EP0060907A1 - Couche de doublage en mousse pour tissu pour draperies - Google Patents

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EP0060907A1
EP0060907A1 EP19810102145 EP81102145A EP0060907A1 EP 0060907 A1 EP0060907 A1 EP 0060907A1 EP 19810102145 EP19810102145 EP 19810102145 EP 81102145 A EP81102145 A EP 81102145A EP 0060907 A1 EP0060907 A1 EP 0060907A1
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William A. Brandon, Jr.
William D. Bailey
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING 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
    • D04H11/00—Non-woven pile fabrics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
    • A47H23/00—Curtains; Draperies
    • A47H23/02—Shapes of curtains; Selection of particular materials for curtains
    • A47H23/08—Selection of particular materials
    • A47H23/10—Selection of particular materials the material being plastics or the like
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M15/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
    • D06M15/19—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with synthetic macromolecular compounds
    • D06M15/37—Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D06M15/643—Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds containing silicon in the main chain
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N3/00—Artificial leather, oilcloth or other material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof
    • D06N3/007—Artificial leather, oilcloth or other material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof characterised by mechanical or physical treatments
    • D06N3/0077—Embossing; Pressing of the surface; Tumbling and crumbling; Cracking; Cooling; Heating, e.g. mirror finish
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N7/00—Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for, e.g. textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material
    • D06N7/0097—Web coated with fibres, e.g. flocked
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N—WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06N2205/00—Condition, form or state of the materials
    • D06N2205/04—Foam

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  • the invention relates to a method of making a foam backed drapery fabric or the like, and the fabric so produced.
  • Foam backed fabrics have found many uses, especially for draperies.
  • Foam backed drapery fabrics provide all of the light-blocking properties of conventional lined draperies at a fraction of the cost.
  • embossed foam backed drapery fabrics or the like a method of producing embossed foam backed drapery fabrics or the like, and the fabrics so produced, are provided that overcome the problems inherent in the prior art.
  • the embossed impression in the foam backing is properly set and attains permanency so that it imparts optimum desirable textile-like characteristics to the final fabric.
  • the embossed foam backed drapery fabric has a more textile-like texture than merely crushed foam backed fabrics, and the embossed foam backed fabric has improved softness, drape, and appearance characteristics.
  • a foam backed drapery fabric or the like is made from a moving web of material.
  • a wet foam backing is applied to the moving web of fabric, the foam backing is at least partially dried without significantly curing it, and the foam backing is embossed.
  • an aqueous solution containing a release agent and a wetting agent is applied to the foam backing to substantially penetrate the foam backing without substantial penetration of the fabric web.
  • the foam backing is then cured to produce a final drapery fabric or the like having good feel, abrasion resistance, drape, and appearance characteristics.
  • a foam backed drapery fabric or the like is made from a moving web of fabric by substantially sequentially applying a wet cross-linking foam backing to the moving web of fabric; at least partially drying, without significantly curing, the wet foam backing; and embossing the foam backing. Then a predetermined sufficient amount of moisture containing a release agent and a wetting agent is returned to the embossed foam backing so that the cross-linking of the foam backing may proceed to completion and thereby fix the embossing, but so that collapse of the foam cell structure does not occur, and then the backing is cured.
  • a foam backed drapery fabric or the like is produced from a moving web of fabric by practicing the steps consisting essentially of: Applying a wet foam backing to the moving web of fabric. Applying a flock to the wet foam backing. At least partially drying, without significantly curing, the foam backing. Embossing the foam backing. Applying an aqueous solution at about 50 to 80% pickup on dry foam solids weight to the foam backing, without substantial penetration of the fabric. Drying the foam backing; and curing the foam backing to produce a final drapery fabric or the like having good textile properties.
  • the aqueous solution has a release agent and a wetting agent, and preferably also includes a curing catalyst, and preferably is applied to the foam backing by kiss-coating, although it also may be sprayed.
  • the final drapery fabric or the like produced according to the present invention has an embossed foam backing capable of recovering in five seconds to one minute after 3,000 psi has been applied thereto for five minutes.
  • the drapery fabric has improved softness, textile-like feel, drape, and appearance characteristics compared to conventional foam backed drapery fabrics.
  • FIG. 1 An exemplary method of producing a foam backed drapery fabric or the like from a moving web of fabric F is readily seen by an inspection of Figure 1.
  • the web of fabric F is supplied from a source 10 to a foam application station 12 wherein a wet foam backing is applied to the moving web.
  • the foam backing may be applied by coating or other conventional techniques, and preferably is applied by defining a fluid-foam pillow, passing the fabric web F past the foam pillow, and allowing only a portion of the foam in the foam pillow to pass with the web as it moves past the pillow.
  • the foam is any cross-linking suitable foam, either self cross- linking, or including a textile resin for cross- linking, or both, with self-crosslinking acrylic latex foams plus textile resin being preferred.
  • the flocking station 14 After application of foam F' to the top of the fabric web F it passes to a flocking station 14.
  • the flocking station 14 is conventional, and preferably comprises a mechanical flocking module, with short fiber cotton flocking preferred. The flocking improves the textile-like feel properties of the final fabric produced.
  • the web F then passes to a drying station 16 at which the foam backing F' is at least partially dried, without significant curing thereof.
  • the drying station 16 may be a conventional tenter dryer, and preferably drying is practiced so that the foam surface exit temperature from the drying station 16 is about 200-240° F.
  • the fabric web F with the dried foam backing F' then proceeds immediately to an embossing station 18.
  • the foam backing is embossed to provide crushing thereof to thereby increase the abrasion resistance of the foam backing.
  • embossing makes the final fabric produced softer, provides a more textile-like texture than mere crushing, and enhances the appearance, in general resulting in an improved final fabric.
  • the embossing station 18 may include any conventional means, preferably including an embossing steel roller 19, having a suitable pattern formed on the face thereof (e.g. 1/12-inch screen wire pattern) with a rubber roller 20 acting against the fabric web.
  • a force sufficient to effect embossing e.g. 8 tons
  • Figure 2 illustrates the foam backed fabric web according to the present invention, the fabric itself being indicated at F, the foam backing before embossing (crushing) being illustrated at F', and the embossed foam backing being illustrated at F".
  • the right side of Figure 2 illustrates the web before it passes to the embossing station 18, and the left side the web after it passes through the embossing station 18.
  • the embossed foam backed web F" is next immediately passed to an aqueous solution application stage 22.
  • An aqueous solution containing a suitable release agent e.g. silicone emulsion softener
  • a suitable wetting agent e.g. silicone emulsion softener
  • a curing catalyst e.g. acid catalyst
  • a 50 to 80% pickup on dry foam solids weight of solution has been found to effect the results desired according to the present invention (comparable to about 18 to 25% pickup based on weight of fabric and foam, with 20% being optimum). While the exact theory explaining why the application of the aqueous solution effects proper setting of the embossed pattern is not known, it is believed that the aqueous solution provides a sufficient amount of moisture to the dry foam backing so that the necessary cross-linking chemical reactions in the foam backing may proceed to completion, thereby fixing the embossing.
  • the aqueous solution application step may be accomplished by spraying the aqueous solution onto the foam backing, although application of the aqueous solution by kiss-coating is preferred.
  • a roller 23 rotates in a tank 24 having the aqueous solution 25 therein, the speed of rotation of the roller 23 determining the amount of solution applied to the foam backing.
  • the foam backed web is ultimately passed to a curing station 28.
  • the apparatus utilized in the curing station comprises rollers in a curing oven, over which rollers the web passes, it is necessary to provide a predrying station 26, otherwise the rollers in the curing oven will have a tendency to iron out the embossed pattern.
  • the drying station 26 preferably comprises an electric quartz infra-red predrier, and the curing station 28 then comprises a conventional curing oven with rollers or the like over which the web passes. After passing through the curing station 28, the final drapery fabric D or the like is provided.
  • the final drapery fabric D comprises an embossed foam backed fabric wherein the foam backing is capable of recovering in five seconds to one minute after the application of 3,000 psi thereto for five minutes.
  • the final fabric has desirable textile-like feel, drape, abrasion resistance, and appearance characteristics and is eminently suited for use in the construction of draperies.
  • a woven drapery fabric F having a weight of .392 pounds per linear yard (45 inch width) made of 41% polyester, 58% rayon, and 1% acrylic fibers was coated with foam by passing it past a foam pillow.
  • 3.2 dry ounces per linear yard of foam was applied with a wet density of 170 grams per liter.
  • the foam composition included an acrylic polymer, resin cross-linking agent, foaming agent, foam stabilizer, filler material, and pigment.
  • After application of the wet foam the fabric entered a mechanical flocking module where about 0.5 ounces of short fiber cotton flock per linear yard were applied to the wet foam. The process speed during the entire treatment was about 40 yards per minute.
  • the foam backed web After passing through the mechanical flocker 14, the foam backed web passed to a tenter dryer 16, having a first drier section at 275°F and second and third drier section at 320°F each. ' The fabric exiting the drier had a foam surface temperature of about 230°F. The fabric then passed to an embossing station 18 wherein an embossing roller with a 1/12 inch screen wire pattern was brought into contact with the foam backing while a force 21 of 8 tons was applied to the rubber roller 20. The embossed foam backed fabric was then passed to the aqueous pickup station.
  • the aqueous solution 25 included 1% silicone emulsion softener (60% active), .1% ethoxylated alcohol wetting agent, and 0.08% p-toluenesulfonic acid catalyst.
  • the speed of rotation of the roller 23 was controlled relative to the process speed of the web so that the aqueous solution was applied at 60% pickup, which penetrated the foam backing without substantial penetration of the fabric.
  • the web was then passed to an electric quartz infra-red predrier 26, and then to a conventional roller cure oven 140 yards long wherein the temperature was maintained at 320°F.
  • the final fabric D produced had excellent textile-like feel, softness, drapeability, and appearance characteristics. When a force of 3,000 psi was applied for five minutes to the foam backing, the backing recovered in less than one minute.

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FR2562918A1 (fr) * 1984-04-17 1985-10-18 Uniroyal Englebert Textilcord Procede pour fabriquer un article textile en nappe floque, et article textile en nappe floque souple obtenu par la mise en oeuvre du procede
FR2814093A1 (fr) * 2000-09-20 2002-03-22 Cera Complexe de revetement pour element de siege en mousse
US7764933B2 (en) 2003-07-14 2010-07-27 Research In Motion Limited Component assembly cushioning device for mobile devices
JP2018172952A (ja) * 2017-03-31 2018-11-08 立川ブラインド工業株式会社 生地及びプリーツスクリーン

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US3149994A (en) * 1958-04-10 1964-09-22 Maas & Wallstein Co Surface texturing system and materials therefor
US3527654A (en) * 1967-07-06 1970-09-08 Burlington Industries Inc Foam back drapery fabrics and method of making the same
US3528874A (en) * 1965-10-11 1970-09-15 West Point Pepperell Inc Heat-insulating fabric and method of preparing it
UST896018I4 (en) * 1971-02-01 1972-03-07 Defensive publication
US4016831A (en) * 1975-04-07 1977-04-12 Burlington Industries, Inc. Apparatus for applying a foam backing to fabric

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US3149994A (en) * 1958-04-10 1964-09-22 Maas & Wallstein Co Surface texturing system and materials therefor
US3528874A (en) * 1965-10-11 1970-09-15 West Point Pepperell Inc Heat-insulating fabric and method of preparing it
US3527654A (en) * 1967-07-06 1970-09-08 Burlington Industries Inc Foam back drapery fabrics and method of making the same
UST896018I4 (en) * 1971-02-01 1972-03-07 Defensive publication
US4016831A (en) * 1975-04-07 1977-04-12 Burlington Industries, Inc. Apparatus for applying a foam backing to fabric

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2562918A1 (fr) * 1984-04-17 1985-10-18 Uniroyal Englebert Textilcord Procede pour fabriquer un article textile en nappe floque, et article textile en nappe floque souple obtenu par la mise en oeuvre du procede
GB2159730A (en) * 1984-04-17 1985-12-11 Uniroyal Englebert Textilcord Method of producing a flocked, flat-shaped textile structure, and a flexible, flat-shaped flock structure produced thereby
FR2814093A1 (fr) * 2000-09-20 2002-03-22 Cera Complexe de revetement pour element de siege en mousse
US7764933B2 (en) 2003-07-14 2010-07-27 Research In Motion Limited Component assembly cushioning device for mobile devices
US8078121B2 (en) 2003-07-14 2011-12-13 Research In Motion Limited Component assembly cushioning device for mobile devices
JP2018172952A (ja) * 2017-03-31 2018-11-08 立川ブラインド工業株式会社 生地及びプリーツスクリーン

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