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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Masaaki Hirai, Joetsu, JP;
Akihiko Machii, Joetsu, JP;
Masaaki Hirai, Joetsu, JP;
Akihiko Machii, Joetsu, JP;
Arisawa Mfg. Co. Ltd., Niigata, JP;
Toho Tenax Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a method for opening a fabric, in which warp and weft yarns can be uniformly opened using a simple method without having to alter the fabric weaving procedure. The method is a method for opening a fabric () produced by weaving a warp yarn () and a weft yarn (), each of which having a bundled plurality of fiber filaments (). A contact body () is provided to a surface of the fabric () with a protective film () interposed therebetween, and the contact body () is caused to move over the fabric () obliquely, and in a relative manner, with respect to the longitudinal direction of the warp yarn () or the weft yarn (), whereby the warp yarn () or the weft yarn () is spread.