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Pile fabric and process for producing same

a technology of pile fibers and processing methods, applied in the field of pile fibers, can solve the problems of large loss of pile fibers, poor appearance, poor hygienic conditions, etc., and achieve the effect of preventing from falling o

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-30
KANEKA CORP
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a pile fabric with inhibited pile fiber loss without impairing the texture. This is achieved by fusing only a specific area of the fabric, while leaving the pile fibers napped on the front surface of the fabric unfused. The pile fibers include at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic fibers and acrylic-based fibers, and have a softening point lower than the softening point of fibers constituting the ground structure. The method of producing the pile fabric involves a contact heating / pressurization at a temperature equal to or higher than the softening point of the pile fibers but lower than the softening point of the fibers constituting the ground structure. This results in the fused area of the pile fibers being limited to the back surface of the ground structure, while the pile fibers on the front surface of the ground structure are not fused. This prevents pile fibers from falling off without impairing the texture.

Problems solved by technology

However, these weaves and knits have the same problem, which is a large amount of pile fiber loss.
As many pile fibers fall off, they attach to an inner wear or are dropped on the floor, resulting in a poor appearance and poor hygienic conditions.
However, in these proposals, because the whole fabric is heated at a temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of the low-melting fibers, the entire ground structure or the pile fibers are also fused, resulting in a coarse texture.

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[0042]Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically by way of examples. Note that the present invention is not limited to the examples below.

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1. Amount of Pile Fiber Loss

[0044]A rubber brush (trade name “prescale mat” 5 mm (particle diameter), length 4 cm, width 10.5 cm, manufactured by FUJIFILM Corporation) was used to rub a front surface of a pile fabric ten times in a forward direction and ten times in a reverse direction of piles with a stroke width of 30 cm while applying a constant load of 600 g (14.3 kg / cm2). Thereafter, fallen pile fibers were collected using an adhesive tape, and the weight was converted into per 1 m2, which was defined as the amount of pile fiber loss.

[0045]2. Evaluation of Pile Fiber Loss

[0046]The pile fiber loss of a pile fabric was ranked on a scale of A to D as below:[0047]A: 0.3 g / m2 or less (very favorable level)[0048]B: More than 0.3 g / m2 and not more than 0.6 g / m2 (favorable level)[0049]C: More than 0.6 g / m2 and not mo...

production examples 1-30

[0086]In Production Examples 1-30, Production Examples 1, 7, 13, 19, 23 and 27 are comparative examples, and the other Production Examples are examples. A sliver knitting machine (circular knitting machine) for manufacturing fake furs was used The above identified polyester fiber yarns were used as the ground yarns. Pile fabrics of Production Examples 1-30 were knitted by supplying pile fiber slivers (10-14 g / m) composed of acrylic-based fibers respectively shown in Table 1 below. The number of loops in the wales of the ground structure was 16-17 / inch, and the number of loops in the course of the ground structure was 22-33 / inch. The other conditions are shown in Table 1 below. Next, back surfaces of the pile fabrics were impregnated with a backing resin. As the backing resin, an emulsion copolymer latex composed mainly of acrylic ester was used. The backing resin was an aqueous solution (emulsified solution) with a latex concentration of 40 wt %. The pile fabrics of the examples and...

production examples 31-40

[0088]Pile fabrics of Production Examples 31-35 were obtained in the same manner as Production Examples 1-30, except that pile fiber slivers composed of acrylic fibers shown in Table 2 below were used, and the contact heating / pressurization treatment was performed under the conditions shown in Table 2 below. Further, pile fabrics of Production Examples 36-40 were obtained in the same manner as Production Examples 1-30, except that the above cotton yarns were used as the ground yarns, pile fiber slivers composed of acrylic fibers shown in Table 2 below were used, and the contact heating / pressurization treatment was performed under the conditions shown in Table 2 below. The same pile fibers and the same ground yarns were used in Production Examples 31-35. Production Example 31 is a comparative example in which the contact heating / pressurization treatment was not performed. Production Examples 32-34 are comparative examples in which the contact heating / pressurization treatment was perf...

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Abstract

A pile fabric whose pile fibers are prevented from falling off without impairing the texture by fusing only a specific area of the pile fabric. The pile fabric has a ground structure and pile fibers that are intertwined with ground yarns and napped on a front surface of the ground structure. The pile fibers including acrylic fibers and / or acrylic-based fibers and have a softening point lower than a softening point of the ground structure fibers, and are intertwined with the ground yarns. At least part of the pile fibers located outside of the ground yarns are fused but the pile fibers napped on the front surface of the ground structure are not fused. A method of producing a pile fabric includes a contact heating / pressurization step at a temperature equal to or higher than the softening point of the pile fibers and lower than the softening point of the ground structure fibers.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a pile fabric whose pile fibers are inhibited from falling off, and a method of producing the same.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Conventionally, pile fabrics have been known under the names of imitation furs or fake furs, boas, etc., as fabrics designed to resemble appearances of furs. These are produced from pile knits and pile weaves. In the case of knitted piles, a seal-fraise knitting machine or a sliver knitting machine (circular knitting machine) is used mainly for knitting, and piles are cut in both cases. When a double Russell machine (warp knitting machine) is used for knitting, piles are knitted by forming a double ground structure while intertwining the double ground structure with a binder yarn, and cutting the middle of the binder yarn. In a weaving method, a velvet loom or a moquette loom is used to intertwine an upper and a lower ground structure and the middle of the ground structures with a binder yarn, and cut the middle ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D04H11/00D06C11/00
CPCD04B1/04D04B1/025D10B2401/041D10B2403/0111Y10T428/2395D03D27/02D03D15/587D03D27/12D04B21/04
Inventor NISHIDA, SOHEIMIYOSHI, MASAAKIKUSUNOKI, KAZUYATOKUMOTO, HIROYUKI
Owner KANEKA CORP