BINDER FIBER AND NONWOVEN FABRIC PRODUCED THEREFROM

摘要

A nonwoven fabric having a good processability in heat welding and suitable as the material of interlinings or cushions, and a binder fiber to be used for producing the fabric. The fiber is one made from an epsilon -caprolactone copolyester fiber having a melting point of 100 DEG C or above. The fabric comprises matrix fibers bonded to each other with the binder fibers by point bonding. The fabric is soft to the touch and excellent in the resistance to fatigue deformation when used for long or in a high-temperature atmosphere.