A fabric system which can provide a skin care effect and which is comprised of first and second faces, a first face having a lower coefficient of friction than a second face, is disclosed.

Provided are a cloth and a protective product, which allow for any color appearance and have excellent protection performance against electric arcs. The cloth has a woven fabric structure, wherein a front-surface spun yarn containing an infrared absorber- and/or electrically conductive agent-containing fiber and not containing carbon is located on a front surface, while a back-surface spun yarn containing a carbon-containing fiber is located on a back surface, and the cloth has an ATPV value of 8.0 cal/cm.sup.2 or more in Arc Resistance Test ASTM F1959-1999.

Provided are a cloth and a protective product, which allow for any color appearance and have excellent protection performance against electric arcs. The cloth has a woven fabric structure, wherein a front-surface spun yarn containing an infrared absorber- and/or electrically conductive agent-containing fiber and not containing carbon is located on a front surface, while a back-surface spun yarn containing a carbon-containing fiber is located on a back surface, and the cloth has an ATPV value of 8.0 cal/cm.sup.2 or more in Arc Resistance Test ASTM F1959-1999.

The invention relates to an adhesive strip, in particular a winding strip for sheathing cables in automobiles, comprising a textile support (1.2) that has at least one first fabric (1) and a second fabric (2) which are connected together and comprising an adhesive coating (5) on at least one face of the support (1, 2). According to the invention, the two fabrics (1, 2) are preferably coupled together solely by connection threads (3) of the fabrics.

A piezoelectric fiber composite that includes a substrate having a first expansion and contraction rate, a piezoelectric fiber assembly having piezoelectric fibers that generate electrical charges upon application of external energy and has a second expansion and contraction rate different from the first expansion and contraction rate of the substrate, and a joint portion that joins the substrate and the piezoelectric fiber assembly.

A fabric with cool feeling function and related cloth clothing items and method and systems. The fabric comprising a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer and related method of making are disclosed, wherein the first fabric layer is formed by interweaving hygroscopic yarn materials, and the second fabric layer is formed by interweaving thermally conductive yarn materials; the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer are connected through knotting spots formed by interweaving the hygroscopic first fabric layer and the thermally conductive second fabric layer. A layered structure weaving method and resulting structure of the fabric results in an interaction between the hygroscopic yarn materials and the thermally conductive yarn materials which continuously produces cool feeling effects.

A fabric with cool feeling function and related cloth clothing items and method and systems. The fabric comprising a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer and related method of making are disclosed, wherein the first fabric layer is formed by interweaving hygroscopic yarn materials, and the second fabric layer is formed by interweaving thermally conductive yarn materials; the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer are connected through knotting spots formed by interweaving the hygroscopic first fabric layer and the thermally conductive second fabric layer. A layered structure weaving method and resulting structure of the fabric results in an interaction between the hygroscopic yarn materials and the thermally conductive yarn materials which continuously produces cool feeling effects.

The subject matter of the invention is an adhesive tape, in particular a wrapping tape for sheathing cables in automobiles. The tape has a fabric backing (1, 3, 2, 4) in the form of a monoweave and an adhesive coating (7) on at least one side of the backing (1, 3, 2, 4). According to the invention, the monoweave is at least three-ply, and abrasion-resistant, non-connected warp threads (1, 3) form an outer layer and an inner layer. An intermediate layer made of weft threads (2, 4) is provided, the bonding points (5) of said layer coinciding with those of the outer layer and not with the bonding points (6) of the inner layer.

Woven flexible thermoelectric fabrics are provided. The fabric is a woven material that includes a series of longitudinal threads interwoven with a series of transverse threads. Within the longitudinal series, the threads have a repeating thread pattern of an n-type thermoelectric thread, a p-type thermoelectric thread, and an insulating thread. Within the transverse series, the threads have a repeating thread pattern of a first double-sided thread with conducting side down and insulating side up, a second double-sided thread with conducting side down and insulating side up, and a third double-sided thread with conducting side up and insulating side down.

A thermoelectric flexible mat may include a first large surface and a second large surface. The mat may also include a plurality of p-doped elements and a plurality of n-doped elements disposed in an alternating manner with one another and electrically interconnected to a series circuit via a plurality of electrically conductive conductor bridges. The plurality of conductor bridges of the series circuit may be assigned, at least in regions, to the first large surface and the second large surface such that the first large surface defines a hot side and the second large surface defines a cold side. An absorptive absorption structure may connect the hot side and the cold side. The absorption structure may be structured and arranged such that any liquid present on the cold side is absorbable into the absorption structure and transportable to the hot side via the absorption structure.