发明人：
WITT, ERIC PAUL | BOGAN, KELLY M. | BENNETT, ALEXANDER NORMAN | BELL, RACHAEL SARA
摘要：
A method for manufacturing fabric that passes colonnaded light is described herein. The method includes weaving a first yarn and a second yarn to create a woven fabric and weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric, wherein the light emitting yarn creates a plurality of loops of light emitting yarn on at least one side of the woven fabric. The method also includes finishing the woven fabric to create columns of light emitting yarn throughout the fabric by removing the plurality of loops.
权利要求：
CLAIMS
1. A method for manufacturing fabric that passes colonnaded light, comprising:
weaving a first yarn and a second yarn to create a woven fabric;
‘weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric, wherein the light
emitting yarn creates a plurality of loops of light emitting yarn on at least
one side of the woven fabric; and
finishing the woven fabric to create columns of light emitting yarn throughout
the fabric by removing the plurality of loops.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein finishing the woven fabric comprises encapsulating the fabric prior to removing the plurality of loops.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the finishing the woven fabric comprises splitting or skiving the fabric.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric comprises weaving at least one additional layer of weft yarns with the light emitting yarn.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric is an inner fabric, and weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric comprises weaving at least one additional layer of weft yams with the light emitting yarn, and finishing the woven fabric comprises removing the one additional layer to create columns of light emitting yarn in the ‘woven fabric with an optical core exposed.
6. The method of claim 1, finishing the woven fabric comprises flattening the fabric.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric is a plain-woven fabric.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric is a twill woven fabric.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric is a satin woven fabric.
10. A fabric configured to pass colonnaded light, comprising:
a first yarn;
a second yarn, that is woven with the first yarn to create a woven fabric; and
a light emitting yarn that is woven throughout the woven fabric, the woven
fabric with the light emitting yarn being finished to create columns of the
light emitting yarn throughout the woven fabric.
11. The fabric of claim 10, wherein finishing the woven fabric with the light emitting yarn comprises encapsulating the fabric.
12. The fabric of claim 10, wherein the finishing the woven fabric comprises
splitting or skiving the woven fabric to expose an optically transparent fiber of the light emitting yarn.
13. The fabric of claim 10, wherein weaving the light emitting yarn throughout the woven fabric comprises weaving at least one additional layer of weft yarns with the light emitting yarn through the woven fabric.
14. The fabric of claim 10, wherein the woven fabric is an inner fabric, and weaving the light emitting yarn throughout the woven fabric comprises weaving at least one additional layer of weft yarns with the light emitting yam through the woven fabric, and finishing the woven fabric comprises removing the one additional layer to create columns of light emitting yam in the woven fabric with an optically transparent fiber of the light emitting yarn exposed.
15. An electronic device, comprising:
at least one display configured to render information via light emitted by a
plurality of pixels; and
a fabric that passes colonnaded light positioned to cover the at least one
display, wherein the fabric is a woven fabric that comprises
columns of a light emitting yarn throughout the fabric, wherein the
light emitting yarn is to capture the light emitted by the plurality of
pixels at a first end, transmit the light through the fabric via the light
emitting yarn, and release the light at a second end of the light
emitting yarn.