Deflecting member for making fibrous structures
A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member.
1. A deflection member, the deflection member comprising a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member through stitching with thread, wherein at least one of the plurality of tiles is stitched to the reinforcing member around a perimeter of the tile.
2. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tiles is additively manufactured.
3. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tiles comprise pre-formed thread openings.
4. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member comprises woven filaments.
5. The deflection member of claim 4 , wherein the woven filaments of the reinforcing member and the thread are made from the same type of material.
6. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of tiles is stitched to at least another of the plurality of tiles to create a multi-tile grouping before the plurality of tiles in the multi-tile grouping are stitched to the reinforcing member.
7. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tiles has a single tessellating shape, wherein the plurality of tiles are fastened to the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework in a tessellating pattern.
8. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of tiles has a first shape, and one or more of the plurality of tiles has a second shape, and the plurality of tiles are fastened to the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework in a tessellating pattern.
9. The deflection member of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tiles are fastened to the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework of tiles, wherein the patterned framework has less than about 3 mm of distance between adjacent tiles.
10. A deflection member, the deflection member comprising:
a. a fluid pervious reinforcing member, the reinforcing member comprising woven filaments; and,
b. a patterned framework comprising a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member by stitching with thread, the tiles comprising regularly spaced protuberances extending in a Z-direction;
wherein at least one of the plurality of tiles is stitched to at least another of the plurality of tiles to create a multi-tile grouping before the plurality of tiles in the multi-tile grouping are stitched to the reinforcing member.
11. The deflection member of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of tiles is additively manufactured.
12. The deflection member of claim 10 , wherein the woven filaments of the reinforcing member and the thread are made from the same type of material.
13. The deflection member of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of tiles is stitched to the reinforcing member around a perimeter of the tile.
14. The deflection member of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of tiles has a single tessellating shape, wherein the plurality of tiles are fastened to the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework in a tessellating pattern.
15. The deflection member of claim 10 , wherein one or more of the plurality of tiles has a first shape, and one or more of the plurality of tiles has a second shape, and the plurality of tiles are fastened to the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework in a tessellating pattern.
16. The deflection member of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of tiles are fastened to the reinforcing member to form a patterned framework of tiles, wherein the patterned framework has less than about 3 mm between adjacent tiles.