Electrically Conductive Elastic Composite Yarn

• US 20080282665A1
• Filed: 05/24/2006
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NV Bekaert SA
• Original Assignee: NV Bekaert SA
• Inventors: Speleers, Pol
• Application Number:
  US11/915,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20080282665A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 57/212
• CPC Class Codes: D02G 3/12 Threads containing metallic filaments or strips
• CPC Class Codes: D02G 3/328 containing elastane
• CPC Class Codes: D02G 3/441 Yarns or threads with antistatic, conductive or radiation-shielding properties electroconductive, anti-static or radiation-shielding filaments D01F1/09, D01F1/106; anti-static fabrics D03D15/533; conducting, insulating or anti-static layers for floor coverings D06N7/0042

Abstract

An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn comprises at least one elastic member having a ratio N being drafted length Ld over relaxed length Lr1 N being in the ränge of 1 to 10. The yarn further comprises more than one metal filament wrapped around the elastic member. The yarn is characterized in that each of the metal filaments is twisted with at least one other of the metal filaments.

Claims

1. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn comprising at least one elastic member having a ratio N being drafted length Ld over relaxed length Lr, said N being in the range of 1 to 10, said yarn further comprising more than one metal filament wrapped around said at least one elastic member, said metal filament having a length that is equal to or greater than the drafted length Ld, characterized in that each of said metal filaments is twisted with at least one other of said filaments.

2. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein said metal filaments are wrapped around said at least one elastic member using a number of turns per meter of said yarn in the range of 150 turns per meter to 1400 turns per meter.

3. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein said metal filaments are twisted in a direction of twist, said filaments are wrapped around said at least one elastic element in the opposite direction of said direction of twist.

4. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein said yarn comprising at least a first group of metal filaments being twisted with each other and a second group of metal filaments being twisted with each other, said first group and said second group being wrapped around said at least one elastic member.

5. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein said yarn comprising more than 2 groups of metal filaments being twisted with each other.

6. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 4, wherein said first group is wrapped around said at least one elastic element in S-direction, said second group being wrapped around said at least one elastic member in Z-direction.

7. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 4, wherein the number of groups being wrapped around said at least one elastic member in S-direction is equal to number of groups being wrapped around said at least one elastic member in Z-direction.

8. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 4, wherein each of said groups comprises a number of metal filaments M, said M being equal or more than 2, said M being less or equal to 550

9. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 8, wherein said M is identical number for each of said groups of metal filaments.

10. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein said yarn comprises 1000 or less metal filaments.

11. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein each of said metal filaments are twisted with at least one other of said filaments using between 10 and 200 turns per meter.

12. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein for each section of the yarn having a relaxed length S, the shortest of said metal filaments in said section having a length F, said F being equal or larger than S, said F being less or equal than 5*S.

13. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein for each section of the yarn having a relaxed length S, the length of each of said metal filaments is less or equal than 3*S.

14. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein said N being in the range of 1.5 to 5.

15. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein said at least one elastic element being a polyurethane member of a natural or artificial rubber member.

16. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein each of said metal filaments have an equivalent diameter D, said D being equal or more than 1 μ

m, said D being less or equal to 150 μ

m.

17. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein each of said metal filaments is provided by metal fiber bundle drawing operation.

18. An electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1, wherein each of said metal filaments comprises copper or copper-alloy, steel, nickel or nickel-alloy, aluminium or aluminium-alloy or stainless steel.

19. A textile product comprising at least one electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1.

20. A textile product as in claim 19, wherein said textile product is a woven fabric.

21. A textile product as in claim 20, wherein said yarn is present as a weft or warp yarn.

22. A textile product as in claim 19, wherein said textile product having an elongation at rupture of 100% to 400%.

23. A garment comprising a textile product as in claim 19.

24. A garment as in claim 23, wherein said yarn is present as a loop.

25. A garment as in claim 23, wherein said garment being a seat upholstery.

26. An electrically heating device comprising at least one electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1.

27. An electrically heating device comprising a textile product as in claim 19.

28. The use of an electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1 as an antenna.

29. The use of an electrically conductive elastic composite yarn as in claim 1 as a resistive heating element.

30. The use of a textile product as in claim 19, wherein said yarn being used as an antenna.

31. The use of a textile product as in claim 30, wherein said yarn being present as a loop-antenna.

32. The use of a textile product as in claim 19, wherein said yarn being used as a resistive heating element.

33. The use of a garment as in claim 23, wherein said yarn being used as an antenna.

34. The use of a garment as in claim 33, wherein said yarn being present as a loop-antenna.

35. The use of a garment as in claim 23, wherein said yarn being used as a resistive heating element.

36. The use of a garment as in claim 33, wherein said garment being a seat upholstery.