so that air is held in the interstices of the fibers, and by applying a water repellent agent, the microscopic contact angle of the fiber surface Is considered to be due to the synergetic effect of

本発明において好ましく用いられるはっ水剤は、非親水性の液体である。非親水性の液体であるはっ水剤は、耐久性に劣る一方で、直ちに安定したはっ水性が得られることから、本発明の効果を好ましく得ることができる。非親水性の液体であるはっ水剤の例としては、流動パラフィン、鉱油等の炭化水素類;グリセリンの脂肪酸エステル;脂肪酸及びその塩、ジメチルシリコーン等のシリコーン油;パーフルオロポリエーテル重合体等のフッ素油等が例示される。一方、衣料等の繊維製品にはっ水性を付与するために好適に用いられる樹脂性のはっ水剤は、耐久性に優れる反面、安定したはっ水性を得るためには加熱等の処理を要する。このことから、本発明において、樹脂性の撥水剤も使用できるものの、工程内で搬送支持体に付着させる場合に用いるはっ水剤としては、非親水性の液体である撥水剤の方が好適である。   The water repellent agent preferably used in the present invention is a non-hydrophilic liquid. Although the water repellent agent which is a non-hydrophilic liquid is inferior in durability, it is possible to preferably obtain the effects of the present invention because a stable water repellency is immediately obtained. Examples of water-repellent agents that are non-hydrophilic liquids include hydrocarbons such as liquid paraffin and mineral oil; fatty acid esters of glycerin; fatty acids and their salts, silicone oils such as dimethyl silicone; perfluoropolyether polymers etc. And the like. On the other hand, a resinous water repellent agent suitably used to impart water repellency to textiles such as clothing is excellent in durability, but on the other hand, treatment such as heating is performed to obtain stable water repellency. I need it. From this, although resinous water repellents can also be used in the present invention, water repellents that are non-hydrophilic liquids can be used as water repellent agents to be used when adhering to the transport support in the process. Is preferred.

本発明において、はっ水剤は工程内で搬送支持体に付着させることが好ましい。はっ水剤の付着後直ちに不織布の搬送に用いた方が、はっ水剤の付着後経時してから不織布の搬送に用いるよりも、本発明の効果を得やすいからである。これは、経時によりはっ水剤が搬送支持体の表面から内部に拡散し、はっ水作用が低下することが理由と推定される。   In the present invention, the water repellent agent is preferably attached to the carrier support in the process. It is because it is easier to obtain the effect of the present invention when used for conveyance of the non-woven fabric immediately after the adhesion of the water repellent agent, than when used for conveyance of the non-woven fabric after aging after adhesion of the water repellent agent. It is presumed that this is because the water repellent agent diffuses from the surface of the transfer support to the inside with the passage of time, and the water repellant action decreases.

例えば金属ベルト、ゴムベルト、樹脂フィルム等の表面が繊維質でない搬送支持体を用い、搬送支持体の表面にはっ水剤を付着させても、本発明の効果を得ることはできない。これは、表面が繊維質でない搬送支持体は、表面に空気を保持しないため、前記の相乗効果が得られないためと考えられる。また、表面が繊維質である搬送支持体を用いても、表面にはっ水剤を付着させなければ、本発明の効果を得ることはできない。これは、はっ水剤を付着させなければ、繊維表面の微視的な接触角が小さく、前記の相乗効果が得られないためと考えられる。   For example, the effects of the present invention can not be obtained even if a water-repellent agent is attached to the surface of a transfer support using a transfer support having a non-fibrous surface such as a metal belt, rubber belt, or resin film. It is considered that this is because the above-mentioned synergistic effect can not be obtained because the non-fibrous transfer support does not hold air on the surface. In addition, even if a surface of the transport support having a fibrous property is used, the effect of the present invention can not be obtained unless the water-repellent agent is attached to the surface. It is considered that this is because the microscopic contact angle of the fiber surface is small and the above synergetic effect can not be obtained unless the water repellent agent is attached.

本発明において、不織布と搬送支持体との積層を、不織布に塗工液が付与される前に行うか、又は後に行うかは、塗工液の付与方式により適宜選択される。例えば、被塗工面の微視的な平坦性が必要な、ダイコーター等の塗工方式を採用する場合、搬送支持体表面の凹凸が不織布の表面に表出して均一な塗工面が得られなくなる場合があるので、塗工液が付与された後に不織布と搬送支持体とを積層することが好ましい。一方で、被塗工面の微視的な平坦性が必要でない、カーテンコーター等の塗工方式を採用する場合、搬送支持体と積層することで、より安定な不織布の搬送が可能になるという観点から、塗工液が付与される前に不織布と搬送支持体とを積層することが好ましい。   In the present invention, whether the lamination of the non-woven fabric and the transport support is performed before or after the application of the coating liquid to the non-woven fabric is appropriately selected depending on the application method of the coating liquid. For example, in the case of adopting a coating method such as a die coater which requires microscopic flatness of the surface to be coated, the irregularities on the surface of the transport support appear on the surface of the nonwoven fabric and a uniform coated surface can not be obtained. In some cases, it is preferable to laminate the nonwoven fabric and the transport support after the coating liquid is applied. On the other hand, in the case of adopting a coating method such as a curtain coater which does not require microscopic flatness of the surface to be coated, it is possible to more stably carry the nonwoven fabric by laminating it on the carrying support. Therefore, it is preferable to laminate the non-woven fabric and the transport support before the coating liquid is applied.

本発明において、不織布と搬送支持体は、塗工液の媒体の少なくとも一部が乾燥により除去され、塗工液の流動性が著しく低下した後に剥離される。どの程度の媒体を除去した時点で不織布と搬送支持体を剥離するかは、塗工液の性質により適宜選択される。多くの場合には、塗工液の媒体のほぼ全てが乾燥により除去され、塗工液の流動性が消失した後に、不織布と搬送支持体を剥離することが好ましい。しかしまれに、塗工液の媒体の一部がまだ残存しており、塗工液が僅かな流動性を有している内に、不織布と搬送支持体を剥離した方が、剥離が円滑に行われ、結果として本発明の効果がより良好に得られる場合もある。   In the present invention, the nonwoven fabric and the transport support are peeled off after at least a part of the medium of the coating liquid is removed by drying and the fluidity of the coating liquid is significantly reduced. The extent to which the medium is removed and the non-woven fabric and the transport support are peeled off is appropriately selected depending on the properties of the coating liquid. In many cases, it is preferable to peel off the nonwoven fabric and the transport support after substantially all of the medium of the coating liquid is removed by drying and the fluidity of the coating liquid disappears. However, in rare cases, part of the medium of the coating liquid still remains, and while the coating liquid has a slight fluidity, peeling is smoother if the non-woven fabric and the transport support are peeled off. In some cases, the effects of the present invention may be better obtained as a result.

一般に、搬送支持体の使用方法は、以下の2方法に大別される。第1の使用方法は、不織布と搬送支持体を別個に巻き出し、積層し、剥離し、不織布と搬送支持体を別個に巻き取る方法である、この方法では、不織布と同程度の面積の搬送支持体が必要となるため、比較的安価な材料が好ましく用いられる。第1の使用方法に用いられる搬送支持体の例としては、不織布、非塗工紙等が挙げられる。第1の使用方法において、はっ水剤は、工程外で付着し巻き取ったものを用いても良いし、不織布と搬送支持体を積層する前に、工程内で付着しても良い。   In general, the method of using the transfer support is roughly classified into the following two methods. The first method of use is a method in which the non-woven fabric and the transport support are separately unwound, laminated and peeled off, and the non-woven fabric and the transport support are separately wound up. Since a support is required, relatively inexpensive materials are preferably used. Non-woven fabric, non-coated paper and the like can be mentioned as examples of the transport support used in the first method of use. In the first method of use, the water repellent agent may be used after adhering and winding up outside the process, or may be adhered in the process before laminating the nonwoven fabric and the transport support.

図1は、本発明における、搬送支持体の第1の使用方法の一例を示す概略図である。不織布は不織布の巻き出し装置1から送り出される。搬送支持体は、搬送支持体の巻き出し装置2から送り出される。不織布と搬送支持体は、積層装置3によって積層される。不織布の搬送支持体と反対側の面に、塗工液の付与装置4によって塗工液が付与さる。乾燥装置5によって、媒体が乾燥除去される。剥離装置6によって、不織布と搬送支持体が剥離される。搬送支持体は巻き取り装置7によって、塗工層が設けられた不織布は巻き取り装置8によってそれぞれ巻き取られる。塗工層が設けられた不織布は、そのままで、又は更なる加工が施されて、製品となる。図1において、符号が付いていないロールは、搬送に用いられるロールである。   FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a first method of using a transfer support in the present invention. The non-woven fabric is delivered from the non-woven fabric unwinding device 1. The transport support is delivered from the unwinding device 2 of the transport support. The nonwoven fabric and the conveyance support are laminated by the laminating device 3. A coating liquid is applied to the surface of the non-woven fabric opposite to the conveyance support by a coating liquid application device 4. The medium is dried and removed by the drying device 5. The peeling device 6 peels the non-woven fabric and the transport support. The transport support is wound by the winding device 7, and the non-woven fabric provided with the coating layer is wound by the winding device 8. The non-woven fabric provided with the coating layer is used as it is or is further processed into a product. In FIG. 1, the unlabeled rolls are rolls used for conveyance.

第2の使用方法は、工程内を環状に走行する搬送支持体に、巻き出された不織布を積層し、剥離し、不織布は巻き取り、搬送支持体ははっ水剤を付着した後直ちに再使用する方法である、この方法では、機械的強度や耐久性に優れる搬送支持体が必要である一方、その面積は少量で良い。第2の使用方法に用いられる搬送支持体の例としては、織物、フェルト、編物等が挙げられる。第2の使用方法は、搬送支持体の取り扱いにかかる作業を簡略化できる点で、第1の使用方法よりも好ましい。また、工程内ではっ水剤を付着するので、本発明の効果をより良好に得られる点からも、第2の使用方法は、第1の使用方法で工程外ではっ水剤を付着した場合よりも好ましい。   In the second method of use, the unwound nonwoven fabric is laminated and peeled off on a carrier substrate traveling cyclically in the process, the nonwoven fabric is wound up, and the carrier substrate is re-introduced immediately after the water repellent agent is attached. This method, which is a method to be used, requires a transport support excellent in mechanical strength and durability, but its area may be small. Examples of transport supports used in the second method of use include textiles, felts, knits and the like. The second method of use is preferable to the first method of use in that the operation for handling the transport support can be simplified. In addition, since the water repellant agent is attached in the process, the second method of use adheres the water repellant agent outside the process in the first method of use also from the viewpoint that the effects of the present invention can be obtained better. More preferable.

図2は、本発明における、搬送支持体の第2の使用方法の一例を示す概略図である。不織布は、巻き出し装置1から送り出される。不織布の1面に、塗工液の付与装置4によって塗工液が付与される。不織布の塗工液が付与されていない面に、積層装置3によって、搬送支持体が積層される。乾燥装置5によって、媒体が乾燥除去される、その後、不織布と搬送支持体の剥離装置6によって、不織布と搬送支持体が剥離される。搬送支持体は、その不織布と接触する側の面に、はっ水剤の付与装置9によって、はっ水剤が付着される。塗工層が設けられた不織布は巻き取り装置8によって巻き取られる。塗工層が設けられた不織布は、そのままで、又は更なる加工が施されて、製品となる。図2において、符号が付いていないロールは、搬送に用いられるロールである。   FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of a second method of using the transport support in the present invention. The non-woven fabric is delivered from the unwinding device 1. The coating liquid is applied to one surface of the non-woven fabric by the coating liquid applying device 4. The conveyance support is laminated by the laminating device 3 on the surface to which the coating liquid of the non-woven fabric is not applied. After the medium is dried and removed by the drying device 5, the nonwoven fabric and the conveyance support are peeled off by the separation device 6 of the nonwoven fabric and the conveyance support. The water repellent agent is attached to the side of the transport support in contact with the non-woven fabric by the water repellent agent applying device 9. The non-woven fabric provided with the coating layer is taken up by the take-up device 8. The non-woven fabric provided with the coating layer is used as it is or is further processed into a product. In FIG. 2, the unlabeled rolls are rolls used for conveyance.

本発明において、塗工液の付与装置に特に制限は無い。ただし、余りにも多量の塗工液が裏抜けした場合、本発明によっても裏抜けに起因する悪影響を回避することが困難になることから、多量の塗工液が裏抜けする原因となる厚み方向への動圧が発生しにくい塗工液の付与装置を用いることが好ましい。具体的には、キスタッチグラビアコーター、キスロールコーター、ダイコーター、カーテンコーター、スプレーコーター等の塗工液の付与装置が好ましく用いられる。   In the present invention, the application device for the coating liquid is not particularly limited. However, in the case where too much coating liquid is to be penetrated, it is difficult to avoid the adverse effect caused by the strike-through according to the present invention, so that the thickness direction which causes a large amount of coating liquid to strike It is preferable to use a device for applying a coating liquid that is less likely to generate dynamic pressure. Specifically, a coating liquid application apparatus such as a kiss touch gravure coater, a kiss roll coater, a die coater, a curtain coater, or a spray coater is preferably used.

本発明において、乾燥装置にも特に制限は無い。不織布の表面に熱風や乾燥空気を吹きつけて乾燥するエアドライヤー、加熱した金属製円筒の表面に不織布を接触させることで加熱乾燥するシリンダードライヤー、赤外線により不織布を加熱する赤外線ドライヤー等の乾燥装置を用いることができる。   In the present invention, the drying device is not particularly limited. Drying devices such as an air dryer that blows dry air by blowing hot air or dry air on the surface of the non-woven fabric, a cylinder dryer that heats and dries the non-woven fabric by contacting the non-woven fabric on the surface of a heated metal cylinder, and an infrared dryer that heats the non-woven fabric by infrared rays It can be used.

本発明において、不織布にも特に制限は無い。ただし、厚い不織布を用いる場合には、塗工液の裏抜けがそもそも生じにくく、本発明の技術を使用する動機に乏しい。逆に、薄い不織布、具体的には、その厚さが30μm以下である不織布を用いる場合には、本発明によって、塗工の均一性を大幅に向上させられる。   In the present invention, the non-woven fabric is not particularly limited. However, in the case of using a thick non-woven fabric, it is difficult to cause the penetration of the coating solution in the first place, and the motivation for using the technology of the present invention is poor. On the contrary, in the case of using a thin non-woven fabric, specifically, a non-woven fabric having a thickness of 30 μm or less, the coating uniformity can be greatly improved by the present invention.

以下、本発明を実施例により更に詳細に説明するが、本発明は本実施例に限定されるものではない。   Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail by way of examples, but the present invention is not limited to the examples.

[不織布1(基材用)]
繊度0.1dtex、カット長3mmのポリエチレンテレフタレート主体繊維ステープル70質量部、及び繊度0.2dtex、カット長3mmのポリエチレンテレフタレートバインダー繊維ステープル30質量部からなり、表面温度200℃の熱カレンダーにより強度の付与及び厚み調整を行った、坪量8g/m、厚み12μmの湿式抄造不織布を用いた。
[Non-woven fabric 1 (for base material)]
It is composed of 70 parts by mass of polyethylene terephthalate based fiber staples with a fineness of 0.1 dtex and a cut length of 3 mm, and 30 parts by mass of polyethylene terephthalate binder fiber staples with a fineness of 0.2 dtex and a cut length of 3 mm. And thickness adjustment was performed and the wet paper-making nonwoven fabric of 8 g / m < 2 > of basic weights and 12 micrometers in thickness was used.

[不織布2(搬送支持体用)]
繊度0.3dtex、カット長3mmの延伸結晶化ポリエチレンテレフタレートステープル70質量部及び繊度0.2dtex、カット長3mmの非延伸ポリエチレンテレフタレートステープル30質量部からなり、表面温度200℃の熱カレンダーにより強度の付与及び厚み調整を行った、坪量10g/m、厚み18μmの湿式抄造不織布を、不織布2とした。
[Non-woven fabric 2 (for carrier support)]
It consists of 70 parts by mass of drawn crystallized polyethylene terephthalate staple with a fineness of 0.3 dtex and a cut length of 3 mm, and 30 parts by mass of a non-oriented polyethylene terephthalate staple with a fineness of 0.2 dtex and a cut length of 3 mm. And the wet paper-making nonwoven fabric of 10 g / m < 2 > of basic weights and thickness 18 micrometers which performed thickness adjustment was made into the nonwoven fabric 2. FIG.

[塗工液]
不揮発分の質量構成比が、アルミナ水和物(ベーマイト):アクリル系ポリマーのラテックス:マレイン酸−アクリル酸共重合体のナトリウム塩:1質量%水溶液の粘度が7000mPa・secであるカルボキシメチルセルロース=40.0:2.0:0.4:0.2である、固形分濃度20質量%の塗工液を調製した。
[Coating fluid]
Mass ratio of non-volatile components: alumina hydrate (boehmite): latex of acrylic polymer: sodium salt of maleic acid-acrylic acid copolymer: carboxymethyl cellulose having a viscosity of 7,000 mass-sec in aqueous solution of 1 mass% A coating liquid having a solid content concentration of 20% by mass, which was 0. 2.0: 0.4: 0.2, was prepared.

[実施例1]
不織布として不織布1を用い、搬送支持体として、不織布2の表面に、0.1g/mの鉱油(ISO VG10の潤滑油)をスプレーで付着させたものを用い、図1に概略を示す塗工装置によって、前記塗工液を、媒体(水)を含むWET塗工量が50g/mとなるように塗工した。塗工液の付与装置4としては、ダイコーターを使用した。乾燥装置5としては、搬送支持体の不織布と反対側の面をロールで支持する、有効長100cmの両面エアドライヤーを用いた。塗工速度は2m/minとした。
Example 1
The non-woven fabric 1 is used as the non-woven fabric, and 0.1 g / m 2 of mineral oil (lubricant oil of ISO VG 10) is adhered to the surface of the non-woven fabric 2 by spray as a transport support. The coating solution was applied by a processing apparatus such that the wet coating amount including the medium (water) was 50 g / m 2 . A die coater was used as the application device 4 for the coating liquid. As the drying device 5, a double-sided air drier with an effective length of 100 cm was used, in which the surface of the conveyance support opposite to the nonwoven fabric was supported by rolls. The coating speed was 2 m / min.

[実施例2]
搬送支持体として、不織布2の表面に、鉱油に代え0.1g/mのシリコーン油をスプレーで付着させたものを用いた以外には、実施例1と同様にして、不織布への塗工を行った。
Example 2
Coating was applied to the nonwoven fabric in the same manner as in Example 1 except that as the transport support, the surface of the nonwoven fabric 2 was replaced by mineral oil and 0.1 g / m 2 of silicone oil was applied by spraying instead of mineral oil. Did.

[実施例3]
搬送支持体として、不織布2の表面に、鉱油に代え0.1g/mのフッ素油をスプレーで付着させたものを用いた以外には、実施例1と同様にして、不織布への塗工を行った。
[Example 3]
Coating to a nonwoven fabric was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the surface of the non-woven fabric 2 was replaced with mineral oil and 0.1 g / m 2 of fluorine oil was applied by spraying as a transport support. Did.

[比較例1]
搬送支持体として、不織布2をそのまま用いた以外には、実施例1と同様にして、不織布への塗工を行った。
[比較例2]
搬送支持体として、表面をポリエチレン樹脂でラミネートした紙を用いた以外には、実施例1と同様にして、不織布への塗工を行った。
Comparative Example 1
The coating on the non-woven fabric was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the non-woven fabric 2 was used as the transport support.
Comparative Example 2
The coating on a non-woven fabric was performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a paper whose surface was laminated with a polyethylene resin was used as a conveyance support.

[比較例3]
搬送支持体として、表面をポリエチレン樹脂でラミネートした紙の表面に、0.1g/mのフッ素油をスプレーで付着させたものを用いた以外には、実施例1と同様にして、不織布への塗工を行った。
Comparative Example 3
A non-woven fabric was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that as the transport support, a 0.1 g / m 2 fluorine oil was applied by spray to the surface of a paper laminated with polyethylene resin on the surface. The coating was done.

[実施例4]
不織布として不織布1を用い、搬送支持体としてフェルトを用い、図2に概略を示す塗工装置によって、前記塗工液を、媒体(水)を含むWET塗工量が50g/mとなるように塗工した。塗工液の付与装置4としては、ダイコーターを使用した。乾燥装置5としては、搬送支持体の不織布と反対側の面をロールで支持する、有効長100cmの両面エアドライヤーを用いた。塗工速度は2m/minとした。フェルトには、スプレー装置と転写ロールからなるはっ水剤の付与装置9にて、0.05g/mの鉱油(ISO VG10の潤滑油)を付着させた。
Example 4
The coating solution is made to have a coating amount of 50 g / m 2 including the medium (water) by the coating apparatus schematically shown in FIG. 2 using the nonwoven fabric 1 as the nonwoven fabric and using the felt as the transport support It applied to A die coater was used as the application device 4 for the coating liquid. As the drying device 5, a double-sided air drier with an effective length of 100 cm was used, in which the surface of the conveyance support opposite to the nonwoven fabric was supported by rolls. The coating speed was 2 m / min. On the felt was applied a mineral oil (lubricant oil of ISO VG10) of 0.05 g / m 2 with a water repellant applying device 9 consisting of a spray device and a transfer roll.

[実施例5]
はっ水剤の付与装置9にて、鉱油に代え、0.05g/mのシリコーン油をフェルトに付着させた以外には、実施例4と同様にして、不織布への塗工を行った。
[Example 5]
In the same manner as in Example 4 except that in place of the mineral oil and 0.05 g / m 2 of silicone oil was adhered to the felt by the water repellent applying device 9, coating to a non-woven fabric was performed. .

[実施例6]
はっ水剤の付与装置9にて、鉱油に代え、0.05g/mのフッ素油をフェルトに付着させた以外には、実施例4と同様にして、不織布への塗工を行った。
[Example 6]
In the same manner as in Example 4 except that in place of mineral oil, 0.05 g / m 2 of fluorine oil was attached to the felt by the water repellent agent applying apparatus 9, coating to a non-woven fabric was performed. .

[比較例4]
はっ水剤の付与装置9にて、フェルトに何も付着させなかった以外には、実施例4と同様にして、不織布への塗工を行った。
Comparative Example 4
Coating to a non-woven fabric was performed in the same manner as in Example 4 except that nothing was adhered to the felt by the water repellent agent applying device 9.

[評価]
塗工後の不織布の100mm×100mmの領域を、解像度600dpiの透過式スキャナでスキャンし、得られた輝度ヒストグラムの最頻値から、5σ以上高い輝度を有するピクセルをピンホールと見なし、その個数により、均一性を判断した。5σ以上高い輝度を有するピクセルが複数個隣接している場合は、1個のピンホールと見なした。ピンホール数が少ない程、均一性の高い塗工になったと判断できる。結果を表1に示す。
[Evaluation]
The area of 100 mm × 100 mm of the coated non-woven fabric is scanned by a transmission scanner with a resolution of 600 dpi, and from the mode of the obtained luminance histogram, pixels with luminance higher by 5σ or more are regarded as pinholes. , Judged uniformity. When a plurality of pixels having luminance higher than 5σ are adjacent to each other, it is regarded as one pinhole. As the number of pinholes decreases, it can be determined that the coating becomes more uniform. The results are shown in Table 1.

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搬送支持体として、表面にはっ水剤が付着している繊維質の搬送支持体を用いた実施例実施例1〜6のピンホール個数が0〜16個であったのに対し、搬送支持体として表面にはっ水剤が付着していない繊維質の搬送支持体を用いた比較例1及び4のピンホール個数は185個及び154個であり、表面が繊維質でない搬送支持体を用いた比較例2及び3のピンホール個数は859個及び922個であり、表面にはっ水剤が付着している繊維質の搬送支持体を用いることで、ピンホール個数を少なくすることができ、均一性の高い塗工とすることができた。   Example using fiber-made conveyance support with water repellant adhering to the surface as a conveyance support The number of pinholes of Examples 1 to 6 was 0 to 16, whereas The number of pinholes in Comparative Examples 1 and 4 in which the fibrous support / support is not attached to the surface as the body is 185 and 154, and the surface is not fibrous support The number of pinholes of Comparative Examples 2 and 3 was 859 and 922, and the number of pinholes can be reduced by using a fibrous conveyance support having a water repellant adhering to the surface. It was possible to make coating with high uniformity.

はっ水剤として鉱油又はシリコーン油を工程内で付着した実施例4〜5のピンホール個数は、同じはっ水剤を工程外で付着した実施例1〜2のピンホール個数と比較して少なく、更に良好であった。はっ水剤としてフッ素油を用いた場合、工程内で付着した実施例6と、工程外で付着した実施例3で、ピンホール個数は共に0個であるが、これは非常に疎水性の高いフッ素油を用いたために、実験上差が生じなかったものであり、潜在的には工程内で付着することがより優れていると考えられる。   The number of pinholes in Examples 4 and 5 in which mineral oil or silicone oil is adhered in the process as a water repellent agent is compared with the number of pinholes in Examples 1 and 2 in which the same water repellent is adhered out of the process. Less, it was even better. When a fluorine oil is used as a water repellant, in Example 6 attached in the process and Example 3 attached out of the process, the number of pinholes is both zero, but it is very hydrophobic. The use of high fluorine oil does not cause an experimental difference, and it is considered that deposition within the process is potentially better.

はっ水剤として、鉱油より疎水性の高いシリコーン油を用いた実施例2及び5、更に疎水性の高いフッ素油を用いた実施例3及び6は、鉱油を用いた実施例1及び4と比較して、ピンホール個数が少なく、更に良好であった。   In Examples 2 and 5 in which silicone oil having higher hydrophobicity than mineral oil was used as a water repellent agent, and in Examples 3 and 6 in which fluorinated oil having higher hydrophobicity was used, Examples 1 and 4 in which mineral oil was used In comparison, the number of pinholes was small, which was even better.

搬送支持体として表面をポリエチレン樹脂でラミネートした紙を用いた場合、はっ水剤としてフッ素油を付着した比較例3でも、はっ水剤を付着しなかった比較例2と比較してピンホール個数は減少しなかった。   When paper having a surface laminated with a polyethylene resin is used as a conveyance support, even in Comparative Example 3 in which a fluorine oil is adhered as a water repellent agent, pinholes are compared with Comparative Example 2 in which the water repellent agent is not adhered. The number did not decrease.

なお、本実施例では、乾燥装置の有効長の関係で塗工速度が2m/minに制限されているが、塗工液の裏抜けは経時で進む(悪化する)現象であるため、塗工速度が高速になることはむしろ有利であり、有効長の長いエアドライヤーを使用すれば、高速化は容易である。   In the present embodiment, the coating speed is limited to 2 m / min because of the effective length of the drying device, but the coating liquid is a phenomenon in which the strikethrough of the coating liquid progresses with time (deterioration), so the coating It is rather advantageous for the speed to be high, and the speed increase is easy if a long air dryer of effective length is used.

本発明の不織布への塗工方法は、不織布に各種の塗工液を塗工してなる製品の製造、例えば、不織布に無機粒子を塗工してなるリチウムイオン二次電池用セパレータの製造に用いる不織布への塗工方法として好適に使用できる。   The coating method for the non-woven fabric of the present invention is for producing a product obtained by applying various coating liquids to non-woven fabric, for example, producing a separator for lithium ion secondary battery obtained by applying inorganic particles on non-woven fabric. It can use suitably as a coating method to the nonwoven fabric to be used.

1 不織布の巻き出し装置
2 搬送支持体の巻き出し装置
3 不織布と搬送支持体の積層装置
4 塗工液の付与装置
5 乾燥装置
6 不織布と搬送支持体の剥離装置
7 搬送支持体の巻き取り装置
8 不織布の巻き取り装置
9 はっ水剤の付与装置
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Unwinding device 2 of nonwoven fabric Unwinding device 3 of conveyance support 3 Lamination device 4 of nonwoven fabric and conveyance support 4 Applying device 5 of coating liquid Drying device 6 Peeling device 7 of nonwoven fabric and conveyance support 7 Winding device of conveyance support 8 Nonwoven fabric take-up device 9 Water-repellent agent application device

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塗工液を付与された不織布が、表面が繊維質からなる搬送支持体により支持されて搬送される不織布への塗工方法であって、当該搬送支持体が、表面にはっ水剤が付着している搬送支持体であることを特徴とする不織布への塗工方法。   A non-woven fabric to which a coating liquid is applied is a method of coating a non-woven fabric in which the surface is supported by and transported by a transport support having a fiber, wherein the transport support adheres a water-repellent agent to the surface A method of coating a nonwoven fabric, characterized in that it is a transport support. 搬送支持体に工程内ではっ水剤を付着させる請求項1記載の不織布への塗工方法。   The method for coating on a non-woven fabric according to claim 1, wherein a water repellant agent is attached to the transport support in the process.
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