本發明提供一種織物，包含至少一熱塑紗所織成，該織物包含一第一區域及一第二區域，該熱塑紗於該第一區域中至少一部分彼此熔接，且該熱塑紗於該第二區域中不熔接。 於本發明一實施例中，所述「織物」係由單一或複數紗所形成，且較佳係經由織造方法形成，例如可以藉由梭織、針織、鉤織或繩編等方式形成，且不限制為機械織造或人工織造。 於本發明一實施例中，「紗」一詞係指由纖維構成之結構，且可為單股紗或多股合併紗。所述紗可僅由單一纖維構成，或由數種纖維共同組成。所述「熱塑紗」係指具有熱可塑性（thermoplastic）之紗線，在較高溫度下會軟化並且可改變其形狀。構成該熱塑紗之所有纖維可以皆具有熱可塑性，或僅其中部分纖維具有熱可塑性。 本發明不限定該一第一區域及第二區域之形狀及其相對位置，亦不限定該第一區域、第二區域於該織物中之位置。舉例而言，該第一區域、第二區域可位於該織物之中央及外圍，例如圖1至圖3所示，該第一區域11位於中央而該第二區域12位於外圍；或者，該第一區域及第二區域可交錯排列。 於本發明一實施例中，「熔接」係指一材質／纖維／紗於受熱（或受熱及壓力）作用時熔融並部分黏附及／或包覆於另一對象物體上，而於冷卻後形成接合至該對象物體。此處需特別注意的是，於本文及其後所述之「熔接」並不限制該對象物體是否亦於受熱、壓力作用時熔融。舉例而言，可為熱塑紗之二片段皆熔融而彼此接合；或僅一熱塑紗片段熔融並黏附及／或包覆於另一未熔融之非熱塑紗片段，並形成接合。 圖1顯示本發明一實施例之織物1，該織物1大致由一熱塑紗2以針織之方式織造，惟不以此為限。該織物1包含一第一區域11及一第二區域12，如圖1所示，該第一區域11呈圓形，但於其他實施例中，該第一區域11可呈任意之規則或不規則形狀，且可包含複數個第一區域11。圖1所示之第一區域11位於該織物1之中央，而該第二區域12位於該織物1之外圍，惟此種排列並不構成本發明之限制。 如圖1所示，該熱塑紗2於該第一區域11中至少一部分彼此熔接；亦即，於該第一區域11中，該熱塑紗2於相交處熔融，形成點狀接合，然該熱塑紗2之形狀並未明顯改變。該熱塑紗2於該第二區域12中不熔接，而仍維持針織之型態。 如圖1所示，該織物1原應呈可伸縮之型態，例如由於其原有之材質或織法之特性，而具有可伸縮之特性。然而，由於該熱塑紗2於該第一區域11中熔接，而使兩紗片段於熔接處接合，並使第一區域11中數個熔接處兩紗固定，故該織物1之第一區域11之伸縮性僅限於原有材質之伸縮性；同時，由於該熱塑紗2於該第二區域12中不熔接，而使該織物2之第二區域之伸縮性仍維持由原有材質及織法共同提供。換言之，該第二區域12之伸縮性質（例如斷裂伸長率、拉伸回復率）優於該第一區域11之伸縮性質。 圖2顯示本發明一實施例之織物1a，該織物1a大致與圖1所示之織物1相同，其差異處在於：圖2中之熱塑紗2不僅於相交處熔融，更延伸至相交處周圍，而使接合範圍擴大。 圖3顯示本發明一實施例之織物1b，該織物1b大致與圖2所示之織物1a相同，其差異處在於：圖3中之接合範圍更進一步擴大，而使第一區域11內之所有熱塑紗2之片段全部熔接成一整體。 需特別注意，本發明一實施例中所述「伸縮／可伸縮（stretch/stretchable）」及「不伸縮／不可伸縮（non-stretch/non-stretchable）」係為相對性之敘述；亦即，可伸縮布料之伸縮率（stretch percentage）於至少一方向上大於不可伸縮布料之伸縮率。舉例而言，於特定方向上，不可伸縮布料之伸縮率較佳小於約2%；另一方面，可伸縮布料之伸縮率則較佳大於約20%。 本發明之織物係藉由該熱塑紗片段彼此熔接或不熔接，而使其第一區域、第二區域具有不同之伸縮性質。因此，該織物之第一區域的材質可與該織物之第二區域的材質相同。此外，該織物之第一區域亦可與該織物之第二區域的織法相同。亦即，本發明之織物無須藉由材質差異或織法差異，即可提供同時具有可伸縮區域及不可伸縮區域之織物。 於本發明一實施例中，上述「熱塑紗」可進一步包含一熱塑纖維及一功能纖維，例如可為二股合併紗。當該熱塑紗包含該熱塑纖維時，該熱塑纖維於該織物之第一區域中至少一部分彼此熔接，且於該織物之第二區域中不熔接。亦即，於該第一區域中，該熱塑紗係以該熱塑纖維達成熔接效果。 所述「熱塑纖維」係指包含一熱塑材質之纖維，且該熱塑材質曝露於該纖維之表面，而使該熱塑紗可於受熱（受熱及壓力）作用下發生熔接。舉例而言，該熱塑纖維可為單組分纖維；亦即，該熱塑纖維僅由該熱塑材質所形成。或者，該熱塑纖維可為多組分纖維，包含該熱塑材質及其他纖維材質，惟限制該熱塑材質必須曝露於該纖維之表面。舉例而言，所述熱塑纖維可呈蕊鞘型（core/sheath）、並列型（side by side）、分割型（segmented pie）或海島型（islands-sea）等型態，本發明不加以限制。 於本發明一實施例中，該熱塑材質可包含但不限於熱塑性聚氨酯（thermoplastic polyurethane，簡稱TPU）、熱塑性聚酯彈性體（thermoplastic polyester elastomer，簡稱TPEE）或熱塑性聚烯烴（thermoplastic polyolefin，簡稱TPO）。所述熱塑性聚氨酯，例如衍生自己二酸酯類（adipic acid esters）之聚酯型聚胺酯（polyester-based TPU）、以四氫呋喃醚類（tetrahydrofuran ether）為主之聚醚型聚胺酯（polyether-based TPU）；熱塑性聚酯，例如聚對苯二甲酸乙二酯（polyethylene terephthalate，簡稱PET）或聚對苯二甲酸丁二酯（polybutylene terephthalate，簡稱PBT）；熱塑性聚烯烴，例如聚乙烯（polyethylene，簡稱PE）、聚丙烯（polypropylene，簡稱PP）。 該功能纖維則通常不具熱塑性質，但可使該熱塑紗具有其他功能及特性，例如使該熱塑紗所形成之織物可具有合適之彈性及手感等。因此，該功能纖維於該織物中不熔接。亦即，該功能纖維未曾熔融而黏附及／或包覆於另一對象物體上，但不限制該熱塑纖維經熔融而黏附及／或包覆於該功能纖維。 舉例而言，該功能纖維之材質可為具夜光、反光或抗菌特性之材質，或為涼感、保溫或彈性纖維等。其中所述彈性纖維之材質可為例如聚酯－聚胺酯共聚物（polyester-polyurethane copolymer，常見商品名為Spandex、Lycra或Elastane），且其斷裂伸長率可為500%以上。該彈性纖維較佳具有良好的拉伸回復率，例如於伸長率100%時之拉伸回復率為100%，伸長率500%時之拉伸回復率為95%。 另一方面，若以微觀角度而言，亦即針對該織物中之熱塑紗觀之，該熱塑紗可包含一第一段及一第二段。該熱塑紗包含上述之熱塑纖維，且該第一段中之熱塑纖維熔接於一纖維片段，該第二段中之熱塑纖維不熔接。 類似地，由於該第一段中之熱塑纖維熔接於一纖維片段，故二者之形狀、相對位置大致固定，而使該第一段不可伸縮；相對地，由於該第二段中之熱塑纖維未熔接，該熱塑紗仍維持原有之特性，故該第二段仍維持可伸縮。 上述纖維片段可為該熱塑纖維本身之另一片段，或可為另一纖維之片段。舉例而言，該熱塑紗可包含一第三段，且該熱塑紗之第一段中之熱塑纖維可熔接於該熱塑紗之第三段中之熱塑纖維之纖維片段。或者，當該熱塑紗包含上述功能纖維時，該第一段中之熱塑纖維可熔接於該功能纖維之纖維片段。 本發明另提供一種織物的製造方法，包含：提供至少一熱塑紗；以該熱塑紗形成一織物，該織物包含一第一區域及一第二區域；及使該熱塑紗於該第一區域中之至少一部分彼此熔接。 該熱塑紗之性質及定義等已描述如上，故於此不再贅述。以該熱塑紗形成該織物之方式，本發明不加以限制。舉例而言，可使用單一熱塑紗形成，或使用複數熱塑紗形成；或者，也可使用該熱塑紗及其他紗線共同形成該織物。較佳地，係經由織造方法形成該織物，例如可以藉由梭織、針織、鉤織或繩編等方式，且不限制為機械織造或人工織造。 需特別注意的是，可經由相同之織法形成該織物之第一區域及第二區域，例如該織物整體皆可由單一織造方法形成。此外，該織物之第一區域的材質可與該織物之第二區域的材質相同。舉例而言，該第一區域及該第二區域可使用相同之紗線織造而成。亦即，同一條紗線可延伸穿過該第一區域及該第二區域；更甚者，該第一區域及該第二區域可皆使用單一條紗線織造而成（例如針織）。 於形成該織物後，可使該熱塑紗於該第一區域中之至少一部分彼此熔接。舉例而言，可加熱該織物之第一區域，以使該熱塑紗於該第一區域中之至少一部分彼此熔接。加熱之溫度較佳可落於該熱塑纖維之軟化點與熔點之範圍內，以使該熱塑纖維軟化而達成熔接之效果，較佳僅使該熱塑纖維軟化，而不使該功能纖維軟化。若僅加熱而使該熱塑紗於該第一區域中之至少一部分彼此熔接，則其形狀改變較小，通常僅於其相交處形成點狀接合，例如形成如圖1所示之型態。 此外，可於該熱塑纖維軟化狀態下對該織物進行加壓，而使該熱塑纖維可延展，並與鄰近之纖維片段熔接。舉例而言，可同時加熱及加壓該織物之第一區域，使該熱塑紗於該第一區域中之至少一部分彼此熔接。舉例而言，可使用約2 kg/cm2
至約30 kg/cm2
之壓力進行加壓。如此一來，該熱塑紗可不僅於相交處熔融，更延伸至相交處周圍，形成如圖2所示之型態；或者，其接合範圍可更進一步擴大，而使該第一區域內之所有熱塑紗片段全部熔接成一整體，而形成如圖3所示之型態。 茲以下列實例予以詳細說明本發明，唯並不意謂本發明僅侷限於此等實例所揭示之內容。 提供纖維A，其為三芳化學工業股份有限公司所製造之熱塑性聚胺酯彈性纖維，熔點（Tm）為約90°C至180°C；提供纖維B，其為三芳化學工業股份有限公司所製造之蕊鞘型纖維，其中蕊部為聚對苯二甲酸乙二酯，而鞘部為熱塑性聚胺酯彈性體；提供纖維L，其為紡絲級之彈性纖維（Spandex或Lycra）。於本實施例中，上述纖維A及纖維B皆為熱塑纖維，纖維L則為功能纖維（彈性纖維）。 接著，將纖維B及纖維L結合（包紗）形成如圖4、圖5或圖6所示之二股合併紗；另將纖維A、纖維B及纖維L結合（包紗）形成如圖7所示之三股合併紗。以橫編織機將上述二股合併紗及三股合併紗共同編織形成一織物，該織物具有彈性且可任意伸縮。 而後，以模具進行區域性熱壓，亦即熱壓該織物之第一區域，例如以90°C至180°C之溫度及2 kg/cm3
至30 kg/cm3
之壓力進行熱壓，使熱塑纖維（纖維A及纖維B）之至少一部分彼此熔接，故該第一區域形成不可伸縮之區域，而該第二區域則仍保有可伸縮之特性，即完成本發明之織物。 上述實施例僅為說明本發明之原理及其功效，而非限制本發明。本發明所屬技術領域中具通常知識者對上述實施例所做之修改及變化仍不違背本發明之精神。本發明之權利範圍應如後述之申請專利範圍所列。The present invention provides a fabric including at least one thermoplastic yarn, the fabric includes a first region and a second region, the thermoplastic yarn is welded to each other in at least a portion of the first region, and the thermoplastic yarn is There is no fusion in this second area. In an embodiment of the present invention, the "fabric" is formed by a single or plural yarns, and is preferably formed by a weaving method, for example, it can be formed by woven, knitted, crocheted, or rope knitting, and Not limited to mechanical weaving or artificial weaving. In an embodiment of the present invention, the term "yarn" refers to a structure composed of fibers, and may be a single-ply yarn or a multi-ply yarn. The yarn may be composed of only a single fiber, or a combination of several fibers. The "thermoplastic yarn" refers to a yarn with thermoplastic, which softens at a higher temperature and can change its shape. All the fibers constituting the thermoplastic yarn may have thermoplasticity, or only some of the fibers have thermoplasticity. The invention does not limit the shapes and relative positions of the first area and the second area, nor does it limit the positions of the first area and the second area in the fabric. For example, the first area and the second area may be located at the center and the periphery of the fabric, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first area 11 is located at the center and the second area 12 is located at the periphery; or, the first area One area and the second area can be staggered. In an embodiment of the present invention, "welding" refers to a material/fiber/yarn that melts when heated (or under heat and pressure) and partially adheres and/or wraps on another object, and is formed after cooling Join to the target object. It is important to note here that the "welding" described in this article and later does not limit whether the target object also melts under the influence of heat and pressure. For example, it may be that both segments of the thermoplastic yarn are melted and joined to each other; or only one segment of the thermoplastic yarn is melted and adhered and/or covered with another non-melted non-thermoplastic yarn segment, and the joint is formed. FIG. 1 shows a fabric 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fabric 1 is generally woven from a thermoplastic yarn 2 in a knitted manner, but not limited thereto. The fabric 1 includes a first area 11 and a second area 12, as shown in FIG. 1, the first area 11 is circular, but in other embodiments, the first area 11 may be any regular or not It has a regular shape, and may include a plurality of first regions 11. The first area 11 shown in FIG. 1 is located in the center of the fabric 1 and the second area 12 is located in the periphery of the fabric 1, but this arrangement does not constitute a limitation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the thermoplastic yarn 2 is welded to each other in at least a part of the first region 11; that is, in the first region 11, the thermoplastic yarn 2 is melted at the intersection to form a point-like joint, and then The shape of the thermoplastic yarn 2 has not changed significantly. The thermoplastic yarn 2 is not welded in the second region 12 and still maintains the knitted shape. As shown in FIG. 1, the fabric 1 should be in a stretchable form, for example, due to its original material or weave characteristics, it has stretchable characteristics. However, since the thermoplastic yarn 2 is welded in the first region 11, the two yarn segments are joined at the welding place, and the two yarns in the several welding places in the first region 11 are fixed, so the first region of the fabric 1 The stretchability of 11 is limited to the stretchability of the original material; at the same time, since the thermoplastic yarn 2 is not welded in the second area 12, the stretchability of the second area of the fabric 2 is still maintained by the original material and Weaves are provided together. In other words, the stretch properties (eg, elongation at break, tensile recovery) of the second region 12 are better than the stretch properties of the first region 11. FIG. 2 shows a fabric 1a according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fabric 1a is substantially the same as the fabric 1 shown in FIG. 1. The difference is that the thermoplastic yarn 2 in FIG. 2 not only melts at the intersection but also extends to the intersection Around, and expand the bonding range. FIG. 3 shows a fabric 1b according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fabric 1b is substantially the same as the fabric 1a shown in FIG. 2. The difference is that the joining range in FIG. 3 is further expanded, so that all of the first area 11 The segments of the thermoplastic yarn 2 are all welded into a whole. It should be noted that the "stretch/stretchable" and "non-stretch/non-stretchable" described in an embodiment of the present invention are relative descriptions; that is, The stretch percentage of the stretchable fabric is greater than the stretch ratio of the non-stretchable fabric in at least one direction. For example, in a specific direction, the stretch rate of the non-stretchable fabric is preferably less than about 2%; on the other hand, the stretch rate of the stretchable fabric is preferably greater than about 20%. The fabric of the present invention has the first region and the second region having different stretch properties by welding or not welding the thermoplastic yarn segments to each other. Therefore, the material of the first area of the fabric may be the same as the material of the second area of the fabric. In addition, the first area of the fabric may have the same weave as the second area of the fabric. That is, the fabric of the present invention can provide a fabric having both a stretchable area and a non-stretchable area without using material differences or weave differences. In an embodiment of the present invention, the above “thermoplastic yarn” may further include a thermoplastic fiber and a functional fiber, for example, may be a two-ply combined yarn. When the thermoplastic yarn includes the thermoplastic fibers, the thermoplastic fibers are welded to each other in at least a portion of the first area of the fabric, and are not welded in the second area of the fabric. That is, in the first area, the thermoplastic yarn is achieved with the thermoplastic fiber to achieve the fusion effect. The "thermoplastic fiber" refers to a fiber containing a thermoplastic material, and the thermoplastic material is exposed on the surface of the fiber, so that the thermoplastic yarn can be welded under the action of heat (heat and pressure). For example, the thermoplastic fiber may be a single component fiber; that is, the thermoplastic fiber is formed only by the thermoplastic material. Alternatively, the thermoplastic fiber may be a multi-component fiber, including the thermoplastic material and other fiber materials, but the thermoplastic material must be restricted from being exposed on the surface of the fiber. For example, the thermoplastic fibers may be in the form of core/sheath, side by side, segmented pie, or islands-sea. limit. In an embodiment of the invention, the thermoplastic material may include but is not limited to thermoplastic polyurethane (thermoplastic polyurethane, TPU for short), thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE for short), or thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO for short) ). The thermoplastic polyurethane, for example, polyester-based TPU derived from adipic acid esters, polyether-based TPU mainly based on tetrahydrofuran ethers ; Thermoplastic polyester, such as polyethylene terephthalate (polyethylene terephthalate, referred to as PET) or polybutylene terephthalate (polybutylene terephthalate, referred to as PBT); thermoplastic polyolefin, such as polyethylene (polyethylene, referred to as PE ), polypropylene (PP). The functional fiber usually does not have thermoplastic properties, but the thermoplastic yarn can have other functions and characteristics, for example, the fabric formed by the thermoplastic yarn can have appropriate elasticity and feel. Therefore, the functional fiber is not welded in the fabric. That is, the functional fiber has not melted and adhered to and/or coated on another object, but the thermoplastic fiber is not limited to adhere and/or coated on the functional fiber after melting. For example, the material of the functional fiber may be a material with luminous, reflective or antibacterial properties, or a cool feeling, thermal insulation or elastic fiber. The material of the elastic fiber may be, for example, a polyester-polyurethane copolymer (commonly known as Spandex, Lycra, or Elastane), and the elongation at break may be more than 500%. The elastic fiber preferably has a good tensile recovery rate, for example, a tensile recovery rate of 100% at an elongation rate of 100% and a tensile recovery rate of 95% at an elongation rate of 500%. On the other hand, if viewed from a microscopic perspective, that is, regarding the thermoplastic yarn in the fabric, the thermoplastic yarn may include a first segment and a second segment. The thermoplastic yarn includes the aforementioned thermoplastic fibers, and the thermoplastic fibers in the first section are welded to a fiber segment, and the thermoplastic fibers in the second section are not welded. Similarly, because the thermoplastic fibers in the first section are fused to a fiber segment, the shape and relative position of the two are substantially fixed, making the first section inflexible; relatively, due to the heat in the second section The plastic fiber is not welded, and the thermoplastic yarn still maintains its original characteristics, so the second section remains stretchable. The fiber segment may be another segment of the thermoplastic fiber itself, or may be a segment of another fiber. For example, the thermoplastic yarn may include a third segment, and the thermoplastic fiber in the first segment of the thermoplastic yarn may be fused to the fiber segment of the thermoplastic fiber in the third segment of the thermoplastic yarn. Alternatively, when the thermoplastic yarn contains the above-mentioned functional fiber, the thermoplastic fiber in the first segment may be welded to the fiber segment of the functional fiber. The invention also provides a fabric manufacturing method, comprising: providing at least one thermoplastic yarn; forming a fabric with the thermoplastic yarn, the fabric including a first region and a second region; and making the thermoplastic yarn in the first At least a part of a region is welded to each other. The properties and definitions of the thermoplastic yarn have been described above, so they will not be repeated here. The manner in which the thermoplastic yarn forms the fabric is not limited by the present invention. For example, it may be formed using a single thermoplastic yarn, or a plurality of thermoplastic yarns; alternatively, the thermoplastic yarn and other yarns may be used together to form the fabric. Preferably, the fabric is formed by a weaving method, for example, it can be woven, knitted, crocheted, or rope-knitted, and is not limited to mechanical weaving or artificial weaving. It should be noted that the first area and the second area of the fabric can be formed by the same weaving method. For example, the entire fabric can be formed by a single weaving method. In addition, the material of the first area of the fabric may be the same as the material of the second area of the fabric. For example, the first area and the second area may be woven using the same yarn. That is, the same yarn can extend through the first area and the second area; moreover, both the first area and the second area can be woven using a single yarn (for example, knitting). After forming the fabric, at least a portion of the thermoplastic yarns in the first region can be welded to each other. For example, the first area of the fabric may be heated so that at least a portion of the thermoplastic yarns in the first area are welded to each other. The heating temperature preferably falls within the range of the softening point and melting point of the thermoplastic fiber, so as to soften the thermoplastic fiber to achieve the effect of welding, and preferably only soften the thermoplastic fiber, but not the functional fiber soften. If the thermoplastic yarn is welded to at least a part of the first region only by heating, its shape change is small, and usually only a point-like joint is formed at its intersection, for example, a pattern as shown in FIG. 1 is formed. In addition, the fabric can be pressurized with the thermoplastic fiber softened, so that the thermoplastic fiber can be stretched and welded to adjacent fiber segments. For example, the first area of the fabric can be heated and pressurized at the same time, so that at least a portion of the thermoplastic yarns in the first area are welded to each other. For example, a pressure of about 2 kg/cm 2 to about 30 kg/cm 2 may be used for pressurization. In this way, the thermoplastic yarn can not only melt at the intersection, but also extend around the intersection to form the pattern shown in FIG. 2; or, the bonding range can be further expanded to make the All thermoplastic yarn segments are fused together to form a pattern as shown in FIG. 3. The following examples illustrate the invention in detail, but it does not mean that the invention is limited to what is disclosed by these examples. Provide fiber A, which is a thermoplastic polyurethane elastic fiber manufactured by Sanfang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., with a melting point (Tm) of about 90°C to 180°C; provide fiber B, which is a core manufactured by Sanfang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Sheath fiber, in which the core part is polyethylene terephthalate, and the sheath part is thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer; fiber L is provided, which is a spinning-grade elastic fiber (Spandex or Lycra). In this embodiment, the fibers A and B are thermoplastic fibers, and the fiber L is a functional fiber (elastic fiber). Next, the fiber B and the fiber L are combined (covered) to form a two-ply merged yarn as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5 or FIG. 6; the fiber A, the fiber B and the fiber L are combined (covered) to form as shown in FIG. 7 The three-ply combined yarn is shown. The two-ply merged yarn and the three-ply merged yarn are woven together with a flat knitting machine to form a fabric, which has elasticity and can be stretched arbitrarily. Then, use the mold to perform regional hot pressing, that is, the first area of the fabric, for example, at a temperature of 90°C to 180°C and a pressure of 2 kg/cm 3 to 30 kg/cm 3 , At least a portion of the thermoplastic fibers (fiber A and fiber B) are welded to each other, so that the first area forms a non-stretchable area, while the second area still retains the characteristics of scalability, that is, the fabric of the present invention is completed. The above-mentioned embodiments are only to illustrate the principle and efficacy of the present invention, but not to limit the present invention. Modifications and changes made by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention to the above-mentioned embodiments still do not violate the spirit of the present invention. The scope of the rights of the present invention shall be as listed in the patent application scope described later.
