Textile fabric, use and production of a textile fabric and furniture element

Abstract

A textile fabric (1) with elastic properties for use as upholstery material or for covering support or frame structures, for example, of seating furniture, furniture elements, ducts, automobile accessories or the like, comprising a woven, single-thread or multi-thread knitted or laid structure or composite textile material, for example, a nonwoven, as a self-supporting base material, wherein the base material has a total elongation to DIN 53360 under a tensile force of 25 N in at least one pulling direction of 0.1 to 10% and an irreversible elongation to DIN 53360 under a tensile force of 25 N in at least one pulling direction of less than 1%. According to the invention, it is provided that the base material has a pile (4) produced by flocking.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The invention relates to a textile fabric for use as upholstery material or a covering for support or frame structures, for example, for seating furniture, furniture elements, ducts, automobile accessories, or the like, with a woven, single-thread or multi-thread knitted or laid structure or composite textile material, for example, a nonwoven material, as a self-supporting base material, whereby the base material has a total elongation according to DIN 53360 under a tensile force of 25 N in at least one pulling direction of 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.5 to 6%, and even more preferably up to 4%, and an irreversible elongation according to DIN 53360 under a tensile force of 25 N in at least one pulling direction of less than 1%, preferably of less than 0.5%, and even more preferably of less than 0.1%, and especially preferably of less than 0.01%. Under a tensile force of 125 N, the total elongation according to DIN 53360 in ...

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Benefits of technology

The invention is a simple and economical way to produce a textile fabric with a three-dimensional surface structure on at least one flat side. The fabric has very fine and delicate textile structures and has a good shape recovery behavior. The fabric can be used as upholstery material or a covering for support or frame structures of furniture elements. The fabric is produced by flocking a base material, such as a cloth or a knitted fabric, with flock fibers that can freely form the design of the nap layer. The flocking allows for high-resolution patterns that can be depicted. The fabric has self-supporting properties, sufficient elasticity, and a good shape recovery behavior after withdrawal of force. The base material is tightly woven, which simplifies the flocking process and ensures a very appealing surface feel and optics. In some areas, the base material can be flocked only in some areas, providing an especially appealing appearance. The surface design can be almost freely configured as in the case of a pushing process.

Problems solved by technology

The higher configuration freedom of the design or the outer appearance of the three-dimensional surface structures produced with use of flocked yarns is limited, however, by the yarn thickness and in the case of woven textile fabrics by the number of warp or weft threads.

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