Compound yarn with high absorbency and fabric made therefrom

Abstract

Disclosed is a compound yarn with high absorbency, which is manufactured by twisting and compounding a plurality of yarns, and a fabric made therefrom. The compound yarn is characterized in that a core yarn of a polyester false twist yarn is compounded with floating yarns selected from the group consisting of a PET/nylon split yarn, a polyester false twist yarn and a natural fiber, around the core yarn, in which one strand of the core yarn is compounded with 5 or fewer strands of the floating yarns, and then the resulting yarn is compounded with a binder yarn of a polyester filament. Such a compound yarn of the invention imparts a high absorbency to a yarn or its fabric, thereby being applied for manufacture of clothes including bath robes, daily products including general cleaners such as washcloths and hair towels, and other cleaning cloths.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A compound yarn with high absorbency formed by a twisting and compounding of a plurality of yarns wherein a core yarn comprising a polyester false twist yarn is compounded with floating yarns, wherein the floating yarns are disposed around the core yarn, and wherein one strand of the core yarn is compounded with 5 or fewer strands of the floating yarns to yield a resulting yarn.  
     
     
         2 . The compound yarn of  claim 1  wherein the floating yarns are selected from the group consisting of a PET/nylon split yarn, a polyester false twist yarn, and a natural fiber  
     
     
         3 . The compound yarn of  claim 2  wherein the resulting yarn is compounded with a binder yarn of a polyester filament.  
     
     
         4 . A fabric with high absorbency wherein the fabric comprises a woven or knitted fabric with at least two layers wherein at least one layer of the fabric is made at least in part from a compound yarn with high absorbency formed by a twisting and compounding of a plurality of yarns wherein a core yarn comprising a polyester false twist yarn is compounded with floating yarns, wherein the floating yarns are disposed around the core yarn, and wherein one strand of the core yarn is compounded with 5 or fewer strands of the floating yarns to yield a resulting yarn.  
     
     
         5 . The fabric of  claim 4  wherein the floating yarns are selected from the group consisting of a PET/nylon split yarn, a polyester false twist yarn, and a natural fiber  
     
     
         6 . The fabric of  claim 5  wherein the resulting yarn is compounded with a binder yarn of a polyester filament.  
     
     
         7 . The fabric of  claim 6  wherein the fabric is subjected to alkaline finishing.  
     
     
         8 . The fabric of  claim 4  wherein the compound yarn is employed as a warp yarn and a weft yarn in a repeating unit over a surface of the fabric.  
     
     
         9 . The fabric of  claim 8  wherein the fabric is subjected to alkaline finishing.  
     
     
         10 . The fabric of  claim 8  wherein the repeating unit of warp yarn and weft yarn contains respectively 2 to 16 strands of the compound yarn.  
     
     
         11 . A compound yarn with high absorbency formed by a twisting and compounding of a plurality of yarns wherein a core yarn comprising a polyester false twist yarn is compounded with floating yarns wherein the floating yarns are selected from the group consisting of a PET/nylon split yarn, a polyester false twist yarn, and a natural fiber, wherein the floating yarns are disposed around the core yarn, wherein one strand of the core yarn is compounded with 5 or fewer strands of the floating yarns to yield a resulting yarn, and wherein the resulting yarn is compounded with a binder yarn of a polyester filament.