Classifications

• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
  • D05C—EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
  • D05C17/00—Embroidered or tufted products; Base fabrics specially adapted for embroidered work; Inserts for producing surface irregularities in embroidered products
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
  • D05B—SEWING
  • D05B11/00—Machines for sewing quilts or mattresses

Definitions

• the present invention relates to fabrics in general, and particular to furnishing fabrics. Namely, it relates to a process of making a novel composite fabric, designed with permanent 3D surface effects.
• Fabrics with 3D surface effects are currently manufactured using heat-shrink yarns, as well as particular jacquard weaves.
• heat-shrink yarns are generally only weft yarns, with unidirectional 3D effects being only obtained. Furthermore, this technique does not impart 3D effects to fabrics having additional thread components in addition to warp and weft, such as velvets and embroidered and printed fabrics.
• a further limit of the prior art is that the initial 3D effects tend to change and lose their texture with time.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a process of making a composite furnishing fabric characterized by 3D surface effects obtained using a fabric having heat-shrink yarns in the weft and/or warp, in a cost-effective manner and even for small batches of fabric product.
• a second object of the invention is to make the 3D design imparted to the fabric stable and durable, even under diverse external stresses associated with the particular conditions of the various applications of the fabric.
• Yet another object is to provide a process of making a 3D multilayer fabric, whose outer layer may consist of any type of fabric.
• numeral 10 generally designates a composite multilayer fabric designed with 3D surface effects, serving equally aesthetic and/or functional purposes.
• the composite fabric 10 substantially consists of a multilayered construction comprising four layer components.
• a first layer component consists of a cloth whose weft or warp or preferably both consist of high shrinkable (HS) polyester yarns which are subjected to heat-shrinking.
• the aforementioned first layer 1 forms the back of the fabric 10 and acts as a base element.
• a third layer 3, which is interposed between the first 1 and second 2 layers and contacts the cloth 1, consists of a padding material selected from the groups of soft fibrous materials, such as batting of adequate density and thickness, related with the desired 3D effect and the particular use of the fabric 10.
• a fourth layer 4 which is also interposed between the first 1 and second 2 layers and contacts the latter with one side and the third layer 3 with the other side, consists of a padding and support material selected from the groups of high-density spongy and/or elastic materials of synthetic or natural origin.
• such fourth layer is made of polyurethane foam and is glued or heat- sealed to the back of the second layer 2.
• the figures show a diamond pattern, that shall be intended merely by way of example and without limitation.
• the quilt stitching may form a virtually endless variety of patterns, even considering the presence and orientation of the heat shrink yarns in the first layer 1.
• the composite fabric 10 is obtained and designed in its characteristic 3D effects by means of a manufacturing process that essentially comprises the steps of:
• first textile layer 1 consisting of a cloth whose weft or warp or preferably both consist of HS polyester yarns
• a third layer 3 consisting of a padding material selected from the groups of soft fibrous materials
• a fourth layer 4 consisting of a material selected from the groups of high- . density spongy and/or elastic materials of synthetic or natural origin;
• the fourth layer 4 is made of polyurethane foam and is glued or heat-sealed beforehand to the back of the second layer 2.
• the invention completely fulfills the intended objects and can provide a composite fabric designed with 3D surface effects in a cost-effective manner and substantially without limitation in terms of the surface shape thereof, their stability and durability, as well as the fabric that can be used for the second layer that forms the outer cover element.

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• 2016
  • 2016-03-25 IT ITUA2016A002055A patent/ITUA20162055A1/it unknown
• 2017
  • 2017-03-28 EP EP17723754.2A patent/EP3433405A1/en not_active Withdrawn
  • 2017-03-28 WO PCT/IB2017/051746 patent/WO2017163228A1/en active Application Filing

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