EP0684330A1 - Knitting machine and method of producing knitted fabrics - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a knitting machine and a method of producing knitted fabrics.
- conventional knitting machines the separation between all the knitting needles is kept constant, whereas the feed speed of the yarn used for knitting and the rotational speed of a cylinder of the knitting machine are linked with each other in order to provide knitted fabrics of constant loop size.
- knitting needles are removed at fixed intervals or at random intervals in order to impart a certain irregularity to the knitted fabric.
- the object underlying the present invention is to provide a knitting machine and a method of producing knitted fabrics by means of which knits are provided having a natural, irregular feel that is comfortable to a wearer.
- One advantage of the present invention resides in that knitted fabrics are provided, which can be produced on an industrial scale and which provide the comfortable feel of hand-knitted fabrics.
- 1/f fluctuation is defined and understood as a power spectrum, with a frequency component f, and proportional to 1/f k , wherein k is approximately 1, and as a power spectrum which is similar to the above.
- knitted fabrics can be obtained wherein the stitching pattern is not constant, nor does it vary randomly. Rather, the stitching pattern varies with a particular correlation, namely a correlation with a 1/f fluctuation, thus imparting to the fabric a feel with the natural irregularity of a hand-knitted fabric, which provides a special esthetic beauty and is comfortable to wear.
- Such knitted fabrics giving the same natural irregular feel as that of hand-knitted fabrics can be produced as machine-knitted goods at low cost on an industrial scale.
- FIG. 1 of the drawings An example of a circular knitting machine 1 is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.
- the knitting machine 1 comprises a plurality of bobbins 21 arranged around the perimeter in the upper portion thereof.
- a yarn feed unit 2 is provided which controls and feeds yarn 22 from the bobbins 21 to a knitting unit 3 in which needles 30 knit the yarn 22 into a knitted fabric 6.
- a take-up unit 4 is provided which takes up the knitted fabric 6.
- the operation of the knitting machine 1 is controlled by means of a controller unit 5.
- the invention is not restricted to a circular knitting machine as set forth above, rather, the invention can also be applied to a weft knitting machine, a warp knitting machine or other types of knitting machines.
- the yarn feed unit 2 supplies yarn 22 to the knitting unit 3, and it comprises a plurality of bobbins 21 onto which the yarn 22 is wound.
- the yarn 22 is supplied from the bobbins 21 to the needles 30 in the knitting unit 3 by means of a top stopper 23, an IRO tape 24 and a feeder.
- the operation of the IRO tape 24 is controlled by the torque which is transferred by the rotation of a main motor 52 belonging to the controller unit 5.
- the rotation of the main motor 52 is transmitted via gear boxes 51 and 25 and other components in order to adjust thereby the amount of yarn 22 which is fed from the bobbins 21 to the needles 30.
- Knitting Unit (Figs. 3 and 4)
- each knitting needle 30 comprises a butt 33 at the one side, and a hook 31 and a latch 32 onto which the yarn 22 is looped and knitted.
- a cam holder 35 encloses the outer circumference of the needle cylinder 34, and a cam 36, shown in detail in Fig. 4, is positioned inside the cam holder 35, wherein the butt 33 of a needle 30 interlocks in a respective cam groove 37.
- such a configuration is also applicable to a double knitting machine of any generally-known configuration, such as a dial and cylinder knitting machine.
- a dial and cylinder knitting machine in addition to the set of knitting needles 30 arranged axially around the needle cylinder 34, another set of needles is arranged radially on the upper face of a dial, wherein a cam is set on the dial upper face.
- each cam 36 has a cam groove 37 in which the butt 33 of the respective needle 30 interlocks.
- the pattern of the cam groove 37 corresponds to the stitching mode.
- a knit stitch pattern of embodiment 61 is formed with a continuous series of mountain-shaped grooves;
- a welt-and-knit stitch pattern of embodiment 62 comprises a combination of a mountain-shaped groove and a flat groove;
- a tuck-and-knit stitch pattern of embodiment 63 comprises a combination of a mountain-shaped groove and a plateau-shaped groove.
- the pattern of the cam groove 37 can be formed from two or more vertical stages in order to produce a knitted fabric 6 in which the stitching mode varies along the width of the fabric 6 as the butt 33 of the needle 30 interlocks with the cam groove 37 of each pattern.
- the upper cam groove 37 is set to have a knit stitch pattern of embodiment 61 and the lower cam groove 37 is set to have a welt-and-knit stitch pattern of embodiment 62.
- the next single adjacent needle 30 interlocks in the lower cam groove 37
- a following series of needles 30 interlock in the upper level, and so forth, and the alternating positioning thereof produces a knitted fabric 6 in which a knit stitch 64 and a welt-and-knit stitch 65 are expressed along the width of the fabric 6.
- a knitted fabric 6 is produced in which a knit stitch 64 and a tuck-and-knit stitch are expressed along the width of the fabric 6.
- a knitted fabric 6 is obtained in which a knit stitch 64, a welt-and-knit stitch 65, and a tuck-and-knit stitch are expressed along the width of the fabric 6.
- a 1/f fluctuation numerical sequence is determined from Y1 , y 2 , Y3 , owing formed by multiplying n coefficients, a 1 , a 2 , a3, notably, an with numbers x 1 , X 2 , x 3 , whereas
- y j can be expressed by the following Equation 1.
- the sequence of numerical values forming y 1 , y 2 , y 3 , Vietnamese has a 1/f spectrum.
- refererence is made to Seitai shingou (Biological Signaling), Chapter 10, "Biological Rhythms and Fluctuations", published by Corona Publishers, Ltd. in 1989.
- a 1/f fluctuation sequence is usually generated in two steps.
- a sequence of random numbers is generated by using a computer, for example.
- a certain number n of coefficients a - which are stored in a memory device - are successively multiplied on the random numbers.
- a sequence of numerical values y is obtained by a linear transformation.
- This numerical sequence has a 1/f spectrum, and it can be used in a 1/f numerical sequence.
- Equation 1 for a sequence of numerical values y having a 1/f sequence can be used in order to create a melody.
- the scale and the range with a lowest frequency fL and a highest frequency fU are determined.
- a 1/f sequence y is derived, and a linear transformation is performed so that the upper and lower limits become the lowest frequency fL and the highest frequency fU, respectively.
- the values of the sequence y so derived are regarded as acoustic oscillation frequencies, and are substituted for the oscillation frequencies of the scale they most closely approximate.
- they are arranged, for example, as quarter notes, between or on the lines of a staff on music paper.
- Fig. 7 shows a portion of a melody derived using this method.
- An example of a numerical sequence derived by assigning numerical values corresponding to the notes of the melody of Fig. 7 - giving a value of 1 to the reference note - is shown in Example 1 of Fig. 8.
- Example 2 and Example 3 have been derived proportionally from Example 1 in which 2 088 needles 33 are combined in the knitting machine 1.
- Example 2 six patterns of the same numerical sequence are arranged on the circumference of the needle cylinder 34, whereas in Example 3 four patterns of the same numerical sequence are arranged on the circumference of the needle cylinder 34.
- the needles 30 are arranged in cam grooves 37 of equal spacing around the circumference of the needle cylinder 34 in a manner such that one cam groove 37 is left empty at specified intervals varying with a 1/f fluctuation in order to form a stitching pattern with a 1/f fluctuation across the width of the fabric 6, wherein the stitching varies in the cross direction, and the variation has a 1/f fluctuation.
- Fig. 8 shows the sequence of the needles 30 and the corresponding numerical sequences of Examples 1 to 3.
- a numerical sequence 27, 27, 21, . which has a 1/f fluctuation
- This is repeatedly following the numerical sequence, wherein the empty cam grooves 37 without a needle form a distributed pattern 65 with a 1/f fluctuation, which imparts a 1/f fluctuation to the stitching along the width of the fabric 6.
- Knitted Fabric - Example 2 (Figs. 8 and 9)
- a knitted fabric 6 is produced by incorporating welt-and-knit stitching 65 into knit stitching 64 such that the welt-and-knit stitching 65 is distributed with a 1/f fluctuation.
- the cam 36 as shown in Fig. 4 and the numerical sequence Example 3 in Fig.
- the butts 33 of 26 needles 30 are interlocked in the upper cam groove 37 designed with a knit stitching pattern of embodiment 61, and the butt 33 of the single adjacent needle 30 is interlocked in the lower cam groove 37 designed with a welt-and-knit stitch pattern of embodiment 62 (the total of 26 knit stitch needles plus 1 welt-and-knit stitch needle is 27 needles); then the next 26 needles 33 are interlocked in the upper cam groove 37 and the following single needle 33 is interlocked in the lower cam groove 37.
- This process is repeated while adjusting the number of needles 33 to the values of the numerical sequence, to incorporate welt-and-knit stitching 65 into the knit stitching 64 in order to create a knitted fabric 6 in which the welt-and-knit stitch distribution has a 1/f fluctuation (the stitching changes along the width of the fabric 6 such that a welt-and-knit stitch 65 is distributed among knit stitches 64 with a 1/f fluctuation).
- a portion of the knitted fabric 6, namely the knitted fabric according to Example 2, obtained by this method is shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings.
- a sequence for a 3-stage pattern as shown in Fig. 6 is also possible.
- a welt-and-knit stitch pattern of embodiment 62 of the knitted fabric according to Example 2 is alternated with the tuck-and-knit stitch pattern of embodiment 63.
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- The invention relates to a knitting machine and a method of producing knitted fabrics. In conventional knitting machines, the separation between all the knitting needles is kept constant, whereas the feed speed of the yarn used for knitting and the rotational speed of a cylinder of the knitting machine are linked with each other in order to provide knitted fabrics of constant loop size. Sometimes, knitting needles are removed at fixed intervals or at random intervals in order to impart a certain irregularity to the knitted fabric.
- In conventional knitted fabrics produced in the manner as outlined above, the following deficiency is to be observed. Since the density of the knitted loops is constant or varying at random, the knitted fabric does not have a natural irregular feel which is typical for a hand-knitted fabric, and therefore it is not very comfortable to a wearer.
- Therefore, the object underlying the present invention is to provide a knitting machine and a method of producing knitted fabrics by means of which knits are provided having a natural, irregular feel that is comfortable to a wearer.
- This object is solved in a satisfying manner by the knitting machine and the method according to the invention, wherein the needles are arranged with a specific distribution having a 1/f fluctuation. Hence, knitted fabrics can be produced in which the stitching pattern varies with a 1/f fluctuation across the width of the fabric.
- One advantage of the present invention resides in that knitted fabrics are provided, which can be produced on an industrial scale and which provide the comfortable feel of hand-knitted fabrics.
- In the present invention, the expression "1/f fluctuation" is defined and understood as a power spectrum, with a frequency component f, and proportional to 1/fk, wherein k is approximately 1, and as a power spectrum which is similar to the above.
- According to the invention, knitted fabrics can be obtained wherein the stitching pattern is not constant, nor does it vary randomly. Rather, the stitching pattern varies with a particular correlation, namely a correlation with a 1/f fluctuation, thus imparting to the fabric a feel with the natural irregularity of a hand-knitted fabric, which provides a special esthetic beauty and is comfortable to wear. Such knitted fabrics giving the same natural irregular feel as that of hand-knitted fabrics can be produced as machine-knitted goods at low cost on an industrial scale.
- The object underlying the present invention is solved in a satisfying manner by the knitting machine and the method of producing knitted fabrics as disclosed in detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings and specified in the claims.
- The invention will be explained in more detail below by means of preferred embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein
- Fig. 1 is an overview diagram of the main components of a knitting machine according to the invention;
- Fig. 2 shows the yarn feed unit of the knitting machine;
- Fig. 3 shows the knitting unit of the knitting machine;
- Fig. 4 shows the needle positioning of a two-stage cam;
- Fig. 5 shows the needle positioning of another two-stage cam;
- Fig. 6 shows the needle positioning of a three-stage cam;
- Fig. 7 shows a melody having a 1/f fluctuation;
- Fig. 8 shows a needle arrangement having a 1/f fluctuation used in the knitting machine; and
- Fig. 9 shows a knitted fabric in which a welt stitch has been distributed with a 1/f fluctuation.
- An example of a
circular knitting machine 1 is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Theknitting machine 1 comprises a plurality ofbobbins 21 arranged around the perimeter in the upper portion thereof. Ayarn feed unit 2 is provided which controls and feedsyarn 22 from thebobbins 21 to a knittingunit 3 in which needles 30 knit theyarn 22 into a knittedfabric 6. Furthermore, a take-up unit 4 is provided which takes up the knittedfabric 6. The operation of theknitting machine 1 is controlled by means of acontroller unit 5. Of course, the invention is not restricted to a circular knitting machine as set forth above, rather, the invention can also be applied to a weft knitting machine, a warp knitting machine or other types of knitting machines. - The
yarn feed unit 2supplies yarn 22 to the knittingunit 3, and it comprises a plurality ofbobbins 21 onto which theyarn 22 is wound. Theyarn 22 is supplied from thebobbins 21 to theneedles 30 in theknitting unit 3 by means of atop stopper 23, anIRO tape 24 and a feeder. The operation of theIRO tape 24 is controlled by the torque which is transferred by the rotation of amain motor 52 belonging to thecontroller unit 5. The rotation of themain motor 52 is transmitted viagear boxes yarn 22 which is fed from thebobbins 21 to theneedles 30. - In the
knitting unit 3, a large number of grooves is formed around the circumference of aneedle cylinder 24 in the axial direction thereof; for example a number of 2088 grooves is provided, and knittingneedles 30 are maintained to be movable within the grooves. As shown in Fig. 4, eachknitting needle 30 comprises abutt 33 at the one side, and ahook 31 and alatch 32 onto which theyarn 22 is looped and knitted. As indicated in Fig. 3, acam holder 35 encloses the outer circumference of theneedle cylinder 34, and acam 36, shown in detail in Fig. 4, is positioned inside thecam holder 35, wherein thebutt 33 of aneedle 30 interlocks in arespective cam groove 37. - Apart from a single knitting machine, such a configuration is also applicable to a double knitting machine of any generally-known configuration, such as a dial and cylinder knitting machine. For example, in a dial and cylinder knitting machine, in addition to the set of knitting
needles 30 arranged axially around theneedle cylinder 34, another set of needles is arranged radially on the upper face of a dial, wherein a cam is set on the dial upper face. - As mentioned above, each
cam 36 has acam groove 37 in which thebutt 33 of therespective needle 30 interlocks. The pattern of thecam groove 37 corresponds to the stitching mode. For example, a knit stitch pattern ofembodiment 61 is formed with a continuous series of mountain-shaped grooves; a welt-and-knit stitch pattern ofembodiment 62 comprises a combination of a mountain-shaped groove and a flat groove; and a tuck-and-knit stitch pattern ofembodiment 63 comprises a combination of a mountain-shaped groove and a plateau-shaped groove. - As the
needle cylinder 34 is rotated, thebutt 33 of theneedle 30 moves up and down along thecam groove 37, forming a knittedfabric 6 corresponding to the pattern of thecam groove 37. The pattern of thecam groove 37 can be formed from two or more vertical stages in order to produce a knittedfabric 6 in which the stitching mode varies along the width of thefabric 6 as thebutt 33 of theneedle 30 interlocks with thecam groove 37 of each pattern. - Suppose for example, as shown in Fig. 4, that the
upper cam groove 37 is set to have a knit stitch pattern ofembodiment 61 and thelower cam groove 37 is set to have a welt-and-knit stitch pattern ofembodiment 62. Then, by having a series ofneedles 30 which interlock successively in theupper cam groove 37, the next singleadjacent needle 30 interlocks in thelower cam groove 37, a following series ofneedles 30 interlock in the upper level, and so forth, and the alternating positioning thereof produces a knittedfabric 6 in which aknit stitch 64 and a welt-and-knit stitch 65 are expressed along the width of thefabric 6. - If the two types of patterns as shown in Fig. 5 are used, then a knitted
fabric 6 is produced in which aknit stitch 64 and a tuck-and-knit stitch are expressed along the width of thefabric 6. Alternatively, by arranging three types of patterns as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, a knittedfabric 6 is obtained in which aknit stitch 64, a welt-and-knit stitch 65, and a tuck-and-knit stitch are expressed along the width of thefabric 6. - One of the present inventors, Toshimitsu MUSHA, was the first in the world to discover that a 1/f fluctuation would impart a particularly comfortable feel to human beings. The results were published in a paper entitled "Seitai Seigyo to 1/f Yuragi" (Biocontrol and 1/f Fluctuation), Journal of Japan Society of Precision Machinery, 1984, Vol. 50, No. 6, and another paper entitled "Seitai Joho to 1/f Yuragi" (Bioinformation and 1/f Fluctuation), Applied Physics, 1985, pp. 429 to 435, as well as in a recent publication called "Yuragi no Hassou" (The Concept of Fluctuations), published by NHK Publishers in 1994.
- The abstract of these publictions read as follows: "The 1/f fluctuation provides a comfortable feeling to human beings; the reason is that the variations in the basic rhythm of the human body have a 1/f spectrum. From another perspective, the human body eventually becomes tired of a constant stimulation from the same source, but conversely, the body feels uncomfortable if the stimulation were to change too suddenly. Therefore, a 1/f fluctuation is a fluctuation of the right proportion between these two extremes."
- In addition, an excerpt from "Yuragi no Sekai" (The World of Fluctuations), published by Kodansha Publishers, reads as follows: "For example, the rhythms exhibited by the human body such as heart beats, hand-clapping to music, impulse-release period of neurons, and a rhythms observed in the brain, are all basically 1/f fluctuations, and it has been shown experimentally that if a body is stimulated by a fluctuation like these biorhythmic 1/f fluctuations, it would feel comfortable."
- Fluctuations or variations exist in various forms throughout nature, but the murmur of a brook, a breeze of wind, and other phenomena that impart a comfortable feeling to human beings, have a 1/f fluctuation, while typhoons and other strong winds that impart uneasiness do not have a 1/f fluctuation.
- A 1/f fluctuation numerical sequence is determined from Y1, y2, Y3, ..... formed by multiplying n coefficients, a1, a2, a3, ....., an with numbers x1, X2, x3, ...... Generally, yj can be expressed by the following
Equation 1. Here, the sequence of numerical values forming y1, y2, y3, ..... has a 1/f spectrum. For further details, refererence is made to Seitai shingou (Biological Signaling),Chapter 10, "Biological Rhythms and Fluctuations", published by Corona Publishers, Ltd. in 1989. - A 1/f fluctuation sequence is usually generated in two steps. In a first step, a sequence of random numbers is generated by using a computer, for example. In a second step, a certain number n of coefficients a - which are stored in a memory device - are successively multiplied on the random numbers. Then, a sequence of numerical values y is obtained by a linear transformation. This numerical sequence has a 1/f spectrum, and it can be used in a 1/f numerical sequence.
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Equation 1 for a sequence of numerical values y having a 1/f sequence can be used in order to create a melody. For this purpose, at first the scale and the range with a lowest frequency fL and a highest frequency fU are determined. Then, a 1/f sequence y is derived, and a linear transformation is performed so that the upper and lower limits become the lowest frequency fL and the highest frequency fU, respectively. The values of the sequence y so derived are regarded as acoustic oscillation frequencies, and are substituted for the oscillation frequencies of the scale they most closely approximate. - In other words, they are arranged, for example, as quarter notes, between or on the lines of a staff on music paper.
- Fig. 7 shows a portion of a melody derived using this method. An example of a numerical sequence derived by assigning numerical values corresponding to the notes of the melody of Fig. 7 - giving a value of 1 to the reference note - is shown in Example 1 of Fig. 8. Example 2 and Example 3 have been derived proportionally from Example 1 in which 2 088
needles 33 are combined in theknitting machine 1. In other words, in Example 2, six patterns of the same numerical sequence are arranged on the circumference of theneedle cylinder 34, whereas in Example 3 four patterns of the same numerical sequence are arranged on the circumference of theneedle cylinder 34. - The
needles 30 are arranged incam grooves 37 of equal spacing around the circumference of theneedle cylinder 34 in a manner such that onecam groove 37 is left empty at specified intervals varying with a 1/f fluctuation in order to form a stitching pattern with a 1/f fluctuation across the width of thefabric 6, wherein the stitching varies in the cross direction, and the variation has a 1/f fluctuation. - Fig. 8 shows the sequence of the
needles 30 and the corresponding numerical sequences of Examples 1 to 3. For example, for anumerical sequence needles 30 positioned inadjacent cam grooves 37, and onecam groove 37 is skipped (the total of 26 cam grooves with needles plus one empty groove is 27 grooves), the next 26needles 30 are positioned inadjacent cam grooves 37 starting from the28th cam groove 37 after which the followingcam groove 37 is skipped. This is repeatedly following the numerical sequence, wherein theempty cam grooves 37 without a needle form a distributedpattern 65 with a 1/f fluctuation, which imparts a 1/f fluctuation to the stitching along the width of thefabric 6. - A
knitted fabric 6 is produced by incorporating welt-and-knit stitching 65 intoknit stitching 64 such that the welt-and-knit stitching 65 is distributed with a 1/f fluctuation. For example, using thecam 36 as shown in Fig. 4 and the numerical sequence Example 3 in Fig. 8, thebutts 33 of 26needles 30 are interlocked in theupper cam groove 37 designed with a knit stitching pattern ofembodiment 61, and thebutt 33 of the singleadjacent needle 30 is interlocked in thelower cam groove 37 designed with a welt-and-knit stitch pattern of embodiment 62 (the total of 26 knit stitch needles plus 1 welt-and-knit stitch needle is 27 needles); then the next 26needles 33 are interlocked in theupper cam groove 37 and the followingsingle needle 33 is interlocked in thelower cam groove 37. - This process is repeated while adjusting the number of
needles 33 to the values of the numerical sequence, to incorporate welt-and-knit stitching 65 into theknit stitching 64 in order to create aknitted fabric 6 in which the welt-and-knit stitch distribution has a 1/f fluctuation (the stitching changes along the width of thefabric 6 such that a welt-and-knit stitch 65 is distributed among knit stitches 64 with a 1/f fluctuation). A portion of theknitted fabric 6, namely the knitted fabric according to Example 2, obtained by this method is shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings. A sequence for a 3-stage pattern as shown in Fig. 6 is also possible. For example, a welt-and-knit stitch pattern ofembodiment 62 of the knitted fabric according to Example 2 is alternated with the tuck-and-knit stitch pattern ofembodiment 63.
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wherein the distance between adjacent needles (30) around the circumference of the cylinder (34), or around the circumference of the cylinder (34) and on the top face of the dial is virtually constant, but one needle (30) is missing at specified intervals varying with a 1/f fluctuation, thereby producing a knitted fabric (6) having a stitching pattern with a 1/f fluctuation across the width of the fabric (6).
wherein two or more stitching patterns (61, 62, 63) are formed on the cam (36) and the butts (33) of the needles (30) are interlocking in both or all the patterns, with needles (30) interlocking with one pattern being arranged in groups corresponding to each value of a numerical sequence having a 1/f fluctuation and needles (30) interlocking with the other pattern(s) being arranged between each of these groups, thereby producing a knitted fabric (6) having a stitching pattern with a 1/f fluctuation across the width of the fabric (6).
wherein the knitting needles (30) are arranged around the outer circumference of the needle cylinder (34), or the outer circumference of the needle cylinder (34) and on the upper face of the dial in a manner such that one needle (30) is missing at specified intervals varying with a 1/f fluctuation, wherein yarn (22) is fed to the needles (30), and the yarn (22) is knit by the needles (30) as the needle cylinder (34), or the cylinder and dial is rotated relative to the cam (36), thereby producing a knitted fabric (6) having a stitching pattern having a 1/f fluctuation across the width of the fabric (6).
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