Abstract:
An airbag fabric has a finish on a surface thereof, the finish comprising a plurality of particles having a diameter of about 20 μm or less. A process for producing a coated airbag fabric comprises the steps of (a) providing an airbag fabric, (b) contacting at least one surface of the airbag fabric with a coating composition comprising a plurality of particles having a diameter of about 20 μm or less, and (c) drying the fabric treated in step (b) to produce a finish on the airbag fabric.
Abstract:
An airbag fabric has a finish on a surface thereof, the finish comprising a plurality of particles having a diameter of about 20 μm or less. A process for producing a coated airbag fabric comprises the steps of (a) providing an airbag fabric, (b) contacting at least one surface of the airbag fabric with a coating composition comprising a plurality of particles having a diameter of about 20 μm or less, and (c) drying the fabric treated in step (b) to produce a finish on the airbag fabric.
Abstract:
A two or more chambered airbag provides much improved safety and/or performance. A modified single chamber airbag can be used as the primary chamber of the two-chamber airbag. A piece of fabric of appropriate size is sewn to the inside or outside surface of the front panel of the primary chamber to create the secondary chamber. One or more apertures are opened between the primary and secondary chambers. In order for the secondary chamber to inflate properly, the tethers of the primary chamber are shortened to 50% to 80% of their original length. The size or location of the tether sewing to the inner surface of the front panel of the primary chamber is also adjusted to create a desired shape of the secondary chamber when deployed.
Abstract:
An energy absorbing panel containing a pair of generally parallel spaced apart rigid end plates having a stiffness of at least about 200 N-m and a plurality of fabric layers extending between the rigid end plates oriented in a z-axis direction defined as being perpendicular to the rigid end plates. Each fabric layer contains a plurality of monoaxially drawn, thermoplastic fibers. The plurality of fabric layers are fused together forming a bonded structure. Methods of making the energy absorbing panel are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A flexible spike and knife resistant composite incorporating a stack of at least ten consolidated layer groupings. Each layer grouping has a normalized stiffness of less than about 5 g/g/m2 as tested by a modified ASTM Test Method D6828-02 and contains one or two spike resistant textile layers, an adhesive layer, and one or two knife resistant textile layers. The spike resistant textile layers contain a plurality of interlocked yarns or fibers, where the yarns or fibers have a tenacity of about 8 or more grams per denier and the fiber size is less than ten denier per filament. The knife resistant textile layers contain monoaxially drawn fiber elements, where the fiber elements have an aspect ratio of greater than one and have a size greater than 100 denier per filament. The fiber elements of the knife resistant textile layer are bonded to each other or to the spike resistant layer.
Abstract translation:结合了至少十个固结层组的叠层的柔性穗状和耐刀具复合材料。 通过改进的ASTM测试方法D6828-02测试,每层分组具有小于约5g / g / m 2的归一化刚度,并且包含一个或两个抗刺绣织物层,粘合剂层和一个或两个耐刀织织物层 。 抗刺绣织物层包含多个互锁的纱线或纤维,其中纱线或纤维的强度为约8或更多克每旦尼尔,纤维尺寸小于十旦尼尔每丝。 耐磨织物层包含单轴拉伸纤维元件,其中纤维元件具有大于1的纵横比,并且具有大于100旦尼尔/丝的尺寸。 防刀织物层的纤维元件彼此结合或者与防钉层接合。
Abstract:
A multi-layered fiber containing a core and a skin layer. The core has an exterior surface portion containing polypropylene. The skin layer is disposed on at least a portion of the core and contains a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer contains a polymer having at least 70% α-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The second polymer contains a co-polymer having at least 50% α-olefin units and is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface portion of the core. The viscosity of the second polymer is not greater than about 10 percent of the viscosity of the first polymer measured at 170° C. Methods of forming the multi-layered fiber are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method of consolidating thermoplastic fibrous layers. The method begins with providing a plurality of fibers, where the fibers have a core with an exterior surface portion comprising polypropylene and a first layer disposed on at least a portion of the core. The first layer contains a first polymer, where the first polymer contains at least 70% α-olefin units and is characterized by a melting temperature less than the melting temperature of the exterior surface of the core. These fibers are formed into a fibrous layer. Next, a second layer is applied to the fibrous layer such that the second layer covers at least a portion of the first layers of the fibers. The second layer contains a second polymer being a co-polymer having at least 50% α-olefin units which is characterized by a number-average molecular weight of about 7,000 g/mol to 50,000 g/mol, a viscosity of between about 2,500 and 150,000 cP measured at 170° C., and a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the exterior surface of the core. The viscosity of the second polymer is less than a tenth of the viscosity of the first polymer measured at 170° C. Next, heat and optionally pressure are applied to the fibrous layer causing at least a portion of the second layers of the fibers in each fibrous layer to fuse to other first or second layers of the fibers within the same fibrous layer, at least a portion of the second layers of the fibers of each fibrous layer fuse with at least a portion of the first or second layers of the fibers in an adjacent fibrous layer, and at least a portion of the interstices to be filled with a blend of the first and second polymers, where the blend filling the interstices comprises at least 80% wt the second polymer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to substrates that exhibit useful, auto adaptable surface energy properties that depend on the environment of the substrate. Such surface energy properties provide relatively high advancing and receding contact angles for liquids when in contact with the target substrate surface. The substrates exhibit low surface energy quantities of at most about 20 millijoules per square meter (mJ/m2) at a temperature of about 25 degrees C. and a surface energy greater than about 20 mJ/m2 at, or with exposure to, a temperature of about 40 degrees C. More specifically, encompassed within the present invention are textile substrates having this highly desirable unique surface energy modification property and which exhibit wash durable oil and water repellency and stain release features. Novel compositions and formulations that impart such surface energy modifications to substrates are also encompassed within this invention, as well as methods for producing such treated substrates.
Abstract translation:本发明一般涉及依赖于衬底环境的有用的,自动适应的表面能特性的衬底。 当与目标基板表面接触时,这种表面能量特性为液体提供相对高的前进和后退接触角。 这些基材在约25℃的温度下表现出低至多约20毫焦耳/平方米(mJ / m 2)的低表面能量,并且在暴露于温度时表面能大于约20mJ / m 2 更具体地,本发明中包括具有这种非常理想的独特表面能改性性能的织物基材,并且具有洗涤耐久的防油和防水性和脱色特性。 赋予基质的这种表面能改变的新型组合物和制剂也包括在本发明内,以及生产这种处理过的基材的方法。
Abstract:
The present invention includes methods for fabricating polymer light emitting devices by screen-printing. These light emitting devices use silver paste as the top electrode, eliminating the use of evaporated low work function metal. This is made possible by the presence of a buffer layer such as the sulfonated polyaniline layer in the structure of SCALE devices. These devices allow a very inexpensive and fast means to form stable top electrodes for large-scale polymer light emitting device fabrication.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods for treating textile substrates to obtain superior liquid repellent properties are disclosed. Durable microscopic surface structures imparted to the fibrous substrate allow liquids to bead up and roll off of its surface. Mechanical abrasion or sanding techniques may be used to create the microscopic surface structures on the surface of a fibrous textile substrate, without substantially breaking fibers, followed by a chemical treatment using, for example, fluorocarbon-containing repellent compositions. Particles may be employed in combination with repellent compositions to achieve superior repellent properties. A property of the roughened surface fibers, the Roughness Factor, is used to characterize the microscopic surface structures on the treated textile surface. Treated textile substrates are disclosed which achieve superior water and oil repellency, even after multiple abrasion or laundering cycles.