KR20070022625A - Method for producing fibreglass tissue - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method of weaving a fabric comprising at least a portion of the optical fiber as warp and / or weft yarns, the optical fiber being approximately perpendicular to its longitudinal axis and at least located on the outer side of the fabric. In section, the light is treated to allow diffusion. The method forms a matrix that separates and identifies the input ends of a predetermined number of optical fibers, which are grouped into adjacent threads for connection to the same light source. It characterized in that it comprises the weaving of the jacquard pattern.

Jacquard weaving method, optical fiber, matrix, textile fiber, jacquard pattern, luminous fabric, genus,

Description

Optical fiber fabric manufacturing method {METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBREGLASS TISSUE}

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a fabric including an optical fiber, and more particularly, to a jacquard type weaving method.

Known textiles, including optical fibers, have been developed using knitting techniques to date. Such textile products are disclosed in particular in US Pat. Nos. 5,021,928, 5,183,323, UK Pat. No. 2,305,848 and International Publication WO 02/12785.

These known textile products include optical fibers whose one end acts as an input, such that the corresponding piece of fabric is illuminated. In such luminous textiles, the optical fiber constitutes warp and / or weft and may be mixed with general purpose fibers, such as cotton, linen, silk or synthetic fibers.

In the case of optical fiber based luminous fabrics developed so far, it is only possible to connect a given number of fibers (e.g. 500) to a light source such as an LED, so that its industrial production is achieved. I'm not losing.

Therefore, it is necessary to count the optical fibers at predetermined intervals at the distal end of the fabric before combining the optical fibers and connecting their ends (ie, input ends) to the light source.

This need exists in particular when the light sources connected to different groups of optical fibers (or bundles of optical fibers) are of different shapes, for example of different power or color.

To date, any fiber weaving method proposes a solution for separating and identifying an independent fiber bundle in a fabric and / or a solution for separating and identifying a fiber bundle for a textile thread that constitutes the basis of the fabric. I can't do it.

To date, it is necessary to manually separate and regroup the input ends of the various fibers, which is obviously a long time monotonous operation that is incompatible with industrial scale production.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a fiber optic weaving method that virtually mechanically separates and identifies the input ends of the various fibers that make up an independent genus independent of the other genus of the fabric to facilitate connection to the light source of each independent genus. To provide a solution to the limitations of the known fiber optic fiber products.

The above object comprises at least partly an optical fiber which is treated to be able to diffuse light approximately perpendicular to its longitudinal axis and to at least a section located on the outer side of the fabric as warp and / or weft. This method is achieved by weaving a fabric, which separates the input ends of a predetermined number of optical fibers, which are grouped into adjacent yarns and connected to the same light source. weaving of jacquard motifs to form a matrix that separates and identifies.

In order to provide an identification matrix, it is necessary to form complex patterns, in particular using floats of yarns. Only jacquard techniques are capable of the complex patterns that are desired for the matrix, and simple weaving is not appropriate.

A "bundle" should be understood to refer to a group of optical fibers that are side-by-side woven to form the usual jacquard motif that appears on the fabric surface.

"Float" refers to a portion of a fiber or fiber that is freely woven as a weft that remains free of intersection with the warp, or vice versa, a warped part that does not intersect the weft. . Within the scope of the present invention, optical fiber inputs remain floating (floats can be tied for convenience) to cut them after weaving and to be connected to a light source.

More specifically, the fabric is defined in the oblique direction. Use the fabric as the direction of leaving the loom. Thus, fabrics which have already been produced are called "dowmstream" and fabrics in the process of manufacture are called "upstream".

By weaving jacquard motifs into the input ends of various genera of the optical fiber, the ends of the various bundles can be spatially separated and identified with respect to each other. Thus, each bundle can be connected to a particular light source, industrially and possibly using automated means.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, in the case of weaving using optical fibers as weft yarns, jacquard weaving various independent optical fiber core input ends woven as weft yarns causes the input ends of each genus of these fibers to be adjacent to each other. Appear on a predetermined side of the fabric, distinct from where the yarns appear, and / or at some other location from the first slope located adjacent to and adjacent to the pattern and the matching matrix. .

Similarly, according to another advantageous embodiment of the present invention, in the case of the weaving using the optical fiber as the warp yarn, the jacquard weaving of the input end of each genus of the optical fiber woven as the warp yarn, the place where the adjacent yarn appears and Causes the input ends of these fibers to appear on a predetermined side of the distinct fabric and / or at a downward flow of the matrix and at some other location from the first weft yarn located adjacent to the matrix.

The process of the invention also advantageously comprises a post-weaving step which follows in the following order:

(Iii) joining the optical fiber input ends in each individual present in the fabric;

(Ii) crimping at the input end of each genus;

(Iii) cutting the input end of each genus using a heating knife;

(Iii) connecting each core of the optical fiber to a light source.

The invention also relates to a fabric comprising an optical fiber used as warp and / or weft yarn, which can be mixed with natural or synthetic spun fiber, the optical fiber being approximately perpendicular to its longitudinal axis and at least A section located on the outer surface of the fabric, wherein the fabric is treated to diffuse light, the warp or weft of the fabric comprising at least one optical fiber in its input end connected to a conventional light source, Further, the fabric is characterized in that it comprises means for identifying and separating the input end of the optical fiber in the genus.

The means for identifying and isolating the input ends of the warp woven fiber forming the individual genera consists of jacquard motifs which, with respect to adjacent yarns, form a separation matrix for the fibers belonging to the individual bundle in the pattern of the fabric. Wherein the pattern is woven from the input portion of the fiber bundle, so as to distinguish from a first weft yarn located adjacent to the matrix and upstream of the matrix and / or on a predetermined side of the fabric distinguished from where the adjacent warp appears. At a predetermined distance, the input portion appears.

Means for identifying and isolating the input ends of the warp-woven optical fibers that form the individual genera are, with adjacent jacquard motifs, in the pattern of the fabric, forming a separation matrix for the fibers belonging to the individual bundle. And the input portions are woven into an identification matrix and each has an adjacent spinning slope of a predetermined color, each said tilting color belongs to a particular optical fiber bundle.

Means for identifying and isolating the input ends of the warp woven fiber forming the individual genera are fibers belonging to individual bundles in the pattern and / or fabric selvedge of the fabric relative to adjacent yarns of the fabric. It may consist of a jacquard motif that forms a separation matrix for the motif, which is woven from the input portion of the fiber bundle, on a predetermined side of the fabric distinguished from where adjacent wefts appear, and / or in patterns and belonging to the pattern. At a predetermined distance, which is distinct from the first slope located between and adjacent to the matrix, the input portion appears.

Finally, the means for identifying and isolating the input ends of the woven fiber as wefts, which form individual genera, can be applied to the individual genera in the pattern of the fabric and / or in the fabric selvedge relative to adjacent yarns of the fabric. It may consist of jacquard motifs forming a separation matrix for the fibers that belong, the inputs being woven into the identification matrix, each having a spun yarn of a predetermined color, each weft color belonging to a particular optical fiber bundle.

In other words, the invention relates, in particular, to a method of weaving fabrics comprising optical fibers used as at least some weft yarns and natural and / or synthetic fibers used as warp yarns, wherein the optical fibers are processed after weaving so that the optical fibers are A method of jacquard weaving using two or more independent networks or bundles of optical fibers, wherein the method is capable of diffusing light into sections substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and at least located on the outer side of the fabric. And the method comprises separating and identifying different independent optical fiber networks during weaving.

Separation and identification of different independent networks of fibers may be accomplished by jacquard weaving of textile selvedges, with inputs in various optical fibers, each of which may appear on a predetermined distinct face of the fabric and / or which is distinct from other genera. It is woven to appear as a float at a distance from the predetermined distance.

Alternatively, the separation and identification of other, independent networks of fibers may consist of repeating jacquard fabrics or jacquard weaving of patterns, with inputs in different optical fibers, each appearing on a predetermined distinct side of the fabric / Or each is woven to appear as a float a predetermined distance away from the selvedge of the fabric, which is distinct from the other genus.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a fabric comprising an optical fiber used at least in part as a weft and a natural and / or synthetic fiber used as a warp yarn, wherein the optical fiber is processed after weaving, so that light is emitted by the optical fiber in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber. In a section located approximately perpendicular to the axis and located on the outer side of the fabric, the fabric having a slope for identifying and separating the bundles of two or more distinct optical fibers and the bundle from one another. It is characterized by a jacquard fabric comprising means.

Means for identifying and separating the input ends of the fibers may be made of jacquard motifs, in the selvedge of the fabric, with inputs in different optical fibers, each appearing on a predetermined different side of the fabric and / or each from a different genus It is woven to appear as a float at some distance from the selvedge of the distinct fabric.

Alternatively, the means for identifying and separating the fiber bundles from one another may consist of a jacquard motif in the repetition or pattern of the jacquard fabric, wherein the inputs in the different optical fibers each appear and / or appear on a predetermined distinct side of the fabric. It is woven to appear as a float at a predetermined distance from the selvedge of the fabric, each distinct from the other genus.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings, which illustrate, by way of example only, some embodiments of the fabrics obtained using the weaving method of the invention.

Since the weaving method of the present invention is a jacquard weaving method already known to those skilled in the art, it is not described in detail herein.

For weaving optical fibers that are less flexible than general-purpose textile fibers, the standard jacquard weaving method is changed, for example, by reducing the speed of certain moving parts of the loom. This type of speed reduction can be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art, for example, by selecting a gear motor whose rotation speed is smaller than the geared motor used in standard jacquard looms.

The process of the invention, depending on the situation, firstly comprises, for example, cotton, wool, silk or polyamide yarns, or metal yarns made of natural or synthetic materials for textile products; Second, optical fiber; Third, warp and weft yarns using alternating numbers of textile fibers and optical fibers to form warp and / or weft yarns of fabrics are used.

The surface of the optical fiber is treated to allow light to travel approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fiber, at least in that particular portion. Surface treatment of the fibers is carried out after weaving.

According to the weaving method of the present invention, the luminous section of the fiber, ie the part whose surface is treated to allow diffusion of light, is located on the outer side of the fabric.

As described above, only a limited number of optical fibers may be connected to a single light source. Such a light source can be selected in the most appropriate way and can be, for example, a light emitting diode or an LED. A group of fibers designed to be connected to the same light source is referred to herein as a "bundle."

In the case where the optical fiber present as the warp is to be connected to a light source of the same intensity and color, the weaving method of the present invention counts the fiber and gives a given number, regardless of whether the fiber belongs to a different genus or a fiber for a fiber product. Adjacent fibers of are grouped into genera to provide a means for spatially separating each obtained fiber bundle from other yarns in the fabric.

The same applies to optical fibers woven as weft yarns.

When it is desired to connect an optical fiber present as a warp to a light source of different intensity and color, the method of the present invention counts and groups the fibers into, regardless of whether they are fibers belonging to different genera or fibers for textile products. It is possible that each genus is spatially separated from the other yarns in the fabric.

The same applies to the optical fiber used as the weft yarn.

 Further spatial identification can be achieved by assigning yarns for textile articles of a given color to each of the different colors of the woven fabric adjacent to the fibers constituting the genus, thereby assigning color codes to each other. It is easier to identify other independent genera.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the fabric used in the weaving method of the present invention will be described.

Threads of different colors exist in varying thickness lines.

In all the figures where the fabric appears flat, the arrangement of the fabric is shown in the warp direction ("C") and weft ("T") direction.

1 shows a plain weave, in which all warp yarns 1 may or may not be of the same color as the spun fibers, all weft yarns 2 are optical fibers, and all of the input ends 3 are light sources of the same color and intensity ( Not shown in the figure).

Counting the weft optical fibers grouped into bundles, and then connecting each genus of a given number of fibers to the light source for the genus, can be achieved by jacquard weaving in a jacquard motif or patterned fabric selvedge Can be. The jacquard motif or pattern forms the identification matrix 4 of these input ends with respect to the input ends of the other fiber bundles, and at this time, the input end of the first fiber x in the fabric selvedge belonging to the first fiber bundle. 2 appears on the top surface of the fabric, while the input end of adjacent fibers y appears on the bottom side of the fabric.

This achieves spatial separation of fibers belonging to different genera, thereby avoiding the monotonous work of manually counting the X and Y fibers of each bundle, which is clearly incompatible with industrial production.

3 shows a fabric in which all warps 1 are spun fibers. In addition, the weft yarn 2 including the base of the fabric constitutes a monochromatic light emitting pattern 5 in a fabric repeating unit having a rhombic pattern, for example, as shown in FIG. to be.

In order to distinguish the input ends 3 of the optical fibers constituting the pattern from the other weft yarns and to group these optical fibers in a genus form, an identification matrix 4 is generated. 3, it can be seen that the light emission pattern is smaller than half the size of the width of the fabric repeat unit. It is therefore possible to weave two luminous lozenges within the width of the fabric.

Each emission pattern has its own identification matrix. One matrix is located in the fabric selvedge, while the other matrix is located in the repeat unit as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. By allowing the optical fiber to appear on one side of the fabric, for example the upper side, it is possible to once again separate between the input end of the fiber in the form of the fiber and adjacent weft yarns, while the adjacent weft yarns are clearly shown in FIG. 4. As one, weaves so that they appear on the bottom side of the fabric.

For convenience, in order to eliminate the burden of drawing, in Fig. 3, no weft yarns are shown except the optical fiber constituting the pattern.

7 and 8 illustrate alternative embodiments in which the width of repeating units of the fabric comprises only one light emitting pattern. In this case, the identification matrix is placed alone in the fabric selvedge. In order to make the drawing easier to see, in Fig. 7, no weft yarns except the optical fiber constituting the light emitting pattern 5 are shown.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the fabric shown in FIG. 3, wherein the light emitting pattern 5 is composed of optical fibers of two different colors (written with different thickness lines) rather than a single color. The pattern 5 comprises a light emitting background composed of all the series of first optical fibers belonging to the same genus and belonging to the second genus together with a pattern in the shape of a rhombus composed of optical fibers of different colors.

Also in FIGS. 5 and 6, other weft yarns (for textile products and therefore non-luminous) are not shown in order to make the drawing easier to understand.

In this embodiment, the identification matrix 4 makes it possible to identify and separate the optical fiber input end 3a of the first color from the optical fiber input end 3b of the second color, as the input end 3a. Are grouped into a first fiber bundle and then connected to a light source of the color required for the background for the pattern, the input end 3b being grouped into a second fiber bundle and then required for the core of the pattern. It is connected to the light source of the color being.

As shown in Fig. 6, the spatial separation of the input ends 3a and 3b of the optical fibers of each of the two fiber bundles constituting the light emitting pattern 5 is a part of the ends 3a and 3b with respect to selvedge. A first slope in which the input ends of the fibers belonging to each type of fiber bundle are located between the pattern and the matching matrix and adjacent the matrix, as well as by weaving the rest above the median plane of the fabric. It is also achieved by making it appear in the matrix at a predetermined distinct distance from (6). In this way, as shown in FIG. 6, the input end 3a of the fiber belonging to the first fiber bundle appears on the top surface of the fabric immediately after the first warp 6, while the input end 3b of the fiber of the second genera is shown. ) Appears on the underside of the fabric by two slopes away from the reference slope 6.

Another form of alternative embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, where the width of the fabric repeat unit includes only a single light emission pattern. In this version, the identification matrix is placed alone in the selvedge of the fabric. Once again, in order to make the drawing easier to see, the drawing does not show all the wefts other than the optical fiber constituting the light emitting pattern 5.

11 and 12 show plain fabrics similar to those of FIGS. 1 and 2. In another embodiment of the present invention, the optical fibers constituting the warp yarn 1 and the weft yarn 2 are spun fibers. For the sake of clarity, no inclination is shown except for the optical fiber forming the light emitting pattern.

The simple jacquard motif constitutes an identification matrix 4, counting the input ends of the x fibers and grouping them into a first fiber bundle and separating them spatially from the input ends of subsequent y fibers belonging to the second independent fiber bundle. Makes it possible to do

Figures 13 and 14 are similar to Figures 3 and 4, wherein the weft yarn is a spun fiber made of cotton, polyester, linen, silk or metal, and the warp yarns make up the textile fiber and the luminescent pattern for the fabric base. It shows a fabric that is an optical fiber. For the sake of clarity, the inclination is not shown except for the optical fiber forming the light emitting pattern.

In this embodiment, the jacquard motif reference matrices 4 allow the input ends of the optical fibers that form each of the inclined patterns to be spaced apart at regular intervals in the length of the fabric, for adjacent spinning inclinations.

Figures 15 and 16 are similar to Figures 5 and 6, but the warp and weft weaving directions are opposite: the weft yarn 2 is a textile fiber, and the warp yarn 1 is two different fabrics for the background textile fabric and light emitting pattern. It is a fiber optic of color. These reference matrices 4 for each luminous pattern are arranged at regular intervals in the length (tilt direction) of the fabric.

17 and 18 are weft yarns of the same color optical fiber, two types of warp yarns: a cotton-like textile fiber 1a for the background, and an optical fiber 1b of the same color for the light emitting pattern 5 in the shape of a rhombus in the figure. Show the fabric in).

For the sake of clarity, except for the optical fiber of the pattern, the yarn is not shown, but as an exception to this, the three yarns of yarn 1a located in the selvedge, the input end of the optical fiber (2a, 2b) of the weft yarn counts And grouped into different fiber bundles by means of the first jacquard matrix 4a in selvedge.

In the oblique direction, the second mattress 4b lowers the pattern so as to count and group the oblique optical fibers forming the lozenge pattern of the pattern therein as well as to group the optical fibers from adjacent weft yarns (not shown in the figure). It is produced in the flow (the direction through which the fabric passes the loom).

Finally, Figures 19 and 21 show a more complex fabric, in which the pattern 5 is formed on a substrate which may or may not be luminescent.

Therefore, the two matrices are woven in one matrix 4a in selvedge for the single light emission pattern, and the other matrix 4b in the upward flow of the pattern (the direction through which the fabric passes the loom).

In the first matrix 4a (shown in FIG. 21), the input ends of the optical fibers belonging to different genera (ie, different in color) are made so that the ends appear on a different side than the central side of the fabric, or the ends It is made to appear at different lengths from the edge of the selvedge.

The same principle applies to the gradient matrix 4b (Fig. 20).

It can be seen that in all the above embodiments the reference matrix shows with respect to a single independent light emission pattern, for example a rhombic pattern. The warp and / or weft, which is the optical fiber of each pattern, is connected to an independent light source. For example, in the case of the fabric in FIG. 13, this way of connecting different patterns at regular intervals to the length of the fabric is cut to the width of the fabric between two motifs (cut line AA in FIG. 13), respectively. It can be seen that the motif of is consequently connected to its own independent light source.

Nevertheless, it is possible to produce a single identification matrix common to several light emitting patterns located at regular intervals in the width (weft direction) of the fabric or the length (tilt direction) of the fabric. For example, if the same pattern is repeated many times in the width of the fabric, it may have only one identification matrix in the selvedge of the fabric. In this case, fibers belonging to or belonging to the same pattern of optical fibers are connected to the same light source. All light sources of the same pattern (or at least optical fiber weft) exist simultaneously.

Further, from the above-described embodiment, regardless of whether optical fibers of the same type (i.e., the same color and intensity) are used as warp yarns or weft yarns, the fibers used for manufacturing the motifs are single, depending on the width of the light emitting motifs. It can be seen that the groups are divided into groups or divided into several genera, and the function of the identification matrix is varied.

As such, when the light emitting pattern uses many fibers of the same type with less warp or weft than the maximum number of fibers that can be simultaneously connected to a single light source, the identification matrix for the light emitting pattern is adjacent warp and / or weft weaving. It is used to distinguish the fiber optic from the fibers.

 If the luminescence pattern requires warp or weft, which is more than the maximum number of fibers that can be connected to a single light source at the same time, the identification matrix not only distinguishes the fibers from the different types of yarn, but also assigns them to different genera The optical fibers may be distinguished from each other.

Obviously, if the light emitting pattern comprises optical fibers of different colors and / or intensities, the identification matrix for the light emitting pattern is used to distinguish different types of fibers so that weaving is completed in one step and the fibers can be connected to a suitable light source.

The invention is indefinite and does not specifically limit the embodiments described above. On the contrary, the invention includes all forms of embodiments.

1 is a schematic top view of a plain fabric comprising warp yarns of textile fibers and weft of fiber of the same color;

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along II / II of FIG. 1;

3 is a schematic top view of a patterned fabric comprising spun fibers as warp yarns and weaving fibers of the same color forming a pattern, with an identification matrix disposed in the selvedge and the fabric;

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line IV / IV of FIG. 2;

5 is a schematic top view of a patterned fabric comprising two different colors of optical fiber, including textile fibers as warp yarns and forming patterns as weft yarns;

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view taken along VI / VI of FIG. 5; FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic top view similar to FIG. 3, with an identification matrix disposed in the selvedge of the fabric; FIG.

8 is a schematic sectional view taken along line VIII / VIII in FIG. 7;

9 is a schematic top view similar to FIG. 5, wherein the identification matrix is placed only on the selvedge of the fabric;

10 is a schematic sectional view taken along line VIII / VIII in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic top view of a plain weave comprising spun fibers as weft yarn and comprising optical fibers of the same color as warp yarns; FIG.

12 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along XII / XII in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a schematic plan view of a patterned fabric comprising as spun weft yarns and comprising as a warp an optical fiber of the same color forming a pattern, wherein an identification matrix is disposed in the downward flow of the pattern;

14 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along XIV / XIV of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view of a patterned fabric comprising fiber fibers as weft and two different color optical fibers forming a pattern as warp;

FIG. 16 is a schematic sectional view taken along VII / VI of FIG. 15; FIG.

FIG. 17 is a schematic plan view of a fabric comprising an optical fiber of the same color as the weft and an optical fiber of the same color as the warp, wherein the colors of the warp and the weft are different;

18 is a schematic sectional view taken along line VIII / VIII in FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a schematic plan view of a fabric comprising two different color optical fibers as wefts and two different color optical fibers as warp yarns;

20 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line VIII / VIII of FIG. 19.

FIG. 21 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line II / XI of FIG. 13.

Where necessary in this figure, different types of warp or weft optical fibers are indicated by lines of different thicknesses.

In addition, different inclinations and weft yarns in different figures of the drawings supporting the following description are deliberately shown at intervals from each other, so that their paths may be more easily understood in relation to each other.

Likewise, in the specific drawings, warp yarns and weft yarns made of fibers (cotton, silk, etc.) other than an optical fiber were deliberately removed.

In practice, these yarns are part of the weaving and the different adjacent yarns that make up the warp and weft of the final fabric are substantially in contact with each other, whether they are spun fibers or optical fibers.

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A method of weaving fabrics comprising at least partially optical fibers as warp and / or weft yarns, The optical fiber is treated to allow light to diffuse, approximately perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, and at least to a section located on the outer side of the fabric, the method being characterized by the presence of adjacent yarns. Iii) weaving a jacquard motif to form a matrix that separates and identifies the input ends of a predetermined number of optical fibers, which are grouped together and connected to the same light source. . The method of claim 1, By jacquard weaving the input end of each inside of an optical fiber woven as a weft, on a predetermined side of the fabric distinct from where adjacent yarns appear, and / or between a pattern and a matching matrix and the matrix Weaving method, characterized in that the input end of each fiber bundle appears at a predetermined other position from a first inclination located adjacent to. The method according to claim 1 or 2, By jacquard weaving the input end of each optical fiber bundle woven as warp, a first weft yarn located adjacent to the matrix and the downward flow of the matrix and / or on a predetermined side of the fabric distinct from where the affix appears Weaving method, characterized in that the input end of these fibers appear at some other position from. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, Weaving method, further comprising a post-weaving step, in the following order: (Iii) joining the optical fiber input ends of each individual genus present in the fabric; (Ii) crimping at the input end of each genus; (Iii) cutting the input end of each genus using a heating knife; (Iii) connecting each optical fiber bundle to a light source. A fabric comprising at least partially an optical fiber as warp yarns 1, 1a, 1b and / or weft yarns 2, 2a, 2b, After weaving, the optical fiber is treated to allow light to diffuse, substantially perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, and at least to a section located on the outer surface of the fabric, the warp or weft of the fabric having its input end 3 , 3a, 3b) comprises at least one core of a predetermined number of fibers to be connected to a conventional light source, the fabric comprising means for identifying and separating the input ends of the fibers of the core with respect to adjacent yarns ( 4,4a, 4b). The method of claim 5, The means for identifying and isolating the input ends 3, 3a, 3b of the woven fiber as a warp, which forms the individual genera, is characterized by the fibers belonging to the individual genera in the pattern of the fabric with respect to adjacent yarns. And jacquard motifs 4 and 4b forming an identification matrix for said pattern, said pattern being woven from the input of the fiber bundle, on a predetermined side of the fabric distinguished from where adjacent slopes appear, and / or below the matrix And the input portion at a predetermined distance distinct from the flow and the first weft yarn located adjacent the matrix. The method according to claim 5 or 6, The means for identifying and separating the core of the woven fiber as a warp may consist of a jacquard motif which forms, with respect to the adjacent yarns of the fabric, an identification matrix for the fibers belonging to the individual fiber bundle in the pattern of the fabric, the input being Woven into an identification matrix, each of which has adjacent spinning warps of a predetermined color, each warp color belonging to a particular optical fiber bundle. The method of claim 5, Means for identifying and separating the different genera of the woven fiber as a weft yarn are fibers belonging to individual genera in the pattern and / or fabric selvedge of the fabric relative to the adjacent yarns of the fabric. Jacquard motifs forming an identification matrix for the pattern, the pattern being woven from an input of the interior, on a predetermined side of the fabric distinguished from where adjacent wefts appear, and / or between the pattern and the matrix belonging to the pattern And the fibers appear at a predetermined distance that is distinct from and from a first slope positioned adjacent the matrix. The method according to claim 5 or 8, Means for identifying and isolating the fibers of the woven fiber as weft yarns, for adjacent fibers of the fabric, for the fibers belonging to the individual fiber bundle, in the pattern of the fabric and / or the selvedge of the fabric. It may consist of jacquard motifs 4, 4a forming a separation matrix, the input being woven into an identification matrix, each having a spun weft of a predetermined color, each weft color belonging to a particular optical fiber bundle Fabric characterized in that.

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