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Definitions

• the present invention relates to an infrared absorbent fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric.
• Textile products having the property of absorbing light to generate heat are known.
• an infrared absorbing pigment such as carbon black has the property of absorbing infrared radiation to generate heat, and is thus kneaded into or applied to fibers to obtain exothermic fibers.
• PTL 1 discloses an infrared absorbent fiber containing composite tungsten oxide microparticles typified by Cs 0.33 WO 3 as an infrared absorbing pigment, wherein the content of the microparticles is 0.001 to 80% by weight with respect to the solid content of the fiber.
• a composite tungsten oxide When compared with the black color of carbon black, a composite tungsten oxide has a bright color tone. Therefore, a textile product containing a composite tungsten oxide has an advantage in the degree of freedom in design as compared with a textile product containing carbon black.
• Composite tungsten oxides for example, Cs 0.33 WO 3 (hereinafter, referred to as CsWO) exhibit a light bluish green color which can be visually recognized under visible light.
• CsWO Composite tungsten oxides
• the color tone of the textile product thus obtained may change.
• exothermic cold-proofing garments it is not necessary for a garment to be composed entirely of an exothermic textile product.
• the exothermic textile product is used only in portions of the garment where heat generation contributes to cold proofing, with other portions composed of ordinary textile products.
• a textile product comprising CsWO is used as an exothermic textile product, a difference in color tone may occur between the portions comprising CsWO and the portions not comprising CsWO, which may cause a design issue. This tendency is remarkable when the intended garment has a particularly bright color tone.
• the CsWO content in the infrared absorbent fiber is 0.001 to 80% by weight with respect to the solid content of the fiber, which is an unreasonably wide range and encompasses cases in which the exothermic property is insufficient and cases in which the exothermic property is excessive when used in cold-proofing garments.
• an object of the present invention is to provide a fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric containing an infrared absorbing pigment and having a property of absorbing infrared radiation to generate heat, capable of providing preferable designability when applied to garment articles such as cold-proofing garments.
• a fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric containing an infrared absorbing pigment and having a property of absorbing infrared radiation to generate heat capable of providing preferable designability when applied to garment articles such as cold-proofing garments is provided.
• the infrared absorbent fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric of the present invention is an infrared absorbent fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric comprising an infrared absorbing pigment,
• the infrared absorbent fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric of the present invention may further be an infrared absorbent fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric wherein L ⁇ in the CIE 1976 color space is greater than 90, and at least one of the following (i) to (iv) below is satisfied:
• the infrared absorbent fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric may otherwise be an infrared absorbent fiber, knit/woven fabric, or nonwoven fabric wherein L ⁇ in the CIE 1976 is 90 or less.
• nonwoven fabric is a concept that includes both cloth (woven fabric) and knit (knit fabric).
• Nonwoven fabric means a sheet-like material in which fibers are entangled, and is a concept that does not include woven fabric or knit fabric.
• fiber, knit/woven fabric, and nonwoven fabric are collectively referred to as "textile product”.
• L ⁇ requirement having an L ⁇ of 30 or greater in the CIE 1976 color space of an infrared absorbent textile product
• ⁇ E requirement having a color difference ⁇ E of 10 or less in the CIE 1976 color space between an infrared absorbent textile product and the infrared absorbent textile product when not comprising the infrared absorbing pigment
• the present invention has been made based on the above findings.
• the color difference ⁇ E in the CIE 1976 color space between when the infrared absorbing pigment is contained and not contained is 10 or less
• the color difference indicates that the textile product comprises the infrared absorbing pigment in an amount such that the change in color tone is difficult to identify.
• a textile product satisfying this requirement can have a comfortable heat generation as a cold-proofing garment, in addition to reducing the difference in color tone from portions not comprising the infrared absorbing pigment, and preferable designability can be demonstrated thereby.
• the color tone of the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention is particularly bright, by comprising the infrared absorbing pigment, the change in color tone of the infrared absorbent textile product becomes easy to identify visually.
• the color tone of the textile product is particularly bright, it is advantageous to have a high chroma from the viewpoint of making the visual identification of the change in color tone difficult. Therefore, when the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention is particularly bright, for example, when L ⁇ in the CIE 1976 color space is greater than 90, it is preferable that at least one of the following requirements (i) to (iv) be satisfied:
• the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention is not particularly bright, for example, when L ⁇ in the CIE 1976 color space is 90 or less, the change in color tone due to the inclusion of the infrared absorbing pigment is not particularly easy to identify visually. Therefore, in this case, the present invention can be suitably adapted regardless of the value of a ⁇ or b ⁇ .
• the L ⁇ , a ⁇ , and b ⁇ of the textile product can be measured by the method described later in the Examples.
• the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention is
• the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention may also be an infrared absorbent textile product wherein L ⁇ in the CIE 1976 color space is greater than 90, and at least one of the following (i) to (iv) is satisfied:
• the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention may otherwise be an infrared absorbent textile product wherein L ⁇ in the CIE 1976 color space is 90 or less.
• the color difference ⁇ E in the CIE 1976 color space between the infrared absorbent textile product and the infrared absorbent textile product when not comprising the infrared absorbing pigment is 10 or less.
• the value of ⁇ E may be 9 or less, 8 or less, 6 or less, 5 or less, or 4 or less. Further, the value of ⁇ E may be 0 or greater, greater than 0, 0.5 or greater, 1 or greater, 2 or greater, or 3 or greater.
• the change in color tone due to the textile product comprising the infrared absorbing pigment can be made difficult to identify visually.
• the color difference ⁇ E may be 5 or less, 4.5 or less, 4 or less, 3.5 or less, or 3 or less, and may be 0 or greater, greater than 0, 0.1 or greater, 0.2 or greater, 0.3 or greater, 0.4 or greater, or 0.5 or greater, from the viewpoint of making the visual identification of the change in color tone difficult.
• L ⁇ is greater than 90, in an effort to ensure the difficulty of visually identifying the change in color tone, the content of the infrared absorbing pigment in the textile product may be limited, and thus the exothermic property may be limited. From this viewpoint, L ⁇ in the CIE 1976 color space of the infrared absorbent textile product may be 90 or less.
• the L ⁇ is appropriately set to the ranges described above depending on the desired color tone of the textile product.
• L ⁇ is 90 or less, and may be 80 or less, 70 or less, 60 or less, or 50 or less.
• L ⁇ is 90 or less, and may be 89 or less, 88 or less, 87 or less, or 86 or less.
• L ⁇ is 90 or less, and may be 80 or less, 60 or less, or 40 or less.
• the color difference ⁇ E may be set to 8 or less, 7 or less, 6 or less, or 5 or less in order to ensure the difficulty of visually identifying the change in color tone.
• L ⁇ is 80 or less, visually identifying the change in color tone becomes extremely difficult if the color difference ⁇ E is 10 or less.
• the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention comprises a fiber and an infrared absorbing pigment.
• the fiber in the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention may be appropriately selected from, for example, synthetic fiber, semi-synthetic fiber, natural fiber, produced fiber, inorganic fiber, and a blended yarn composed of a plurality of types thereof.
• synthetic fiber is preferable when considering the dispersibility of the infrared absorbing pigment and heat-insulating characteristic of the textile product.
• Examples of the synthetic fiber in the present invention include polyester fiber, polyolefin fiber, acrylic fiber, polyamide fiber, polyether ester fiber, polyvinyl alcohol fiber, polyvinylidene chloride fiber, and polyvinyl chloride fiber. These may be appropriately selected and used.
• the polyester fiber may include fibers of, for example, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate, and polyethylene naphthalate.
• PET polyethylene terephthalate
• PET polybutylene terephthalate
• polyethylene naphthalate polyethylene naphthalate
• the polyolefin fiber may include fibers of, for example, polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene.
• the acrylic fiber may include fibers consisting of, for example, polyacrylonitrile and an acrylonitrile/vinyl chloride copolymer.
• the polyamide fiber may include fibers consisting of, for example, nylon, nylon 6, nylon 66, nylon 11, nylon 12, nylon 610, and aramid.
• the fiber of the present invention may have a cross-section of any shape, for example, a circular, polygonal, flat, hollow, Y, star, or core-sheath shape.
• the fiber of the present invention may be a short fiber or a long fiber.
• the infrared absorbing pigment in the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention prefferably has the properties of absorbing infrared radiation, preferably near-infrared radiation, and emitting heat, along with having a bright color tone, and not to excessively impair the degree of freedom on the design face of the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention.
• Examples of such an infrared absorbing pigment may include a composite tungsten oxide, represented by general formula M x W y O z (1) wherein M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of H, He, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, rare earth elements, Mg, Zr, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ru, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Sb, B, F, P, S, Se, Br, Te, Ti, Nb, V, Mo, Ta, Re, Be, Hf, Os, Bi, and I; W is tungsten; O is oxygen; x, y, and z are each a positive number; 0 ⁇ x/y ⁇ 1; and 2.2 ⁇ z/y ⁇ 3.0, and a tungsten oxide having a Magnéli phase, represented by general formula W y O z (2)
• the alkali metal herein is a Group 1 element of the periodic table except hydrogen.
• the alkaline earth metal is a Group 2 element of the periodic table except Be and Mg.
• the rare earth element includes Sc, Y, and lanthanoid elements.
• the composite tungsten oxide represented by the general formula (1) comprises an element M. Since free electrons are generated and the absorption band from the free electrons is expressed in the near-infrared wavelength region, the composite tungsten oxide is suitable as a material that absorbs near-infrared radiation having a wavelength near 1,000 nm to generate heat.
• the value of x/y indicating the addition amount of the element M is greater than 0, a sufficient amount of free electrons are generated and a sufficient near-infrared absorption effect can be obtained.
• the addition amount of the element M increases, the supply of free electrons increases, and the near-infrared absorption effect also increases.
• the effect saturates at an x/y value of about 1. It is preferable for the value of x/y to be 1 or less since the formation of an impurity phase in a microparticle-containing layer can be avoided.
• the value of x/y is preferably 0.001 or greater, 0.2 or greater, or 0.30 or greater, and is preferably 0.85 or less, 0.5 or less, or 0.35 or less. Ideally, the value of x/y is 0.33.
• the element M in the general formula (1) be one or more of Cs, Tb, K, Tl, In, Ba, Li, Ca, Sr, Fe, and Sn, from the viewpoint of improving the optical characteristics as a near-infrared absorbent material and weather resistance. It is particularly preferable that M be Cs.
• the lattice constants be 7.4060 ⁇ or greater and 7.4082 ⁇ or less for the a-axis and 7.6106 ⁇ or greater and 7.6149 ⁇ or less in the c-axis, from the viewpoint of optical characteristics in the near-infrared region and weather resistance.
• the composite tungsten oxide represented by the general formula (1) have a hexagonal crystal structure or consist of a hexagonal crystal structure, since the transmission of the infrared absorbent material microparticles in the visible light wavelength region is improved and the absorption in the near-infrared light wavelength region is improved.
• the transmission in the visible light wavelength region is improved and the absorption in the near-infrared light wavelength region is improved.
• hexagonal crystals are formed.
• the additive element M may be present in the hexagonal voids formed in the WO 6 units.
• the addition amount of the additive element M preferably has an x/y value of 0.2 or greater and 0.5 or less, more preferably 0.30 or greater and 0.35 or less, and ideally 0.33. By setting the value of x/y to 0.33, it is considered that the additive element M is positioned in all of the hexagonal voids.
• the composite tungsten oxide represented by the general formula (1) be treated with a silane coupling agent, since the composite tungsten oxide is imparted with excellent dispersibility, near-infrared absorption, and transparency in the visible light wavelength region.
• the so-called "Magnéli phase” having a composition ratio in which the z/y value satisfies the relationship of 2.45 ⁇ z/y ⁇ 2.999 is chemically stable and has good absorption characteristic in the near-infrared light wavelength region, and is thus preferable as a near-infrared absorbent material.
• the z/y value indicates the level of oxygen control.
• the z/y value satisfy the relationship of 2.45 ⁇ z/y ⁇ 3.0 in the general formula (1).
• the oxygen atoms constituting the composite tungsten oxide and tungsten oxide may be partially substituted with halogen atoms derived from the starting compounds used during the production of the composite tungsten oxide and the tungsten oxide in the present invention, and such substitution is not an issue in the embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the composite tungsten oxide and the tungsten oxide in the present invention include those in which the oxygen atoms have been partially substituted with halogen atoms.
• the transparent color tone thereof is often bluish to greenish due to significant absorption of light in the near-infrared light wavelength region, particularly near the wavelength of 1,000 nm.
• the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention comprising the infrared absorbing pigment is able to provide preferable designability when applied to garment articles such as cold-proofing garments.
• the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention includes an infrared absorbent fiber.
• the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention is
• the color tone of the fiber may be measured in a state where the fiber is made into a plain weave or a tricot fabric.
• the content of the infrared absorbing pigment in the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention may be 0.01% by mass or greater and 0.50% by mass or less, based on the total mass of the infrared absorbent fiber.
• the suitable content of the infrared absorbing pigment for achieving comfortable heat generation while satisfying the predetermined ⁇ E requirement of the present invention may be 0.01% by mass or greater, 0.05% by mass or greater, 0.10% by mass or greater, or 0.15% by mass or greater, and 0.50% by mass or less, 0.40% by mass or less, 0.30% by mass or less, or 0.20% by mass or less, based on the total mass of the infrared absorbent fiber.
• the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention may be produced by a known appropriate method or an appropriate modification thereof by a person skilled in the art.
• the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention may be produced by a method such as:
• the spinning in the above production methods (1), (2), and (3) may be wet spinning using an appropriate solvent or dry spinning such as melt spinning.
• the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention may comprise a coloring agent such as an appropriate pigment or dye, in order to express a predetermined color tone.
• the coloring agent may be added at any point in the production process of the infrared absorbent fiber.
• the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention may be applied to, for example, an infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric or nonwoven fabric.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric or nonwoven fabric may be composed of only the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention, or may be composed of the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention and another fiber.
• the other fiber may be a fiber comprising an infrared absorbing pigment without satisfying at least one of the predetermined L ⁇ and ⁇ E requirements of the present invention, or may be a fiber free of any infrared absorbing pigment.
• a fiber configured such that the infrared absorbing pigment is removed from the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention be used as the other fiber, in order to achieve the goal of the present invention to provide preferable designability when applied to garment articles.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric or nonwoven fabric composed of the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention be any infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric or nonwoven fabric composed of the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric or nonwoven fabric composed of the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention, as a whole knit/woven fabric or nonwoven fabric, may satisfy both of the predetermined L ⁇ and ⁇ E requirements of the present invention, or may not satisfy at least one of these requirements.
• Examples of the infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric or nonwoven fabric composed of the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention may include woven fabrics such as plain weave, satin weave, and twill weave;
• the infrared absorbent textile product of the present invention includes infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric and nonwoven fabric.
• knit/woven fabric and nonwoven fabric are collectively referred to as "knit/woven/nonwoven fabric”.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric of the present invention is
• the content of the infrared absorbing pigment in the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric of the present invention may be 0.05 g/m 2 or greater and 0.50 g/m 2 or less per area of the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric.
• the suitable content of the infrared absorbing pigment for achieving comfortable heat generation while satisfying the predetermined ⁇ E requirement of the present invention may vary according to the color tone of the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric.
• the L ⁇ value is relatively large and the change in color tone due to the knit/woven/nonwoven fabric comprising the infrared absorbing pigment tends to be easy to identify visually. Therefore, the content of the infrared absorbing pigment for satisfying the ⁇ E requirement has an upper limit value.
• the content of the infrared absorbing pigment per area may be 0.01 g/m 2 or greater, 0.03 g/m 2 or greater, 0.05 g/m 2 or greater, 0.06 g/m 2 or greater, 0.08 g/m 2 or greater, 0.10 g/m 2 or greater, or 0.12 g/m 2 or greater in order to achieve comfortable heat generation, and may be 0.50 g/m 2 or less, 0.40 g/m 2 or less, 0.30 g/m 2 or less, 0.25 g/m 2 or less, or 0.20 g/m 2 or less in order to ensure that the ⁇ E requirement is fulfilled.
• the content of the infrared absorbing pigment per area may be 0.30 g/m 2 or less, 0.25 g/m 2 or less, 0.20 g/m 2 or less, 0.15 g/m 2 or less, 0.12 g/m 2 or less, or 0.10 g/m 2 or less, from the viewpoint of making the visual identifiability of the change in color tone difficult.
• the L ⁇ value is relatively small, and the change in color tone due to the knit/woven/nonwoven fabric comprising the infrared absorbing pigment tends to be difficult to identify visually. Therefore, even when a relatively large amount of the infrared absorbing pigment is contained, the ⁇ E requirement tends to be easy to satisfy.
• the content of the infrared absorbing pigment per area may be 0.05 g/m 2 or greater, 0.06 g/m 2 or greater, 0.08 g/m 2 or greater, 0.10 g/m 2 or greater, or 0.12 g/m 2 or greater in order to achieve comfortable heat generation, and may be 0.50 g/m 2 or less, 0.48 g/m 2 or less, 0.46 g/m 2 or less, 0.44 g/m 2 or less, 0.42 g/m 2 or less, or 0.40 g/m 2 or less in order to ensure that the ⁇ E requirement is fulfilled.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric may be composed of only the infrared absorbent fiber comprising the infrared absorbing pigment, or may be composed of the infrared absorbent fiber comprising the infrared absorbing pigment and a fiber free of any infrared absorbing pigment.
• the fiber free of any infrared absorbing pigment may be a fiber configured such that the infrared absorbing pigment is removed from the infrared absorbent fiber, or may be a fiber consisting of a different material therefrom.
• a fiber configured such that the infrared absorbing pigment is removed from the infrared absorbent fiber be used as the fiber free of any infrared absorbing pigment, in order to achieve the goal of the present invention to provide preferable designability when applied to garment articles.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric of the present invention be any infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric of the present invention.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric of the present invention as a whole knit/woven/nonwoven fabric, satisfies both of the predetermined L ⁇ and ⁇ E requirements of the present invention.
• the fiber constituting the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric may satisfy both of the predetermined L ⁇ and ⁇ E requirements of the present invention, or may not satisfy at least one of these requirements.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric of the present invention composed of the above fiber, may include
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric of the present invention may be produced by a known appropriate method or an appropriate modification thereof by a person skilled in the art.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven fabric of the present invention may be produced by a method such as:
• the coating liquid used in the method (4) may contain, for example, the infrared absorbing pigment and an appropriate solvent, and if necessary, may further contain a binder polymer to improve the adhesion between the infrared absorbing pigment and the knit/woven/nonwoven fabric.
• the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric of the present invention may comprise a coloring agent such as an appropriate pigment or dye in order to express a predetermined color tone.
• the coloring agent may be applied at any point of the production process of the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric.
• the coloring agent may be contained in the coating liquid in the method (3) using a coating liquid.
• the present invention further provides infrared absorbent clothing.
• the infrared absorbent clothing of the present invention may include an infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric composed of the infrared absorbent fiber of the present invention and the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric of the present invention.
• the infrared absorbent clothing of the present invention may be composed of only the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric as described above, and may be composed of the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric and a knit/woven/nonwoven fabric free of any infrared absorbing pigment.
• the knit/woven/nonwoven fabric free of any infrared absorbing pigment may be configured such that the infrared absorbing pigment is removed from the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric, and may consist of a different material therefrom.
• a knit/woven/nonwoven fabric configured such that the infrared absorbing pigment is removed from the infrared absorbent knit/woven/nonwoven fabric be used as the knit/woven/nonwoven fabric free of any infrared absorbing pigment, in order to achieve the goal of the present invention to provide preferable designability.
• the infrared absorbent garment of the present invention be any infrared absorbent garment of the present invention. It is preferable that the infrared absorbent garment of the present invention be
• the infrared absorbent garment of the present invention using the knit/woven fabric as described above, may be produced by a known method.
• YMS-01A-2 a dispersion liquid containing 25% by weight of Cs 0.33 WO 3 and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate as a solvent, manufactured by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
• CsWO infrared absorbing pigment
• CsWO dispersion liquid dispersion liquid containing the CsWO and a solvent
• ATO 100% by weight of solid content, manufactured by Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.
• a red ink (equivalent to 3.70 parts by weight of solid content), 54.0 parts by weight of a urethane-based resin solution (equivalent to 16.20 parts by weight of solid content), and 36.0 parts by weight of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) were blended to prepare 100 parts by weight of a red base ink containing the red ink in an amount of 10% by weight (wet/wet) and solid content in an amount of 19.9% by weight.
• MEK methyl ethyl ketone
• the ink obtained above was applied to a 100% polyester white fabric (woven fabric having a thickness of 334 ⁇ m, L ⁇ of 93.6, a ⁇ of 1.9, and b ⁇ of -8.7) using a Baker applicator under the conditions of a wet film thickness of 200 ⁇ m and a coating speed of 5.2 m/min. The ink and the fabric were then allowed to stand at 100 °C for 1 min to remove the solvent to prepare a reference woven fabric sample.
• a woven fabric sample cut to a square of 7 cm ⁇ 7 cm was irradiated with light from an EYE lamp for lighting (model name "PRF250", rated voltage at 100 V, rated power consumption at 250 W, color temperature at 3,200 K, diffused type) manufactured by Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd. installed at a position 30 cm away therefrom.
• the temperatures of the rear surface of the woven fabric (the temperature of the surface opposite to the surface of the side irradiated with light) before irradiation with light (after 0 min) and 5 min after irradiation with light were measured, and from the difference therebetween, the photo-exothermic property of the woven fabric sample was calculated.
• the ink was applied to a 100% polyester white fabric (woven fabric) in the same manner as in Comparative Example r1 to produce a woven fabric sample.
• the dry weight of the applied ink was determined from the difference in weight between the fabric before application and the woven fabric sample after application. From the amount of the infrared absorbing pigment contained therein and the area of the application surface, the content of the infrared absorbing pigment per unit area of the woven fabric sample was calculated.
• Example R1 Using the woven fabric sample obtained in Example R1, the photo-exothermic property and the color tone were evaluated in the same manner as in Comparative Example r1. The value of the photo-exothermic property of the woven fabric sample of Comparative Example r1 was subtracted from the value of the photo-exothermic property of the woven fabric sample to calculate the photo-exothermic effect of the infrared absorbing pigment in the woven fabric sample of Example R1.
• each infrared absorbent red ink was prepared in the same manner as in Example R1, and then applied on fabric and evaluated.
• red base ink 100 parts by weight of a red base ink prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example r3 were used as the red base ink. Except that each of the amounts of the CsWO dispersion liquid added to 100 parts by weight of the red base ink was set as indicated in Table 1, each of the red base inks was prepared in the same manner as in Example R3, and then applied to fabric and evaluated.
• yellow base inks (Comparative Examples y1 and y3) and infrared absorbent yellow inks (Examples Y1 to Y4 and Comparative Examples y2 and y4) were prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example r1, Examples R1 and R2, Comparative Examples r2 and r3, and Examples R3 and R4, and then applied on fabric and evaluated.
• a blue base ink (Comparative Example b1) and infrared absorbent blue inks (Examples B1 to B4) were prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example r1, Examples R1 and R2, Comparative Examples r2, and then applied on fabric and evaluated.
• Example B1 10.0 3.70 54.0 16.20 36.0 0.00 0.000 0.00
• Example B1 10.0 3.70 54.0 16.20 36.0 0.12 0.030 0.15
• Example B2 10.0 3.70 54.0 16.20 36.0 0.24 0.060 0.30
• Example B3 10.0 3.70 54.0 16.20 36.0 0.48 0.120 0.60
• Example B4 10.0 3.70 54.0 16.20 36.0 1.02 0.255 1.27
• Example r1 0.24 parts by weight of antimony-doped tin oxide ("ATO", 100% by weight of solid content, manufactured by Ishihara Sangyo Co., Ltd.) as an infrared absorbing pigment were added to 100 parts by weight of a red base ink prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example r1 to prepare an infrared absorbent red ink having a red ink in an amount of 10% by weight (wet/wet) and the ATO in an amount of 1.19% by weight per ink solid content. Otherwise, the infrared absorbent red ink was applied to fabric and evaluated in the same manner as in Example R1.
• ATO antimony-doped tin oxide
• CB carbon black
• R400R infrared absorbing pigment
• infrared absorbent red ink containing a red ink in an amount of 10% by weight (wet/wet) and the CB in an amount of 0.15% by weight per ink solid content. Otherwise, the infrared absorbent red ink was applied to fabric and evaluated in the same manner as in Example R1.
• the woven fabric sample obtained in Comparative Example r1 was used as a reference woven fabric sample of photo-exothermic property, color difference ⁇ E, and functional evaluation.
• Comparative Example p1 Comparative Example p2, and Comparative Example p3 were used as the reference woven fabric sample of photo-exothermic property, color difference ⁇ E, and functional evaluation in the evaluations thereof for the samples of Example P1, Example P2, and Example P3, respectively.
• the results thus obtained are shown in Table 10.
• tricots or woven fabrics produced using an infrared absorbent fiber comprising an infrared absorbing pigment were tested.
• Cesium tungsten oxide was used as the infrared absorbing pigment, the content thereof in the fiber was set at two levels of 0.11% by weight and 0.52% by weight, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-based infrared absorbent fibers were produced thereby and tested.
• PET polyethylene terephthalate
• CsWO infrared absorbing pigment
• CsWO dispersion powder dispersion powder containing the CsWO and a dispersant
• CsWO dispersion powder 95 parts by weight of a base resin and 5 parts by weight of CsWO dispersion powder (equivalent to 1.15 parts by weight of CsWO) were kneaded in a twin-screw extruder to obtain a CsWO masterbatch comprising 1.15% by weight of CsWO.
• Homo-PET as a spinning raw material was spun for 1 h using a multifilament melt-spinning apparatus under the conditions of a spinning temperature of 290 °C, an extrusion rate of 4 kg/h, and a take-up rate of 1,500 m/min to obtain a 50-denier 24-filament multifilament fiber.
• a 32-gauge tricot fabric having a basis weight of 240 g/m 2 was produced by a knitting machine using 80% by weight of the above multifilament fiber and 20% by weight of a polyurethane fiber.
• a tricot fabric sample cut to a square of 7 cm ⁇ 7 cm was irradiated with light from an EYE lamp for lighting (model name "PRF250", rated voltage at 100 V, rated power consumption at 250 W, color temperature at 3,200 K, diffused type) manufactured by Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd. installed at a position 30 cm away therefrom.
• the temperatures of the rear surface of the tricot fabric before irradiation with light (after 0 min) and 5 min after irradiation with light were measured, and from the difference therebetween, the photo-exothermic property of the tricot fabric sample was calculated.
• an infrared absorbent tricot fabric was produced in the same manner as in Comparative Example t1.
• the CsWO content of the infrared absorbent tricot fabric was 0.19 g/m 2 .
• an infrared absorbent multifilament fiber containing 0.52% by weight of CsWO was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example t1.
• an infrared absorbent tricot fabric was produced in the same manner as in Example T1 and then evaluated.
• Homo-PET as a spinning raw material was spun for 1 h using a multifilament melt-spinning apparatus under the conditions of a spinning temperature of 290 °C, an extrusion rate of 4 kg/h, and a take-up rate of 1,500 m/min to obtain a 75-denier 24-filament multifilament fiber. Two of the multifilament fibers were twisted together to obtain a two-ply yarn equivalent to 150 denier.
• the obtained two-ply yarn as the weft and a polyester/wool blended yarn (250 denier) having a weight ratio of 50:50 as the warp were weaved in a 3/1 twill using a Schönherr weaving machine at a weight ratio of 41:59 as the usage ratio of weft: warp to obtain a woven fabric having a basis weight of 170 g/m 2 .
• the woven fabric thus obtained was a woven fabric in a 3/1 twill weave, the warp surface where the polyester/wool blended yarn, which was the warp, was mainly exposed and the weft surface where the two-ply yarn, which was the weft, was mainly exposed form the front and rear sides. Therefore, the exothermic property and the color tone of the woven fabric sample were evaluated for both the warp surface and the weft surface.
• a woven fabric sample cut to a square of 7 cm ⁇ 7 cm was irradiated with light from an EYE lamp for lighting (model name "PRF250", rated voltage at 100 V, rated power consumption at 250 W, color temperature at 3,200 K, diffused type) manufactured by Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd. installed at a position 30 cm away therefrom.
• the temperatures of the rear surface of the woven fabric before irradiation with light (after 0 min) and 5 min after irradiation with light were measured, and from the difference therebetween, the photo-exothermic property of the woven fabric sample was calculated.
• the obtained value of the photo-exothermic property of the woven fabric sample was used as the reference for calculating the photo-exothermic effect on both the warp surface and the weft surface of the infrared absorbent woven fabric of each of Example C1 and Comparative Example c2.
• an infrared absorbent woven fabric having a basis weight of 170 g/m 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example c1.
• the CsWO content of the infrared absorbent woven fabric was 0.08 g/m 2 .
• an infrared absorbent multifilament fiber containing 0.52% by weight of CsWO was obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example c1. Except that the infrared absorbent multifilament fiber thus obtained was used, an infrared absorbent two-ply yarn was produced in the same manner as in Example C1, which was then used to obtain an infrared absorbent woven fabric having a basis weight of 170 g/m 2 .
• the CsWO content of the infrared absorbent woven fabric was 0.35 g/m 2 .
• the infrared absorbent woven fabric was evaluated in the same manner as Comparative Example c1.

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