Durable Thermoregulating Textile Structures and Methods of Manufacture

Abstract

A textile structure including one or more layers of warp yarns interwoven with one or more layers of weft yarns, a durable thermoregulating coating, and a binder that chemically bonds the durable thermoregulating coating to the textile structure. The warp yarns and/or weft yarns include polyester yarns. A method for manufacturing a textile structure includes weaving one or more layers of warp yarns with one or more layers or weft yarns to form a woven textile structure, brushing the textile structure at least two times, applying a binder to the textile structure, and applying a durable thermoregulating coating to the textile structure such that the binder chemically bonds the durable thermoregulating coating to the textile structure. The method may also include heat setting and curing the textile structure to fix the durable thermoregulating coating permanently onto the textile structure.

1 . A textile structure comprising:
 one or more layers of warp yarns interwoven with one or more layers of weft yarns, wherein the warp yarns or weft yarns comprise polyester yarns; and   a thermoregulating coating applied on at least a portion of the textile structure.   
     
     
         2 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the thermoregulating coating comprises at least one of an adaptive agent, a cleaning agent, a fabric softener, an antistatic agent, and citric acid. 
     
     
         3 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the thermoregulating coating comprises about 30-50 gram per liter of the adaptive agent. 
     
     
         4 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the thermoregulating coating comprises about 1-10 gram per liter of the cleaning agent. 
     
     
         5 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , further comprising a binder that chemically bonds the thermoregulating coating to the textile structure. 
     
     
         6 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the binder may include at least one of latex, elastomeric, acrylic binders, vinyl acrylic binders, vinyl acetate binders, styrene containing binders, butyl containing binders, starch binders, polyurethane binders, and polyvinylalcohol containing binders. 
     
     
         7 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the weight per square unit of the textile structure is at least 80 gram per square meter. 
     
     
         8 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the warp yarns have a warp density of about 100 to 120 epi. 
     
     
         9 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the warp yarns have a maximum linear mass density of at least about 75 denier. 
     
     
         10 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the weft yarns have a weft density of about 65 to 80 ppi. 
     
     
         11 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the weft yarns have a minimum linear mass density of at least about 150 denier. 
     
     
         12 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the warp yarns and the weft yarns comprise polyester yarns. 
     
     
         13 . The textile structure of  claim 1 , wherein the textile structure comprises a sheeting fabric for use in the hospitality industry. 
     
     
         14 . A method for manufacturing a textile structure, the method comprising:
 weaving one or more layers of warp yarns with one or more layers or weft yarns to form a woven textile structure, wherein the warp yarns or weft yarns comprise polyester yarns; and   applying one or more layers of a thermoregulating coating to the textile structure.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 brushing the textile structure two or more times prior to applying the one or more layers of the thermoregulating coating.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the thermoregulating coating comprises at least one of an adaptive agent, a cleaning agent, a fabric softener, an antistatic agent, and citric acid. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the thermoregulating coating comprises about 30-50 gram per liter of the adaptive agent. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the thermoregulating coating comprises about 1-10 gram per liter of the cleaning agent. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 heat setting and curing the textile structure to permanently fix the thermoregulating coating onto the textile structure.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 applying one or more layers of a binder, prior to applying the one or more layers of the thermoregulating coating and after the brushing step, wherein the binder chemically bonds the thermoregulating coating to the textile structure.