A yarn texturizing apparatus and method for texturizing a plurality of yarns, which can include a tack assembly and a jet box assembly. The tack assembly can be configured to receive a bundle of yarns and impart a plurality of twists to each bundle of yarns and subsequently impart a first tack point at a point corresponding to a twist reversal between the twists. The downstream jet box assembly can be configured to place a plurality of additional tack points intermittently along the plurality of twists of each bundle of yarn.

A yarn texturizing apparatus and method for texturizing a plurality of yarns, which can include a tack assembly and a jet box assembly. The tack assembly can be configured to receive a bundle of yarns and impart a plurality of twists to each bundle of yarns and subsequently impart a first tack point at a point corresponding to a twist reversal between the twists. The downstream jet box assembly can be configured to place a plurality of additional tack points intermittently along the plurality of twists of each bundle of yarn.

A spiral yarn structure includes a core yarn comprising at least one core filament which is a filament fiber of 5-25D, a cover yarn comprising a plurality of cover fibers formed by stretching roves having a count ranging from 0.5 Ne to 2.0 Ne, wherein the cover fibers encloses the core yarn, and a wrap yarn wrapping the cover yarn at a twist factor K3, wherein the wrap yarn comprises at least one wrap filament which is a filament fiber of 5-25D, and the at least one wrap filament wraps an outer side of the cover yarn at an inclined angle to form the spiral yarn structure having a count ranging from 40 Ne to 80 Ne.

Methods for fabricating coiled polymer fibers and yarns (high-spring-index coiled fibers and yarns). Methods include inserting twist separately into individual fibers or yarns, plying the fibers or yarns by inserting plying twist, setting the ply structure without permanently binding together the fibers or yarns of different plies so that the ply structure is substantially stable against untwist when torsionally untethered, and then unwrapping the plied fibers or yarns so that a high-spring-index fiber or yarn can be obtained. In some embodiments, the unwrapped fibers or yarns are further set so that these are further stabilized. The methods can eliminate the need for a mandrel, and can be quickly applied for applications where high-spring-index thermally-driven artificial muscles are presently employed, such as for presently commercialized comfort-adjusting jackets.

A filamentary core (3) for an elastic composite yarn (1), particularly for an elastic textile composite yarn, comprising at least two elastic performance filaments (11, 13), each of the at least two elastic performance filaments capable of being stretched at least about 2 times its package length and having at least 90% up to 100% elastic recovery after having being released from a stretching 2 times its package length.

A method for preparing black cotton-like fibers is provided, using a DTY texturing process, wherein POY and FDY fibers containing carbon black are sequentially passed through a first yarn guide, a yarn guide roller, a tensioner, a first yarn feeding roller, pre-entangling, a second yarn feeding roller, a first deformation hot box, a cooling plate, a false twister, a third yarn feeding roller, a middle entangling device, a setting hot box, a setting yarn feeding roller, oiling, and winding to obtain a black cotton-like fiber; the first yarn guide is a yarn guide wheel; a tow contacts a groove bottom of the first yarn guide in the process of movement, driving the first yarn guide to rotate; and the tensioner is a magnetic tensioner.

A method for preparing full-dull cotton-like polyester fibers includes: sequentially passing a full-dull polyester POY fiber and a full-dull polyester FDY fiber through a first yarn guide, a yarn guide tube, a second yarn guide, a first yarn feeding roller, pre-entangling, a second yarn feeding roller, a first deformation hot box, a cooling plate, a false twister, a third yarn feeding roller, a middle entangling device, a setting hot box, a setting yarn feeding roller, oiling, and DTY winding and forming to obtain the same. The first and second yarn guides are both yarn guide wheels; a tow is wound around the first yarn feeding roller for 2-3 turns; an inferior angle of the tow before and after contacting a groove bottom of the second yarn guide is 140-160; a linear velocity ratio of the first yarn feeding roller to the second yarn feeding roller is 1.05-1.06.

A method for preparing black cotton-like fibers is provided, using a DTY texturing process, wherein POY and FDY fibers containing carbon black are sequentially passed through a first yarn guide, a yarn guide roller, a tensioner, a first yarn feeding roller, pre-entangling, a second yarn feeding roller, a first deformation hot box, a cooling plate, a false twister, a third yarn feeding roller, a middle entangling device, a setting hot box, a setting yarn feeding roller, oiling, and winding to obtain a black cotton-like fiber; the first yarn guide is a yarn guide wheel; a tow contacts a groove bottom of the first yarn guide in the process of movement, driving the first yarn guide to rotate; and the tensioner is a magnetic tensioner.

A method for preparing full-dull cotton-like polyester fibers includes: sequentially passing a full-dull polyester POY fiber and a full-dull polyester FDY fiber through a first yarn guide, a yarn guide tube, a second yarn guide, a first yarn feeding roller, pre-entangling, a second yarn feeding roller, a first deformation hot box, a cooling plate, a false twister, a third yarn feeding roller, a middle entangling device, a setting hot box, a setting yarn feeding roller, oiling, and DTY winding and forming to obtain the same. The first and second yarn guides are both yarn guide wheels; a tow is wound around the first yarn feeding roller for 2-3 turns; an inferior angle of the tow before and after contacting a groove bottom of the second yarn guide is 140-160; a linear velocity ratio of the first yarn feeding roller to the second yarn feeding roller is 1.05-1.06.