EP0200963A1 - Apparatus of continuous quilting - Google Patents

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EP0200963A1
EP0200963A1 EP86105187A EP86105187A EP0200963A1 EP 0200963 A1 EP0200963 A1 EP 0200963A1 EP 86105187 A EP86105187 A EP 86105187A EP 86105187 A EP86105187 A EP 86105187A EP 0200963 A1 EP0200963 A1 EP 0200963A1
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  • the invention relates to a method for quilting fabrics of all kinds, with or without filling, with checks or check-like patterns or with patterns with a seam break.
  • Quilting is carried out to a very large extent in the production of blankets, pillows, articles of clothing such as anoraks and the like.
  • a shift of the individual material layers to one another is prevented and the resulting air cushions result in better thermal insulation.
  • Quilting has always been part of the art of sewing.
  • a frame was used in which the various materials lying on top of one another were clamped. This frame was then placed in the quilting machine.
  • Various methods were used, e.g. that the frame was firmly fixed and the sewing head only carried out the longitudinal stitching. The frame in the vicinity plane was then manually rotated by 90 ° and the sewing head then carried out the cross-stitching in the same direction, or the sewing head was firmly fixed, the frame in the vicinity plane making all the movements in order to achieve the desired quilting pattern.
  • Another disadvantage is that, especially with lighter, elastic (knitted) or not so high quality materials, the individual layers of material shift each other during the sewing process. In this way, exact guidance can be ensured with a longitudinal sewing, while with a transverse sewing, the shifting of the materials, even to a small extent, has the effect that the desired quilting pattern is no longer exactly achieved.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a method - in which a maximum degree of quilting accuracy - as can be achieved with quilting by means of frames - is achieved with continuous quilting and in which the quilting is additionally versatile in terms of manufacture position of different quilting patterns achieved so that they can be carried out without changeover times by changing or changing the programming of the devices used.
  • a maximum degree of quilting accuracy - as can be achieved with quilting by means of frames - is achieved with continuous quilting and in which the quilting is additionally versatile in terms of manufacture position of different quilting patterns achieved so that they can be carried out without changeover times by changing or changing the programming of the devices used.
  • An essential feature of the present invention is that the longitudinal and the cross stitching take place independently of one another. In principle, it is irrelevant which of the two quilting directions is carried out first.
  • the longitudinal stitching takes place first. Whether the cross seams are carried out with one machine or several depends on the type and number of quilting seams you want, the throughput speed and similar parameters.
  • the essence of the invention consists mainly in that the longitudinal stitching and the transverse stitching are carried out by different devices.
  • the materials 10 to be quilted, one on top of the other, become continuous at the beginning of the quilting method according to the invention, i.e. Quilted in the longitudinal direction without cutting by means of a longitudinal quilting device 11.
  • This longitudinal quilting device 11 has a plurality of needles, spaced apart in a line, the two outer needles of which can be used independently of those in between for continuous seam sewing. After the material 10 has passed through the longitudinal stitching device 11, it is fed to one or more transverse stitching devices 15.
  • dancers 13 are located between the respective quilting devices, which are attached in such a way that the material 10, e.g. emerges from the longitudinal quilting device 11, is guided upwards by means of lower deflecting rollers 16 and is guided downwards by upper deflecting rollers 12, the material material 10 coming down to the dancer 13 whom it surrounds, and then again to an upper deflecting roller 12 on the other Side to be led.
  • the dancer 13 is mounted so that it is moved back and forth between a stop 14, which is attached at the same height or below the upper umfenkrutien 12, and its lower point.
  • the fabric material 10 is then moved to the next quilting station in the exemplary embodiment to the first cross-stitching device 15a.
  • the fabric material 10 runs from this first cross-stitching device 15a via the deflection rollers 12b, 16b and a dancer 13b, as described above, to the second cross-stitching device 15b.
  • Further cross-stitching devices can be attached behind this second cross-stitching device 15b, depending on whether this is appropriate in terms of optimizing the speed of the material feed and the number of cross-stitching devices.
  • the dancer upstream of the respective quilting station has moved so far upwards due to a lack of material supply that it lies against the stop 14, the dancer becomes Downstream quilting device is not reactivated, but it continues the sewing process that has started and then switches off automatically in order not to cause excessive tensile stress and thus damage to the material 10.
  • the dancer 13 has moved downwards from the stop 14 via a certain path, the subsequent quilting device is switched on again.
  • the individual step stations can thus execute their work program in such a way that a damaging effect on the material material 10 or on a step station 15 is avoided.
  • a marking 17 is made on the material material 10 during the passage on the longitudinal stitching device 11 or at any point in this area.
  • this marker 17 reaches the cross-stitching device 15, it is recognized by a scanning device, whereby the cross-stitching device 15 is started. How many cross-stitching this device then carries out and at what intervals can be controlled via a program.
  • This program can be specifically designed for this single cross-stitching device 15, or it can be coordinated externally with other cross-stitching devices.
  • the mark 17 can be used as a label, e.g. as a metal strip, or be applied by fluorescent material or the like.
  • the mark 17 can be made not only on the edge of the fabric material 10, but also along a line perpendicular to the forward movement as a line or point, such that the cross-stitching only begins at the point where the Mark 17 is attached. This allows quilting profiles to be generated, as are shown, for example, in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. These markings, which may or may not be visible on the article, or may not be visible until later, enable pattern-based cutting at the same time.
  • the marking 17 can, however, also be designed as a separate thread or in connection with such a thread. This thread is sewn in when quilting. This marking 17 is recognized in the next quilting device or in one of the following ones and regulates the work processes. Such a marking offers e.g. with a quilting pattern, as shown in Fig. 4. But this marking option also offers advantages for all other quilting patterns that cannot be overestimated.
  • a marking thread can be made of metal, fluorescent material or the like. It is important that the material is such that it can be read by machine.
  • Fig. 5 shows very clearly that by programming the longitudinal quilting device 11 and the individual cross-quilting devices 15 quilting patterns can be achieved, as they could not be produced with conventional devices and methods or only with more effort and thus more expensive.
  • This high-quality type of quilting also shows that disadvantages such as arise from the multi-needle quilting shown in FIG. 3 do not occur. With such high-quality, quilted materials, quilting inaccuracies, as can be seen from FIG. 3, reduce the quality so that the products are hardly competitive. As already mentioned above, such quality requirements could previously only be achieved by manual quilting or single-needle quilting.

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1. Apparatus for the quilting of materials, with or without batting, with chequered or chequer-like patterns or with patterns with interrupted stitches, with an ongoing or continuous feeding of material to the stitch-forming zones for the production of parallel lines of stitching, characterised in that a plurality of longitudinal stitch forming zones (11) are provided in order to produce ongoing parallel longitudinal lines of stitching, and in that at least one cross-stitch forming zone (15a, 15b, 15c) is provided in order to execute at least one cross-stitch at at least one predetermined position on the material, in that the cross stitch forming zone (15a, 15b, 15c) has a buffer (13a, 13b, 13c) in advance thereof such that the continuously supplied material (10) is accumulated, so that the cross-stitching can be carried out free from tension, and in that the respective cross-stitches can only be executed at the cross-stitch forming zones (15a, 15b, 15c) if the preceding buffer (13a, 13b, 13c) has more than sufficient capacity to receive the material to be supplied.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art, mit oder ohne Füllung, mit Karos oder karoähnlichen Mustern bzw. mit Mustern mit Nahtunterbruch.The invention relates to a method for quilting fabrics of all kinds, with or without filling, with checks or check-like patterns or with patterns with a seam break.

Bei der Herstellung von Decken, Kissen, Bekleidungsstücken wie Anoraks und dergleichen werden in sehr hohem Umfang Steppungen vorgenommen. Dabei wird bei mehrlagigen Materialien eine Verschiebung der einzelnen Materiallagen zueinander verhindert und es wird durch die entstehenden Luftpolster eine bessere Wärmeisolation erreicht.Quilting is carried out to a very large extent in the production of blankets, pillows, articles of clothing such as anoraks and the like. In the case of multi-layer materials, a shift of the individual material layers to one another is prevented and the resulting air cushions result in better thermal insulation.

Steppungen gehören seit jeher zur Nähkunst. Zur Erzielung eines exakten Steppmusters unter Berücksichtigung einer rationellen Fertigung wurden in den letzten Jahrzehnten mehrere Verfahren entwickelt. Im wesentlichen wurde ein Rahmen verwendet, in den die verschiedenen, aufeinander liegenden Materialien eingespannt wurden. Dieser Rahmen wurde dann in die Steppmaschine eingelegt. Dabei wurden verschiedene Verfahren angewendet, so z.B, daß der Rahmen fest fixiert war und der Nähkopf nur die Längssteppungen ausgeführt hat. Anschließend wurde der Rahmen in der Nähebene manuell um 90° gedreht und der Nähkopf führte dann in derselben Richtung die Quersteppungen aus, oder es wurde der Nähkopf fest fixiert, wobei der Rahmen in der Nähebene sämtliche Bewegungen vollzog, um das gewünschte Steppmuster zu erreichen.Quilting has always been part of the art of sewing. In order to achieve an exact quilting pattern, taking into account rational production, several processes have been developed in recent decades. Essentially, a frame was used in which the various materials lying on top of one another were clamped. This frame was then placed in the quilting machine. Various methods were used, e.g. that the frame was firmly fixed and the sewing head only carried out the longitudinal stitching. The frame in the vicinity plane was then manually rotated by 90 ° and the sewing head then carried out the cross-stitching in the same direction, or the sewing head was firmly fixed, the frame in the vicinity plane making all the movements in order to achieve the desired quilting pattern.

Im Zuge der ständigen Fortentwicklung wurde Anfang der 50er Jahre für die Versteppung eine Vielnadelmaschine entwickelt. Dabei brauchten die aufeinanderliegenden Materialien nicht mehr in einen Rahmen eingespannt zu werden. Die bei dieser Vorrichtung am Maschinenkopf angebrachten Nähnadeln waren in einer Linie beabstandet befestigt, um gleichzeitig in Einsatz gebracht zu werden. Die Versteppung erfolgte dadurch, daß die Vorrichtung untet gleichzeitigem Einsatz sämlicher Nähnadeln eine Vorwärts-, eine bis zu 90° seitlich versetzte oder eine Rückwärtsnähbewegung durchführte, wobei die aufeinander liegenden Materialien fortlaufend durchgezogen wurden. Ein Gerät dieser Gattung wird auch in der DE-OS 30 02 340 beschrieben.In the course of constant further development, a multi-needle machine was developed for quilting in the early 1950s. The materials lying on top of each other no longer needed to be clamped in a frame. The sewing needles attached to the machine head in this device were fastened spaced in a line in order to be used simultaneously. The quilting was carried out by the device carrying out a forward, a laterally offset up to 90 ° or a reverse sewing movement while simultaneously using all sewing needles, the materials lying on top of one another being continuously pulled through. A device of this type is also described in DE-OS 30 02 340.

Bei der Versteppung mittels eines Rahmens wurde ein sehr exaktes Steppmuster erzielt. Nachteilig und somit auf die Dauer wirtschaftlich nicht haltbar war jedoch, daß jede Naht einzeln nacheinander genäht werden mußte. Es war kein kontinuierliches Versteppen_möglich. Das ständige Verfahren des Rahmens oder des Nähkopfes erlaubte nur eine sehr begrenzte Produktionsgeschwindigkeit. Mühsam und zusätzlich äußerst zeitraubend war, daß jeder Rahmen mit den verschiedenen Materialien einzeln bestückt werden mußte. Hinzu kam das Einsetzen des Rahmens in die Vorrichtung, was bei größeren Rahmen wie für die Herstellung von Steppdecken und dergleichen teilweise nur durch zwei Bedienpersonen erfolgen konnte.A very precise quilting pattern was achieved when using a frame for quilting. A disadvantage and therefore not economically sustainable in the long run, however, was that each seam had to be sewn individually one after the other. Continuous quilting was not possible. The constant movement of the frame or the sewing head only allowed a very limited production speed. It was tedious and extremely time-consuming that each frame had to be individually equipped with the different materials. Added to this was the insertion of the frame into the device, which, in the case of larger frames, such as for the manufacture of quilts and the like, could sometimes only be carried out by two operators.

Bei der Versteppung mittels einer Vielnadelmaschine wurde zwar kein Rahmen mehr verwendet, so daß die damit zusammenhängenden Nachteile nicht mehr entstanden sind. Dabei entstanden aber andere, ebenfalls sehr gravierende Nachteile, die sich im wesentlichen als sehr schlechtes Steppergebnis darstellten. Es wurde bei diesem Verfahren nur selten erreicht, daß sich die Steppecken exakt trafen. Dies lief zum einen darin, daß die oberen Nähnadeln, die mit dem unteren Nähaggregat zusammenwirken, aufgrund der Notwendigkeit einer sehr exakten Arbeitsweise, nur dann ein präzises Nähergebnis liefern, wenn eine einzelne, vorgegebene Nährichtung eingehalten wird. So sind die Anlagen hinsichtlich der Nähsicherheit und Nähgenauigkeit im wesentlichen für eine Längsnährichtung ausgelegt. Bei einer zu dieser um bis zu 90° versetzten Nährichtung ist eine Nähsicherheit nicht immer gewährleistet. Es kommt dann sehr häufig vor, daß die obere Nadel nicht mehr exakt in das untere Nähaggregat eingreift, wodurch keine Schlaufe mehr gebildet wird und somit die Naht leicht aufbricht.In the case of quilting using a multi-needle machine, no frame was used, so that the associated disadvantages no longer arose. However, there were other, also very serious disadvantages, which essentially turned out to be a very bad quilting result. It was rarely achieved with this method that the quilt corners met exactly. On the one hand, this resulted in the fact that the upper sewing needles, which interact with the lower sewing unit, because of the need for a very precise working method, only deliver a precise sewing result if a single, predetermined sewing direction is observed. In terms of sewing safety and sewing accuracy, the systems are essentially designed for a longitudinal sewing direction. With a sewing direction offset by up to 90 °, sewing safety is not always guaranteed. It then very often happens that the upper needle no longer engages precisely in the lower sewing unit, as a result of which no loop is formed and the seam is easily broken.

Ein weiterer Nachteil besteht darin, daß sich gerade bei leichteren, elastischen (gewirkten) oder qualitativ nicht so hochwertigen Materialien die einzelnen Materialschichten beim Nähvorgang gegenseitig verschieben. So kann bei einer Längsnähung eine exakte Führung gewährleistet werden, während bei einer Quernähung das Verschieben der Materialien, auch in geringem Ausmaß, bewirkt, daß das gewünschte Steppmuster nicht mehr exakt erreicht wird.Another disadvantage is that, especially with lighter, elastic (knitted) or not so high quality materials, the individual layers of material shift each other during the sewing process. In this way, exact guidance can be ensured with a longitudinal sewing, while with a transverse sewing, the shifting of the materials, even to a small extent, has the effect that the desired quilting pattern is no longer exactly achieved.

Diese Nachteile weist auch das Verfahren zum automatischen Steppen auf, wie es in der DE-OS 33 21 749 beschrieben ist. Unterschiedlich zum bisherigen Stand der Technik ist im wesentlichen lediglich, daß der Nähkopf programmgesteuerte Bewegungen ausführt.The method for automatic quilting, as described in DE-OS 33 21 749, also has these disadvantages. The only difference from the prior art is that the sewing head executes program-controlled movements.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt dementsprechend die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren zu - schaffen, bei dem ein Höchstmaß an Steppgenauigkeit -wie es bei der Versteppung mittels Rahmen erzielt werden kann -bei einer kontinuierlichen Steppung erreicht wird und bei dem die Steppung zusätzlich eine Vielseitigkeit hinsichtlich der Herstellung verschiedener Steppmuster erreicht, so daß diese ohne Umrüstzeiten durch Umstellung bzw. Änderung der Programmierung der eingesetzten Vorrichtungen ausgeführt werden können. Dadurch sind, wenn verschiedene Steppmuster angeboten werden, größere Lagerhaltungen eine Rücksichtnahme auf die jeweilig Losgröße im Hinblick auf die Umrüstzeiten nicht mehr erforderlich.Accordingly, the present invention has for its object to provide a method - in which a maximum degree of quilting accuracy - as can be achieved with quilting by means of frames - is achieved with continuous quilting and in which the quilting is additionally versatile in terms of manufacture position of different quilting patterns achieved so that they can be carried out without changeover times by changing or changing the programming of the devices used. As a result, if different quilting patterns are offered, larger stockpiles no longer need to take into account the respective lot size with regard to the changeover times.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei einem gattungsgemäßen Verfahren durch die kennzeichnenden Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Weitere Ausgestaltungen ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.This object is achieved in a generic method by the characterizing features of claim 1. Further refinements result from the subclaims.

Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile bestehen insbesondere darin, daß ein kontinuierliches Steppen ermöglicht wird, bei dem Steppgenauigkeiten erzielt werden, wie sie bislang nur erreicht wurden, wenn die Materialien vorher in einem Rahmen zusammen eingespannt wurden. Dabei ist es möglich, auch über eine Programmierung der einzelnen eingesetzten Vorrichtungen eine sofortige Anpassung an gewünschte Steppmuster zu bieten.The advantages achieved by the invention are, in particular, that continuous quilting is made possible, in which quilting accuracies are achieved which have previously only been achieved if the materials were previously clamped together in a frame. It is also possible to offer an immediate adaptation to the desired quilting pattern by programming the individual devices used.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird an Hand der nachfolgenden Zeichnungen näher beschrieben.An embodiment of the invention is described in more detail with reference to the following drawings.

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  • Fig. 1: einen Querschnitt der Vorrichtung gemäß der Erfindung
  • Fig. 2: eine Draufsicht der Vorrichtung aus Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3: den Verlauf der Steppnähte bei Einsatz einer herkömmlichen Vielnadelmaschine;
  • Fig. 4: Versteppungen einer Decke nach dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren;
  • Fig. 5: Versteppungen einer Decke nach dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren, bei der eine Körpergerechte Flachsteppung erzielt wird.
  • Fig. 6: Versteppungen einer Decke mit Kurznaht
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  • Fig. 1: a cross section of the device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2: a top view of the device from FIG. 1;
  • 3: the course of the stitching when using a conventional multi-needle machine;
  • Fig. 4: Quilting a blanket according to the inventive method;
  • 5: Quilting of a blanket according to the method according to the invention, in which flat quilting is achieved.
  • Fig. 6: Quilting a blanket with a short seam

Ein wesentliches MerKmal der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, daß die Längs-und die Querversteppung unabhängig voneinander erfolgen. Dabei ist es vom Prinzip her unerheblich, welche der beiden Versteppungsrichtungen zuerst durchgeführt wird.An essential feature of the present invention is that the longitudinal and the cross stitching take place independently of one another. In principle, it is irrelevant which of the two quilting directions is carried out first.

In dem hier beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung erfolgt zuerst die Längsversteppung. Ob die Quemähte mit einer Maschine oder mehreren durchgeführt werden, hängt von der Art und Anzahl der gewünschten Steppnähte, von der Durchlaufgeschwindigkeit und ähnlichen Parametern ab.In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention described here, the longitudinal stitching takes place first. Whether the cross seams are carried out with one machine or several depends on the type and number of quilting seams you want, the throughput speed and similar parameters.

Wie aus Fig. 1 ersichtlich, besteht das Wesen der Erfindung hauptsächlich darin, daß das Längssteppen und das Quersteppen von verschiedenen Vorrichtungen durchgeführt wird. Die zu versteppenden, übereinanderliegenden Materialien 10 werden zu Beginn des erfindungsgemäßen Steppverfahrens kontinuierlich, d.h. ohne Zuschnitt mittels einer Längssteppvorrichtung 11 in Längsrichtung gesteppt. Diese Längssteppvorrichtung 11 weist mehrere, beabstandet in einer Linie angebrachte Nadeln auf, deren beide äußeren Nadeln zur ununterbrochenen Randumnähung unabhängig von den dazwischenliegenden in Einsatz gebracht werden können. Nachdem das Stoffmaterial 10 die Längssteppvorrichtung 11 durchlaufen hat, wird es einer oder mehreren Quersteppvorrichtung 15 zugeführt. Um zwischen den einzelnen Steppvorrichtungen einen Arbeitspuffer aufzubauen, befinden sich zwischen den jeweiligen Steppvorrichtungen sogenannte Tänzer 13, die so angebracht sind, daß das Stoffmaterial 10, das z.B. aus der Längssteppvorrichtung 11 heraustritt, mittels unterer Umlenkrollen 16 nach oben geführt und, um obere Umlenkrollen 12 nach unten geleitet wird, wobei das Stoffmaterial 10 nach unten zum Tänzer 13 gelangt, den es umgibt, um dann wieder zu einer oberen Umlenkrolle 12 auf der anderen Seite geführt zu werden. Der Tänzer 13 ist so gelagert, daß er zwischen einem Anschlag 14, der in gleicher Höhe oder unterhalb der oberen Umfenkrutien 12 angebracht ist, und seinem unteren Punkt hin-und herbewegt wird. Das Stoffmaterial 10 wird dann zur nächsten Steppstation bewegt im Ausführungsbeispiel zur ersten Quersteppvorrichtung 15a. Von dieser ersten Quersteppvorrichtung 15a läuft das Stoffmaterial 10 über die Umlenkrollen 12b, 16b und einen Tänzer 13b, ebenso wie vorhergehend beschrieben, zur zweiten Quersteppvorrichtung 15b. Hinter dieser zweiten Quersteppvorrichtung 15b können noch weitere Quersteppvorrichtungen angebracht werden, je nachdem, ob dies hinsichtlich der Optimierung der Geschwindigkeit des Materialvorschubes und der Anzahl von Quersteppvorrichtungen angebracht ist.As can be seen from Fig. 1, the essence of the invention consists mainly in that the longitudinal stitching and the transverse stitching are carried out by different devices. The materials 10 to be quilted, one on top of the other, become continuous at the beginning of the quilting method according to the invention, i.e. Quilted in the longitudinal direction without cutting by means of a longitudinal quilting device 11. This longitudinal quilting device 11 has a plurality of needles, spaced apart in a line, the two outer needles of which can be used independently of those in between for continuous seam sewing. After the material 10 has passed through the longitudinal stitching device 11, it is fed to one or more transverse stitching devices 15. In order to build up a working buffer between the individual quilting devices, so-called dancers 13 are located between the respective quilting devices, which are attached in such a way that the material 10, e.g. emerges from the longitudinal quilting device 11, is guided upwards by means of lower deflecting rollers 16 and is guided downwards by upper deflecting rollers 12, the material material 10 coming down to the dancer 13 whom it surrounds, and then again to an upper deflecting roller 12 on the other Side to be led. The dancer 13 is mounted so that it is moved back and forth between a stop 14, which is attached at the same height or below the upper umfenkrutien 12, and its lower point. The fabric material 10 is then moved to the next quilting station in the exemplary embodiment to the first cross-stitching device 15a. The fabric material 10 runs from this first cross-stitching device 15a via the deflection rollers 12b, 16b and a dancer 13b, as described above, to the second cross-stitching device 15b. Further cross-stitching devices can be attached behind this second cross-stitching device 15b, depending on whether this is appropriate in terms of optimizing the speed of the material feed and the number of cross-stitching devices.

Wenn der vor der jeweiligen Steppstation vorgeschaltete Tänzer sich durch fehlende Stoffmaterialzufuhr so weit nach oben bewegt hat, daß er am Anschlag 14 anliegt, wird die dem Tänzer nachgeschaltete Quersteppvorrichtung nicht neu aktiviert, sondern sie führt den begonnenen Nähgang noch zu Ende und schaltet dann automatisch ab, um keine überhöhte Zugspannung und somit Beschädigung des Stoffmaterials 10 zu bewirken. Wenn sich der Tänzer 13 vom Anschlag 14 über einen bestimmten Weg nach unten bewegt hat, wird die nachfolgende Steppvorrichtung wieder eingeschaltet. Die einzelnen'Steppstationen können somit ihr Arbeitsprogramm so ausführen, daß eine - schädigende Einwirkung auf das Stoffmaterial 10 oder auf eine Steppstation 15 vermieden wird.If the dancer upstream of the respective quilting station has moved so far upwards due to a lack of material supply that it lies against the stop 14, the dancer becomes Downstream quilting device is not reactivated, but it continues the sewing process that has started and then switches off automatically in order not to cause excessive tensile stress and thus damage to the material 10. When the dancer 13 has moved downwards from the stop 14 via a certain path, the subsequent quilting device is switched on again. The individual step stations can thus execute their work program in such a way that a damaging effect on the material material 10 or on a step station 15 is avoided.

Damit die der Längssteppvorrichtung 11 nachgeschalteten Quersteppvorrichtungen 15 ihren Arbeitsimpuls erhalten, wird an dem Stoffmaterial 10 beim Durchlauf an der Längssteppvorrichtung 11 oder an irgendeiner Stelle in diesem Bereich eine Markierung 17 angebracht. Wenn diese Markierung 17 die Quersteppvorrichtung 15 erreicht, wird sie mittels einer Abtastvorrichtung erkannt, wodurch die Quersteppvorrichtung 15 in Gang gesetzt wird. Wieviele Quersteppnähte diese Vorrichtung dann ausführt und in welchen Abständen, kann über ein Programm gesteuert werden. Dieses Programm kann speziell auf diese einzelne Quersteppvorrichtung 15 ausgerichtet sein, oder es kann mit anderen Quersteppvorrichtungen extern abgestimmt werden. Die Markierung 17 kann als Etikett, wie z.B. als Metallstreifen, oder durch fluoreszierendes Material oder dgl.aufgebracht sein.In order that the cross-stitching devices 15 connected downstream of the longitudinal stitching device 11 receive their working impulse, a marking 17 is made on the material material 10 during the passage on the longitudinal stitching device 11 or at any point in this area. When this marker 17 reaches the cross-stitching device 15, it is recognized by a scanning device, whereby the cross-stitching device 15 is started. How many cross-stitching this device then carries out and at what intervals can be controlled via a program. This program can be specifically designed for this single cross-stitching device 15, or it can be coordinated externally with other cross-stitching devices. The mark 17 can be used as a label, e.g. as a metal strip, or be applied by fluorescent material or the like.

Aus Fig. 2 ist ersichtlich, daß die Markierung 17 nicht nur am Rand des Stoffmaterials 10 angebracht werden kann, sondern auch entlang einer senkrecht zur Vorwärtsbewegung verlaufenden Linie als Linie oder Punkt, derart, daß die Querversteppung erst an der Stelle beginnt, an der die Markierung 17 angebracht ist. Dadurch können Stepprofile erzeugt werden, wie sie beispielsweise in Fig. 4, 5 und 6 dargestellt sind. Durch diese Markierungen, die am Artikel sichtbar sein können oder nicht, bzw. erst später nicht mehr sichtbar sind, wird gleichzeitig ein mustergerechtes Abschneiden ermöglicht.From Fig. 2 it can be seen that the mark 17 can be made not only on the edge of the fabric material 10, but also along a line perpendicular to the forward movement as a line or point, such that the cross-stitching only begins at the point where the Mark 17 is attached. This allows quilting profiles to be generated, as are shown, for example, in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6. These markings, which may or may not be visible on the article, or may not be visible until later, enable pattern-based cutting at the same time.

Die Markierung 17 kann jedoch auch als eigener Faden oder in Verbindung mit einem solchen ausgebildet sein. Dieser Faden wird beim Versteppen mit eingenäht. In der nächsten Steppvorrichtung oder in einer der nachfolgenden wird diese Markierung 17 erkannt und regelt die Arbeitsvorgänge. Eine derartige Markierung bietet sich z.B. bei einem Steppmuster an, wie es in Fig. 4 dargestellt ist. Aber auch bei allen übrigen Steppmustern bietet diese Markierungsmöglichkeit Vorteile, die nicht hoch genug eingeschätzt werden können. Ein derartiger Markierungsfaden kann aus Metall, fluoreszierendem Material oder dergleichen gestehen. Wichtig ist, daß das Material so beschaffen ist, daß es maschinell ablesbar ist.The marking 17 can, however, also be designed as a separate thread or in connection with such a thread. This thread is sewn in when quilting. This marking 17 is recognized in the next quilting device or in one of the following ones and regulates the work processes. Such a marking offers e.g. with a quilting pattern, as shown in Fig. 4. But this marking option also offers advantages for all other quilting patterns that cannot be overestimated. Such a marking thread can be made of metal, fluorescent material or the like. It is important that the material is such that it can be read by machine.

Fig. 5 zeigt sehr deutlich, daß durch Programmierung der Längssteppvorrichtung 11 und der einzelnen Quersteppvorrichtungen 15 Steppmuster erreicht werden können, wie sie bei herkömmlichen Vorrichtungen und Verfahren nicht oder nur aufwendiger und somit teurer hergestellt werden konnten. Auch zeigt diese hochwertige Versteppart, daß Nachteile, wie sie aus der in Fig. 3 dargestellten Vielnadelversteppung entstehen, nicht auftreten. Bei derartig hochwertigen, versteppten Materialien sind Steppungenauigkeiten, wie sie aus Fig. 3 ersichtlich sind, so qualitätsmindernd, daß die Produkte kaum konkurrenzfähig sind. Wie bereits oben erwähnt, konnten bislang derartige Qualitätsanforderungen nur über eine Handversteppung bzw. eine Einnadelversteppung erreicht werden.Fig. 5 shows very clearly that by programming the longitudinal quilting device 11 and the individual cross-quilting devices 15 quilting patterns can be achieved, as they could not be produced with conventional devices and methods or only with more effort and thus more expensive. This high-quality type of quilting also shows that disadvantages such as arise from the multi-needle quilting shown in FIG. 3 do not occur. With such high-quality, quilted materials, quilting inaccuracies, as can be seen from FIG. 3, reduce the quality so that the products are hardly competitive. As already mentioned above, such quality requirements could previously only be achieved by manual quilting or single-needle quilting.

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1. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art, mit oder ohne Füllung, mit Karos oder karoähnlichen Mustern bzw. mit Mustern mit Nahtunterbruch, wobei der Nähkopf zum Steppen programmgesteuerte Bewegungen ausführt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Stoffmaterial - (10) in einem ersten Steppvorgang die Längssteppvorrichtung (11) durchläuft, anschließend mittels Umlenkrollen (12, 16) einem Tänzer (13) zugeführt wird, der eine Pufferungs-und Steuerungswirkung ausführt, wovon das Stoffmaterial (10) dann anschließend über weitere Umlenkrollen (12, 16) einer Quersteppvorrichtung (15) zugeführt wird, die einzeln oder mehrfach die Quersteppung durchführt oder die im Verbund mit weiteren Quersteppvorrichtungen, die mittels jeweils dazwischengeschalteten Umlenkrollen und Tänzern die zu erbringende Quersteppungen gemeinsam vornehmen.1. Method for quilting a wide variety of fabrics, with or without filling, with checks or check-like patterns or with patterns with a seam break, the sewing head executing program-controlled movements for quilting,
characterized in that the material material - (10) passes through the longitudinal quilting device (11) in a first quilting process, is then fed by means of deflection rollers (12, 16) to a dancer (13) who performs a buffering and control effect, of which the material material (10 ) is then subsequently fed via further deflection rollers (12, 16) to a cross-stitching device (15) which carries out the cross-stitching one or more times or which, in conjunction with other cross-stitching devices, jointly carry out the cross-stitching to be provided by means of intermediate deflection rollers and dancers. 2. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Stoffmaterial (10) kontinuierlich über die Längssteppvorrichtung (11), die Umlenkrollen (12, 16), die Tänzer (13) und die angeschlossenen Quersteppvorrichtungen (15) läuft.2. A method for quilting fabrics of various types according to claim 1, characterized in that the fabric material (10) continuously via the longitudinal quilting device (11), the deflection rollers (12, 16), the dancers (13) and the connected cross-quilting devices (15 ) running. 3. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 1-2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Tänzer (13) zwischen der Längssteppvorrichtung (11) und der Quersteppvorrichtung (15), bzw. zwischen der Längssteppvorrichtung (11) und mehreren Quersteppvorrichtungen, als Arbeitspuffer dienen.3. A method for quilting fabrics of various types according to one of claims 1-2, characterized in that the dancers (13) between the longitudinal quilting device (11) and Cross stitching device (15), or between the longitudinal stitching device (11) and several cross stitching devices, serve as a work buffer. 4. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in die einem Tänzer nachgeschaltete Steppvorrichtung kein weiteres Stoffmaterial (10) mehr zugeführt wird, wenn der Tänzer (13) bis an einen Anschlag (14) heran bewegt wird, wobei jedoch trotz Heranführens des Tänzers (13) an den entsprechenden Anschlag - (14) die bereits begonnene Stepptätigkeit der nachgeschalteten Quersteppvorrichtung (15) vollständig zu Ende ausgeführt wird.4. A method for quilting a wide variety of materials according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that in the quilting device downstream of a dancer no further material material (10) is fed when the dancer (13) up to a stop (14th ) is moved up, but despite leading the dancer (13) to the appropriate stop - (14) the already started quilting of the downstream cross-quilting device (15) is carried out completely. 5. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Stoffmaterial - (10) beim Durchlauf an der Längssteppvorrichtung (11) eine Markierung (17) erhält.5. A method for quilting fabrics of various types according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that the fabric material - (10) receives a mark (17) during the passage on the longitudinal quilting device (11). 6. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 1-5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Markierung (17) die jeweiligen Quersteppvorrichtung (15) in Gang setzt.6. A method for quilting fabrics of all kinds according to one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the marking (17) sets the respective cross-quilting device (15) in motion. 7. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 5-6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Markierung (17) Impulse für eine der Steppanlage nachgeschalteten Schneidvorrichtung gibt, um dieser längen-und mustergerecht zum Schneidvorgang zu aktivieren.7. A method for quilting a wide variety of materials according to any one of claims 5-6, characterized in that the marking (17) gives impulses for a cutting device connected downstream of the quilting system, in order to activate this in length and according to the pattern for the cutting process. 8. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 5-7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Markierung (17) als Etikett, Metallstreifen, floureszierendes Material oder dergleichen angebracht wird.8. A method for quilting a wide variety of materials according to any one of claims 5-7, characterized in that the marking (17) is applied as a label, metal strips, fluorescent material or the like. 9. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Anspuche 5-7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Markierungen - (17) als Faden oder in Verbindung mit einem solchen ausgebildet ist, der beim Versteppen mit eingenäht wird.9. A method for quilting of various kinds according to one of the claims 5-7, characterized in that the markings - (17) is designed as a thread or in connection with such a thread that is sewn in during quilting. 10. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 5-9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Markierung (17) am Rand des Stoffmaterials (10) angebracht ist.10. A method for quilting fabrics of various types according to any one of claims 5-9, characterized in that the marking (17) is attached to the edge of the fabric material (10). 11. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 5-10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Markierung bei der Längssteppung an irgendeinem Punkt entlang einer, quer zur Vorwärtsbewegung verlaufenden Linie angebracht wird.11. A method of quilting a wide variety of fabrics according to any one of claims 5-10, characterized in that the marking is applied to the longitudinal quilting at any point along a line transverse to the forward movement. 12. Verfahren zum Steppen von Stoffen der verschiedensten Art nach einem der Ansprüche 1-11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß dem Steppverfahren eine Schneidevorrichtung nachgeschaltet ist.12. A method for quilting fabrics of all kinds according to one of claims 1-11, characterized in that the quilting method is followed by a cutting device. 13. Vorrichtung zum Durchführen des Verfahrens.13. Device for performing the method.
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