Densely woven quasi-unidirectional fabric for ballistic applications
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A fabric comprising:
- a first layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns;
a second layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns disposed transversely to the first layer;
warp and fill encapsulating yarns woven around the unidirectional yarns to substantially stabilize the unidirectional yarns, said encapsulating yarns having tenacities and tensile moduli substantially less than the tenacities and tensile moduli of the unidirectional yarns; and
the fabric having a cover factor between approximately 0.75 and approximately 1.50.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A fabric including a first layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns and a second layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns disposed transversely to the first layer. The fabric also includes warp and fill encapsulating yarns woven around the unidirectional yarns to substantially stabilize the unidirectional yarns. The encapsulating yarns have tenacities and tensile moduli substantially less than the tenacities and tensile moduli of the unidirectional yarns. The fabric has a cover factor between approximately 0.75 and approximately 1.50.
-
Citations
23 Claims
-
1. A fabric comprising:
-
a first layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns;
a second layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns disposed transversely to the first layer;
warp and fill encapsulating yarns woven around the unidirectional yarns to substantially stabilize the unidirectional yarns, said encapsulating yarns having tenacities and tensile moduli substantially less than the tenacities and tensile moduli of the unidirectional yarns; and
the fabric having a cover factor between approximately 0.75 and approximately 1.50.
-
-
2. A single ply fabric comprising unidirectional ballistic resistant yarns in at least two layers in the single ply, the layers being at 90°
- ±
5°
with respect to each other, the ballistic resistant yarns being substantially stabilized by being woven with encapsulating yarns having substantially lower tenacity and tensile modulus than the ballistic resistant yarns and the fabric having a cover factor between approximately 0.75 and approximately 1.50. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- ±
-
21. A method of forming a composite material, comprising:
-
(a) creating a single ply fabric comprising unidirectional dense glass ballistic resistant yarns in at least two layers in the single ply, the layers being at 90°
±
5°
with respect to each other, the ballistic resistant yarns being substantially stabilized by being woven with encapsulating yarns having substantially lower tenacity and tensile modulus than the ballistic resistant yarns and the fabric having a cover factor between approximately 0.75 and approximately 1.25;
(b) creating a ballistic resistant fabric assembly comprising multiple layers of the single ply fabric;
(c) immersing the ballistic resistant fabric assembly in a thermoset resin in liquid form;
(d) permitting the encapsulating yarns to substantially deteriorate due to the process of forming the composite material; and
(e) curing the thermoset resin.
-
-
22. A method of forming a composite material, comprising:
-
(a) creating a single ply fabric comprising unidirectional aramid ballistic resistant yarns in at least two layers in the single ply, the layers being at 90°
±
5°
with respect to each other, the ballistic resistant yarns being substantially stabilized by being woven with encapsulating yarns having substantially lower tenacity and tensile modulus than the ballistic resistant yarns and the fabric having a cover factor between approximately 0.80 and approximately 1.50;
(b) creating a ballistic resistant fabric assembly comprising multiple layers of the single ply fabric;
(c) immersing the ballistic resistant fabric assembly in a liquid thermoset resin; and
(d) curing the thermoset resin.
-
-
23. A fabric comprising:
-
a first layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns;
a second layer of high-performance unidirectional yarns disposed transversely to the first layer;
warp and fill encapsulating yarns woven around the unidirectional yarns to substantially stabilize the unidirectional yarns, said encapsulating yarns having tenacities and tensile moduli substantially less than the tenacities and tensile moduli of the unidirectional yarns; and
the fabric having a cover factor between approximately 0.40 and approximately 0.84.
-
Specification