EP2594670B1 - Stoffstreifen mit weichen Seitenkanten - Google Patents

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EP2594670B1
EP2594670B1 EP12193134.9A EP12193134A EP2594670B1 EP 2594670 B1 EP2594670 B1 EP 2594670B1 EP 12193134 A EP12193134 A EP 12193134A EP 2594670 B1 EP2594670 B1 EP 2594670B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
    • D03D15/40—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the yarns or threads
    • D03D15/47—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the yarns or threads multicomponent, e.g. blended yarns or threads
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D3/00—Woven fabrics characterised by their shape
    • D03D3/005—Tapes or ribbons not otherwise provided for
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
    • D03D15/40—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the yarns or threads
    • D03D15/43—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the yarns or threads with differing diameters
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D15/00—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used
    • D03D15/50—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the properties of the yarns or threads
    • D03D15/56—Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the properties of the yarns or threads elastic
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D5/00—Selvedges
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2331/00—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products
    • D10B2331/02—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products polyamides
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2331/00—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products
    • D10B2331/10—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products polyurethanes
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
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  • the present invention relates to the field of fabricating fabric straps used in the garment industry. More particularly, it relates to a fabric strap with soft longitudinal side edges for improved comfortableness when coming in contact with the skin of a user.
  • the fabric strap is a widely used article in daily life, particularly in the garment industry.
  • the weft yarn at the place where it turns around on the side warp or lock yarn is exposed and is in contact with the skin of the user, which can create a very coarse feel to the skin, particularly when the strap uses thicker spandex covered yarns as the warps for purposes of increasing the thickness and strength or making any attached side laces straight, not prone to rolling back.
  • one common method in the art is to use an additional piece of cloth to cover around the strap's edge.
  • this complicated process lowers production efficiency and hinders automation of the manufacturing process.
  • Another method is disclosed in Chinese Pat. No. 200510036729.5 , issued to Pioneer Elastic Fabric Ltd. (China).
  • the fabric strap was designed to contain yarns of low-melting point along each of the side edges.
  • the edge Before subject to a heat-treating process with an ironing equipment, the edge is folded along an imaginative longitudinal line onto the strap itself and the low-melting point material of the edge melts and sticks to the surface upon which the edge was folded during the heat treatment, resulting a two-layer laminated structure along each edge.
  • the actual coarse fabric edge is no longer at the edge of the resulting fabric but is folded towards the middle of the strap and will not be in contact with the skin.
  • the new edge of the strap is formed along the folding line, which is soft and smooth. While this method realizes the effect of softening the edges of the strap, it suffers the drawbacks of high production costs with a complicated manufacturing process.
  • a fabric strap according to the preamble of independent claim 1 is furthermore disclosed by JP2005-36343 .
  • one object of the present invention is accordingly to provide a type of fabric strap according to independent claim 1 with soft edges produced with a simpler manufacturing process, which is conducive to industrial automation.
  • this novel fabric strap one of both longitudinal sides are of a soft edge which is composed of thinner spandex covered yarns than other parts of the strap and has less weft yarns exposed at the edge.
  • the fabric strap made with a conventional weaving technology is illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • the spandex covered warps 101 in the main body of the strap are thick, which is necessary to provide sufficient strength, particular when used as shoulder straps for sustain women's cleavage, or as used in the girdle or the corset where the strap must be strong.
  • the thickness of spandex covered warp yarns for the edges are as thick as those for the main body of the strap, which makes the edges feel significantly coarse.
  • the weaving pattern of the weft yarn on the spandex covered warp yarn at the edge is usually 1+1- (one over and one under), 2+2- (two over and two under), or the weft yarns completely covering the warp yarn, which are all very dense weaving structures. With those dense weaving structures, there are more intercrossing of the weft 103 on the warp at the side edge, shorter warp floats, and more weft exposed over the spandex-covered warp at the edge. Those are factors contributing to the feel of coarse, scratching, irritating on the skin.
  • the strap has much thinner spandex-covered warp yarns 105 in the edge compared to the ones 101 in the main body and a much loosen weaving structure at the edge, such as, for example, 3+1- (three over and one under) in two strands, 3-1+ (three under and one over) in two strands, 5+1- (five over and one under) in three strands, etc.
  • This reduces the number of weft crossing over the edge warp and results in longer warp floats covering the weft and reducing its exposure.
  • the comfortable feel of the fabric strap's edge will not be deteriorated even with thicker straps (requiring thicker warp yarns) or straps with stronger edge laces on the other side edge (requiring thicker weft yarns).
  • the outer surface of the main body of the strap can be villous or non-villous.
  • the main body of the strap can be made of chinlon, spandex, cotton yarn, dacron, or other materials. If the outer surface is to be made of villous, chinlon should be chosen as it can produce a better effect.
  • the specification, such as the number and thickness, of the material yarns suitable for the main body are not limited to the above described, but can be determined according to particular requirements such as, for example, thickness, open degree, strength, width, etc.
  • the number and thickness of the spandex-covered yarns suitable for the soft-edge should be chosen according to the stability requirement of the strap but are otherwise unlimited as long as they are, compared to the spandex-covered yarns in the main body, thinner to a degree sufficient for producing the soft and smooth effect for the edges.
  • the main body of the fabric strap of the present invention can be elastic or non-elastic, which can be made with materials of higher elastic coefficient or near-zero elastic coefficient, respectively.
  • the weaving pattern of the main body of the strap is not limited to any specific patterns and thus forms no part of the present invention. Laces can be added to the strap according to the needs under specific situations.
  • the fabric density of the main body of the strap may be predetermined according to the demand of elongation and the particular weaving patterns employed.
  • the fabric strap of the present invention may have one longitudinal side edge that is of the above-described weaving pattern for producing the soft-touch feel effect while its other side edge is of a conventional type with some ornament attached thereto, such as, for example, lantern lace shown in FIG. 7 , crown lace shown in FIG. 8 , wave lace shown in FIG. 9 , etc.
  • some ornament attached thereto such as, for example, lantern lace shown in FIG. 7 , crown lace shown in FIG. 8 , wave lace shown in FIG. 9 , etc.
  • the soft-edged strap of the present invention is simple in structure, conducive to automation for increased production efficiency, and can be used in bra straps, girdles, and waistbands.
  • the strap has soft edges and reduces the friction with the skin, thus producing less uncomfortable feel and red scratching marks on the skin.
  • the spandex covered yarns used in the soft edge part and those used in the main body part are independently chosen from each other. Therefore no matter how thick the spandex covered yarns are employed in the strap's main body (for example, for the purpose of maintaining a good figure profile for females with fuller breasts), the edge of the strap will never feel coarse or produce a scratching feel on the skin.
  • the soft edged strap of the present invention is produced in a single integral weaving process without requiring any follow-up procedures and thus can be manufactured cost effectively. Therefore, the underwear equipped with the strap of the present invention is smoother, more comfortable, and can meet the users' requirement for comfortableness, particularly for female users.

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  1. Gewebeband zur Verwendung in Unterwäsche, enthaltend einen Hauptteil und zwei längslaufende Seitenkanten, von denen mindestens eine eine weiche längslaufende Seitenkante ist, wobei die zwei längslaufenden Seitenkanten und der Hauptteil in einem Stück in einem einzelnen Webprozess gewebt sind, wobei der Hauptteil umwundene Spandex-Kettfäden enthält, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kettfäden der weichen längslaufenden Seitenkante aus umwundenen Spandex-Kettfäden (105) bestehen, welche dünner sind als jeder der umwundenen Spandex-Kettfäden (101) im Hauptteil, zwecks der Erzeugung eines Weichheitseffekts, und dadurch dass die umwundenen Spandex-Kettfäden (105) in der weichen längslaufenden Seitenkante Spandex-Filamente sind, die mit anderen Garnen durch ein Z-Twist- oder S-Twist-Verfahren umwunden sind.
  2. Gewebeband gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Dicke der umwundene Spandex-Kettfäden (105) in der weichen längslaufenden Seitenkante im Bereich zwischen 11 dtex und 310 dtex liegt.
  3. Gewebeband gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Vielzahl von Schussfäden (103) nicht auf dem Kettfaden (105) an der längslaufende Seitenkante liegt sondern durch den Kettfaden (105) in der längslaufende Seitenkante abgedeckt wird zur Erzeugung des Weichheitseffekts.
  4. Gewebeband gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass beide längslaufende Seiten weiche Kanten sind, welche aus dünneren umwundenen Spandex-Kettfäden (105) bestehen als solche (101) im Hauptteil, und an jeder der längslaufenden Seitenkanten eine Mehrzahl der Schussfäden (103) nicht auf dem Kettfaden (105) liegt sondern durch diesen bedeckt wird.
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