Knit spacer fabric for use as interior vehicle trim
AssigneeMueller Textil GmbH
InventorsStefan Mueller, Frank Mueller
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Abstract
A spacer fabric comprises a first and a second textile layer as well as spacer yarns that join the textile layers and is used to form an interior trim. The first textile layer is visible from outside on a surface of the interior trim, and the first textile layer and the spacer yarns are made entirely of polymeric multifilament yarns. At least the polymeric multifilament yarns of the first textile layer and of the spacer yarns are dyed.
Claims14
Use of a spacer fabric that comprises a first and a second textile layer as well as spacer yarns that join the textile layers to form an interior trim, wherein
- the first textile layer is visible from outside on a surface of the interior trim,
- the first textile layer and the spacer yarns are made entirely of polymeric multifilament yarns, and
- at least the polymeric multifilament yarns of the first textile layer and of the spacer yarns are dyed.
An interior trim part comprising:
- a substrate;
- a spacer fabric a first and second textile layers and having spacer yarns that join the textile layers, wherein
- the spacer fabric is oriented with the second textile layer on the substrate and the first textile layer forms a visible surface,
- the first textile layer and the spacer yarns are made entirely of polymeric multifilament yarns, and
- at least the polymeric multifilament yarns of the first textile layer and of the spacer yarns are dyed.
A knitted spacer fabric comprising:
- a first layer;
- a second textile layer generally parallel to the first layer;
- and
- spacer yarns extending between and joining the first and second layers, the multifilament yarns of the first and second layers and the spacer yarns all the same with respect to composition, yarn type, and color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.