In order to store polygon data representing the shape of an added item and edit the shape of the added item in accordance with user instructions, the polygon data are edited, and the added item is positioned on clothing in accordance with the user instructions. The polygons of the clothing are reconstructed along the joining lines of the added item, and the edges are shared along the joining lines of the polygons of the clothing and the polygons of the added item. After joining, the polygons of the clothing and the joining lines are fixed, and the polygons of the added item are moved to the outside of the clothing. The simulation of the clothing to which the added item is attached is conducted accurately in a short time.
A join line, at which a second fabric is joined to a base fabric such that the second fabric overlaps the base fabric, is divided into multiple points. The parts of the base fabric and the second fabric to the inside of the join line are each divided into multiple interior polygons comprising rectangles having two sides parallel to the grain of the respective fabric; the part of the base fabric to the outside of the join line is divided into multiple interior polygons comprising rectangles having two sides parallel to the grain of the base fabric. For both the base fabric and the second fabric, vertices of the interior polygons are connected to the points on the join line, creating boundary polygons; then, the wearing of the garment is simulated. The wearing of garments in which multiple layers of fabric overlap can be accurately simulated in a short period of time.
The position and direction of a turnback are set for a part on the pattern data of a pleated product, the part is deformed based on the position and direction of a turnback, the deformed parts are arranged around the body of a model, and then the wearing state is simulated for the parts thus arranged at least based on the friction with the body and the gravity and elasticity acting on the parts. The parts of a pleated product can be positioned easily for a human body model, and wearing simulation can be carried out in a short time with high precision.
Figure data and the type of pleat, and the fabric pattern pitch of a pleated product are inputted, the width of one strip is determined based on the ratio of the hip size in the figure data to the number of strips, and then the width of pleat is determined based on a value obtained by subtracting the width of one strip from an integer times of the pattern pitch. A plurality of candidates of the width of pleat are determined by changing the value of the integer and displayed on a graphic user interface, thereafter the pattern data of a pleated product is created based on a candidate selected by a user, the type of pleat, the number of strips and the width of one strip, and displayed on the graphic user interface and pattern data is outputted. Pattern data subjected to pattern matching can be obtained easily.
While yarn is being fed, a shutter is opened and closed such that the fuzz of the yarn is blurred according to the feeding of the yarn, and a one-dimensional image of the yarn in which the fuzz is blurred is captured along the direction perpendicular to the direction of feeding. Data obtained by capturing the image is Fourier transformed or discrete cosine transformed, and the yarn diameter is found from the frequency at the bottom on the high-frequency side of the peak at the lowest frequency of the transformed data. The yarn diameter can be easily measured without receiving the influence of the fuzz.
An apparatus, method and simulation program for performing a realistic loop simulation of a knitted fabric using empirical rules during a loop simulation while keeping the calculation load within a feasible range to express three-dimensional bulges, curls and so on of a knitted fabric.
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METHOD, DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR CREATING REPEAT PATTERN
An original image is subjected to fast Fourier transform (FFT), low-pass filtering, and inverse Fourier transformation. The image after the inverse Fourier-transformed is subjected to an affine conversion, so that the image is partially moved for recombination. The fast Fourier transform or the like, the affine conversion and the recombination can be conducted in any order. It is possible to attain a feed pattern which is shifted at an arbitrary pitch.
G06T 11/80 - Création ou modification d'une image dessinée ou peinte à la main en utilisant un dispositif manuel d'entrée, p. ex. une souris, un crayon lumineux, des touches de direction sur le clavier
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HORIZONTAL STREAK RECOGNITION DEVICE AND RECOGNITION METHOD
Thread friction data are measured to find the strength of the long period component when the measured friction data are broken down into friction fluctuation period components. The thread is recognized as being thread with which horizontal streaks will occur when fabric is knitted with a knitting machine at a specified or greater strength. Thread with which horizontal streaks will occur when fabric is knitted can be recognized.
Positions where darts are to be formed are designated from a monitor, and the distance between a garment and a person’s body model at each of the positions and the difference between the perimeter of the garment and that of the body model are obtained. According to the distances between respective garments and bodies, the differences between the perimeters of both are distributed to the respective darts, and such a point on the extended line of a dart that the distance between the garment and the body model is not longer than a predetermined value is set to be the end point of the dart. The darts can be designed nearly automatically.
The tilt of the external form of a fabric specified by design data is calculated for each block, and a plurality of line segments are generated for each block to regularly reduce the stitches by a predetermined number at intervals of a predetermined number of courses. The length of each line segment is determined such that the total number of courses of the line segment is equal to the number of courses determined by the external form, and that the total number of stitches to be reduced is equal to the number of stitches to be reduced which is determined by the external form. For each block, the corresponding line segment is disposed, and the adjacent line segments are connected to each other to generate a reduction line. The reduction line that relatively fits the contour of the external form, can be formed efficiently, and can offer an orderly fashion line is generated.
Disclosed is a thread measuring apparatus, which controls a back light source (102) so that a color difference between a thread (90) and an illumination may be at or higher than a predetermined value. With the illumination color of the back light source (102) being optimized, a digital image of the thread (90) is taken by a camera (6), and a two-dimensional Fourier-transformed image is formed along the width direction and the longitudinal direction of the thread. A low-frequency component corresponding to the thread body is extracted from the two-dimensional Fourier-transformed image, and is subjected to a two-dimensional reverse Fourier-transformation thereby reproducing the image of the thread body. Thus, it is possible to determine the thread diameter precisely and the color components of the thread.
A storage part is provided to store appropriate conditions for applying intarsia knitting to color patterns in a knitted fabric based on the pattern shape and knitting width. A knitting area satisfying the conditions for applying intarsia jacquard knitting is used as a floating knitting area. Intarsia jacquard knitting is assigned to a first knitting area with the same color combination on the left and right in the knitting course direction in the floating knitting area, and intarsia knitting is assigned to a second knitting area with different color combinations on the left and right in the knitting course direction, while intarsia knitting is also assigned to knitting areas other than the floating knitting area. Knitting areas to be used for intarsia can be differentiated automatically from knitting areas to be used for intarsia jacquard.
Disclosed is a method for determining the gauge of a knitted article comprising the steps of: knitting a plurality of samples smaller than a knitted article and with a different number of needles using a flat knitting machine; measuring the height of the samples; obtaining a height function for converting the number of needles when a sample is knitted to stitch size in the height direction on the basis of the measured height; and determining the number of knitting courses for each part of the knitted article from the height function obtained and target width and target height of each part of the knitted article. Accordingly, the number of knitting courses for a knitted article can be easily and reliably determined.
Disclosed is a method for determining the gauge of a knitted article comprising the steps of: knitting a plurality of samples smaller than a knitted article and of different aspect ratio than a knitted article using a flat knitting machine; measuring the width and height of the samples; obtaining a correction function for correcting stitch size on the basis of the ratio of the measured width and height; and determining the number of knitting courses and number of needles for the parts of the knitted article from the stitch size obtained from the samples, the correction function obtained, and the target width and height of the parts of the knitted article. Accordingly, the number of knitting courses for a knitted article can be easily and reliably determined.
The device for loop length routine setting is equipped with a stitch control system setting part that analyzes the knitting data used for knitting a knitted fabric with a flatbed knitting machine and sets the control scheme for the carriage stitch cam for each area based on the knitting width and the knit structure in each area of the knitted fabric. The setting device is also equipped with a loop length routine setting part for setting a loop length routine scheme based on the control method for each area, as well as the targeted size of stitches and the knit structure in the area. Loop length routine setting can be automated.
A knitting fabric is knitted by a weft knitting machine comprising a needle bed, a carriage, and a controller. To perform the knitting, the needle bed is moved in the direction reverse to the moving direction of the carriage while the carriage moves so as to move the needle of the needle bed forward and backward. A knitting speed can be improved by increasing the speed of the carriage relative to the needle.
The digital image of a yarn is photographed and converted into a two-dimensional Fourier transform image along the longitudinal and lateral directions of the yarn. The low frequency components of the two-dimensional Fourier-transform image corresponding to the yarn body are cut out by a filter and a two-dimensional inverse Fourier-transformation thereof is performed, whereby the image of the yarn body is outputted and the diameter of the yarn is calculated from the image of the image of the yarn body. The diameter of the yarn can be easily and accurately calculated by a digital camera or a scanner.
An inductive load is disposed between a midpoint between a first and second transistors connected in series and a midpoint between a third and fourth transistors connected in series. A protective resistor is disposed between sources or emitters of the first and third transistors and a direct-current power supply, a sensing resistor is disposed between the low-potential sides of the second and fourth transistors and a ground, and the first and third transistors are driven by inputting drive signals each having a fixed potential to gates or bases thereof. When the voltage applied to the sensing resistor is continuously equal to or less than a threshold value for sensing a ground short circuit for a predetermined period of time or longer at the time of application of power to the inductive load, the drive signals from a drive means are turned off. The destruction of the first and third transistors caused by the ground short circuit is prevented by a simple circuit.
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DRESSING SIMULATION DEVICE, SIMULATION PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATION
Multiple mass points are generated on a designed virtual garment and stable conditions of the multiple mass points are simulated by elastic force between the mass points and force exerted between a human body model and the mass point. A result of the simulation is displayed on a display device and, when the design is changed, a distance at which the elastic force becomes zero is changed so that a simulation of the stable conditions of the mass points is carried out again. Thus, even if the design of a garment is changed, a real time and precise simulation can be carried out.
A knit simulation device simulates a knit fabric knitted according to design data so that individual threads are three-dimensionally displayed. A plurality of nodes indicating thread positions in fabric loops are obtained per loop, and thread sections are disposed with respect to the obtained nodes and the disposed sections are connected to each other at corresponding portions between the sections. A twist between the corresponding portions is detected, and upon detection of the twist, non-corresponding portions between the sections are connected to each other to change the connections between the sections. This eliminates unnatural thread twists in the simulation.
D04B 1/00 - Procédés de tricotage trame pour la production de tricots ou d'articles ne dépendant pas de l'emploi de machines spécialesTricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés
D04B 21/00 - Procédés de tricotage chaîne pour la production de tricots ou articles qui ne dépendent pas de l'emploi de machines particulièresTricots ou articles définis par de tels procédés
D04B 35/00 - Parties constitutives de machines à tricoter ou dispositifs auxiliaires incorporés non prévus ailleurs
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WEARING SIMULATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION METHOD FOR KNIT GARMENT, AND SIMULATION PROGRAM
A tubular rib part and the like and a part ahead of a turnback are virtually removed from a knit garment. A garment wearing condition in which these parts are removed is simulated and the removed parts are virtually joined with a basic garment, after which a simulation is performed again. The knit garment can be prevented from staying in an unnatural shape due to friction between the rib part and a human body model, and the part ahead of the turnback can be prevented from becoming an unnatural shape because the part ahead of the turnback does not follow the movement of another part.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Computer controlled knitting machines, glove knitting machines, knitting machines, computer controlled flat bed knitting machines, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.
(2) Computers for designing apparel, computer graphic systems for controlling knitting machines, computer programs recorded for controlling knitting machines, computer software for controlling knitting machines.
(3) Knitting machines, namely computer controlled knitting machines, glove knitting machines, computer controlled flat bed knitting machines, sock knitting machines, textile finishing machines, namely rollers, spraying machines, high pressure boiling vats, dying machines, textile dryers, bleaching machines and rotary presses, cutting machines for fabric and leather, industrial printers for use on textiles and fabrics, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.
(4) Computers for designing apparel; data processing apparatus namely computers, computer printers, computer visual display units and digitizers; computer software for controlling knitting machines; industrial computer graphics programs for use on textiles and fabrics design.
(5) Textile machines namely, knitting machines, computer controlled knitting machines, computer controlled flat bed knitting machines, glove knitting machines, sock knitting machines, textile finishing machines, namely rollers, spraying machines, high pressure boiling vats, dying machines, textile dryers, bleaching machines and rotary presses, cutting machines for fabric and leather, industrial printers for use on textiles and fabrics, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; computers for designing apparel; computer peripheral devices, namely keyboards, modems and scanners; computer monitors; printers for use with computers; parts or fittings for all of the aforesaid; data processing apparatus namely computers, computer printers, computer visual display units and digitizers; computer software namely software for operating computer controlled knitting machines; computer software for controlling knitting machines; computer graphics programs. (1) Installation, maintanance and repair of computer controlled knitting machines, glove knitting machines and knitting machines and computer controlled flat bed knitting machines, and parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.
(2) Installation, maintenance and repair of computers for designing apparel, computer graphic systems for controlling knitting machines, computer programs recorded for controlling knitting machines, computer software for controlling knitting machines.
(3) Installation, maintenance and repair of knitting machines, computer controlled knitting machines and glove knitting machines; installation, maintenance, and repair of electronic devices, namely computers for designing apparel and data processing apparatus.
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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEBUGGING KNIT DESIGN AND DEBUG PROGRAM
The condition of a knitted stitch hooked on a needle of a needle bed, a needle operation, racking, a carrier position, etc. are tracked based on knitting data. Data to be failed are stored in a check table (32), and for the condition and operation of the needle bed, etc., data to be matched with the data on the table are detected as failure data. The failure of design data can be automatically detected.
Stitch arrangement data are divided into a plurality of blocks. Among stitches in a block the center of which belongs to a display area and stitches in blocks adjacent to this block, stitches are extracted in a part where a line connecting the starting point and the front edge of the stitches runs against the display area. With these stitches taken as display subjects, a 3-D image corresponding to a viewing direction is made out. This can provide a 3-D simulation image of a weaving ground for necessary points on a real time basis.
Conversion data 'D' from an original color space to a new color space is set to D = A • B-1, where 'A' is a profile for a printer in the original color space and 'B' is the profile for the same printer in the new color space. Even when the color space is changed, the same image can be outputted from the printer.
A 3-D simulation of a garment shape made of non-sewn knitting is carried out on a flat plane. The garment is divided into a plurality of parts and the parts are further divided by meshes to generate polygons. Each part is arranged around a manikin and the parts are joined to each other, so that a wearing state is simulated at a polygon level. Next, stitches are arranged for the polygons, the arrangement of the stitches is rectified, a 3-D shape of the stitch is set, and rendering is carried out by a thread image. This makes the simulation speed higher.
The parts of a garment are arranged at the periphery of a model of the human body, interference between the parts of the garment and the model of the human body is detected, and the interfering parts of the garment are separated from the model of the human body to eliminate the interference. A joining line is positioned between two parts of the garment which are to be joined together, and the ends of these parts are moved towards the joining line. If the end of a part of the garment comes into contact with the model of the human body while moving, the part is deflected. Then, the joining line is moved so as to accommodate the parts after the parts have been moved, and these movements are repeated until the joining line is in contact with the ends of the parts of the garment. Subsequently, the fit of the garment is simulated, taking into account the strain in the garment, gravity and interference with the model of the human body. Thus, it is easy to dispose the parts of the garment at the periphery of the model of the human body, and the parts of the garment can be joined in a natural state.
An image of clothes when a wearing state without other clothes to be layered is simulated is stored for every suit of clothes, and the order of inner and outer clothes to be layered is input. Stored images for the clothes are superposed, and a portion inconsistent with the input order is detected. The image of the clothes which should be outer is moved outside the image of the clothes which should be inner, and the wearing state of the layering is simulated based on the image of the outer clothes after the movement. The layering can be simulated in a short time.
Knitting data is changed into 3D-filament data expressing the positions of stitches, the connecting relations between the stitches and the kinds of the stitches, so that the virtual wearing is made on a human body model or a fabric. Layers of a knitwear are formed by setting a view point and a light source, by converting the stitches in the filament data into a 2D-stitch image, as viewed from a view point, with fluff, by overlapping the stitch images and by adding coordinates of an opacity and a depth direction. A ray tracing is performed in the layers of the knitwear, and average shadows by the knitwear are applied to the layers of the human body model or the fabric so that they are synthesized to a display image. The simulation image, which expresses the thread body and the fluff of the knitwear and which expresses the shadows of the knitwear on the human body model, can be created in a high quality for a short time period.
3D-filament data expressing the stitch positions in a knitwear and the connecting relations between the stitches is corrected to flatten the faces of the stitches. Next, a folding line is set, and the faces of the stitches are folded on the boundary face containing the folding line and normal to the knitwear. The stitch faces, which are folded on the inner side closer to the boundary face, and the stitch faces, which are folded on the side farther from the boundary face, are slid in the opposite directions so that the stitch faces are inclined and smoothed near the folded portions. It is possible to simulate the folded knitwear easily.
A color of a printed sample is measured to obtain a temporal change of its spectrum. Temporal changes of the other spectra are estimated from the obtained temporal change, they are converted to temporal changes of surface colors in a color space, and surface colors are estimated after a lapse of proper time from the print. Next, in order to obtain a desired surface color after a lapse of designated time, a profile is made out to convert the surface color into print data. After a lapse of proper time from a print, the print can be carried out to obtain a desired surface color.
H04N 1/46 - Systèmes de transmission d'images en couleurs
B41J 2/525 - Dispositions pour l'impression à plusieurs couleurs, non couvertes par le groupe , p. ex. applicables à plusieurs types de procédés d'impression ou de marquage
G06F 3/12 - Sortie numérique vers une unité d'impression
G06T 1/00 - Traitement de données d'image, d'application générale
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
Produits et services
Textile machines and parts or fittings thereof; knitting
machines; computer controlled knitting machines; computer
controlled flat bed knitting machines; glove knitting
machines; sock knitting machines; embroidery machines;
dyeing machines; finishing machines; pattern making
machines; cutting machines for fabric and leather; spreading
machines for fabric; printers for fabric. Electronic devices and parts or fittings thereof in
particular computers; computers for designing apparel;
computer peripheral devices; display screen or monitor,
printers for use with computers; parts or fittings for all
of the aforesaid; data processing apparatus; computer
programs recorded; computer software; computer software for
controlling knitting machines; computer graphics programs;
electrical communication devices and parts or fittings
thereof. Maintenance, and repair of textile machines; maintenance and
repair of knitting machines; maintenance, and repair of
electronic devices; maintenance and repair of electrical
communication devices.
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL KNITTING METHOD, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTICLE KNITTED BY THE METHOD
A rib course (6) is started to knit a bottom face (8), and sides (10 and 12) are meanwhile moved to the right and left thereby to form sides (14 and 16) of hook stitches. The sides (10 and 12) and the wales connected to the sides (14 and 16) of stitches knit the four sides of a stereo knitted article (40), and an upper face (30) is knitted and jointed to the stitches of sides (34 and 35) and is weft-seamed to the stitches of a side (32). Thus, the stereo knitted article (40) having the bottom face can be knitted without any sewing operation.
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A41B 11/00 - Bas ou chaussettesCollantsMaillots entiers
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D04B 7/32 - Métiers à tricoter rectilignes avec aiguilles mobiles indépendantes spécialement adaptés pour le tricotage de tricots de configuration particulière tricots tubulaires
34.
SIMULATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION METHOD OF KNIT PRODUCT
A virtual garment is generated based on design data of a knit product, the garment is arranged flatly and then an original picture read in is aligned with the garment. Subsequently, the color value of a polygon on the surface of a loop constituting the garment is altered according to the original picture. The garment having an altered color value is deformed three-dimensionally according to user input. A knit product printed after knitting can be simulated easily.
A knitting yarn switching method and a knitting yarn switching device. When knitting yarns are being fed from thread cones (12b, 12a) to yarn feeders (13b, 14a), ends of the knitting yarns which have been fed to yarn feeders (14b, 13a) are held, and when knitting yarns are being fed from the thread cones (12b, 12a) to the yarn feeders (14b, 13a), ends of the knitting yarns which have been fed to the yarn feeders (13b, 14a) are held. Ending of the knitting yarns to be connected thus held and the thread cones (12b, 12a) is then carried out and holding of the ends is released for the knitting yarns to be connected. The knitting yarns which have been fed from the thread cones (12b, 12a) are cut between the ended portion and the portion which has reached the yarn feeder and the ends of the knitting yarns cut off from the thread cones (12b, 12a) are held.
A splice head which can enhance strength at the splicing portion. A plurality of ply yarns (70, 71) to be spliced is untwisted by jetting compression fluid from an untwisting nozzle hole (32). Subsequently, an impact is applied to the plurality of ply yarns (70, 71) thus untwisted by jetting compression fluid from an splicing nozzle hole (33). Since an impact is applied to the plurality of ply yarns (70, 71) after they are untwisted, entanglement of the plurality of ply yarns (70, 71) themselves and entanglement of fibers projecting from the plurality of ply yarns (70, 71) are complicated. Consequently, strength can be enhanced at the splicing portion of the yarns.
A splicer device which can be made compact and can close a cut for inserting a yarn provided in a splice head at the time of ending. A yarn (12a) to be ended is selected at a yarn selecting portion (3) from a plurality of yarns (12) held at a holding portion (13). The selected yarn (12a) and a yarn (12b) under use are guided by a yarn guide lever (14) and inserted into an ending hole (7b) through a cut (7a) in the splice head (7). A lid member (300) provided in the yarn guide lever (14) is arranged to be fitted in the cut (7a) of the splice head (7) under such a state as the yarn (12b) under use and the selected yarn (12a) are inserted into the ending hole (7b).
A knit goods simulation device converts design data of knit goods to myoneme data that express loops by myonemes. The knit goods simulation device expresses the loop by polygonal columns, divides side surfaces of the polygonal column into polygons, and stores the polygon apical coordinates in a polygon memory. The knit goods simulation device extracts loops in a simulation image displayed on a monitor, processes them at a graphic CPU, and limits the processing scope. Further, the knit goods simulation device stores a part of the apical data in a graphic memory so as to make its transfer from the polygon memory unnecessary. The knit goods simulation device can process a three-dimensional image at high speed.
The shape of a sheet material (5) is determined by scanning the sheet material (5) on a cutting bed (4) by using an imaging head (10). The imaging head (10) picks up the image of the sheet material (5) along a main scanning direction block by block. When imaging is performed up to an end section of the sheet material (5), the imaging head stops scanning, moves in a sub-scanning direction and starts subsequent main scanning. A scanning range is limited within a range where the sheet material exists, and the shape of the sheet material can be determined at a high speed.
G06T 1/00 - Traitement de données d'image, d'application générale
B26D 5/34 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe l'organe de coupe et d'avance de la pièce ayant une action conjuguée l'organe de coupe étant commandé par balayage d'un support d'enregistrement le balayage étant effectué par un dispositif photo-sensible
A fabric image of RGB is transformed into an HLS image and about one half of a stitch is cut out. Autoregression analysis on lightness is performed along the width direction of a thread, the part of a stitch is determined from variation of autoregression coefficient and then hue is corrected for a part of bottom and a part of highlight. Influence of mirror surface reflection light is corrected, and original color of the fabric can be determined.
Parts are made to correspond to the parts of a human body, such as a right arm, a left arm, torsos, a right leg and a left leg. Frames are created around the axes of the human parts, and the parts are wrapped around the frames. The parts are adjusted in positions by sliding and turning them. The parts can be easily arranged with respect to the human model.
The center line and lines at the right and left end parts are inputted to a base image from which a texture image is to be mapped, and a position of the base image closest to the view point is inputted as a point closest to the user. Right side of the point closest to the user of the body is approximated by one quarter of circle, and the left side is approximated by another quarter of circle so as to generate an elliptical arc representative of the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the body. The texture image is then mapped to the body using that elliptical arc. Thus mapping of the texture image to the body can be performed easily.
G09G 5/00 - Dispositions ou circuits de commande de l'affichage communs à l'affichage utilisant des tubes à rayons cathodiques et à l'affichage utilisant d'autres moyens de visualisation
A three-dimensional motion input device in which an annular groove (10) is formed in the upper face of a case (4) of a motion commander (2), and a ring (14) for inputting three-dimensional motion and a track ball (16) are arranged in the groove. The trackball (16) inputs two-dimensional motion, and operation of the ring (14) inputs four-axis three-dimensional motion but does not input the two dimensional motion.
Three sheets or more of stitch data correction table are stored, knitting design, knitting width and knitting speed are determined from knitting data, and the correction table specifically used for every knitting part is switched. Course mark due to influence by knitting width, knitting design or knitting speed which cannot be eliminated by feedback control of thread length can thereby be prevented.
Parts of clothing are disposed in a 3-D space according to pattern data, and the parts are sewn up virtually according to sewing relations between them. A human body wire-form model is inserted into the sewn clothing, the model is expanded into a human body model, and the clothing is deformed based on interference with the model and stresses within the clothing to complete clothing dressed on the human body model. The parts that can be disposed and sewn up with disregard to interference with a human body can be sewn simply, and a high-speed simulation is possible due to non-deformation into an unnatural shape in an early stage.
Clothing is divided into rough polygon elements to simulate a dressing condition, and a force acting on each divided polygon element is calculated to effect deformation. When acceleration acting on each element of the clothing is nearly zero, the polygon elements are switched to fine polygon elements to proceed with simulation. It is possible to simulate the dressing condition of clothing in a short time and reality.
For the design data of a tubular fabric, a 3-D simulation image is generated by reversing the front/back attributes of the fabric and then the view point is altered by 180° to obtain a simulation image when the front/back of the fabric is reversed. A reversed image and a non-reversed image are displayed in parallel on a monitor such that the other image is also altered when one design is altered. The tubular fabric can be simulated by reversing the front and back, and design on the inside of a tube can be confirmed.
For the design data of a tubular fabric, the type of face/back stitch is reversed and overlap relation of stitch such as miss-above/miss-below is reversed. With regard to the center line of the fabric in the right/left direction, position of the stitch in the right/left direction is reversed thus reversing the relation of right/left connection of the stitch. The stitch is represented by a yarn after these reversals and the simulation image on the backside of the tubular fabric is created. The tubular fabric can be simulated by reversing the face and back, and the inside of a tube can be confirmed.
A filling knitting machine in which the speed of a carriage is so set that the acceleration thereof is maximum near a return point, and the speed and the acceleration are smoothly changed between a fixed speed area and the return point. Thereby, the vibration of the filling knitting machine can be reduced.
A yarn splicing method in which a yarn lint treatment step for fabric that is knitted with spun yarns obtained by yarn splicing can be eliminated with sufficient strength of the spun yarns maintained. Two knitting yarns (21, 22) are disposed with their end parts (21a, 22a) superposed over each other while being oriented in the same direction, and the yarns are twisted around each other to form a projecting part (23) and branched parts (51, 52) branched from the projecting part (23). The projecting part (23) is superposed over and along one branched part (51) and fixed to it.
A cleaner device installed in a splicer device and capable of efficiently sucking and removing fiber dust. A suction device (5) is installed near a splicing nozzle (4) for splicing yarns by exposing them to a flow of compressed fluid, and the suction device and splicing nozzle are covered by a cover body (70). Covering the splicing nozzle (4) and the suction device (5) by the cover body (70) results that a closed space (71) in which the splicing nozzle (4) and the suction device (5) are disposed is formed at least when yarn splicing is made by the splicing nozzle (4). Fiber dust produced in yarn splicing are spliced is prevented from scattering in a wide space and remains in the closed space (71) covered by the cover body (70). The suction device (5) sucks the fiber dust in the closed space (71).
A splicer device small in size and prevented from having an operation failure caused by fiber dust. A yarn (12a) selected by a yarn selection part (3) from yarns (12) held by a yarn holder (13) is fitted by a yarn guide lever (14) into a groove (7a) of a splice nozzle (7) and spliced to a yarn (12b) in use. Then, the yarn (12b) in use is cut by a cutter (30) and switched over to another yarn. Yarn waste produced is sucked by a suction device (19). A base (2) has a partition wall (100). First and second motors (4, 5) for driving the yarn guide lever (14) and cutter (30) are disposed on the partition wall (100), on the opposite side of the yarn holder (13), the yarn guide lever (14), the splice nozzle (7), the suction device (19), and the cutter (30).
A captured image of an object is input twice using a white background and a black background, after which the opacity D and the color image X of the object are obtained to yield an object image. It is possible to easily create a high-quality real image.
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55.
KNIT DESIGN DEVICE AND KNIT DESIGN METHOD AND ITS PROGRAM
For each module on the design of knitting, its knitting program and a parameter on knitting are stored separately. When the knitting parameter is converted into a handle on GUI and displayed and a user operates the handle, it is accepted as input of the knitting parameter. The accepted knitting parameter and the knitting program serve as the design of a module. Each module of knitting can thereby be designed efficiently.
A color extraction area is specified in a natural image and a color in the area is extracted and spread. The spread image is displayed as a preview and the extracted area is modified when required. When the extracted area is confirmed, the number of colors is limited, a knitting pattern is spread to be configuration data. It is possible to easily design a radical new border pattern.
A carriage-mounted unit of a weft knitting machine enabling a reduction in size even if it has a large number of functions. A pair of stitch pressers (3, 4) are driven by the rotating motion of a motor (7) through one side drive mechanism (10) and the other side drive mechanism (20). The one side drive mechanism (10) and the other side drive mechanism (20) is provided with double-lift cams (11) and (21) to reduce a load on the motor (7). A cam drive mechanism (30) advances and retreats a bristle (5) being the other member to and from a trick gap part (6) so as to avoid its interference with the pair of stitch pressers (3, 4). Even if at least three of stitch pressers (3, 4) being a pair of members and the bristle (5) being the other member are so driven by the single motor (7) that each of these members is advanced to and retreated from the trick gap part (6) by the rotation of the motor (7), a part such as a groove cam plate reciprocating in the reciprocating direction of a carriage (2) is not provided in the unit, and therefore, the unit can be small-sized.
A method and a device for cutting/holding the warp of a weft knitting machine in which even a fabric using a warp fed from a warp insertion mechanism can be cut appropriately and the end yarn after cut can be held appropriately. In a weft knitting machine (1) into which a warp (4) can be inserted, a cut portion (14) is formed to intesect the warp (4) while reciprocating at an interval to a needle bed (6) in the longitudinal direction by swing operation perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the needle bed (6), and lapping operation parallel with the longitudinal direction by the warp insertion mechanism (2). The warp (4) in which a cut portion (14) is formed is hooked to one or a plurality of knitting needles (7b) and held in place. The warp (4) is then cut by causing a blade (15) moving in the longitudinal direction of the needle bed (6) to act on the cut portion (14) thus held. The warp (4) existing on the warp insertion mechanism (2) side from the cutting position of the cut portion (14) is hooked to the knitting needle (7b) and held in place. Subsequently, knitting using the warp (4) can be started with the forward end kept held.
A method and a device for cutting/holding the knitting yarn in a weft knitting machine in which the ends of a large number of knitting yarns can be held in a fabric knitting region or in the vicinity thereof without requiring a holding mechanism. Since a controller (10) forms a transient portion (8a) between front and rear needle beds (2), and a holding portion (8b) by a knitting needle (4) on the side of a needle bed (2) on one side using the knitting needle (4) by a knitting yarn (8) that has finished knitting of a fabric (9) and is waiting for the next use in knitting of a fabric, the knitting yarn (8) can be held even if an extra device for holding the knitting yarn (8) is not provided. Since the holding portion (8b) can be provided in the knitting region of a fabric (9) or in the vicinity thereof, traveling distance of a yarn feeding member is shortened and productivity can be enhanced. Since a cutter (11) moves along the needle bed (2) to cut the knitting yarn at the transient portion (8a), it causes no trouble in knitting of the fabric (9).
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60.
WEFT KNITTING MACHINE CAPABLE OF INSERTING WARP AND KNITTING METHOD BY THAT WEFT KNITTING MACHINE
A weft knitting machine capable of inserting a warp which is a weft knitting machine that feeds a warp to a knitting needle only from a needle bed on one side, and which can knit a fabric by using a warp even with a knitting needle from a needle bed on the other side without requiring an extra yarn guide. A knitting method in such a weft knitting machine is also provided. When the hooks (19) of five knitting needles (17) are made to advance from a rear needle bed (23) to between the knitting needles (16a, 16b) of a front needle bed (22), a purl can be knitted by these five knitting needles (17). The knitting needles (16a, 16b) may not be made to advance from the front needle bed (22) to a tip part (20) one by one. Alternatively, a texture such as rib and links can be knitted using a knitting yarn which is fed as a warp by making the knitting needle (16) advance from the front needle bed (22) to the advancing range of the knitting needle (17) from the rear needle bed (23).
Color image of a fabric of mélange yarns is read in, a sampling range is determined and histogram of a color value is made. Spice color is extracted for each hue in the histogram and other colors are merged as normal colors in order to decrease the number of colors thus decreasing the number of normal colors constituting mélange yarns. Histogram of the color value of mélange yarns is simulated by the normal color and its frequency and the spice color and its frequency. Image of mélange yarns can be simulated from a fabric sample of mélange yarns.
Method and device for splicing a yarn fed to the feeder of a knitting machine while being selected out of a plurality of kinds of different yarns of different colors or the like sequentially. Two yarns (Y1, Y4) to be pieced are housed and clamped in a splice nozzle (21) with their yarn ends arranged in the same direction. Before two yarns to be pieced are cut on the yarn end sides, a jet air flow is generated in the splice nozzle and made to act on the yarns in the splice nozzle, thus untwisting the two yarns on the yarn end sides. The yarns are cut and pieced while the jet air flow is acting on the yarns or after the jet air flow acted on the yarns. Since the yarns are pieced before they are cut, the yarn ends do not contract even when elastic yarns are pieced.
A yarn change device for selecting any one out of a plurality of kinds of different yarn of different color or the like sequentially and feeding a selected yarn to the feeder of a knitting machine while piecing each time. The yarn change device for selecting a yarn at a location between a plurality of kinds of feeder packages of different color or the like and the feeder of a knitting machine and feeding the yarn to the feeder of the knitting machine while piecing the selected yarn and a yarn being knitted, comprises a suction means (28) for suction-holding a plurality of yarns collectively, and a clamp means (29) for clamping the plurality of yarns collectively at a location between the suction means and the feeder packages, wherein the clamp means comprises first and second clampers (29A, 29B) arranged at two positions along the thread handling area and operating selectively. Since two clampers are operated selectively, yarns other than a yarn used for knitting can be grasped surely when the yarn is changed.
A weft knitting machine, comprising a movable yarn guide capable of preventing a knitting fabric from being damaged by the catch of a yarn. Since the advancement of the movable yarn guide (1) to a tip part (5) is reduced near a position where the yarn is fed from a yarn feed port (10a), the yarn can be fed smoothly and the catch of the yarn by sliders (7b, 8b) can be prevented from occurring. Since the advancement of the movable yarn guide (1) to the tip part (5) is increased near a position where the yarn is received by hooks (7c, 8c), the yarn can be securely caught by the hooks (7c, 8c). When needle bodies (7a, 8a) are pulled into needle beds (3, 4) and stitch loops are formed by the hooks (7c, 8c) and the tip edge (6b) of a sinker (6), a guide part (1a) at the tip of the movable yarn guide is driven so as to be retreated from the tip part (5) to a position where the sinker (6) forms a sinker loop, and therefore the lower end of the guide part (1a) capable of securely forming the sinker loop at the angle determination position of the sinker (6) is extended to cover a tongue (8d) so as to prevent the yarn from being caught.
A reference line is generated from the path of a digitizer (10) and then right and left outlines are generated on the opposite sides of the reference line by being separated from it by an interval corresponding to the pressure applied onto the digitizer. Both the reference line and the outline are free curves wherein the control point of the reference line has a position and the control point of the outline has a position, length d of the foot of a perpendicular to the reference line, and a parameter t indicative of the position of the foot of the perpendicular. When the reference line is shifted, control point of the outline is shifted to retain d and t and the outline is regenerated. When the outline is shifted, d and t are calculated again as the control point of the outline is shifted. Stitch data about embroidery is generated to connect the right and left outlines. When the reference line is shifted, the right and left outlines are also shifted in association with it or the outline can be shifted independently.
Adjacent knit and purl stitches are transferred by rib knitting, an inlay yarn is then inserted and transferred again before the original stitch arrangement is returned. A rib fabric where the inlay yarn is inserted into each course is obtained by repeating the process. The inlay yarn passes on the outside of rib stitch and passes through the fabric between adjacent knit and purl stitches. When the stitches not transferred through the rib stitch are increased, friction is reduced between the inlay yarn and the rib stitch and stretchability of the fabric is enhanced. Since friction is large between the inlay yarn and the rib stitch, the inlay yarn does not appear even if the fabric is stretched and stretch of rib texture is limited. The inlay yarn appears on the front and rear of the fabric and a design feature is improved when a yarn having appearance different from that of ground yarn is employed.
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67.
LOOP SIMULATION SYSTEM, ITS METHOD AND ITS PROGRAM
Shift of each stitch in a fabric is repeated and converged to eliminate the difference between distances to surrounding stitches and a default value, the deviation of an angle formed by a line connecting the right/left stitches and a line connecting the upper/lower stitches from 90°, the difference of an angle formed by the right/left stitches formed by the upper/lower stitches with respect to the axis in the wale direction with respect to the axis in the course direction from a default value, and the difference of an angle from a default value. A fabric can be simulated really by assuming only a slight empirical rule.
A weft knitting machine capable of preventing a trouble in knitting by avoiding an interference only when the interference of a stitch presser with a member for yarn feeding occurs when the stitch presser is switched between a set position and a reset position. A yarn carrier (28b) waits near a knitting end (22a) on the outside of the knitting width of a knitting fabric (22). The waiting position of the yarn carrier (28b) is stored in a storage part (36). When the yarn carrier (28b) is absent, a carriage (25) decelerates while performing a reset operation for switching the stitch presser (21) from the set position to the reset position immediately after passing the knitting end (22a) of the knitting fabric (22) to the outside of the knitting width, reverses a moving direction after stopping, and performs knitting in a next course. Since the yarn carrier (28b) may be interfered with the stitch presser (21) in the reset operation if the yarn carrier (28b) is present near the knitting end (22a), the movement stroke of the carriage (25) in which the carriage reverses its direction is extended to avoid the interference.
Provided are a knit simulation device, a knit simulation method, and a program therefor. The device detects whether a yarn is rolled in or not based on whether a carrier is positioned at a front or a rear and how a loop is connected, and displays the result on a monitor. On the monitor, for example, the degree of the deformation of the yarn is changed according to the presence or absence of rolling-in when the yarn is touched, or a color is changed according to whether the rolling-in is present or not. Thus, the device can detect the presence or absence of the rolling-in of the yarn to display it to users.
A knitting method for a knitting fabric capable of eliminating the need of stitch transfer during knitting and easily knitting even a thick and less stretchable knitting fabric. Three types of stitches comprising knits marked with 'O', tacks marked with 'V', and missings marked with '-' are knitted repeatedly in a course direction and a wale direction. The thickness of the clothing fabric of a knitted product is 1.5 times that by plain knitting or thicker which is equal to a thickness obtained by rib knitting. The elongation of the knitted product in the course direction is approximately 1.5 times that by the other methods which is approximately half an elongation obtained by plain knitting which is approximately three times that by the other methods. The elongation of the knitted product in the wale direction is approximately 1.7 to 1.8 times that obtained by the other methods which is equal to an elongation obtained by plain knitting. Since the three types of stitches comprising the knits, tacks, and missings may be repeatedly knitted in each course for knitting the knitting fabric, the stitch transfer is not required during the knitting, and the thick and laterally less stretchable knitting fabric can be easily knitted.
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A method of knitting a fabric capable of stabilizing knitting and reducing labor in a treatment step after the knitting by eliminating such a defect that a crossed yarn remains, in a loosened state, on a trick gap part in a non-knitted district. A knitting yarn (11b) is tacked and arrested by the knitting needle (9) of a needle bed (2) on a side not engaged in knitting. Also, the stitches of the fabric (10) are transferred to retain the crossed yarn near the end of the district. After the stitch transfer, the arrested knitting yarn (11b) is released from the knitting needle (9) of the needle bed on the rear side. In this stitch reduced state, the knitting yarn (11b) forming the crossed yarn is loosened since it is released in a pulled-in state at the time of arresting. The loosening of the loosened knitting yarn (11b) is removed by advancing a yarn carrier (5b) in the same direction as or the reverse direction to a moving direction.
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72.
EMBROIDERY DATA CREATION DEVICE, CREATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF
It is possible to convert a stylus trace into a free curve having a plurality of control points and the free curve has the stylus pressure as an attribute value. When a user moves the control point, a free curve is regenerated according to the movement. At the both ends of the free curve, needle fall lines are decided according to the attribute value. Since it is possible to correct the stylus trace after input, it is possible to repeatedly input a desired trace.
Setting area is stored in association with the external shape of a knitted fabric and the setting area is altered as the external shape is altered. A unit pattern is vertically copied repeatedly in the setting area. When setting patterns exist on the opposite sides of the boundary between front and rear knitted fabrics becoming the start point of circumferential formation, setting pattern on the starting side is shifted upward by one course. The range for providing the setting pattern therein can be altered automatically when the external shape of the knitted fabric is altered. Furthermore, the setting pattern does not become discontinuous in the course direction at the boundary between front and rear knitted fabrics.
A method of piercing spun yarn and a knitting including the piercing of spun yarn. In the method capable of increasing quality and aesthetic appearance by eliminating the formation of knots in piercing spun yarn and the mixing of colors and the projection of end yarn, the tip sides (11a) and (12a) of two pieces of spun yarn (11) and (12) are folded in 'J' shape, and opposed to each other so that folded parts (11b) and (12b) can be bound to each other. The tip sides (11a) and (12a) are twined with the base end sides (11c) and (12c) of the folded parts (11b) and (12b) and joined to each other. The tip sides (11a) and (12a) of the spun yarn (11) and (12) are twined with the base end sides (11c) and (12c) of the folded parts (11b) and (12b) and connected to each other. Since the twining is performed within the spun yarn (11) and (12), piercing can be securely performed irrespective of the type of a mating material. Since the knot is not formed, in knitting, the possibility of occurrence of yarn breakage by resistance in forming stitches or hooking to a knitting needle can be eliminated. Since the two pieces of yarn are bound to each other at the folded parts (11b) and (12b), the quality and the aesthetic appearance can be increased without causing the mixing of colors even if the colors of the yarns are different from each other.
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09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
data processing apparatus, namely, computers, computer printers, computer visual display units, digitizers, and parts or fittings for all of the aforesaid; computer software, namely, software for operating computer controlled knitting machines
textile machines and apparatus, namely, computer-controlled textile machines and apparatus, namely, knitting machines, embroidery machines, dyeing or finishing machines, patterning machines, fabric cutting machines, fabric spreading machines, and fabric printing machines, and parts and fittings for all of the aforesaid
