JPH0778194A - Device for preparing pattern for printing of clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically and quickly prepare a pattern for the printing of clothes. CONSTITUTION:A colored pattern is inputted to a central processing unit(CPU) 3 by input devices 5 to 8. The CPU 3 displays the inputted color pattern on the screens of respective monitor devices 1, 2, specifies an optional color in each area conceptionally regarded as a monochrome out of the colored area in the displayed pattern, uniformly fills the area regarded as the monochrome with the specified color, extracts the contour data of the shape of the area filled with the specified monochrome, converts the contour data into vector data, and then outputs the contour vector data. A pattern cutting plotter 4 cuts out the pattern hole of the shape of the area regarded as the monochrome in the pattern from pattern paper to use it for a cothes printing pattern.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for making a die for dyeing a kimono.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art If black is included in a kind of color, all patterns can be regarded as a set of single color regions having various shapes. The template holes that are cut out in the conventional pattern used for dyeing Yuzen kimono are the patterns of single color areas of various shapes and colors in the design, and the shape of the single color area of the same color is put together into one pattern paper. When carving and dyeing a piece of cloth using the paper pattern, it is common to apply a single dye to the material of the piece of cloth that is looking through the pattern hole of the paper pattern.

An area obtained by dividing a pattern on the surface of a kimono by a traditional division method is hereinafter referred to as a position. In the conventional technology, the original drawing of the design to be dyed on the Yuzen kimono is a figure that a person uses a white paper or a white cloth such as Japanese paper with a paint and a brush, and only a part of the surface of the kimono for a conspicuous position. After drawing, and when it is decided that the design will be used as a pattern for dyeing a kimono, the original drawings for other positions on the surface of the kimono will be transcribed with a brush while the person is looking at the original drawing or using a technique such as a transfer picture. Then, a black-and-white fine yarn trace diagram is created, and one yarn trace diagram is drawn by hand for each position of 12 to 16 kimono surfaces. While looking at the thread trace diagram, or by applying the thread trace diagram to the back of the pattern paper as a mount, and shining light from the back side, the shape of the pattern drawn in the thread trace diagram can be seen through the pattern paper. Referring to the above, a person cuts the pattern paper with a knife to make a predetermined mold hole. Conventionally,
It is necessary to make 300 to 500 patterns for each kimono kimono.

In the conventional kimono making process, a designer (person) first draws a pattern to be dyed in the most prominent place among the 12 to 16 positions of the kimono, that is, in the range of several positions including the front body. Produce a colored pattern. Conventionally, in the process of making a kimono, at the stage where only the colored pattern was completed, you could dye the design into a kimono and see what it looks like when you wear it on a model.
It was almost impossible to imagine exactly. In order to carefully evaluate and evaluate the commercial value of kimonos dyed with the design, in the past, we actually carved a prototype die, actually dyed the prototype kimono with that die, sew it temporarily, and try on it. Is normal.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional manual engraving work requires a high degree of skill because it is necessary to accurately pierce a thick stencil with a sword while piercing a pattern along a precise line. It is a job that only a person who owns can do. The posture of work is to hold a sword in one hand, hold the pattern with the other hand, and make a cut at a correct angle in a relatively thick pattern, as shown in the shape of the monochrome area of the pattern. Exactly cutting out the shape of the shape depends on the skill of the operator's small hands and the physical strength of the sword piercing the pattern paper and the physical patience with respect to the posture, for example, on the surface of a single pattern paper. Even if the hand was messed up and a slight cut was made in the middle of carving the mold cavity, it was inevitable to accept it, and in the past, it was not always the case that the mold was of good quality. In particular, when engraving two mold cavities of exactly the same shape, we could not expect reproducibility with high accuracy.

Yuzen Kimono 300 dyeing patterns of one type
Conventionally, it takes about 40 to 2 months for two skilled people to produce ~ 500 sheets. Further, in the pattern dyeing work in which the pattern paper is actually used, each time the pattern paper is used once, the used pattern paper is washed with water and then dried, but the durability of the pattern paper itself is thick. In the case of a paper pattern in which a rough pattern is engraved on the template, the number of stencil dyes that can be used repeatedly is limited, and in the case of a thin pattern, a delicate pattern is engraved. Is limited to far fewer uses.

The positions where the design of the Yuzen kimono is dyed are as follows: the upper sleeve, the left front body, the left rear body, the right rear body, the right front body, the lower sleeve, the right front sleeve, the left front sleeve, the left rear sleeve, the right rear sleeve, and the joint collar. , The left chest etc. are classified into 12 to 16 positions in total, and the pattern is always manufactured separately for each position, so even if very similar patterns are scattered over multiple positions, as long as the positions are different Since it is necessary to engrave patterns that are very similar on different patterns with a knife, it is necessary to repeatedly engrave similar patterns on different patterns.

About 300 to 500 patterns for one Yuzen kimono
When storing the sheets, it is usual to store them in a bundle, but the volume of one bundle is 0.1 cubic meter, the weight is several tens of kilograms, and the design is clearly used again during the storage period. It is stored until there is a chance that it will not be done.

After making the mold by hand, in order to confirm whether all the necessary molds have been carved,
It is normal that a printout is always created. For example, using all the molds for dyeing the design of the front (whole) position on the surface of the kimono, and using the watercolor paint of the color specified for each model (the color of the xen, the color of the blur) By using a brush, you can test-print a design on a full-size blank sheet.

The photographic printing is not only for the confirmation of the mold maker himself, but also an important dyeing sample diagram for a person who wants to dye a piece of cloth using the mold, and determines the dye to be actually used. When it is essential information.

According to the present invention, a pattern drawing work can be performed on a computer screen, and the work of accurately cutting a mold hole with a fine cutting edge on a pattern paper can be automatically performed without the need for an expert. The number of days required to produce 300 to 500 pieces for all positions on the surface of the kimono is 10
It is possible to shorten it to 1/20 to 1/20, and it is easy to store the information of the manufactured mold in the database of the computer system, and the engraved paper pattern can be re-engraved anytime and many times. Therefore, it is not necessary to dare to use heavy-weight pattern paper for engraving in order to have durability, and more freely adopt thin pattern paper that can cut more delicate pattern patterns. In addition, once the pattern information is recorded in the database, the pattern can be re-cut in a short time at any time. Regardless of whether or not there is a demand, it is an issue to free from the situation of having to store for a long time just in case there is a demand.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a monitor device; connected to the monitor device, taking in a design in a colored state, and displaying the design in a colored state on the screen of the monitor device Then, the colored area in the displayed pattern is conceptually designated as an arbitrary color for each area that is considered to be a single color, and the area that is considered to be the single color is uniformly painted with the designated color, and the single designation is performed. A central processing unit that extracts contour line data in the shape of an area filled with colors, vectorizes the contour line data, and outputs the contour line vector data; and the contour line vector connected to the central processing unit. A die cutting plotter which, in response to the data, cuts out a die hole in the shape of a region considered as a single color in the design from the paper pattern by the cutting blade to form a die for dyeing a kimono; Type producing apparatus for stencil dyeing kimono, wherein is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, for dyeing the kimono, further comprising an input means connected to the central processing unit and inputting the design into the central processing unit in a colored state. An apparatus for producing the mold is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a pattern making device for dyeing the kimono, wherein the input means includes a scanner, a digitizer, a mouse, and a keyboard.

Further, according to the present invention, the central processing unit displays on the screen of the monitor device the appearance of the model wearing the kimono dyed with the design, and the wearing appearance of the model in front, back, left and right of the model. Data of contour lines in the shape of colored areas drawn in the design of each section, displaying the appearance from an oblique perspective and dividing the kimono surface into 12 to 16 sections that are traditionally main Is obtained, and the contour line data is vectorized and output as the contour line vector data. Thus, there is obtained a pattern making device for dyeing the kimono pattern.

Further, according to the present invention, the central processing unit designates an arbitrary color for each area surrounded by one closed contour represented by the contour vector data, and the one color is designated. The area surrounded by the closed contour line is uniformly filled with the designated color, and the area uniformly filled with the single designated color is displayed on the monitor device in a raster data format. An apparatus for producing a pattern for dyeing a kimono is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, the central processing unit designates an arbitrary color for each area surrounded by one closed contour represented by the contour vector data, The area surrounded by the closed contour line is uniformly filled with the designated color, and the area uniformly filled with the single designated color is output in a raster data format. And a storage unit connected to the storage unit for storing the area uniformly filled with the single designated color in a raster data format.

Further, according to the present invention, the central processing unit displays a long image on the screen of the monitor device for pasting a piece of white cloth when the cloth is dyed at the dyeing factory of a kimono. Then, the displayed position on the long piece of cloth and the position of the position on the surface of the kimono are made to correspond exactly one-to-one, and the white cloth of one piece of the kimono is cut according to the corresponding position. The state in which the pattern is attached to the corresponding position on the long length is displayed, and then, the kimono dyed with the design corresponds to the position determined on the model wearing the kimono. , And as a result, the state in which the pattern is dyed is displayed on the screen of the monitor device at a position corresponding to the long kimono surface position used in the kimono dyeing factory. And dyeing the kimono Type of creation device is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, the central processing unit stores the vector data of the contour line of the area uniformly filled with a single designated color in one color-specific layer for each color of the colored area. Then, by displaying all the obtained different layers on the screen of the monitor device at the same time, the image of the painting is displayed as a result of the color separation of the design and as a confirmation of the type of the mold that will be completed. A device for making a mold for dyeing the kimono is obtained.

[0020]

The function of the present inventors is that all the colors on the original pattern
Yuzen Kimono is dyed in the dies dyeing industry into groups within a practically possible range of colors, and each group is designated with only one representative color, which is called a single designated color and is drawn in the original design. In order to first eliminate the vague color expression that exists even though the designer conceptually considers it to be a single color, such as color unevenness, color blurring, and turbidity in a large number of single color areas, a design Each single color considered area in each is filled with a single designated color to obtain each single designated color filled area, and then the contour line data of the filled area is extracted and vectorized, and the vector data of the contour line is extracted. To send to a type cutting plotter.

By doing this, the shape of each color area in the pattern is carved by dividing the pattern paper according to the color of the area. Specifically, for example, the pattern required for dyeing a single flower composed of multiple petals is one xenoid pattern for applying one color of the xe dye to the petals of one flower at a time, Blurred petals are divided into 3 groups (referred to as "erasing 3 pieces") 1 type of blur type for applying the 1 color blur dye to the shape of the 1st group of petals, 1 type for the 2nd group of petals Blur type 1 for applying blur dye
5 pieces, 1 piece of blur pattern for applying 1 color of blur dye to the petals of the 2nd group, and 1 flat pattern for protecting these dye-dyed areas from post dyeing work in the subsequent process. Type is required. Also in this example, the shapes engraved in the mold are all the shapes of the contour lines of the single designated color-filled area.

According to the present invention, an original drawing in which a design to dye Yuzen kimono etc. is drawn is input to a computer system, or a design corresponding to the original drawing is produced in the computer system, and the computer On the monitor screen of the system, the model image shows the model wearing a kimono with the design dyed on it, and the model is displayed on the surface of the kimono as seen from the front, back, left, and right perspectives of the model. For each area (position) where the pattern is divided by the traditional division method, the color separation of the pattern drawn in the pattern is performed, the pattern is classified by color, and the pattern is stored in a xero-type raster file and blurred. Even the patterns with a mark are classified according to the color according to the rules and stored in the blur type raster file, and then the contour line of each pattern is extracted from the image data of the pattern in the raster file and the contour line is extracted. Convert it to cuttle data, obtain the vector line data of the xen shape and the vector line data of the blur type, store them in a vector file, and then the vector line data of one shape, For example, a signal in the HPGL format is sent to the die cutting plotter, and the cutting blade of the die cutting plotter automatically cuts out a die hole in exactly the shape of the pattern on a piece of paper pattern to form a kimono die. Create a dyeing mold.

In the present invention, as a part of the process for producing the kimono according to the present invention, an image of a model wearing a kimono dyed with a design is viewed from the front, rear, left and right angles of the model, and the wear is accurately performed. Communicating the image of the figure to other people can be realized before making the pattern. Moreover, various data obtained by analyzing the image of the worn figure are stored in a database in the computer system, and are used as a data source of colored area data to be carved into the pattern and designated color data for each colored area. , Used in the post process.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

In the present invention, an original drawing in which a design for dyeing a kimono or the like is drawn is input to a computer system, or an image corresponding to the original drawing is created on the screen of the computer system, The image is displayed on the monitor screen of the computer system, the color regions drawn in the design are classified by the color, the contour line of the shape of each color region is extracted, and the contour line data is displayed as a vector. By converting into a data signal of the form and the cutting edge of the mold cutting plotter cuts through the surface of the pattern paper according to the trajectory as the signal, by cutting out the mold hole in the shape of the area of any color in the pattern into the pattern paper. , Make a dyeing mold.

More specifically, a design is generated in a computer system, or a design created outside the computer system is input into the computer system via an input medium such as a scanner, and the computer is used.・ The image of a model wearing a robe, which is displayed on a monitor screen connected to the system, is projected on the surface of the lab coat, and the model image shows a figure wearing a kimono dyed with the design. The model is displayed on the monitor screen, showing the appearance of the model as seen from the front, back, left, and right diagonal directions of the model. Modified according to
An image of a clothing girder with a white coat is displayed on the monitor screen, the design is projected on the surface of the white coat, and an image of a state in which a kimono with the design dyed is hung on the clothing girder is displayed on the monitor screen. In addition, on the monitor screen, a long image is displayed on which a piece of unfabricated white fabric is pasted when dyeing a piece of cloth in a kimono stencil dyeing factory. Strictly correspond one-to-one with the positions of 12 to 16 positions on the surface of the kimono, and cut a piece of white cloth of one piece of kimono into corresponding positions, and stuck it to the corresponding position on the length. The figure is displayed, and then, using the software of the computer system, the model image corresponds to the position determined in the figure wearing the kimono dyed with the design Projected,
As a result, at the position corresponding to the long kimono surface position used in the kimono dyeing factory, the state where the pattern is dyed is displayed on the monitor screen, and by looking at it, the kimono surface Visually check the state of the design placed in each position, then store the design for each position on the kimono surface in the image save file for each position, and then search the image data in the image save file. , For each position, analyze the shape, color, and blurring state of the colored area used in the design to determine the shape of the colored area,
Extract all colored areas according to the basic color, blur color, and type of blur direction, and combine all of the extracted colored areas with the same basic color into one image storage file. In addition, the colored areas of the same shading color are collected together and stored in another image saving file, and even if the coloring areas of two shading colors are both When the physical distance of the hole is closer than 2 cm, the holes are stored in separate image storage files, and all the colored areas are stored in the image storage file. The contour of the shape of the colored region of a single color is converted into data in vector format display, the signal of the data is transmitted to the pattern cutting plotter, and the pattern cutting
A plotter is used to cut a die hole according to the contour line into a pattern paper to prepare a die for dyeing a kimono.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mold making device for dyeing a kimono according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a monitor device including a monitor TV 1 and a 2K × 2K graphic monitor TV (with a frame buffer) 2. Including. The central processing unit (CPU) 3 is connected to the monitor devices (1 and 2), takes in the design in a colored state, and displays the design on the screen of the monitor device (1 and 2) in a colored state, The colored area in the displayed pattern is conceptually designated as an arbitrary color for each area that is considered to be a single color, and the area that is considered to be the single color is uniformly filled with the specified color. Data of a contour line in the shape of a filled area is extracted, the contour line data is vectorized, and the contour line vector data is output. The mold cutting plotter 4 is connected to the central processing unit 3 and, in response to the contour vector data, cuts a mold hole in the shape of a region regarded as a single color in the design from the pattern paper by its cutting edge. It will be used for dyeing kimono.

An input device including a scanner 5, a two-dimensional drawing tablet or digitizer 6, a mouse 7, a keyboard 8 and the like is connected to the central processing unit 3 and the pattern is input to the central processing unit 3 in a colored state. To do.

The central processing unit 3 displays on the screens of the monitor units (1 and 2) the model wearing a kimono dyed with the above-mentioned design, and the wearing pattern is viewed from diagonally front, back, left, right of the model. The state of the kimono is displayed, and the data of the contour line in the shape of the colored area drawn in the design of each section is extracted for each section where the kimono surface is traditionally divided into 12 to 16 main sections. The contour line data is vectorized and output as the contour line vector data.

The central processing unit 3 designates an arbitrary color for each area surrounded by one closed contour line represented by the above-mentioned contour vector data, and is surrounded by the one closed contour line. The designated area is uniformly filled with the designated color, and the area uniformly filled with the single designated color is displayed on the monitor device (1 and 2) in the raster data format.

The central processing unit 3 designates an arbitrary color for each area surrounded by one closed contour line expressed by the above-mentioned contour vector data, and is surrounded by the one closed contour line. The specified area is uniformly filled with the designated color, and the area uniformly filled with the single designated color is output in the raster data format. The storage device including the magneto-optical disk or the hard disk 10 is connected to the central processing unit 3 and stores the area uniformly filled with the single designated color in the raster data format.

The central processing unit 3 displays, on the screens of the monitor units (1 and 2), a long image on which the piece of white cloth is attached when the piece of cloth is dyed in a kimono dyeing factory. Strictly correspond one-to-one correspondence between the position on the piece of cloth and the position of the position on the surface of the kimono, and cut the white cloth of one piece of the kimono according to the corresponding position. Display the state of sticking to the corresponding position, then project the design to the corresponding position on the long piece of fabric that corresponds to the position determined in the model wearing the kimono dyed with the design, As a result, the state in which the design is dyed is displayed on the screen of the monitor device at a position corresponding to the long kimono surface position used in the kimono dyeing factory.

The central processing unit 3 stores the vector data of the contour line of the area uniformly filled with a single designated color in one color layer for each color of the colored area, and obtains all the obtained data. By displaying the different layers on the screens of the monitor devices (1 and 2) at the same time, the image of the painting is displayed as a result of the color separation of the design and as confirmation of the type of the mold that will be completed.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a film recorder and 12 is a printer.

Next, the operation of the apparatus for producing the pattern for dyeing the kimono of FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

First, a person draws a trace diagram. The trace diagram here is a pattern drawn by a person on a white paper or a white cloth with a black pencil or a black brush. (This figure is hereinafter referred to as a "black and white fine thread trace diagram".) As a pattern of a kimono, for example, a boundary line between colors of adjacent patterns such as flowers, birds, mountains, and clouds is a free-form curve. So many things. Whatever the content of the design, the design drawn here is a pattern in which a white background is painted with black lines or black and areas are mixed.

In the above, as a pattern of a kimono, for example, when a single cherry blossom is drawn, a black line called a thread that usually shows the shape of a petal is drawn, and a pistil or a stamen portion called a "stamen". Is drawn, and a black line showing the veins is drawn. The width of the drawn line of the thread is 0.3 at the actual size.
To about 1.0 mm. The width of the thread drawn by the free-form curve is one of the aesthetic elements that creates the elegance in the design itself, but the thread is used in the traditional kimono dyeing process, especially in hand-painted Yuzen. A so-called "dyke-spreading breakwater" to prevent the color from spreading to the surrounding area when dye is applied to the area surrounded by the threads of wet cloth (hereinafter referred to as the area inside the thread envelope). That is, it has also played a physical role as an area for environmental protection.

In order to efficiently perform the role of this thread, a person (hereinafter referred to as a designer) must draw a precise trace.

Next, the scanner 5 reads the thread trace diagram and stores it in the hard disk 10.

At this time, the resolution actually used by the scanner 5 is 600 to 300 dpi. This data is in raster data format.

(When processing raster data) The data read by the scanner 5 is taken into the central processing unit 3 of the computer such as the EWS4800, and the screen of the color monitor television 1 or 2 connected to the central processing unit 3 is taken. Displayed on the monitor by the designer and the monitor 1 or 2
By operating the input device such as the keyboard 8, mouse 7, light pen 9 and the like connected to the central processing unit 3 while watching the image of the thread trace diagram displayed on the screen of the monitor 1 or 2 (hereinafter , Trace image) is colored. Coloring refers to the work of coloring the inside and outside of the thread while referring to the thread on the screen as a color boundary line. To apply, a paint system which is a function of the central processing unit 3 is used.

The paint system colors the area within the color boundary line of the black and white thread trace diagram displayed on the screen of the monitor 1 or 2, changes the color once applied, erases it, and , Copy the displayed color, sample the displayed color, check its RGB values and display it,
Colors can be mixed or blurred, and the hue can be changed by freely changing the RGB value. Here, as an example, since it is in the state of raster data, the displayed image will be referred to as a colored thread trace raster image, and the colored thread trace raster image is created for each position on the surface of the kimono.

A color raster image output from the color raster image to the color printer 12 or the like by the central processing unit 3 is called a color thread trace output diagram. Further, in the paint system of the central processing unit 3, a hard copy of the image displayed on the monitor 1 or 2 can be output by the film recorder 11 when needed.

When the colored raster image raster image is obtained, it is rendered and displayed. Monitor 1
Or, projecting the design on the surface of the white coat of the model image wearing the white coat displayed on the screen of 2 or 2, and seeing the model image wearing a kimono dyed with the pattern of the monitor 1 or 2. Displayed on the screen, and on the screen of monitor 1 or 2,
By rotating the model image of the wearing figure to see the wearing figure from the front, back, left and right diagonal directions of the model image, the pattern is browsed, corrected and confirmed, and then on the monitor 1 or 2. Display the clothing digit with a white coat on the screen,
The design is projected on the surface of the white coat, and the appearance that the kimono with the design dyed on the clothing girder is displayed on the screen of the monitor 1 or 2 and the monitor 1 or 2 is displayed.
On the screen of, the long lengths of the shapes used in the kimono stencil dyeing factory are displayed, and the positions on the long lengths and the positions of all positions on the kimono surface are made to correspond exactly one-to-one, and A piece of white cloth for one kimono is cut on each of the positions on the scale, and the cut piece of the white cloth is attached to the position of the corresponding position on the long plate. According to the determined position in the figure, the software of the central processing unit 3 automatically projects the corresponding pattern fragment to the corresponding position of the long length, and as a result, it is used as if it were used in a kimono dyeing factory. On the long surface of the kimono, at the position corresponding to the position 14 of the kimono, the state in which the design was dyed on the white cloth cut piece that had been pasted was displayed on the screen of the monitor 1 or 2 and the Look, there are 14 positions scattered on the surface of the kimono. The state of design confirmed visually confirmed on long in stencil dyeing plants, the use position of the mold, then
The pattern for each position on the surface of the kimono is stored in the magneto-optical disk or the hard disk 10 in a separate mold making data file for each position.

(Color Separation: Substituted with the representative color of the raster)
Start color simplification and layering of raster data layers. This work is called color separation. The color separation work is performed by the designer carving the same pattern on the entire area within the boundary line of the already colored color in the colored thread trace raster image displayed on the monitor 1 or 2 screen. The color of the colored region considered to be divided is replaced with a relatively simple color, and the subsequent steps are prepared. The color in the color separation and the color of the dye used for dyeing the kimono are different. The replaced simple color is a color used as an identification color when the central processing unit 3 of the computer system carves a colored region into a pattern. The colored area replaced with a simple designated representative color is stored in the raster data layer of the magneto-optical disk or the hard disk 10.

Generally, the area of the surface of the kimono is divided into 12 to 16, and one division is called a position. Various patterns are drawn on the design of each position, but each individual pattern has a conceptually meaningful shape when viewed by a person,
Conceptually, it is composed of a group of the smallest units (for example, petals, branches, single leaves, stamens, etc.) of patterns that cannot be further subdivided.

The color separation work is a work of classifying the minimum unit pattern drawn in the design by color.
It has the same meaning as the work of engraving the mold when the mold cutting / plotter 4 performs the mold cutting in the later step. Engraving means conceptually colored areas in a pattern for one position, such as petals, stamens, stems,
The rule is to sort branches, leaves, etc.) by color, and engrave a set of colored areas of the same position at the same position on the same pattern; different colored areas of different colors within the same position are on different patterns. Rule of engraving; when two or more colored areas of the same shading color at the same position are adjacent to each other at a close distance, and when a brush operation for shading one of the colored areas is attempted, it is closest to that. If there is a risk of shading the mold cavities in the adjacent colored areas in an undesired manner, for example, if it is closer than 2 cm, the rule such as engraving on different patterns Accordingly, the work of allocating the colored areas to the pattern is included.

When the color separation is completed, on the screen of the monitor 1 or 2, all or part of the pattern to be dyed on the kimono is colored, and a state in which a colored thread trace raster image is displayed is obtained. In addition, the kimono areas of the same color are grouped together in the same raster data layer of the magneto-optical disk or the hard disk 10 and the layer names including the meanings of the position name, the pattern name, the color name, etc. are attached. And store. Here, the designer who works on color separation needs to know the rules for carving the mold.
For example, when people see two or more petals that make up a single rose flower that has a conceptually meaningful meaning as a group of pictures, they are engraved on a pattern that is divided into different colors. Even if it is divided or two colored areas of the same color are conceptually completely different patterns, if the pattern is at the same position on the same kimono surface, the simple color for filling the colored areas is If they are the same, it is necessary to know the rules etc. that the colored areas should be carved in the same mold.
Observing the shape of each tile displayed, the color, and the degree of blurring of the color (the directionality of blurring, the distance from another blur coloring area, etc.), the shape of the coloring area, the basic color, the blur color, the blur direction, All the colored areas are extracted without omission according to the distance between adjacent blurs, etc., and among the extracted colored areas, the colored areas having the same basic tone color are collectively stored in one layer.

In the present invention, it is necessary to perform the work of extracting the xenographic data by the color separation of the basic color at this time. The work of extracting the blur type data does not necessarily have to be performed here. There is an opportunity to work in a later process, but here I will explain how to extract blur type data.

A colored thread trace raster image at one position is displayed on the screen of the monitor 1 or 2, and when there is an already existing colored thread trace output diagram (print) or a hand-drawn colored pattern, it is blurred while referring to them. A new blur type raster data layer (magneto-optical disk or hard disk
Store in disk 10).

As a part of the manufacturing process of the kimono according to the present invention, it is necessary to see the image of the tried-on figure from the front, back, left and right angles of the model and to accurately transmit the image of the worn figure to other people. Can be realized before creating the paper pattern. Moreover, various data obtained by analyzing the tried-on appearance are stored in a database in the computer system, and used as a data source of the colored area data to be carved into the template and the designated color data for each colored area in the post-process. Used in.

On the screen of monitor 1 or 2, an image of a long plate used in a kimono dyeing factory, which is called a long plate, is displayed. Assuming that the fabric is white
2 to 16 are divided, and the area when the surface of one piece is divided into 12 to 16 areas according to the traditional division method is exactly associated with the surface of the long white fabric material in a one-to-one correspondence.

Similar to the name of the area on the surface of the kimono, the upper cloth, the left front body (also referred to as upper front), the left rear body, the right rear body, the right front body (also referred to as lower front) By assigning the area names of lower waist, right front sleeve, left front sleeve, left back sleeve, left back sleeve, right back sleeve, common collar, left chest, and further left back, right chest, right back, and collar, a long kimono can be obtained. The positional relationship of the position of the cloth piece of the piece of cloth to be worn and the position of the cloth piece on the surface of the kimono is determined.

By displaying the long piece of cloth on the screen of the monitor 1 or 2, and strictly observing the positional relationship of the patterns when the model wears the kimono dyed with the previously mentioned colored pattern, According to the position of the pattern on the kimono surface determined in the wearing state, the paint system of the central processing unit 3 automatically projects the colored pattern to the corresponding position on the long cloth surface. Then, an image obtained by dyeing a colored pattern on the piece of fabric obtained, which is pasted on the long strip, is displayed and saved. In this way, the colored thread trace raster image for each area of the kimono surface is stored in the raster image storage file of the magneto-optical disk or the hard disk 10.

Next, the central processing unit 3 performs engraving of the mold for each position. The data used for engraving the mold is the data of the colored area in the layer in the raster file, and is the data of the image in which the colored area is filled with a relatively simple unique representative color. The types of pattern paper for stencil dyeing can be broadly classified into four types, which are a xenoid type, a blur type, a thread type, and a face-down type.
Extract one raster image of the colored area that has been replaced with the unique color of one color in the layer, and vectorize the contour line in the shape of the filled area of the colored area. The vector line data of the shape is
It can handle the data of one xenographic paper pattern. These data are stored in the magneto-optical disk or the hard disk 10.

In general, when one colored area is dyed on a piece of cloth, the dye applied to the surface of the piece of cloth that is seen through the mold cavity formed in the shape of the colored area is a gradation color and a uniform coating color (basic tone). It is often referred to as a color. The type for uniform coating is sometimes called a xen type.) Therefore, the order of creating the type data here is to first create the xen type data and then In addition, it is an efficient way to create blur type data of the colored area by using the xen type data.

For example, when the dye for one colored region is applied to the piece of cloth, the colored area is shaded and the mold is applied to the piece of cloth, and the dye of the shade color is applied to the mold cavity of the mold, and then, A basic color (xe) mold is applied to the same place on the piece of cloth, and the basic color dye is overcoated on the mold cavity of the pattern paper. In addition, there is also a colored area that does not have a gradation color.

(Raster / Vector conversion) Next, the raster / vector conversion function of the central processing unit 3 is used to convert the contour lines of the shapes of the filled parts of the colored areas of all the raster data layers into vector data. , As a vector data layer. At this time, the vector data layer number has a one-to-one correspondence with the layer number of the raster data layer.

The data already stored in the raster data layer includes all xenon type, fuzzy type, and in some cases, blur type and thread type raster data.

(Display of Xen Type Group Painting) First, the vectorized contour lines corresponding to all the vector data layers and the image painted in the representative color thereof are overlapped and at the same time centered on the monitor 1 or 2. Displayed by the processing device 3. This image is traditionally used by the mold maker to check the quality of the mold, and to check if there are any unmolded parts left, and when the person who performs the dyeing process finally decides the dye. A picture is created as a reference material, and the image provides information on the picture. That is, if this image is output to the high-resolution printer 12, a printer output diagram that completely fulfills the role of conventional painting can be obtained.

(Creation of Blur Type Data) When the raster data layer related to the blur type has not been created in the raster file so far because the color separation for the blur type has not been performed yet, or the vector file. When the vector data layer for blur type is not created inside, here, the existing vector single or multiple vector data layers containing xe type data are displayed on the monitor screen, and the same position is displayed. Inside,
Colored areas that have been determined to have the same shade color may be extracted from multiple layers, so they are extracted and colored areas with the same shade color are combined into a new vector data file.
Store in a layer. However, at this time, there are a plurality of colored areas having the same gradation color, and two or more of the colored areas having the same gradation color at the same position are adjacent to each other at a close distance closer than 2 cm on the pattern paper. When performing a blurring brush operation on the mold hole of one of the colored areas using the pattern paper at the time of stencil dyeing, color the mold hole of the colored area adjacent to it in an undesired manner. If there is a risk that they will be attached, those colored areas should be stored in separate vector data layers.

The concrete work for the designer to create the blur type data for the computer system is as follows.

That is, when all layers are displayed at the same time, the cursor of the mouse 7 is moved to only one of the displayed colored areas to which the same gradation color is to be added, and the mouse 7 is clicked, or the return key is pressed. The colored area is marked by pressing, and only the colored area marked is left displayed on the image of the monitor 1 or 2, and the colored area not marked is displayed on the monitor 1 or 2.
, And as a result, the vector line data of the shape of the colored region of the same color, which is a shaded color, remains displayed on the screen of the monitor 1 or 2.

The vector data of the contour line of the shape of the colored region is read from the vector data layer, the vector data is converted into a signal in the HPGL data format, and the signal is transmitted to the pattern cutting plotter 4. At this time, a new pattern has been previously set on the cutting table in the mold cutting plotter 4,
Moreover, a cutting blade is set on the plotting head, and when the cutting signal is received, the cutting blade automatically cuts the pattern paper according to the locus of the vector line included in the signal. At this time,
While the cutting blade is cutting the pattern, it automatically moves up and down every time the direction changes. Further, at this time, the backing of the pattern to be used is pasted with a paste in advance, but with a degree of adhesion such that it can be easily peeled off later. This is for facilitating the work when the pattern paper piece in the template hole is later peeled off.

Since one vector data layer provides one type of data, if all the vector data layers are die-cut by the type cutting plotter 4, all types of ghost type and blur type are obtained. To be
Here, if the vector data layer of the bind-off type or the thread type data has also been created, the turn-off type or the thread type can be engraved by the same operation as described above.

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to capture the design by the scanner 5, color or process the design in the central processing unit 3, and to see how the model actually looks like when wearing a kimono dyed with the design. Display on a certain image, work to uniformly fill a region considered as a single color in a design with an arbitrary single designated color, extraction and vectorization of contour lines of a colored region uniformly filled with the single designated color With the signal of the vector data, a great effect is exerted by the overall action such as the work of cutting the mold by the mold cutting plotter 4.

The design taken in by the central processing unit 3 via the scanner 5 is stored in a raster format file, and then
What is converted to vector format is stored in the vector layer of the vector format file. At this time, the conversion from the raster to the vector functions to generate the data of the contour line of the colored region which is regarded as a single region from the data.

In the present embodiment, this reverse conversion,
That is, since the vector-to-raster conversion function is also adopted, the raster data necessary for creating the photo pattern can be created from the vector data for the gauze pattern and the blur pattern.

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EFFECT OF THE INVENTION Traditionally, Yuzen kimono dyeing has been widely used as a method for producing a plurality of kimonos having the same design. However, in its production process, there are many advanced actions and difficult tasks that only skilled persons can do. The typical work is the evaluation of the design, the decision of the engraving, the work of engraving the pattern and the drawing of the pattern. To date, no cutting machine is marketed explicitly for making Yuzen kimono molds. Further, a full-scale production system incorporating a computer system and an automatic cutting machine as main equipment has not been put into practical use.

In the present invention, by integrating the computer system and the die cutting plotter and integrating all the production processes, from the examination and selection of the kimono design which is the first major process to the last major process. This greatly reduces the speed of automatically engraving a certain dyeing die to one-tenth to one-twentieth of the conventional manual manufacturing method. For example, the number of molds engraved to dye a piece of furisode, which is a type of Yuzen kimono, is usually about 300 to 500, but the number of days required to engrave this is the complexity of the design and the skill of the skilled person. It depends on the degree of the above, but it takes about 40 days to 2 months for two skilled workers. That is, according to the invention,
It is about 4 to 7 days.

According to the present invention, as a secondary effect, it is possible to maintain the quality of the mold uniformly and at a high level by eliminating the need for a skilled person, and to actually carve, dye, sew, and try on the mold. You can perform design evaluation by simply displaying a realistic image of the tried-on appearance on the monitor screen without doing, and even if you do not actually engrave the pattern, you can display a picture of the pattern on the monitor screen. The effect is that it becomes possible to grasp the type of mold holes to be created, the number of pattern papers and the scale of work for engraving. Further, as a further significant side effect of the present invention, it is possible to contribute to the realization of an industry that does not require a person skilled in the art of die-cutting, and to make an order-made production method for the kimono in the distribution industry As a result, it opens the way to break away from the conventional production system that involves the risk of unsold items.

That is, the number of remaining kimonos in stock is greatly reduced, the storage period and storage space of a mold whose use prospect is not clear are greatly reduced, the information of the mold is stored in the database even after the mold is discarded, and it is produced before. It has the effect of facilitating the repeated production of certain types of molds.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for making a mold for dyeing a kimono according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the operation of the mold making device for dyeing the kimono of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the operation of the device for creating a pattern for dyeing the kimono of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the operation of the pattern making device for dyeing the kimono shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of the pattern making device for dyeing the kimono shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the operation of the device for making a pattern for dyeing the kimono of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 monitor TV 2 2K × 2K graphic monitor TV (with frame buffer) 3 central processing unit 4 type cutting plotter 5 scanner 6 two-dimensional drawing tablet or digitizer 7 mouse 8 keyboard 9 light pen 10 magneto-optical disk or hard disk 11 Film recorder 12 Printer

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page (72) Inventor Kosaku Shirata 5-7-1, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside NEC Corporation (72) Inventor Naoto Katsurajima 5-7-1, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan Electric stock company

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A monitor device; connected to the monitor device, taking in a design in a colored state, displaying the design in a colored state on the screen of the monitor device, and coloring existing in the displayed design An area is conceptually designated as an arbitrary color for each area regarded as a single color, the area regarded as a single color is uniformly filled with the designated color, and the contour of the shape of the area filled with the single designated color is specified. A central processing unit that extracts line data, vectorizes the contour line data, and outputs the contour line vector data; and a cutting edge that is connected to the central processing unit and responds to the contour line vector data. A die-cutting plotter for cutting a die-hole in the shape of a region regarded as a single color in the above-mentioned pattern from a paper pattern, and a die-cutting plotter; Type of Creation device. 2. The dyeing method for a kimono according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit connected to the central processing unit and inputting the pattern to the central processing unit in a colored state. Mold making equipment. 3. The pattern making device for dyeing a kimono according to claim 2, wherein the input means includes a scanner, a digitizer, a mouse, and a keyboard. 4. The central processing unit displays, on the screen of the monitor, a model wearing a kimono dyed with the design, and sees the model wearing from a diagonal front, back, left, and right perspectives of the model. The state of the kimono is displayed and the surface of the kimono is traditionally divided into 12 to 16 major sections, and the data of the contour line in the shape of the colored area drawn in the design of each section is extracted. The pattern forming device for dyeing a kimono according to claim 1, wherein the outline data is vectorized and output as the outline vector data. 5. The central processing unit specifies an arbitrary color for each area surrounded by a single closed contour represented by the contour vector data, and uses the single closed contour to specify the color. The kimono according to claim 1, wherein the enclosed area is uniformly filled with the designated color, and the area uniformly filled with the single designated color is displayed on the monitor device in a raster data format. A device for making patterns for dyeing. 6. The central processing unit designates an arbitrary color for each area surrounded by one closed contour represented by the contour vector data, and uses the one closed contour to specify the color. The surrounded area is uniformly filled with the designated color, and the area uniformly filled with the single designated color is output in a raster data format, the creating device is further connected to the central processing unit,
2. The apparatus for creating a pattern for dyeing a kimono according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit for storing the area uniformly filled with the single designated color in a raster data format. 7. The central processing unit displays, on the screen of the monitor unit, a long image on which a piece of white cloth is attached when the cloth is dyed in a kimono dyeing factory. Strictly one-to-one correspondence between the position on the long piece of cloth and the position of the position on the surface of the kimono, and a piece of white cloth for one piece of kimono that has been cut into corresponding positions is the corresponding position on the long piece. Display the state of pasting on
The kimono dyed with the design is projected to the corresponding position on the long-sized piece of fabric corresponding to the determined position of the model wearing the model, and as a result, it is used in the kimono dyeing factory. 2. The mold for dyeing a kimono according to claim 1, wherein a state in which the pattern is dyed at a position corresponding to a long kimono surface position is displayed on the screen of the monitor device. apparatus. 8. The central processing unit stores vector data of a contour line of a region uniformly filled with a single designated color in one color layer for each color of the colored region,
By simultaneously displaying all the obtained different layers on the screen of the monitor device, as a result of the color separation of the design, and as a confirmation of the type of the mold that will be completed,
The image of a picture is displayed, and the image is displayed.
A device for making a pattern for dyeing a kimono as described in.