Water-repelling fabric, and textile product

Abstract

The invention addresses the problem of providing a water-repellent cloth that is excellent in water repellency as well as stretchability and also a textile product using the water-repellent cloth. A means for resolution is a water-repellent cloth given water repellent processing, and the cloth is configured to include a composite yarn containing a stretch fiber and an ultrafine fiber having a single fiber fineness of 1 dtex or less.

1 . A water-repellent cloth given water repellent processing,
 the water-repellent cloth being characterized in that the cloth includes a composite yarn containing a stretch fiber and an ultrafine fiber having a single fiber fineness of 1 dtex or less.   
     
     
         2 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the stretch fiber is a conjugate fiber made of two components joined in a side-by-side manner or an eccentric sheath-core manner or is a polytrimethylene terephthalate fiber. 
     
     
         3 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the cloth is a woven fabric having a cover factor CF of 1,000 or more,
 the cover factor CF being defined by the following formula:
   CF=(DWp/1.1) 1/2 ×MWp+(DWf/1.1) 1/2 ×MWf
 
   [DWp is the warp total fineness (dtex), MWp is the warp weaving density (yarns/2.54 cm), DWf is the weft total fineness (dtex), and MWf is the weft weaving density (yarns/2.54 cm)].   
     
     
         4 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein a surface of the cloth has formed thereon fine fiber loops composed of the ultrafine fiber. 
     
     
         5 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein a surface of the cloth has a water-repellent roll-off angle of 15° or less. 
     
     
         6 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the degree of water repellency measured in accordance with JIS L1092-2009 7.2, Test for Resistance to Surface Wetting (Spray Method), is Level 4 or higher. 
     
     
         7 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein after 10 washes as specified in JIS L0217-1995 (using the JAFET standard combination detergent), the degree of water repellency measured in accordance with JIS L1092-2009 7.2, Test for Resistance to Surface Wetting (Spray Method), is Level 3 or higher. 
     
     
         8 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the stretchability in the warp direction or the weft direction measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.16, B Method, is 10% or more. 
     
     
         9 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the recovery of stretchability in the warp direction or the weft direction measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.16, B-1 Method, is 85% or more. 
     
     
         10 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the tear strength in the warp direction or the weft direction measured in accordance with JIS L1096-2010 8.17, D Method, is 7 N or more. 
     
     
         11 . A textile product comprising the water-repellent cloth according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         12 . The water-repellent cloth according to  claim 2 , wherein the cloth is a woven fabric having a cover factor CF of 1,000 or more,
 the cover factor CF being defined by the following formula:
   CF=(DWp/1.1) 1/2 ×MWp+(DWf/1.1) 1/2 ×MWf
 
   [DWp is the warp total fineness (dtex), MWp is the warp weaving density (yarns/2.54 cm), DWf is the weft total fineness (dtex), and MWf is the weft weaving density (yarns/2.54 cm)].