Artificial turf mat and method for manufacturing thereof

Abstract

An artificial turf mat, including a backing and a plurality of protruding artificial grass blades divided into rows and connected to the backing. The mutual distance between successive blades in a row is substantially equal to the distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm. The backing and the blades may be formed and mutually connected by weaving. A method for forming an artificial turf mat, including supplying a backing material, supplying an artificial turf material, forming a backing from the backing material, and connecting blades of the artificial turf material divided into rows to the backing. The blades may be connected to the backing such that their mutual spacing in a row is substantially equal to the mutual distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm.

1 . An artificial turf mat, comprising:
 a backing; and   a plurality of protruding artificial grass blades divided into rows and connected thereto, mutual distance between successive blades in a row being substantially equal to the distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm.   
     
     
         2 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the distance between the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades and the row spacing is at least 13 mm. 
     
     
         3 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the distance between the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades and the row spacing is at least 16 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the backing and the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed and mutually connected by weaving. 
     
     
         5 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the backing comprises warp threads and weft threads woven therethrough, and wherein the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed by pile threads arranged between the warp threads and parallel thereto. 
     
     
         6 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein each pile thread is connected by weaving to a plurality of adjacent weft threads. 
     
     
         7 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed by threads having a density of at least 25,000 dtex. 
     
     
         8 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed by threads having a density of at least 30,000 dtex. 
     
     
         9 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are formed by threads which each include a plurality of fibers. 
     
     
         10 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the fibers in each thread forming a blade have different densities and/or different cross-sectional shapes. 
     
     
         11 . The artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the backing is made from a fabric and the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades are connected thereto by tufting. 
     
     
         12 . An artificial turf field, comprising:
 the artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 1 , and   a layer of loose filling material arranged thereon, the thickness of which is less than the length of the plurality of protruding artificial grass blades.   
     
     
         13 . A method for forming an artificial turf mat, comprising:
 supplying a backing material;   supplying an artificial turf material;   forming a backing from the backing material; and   connecting blades of the artificial turf material divided into rows to the backing, such that their mutual spacing in a row is substantially equal to the mutual distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm apart.   
     
     
         14 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the blades are connected to the backing at a mutual distance and a row spacing of at least 13 mm. 
     
     
         15 . The method as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the blades are connected to the backing at a mutual distance and a row spacing of at least 16 mm. 
     
     
         16 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the backing is formed by weaving the backing material, and the artificial turf material is co-woven to form the blades. 
     
     
         17 . The method as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the backing is formed by weaving a plurality of weft threads through a plurality of warp threads, and wherein the blades are formed by pile threads arranged between the warp threads and parallel thereto. 
     
     
         18 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein a plurality of weft threads is woven through each pile thread. 
     
     
         19 . The method as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the blades are formed by threads having a density of at least 25,000 dtex. 
     
     
         20 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the blades are formed by threads having a density of at least 30,000 dtex. 
     
     
         21 . The method as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the blades are formed by threads which each include a plurality of fibers. 
     
     
         22 . The method as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the fibers in each thread forming a blade have different densities and/or different cross-sectional shapes. 
     
     
         23 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the backing material is formed into a fabric and the blades are connected to the fabric by tufting. 
     
     
         24 . The method for forming an artificial turf field by arranging on a ground an artificial turf mat as claimed in  claim 1 , and spreading thereover a layer of loose filling material to a thickness which is less than the length of the artificial grass blades.