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(11) |
EP 0 255 697 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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04.04.1990 Bulletin 1990/14 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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10.02.1988 Bulletin 1988/06 |
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Date of filing: 30.07.1987 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB |
| (30) |
Priority: |
06.08.1986 JP 184666/86
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Applicant: Kao Corporation |
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Chuo-Ku
Tokyo 103 (JP) |
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| (72) |
Inventors: |
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- Nishizawa, Kazunori
Funabashi-shi
Chiba (JP)
- Tsubokawa, Noriko
Tokyo (JP)
- Kobayashi, Mitsunobu
Sakura-shi
Chiba (JP)
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| (74) |
Representative: Dickel, Klaus, Dipl.-Ing. et al |
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Herrnstrasse 15
80539 München
80539 München (DE) |
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Blended yarn having moisture conditioning |
(57) A blended yarn comprises 20 to 50 percent by weight of a hygroscopic fiber and 50
to 80 percent by weight of a non-hygroscopic fiber, the yarn having a moisture-absorbing
extent at the equilibrium of 15 percent or smaller at 20°c at a relative humidity
of 65 % and that of 35 % at 29.5° at a relative humidity of 96 %. It is suitable for
clothing having a moisture conditioning. In the examples, the hygroscopic fiber is
chosen from polyvinylalcohol and carboxymethylated viscose.