EP3216902A1 - Pflegeartikel und reinigungsvorrichtung, die einen solchen pflegeartikel umfasst - Google Patents

Pflegeartikel und reinigungsvorrichtung, die einen solchen pflegeartikel umfasst Download PDF

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EP3216902A1
EP3216902A1 EP17159974.9A EP17159974A EP3216902A1 EP 3216902 A1 EP3216902 A1 EP 3216902A1 EP 17159974 A EP17159974 A EP 17159974A EP 3216902 A1 EP3216902 A1 EP 3216902A1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/16—Cloths; Pads; Sponges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A47L13/254—Plate frames
    • A47L13/256—Plate frames for mops made of cloth
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/42—Details
    • A47L13/44—Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/10—Patterned fabrics or articles
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/14—Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/22—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B21/00—Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B21/06—Patterned fabrics or articles
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B21/00—Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B21/20—Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting articles of particular configuration
    • 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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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of maintenance articles for cleaning floor surfaces as well as cleaning devices for the implementation of such maintenance items and methods of manufacturing such maintenance items.
  • cleaning articles comprising, according to their lower cleaning surface, a textile consisting of loops and / or microfibre bristles and loops and / or fiber bristles. having a titration greater than 1 dtex, also referred to as scraping fibers.
  • Microfibers are known to form an extremely dense capillary network that gives them excellent liquid absorption and good recovery of smaller particles, such as dust.
  • Microfibers in the present text include all fibers whose titration is less than or equal to 1 dtex.
  • the loops or bristles formed by fibers having a titre greater than 1 dtex confer an abrasive or scraping power to said maintenance article in order to detach any dirt disposed on the surface to be cleaned.
  • Microfibres have such an absorbing power that if they constitute the entire cleaning surface, the maintenance item handled remotely using a tray and a broom, so strongly adheres to the floor to be cleaned, in particular when the maintenance article is wet, the user can no longer move the article (it is called "suction effect" generated by the capillary network). If the article of maintenance is too difficult to handle, it can cause musculoskeletal disorders (so-called TMS) for the user, especially when the user performs these repetitive tasks daily.
  • TMS musculoskeletal disorders
  • scraping fibers having a title greater than 1 dtex are arranged alternately with said microfibers.
  • Scraping fibers with a higher titer than microfibres are more rigid and form points of support according to the so-called cleaning surface on which the maintenance article can slide on the surface of the soil to be cleaned.
  • such maintenance articles comprise, according to their lower surfaces - intended to form the so-called cleaning surface coming into contact with the floor - about 50% by weight of microfibers with respect to the proportion by weight of fibers on said lower faces, the remainder being fibers having a titre greater than 1 dtex.
  • These maintenance articles may be laminated with a foam or comprise other absorbent textile panels disposed on their upper faces.
  • Such maintenance articles are thus limited in the amount of microfiber that their cleaning surfaces can present as well as in their fineness (or dtex title).
  • the finer the microfibers ie, the lower their titre (dtex)
  • microfibers have a higher absorption and recovery capacity than scratching fibers, there is therefore an interest in seeking the optimization of their quantity and / or fineness according to the cleaning surface of the articles. interview.
  • a maintenance item especially when the cleaning is done by professionals in professional premises.
  • Such parts may be, for example, clean rooms, surgical rooms, manufacturing rooms for electronic or pharmaceutical products. Maintenance items used for cleaning these parts can even be washed and sterilized before use.
  • the maintenance items used to date to clean these parts are present in the form of a multilayer complex. This complex comprises two outer layers between which are disposed a plurality of felt or other absorbent layers, such as nonwovens.
  • the outer layer may comprise microfibers.
  • the complex further comprises a seam, for example an overlock, performed all around its periphery to maintain the layers together and limit the loss of particles.
  • a transverse seam over the entire thickness of the complex is also required to prevent the multiple intermediate layers from twisting in the pocket delimited between the outer layers secured along their edges and facilitate handling of the complex.
  • This type of complex has an absorption rate of between 200% and 400% water relative to its dry mass.
  • the subject of the present invention is, according to a first aspect, a maintenance article for cleaning a given surface, overcoming all or part of above-mentioned problems, advantageously comprising a three-dimensional textile piece, of unitary knit construction, comprising a first knitted textile layer and a second knitted textile layer, connected by connecting threads extending between the first textile layer and the second textile layer.
  • the first textile layer comprises, on its outer face called cleaning, microfibers, and possibly scraping fibers having a titration greater than 1 dtex.
  • the bonding wires form a water-absorbing intermediate layer.
  • the intermediate layer comprising the binding son is capable of returning the absorbed water gradually for cleaning the determined surface under the effect of the pressure exerted on the latter when the maintenance article is applied with a certain pressure (manual pressure of the user for example) on the surface to be cleaned.
  • the textile piece being of unitary knit construction, its construction is simplified.
  • the ergonomics of the article of maintenance is also improved compared to multi-layer complexes of the state of the art.
  • the fact that the maintenance article is in one piece facilitates its cutting, thus avoiding multiple cuts of several layers for assembly.
  • a textile piece of unitary knitted construction that the textile piece comprising the first and second knitted textile layers and the intermediate layer comprising the binding threads, is integrally formed by knitting on a knitting machine.
  • titration means (dtex) fibers present on the so-called cleaning surface, and generally fibers in the textile part according to the invention, the weight average of the titers (dtex) of the different fibers.
  • Fiber (either a scraping fiber or a microfiber), a fiber or a filament is referred to herein as the fiber.
  • the first layer is different from the second layer, in particular because of their fiber composition and / or their mesh pattern. Even more preferably, the second textile layer (considered without the connecting threads) does not include microfibers.
  • the first layer is the functional layer of the knitted fabric piece supporting the scraping fibers and / or the microfibers while the second layer provides the three-dimensional configuration of the textile piece by its connection with the first layer by the intermediate connecting wires.
  • the scraping fibers according to the invention are preferably multi-filament yarns and / or monofilament yarns, having a titre greater than 1 dtex, in particular each filament of a multifilament yarn and / or a monofilament yarn has a title greater than 1 dtex.
  • microfiber refers to a fiber or filament.
  • a microfiber is thus preferably in the form of a (micro) filament of a multi-filament yarn (the said filaments being able to be irregular because of their method of production, well known to those skilled in the art).
  • microfibers and the scraping fibers, and optionally the binding threads are preferably chosen from the following polymers: polyamide 6, polyamide 6-6, polyamide 4-6, polyamide 12, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and polyethylene or mixtures thereof, preferably polyethylene terephthalate.
  • the scraping fibers, and possibly the binding yarns may comprise fibers and / or yarns that absorb bad odors, especially those based on coffee, such as the fibers marketed under the brand name s.café. ®.
  • the knitted textile piece is in a single polymer, in particular polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which facilitates its recycling.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the knitted textile piece is in one or more thermoplastic polymer (s) material (s).
  • Microfibers in particular each microfilament of a multi-filament yarn, preferably have a titer of less than or equal to 1 dtex, preferably less than or equal to 0.87 dtex.
  • the microfibers in particular each microfilament of a multi-filament yarn, have a title of the order of 0.58 dtex or 0.26 dtex, within +/- 0.15 dtex.
  • the microfibers are in the form of multifilament yarns.
  • a multi-filament yarn may be, for example, a multi-filament yarn of 167 dtex for 192 filaments or 288 filaments, or 78 dtex for 300 filaments.
  • the scraping fibers in particular each filament of a multifilament scraping yarn and / or a monofilament scraping yarn, have a titre greater than 1 dtex, more preferably greater than or equal to 3 dtex, in particular less than or equal to 65 dtex, more particularly less than or equal to 46 dtex.
  • the first textile layer and the second textile layer are each a knitted mesh knit.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to arrange the scraping fibers and the microfibers according to numerous patterns and / or to arrange days in the first layer of varied size and shape.
  • the three-dimensional textile piece according to the invention is preferably knitted on a knitting machine comprising two needle beds (or beds), for example a Rachel knitting machine, such as those marketed by the company Karl Mayer.
  • the density (g / m 2 ) of the textile piece in three dimensions is greater than or equal to 100 g / m 2 , more preferably greater than or equal to 150 g / m 2 , even more preferably greater than or equal to 200 g / m 2 , in particular greater than or equal to 250 g / m 2 .
  • the density (g / m 2 ) of the textile part in three dimensions is less than or equal to 850 g / m 2 , more preferably less than or equal to 750 g / m 2 , even more preferably less than or equal to 650 g / m 2 , in particular less than or equal to 550 g / m 2 , more particularly less than or equal to 500 g / m 2 .
  • the connecting threads comprise microfibers.
  • the textile piece according to the invention makes it possible to reach water absorption thresholds of the order of 600%, which is very clearly greater than the absorption capacity of the multilayer complexes of the state of the art. between 200% and 400%.
  • connection son comprise monofilament son.
  • This arrangement improves the compressive strength between the first and second layers of the textile part when the maintenance article is applied to the surface to be cleaned, as well as the ergonomics of the article of maintenance since its behavior is improved. .
  • a monofilament yarn has a titre greater than or equal to 20 dtex and less than or equal to 60 dtex, in particular less than or equal to 50 dtex.
  • a monofilament yarn has a diameter greater than or equal to 10 ⁇ m (microns), preferably greater than or equal to 15 ⁇ m (microns), in particular less than or equal to 90 ⁇ m (microns), more particularly less than or equal to equal to 70 ⁇ m (microns).
  • the connecting threads comprise microfibers and monofilament yarns.
  • This combination of microfibres and monofilament yarns for the intermediate layer makes it possible to improve the ergonomics of the article of maintenance, its compressive strength, but also to favor the properties of the intermediate layer: namely the absorption of water and its restitution when it is compressed.
  • the three-dimensional textile piece comprises, according to all or part of its periphery (that is to say of its external border), a zone of attachment in which the first and second textile layers, and the connecting threads, are heat sealed.
  • the welding zone is obtained by ultrasonic welding.
  • the first and second layers as well as the bonding wires are melted, at least partially, there is no space generated between holes and sewing threads as is the case in the state of the art, which avoids, or at least limit, the emission of particles by the intermediate layer outside the maintenance article.
  • the securing zone could also be performed, alternatively, by sewing, but this technique represents less advantages in the context of the present invention.
  • the maintenance article with a heat-sealed fastening zone has a radically different aspect of articles of the state of the art, and improved aesthetics.
  • the weld zone is preferably obtained during the cutting of the textile piece in the knitted textile panel.
  • the cutting of the textile piece and the finishing of its border are performed in one and the same operation.
  • the intermediate layer has a thickness greater than or equal to 1 mm, preferably less than or equal to 20 mm, more preferably less than or equal to 10 mm, in particular less than or equal to 6 mm.
  • the first textile layer comprises days, in particular having at least one dimension greater than or equal to 1 mm.
  • a day is a zone without fibers.
  • These days in the first layer can have any shape from the moment that they come to the intermediate layer.
  • the first textile layer comprises, on its outer face, said cleaning surface, alternating microfibers with scraping fibers in a first pattern.
  • the outer face of the first layer comprises a front portion and a rear portion in the extension of one another having respective outer faces
  • the front portion comprises, according to its outer face, microfibers and fibers. scraping
  • the rear portion comprises, according to its outer face, microfibres, and possibly scraping fibers having a title greater than 1 dtex.
  • the average titer T1 (dtex) of the microfibers and scraping fibers on said outer face of the front part is greater than or equal to 0.5 dtex
  • the average titer T2 (dtex) of the microfibres, and possibly scraping fibers, on the outer face of the rear part is less than or equal to 2 dtex
  • the average title T1 (dtex) is different from the average title T2 (dtex).
  • the capillary network between the front and rear parts is differentiated, the maintenance article has a power of adhesion on the different floor cleaning surface between the outer face of the front part and the outer face of the rear part. and therefore a capacity for recovery and absorption of different soils between these parts.
  • the titration intervals specified for each of the parts give the outer face of the front part the sliding function on the floor surface to be cleaned.
  • the outer face of the front part thus forms the face "attack", that is to say the face from which the user slides the maintenance item on the floor surface.
  • the surface weights (g / m 2 ) and the density (dtex) indicated relative to the first (or second) layer are calculated on the first (or second) layer free of the connecting wires. Indeed, the bonding wires extending between the first and second layers are bonded to the structure of the first (and second) layer but are not counted as part of the first (or second) layer. when calculations are made concerning the average titre of the first layer (with respect to microfibers and / or scraping fibers) and the weight (g) or basis weight (g / m 2 ) of the first layer.
  • the inventors have thus surprisingly observed that the outer face of the front part takes off the stains and recovers them thanks to the microfibers which it comprises and that the external face of the rear part recovers even more dust and other soiling than that of the front part. This finding is made visually.
  • the user has no difficulty in sliding the maintenance item on the ground surface as it begins the movement of said article according to its so-called cleaning surface by the outer face of the front portion.
  • the front and rear parts are in the extension of one another and consist of the first textile layer.
  • the specified values for the average strengths or the proportions by weight of fibers are calculated with respect to the fibers present on the outer surfaces of the front and back portions of the first layer, which are free of the connecting threads.
  • the average titer T1 (dtex) is greater than the average titer T2 (dtex).
  • the rear portion of the first layer comprises, according to its external face, a proportion by weight of microfibers greater than the proportion by weight of microfibres of the front part, relative to the total weight of the first layer.
  • the microfibres and the scraping fibers on the outer face of the front part of the first layer are alternately alternated according to a given first pattern, and the microfibers and the scratching fibers on the outer face of the rear part. of the first layer are alternately repeated in a second given pattern, possibly the first pattern is different from the second pattern.
  • the first pattern and / or the second pattern is / are chosen from: alternating continuous or discontinuous lines of microfibers and / or scraping fibers, zigzags of microfibres and / or fibers of scraping, islands or localized areas of scratch or microfiber fibers.
  • the second layer comprises, according to its external face, fastening means capable of cooperating with complementary fastening means arranged on the plate of a broom.
  • Said fastening means may be formed by the structure of the second textile layer, in particular knitted, so as to cooperate with the complementary fastening means, such as hooks.
  • the textile part comprises two lateral pockets formed by folding and partially joining the two lateral ends of said part, in particular according to at least said joining zone, each pocket being arranged so as to be able to receive a lateral end. a tray of a cleaning device.
  • the two lateral ends of the knitted piece are folded on themselves and secured so as to form pockets.
  • the pockets are formed by joining their edges to the bonding zone (heat sealed), by welding and / or preferably by stitching.
  • the perforations generated by the seam are found in the welded joining zone, which avoids the release of particles from the intermediate layer into the atmosphere.
  • the textile piece has a rectangular shape, also designated in the state of the art by strip.
  • the subject of the present invention is also, according to a second aspect, a cleaning device comprising a maintenance article according to any one of the variants defined above with reference to a first aspect, comprising a broom equipped with a handle provided with at its distal end of a tray, whose dimensions are of the order of those of the maintenance article.
  • the object of the present invention is, according to a third aspect, a method of manufacturing a maintenance article for cleaning a given surface according to any one of the embodiments defined above with reference to a first aspect. of the invention.
  • the first and second layers and the intermediate layer are knitted continuously.
  • said method comprises a step of forming a fastening zone disposed in all or part of the periphery (in particular the outer rim) of the three-dimensional textile piece, in which the first and second layers of fastening zone textiles, and the bonding yarns, are heat-sealed.
  • the step of forming the textile piece and the step of forming the bonding zone take place during the same step, in particular using a device comprising a set of rotary sonotrodes for cutting and welding with ultrasound.
  • the maintenance article 1 for cleaning a specific surface shown on the Figures 1 to 3 comprises a textile piece 2 in three dimensions, of unitary knitted construction, comprising a first knitted textile layer 3 and a second knitted textile layer 4 , connected by connecting threads 5 extending between the first textile layer 3 and the second layer textile 4 .
  • the first textile layer 3 comprises, on its outer surface 3a called cleaning, microfibres, and optionally scraping fibers having a titration greater than 1 dtex.
  • the bonding wires 5 form an intermediate layer 7 absorbing water, and comprise microfibres and monofilament son.
  • the mono-filamentary son of bond extending between the first knitted layer 3 and the second knitted layer 4 have a diameter greater than or equal to 10 microns (microns), in particular of the order of 64 microns (microns).
  • the monofilament bonding yarns are made of polyethylene terephthalate.
  • the bonding yarns 5 comprising microfibers are multifilament yarns whose filaments each have a titre of less than or equal to 1 dtex, in particular less than or equal to 0.87 dtex.
  • the textile piece 2 is a three-dimensional knit of which the first textile layer 3 and the second textile layer 4 are each a knitted mesh knit.
  • the textile part 2 is in three dimensions in the plane (x, y, z) and has a thickness e greater than or equal to 1 mm, in particular less than or equal to 6 mm.
  • the knitted textile piece 2 has a width l and a length L greater than its width l. Knitted textile piece 2 , seen from above ( figure 3 ) has a rectangular shape but could have any shape according to the intended application (rhombus, square, trapezium, ).
  • the textile part 2 comprises according to all or part of its periphery a joining zone 10 in which the first 3 and second 4 knitted textile layers, and the connecting son 5 , are heat-welded.
  • the heat-sealed zone 10 is formed during cutting in a knitted 3D textile panel.
  • the first textile layer 3 comprises, on its outer surface 3a called cleaning, alternating microfibers with scratching fibers without particular pattern.
  • microfibers of the intermediate layer 5 make it possible to reach absorption rates of the order of 600% -650% for the maintenance article 1 while the monofilament yarns improve the resistance to the z- direction compression of the maintenance article 1 .
  • the second example of a maintenance article 15 represented at figure 4 born will be described hereinafter that by its differences with the first example maintenance article 1.
  • the second example of maintenance article 15 comprises a knitted three-dimensional textile piece 16 in which the outer face 17a said cleaning the first layer 17 comprises alternating scraping fibers with microfibres according to a first pattern 18 .
  • Said first pattern 18 thus comprises alternating microfibre strips with bands of scraping fibers.
  • the scraping fibers may for example have a color different from the color of the microfibers to enhance the visual effect of the first pattern 18 .
  • the third example of a maintenance article 20 represented at figure 5 will be described hereafter only by its differences with the first example article of maintenance 1 .
  • the outer face 21a of the first knitted layer 21 of the three-dimensional knitted textile piece 22 comprises a front portion 23 and a rear portion 24 in the extension of one another having respective external faces 23a, 24a, the portion before 23 comprises, according to its outer face 23a, microfibers and scraping fibers, the rear portion 24 comprises, according to its outer face 24a, microfibres, and optionally scraping fibers having a title greater than 1 dtex.
  • the average titer T1 (dtex) of the microfibres and the scraping fibers on said outer face 23a of the front portion 23 is greater than or equal to 0.5 dtex, the average titer T2 (dtex) of the microfibers, and possibly scraping fibers. on the outer face 24a of the rear portion 24 is less than or equal to 2 dtex, and the average title T1 (dtex) is different from the average title T2 (dtex), in particular the average title T1 (dtex) is greater than the title average T2 (dtex).
  • the front part 23 and the rear part 24 are in the extension of one another and formed in a single textile panel, in this specific example by the first knitted layer 21 .
  • the dotted line 25 fictitiously delimits the boundary between the front portion 23 and the rear portion 24 .
  • the microfibers and the scraping fibers are arranged according to no particular pattern on the front 23 and rear 24 parts .
  • the rear portion 24 comprises, according to its outer face 24a, a proportion by weight (g) of microfibers greater than the proportion by weight (g) of microfibers of the front part 23 , relative to the total weight (g) of the first layer 21 (considered without the connecting threads).
  • the textile part 31 comprises two lateral pockets 32, 33 formed by folding and partially joining the two lateral ends of said part 31 , in particular according to at least said heat-sealed joining zone 34 , each pocket 31 , 32 being arranged so as to receive a side end of a tray of a cleaning device.
  • the edges 32a, 32b, 32c, 33a, 33b, 33c of the pockets 32 , 33 are secured, preferably by stitching, in the fastening zone 34 , which avoids creating spaces through which the microfibers in the intermediate layer are emitted in the mood.
  • the maintenance articles 1,15,20,30 comprise an integral piece of textile comprising three layers formed integrally during the knitting of the textile piece.
  • the intermediate layer 7 of the textile piece 2 knitted in three dimensions achieves water absorption rates of the order of 600% when the connecting son 5 comprise microfibers.
  • the maintenance articles 1,15,20,30 according to the invention offer excellent water absorption capacity, excellent ergonomics, improved aesthetics and low particulate release due to their one-piece construction.
  • the unitary knitted construction of the 3D textile articles of the maintenance articles 1,15,20,30 should also improve the potential cleaning surface covered by said articles compared to the multilayer complexes used in the state of the art.

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