CN101100798A - Patterned textile product apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A textile substrate (252) is patterned by the selective application of various dyes to the substrate surface in a way that provides desirable, visually apparent enhancements in the area of pattern detail, definition, and color range (70), through the use of a novel patterning system (254), including the application of various chemical agents, that makes such enhancements possible. In one embodiment, the patterning system (254) described herein is capable of producing pile-faced textile substrates (252), useful as floor coverings, that exhibit a unique combination of desirable pattern attributes that have been identified and measured using novel techniques specifically developed for these substrates and pattern attributes.

Description

Patterned textile product apparatus

The application be that January 13, application number in 2004 are 200480006381.9 the applying date, denomination of invention divides an application for the patent application of " textile product of jacquard weave ".

Technical field

The disclosure relates to the fabric substrate of jacquard weave, its by with various dye selection be applied to substrate surface, and be provided to a certain extent pattern in detail, definition and color gamut aspect desirable, visually significantly strengthen, the disclosure also relates to the pattern system that makes these enhancings become possible.In one embodiment, the pattern system of this paper explanation can be produced the matte textile substrate, can be used for mulching material, it demonstrates the unique combination of desirable pattern quality, and this combination is differentiated with the new technology that is the exploitation of these substrates and pattern quality specially and measured.

Background technology

This background discussion will be referred to have the jacquard weave of the textile substrate of matte, therefore, for convenience, with the source of using mulching material as particular instance.Yet, technology described herein is not limited to such surface, and be to be applied to other suitable substrate, comprise woven, non-woven, braiding, bonding or tangle in addition or adhere to so that the textile fabric of the textiles of one on bonding, the structure to be provided.

About colored textile as mulching material, painted or jacquard process can be thought and belongs to a kind of in two classes: before substrate or matte form, dyestuff is applied to form method of yarn (" yarn dyeing " method) and after substrate (and matte) forms, dyestuff is applied to the method (" substrate dyeing " method) of substrate.For each method, the textile product various dyeing that can get on the market or jacquard weave, especially ground cover product, have further difference.Though following discussion will refer to the carpet as the representative of these products, should be appreciated that rug, square carpet, mat and other ground cover product, be will be included in this discussion, the same like what mention specially, unless it is intrinsic rational to show that clearly opposite intention or this are intended that on the contrary.

In history, the dyeing carpet wherein before yarn forms weaving of carpet or tufting operation, is dyed desired color with yarn almost exclusively by various thread dyeing method productions.At present, weave in the carpet at the manufacturing yarn dyeing, two kinds of methods are preponderated significantly: Wilden woven (Wilton) and axminster woven (Axminster).In the former, can use multiple color, but because yarn does not use to cut form, all colours of finding is bound to be delivered to the back side of carpet in pattern, no matter the position and the degree of its use in pattern.Therefore, though can reach high-caliber relatively pattern in detail and definition, the number of colours that can use in pattern is subjected to the restriction of actual burden, and no matter this is because its purposes in pattern, always have to provide and be in harmonious proportion the yarn of every kind of color.On the other hand, the axminster woven carpet uses in weaving and cuts yam.Use this technology, can use the yarn of multiple color, but pattern in detail and definition generally are lower than the Wilden woven carpet.Certainly, in any situation, manufacture method is consuming time and expensive.

When producing tufting rather than woven carpet, need hide unwanted yarn in each position, thereby keep desired color in that position of carpet.Because the color that much can get is arranged on whole carpet, need to hide a considerable amount of yarns, tufted carpet can demonstrate significant pattern in detail and definition, but is tending towards restricted aspect the number of colors that can show.

Recently, carpet manufacturer has attempted to develop the whole bag of tricks, and wherein undyed or uncoloured substrate can be by being applied to substrate surface and jacquard weave with dyestuff.Because such technology allows that usually use needs the raw material substrate of jacquard weave fast according to the user, the great economical and flexibility of production is provided thus, carpet manufacturer is for exploitation and improve so strong interest of jacquard process maintenance.

Generally, such " substrate dyeing " technology is along three different approach development.In first kind of approach (" dripping China ink (drop-on-demand) as required " method), dyestuff or colouring agent directly apply from the valve loader that is placed on the textile substrate top for the treatment of jacquard weave.In the example of a this system, when dyestuff or colouring agent will be assigned in the substrate with valve open, when having supplied required amount of dye to the suitable presumptive area of substrate with valve closing.

In this equipment a kind of structure of (being called " DOD " equipment hereinafter), the print head that contains a plurality of independent dye nozzles or loader is across the substrate path for the treatment of patterning.Usually use a plurality of dyestuff reservoirs, the dyestuff that each reservoir provides given color separately to one or more nozzles so that the polychrome jacquard weave to be provided.Therefore according to the pattern data of electronics regulation, specific nozzle distributes the dyestuff of predetermined color, and the dyestuff (reconfigure up to machine, clean loader etc.) of the sort of color is only arranged, and influences all colors in one of several preset value levels.Cross the width of substrate along with print head, and this substrate is guided forward continuously, such data, the nozzle of instruct selecting with the form of " on-off " instruction is assigned to the dyestuff of various desired colors in the substrate, therefore allow that the dye nozzles that comprises print head follows the trail of raster pattern on substrate surface, and the dyestuff of desired color is assigned to any desired zone by the indicated substrate of the pattern of selecting.

Believe and thisly cross motion two results are arranged that it influence the performance of machine at the direction generation Accurate Shaping line that parallels with the conveyer motion.First relates to following possibility, that is, the motion of crossing of crossing the base widths for the treatment of jacquard weave is being introduced component velocity across the transporter direction, and this may cause in the prolongation of dripping of crossing the direction distribution.Second fact that relates to be, along with distributor along forming the line vertical motion, it is required that the generation of this line relates to the pixel that forms a series of accurate arrangements, starts ability with deactuate dyestuff distributor at correct time.Perhaps because these may in one of or both influence, the pattern characteristics that produces by this type DOD equipment it is reported significant anisotropism (being directional sensitivity).

In second approach (" recirculation " or " RECIRC " method), independent dyestuff loader also only links with specific color, this loader also can be aligned, and perhaps is the series of parallel row of arranging in spaced relation along the path of mobile substrate.Yet, not only when the pattern requirement, to distribute dyestuff, loader in this recirculation approach always " is opened ", and produce the dye stream on the surface be directed to mobile substrate continuously, but those dye streams are transferred in the collecting tank (catch basin) that joins with each line correlation normally by the independent stream of control fluid (for example air).This loader start or deactuate relates separately to the deactuate of corresponding control fluid or starts.Therefore, have only when dye stream is not transferred to collecting tank, it could arrive substrate, this is by intermittently starting (promptly, starting according to pattern data) cross-current of air or other control fluid realizes that its time interval is enough to distribute the amount of dye (sizable difference can be arranged) by the pattern data regulation of electronics definition on color.Use the branch of loader and corresponding collecting tank to be arranged, so that can collect the dyestuff of introducing special collecting tank and be recycled in the row of the dyestuff loader of distributing to the sort of color dye.Some details of this equipment are discussed below, in addition in a great number of U.S. patents, are comprised the United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 116,626,5,136,520,5,142,481 and 5,208 of common transfer, discussion is also arranged in No. 592, its content is hereby incorporated by.

In the RECIRC equipment and technology in the United States Patent (USP) of above citation, base pattern stipulates that with pixel the single colouring agent or the combination of colouring agent are assigned to each pixel, thereby gives that corresponding pixel in the substrate with desired color.It is by using a plurality of independent dyestuff loaders to realize that this colouring agent is applied to specific pixel, and this loader is along placing with the length direction that separates, parallel relation is crossed the various shade bars (color bar) that the mobile substrate path for the treatment of jacquard weave places.Provide colouring agent from the same colorant reservoir to each loader of specific shade bar, different shade bars is by the different reservoir supplies that typically contain different colorant.Start instruction by producing loader, fixed position along the length adjustment loader of shade bar, and shade bar in mobile substrate with respect to the position of target pixel location, as may be, can be applied to any pixel in the base pattern zone from any colouring agent that gets of any shade bar by the specific pattern institute requirement of regeneration.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, must be provided at the compensation of substrate journey time in the ranks.

Though use the pattern system of this RECIRC design to succeed, the people that are familiar with this system recognize several consequences of the basic engineering of having to regulate for best result.These consequences are because the continuous dye stream that forms, rather than owing to the needs of pattern occur.This DESIGNED FEATURE causes the dye stream (1) must be according to pattern data deflection in substrate, and (2) At All Other Times must recirculation so that the consumption of expensive dyestuff minimize.

First designs consequence (being the deflection of dye stream), and along with dye stream is at first allowed and wink dyed substrate, indication deflects in the collecting tank again as pattern data then, causes dye stream to stand the small component velocity and the mechanism of some fluid.These influences, along the form of dripping track of deflection axle (also with respect to the conveyer kinematic axis) with slight elongation, can have the trickle influence that still can discover to the clear patterns degree, if dye stream distributes in " ON/OFF " mode simply from the loader on the top, these influences will not exist.

In addition, because being controlled at of dye stream is indirect to a certain degree, it depends on the control of utilization and the cross-current by the deflection fluid, and this design is provided with inherent restriction to the minimum of can be accurately and being sent to the dyestuff of specific pixel reliably.

Similar with the discussion of top relevant DOD equipment, also exist following true, promptly, the formation of the line parallel with the basement movement direction, when relating to the line vertical motion that forms when loader distributor and edge, the pixel that forms a series of accurate arrangements is needed, makes the ability of the dye stream deflection of distributing at correct time.Perhaps because these may in one of or both influence, known also that by the pattern characteristics that RECIRC equipment produces significant anisotropism (being directional sensitivity) is arranged.

Second design consequence (i.e. the recirculation of dyestuff when not jacquard weave), cause being added to the restriction of the thickener etc. of the chemical reagent of dyestuff-comprise surfactant, shear sensitivity to this dyestuff, for example the recirculation along with it can cause the undesirable character of dyestuff.The other consequence of this recirculating system is to need to tilt the drainage of this system to promote that collecting tank gravity is auxiliary.The sort of inclination is easy to cause the substrate that the dye stream of fresh deposition has a down dip, and can cause the appearance of non-circular blobs of dye.Perhaps the most at all, these two design consequence-especially uses of second-incompatibility high viscosity dyestuff, this dyestuff is for the selected dyestuff of textile substrate fine definition jacquard weave traditionally, because compare with the low viscosity dyestuff of identical type, they have reduced uncontrollable diffusion tendency when using.

In three approach (" screen printing " method), directly treating that above the basal region of jacquard weave, order is placed and also aimed at a series of screen clothes (typically each color is) of being made up of the mesh of single relative fine ga(u)ge.Each screen cloth is the position that sieve aperture is closed or blocks, when being applied to a side of this screen cloth with convenient dyestuff, it pass and dye substrate except these positions Anywhere.

Though screen printing can have high degree of detail and definition, yet has the technology " mark (signature) " that is tending towards characterizing with the textile substrate of this technology jacquard weave.The size that the physical size of screen cloth itself defines usually and the restriction pattern circulates.Typically, screen cloth is directly contacted placement with the substrate surface of jacquard weave.This not only can make surface fiber distortion, and restriction have a profile or other successful property that substrate of flat top surface (for example non-level looped carpet) can jacquard weave.Because the physics of this and surface fiber interacts and once in a while move distance, and when handling the accurate location of a series of big screen clothes on the deformable surface with high deformation, obtain the fine registration permission and the difficulty brought, that the screen printing process usually provides between adjacent screen cloth orientation is overlapping significantly (and significant thus chromatography), to guarantee that between the adjacent screen mesh position substrate does not have understain in the frontier district.This chromatography consequence visually usually is tangible.

Perhaps the outstanding feature quality of screen printing product is the actual grade of gained dyeing pattern.Along with dyestuff is forced through screen cloth, for the suitable control that provides dyestuff to place, it is full-bodied that the dyestuff of use is tending towards.The image as fine definition that uses of high viscosity dyestuff provides possibility-such dyestuff to be not easy to migration usually, and makes in substrate laterally that dye migration minimizes, and this is tending towards making suprabasil dyestuff boundary sharpening.Yet, minimized horizontal dye migration also is tending towards hindering vertical (promptly along fiber) dye migration to pile, this means, though it is quite meticulous that the screen cloth dyeing product may seem, they do not have the dye penetration of height-perhaps dyeed fully in 30% or 40% initial (the depending on the total total length of fiber of forming and comprising matte) of their length at the dyed yarn of area of the pattern usually, and are very inhomogeneous usually and usually do not exist at dye penetration thereafter.

In a word, there are several important shortcomings jointly in the carpet pattern system of prior art, comprise the product that high clear patterns degree or resolution ratio can not be provided, this product can jacquard weave easily from the pattern-free raw material substrate of unlimited amount, and demonstrates the uniform color of multiple vision (comprising the color of mixing on the spot) of extending to the degree of depth in basal surface.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome these shortcomings, developed the 4th kind of system of dripping black type as required now.This system, be called PREF (" PREFerred ") system, the common advantage of a lot of various yarn dyeing systems is provided, the pattern edge that significantly, clearly defines, high-caliber pattern in detail, with in pattern in conjunction with the ability of number of colors, and the common advantage of various substrate coloring systems, significant jacquard speed and flexibility, can use standard, undyed raw material substrate is as parent material, and can produce multiple secondary colour in substrate from limited amount three primary colors colouring agent.As described, the jacquard product that this PREF system produces, have the product produced by other known textiles jacquard weave coloring system incomparable definition and contrast.

This new system provides the dyestuff distributor or the loader that start separately of a series of stationary arrangement, and wherein each is placed on the top of the mobile substrate web for the treatment of jacquard weave and points to this substrate web.In its most direct embodiment, all loaders that are associated with particular arrangement are supplied with common dye.When starting, loader consigns to the amount of dye of substrate surface by pattern regulation to be duplicated, its tool is used by other and is dripped China ink, recirculation or screen printing the system inaccessiable degree of accuracy of institute and accuracy in the past as required, and can pay enough big amount of dye and reach desirable dye penetration, realize that with enough little amount of dye unprecedented dyestuff on the spot mixes ability, and can be to hanging down the textile dyeing of surface weight (face weight) under the situation that does not have the dyestuff overflow.

As will going through below, it is unique that the product of the PREF pattern system production by this uniqueness has demonstrated, and this shows visually is significantly and is measurable on science.The particular attribute of this product is included in the required distance from color transition to the second color in area of the pattern border greatly to be reduced, and can be accurately and accurately be presented on the very big minimizing of suprabasil minimum pattern element size and excellent dye penetration.

By using this PREF pattern system can obtain several operating advantages, especially with recirculation type discussed above (" RECIRC ") systematic comparison.Because the PREF system does not rely on lasting dyestuff recirculation, so no longer need restriction to the surfactant or the defoamer of dyestuff viscosity and use.Restriction about the machine configuration has also been relaxed, because no longer need to provide recirculating system, no longer need to have the independent collecting tank of each used dyestuff, this allows that non-recirculation type shade bar places more compactly, therefore reduced the actual range between adjacent shade bar, and eliminated to promoting the tilt needs of this pattern system of the auxiliary discharge opeing of collecting tank gravity.And the geometry that the dye stream of finding in PREF disclosed herein system forms and pays is very different, along with blobs of dye wink is dyed substrate, its " trace (footprint) " fundamentally changed-and it is circular basically, rather than because it is discussed above former thereby have a conspicuous oblate outward appearance.

In addition, have the ability of relative high viscosity dyestuff, to exist and believe the other mechanism that helps this PREF system fine definition jacquard weave performance owing to use.When its wink is dyed substrate surface, give the high viscosity dyestuff and before being absorbed, form the seemingly chance of spherical shapes by this substrate.Because this mechanism, when this blobs of dye at first is deposited in the substrate, before being absorbed fully, its " trace " (being its lateral dimension on the substrate surface plane) is tending towards minimizing.Therefore, the final absorbed trace of blobs of dye may reduce, and the clear patterns degree of discovering in that piece zone may increase (as long as can control subsequently horizontal dye migration).

Perhaps be most important, passing through hybrid technology on the spot, with the performance that produces the available color of wide region from specific three primary colors group of fine definition jacquard weave and the technical opposition aspect that combines, the character of valve and their configurations in the PREF pattern system, " regulating (the turn-down) " response that gives significantly to improve.This performance provides the application with accuracy and accuracy, and the recirculation type equipment that this application and former state-of-art are possible is compared, and provides much lower amount of dye from independent dyestuff loader.This performance is not having under the dyestuff flooded conditions yet, and the ability of the textile substrate of the low surface weight of jacquard weave is provided.

This improved ability with accuracy and the relative a small amount of of accuracy ground distribution dyestuff allows that producing the dyestuff of highly locating in substrate mixes, and this requires the particular dye of relative fraction.In the past, the generation of this secondary colour may require to construct the increase of following of possibility that big relatively many dot structures (for example super pixel) and variegated (being uneven coler or halftoning goods) increase, thereby reaches the proper ratio of forming dyestuff.With the governing response that novel pattern system disclosed herein can get, such secondary colour may constitute with less pixel, and therefore perhaps pixel only perhaps may strengthen the definition of this pattern when using such secondary colour.

In a word, this PREF pattern system comprises the improvement system that is used for the jacquard fabric substrate, and it uses the dyestuff loader of a plurality of independent controls, and according to the starting order of color and loader regulation, the amount of dye that pattern is determined is selectively used for substrate surface.Estimate to have sharp edge around the pattern in detail of height and definition, each pattern element, in substrate, mix various three primary colors and form the reinforcement performance of a big cover color that can be used for pattern with the product of this novel system production, and in substrate excellent dye penetration.These perfect performance before never obtained in single substrate coloring system, and therefore similarly, the product of this system was unavailable in the past.

For the ease of following discussion, with using following definition, unless indicate in addition or requirement in the context.In each case, the term that derives from from the term of definition will have the meaning consistent with given definition.Other definition may suitably occur everywhere.

Term " substrate " is meant by independent natural or artificial yarn or fiber (as used herein, yarn will be as the common terminology that comprises yarn and fiber, no matter whether this fiber is yarn component, unless context has regulation or indication in addition) any substantially flat, the absorptive textiles formed.The substrate that is used for technology described herein especially is fit to comprise fleece and mulching material, comprises carpet, scatter rug, square carpet and ground cushion.Yet, the instruction of this paper is applicable to patterned fabric fully, for example upholstery fabric (for example curtain, tablecloth, upholstery fabric, wall hanging fabric etc.), apparel fabrics and other fabric, and be to comprise woven, braiding, tangle, bonding, tufting or other is so long as the fabric that obtains with the method for maintenance structural integrity.

Term " absorptive " is meant the fiber or the yarn of composition, or has the ability of holding with the liquid hold-up colouring agent by the gap that adjacent fiber or yarn form.

Term " jacquard weave " be meant according to predetermined data with dye selection be applied to the regulation zone of substrate.

Term " pattern configuration " is meant the layout according to predetermined pattern to be duplicated when being used to show dyestuff or chemicals in suprabasil layout.Layout example is the position that comprises each colour attaching area aligning of pattern in the pattern configuration.Yet, layout in the pattern configuration also can only refer to the layout relevant with certain pattern element, such layout can not need to aim at these pattern elements (if take place, for example, chemical reagent is applied to apart from the erose zone of pattern element edge preset distance) so that reach one or more special effects.

As being used to illustrate suprabasil dyestuff or pigment, term " pattern of application " is meant with the pattern configuration and is applied to suprabasil dyestuff or pigment.

Term " pixel " is used to illustrate the limited basis of pattern, for the substrate Patterning devices that at least some this paper discuss, is meant to produce the basis of duplicating the required dyestuff loader enabled instruction of these patterns.The term pixel-wise of deriving (pixel-wise) is used for illustrating the position of dyestuff or other liquid being distributed or is applied to pixel size specific in the substrate, for example, in duplicating, take place according to the pattern of pixel definition or pattern element, but also can be applied in a similar fashion, say that strictly pattern is not in the system according to pixel definition.

Unless stipulate in addition, term " dyeing " is meant the liquid that contains various components, it is formed for the solution with textile substrate dyeing, be included in one or more dyestuffs or colouring agent (any suitable species) in the carrier, other additive randomly, for example the part as jacquard process that may instruct of this paper is applied to suprabasil additive.

Any part that term " dye migration " comprises dye solution is pattern area the moving of second adjacent patterns district in this substrate from the substrate, and it carries out in the mode that can change (for example by dyeing or dilute) second pattern area color.

Term " three primary colors " be meant mixing in the substrate with any other dyestuff or colouring agent or fusion before, be applied to the color of suprabasil dyestuff or colouring agent.These three primary colors are the color-set of being distributed by Patterning devices, therefrom must be included in all other colors to be produced in the substrate.

Term " on the spot mix " refers to dyestuff is applied to the migration and the mixing of dyestuff after the substrate.In an example, the dyestuff of same color is applied to adjacent pixels, is tending towards promoting more uniform outward appearance in the substrate pigmented section at the dye migration between the neighbor.In another example, the dyestuff of two or more colors is applied to identical pixel, and mainly in same pixel (in minor degree and since dyestuff take place horizontal migration degree and in neighbor) mix.In the 3rd example, dyes in different colors is applied to adjacent pixels, to a certain extent, the migration of pixel to pixel takes place and effectively mix, the dyestuff of various application forms composite coloured.Certainly, above various combinations (for example be applied to the composite dye of every group of two or more neighbors, the migration of pixel to pixel takes place simultaneously) are possible, and may be favourable under certain condition.

Term " uniformly " or " variegated " are used to illustrate the consistent degree of the visual color that the substrate specific region shows.Have the inhomogeneous or highly variegated outward appearance pigmented section display dot or stain, attempting under the painted on the spot situation, the change color of independent pixel to pixel may be visually tangible.Such variation is perhaps welcome perhaps to be out of favour.

When being applied in substrate being seen dyeing pattern, term " definition " or " fine definition " are meant the pattern of the extremely many details of demonstration, have the pattern element that clear especially, visual contrast and clear and definite edge are provided.

Term " frontier district " is meant between second pattern area of second kind of color of first pattern area of first kind of color and adjacency the zone as the border.This frontier district comprises all measurable color levels, the form with transition occurs from " pure " first kind of color to " pure " second kind of color (perhaps vice versa) for it, and, be positioned the ad-hoc location of their common boundaries along the path of representing beeline between two pattern area.An edge of this frontier district is consistent with the position along following path, this path is that first color begins to be subjected to the influence of dyestuff from the second pattern area migration with measuring, another edge of this frontier district is consistent with the position along following path, and this path is that second kind of color begins to be subjected to from first regional dye migration influence with measuring.The frontier district comprises single yarn, fiber or the pile element that contains from the application pattern dyestuff of two border pattern area.

Term " transition width (Transition Width) " is to use the distance of technique computes disclosed herein, is used to characterize two in abutting connection with frontier district specific between the pattern area.Conceptive, transition width may be counted as defining the mathematics derivation value of boundary point, and this boundary point can be used for being positioned at the actual leading edge and the trailing edge of (with belonging to) definition frontier district.The boundary point that these mathematics are derived is believed the emergency degree that is well suited for being characterized in reliably two color transitions between the adjacent pattern district.

Term " characteristic width " is meant the method according to this paper definition, passes the width of the measured pattern element of the shortest size of pattern element.Conceptive, the minimal characteristic width can be regarded as and the maximum stamp inverse relationship of spacing, because it is the measurement of the minimum pattern feature that can locate reliably in substrate and duplicate.

With the term " semo-infinite " that transition width and characteristic width use, the width of the pattern area of the frontier district adjacency that refers to and pay close attention to." semo-infinite " district has sufficient width, thereby can suppose to pass from the adjacent pattern district dye migration of its frontier district, to the not influence of color of this semo-infinite pattern area inside.This sufficient width hypothesis is three pixels.Therefore, for the analysis of this paper, three pixels or bigger characteristic width are " semo-infinite " width of thinking.Because this definition means that the mid point of semo-infinite pattern area is enough far away from the frontier district, to avoid any entity influence (from the dyeing migration) from any adjacent pattern district, the selection of semo-infinite feature sizes is adjusted possibly with the need.

Term " advantage border color " is meant one of color of a pair of adjacency, relies on its colorimetric performance, is tending towards from visually overwhelming second kind of color in their common edge battery limit (BL).For example, with than light colour (promptly define and have relative higher L as CIELAB ^*Value) the dark color of adjacency (promptly defines as CIELAB and has low relatively L ^*Value) relevant frontier district may visually be arranged by the edge of dark color, rather than by more shallow color edges domination.The exception of noticeable this universal law is the yellow hue of some higher brightness, although it has high relatively L ^*Value, but can show as the advantage color.

Term " dye penetration ", when being applied to have pile or during like the textile substrate on suede surface, be meant the dyestuff that in the pattern configuration, is applied to substrate surface length migration along yarn or textile fiber (" pile element "), and with the degree of basic mode uniformly to these pile element dyeing, this yarn or textile fiber contain pile in the general direction of backside of substrate (the normally point of pile element substratum bottom back side).Only as an example, for the substrate that contains extensively upright pile element, dye penetration is to use the pattern dyestuff to move along the length of single pile element, and the distance that effectively equably those pile elements is dyeed, vitta, band, streak, tangible color change (for example because the dye strength or the chromatograph influence that have reduced) do not appear, perhaps along other sign of incomplete, the uneven dyeing of pile length of element.Show that the shallow relatively substrate of dye penetration may demonstrate dyeing completely near the original state substrate surface, but when brushing or separate pile surface, demonstrate the pile element (about using the pattern dyestuff) of incomplete dyeing.

Term " frosting (frostiness) " is used to describe the pile yarns top and lacks dyestuff, otherwise it shows at least some dyestuff penetrations, makes the colored surfaces of substrate have bright or fuzzy outward appearance.

Term " hydroscopicity " is used to describe the amount that dyestuff is applied to substrate surface, with unit (for example gram/square centimeter) expression easily.

Term " effectively drips the footpath " and is meant, if dyestuff places the centre of each pixel in base pattern district, and when obtaining specific hydroscopicity, the diameter of the spherical blobs of dye of supposing.

Be used to describe the term " metered injection " of the jacquard process of substrate, be meant any technology to textile dyeing, easy flow dye stream wherein multiple, that separate formation, start the single dyestuff loader that distributes dyestuff with deactuate by selectivity according to pattern data, common form with pixel-wise, from being placed on the conduit that the jacquard weave district is relative for the treatment of with substrate, be applied to substrate surface.

Term " effectively stamp spaces " is meant by the metered injection Patterning devices, pattern can be imparted to suprabasil true resolution; It is equivalent to the maximum quantity of the single pixel of per unit length, and specific color can be effectively and reliably from visually distinguishing on this unit length.

Term " line profile (line profile) " is meant the measurement (for example CIELAB value, perhaps their space derivation) that printed color changes, it perpendicular to and cross on the suitable quantity path of frontier district between the different coloured patterns district and divide equally.

Term " color signal " is meant the output signal with the digitized scanner of textile substrate, and it characterizes the color of substrate surface.

Term " ground noise " is meant the output signal with the digitized scanner of textile substrate, and this signal is superimposed upon on the color signal, is because its highlight of following of topological sum of substrate surface and covering.Such effect is especially obvious on the pile substrate surface, and is more remarkable at the pile substrate surface with relative long wool head element or irregular pile lay.

Description of drawings

Following discussion is to read with the figure combination of following concise and to the point description.

Fig. 1 is the front end schematic plan of typical jacquard weave unit, and this jacquard weave unit comprises the typical PREF Patterning devices of the product that is used to produce this paper explanation;

Figure 1A is the schematic plan as the in addition optional front end of typical jacquard weave unit of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 is the schematic plan of the mid portion of Fig. 1 jacquard weave unit;

Fig. 3 is the rear end schematic plan of the Patterning devices of Fig. 1 and 1A;

Fig. 4 is the schematic plan view of the PREF Patterning devices of Fig. 1 and 1A;

Fig. 5 is the side view that drips China ink or direct injection Patterning devices or device according to the PREF of exemplary embodiment as required;

Fig. 6 is the end-view of the PREF Patterning devices of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional view according to a cross section of the PREF Patterning devices of Fig. 5 of its first embodiment and 6;

Fig. 8 is the cross-sectional view according to a cross section of the PREF jacquard attachment of Fig. 5 of its second embodiment and 6;

Fig. 9 is the perspective view of typical all valve insert that include (valve card);

Figure 10 is the upward view of the mutual arranged in proximity of valve insert of a plurality of Fig. 9, and they are in the valve insert group or valve insert array of the PREF Patterning devices in Fig. 5 and 6;

Figure 11 is the upward view of the part of two adjacent valve insert groups or array, and the injector of each adjacent valve insert group is arranged in rows mutually;

Figure 11 A is the enlarged drawing of a part of two valve insert injectors of Figure 11, and its injector that shows the valve insert of first valve insert and second or back is arranged in rows on the direction that substrate is moved mutually;

Figure 12 is the upward view according to a large amount of valve insert of other selectable exemplary embodiment, they with valve insert group like the PREF equipment class shown in Fig. 5 and 6 or array in be arranged in rows;

Figure 13 is the upward view of the part of two the valve insert groups of valve insert of Figure 12 and array, the wherein mutual offset alignment of injector;

Figure 13 A is the enlarged drawing of a part of two valve insert injectors of Figure 13, shows that valve insert has been offset half of distance between injector, and the valve insert injector that causes the rear end departs from the first valve insert;

Figure 14 is the to a certain degree schematic cross-sectional view of valve, injector and conduit arrangements (the dyestuff loader or the distributor of control separately) of the typical embodiment according to the present invention;

Figure 15 is the amplification cross-sectional view of the part of Figure 14 valve;

Figure 16 is the amplification cross-sectional view of the part of Figure 14 injector;

Figure 17 is the vertical view of a part of the valve insert parts base plate of Fig. 7;

Figure 18 is the vertical view of a part of the valve insert parts base plate of Fig. 8;

Figure 19 is used to the schematic diagram of exemplary embodiment of the sealing fluid jar of fluid conduit systems supply dyestuff and/or chemicals, and this fluid conduit systems is a plurality of valve insert feed in one or more valve insert groups or the array;

Figure 20 is the schematic diagram of selectable multichannel dyestuff or chemicals supply, and it is the particular fluid conduit feed of specific valve insert group or a plurality of valve insert in the array;

Figure 21 is the schematic diagram according to the selectable multichannel dyestuff of a plurality of valve insert of another exemplary embodiment or chemicals supply;

Figure 22 is the general survey calcspar that shows the electronic control system of the PREF Patterning devices that is applicable to application drawing 1-21;

Figure 23 A and 23B are the diagrams of disclosed among Figure 22 " wrong row " memory, and Figure 23 A is described in time T ₁Store status; Figure 23 B is described in time T ₂Store status, this time T ₂Just in time be after 100 pattern lines;

Figure 24 is a calcspar of describing " Green's formula (gatling) " storage of describing among Figure 22;

The form of the pattern data the various data of the present invention processing stage that Figure 25 schematic description as Figure 22 indicate to Figure 24;

Figure 26 is the figure that shows optional " injector calibration (jet tuning) " function, and as described herein, this function may be relevant with each array;

Figure 27 shows novel general survey calcspar in abutting connection with valve control system disclosed herein;

Figure 28 is the figure that clock voltage pulse, shifted data (shift date) in potential pulse, high voltage pulse, blocking voltage pulse and the electrohydraulic valve actuator of representative when valve is opened from machine cycles before pressed pulse;

Figure 29 is corresponding to Figure 28, and clock voltage pulse, shifted data in potential pulse, high voltage pulse, blocking voltage pulse and the electrohydraulic valve actuator of representative when valve is not opened from machine cycles before pressed the figure of pulse;

Figure 30 is the plane that schematic description shows the Patterning devices of the block colour attaching area of substrate;

Figure 31 is the decomposing schematic representation of typical multilayer carpet backing and installation system;

Figure 32 uses in carpet pile and the simplification process chart of fixed dye;

Figure 33 is the expansion flow chart of the sequence of steps of explanation carpet preparation, comprises pile surface is used and be fixed to dyestuff;

Figure 34 has illustrated fringing field radio frequency applications device, and the electrode that comprises a plurality of operating paths that extend through square carpet is to apply dry electric field;

Figure 35 is and the similar decomposition side view of Figure 31 that its explanation is applied to the RF field at controlled substantially degree of depth place in the carpet backing and installation system;

Figure 36 is explanation improves dyeing with the RF preheating figure;

Figure 37 is the typical process flow figure that the explanation broadloom carpet forms, and may comprise logo printing and/or RF preheating step;

Figure 38 is the typical process flow figure that explanation forms the square carpet product, may comprise logo printing and/or RF preheating step;

Figure 39 is another typical process flow figure that explanation forms the square carpet product, may comprise logo printing and/or RF preheating step;

Figure 40 is the perspective view of the square carpet of the pattern analysis that is suitable for carrying out this paper instruction;

The describe in a systematic way performance of blobs of dye on the clipping surface of Figure 41 A and 41B;

Figure 42 A and 42B describe in a systematic way and enclose the performance of blobs of dye on the suede surface;

Figure 43 is a general survey flow chart of describing the step of measuring transition width;

Figure 44 is a flow chart of describing the series of steps of scanner instrument calibration;

Figure 45 describes the color signal that superposes with ground noise;

Figure 46 is the overview that is used to search the calculating of transition width;

Figure 46 A is similar to Figure 46 but the figure that relates to measure characteristic width;

Figure 47 A comprises the flow chart of describing the step of implementing the frontier district graphical analysis to 47C;

The idealized frontier district of Figure 48 explanation between two pattern area and the Mathematical Modeling that is associated with it;

Figure 49 is the figure similar to Figure 48, but the frontier district that this figure explanation is spread between two pattern area;

Figure 50 is the figure similar to Figure 49, and figure describes clearly, the frontier district of complications but be somebody's turn to do;

Figure 51 is similar to Figure 49 and 50, but in the frontier district that this figure describes, and color is mixed and cause forming in this frontier district the third color;

Figure 52 schematically describes and relates to the processing step of measuring characteristic width, and this feature has the straight relatively still frontier district of diffusion;

Figure 53 is the figure similar to Figure 52, but the feature of should figure describing has the still frontier district relatively clearly of complications;

Figure 54 A is described in irregular and relative shallow dye penetration in the clipping substrate;

Figure 54 B is described in quite dark and more uniform dye penetration in the clipping substrate; And

Figure 55 to 219 is described in various forms and carries out the test data of collecting in the analytic process described herein.

Figure 22 0 to 255 describes with various forms, in the substrate of being made up of wool, carries out the additional testing data of collecting in the analytic process described herein.

The specific embodiment

The detailed description of equipment

In order to discuss, the equipment of Fig. 1-2 1 illustrates that together with the metered injection Patterning devices control system that describes below this equipment is particularly suitable for this system.Yet should be appreciated that perhaps electronic control system disclosed in the following description of the invention may be used for miscellaneous equipment through tangible transformation, wherein the digitalized data of similar amt must be distributed to a large amount of individual elements apace.

Still in order to discuss, the equipment of Fig. 1-2 1 explanation illustrates together with the patterned textile product that describes below.The equipment of Fig. 1-2 1 especially is well suited for produces such product.Yet should be appreciated that perhaps equipment of the present invention can be used for producing other products through significantly transforming.

At least one is potential preferred embodiment also with reference to figure 1-21 according to the present invention, for dyestuff specific pixel or pixel-wise is used, chemistry is used and/or similar application, provides and has dripped China ink or direct injection textiles jacquard or equipment as required.This direct injection dyeing installation or textiles jacquard not only provide the specific pixel dyestuff of single colouring agent to use, thereby also provide the combination of color, chemical reagent and analog not only to produce traditional pattern, design, color and effect, and produce unique and in the past ignorant pattern, relate to, effect etc.

Though direct injection dyestuff of the present invention or Patterning devices or machine, may be used for to wealthy width of cloth substrate, regional carpet, ground cushion, square carpet, rectangular carpet or analog dyeing or jacquard weave, Fig. 1-3 relates to dyeing or produces the special jacquard weave unit of discontinuous square carpet or the embodiment of dyeing unit.Imagination people can use similar equipment to the broadloom carpet jacquard weave easily.United States Patent (USP) the 3rd, 894, the dyeing that discloses square carpet No. 413, and United States Patent (USP) discloses the dyeing of wealthy width of cloth substrate for the 6th, 120, No. 560, so each is hereby incorporated by.

Special example about Fig. 1-3, especially with the form of pixel-wise, the dyeing unit or the production line that are used for textile substrate dyeing or jacquard weave, be included in front end for the destacking of the machinery of accepting raw material square carpet or grey cloth tray 252 or divide single (singulating) to stand 250, automatically dismantle monolithic the raw material from tray, and the square that this branch is single is placed on the conveyer 253 each square of this conveyor delivery or grey cloth 252 process preprocessing station 256.In preprocessing station, this square may stand steam, soaks, water or similar processing.For example, the preliminary treatment of substrate before the dyeing, at United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 740,214 and 4,808, therefore explanation in No. 191 is hereby incorporated by.

After the preliminary treatment (if the words that have), each square or grey cloth 252 are through typical PREF Patterning devices or direct injection dyeing or jacquard 254, it comprises the conveying machinery device 310 with batten separately or separator 320, guarantee position that each square is stipulated and carry through Patterning devices or machine 254 on conveyer in mode accurately, thereby ad-hoc location or place at each square provide the dyeing pattern to each square, design, color and/or analog, and when this square carpet is installed to a position, on adjacent square, provide pattern, design, color, or the accurate location of analog.Square is accurate more through the position of PREF Patterning devices 254, and the location of the pattern that obtains on adjacent block is just accurate more.

PREF Patterning devices among Fig. 1 or machine 254 show be in 32 dyestuffs or chemicals jar 260 near, they are 32 corresponding valve insert groups or array supply dyestuff or chemicals, this will be described in more detail below.Each dyestuff or chemicals jar 260 preferred dye solution or the chemical reagent of from blending tank, vacuum tank, hold-up tank, mixing device or analog, accepting selection.And preferably each dyestuff or chemicals jar 260 are transported to the valve insert group with dyestuff or chemical reagent under pressure, more preferably, with substantially invariable pressure, for example about 10-35psi, more preferably from about 20-30psi, most preferably from about 30psi.

About Fig. 1, square carpet dyeing or stamp withdraws from PREF Patterning devices or machine 254, and transfers to induction system or transfer table 264, and it converts square the arrangement of to three col widths from the upstream that single file is arranged in preheating or preset station 266.For example, preheating or preset station are RF devices, and its end face to each square of major general is heated to the temperature of about 190 , so as before to enter first steam section 268 on yarn preheating or pre-adjustment dyestuff.This preheating of dyestuff or preset may not only provide definition preferably, less bleeding, color or similar advantage preferably, and also may reduce the condensation on square carpet top when it enters steam engine section 268.

According to Figure 1A and according in addition optional embodiment, the square of dyeing or substrate 252 are passed to single wide preheating station 266 through before square is converted to the transport of three times of wide arrangements or coils 264 from single wide arrangement from PREF Patterning devices 254.Therefore, the preheating station 266 of Fig. 2 is narrower than Fig. 1.Though Fig. 1-3 show square in the major part of unit with three times of wide conveyings, estimate that this unit can be arranged to carry single wide, two wide, three wide or similar squares.

About Fig. 2, with square with three times of wide conveyings through the first steam engine section, 268 to first treating stations 270, enter the second steam engine section 272 then.Behind the second steam engine section 272, this piece is delivered into washing and treating stations 274, vacuum station 276, roll station 278 with three times wide, and pass through the additional stations 280 of dryer section 282 upstreams.The entrance and exit of each steam engine section 268,272 is vapour hoods 269.

About Fig. 3, dryer section 282, for example, a traditional forced air drier or a stove is the dry section 284 in back, such as RF equipment subsequently.With square further with three times of wide conveyings through between the cooling zone 286, for example, cold air or refrigerating plant are transported to the branch of square being changed receipt one square row or arranging then and set up and be equipped with 288.

And then, square carpet 252 is transported to first treating selvedge station 292 of two opposite edges of repairing each square simultaneously along first conveyer 290.After this, this square enters second conveyer 294, roller conveyer for example, and it carries second treating selvedge station 296 through each other both sides of square of finishing with square.Behind treating selvedge, each square passes the piece upset station 298 of series connection, and its each square at interval that can overturn is so that make the square can be face-to-face or back-to-back be stacked on the palletize or the palletizing station 300 of machinery.Though do not show, should be appreciated that the unit of Fig. 1-3 or limit or point pruning station that production line may comprise polyphone, wherein for example, before palletize, shear the tip of clipping surface square carpet.According to example shown in Figure 3, square can be removed from one of conveyer 290 or 294, prunes tip, puts back to this conveyer then as with needing.Perhaps, square can begin to carry out off-line and cut the point operation by mechanical stacker 300 stackings to tray, prunes tip, palletize again, packing and transportation.

To become the square 252 of buttress to pass to tray package station 302, there, will for example become the tray of buttress square, 80 square carpets for example, compression packing (perhaps loading onto sleeve and capping, then packing) is transported to user, warehouse or similarity then.The unit of Fig. 1-3 comprises a plurality for the treatment of stations, these treating stations provide one with steam, soak, chance that water, soil retardancy, detergent, bleach tolerant, fluorocarbon, antiseptic and/or analog are handled square or grey cloth.If one or more such processing need steam, this can realize at treating stations 270.If one or more such processing need heating, this can carry out in one of the treating stations 274 of drier 282 upstreams or 280.Though in Fig. 3, do not show, estimate people can be at cooling stations 286, divide set up be equipped with 288 or the back of similarity increase the post processing station.

About Fig. 4, shown the schematic diagram of PREF Patterning devices 254.And, comprise in the figure be the block diagram of the computer system 50 that links to electronic control system 52, electronic recording system 54 and rotary pulse generator or similar converter 56.The co-operate of these systems causes producing independent " ON/OFF " enabled instruction, and this instruction control is from the fluid stream of the single injector in the valve insert that is placed in valve insert group or array 58.This injector distributes a fluid in the substrate 252 in the mode of control.For the preferred specific control system of PREF Patterning devices, according to Figure 22-29 explanation below.As just nonrestrictive example, other control system is at United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 984, and 169,5,128,876,5,136,520,5,140,686,5,142,481,5,195,143,5,208,592,4,033,154,4,545,086 and 4, explanation is incorporated herein by reference each thus in 984,169.

Valve insert group among Fig. 4 or array 1-8 accept dyestuff and/or chemicals from dyestuff or chemicals supply 60.For example, valve insert group 1 and 2 can be accepted optionally chemicals, and the dyestuff that valve insert group 3-8 can accept to select is for example red, green, yellow, blue, black, brown.Further, motor 336 is by control system 52 controls, so that in 58 times processes of each valve insert array and transport substrate 252, and produces the dyeing substrate 252A that has dyestuff pattern, design or color 70 thereon.Preferred substrate 252 is carried through valve insert array, for example 20 feet of per minutes, 40 feet of per minutes or 80 feet of per minutes or higher continuously with the speed that is provided with.Though be not preferred, this substrate can be guided through valve insert array 58.Still further,, should be appreciated that substrate may be fixed, and valve insert group or array move and cross or cross substrate though Fig. 4 has described the jacquard machine (substrate is moved) with fixed dye head.

Though Fig. 4 has only shown eight exemplary valve insert groups or array 58, should be appreciated that this PREF Patterning devices 254 can comprise any amount of this valve insert group, has any amount of valve insert in every group.According to a concrete example, Patterning devices 254 of the present invention has 24 valve insert groups, wherein has 2 to 4 groups to be chemicals valve insert group, and all the other 20-22 valve insert assemblings have the dyestuff of for example coloured dyestuff, transparency dye, perhaps diluent.Another example according to the present invention, jacquard or equipment 254 comprise 32 valve insert groups, two valve insert groups wherein, the first and second valve insert groups are chemicals valve insert covers, and all the other valve insert group 3-32 are dyestuff valve insert group or array, and coloured dyestuff, transparency dye, diluent, dye mixture or analog are provided.

About Fig. 5 and 6, and according to concrete embodiment or example, PREF Patterning devices, direct injection or drip black type jet dyeing machine or textiles jacquard 254 as required, on conveyer 310 tops, carry a plurality of square carpets, substrate or grey cloth 252, this conveyer 310 is positioned at the following and approaching with it of a plurality of valve insert boxes or section 312,314,316 and 318, each valve insert box or section show 8 valve insert groups of covering or array 362 (58), are 32 valve insert groups altogether.This conveyer 310 comprises a plurality of dividers, batten or dividing plate 320, thereby guarantees each square carpet 252, along with processing under each valve insert group 1-32, is positioned at the correct position of conveyer 310.This valve insert section 312,314,316 and 318 is supported by supporting construction 322.Conveyer 310 is supported by a plurality of dynamic height adjusting devices 324, each 324 comprises the servomotor 326 that is used to rise and fall support screw 328,328 support pads 330,330 are used for according to the electrical drive signal rise of delivering to servomotor 326 or fall conveyer 310.Each device 324 is supported by framework 322.

The injector of each valve insert and treat jacquard weave or the substrate of dyeing between the gap, can control from far-end by the electronic signal of giving each servomotor 326.Conveyer 310 is with respect to the appropriate location of section 312,314,316 and 318, push to or push and control in cylindrical member or opening 334 by making bar or member 332, this provides very big variation for the gap between valve insert injector and the substrate, for example, up to about 2 inches gap, preferred 1/8th inches to 1 inch, more preferably 1/8th inches to 1/4th inches.Servomotor 326 provides automatic adjusting for the gap between injector and the substrate, to solve the different pile height of different base, distortion substrate etc.

Conveyer 310 is driven according to the signal from control system 52 by motor 336.Motor 336 provides driving for wheel or one of sprocket 342 and 346 of end.Conveyer 310 is designed to by reducing that liner 330 reduces and away from valve insert section 312,314,316 and 318, and liner 330 makes a plurality of troughs of belt take turns 338 and is reduced to and has the track 340 of wedge angle separately.In case 338 on trough of belt wheel can be taken out conveyer 310 down from valve insert group section on track 340, carry out maintenance, maintenance, the replacement of conveyer section, remove the square or the analog that block.

Pin or element 332 are enough short, so that fall enough lowly when allowing that roller 338 contacts with track 340 when support pad 330, sell 332 and do not fix in passage 334, and conveyer 310 freely moves along track 340.Conveyer 310 is independently except power connection or cable, can move along track 340 thus.

Be suitable for square carpet though conveyer 310 shows, be to be understood that this conveyer can transform, or with the conveyer replacement that is suitable for broadloom carpet, ground cushion, regional carpet, rectangular carpet or analog.For example can remove location batten or bar 320, to adapt to the conveyer 310 that is used for wealthy width of cloth substrate.

Supporting frame 322 is placed on the top of a plurality of adjustable resiliency supported pin 348 that is tending towards reducing noise and vibration.Equally, support pad 330 can be flexible a little and can be tending towards reducing noise and vibration.

Each valve insert box or section 312,314,316 and 318 comprise a plurality of sidewalls 350, base plate 352, top board 354 and 356, and a plurality of hinged cover or plate 358, this insertion for specific valve insert, remove or check to provide and enter the section internal path.Preferred plate 354 and 356 and cover 358 and have enough intensity is so that make them be supported on the operator's that equipment or machine 254 top lines walk weight.

Base plate 352 is preferably critically made with machine; and comprise a plurality of openings; this opening is accepted the injector or the ejector array of the protrusion of each valve insert, and any guard pin that extends along the ejector array of each valve insert, and these will be below according to Figure 17 and 18 explanations.

About Fig. 6, the part excision of the sidepiece of valve insert box or section 312 or end panel 350, it is adjacent one another are at operating position to be presented in box or the section 312 a plurality of valve insert, and forms the valve insert group of jacquard 254 or array 58 or valve insert group or array No. 1.In order to discuss, when from the front end of accepting substrate 252 or terminal when observing machine 254, the leftmost valve insert of first valve insert group or array is a valve insert 1,1, and No. 1 injector of valve insert 1,1 injector 1 that is this jacquard.

About Fig. 5-7,12,13,13A and 17, shown a specific arrangement, such as 40 arrangements of spacing (0.025 inch or 0.0635cm), wherein single fluid conduit systems or manifold 364 are given the valve insert feed of two adjacent valve insert groups or array, so that make identical dyestuff and/or the chemical reagent of these adjacent valve insert group deliveries.Shown in Figure 13-13A, adjacent valve insert group can be offset mutually, so that first valve insert injector and injector are spaced, for example, when 20 space, promptly 1/20 inch (0.05 inch or 0.127cm) spaces (0.025 inch or 0.0635cm) and produces total 40 arrangements of spacing (0.025 inch or 0.0635cm) from 1/2nd of second valve insert ejector array skew ejector array.In other words, by making the selection array skew of valve insert, use injector with 20 valve insert of spacing and being provided with, pattern, design, color, image or analog can space or higher resolution ratio generation with 40.

Though Fig. 5 and 7 shows the arrangement that 40 arrangements of spacing or wherein single dyestuff or chemicals are fed to two adjacent valve insert groups, be to be understood that, shown in Fig. 8,10,11,11A and 18, each valve insert group can be from fluid manifold or conduit 364 feed that separate, each injector of each valve insert of adjacent valve insert group is listed as following arrangement, for example, providing the resolution ratio of jacquard weave or dyeing is 20 arrangements of spacing (0.05 inch or 0.127cm).This provides additional properties for dyestuff or chemicals, because each valve insert group or array can have itself independently color, chemicals or analog.Be to be understood that PREF Patterning devices of the present invention can be with the generation pattern that spaces of any selection, for example, the interval placement injector by with expectation uses the injector of selecting, and makes valve insert group skew etc.For example, by placing 10 injectors that space, perhaps arrange per two row's injectors by using with 20 injectors that space, people can produce 10 patterns that space (0.10 inch or 0.254cm).

About Fig. 9, preferably each valve insert 360 is easily inserted, installs, is removed or replace in each valve insert box or section 312,314,316,318.People cover 358 by rising simply, and valve insert (with vertical direction) is inserted its separately space or position in substrate 352 (perhaps 352A), come mounted valve plug-in unit 360.Then, connect power and identification (ID) cable 376,378 by quick attachment plug or 378 and be suitable for being accepted releasedly (similarly be suitable for accepted spring-loaded plunge) by telephone jack by jack or receiver 380.Equally, be connected valve control cable 386 by being suitable for being connected fast with the connector 382 that separates recipient or socket 384 acceptance.This valve control cable recipient 384 comprises dextrorotation and left-handed end folder 388, and it makes valve insert control cable 386 connect fast and separate.For finishing the installation of valve insert 360, all the other projects to be connected are quick connections of fluid, and this pipe joint 390,392 that adopts the end of fluid hose or flexible pipe 392 to cut off is suitable for being connected to from manifold 364 extended supporting quick Connection Elements 394.Pipe joint 390 and flexible pipe 392 provide the fluid of running to be connected between valve insert 360 and manifold 364.Each valve insert position in jacquard 254, the valve with itself is controlled cable 386, and power and ID cable 378.Thus, this control system of machine can command each injector (valve) of each valve insert to spray with expectation individually.

According to shown in the specific embodiment, people can insert and be connected to the valve insert position of selecting in valve insert box or the section with new valve insert in about several seconds kinds.Similarly, keep in repair or replace valve insert out of order or that damage if desired, people can be in about several seconds kinds, by pipe joint 390, connector 382 and connector 378 are taken apart from their supporting separately connectors or socket, then valve insert is pulled out from its place and position among substrate 352 or 352A, and remove valve insert.

According to an example of the present invention, by repeating same color, process velocity through Patterning devices or machine 254 can increase double or considerably, in other words, for example use the device of image pattern 7, wherein same color is provided to two adjacent valve insert groups, but the injector of adjacent valve insert group such as Figure 11 A arrange, so that can be in substrate identical pixel or two identical dyestuffs of location application or the chemicals of people.Therefore, people can be with the smallest drop volume half of each ejector applications of adjacent valve insert array, and amounts to 100% for the smallest drop volume of particular substrate, dyestuff, chemicals, chemical composition or analog thus.By having two manifolds 364 of Fig. 8, supply identical dyestuff, chemical reagent, chemical composition or analog, this also can realize.Equally, should be appreciated that different colours can use-right-variegated (shot-on-shot) variegated to carry out and mix on another, that different colours can be adjacent to Another application is variegated to carry out-in abutting connection with-variegated (shot-by-shot) mixed, etc.

About Fig. 7-13,17 and 18, each valve insert 360 is positioned its valve insert seat or position on substrate 352,352A very exactly, this is to realize by a plurality of pins 400 and 402 or 404 and 406, spring loaded locking ball 408 and locking ball recipient bar 410, the positioning strip or the post 412 that rely on the flat limit 414 of substrate 416, perhaps by making flat limit 414 rely on the flat rear surface of locking ball recipient 410.

Preferably, each manifold or fluid conduit systems 364 are through valve insert group box or section 312,314,316,318, and from least one sidewall 350, preferred two sidewalls 350 stretch out, so that the easy connection of dyestuff or chemicals supply to be provided to this place on its one or both ends, the connection of dyestuff or chemicals supply perhaps is provided at the one end, and provides the other end to be used for from flushing of manifold 364 the insides or cleaning.

Each valve insert box or section 312,314,316,318 also comprise a plurality of power and control supporting disk or plate 420, and it is each valve control cable 386 and power and ID cable 376 support and connection device or distribution members.About Fig. 6, jacquard 254 comprises case extension 422 in its at least one side, for electronic component, cable, connector and analog provide at interval, for example each valve is controlled cable 386 and power and ID cable 376 and separated with electronic control system 52, electronical record 54 and/or converter 56.According to an example, one meter wide Patterning devices comprises 35 valve insert in every valve insert array or the group, has 32 valve insert groups, altogether 1,120 valve insert (each has 24 injectors), 1,120 valve control cable and 1,120 power and ID cable.

Each valve insert 360 is preferably self-contained, perhaps the valve insert that includes of Zhuan Pei all comprises electronics, power, fluid, valve, injector and analog, it preferably provides the fluid of selected amount accurately and accurately to deposit in substrate, and this substrate is in 424 times processes of injector of each valve insert 360.Equally, this valve insert has the injector of settling with staggered angle ranks 424, or the injector post provides compact valve insert arrangement and high-resolution or height to space by (a large amount of injector), for example injector with 20 space (0.05 inch or 0.127cm) or 40 space (0.025 inch or 0.0635cm) arrange.For example the injector on Figure 10 and each valve insert of 12 can separate to produce 20 and spaces or the pattern of 0.05 inch (0.127cm) resolution ratio.By placing injector with the array of angles of display, the length of the direction limiter valve plug-in unit that people also can move in substrate.

Also about Fig. 9, preferably valve insert or the valve insert module 360 that all includes further comprises identification (ID) plate 426, provides for the single-minded Electronic Serial Number of each valve insert.These jacquard machine control system inquiry ID plate 426 (by lines 376) are also accepted board number so that the position of particular valve plug-in unit, the history of this plug-in unit, the maintenance of this plug-in unit etc. can be followed the trail of by this system.Therefore, cable or line 376 comprise electric power and ID information trunk.

Power is transferred to noise filter 430 by power line 428 on the mainboard 432 of valve insert 360.Mainboard 432 also comprises the electronic component that is used to control each valve, comprise resistance bag 434, integrated circuit (ICs) 436, Zener diode 438, diode 440 and analog, they are for operation optionally or start (opening) each electromagnetic valve electronic control signal is provided, and distribute from selected injector corresponding to that particular valve with the fluid or the liquid of allowing dyestuff for example or chemicals.According to the specific examples shown in Fig. 9,10 and 12, each valve insert has 24 valves and 24 corresponding injectors.Like this, each valve insert provides the dyestuff distributor of independent control or the stationary arrangement of loader.And a plurality of valve insert that are arranged in rows, valve insert group or array are preferably across the fabric width of whole substrate and as loader bar or colour band.

Though each has 24 injectors (with 24 valves) valve insert that shows among Fig. 9-13, but whether the injector of estimating the drop volume of resolution ratio, expectation according to expectation, substrate to be dyeed, each array has angle, valve insert whether be arranged in rows mutually etc., a valve insert can have any amount of injector, and for example 8,16,20,24 or similar.The injector that the present invention shows be spaced apart 20 space (0.05 inch or 0.127cm) jacquard weave valve insert industrial be novel, unique, and on pile carpet, provide 20 * 20 definite basically resolution ratio of spacing.

About Fig. 9 and 14-16, valve insert or valve insert module 360 further comprise from flexible pipe 392 to be accepted fluid and it is assigned to the dyestuff or the fluid manifold 442 of 24 manifold outlets 443, each 443 is connected respectively to manifold and receives the upper valve pipe of valves 448 or enter the mouth 446 to valved tube 444,444.Each upper valve pipe 446 is through daughter board or valve linkage interface printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) 450,450 not only provide the support and the location of each valve upper tube 446, and the electronics that is provided on the plate 432 between positive and negative electronics end on the valve controling circuit and each valve or lead 447 and 449 is connected.This arrangement helps the manufacturing of valve insert, and repairs or replace out of order valve.Each valve 448 has lower tube or exports 452,452 and extends to the following of valve gripper shoe 454 and receive the valve of jet pipe 456, and 456 connect the separately jet pipes 458 of outlet 452 to injector 424 effectively.Jet pipe 458 is through substrate 416, and it is by guard pin 460 protections in the embodiment shown in Fig. 9 and 10.

Daughter board 450 is supported by one or more plate septs 462, and valve supporting disk 454 is supported by valve carriage 464 and sept 466 again.Carriage 464 also supports locking ball mechanical device 408.As the device that locking ball is typically arranged, locking ball 408 comprises the spring that makes the outside deflection of ball, so that the fastener member of valve insert to be provided on it.

The cylindrical pin storage tank 468 that is suitable for holding pin 400 is further supported in valve insert substrate 416.Substrate 416 also comprises opening or the groove 470 that is suitable for holding pin 402.About Fig. 9, each valve 448 each row in three offset row is settled eight valves, to settle valve and the arrangement of its compactness is provided.

According to a specific examples of the present invention, each valve 448 has the cylindricity valve body 472 of 0.22 inch of appearance and size length about 0.83 inch and diameter.According to the present invention, preferably each valve is the solenoid of the electric start series connection of opening, and closes by spring 474 lockings shown in Figure 14 and 15.Preferred this valve is series connection or straight-through valve, thereby keeps valve insert 360 less relatively, for example the about 11-1/2 of appearance and size " inch is high, the wide and 4-1/4 inch long (not comprising flexible pipe 392 parts of extending mainboard 432) of 1-3/8 inch.And, relatively little valve size still is suitably for particular substrate simultaneously required smallest drop volume is provided, and has also reduced energy requirement, has reduced the heat generation, and for the valve or the injector of larger amt provides possibility, and therefore provide spacing of increase for jacquard 254.

Though the embodiment of Fig. 9 and 10 shown valve insert may be preferred embodiment potential, the another kind of embodiment 360A that selects of valve insert is presented in Figure 12 and 13, wherein substrate 416A is suitable for holding pin 404 in V-groove 476, and holds pin 406 in groove 470.Valve insert 360A and valve insert 360 similar places are, they are included in the capable or post of three angled injectors, at a certain angle 24 of arrayed injectors 424.As mentioned above, Figure 13 and 13A show that people can be offset each other by making adjacent valve insert group, make spacing of machine double.

Also about Figure 14-16, preferred each valve 448 is the solenoids with electric start of coil or winding 478, when starting by lead 447,449, the bias voltage of spring 474 vis-a-vis, 478 move to enable possition shown in Figure 14 with valve shaft or member 480 from closed position shown in Figure 15.This make resilient valve seat 482 move away the pipe 452, with allow fluid under pressure, flow through valve 448 and enter the pipe 452.Especially, the fluid flowing pipe 446 of dyestuff or chemical reagent for example, through circular passage 484, through and around spring 474, around member 480, present 482 and manage between 452, enter pipe 452.Member 480 comprises pod or the storage tank 486 that holds spring support 482.According to an embodiment, axle 480 is made by the 430F stainless steel, and spring support 482 is made by EPDM rubber.

In the valve closing position of Figure 15, for example the fluid of dyestuff, chemical reagent, air or analog is not allowed by valve 448, does not have fluid or liquid to distribute or injection from injector 424 like this.In pipe 452, pipe 456 and any fluid in the pipe 458 of jewel hole (jewel orifice) 488 tops, holding position by capillarity.When this valve was opened as shown in figure 14, fluid was through pipe 452, through pipe 456, through jet pipe 458, through the aperture 489 of jewel hole 488, the jet pipe 458 of outflow jet 424.Along with valve 448 may be opened very fast, the fluid of droplet or amount can spray from injector 424.And, be to be understood that valve 448 can be held open considerable time, distribute from injector 424 to allow fluid stream.

Jet pipe 458 comprises a plurality of cakings 490 or annular caking, and it makes jewel hole remain in the jet pipe 458.The internal diameter of jet pipe 458 is not crucial, because the aperture 489 of jewel hole 488, together with launch time, viscosity, chemical composition etc., the fluid that decision distributes from injector 424.

According to the present invention, preferred injector 424 comprises the accurate jewel hole of making 488, substantially do not have the valve injector that splashes thereby provide, this is because by forcing fluid through small holes 489 rather than through the end of jet pipe 458, distributes or ejects fluid from injector.Though preferred injector 424 comprises jewel hole 488, estimates that people can remove jewel hole 488, perhaps replace with orifice plate or other choke coil.

The specific example according to the present invention, jewel hole has diameter about 0.02 inch or littler outlet or aperture 489.The specific example according to the present invention, the internal diameter of pipe 444 is 0.05 inch, external diameter is 0.09 inch, the internal diameter of pipe 456 is 0.032 inch, external diameter is 0.09 inch, and pipe 444 pipe range is 1.23 inches, each manage 456 long enoughs with provide each to manage 452 with jet pipe 458 between be connected.

About Fig. 9, for clear, not every valve is to gun hose 456 complete demonstrations, and part is presented at the back side of substrate 416.Yet, be to be understood that each valve outlet port pipe 452 is connected to jet pipe 458 by each pipe 456.

According to an example of the present invention, preferably be fed to the flexible pipe 392 of valve insert 360 or valve insert 360A and the fluid of dyeing manifold 442, under the pressure between about 15 to 35psi, supply, 25-30psi more preferably from about is most preferably under the constant voltage of about 30psi.By with the constant voltage accommodating fluid, people can access more accurately drop volume or fluid at suprabasil hydroscopicity.

According to specific examples of the present invention, each valve 448 satisfies following valve specification: typical valve specification:

This example defines design, performance and test specification for preferred valve.The specification that limits is suitable for single valve and valve insert module.

1.0 design and specification

This part defines the parameter of the estimated performance that influences valve design and valve and valve insert module.

1.1 flow media

This valve design is operated with following flow media:

Medium: the aqueous solution, dispersion and emulsion

Viscosity: 1-1300 centipoise (Brookfield LVT#3@60rpm)

PH：3.0-12.0

Proportion: 0.95-1.05

Filter: nominally 5 microns

Temperature: 5-45 ℃

Operating pressure :≤40psig

1.2

The solenoid start-up system designs below and operates under the condition:

HSD pulse voltage: 45.6-50.4VDC

The HSD pulse duration: 237.5-262.5 microsecond

Holding voltage: 2.7-3.3VDC

Power dissipation: 600 milliwatts (42 resistance winding)

Wherein: the HSD=high-speed driving

1.3 outlet jewel hole

Jewel hole and jewel hole pipe satisfy following design and performance standard and make:

Jewel bearing bore dia: 0.0159-0.0161 inch

Aperture/tube side tropism: in 0.100 inch in the collar, 4 inches pillars, pipe is placed in the valve insert module.

1.4 allowance for finish

Unless other regulation is arranged, the allowance for finish of valve insert module substrate is ± 0.001 inch.

1.5 performance

In design restriction listed above, desired valve performance regulation is as follows:

Service life: 〉=2 * 10 ⁹Circulation

T _OPEN:≤500 microseconds (time that valve is opened fully)

△ T _CLOSE:≤1,000 microsecond (time that valve is closed fully)

Working cycles: 0-100%

Leak: when≤40psig, do not have (＜1 droplet/hour)

Single valve is assembled in the valve insert module that contains 24 valves.Flow uniformity in specific valve insert from the valve to the valve and absolute flow rate are for suitable systematic function is carried out preferably.Following specification defines the performance of single valve and as the flow behavior of overall valve insert module.For this specification, understand representational medium specifically.

Flow media: Kelzan S ^Xanthans

Viscosity: 700-750 centipoise (Brookfield LVT#3@60rpm)

PH：4.5-5.0

Filter: nominally 5 microns

Pressure: 29.7-30.3psig

Temperature: 20-35 ℃

Flox condition: 5000 circulations: open 1.00 milliseconds of passes for 5.00 milliseconds

Output: μ _VC: the 17.00-22.00 gram

f _i：(0.95*μ _VC)≤f _i≤(1.05*μ _VC)

Wherein: f _i=on the valve insert module for the output of single valve

μ _VCThe average output of=valve insert module

＝∑f _i/24，i＝1，2，...，24。

The top any single valve of specification requirement is less than or equal to 5% for the maximum deviation of the average output of valve insert module.And under this condition, the average output of valve insert module is preferably between 17.00 and 22.00 grams.

About Fig. 7,12-13 and 17, substrate 352 have a plurality of openings 492, are fit to be received in suprabasil each injector 424 of array separately of each valve insert 360A by this place.And substrate 352 supports each pin 404 and 406 of the substrate 416A that is used for locating each valve insert 360A.And substrate 352 supporting members 410 and 412, be used for further accurately location valve insert 360A, and the valve insert seat with respect to the quick connection and the dismounting of substrate 352 is provided.Locking ball or bulb stopper 408 the depression pod in supported object or the recipient 410 are releasedly accepted, so that the rapid interlock of valve insert 360A enters its selected place or position on substrate 352.Substrate 352 further is included in the groove on the bottom surface in its opening 492 zones, with provide the visibility that is easy near injector, injector, or the like.

About Fig. 8,9-11 and 18, substrate 352A comprise a plurality of openings 492, to equip the injector 424 of each valve insert 360 angled arrangement.Further, substrate 352A supporting pin 400 and 402,400 and 402 provides the location of the substrate 416 of each valve insert 360.Still further, substrate 352A supporting member 410 and 412, these members further provide the location of each valve insert and the quick of valve insert seat to be connected and dismounting.As substrate 352, substrate 352A is included in its low lip-deep groove 494, further to hold injector 424.

The preferably precision machined parts of each substrate 352 and 352A, so that placing very accurately of valve insert to be provided on machine, and therefore in substrate, provide the accurate placement of dyestuff and/or chemicals and produce perfect orientation and positioning that high-resolution design, one be designed into next design, product repeatability, high-quality, or the like.

About Figure 19, each valve insert group or array (the dyestuff distributor of control or the stationary arrangement of loader separately) preferably remain under the constant voltage, supply with fluid or liquid, for example dyestuff, chemical reagent or analog from fluid tank.And, thereby the fluid or the liquid that stir continuously in this jar mix it well, and the dispersion of maintenance dyestuff etc. is favourable.

About Figure 20, optionally by operated valve A, fluid A or fluid B from each jar A or jar B can be supplied in specific valve insert group or array, for example valve A is a three-way valve, it provides fluid A to fluid conduit systems or manifold 364 from jar A, provide fluid B to fluid conduit systems 364 from jar B, perhaps closing neither provides fluid A also not provide fluid B to conduit 364.When accommodating fluid A or fluid B gave the valve insert 360 of conduit 364 and one or more valve insert groups, valve B closed usually.When with for example fluid A or fluid B flush fluid conduit 364, valve B can open the fluid that pollutes to discharge, so that conduit 364 only contains the fluid of selecting for use.In case washed manifold 364, B closes with valve, flushing valve plug-in unit then.By this way, people can be apace in the combination of particular valve plug-in unit group or valve insert group, from a kind of colour switching to a kind of color down or from a kind of chemical composition to a kind of composition down.

About Figure 21, people can use the independent transfer valve for each valve insert, allow that optionally fluid 1 or fluid 2 lead to this valve insert, and fluid 1 or fluid 2 are fed to each valve insert 360.For the flushing valve plug-in unit and begin new color or different fluids, people switch to this new color or fluid simply, and allow that its valve insert time enough of flowing through is to go out old fluid from valve insert.Compare with other system that requires to wash whole fluid conduit systems from charging-tank, manifold or analog, this can reduce the waste of dyestuff or chemicals.

About Figure 19,20 and 21 each, people can be by old fluid in the drain tank, and with new fluid flushing jar, or with the flush fluid or the liquid wash jar of for example water, fully discharge old fluid, discharge flush fluid, and add new fluid, and in dyestuff jar or chemicals jar, place new dyestuff or chemicals, pigment or analog.Therefore, mix, just can quite easily change three primary colors by the particular dye that changes each dyestuff jar.

According to an example of the present invention and with reference to Figure 20, on textile printing machine, switch the quick changing method of color rapidly, be to utilize a manifold and multiple dyestuff supply.The switching of dyestuff is by switching the dyestuff supply with triple valve, open bleed valve then at once and discharge old dyestuff finish from manifold.Remaining between manifold and printing head or the injector the old dyestuff of pipeline can discharge by printing head.The time that the state that this bleed valve should remain on out is discharged the dyestuff of haveing been friends in the past than it is long slightly, and any dyestuff that like this assurance is attached to manifold wall will be removed by the wall shearing force.Can supply by using multiple dyestuff supply and multiple-way valve more than two kinds of colors.

According to another example of the present invention and with reference to Figure 21, branch manifold and multiple dyestuff supply are used to provide colour switching fast.By switching the dyestuff supply with multiple-way valve, each printing head or valve insert have a multiple-way valve, finish the conversion of dyestuff.Old dyestuff between multiple-way valve and printing head in the pipeline can be discharged by this printing head.Old dyestuff in this manifold can be removed by the bleed valve of opening.Simultaneously new dyestuff supply and manifold are used for stamp.In case clean up, another kind of color can be loaded in this old dyestuff supply manifold, be ready for the another kind of dyestuff of stamp.Perhaps, by the multiple-way valve that is used for switching between color, different colors can remain in each dyestuff supply system.By this way, only the dyestuff in the pipeline between multiple-way valve and printing head need discharge or consume.This method provides the color that can get fast in a large number for stamp.

According to specific examples of the present invention and with reference to Figure 19, control pressurer system comprises pressurized tank, pump, pressure and liquid level sensor, an air regulator and two controllers, it is allowed using liquid under the rate of change fast, keeps constant compression force and liquid make-up simultaneously.

Purpose is to keep constant pressure at pressure sensor (use point), and liquid uses from jar with variation flow rate fast simultaneously.To offer controller from the signal of this pressure sensor, and controlled adjuster.Another controller uses continuous liquid level sensor as input, and the speed control pump keeps liquid level as output.

Air hold down has reduced the variation of pressure in pressurized tank.Do not have air hold down,, can cause the variation of pressure because the Incoercibility of liquid uses any of speed not match in pump speed and liquid.This air hold down comes any of absorption liquid rate of flow of fluid not match by compression or expansion.In addition, along with the compression or the expansion of air, air will be discharged or supply to this adjuster, further reduce the variation of pressure.

In pressurized tank, control liquid level, reduce the error on regulating.There is not real adjuster ideally to keep-up pressure.By reducing liquid level variation, air will reduce through the necessary flow velocity of adjuster, and more accurate pressure control is provided.

Bigger air hold down has reduced the variation of pressure in pressurized tank.Along with the increase of air hold down volume,, on pressure, less variation will be arranged for the specific change of liquid volume.This can enough desirable gas laws show.For example, consider 2 jars, A and B.Jar A has 10 gallons of air hold downs, and a jar B has 100 gallons of air hold downs.The variation of liquid volume is 1 gallon, and initial pressure is 30psig.Jar B is because liquid level variation has less variation on pressure.

Estimate application and the fiber content of textile material, can comprise that ACID DYES, basic-dyeable fibre, REACTIVE DYES, direct dyes, DISPERSE DYES, mordant dye or pigment come stamp with various natural or synthetic dyestuffs according to substrate to be dyeed.The instruction of this paper is applicable to these dyestuffs widely, and textile material widely.Can comprise tufting, bonding, knitting, woven, flocking, acupuncture and non-woven textile material by the textile material of method pattern-dyed of the present invention, for example single layer of woven, pile are weaved, fabric tube, jersey, footpath tricot, clipping, circle suede, cut and enclose suede, textured pile and analog.Typically, still optionally, such textile material will comprise pile or matte.Such textile material can comprise mulching material (for example carpet, carpet, square carpet, regional carpet, rectangular carpet, ground cushion etc.), drapery, indoor decorative fabric (comprising automobile upholstery fabric), panel fabric and analog.Such textile material can be made by natural or synthetic fiber, for example polyester, nylon, wool, cotton and acrylic fiber and the textile material that contains mixture, blending or its combination of these natural or synthetic fiber.

About Fig. 1-2 1, shown the exemplary embodiment of direct injection dyeing installation, it is applied to textile material or substrate with dyestuff, chemical reagent or analog with pixel-wise, for example pile substrate, for example carpet or analog.

Though equipment of the present invention and method are not limited to specific substrate, use the example of several typical substrates of this equipment to be described as follows.

The example of foundation structure:

Fiber type

Type 6 Nylon BCF

Type 6 nylon Staple

Type 6,6 Nylon BCF

Type 6,6 nylon Staple

100% wool

Wool/nylon blending (comprising the wool blended of from 99% to 50 wool)

Wool/nylon blending (comprises the wool/nylon blending of the low-melting fiber with extra polyester, polyolefin, nylon or analog; Up to 15%)

Other fiber, for example polyester, PTT, cotton, stainable polypropylene and analog

Yam count

BCF DENIER scope: 500d to 2500d

Staple yam count (English cotton yarn count): 1.0cc-6.0cc

The yarn number of share of stock

The 1-4 thigh

Yarn color

Natural, white, light color or similar.

Yarn can be yarn dyeing, solution-dyed, space dyeing or natural.Yarn light color or white can be resisdye.White or oldlace are preferred.

Structure type

Bunch shape

Bonding (latex, PVC, hot melt)

Acupuncture, water thorn is into the net, flocking and similarly

Building method

Clipping

Circle suede

Weave (axminster is woven, Wilden is woven, double cloth fabric manufacture and similarly)

Non-woven

Bunch shape structure and specification

5/32g spaces; 1/8g; 1/10g; 5/64g; 1/16g; Similarly

Weight 8oz/sq.yd.-is up to-80oz/sq.yd.

Needle tracking per inch 6 pins-up to-per inch 18 pins

0.05 inch of pile height-up to-0.75 inch

Example:

1. wool/nylon blending

80/20 wool/nylon; 2.3cc size; 2 strands;～6tpi the twist; Chemistry setting or Superba

Heat setting

1/8g bunch of shape clipping;～40oz/sq yd.; Per inch～9 pins;～0.35 " the bonding white substrate of pile height 2.32oz.

100% type, 6,6 staple fibre nylon; 3.15cc size; 2 strands; 4.5tpi the twist; Superba

Heat setting

The bonding clipping of～1/8g latex; 32oz/sq yd.; Per inch～9 plying;～0.25 " pile height 3.20oz. bunch of shape white substrate

100% type, 6,6 BCF nylon; The 1120d+1315d size; 2 strands; 4.5 the twist; Superba

Heat setting

1/10g tufting circle; 20oz/sq yd.; Per inch～12 pins;～0.15 " pile height 4.12oz. bunch of shape white substrate

100% type, 6,6 BCF nylon; The 1360d size; 1 strand; 0 twist; No heat setting

1/10g tufting circle; 12 oz/sq yd.; Per inch～12 pins;～0.13 " pile height 5.18oz.BCF long filament clipping

100% type 6BCF nylon; The 1095d size; 2 strands; Per inch 4.5 twists; Superba

Heat setting

1/10g bunch of shape clipping; 18oz/sq yd.; Per inch～13 pins;～0.25 " pile height 6.17.5oz. tufted face liner back of the body square carpet (36 square inches have a bunch shape face, latex prepolymer coating, hot-melt adhesive, glass stabilizer, foam spacer and felt backing).

Surface weight: 17.5oz/sq yd.

Per inch needle tracking: 12.0

Tufting spaces: 5/64

Tufting density: per square inch 153.6

Pile height: 11/64 " and 8/64 " (two pile height product)

Fiber: 900d type 6.6BCF nylon

Yarn: 2 bursts of heat settings, per inch 5 turns

Colouring method: jet dyeing

Finishing agent:

1. soil retardancy

2. the thing of anti-the bleached chemical

3. antiseptic, for example AlphaSan ^Antiseptic

Precoated shet: 16oz./sq.yd.SBR latex

Hot melt: 44oz./sq.yd. pitch hot melt

Stabilizing agent: 2oz./sq.yd. has the non-woven glass isolator of adhesive

Polyurethane cushion: every cubic feet of 15lbs. of density (possible scope: every cubic feet of 15-25lbs.)

The non-woven PET/PP of felt: 3-4oz./sq.yd.

7.17.5oz. tufted face broadloom carpet (6 feet wide milling materials have tufted face, latex prepolymer coating, foam spacer and felt backing)

Surface weight: 17.5oz./sq.yd.

Per inch needle tracking: 12.0

Tufting spaces: 5/64

Tufting density: per square inch 153.6

Pile height: 11/64 " and 8/64 " (two pile height product)

Fiber: 900d type 6.6BCF nylon

Yarn: 2 bursts of heat settings, per inch 5 turns

Colouring method: jet dyeing

Finishing agent:

1. soil retardancy

2. the thing of anti-the bleached chemical

3. antiseptic is such as AlphaSan ^Antiseptic

Precoated shet: 12oz./sq.yd.SBR latex

Polyurethane cushion: every cubic feet of 15lbs. of density (possible scope: every cubic feet of 15-25lbs.)

The non-woven PET/PP of felt: 3-4oz./sq.yd.

According at least one embodiment of the present invention, wherein with pattern, design or the analog of high-resolution, be applied to for example substrate of pile carpet, can preferably use the darker less dpf of dyeing or than fine-count yarn, and/or use is compared with traditional carpet yarn or surface the semimat of less frosting yarn is provided.

Going through of control system

The following describes the electronic control system that is suitable for operating the above-mentioned preferred Patterning devices that proposes as Fig. 1 to 21.The figure that is applicable to this explanation is Figure 22 to 29.Should be pointed out that in order to simplify this explanation array or the supposition of shade bar number are 8, (point that the is per inch) supposition of spacing of the stamp of Patterning devices is 20.Term " injector " and " loader " are interchangeable; But the both is meant the dyestuff loader of addressing separately.And term " array " and " shade bar " when referring to the arrangement of the dyestuff loader relevant with the PREF jacquard, can exchange equally.As may be desired by above-mentioned Patterning devices, the instruction of this paper is extrapolated to relatively large shade bar or different stamps spaces, will be readily apparent to persons skilled in the art.

Pattern data is accepted with the form of a series of eight bit locations, and this eight bit location is discerned the design element that is associated with that pattern element or pixel uniquely.The quantity of different pattern design element equals the quantity of zones of different on the pattern, can be that the zones of different of this pattern is specified independent color.Should be understood that if necessary the instruction of this paper can easily be adapted by those skilled in the art, and adapts to 12 or 16 bit data, or more.

By using the random-access memory (ram) of array special use, carry out independent pattern lines data sorting to adapt to this process of substrate journey time between adjacent array, the preferred static type of RAM.Before being written into any data, all RAM should be initialised to zero.All pattern datas with specific array are loaded into the RAM that is associated separately with that array then.Pattern data is the form of a series of bytes, for the single loader or the injector that comprise this array, and the launch time of an expectation of each byte regulation.Loading method is coordinated, simultaneously data launch time of all injectors are written into separately RAM with identical relative instruction (relative order), promptly, at first with all injectors in each array all launch times corresponding to article one line of pattern, be written into suitable RAM, then be written into all data corresponding to the second pattern lines, or the like.Each RAM use is read offset address (reading address offset) and is read, it reads the time that postpones q.s effectively data, " catch up with " the corresponding pattern data of this specific region with the specific region at the bottom of the admissible basis, this pattern data will send to next array along substrate path.As will be described, the interval or the skew of the single injector of arranging along the valve insert diagonal in array or shade bar can be read the address by adjustment and be regulated.

At this moment, pattern data is in the forms of a series of single launch times with the byte formal representation, preferably is transformed to independent binary digit (" position ") group sequence.In this sequence every group, by the binary digital relative number (for example logic " "=" emission ") of the predetermined logic values of order " piling up " in every group, represent its accordingly separately launch time value.This conversion allows launch time of representing with the byte form, represents as the continuous sequence of the single firing order (promptly) that can be fed device identification.

With being sorted, be written in the gatherer of push-up storage (FIFO) to adapt to the data from each RAM of substrate journey time between array.For the single injector related with specific shade bar (being loader) is not the configuration that crosses substrate path with straight line, as the situation of Figure 10 to the mistake row injector of the Patterning devices of 11A, must adjust the RAM offset address with compensation on the substrate moving direction injector to the interval of injector.Each array is related with single group FIFO.Each FIFO is repeatedly with its content, and the order in strict accordance with byte initially is written into sends to comparator with every next byte.Represent single injector along the array byte value of desired experience launch time, compare with clock value, the initialization of this clock value is to provide the value of representing the minimum time increment, and expectation is controlled this minimum time increment of any injector.Result as a comparison, the firing order of formation logic " " or logic " zero " form, it represents injector respectively with " emission " or " not launching ", and in a preferred implementation, this instruction is forwarded in the shift register and detector that is associated with array.All bytes (representative along all injector locations of that array) are sent and relatively after, with the content of shift register by with the latch of shift register associating, be forwarded to concurrently in the air valve assembly of array.Thereafter, the value of counter is increased progressively, the identical content of FIFO is compared with new Counter Value, once more with the content of shift register in parallel mode, be forwarded in the air valve assembly in the array through latch.

At some Counter Value, all experience of reading from FIFO will be less than or equal to the value of counter launch time.When this condition is present in each array, represent the new data response converter pulse of new pattern lines, from RAM, to hop, the amount that is equivalent to a pattern lines has been moved in this converter pulse demonstration substrate.The counter that use reinitializes is written into FIFO with this new data, and begins comparing repeatedly of new range.Repeat this process up to handling all pattern lines.If repeat this pattern, by article one pattern lines is sent to suitable FIFO, RAM restarts above process.

In order to discuss, electronic control system of the present invention will illustrate together in conjunction with the PREF Patterning devices of the above-mentioned discussion that is particularly suitable for this control system.Yet, should be appreciated that electronic control system of the present invention can be used for miscellaneous equipment, perhaps have tangible transformation, the digitalized data of similar amt must be distributed to a large amount of individual units fast in this equipment.

In the dying operation of this equipment of typical use, short of pattern-information offers with dyestuff by control appliance 20 and exports 52 arrays air valve V linked together, this valve keeps " opening " to be used for recirculation to allow continuously the dye stream of all continuous-flows to be redirect to the elementary collection chamber 80 from array outlet 52 by air supply conduit 64,64 from the forced air of air manifold 74.When substrate 12 at first the dyestuffs outlet 52 of single array 26 below by the time, start pattern control system 20 by rights, such as manual by the operator., from the signal of converter 18 impel pattern-information processed, and send from pattern control system 20 thereafter.Indicated by pattern-information, pattern control system 20 produces control signal optionally " to close " suitable air valve, so that pattern according to expectation, making turning to of air flow export 52 places at the specific single dyestuff along array 26 interrupts, corresponding dye stream does not turn to, thereby but dyes substrate 12 wink instead of allowing that they extend along normal outflow path.Therefore, by operating the air valve of each array with the pattern order of expectation, the pattern of dyestuff can be placed in the substrate during under the array separately at it.

In order to discuss, hypothesis, convention and definition below having used in this article.Term " dye injection device " or " injector " refer to the loader equipment that is associated separately with the formation of each dye stream in each array.Suppose when under array during along path measurements, substrate will be had the pattern that 1/10th inches resolution ratio or stamp space by printing and dyeing, promptly, the instruction that provides during along its path movement 1/20th inch (1.27mm) according to each substrate, this array will guide (perhaps interrupting) dyestuff to flow in the substrate.This means pattern lines (promptly crossing the continuous lines of the single pattern element of substrate extension), have the width or the thickness of 1/20th inch (1.27mm) as definition before.Substrate is per second one linear inch along the speed of conveyer with hypothesis, perhaps per minute five linear feet.This means, each time period (being per 1/20th second) of 1/20th inch is moved in substrate, may be called pattern period hereinafter, control the instruction that each valve of the single dye injection device in each array will be received electronic code, whether this instruction regulation (a) this valve should interrupt and its skew air flow of intersecting of dye injection device separately, if, (b) duration of this interruption.During this period of time, dye stream does not turn to and contacts with substrate, the time that can be known as " launch time " or dye injection device " emission " or open.Launch time and dyestuff contact time are synonyms.Array sequence numbering, promptly first, second, etc., refer to substrate under each array or the order passed through of opposite.Similarly, " downstream " and " upstream " refers to conveyor direction and opposite direction respectively.Suppose eight arrays altogether, each array has 480 independent dye injection devices, yet the present invention is limited to this number anything but, and can easily transform each array as and support thousands of single dye injection devices, and/or the single array of more number more.Array along the substrate moving direction supposes it is uniformly to the interval of array, is ten inches (25.4cm), i.e. 200 pattern line-width.Notice that 200 pattern lines mean the pattern data processing of 200 pattern period.

In order to compare, Fig. 6 has shown a control system of prior art, and will describe in detail below.In order to explain, the form of the jacquard weave data of the control system of the prior art as shown in Figure 6 or jacquard weave instruction is schematically described in Fig. 7.As shown in the figure, by " original " pattern data is related with electronic instrument with the pre-firing order data that produce, the look-up table that generates from computer of these firing order data wherein at first converts pattern element data (with data format A1) to " ON/OFF " firing order (refer to the deactuate of the diverted air that is associated with single dye stream respectively or start).Use the single logical bit of each injector, these firing order data have only been specified, and which injector in specific jacquard weave cycle period specific array will be launched, and are represented by the data format A2 of Fig. 7.

After this operation, with the order rearrangement of " ON/OFF " firing order to adapt to the actual interval between the array.This through the correct time under the suitable array, arrives original array and each downstream array in the particular substrate zone for guaranteeing corresponding to the suitable firing order data for the treatment of specific region in the jacquard weave substrate, is necessary.This finishes in the following manner, it is the interlacing scan array data, and the upstream array that the downstream array that pattern is begun and pattern finish inserts synthetic " pass " data, postpone thereby sort effectively and make pattern data reach the downstream array, had an opportunity to move to position under the array of downstream up to this substrate.The data that withdraw from this interlacing scan operation are forms of serial bit stream, for specific pattern period, for each injector separately in each array, comprise one of each injector (showing whether this injector should be launched in this circulation), shown in the data format A3 among Fig. 7.

Subsequently this serial bit stream is fed to data distributor, for each " starting pattern period " pulse of accepting from recording control system (show new pattern lines will), this data distributor is with position (bit) order from the interlacing scan operation acceptance, simply to counting corresponding to the suitable figure place of number of injectors purpose in the specific array.When comprising when being counted for the required suitable figure place of the firing order of those whole arrays, as following description, this group form with series is sent to suitable array further processes, and for relating to the next array enabling counting process once more of jacquard weave operation.Each array sends data to specific pattern lines in a similar manner with the order of rotation, and repeats this process in each " initial jacquard weave/circulation " pulse, up to the jacquard weave of finishing this substrate.

In all jacquard weave circulations relevant with specific pattern, relevant with each array is that this array is with the electronic code value of the actual transmission time of use.Though clearly be noted that should " duration " value can be at array to different between the array, be forced to consistently for specific array, can not change between the injector at injector, perhaps be recycled to variation between the jacquard weave circulation in jacquard weave.Therefore, if any injector in the specific array must be in specific jacquard weave cycle period emission, all such ejector devices must be in identical time period emission.This " duration " value is added on " launch/the not launching " unit data that receives from the pattern data batch operation, and be stored in temporarily with the independent relevant one or more shift registers of each array in.After making that time of shift register inserts predetermined delay, data are sent to and each relevant valve of air diverts stream along each injector locations of array simultaneously.

Such as Fig. 8 to 11 description, by this system being regarded as three independent data memories and the distribution system (converter launch time that comprises memory, " wrong row " memory and " Green's formula " memory) that consists essentially of from serial operation in tandem, control system of the present invention can be described the most easily.These systems are schematically described in Fig. 8, and Fig. 8 has represented the overview when control system of the present invention is applied to above disclosed Patterning devices.Figure 11 has schematically described the representative data form the processing stage illustrated in fig. 8.Each of converter and " wrong row " memory of each array and arranged in series launch time, and independence subsequently " Green's formula " memory is associated.To each of these essential elements be discussed successively.

As shown in Figure 8, the master pattern data send along with the promotion of " starting pattern period " pulse that receives from the basement movement sensor.Whenever the substrate feed device makes substrate under the jacquard weave array during along predetermined air line distance of path movement (for example, 1/20th inch), this sensor only produces a pulse.(notice that in prior art system, " starting pattern period " reception of impulse is from writing down control system; In new system described herein, do not need independently recording control system.) identical " starting pattern period " pulse sends to each array simultaneously, its reason will illustrate below.

Original jacquard weave data are sequence form of pixel codes, such code has been specified the response of dye injection device for dye injection device position specific on each array for each pattern lines, promptly, with regard to single pattern lines, each pixel codes is being controlled the response of eight independent dye injection devices (one of each array).As discussed above, pixel codes has only defined the different pattern zone of specifying different colours.Data are preferably arranged by strict order, describe as the data format B1 of Figure 11, and the data of the loader 1-480 of article one pattern lines are first in series, follow data by the loader 1-480 of second pattern lines, or the like.The complete serial flow of this pixel codes with same form and without any the configuration of array special use, sends to and each converter/memory launch time that array is relevant separately, thereby converts pixel codes to launch time.This pixel codes stream preferably includes the code of sufficient amount, thereby each the dye injection device position to each pattern lines in the whole pattern provides independent code in substrate.Suppose 8 arrays of 480 loaders of every array, width (measuring along substrate path) is the pattern lines of 0.05 inch (1.27cm), and length (promptly measuring along substrate path) is the whole pattern of 60 inches (152.4cm), this comprises needs the master pattern data flow of 576,000 independent codes.

What comprise each of converter is a look-up table launch time, and this look-up table has enough number of addresses, can distribute unique address so that form each possible address code of pattern data serial flow in look-up table.Each address in look-up table is the byte of relative launch time of representative or dyestuff contact time, suppose and adopt one eight bit address sign indicating number to form the master pattern data, it can be one of zero or 255 different discrete time values, and this discrete time value keeps the time relative quantity of " opening " corresponding to described dye injection device.

Therefore, for the pixel data of every eight bit byte, for each specific injector locations of each array has defined one of 256 different launch times (comprising for 0 launch time).Injector identification decides by the relative position of address code in the pattern data serial flow and the information that is preloaded into look-up table, this information specifies in the particular injector emission of which array, and emission is how long.(if necessary, data comprise two or more bytes separately, and it has specified for example one of 65,536 different launch times, or according to the instruction of this paper hardware are carried out suitable transformation, with other jacquard weave parameter and standard that uses.) result is sent to " wrong row " memory that is associated with specific array with data format B2 (seeing Figure 11).In this, also do not have to attempt the physical separation between compensated array and the injector, perhaps will send to the packet of the actual air valve that is associated with each dye injection device and keep.

The compensation of physical separation between the array can be explained best by Fig. 9 A and 9B, and single wrong row's memory of each array has been described on Fig. 9 A and the 9B function in more detail.

" wrong row " memory is operated data launch time that look-up table produces, and carry out two main functions: (1) represents the serial data stream of launch time from look-up table, be grouped and be assigned to the suitable array on the jacquard, and the data that " does not work " (2) are added on each array jacquard weave data separately, with when starting, and with predetermined space specific to this specific array, the reading that suppresses pattern data moves to array institute elapsed time thereby compensation has the specific part for the treatment of the jacquard weave substrate of this pattern data from array.

" wrong row " memory operation is as follows.With launch time data send to eight arrays in each relevant single random-access memory (ram) in.Though can use static state or dynamic RAM, find static RAM because the speed that increases but preferred.At each array, data write RAM according to the order that sends from look-up table, thereby preserve injector and the array identification of single launch time.Each RAM preferably has enough capacity holding information launch time, and this information is to extend to (is 1400 for supposition is discussed) of the entire quantity pattern lines of the 8th array about each injector separately in the array from first array at it.In discussion subsequently, 1400 pattern lines are regarded by 7 groups of arrangements as every group of 200 pattern lines (consistent) with the interval between the array of supposing.

RAM writes and reads from unidirectional repetitive cycling, and all " reading " indicators are initialised and " lock-step " jointly, so that read simultaneously the appropriate address position among all RAM of all arrays.Relevant with each RAM is the deviant of being scheduled to, the number of the memory address value that this value representative is continuous, it will be used for data are inserted " writing " indicator of storage address, separate with " reading " indicator that is used for from the address ram sense data, thereby for dividing other to read and write operation in specific memory device address timely " staggering ".

At the injector relevant with array or shade bar is not to cross with straight line in the structure of substrate path, as situation at the mistake row injector of the Patterning devices of Figure 10 to 11A, in case calculated " reading " indicator, when when array reads data, it must be regulated by the basis of injector-adjacency-injector (jet-by-jet), to compensate for injector on the substrate moving direction-to the interval (i.e. skew) of-injector (jet-to-jet).Like this, for example, if injector is offset on the substrate direction:

Injector	The pattern lines skew
		1	Article 0, line
2	Article 2, line
		3	Article 4, line
4	Article 6, line
		5	Article 8, line
6	Article 10, line
		7	Article 12, line
8	Article 14, line
		9	Article 0, line
10	Article 2, line
		11, etc.	Article 4, line, etc.

So, adjusting " reading " indicator arrives:

Injector	The data wire skew
		1	0
2	-2
		3	-4
4	-6
		5	-8
6	-10

7	-12
		8	-14
9	0
		10	-2
11, etc.	-4, etc.

Negative signal indicating skew must move to the line the preceding in the wrong memory array of arranging.Therefore, after two lines were moved in injector 1 stamp and substrate, stamp was carried out at 2 pairs of positions adjacent with the pixel of injector 1 stamp of injector.With reference to figure 23A, if read the data of injector 1 from line 205, the data of injector 2 will read from line 203 so.

In this example, write address and read address increment.Additionally, perhaps advantageously, can reduce address counter.By doing like this, can adjust with positive number (that is, add rather than subtract ground, regulate and read the address).This alternative has been simplified hardware device.

Shown in the left side of Fig. 9 A, the RAM deviant of first array is zero, that is, " interpreting blueprints case data " operate in the storage address identical with " writing pattern data " operation and start, and not skew.Yet, along the route survey of substrate in the pattern lines unit, it is 200 that the skew of second array shows, this number equates with horizontal needed pattern lines of distance or the pattern period number (and the period that reads accordingly or write) that first array and second array are cut apart that collapse physically.As described, find " to surpass " or " Zao " 200 address locations than " writing " indicator at first memory address locations initialized " interpreting blueprints case " indicator.Therefore, begin " reading " operation in the memory address locations that lags behind 200 continuous positions of " writing " operation, to write effectively data readout delay 200 pattern period, thereby meet (and compensation) physical separation between first and second array.For fear of " reading " being manipulated " illusory " data, catch up with first address that writes by " writing " indicator up to " reading " indicator, can use " reading inhibition " program.Such program is needs when pattern begins and finish only.Perhaps, represent the data of zero launch time to be written among the RAM, so that " reading " operation although be activated, is read the data that injector was ended in this time in suitable address location.

The mistake row memory of the 8th array is described on the right of Fig. 9 A.The same with other all arrays, " reading " indicator has been initialized to first storage address among the RAM.At " writing " indicator that its initialized memory address locations shows, lead over the address difference that " reading " indicator is equivalent to 1400 pattern lines (array at seven intervals of supposition and equal an array interbody spacer of 200 pattern lines).

Fig. 9 B describes the just mistake row memory of Fig. 9 A after 200 pattern period, that is, and and after the data of 200 pattern lines have been read." read " and " write " indicator relevant with array 1 still together, but move 200 memory address locations toward D score, and read at once with write with RAM in relevant data launch time of article one line of second group of 200 pattern lines.

As measured in the pattern lines unit, " read " and " write " indicator relevant with array 2 still separated by the skew corresponding to the physical separation between array 1 and the array 2.Be conceived to the indicator relevant with array 8, settle " reading " indicator read from second group of 200 pattern lines launch time data first row, settle " writing " indicator so that new data launch time are write address ram simultaneously, only read after existing 1400 pattern lines in reading RAM this address.Therefore conspicuous, what " reading " indicator was stipulated is data launch time that write before 1400 pattern period.

The storage register relevant with the mistake row memory of each array is by each array in that pattern period, store data launch time of pattern lines to be dyeed, up to being pointed out by the pulse from substrate sensor, the distance that equals a pattern lines width has been moved in this pulse indication substrate.At that time, launch time, data sent to " Green's formula " memory with data format B3 (seeing Figure 11), be used for handling as described below, and data launch time of next bar pattern lines are transferred to wrong row's memory, were used for aforesaid processing.

Figure 10 has described an array " Green's formula " memory module.For the Patterning devices that Fig. 1 describes, eight configurations of the type that shows among Figure 10 are essential, one of each array.In preferred embodiments, all are driven by the ordinary clock sum counter.This Green's formula memory is carried out two major functions: the serial flow that (1) will encode launch time converts logic (promptly " opening " or " the pass ") firing order of single character string to, the length of each " opening " character string has separately been reacted respective coding value launch time, and (2) fast and effeciently are assigned to suitable loader with these orders.

The push-up storage module of one group of special use that relevant with each array is (its each be known as " FIFO " hereinafter) is described as Figure 10.The essential characteristic of FIFO is that data order of reading from FIFO or sequence are just in time identical when writing FIFO with these data.In the typical embodiment of this paper explanation, this group fifo module must have enough collective's capacity (collective capacity), thereby be in the array 480 diverted air valves each the storage byte data (promptly, eight, identical) with the geocoding size that contains the master pattern data.In order to explain, each that suppose two FIFO showing can be held the data of 240 bytes.

Each FIFO has itself and continuous loader input that links to each other and the output that links to each other with single comparator.Counter is set delivers to each comparator with eight increment number, with the pulse of response from " Green's formula " clock.Should " Green's formula " clock also link to each other, and can start the operation that comprises FIFO and each comparator relevant thus synchronously with each FIFO with each FIFO." if launch time " based on the time Minimum Increment different between array and array, independently the clock sum counter can be linked together with each such array.Be described in more detail as following, preferably, can be operationally link to each other with separately shift register/latch combinations from the output of each comparator, this shift register/latch combinations is used for the output data of before will exporting data to send into array separately interim storage comparator.The output of each comparator also is directed to common detector, and its function is discussed below.As shown in figure 10, " Green's formula " the clock sum counter that when each pattern period finishes, comes the reset pulse of self-detector to be sent to, this will explain below.

The response sensor pulse, the wrong row of each of each array memory is read successively, and these data are supplied with the specific continuous loader of array, describes as Figure 10.The data of first group of 240 byte that this continuous loader will receive send to first FIFO, and the data of second group of 240 byte are sent to second FIFO.Simultaneously in other continuous loader execution similar operation linked together with other array.For the individual injectors in the array, each byte is represented a relative launch time or dyestuff contact time (perhaps, more accurately, the break period of the diverted air stream that is experienced).After each FIFO of each array is written into, they send a series of pulses from " Green's formula " clock simultaneously, each pulse points out each FIFO that byte data (forming by eight) is sent to its independent comparators separately, and its order is identical by the order that continuous loader sends to FIFO with byte.This FIFO " launch time " data byte is two independently one of inputs that receive by comparator, and second input is the byte that sends from the common single counter of all FIFO relevant with each array.This common counter byte response is pointed out identical Green's formula clock pulses of data fifo and is sent, and serves as clock and measure this pattern period from dye stream wink dying the elapsed time that substrate begins.In each pulse from Green's formula clock, the data of a new byte are from each FIFO release and send to its comparator separately.

At each comparator, eight " elapsed time " Counter Values and eight " launch time " byte values that sent by FIFO are compared.This comparative result is the list that sends to shift register and detector " emission/not firing order " position.If this FIFO value greater than Counter Value, show by expectation launch time of pattern data regulation greater than the counter regulation through launch time, the comparator carry-out bit is logic " " (thinking that by the array loader " emission " order).Otherwise the comparator carry-out bit is logic " zero " (thinking " not launching " or " stopping emission " order by the array loader).In next Green's formula clock pulses, send to each comparator in data launch time (corresponding to next individual injectors) of the next byte of each FIFO along this array, in comparator, compare with identical Counter Value.Each comparator will by its separately FIFO pass on launch time data value and the value of counter compare, and, produce " launch/not launching " and order with the form of logic one or logical zero, as suitably, be used to be sent to shift register and detector.

Repeat this process and read, and compare with " through the launch time " value of indicating by counter from FIFO up to all 240 " launch time " bytes.At this moment, comprise shift register this moment, these firing orders are transferred to latch with parallel form corresponding to 240 logics one of single firing order and zero serial flow.This latch is used for firing order is transferred to the independently air valve relevant with array dyestuff loader concurrently from shift register, and shift register receives one group of new 240 firing order simultaneously, and is transferred to latch subsequently.Whenever this shift register is transferred to latch (response clock pulses) with its content, this Counter Value increases.After this transfer, this Counter Value increases progressively a chronomere, and repeat this process, the counter of " elapsed time " value that increases newly that provides by usage counter, " launch time " data of 240 bytes of all of each FIFO are checked and are converted to 240 units successively and " launch/do not launched " order.In preferred embodiment, though this continuous firing order can be with parallel form, by shift register/latch combinations disclosed herein, conversion and storage, can use the various alternative technology that the serial flow of firing order is sent to suitable loader, the perhaps parallel form that described command conversion is not come true but can predict.

Repeat above process, comprise that continuously " elapsed time " value with each increase that data produce with counter launch time of each FIFO all told compares, determine that up to detector it is logic " zero " that all comparators of that array are exported.This shows that for all injectors in the array, do not have to surpass the elapsed time of being indicated by counter thereafter the expectation launch time of all injectors in the array (by the representative of FIFO value).When comparator detected this situation, it showed that the pattern of all requirements occurs for that pattern lines and that array.Therefore, the detector pulse that will " reset " sends to counter and Green's formula clock.Green's formula module is waited for next substrate sensor pulse then, by continuous loader data launch time of next bar pattern lines is transmitted and is written into FIFO with indication, and repeat reading/comparison procedure repeatedly as mentioned above.

In preferred embodiment, in fact Green's formula memory of each array can comprise that two can alternately be connected to the independence of array valve and same FIFO.Therefore, though data are read in Green's formula memory and are compared, the data of next bar pattern lines can be written in the FIFO relevant with the Green's formula memory that replaces, thereby eliminated the delay that any data are written into, each array only uses Green's formula memory else if, the delay that data are written into may occur.Should be apparently, the quantity that can suitably revise independent FIFO be to adapt to the dye injection device of big or lesser amt in the array.

Figure 12 has described the optional memory relevant with each array, and it may use when requiring maximum clear patterns to spend.This memory can be taked the form of static RAM (SRAM), and the ability of performance " adjustment " or " fine setting " compensates the response time of independent loader or the minor variations in the dye stream characteristic with accurate way.This is by being embodied in look-up tables'implementation among the RAM, each loader for specific array, if expectation, for each possible launch time relevant with each such loader, this RAM is associated with an independent factor, increase or reduce a certain amount of the launch time that this factor is indicated pattern data, and this amount is for causing the identical pattern data firing order of all loaders responses in the specific array, and the basad dyestuff of going up the basic identical amount of transmission is essential.

As mentioned above, the startup required time of valve is known as launch time.Typically comprise the part machine cycle launch time.Machine cycle for example is defined as the electrical equipment of valve and carries out the required time quantum of its expectation function.Typically, arranged, to allow valve closing the dead time of an a small amount of usually between launch time.In contiguous valve system, there is not dead time between cycle launch time, equate with the machine cycle launch time.For this type systematic, must open and close valve according to pattern data.

In the situation that one or more valves have started, extra energy may be wasted on these valves.For conserve energy and avoid to the unnecessary pressure of valve, people can be each serial valve input pattern data, comparative figures valve log-on data then is one by one corresponding to the digital valve log-on data of that same train valve of importing in the machine cycle formerly.If open a particular valve in the machine cycle formerly, so this valve is not applied the voltage of the machine cycle time percentage of valve.Be used to realize that the know-how of this process is described below.

Figure 27 has shown the continuous valve gate control of controlling each valve by independent control line.Start by starting the control line that interrelates with particular valve the launch time of each valve in scheduled time slot.In contiguous valve system, launch time and machine cycle are synonyms.The solenoid valve of having started consumes excessive energy with the form of heat, and this can cause the damage of solenoid valve.When each machine cycle began, valve can open and close according to computer pattern data.

The example of an excellence of this technology is that dyestuff is used at suprabasil patterning, wherein dye stream optionally is directed in the substrate according to pattern-information.Each independent dye stream is by a solenoid valve gate control.Therefore, for complicated patterns, the solenoid number of use can be a large amount of.Generally operation under ten five (15) volts of the solenoid valve that the typical case uses in above application.When starting voltage is increased to 100 volts at short notice, has reduced widely and started the required time of this valve by appropriate solenoid valve.This technology is very effective, yet the huge increase of this voltage has also caused the significant power loss of the electric conductor that extends between power supply and a plurality of solenoid valve.Voltage loss in the electric conductor is proportional with the quantity of the valve that is started.Therefore, when only starting a small amount of solenoid valve, the response time is shorter than the time when starting a large amount of valve greatly.Because the solution of the voltage drop problem that load change causes is to provide extra energy to solve by the time of predicting this load and apply by the prolongation energy.The electrical equipment that occurs in this application is a solenoid valve, yet, can use relay, coil, resistor and as the electrical equipment of any other type of voltage load work with this technology.In addition, can use the solenoid valve of any kind, be illustrated as nonrestrictive example with 15 volts solenoid valve.

Automatically and electronically change to the example of the method for another group from picture group case data, open in No. the 4th, 170,883, the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing on October 16th, 1979, this patent is hereby incorporated by.Other relates to by utilize starting valve coming the patent of the common transfer of substrate jacquard weave is comprised that No. the 5th, 208,592, the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing on May 4th, 1993 is hereby incorporated by; No. the 5th, 140,686, the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing on August 18th, 1992 is hereby incorporated by; No. the 5th, 136,520, the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing on August 4th, 1992 is hereby incorporated by; No. the 4th, 984,169, the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing on January 8th, 1991 is hereby incorporated by; No. the 5th, 142,481, the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing on August 25th, 1992 is hereby incorporated by; And on July 7th, 1992 No. the 5th, 128,876, the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing, be hereby incorporated by.

As shown in figure 27, serial data is input to current shift register 30 by data input 32.A nonrestrictive example of the current shift register of this class comprises 74HC4094.These data are in fact sequentially recorded this register by clock line 34.Data In-Line 32 electricity are associated with the data input pin 36 of current shift register 30.Clock line 34 is related with input end of clock 38 electricity of current shift register 30.The representational clock pulses that can find in clock line 34 is by 44 diagrams of the numeral among the numeral among Figure 28 41 and Figure 29.Can import the data input voltage pulse of finding in 32 in data, by 45 diagrams of the numeral among the numeral among Fig. 2 42 and Fig. 3.Though, the relevant output of any amount of and current register 30 can be arranged, in a preferred implementation, eight outputs of depicting Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7 and Q8 as are arranged, indicate with numeral 50,51,52,53,54,55,56 and 57 respectively.The output 50,51,52,53,54,55,56 of current register 30 with 57 with respectively with numerical reference be 26,24,22,20,18,16,14 and 12 a series of related with one of (AND gate) two inputs of door electricity.This type comprises 74H08 with the non-limitative example of door.The valve log-on data is left current register 30,60 by the serial output S02 by numeral 60 marks and is connected to common with numeral 65 data input pins of representing 62 at the anterior displacement register electrically.A nonrestrictive example of this shift register is 74HC4094.This serial data is connected with electric power between the input end of clock 67 by clock line 34, and records register 65 the preceding.Again, clock voltage pulse representative indicated by the numeral in Figure 28 and 29 41 and 44 respectively, and the data in the potential pulse move respectively and indicated by the numeral in Figure 28 and 29 42 and 45.Preferred implementation at reach dynamic register file 65 also has 8 outputs.Output Q1 indicates that with numeral 70 output Q2 indicates that with numeral 71 output Q3 indicates with numeral 72, output Q4 indicates that with numeral 73 output Q5 indicates that with numeral 74 output Q6 indicates with numeral 75, output Q7 indicates that with numeral 76 output Q8 indicates with numeral 77.These output lines 70,71,72,73,74,75,76 with 77 with to be marked as one of two inputs electricity of a series of preferred eight NAND gates (NAND gate) of 80,81,82,83,84,85,86 and 87 with numeral respectively related.Such NAND gate 80,81,82,83,84,85,86 and 87 nonrestrictive example comprise 74HC00.All the other link to each other with plugging-up line (block line) 90 to second input connector of NAND gate 80,81,82,83,84,85,86 and 87.Plugging-up line 90 is potential pulses of opening the time of certain percentage in total time, in the time of opening, high voltage pulse is applied on the valve.As shown in figure 28, high voltage pulse is indicated with numeral 92.Indicate with numeral 93 in the pulse of Figure 29 high voltage appearance.One period remarkable period in preferably total period of blocking voltage pulse, wherein high voltage pulse is applied on the valve.In a preferred embodiment, high voltage pulse is to continue 125 microseconds under high state, and the blocking voltage pulse is to start under the high state that continues 100 microseconds.The blocking voltage pulse is represented with numeral 94 in Figure 28, and is represented with numeral 95 in Figure 29.

Therefore, NAND gate 80,81,82,83,84,85,86 and 87 output will be always at the state of numeral " ", unless positive blocking voltage pulse 94,95 is arranged, simultaneously 70,71,72,73,74,75,76 or 77 output at preceding register 75 is at numeral " one " state or high state.Otherwise under all remaining situations, the output of NAND gate from 80 to 87 will be at numeral " one " state.The output of NAND gate 80 to 87 is input to each and door 26,24,22,20,18,16,14 and 12 that links to each other with 57 with digital output end 50,51,52,53,54,55,56.To output to control line 27,25,23,21,19,17,15 and 13 with the output of door 26,24,22,20,18,16,14 and 12 respectively.These control line actuating valves.

Therefore, according to Figure 28, linked together with numeral " " state on one of output 70 to 77 except blocking voltage pulse 94 occurring, valve driving will constantly start.This will cause potential pulse 98, and wherein valve driving separately will be closed 100 microseconds at first, open in the total boot time of 125 microseconds then back 25 seconds.This is represented by high voltage 92, blocking voltage 94 and valve driving voltage 98 respectively in Figure 28.

Figure 29 has represented the situation when all there is not numeral " " state in any one output 70 to 77 of anterior displacement register 65.Then, valve driving voltage 99 will be opened continuously, and not have the 99 pent periods of valve driving voltage.This is because high voltage pulse 93 is opened valve for the first time, and this valve was not opened in the machine cycle formerly.

Should be pointed out that in addition alternatively above-mentioned logic can replace separation equipment discussed above to carry out by using programmable logical device.

Going through of method

Practice according to an expection, by using a plurality of dye injection devices to distribute dyestuff, and use in conjunction with the selectivity of the various chemical reagent of the definition that can strengthen whole substrate jacquard weave design, this method and equipment can be used for dyeed by the substrate of dyestuff with pattern or monochromatic butt joint.More particularly, about the application of dyestuff, the controlled application of these chemical reagent can be used for reducing the gamut of dyestuff between suprabasil selection district, thus sharpening the border between the jacquard weave zone.The use of this inhibition may all be useful for monochromatic and jacquard weave substrate.Under the situation of monochrome, in whole substrate, obtain darker color and luster.Under the situation of jacquard weave substrate, such practice provides wittingly and has optionally increased the weight of the ability of certain area of the pattern or element, to produce desirable visual effect.

Defining textile patter with pixel often has, and the combination of single dyestuff or dyestuff is assigned to each pixel, thereby desired color is given the zone of pixel size in that corresponding pixel or the substrate.This with the application of dyestuff to specific pixel, be by using a lot of independent dye injection devices to realize, this dye injection device is laid along the length direction of various shade bars (be also referred to as and use rod), the parallel relation of this shade bar to separate, and the mobile route that passes across the substrate for the treatment of jacquard weave is placed.At each injector supply of specific shade bar dyestuff, be supplied to different shade bars from the different storagetanks that generally contain different dyes from identical dyestuff storagetank.As may be by specific pattern institute requirement to be reproduced, by producing the injector enabled instruction, regulate the position of injector along shade bar length, with this shade bar with respect in the position of moving suprabasil object pixel, can be applied to any pixel in the area of the pattern in the substrate from any available dyestuff of any shade bar.

In the past, adopt the technology of for example dye bath, pad dyeing, sprayer or other suitable equipment that various chemical reagent are applied to substrate sometimes.Adopt such equipment, before optionally using the jacquard weave step of dyestuff according to pattern-information, surfactant or other dye migration modifier are applied to the surface of substrate substantially equably, for example, and at the common United States Patent (USP) of transferring the possession of the 4th, 740,214 and 4,808, propose in No. 191, the both is hereby incorporated by, as proposing fully at this paper.

Expectation can utilize the application of dye migration restriction agent, uses in conjunction with dyestuff controlled in the substrate, with color depth and the clear patterns degree of realizing strengthening.The dyestuff of using can be fixing in substrate fast, to prevent to develop the color the fuzzy of pattern or depth of shade or fade.The selection of dye migration controlling agent is used can aim at (in registration with), perhaps be relevant to the application of dyestuff and carry out, the migration of the dyestuff that distributes in substrate thus or diffusion property can be in the specific presumptive area reductions of pattern, thereby the jacquard product with various visual effects is provided, therefore multiple aesthetic advantage is provided.If be ready, a kind of dyeing pattern (or monochromatic) can locate set on textile substrate, this be dual (dualcomplementary) mechanism of replenishing by chemical migration controlling agent in conjunction with RF (radio frequency) heating, stop dye migration by the dyestuff used and the set of dye mixture.The application of this RF heating has further strengthened the clear patterns degree thus.

Illustrate schematically that as Figure 30 substrate 25 is process under the arrangement of using rod 15, use rod 15 and be used for placing dyestuff and/or migration controlling agent with pixel-wise.By in the accurate localized area of substrate, the dye migration controlling agent and the dyestuff of pixel-wise placement accurately is provided, after using 15 times transmission of rod, the substrate 25A of jacquard weave can pass through other traditional dyeing correlation step, for example drying, set etc. in this way.For example, the textile substrate of pattern-dyed can be through hereinafter with the RF heater that further specifies, to anchor at the speckle (patch) of its last other or the dyestuff that mixes.What be included in Figure 30 is block diagram to electronic control system 52, electronic recording system 54 and rotary pulse generator or similar converter 56 computer system linked together.Collective's running of these systems causes the generation of independent " ON/OFF " startup command, and the control fluid flows to substrate in a controlled manner from using rod.

Estimate application and the fiber content of textile material according to substrate to be dyeed, can use various natural or synthetic dyestuffs, comprise ACID DYES, basic-dyeable fibre, REACTIVE DYES, direct dyes, DISPERSE DYES, mordant dye or pigment, jacquard weave or monochrome dyeing.The instruction of this paper is applicable to these dyestuffs of wide region, and the textile material of wide region.The textile material that can dye by the present invention comprises knitting, woven and non-woven textile material, tufted material, jointing material and analog.Typically, still not necessarily, such textile material comprises matte.Such textile material can comprise mulching material (for example carpet, rug, carpet tile, ground cushion etc.), drapery, indoor decorative fabric (comprising automobile upholstery fabric) and analog.Such textile material can be formed by natural or synthetic fiber, for example polyester, nylon, wool, cotton and acrylic fiber and contain these textile material or its combinations natural or synthetic fiber.

Practice according to first expection, use one of rod first or second, " dye leveller " is applied to substrate 25 equably or with the pattern of expecting, be somebody's turn to do " dye leveller " for example United States Patent (USP) 4 of Papalos, the surfactant of the anion characteristic described in 110,367 (as with reference to introducing).The characteristic of this homogenizing agent preferably neutral or identical with the ion characteristic of dyestuff.More preferably, this homogenizing agent has the ion characteristic identical with dye solution, and has the ion characteristic opposite with substrate.Thereby if substrate is the nylon that is generally neutrality or cationic characteristic, this dye leveller will most preferably be an anion characteristic.As just nonrestrictive example, the surfactant of the anion characteristic of various expections comprises diphenyl ether sulfonate and the sulfonated alkyl phenacetol that the sodium alkyl sulfate of mixing, alkyl sulfonic ester (salt), alkyl diaryl sulphonic acid ester (salt), sulfonation sulfone dialkyl sulfosuccinate succinate, alkane or alkene-acylamino--benzene-sulfonic acid class, single sulfonated alkylbenzene oxygen base glycerol, alkyl replace.Estimate that also corresponding sulfate and phosphate compounds can be used to replace any above-mentioned sulfonated bodies.If be ready that non-ionic aliphatic also can use.A kind ofly believe that especially effectively anion surfactant is considered to the sulfonate dispersion, it is provided by the industrialization department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences of Beyer Co., Ltd that has a place of business in the Pennsylvania, America Pittsburgh (Bayer Corporation IndustrialChemicals Division) with trade name TANAPURE AC.Certainly, this dye leveller also can be applied to substrate by other technology, for example pad dyeing, spraying, dip coated or similar techniques, thereby avoided using the needs of using rod.

Using one of rod, can use the migration limit combination.According to preferred practice of the present invention, this migration limit combination is the counterion of dyestuff.At dye leveller is the situation of ion characteristic, and this migration limit combination is the counterion of dye leveller preferably.The migration limit combination can evenly be applied in the zone that needs the restriction migration, also can be used as the track profile and uses the border that stops migration to define.The migration limit combination is being treated the covering of pigmented section, helps in the painted colour developing of that regional high relief.Estimate that also the migration limit combination can optionally or equably be applied to substrate using or not using under the dye leveller.

Should be appreciated that the application that has the migration limit combination of compensating action characteristic with the previous dye leveller composition of using, trend towards the site surpasses dye leveller to small part the effect of using at this migration limit combination.Therefore,, also can use the migration limit combination that plays negative function of effective dose, in substrate, set up the regional area that migration reduces by patterning even in step in advance, handle substrate equably with dye leveller.

According to an expection practice, the migration limit combination comprises the component of the counterion type of component in the dyestuff, so that react with this dyestuff.Thus, according to this preferred practice, one of dyestuff or migration limit combination comprise cationic component, and another kind contains such anionic components.If desired, dyestuff can also comprise the component of reacting between the complementary ion component that strengthens dyestuff and migration limit combination.Preferably, the reactive ion component in migration limit combination or dye solution at least a comprises the ionic polymerization material, and for example molecular weight is for about at least 5,000, preferably about at least 10,000 material.More preferably, dyestuff and migration limit combination comprise that all molecular weight is at least about the reactive polymeric material of 5,000 (more preferably being at least about 10,000).According to most preferred expection practice, dyestuff and migration limit combination comprise that all molecular weight is at least about the reactive polymeric material of anionic of 5,000 (more preferably being at least about 10,000).The anionic polymerization component of imagination comprise xanthan gum for example biological polyoses, contain polymerizing acrylic acid thing, mosanom and analog.The cationic polymerization component comprises the polyacrylamide copolymer that contains cation group, the polyacrylamide copolymer that contains primary amine, secondary amine and tertiary amine of for example quaternized and on-quaternised.Non-polymeric type anionic group comprises for example anionic surfactant of neopelex.Non-polymeric type cationic components comprises for example cationic surface active agent of DDAC etc.

Comprise in the method for reactive complementary ion component that at dyestuff and migration limit combination cationic components (from one of dye solution or migration limit combination) and anionic group (from dye solution or the migration limit combination another) are preferably in and contact with each other when dye solution is administered on the textile material.Produce ionic interaction then, effectively control unacceptable dye migration.

The desirable interaction in the zone of needs restriction migration of cationic components and anionic group can followingly realize easily: before dye solution is used according to required pattern, a kind of in the ion component is administered on the textile material with the form that is included in the migration limit combination in the aqueous solution (its in the substrate to distribute with respect to the pattern relationships of migration promoter), then with the corresponding compensation ionic material as the dye solution component applied of aiming at migration restriction agent.If at first cationic components is limited the agent component applied to textile material as migration thus, so can be with anionic group as the dye solution component applied.Similarly, if at first anionic group is administered on the textile material as aqueous composition, so can be with cationic components as the dye solution component applied.If be ready, spray loader and be used in basic aligned pattern application dyestuff and migration limit combination in the substrate.

As mentioned above, contain a kind of migration limit combination of reactive ion component, preferably before dye solution is used, be administered to the zone that will comprise dyestuff on the textile material.This ion component, that is, anionic group or cationic components can provide with the solution form usually, and its content in solution is the extremely about 10wt.% of about 0.1wt.% of aqueous solution weight, and preferably approximately 0.2wt.% is to about 5wt.%.Also can choose the additional textile dyeing preliminary treatment chemical agent that broad range is provided in this aqueous solution wantonly, as long as the interaction that these chemical agents can not disturb any surface to form.Example comprises, for example, and wetting agent, buffer etc.The ideal pH value of the aqueous solution is approximately 3 to about 9, although the pH value is not crucial.

The solution amount that is loaded with the migration limit combination that is applied on the textile material can change in wide region, and this amount is from being enough to make the saturated fully amount of textile material to amount that only can wetting textile material.The CATION that is provided or the amount of anionic group can change in the scope of broad according to quantity of molecular weight, ionic group etc.Generally speaking, about 1wt.% that the amount of the migration limit combination of using can be textile material weight is to about 300wt.%, and preferably approximately 5wt.% is to about 200wt.%, most preferably approximately 50wt.% to about 150wt.%.After in required pattern, using the migration limit combination, can be with the textile material drying before application of dye solution, perhaps can be dry textile material and direct application of dye solution earlier.

Certainly, it being understood that and in substrate, to use other migration limit combination with pattern relationships.Only as nonrestrictive example, as United States Patent (USP) 4,808, the method of describing in 191 (the quoting for your guidance) is considered to and can uses, wherein will have+2 or more the aqueous solution of slaine of high price be administered in the substrate, after this will contain dyestuff and can be administered in the substrate with pattern form with the aqueous dye solutions that the slaine of using in advance forms the thickener of complex compound.Substantially suppress to surpass the dyestuff gamut of pattern boundaries thus with the complex compound of dyestuff coordination.Believe in this method, because the preliminary treatment of textile material to be dyeed, slaine is adhered on the fiber of textile material, like this when according to required pattern subsequently during application of dye-aqueous thickener solution, metal forms complex compound to thickener with " fixing ", and this complex compound and dyestuff coordination.As a result, rely on fabric substrate-metal-thickener-dye complexes, dye molecule is stabilized constraint, and is suppressed through the dye migration of diffusion or capillarity route.Potential preferred slaine comprises the salt of aluminium, zirconium, hafnium, boron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, strontium, barium, gallium and beryllium.

According to potential preferred practice, under the situation of using this type of migration limit combination, imagination optionally is administered to needs with them according to patterned arrangement and produces the zone of high relief by the migration restriction in substrate, rather than is assigned in the whole substrate as instructing in the prior art.In addition, preferably migration promoter is placed on the remaining at least a portion of substrate, the combination of in substrate, setting up the migration restriction thus simultaneously and promoting, but may be at different area of the pattern.

What be susceptible to equally is other migration limit combination with the fixing of dye/absorbing composition form, optionally can be administered on the zone that needs high relief.According to an expection practice, this type of fixing of dye/absorbing composition comprises color-fixing agent and ink absorbent.In one embodiment, the fixing of dye/absorption compound can comprise compatible resin binder.The other additive that can use with the fixing of dye/absorbing composition, for example brightening agent, antiseptic, light stabilizer/UV absorbent and lubricant.

In one embodiment, the molecular weight of color-fixing agent is at least about 1000.In one embodiment, color-fixing agent comprises the active amino compound of high-cation.A kind of potential preferred active amino compound is the compound (that is every at least gram one (1) milliequivalent) with high positive charge density.Among the present invention operable active amino compound comprise contain at least one primary, secondary, uncle or season amino part compound.In addition, the active amino compound can contain the reactive group that can react the valence link that is connected thereto with generation with fabric substrate or resin binder.The example of reactive group comprises epoxy radicals, isocyanates, vinyl sulfone and halo triazine.Especially, chloropropylene oxide polyamine condensation polymer is particularly useful.

Ink absorbent in the available fixing of dye/absorbing composition comprises the inorganic particle of drawing ink by absorption or absorption.In one embodiment, the granularity of ink absorbent equals, or less than about 10 microns.In another embodiment, the granularity of ink absorbent is equal to or less than about 3 microns.In another embodiment, the granularity of ink absorbent is equal to or less than about 1 micron.The example of the ink absorbent of imagination comprises silica, silicate, calcium carbonate, aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide and titanium dioxide.Bohemite aluminium oxide and silica gel may be especially suitable for use as the ink absorbent in the fixing of dye/absorbing composition, especially have the silica gel particle of positive charge through handling.Under the situation of silica gel particle, may need alumina surface coating and cationic silane surface modification.The microporous properties of believing bohemite aluminium oxide and silica gel allows further physics to capture dyes/pigments, and anionic dye/pigment for example is so that provide improved washability.In one embodiment, inorganic particle has the loose structure that the aperture is about the extremely about 200nm of 10nm.

In most of preparations, the positive charge that comes from the cation activity amino-compound is more much bigger than the positive charge that exists on the inorganic particle.Therefore, on inorganic particle, only there is less relatively positive charge, can not just passing through-the obviously interaction of raising dyestuff/substrate of negative electrical charge interaction.The highly charged just active amino compound and the combination of microporous inorganic particle have further improved the migration limited characteristic of handling substrate.

In one embodiment, color-fixing agent constitutes the extremely about 20wt.% of the about 0.2wt.% that handles fabric substrate usually.Ink absorbent constitutes the extremely about 20wt.% of the about 0.2wt.% that handles fabric substrate usually.In one embodiment, the fixing of dye/absorbing composition constitutes the extremely about 20wt.% of the about 1wt.% that handles fabric substrate.In another embodiment, the fixing of dye/absorbing composition constitutes the extremely about 5wt.% of the about 1wt.% that handles fabric substrate.In another embodiment, the fixing of dye/absorbing composition constitutes the extremely about 10wt.% of the about 5wt.% that handles fabric substrate.Before placing fabric substrate, the fixing of dye/absorbing composition is preferably the stable aqueous solution or dispersion form.

As described herein, the fixing of dye/absorbing composition can be used in combination with resin binder with the restriction dye migration.Imagination be that resin binder has the characteristic with the fiber excellent bonds of fabric substrate.Resin binder can be thermoplastic or heat cured polymer binder.This type of adhesive preferably has and is lower than about 40 ℃ glass transition temperature.Equally preferably, this adhesive is durable when washing.The example of resin binder comprises non-anion or cationic latex, for example ethylene vinyl acetate, acrylic acid, urethane polymer, polyamide, polyester and polyvinyl chloride.In one embodiment, the formation of resin binder in handling substrate is up to about 10wt.%.

Believe that color-fixing agent and ionic dye attract to interact because of charge type, and color-fixing agent of the present invention usually can with the fiber-reactive of fabric substrate to form the chemical bond with fabric substrate.In the embodiment of a use resin binder, believe that color-fixing agent is with participant and the resin binder chemical bonding bonding with fabric substrate.People believe that also ink absorbent provides surf zone for the ink from Patterning devices, thereby interact with color-fixing agent, help bringing into play the effect of color-fixing agent thus.

The aforesaid fixing of dye/absorbing composition ground patterning is used, and the registration application of dye can provide the PRINTED FABRIC with excellent chroma-luminance and print distinctness.These benefits are especially remarkable for place the aqueous pigment ink of handling on the fabric substrate with pixel * pixel basis for.More specifically, the aqueous pigment ink of adhesive can be printed on the fabric substrate of processing, so that make the graphic image of water-fast and weatherability on the fabric of handling, wherein pigment is about 10 to 1 or higher to the weight ratio of ink.In addition, contain about 10wt.% or still less the paint ink of adhesive can be printed onto on the fabric substrate of handling with the season amino-compound that contains or do not contain inorganic particle, and provide durable stamp.Can by chemical bond or other any suitable method with season amino-compound be fixed on the fabric substrate.Believe when finishing agent absorbs water-base ink and expand.People believe that also expanding to increase interactional chance between the high-cation of the granules of pigments of ink and finishing agent and the porous feature.

The concentration of dyestuff in dye solution depends on required color fully, but, be in usually in the traditional range of textile dyeing operation, for example, account for dye solution weight except that thickener about 0.01 to about 2wt.%, preferably account for about 0.01 to about 1.5wt.%.Selection joins the amount of the thickener in the water soluble dyestuffs solution, so that the desired viscosity that is fit to the specific pattern colouring method to be provided.

Usually, dyestuff and thickener for example, defoamer, wetting agent, biocide, and multiple other component of other additive combine, to obtain dye solution by the patterning devices allocation.Usually, the amount of thickener be in dye solution weight less than 0.1 to about 3wt.% scope.For drip as required the China ink equipment, according to operating condition (for example, the jet size of dyestuff pressure and loader), viscosity preferably about 800 to the scope of about 5000 centipoises.It should be noted that and stipulate all viscosity numbers that this paper enumerates all by in 30rpm and 25 ℃ operation down, the Brookfield LVT viscosimeter that has the No.3 spindle records.

Have been found that by promote composition with migration, in the forming process of complex pattern, set up the free degree of abundant raising substrate 25 patterning optionally.Especially, handle the application of the selectivity application of chemical agent, in the distinctness conversion of creating between the painted areas, provide sufficient freedom in conjunction with the patterning dyestuff.

Only, in the exit portion 75 of Figure 30, in background area 80, illustrate one or more dyestuffs of using rod from one or more by using, coloured forme 70 that can form as nonrestrictive example.Only as an example, in coloured forme 70, can be by in whole substrate, patterning is used one or more dye solutions of using rod from one or more, reach the three-dimensional painted high relief of the dark shadowed of enough levels, used pattern in this substrate corresponding to the migration limit combination on the border of coloured forme 70.

According to the potential preferred practice of the present invention, before application of dye solution, migration limit combination with cationic, the aqueous solution that for example contains cationic polyacrylamide copolymer, quaternized ammonium salt or foregoing other suitable composition (counterion of reagent in the dye solution), handle substrate 25, make the migration limit combination be distributed in the substrate 25 with the form that comprises coloured forme 70 substantially.According to potential preferred practice, the distribution of migration restriction agent preferably coextends with the border of coloured forme 70.Only as an example, can use rod 15 and carry out ink-jet and impact the controlled distribution that patterning is realized the migration limit combination by using one.In this respect, should be understood that the migration limit combination can be applied directly on the surface of substrate 25, or on the surfactant or other levelling agent composition used before covering.After using the migration limit combination, use at least a dye solution that contains dyestuff that contains or do not contain thickener at required pattern.Dyestuff and/or any thickener have ionic, so that react with the migration limit combination that covers coloured forme 70.Because the dye diffusion that surmounts coloured forme border has been got rid of in the reaction between the counterion component in migration limit combination and dye solution substantially.

Can recognize, not consider the migration characteristic in the specific region, in case used dyestuff, wish rapidly and effectively with this fixing of dye in substrate to get rid of further unacceptable mixing and/or migration.In the past, this fixation realizes by multiple technologies, comprises superheated steam, natural and force air heat and use radiation and/or convective heat exchange mechanism to heat.

According to a potential preferred practice of the present invention, in case used dyestuff, just can apply RF (radio frequency) electric field that reaches effective controlled degree of depth in the substrate, so that the coloured portions that effectively and promptly heats substrate is with preparation dyestuff to be fixed.The parameter that control RF uses is avoided burning or other damage of the structural constituent of base material simultaneously the intrabasement controlled degree of depth is provided directed rapidly heating.Expect this RF heat treated may be in the processing of the nap fabric of for example carpet or analog advantageous particularly, although it also can be used for the processing of other substrate.Therefore, although hereinafter put up with the processing of fluffing carpet fabric the method is described, it is exemplary and explanat that this explanation only is understood that.

According to one aspect of the present invention, can be to the heat energy that adds of substrate feed electric field form, this electric field is to use that electrode system was produced with the what is called of the frequencies operations in the RF scope " fringing field ", and the positive pole that wherein replaces and negative electrode are settled in that the fluffing surface of carpet is relative with this surface.The setting of determining operating frequency and electrode is to provide and to keep the required thermal level that adds.

With reference to Figure 31, having illustrated can be by the carpet that adds backing of RF heat treated or the exemplary substrate structure 225 of square carpet form.In this representative configuration, underlying structure 225 is made of elementary carpet fabric 212, and this fabric 212 is formed by a large amount of napping yarns 214 of the cluster that passes elementary backing layer 216 (for example well known to a person skilled in the art polyester or polyacrylic scrim or nonwoven fibrous web).The precoating backing layer 218 of elastic adhesive (for example SBR latex) is distributed in the downside of elementary carpet fabric 212, so that with napping yarn 214 fix in position in elementary backing layer 216.For example the adhesive phase 220 of hot-melt adhesive extends from precoating backing layer 218.Between adhesive phase 220 and cushion 224 (for example original or combine again polyurethane foam or analog), place for example stabilizing material 222 of glass cloth or glass fibre (nonwoven glass) of one deck.Place one deck secondary backing layer 226, for example the nonwoven mixture of polyester and polypropylene fibre at the downside of cushion 224.

Can recognize, can carry out various changes the actual configuration of underlying structure 225.Correspondingly, multi-ply construction shown in Figure 31 is considered to only constitute the representative configuration of representing carpet, and the present invention is equally applicable to carpet and/or other fabric of any other structure as required.Only as an example, United States Patent(USP) Nos. 6,203 has illustrated the structure of various square carpets in 881 and 6,468,623, and therefore its content is incorporated herein by reference, as proposing fully at this paper.

When underlying structure was carpet, napping yarn 214 can be staple fibre yarn or the filament yarn that is made of for example natural fabric of wool, cotton or analog.Napping yarn 214 also can be made of synthetic material, and for example polyamide polymer comprises nylon 6 or nylon 6,6; Polyester, for example PET and PBT; Polyolefin, for example polyethylene and polypropylene; Rayon; With polyvinyl polymer, for example polyacrylonitrile.The blending of natural and synthetic fiber, the blending of for example cotton, wool and nylon also can be used for napping yarn 214.In Figure 31, show napping yarn 214 with circle suede structure.Certainly, it being understood that and also can use other napping structure well known by persons skilled in the art, comprise clipping structure and analog.

As mentioned above, can in substrate 225, use the pattern arrangement of migration control chemical agent and dyestuff, so that on the surface of substrate 225, form required pattern.The pattern that forms can be the trichromatic result who disperses with pattern relationships in substrate 225, and/or two or more trichromatic controlled results that mix on the spot.In addition, can allow the degree of dye migration further to control pattern by abundant control forms.Do not consider used pattern formation technology, it is desirable to, to have the ability of further dye migration of basic prevention and/or mixing with controlled way rapidly by the fixing of dye is in place.

According to potential preferred practice, have been found that and use RF (radio frequency) heater that intrabasement controlled degree of depth place is realized rapidly and efficient temperature raises, with the fixing of dye of the coloured portions of promotion substrate.In operation, the RF heater is introduced alternating electric field in object to be heated, makes the electric field coupling of the rapid rotation of hydrone to attempt and to change in this material thus.This being rotated in produces heat in the product.

The applicant has realized that after being administered to the dye solution patterning on the napping yarn the suitable application of RF heating can be used for strengthening the fixing of dye on carpet or other fabric substrate material.Especially, have been found that applying of RF electric field can provide rapid heating, so that stop dye diffusion with rapid and controlled way.In addition, because heating proceeds to the fact of the controlled degree of depth, the based transfer of energy is more effective, and makes substantially and reduce to minimum to the damage possibility of the various techonospheres of substrate colored surfaces below.

In application, the present invention preferably utilizes so-called " fringing field " RF heater, and example is installed as illustrated in Figure 34.RF bringing device 230 comprises with row and replaces charged rectangular electrode 234 generator coupled 232.In potential preferred structure, electrode 234 is the bar forms that extend conveyer belt 236 tops and cross this conveyer belt 236, and this conveyer belt 236 transports substrate 225, makes carpet through the thermal treatment zone.Have been found that by operating frequency with respect to the suitable selection of the electrode lay-out of substrate, can realize suitable surface heating and fixing, and can not produce the electric arc between the electrode that may be harmful to and/or the inappropriate heating of lower face construction unit.Shown in imaginary route, between alternating electrode, form applied field with the patterned arrangement form.The field that so produces extends in the substrate 225 with operating distance, thereby provides energy to realize the molecule rotation in the border.

Figure 35 is illustrated in the field that produces between the electrode controlled substantially operational depth with respect to each layer of substrate composite construction.As shown in the figure, operating frequency and electrode gap make effective electric field extend to just the position of napping yarn below, with any substantive heating of any bottom down of avoiding containing moisture.

Be used to strengthen the RF heating of the fixing of dye, believe to have promoted dye chromophore fixing rapidly in napping yarn 214,, also can on the visible surface of napping yarn 214, realize than shade even like this with relatively low dye strength.Figure 36 has shown the improvement of color and luster maintenance aspect, wherein (sample uses the RF preheating to carry out the fixing of dye in the carpet sample with the identical dyeing of same concentrations, feed steam then, and another sample only uses steam fixation to carry out the fixing of dye) the reflection of yarn top measuring light.According to ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ^The L value record is along the measurement of the reflectivity of Y-axis, and wherein lower number representative is dark-coloured damp, and it is corresponding to the light absorption that improves and the reflectivity of corresponding reduction.As shown, when using the dyestuff of low concentration, present dark-coloured pool with the carpet of RF preheating.Along with the dyestuff of using higher concentration, it is so unobvious that the difference on the tone becomes.Yet even under higher dye application level, the yarn top of the carpet of use RF preheating increases gorgeous tone and also can measure.

Although also do not fully understand and cause that the yarn top is painted to increase gorgeous phenomenon, believe the use of RF heating, make the coloured portions of substrate be heated to enough levels rapidly, leave the trend of using the zone by capillarity to suppress dye solution.As if as if convection current and/or conduction heating can not suppress dye migration in very early, and the RF heating can be accomplished this point.Therefore, have been found that avoid simultaneously producing so-called frosting phenomenon on the dyed yarn top, the use of RF heating has improved the definition of pattern in the substrate substantially by preventing that pixel to pixel diffusion from surpassing required degree.

Believe that in actual practice the use of fringing field RF dyestuff heating can be used for improving substantially the efficient of fixing of dye method and the aesthetic appearance of the product that forms thus.The a large amount of actual product formation practices of RF heating of having introduced have been imagined with the help fixing of dye.Only, in Figure 32 and 33, illustrate the various operations that can be used for handling carpet as nonrestrictive example.

According to the practice of the first kind of imagination that illustrates among Figure 32, the dye application step is carried out in a substrate (carpet fabric that for example has bunch shape or adhesive construct, it comprises a large amount of napping yarns that outwards protrude), during according to pattern application of dye from the teeth outwards.This using can be undertaken by any known technology, although the controlled flow of possibility preferred coloring agent solution, wherein dyestuff is an applied based with pixel * pixel.After to carpet matte application of dye, heat matte by the RF that uses fringing field RF heater, thereby active electric field is applied to desired depth in the carpet matte.If desired can be in this step fixed dye.Behind the RF heating steps, carpet is cooled off.If desired, can use forced cooling device to carry out this cooling procedure.

In Figure 33, shown the key step of potential preferred substrate dyeing and processing method.In the method, by above-mentioned migration limit combination preliminary treatment substrate (carpet fabric that for example has bunch shape or adhesive construct, it comprises the napping yarn of many outside protrusions).After having used migration control combination thing, by injection stream according to pattern application of dye on the carpet matte.After dye application, by fringing field RF heater preliminary treatment matte, this device is applied to desired depth in the carpet matte with active electric field.Behind the RF heating steps, use Steam Heating to finish the fixing of dye.After this can be with carpet washing, dry and cooling before using.

As noted, as above the technology of general introduction is particularly useful in the production of the ground covering fabric that comprises broadloom carpet and square carpet.Figure 37 provides and has used for example wealthy width of cloth substrate of 6 ' the wealthy width of cloth, 12 ' the wealthy width of cloth, 14 ' the wealthy width of cloth, and forming one of broadloom carpet may preferred technology.Should be appreciated that wealthy width of cloth substrate can be tufted carpet, bonded carpet or analog.According to cited typical process, people can use, steam for example, wetting agent or analog preliminary treatment substrate, with the fabric jacquard with substrate stamp or dyeing, the heating substrate is so that the fixing of dye, the washing substrate is to remove superfluous dyestuff or other material from the dyestuff chemistry thing, for example glue or analog, with for example soil retardancy chemicals, the bleach-resistant chemicals, perhaps antibacterium and antimycotic chemicals are handled the fabric that is colored, once more wash it or directly drying process is transferred in substrate thereafter, comprise for example application of vacuum, roll and drying, substrate cooled off thereafter, then substrate is cut into wealthy width of cloth volume, is cut to from 12 ' the wealthy width of cloth to 6 ' the wealthy width of cloth, and/or similar wealthy width of cloth volume.

According to special embodiment with the method or the operation of wealthy width of cloth substrate stamp or dyeing, and with reference to Figure 37, after stamp, the preheating or the preset that substrate are added in the upstream of first steam section, adopt for example radio frequency (RF), infrared (IR), microwave (MW) or similar heating means, follow by treatment step, if any, the back is second decatize process, science and engineering is planted everywhere then, the back is application of vacuum or roll, as being the treatment process that adds subsequently, for example add fluorocarbon, soil retardancy, the bleach-resistant agent, perhaps analog is thereafter dry, be to use RF then, the IR or the MW energy are cooling and cutting to disperse the back drying of moisture then.In the technology that Figure 37 shows,, carry out traditional decatize process subsequently and preserve energy, thereby do not need RF, IR or MW energy to carry out whole fixing of dye by using RF, IR or MW preheating.Equally, following traditional recirculated hot air drier subsequently by RF, IR or MW, to carry out the back dry, so that RF, IR or MW only are used for dry last remaining moisture from substrate.By this way, preserve energy, reduced cost.

And by provide treatment step between two decatize operations, people can add by the fixing reagent of second decatize process.

Though what Figure 37 may relate to wealthy width of cloth treatment process may be preferred embodiment, the present invention never is limited to this.

As the method for Figure 37, according to typical first and second embodiments of the present invention, Figure 38 and 39 relates to the quite detailed method to square carpet stamp or dyeing.With reference to Figure 38, undyed square carpet grey cloth is carried, destacking or branch are single, pass through steam, soak or similar preliminary treatment,, be sent to the wide arrangement of three double amplitudes of square then and stand for example to use RF with preferred single-row mode stamp or dyeing, the preheating of IR or MW, the preset step, first steaming step, treatment step, second steaming step, washing and treatment step, application of vacuum, roll and additional process steps as needing, drying, use for example IR, the back drying of RF or MW, cooling divides single receipt square form, experiences edge pruning and the operation of surface shear with the need then, pack piling and transportation then.

According to second typical method of Figure 39, before being sent to the wide arrangement of three double amplitudes, square stands preheating or preset step with single-row form.This provides must only handle the preheating or the preset apparatus of the square of single line, and energy efficiency not only is provided, but also guarantees that every is handled in an identical manner, has avoided transmitting through three row squares of preheating or preset apparatus contingent any inharmonious.Handle the wide square of single width and guarantee that each square handles in an identical manner, thereby avoided transmitting through three row squares of the preheating of for example RF, IR or MW equipment or preset apparatus contingent any inharmonious.Preferred each square is handled in an identical manner, makes that products obtained therefrom is identical, is maintained to guarantee quality.

Basic jet dyeing, jacquard weave or printing technology comprise following basic step, under one or more dyestuff loaders, provide stainable substrate in a controlled manner, control dyestuff loader is optionally in suprabasil intended pixel or position dyeing, the transmission of control substrate, through or below the dyestuff loader to aim at dyeing, and fixed dye subsequently, the washing substrate, substrate is cut off or is pruned in dry substrate, package base and similar step.

According to method more complicated and that may preferably wealthy width of cloth form substrate be dyeed, 6 ' the wealthy width of cloth for example, 12 ' the wealthy width of cloth, the wealthy width of cloth substrate of 14 ' the wealthy width of cloth, tufted carpet for example, bonded carpet or analog, people can use for example steam, wetting agent or analog preliminary treatment substrate, with the fabric jacquard to substrate stamp or dyeing, the heating substrate is with fixed dye, the washing substrate is to remove superfluous dyestuff or other material from the dyestuff chemistry thing, for example glue or analog, with for example soil retardancy chemicals, the bleach-resistant chemicals, perhaps antibacterium and antimycotic chemicals are handled the fabric that is colored, once more wash it or directly drying process is transferred in substrate thereafter, comprise for example application of vacuum, roll and drying, substrate cooled off thereafter, then substrate is cut into square, the zone carpet, wealthy width of cloth volume is cut to from 12 ' the wealthy width of cloth to 6 ' the wealthy width of cloth, and/or similar goods.

According to special embodiment with the method or the operation of wealthy width of cloth substrate stamp or dyeing, and with reference to Figure 37, after stamp, the preheating or the preset that substrate are added in the upstream of first steam section, adopt for example radio frequency (RF), infrared (IR), microwave (MW) or similar heating means, follow by treatment step, if any, the back is second decatize process, science and engineering is planted everywhere then, the back is application of vacuum or roll, as being the treatment process that adds subsequently, for example add fluorocarbon, soil retardancy, the bleach-resistant agent, perhaps analog is thereafter dry, be to use RF then, the IR or the MW energy are cooling and cutting to disperse the back drying of moisture then.In the technology that Figure 32 shows,, carry out traditional decatize process subsequently and preserve energy, thereby do not need RF, IR or MW energy to carry out whole fixing of dye by using RF, IR or MW preheating.Equally, following traditional recirculated hot air drier subsequently by RF, IR or MW, to carry out the back dry, so that RF, IR or MW only are used for dry last remaining moisture from substrate.By this way, preserve energy, reduced cost.

And by provide treatment step between two decatize operations, people can add by the fixing reagent of second decatize process.

Though what Figure 32 may relate to wealthy width of cloth treatment process may be preferred embodiment, the present invention never is limited to this.

As the method for Figure 32, according to typical first and second embodiments of the present invention, Figure 33 and 34 relates to the quite detailed method to square carpet stamp or dyeing.With reference to Figure 33, undyed square carpet grey cloth is carried, destacking or branch are single, pass through steam, soak or similar preliminary treatment,, be sent to the wide arrangement of three double amplitudes of square then and stand for example to use RF with preferred single-row mode stamp or dyeing, the preheating of IR or MW, the preset step, first steaming step, treatment step, second steaming step, washing and treatment step, application of vacuum, roll and additional process steps as needing, drying, use for example IR, the back drying of RF or MW, cooling divides single receipt square form, experiences edge pruning and the operation of surface shear with the need then, pack piling and transportation then.

According to second typical method of Figure 34, before being sent to the wide arrangement of three double amplitudes, square stands preheating or preset step with single-row form.This provides must only handle the preheating or the preset apparatus of the square of single line, and energy efficiency not only is provided, but also guarantees that every is handled in an identical manner, has avoided transmitting through three row squares of preheating or preset apparatus contingent any inharmonious.Handle the wide square of single width and guarantee that each square handles in an identical manner, thereby avoided transmitting through three row squares of the preheating of for example RF, IR or MW equipment or preset apparatus contingent any inharmonious.Preferred each square is handled in an identical manner, makes that products obtained therefrom is identical, is maintained to guarantee quality.

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As discussed above, the pattern system of this paper explanation ability that shown is produced visually obvious and all is unique jacquard weave ground covering fabric aspect the measurability on science.To explain the basis of this statement in conjunction with Figure 40 to 219.These figure have shown the mulching material substrate (being square carpet) of typical jacquard weave here, it will illustrate discussion subsequently to a certain extent, and show in addition and explain the various measurements and the result of these measurements of in the representative substrate that has similar pattern, being done.For relatively, what the pattern system of use will not only comprise preferred fixedly shade bar, above detailed description drips black pattern system as required, also comprise discussed above replace drip black and recirculation type pattern system as required.

Figure 40 has described the jacquard weave pile square carpet 10 of the pattern area 1 to 6 with dyeing, and each distinguishes the uniform color of different visions of having been printed and dyed, and at least two adjacent pattern area form borders.In addition, each pattern area contains at least two group design elements, and this design element is the form of the progressive rectangle of a series of sizes or " test bar ", but the identical thickness of this rectangle or test bar length reduces, and the pattern area that closely is parallel to the next-door neighbour is placed, and obtains its color from this test bar.For example, the color separately that contains pattern area 1,2,4,5 and 6 at 5 groups of test bars of pattern area 3.The thickness of each test bar in a group, but be their relative intervals, according to successively decreasing of complete pixel width (0.05 inch or 1.27mm), the thickest test bar of PREF and RECIRC pattern system is that 0.30 inch (7.62mm) is thick, the distance separately pattern area be 0.5 inch (1.27cm) at interval, the thickest next test bar is that 0.25 inch (6.35mm) is thick, or the like, the following progression of process: 0.20 inch (5.08mm), 0.15 inch (3.81mm), 0.10 inch (2.54mm) and 0.05 inch (1.27mm).The DOD Patterning devices produces corresponding test pattern, and unit is suitable for the pixel wide (0.0625 inch or 0.159mm) of the sort of equipment.

Therefore, the thinnest test bar (having size) by the pixel size of Patterning devices or the indication of spacing have a pixel thickness (0.05 inch/1.27mm or 0.0625 inch/0.159mm), and and then the preceding test bar 0.5 inch (1.27cm) locate to place.In order to discuss, these test bars provide some feature, are used for setting up clear patterns degree and apparent difference, and this difference is believed the product with preferred jacquard process, are different from any other and will be used for the product of the automatic jacquard process of fabric substrate on the commercial size.Go through these unique characteristics below.

By preferred fixedly shade bar, the pattern system that drips China ink as required that more than describes in detail, the feature of a uniqueness of the pattern of production is significant steepness, wherein, first color that characterizes first pattern area can carry out the transition to second color of second pattern area that characterizes the next-door neighbour.This steepness that clear pattern element is provided is quantified as the transition width between two adjacent patterns districts, will be used to measure the improvement of the attainable clear patterns degree of technology that uses this paper.The notion of the relative contrast between the adjacent patterns district, visual contrast, color depth and clear patterns degree (" pop " that be called pattern jointly) to sensation work, be associated with transition width, its medium and small transition width is tending towards strengthening the difference between border color, therefore the sensation of facilitating contrast to increase.

Closely-related with the notion of transition width is the notion of characteristic width, and it is second distinctive feature of preferred pattern system described herein.Characteristic width can be regarded as observable pattern characteristics or element can be accurately and be presented at suprabasil beeline reliably, perhaps regard as effectively and space, that is the level of detail or the degree of resolution that in specific substrate, can realize, with specific pattern system.The measurement of characteristic width will be used for confirming that preferred pattern system can provide effective stamp to space, and this stamp spaces and more spaces near the theoretical maximum of pattern system than the system of other test.The theme that will discuss characteristic width in more detail and effectively space below.

Under the good situation of characteristic width performance (being pattern in detail), strengthened the effect of good transition width performance.If two performances are all fine, this pattern has quite significantly relative contrast, and seems highly clear full with vision.If there is minor detail, but the transition width performance is common or relatively poor, and whole relative contrast slightly reduces, and the pattern that obtains seems and lack " pop " that it is unintelligible or fuzzy that minor detail seems.

It is the function of Several Parameters that those skilled in the art should understand above feature (characteristic width of transition width between the adjacent color and small size details) easily, it is most important believes physical property and the uniformity and its wicking characteristic that comprises (1) substrate, (2) character of dyestuff (the especially interaction of its viscosity and itself and any surface chemical treatment agent, this finishing agent is to the surface energy modification of substrate, and therefore to the migration characteristic modification of the dyestuff of application thereafter), and (3) are applied to the amount of the dyestuff of substrate.Among this each will be discussed successively.

Even non-those skilled in the art also can easily understand that, uses liquid colourant, attempt interior having absorbability and interior in uneven substrate (most of fabric) be formed with the pattern of fine definition, be task of making the people discouraged.Not only the intrinsic inhomogeneity of underlying structure (for example in the direction of pile ranks or at the little temporary differences of yarn height or twisted direction) makes dyestuff be difficult to be applied to substrate along the line of stable sharp outline, and the migration characteristic of the dyestuff after using usually causes the lateral core of uncontrolled and undesired dyestuff to suck the pattern area of adjacency, so reduced the definition at edge.

In general, low viscous dyestuff tends to more easily migration in substrate than full-bodied dyestuff.Therefore, the use of low viscosity dyestuff has favourable and disadvantageous result simultaneously: bigger migration causes the less horizontal control that final dyestuff is arranged, therefore tend to reduce the definition of pattern that can be reproduced, but also tend to promote the vertical migration length migration of yarn or fiber (promptly along), and therefore tend to increase dyestuff in intrabasement infiltration.Otherwise, the horizontal control that the high viscosity dyestuff provides relatively large final dyestuff to arrange, but so horizontal control usually is that vertical migration is that cost obtains in single yarn or the yarn group to be limited in.This illustrates in Figure 41 A and 41B.In Figure 41 A, be presented at the lip-deep blobs of dye of the good cut pile fabric of horizontal control, but tangible infiltration is not provided yet.On the contrary, the blobs of dye of Figure 41 B seems to provide sufficient infiltration, is cost with significant laterally migration still.Figure 42 A has shown enclosing the similar influence on pile fabric surface with 42B.Attempt to keep simultaneously the advantage of low viscosity and high viscosity fuel system, do not have subsidiary shortcoming, be usually directed to various chemical migration modifier be added or be applied to dyestuff or substrate, go through as top.

Those skilled in the art also will recognize the amount of the dyestuff that is applied to the substrate specific region, quite important, (be applied to and be attached to the measuring of amount of dye of substrate) because if hydroscopicity and drop to following level, promptly only make peace and dye fully, in pattern, change relatively clearly and usually can realize with relative high definition by the most advanced part one of forming yarn or fiber that constitutes substrate surface.By doing like this, the migration between adjacent yarn or fiber is minimized, and has improved the definition of the observation of gained pattern.Yet, this improvement can cause the reduction in the infiltration of substrate inner dye, only produce relatively little yarn that is partly with desired color or fabric fibre along yarn or fabric fibre length, and when brushing or separate pile surface, at the yarn or the fabric fibre that tend to show incomplete dyeing away from the place of yarn point.Therefore,, believe that PREF pattern system described herein produces unique jacquard weave goods, because this pattern simultaneously can high resolution displayed and at intrabasement high dyestuff penetration for specific substrate and specific dyestuff and surface chemistry system.

In order to understand following discussion about color measuring, the measurement that need understand color generally includes the measurement respectively of the various components of color.A system that is known as the extensive approval of CIELAB system is a rectangular three-dimensional system of coordinate, and wherein each vertical axis is brightness (" L ^*), red/green (" a ^*") and yellow/blueness (" b ^*").Therefore, the aberration between first color (for example color characteristic of area of the pattern 1) and second color (for example color characteristic of area of the pattern 2) can pass through each comfortable L ^*Value, a ^*Value and b ^*The differential expression of value, perhaps usefulness on the mathematics,

ΔL ^*＝L ^* _Color1-L ^* _Color2

Δa ^*＝a ^* _Color1-a ^* _Color2

Δb ^*＝b ^* _Color1-b ^* _Color2

And total color difference by:

Δ E ^* _Ab=[(Δ L ^*) ²+ (Δ a ^*) ²+ (Δ b ^*) ²] ^1/2Expression.

Though specially at the CIELAB Color Recognition System, having known, above formula is used in Adobe Photoshop ^(Adobe Systems of San Jose, California distribution) (" Photoshop hereinafter ^") the Lab system be identical basically, and the indication that is used to analyze at this paper.Therefore, has the relationship of the above expression of slightly different term, for Photoshop ^The Lab system is effective on an equal basis.

For understand this paper about shades of colour to along the migration of common boundary with mix the discussion of behavior, need the notion of introducing advantage border look.Under many circumstances, two colors in pattern are contiguous, if amplification, the frontier district of separating each colour attaching area show basic dull the increasing of the vision concentration that comprises a color, the basic dull minimizing that is generally corresponded to the vision concentration of another color covers.In some cases, people see in the frontier district that two colors subtract each other the third color of combination, and this color appears at the core of frontier district.Therefore, in enlarged drawing, the similar gradual transition (perhaps in the middle of transition, introducing the third color) in frontier district from a color to another color, though owing to often have the change color forced by substrate surface and the scrambling and the other factors of wicking, as below discussing, this transition need not be stably.

On the border that is formed by one of class color that is called " advantage border look ", this " gradual transition " pattern may need modification.The enough dark or colouring of such color is preponderated, so that they can set up the border of relative sharp outline, and has color seldom obviously to mix or co-blended, whatsoever stops migration under the situation, no matter at the migration of pattern area color relatively.People can understand intuitively, for example work as black dyes and be applied to pattern area 1, the cream-coloured pattern area 2 that is applied to, according to black dyes migration to the degree in the zone that is occupied by some cream-coloured dyestuffs, rather than according to cream-coloured dyestuff migration is to the degree in the zone that is occupied by some black dyess, resulting frontier district may be known manyly.This is because any mixing of black and cream-coloured dyestuff (no matter cream-coloured dyestuff any advantage in this mixture) more may be recognized as the black rather than the cream-coloured fact.Other shows the color of this behavior, and can be considered to the color of advantage border look thus, comprises redness, navy blue and green.Usually, for two kinds of dyestuffs of same concentrations (being the dye molecule of per unit volume), much dark that color is the advantage look.For the identical dyestuff of variable concentrations, have much higher concentration and get color and will preponderate.

By using the Kubelka-Munk theory, the form of this relational expression to simplify a little can be by following conclusion inequality mathematical expression, and it expresses the situation of second dyestuff of first dyestuff domination:

C ₁·[k ₁/s ₀]≥≥C ₂·[k ₂/s ₀]

C wherein ₁And C ₂Be respectively the concentration of first and second dyestuffs, k ₁And k ₂Be their coefficients of light absorption separately, s ₀It is the coefficient of substrate light scattering.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various coefficients are wavelength specific (wavelength-specific),, more than relatively must revise and the perceptual discrimination that is included in different wave length influences for the color that colourity is arranged; For example, use CIELAB Δ E ^* _Ab

Although should be appreciated that above-mentioned frontier district seems to have normal relevant with the advantage color character profile relatively clearly of the border that the advantage color limits (for example) usually and the composite attribute of the character (for example progressive relatively transition from a pattern colour to another pattern colour) of often being correlated with non-advantage color interaction.The visual assessment of pattern usually is subjected to most the influence of advantage color.

No matter whether comprise advantage color or non-advantage color, the frontier district is tended to inhomogeneous in itself, thereby needs certain methods that they are minimized, so that can measure the data available that is relevant to change color in the frontier district.Some distinctive features (transition width, characteristic width and effectively space) that recall the pattern that produces by above-mentioned preferred pattern system are identified.With as a setting above, will discuss the measurement of these features now in more detail.

According to the instruction of this paper, perhaps the notion of transition width is being discussed about the description of the fine definition jacquard weave of fabric and is being the most basic in analyzing.When measuring on common border, it is included in the quantification of change color between the adjacent colour attaching area in the pattern, and is to attempt characterizing the steepness from colour attaching area in the substrate to adjacent colour attaching area transition that can reach simply.The transition width performance that has been found that in the pattern of establishing high resolution displayed, has the importance on basis.

Intuitively, may seem to measure the direct method of transition between two adjacent colour attaching areas, be to carry out colorimetric measurement, and well (well) beginning in the pattern area 1 also extends to some well (point well) in the pattern area 2 along directapath.In theory, as long as use enough responsive instrument, the edge of frontier district (pattern area 1 and each color of 2 can be measured ground in this zone influence each other) should be tangible.Surface placement and its uneven reflecting properties of following mainly due to substrate surface, duplicate measurements in identical frontier district along different paths may produce very different results, this is owing to be superimposed upon tangible " back ground noise " component on the color signal, this component can greatly make the frontier district begin thicken.Usually, can only make this worse off by sensitivity or the resolution ratio that increases measuring system.Therefore, the notion of the transition width of the mathematical derivation of definition comprises the average of mass data, and it is used for accurately measuring and characterizes in the adjacent patterns district steepness on border between the color.State the derivation and the Practical Calculation of this term below, and from the calibration of scanning device.

Figure 43 has illustrated the key step of the transition width that relates to the selection part of measuring the frontier district with the form of summarizing.It should be noted that each step of pointing out obtains explaining in conjunction with Figure 46 and 47A-47C in further detail in Figure 43, these figure illustrated together relevant for the collection and the analytic process that produce the view data of transition width and characteristic width data from test pattern.

The step 800 of Figure 43 relates to the calibration of scanner, and this scanner is used to scan the sample of transition width to be calculated and/or characteristic width.Illustrate this calibration process among the Figure 44 that is discussed below in more detail.In Figure 44, do not mention good usual practice known to those of skill in the art, such as allowing enough scanner warm-up periods, cleaning the glass surface of scanner etc.

As shown in figure 44, step 852 to 870 relates to the calibration of color scanning device or like device jointly, when suitably calibrating, these equipment can scan the pattern that occurs on the fabric substrate, and produce the signal (perhaps by means of the additional signals process software) of exactly color table being reached the function of position in substrate.The standardized color measurement target of step 852 representative (Kodak Q-60 Photographic Target Standard for example, can obtain from the Eastman Kodak (Eastman Kodak Company) of New York Rochester) scanning (with manual mode, make all automatic adjustment inoperative).Such test objective is with the data disks (step 854) of other numerical characteristic (i.e. " very " color of object) of the color that comprises CIELAB or show on target.Compare (step 856) by color with " very " color with scanning, by means of appropriate software, for example GretagMacBeth ' s Profile Maker 3.1 (the GretagMacBeth LLC distribution of New York NewWindsor) can produce the specific color profile of scanner (color profile).This sketch plan gives close automatic numeral corresponding to the color in the color space (for example Photoshop  Lab) of CIELAB, as the function of position.

An optional step of still recommending is the accuracy of this color profile of assessment, and a straightforward method of summarizing in Figure 44 uses Photoshop ^Convert scan values to Photoshop ^The Lab value.This process (view data that the step 872-878 of copy pattern 47A obtains) causes each color generation Δ E in the target ^* _AbValue is by with the scanning of each desired value and the color value (profiled color value) of summary subsequently, with the L of the same target color of the calibrating plate of enclosing from this target ^*a ^*b ^*Value relatively produces, and the assessment of the whole colorimetric degree of accuracy of this scanning process is provided.The step 868 that should be understood that Figure 44 preferably can be undertaken by software, and this software is located on target and isolated chromatic zones separately.Discovery will be on Kodak Q-60 target the Δ E of each color ^* _AbValue is average, cause about 3.5 value (along with the past of time, average Δ E ^* _AbStandard deviation be about 0.2).Such value is considered to acceptable.

Get back to Figure 43, step 802 refers to the preparation of sample, comprises that the brush sample is to remove loose fibres and to make the standardization of pile ranks.Then with the scanner bed of this sample orientation, and suitably arrange (being about to frontier district to be checked or test bar arranges by the limit of scanner bed), carefully do not disarray pile in cleaning.Next step that point out in Figure 43 relates to selection, takes measurements and scans the frontier district that forms between two pattern area to be analyzed (being respectively " pattern area 1 " and " pattern area 2 ").

Selecting of sample area position to be scanned and size relates to several considerations.In theory, if use the instrument of high sensitivity and resolution ratio, the edge of frontier district (place that pattern area 1 and 2 color separately begin to mix) should be tangible.Yet as discussed above, such instrument is easy to produce the output that contains significant back ground noise.This noise makes the fuzzy degree of related data be determined by many factors, comprises the resolution ratio of scanner.Use relative high resolution scanning analysis (for example 100 to 300d.p.i.) generally to cause big back ground noise component, and use with substrate on the reality of the pattern result of effectively spacing relative low-resolution scan analysis (for example 10 to 20d.p.i.) generation more consistent, be considered to too approximate or " quantification " and can not provide for the required resolving power of suitable chromogenic assay (revealing analysis).Therefore, select the scanning resolution of 50d.p.i. (being every centimetre 20 point) as suitable compromise.For fear of obscuring in these discussion processes, desired as context, the resolution ratio (expressing with pixel sometimes) of this scanning must be come with resolution ratio that is relevant to jacquard process or pixel size (stamp that is jacquard spaces) difference.

Because the variation of these signals, in the further trial that reduces the noise component, the path width that the frontier district is crossed in decision should be increased to 50 pixel columns from single pixel path, or 1 inch (2.54cm) wide (extending in parallel with the frontier district).Like this, each pixel for along the vertical-path that crosses the frontier district produces the line profile in average 50 paths.By doing like this, along 50 pixels wide substrate surface change relevant with each scanning is tending towards from offsetting the less influence that is subjected to exceptional data point of image processing step subsequently (the generation transition width of for example discussing below and the step of characteristic width).This result is the 12 described definition curves of how knowing among Figure 45.

Also the frontier district of suggestion selection is straight (promptly unbending) substantially on the trial zone, thereby helps to analyze according to the instruction of this paper.In the size in decision district to be scanned (except the suitable number that scanning pattern is provided discussed above) additional consideration be the needs of the appropriate expectation terminal point of the color conversion that foundation is represented by the frontier district (promptly not being subjected to the actual color of the pattern area that dyestuff influences from the frontier district migration).Therefore, the sample area that is scanned should comprise that from zone enough far away, frontier district to be checked the color separately of two pattern area adjacent with this frontier district is not influenced by other color can and be characterized separately.If such sign is impossible, for example, because one of pattern area of this frontier district of formation (or both) be minor detail, except comprising the scanning of frontier district to be checked, may scan one or more similar colored pattern districts separately at another part of substrate surface, thereby allow the semo-infinite color that characterizes two pattern area that form the frontier district.

After these operations, sample is suitably scanned (for example to be used to scan the identical manual mode of color target), make the frontier district suitably (with as one man) directed so that line profile subsequently (or average) is parallel with the frontier district.Then, the output of scanner (after forming suitable color profile) is used to produce independent Photoshop ^L, a and b Color Channel image (step 804).Shown in step 806, selected expression forms L, a and the b image in semo-infinite district of two pattern area colors of frontier district to be checked, is used to be determined at total look of finding between pattern area 1 and 2 and becomes (Δ E _Max).Because color value can be encoded in special mode and is beneficial to the easy of memory image pixel, may need Photoshop ^The encoded radio of Lab value converts their ratio colour equivalent to.This total look becomes (Δ E _Max) after a while (step 814) to be used to calculate transition width (be aberration Δ E _MaxOn distance transition width Δ X, produce).

In step 808, be each (use two cores of circling round (convolution kernel), examine 46A with Figure 46 and combine discussion) of three Color Channel images, calculate the image that representative color is derived the thing variable color rate of position, frontier district (promptly).Then, Photoshop Lab derivative image is used to the derive line profile of each Color Channel calculating on the frontier district.This process can better be understood with reference to the sketch plan of Figure 46 and 46A.

Describe as Figure 46, select frontier district (820) to be detected, limit and to represent that frontier district and, to produce single Photoshop in abutting connection with the scanning area (821) of pattern area ^L, a and b Color Channel image (822,824 and 826).Next step (830,832,834) comprise the application of the core of circling round, and it carries out the average operation parallel with the frontier district in the mode known to those skilled in the art, are 9 * 9 nuclear in this situation.Because this operation, each pixel that comprises each Color Channel image is endowed a mean value, this value be by four pixels that the value of that pixel and that pixel is upper and lower value (promptly being parallel to borderline region) mutually adduction remove with 9 and calculate, provide thus to be parallel to frontier district spatially average each L, a and b image.

Also as these steps specified (illustrating in greater detail), use second core of circling round in the step 886 and 888 of Figure 47 A, except being offset 1 pixel without exception at its nonzero value of direction perpendicular to the frontier district, it is identical with first.This core has following effect, and promptly in being parallel to 1 * 9 row (on the center pixel and under 4 pixels) of frontier district, make pixel value average, and as above give center pixel this mean value, and by a pixel transition diagram picture perpendicular to the frontier district direction.All pixel positions in scanning area with these two cores of circling round average after, event memory.Each Color Channel image is deducted from each other then, thereby forms the image that the difference of representing the border derivative approaches (see Figure 46 840,844 and 848) for each L, a and b Color Channel, uses L respectively ₁₂, a ₁₂And b ₁₂Expression.Produce line profile based on each these finite difference image in the frontier district then, as shown in (842,846,850).Such signal combination or average, and derivative calculations can use software to finish, for example Image Pro Plus ^, Adobe Photoshop ^, IPL ^, MATLAB ^, or other software of similar functions is arranged.

Form total euclidean color derivative (Euclidian Color Derivative, " E.C.D. ") in conjunction with single L, a and b line profile then, that is,

${E.C.D.}_x=\sqrt{{\left(\frac{\mathrm{dL}}{\mathrm{dx}}\right)}^2+{\left(\frac{\mathrm{da}}{\mathrm{dx}}\right)}^2+{\left(\frac{\mathrm{db}}{\mathrm{dx}}\right)}^2}$

In fact calculate based on finite difference, be provided at the measurement of frontier district as the change color speed of the function of distance (x).This E.C.D. randomly can be plotted figure so that some visual feedback about variable color character in the frontier district to be provided.As Figure 43 812 shown in, the end value of E.C.D. is that the maximum rate of change of color that is determined at the frontier district (is called " E.C.D. _Max"), and measure along that point (X that occurs that maximum rate of change perpendicular to the path, frontier district _Max).So, the calculating of transition width is simple, as shown in 814, according to following formula:

Transition width=[Δ E _Mas/ E.C.D. _Max]

Person of skill in the art will appreciate that if there is multiple barrier essential careful E.C.D. _MaxWith Δ E _MaxMeasurement represented frontier district to be detected.

Figure 48 to 51 has presented the other alternative approach that this general technology is described by graphic simulation.Figure 48 with highly schematically and the formal description of simplifying from the transition of pattern area to the second pattern area, it has the ideal boundary district of not mixing to another zone from a zone.Figure 49 to 51 with highly schematically and the formal description that increases the three class frontier districts that can run into usually.In most of the cases, the more approaching combination that is similar to two or more described frontier districts in observed frontier district.Figure 49 A is the example on first kind of border, wherein color from first zone 12 (difference) color in second zone 14 of transition gradually.It is overlapping that resulting frontier district is described as the concentration that reduces gradually of the color separately that comprises the pattern area that opposes.In the case, follow the inevitable back ground noise of this measurement to be easy to make the leading edge of frontier district and trailing edge to blur, this is to adopt essential reason-such method of " linear chromatic curve " described above only to need the greatest gradient (be easier to measure or estimate data element) of chromatic curve, rather than the terminal point of its measurement, so that calculate the edge (and size) of transition width.

As the function at the frontier district relative position that marks along trunnion axis, colour is schematically drawn along the vertical axis of Figure 49 B.In order to illustrate, Figure 49 B vertical alignment is in the visual image of the frontier district of Figure 49 A.Use appropriate software, for example Image Pro Plus ^(4.5 from the Media Cybernetics of Maryland State Silver Spring, Inc. can obtain), Adobe Photoshop ^Deng, calculate first derivative dL/dx, da/dx, db/dx.Their combinations are produced the E.C.D. that draws among Figure 49 C, also be aligned in the visual image of Figure 49 A and 49B.

This derivative curve 30 has been described variable color rate as the function of position on the frontier district with way of illustration, and is generally expected that single global maximum, is X in this situation _MaxAccurate according to what expect, this derivative preferably uses all three kinds of Photoshop ^The Lab Color Channel calculates.According to may the using of multidimensional color space (comprise and use other color coordinate system, for example brightness, colourity and tone), the size of vertical axis or derivative is labeled euclidean color derivative usually.Trunnion axis is identified in the maximum position of frontier district change color rate (being Δ E rate of change).

Use the maximum of shown E.C.D., by with equaling the peaked slope of E.C.D. X on curve _MaxPlace's picture straight line is set up linear chromatic curve 20 (49B).When being extrapolated to and defining Δ E _MaxColour (promptly 12 with 14 colours 18,22 relevant) when intersecting with relative pattern area separately, these joinings are defined as transition width (" TW ") in this frontier district in the projection of X-axle.

Figure 50 with the signal highly and the formal description of amplifying the example on border of second kind of less " pure " form, this runs in the frontier district usually.In this case, from the color in first zone 11, between two pattern area 11 and 13, form and know manyly but more irregular lines.Be not to mix two kinds of colors diffusely and subtly and form the border, but the advantage color being tending towards forming clear relatively sinuous edge, only along the border axle and subjectively produce clear pattern on the minute yardstick, is not fine definition outward appearance discussed in this article usually.The fundamental characteristics at sinuous edge together with the relevant noise of the inevitable fabric of following these color measurings, makes the leading edge of this frontier district and the mensuration of trailing edge become meaningless, unless use certain method average or weighting.In addition, employing described above " linear chromatic curve " method can be used in this situation, because the method only needs the greatest gradient (be easier to measure or estimate data element) of chromatic curve, rather than the terminal point of its measurement, thereby calculate the edge (and size) of transition width.

As the function at the frontier district relative position that marks along trunnion axis, colour is drawn along the vertical axis of Figure 50 B.In order to illustrate, Figure 50 B vertical alignment is in the visual image of the frontier district of Figure 50 A.First derivative (is calculated with any appropriate software, for example Image Pro Plus once more ^4.5) be plotted among Figure 50 C, in order to illustrate, also be aligned in the visual image of Figure 50 A.The maximum 36 of the first derivative 34 that use indicates is set up linear chromatic curve 28.When being extrapolated to when the colour that characterizes relative separately pattern area (respectively 24 and 26) intersects, these joinings are defined as transition width in this frontier district in the projection of X-axle.

Observe, in some cases, frontier district between the color of the color in a zone and second adjacent area, do not relate to and only comprise two transition of color separately, form diverse, middle color but be included in the frontier district, for example form brown with green the mixing mutually when red.The sort of situation is used the figure explanation in a similar manner in Figure 51.Under these circumstances, the calculating of derivative produces two peaks, and not dominant peak is out in the cold.The calculating of transition width and characteristic width is only based on the bigger peak of deriving.

The details that above-mentioned transition width is measured is illustrated in Figure 47 A to 47C.Step 882 has been described the selection for the scanning area of frontier district to be detected.As point out that suggestion is relevant to the frontier district (be beneficial to determine each " pure " color of pattern area separately, and be not subjected to the influence of frontier district) placed in the middle substantially of the pattern area of selection, and is parallel to the frontier district direction of equalization spatially.Otherwise this equalization process will be tending towards making the inherent definition on border fuzzy.

Then, carry out the scanning of suitably prepd sample with the calibrated scanner that manual mode is set (be non-automatic adjusting contrast, tone, brightness etc.-identical) with being provided with of scanning color target, use suitable scanner, for example can be from the UMAXTechnologies of Dallas, Texas, Inc. the Umax Powerlook 2100XL that obtains, and appropriate software, for example also be UMAX Technologies from the Dallas, Texas, the MagicScan acquisition software that Inc. obtains.As discussed above, have been found that high relatively scanning resolution is easy to cause too much back ground noise when so scanning uneven substrate.Therefore, uniformity per sample advises that the scanning resolution of about 50 d.p.i. progression (for example every centimetre 20 point) is suitable for this analysis, although other resolution ratio also may be effectively.In addition, advise the 8-bit data collection of each Color Channel.24 RGB results of scanning should store with preferred lossless format (for example tiff file).

The color profile that will before produce subsequently is applied to Photoshop ^Come scan image, and sample image RGB file conversion is become Photoshop ^SRGB value (874).This sRGB value converts Photoshop then to ^Lab value (876), and image is divided into 8 L, a and b Color Channel image, and store (878) in harmless mode.

In this point, image processing software, for example by the MediaCybernetics of Maryland State Silver Spring, Inc. Fa Hang Image Pro Plus, be used to form core, this core will produce average image on the space for each Color Channel, thereby so that the data smoothness is allowed how significant additional treatments.First 9 * 9 core used herein all contains zero, except central series all contains 1.Shown in 886 and 888, produce two such core (K ₁And K ₂), second core (K ₂) identical with first, except 1 pixel lateral shift perpendicular to the unanimity in image boundary district.When each of three Color Channel images used K successively ₁And K ₂When circling round, resulting L, a and b channel image are to (being respectively L ₁, a ₁And b ₁, and L ₂, a ₂And b ₂) in the mode by pixel, deduction (is L from each other ₁₂=L ₂-L ₁, a ₁₂=a ₂-a ₁, b ₁₂=b ₂-b ₁), and form a corresponding finite difference image sets, have the L of indication comprising each pixel of each image ₁₂, a ₁₂Or b ₁₂Value (890,892,894).Shown among the figure 894, under the situation that data must be stored as nonnegative value (for example 8, the 0-255 data), may in data, add some constants and in storing process, not lose to guarantee negative value.Only when giving these data for change, that constant is deducted in order to rebuild absolute aberration.

In step 896, suitable image processing software, for example Image Pro Plus ^Be used for producing based on each the line profile in three finite difference images, this is in order to allow more significant additional analysis to highly non-homogeneous substrate equally.Each of three profiles (one of each Color Channel) is passed through along the average L separately of 1 * 50 pixel bars ₁₂, a ₁₂Or b ₁₂Value and producing, this pixel bars is parallel to the frontier district orientation, and along the line perpendicular to the frontier district, increases progressively by pixel.This result produces average L as the function that passes frontier district vertical range (" x ") ₁₂, a ₁₂And b ₁₂Value.If derive from single frontier district, the common similar monotype of such line profile (or multi-mode, if in the frontier district blend of colors and form the third color), be generally bell curve, as Figure 46 842,846 and 850 shown in.

Step 898 set up in abovementioned steps, produce for the equation between the average limited difference of each Color Channel and the corresponding derivative, therefrom independent Color Channel data can in conjunction with and form comprehensive " euclidean color derivative " (E.C.D.), it is as follow the trail of average color change rate (in conjunction with the data from all three Color Channels) at the function of frontier district vertical range.And as shown, may need the scale factor of L value, and any constant in the step 894 should be deducted at the moment.

Shown in 902, the calculating of this point is used for determining transition width and characteristic width.The theme of characteristic width will be mentioned after will finishing in this discussion of transition width.Therefore, next step of discussion is 904, relates to the calculating of transition width.In step 904, the maximum (" E.C.D. of euclidean color derivative _Max") and its respective x value (" X _Max") calculate with suitable image processing software.E.C.D. _MaxRepresented the function of the maximum average rate of change conduct of E along the distance (x) of the 50 pixel col widths that extend perpendicular to the frontier district, or correspondingly, at its maximum (=Δ E _Max/ Δ X) slope Δ E/ Δ X.The equation of recognizing these two slopes produces setting E.C.D. _Max=Δ E _Max/ Δ X therefrom obtains

Δ X=transition width=[Δ E _Max/ E.C.D. _Max]

The step 906 of Figure 47 C instructs the calculated characteristics width.Say that simply characteristic width only is a direct range minimum on feature or the pattern element, its point measurement in the relative frontier district (is using and the relevant X of transition width calculating in abutting connection with transition the most apace between the pattern area of frontier district separately in this color _MaxValue).Figure, schematic and the concise and to the point formal description in Figure 52 and 53 of the notion of characteristic width, wherein the former has described a kind of mensuration of characteristic width of outward appearance, the transition width inaccuracy ground that it has is corresponding to the transition width of Figure 49, the mensuration of the characteristic width of the another kind of outward appearance of the latter, the transition width inaccuracy ground that it has is corresponding to the transition width of Figure 50.

This method is described in Figure 46 A in more detail, from the pattern element shown in the narrow 820A, is limited at scanning area 821A by frontier district 820B and 820C.All image processing step and above discussion about Figure 46 subsequently are basic identical, should be realized that two frontier districts that need to handle defined feature except those skilled in the art.Resulting image is different, particularly produce Figure 84 0A to 850A, wherein the finite difference image shows two clearly existence of frontier district of the narrow pattern element of restriction, the line profile of corresponding derivation, in most of the cases, show bimodal outward appearance, suppose that wherein each pattern represents single frontier district.If, for example in the frontier district, form the third color, may be in this single frontier district more than a pattern.Attention is implemented in single frontier district and is measured all operations of transition width in image that Figure 47 A-47C indicates is handled, and also implements on each of frontier district in pairs, comprises the calculating (step 900) of euclidean color derivative.Yet, after this step, calculate X _MaxTwo separation values (be X _Max1And X _Max2, the step 906 of seeing Figure 47 C).Characteristic width is X _Max1With X _Max2Between scalar difference, as absolute value.

The preparation of fabric and jacquard weave

Use above technology, in various substrates, measure, use above-mentioned pattern system: preferred pattern system (" PREF "), the alternative in addition representative example of dripping black pattern system (" DOD ") as required and the representative example of recirculation pattern system (" RECIRC ").Use 5 kinds of substrates altogether, represented the reasonable sampling of current mulching material substrate, the feature that its structure is relevant with technology is as shown in table 1.

Table 1

	Substrate A	Substrate B	Substrate C	Substrate D	Substrate E
						Product type	Bonding clipping	The tufting looped pile	The tufting clipping	The tufting clipping	The tufting clipping
Heavy (the g/m of finished surface 2)	796	640.3	1355	1305.9	1364.4
						Finished product height of naps (cm)	0.442	(50% pile) 0.437cm (50% pile) 0.556cm	0.754	1.39	0.709
Tufting space (every meter tufting needle)	528.3	393.7	393.7	315	315
						Every meter pin number	393.7	422	439	425.2	433
The chemical fibre type	Nylon 6,6 yarns	Nylon 6,6 yarns	Nylon 6,6 yarns	Nylon 6,6 yarns	Wool, nylon 6,6 yarns
						The fine hair yarn types	Solutia fibrous type 198X cutting machine mixes, 7.5 inch (19.1 cm) fiber, 19 dpf	Two kinds of tuftings that long filament consists of: 1120 danier Solutia type KET and 1315 danier Solutia type CBT	Solutia fibrous type 198X cutting machine mixes, 7.5 inch (19.1 cm) fiber, 19 dpf	Du Pont (DuPont) 100% long filament, antistatic additive, type 846, semimat, trilobal, 17dpf	Lyles 80/20 wool nylon
Every centimetre of villus yarn coil number	1.77	1.77	1.77	1.97	2.26
						Every length carpet yarn quality (gram/rice)	0.203	0.15	0.203	0.154	0.259
The stamp hydroscopicity scope of making (gram/square centimeter)	0.16-0.24	0.16-0.24	0.29-0.46	0.46-0.56	0.24-0.46

The height of naps information that provides more than should noting does not generally correspond to the tufting height (height of naps that exposes) on the substrate, but corresponding to the length of yarn that uses in the manufacturing technique.The measurement of the height of naps that exposes, for each of five kinds of substrates of this research, measure from point (being the extreme of fine hair element): for the about 0.35cm of substrate A attached to substrate surface, for the about 0.37cm of substrate B, for the about 0.73cm of substrate C, for the about 1.07cm of substrate D, for the about 0.71cm of substrate E.As used herein, height of naps is the height of naps that refers to expose, corresponding to the length from their (being the tip of fine hair element) measured fine hair elements extremely to the top.Those skilled in the art should be appreciated that also the substrate of the selected use of this paper represented the roughly similar substrate of carpet widely of surface weight, height of naps, fiber type.Believe that the result that this paper obtains is applicable to similar substrate, the especially surface weight substrate roughly similar with height of naps with identical general fiber type usually, for example surface weight and height of naps those listed substrates of table 1 about 30% in.

Should be pointed out that top substrate A is owing to its relative homogeneity as printed surface is considered to the result of the test that most probable produces in order to measure the potential performance of fine definition pattern system for example disclosed herein.

For above-listed each substrate, sample pattern of every manufacturing presents other test variable or parameter.Getting each in these parameters lists and note below.

Jacquard: use three different machines for most of substrates: (1) this paper describes in detail preferably drips China ink, fixing head machine (being designated " PREF ") as required, (2) the black machine that drips as required that has the commercial easy acquisition of slip-on head as mentioned above (is designated " DOD ", be not used in jacquard weave substrate E) and (3) also be aforesaid commercial, recirculation fixing head machine (being identified as " RECIRC ").In fact, the result of this selection influences the viscosity of distribution technique (valve types, loader with respect to moving of substrate etc.) and used dyestuff and composition (recirculating system is used the low viscosity dyestuff, and a bit surfactant-tolerant not).Stamp space (d.p.i.) also determine by machine choice: PREF and RECIRC machine are 20 to space, and the DOD machine is 16 space (spacing, to measure be nominal, the adjusting of unmatchful influence in substrate layout and dye migration).This means that supposition does not have the influence of dye migration in the substrate, the line wide for DOD equipment 1 pixel is a bit larger tham miscellaneous equipment on the entity width.

Direction: because the various speed components that various Patterning devices is introduced, can influence (good or bad) dyestuff in suprabasil accurate aiming, the test bar that shows in Figure 40 is in fact in first direction with respect to printing head, and the test substrate rotates on second direction of 90 ° stamp to substrate, and one of them direction is parallel to the tufting line of the substrate that this paper analyzes.Like this, along with dyestuff is assigned in the substrate, owing to can be paid close attention to respect to any merits and demerits of dye stream motion characteristics direction.Therefore, figure will list " Dir " parameter, and wherein the indication of " hor " value comprises that the major axis of the rectangle of test bar is parallel to the direction that conveyer is advanced, and perhaps " ver " indication comprises the direction that the major axis of the rectangle of test bar is advanced perpendicular to conveyer.The term " direction equalization " that is applied to transition width or characteristic width data is meant the direction at two quadratures, pattern characteristics or element, data are collected in perhaps relevant frontier district, and these data are equalization (for example be parallel to or perpendicular to the edge of substrate) on this both direction.In appropriate circumstances, similarly orthogonal measuring and equalization subsequently also can be applied to the measurement of a size.When should be appreciated that direction when the pattern element that is used to describe stamp for following discussion, the sign of level and vertical direction has special significance.Horizontal direction (for the bar paten of whole stamp) will show that this (or line) passes the direction of transfer stamp of printing machine being parallel to substrate.Vertical direction (for the bar paten of whole stamp) will show that this (or line) is to pass the direction of transfer stamp of printing machine perpendicular to substrate.

For with the performance of the various pattern system of digital representation, can use term isotropism index (Isotropy Index) about direction.This term only is the higher value among two merchants that a parameter value on the direction (for example characteristic width or transition width) is obtained divided by the identical parameters on the orthogonal direction, with always one greater than 1 number.This merchant can be calculated by transition width or characteristic width.

Color: in the above in the discussion about advantage border look, the existence of once pointing out advantage border look meaning this darker in color many, perhaps have much higher concentration, it is viewed much bigger when only comprising non-advantage look for influence of the outward appearance of frontier district.In fact, color domination is a relative phenomenon: if a color may obviously be dominant with first kind of color pairing, if not so but with second kind of color pairing, may obviously not preponderate.Owing to conclude the interactional difficulty of this advantage color, comprise that the various different colours combinations of advantage color are used for measuring.In these combinations, the color showing pattern element of first proposition or the color of feature, the color of second proposition show " background " or the color of environmental area of separating this feature therein.The advantage color combination of using following (color of first proposition is thought dominant in pairing):

Redness-green

Black-redness

Yellow-cream-coloured

Brown-cream-coloured

Green-cream-coloured

Black-cream-coloured

Red-cream-coloured

Though brown-cream-coloured centering, the brown advantage color that is considered to, for the test and the measurement of this paper report, it tends to than the more difficult migration of other color, for example redness, black, yellow and green these relative fixing slowly dyestuffs.Therefore, the color of finding these back is because their bigger mobilities (they tend to pass the border migration), or because they tend to arrange the interface by the dilution of resisting other color, perhaps two kinds of reasons have, and more may relate to typical advantage color boundaries character.Otherwise, find brown-cream-coloured to rational interactional substitute is provided, this interaction relates to such color that accounts for more weak advantage basically, in the commercialization textile design, form the interaction (perhaps being great majority) of a large amount of border colors, especially in carpet, rug, mat and other mulching material.In such pairing, two kinds of dyestuffs that comprise are easy to fixing and less water-soluble fast, therefore trend towards the object pixel migration lesser extent from they appointments.When such dye migration and mixing, there is not dyestuff visually to preponderate, i.e. their mixing is two kinds of dyestuffs intermediate states visually.

Research about transition width and characteristic width, (promptly be considered in combination is that the color of non-domination is represented pattern element or feature also to have tested the above color combination used in reverse situation, and the color that is considered to arrange in combination is represented background, for example green-red, red-Hei etc.).Doing like this is the situation that relates to narrow feature in order to illustrate, the influence of background can be deep-advantage color look " extruding " narrow feature of printing and dyeing in non-advantage color effectively as a setting, perhaps wears away.

Hydroscopicity: hydroscopicity only is the measurement of the amount of dye that per unit area is used in substrate.Because the known universal relation between hydroscopicity that increases and the detail rendition ability that reduces owing to the wicking of following need be measured the representative value of this variable to each jacquard, and make the value of selection be applicable to all jacquards.Therefore, for the research that this paper reported, measure reasonably operation hydroscopicity scope for every kind of jacquard (with every kind of fuel system thus) and each substrate.Then, compare these scopes, and set up the specific hydroscopicity (listed as table 1) of substrate of common scope, it can be used by any pattern system on particular substrate.Unless stipulate in addition, these scopes of regulation are used to produce the data of Figure 55 to 122 report in table 1.Enumerate the performance of existing fabric metered injection printing technique, can point out that the surface weight that the capable printing and dyeing of PREF pattern system have is lower than the fabric substrate of the listed substrate A of table 1 substantially, and have fine definition and do not have the dyestuff overflow.This stems from, and with RECIRC and DOD system, perhaps any other known comparable metering injection system that designs for jacquard fabric is specially compared, and (for example volume is at 0.08g/cm reliably and exactly to distribute the low dye drop volume ²To 0.04g/cm ²Or littler scope) ability.

The surface fiber type: demonstrably, two fibers the most universal that are used for the mulching material of jacquard weave are wool and nylon 6,6.The former is for the luxury of color and bright-coloured incomparable reputation is arranged, and the latter, even more popular than wool, its have durable and the ability that is suitable for dyeing aspect have advantage.For the measurement that this paper did, use four kinds of different substrates (substrate A to D), each all contains nylon 6,6 fibers, and a sample (substrate E), and it contains 80% wool, the blending of 20% nylon 6,6.Select substrate A to D to represent the commercial mulching material of wide region, this mulching material has the fluff structures that mainly comprises nylon 6,6 fibers, and term " nylon 6,6 " will refer to such substrate.Substrate E is carefully selected, and has the structure that rational and various nylon 6,6 samples basis relatively can be provided, and is discussed below about the result of this comparison.Substrate E will represent commercial widely mulching material, and this mulching material has the fluff structures that mainly comprises wool, and height of naps and surface weight be comparable with substrate C roughly, and term " wool " will refer to such substrate.Usually, wool fibre tends to resist the absorption of jacquard weave dyestuff used herein largely.This characteristic, may be owing to naturally occurring lanolin in wool fibre (even after strictness and very effectively taking off the lanolin step), the dyestuff that can cause using forms trend hollow and horizontal outflow of these dyestuffs or migration from the teeth outwards or near the surface, has therefore reduced the definition of pattern.As one man observe in the pattern that this situation forms on substrate E, will discuss in more detail below.

Edge treated: as a feature of the jacquard of each test, the amount that it may be applied to dyestuff edge feature is reduced to a certain degree.This ability is desirable, because it can stop uncontrolled wicking or the diffusion that surpasses edge feature, and promotes that thus the color of (its edge may carry out similar processing) forms precipitous transformation to the adjacent patterns district in the frontier district.Though available flexibility is different in machine, all attempt every kind of situation, the degree of allowing at equipment, make the transmission optimization of dyestuff to the edge of test bar, thereby the width of frontier district is minimized, the steepness of color transition maximization in the frontier district, and the definition of the pattern that obtains is maximized.Therefore, owing under the whole circumstances, all carried out BORDER PROCESSING (to accessible degree), as broad as long on figure about this parameter.

Dyestuff penetration: as defined above, dyestuff penetration (with relevant term mark infiltration (fractional penetration)) refers to the dyestuff that is applied to substrate surface in the pattern configuration degree along the length direction migration of yarn or fabric fibre (" pile element "), this yarn or fabric fibre comprise the fine hair of general direction of the portions of proximal (being the point that the pile element is attached to base substrate) of pile element, and with the degree of basic mode uniformly to such pile element dyeing.Especially, when together with the following DATA REASONING of reporting, the dyestuff that dyestuff penetration is considered as the measured pattern application moves along single pile element, and the distance that effectively equably these pile elements is dyeed, and there is not the marked change (for example because the dye strength or the chromatography effect that reduce) of striped, band, streak, tone to occur along the length of pile element, perhaps other sign incomplete, non-homogeneous dyeing.Show the substrate of shallow relatively dyestuff penetration, may show dyeing completely, but when brushing or separate pile surface, show the pile element (about the dyestuff of pattern application) of not exclusively dyeing at substrate surface near original state.This describes with chart in Figure 54 A and 54B.In the former, the plane of the degree of depth with dashed lines of dyestuff penetration is indicated.The latter is the more all even representational PREF jacquard product that has more, and wherein the level of dyestuff penetration is not only bigger, and more even, obtains once more the dyestuff penetration level that with dashed lines is indicated.Purpose for this paper, be expressed as the commercial acceptable dyestuff penetration of outer fiber exposure or length of yarn mark (being the mark infiltration), supposing that for the pile structure that mainly comprises nylon 6,6 be 50% or bigger, is 40% or bigger for the pile structure that mainly comprises wool.

Dye formulation: dye formulation illustrates in an embodiment.

The order that dyestuff is used: every kind of situation, dyestuff uses in order with following: cream-coloured, brown, black, redness, green, yellow.

Data discussed below are to use the sample according to following embodiment preparation to produce.

Embodiment 1

The stamp of sample preparation and use PREF printing technique:

The particular dye of the color that is configured for this assessment and prints and dyes is presented in the following table.The name that is given in the color of mentioning in the specification is referred to as sidenote.

Color	The dyestuff of forming (dyestuff, g/L)
		Cream-coloured	Erionyl Yollow MR(0.026g/L) Isolan Bordeaux R(0.054g/L) Erionyl Black MR(0.019g/L)
Brown	Erionyl Yollow MR(0.791g/L) Isolan Bordeaux R(0.077g/L) Erionyl Black MR(0.105g/L)
		Black	Erionyl Yollow MR(0.902g/L) Isolan Bordeaux R(0.279g/L) Erionyl Black MR(3.906g/L)
Red	Isolan Red SRL(3.786g/L) Nylosan YollowN7GL(1.817g/L)
		Green	Nylosan Yollow N7GL(1.185g/L) Lanaset Blue 5G(0.699g/L)
Yellow	Supranol Yollow(3.0g/L)

Erionyl Yellow MR, Erionyl Black MR and Nylosan Yollow N7GL are that the Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. from North Carolina State Highpoint obtains.Isolan Bordeaux R, Isolan Red SRL, Lanaset Blue 5G and Supranol Yellow can obtain from the DyStar LP in North Carolina State Xia Luote city.

In order to form every kind of technology dyestuff listing in the table, specific dyestuff is added in the stock solution, this stock solution prepares by following component is added in the deionized water:

1.1g/L surfactant SynFac 9214 is produced by Milliken Co.

2.2g/L defoamer FT-16 is produced by Milliken Co.

3.0.5g/L bactericide, for example Kathon ^, produce by the ROHM AND HAAS (Rohm and Haas) of philadelphia, pa

4.1g/L sodium sulfate salt (Na ₂SO ₄), by the generation that science (Fisher Scientific) that flies in Atlanta, Georgia city, or the Sigma-Aldrich of St. Louis, the Missouri State sells

5. enough xanthans thickeners, Keltrol T ^, produce by Cp Kelco U. S. Inc. (CP Kelco) of Wilmington, the Delaware State, for resulting slurry provides the viscosity of about 1200 centipoises, this records at 30rpm with spindle 3 by using LVT Brookfield viscosimeter.

Obtain substrate A to the substrate E square carpet of jacquard weave (36 " * 36 ") not.With medium-hard hairbrush these square carpets of scrubbing brush gently, to arrange tufting and to remove loose fiber.The saturated-steam temperature that then these square carpets is placed in 100 degrees centigrade descends in the atmospheric steam machine of operation.Square is handled 15 seconds time impelling the yarn napping in this steam engine, and obtains more uniform printed surface.Then with comprising that the chemical wetting agent of surfactant and polycation agent handles this square carpet, this wetting agent has and reduces dyestuff deflection dispersion and colouring agent remained on effect near carpet surface on the square carpet surface, so that surface fiber dyes more equably, obtain the surperficial stamp that less frosting occurs.The concrete prescription of this chemistry wetting agent for preparing in deionized water is as follows:

1.1.5g/L polycation agent, for example Polycat M-30 ^, from the Peach State Labs in Rome, Georgia, Inc. can obtain

2.3.0g/L Syn-O-Wet324 is produced by Milliken Co..

The amount that chemical reagent is applied to the surface approximately is 20% of a substrate surface weight.For substrate A and B, use 16mg/cm ²Hydroscopicity.For substrate C, D and E, use 27mg/cm ²Hydroscopicity.

Then, this square is placed on the stamp platform of printing machine, implements jacquard weave.The decalcomania information of bar element pattern is with inner design of Mei Liken software kit and coding, and this software kit is used for the design based on pixel, utilizes 20 of PREF system (being nominal 20dpi) the jacquard weave ability of spacing.Pattern is optimized by visual assessment, so that the sharp edge definition to be provided, and makes the best performanceization of spacing of bar element pattern.This pattern is printed and dyed at two orthogonal directions with the printing quality difference (be printing quality anisotropy) of test in operating direction and machine direction.

After implementing jacquard weave, by the RF stove of being made by Radio Frequency Corporation through, Model 70301, through 6.5 minutes with pre-hot dye, the surface temperature of the square of the arrangement of high 50mm is risen to 200 ; This obtains more saturated color and clear pattern edge more.Then this square is inserted with top identical steam engine in experience 5 minutes (is 8 minutes for substrate E) to finish dyestuff fixing to base thread.Subsequently, this square is placed into washing platform, and saturated with injection water to help to remove excessive dyestuff (promptly not being fixed to the dyestuff of carpet yarn), storage solutions etc.The piece that will wet then passes to roll a little removes too much water, and inserts drying machine, and about 340  of retention temperature experience about 10 minutes.On the surface of substrate C, D and E, prune then to remove loose fiber and to make end face more even.

Embodiment 2

The stamp of sample preparation and use RECIRC printing technique:

Be configured for the particular dye of the printing color of RECIRC assessment, and be used for PREF and assess employed identical.The more low viscous stock solution of RECIRC system requirements in order to form every kind of printed color of this system, adds specific dyestuff in the stock solution of modification a little, and the stock solution of this modification forms the remainder of stock solution.The remainder of this stock solution prepares by following component is added in the deionized water:

1.1g/L defoamer FT-24 is by Milliken﹠amp; Company produces

2.0.5g/L bactericide, for example Kathon ^, by ROHM AND HAAS production by philadelphia, pa

3. enough xanthans thickeners, Kelzan S ^, produce by Cp Kelco U. S. Inc. of Wilmington, the Delaware State, for resulting slurry provides the viscosity of about 600 centipoises, this records at 30rpm with spindle 3 by using LVT Brookfield viscosimeter.For substrate E, the xanthans thickener that is used for stamp is the Keltrol T that Cp Kelco U. S. Inc. of Wilmington, the Delaware State produces ^All other compositions are identical.

This slurry fully mixes in dyestuff and makes final technology colouring agent.

Use 36 " * 36 " the substrate A of square carpet form is to substrate E.With medium-hard hairbrush these square carpets of scrubbing brush gently, to arrange tufting and to remove loose fiber.Then with comprising that the chemical wetting agent of surfactant and polycation agent handles this square carpet, this wetting agent has and reduces dyestuff deflection dispersion and colouring agent remained on effect near carpet surface on the square carpet surface, so that surface fiber dyes more equably, obtain the surperficial stamp that less frosting occurs.The concrete prescription of this chemistry wetting agent for preparing in deionized water is as follows:

1.1.5g/L polycation agent, for example Polycat M-30 ^, from the Peach State Labs in Rome, Georgia, Inc. can obtain

2.3.0g/L Syn-O-Wet 324, produced by Milliken Co..

The amount that chemical reagent is applied to the surface approximately is 20% of a substrate surface weight.For substrate A and B, use about 16mg/cm ²The hydroscopicity of chemicals.For substrate C, D and E, use about 27mg/cm ²Hydroscopicity.

Then, this square is placed on the stamp platform of RECIRC machine, implements jacquard weave.The decalcomania information of bar element pattern is with inner design of Mei Liken software kit and coding, and this software kit is used for the design based on pixel, utilizes 20 of RECIRC system (being nominal 20dpi) the jacquard weave ability of spacing.Pattern is optimized by visual assessment, so that the sharp edge definition to be provided, and makes the best performanceization of spacing of bar element pattern.This pattern is printed and dyed at two orthogonal directions with the anisotropy of test at the printing quality of operating direction and machine direction.

The saturated-steam temperature that then these square carpets is placed in 100 degrees centigrade experience 5 minutes down in the atmospheric steam machine of operation, finishing dyestuff to the fixing of base thread, except substrate E is stop 8 minutes in steam engine.Subsequently, this square is placed into washing platform and saturated with injection water, to help to remove excessive dyestuff (promptly not being fixed to the dyestuff of carpet yarn) and remaining concentrator.The piece that will wet then passes to roll a little removes too much water, and inserts drying machine, and about 340  of retention temperature experience about 10 minutes.On the surface of substrate C, D and E, prune then to remove loose fiber and to make end face more even.

Embodiment 3

The stamp of sample preparation and use DOD printing technique:

Be configured for assessing identical among particular dye and the embodiment 1 of printing color of DOD printing technique.In order to form every kind of printed color, specific dyestuff (as embodiment 1) adds and is different from the stock solution of preceding two embodiment.This stock solution prepares by following component is added in the deionized water:

1.1g/L citric acid, by the generation that science that flies in Atlanta, Georgia city, or the Sigma-Aldrich of St. Louis, the Missouri State obtains

2.1g/L defoamer, NoFome ^, can obtain from the Beyer Co., Ltd of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh

3.0.5g/L surfactant, Tanasperse CJ ^, can obtain from the Beyer Co., Ltd of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh

4. enough acrylic thickeners, Tanaprint ST 160C ^, produce by the Beyer Co., Ltd of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, for stock solution provides the viscosity of about 1200 centipoises, this records at 30rpm with spindle 3 by using LVT Brookfield viscosimeter.The concentration of Tanaprint is along with the amount of dyestuff changes in the following manner: cream-coloured (7.8g/L), brown (8.1g/L), black (11.7g/L), red (12.5g/L), green (10g/L) and yellow (8.7g/L).

This stock solution and dyestuff fully mix and make final technology colouring agent.

Use 18 " * 36 " the substrate A of square carpet form is to substrate E.With medium-hard hairbrush these square carpets of scrubbing brush gently, to arrange tufting and to remove loose fiber.The saturated-steam temperature that then these square carpets is placed in 100 degrees centigrade descends in the atmospheric steam machine of operation.Square is handled 15 seconds time impelling the yarn napping in this steam engine, and obtains more uniform printed surface.

Then, this square is placed on the stamp platform of printing machine, implements jacquard weave.The decalcomania information of bar element pattern designs and coding with inner Mei Liken software kit, and this software kit is used for the design based on pixel.Convert this document to DOD specialized designs sign indicating number.Need to be used for 20 of PREF and RECIRC space that design is transformed into that the DOD system uses 16 designs of spacing.This technology allows that the dyestuff at edge reduces 50% to attempt optimizing marginal definition.And the color assignment valve can be equipped the orifice plate in two or three holes with qualification dye stream (dye injection).With the representational pattern of each printing in these assemblings.The bar pattern is printed and dyed at two orthogonal directions, with the anisotropy of test at the printing quality of operating direction and machine direction.

The saturated-steam temperature that then these square carpets is placed in 100 degrees centigrade descends in the atmospheric steam machine of operation, experiences 5 minutes, to finish dyestuff fixing to base thread.Subsequently, this square is placed into washing platform and saturated with injection water, to help to remove excessive dyestuff (promptly not being fixed to the dyestuff of carpet yarn) and remaining concentrator.The piece that will wet then passes to roll a little removes too much water, and inserts drying machine, and about 340  of retention temperature experience about 10 minutes.On the surface of substrate C, D and E, prune then to remove loose fiber and to make end face more even.

Should be pointed out that the printing performance level that obtains with DOD and RECIRC machine, be proved with the shown printing performance level of sample available on the market unanimous on the whole.

Data are discussed

Figure 55 to 255 has shown the above-mentioned metered injection Patterning devices of use, the data that the difference of collecting in the process of measured pattern characteristic is represented in above-mentioned substrate.Because the quantity of data has attempted organizing the expression of these data, helps the meaning and the correlation of evaluating data to a certain extent, and the forming and discussion of the conclusion of supporting by these data.

Present with four column diagrams of each group from each the data in five kinds of substrates, show:

1. hydroscopicity average data

2. direction and hydroscopicity average data

3. minimum data

4. the average minimum data of direction

Can reach a conclusion by checking these column diagrams, at low-down hydroscopicity, these three different jacquard weave technology (PREF, RECIRC and DOD) can provide transition width (" TW ") and characteristic width (" the FW ") performance that equates slightly, because dyestuff is very low to the infiltration of pile.Along with hydroscopicity increases and essential fine hair infiltration (be expressed as mark or percentage and be called " mark infiltration ") is provided, significantly difference appears in the quality of three printing techniques.At higher hydroscopicity, the PREF technology provides slightly slowly transition width (" TW ") and characteristic width (" the FW ") performance that reduces (promptly improving).On the contrary, at high hydroscopicity, the printing performance of RECIRC and DOD pattern system becomes relative poorer.In order to confirm this point, Figure 55-133 comprised from the TW of the hydroscopicity printing tests of multiple equalization and FW data, and data on the figure are provided, and therefore is called as " average hydroscopicity " transition width and characteristic width.Be applicable to the scope of the hydroscopicity Value Data equalization of every kind of substrate, expression is as the hydroscopicity scope of making in table 1, and representative along the pile length of element at least 50% (for substrate E, use at least 40% standard, be to consider its repellence to the dyeing inherence of use this paper explanation) provide reliable dyestuff penetration (as defined herein) needed hydroscopicity, as desired usually, prevent that undyed fiber or yarn from showing the commercial unacceptable degree that reaches.The transition width and the characteristic width of the hydroscopicity equalization of two orthogonal direction measurements show that in the drawings this is to take the sign whether printing quality depends on the stamp direction into account.By such comparing data, different colours (dyestuff) becomes obvious to the difference at printing quality.

Different earlier figures is the average datagram of direction and hydroscopicity.These figure obtain the average data of hydroscopicity by two orthogonal directions, and find the mean value of each color to produce at two orthogonal directions.For RECIRC and DOD printing technique, for the direction of stamp be tending towards that unanimity is arranged " good " and " bad " (relative sensation).On the contrary, the printing quality of PREF printing technique tends to isotropism (degree of allowing to substrate), is tending towards equal " good " at the printing quality of any two quadrature stamp directions like this.Direction on average is useful, because it shows whether decalcomania seems common sensation clearly, and no matter the direction of the pattern element of stamp substrate surface can both be supported minor detail.

In the figure of a separation, minimum transit width and the characteristic width measured in the hydroscopicity scope shown in the table 1 have been shown.Minimum of a value is tending towards measuring in the substrate with low relatively hydroscopicity stamp in the hydroscopicity scope that produces acceptable mark infiltration.These data also present on two orthogonal directions.These figure have represented best (promptly minimum) transition width and the characteristic width value that obtains in the hydroscopicity scope of table 1.Because the above-mentioned reason that indicates, these values also show with the average form of direction.

In an embodiment, show the bar that increases width sequentially or line element with shades of colour in conjunction with printing and dyeing, with confirm these three printing techniques in decalcomania to small size details and the painted inherent difference of large scale pattern element.In the expression of the data of column diagram data and other back, use term " 1 elemental characteristic " and " 5 elemental characteristic ".1 elemental characteristic is defined as the feature of 1 stamp pixel wide, and promptly pattern requires particular color to have the minimum dimension of spacing and equating with the nominal of Patterning devices to the distribution of feature.Popularization is come, and 5 elemental characteristics are defined as the minimum dimension of 5 stamp pixels.The nominal that the entity size of single pixel depends on the printing technique of use is spaced.In the PREF system, the dyestuff loader is spaced with the density of 20 loaders of per inch, spaces corresponding to 0.05 inch nominal.For the loader of other technology, loader is 0.05 inch (nominal 20 is spaced) for the RECIRC system at interval, is 0.0625 inch (nominal 16 is spaced) for the DOD system.To the transition width of 1 elemental characteristic and the measurement of characteristic width, be direct measurement to the printing system performance, this performance is to be the painted performance of small detail element of 1 pixel to minimum dimension.

2 elemental characteristics define in a similar manner, have the minimum dimension (being 0.1 inch for PREF and RECIRC system for example, is 0.125 inch for the DOD system) that equals two pixels except the pattern characteristics of expecting is defined as.No matter the influence of advantage color, ill-matched pile structure or may be as the other factors of covering up or eliminate desired feature, 2 elemental characteristics be to simulate the situation that needs relative small detail, are to make details as seen reliably but measure.

Painted when attempting 1 or 2 elemental characteristics, full feature may be influenced by dyestuff from the migration of frontier district, influences the transition width and the characteristic width of that pattern element thus.When pattern element is enough big, so that in two frontier districts of the opposite edges that limit feature, dyestuff can not be interact with each other, and the transition width of measuring for the frontier district begins to indifference almost, and this pattern element size is " semi-infinite " basically.Therefore, purpose for this paper, the painted ability of double infinite boundary of each printing technique is directly measured in the measurement of 5 element transition width, supposes that like this 5 element transition width are applied to 3 or all pattern elements of bigger stamp pixel element width with the rational degree of accuracy.When the pattern area of this size was colored, seeming between the characteristic width relevant with various printing techniques did not almost have vision difference.Yet the PREF system on average provides the measurement of the transition width of abundant excellence for the substrate of all measurements.

In an embodiment, describing six kinds of representational colors in detail is used to print and dye and characterizes the bar pattern of three kinds of printing techniques.Use seven kinds of specific colors right: redness/cream-coloured, black/cream-coloured, green/cream-coloured, brown/cream-coloured, yellow/cream-coloured, red/black and red/green.Be to use redness/cream-coloured example below, carry out all above-mentioned color operations being done.The right bar pattern of redness/cream-coloured color is at first red on cream-coloured background with the printing and dyeing of 1 and 5 pixel quant's signs, then, with the feature of identical size with cream-coloured printing and dyeing on red background.Because 5 elemental characteristics have been represented semo-infinite pattern area (promptly being equivalent to " background " district), the 5 element transition width of the cream-coloured feature that obtains on red background are considered to equal substantially the 5 element transition width (both only simulate two adjacent large scale zones) of red feature in cream-coloured background.Therefore, have only seven color combination to be presented on the 5 element transition width figure.

Still with red and cream-coloured, from 1 element (with 2 elements) transition width and characteristic width figure, the result with recognize that red 1 or 2 elemental characteristics obtain on cream-coloured background is different from cream-coloured 1 or 2 elemental characteristic resulting results on red background very much.Therefore, for 1 and 2 element transition width and characteristic widths, show the right result of all 14 colors (each in seven color combination, two colors is respectively feature or background in turn).This is noticeable, because when use advantage dyestuff, 1 elemental characteristic of advantage dyestuff can be that vision is recognizable in non-advantage background, but 1 elemental characteristic that is non-advantage dyestuff has the transition width (and the relative contrast that therefore has the place of being adjacent fully to reduce) that so fully increases in advantage dyestuff background, because the advantage dyestuff passes the dye migration on border, this feature can be very faint, perhaps even fully eliminates.On behalf of the right color of color of feature, the convention of Shi Yonging will classify first as in the drawings, and the color of representing background is second.

Should be pointed out that to the painted ability of trickle clear details be anisotropic (promptly not changing with direction substantially) basically, it depends on the stamp substrate.Similarly, recognize that substrate A is closely knit, uniform stamp basis, have low and metastable pile surface, do not make the intrinsic jacquard weave characteristic distorition of three printing systems arrive significant degree, and in general be the substrate that is suitable for confirming specific printing system performance most.

For 5 average element transition width figure of the hydroscopicity of substrate A, Figure 55 has confirmed the intrinsic anisotropy for RECIRC and DOD printing system, the perhaps directional dependence of transition width.The RECIRC printing system shows the anisotropy for the right unanimity of the color of all demonstrations.Notice that the RECIRC system is for the feature of printing and dyeing in level (hor) direction of appointment, as one man painted narrower transition width.For the 1 element straight line of printing and dyeing with the RECIRC printing system in the horizontal direction of appointment, single injector printing and dyeing sliver in array, and the trace that drips prolongs (owing to the relative motion and the other factors of dye stream between the starting period) in the direction identical with line.By comparing, in the feature of vertical (ver) direction printing and dyeing on substrate A, its transition width one is to bigger.For with the RECIRC printing system at the straight line of specifying the vertical direction printing and dyeing, need the adjacent injector of row this straight line of printing and dyeing, and the trace that drips prolongs the border of passing straight line.This result is consistent to the desired result of use RECIRC type printing system with those skilled in the art.

For 5 average element transition width datas (Figure 55) of the hydroscopicity of DOD printing system on substrate A, also show anisotropy for the color-set unanimity of all demonstrations.The DOD system is for the feature of printing and dyeing in vertical (ver) direction, as one man painted narrower transition width.For with DOD printing system straight line in the vertical direction printing and dyeing of appointment, the color of traversing metering head by print head at suprabasil single sweep this straight line of printing and dyeing.By comparing, for the feature of printing and dyeing in level (hor) direction on substrate A, 1 element transition width one is to bigger.For at the horizontal direction of appointment straight line with the printing and dyeing of DOD printing system, the color of traversing metering head guide forward and its raster scanning of attempting to print and dye in (many raster scannings of head produce lines) identical point, thereby print and dye this straight line.Along with a grating passes pattern, need very well calibration the opportunity that dye stream starts, with the edge that obtains in this stamp direction.This result is consistent to the desired result of use DOD printing system with those skilled in the art.

Form contrast with the discussion of front, the PREF printing system provides orientation-independent relatively result.With few exceptions, the transition width value that all colours group of demonstration is measured almost is identical in level and vertical direction.

Should be pointed out that this anisotropy also can see in the figure of minimum 5 element transition width, shown in Figure 55-74.These anisotropy trend are tended to be applicable to five kinds of all substrates, although disunity.Notice that the substrate that has looped pile tends to have the wicking passage that is parallel to the substrate printed surface, believe that it draws dyestuff and promote directionality difference along substrate surface.And multilayer substrate layout can be suitable for the location of pixels that guides dyestuff to expect in substrate away from them.For the substrate that long wool head element is arranged, when stamp, the upper part of pile part is relatively easily from the original position of coming them, and therefore distorts the intrinsic printing performance that gives substrate by various printing techniques.Therefore, in the expectation, the specific effect of substrate may be covered up directionality printing performance intrinsic in every kind of printing system.As mentioned above, substrate A it seems it is preferably representing of these various stamp characteristics usually, because it provides above-mentioned shelter hardly.

Almost without any exception, average and minimum 5 element transition width figure as can be seen from hydroscopicity, for any specific color combination, compare with the RECIRC system with DOD, the PREF printing system can be painted to the border with less transition width (and thinner edge thus) between big pattern area.Example is arranged with DOD or the RECIRC system direction of can printing and dyeing, so that the result of 5 element transition width and PREF is comparable, but the competition technology is poorer than the orthogonal direction of PREF at orthogonal direction usually.When the direction of observation mean chart, this result becomes and is perfectly clear.(the average and minimum of a value of hydroscopicity) 5 element transition width figure that these directions are average are included in Figure 55-74, confirm that the PREF data almost are better than RECIRC and DOD printing system at large for every kind of color combination on the border.

Though represent the numerical value of 5 element transition width to change in a scope for different color combination, PREF 5 element transition width tend to more as one man troop.And the PREF pattern system can distinguish that because for any specific substrate, it can produce 5 minimum element transition width to some color combination.In fact, to tend to be that brown/cream-coloured color is right for minimum 5 element transition width.This is significant because brown and cream-coloured all be the dyestuff of relative low concentration, be not easy the location of pixels that migration goes out their appointments.This color centering, the interaction of these colors is regarded most of colors interactions that close representative is found usually as by those skilled in the art in jacquard fabric.Therefore, to the low painted ability of 5 element transition width, be obvious results with this color for common substrate with PREF pattern system stamp.Further point out, most of colors of representing in these data are to tend to the color of oozing out from they pixel regions-for example redness, black, green and yellow, all tend to from the pixel region of their appointments quite easily migration come out, and therefore be considered to be difficult to printing and dyeing (if expectation small detail) at least.Therefore, take together, believe the result of the color combination of using relatively easy and relative difficulty, produce data the effective classification of performance of these systems.

In order to attempt to quantize PREF to the narrower painted performance of 5 element transition width, Figure 75-79 shown the minimum 5 element transition width datas that obtain for every kind of substrate (hydroscopicity average or minimum, average at orthogonal direction or direction, and for all colors), the height of naps (measuring from the tip to exposing the bottom) of corresponding substrate is drawn.

Those skilled in the art estimate that transition width should exist several reasons along with the height of naps increase.Long pile element requires more dyestuff to make jacquard weave have the dyestuff penetration that can accept the degree of depth.When relatively large dyestuff spreads to carpet surface, exist big possibility, form basic greater than the liquid pearl or the low-lying area that are the pixel region of its appointment.Therefore, between contiguous pixel, have considerable dyestuff and overlap.And relatively large from the teeth outwards dyestuff makes and more may take place to have some dyestuff wickings along substrate surface in horizontal direction.In addition, long pile element more may " sagging " and be shifted out from its " (as-dyed) to be dyeed " position, in general makes surface imprinted distortion thus and has increased transition width.

Observe Figure 55-78, in per 5 substrates best (i.e. minimum) 5 element transition width are obviously obtained by the PREF pattern system.Every kind of situation, can on figure, draw a line, the minimum and the corresponding PREF value of 5 element transition width of DOD and RECIRC technology are separated.At first see the data that produce from substrate A to D (being nylon 6,6 piles) that show as Figure 77, as the function of height of naps, the equation of separator bar is as follows for 5 minimum element transition width (in any direction and for any color combination of listing):

(nylon 6,6): TW _{Min, any direction}(cm)=height of naps (cm) that 0.15[measures]+0.08

The homologous lines of the average 5 element transition width of direction is as follows among Figure 78:

(nylon 6,6): TW _{The minimum of a value that direction is average}(cm)=height of naps (cm) that 0.18[measures]+0.083

See that from the data that substrate E (i.e. 80% wool/20% nylon, 6,6 piles) produces the degree of dyestuff penetration typically is lower than the observed corresponding dyestuff penetration at substrate A to D (100% nylon, 6,6 piles).Explanation as the front, because observed repellence in the pile of forming by wool to infiltration, dyestuff has and remains on or near the trend of pile surface, therefore, with have analog structure, comprise mainly by or unique by nylon 6, the substrate of the 6 pile elements of forming is compared, the chance that has improved the horizontal migration of dyestuff or oozed out, and cause that the transition width relevant with that pattern characteristics increases.

Desired as those skilled in the art, this effect reduces (no matter the composition of fine hair, it is easy comparably that the infiltration of fine hair becomes) along with the minimizing of height of naps.Therefore, along with the approaching negligible value of height of naps, the viewed transition width character of substrate E, viewed quite with substrate A to D, minimum 5 element transition width in any direction are as the function of substrate E height of naps, following the providing of corresponding equation of separator bar

(wool): TW _{Min, any direction}(cm)=height of naps (cm) that 0.181[measures]+0.08

The homologous lines of the average 5 element transition width of direction is as follows among Figure 78

(wool): TW _{The minimum of a value that direction is average}(cm)=height of naps (cm) that 0.193[measures]+0.083

About different printing systems in pattern to the painted ability of small detail, 1 element transition width data admits of a lot of difference.Usually, statement and the explanation of before having done for 5 element transition width figure is applicable to have the 1 element transition width data that the following describes.The 1 element transition width data that usually is the color combination (for example red feature/cream-coloured background and cream-coloured feature/red background) for some exchange is significantly different.More particularly, for the non-advantage color situation that is feature, edominant feature is usually flooded by the advantage background dye of moving to appointment from location of pixels.Therefore, use 1 element transition width of the non-advantage color characteristic of advantage color background, may be considerably greater than the 1 element transition width of advantage color characteristic at non-advantage color background.

In order to see this basic difference on figure, the advantage color characteristic of noticing has following appointment: red/cream-coloured, and black/cream-coloured, green/cream-coloured, brown/cream-coloured, yellow/cream-coloured, black/redness and red/green are used with identical before convention and are at first proposed characteristic color.Therefore, non-advantage color characteristic is: cream-coloured/redness, cream-coloured/black, cream-coloured/green, cream-coloured/brown, cream-coloured/yellow, red/black and green/red.Flood because non-advantage color characteristic may be formed the advantage color of background fully, therefore the algorithm of calculating transition width used herein and characteristic width sometimes can not be differentiated by the pattern characteristic specified.In this case, the data of this feature do not show in column diagram.In other words, when not having data to occur on the column diagram (for example, " cream-coloured/black " group of seeing Figure 91,93,115 and 117 column diagram lacks the DOD data), this is because non-advantage color characteristic is flooded fully by the dye migration of contiguous (background) advantage dye colour, makes this feature be very difficult to see in resulting decalcomania.

Investigate Figure 79-82, there are the general trend of stamp direction anisotropic once more in 1 element transition width that the hydroscopicity of substrate A is average and 1 minimum element transition width.As expected, this anisotropy is with identical for the description of 5 element transition width datas.For identical reason, as mentioned above, because the influence of substrate, this anisotropy can be by hidden.For 5 element transition width, compare with the DOD printing system is resulting with RECIRC, the PREF 1 element transition width of particular color combination is substrate B to E almost generally less (producing the edge of small detail more clearly), particularly for advantage color combination (seeing Figure 79-102).Because for 1 elemental characteristic, full feature can be by from the dye migration of neighbor or invade institute and arrange (and elimination substantially), 1 element transition width may be less times greater than 5 element transition width.In Figure 79-102, for each color combination, direction average, hydroscopicity is average with minimum 1 element transition width figure in, can be clear that the superiority of PREF printing system, in addition, the PREF printing system tends to for all color combination, and 1 element transition width value divide into groups the most closely (tightest grouping) is arranged.This divides into groups closely is obvious results, because for all colors, the edge more clearly of can printing and dyeing usually is the overall excellent printing clearness of multi color printing pattern generating.

With with the identical mode of 5 element transition width figure, the PREF system distinguishes oneself by have 1 minimum element transition width for any color combination.Therefore, can be painted with the PREF printing system to 1 elemental characteristic of more clear qualification.In order to quantize this fact from numeral, Figure 99-102 shown the minimum 1 element transition width that obtains for every kind of substrate (this shown for any color combination the hydroscopicity of each direction average with minimum of a value minimum 1 element transition width, and average hydroscopicity and the minimum 1 element transition width of minimum direction that combination obtains for all colours), be figure for the height of naps that corresponding substrate is measured.These figure can draw a line, and with the minimum 1 element transition width that DOD and RECIRC technology can be printed and dyed, the corresponding 1 element transition width that can produce with PREF separates.At first consider the data of substrate A to D, in any direction minimum 1 element transition width is as the function of height of naps among Figure 101, and the equation of separator bar is following to be provided:

(nylon 6,6): TW _{1 element, min, any direction}(cm)=height of naps (cm) that 0.202[measures]+0.062

The homologous lines of the average minimum 1 element transition width of direction is as follows among Figure 102

(nylon 6,6): TW _{1 element, the minimum of a value that direction is average}(cm)=height of naps (cm) that 0.188[measures]+0.091

See that from the data that substrate E (i.e. 80% wool/20% nylon, 6,6 piles) produces the degree of dyestuff penetration typically is lower than the observed corresponding dyestuff penetration at substrate A to D (100% nylon, 6,6 piles).Because observed repellence in the pile of forming by wool to infiltration, dyestuff has and remains on or near the trend of pile surface, therefore, with have analog structure, comprise mainly by or unique by nylon 6, the substrate of the 6 pile elements of forming is compared, the chance that has improved the horizontal migration of dyestuff or oozed out, and cause that the transition width relevant with that pattern characteristics increases (not considering characteristic width).Therefore, for the corresponding equation of wool (seeing Figure 101 and 102 respectively) be:

(wool): TW _{1 element, min, any direction}(cm)=height of naps (cm) that 0.238[measures]+0.062

The homologous lines of the average minimum 1 element transition width of direction is as follows among Figure 102

(wool): TW _{1 element, the minimum of a value that direction is average}(cm)=height of naps (cm) that 0.223[measures]+0.091

Being defined in another aspect that produces the ability of small detail in the decalcomania is characteristic width, or its suitable effectively spacing.Minimal characteristic width (perhaps considerably, maximum effectively stamp spaces) is that particular color can minimum area actual and that distribute reliably in the measurement substrate.It is the function of various factors (underlying structure, dye property, printing and dyeing direction etc.), but supposition is substantially by the nominal of the Patterning devices restriction (only measure the minimum area that particular color can be assigned to substrate in theory, provide the physical layout of Patterning devices) of spacing.It is 20 to space (20 or element/inch) that the nominal that should remember PREF and RECIRC pattern system is spaced, and the nominal of DOD system is 16 printing systems (16 or pixel/inch) that space.

The minimum widith (promptly effectively spacing) of this 1 pixel stamp element is as the measuring method measurement of 1 elemental characteristic width of description early.Before the data that 1 elemental characteristic width figure is discussed, need some explanations.Normally this situation, pattern element width can be invaded from the neighbor that is tending towards covering that pattern element and exists by dyestuff and be reduced.Figure demonstrates, and some painted the trickleest pattern in detail are non-advantage color characteristics in substrate.The color that this use is flooded by the dyestuff of neighbor (they oneself not painted to small detail, because they come out from their pixel region migration easily) produces the ability of small detail, is not the reliable indication of printing machine or pattern system performance.Therefore, following discussion only relates to the advantage dyestuff feature on non-advantage (perhaps less at least dominant) background.By can more effectively controlling the dyestuff that tends to come out from they pixel region migrations separately, the more capable small detail to all colours of printing machine is painted usually.

The 1 elemental characteristic width data that the hydroscopicity of substrate A is average, Figure 103 has shown the same characteristic features of mentioning in the discussion of transition width data of a lot of this substrates.

For example, as the result of the basic engineering of RECIRC and DOD Patterning devices, because the intrinsic design of Patterning devices exists recognizable directive effect or anisotropy easily in painted to little feature.For the advantage color characteristic, the PREF printing system tends to printing and dyeing and has seldom the characteristic element of (if any) directional dependence, and RECIRC and DOD pattern system all show the more consistent directional dependence trend to the advantage color characteristic of all demonstrations.Especially, RECIRC systems compliant ground provides narrower characteristic width to printing and dyeing in the feature of level (hor) direction, and DOD systems compliant ground provides narrower characteristic width for printing and dyeing in the feature of vertical (ver) direction, and this is because the same cause of mentioning in the anisotropic discussion of transition width data.Such result is consistent with the desired result of those skilled in the art who uses these each pattern system.Mention as the transition width data, the anisotropy of this characteristic width stamp is owing to the substrate effect is modified to big or lesser extent.

In most of the cases, as shown in Figure 103-122, the advantage color characteristic width that 1 element hydroscopicity of PREF system stamp is average, resulting less than any orthogonal direction that any particular color is combined among RECIRC or the DOD.In some instances, the good direction and the PREF data of DOD and RECIRC data have comparativity, but in all suprabasil most of advantage colors, the PREF printing technology produces 1 narrower element advantage color characteristic width.This produce 1 narrower elemental characteristic total capacity can direction average (hydroscopicity is average, and minimum) find out among the 1 elemental characteristic width figure, there almost at large, the PREF pattern system produces DOD or the RECIRC feature narrow direction average advantage color characteristic average than corresponding direction.In addition, the numerical value of 1 element advantage color characteristic width changes according to the advantage color that provides.Yet, pointed as the transition width data, it seems that the 1 elemental characteristic width data (1) that produces by the PREF pattern system more closely troop, produce the more common painted ability of the small detail to any color, (2) for some color, reflection produces the littler advantage color detail that is produced than RECIRC or DOD stamp.

Figure 123 shows among the substrate A to D by PREF pattern system stamp, as average (average with direction) 1 elemental characteristic width data of color of the function of hydroscopicity.The hydroscopicity scope of these data is greater than the hydroscopicity scope of each manufacturing in four kinds of nylon 6,6 substrates of defined in the table 1.Therefore, there are the hydroscopicity data higher and lower than the hydroscopicity of each substrate typical specification.In addition, 1 elemental characteristic width data is the average data of color with similar the had superiority color of hydroscopicity printing and dyeing on same substrate.Therefore the initial data of every kind of color drops on the center of the seen data area of all colours, can regard these data as for 1 elemental characteristic width average expected volume.Some significant observation of carrying out from Figure 123 are discussed below.

Because this figure has comprised for every kind of nylon 6, the 1 elemental characteristic width data that the color of 6 substrates and direction are average, and data seem to fall on the full curve, can infer reasonably that characteristic width is to obtain the function of the required hydroscopicity of suitable mark infiltration substantially to nylon 6,6 substrates dyeing.This means that when for obtaining color when suprabasil high infiltration needs sizable hydroscopicity for example, the mat articles of long tufting is arranged, its characteristic width will be greater than the goods that can reach abundant infiltration with lower hydroscopicity.

Figure 123 has shown and hydroscopicity has been figure, the lowest mean square regression fit of the power-law equation of the 1 elemental characteristic width data that color and direction are average.The power law index of this match is approximately 1/3.This is important, because it has proved conclusively very useful model in characterizing the PREF printing system.If supposition is after spreading to substrate surface, dyestuff can become to drip and form from the teeth outwards the ball of a complete absorption afterwards (promptly fully in the circle with diameter identical with that ball " trace ", not outwards expansion), in each pixel region during with such ball jacquard weave, people estimate that characteristic width will equal the diameter of corresponding circular trace so.Such model is reasonably because the high viscosity dyestuff that uses in the PREF pattern system in conjunction with the chemicals that are applied to substrate surface, will be tending towards slowing down the wicking that drop enters substrate, and allow it before being absorbed into substrate on surface formation liquid pearl.Use such model, characteristic width will be described by the diameter of ball, and its volume approximately is 1g/cm by hydroscopicity that is applied to substrate and dye density decision for PREF pattern system dye density ³Suppose 20 pattern system that space, 400 will be assigned in one square inch the substrate, be divided into 400 comparably at the hydroscopicity of that square inch.The equation that 1 elemental characteristic width is associated with hydroscopicity that obtains is as follows, the π r that supposes that the geometric volume of ball is (4/3) ³, wherein r is the radius (=bulb diameter/2) of ball:

FW _{1 element}(cm)=2 ((3/248 π) hydroscopicity (g/cm ²)) ^1/3

1/3 power law index of the 1 elemental characteristic width data that match PREF color and direction are average shows the spherical bubble model of characteristic width, may be to characterize this PREF pattern system in substrate, and especially on the nylon 6,6, the good method of the performance of printing and dyeing fine feature.

Figure 124 shown for PREF, RECIRC and DOD printing system, the comparison of the average 1 elemental characteristic width data of color and direction in nylon 6,6 substrates.In addition, this figure shows the spherical bubble model of considering corresponding hydroscopicity, for the uncertain target prediction of 1 elemental characteristic width.This clear understanding arrives, (1) the average characteristic width of PREF1 element color and direction almost equates with the prediction of this spherical bubble model, showing that the PREF system is tightr is similar to the prediction that model and (2) RECIRC and DOD data all more depart from this naive model.For substrate E, find identical general trend, but reach lesser extent (seeing Figure 125) slightly for PREF 1 elemental characteristic width.The reducing of this effect believed because dyestuff is retained in the trend on substrate E surface increases, thereby improved the chance of horizontal migration of dyestuff rather than vertical migration.

Also believe the details effect characteristics width of dyestuff.Figure 126 has shown the 1 elemental characteristic width data that the direction of five advantage color characteristics is average, at substrate A-D to cream-coloured background stamp.Following conclusion is supported in power curve match to data.Generally speaking, 1 elemental characteristic width is tending towards increasing along with the concentration of single dyestuff in the thickening agent monotonously.Therefore, for the particular dye of using the PREF stamp in an embodiment, the reduction of characteristic width is in proper order: redness, black, yellow, green and brown.

Figure 127 has shown three kinds of printing techniques for nylon 6,6 substrates (substrate A to D), and 1 average elemental characteristic width of direction is figure to the hydroscopicity of having superiority color characteristic.In addition, the prediction of the spherical bubble model of 1 elemental characteristic width is marked and drawed as solid line on figure.When marking and drawing all colours data, notice that 1 average elemental characteristic width of some PREF directions is less than the prediction of spherical bubble model-believe because the effect of some channelling effect that adjacent blobs of dye or small size underlying structure feature cause.Point out that except an exception (finding in relative high hydroscopicity value), dropping on the 1 average elemental characteristic width data of direction that (promptly is worth less than the value by the spherical bubble model prediction) under the solid line all is the PREF data with attracting people's attention.In fact, 1 elemental characteristic width data that a large amount of directions below the line of representing the spherical bubble model prediction are average is brown feature.This is significant, since as previously mentioned, that those skilled in the art believe is brown/cream-coloured to having represented the most of colors that in fact are used for the PRINTED FABRIC substrate right.

Inspection drops on the single non--PREF data point under this line, and finds that it has 1 big relatively element transition width.If make additional requirement, the following data of curve also need less than, for example, the 1 element transition width of 4.5mm, this spherical bubble model provides representative to distinguish block (the cut off) of effectively spacing of PREF system jacquard weave goods or characteristic width reliably so.To show following this demand after a while, promptly Yin Ran trickle elemental characteristic has little characteristic width and little transition width, in conclusive mode, proves the advantage of PREF pattern system than PECIRC and DOD printing system.

Figure 128 substrate E is discussed here

For any substrate, people can calculate the characteristic width that PREF stamp and its competing method are distinguished, the tufting length above extending to backing (for example obtains suitable infiltration on that particular substrate by being informed in for this, for nylon 6,6 substrates are at least 50%, substrate is at least 40% for wool) required hydroscopicity, and use the spherical bubble model equation of 1 elemental characteristic width as the hydroscopicity function, that hydroscopicity is changed into the characteristic width that can characterize PREF jacquard weave goods uniquely.In order to make this method convenient, to a plurality of substrates of the commercial mulching material stamp that gets, Figure 129 shows the surface weight of stamp pile and reaches the suitable required dyestuff hydroscopicity of infiltration, as above limits.From this table and spherical bubble model, people can calculate for any specific nylon 6,6 substrates and corresponding hydroscopicity, the 1 elemental characteristic width that PREF pattern system and RECIRC and DOD are distinguished.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that it also can estimate to increase along with height of naps because 1 average elemental characteristic width of direction increases along with hydroscopicity.This is because the height of naps that increases requires extra hydroscopicity, so that pile can dye by suitable infiltration.

Figure 130 has shown that maximum spaces, and it is by each the column diagram from five substrates previously discussed, the inverse of the minimum 1 elemental characteristic width that the direction that calculates is average and determining.As previously mentioned, the spherical bubble model provides the cut-off rule of distinguishing PREF pattern system and RECIRC and DOD pattern system performance producing 1 little elemental characteristic width and relative efficiently thus during stamp spaces.Appearing at the single DOD data point above the spherical bubble line of prediction, is owing to have the feature of big relatively transition width equally, will not be considered to the component of high-resolution image like this.Figure 131 has shown that the average stamp of maximum hydroscopicity for every kind of substrate and jacquard weave technology spaces, and the inverse of the minimum of a value of the 1 elemental characteristic width that direction that it gets from the column diagram of previous discussion and hydroscopicity are average calculates.At the average hydroscopicity of particular substrate, the PREF pattern system can be produced significantly than DOD or higher the spacing of RECIRC pattern system (1 perhaps littler elemental characteristic width).Therefore, the use of spherical bubble model here provides clearly cut-off rule, separates the performance of 1 little elemental characteristic width of PREF printing and dyeing, with the performance of DOD and RECIRC pattern system printing and dyeing individual features.

This column diagram clearly illustrates that for some advantage colors, and the PREF system can print and dye and may reach 1 littler elemental characteristic width than DOD or RECIRC pattern system.In order to characterize this performance, Figure 132-133 shows that for any advantage color of every kind of pattern system on particular substrate, the minimum of a value (average in either direction or direction) of the minimum 1 elemental characteristic width that measures is figure to the average hydroscopicity of the sort of substrate.Significantly, the average minimum 1 elemental characteristic width of the direction that obtains of PREF pattern system is less than DOD or RECIRC system.See these figure widely, can draw the minimum 1 elemental characteristic width that a line can be printed and dyed DOD and RECIRC technology, the corresponding 1 elemental characteristic width that can produce with the PREF printing system separates.Figure 132 is the function of the average substrate hydroscopicity of minimum 1 elemental characteristic width conduct in any direction, and the equation of this separator bar shown in this figure is as follows

(nylon 6,6) FW _{1 element, min, any direction}(cm)=the average substrate hydroscopicity of 0.16[(g/cm ²)]+0.12

The homologous lines of the average minimum 1 element transition width of direction is as follows among Figure 133

(nylon 6,6) FW _{1 element, min, direction is average}(cm)=the average substrate hydroscopicity of 0.081[(g/cm ²)]+0.188

RSK and comment on two sections of fronts

See that from the data that substrate E (i.e. 80% wool/20% nylon, 6,6 piles) produces the degree of dyestuff penetration typically is lower than the observed corresponding dyestuff penetration at substrate A to D (100% nylon, 6,6 piles).Explanation as the front, because observed repellence in the pile of forming by wool to infiltration, dyestuff has and remains on or near the trend of pile surface, therefore, with have analog structure, comprise mainly by or unique by nylon 6, the substrate of the 6 pile elements of forming is compared, the chance that has improved the horizontal migration of dyestuff or oozed out, and cause that the characteristic width relevant with that pattern characteristics increases (seeing Figure 132).

(wool) FW _{1 element, min, any direction}(cm)=the average substrate hydroscopicity of 0.089[(g/cm ²)]+0.12

The homologous lines of the average minimum 1 element transition width of direction is as follows among Figure 133

(wool) FW _{1 element, min, direction is average}(cm)=the average substrate hydroscopicity of 0.045[(g/cm ²)]+0.188

In discussing, data till now, jacquard weave performance and the DOD and the RECIRC system of PREF pattern system are compared by only using single parameter (being transition width or characteristic width).Yet the advantage that the PREF pattern system is real is the ability that excellent properties is provided at many jacquard weaves parameter or Q factor (figures of merit).Be not only in big adjacent pattern district for the desirable quality of the fabric substrate of jacquard weave and sharp edge (being previously described transition width) to occur, and be in the jacquard weave district, to have small detail, and sufficient color contrast (being the minimal characteristic width) is arranged with the pattern area of their adjacency.For the details that obtains meticulous printing and dyeing is adjacent the abundant contrast of pattern area together with trickle element, little characteristic width and little transition width all need.To a certain extent, some manufacturers may select (for example not print and dye 1 elemental characteristic in their product, for the feature of guaranteeing to expect appears in the pattern, the dye injection device of not pipe choking etc.), will introduce 2 elemental characteristic performances in chart below and the discussion.This will prove works as and RECIRC and DOD systematic comparison, and the PREF pattern system can both provide minimum transition width and characteristic width for 1 element and 2 elemental map pattern characteristics.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that 1 element and 2 element details can distinguish usually mutually, because the double-width that the width that 2 element details have spaces greater than the stamp of printing machine nominal usually.

For every kind of printing technique on substrate A to E, the X-Y scheme of comparative feature width and transition width is Figure 134-153.These figure comprise that all hydroscopicity data-these data also do not have selected typical hydroscopicity scope with every kind of substrate of representative printing and dyeing.Because it comprises all hydroscopicity data, this figure is tending towards representing every kind of printing technique to obtain trickleer, the performance of stamp details more clearly by reducing hydroscopicity.This figure will show successively for the substrate of every kind of selection, at first for all advantage color characteristics, with 1 element transition width corresponding 1 elemental characteristic width is figure (initial data of level and vertical stamp direction demonstration), secondly 1 average elemental characteristic width data of direction is figure with 1 average element transition width data of direction.Notice that these data do not comprise the minimum of a value of hydroscopicity mean value or mensuration.It is an initial data, therefore is tending towards showing how most of PREF, RECIRC and DOD data troop at this parameter space.The figure that will show the same order and the order of 2 elemental characteristic data below.

Inspection to Figure 134-153 has shown popular tendency.PREF system 1 element and 2 elemental characteristics tend to partly troop to low transition width and the low characteristic width of 1 element and 2 elemental characteristic figure.DOD and RECIRC system features width and transition width are disperseed more widely to tending to, and have confirmed the characteristic width that these printing techniques obtain and the intrinsic difficulty of transition width.The characteristic width of PREF pattern system and transition width data are to trooping at the low value of having superiority color, show for colour type widely, and the PREF system small detail of more can printing and dyeing, and sufficient contrast is arranged with adjacent pattern element.Relatively average transition width and the corresponding average characteristic width data of direction of 1 element and 2 element directions prove the PREF system at little transition width and characteristic width value group collection, and this is that other printing system is inaccessiable.

In most applications, the data point of representing minimum transit width and characteristic width is that brown/cream-coloured color is right.As previously mentioned, those skilled in the art recognize that this color is to being the good substitute that is used for most of colors of logo printing fabric substrate.The average data of direction clearly prove positive difference between PREF printing technique and DOD and the RECIRC system, because PREF data direction unanimity more shows the jacquard weave performance of fine definition in any direction.On the contrary, all there are good and bad direction in DOD and RECIRC system, so the mean value of direction drops on the zones of different of characteristic width to transition width figure, identify the PREF printing system effectively.

What one of PREF pattern system was extra is that it can produce pattern in detail clear qualification, fine definition on goods, also provide dyestuff to arrive the abundant infiltration of substrate pile simultaneously with noticeable feature.As discussed above, when using the amount of dye that reduces (thereby dye migration horizontal on the substrate surface is minimized), realize that the pattern characteristics with fine definition generally is easier to.Yet by doing like this, dyestuff penetration has adverse influence usually.For this reason, permeate measurement and can keep little characteristic width and transition width simultaneously with definite, and the penetration degree that in 1 element and 2 element pattern in detail, obtains.The measurement of permeating with the qualification of very specific infiltration.Infiltration is measured in the side of substrate pile so that slide calliper rule can be used in special measurement from substrate pile top to coloured portions distance no longer uniformly in any way.As an example, along with the dyestuff penetration pile, may weaken in some some colors, this is that perhaps tone may change considerably because dyestuff uncontrollably wicks into different capillaries.Therefore, by such measurement infiltration, the furthest extent of dyestuff penetration may be uncorrelated; More properly, Guan Jian measurement relate to dyestuff along yarn move and with visually uniformly mode to that point of its dyeing.Done a large amount of measurements,, thereby adapted to because the imperfection of substrate or scrambling and inevitably change for the dyestuff penetration of described feature has produced suitable mean value.

In addition, measured the height of naps (promptly forming the length that exposes tufting or yarn of fine hair) of every kind of substrate from the proximal measurement of tufting.Should be understood that, the production specification relevant with substrate A to E provided the total length of pile element in the table 1, comprise with adhesive, other chemicals sealing, or the pile element part-ratio that does not observe below supporting the fabric backing layer of carpet surface is used to calculate mark permeates (being the length of uniform dyestuff penetration, with the ratio of the height of naps of full survey or the length of extending) on backing the much bigger length of height of naps.

Figure 154-167 has shown for every kind of substrate and every kind of pattern system, the figure that the infiltration of each color is drawn hydroscopicity.Usually the expection infiltration will be monotonously along with hydroscopicity increases.Be used to measure the qualification of infiltration because dyestuff wicks into complexity and this paper of substrate, increase, do not have to find the linear infiltration that increases usually along with the increase of hydroscopicity although find common monotonicity ground.

Sample with the jacquard weave of PREF system has confirmed the most clearly trend.Usually, the color of denser degree dyestuff is arranged, for example black, redness and yellow tend to have high infiltration at higher hydroscopicity, have high infiltration sometimes even at low-down hydroscopicity.Have color,, tend to have the infiltration of minimizing at lower hydroscopicity such as brown and green than low dye concentration.This result is not unexpected: when dyestuff found fixing point, dye molecule shifted out from the fluid of downward wicking, so that be not enough to effectively lowermost portion dyeing to this pile bunch at the bottom dyestuff near pile bunch.In long height of naps substrate, for example substrate C to E finds out this trend very significantly.For these substrates, the difference between the dyestuff of high concentration to a certain degree is owing to long fine hair strengthens.For the substrate with RECIRC and the jacquard weave of DOD pattern system, permeation data is observed similar result.

Discuss as top, the PREF pattern system is compared with the pattern system of competition, and little characteristic width and little transition width can be provided simultaneously.Following discussion will be investigated when also considering the mark infiltration, and PREF system and RECIRC and DOD printing system result relatively how.As the part of this discussion, will use Figure 168-247, i.e. the two-dimensional reconstruction of graphics.This figure has shown that the characteristic width data are together with corresponding transition width data and corresponding permeation data (or the hydroscopicity data that substitute).To all hydroscopicities of having superiority color characteristic sampling be included among these figure-they are not limited to the hydroscopicity scope of preliminary election.These figure arrange as follows: the original transition width of first kind figure reveal competence and characteristic and characteristic width data are together with mark infiltration (with hydroscopicity alternatively), at first for 1 element advantage color characteristic, then for 2 element advantage color characteristics.The average characteristic width data of transition width that the direction of the second class figure reveal competence and characteristic is average and direction are together with mark infiltration (with hydroscopicity alternatively), at first for 1 element advantage color characteristic, then for 2 element advantage color characteristics.Relevant with this discussion, it is average along two orthogonal directions that shorthand in these figure " on average " will be used to indicate data.The 3rd class figure is the amplification of corresponding graphics, is used for separating the graph region corresponding to low characteristic width, low transition width and balloon score infiltration (or scope of corresponding hydroscopicity value).These separation graph show that the PREF pattern system can be for the product of a lot of color manufacturings in conjunction with transition width, characteristic width and mark infiltration, can't obtain in this former substrate dyeing articles, and particularly can't obtain by the injection pattern system that uses metering.

Generally speaking, advantage color pattern element by the printing and dyeing of PREF pattern system has the transition width and the characteristic width of trooping at low value, and have to be selected to limit and think that the commercial mark osmotic value of quality of accepting is (promptly for nylon 6,6 substrates are at least 0.5, and substrate is at least 0.4 for wool).This is correct to a certain extent for all substrates, shows in extensively various mulching material substrate, compares with the RECIRC printing system with DOD, and that the PREF system can print and dye is trickleer, details more clearly, obtains good mark infiltration simultaneously.This statement all is correct for 1 element and 2 elemental characteristics.Zone in the graphics that separation graph shows makes that this fact is clearer, and this Regional Representative has only the desirable stamp feature that the PREF pattern system can reach (for example having the infiltration that the small detail of sharp edge is become reconciled).

With what scheme to show, have transition width and characteristic width parameter (together with mark infiltration or hydroscopicity) determined value in the separation graph as discussed above, its definition has only the performance parameter space that just can reach with the PREF pattern system.The border in these spaces changes (being that specific pattern characteristics is 1 element or 2 element advantage color characteristics) along with the essence of substrate and pattern characteristics.

For substrate A, to unite and have only the 1 element pattern area (seeing Figure 169) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system, the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate A) FW _{1 element}＜0.2cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.2cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 173,

(substrate A) FW _{1 element}＜0.2cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.2cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.06-0.25g/cm ²

For substrate A, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 171):

(substrate A) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.22cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.2cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 175,

(substrate A) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.22cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.2cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.06-0.25g/cm ²

For substrate A, unite and have only the 2 element pattern area (seeing Figure 20 9) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system.The characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate A) FW _{2 elements}＜0.34cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.175cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 21 3,

(substrate A) FW _{2 elements}＜0.34cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.175cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.06-0.25g/cm ²

For substrate A, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 21 1):

(substrate A) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.34, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.18,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 21 5,

(substrate A) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.34, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.18,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.06-0.25g/cm ²

For substrate B, to unite and have only the 1 element pattern area (seeing Figure 177) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system, the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate B) FW _{1 element}＜0.25cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.21cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 181,

(substrate B) FW _{1 element}＜0.25cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.21cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.06-0.25g/cm ²

For substrate B, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 179):

(substrate B) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.27cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.215cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 183,

(substrate B) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.27cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.215cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.06-0.25g/cm ²

For substrate B, to unite and have only the 2 element pattern area (seeing Figure 21 7) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system, the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate B) FW _{2 elements}＜0.35cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.21cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 22 1,

(substrate B) FW _{2 elements}＜0.35cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.2cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.06-0.25g/cm ²

For substrate B, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 21 9):

(substrate B) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.36, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.24,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 22 3,

(substrate B) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.36, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.24,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.06-0.25g/cm ²

For substrate C, to unite and have only the 1 element pattern area (seeing Figure 185) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system, the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate C) FW _{1 element}＜0.25cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.245cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 189,

(substrate C) FW _{1 element}＜0.25cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.245cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.16-0.55g/cm ²

For substrate C, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 187):

(substrate C) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.275cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.25cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 191,

(substrate C) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.275cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.265cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.16-0.55g/cm ²

For substrate C, to unite and have only the 2 element pattern area (seeing Figure 22 5) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system, the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate C) FW _{2 elements}＜0.4cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.235cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 22 9,

(substrate C) FW _{2 elements}＜0.35cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.235cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.16-0.55g/cm ²

For substrate C, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 22 7):

(substrate C) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.4, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.26,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 23 1,

(substrate C) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.4, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.26,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.16-0.55g/cm ²

For substrate D, to unite and have only the 1 element pattern area (seeing Figure 193) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system, the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate D) FW _{1 element}＜0.3cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.27cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 197,

(substrate D) FW _{1 element}＜0.3cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.27cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.16-0.55g/cm ²

For substrate D, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 195):

(substrate D) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.3cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.35cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 199,

(substrate D) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.3cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.35cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.16-0.55g/cm ²

For substrate D, to unite and have only the 2 element pattern area (seeing Figure 23 3) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system, the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate D) FW _{2 elements}＜0.46cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.26cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 23 7,

(substrate D) FW _{2 elements}＜0.4cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.26cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.16-0.55g/cm ²

For substrate D, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 23 5):

(substrate D) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.48, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.33,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Perhaps comparably, Figure 23 9,

(substrate D) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.45, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.305,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.16-0.55g/cm ²

For substrate E, to unite and have only the 1 element pattern area (seeing Figure 20 1) that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system, the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate E) FW _{1 element}＜0.3cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.31cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.4

Perhaps comparably, shown in Figure 20 5,

(substrate E) FW _{1 element}＜0.3cm, TW _{1 element}＜0.31cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.2-0.4g/cm ²

For substrate E, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 20 3):

(substrate E) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.4cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.33cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.4

Perhaps comparably, shown in Figure 20 7,

(substrate E) FW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.3cm, TW _{1 element, direction is average}＜0.4cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.2-0.6g/cm ²

For substrate E, unite and have only the 2 element pattern area that just can obtain with the PREF pattern system

(seeing Figure 24 1), the characteristic width of direction-specific (two orthogonal directions), transition width and mark infiltration (with suitable hydroscopicity scope) value are:

(substrate E) FW _{2 elements}＜0.4cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.3cm,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.4

Perhaps comparably, shown in Figure 24 5,

(substrate E) FW _{2 elements}＜0.4cm, TW _{2 elements}＜0.3cm,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.04-0.4g/cm ²

For substrate E, corresponding to being with the average value of the direction of coboundary (seeing Figure 24 3):

(substrate E) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.4, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.29,

Mark infiltration 〉=0.4

Perhaps comparably, shown in Figure 24 7,

(substrate E) FW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.4, TW _{2 elements, direction is average}＜0.29,

Hydroscopicity scope: 0.04-0.4g/cm ²

For each specific substrate and pattern area, determined the boundary value of transition width and characteristic width in corresponding separation graph, the stamp variable of advantage color characteristic (transition width, characteristic width and mark infiltration or hydroscopicity scope) only can be obtained by the PREF printing system therein.Therefore these borders are as the product of distinguishing the PREF stamp and product by other system's stamp, because that former product can not comprise is trickle, advantage color pattern district clearly, and have 1 identical element or 2 element transition width and characteristic width parameter.For understand have only the transition width that obtains by PREF and characteristic width value scope how with substrate variations, make the figure that only height of naps is done with cube boundary value (separation graph limit border) of PREF.The figure that these boundary values that Figure 24 8-255 has shown 1 and 2 element transition width and characteristic width are done height of naps, these data no matter be direction or the data that direction is average.Find out significantly that from these data transition width and characteristic width all are to increase monotonously with the height of naps of substrate.

In trial, connect each point or the line that drops on below the every bit is used for each datagram separately with digital quantization this relation.They allow that we quantize PREF cube of border in each case and how to change with height of naps.For 1 element data of the average nylon 6,6 of non-direction, Figure 24 8-249, the result is

FW _{The border, 1 element}(cm)=0.14 (height of naps (cm))+0.15

TW _{The border, 1 element}(cm)=0.11 (height of naps (cm))+0.16

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

Above equation combined be used for limiting three-dimensional coboundary, have only the PREF pattern system to permeate ( nylon 6,6 substrates) printing design district with 1 element transition width, 1 elemental characteristic width and a mark of following in any direction greater than 0.5 in this space.Statement in a different manner, for mainly being nylon 6, (especially using metered injection jacquard weave technology to print and dye) the advantage color 1 element pattern area of printing and dyeing with any direction in 6 the substrate, wherein this substrate has the mark infiltration of specific height of naps and at least 0.5, only for this substrate by PREF printing system printing and dyeing, the 1 elemental characteristic width of measuring according to the method for this paper instruction and the value of 1 element transition width will be less than the values of above equation appointment.

Under producing, average 2 element datas (Figure 25 0-251) of non-direction establish an equation:

FW _{The border, 2 elements}(cm)=0.169 (height of naps (cm))+0.28

TW _{The border, 2 elements}(cm)=0.129 (height of naps (cm))+0.129

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

For the average 1 identical element data of direction, Figure 25 2 and 253, the result is:

FW _{The border, 1 element, direction is average}(cm)=0.121 (height of naps (cm))+0.177

TW _{The border, 1 element, direction is average}(cm)=0.183 (height of naps (cm))+0.135

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

For mainly being nylon 6, (especially using metered injection jacquard weave technology to print and dye) the advantage color 2 element pattern area of printing and dyeing with any direction in 6 the substrate, wherein this substrate has the mark infiltration of specific height of naps and at least 0.5, only for this substrate by PREF printing system printing and dyeing, the 2 elemental characteristic width of measuring according to the method for this paper instruction and the value of 2 element transition width will be less than the values of above equation appointment.

In addition, for specific advantage color, in the substrate of specific height of naps, (especially metered injection is printed and dyed) 1 element pattern area in any two orthogonal directions printing and dyeing can be identified, consider the height of naps of particular substrate, permeate in conjunction with mark greater than 0.5, only for substrate by the printing and dyeing of PREF printing system, 1 element pattern area, the 1 elemental characteristic width and the 1 element transition width value of described two quadratures of measuring according to the method for this paper instruction, and the average value of direction subsequently, will be less than value from top equation appointment.

For 2 average element datas of direction, Figure 25 4-255, the result is

FW _{The border, 2 elements, direction is average}(cm)=0.167 (height of naps (cm))+0.28

TW _{The border, 2 elements, direction is average}(cm)=0.189 (height of naps (cm))+0.113

Mark infiltration 〉=0.5

In addition, for specific advantage color, nylon 6 at specific height of naps, in 6 substrates, (especially metered injection is printed and dyed) 2 element pattern area in any two orthogonal directions printing and dyeing can be identified, consider the height of naps of particular substrate, permeate in conjunction with mark greater than 0.5, only for substrate by the printing and dyeing of PREF printing system, 2 element pattern area, the 2 elemental characteristic width and the 2 element transition width values of described two quadratures of measuring according to the method for this paper instruction, and the average value of direction subsequently, will be less than value from top equation appointment.

Forward to and mainly contain the substrate E (dotting among the figure) that the wool pile yarns are formed, also can similarly analyze, cause producing the equation of the function of height of naps, this equation definition is for the wool substrate, the line that the goods of the goods of PREF jacquard weave and RECIRC jacquard weave are effectively separated.For this analysis, suppose that along with height of naps diminishes the difference of the jacquard weave performance between wool pile yarns and nylon 6,6 pile yarns diminishes, near inappreciable, the value of transition width and characteristic width will overlap substantially up to height of naps.

For 1 average element data of non-direction, Figure 24 8-249, the result is

FW _{The border, 1 element}(cm)=0.21 (height of naps (cm))+0.15

TW _{The border, 1 element}(cm)=0.21 (height of naps (cm))+0.16

Mark infiltration 〉=0.4

Above equation combined be used for limiting three-dimensional coboundary, at least 0.4 the mark infiltration of having only the PREF pattern system can be in any direction to follow with 1 element transition width, 1 elemental characteristic width and one in this space, the suprabasil pattern area of printing and dyeing wool.Statement in a different manner, for (especially metered injection is printed and dyed) the advantage color 1 element pattern area of in wool substrate, printing and dyeing with any direction with specific height of naps, consider the height of naps of specific wool substrate, mark infiltration in conjunction with at least 0.5, only for substrate by the printing and dyeing of PREF printing system, according to described 1 element pattern area, 1 elemental characteristic width and the 1 element transition width value that the method for this paper instruction is measured, will be less than value from top equation appointment.

For 2 average element datas of non-direction, Figure 25 0-251, the result is:

FW _{The border, 2 elements}(cm)=0.169 (height of naps (cm))+0.28

TW _{The border, 2 elements}(cm)=0.255 (height of naps (cm))+0.129

Mark infiltration 〉=0.4

For (especially metered injection is printed and dyed) the specific advantages color 2 element pattern area of in wool substrate, printing and dyeing with any direction with specific height of naps, consider the height of naps of specific wool substrate, mark infiltration in conjunction with at least 0.4, only for substrate by the printing and dyeing of PREF printing system, according to described 2 element pattern area, 2 elemental characteristic width and the 2 element transition width values that the method for this paper instruction is measured, will be less than the value of top equation appointment.

For 1 average element data of direction, Figure 25 2 and 253, the result is:

FW _{The border, 1 element, direction is average}(cm)=0.315 (height of naps (cm))+0.177

TW _{The border, 1 element, direction is average}(cm)=0.275 (height of naps (cm))+0.135

Mark infiltration 〉=0.4

For specific advantage color, in the wool substrate of specific height of naps, (especially metered injection is printed and dyed) 1 element pattern area in any two orthogonal directions printing and dyeing can be identified, consider the height of naps of specific wool substrate, mark infiltration in conjunction with at least 0.4, only for wool substrate by the printing and dyeing of PREF printing system, 1 element pattern area, the 1 elemental characteristic width and the 1 element transition width value of described two quadratures of measuring according to the method for this paper instruction, and the average value of direction subsequently, will be less than the value of top equation appointment.

For 2 average element datas of direction, Figure 25 4-255, the result is

FW _{The border, 2 elements, direction is average}(cm)=0.169 (height of naps (cm))+0.28

TW _{The border, 2 elements, direction is average}(cm)=0.25 (height of naps (cm))+0.113

Mark infiltration 〉=0.4

For specific advantage color, in the wool substrate of specific height of naps, (especially metered injection is printed and dyed) 2 element pattern area in any two orthogonal directions printing and dyeing can be identified, consider the height of naps of particular substrate, mark infiltration in conjunction with at least 0.4, only for wool substrate by the printing and dyeing of PREF printing system, 2 element pattern area, the 2 elemental characteristic width and the 2 element transition width values of described two quadratures of measuring according to the method for this paper instruction, and the average value of direction subsequently, will be less than the value of top equation appointment.

In the discussion of all above-mentioned PREF systematic functions, be to be understood that the numerical value of selecting in the data of the goods that characterize PREF production, define performance space, these products have special performance therein.Drop on the numerical value in this performance space, define the product that is believed to comprise in scope disclosed by the invention.Therefore, shown in data, drop on separately or jointly above-mentioned particular value 90%, 80%, 70% or 60% in transition width or the value of characteristic width (or their combination), keep at the same time or mark infiltration when improving, also should think in that performance space.About single value, and no matter aforementioned, the transition width actual minimum of the about 0.5mm of this data support, and independently, minimal characteristic width (for the advantage color characteristic) equals spacing of employed Patterning devices.

Claims (6)

1. valve insert, it is used for being fit to, and controllably discharge is to the substrate treating apparatus of substrate with the substrate of generation jacquard fabric with handling of fluids, and described valve insert comprises:

Open and the closed position between a plurality of optionally operable valve doors, wherein at least a portion valve and the channelling of corresponding special-purpose fluid exhaust ejector fluid; Wherein when described valve is shown in an open position, described fluid exhaust ejector with described handling of fluids controllably discharge to described substrate, described handling of fluids is made up of dye compositions or Chemical composition that, and wherein different handling of fluids is used to the pattern area of adjacency;

Be suitable for power line is installed and be the power supply input port of valve insert supply electric power;

The director data input port, it is suitable for mounted valve control cable and the valve operation instruction is sent to valve insert from control device; With

Surface-mounted integrated circuit, it is suitable for the director data from the data input port is converted into the order of dynamic valve door operation, so that this valve can optionally open and close, thereby when described valve open, with described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that discharge to described substrate, wherein said valve insert is the assembly type element that is suitable for independent operation in substrate treating apparatus, and is a structure can removing from described treating apparatus.

2. valve insert as claimed in claim 1, wherein said valve is opened under the jacquard weave Data Control that electronics limits, thereby with described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that discharge on described fabric substrate,

Wherein said fabric substrate comprises a large amount of yarns, described yarn is fixed in the substrate of substantially flat, and extend upward from the substrate of described substantially flat, and have each described yarn and be attached to the proximal part of described substrate and position distal portions with respect to described proximal part, the described distal portions of described yarn forms pile surface, described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that by discharge on described pile surface

Described pile surface further comprises the pattern area of adjacency, wherein different dye compositions optionally and respectively is assigned to the described distal portions of described pile yarns, and allow dye compositions from the described distal portions migration of described pile yarns to described pile yarns proximal part separately, the pattern area of described adjacency has common frontier district

Described frontier district is for specific hydroscopicity level, has the minimal characteristic width that is not more than corresponding to the dye compositions spherical bubble diameter of this hydroscopicity level, the frontier district has the minimal characteristic width less than 1.5mm in any direction, described characteristic width demonstrates the isotropism index less than 1.1, and

Most of described pile yarns comprising described frontier district demonstrate the dye compositions infiltration, for comprising described most each pile yarns, described dye compositions infiltration extends to along the position of described yarn 50% distance from the described distal portions of described yarn at least, described yarn far-end and proximal part separately separated, and, wherein for comprising described most at least one such pile yarns, the dye compositions infiltration extends to the position less than 100% described distance, and described distance is at least 2mm.

3. substrate treating apparatus, its be suitable for at least a colouring agent or Chemical composition that controllably discharge to the substrate to produce the jacquard fabric substrate, described substrate treating apparatus comprises:

But the assembly type valve insert of a plurality of independent operations, it is suitable for the handling of fluids discharge to described substrate, and described handling of fluids is described colouring agent or described Chemical composition that, and wherein the described assembly type valve insert of at least a portion comprises;

Open and the closed position between a plurality of optionally operable valve doors, wherein at least a portion valve and the channelling of corresponding special-purpose fluid exhaust ejector fluid, wherein when described valve is shown in an open position, controllably discharge is to described substrate with described handling of fluids for described fluid exhaust ejector, and wherein different handling of fluids are used to the pattern area of adjacency;

Be suitable for power line is installed and be the power supply input port of described valve insert supply electric power;

The director data input port, it is suitable for mounted valve control cable and the valve operation instruction is sent to described valve insert from control device; With

Surface-mounted integrated circuit, it is suitable for the director data from the data input port is converted into the order of dynamic valve door operation, so that this valve can optionally open and close, thereby when described valve open, with described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that discharge to described substrate, the described assembly type valve insert of wherein said at least a portion is suitable for independent operation in substrate treating apparatus, and is the single structure that can independently remove from substrate treating apparatus.

4. substrate treating apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said valve is opened under the jacquard weave Data Control that electronics limits, thereby with described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that discharge on described fabric substrate,

Wherein said fabric substrate comprises a large amount of yarns, described yarn is fixed in the substrate of substantially flat, and extend upward from the substrate of described substantially flat, and have each described yarn and be attached to the proximal part of described substrate and position distal portions with respect to described proximal part, the described distal portions of described yarn forms pile surface, described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that by discharge on described pile surface

Described pile surface further comprises the pattern area of adjacency, wherein different dye compositions optionally and respectively is assigned to the described distal portions of described pile yarns, and allow dye compositions from the described distal portions migration of described pile yarns to described pile yarns proximal part separately, the pattern area of described adjacency has common frontier district

Described frontier district is for specific hydroscopicity level, has the minimal characteristic width that is not more than corresponding to the dye compositions spherical bubble diameter of this hydroscopicity level, the frontier district has the minimal characteristic width less than 1.5mm in any direction, described characteristic width demonstrates the isotropism index less than 1.1, and

Most of described pile yarns comprising described frontier district demonstrate the dye compositions infiltration, for comprising described most each pile yarns, described dye compositions infiltration extends to along the position of described yarn 50% distance from the described distal portions of described yarn at least, described yarn far-end and proximal part separately separated, and, wherein for comprising described most at least one such pile yarns, the dye compositions infiltration extends to the position less than 100% described distance, and described distance is at least 2mm.

5. process unit for one kind, it is used at least a colouring agent or Chemical composition that are applied to fabric substrate to produce the jacquard fabric substrate, and described processing unit comprises:

Be suitable for described at least a colouring agent or Chemical composition that controllably discharge to suprabasil substrate treating apparatus;

The preprocessing station that is suitable for before substrate enters substrate treating apparatus, being heated; With

At least one is placed in the treating stations in preprocessing station downstream, and wherein said substrate treating apparatus comprises:

But the assembly type valve insert of a plurality of independent operations, it is suitable for the handling of fluids discharge to described substrate, and described handling of fluids is described colouring agent or described Chemical composition that, and wherein the described assembly type valve insert of at least a portion comprises;

Open and the closed position between a plurality of optionally operable valve doors, wherein at least a portion valve and the channelling of corresponding special-purpose fluid exhaust ejector fluid, wherein when described valve is shown in an open position, controllably discharge is to described substrate with described handling of fluids for described fluid exhaust ejector, and wherein different handling of fluids is used to the pattern area of adjacency;

Be suitable for power line is installed and be the power supply input port of valve insert supply electric power;

The director data input port, it is suitable for mounted valve control cable and the valve operation instruction is sent to described valve insert from control device; With

Surface-mounted integrated circuit, it is suitable for the director data from the data input port is converted into the order of dynamic valve door operation, so that this valve can optionally open and close, thereby when described valve open, with described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that discharge to described substrate, the described assembly type valve insert of wherein said at least a portion is suitable for independent operation in described substrate treating apparatus, and is the single structure that can independently remove from described substrate treating apparatus.

6. processing unit as claimed in claim 5, wherein said valve is opened under the jacquard weave Data Control that electronics limits, thereby with described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that discharge on described fabric substrate,

Wherein said fabric substrate comprises a large amount of yarns, described yarn is fixed in the substrate of substantially flat, and extend upward from the substrate of described substantially flat, and have each described yarn and be attached to the proximal part of described substrate and position distal portions with respect to described proximal part, the described distal portions of described yarn forms pile surface, described dye compositions or described Chemical composition that by discharge on described pile surface

Described pile surface further comprises the pattern area of adjacency, wherein different dye compositions optionally and respectively is assigned to the described distal portions of described pile yarns, and allow dye compositions from the described distal portions migration of described pile yarns to described pile yarns proximal part separately, the pattern area of described adjacency has common frontier district

Described frontier district is for specific hydroscopicity level, has the minimal characteristic width that is not more than corresponding to the dye compositions spherical bubble diameter of this hydroscopicity level, the frontier district has the minimal characteristic width less than 1.5mm in any direction, described characteristic width demonstrates the isotropism index less than 1.1, and

Most of described pile yarns comprising described frontier district demonstrate the dye compositions infiltration, for comprising described most each pile yarns, described dye compositions infiltration extends to along the position of described yarn 50% distance from the described distal portions of described yarn at least, described yarn far-end and proximal part separately separated, and, wherein for comprising described most at least one such pile yarns, the dye compositions infiltration extends to the position less than 100% described distance, and described distance is at least 2mm.

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