CA1056708A - Composite textile material - Google Patents

Composite textile material

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CA1056708A
CA1056708A CA227,405A CA227405A CA1056708A CA 1056708 A CA1056708 A CA 1056708A CA 227405 A CA227405 A CA 227405A CA 1056708 A CA1056708 A CA 1056708A
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Adolf Graber
Bohuslav Tecl
Wilhelm Kirsch
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Carl Freudenberg KG
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04HMAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H13/00Other non-woven fabrics
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04HMAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H1/00Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres
    • D04H1/40Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties
    • D04H1/54Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties by welding together the fibres, e.g. by partially melting or dissolving
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04HMAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H5/00Non woven fabrics formed of mixtures of relatively short fibres and yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length
    • D04H5/06Non woven fabrics formed of mixtures of relatively short fibres and yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length strengthened or consolidated by welding-together thermoplastic fibres, filaments, or yarns

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

An improved composite textile material is disclosed having at least two layers of thermoplastic between which is a "thread lay" of longitudinally and/or transversely placed threads, the thermoplastic covering layers being thermally welded together in the interstices of the thread lay so that the thread lay maintains its geometrical configuration but the threads are axially mobile.

Description

Thls lnventlon relates to n multl-layered composite textile material which contalns at least two layers of thermoplastic welded together intermittently, for example, by spot welding. Additional structure i9 incorporatcd lnto the textile material and imparts new propertles thercto whlch are not present ln known materials such a~
woven fabrlcs, knlts or non-woven textlles.
Composite materials comprising several thermoplastic sheets welded together intermittently, as for example by spot weldlng, are known.
Also prevlously suggested are numerous ways of combining non-woven te~tlles having thermoplastic bindlng fibres by spot application of pressure at high temperature. The materials thus obtalned vary in softness or rigidity, as well as elastlcity, depending on the ~ind and quality of the threads employed and on the form and density of the welds, and also on any bondlng agent that may be added.
~ oven ~abrics and knits obtained by cross-weaving of warp and woof threads or intertwining of continuous threads are also known for the production of multi-layered composite materlals.
Also known are textile materials in the form of "thread lays," i.e. longitudinally or transversely laid groups of threads which are ~oined together. There have been numerous suggestions relating to a very wide variety of mechanical devices for preparing and bringing to-gether the warp and woof threads of the lay in a uniformly parallel arrangement. Joining of the threads together is also known, the simplest method conslstlng of immerslon of the prepared lay ln an emulsion of bonding agent followed by drying. However this produces a stlff product coated on all sldes wlth bonding agent.
In DT-AS (German Published Speclflcatlon) 1,120,421 another prOCeS8 18 suggested ln whlch the bonding of the longltudlnal and trans-verse threads is confined, by the use of dlfferent flbre materlals and 1:

swelling agents, to the actual points of intersectlon. This l~provesthe softness of the product. The lay is "slide-fast".
All hitherto known thread lays have the distlnct disad~
vantage that unlike woven fabrics snd knits the points of intersection o the threads are fixed or "frozen". Because of the bonding the lays lose the relative mobility of the longitudinal and transverse threads.
In the present invention a multi-layered composite textile material is provided whlch contains at least two thermoplastic sheets welded together intermittently, as for example by spot welding. The material is characterized by at least one group of longitudinally and/or transversely laid threads, a so-called "thread lay", which is coated on both sides by at least one thermoplastic layer, the thread being fixed in its geometric position by thermal welding together of the coating layers in the interstices, while the threads remain axially mobile. The compo-site material thus comprises a thermally welded multi-layered structure in which an unbound thread lay is so embedded by intermittent welding that all threads remain freely mobile in their axial directions. The invention thus provides a "slippable" thread lay in which the points of intersection of the threads are not "frozen".
In its 6implest form the multi-layered composite material accordlng to the invention comprises upper and a lower thermoplastic layers which can be welded and a thread lay disposed therebetween. There may also be a succession of such layers in sandwich form, such that at least one weldable thermoplastlc layer always alternates with a thread layer, one over the other, the top and bottom outside covering layers being of thermoplastically weldable mater~al.
Especially suitable a~ weldable thermoplastic layers are sheets oP non-woven textile matesial containing thermoplastlc binding flbres. Also approprlate, however> are woven fabrics or knlts as well as weldable thermoplastlc foils. If deslred, more than one thermoplastic
- 2 -1~56708 lsyer can be disposed between the thread lays. If the composlte material is to be waterproofed on one or on both sides, it is recommended that the side which will be exposed to moisture be furnished with a thermoplastic sheet in the form of a plastic ~oil.
According to the invention the thermoplastic layers, e.g.
layers of non-woven textile materials, are welded in the interstices of the thread lays, that is in the spaces containing no threads, snd because of this the structure has the necessary reinforcement but the axial mobillty of the threads is retained. The thread lays as such, are per-manently ixed in their prescribed geometric configurations. The composite msterial may be constructed of one or more thread lays, the threads of which, however, are not fixed by bonding agent so as to have fixed thread intersections. For many applications, fixed thread intersections in known thread lays are considered to be a disadvantage.
Fixing of the threads of the lay in axial direction within the composite material of the invention is achieved by static friction.
The strength of traditional textile flat goods where no chemical cementing is employed in the finishing, is due entirely to static friction between individual fibres or threads. Since the frictional force ls a function of the contact pressure, contact area and the coefficient of friction, these factors are increased, particularly where high mechanical strength of the threads is required by for example high twists, brightening and tight linkage. In the composite materials of the invention the force opposing the slippage of a thread in its longitudinal direction ls determined by the thickness of the thread itself, lts surface, the distance between the weld points of the thermoplastic covering layers and the weights of the layers. With a knowledge of the6e factors the composite materials according to the invention can be designed to suit the particular application.
For many nppllcatlons lt has been ~ound useful to construct
- 3 -the thread lays from threads of different gauge. In this way materials are obtained which are used for instance for the manufacture of llning msterials, cushioning materials or the like.
A 6uitable design further consists in the use of shrinkable fibres for the non-woven textile constltutlng the thermoplastic covering layers. During welding these flbres shrlnk and the enclosed threads or thread lays are embedded under stress.
The thread lay comprises textile threads of the desired character and gauge and/or mineral or metalllc threads. The addition of or excluslve use of metallic threads results ln electrlcally conductive composite materlals. These goods may be made into electrlc blankets, electric bandages, heatlng draperles or other such ltems. The electrlcal reslstance can be varied by varying the amount of metallic threads and can thereby be adapted to the lntended application. On account of the mobility of the thread lay it is possible to change the resistance by the removal of individual threads, for example in the application to electrlc bandages.
Compared wlth known thread lays, woven fabrics, knit goods and fleeces, the present composlte textlle materlal shows distlnct ad-vantages. It ls posslble to produce composite materlals ln whlch one thread directlon is strongly preferred~ a property whlch ls desired for example for conveyer belts, drlve belts and fiubstltutes for wool llnlngs.
The second group of threads (e.g. woof) normally requlred for the geometrlc fixation o~ the first group (e.g. warp) can be dlspensed ~ith.
Optical density or opac~ty of the materials is not achieved in the composlte material of the invention by means of a very thick layer of threads, which would be expensive compared to flbre fleeces. Unlike the known thread lays, woven fabrics or knits, the composite materlals of the invention are diagonally stable and comparatlvely non-stretchable in 811 directions.

The following examples descrlbe embodiments of the composite material according to the invention but are to be taken as illustrative of the invcntion and not as limiting to its scope.
Example I
To form a composite material according to the present invention 5 parallel, longitudinally oriented contlnuous viscose yarn threads of 600/12 den. were disposed per 1 cm width.
The longitudinal threads were placed between fleece layers each of 70% polyamide 66 fibres 3.3 dtex and 30% polyamide 6 fibres 3.3 dtex. The two fleece layers were spot welded in the spaces between the longitudinal threads~ i.e. at intervals of 2 mm, the separate weld spots being 0.6 mm long and 0.8 mm wide with a longitudinal spot interval o 1.43 mm. The welded spots occupied 17% of the total area of the composite material. Each thread was encased on both sides by fibres which are anchored at the weld spots and was fixed in lts position by the coaction of fibre tension and coefficient of friction bet~een the thread and the surface of the flbre.
This composite material, impregnated with polyamide adhesive, has been used successfully ln the men~s wear industry as a patch reinorcement lining, where the resilience of the longitudinal threads which are still mobile within the fleece has particular importance.
A strip of the composite material 5 cm wide and 10 cm long was placed in 8 tenBile-test machine ln such a way that the upper clamp gripped 10 thread~ witll no fleece while the lower one held the entire width of the fleece with the remainlng lS threads. The force needed to move the threads ln their longitudinal direction was measured at 23.3 p, i.e. 2.33 ponds per thread. (I pond ~ tlle force of lg. of mass at a standard acceleration due to gravity).

Example 2 A composite material was prepared as ln Example 1, but with the binder fibre increased to 50% and the number of longitudinal threads increased by 50% by insertlng a second thread in every second row.
When messured by the method described in Example 1 for testing tensile strength it was found that 4.66 p was expended for the longitudinal moticn of a single thread of the composite materlal, while a double thread required a force of 5.56 p.
Example 3 Another composite material according to the invention was made as follows:
Two groups of threads comprising polyester continuous threads running side by side at intervals of 1.25 mm with 25 capillaries and a total tlter of 140 dtex were laid one over the other at an angle of 90. Below and above the thread lay was placed a fibre fleece of 30 g/m comprising 100% polyamide 66 - 6 core-mantle fibres 3.3 dtex/60 mm, and the two 1eeces were thermoplastically welded together exactly in the meshes of the thread lay. The weld spots measured 0.30 x 0.30 mm (square) and the total welded area was 5.76% of the total area of the material.
This composite material was distingulshed by a soft feel and short stretch. The so-called "plywood effect", to be avoided in laminated cloths, was absent because the embedded threads were mobile with respect to each other and with respect to the outside layers. However in such composite material the threads provide high strength and short stretch, and when used, for example, for outer garments prevent bagging st the knees or elbows of the kind observable with non-woven textile materials or felts.
Example 4 Anothcr composlte materlal made according to the lnventlon comprised two fleece layers o the following flbre mixture: 70 parts .

polyester 1.4/40 (1.5 dtex, 40 mm length) and 30 parts unstretched poly-ester fibres (whlcl- have a lower softening polnt than the st~etched flbres), plu8 a number of copper strand wires each having 10 strands of 0.05 mm diameter laid between the fleece layers. The electrical resistance of the wire was 9.07 n/m. The weight of the fleece was 30 g/m2 on one side and 60 g/m2 on the other. The distance between wires was 5 mm. The layers were firmly spot welded to each other, the copper wires being situated exactly between two rows of weld spots so that while locally fixed in the composite material and insulated externally by the fleece layers, they were not damaged in any way by the pressure required for welding.- The described composite material was flexible like a textile and could be used for making electric blankets, electric banda~es and heating draperies.

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Claims (9)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A multi-layered composite textile material comprising at least two thermoplastic layers intermittently welded together wherein at least one thread lay of longitudinally or transversely laid threads or a mixture thereof is covered on each side by at least one said thermoplastic layer as a cover layer, the thread lay being fixed in geometrical configura-tion by thermal welding of the cover layers in the interstices between the threads, whereby the threads are axially mobile.
2. The composite textile material according to Claim 1, wherein at least one of the thermoplastic cover layers is a non-woven textile material containing thermoplastic binding fibres.
3. The composite textile material according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the thermoplastic covering layers is a plastics foil.
4. The composite textile material according to any of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the thread lay is selected from the group of textile, mineral and metal threads and mixtures thereof.
5. The composite textile material according to any of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the thread lay contains threads of different gauge.
6. The composite textile material according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein one or more of the covering layers consist of non-woven textile materials containing shrinking or curling fibres or a mixture thereof.
7. The composite textile material of claim 2 wherein the non-woven textile layers are made of known thermoplastic staple fibres.
8. The composite textile material according to claim 7, characterized in that the staple fibres are short fibres.
9. The composite textile material according to claim 2 wherein the non-woven textile layers contain continuous fibres.
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