Patent EA-003479-B1 (EA)
Title: Artificial fur and method for its manufacture
Inventor: SUOKAS ESA
IPC: D04B9/14
Filed: 1999-01-15
Abstract: 1. An artificial fur in which staple fibres (3) are mechanically mixed to a base knitted fabric (1) formed of a yarn (1a), to protrude from the level of the base knitted fabric (1) and to form a pile on the outer surface of the artificial fur, characterized in that the staple fibres (3) mixed to the base knitted fabric (1) are fixed to the base knitted fabric (1) by thermal binding by means of a plastic material softened and/or melted by the effect of heat. 2. The artificial fur according to claim 1, characterized in that the thermal binding is performed by means of staple fibres (3) mixed to the base knitted fabric (1) and comprising plastic material softened and/or melted by the effect of heat. 3. The artificial fur according to claim 1, characterized in that the thermal binding is performed by means of the yarn (1a) of the base knitted fabric (1) which comprises plastic material softened and/or melted by the effect of heat. 4. The artificial fur according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the thermal binding is performed by means of both the yarn (1a) of the base knitted fabric (1) and the staple fibres (3) mixed to the base knitted fabric. 5. The artificial fur according to claim 1, characterized in that the thermal binding is performed by means of an additional layer (2) placed on the reverse side of the base knitted fabric (1), comprising plastic material, softened and/or melted by the effect of heat, lying against the base knitted fabric (1). 6. The artificial fur according to claim 5, characterized in that also the yarn (1a) of the base knitted fabric (1) and/or the staple fibres (3) mixed to the base knitted fabric contain plastic material softened and/or melted by the effect of heat. 7. The artificial fur according to claim 2 or 4, characterized in that the staple fibres (3) mixed to the base knitted fabric (1) contain binding fibre whose component forms a plastic material softened and/or melted by the effect of heat. 8. The artificial fur according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the yarn (1a) of the base knitted fabric (1) comprises a binding fibre whose component forms a plastic material softened and/or melted by the effect of heat. 9. The artificial fur according to claim 2,3,4,6,7, or 8, characterized in that the staple fibres (3) mixed to the base knitted fabric, or the base knitted fabric (1), comprise also other fibre material in addition to the fibres containing plastic material softened/melted by the effect of heat. 10. A method for manufacturing an artificial fur according to any of the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the thermal treatment is made by conduction heat. 11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that the thermal treatment is made by passing the base knitted fabric (1), and an additional layer (2) possibly fixed on its reverse side, over a heated surface. 12. The method for manufacturing the artificial fur according to any of the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the thermal treatment is made by convection heat. 13. The method for manufacturing the artificial fur according to any of the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the thermal treatment is made by radiation heat. 14. The method according to any of the preceding claims 10 to 13, characterized in that in addition to the thermal treatment, also pressure is used in the fixing.