CN221071787U - Fine denier special-shaped polyester cool filament fiber - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model discloses a fine denier special-shaped polyester cooling filament fiber, which comprises a sheath layer and a core layer, wherein the sheath layer consists of three fiber filaments, the core layer is woven in the sheath layer, the three fiber filaments of the sheath layer are specifically cool feeling fibers, fine denier special-shaped polyester filaments and toughening fibers, the cool feeling fibers, the fine denier special-shaped polyester filaments and the toughening fibers are twisted and ply-twisted to form the sheath layer, the core layer is specifically antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite filaments, the cool feeling fibers are specifically natural peppermint fibers, the toughening fibers are specifically protein fibers, the antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite filaments consist of an air-permeable coating layer and three multifunctional fiber filaments wrapped in the air-permeable coating layer, and the three multifunctional fiber filaments are specifically antibacterial filaments, bamboo filament fibers and ultraviolet-proof fibers; the fine denier special-shaped polyester cooling filament fiber has both cooling texture and soft hand feeling, high overall strength, good antibacterial effect, ultraviolet resistance and higher practical value.
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Technical Field
The utility model particularly relates to a fine denier special-shaped polyester cooling filament fiber, and belongs to the technical field of cooling filament fibers.
Background
The fine denier special-shaped polyester is fine denier polyester with special shape, and is usually manufactured by adopting a composite spinning technology. The fiber has small diameter, can reduce the abnormal degree of the fiber, improves the breaking strength and fatigue resistance of the fiber, and makes the fabric softer, lighter, thinner and tougher, and is commonly used for manufacturing high-grade textiles, and the cool cotton polyester yarn is disclosed in Chinese patent publication No. CN217324471U and comprises a core layer and a sheath layer; the core layer comprises a first ply yarn formed by ply twisting two special-shaped polyester filaments, and the cross section of each special-shaped polyester filament is cross-shaped; the sheath layer comprises second ply yarns formed by doubling cotton-like polyester fiber yarns and cool polyester fiber yarns, and the two second ply yarns are wound outside the first ply yarns in a crossing manner. The twisted yarn formed by twisting the cotton-like polyester fiber yarn and the cool polyester fiber yarn is used as a sheath layer of the yarn, so that the yarn has cool body feeling, cotton fiber hand feeling and comfort level, and the texture of the woven fabric is greatly improved; the core layer of the yarn is a ply yarn formed by twisting two cross polyester filaments, has the advantages of high strength, good elasticity, moisture absorption, ventilation and the like, and improves the applicability of the yarn.
The Chinese patent with publication number of CN210916776U discloses a cool silk cotton blended shirt woven fabric, which is provided with a cooling structure and a sweat-absorbing and moisture-conducting structure, and effectively solves the problems in the background technology. The fabric comprises a fabric main body woven by warp yarns and weft yarns, wherein the warp yarns are formed by blending tencel, moisture-absorbing quick-drying fibers and polyester fibers, and the weft yarns are formed by blending mica ice-cold fibers, bamboo charcoal fibers and flax fibers; the fabric is characterized in that a plurality of vertical moisture-conducting slurry layers are adhered to the inner surface of the fabric main body, and the fabric is simple in structure, convenient to use and suitable for various textile products.
The technical scheme disclosed by the application improves the cool texture of the polyester yarn or the fabric to a certain extent, but has insufficient overall strength, does not have antibacterial capability, can generate peculiar smell after being used for a period of time, and does not have an ultraviolet-proof function.
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The utility model aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide the fine denier special-shaped polyester cooling filament fiber so as to achieve the purposes of cooling texture, soft hand feeling, high overall strength, good antibacterial effect and ultraviolet resistance.
The utility model relates to a fine denier profiled polyester cold filament fiber, which comprises a sheath layer and a core layer, wherein the sheath layer and the core layer are formed by three fiber yarns, the core layer is woven in the sheath layer, the three fiber yarns of the sheath layer are specifically cool feeling fibers, fine denier profiled polyester yarns and tough fibers, the cool feeling fibers, the fine denier profiled polyester yarns and the tough fibers are twisted together to form the sheath layer, the core layer is specifically antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite yarns, the sheath layer and the core layer are formed by the composite fiber yarns, the outer sheath layer is formed by the cool feeling fibers, the fine denier profiled polyester yarns and the tough fibers, the cool feeling fibers enable the surface of the finished product to have cool feeling, the fine denier profiled polyester yarns also have the anti-fracture strength and the anti-fatigue performance of the fine denier profiled polyester yarns, the fabric is softer, the light and firm, the strength of the overall material is effectively improved by adding the tough fibers, the surface strength of the fiber material is improved, the surface strength of the special profiled polyester yarns is only formed by the cool feeling fibers, the fine denier profiled polyester yarns and the tough polyester yarns are easy to form the antibacterial and the outer layer, the antibacterial and the ultraviolet-proof fiber has the same function as the cool feeling fiber, and the anti-bacterial function is improved, and the anti-bacterial fiber is completely formed by the cool fiber is formed by the fine and has the anti-bacterial function.
Further, the cool feeling fiber is specifically natural mint fiber, natural plants are used as raw materials, the effective components of the natural plants, namely mint and cellulose are mixed and spun into fiber in a microcapsule coating mode, and the cool feeling fiber has the characteristics of cooling and comfort, antibiosis and deodorization, softness and comfort, environmental protection and health, and is well blended with the toughened fiber and the fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn.
Further, the toughening fiber is specifically protein fiber, the protein fiber is prepared by taking protein extracted from natural matters such as milk, soybean, peanut, corn and the like as a raw material and dissolving the protein in a proper solvent, and the fiber has soft hand feeling, comfortable wearing, certain toughness and improved strength.
Further, the antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite yarn consists of a breathable coating layer and three multifunctional fiber yarns wrapped in the breathable coating layer.
Furthermore, the three multifunctional fiber filaments are specifically antibacterial filaments, bamboo filament fibers and ultraviolet-proof fibers, so that the antibacterial capacity of the ultraviolet-proof fiber yarn is effectively improved, bacteria are prevented from breeding, and the ultraviolet-proof fiber yarn has a certain ultraviolet-proof function and is more comprehensive in function.
Furthermore, the antibacterial filaments are specifically nano silver fiber filaments or bamboo charcoal fiber filaments, the nano silver fiber filaments have the advantages of high conductivity, high antibacterial property, high deodorizing property and the like, the bamboo charcoal fiber filaments are made of moso bamboo, and the bamboo charcoal fiber filaments have the unique fiber structure design, have the characteristics of moisture absorption, ventilation, antibacterial property, warmness in winter and cool in summer, environmental friendliness and the like, and have the better antibacterial and deodorizing functions.
Furthermore, the ultraviolet-proof fiber is particularly acrylic fiber, has the advantages of softness, bulkiness, easiness in dyeing, bright color, light resistance, antibiosis, worm-eating resistance and the like, has better sunlight resistance and weather resistance, and can effectively prevent external ultraviolet rays from penetrating through the fiber to irradiate a human body.
Furthermore, the breathable coating layer is made of nylon, so that the breathable coating layer can wrap the internal fiber yarn and has certain air permeability, and the comfort level of the breathable coating layer is improved.
The beneficial effects are that:
The utility model combines cool sense fiber, fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn and tough fiber, so that the surface of the finished product of the utility model not only has cool texture, but also has the fracture resistance and fatigue resistance of the fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn, and the fabric is softer, lighter, thinner and tough and has high surface strength.
The material of the core layer is composed of a plurality of strands of fiber yarns with different functions, so that the antibacterial capability of the fiber yarn is effectively improved, bacteria are prevented from breeding, the fiber yarn has a certain ultraviolet-proof function, the function is more comprehensive, the fiber yarn has both cool texture and soft hand feeling, the overall strength is higher, the antibacterial effect is better, the ultraviolet-proof function is realized, and the practical value is higher.
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FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model in a side view;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the present utility model;
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In the figure: 1. cool feeling fiber; 2. fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn; 3. a tough fiber; 4. antibacterial deodorant multifunctional composite yarn; 401. a breathable coating layer; 402. antibacterial filaments; 403. bamboo filament fibers; 404. an ultraviolet-proof fiber.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1-4, the fine denier profiled polyester cooling filament fiber comprises a sheath layer and a core layer, wherein the sheath layer and the core layer are formed by three fiber filaments, the three fiber filaments of the sheath layer are specifically cool feeling fiber 1, fine denier profiled polyester filaments 2 and tough fiber 3, the cool feeling fiber 1, the fine denier profiled polyester filaments 2 and the tough fiber 3 are twisted together to form the sheath layer, and the core layer is specifically antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite filament 4.
In the utility model, the composite fiber yarn consists of the sheath layer and the core layer, the outer sheath layer is formed by twisting and stranding the cool sense fiber 1, the fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn 2 and the tough fiber 3, the cool sense fiber 1 ensures that the composite fiber yarn has relatively cool texture, the comfort level is relatively high in summer use, the surface of the finished product of the composite fiber yarn is relatively cool texture, the composite fiber yarn also has the fracture resistance and fatigue resistance of the fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn 2, the fabric is softer, lighter and thinner and tough, the strength of the whole material is effectively improved by adding the tough fiber 3, the surface strength of the fiber material is improved, the outer layer material formed by the fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn 2 and the cool sense fiber 1 is prevented from being easily worn, the material of the core layer is formed by a plurality of fiber yarns with different functions, the antibacterial capability of the composite fiber yarn is effectively improved, the composite fiber yarn has a certain ultraviolet-proof function, and relatively comprehensive functions, and compared with the existing fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn 2, the composite fiber yarn has relatively soft, the composite fiber yarn has relatively good ice feeling and relatively cool texture, and relatively high practical value.
The cool feeling fiber 1 is specifically natural mint fiber, takes natural plants as raw materials, mixes and spins the effective components of the natural plants, namely mint and cellulose in a microcapsule coating mode to form fiber, has the characteristics of cooling and comfort, antibiosis and deodorization, softness and comfort, environmental protection and health, and is well blended with the toughened fiber 3 and the fine denier special-shaped polyester yarn 2.
The toughening fiber 3 is specifically protein fiber, the protein fiber is prepared by taking protein extracted from natural substances such as milk, soybean, peanut, corn and the like as a raw material and dissolving the protein in a proper solvent, and the fiber has soft hand feeling, comfortable wearing, certain toughness and improved strength.
The antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite yarn 4 consists of a breathable coating layer 401 and three multifunctional fiber yarns wrapped in the breathable coating layer 401, wherein the three multifunctional fiber yarns are specifically antibacterial filaments 402, bamboo filament fibers 403 and ultraviolet-proof fibers 404, so that the antibacterial capacity of the utility model is effectively improved, bacteria are prevented from breeding, and the antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite yarn has a certain ultraviolet-proof function and is more comprehensive in function.
The antibacterial filaments 402 are specifically nano silver fiber filaments or bamboo charcoal fiber filaments, and the nano silver fiber filaments have the advantages of high conductivity, high antibacterial property, high deodorizing property and the like, the bamboo charcoal fiber filaments are made of moso bamboo, and the unique fiber structure design of the bamboo charcoal fiber filaments has the characteristics of moisture absorption, ventilation, antibacterial property, warmness in winter and cool in summer, environmental friendliness and the like, and have the better antibacterial and deodorizing functions.
The ultraviolet-proof fiber 404 is particularly acrylic fiber, has the advantages of softness, bulkiness, easy dyeing, bright color, light resistance, antibacterial property, worm-eating resistance and the like, has better sunlight resistance and weather resistance, and can effectively prevent external ultraviolet rays from penetrating through the fiber to irradiate a human body.
The breathable coating 401 is made of nylon, so that the breathable coating can wrap the internal fiber filaments and has certain breathability, and the comfort level of the breathable coating is improved.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present utility model may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the utility model being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is provided for clarity only, and that the disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in detail below, and that the embodiments described in the examples may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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1. The fine denier profiled polyester cooling filament fiber comprises a sheath layer and a core layer which are formed by three fiber filaments, wherein the core layer is woven in the sheath layer, and the fine denier profiled polyester cooling filament fiber is characterized in that: the three fiber filaments of the sheath layer are specifically cool sense fibers (1), fine denier special-shaped polyester filaments (2) and tough fibers (3), the cool sense fibers (1), the fine denier special-shaped polyester filaments (2) and the tough fibers (3) are twisted together to form the sheath layer, and the core layer is specifically antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite filaments (4);
The antibacterial and deodorant multifunctional composite yarn (4) consists of a breathable coating layer (401) and three multifunctional fiber yarns wrapped in the breathable coating layer (401), wherein the three multifunctional fiber yarns are antibacterial filaments (402), bamboo filament fibers (403) and ultraviolet-proof fibers (404).
2. The fine denier, profiled polyester cooling filament fiber of claim 1, wherein: the cool feeling fiber (1) is specifically natural peppermint fiber.
3. The fine denier, profiled polyester cooling filament fiber of claim 1, wherein: the toughening fibers (3) are specifically protein fibers.
4. The fine denier, profiled polyester cooling filament fiber of claim 1, wherein: the antibacterial filaments (402) are specifically nano silver fiber filaments or bamboo charcoal fiber filaments.
5. The fine denier, profiled polyester cooling filament fiber of claim 1, wherein: the ultraviolet-proof fiber (404) is specifically acrylic fiber.
6. The fine denier, profiled polyester cooling filament fiber of claim 1, wherein: the material of the breathable coating layer (401) is nylon.
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