Compressed felt - Ashkufelt

Japanese: 圧縮フェルト - あっしゅくふぇると
Compressed felt - Ashkufelt

...These were called kasen (flower-patterned felts) at the time. Today, the above-mentioned felts are called compressed felts (press felts), which do not have the warp and weft structure of woven fabrics and are relatively weak in terms of tensile and frictional strength. Modern compressed felts are often used in parts for ships, vehicles, and automobiles, and are used for heat retention, cold retention, insulation, soundproofing, vibration prevention, polishing, etc., as well as for rugs, clothing, piano hammer felt, slipper soles, furniture linings, etc.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "compressed felt" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それらは当時,花氈(かせん)と称されていた。 以上のフェルトは今日,圧縮フェルト(プレスフェルト)と呼ばれる種類で,織物のようなたて糸・よこ糸の組織をもたず,引張りや摩擦に対する力は比較的弱い。現代の圧縮フェルトの用途は船舶,車両,自動車などの部品に多く使われ,保温,保冷,断熱,防音,振動防止,研磨などに用いられるほか,敷物,衣料,ピアノのハンマー・フェルト,スリッパの底,家具の中入れなどとして多用されている。…

※「圧縮フェルト」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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