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Comparative Study on the Physical Properties of 3D-Spacer Fabrics -Applications of Cushioning Materials for Automotive Seat-  

Jeong, Won-Young (Department of Convergent Textile Technology, Convergent Technology R&D Division, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Lim, Dae-Young (Department of Convergent Textile Technology, Convergent Technology R&D Division, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Park, Yoon-Cheol (Department of Convergent Textile Technology, Convergent Technology R&D Division, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
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Textile Science and Engineering / v.47, no.4, 2010 , pp. 291-297 More about this Journal
Abstract
Automotive textiles are the most valuable world market for technical textiles, and environmental requirements are putting pressure on the automotive industry to reduce the fuel consumption and $CO_2$ emissions from vehicles. The purpose of this study is to develop a lightweight and eco-friendly cushioning material to substitute for PU foam in automotive seat. To recycle and reduce the weight of the vehicle, PET hollow fiber was used to manufacture the 3D spacer fabric structures. The characteristics required for the automotive seat cushion were evaluated and the significant changes with the structural components were analyzed. The results show that the hardness and compressional properties are positively affected with the thickness of spacer fabrics though air and water vapor permeability decreased slightly.
Keywords
spacer fabric; automotive seat; lightweight material; hollow fiber; compressional properties; transport properties;
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