NEEDLE PUNCHED PAPERMAKING FELT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

摘要

A needle punched papermaking felt, comprising a plurality of layers of foundation fabrics formed in an endless form by joining the opposite edges of long woven form and/or relatively easily woven foundation fabrics woven in an endless form, each of the foundation fabrics consisting of synthetic filament yarns, synthetic fiber spun yarns, synthetic fiber/ natural fiber blended spun yarns or two or more kinds of those yarns, batts consisting of synthetic fibers and/or natural fibers and being laid over one or both sides of the foundation fabric, and felted by needle punching process to cause the component fibers to be entangled with each other. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the needle punched papermaking felt.