EP2815012A1

EP2815012A1 - Textile light-protection material

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Publication number: EP2815012A1
Application number: EP13707546.1A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Dr. Robert GROTEN; Günter Schmitt
Original assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
Current assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
Priority date: 2012-02-16
Filing date: 2013-02-12
Publication date: 2014-12-24
Also published as: DE102012002954B4; DE102012002954A1; US20160263618A1; JP6109200B2; US20150017401A1; AU2013220719A1; WO2013120599A1; AU2013220719B2; JP2015510556A

Abstract

The invention relates to a textile light-protection material, comprising a micro-filament non-woven fabric having a surface weight of 20 to 300 g/m², wherein the non-woven fabric comprises composite filaments that are melt-spun and plaited as a non-woven fabric having a titer of 1.5 to 5 decitex and the composite filaments are split into at least 80% of elementary filaments having a titer of 0.05 to 2.0 and are solidified, and wherein the elementary filaments have at least one crystallization auxiliary means selected from titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, magnesium silicate hydrate, in particular in the form of talcum and/or aluminum silicate, in particular in the form of kaolin, in each case in an amount of 0.2 to 5 wt%.

Description

Textile sunscreen material

description

The invention relates to a textile sunscreen material comprising a

Microfilament nonwoven fabric having a basis weight of 20 to 300 g / m ² and its use in outdoor applications, in particular for the production of parasols, outdoor curtains or blinds, combined wind and sun protection materials and / or awnings.

Textile sunscreen materials are offered in various embodiments. In principle, a distinction must be made between soft and hard materials for this purpose. Of soft textile materials garments, curtains, curtains or blinds are often made of hard materials and vertical or horizontal blinds and blinds. Also for the shielding of excessive light, for example in conservatories corresponding textile light protection devices are used. From the document US 5,436,064 stiff textile composites are known, which consist of a nonwoven fabric of thermoplastic material and a fabric brought together, needled and by heating each other

be merged. Furthermore, from the document US 5,600,974 stiff textile composites are known which consist of nonwoven fabrics, which in a

Knitting machine to be interwoven with yarns. The nonwoven fabric consists of two different fibers, one of which is thermoplastic and after the Garndurchwirkung is melted. The known textile composites can additionally be provided with a foam layer and are suitable for the production of vertical blinds, Roman blinds, wall coverings or automotive interior linings.

It is also known to increase the UV protection of tissues

Include titanium dioxide as a filter substance. For example, titanium dioxide can already be incorporated into synthetic yarns during spinning. The known textile light protection materials have disadvantages with regard to the high use of material, an insufficient shielding of the incident light, in particular of the UV fraction contained therein, or their

Light resistance on. Furthermore, a rational manufacturing process is desirable.

DE 1011053 discloses the use of a microfilament nonwoven fabric having a weight per unit area of 20 to 300 g / m ² as a textile light protection material, in which the nonwoven fabric is made of melt spun, drawn and directly laid to a nonwoven multicomponent continuous filaments with a titer of 1, 5 to 5 dtex and the multicomponent

Endlosfilamente (optionally after a pre-consolidation) at least 80% to micro-continuous filaments with a titer of 0.05 to 2.0 dtex are split and solidified. In one example, the addition of titanium dioxide to increase the sunscreen effect is described.

The object of the invention has been found to provide a textile light-shielding material, which combined with a simple and cost-effective production an excellent light protection combined with a high stability. According to the invention the object is achieved by a textile light protection material comprising at least one microfilament nonwoven fabric with a

Basis weight of 20 to 300 g / m ² dissolved, wherein the nonwoven fabric

comprising melt-spun and nonwoven composite filaments having a denier of 1.5 to 5 dtex and the composite filaments are at least 80% split and solidified into elementary filaments having a denier of 0.05 to 2.0 dtex, the elementary filaments being at least one

Crystallization aids selected from titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide,

Magnesium silicate hydrate, in particular in the form of talc and / or

Aluminum silicate, in particular in the form of kaolin, in each case in an amount of 0.2 to 5% by weight, more preferably of 0.2 to 4.5% by weight, more preferably of 0.2 to 4% by weight , more preferably from 0.2 to 2% by weight, still

more preferably from 0.2 to 1.5% by weight, more preferably from 0.2 to 1% by weight, and especially from 0.3 to 0.8% by weight.

Also suitable are amounts of from 0.3 to 1, 5 wt .-%, or from 0.4 to 1, 4 wt .-%, or from 0.7 to 1, 1 wt .-%.

Surprisingly, it has been found according to the invention that such a

Sunscreen material even with small amounts of the crystallization aid, and at basis weights of less than 300 g / m ^{2 is} almost impermeable to UV light and also extremely mechanically stable. The term UV light is used

used according to the invention in the usual sense. In particular, UV light comprises light with wavelengths of 100 nm to 380 nm (see DIN 5031, Part 7). Against this background, a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises the use of the microfilament nonwoven fabric as UV photoprotective material.

According to the invention, the area weights of the

Light protection material of 50 to 300 g / m, preferably from 35 to 200 g / m ² , and in particular from 80 to 170 g / m. Without wishing to be bound by any particular mode of action, it is believed that the crystallization aid during the production of the

Composite filaments unifies the alignment of the polymers and increases the reflective area in the microfilament nonwoven fabric. In addition, it is believed that the incorporation of the crystallization aids in the nonwoven fabric leads to an extremely homogeneous distribution in the light protection element, whereby a particularly good light protection is made possible. This effect is supported by the many fiber layers in the nonwoven (about 40 fiber layers per 100 g / m ² ) and the fact that the split filaments, due to their

Splitting each have two flat surfaces at an acute angle to each other, based on the specific surface summed, give a large reflective surface. Titanium dioxide is particularly preferably used according to the invention, this being preferably used as the particulate titanium dioxide. Practical experiments have shown that a particularly good light protection is possible when titanium dioxide is used, which is more than 50% by weight in anatase

Modification is present and / or has an average particle size of 20 nm to 1 mm. Very particular preference is given to the use of CLARIANT RENOL ATDX 30 titanium dioxide. The isotropic distribution of thread in the nonwoven fabric makes it unnecessary to seam and to observe the machine direction. Due to the continuous filaments, the textile light protection material has no fraying. No chemical equipment is required. However, the advantageous properties of the nonwoven fabric can be achieved by suitable chemical equipment, in particular hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity,

Flame retardant, anti-soiling, metal-containing coatings, combined with other advantageous properties. However, good results are also achieved with silica, magnesium silicate hydrate, in particular in the form of talc and / or aluminum silicate, in particular in the form of kaolin, as a crystallization aid. It is conceivable that all elementary filaments contain the crystallization aid. An advantage of this is that a particularly effective sunscreen can be achieved. The crystallization aid can also be present only in selected elementary filaments. If the

Composite filaments, for example, bicomponent filaments are endless, so it is conceivable that the crystallization aid only in one of the two

Components of the bicomponent continuous filament is present. For example, if a sunscreen material of a bicomponent

Continuous filament containing polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate, and / or polybutylene terephthalate as a first component and polyamide, preferably polyamide 6 polyamide 66, polyamide 46, polyamide 6 prepared as a second component, as set forth above, the

Crystallization aids should be available in both components. It is also conceivable that the crystallization aid is added only to the first or the second component.

A particularly preferred embodiment of the invention comprises

Photoprotective material of a bicomponent continuous filament, wherein the first component contains polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate, and / or polybutylene terephthalate and the second component polyamide, preferably polyamide 6, polyamide 66, polyamide 46, and wherein in the first component the crystallization aid in an amount of 0, From 2 to 5 weight%, more preferably from 0.2 to 4.5 weight%, even more preferably from 0.2 to 4 weight%, more preferably from 0.2 to 2 weight%, still more preferably from 0.2 to 1, 5 wt .-%, more preferably from 0.2 to 1 wt .-%, and in particular from 0.3 to 0.8 wt .-% is contained in the second component and the Crystallization aid in an amount of less than 0.1 wt .-%, preferably in an amount of less than 0.05 wt .-%, is included.

Surprisingly, it has been found according to the invention that the addition of the

Crystallization aid especially to the polyester-containing component is particularly effective to increase the UV protection. This allows for the addition of crystallization aids to the polyamide-containing

Component to dispense, which simplifies the process and also advantageous for cost reasons.

Preferably, the textile light-shielding material is one in which the nonwoven fabric with basis weights of 35 to 200 g / m ² of melt-spun, aerodynamically stretched and immediately deposited to a nonwoven composite filaments with a titer of 1, 5 to 3 dtex and the

Composite filaments are at least 80% to elementary filaments with a titer of 0.05 to 1, 0 dtex split and solidified.

Particularly good results are obtained when the composite filaments have a titer of 0.8 to 4, preferably 1.4 to 2.6, more preferably 1.6 to 2.4 dtex and / or if the composite filaments at least 85%, in particular at least 90%, more preferably at least 95% are split into elementary filaments and solidified, the titer of the

Elementary filaments preferably from 0.01 to 0.3 dtex, preferably from 0.03 to 0.2 dtex, in particular from 0.05 to 0.15 dtex.

Preferably, the textile sunscreen material is one in which the

Multi-component continuous filament is a bicomponent filament of at least two incompatible polymers. Such a bicomponent filament has a good cleavability in elementary filaments and causes a favorable ratio of strength to basis weight. simultaneously is the textile sunscreen material according to the invention due to the polymers used and their filament structure wrinkle-poor, easy to wash and quick-drying, ie, easy to clean. If bicomponent continuous filaments are used as composite filaments, the weight ratio between the first and second components is preferably 60:40, more preferably 70:30, with the first component used being preferably a polyester, in particular polyethylene terephthalate. The second component used according to the invention is preferably a polyamide, in particular polyamide 6.

The proportion of the composite filaments or of the elementary filaments in the textile light-shielding material is preferably at least 50% by weight, in particular from 60 to 100% by weight.

Preferably, the textile sunscreen material is one in which the

Composite filaments have a cross-section with an orange-like or "pie" multisegment structure, wherein the segments

various, alternately incompatible polymers included. Also suitable are hollow-pie structures that can also have an asymmetrically axially extending cavity.

The orange-slit or pie-pie arrangement advantageously has 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32 or 64 segments, particularly preferably 16, 24 or 32 segments.

As polymers are preferably thermoplastic polymers, in particular so-called incompatible polymer pairs or blends of various polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides and / or polyurethanes in any Used combination, preferably not, only conditionally or difficultly adhesive pairings result.

Under a substantially non-adhesive bond here is a

Compound understood to be none, one severe or one conditional

Adhesive has. Thus, materials having a conditional adhesiveness have a conditional or no diffusion bonding, but may have a good adhesion bonding, and materials having a heavy bondability have no diffusion bonding and, if any, a conditional adhesion bonding.

Under incompatible polymer pairs or blends is understood according to the invention that the individual components have a low adhesion to each other and thus are easily split.

The polymer pairs used are particularly preferably selected from polymer pairs with at least one polyolefin, preferably with polyethylene, such as polypropylene / polyethylene, polyamides / polyethylene or

Polyethylene terephthalate / polyethylene, or with polypropylene, such as polypropylene / polyethylene, polyamide 6 / polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate /

Polypropylene.

Polymer pairs with at least one polyamide or with at least one

Polyethylene terephthalate are preferred because of their conditional adhesiveness, and polymer pairs with at least one polyolefin are particularly preferred because of their poor tackiness.

Particularly preferred components of the multicomponent continuous filament are polyesters, preferably polyethylene terephthalate, and / or polybutylene terephthalate on the one hand, polyamide, preferably polyamide 6 polyamide 66, polyamide 46, on the other hand, if appropriate, in combination with one or more further incompatible with the abovementioned components

Polymers, preferably selected from polyolefins as particular

proved appropriate.

Preferably, the textile light-shielding material is further one in which at least one of the multicomponent continuous filament-forming incompatible polymers, polyethylene terephthalate on the one hand, and at least one of the multi-component continuous filament forming

incompatible polymers comprises a polyamide, preferably polyamide 6. This combination has excellent cleavability.

In addition to this orange-like multisegment structure of the composite filaments is also a "side-by-side" (s / s) segment arrangement of the incompatible

Polymers in multi-component continuous filament possible, which is preferably used to produce crimped filaments. Such segmental arrangements of the incompatible polymers in the multicomponent continuous filament have proven to be very highly cleavable. The textile sunscreen material has a very favorable ratio of basis weight to UV light absorption capacity, so that even with low material use highly effective

Allow light protection materials to be produced therefrom.

The photoprotective material may further comprise suitable additives. By the additions, for example, static charges can be reduced or avoided. The textile sunscreen material has, especially when used as garment, curtain or curtain, very good care properties in terms of its washability and a low drying time. The sunscreen material can be prepared by a method comprising the following steps:

Composite filaments are made of at least two polymer melts

spun, wherein the first polymer melt at least a first

Polymer and the second polymer melt contains at least a second polymer incompatible with the first polymer, and wherein at least one polymer melt crystallization aid selected from titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, magnesium silicate hydrate, in particular in the form of talc and / or aluminum silicate, in particular in the form of

Kaolin, in an amount of 0.2 to 5 wt% each, more preferably 0.2 to 4.5 wt%, even more preferably 0.2 to 4 wt%, even more preferably 0, From 2 to 2% by weight, more preferably from 0.2 to 1.5% by weight, more preferably from 0.2 to 1% by weight, and especially from 0.3 to 0.8% by weight wherein amounts of 0.3 to 1, 5 wt .-%, or from 0.4 to 1, 4 wt .-%, or from 0.7 to 1, 1 wt .-% are also conceivable. the composite filaments are drawn and laid down to a nonwoven, the nonwoven is solidified by high-pressure fluid jets and in

Elementary filaments with a titer of 0.05 to 2.0 dtex split.

The textile sunscreen material obtained in this way is very uniform in terms of its thickness. It exhibits an isotropic distribution of filaments, has no tendency to delaminate and is characterized in particular by the use of non-crimped filaments by high modulus values.

It is conceivable to add the crystallization aid to all polymer components. The addition can be done, for example, by introducing a

Crystallization aid containing masterbatches in the polymer melt respectively. An advantage of this is that the distribution of the crystallization aid is very homogeneous, so that a particularly effective sunscreen can be achieved. In addition, it is procedurally advantageous that the presence of crystallization aids recrystallization of the

Polymer melts improved. Rapid recrystallization is advantageous because it lowers the number of filament breaks during drawing. In this way, irreparable material manufacturing errors can be avoided. In addition, rapid recrystallization prevents the diffusion of the polymer melts into one another and thus facilitates the ability to be split.

However, it is also conceivable that the crystallization aid is added only to selected polymer components. Thus, in the production of the textile light protection material from bicomponent continuous filaments, it is conceivable that crystallization aid is added to only one of the two components for the bicomponent continuous filament. For example, a

Sunscreen material made of a bicomponent continuous filament made of polyamide 6 and polyethylene terephthalate, as set forth above

Crystallization aids are added to both components. It is also conceivable that the crystallization aid is added only to the polyamide 6 or the polyethylene terephthalate. In this embodiment, it is advantageous that the bicomponent continuous filament has a particularly stable structure.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the crystallization aid is added to that polymer component which contains the polyester, in particular the PET, wherein the crystallization aid of the polyester component is in particular in an amount of 0.2 to 5 wt .-%, more preferably of 0.2 up to 4.5% by weight, more preferably from 0.2 to 4% by weight, more preferably from 0.2 to 2% by weight, even more preferably from 0.2 to 1.5% by weight, even more preferably from 0.2 to 1% by weight, and especially from 0.3 to 0.8 wt .-%, each based on the total weight of

Polymer component is added. On the other hand, preference is given to not adding any crystallization assistant to that polymer component which contains the polyamide, in particular the polyamide 6, so that it contains the

Crystallization aid preferably in an amount of less than 0.1 wt .-%, in particular less than 0.05 wt .-%, contains.

The crystallization aid is preferably by means of a previously

compounded, masterbatches of 10 - 50, preferably 20 - 40 wt% ΤΊΟ2 introduced into PET in the polymer melt.

Advantageously, the process for the preparation of the textile

Light protection material carried out in such a way that the solidification and splitting of the composite filaments takes place in that the optionally preconsolidated nonwoven fabric is at least once on each side with high pressure fluid jets, preferably subjected to high pressure water jets. As a result, the textile light-protective material has a textile surface and a degree of splitting of the composite filaments of more than 80%. To the separation of the multi-component elementary filaments in the

To facilitate elementary filaments, the composite filaments preferably have a central opening, in particular in the form of a tubular elongated cavity, which may be centered with respect to the central axis of the composite filaments. By this arrangement, the close contact between the elementary filaments, which are formed by the inner angle of the gaps or circular cutouts before separation of the elementary filaments, as well as the contact in this area of different elementary filaments made of the same polymer material can be reduced or avoided. To further solidify the nonwoven fabric, the composite filaments may have latent or spontaneous crimp resulting from an asymmetric behavior of the elementary filaments with respect to them

If necessary, this crimping by an asymmetrical geometric configuration of the cross section of

Composite filaments is activated or reinforced.

In one variant, the composite filaments may have a latent or spontaneous crimping, which is based on a differentiation of the physical properties of the polymer fibers forming the elemental filaments in the case of the spinning, cooling and / or the composite filaments

Stretching operations which leads to distortions, which are caused by internal unbalanced loads with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the composite filaments, wherein the crimping is optionally activated or reinforced by an asymmetric geometric configuration of the cross section of the composite filaments.

The composite filaments may have a latent crimp which is activated by thermal, mechanical or chemical treatment prior to formation of the nonwoven fabric.

The crimp can be strengthened thermally or chemically, for example, by an additional treatment of the solidified substance. The solidification of the nonwoven fabric according to the invention preferably takes place by treatment

High-pressure fluid jets instead. Thus, the elementary filaments during or after the division of the composite filaments with a mechanical acting predominantly perpendicular to the fabric plane means (needling, liquid

Pressure jets) are strongly entangled. The composite filaments can be deposited, for example, by mechanical and / or pneumatic deflection, whereby at least two of these types of deflection can be combined, as well as by spinning on an endless treadmill and mechanically by needling or by the action of liquid pressure jets which are fixed (micro). Particles can be applied. The steps of entanglement and separation of

Composite filaments in elementary filaments can be in one and the same

Process step and carried out with one and the same device, wherein the more or less complete separation of the elementary filaments with an additional, more directed to the separation process can end.

The strength and the mechanical resistance of the nonwoven fabric can be further increased significantly, if it is provided that the elementary filaments are bonded to each other by a thermofusion, which relates to one or more of them, preferably by hot calendering with heated, smooth or engraved rolls, by pulling through a hot-air tunnel kiln, by pulling on a through-flow of hot air drum and / or by applying a binder contained in a dispersion or in a solution or powdered.

In a variant, the solidification of the pile can also, for example, by hot calendering before any separation of the uniform

Composite filaments are made in elementary filaments, the separation takes place after the Florverfestigung.

Furthermore, the pile structure may also be solidified by a chemical treatment (as described, for example, in Applicants' French Patent No. 2,546,536) or by a thermal treatment which results in a controlled shrinkage of at least a portion of the

Elementary filaments leads to their possibly successful separation. This results in a shrinkage of the fabric in broad and / or in

Longitudinal direction.

Furthermore, the nonwoven fabric after solidification of a bond or

Processing such as anti-pilling treatment, hydrophilization or hydrophobization, antistatic treatment, treatment to improve the

Fire resistance and / or to change the tactile properties or gloss, a mechanical treatment such as roughening, sanforizing, sanding or a tumbler treatment and / or a change of appearance treatment such as dyeing or printing.

Practical experiments have shown that a light-shielding material can be obtained with a particularly homogeneous structure when the fleece by exposure to temperature and / or pressure, preferably by

Calendering at a temperature of 160 to 200 ° C and / or a

Line pressure of 20 to 80n / mm is pre-consolidated.

Advantageously, the textile photoprotective material according to the invention is still a point calendering to increase its abrasion resistance

subjected. For this purpose, the split and solidified nonwoven fabric is passed through heated rollers, of which at least one roller has elevations, which lead to a selective fusion of the filaments with each other.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the

Composite filaments dyed by spin dyeing.

The textile sunscreen material is due to its good tactile properties ideal for the production of umbrellas, outdoor curtains or blinds, combined wind and sun protection materials or awnings, garments, such as swimwear, sun hats, Children's clothing, curtains or curtains. In this case, for example, in the hydroentanglement of the Multifilamentviiesstoffes by the choice of the substrate a surface structuring or pattern formation

be made.

Preferably, the textile sunscreen material is also used for the production of vertical blinds or folding blinds, wherein the rigidity of the

Material by embossing calendering, melting a polymer component and / or coating with a foam can be increased.

Due to the surprisingly high stability of the invention

Sunscreens are ideal for outdoor applications such as the production of parasols, outdoor curtains or blinds, combined wind and sun protection materials or awnings. In these applications, it is also advantageous that, due to its high stability, it can additionally function as weather protection, for example for protection against rain. Likewise, it can be used for heat reflection and / or as an advertising medium. To improve the heat reflection, the material can be coated on one side with a heat-reflecting material, preferably aluminum, vapor-deposited or embedded in a binder. For use as an advertising medium, a one- or two-sided printing can be applied. To improve the

Rain protection, the material can be water, oil and / or dirt repellent equipped.

The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of examples: example 1

Production of a nonwoven fabric As described in EP081488, a nonwoven fabric of 100 g / m ²

Basis weight, a composition of PET / PA6 70/30, a

Total titer of 2.4 dtex over 16 PIE segments placed on a belt and split by means of a hydroentanglement plant to an average of 0.15dtex single filaments, which intertwine at the same time. The production takes place here on the basis of PET and PA6, which

Crystallization aids in an amount of 1 wt .-% contained.

The Mikrofilamentviiesstoff thus represented is dyed by jet dyeing and then hydrophobic equipped with a commercial

Fluorohydrocarbon (aqueous). The fabric thus produced offers excellent UV protection, is of low basis weight and takes up very little space when packing and is therefore ideal as a textile sun / wind protection device. Example 2

Production of a nonwoven fabric

As described in EP0814188, a microfilamentary vitrified by only the basis weight of Example 1

different. In this example, the textile has a basis weight of 170 g / m ² . The higher basis weight leads to an increase in the mechanical strengths compared to Example 1. This textile is point-calendered to increase its inherent rigidity and its abrasion resistance with a fine grid. One side of the textile is coated by doctoring with a binder containing fine aluminum particles or others light reflecting components, preferably red or infrared reflecting components, such as vanadium oxides includes. This will be the

Bottom of the fabric designed to reflect heat radiation. The other side of the textile is printed. The pressure can also be a

Disperse dyeing of the PET fraction must be preceded. The printing can be carried out by the transfer sublimation method, with aqueous or organic solvent or by means of an aqueous binder. The quality of the colors determines the duration of the dyeing or printing, but not (indirectly) the life or UV protection of the textile itself.

The textile is then rendered hydrophobic by impregnation or one-sided spraying (on the printed side). Preferably, the

Impregnation combined with the application of flame retardants and / or an oil and dirt repellent coating.

The textile produced in this way is ideal for flexible, textile

Sun protection systems against direct sunlight (parasol, awning). Its flexibility allows space-saving stowage. The entire surface can serve the decoration or the information (advertisement). Oil and dirt repellent treatment ensure lasting attractiveness.

As explained above, the underside of the textile can be designed to be reflective of heat radiation, which is expedient in particular for the colder seasons. Example 3:

Sunscreen area calculation

The light-protection material according to the invention has a very large area available for light protection in relation to its basis weight. In the following, the available for the sunscreen surface of a light-protection material according to the invention is calculated.

Substituting for 100 g / m ² nonwoven of the type described in the above Examples 1 and 2, 0.2 dtex for PET and 0.1 dtex for PA6 and takes to facilitate calculation to a complete splitting, so results at 6,600km thread per m ² is an at least partially available for the total reflection area of 2 x 6.5 x 6,600,000 x 0 ^"6," 86m. ² Consequently provide 100g / m ² nonwoven fabric made of polyethylene terephthalate (0.2 dtex) and nylon 6 (0.1 dtex) with 6,600 km of thread per m ² a sun protection area of about 86 m ² per 1 m ² nonwoven fabric.

Example 4:

Sunscreen Test A textile sunscreen material according to the invention is investigated with regard to its light protection effect.

(1) light area

(2) solar area

Solar Solar Solar

Transmission Reflection Absorption

(3) Total energy transmittance g _t and reduction factor F _c Annotation:

F _c and G _t values valid for the following assumptions according to standard DIN EN 13363-1:

^{■ Double} glazing with heat protection coating with

Warmed up rad

■ Sun protection inside, closed

The investigation result according to the invention shows that the transmission in the hard UV range described for the inventive

Sunscreen element is so low that it is compatible with the present

Experimental parameters can not be detected.

These test results were found using a microfilamentary vitrified material as described above having a basis weight of 170 g / m ² . Example 5

Sunscreen test

In another UV protection test method, a 90 g / m ² basis weight microfilament nonwoven fabric, as described above, was tested for a clothing standard whose assessment describes how long a person would be wearing this textile dressed in direct sunlight can remain exposed to an unprotected human ("sun protection factor").

The average transmission in the UVA and UVB range on the unworn textile in the new state was determined. According to the Australian-New Zealand standard AS / NZS 4399: 1996, an ultraviolet protection factor UPF of about 400 was measured. It should be noted that the scale of the rating ends at 50+ since, due to the finite length of the daylight duration, usually no higher sun protection factor is needed.

Claims

claims

A textile sunscreen material comprising a microfilament nonwoven fabric having a basis weight of 20 to 300 g / m ² , the nonwoven fabric comprising melt spun and nonwoven composite filaments having a titer of 1.5 to 5 dtex and the composite filaments at least 80% to elementary filaments having a titre of 0.05 to 2.0 dtex are split and solidified and wherein the elementary filaments at least one crystallization aid selected from titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, magnesium silicate hydrate, in particular in the form of talc and / or aluminum silicate, in particular in the form of kaolin, respectively in an amount of 0.2 to 5 wt .-% have.

2. Textile sunscreen material according to claim 1, characterized

characterized in that the average particle size of the

Crystallization aid of 20 nm to 1 pm.

3. Textile sunscreen material according to claim 1 or 2, characterized

characterized in that the nonwoven fabric with basis weights of 35 to 200 g / m ² of melt spun, aerodynamically stretched and laid to a nonwoven composite filaments with a titer of 1, 5 to 3 dtex and the composite filaments at least 80% to

Elementary filaments with a titer of 0.1 to 1, 0 dtex are split and solidified.

4. Textile sunscreen material according to one or more of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the multi-component endless filament is a bicomponent endless filament of two

incompatible polymers, in particular a polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate polybuthylene terephthalate, polylactic acid on the one hand and a polyamide, preferably polyamide 6, polyamide 66, polyamide 46 on the other hand.

5. Textile sunscreen material according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the composite filaments have a cross-section with orange-like multisegment structure, wherein the segments contain alternately incompatible polymers, and / or an incompatible polymers comprising "side-by-side Have structure or that the composite filaments hollow-pie structures have, which may also have an asymmetric axial cavity.

6. Textile sunscreen material according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the elementary filaments are present in a proportion of 90/10 to 10/90.

7. Textile sunscreen material according to one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the composite filaments along the filament axis have a central opening.

8. textile light protection material according to one or more of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that at least one of the multi-component continuous filament-forming incompatible polymers at least one additive selected from the group consisting of color pigments, antistatic agents, antimicrobials such as copper, silver, gold, or hydrophilizing or hydrophobing additives in an amount of from 150 ppm to 10% by weight.

9. Textile light protection material according to one or more of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the light protection material water- Dirt-repellent is equipped, that it has a flame retardant equipment, a red or IR light reflective equipment and / or it is colored or printed.

10. The use of a microfilament nonwoven fabric having a basis weight of 20 to 300 g / m ² , wherein the nonwoven fabric comprises melt spun and laid to a nonwoven composite filaments with a titer of 1, 5 to 5 dtex and the composite filaments at least 80% to

Elementary filaments with a titre of 0.05 to 2.0 dtex are split and solidified and wherein the elementary filaments

Crystallization aids, silica, talc, kaolin in an amount of 0.2 to 5 wt .-%, as a textile light-shielding material.

11. Use according to claim 10, characterized in that the textile light protection material is used in outdoor applications.

12. Use according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the textile light protection material, preferably as a raw material, for the production of parasols, outdoor curtains or blinds, combined wind and sun protection materials or awnings is used.