Patent ID: 6881047
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: D01D,D01F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A melt spinning apparatus for spinning continuous polymeric filament comprising: (a) a spinneret having a plurality of capillaries; (b) a polymer delivery system which is arrange to communicate with said spinneret and deliver molten polymer there through to produce a continuously moving array of molten polymeric filaments corresponding to the arrangement of capillaries in the spinneret; (c) a quench zone positioned positioned below said spinneret and arranged to receive and cool the array of molten filaments as they move through by passing a cooling gas inward with respect to the array of moving filaments; and (d) a finish applicator positioned inside or below the quench zone to apply an amount of finishing liquid to the array, wherein said finish applicator comprises: