USOO6669882B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 6,669,882 B2 Seok (45) Date of Patent: Dec. 30, 2003

(54) PROCESS OF MAKING FIBER HAVING (58) Field of Search ...... 264/140, 169, FUNCTIONAL POWDER 264/211,349; 210/695, 787, 800 (76) Inventor: Mi Soo Seok, 101-402, Daea Apt., Gongleung-dong, Nowon-ku, Seoul (56) References Cited (KR) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS * Y NotOtice: Subjubject to anyy disclaimer,disclai theh term off thisthi JP 57072817 A * 5/1982 ...... 264/211 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 291 days. * cited by examiner (21) Appl. No.: 09/825,593 Primary Examiner Leo B. Tentoni (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts (22) Filed: Apr. 4, 2001 (57) ABSTRACT (65) Prior Publication Data A method of producing fiber having functional mineral US 2002/001471.6 A1 Feb. 7, 2002 powders includes the Steps of a first pulverizing functional (30) Foreign Application Priority Data mineral which crystal form of is pinacoid, a Second closely pulverizing the first pulverized functional mineral powders Apr. 4, 2000 (KR) ...... 2OOO-17775 to be less than /3 granularity of desired fineness, mixing and Jun. 7, 2000 (KR) ...... 2000-31236 synthesizing 0.1-10 weight % of the second pulverized Feb. 16, 2001 (KR) ...... 2001-7699 functional mineral powders and 90-99.9 weight % of a (51) Int. Cl." ...... B01D 21/00; B03C 1/30; chemical resin, and Spinning the mixture of functional B29B 15/00; D01D 1/02; D01F 1/10 mineral powders and the chemical resin. (52) U.S. Cl...... 264/140; 210/695; 210/787; 210/800; 264/169; 264/211; 264/349 26 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets

first S101 pulverizing

second closely SO3 pulverizing

mixing/ synthesizing SO 5

spinning SO7

SO 9 draft, Combustion, cutting, or weaving U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 2003 Sheet 1 of 4 US 6,669,882 B2

hexahedron octahedron dodecahedron U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 2003 Sheet 2 of 4 US 6,669,882 B2

FIG. 2

first S101 pulverizing

second closely SO3 pulverizing

mixing/ SO 5 synthesizing

spinning S1 O7

SO 9 draft, combustion, cutting, or Weaving U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 2003 Sheet 3 of 4 US 6,669,882 B2

FIG. 3

first pulverizing

second closely S2O3 pulverizing

mixing 1st and 2nd S2O5 functional mineral powders

mixing/ synthesizing S2O7

S211 draft, combustion, cutting, or weaving U.S. Patent Dec. 30, 2003 Sheet 4 of 4 US 6,669,882 B2

FIG. 4

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OO US 6,669,882 B2 1 2 PROCESS OF MAKING FIBER HAVING form of is pinacoid; a Second closely pulverizing the first FUNCTIONAL MNERAL POWDER pulverized functional mineral powders to be less than /3 granularity of desired fineness, mixing and Synthesizing 0.1-10 weight % of the second pulverized functional min BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION eral powders and 90-99.9 weight 9% of a chemical resin; and This invention relates to a method of producing fiber Spinning the mixture of the functional mineral powders and having mineral powder, more particularly, to a method of the chemical resin. producing fiber having functional mineral powders which Another method of producing a fiber having the func crystal forms ( forms) are pinacoid or having two tional mineral powders according to the present invention kinds functional mineral powders which a first crystal forms comprises the Steps of a first pulverizing first and Second are pinacoid and a Second crystal forms are prism, pyramid, functional which the crystal form of the first rhombohedron, hexahedron (cube), octahedron, or functional mineral is pinacoid and the crystal form of the dodecahedron, and a fiber produced therefrom. Second functional mineral powder is prism, pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, octahedron, or dodecahedron; a Recently, the functional minerals Such as elvan, 15 Second closely pulverizing the first and Second pulverized hornblende, rutile, Zeolite, Zircon, mullite, jade, or tourma functional mineral powders to be less than /3 granularity of line or artificial Synthesized functional minerals therefrom desired fineness, mixing the first and Second functional being used in the fiber world. mineral powders, mixing and Synthesizing the Second mixed The functional minerals function as far infrared ray 0.1-10 weight % of the first and second functional mineral radiating, antibiosis, Stench cleaning, electron wave powders and 90-99.9 weight 9% of a chemical resin; and isolating, ultraViolet rays isolating, absorbent, moisture Spinning the mixture of the first and Second functional absorption, minus ion radiating, Static electricity preventing. mineral powders and the chemical resin. General method of producing fiber having mineral pow derS is executed through Spinning, draft, combustion, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS cutting, or weaving after simply mixing and Synthesizing 25 mineral powders with a chemical resin. The accompanying drawings, which are included to pro In conventional fiber producing method, however, each vide a further understanding of the invention and are incor crystal form of used functional mineral powderS may be porated in and constitute a part of this Specification, illustrate various Such as prism, pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, embodiments of the invention and together with the descrip octahedron, or dodecahedron thereby wearing fittings of tion Serve to explain the principles of the invention. equipments Such as a heald, a roller, and a guide body. In the drawings: Furthermore, it is not possible to gain a fiber having Smooth FIGS. 1(a)-1(f) are drawings showing various crystal surface due to inherent particle structure as the foregoing of forms of the mineral. the functional mineral powders and the fiber is cut often. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of producing fiber 35 having functional mineral powders according to the present SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION invention. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another method of produc of producing a fiber having functional mineral powders, ing fiber having functional mineral powders according to the especially phyllosilicates mineral powders, functioning as 40 present invention. far infrared ray radiating, blood pressure controlling, ache FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a fiber produced relief, antibiosis, Stench cleaning, electron wave isolating, by the method corresponding to FIG. 2. ultraViolet rays isolating, absorbent, moisture absorption, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a fiber produced minus ion radiating, and Static electricity preventing, in by the method corresponding to FIG. 3. which the crystal form of the functional mineral powders are 45 pinacoid. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE It is another object of the present invention to provide a INVENTION method of producing a fiber having mixed functional min eral powders including both of phyllosilicates mineral pow Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred der and Special mineral powder functioning as far infrared embodiment of the present invention, example of which is ray radiating, blood pressure controlling, ache relief, 50 illustrated in the accompanying drawings. antibiosis, Stench cleaning, electron wave isolating, ultra FIG. 1 is a drawing showing various the crystal form of Violet rays isolating, absorbent, moisture absorption, minus the mineral. ion radiating, and Static electricity preventing, in which the Referring to FIG. 1, (a) represents pinacoid crystal form, crystal forms of the mineral powders are a pinacoid, prism, 55 (b) represents prism crystal form, (c) represents rhombohe pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, octahedron, or dron crystal form, (d) represents hexahedron crystal form, dodecahedron. (e) represents octahedron crystal form, and (f) represents It is still another object of the present invention to produce dodecahedron crystal form. a fiber by using the above methods so that the surface of the A detailed description of crystal forms of the mineral as fiber becomes Smooth because particles of the phyllosili 60 the foregoing is explained. cates mineral powders are distributed on the Surface, and the (a) pinacoid crystal form: chalcocite, , productivity is increased because fittings of the equipments marcasite, polybasite, chrysoberyl, ilmenite, brookite, Such as a heald, a roller, a guide body are not worn. columbite, eu Xenite, Samarskite, gibbsite, brucite, In order to achieve the above objects, one method of diaspore, boehmite, hydromagnesite, polyhalite, producing a fiber having the functional mineral powders 65 chloritoid, chondrodite, Sphene (titanite), melilite, according to the present invention comprises the Steps of a hemimorphite, allanite), pumpellyite, hedenbergite, first pulverizing the functional mineral which the crystal bronzite, hyperSthene, Wollastonite, rhodonite, US 6,669,882 B2 3 4 pyrophyllite, talc, paragonite, margarite, prehnite, 4. celadonite K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)SiOo(OH)} muscovite, phlogopite, biotite, lepidolite, Zinnwaldite, 5. Margarite CaAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)} beidellite, montmorillonite, nontronite, Saponite, 6. micaschist Vermiculite, penninite, clinochlore, prochlorite, 7. lepidomelane{KFeALSiO(OH,F)} thuringite, kaolinite, antigorite, ameSite, cronstedtite, biotite group halloysite, Sanidine, heulandite, Stilbite, phillipsite, and 1. phlogopite KMg(AlSi)O(F.OH)} SO O. 2. lepidolite K(Li,Al)(Si,Al). Oo(FOH)} (b) prism crystal form: dyscrasite, corundum, rutile, 3. Zinnwaldite {KLiFe+2Al(Al,Si)O(FOH)} manganite, aZurite, malachite, feldspar, kernite, 4. stipnomelane{K(Fe",Fe",Al)Si2O(OH)} glauberite, monazite, tantalite, colemanite, brochantite, montmorillonite group triphylite, apatite, turquoise, phenakite, willemite, 1. be idellite (Na,Ca/2).o.o. Al2(Al,Si) Oo Zircon, andalusite, kyanite, topaz, Staurolite, datolite, (OH).nHO} gadolinite, thortveitite, lawsonite, ilvaite, clinoZoisite, 2. montmorillonite (Na,Ca)oss (Al,Mg)2SiOo pigeonite, diopside, augite, Spodumene, aegirine, aegir (OH).nHO} ine augite, enstatite, tremolite, common hornblend, 3. nontronite Nao Fe."(Al,Si).Oo(OH).nHO} glaucophane, riebeckite, arfvedsonite, anthophyllite, 15 4. Saponite {(Ca/2,Na)oss (Mg,Fe) (Si,Al), Oo nepheline, anorthoclase, orthoclase, microcline, albite, (OH)4HO} cancrinite, marialite, dipyre, mizzonite, meionite, 5. Vermiculite ((Mg,Fe,Al)(Al,Si).Oo(OH)2.4H2O} thomsonite, laumontite, mordenite, , flagstaffite, chlorite group elvan, hornblend, tourmaline, mullite, jade, tourmaline, 1. penninite and So on. 2. clinochlore {(Mg,Fe)Al(Si,Al).O(OH)} (c) rhombohedron crystal form: , dolomite, and So 3. prochlorite)=ripidolite {(Mg,Fe,Al)8(Si,A). Oo O. (OH)} (d) hexahedron crystal form halite, and So on. 4. chamosite {(Fe'",Mg,Fe)Al(Si,Al)O10(OH.O)s} (e) octahedron crystal form fluorite, and So on. 5. thuringite 25 kaolinite-Serpentine group (f) dodecahedron crystal form: , and So on. 1. kaolinite {AlSiO4(OH)} Anything else, celadonite and glauconite are representa 2. antigorite ((Mg,Fe)SiO3(OH)} tive Scales crystal forms. 3. chrysotile MgSiO3(OH)} In the present invention, the crystal Systems of the func 4. amesite {(Mg,Al)(AlSi)O3(OH)} tional minerals are specially regarded as well as these crystal 5. cronstedtite forms. 6. halloysite {AlSiO4(OH)4.2H2O}(Al2SiO4(OH) Hereinafter, representative functional minerals of mono by dewatering) clinic are described. 7. palygorskite = attapulgite {(Mg,Al)2SiOo monoclinic crystal System: acanthite, polybasite, (OH)4HO) jamesonite, boulangerite, realgar, orpiment, cryolite, In accordance with the first aspect of the present manganite, azurite, malachite, hydrozincite, natron, 35 invention, the functional fiber is produced by mixing and borax, kernite, colemanite, glauberite, brochantite, Synthesizing one kind or more than one kind of the above monazite, lazulite, carnotite, chloritoid, chondrodite, Phyllosilicates minerals and a chemical resin Selected from Sphene (titanite), datolite, gadolinite, uranophane, a group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, graphite, thortveitite, clinozoisite, epidote, allanite, polyacrylonitrile, Viscos rayon, and acetate rayon. pumpelly ite, clinoenstatite, pigeonite, diopside, 40 In addition, in accordance with the Second aspect of the hedenbergite, augite, Spodumene, jadeite, aegirine, present invention, the functional fiber is produced by mixing aegirine augite, tremolite, actinolite, common and Synthesizing a mixture and the chemical resins after hornblend, glaucophane, riebeckite, arfvedsonite, making the mixture of one kind of the Phyllosilicates pyrophyllite, brucite, paragonite, muscovite, minerals and one kind of functional non-pinacoid crystal glauconite, celadonite, margarite, phlogopite, biotite, 45 form minerals. lepidolite, Zinnwaldite, Stilpnomelane, beidellite, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of producing fiber montmorillonite, nontronite, Saponite, Vermiculite, having functional mineral powders according to the present penninite, clinochlore, prochlorite, chamosite, invention. thuringite, antigorite, chrysotile, cronstedtite, Referring to FIG. 2, a method of producing a fiber having halloysite, palygorskite, coeSite, Sanidine, orthoclase, 50 functional mineral powders according to the first aspect of Scolecite, laumontite, heulandite, Stilbite, phillipsite, the present invention is proceeded as follows. armotome, clinoptiloloite, evenkite, and So on. Firstly, the functional mineral which the crystal form is AS the foregoing, a preferable characteristic of mineral to pinacoid is pulverized (step 101). Secondly, the first pulver achieve the inventive object is that the crystal form is to be ized the functional mineral powders are closely pulverized pinacoid, the crystal System is to be monoclinic. Further, 55 in order to Satisfy these fineness to be less than /3 granularity these hardness is to be low. of desired fineness (step 103). Thirdly, 0.1-10 weight 76 of As a result that, Phyllosilicates mineral is preferable to the Second pulverized functional mineral powders are mixed achieve the above conditions among various mineral kinds and synthesized with 90-99.9 weight 9% of a chemical resin well known. (step 105). Fourthly, the mixture of the functional mineral Phyllosilicates mineral 60 powders and the chemical resin is spun by a general Spinning pyrophyllite (Al2SiOo(OH)} method or a double Spinning method using double nozzles (step 107). Finally, the fiber having the functional mineral dioctahedral group powderS is produced through draft, combustion, cutting, or 1. paragonite NaAl2(Al,Si)O10(OH)} weaving (step 109). 2. muscovite KAl(AlSi)O10(OH,F)} 65 The functional mineral is Phyllosilicates mineral 3. glauconite (K,Na) (Al,Fei'Mg)(Al,Si). Oo preferably, in which these crystal System is monoclinic and hardneSS is low. US 6,669,882 B2 S 6 FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another method of produc crystal form is prism, pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, ing a fiber having functional mineral powders according to octahedron, or dodecahedron arranged irregularly at the the present invention. inside of the fiber 100. Since the first mineral powders 100 Referring to FIG. 3, another method of producing a fiber surrounds the second mineral powders 300, the fiber is having the many kinds functional mineral powders accord pleasant to the touch and have a nature characteristics based ing to the Second aspect of the present invention is pro on the first and second mineral powders 200, 300 at the same ceeded as follows. time. Firstly, the first functional mineral and the second func Hereinafter, various examples are described in detail, the tional mineral are pulverized, in which the crystal form of present invention is not limited by the followings but various the first functional mineral powder is pinacoid and the alterations are possible. crystal form of the Second functional mineral powder is prism, pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, octahedron, or EXAMPLE 1. dodecahedron (step 201). To produce a 2 denier filament radiating far infrared ray Secondly, the first pulverized the first and second func which is good to the human body and having a Superior tional mineral powders are closely pulverized in order to 15 Satisfy these fineness to be less than /3 granularity of desired quality, a first pulverize muscovite which crystal form is fineness (step 203). Thirdly, the second pulverized the first pinacoid to be 325 mesh, and then a Second closely pulverize and Second functional mineral powders are mixed (Step muscovite powderS So that the maximum granularity of 205). Fourthly, muscovite powders becomes less than 1 micron after firing the mixed 0.1-10 weight% of the first and second functional the first pulverized muscovite powders at 800 C. Thereafter, mineral powders and 90-99.9 weight % of the chemical fine mineral powders are gained by the processes of remov resin are mixed and synthesized (step 207). Fifthly, the ing metal elements by the electromagnet in State of mixing mixture of the first and Second functional mineral powders mineral powders with water, and passing mineral powder and the chemical resin is spun by the general Spinning through a filter by a pressure. method or a double Spinning method using double nozzles 25 Further, 17 weight % of muscovite powders and an (step 209). Finally, the fiber having functional mineral inorganic antibiotic agent are mixed, and then the mixed powderS is produced through draft, combustion, cutting, or powders are treated in a polymerization using polyester. weaving (step 211). Thereby 2 weight % of the fiber having the above mixed On the other hand, an inorganic antibiotic agent may be powder is produced by the general Spinning process at 283 added in the methods according to the first and Second C-t1 C. As a result that, wearing of fittings Such as a heald, aspects to increase the antibiosis. At this time, the inorganic a roller, and a guide body and cutting of the fiber was not antibiotic agent is fabricated by Supporting 0.5-5 weight % happened, and the fiber having a Smooth Surface and a of Ag ion to 95-99.5 weight 9% of Zeolite, calcium Superior quality was gained. phosphate, or Zirconium. It is preferable that the mixing ratio EXAMPLE 2 of inorganic antibiotic agent is 3-30 weight %. 35 In addition, a firing proceSS may be added in the above Except for using polyamide instead of polyester, this methods to remove an impurity in the mineral at 600–1,200 example is executed under Same process as example 1. C, at this time the firing process is proceeded before the first pulverizing Step or after the Second closely pulverizing Step. EXAMPLE 3 Furthermore, the Steps of removing metal elements by an 40 electromagnet in State of mixing mineral powders with After treating the mixed powders in the polymerization water, and passing mineral powder through a filter by a using polyester as example 1, chips having 2 weight % of preSSure may be further executed. Separately, a Sedimenta mineral power are produced by batch polymerization pro tion method or a centrifuge method may be used to gain fine cess at 290 C of polymerization temperature and 2,700 poise powders of the mineral. 45 of a coefficient of viscosity. Thereafter, 1.4 denier staple In the above methods, the mixture ratio of the minerals is fiber is spun at 283 C-t1 C of a spinning temperature. AS adapted to less than 3 denier fiber. In case of more than 3 result that, wearing of fittings and cutting of the fiber are not denier fiber, the mixture ratio of the minerals have to be happened, and the fiber having a Smooth Surface and a changed, at this time, the granularity of mineral powder have Superior quality was gained. to be less than /3 of fineneSS and especially 3 micron of 50 mineral powder is preferable in case of Spinning less than 3 EXAMPLE 4 denier fiber more preferably less than 1 micron. To produce a 1.4 denier acrylic Staple fiber radiating far It is preferable that 0.1-3 weight % of the mineral infrared ray which is good to the human body and cleaning powders are mixed with the chemical resin in case of leSS Stench, and having antibiosis, moisture absorption, a first than 3 denier fiber, more preferably, 1.5-2.5 weight %, and 55 pulverize elvan, which crystal form is not pinacoid and 10 weight 9% of the mineral powders are mixed with the muscovite which crystal form is pinacoid, after firing pro chemical resin in case of more than 3 denier fiber, more ceSS. And then Second closely pulverize elvan and muscovite preferably, 2-6 weight 9%. powderS So that each maximum granularity of the powders FIGS. 4 and 5 are side sectional views showing a fiber is less than 1 micron. Thereafter, 22 weight % of elvan produced by the methods according to FIGS. 2 and 3. 60 powders, 61 weight % of muscovite powders, and 17 weight Referring to FIG. 4, a fiber 100 have mineral powders % of Zeolite powder inorganic antibiotic agent Supporting 3 (pinacoid) 200 arranged Successively around Surface in the weight % of Agion are mixed. Finally, the mixed powders fiber 100 thereby the fiber is pleasant to the touch and have are synthesized with polyacrylonitrile and then the fiber a nature characteristic based on the mineral powders 200. having 2 weight % of the mixed powder is produced by Referring to FIG. 5, the fiber 100 have the first mineral 65 general Spinning process thereby wearing of fittings and powders 200 arranged Successively around Surface in the cutting of the fiber were not happened, and the fiber having fiber 100 and a second mineral powders 300 which the a Smooth Surface and a Superior quality was gained. US 6,669,882 B2 7 8 EXAMPLE 5 mixing and Synthesizing 0.1-10 weight % of the Second Except for using Viscos rayon instead of polyacrylonitrile, pulverized the functional mineral powders and 90-99.9 this example is executed under Same proceSS as example 4 weight % of a chemical resin; and so that the fiber having 2 weight 9% of the mixed powder is Spinning the mixture of the functional mineral powders produced. 5 and the chemical resin. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the func EXAMPLE 6 tional mineral is natural or artificial functional minerals. Except for using acetate instead of Viscos rayon, this 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the func example is executed under Same process as example 4 So tional mineral is phylloSilicates mineral. that the fiber having 2 weight % of the mixed powder is 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the phyllo produced. Silicates mineral is Selected from a group consisting of pyrophyllite, talc, paragonite, muscovite, glauconite, EXAMPLE 7 celadonite, Margarite, micaschist, lepidomelane, phiogopite, To produce a 6 denier polyester Staple fiber radiating far lepidolite, Zinnwaldite, Stipnomelane, beidellite, infrared ray and minus ion which are good to the human montmorillonite, nontronite, Saponite, 5 vermiculite, body, a first pulverize muscovite which the crystal form is 15 penninite, clinochlore, prochlorite, chamosite, thuringite, pinacoid and tourmaline which the crystal form is non kaolinite, antigorite, chrysotile, ameSite, cronstedtite, pinacoid. And then Second closely pulverize muscovite and halloysite, and palygorskite. tourmaline powderS So that each maximum granularity of 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the powders is less than 5 micron. Thereafter, 70 weight % the Step of firing the functional mineral or the functional of muscovite powders, 15 weight % of tourmaline powders, mineral powders at 600–1,200C. and 15 weight% of Zeolite powder inorganic antibiotic agent 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising Supporting 2 weight % of Ag ion are mixed. Further, 20 the step of mixing 3-30 weight 9% of an inorganic antibiotic weight % of the mixed powders and 80 weight % of agent. polyester are mixed and melted to fabricate a master batch 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the inorganic chip. Finally, 25 weight 9% of the master batch chip and 75 25 antibiotic agent is fabricated by Supporting Agion to Zeolite, weight % of polyester chip are synthesized so that the fiber calcium phosphate, or Zirconium. having 2 weight % of the mixed powder is produced by 8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising general Spinning process thereby wearing of fittings and the Steps of: cutting of the fiber were not happened, and the fiber having removing metal elements by an electromagnet in State of a Smooth Surface and a Superior quality was gained. mixing the functional mineral powders with water, and In the above examples, natural funtional minerals are passing the functional mineral powders through a filter by example but various artificial funtional minerals can be used a preSSure. according to the inventive spirit. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein fine powders According to the present invention, by using only one of the functional mineral is gained by a Sedimentation kind of the functional mineral, especially phylloSilicates 35 method or a centrifuge method. mineral, which the crystal form is pinacoid, or using many 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the chemi kinds of the functional minerals which the crystal forms are cal resin is Selected from a group consisting of polyester, prism, pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, octahedron, or polyamide, polypropylene, polyacrylonitrile, Viscose rayon, dodecahedron mixed with the functional mineral which the and acetate rayon. crystal form is pinacoid thereby producing the fiber having 40 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of a Smooth Surface due to particles of the phylloSilicates mixing and Synthesizing comprises the Steps of mineral powders distributed around Surface in the fiber, and mixing 10-30 weight % of the mineral powders and increasing the productivity because fittings of the equip 70-90 weight% of the chemical resin selected from the ments Such as a heald, a roller, a guide body are not worn. group consisting of polyester, polyamide, or polypro In addition, according to the present invention, by using 45 pylene, the functional mineral, especially phyllosilicates mineral, making a master batch chip by melting the mineral thereby producing the fiber having a multifunction as far powders 20 and the chemical resin; and infrared ray radiating, blood pressure controlling, ache Synthesizing the master batch chip with a basic material of relief, antibiosis, Stench cleaning, electron wave isolating, 50 the master batch chip. ultraViolet rays isolating, absorbent, moisture absorption, 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the Step of minus ion radiating, and Static electricity preventing. mixing and Synthesizing comprises the Step of mixing and Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to polymerizing the mineral powders and the chemical resin those skilled in the art from consideration of the Specifica Selected from the group consisting of polyester, or polya tion and practice of the invention disclosed herein. 55 mide. It is intended that the Specification and examples be 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein a content considered as exemplary only, with the true Scope and Spirit of the mineral powders is 0.1-10 weight% and a content of of the invention being indicated by the following claims and the chemical resin excepting the mineral powders after their equivalents. polymerization is 90-99.9 weight 9%. What is claimed is: 60 14. A method of producing fiber having functional min 1. A method of producing fiber having functional mineral eral powders, comprising the Steps of: powders, comprising the Steps of a first pulverizing first and Second functional minerals, in a first pulverizing a functional mineral of which the which the crystal form of the first functional mineral is crystal form is pinacoid; pinacoid and the crystal form of the Second functional a Second closely pulverizing the first pulverized func 65 mineral powder is Selected from the group consisting of tional mineral powders to a particle size less than /3 of prism, pyramid, rhombohedron, hexahedron, the desired thickness of the resultant fiber; octahedron, or dodecahedron; US 6,669,882 B2 10 a Second closely pulverizing the first and Second pulver removing metal elements by an electromagnet in State of ized functional mineral powders to be less than /3 mixing the first and Second functional mineral powders granularity of desired fineness, with water; and mixing the first and Second functional mineral powders, passing the first and Second functional mineral powders mixing and SVnthesizinq 0.1-10 weight 9% of the mixed through a filter by a pressure. first and Second functional mineral powders and 22. The method according to claim 14, wherein fine 90-99.9 weight % of a chemical resin; and powders of the first and Second functional mineral are Spinning the mixture of the first and Second functional gained by a Sedimentation method or a centrifuge method. mineral powders and the chemical resin. 23. The method according to claim 14, wherein the 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the first 1O chemical resin is Selected from a group consisting of and Second functional minerals are natural or artificial polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, polyacrylonitrile, vis functional minerals. cose rayon, and acetate rayon. 16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the first 24. The method according to claim 14, wherein the step functional mineral is phylloSilicates mineral. of mixing and Synthesizing comprises the Steps of: 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the 15 phyllosilicates mineral is Selected from a group consisting of mixing 10-30 weight % of the mixture of the first and pyrophyllite, talc, paragonite, muscoVite, glauconite, second mineral powders and 70-90 weight % of the celadonite, Margarite, micaschist, lepidomelane, phlogopite, chemical resin Selected from polyester, polyamide, or lepidolite, Zinnwaldite, Stipnomelane, beidellite, polypropylene; montmorillonite, nontronite, Saponite, Vermiculite, making a master batch chip by melting the mineral penninite, clinochlore, prochlorite, chamosite, thuringite, powders and the chemical resin; and kaolinite, antigorite, chrysotile, ameSite, cronstedtite, Synthesizing the master batch chip with a basic material of halloysite, and palygorskite. the master batch chip. 18. The method according to claim 14, further comprising 25. The method according to claim 14, wherein the step the Step of firing the first and Second functional minerals or 25 of mixing and Synthesizing comprises the Step of mixing and the first and second functional mineral powders at 600-1, polymerizing the mixture of the first and Second mineral 2OOC. powders and the chemical resin Selected from the group 19. The method according to claim 14, further comprising consisting of polyester, or polyamide. the step of mixing 3-30 weight 9% of an inorganic antibiotic 26. The method according to claim 25, wherein a content agent. of the mixture of the first and Second mineral powderS is 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the 0.1-10 weight % and a content of the chemical resin inorganic antibiotic agent is fabricated by Supporting Agion excepting the mineral powders after polymerization is to Zeolite, calcium phosphate, or Zirconium. 90–99.9 weight %. 21. The method according to claim 14, further comprising the Steps of: