MECHANICAL SURFACE FINISHING APPARATUS, PROCESS AND PRODUCT

摘要

A process is provided for mechanically surface-finishing a textile fabric which comprises continuously feeding said fabric from a source of supply, such that said fabric lies in a single plane, subjecting successive adjacent sections of the fabric to intermittent mechanical impact with an abrasive means across the width of said fabric thereby avoiding substantial sustained contact between the fabric and the abrasive means, the mechanical impact being at a force and frequency sufficient to cause a substantially uniform modification of the surface characteristics of the fabric. Textile fabrics with modified surface which may be made by the above process are also provided. The textile fabric includes a body portion containing a plurality of fibers of which at least 20% by weight are synthetic fibers. These fibers have a curvature and are arranged so as to have both convex and concave side portions. The convex side portions which are exposed are substantially scarred and contain a multiplicity of generally short rather thick lamella-shaped protrusions extending therefrom. Apparatus for mechanically surface-finishing a textile fabric according to the aforedescribed process is further provided.