Fabric

Abstract

A fabric includes a base layer formed by assembling at least a first yarn and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. At least a first embedded yarn is embedded in a first region of the base layer. The first embedded yarn includes a thermoplastic polymer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fabric, comprising:
 abase layer formed by assembling at least a first yarn and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and   at least a first embedded yarn embedded in a first region of the base layer, wherein the first embedded yarn comprises a thermoplastic polymer.   
     
     
         2 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the fabric has a unitary one-piece construction. 
     
     
         3 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the first embedded yarn comprises thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE). 
     
     
         4 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the first yarn may be made of natural fibers or artificial fibers. 
     
     
         5 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the first yarn comprises thermoplastic polymer having a melting point equal to or higher than a melting point of the first embedded yarn. 
     
     
         6 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the first embedded yarn is only partially melted, keeping at least part of its texture and adhering to the first yarn. 
     
     
         7 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the base layer is formed by weaving, and the first embedded yarn is embedded in the base layer along a weft or warp direction of the fabric. 
     
     
         8 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the base layer is formed by knitting, and the first embedded yarn is manipulated into loops and interlaced with loops of the first yarn. 
     
     
         9 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the base layer is formed by knitting, and the first embedded yarn extends along a weft direction or a warp direction of the fabric and passes through loops of the first yarn without being manipulated into loops. 
     
     
         10 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the first embedded yarn is completely embedded between the first surface and the second surface of the base layer. 
     
     
         11 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein the first embedded yarn is exposed form at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the base layer. 
     
     
         12 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , further including at least a second embedded yarn embedded in a second region of the base layer, wherein the second embedded yarn comprises a thermoplastic polymer, the first embedded yarn and the second embedded yarn have different stretching resistances, the first region and the second region do not overlap. 
     
     
         13 . The fabric according to  claim 12 , wherein the second embedded yarn is only partially melted, keeping at least part of its texture and adhering to the first yarn. 
     
     
         14 . The fabric according to  claim 12 , wherein the second embedded yarn is completely embedded between the first surface and the second surface of the base layer. 
     
     
         15 . The fabric according to  claim 12 , wherein the second embedded yarn is exposed from at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the base layer. 
     
     
         16 . The fabric according to  claim 1 , further comprising a first covering layer formed on the first surface of the base layer, wherein the first covering layer is formed simultaneously with the base layer by assembling at least a second yarn when assembling the first yarn, wherein the second yarn comprises a thermoplastic polymer, and the first embedded yarn has a melting point higher than a melting point of the second yarn. 
     
     
         17 . The fabric according to  claim 16 , wherein the first embedded yarn traverses between the first covering layer and the base layer to attach the first covering layer intimately to the first surface of the base layer. 
     
     
         18 . The fabric according to  claim 16 , wherein the first covering layer is at least partially melted and fused into a first film, the first embedded yarn is only partially melted, keeping most of it texture and adhering to the first film and the first yarn of the base layer. 
     
     
         19 . A fabric, comprising:
 a base layer formed by assembling at least a first yarn;   a first covering layer formed on a first surface of the base layer, wherein the first covering layer is simultaneously formed with the base layer by assembling at least a second yarn when assembling the first yarn; and   an embedded yarn, sandwiched between the base layer and the first covering layer and extending along the first surface of the base layer, wherein the second yarn and the embedded yarn respectively comprise a thermoplastic polymer, the embedded yarn has a melting point higher than a melting point of the second yarn.   
     
     
         20 . The fabric according to  claim 19 , wherein the first covering layer is at least partially melted and fused into a first film, the embedded yarn is only partially melted, keeping most of its texture and adhering to the first film and the base layer.