U.S. patent application number 11/115137 was filed with the patent office on 2006-01-19 for embroidering and dyeing system.
This patent application is currently assigned to AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA. Invention is credited to Hisaharu Goto.
Application Number | 20060011120 11/115137 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35442539 |
Filed Date | 2006-01-19 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060011120 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Goto; Hisaharu |
January 19, 2006 |
Embroidering and dyeing system
Abstract
An embroidering and dyeing system includes a dyeing apparatus
for forming a dyeing pattern on fabric, and an embroidering machine
for forming an embroidery pattern on the fabric before or after the
dyeing pattern is formed on the fabric. The embroidery pattern and
the dyeing pattern are formed on the basis of a common reference
point formed on the fabric.
Inventors: |
Goto; Hisaharu; (Nagoya-shi,
JP) |
Correspondence
Address: |
OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, P.C.
1940 DUKE STREET
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22314
US
|
Assignee: |
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI
KAISHA
Kariya-shi
JP
|
Family ID: |
35442539 |
Appl. No.: |
11/115137 |
Filed: |
April 27, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
112/470.01 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D05D 2305/24 20130101;
D05C 7/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
112/470.01 |
International
Class: |
D05B 19/00 20060101
D05B019/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 27, 2004 |
JP |
2004-131633 |
Claims
1. An embroidering and dyeing system comprising: a dyeing apparatus
for forming a dyeing pattern on a fabric; and an embroidering
machine for forming an embroidery pattern on the fabric before or
after the dyeing pattern is formed on the fabric; wherein the
embroidery pattern and the dyeing pattern are formed on the basis
of a common reference point formed on the fabric.
2. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 1, wherein
the common reference point is in an optically recognizable
form.
3. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 2, wherein
the optically recognizable form is a pattern formed by several
stitches as a needle penetrating into the fabric.
4. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 3, wherein
the pattern is removed from the fabric by removing the
stitches.
5. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 2, wherein
the optically recognizable form is a pattern formed by an injection
of ink on the fabric.
6. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 5, wherein
the pattern is removed from the fabric by an evaporation of the
ink.
7. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 1, wherein
the fabric is held at a common frame in tension mode when the
fabric is formed thereon with the embroidery pattern and when the
fabric is formed thereon with the dyeing pattern.
8. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 1, wherein
the fabric is held at a first frame in tension mode when the fabric
is formed thereon with the embroidery pattern and is held at a
second frame in tension mode when the fabric is formed thereon with
the dyeing pattern.
9. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 1, wherein
a forming process of the embroidery pattern and/or a forming
process of the dyeing pattern on the fabric are indicated on a
screen of a display.
10. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 2, wherein
the common reference point is configured into a shape.
11. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 10,
wherein the shape is a circle.
12. An embroidering and dyeing system comprising: a dyeing
apparatus for forming a dyeing pattern on a work piece such as a
leaser; and an embroidering machine for forming an embroidery
pattern on the work piece before or after the dyeing pattern is
formed on the work piece; wherein the embroidery pattern and the
dyeing pattern are formed on the basis of a common reference point
formed on the work piece.
13. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 12,
wherein the common reference point is in an optically recognizable
form.
14. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 13,
wherein the optically recognizable form is a pattern formed by
several stitches as a needle penetrating into the work piece.
15. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 14,
wherein the pattern is removed from the work piece by removing the
stitches.
16. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 14,
wherein the optically recognizable form is a pattern formed by an
injection of ink on the work piece.
17. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 16,
wherein the pattern is removed from the work piece by an
evaporation of the ink.
18. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 12,
wherein the work piece is held at a common frame in tension mode
when the work piece is formed thereon with the embroidery pattern
and when the work piece is formed thereon with the dyeing
pattern.
19. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 12,
wherein the work piece is held at a first frame in tension mode
when the work piece is formed thereon with the embroidery pattern
and is held at a second frame in tension mode when the work piece
is formed thereon with the dyeing pattern.
20. An embroidering and dyeing system according to claim 12,
wherein a forming process of the embroidery pattern and/or a
forming process of the dyeing pattern on the work piece are
indicated on a screen of a display.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority under 35
U.S.C. .sctn. 119 to Japanese Patent Application No.2004-131633,
filed on Apr. 27, 2004, the entire content of which is incorporated
herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention generally relates to an embroidering and
dyeing system. More particularly, this invention pertains to an
embroidering and dyeing system for applying embroidery on a work
piece before or after the work piece is dyed.
BACKGROUND
[0003] In the sewing industry, it has been obviously known that
decorative performance may be further improved in cases where
printing is applied on a fabric and then embroidery is additionally
applied on a part of the printing. Japanese Patent No. 3066937
discloses a method for producing such a decorative work. According
to the method disclosed, by using a printing machine and the like,
required printing is first applied on fabric. Then, the fabric with
the printing applied is set on an embroidery frame so that
embroidery is formed by means of a known embroidering machine.
[0004] According to the aforementioned method, however, it may be
difficult to apply an embroidery pattern so as to precisely
position with a printing pattern that has been already formed.
Therefore, a misalignment may occur between the printing pattern
and the embroidery pattern, thereby generating a large problem,
i.e. appearance as a product or quality may deteriorate.
[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above
circumstances and provides such a system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] According to an aspect of the present invention, an
embroidering and dyeing system includes a dyeing apparatus for
forming a dyeing pattern on a fabric, and an embroidering machine
for forming an embroidery pattern on the fabric before or after the
dyeing pattern is formed on the fabric. The embroidery pattern and
the dyeing pattern are formed on the basis of a common reference
point formed on the fabric.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] The foregoing and additional features and characteristics of
the present invention will become more apparent from the following
detailed description considered with reference to the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
[0008] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a structure of an
embroidering and dyeing system according to an embodiment of the
present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a frame device for
holding a fabric in tension mode;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a view for explaining how to form an embroidery
pattern; and
[0011] FIG. 4 is a view for explaining how to form a dyeing
pattern.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0012] An embodiment of the present invention is explained with
reference to the attached drawings.
[0013] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an embroidering and dyeing system
EBS includes a control unit 10, an embroidering machine 20 under
the control of the control unit 10, and a dyeing apparatus 30 also
under the control of the control unit 10. According to the
embroidering and dyeing system EBS, an embroidery pattern is
applied by means of the embroidering machine 20 on a fabric W,
which is pulled and held at a frame apparatus 40, before or after a
dyeing pattern is applied by means of the dyeing apparatus 30 on
the fabric W. An embroidery pattern and a dyeing pattern are
controlled by one or more pieces of software stored in the control
unit 10 and displayed on a display 50.
[0014] In cases where dyeing is performed after embroidery is
applied on the fabric W, a positional relationship of a dyeing
pattern to an embroidery pattern is precisely controlled as
follows.
[0015] As shown in FIG. 3, in the embroidering machine 20, a
rectangular R is sewn so that the rectangular R covers an
embroidery pattern E, and a dyeing pattern P, which is formed by
the dyeing apparatus 30, before the embroidery pattern E is formed
on the fabric W pulled and held at the frame apparatus 40. The
rectangular R is acquired by stitches as a needle penetrating into
four corner points of RA, RB, RC, and RD, respectively. Several
times of needling are applied on each corner point of the
rectangular R so that each corner constitutes a circle that is
optically recognizable. Accordingly, coordinates of the four corner
points RA, RB, RC, and RD respectively correspond to (XA1, YA1),
(XB2, YB2), (XC3, YC3), and (XD4, YD4). The embroidery pattern E is
formed based on any one of the above coordinates. In this case,
since the relative positional relationship between the embroidery
pattern E and the dyeing pattern P has been already determined by
one or more pieces of sewing software, each coordinate is also
uniquely determined relative to the dyeing pattern P.
[0016] Next, the frame apparatus 40 pulling and holding the fabric
W on which the embroidery pattern E has been formed is removed from
the embroidering machine 20 and set on the dyeing apparatus 30. The
control unit 10 recognizes, by means of a sensor (not shown), the
four corner points RA, RB, RC and RD of the rectangular R formed on
the fabric W as (XA1, YA1), (XA2, YA2), (XA3, YA3), and (XA4, YA4)
respectively while the frame apparatus 40 is driven. The
coordinates (XA1, YA1), (XA2, YA2), (XA3, YA3), and (XA4, YA4)
precisely correspond to the coordinates (XA1, YA1), (XB2, YB2),
(XC3, YC3), and (XD4, YD4), which have been uniquely determined
relative to the dyeing pattern P as mentioned above. Therefore, if
the dyeing pattern P is formed based on the coordinates (XA1, YA1),
(XA2, YA2), (XA3, YA3), and (XA4, YA4), the dyeing pattern P may be
precisely formed without deteriorating the relative positional
relationship of the dyeing pattern P with the embroidery pattern E.
The rectangular R is afterwards removed from the fabric W by
removing stitches.
[0017] In cases where the dyeing pattern P is first formed on the
fabric W and then the frame apparatus 40 is removed from the dyeing
apparatus 30 to be set on the embroidering machine 20, the four
corner points RA, RB, RC, and RD of the rectangular R are colored
with a special ink, i.e. the ink is injected, (ink is vanished
after a predetermined time has elapsed) in the dyeing apparatus 30.
The coordinates of the respective four corner points RA, RB, RC,
and RD are read into the sensor after the frame apparatus 40 with
the dyeing pattern P formed and the four corner points RA, RB, RC
and RD colored is set on the embroidering machine 20.
[0018] Since the common reference point to the embroidery pattern E
and the dyeing pattern P is applied to the fabric W, the relative
positional relationship between the embroidery pattern E and the
dyeing pattern P may be determined with a degree of certitude even
if frame apparatuses 40 different from each other are respectively
used for embroidering and dyeing, or the fabric W is moved between
the identical frame apparatuses 40.
[0019] According to the aforementioned embodiment, the relative
positional relationship between the dyeing pattern P and the
embroidery pattern E is corrected. Thus, misalignment therebetween
may be prevented, which is caused by shrinkage of the fabric W,
misalignment of setting the frame apparatuses 40, and the like.
[0020] Instead of the fabric, a leaser is available.
[0021] The principles, preferred embodiment and mode of operation
of the present invention have been described in the foregoing
specification. However, the invention which is intended to be
protected is not to be construed as limited to the particular
embodiments disclosed. Further, the embodiments described herein
are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.
Variations and changes may be made by others, and equivalents
employed, without departing from the sprit of the present
invention. Accordingly, it is expressly intended that all such
variations, changes and equivalents which fall within the spirit
and scope of the present invention as defined in the claims, be
embraced thereby.
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