CN1572970A

CN1572970A - Machine for producing loom-woven fabrics decorated by embroidering or by applying decorative elements such as sequins, beads, cordonnets, tapes or the like

Info

Publication number: CN1572970A
Application number: CNA2004100619075A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 派德齐尼·赛萨利
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-06-24
Filing date: 2004-06-24
Publication date: 2005-02-02
Also published as: EP1496146A1; ITMI20031284A1; US20050066866A1; ITMI20031284A0

Abstract

A machine for producing loom-woven fabrics decorated by embroidery or by applying decorative elements, comprising a first working station (2), and a second working station (5), with at least one head (6) for embroidering and/or for applying decorative elements to the sheet of fabric (4) produced in the first working station (2). The sheet longitudinal advancement elements (9-11) for supporting the sheet of fabric (4) on a working surface (S) that is substantially horizontal at least at the second working station (5), and a movement device (M) for moving the head for embroidering and/or for applying decorative elements along at least one direction (13) transversely to the advancement direction (7) of the sheet of fabric (4) on the working surface (S).

Description

Be used to make the machine of the fabric of decorating by embroidery or application such as decoration elements such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line or tape

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of machine that is used to make the fabric of decorating by embroidery or application such as decoration elements such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line or tape.

Background technology

The loom of many types, for example through loom, through weft knitting machines, knitting machine etc., be well-known and be used for producing various fabrics, for example through weft fabric, knitted fabric, tulle, lace (two kinds of rigidity and elasticity) etc.From now on, noun " fabric " is interpreted as the fabric with these machine acquisitions.

Produce haberdashery, but the production requirement that also comprises the household goods that uses these fabrics provides embroidery, reticulated or the decoration element of application such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line, tape on these fabrics, its purpose is for improving the attractive in appearance of article.

Current, the fabric of embroidery mainly obtains by the loom with above description type.Fabric unloads and dyes and finishing from loom then.After these fabrics being divided into big opening, send into the embroidery machine with the size that is fit to send into the embroidery machine.After embroidery, fabric is further accepted finishing so that eliminate the embroidery backing, sends into new finishing/dry run then.

Basically be used for producing the fabric of decorating with decoration elements such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line or tapes with a kind of machine, because the embroidery machine of most current commercial supplies can be equipped the mill auxiliaries of implementing these decoration elements.

These processes cause the highly product of approval, but problem is the waste that fabric was extremely taken a lot of work and caused to this process.Become and can import embroidery during machine cutting apart fabric, in fact be to cut apart big the opening that fabric becomes 15 meters long and 1.5 meters wide, however this size may change with the machine of embroidering, consequently waste corresponding header fabric and selvedge.If consider, for example, currently can produce different length and roughly be wider than 3 meters the big fabric of opening through loom, can see that the operation that fabric is cut apart individually involves the waste of fabric, this will influence these production cost of products inevitably.

In addition, during for embroidering method or application of decorative, it may be noted that very difficult making is arranged on decorative pattern and embroidery or the application of decorative integration when producing on the loom.For causing gratifying result, this operation requires embroidery or decoration element to be applied in the specific region of the decorative pattern that has existed with high accuracy.

For the current machine that supplies, can not reach such precision, so the decoration of this particular type is to make fabric carry out the location by hand on the embroidery machine, therefore need for a long time and very expensive.

Summary of the invention

The present invention seeks to by a kind of machine that can produce with embroidery decoration or application such as decoration element draperies such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line or tape is provided, and has pinpoint accuracy when applying decoration element, to solve above-indicated problem in implementation embroidery or to the fabric specific region.

With this end in view, the object of the invention provides a kind of machine, can reduce current owing to cutting apart the fabric waste that causes of embroidery machine of packing into significantly.

Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of machine, by become integral body with the fabric general decorative pattern or the design synthesis of acquisition aborning when assassinate embroidering with high-precision real or applying decoration element.

Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of machine, can obtain big finished product of opening, and its size is than resulting longer on the traditional type machine, thus restriction waste aborning.

Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of machine, can obtain to have higher quality and a lower cost than what obtain on the known-type machines.

This target and these and other purpose will become more obvious from now on, they are utilize to produce by embroidery or by the machine of using the fabric that decoration elements such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line or tape decorate to obtain, it comprises first work station, wherein arrange and produce the big loom of opening fabric, with have to described fabric embroider or apply decoration element working head second work station and make the big fabric of opening that produces at first work station do lengthwise movement, device by second work station that has been provided with along direction of advance; Described forward gear is suitable for being described big the fabric of support on the working face of level at least in described second work station; The working head that is used for moving at least one embroidery and/or applying decoration element is the device that horizontal direction moves at the described working face that further provides and along at least one for described direction of advance.

Brief description of drawings

The further feature and advantage of the present invention will be from according to preferable the machine of the present invention but be not to become obviously in the description of unique embodiment, and these are described by indefiniteness example in the accompanying drawings and are illustrated, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the schematic side elevation according to machine of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the second work station schematic isometric according to machine of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the second work station schematic top plan view;

Fig. 4 is embroidery work station front schematic view.

Concrete embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, generally be designated 1 according to machine of the present invention with reference number, comprise first work station 2, the loom 3 that wherein has known type, it can produce the big fabric 4 of opening, with second work station 5, wherein have at least one and be used for opening the working head 6 that fabric 4 is embroidered and/or applied decoration element greatly.Machine comprises the device that makes a big fabric 4 of producing do vertical forward travel by second work station 5 along direction of advance in first work station 2.It is being to support a big fabric 4 on the working face S of level and be used for the edge transverse to the device of embroidering and/or applying the working head (or all working heads) of decoration element is provided in the described working face direction of advance 7 that provides basically at least in second work station that forward gear is suitable for.

More particularly, the fabric that can decorate by the rigidity that can produce knitting or non-knitting type or elastic fabric, flat fabric, with pattern and/or tulle of loom 3 and any type of lace or fabric through loom, form through weft knitting machines, knitting machine or dissimilar looms.

Working head or all working heads 6 can be made up of the embroidery working head of known type, also can carry out the embroidery of sponge stitch and/or tulle, this working head is equipped the mill auxiliaries such as decoration elements such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line or tapes of can applying of known type alternatively.

The big forward gear of opening fabric 4 comprises the first tissue substance belt tensioning drum 9, and they directly are arranged in first work station 2 along big downstream of opening the direction of advance 7 of fabric 4.

The first tissue substance belt tensioning drum 9 can be made up of the fabric tensioning cylinder that is usually located at loom output place, and with form big other element cooperation of opening these machines of fabric 4.

The big forward gear of opening fabric 4 also comprises other two tissue substances belt tensioning drum, directly is arranged in the second tissue substance belt tensioning drum 10 of second work station, 5 upstreams separately and directly is arranged in the 3rd tissue substance belt tensioning drum 11 in second work station, 5 downstreams.

Each tissue substance belt tensioning drum is a layout like this, the axis that makes them be level and its orientation meet at right angles for big direction of advance of opening fabric 4.

The function of the first tissue substance belt tensioning drum 9 is to guarantee that the big fabric 4 of opening has the moulding in loom 3 of enough tension force.

The function of the second tissue substance belt tensioning drum 10 and the 3rd tissue substance belt tensioning drum 11 is to remain on big fabric 4 tensioning sufficiently on substantial horizontal working face S in second work 5, so that allow working head or 6 proper operations of all working heads.

Preferably, second group of belt tensioning drum 10 and the 3rd group of belt tensioning drum 11 move in inter-related mode, and move in a kind of mode of the related first tissue substance belt tensioning drum 9 alternatively, make between the second tissue substance belt tensioning drum 10 and the 3rd tissue substance belt tensioning drum 11, promptly at second work station, the big fabric 4 of opening is in same size state, promptly has the same tension force that is produced by loom 3, and this will become obvious following.

The device M that is used for mobile working head or all working heads 6 preferably is suitable for producing the translational motion with the shuttle of corresponding known type of working head or all working heads 6, be arranged under the situation of horizontal operation face of second work station 5 at the big fabric 4 of opening, along the first direction 12 that is parallel to direction of advance 7 with along second direction 13 translations perpendicular to direction of advance 7.

More particularly, as just example, the motion of working head or all working heads 6 can by working head is installed in flatly arrange and with the rectangular upper beam 14 of direction of advance on.Putting the beams in place 14 is paired, make its can be along direction 13, for example slide into a pair of block 15a, 15b by the dovetail groove guide rail.

Block 15a, 15b be inserted in put the beams in place 14 and underbeam 16 between, underbeam be parallel to put the beams in place 14 and at it along being connected rigidly in

direction

12 and 13 the translational motion.Underbeam 16 is connected on block 15a, the 15b, make its can be along direction 13, for example slide, as shown in the figure by another dovetail groove guide rail.The shuttle of each working head 6 is fixed on the underbeam 16 of relevant work below 6.

Beam 14 and 16 and block 15a, 15b support by the framework 17 that is arranged in second work station 5, and can being parallel to direction 12 by order under control model, block 15a, 15b move, because the screwed hole that they are had axis 18a, 18b is horizontally through, these holes are parallel to direction 12 and engage with thread spindle 19a, 19b; Described axle is supported by framework 17 and can be rotated around the axis consistent with axis 18a, 18b.Axle 19a, 19b are connected to one and close independent motor or a pair of synchronous motor 20a, 20b, and the actuating of described motor (or all motor) makes a pair of block 15a, 15b produce single translational motion along direction 12.

Beam 14 and 16 screwed holes that are parallel to direction 13 by its axis pass, and two

thread spindles

21 and 22 engage described screwed holes and the supporting (not shown) that is fixed on block 15a, the 15b is supported, make they can around its separately axis rotate.As shown in the figure,

axle

21 and 22 is connected in motor 23 or a pair of synchronized motor of being supported by block 15a, 15b, and the actuating of described motor (or all motor) obtains the single translational motion of beam 14,16 along direction 13.

Block 15a, 15b and beam 14,16 can be controlled with high accuracy along the translational motion of

direction

12 and 13, for example by adopting step-by-step motor 20a, 20b and 23 and, and provide FEEDBACK CONTROL for the motion of working head or all working heads 16 alternatively by at the sensing device of configuration decoder and so on the thread spindle or directly on block 15a, 15b and/or beam 14 and 16, dispose line detector.

If adopt a plurality of working heads 6, described working head is arranged in the longitudinal extension direction of upper beam 14 side by side, promptly is parallel to direction 13.

The actuating system of describing forms mobile device M like this.

Preferably, motor 20a, 20b activate in the mode related with making big actuating of opening the device that fabric 4 advances along direction of advance 7 with 23, make the motion of working head (or all heads) 6 related along advancing of direction of advance 17 with a big fabric 4.Under this sample loading mode, working head (or all) 6 can be worked when direction of advance 7 is advanced in the above when opening a fabric 4 greatly.

Preferably, the two all is suitable for loom 3 and working head (or all head) 6 by predefined program work, and there is the device can related corresponding action program, working head (or all heads) 6 can be opened big design or the decorative parts of opening on the fabric 4 that machine 3 produces in fabric 4 processes and carry out embroidery or apply decoration element greatly producing.

If loom 3 is made up of the machine of known type, program production on this machinery utilization perforated tape or the punching card has the fabric of design or decorative pattern, the programming system of mechanical type promptly is set, working head (or all heads) 6 also can activate with the programming system of similar type, promptly passes through the program with the mode authorized strength work head (or all heads) 6 of related loom 3 action programs.

If loom 3 is made up of the machine of electronics programming, preferably also with the action of electronics work of treatment head (or all) 6.In this situation, preferably form related device with actuation element 30 with the control of electronic type programmable, manage the operation of entire machine according to the present invention.Activating and control element 30 is connected on the loom 3 so that control its action, specifically is about totally providing design or decoration to the big fabric 4 of opening aborning.Described control and actuation element 30 are according to the action of predetermined work programme-control motor 20a, 20b and 23, wherein the preset program association is used for producing big program of opening fabric 4, so that obtain high accuracy when implementing embroidery on the specific region of design of carrying out or decoration and/or applying decoration element in fabric production.Control and actuation element 30 also preferably are connected to the big device of fabric 4 forward travels of opening so that make this particular procedure optimization.

More particularly; for embroidery being provided on fabric or applying decoration element by design and decoration; should remember " repeat length " on the loom be loom produce one big when opening fabric to predetermined design or decorate the partial circulating number of times of required loom; and " repetition " is the width of design or decoration; promptly along the repetition of width; by pin or track or the decision of warp (according to the type of institute's employing loom) number; number repeats this design or decoration along the big width of fabric (promptly meeting at right angles with direction of advance) of opening according to this; be arranged in the number repetition number of matching Design or decoration preferably of the working head of second work station 5; and described working head 6 is produced big program actuating of opening the fabric program according to association; make and carry out embroidery and/or apply decoration element and can carry out, perhaps the design of once producing by loom 3 according to a kind of association or decorate same repeat length and the same design that repeats according to same design.

Alternatively, along by the big fabric 4 of opening in its approach from first work station, 2 to second work stations 5, might be provided for controlling equipment or the device that a big fabric 4 advances, it can be surveyed big physical location and this information of transmission of opening fabric 4 zones and arrive control and actuation element 30.Described equipment or device can be made up of the sensor or the photocell of for example known type, can survey big specific region of opening fabric 4, working head (or all head) 6 is got involved with high precision big opening on the fabric 4, the design of being produced by loom 3 or decoration are embroidered or applied decoration element if particularly wish.

For intactly describing, should be noted that the big approach of opening fabric 4 is to run to the take-up roll 31 that is arranged in second work station, 5 downstreams from loom 3 after by second work station 5, and described approach is not only by fabric tensioning cylinder group 9,10,11 but also by

guide roller

32,33,34 decisions.

Operation according to machine of the present invention is as follows.

Loom 3 in a known way, is preferably produced in a kind of mode that is activated and controlled by actuating described above and control element and is opened fabric 4 greatly, has design or decoration alternatively.

When a big fabric 4 was produced, it little by little advanced, by the effect of fabric tensioning cylinder group 9,10,11, and trend take-up roll 31, and by second work station 5.At second work station 5, open fabric 4 greatly and under the effect of working head (or all heads) 6, accept embroidery or be applied in decoration element.Because big size state same when opening fabric 4 and can keep or turn back to it and produce on second work station 5, and, working head (or all heads) 6 activates because can forming design or decorate the program of being followed according to related loom 3 in producing a big fabric 4, might in the specific region of design that has existed or decoration, carry out embroidery or apply decoration element according to machine of the present invention, so carry out the current operation that to carry out by manual intervention of having only in a kind of full automation mode.

Under any circumstance, even be used for simply common fabric is embroidered or applied decoration element according to machine of the present invention, the fabric that does not promptly have design or decorate, also can obtain suitable advantage for current production technology because open greatly fabric 4 do not need from loom unload and cut apart so as to refill embroidery or apply on the machine of decoration element.Under this sample loading mode, can cut the waste, manual get involved and therefore reduce production cost according to machine of the present invention, and obtain to compare the product of quality improvement with adopting conventional machines.

In fact, have been found that according to machine of the present invention and reach the plan purpose fully, because it can be independently, promptly do not need the intervention of other machine, and with complete automated manner, produce with embroidering or applying the fabric of decorating such as decoration elements such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line or tapes, carry out embroidery or apply decoration element for the specific region of fabric with high accuracy, obtain to have lower production cost at the product that improves qualitatively and with respect to the current like product that obtains for machine.

So the machine of conception can have countless remodeling and variation, and they are all in the scope of claims; All details can also further replace with element suitable on the other technologies.

In fact, employed material and size can be as required and any material and the numerical value of current technology.

Claims

1. one kind is used to produce by embroidery or uses the machine of the fabric of decorating such as decoration elements such as paillette, globule, lace decorative line or tapes, it is characterized by, it comprises first work station (2), wherein arrange to produce big open the loom (3) of fabric (4) and have at least one be used for described big fabric (4) embroidered and/or applied second work station (5) of the working head (6) of decoration element; Be used to make the big fabric of producing at described first work station (2) (4) of opening to make vertical forward travel, forward gear (9,10,11) by described second work station (5) along direction of advance (7), described forward gear (9) is suitable for going up at the working surface (S) that is essentially level at described second work station (5) at least supports described big fabric (4); Also be provided for moving the mobile device (M) of described at least one working head (6) so that embroider and/or apply decoration element along at least one direction (13), direction (13) on described working surface laterally facing to described direction of advance.

2. according to the described machine of claim 1, it is characterized by, described mobile device (M) is suitable for making described at least one working head (6) to produce translational motion, so that embroider and/or apply decoration element in the enterprising assassination of described working face (S) along the first direction (12) of parallel and described direction of advance (7) with along second direction (13) perpendicular to described direction of advance (7).

3. according to the described machine of claim 1, it is characterized by, described mobile device is connected in described forward gear (9,10,11) on function, so that go up mobile at least one working head (6) at working face (S), be used for embroidery and/or apply decoration element, this moves and is associated with described big fabric (4) advancing along described direction of advance (7).

4. according to one or more described machines in the claim of front, it is characterized by, described forward gear comprises the first tissue substance belt tensioning drum (9), and these cylinders directly are arranged in the downstream of described first work station (2) along the direction of advance (7) of described big fabric (4); The described first tissue substance belt tensioning drum (9) is so arranged: the axis that makes them is a horizontal direction and transverse to described direction of advance (7).

5. according to one or more described machines in the claim of front, it is characterized by, described forward gear comprises along described big fabric (4) direction of advance (7) and directly is arranged in the second tissue substance belt tensioning drum (10) of described second work station (5) upstream and directly is arranged in the 3rd tissue substance belt tensioning drum (11) in described second work station (5) downstream; Described second group (10) and described the 3rd group of (11) fabric tensioning cylinder are so arranged: the axis that makes them be level and transverse to described direction of advance (7).

6. according to one or more described machines in the claim of front, it is characterized by, described at least one be used to embroider and/or the working head (6) that applies decoration element comprises a plurality of working heads that are used to embroider and/or apply decoration element, they are arranged along the direction (13) that is substantially perpendicular to described direction of advance (7) side by side.

7. according to one or more described machines in the claim of front, it is characterized by, described loom (3) is suitable for producing the big fabric of decorating according to preset program (4) of opening, be suitable for according to preset program work with at least one described working head that is used to embroider and/or applies decoration element, this preset program is related with the program that activates described loom (3), so that carry out embroidery and/or apply decoration element for the big decorative pattern of opening fabric (4) existence of coming from described first work station (2) in described second work station (5).

8. according to one or more described machines in the claim of front, it is characterized by, it comprises programmable actuating and control element (30), it is connected in the described working head (6) that described loom (3) and at least one are used to embroider and/or apply decoration element, so that activate them according to the predetermined work program.

9. according to one or more described machines in the claim of front, it is characterized by, described programmable control and actuation element (30) are electronic type.

10. according to one or more described machines in the claim of front, it is characterized by, it comprises the device (P) that described big the fabric of control (4) advances along described direction of advance (7), and the described control device that advances (P) is connected in described control and actuation element (30) on function.