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Method of manufacturing luminous textiles

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CA1179466A
CA1179466A CA000413370A CA413370A CA1179466A CA 1179466 A CA1179466 A CA 1179466A CA 000413370 A CA000413370 A CA 000413370A CA 413370 A CA413370 A CA 413370A CA 1179466 A CA1179466 A CA 1179466A
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mixture
yarn
thermoplastic material
pigments
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Jose Lacomba Cots
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01DMECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
    • D01D11/00Other features of manufacture
    • D01D11/06Coating with spinning solutions or melts
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D02YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
    • D02GCRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS
    • D02G3/00Yarns or threads, e.g. fancy yarns; Processes or apparatus for the production thereof, not otherwise provided for
    • D02G3/22Yarns or threads characterised by constructional features, e.g. blending, filament/fibre
    • D02G3/34Yarns or threads having slubs, knops, spirals, loops, tufts, or other irregular or decorative effects, i.e. effect yarns
    • D02G3/346Yarns or threads having slubs, knops, spirals, loops, tufts, or other irregular or decorative effects, i.e. effect yarns with coloured effects, i.e. by differential dyeing process
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06QDECORATING TEXTILES
    • D06Q1/00Decorating textiles
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06QDECORATING TEXTILES
    • D06Q1/00Decorating textiles
    • D06Q1/10Decorating textiles by treatment with, or fixation of, a particulate material, e.g. mica, glass beads

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Artificial Filaments (AREA)
  • Yarns And Mechanical Finishing Of Yarns Or Ropes (AREA)
  • Woven Fabrics (AREA)
  • Processes Of Treating Macromolecular Substances (AREA)
  • Multicomponent Fibers (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A method of manufacturing luminous textiles combines phosphorescent pigments with a thermoplastics material, by heating and homogenizing a mixture of those materials. The mixture is then ground and extruded hot onto a yarn to form a coating on that yarn. The yarn is then steamed at a temperature between 40°C and 70°C to impart the necessary flexibility to the yarn, and then incorporated, together with other yarns into a textile fabric.
Fluorescent pigments may also be included in the mixture.

Description

'166 "Method of manufacturing luminous textiles"

BACKGROUND OF THE I~VENTION
FIEL~ OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing textile products having luminous properties. It is desired that the luminous properties are of a permanent nature and with the possibility of having a multiplicity of ranges, not only of luminosity, but also of colours, by means of which fabrics are obtained exhibiting very characteristic, attractive and, to a certain extent, surprising effects.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Many attempts have been made, and technical studies and practical tests have been carried out, to try to impart to fabrics luminous decorative effects, but so far features of luminosity proper to the material, and permanence of effect, have not been achieved.
Silk-screen and other printing has been tried, using special dyesJ coloured and/or phosphorescent pigment-ations, but the best that has been achieved so far has been the obtaining of coloured reflection effects which transform and reflect luminous incidence, but which cannot be described as a luminosity characteristic of the material itself.

As a general rule, these prior art proposals - envisage the use of a paint or dye of coarse texture based on the moistening of pigments with solvents by ordinary mixing, and also endeavouring to ensure that the incorporation of any other opaque pigment, or any other element, cannot subdue, obstruct or prevent the emission of light which, naturally, would bring about a reduction of phosphorescent luminosity.
In actual fact, a great diversity in the preparation of paints or dyes is possible, as well as in their application, as regards proportions of phosphorescent pigments, solvents, elements for i~proving the suspension and nomogenization properties of the dyes, texture and perfection of finish; all of this, however, being directed at the application onto the fabric or plastic material, by printing, impression, painting or the like.
S~MMARY OF THE INVENTION
The method of the present invention uses a different principle for imparting luminosity to fabrics by starting from suitably treated yarns or filaments which, on forming the textile, impart to that textile characteristic properties, and permitting of multiple applications, some of which were totally unexpected.

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The method of the invention consists essent- ;
ially in startinq from a preparation based on thermo-plastics materials, pre-Eerably of the transparent type, such as PVC~ with phosphorescent pigments with s or without the addition of fluorine, the proportions of the ingredient of the mixture being suitable for the formation of a paste able to be extruded at suitable temperatures and under suitable pressure.
By extrusion, a basic yarn, natural or synthetic, is coated with the paste; once cooled the yarn is steamed to impart to it a state of moisture and flexibility suitable for the texture lntended for the fabric. The yaxn thus obtained may have the characteristics of a continuous synthetic yarn.
The thermoplastics materials in which the pigments are incorporated may be any suitable type, such a.c m~thyl methacrv~late, polysty ene, cellulose acetate and vinyl and chloride acetate copolymers.
The incorporation of the pigments into the plastics material is effected preferably at the time of manufacture, the pigment being normally added to the plastics material in paste form. The stability of the luminosity of the phosphorescent pigments is improved by minimising the amount of physical effort 2S exerted on the pigments in the manufacturing process during incorporation into the plastics material '8`'~

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and for this reason excessive grinding is to be avoidedwhen mixing and homogenizing the pigments and the thermoplastics material.
Thus, for example, in the manufacturing process, the pigment and a powder of thermoplastics material may be mixed in a rubber mill, until the temperature reaches the softening point of the thermo-plastics resin, and after the mixture has been cooled, it is ground down to the size of particle or paste grains required.
The invention is broadly claimed herein as a method of manufacturing a luminous textile, comprising:
forming a mixture of at least one thermoplastic materialand at least one phosphorescent pigment; heating said mixture to the softening point of said thermoplastic material;
homogenizing the thus-formed softened mixture; cooling the thus-homogenized mixture; grinding the cooled mixture to form particles thereof; heating said particles and applying the same to a yarn by extrusion so as to coat said yarn; steaming the thus-coated yarn so as to impart flexibility thereto; incorporating said coated yarn, together with other yarns into a textile fabric.
The invention is likewise a luminous textile prepared by the a~oresaid method.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
An embodiment of the method of the present invention will now be described by way of example.
A core of basic yarn, natural or synthetic, is coated by extrusion with a thermoplastics coating based on a mixture of, for example, copolymers and chloride acetate with phosphorescent pigments, with or without fluorescent pigments. The proportion of pigments is preferably 5 to 10% in relation to 95 to 90%
of thermoplastics material, but the amount of pigment may be up to 70~, with 30% thermoplastics with all the ,4.

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intermediate values being possible. The ratio of pigments to thermoplastics material is chosen to achieve the desired physical properties,-resistance and plasticity on the extrusion of said mixture and the thermoplastics coating of the basic yarn.
The pigments to be mixed may be only phosphorescent to obtain luminosity only, or mixed, to a greater or smaller proportion, with colouring fluorescent elements to achieve luminous colour effects, generally with small proportions of fluorine in relation to the phosphorous material, e.g. from 1 to 10 parts.
It is necessary for the fluorescent pigments to be suited to the luminosity emitted by the phosphorescent pigments so that the incorporation of fluorescent pigments does not subdue the luminosity of the phosphorescent pigments.
Having obtained a continuous yarn by extrusion ln sizes appropriate to the texture to be prepared, e.g. from 0.2 mm to 0.3 mm in diameter, the yarn is steamed at a temperature between ~0 and 70C as to achieve softening of the yarn. The yarn then proceeds in the wet state to the production of the desired textile into which in varying ~uantities threads of this kind are incorporated. The remainder of the threads of the textile fabric to be manufactured will be those suited to the use of same, and they may be of natural or synthetic fibres.

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The fabrics obtained with the process according to the invention exhibit outstanding luminous effects, with many variations and effects being possible, opening wide fields to the application of the fabrics obtained, not only on account of their decorative and attractive effect in the clothing and upholstery industries, but also because of their diverse applications, e.g~ in photography, signs and imaginative and fanciful creations.

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Claims (9)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A method of manufacturing a luminous textile, comprising:
forming a mixture of at least one thermo-plastic material and at least one phosphorescent pigment;
heating said mixture to the softening point of said thermoplastic material;
homogenizing the thus-formed softened mixture;
cooling the thus-homogenized mixture;
grinding the cooled mixture to form particles thereof;
heating said particles and applying the same to a yarn by extrusion so as to coat said yarn;
steaming the thus-coated yarn so as to impart flexibility thereto;
incorporating said coated yarn, together with other yarns into a textile fabric.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said mixture includes fluorescent pigments.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the quantity of said fluorescent pigments in said mixture is less than the quantity of said phosphorescent pigments.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said mixture comprises 70% to 5% of said pigment and 30% to 95% of said at least one thermoplastic material.
5. A method according to claim 4 wherein said mixture comprises 10% to 5% of said pigment and 90%
to 95% of said at least one thermoplastic material.
6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of: methyl methacrylate, poly-styrene, cellulose acetate, polyvinyl chloride.
7. A method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one thermoplastic material is a copolymer of vinyl chloride and acetate.
8. A method according to claim 1 wherein the step of steaming said coated yarn is carried out at a temperature between 40°C and 70°C.
9. A luminous textile prepared by the method of claim 1.
CA000413370A 1981-10-13 1982-10-13 Method of manufacturing luminous textiles Expired CA1179466A (en)

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ES506.765 1981-10-13
ES506765A ES506765A0 (en) 1981-10-13 1981-10-13 PROCEDURE FOR TEXTILE MANUFACTURING WITH OWN LUMINOSITY.

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DE (1) DE3237748A1 (en)
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FR (1) FR2514377A1 (en)
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ES506765A0 (en) 1982-08-16
JPS5898456A (en) 1983-06-11
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IT1157067B (en) 1987-02-11
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