VARIABLE-AIRFLOW CLOTH, SOUND ABSORBING MATERIAL, AND VEHICULAR PART
First Claim
1. Cloth in which air permeability is variable by energization, the cloth comprising:
- a fibrous object composed of composite fibers, each of the composite fibers comprising;
an electrical-conductive polymeric material; and
a material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material, the different material being directly stacked on the electrical-conductive polymeric material; and
electrodes which are attached to the fibrous object, and energize the electrical-conductive polymeric material,wherein each of the composite fibers has a structure in which the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material is stacked on at least a part of a surface of the electrical-conductive polymeric material, or a structure in which either one of the electrical-conductive polymeric material and the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material penetrates the other material in a longitudinal direction.
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Abstract
Cloth, in which air permeability is variable by energization, includes: a fibrous object composed of composite fibers, each of the composite fibers including: an electrical-conductive polymeric material; and a material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material, the different material being directly stacked on the electrical-conductive polymeric material; and electrodes which are attached to the fibrous object, and energize the electrical-conductive polymeric material. Each of the composite fibers has a structure in which the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material is stacked on at least a part of a surface of the electrical-conductive polymeric material, or a structure in which either one of the electrical-conductive polymeric material and the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material penetrates the other material in a longitudinal direction. The cloth is capable of controlling the air permeability by a control factor enabling weight reduction and space saving.
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18 Claims
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1. Cloth in which air permeability is variable by energization, the cloth comprising:
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a fibrous object composed of composite fibers, each of the composite fibers comprising;
an electrical-conductive polymeric material; and
a material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material, the different material being directly stacked on the electrical-conductive polymeric material; andelectrodes which are attached to the fibrous object, and energize the electrical-conductive polymeric material, wherein each of the composite fibers has a structure in which the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material is stacked on at least a part of a surface of the electrical-conductive polymeric material, or a structure in which either one of the electrical-conductive polymeric material and the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material penetrates the other material in a longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A production method of cloth in which air permeability is variable by energization, the method comprising:
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mixing composite fibers and binder fibers with each other, wherein each of the composite fibers comprises;
an electrical-conductive polymeric material; and
a material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material, the different material being directly stacked on the electrical-conductive polymeric material, and has a structure in which the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material is stacked on at least a part of a surface of the electrical-conductive polymeric material, or a structure in which either one of the electrical-conductive polymeric material and the material different from the electrical-conductive polymeric material penetrates the other material in a longitudinal direction, and wherein each of the binder fibers comprises a binder polymer having a softening point lower than a softening point of the composite fibers by at least 20°
C., in which the softening point of the binder polymer is 70°
C. or higher;forming a web by collecting the composite fibers and the binder fibers; compressing the web, and further heating the web at a temperature that is equal to or higher than the softening point of the binder fibers, and is equal to or lower than a temperature at which the composite fibers are not softened, thereby solidifying the web; and attaching electrodes to a solidified object of the composite fibers and the binder fibers, the electrodes energizing the electrical-conductive polymeric material.
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