New ways to design fabrics woven by water-jet loom based on TRIZ theory

Water-jet weaving is confronted with such problems as poor adaptability to materials and few fabric varieties.For this reason,new ways to design fabrics creatively by applying TRIZ theory were explored with focuses on TRIZ principle in solving technical contradiction,technical characteristics of water-jet weaving,urgency of enhancing the added value of fabrics,technical contradiction in designing water-jet woven fabrics,and corresponding principle of innovation.The new ways to design fabrics are presented as follows: according to the principle of non-homogeneous,fabrics with non-homogeneous structure and appearance can be designed and developed;applying the concept of intelligence,polyurethane based shape memory fabrics and conductive fabrics can be designed and developed;and using the idea of lighter,thinner and softer,we can use fiber with lower linear density and more filaments and make full use of non-spandex elastic fibers in fabrics designing and to develop non-sanded fabrics which are made up of nylon-polyester composite filaments.