Patent ID: 6736059
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: D06P

Abstract:
A process for making bas-relief surface applied to downy fabrics, the downy fabrics being prepared with a tufting machine, and printing is applied to the downy fabric by silk screen techniques, the process comprising:spinning tufts to produce yarns, the yarns being disposed on bobbins; producing a plurality of loops on a base fabric by needling the yarns from the bobbins using the tufting machine, thereby making the downy fabric; transferring the downy fabric to a silk screen printing unit having silk screen printing frames each carrying a perforated screen for applying inks in a pattern defined by perforations of the perforated screens; replacing the ink in at least one of the silk screen printing frames with a glue solution homogenized with a dye; printing a drawing or graphic on the downy fabric by applying at least the glue solution homogenized with dye through the silk screen printing frames to form flattened areas of the downy fabric where the loops are glued against the base fabric; transferring the printed fabric to a vaporizer; drying the printed fabric in a dryer following leaving the vaporizer; washing the printed fabric in a washer after drying; drying the printed fabric a second time in a dryer and on a tentering machine following washing the printed fabric; adjusting the printed fabric on a cutting line while on the tentering machine; passing the printed fabric through a shredding machine having multiple rotating cylindrical brushes to increase a thickness of the printed fabric around the flattened areas, the loops in the flattened areas remaining glued to the base fabric, whereby a bas-relief pattern is formed by the flattened areas and thickened printed fabric; disentangling down of the printed fabric; cutting the printed fabric to shape; and providing the printed fabric with bright.