JPH10168733A - Napped embroidery and its napping device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a napped embroidery giving a soft touch by forming the embroidered part with long napped fibers. SOLUTION: This napped embroidery is obtained by planting plural dog-legged catching needles 15 on a flexible support base 16, fixing to the embroidering head 13 of an automatic embroidering machine 10 an attaching plate 18 to which the support base 16 is attached, horizontally moving the etching needles 15 in a state in which the catching needles 15 are brought into contact with an embroidering part 2, and pulling up the loops of embroidering yarns 3 in the embroidering part with the catching needles 15 to break the loops.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to embroidery sewn on a cloth or the like, and more particularly, to a raised embroidery having a raised embroidery portion and a raised device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, it has been known to embroider a one-point pattern, a stylized character or a logo mark for the purpose of imparting decorativeness to clothing and increasing its commercial value. In recent years, it has been automated by an automatic embroidery machine. Embroidery such as characters and one-point marks are mainly flat embroidery, which is precisely sewn, and embroidery thread is used for embroidery in relatively large areas such as various emblems and logo marks. Embroidery made of piled fabric is used, and various embroidery methods are known depending on the use. However, densely embroidered embroidery, which is generally called flat embroidery, lacks a three-dimensional effect.On the other hand, embroidery made of pile fabric is sewn in a loop,
The loops emerged from the fabric and gave a three-dimensional texture compared to flat embroidery, but the embroidery made of piled fabric had a short bristle foot, lacked a three-dimensional feel, and did not provide a soft texture.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and it is a first object of the present invention to provide an embroidery having a new design in which the bristle is raised. A second object of the present invention is to provide an embroidery raising device capable of continuously and efficiently forming raised embroidery.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an embroidery thread is sewn on a fabric in a loop to form an embroidery portion made of a pile, and a tensile force is applied to the embroidery thread loop. The embroidery thread of the embroidery portion is raised by cutting the loop.

[0005] By applying a tensile force to the embroidery thread loop, the loop sewn to the fabric is pulled out and stretched thinly.
An embroidery part consisting of brushed long hair can be formed,
An embroidery portion can be formed that provides a soft feel and a good texture.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a raising device for raising embroidery according to the first aspect, wherein a plurality of flexible capturing needles arranged in a brush shape and an elasticity for implanting the capturing needles. A deformable support base, a mounting seat for mounting and fixing the support base, and driving means for horizontally moving the mounting seat relative to the embroidery portion, wherein the capture needle is brought into contact with the embroidery portion. In this state, the capture needle is moved horizontally by the driving means, and the loop of the embroidery thread caught by the capture needle is pulled to cut the loop of the embroidery thread.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the catching needle or the cloth is moved while the catching needle is in contact with the embroidery portion, the catching needle is hooked on the loop of the embroidery portion and the loop is entangled with the catching needle. Then, by pulling the loop entangled with the capture needle, the loop is pulled out, the embroidery thread is stretched, and the embroidery portion raised by the breakage of the loop can be formed, so that the raising operation of the embroidery portion knitted in a loop can be automated.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an embroidery unit, and 2 denotes an embroidery unit to be sewn on the fabric 1.
Is composed of a pile material 4 which is sewn in a loop and embroidery thread 3 emerges on one side of the fabric 1. In addition,
The embroidery unit 2 is automatically sewn on the fabric 1 by an automatic embroidery machine 10 serving as a driving means. The automatic embroidery machine 10 has a conventionally well-known structure including a gantry 11 for holding down the fabric 1 and an embroidery head 13 having a large number of needles 12 arranged above the gantry 11. By inputting a numerical value corresponding to the embroidery pattern to a control means (not shown) of the automatic embroidery machine 10 in advance, the gantry 11 for sewn the embroidery unit 2 on the fabric 1 is moved forward and backward in the front-rear direction. Moves in the left-right direction, and the embroidery thread 3 is sewn on one side of the cloth 1 in a loop to automatically form the embroidery section 2 composed of the pile 4. The embroidery portion 2 is raised by applying a tensile force to the loop 3A of the embroidery thread 3 constituting the embroidery portion 2 and cutting the loop.

Next, the structure of a raising device for raising the embroidery unit 2 will be described. The raising device includes a plurality of capture needles 15 having flexibility, an elastically deformable support base 16 on which the capture needles 15 are implanted, and a mounting seat 17 for fixing the support base 16.

The catching needles 15 are made of a metal wire having a small diameter, each of which has an intermediate portion bent and formed in a U-shape, and the base end of which is planted in the mounting seat 17. The support base 16 on which the capture needle 15 is implanted is made of a band-shaped leather having a relatively large thickness. It is fixed to the side. The support bases 16 are mounted on the back surface of the mounting seat 17 in a cross shape at 90-degree intervals so that the four support bases 16 are orthogonal to each other.
The capture needles 15 are regularly implanted inward at a constant pitch. The mounting seat 17 of the support base 16 has a disk-shaped mounting plate 18 and a mounting shaft that stands upright in the center of the mounting plate 18.
25, and a guide tube 26 for guiding the mounting shaft 25 so as to be vertically movable. The guide tube 26 is screwed to a mounting stay 27 fixed to the embroidery head 13 of the automatic embroidery machine 10. A stopper shaft 28 protrudes from the mounting shaft 25, while a notch groove 30 into which the stopper shaft 28 fits is provided at an upper end edge of the guide cylinder 26.
Are formed. Further, the stopper shaft is attached to the mounting shaft 25.
A stopper ring 31 is fixed at the upper part of the screw 28 by a screw 32, and is mounted between the stopper ring 31 and the stopper shaft 28 and between the guide cylinder 26 and the mounting plate 18. 25 are provided with springs 35 and 36 for exterior.

The operation of the embodiment constructed as described above will be described. First, the embroidery unit 2 is sewn to the cloth 1 by the automatic embroidery machine 10 in the same procedure as the conventional one. That is, a value corresponding to the embroidery pattern is input to the control means (not shown) of the automatic embroidery machine 10 in advance, and the gantry 11 for holding the fabric 1 is moved in the front-rear direction by the command from the control means, and the embroidery head 13 is moved. The embroidery thread 2 is sewn on one side of the fabric 1 in a loop by moving the fabric 1 in the left-right direction to form an embroidery portion 2 made of a pile fabric 4. At this time, the raised unit attached to the embroidery head 13 is held at the upper limit position as shown by a chain line in FIG. That is, the stopper shaft 28 protruding from the mounting shaft 25 rides on the upper end edge of the guide tube 26 for guiding the mounting shaft 25, and the mounting shaft 25 is interposed between the stopper shaft 28 and the stopper ring 31 by the spring 35. The embroidery portion 2 is held in a state of being pressed downward, and the capture needle 15 implanted on the support base 16 is
Never get caught in Then, at the stage when the sewing process of the embroidery portion 2 is completed, the mounting shaft 25 is rotated to drop the stopper shaft 28 into the notch groove 30 formed in the guide cylinder 26, thereby forming the support base 16 on which the capture needle 15 is implanted. The mounting plate 18 is moved downward, and the capture needle 15 is lowered to a position where it comes into contact with the embroidery unit 2. When the support base 16 on which the capturing needles 15 are implanted is lowered, the mounting plate 18 is interposed between the stopper ring 31 and the stopper shaft 28 and between the guide cylinder 26 and the mounting plate 18. Supported elastically by 35,36. The support base 16 fixed to the back side of the mounting plate 18 is formed by folding both ends into a curved shape and forming a downward C-shape.
As shown in the figure, the central portion of the support base 16 is formed in an arc shape so as to swell, and when the mounting plate 18 is lowered, the capture needle 15 implanted in the central portion of the support base 16 is partially attached to the embroidery portion 2. The capture needles 15 contacted and implanted at both ends of the support base 16
Is slightly away from the tip of the embroidery unit 2. The height of the mounting plate 18 can be adjusted by loosening the screw 32 of the stopper ring 31 provided on the mounting shaft 25 and adjusting the position of the stopper ring 31.
It can be arbitrarily changed according to the height of the embroidery portion 2 protruding from the cloth 1. Thereafter, a numerical value corresponding to the pattern for raising the hair is input to a control means (not shown) of the automatic embroidery machine 10 so that the capture needle 15 implanted on the support base 16 is moved along the embroidery portion 2 by, for example, the automatic embroidery machine. The embroidery head 13 is moved so as to be slightly shifted in the lateral direction while reciprocating the gantry 11 linearly in the front-rear direction. In addition, the movement pattern of the gantry 11 and the embroidery head 13 can be changed by moving the embroidery head 13 slightly in the horizontal direction while linearly reciprocating the gantry 11 in the front-rear direction as described above by changing the numerical value input to the control means. In addition to moving the embroidery head 13 and the embroidery part 2, for example, the embroidery head 13 and the embroidery part 2 can be relatively obliquely moved or circularly moved. The mounting plate 18 to which the capture needle 15 is attached may be moved horizontally along the entire surface of the embroidery unit 2. And capture needle 15
By moving the gantry 11 and the embroidery head 13 of the automatic embroidery machine 10 in a state in which the embroidery unit 2 is in contact with the embroidery unit 2, the capturing needle 15 is hooked on the loop 3A of the embroidery unit 2. In this case, how the embroidery head 13 is moved with respect to the embroidery unit 2 by arranging the four support bases 16 on which the capture needles 15 are implanted in a cross shape on the back side of the mounting plate 18 so as to cross each other. Even if this is done, the capture needle 15 implanted in at least one of the four support bases 16 is securely hooked on the loop 3A of the embroidery unit 2. Further, by arranging the support bases 16 in a cross shape so as to cross each other, two sets of support bases 16 facing each other around the mounting plate 18 are linearly continuous, and each support base 16 is connected to each support base 16. By implanting the capture needle 15 bent in the shape of a letter inward, for example, when the gantry 11 of the automatic embroidery machine 10 is linearly reciprocated in the front-rear direction, the embroidery is performed on the embroidery portion 2. When the head 13 moves forward, the catching needle 15 located on the front side of the head 13 is further deformed so as to be bent in a C-shape and passes through the embroidery portion 2, but the catching needle 15 located on the rear side is caught by the loop 3A. hand,
As shown in FIG. 5, as the embroidery head 13 advances, the trapping needle 15 bent in a U-shape is bent, and the loop 3A is securely entangled with the trapping needle 15. Conversely, when the embroidery head 13 retreats with respect to the embroidery unit 2, the capture needle 15 located on the rear side passes through the embroidery unit 2 and the capture needle 15 located on the front side is caught by the loop 3A. , The tensile force can be repeatedly applied to the embroidery unit 2. Then, by moving the gantry 11 in this way and pulling the loop 3A entangled with the capture needle 15, the loop 3A is pulled out and the embroidery head
Thirteen embroidery threads 3 are stretched. At this time, the support base 16 for implanting the capture needle 15 is formed of a relatively thick skin capable of elastic deformation, and the mounting plate 18 for fixing the support base 16 is provided between the stopper ring 31 and the stopper shaft 28. And guide tube 26
By resiliently supporting the springs 35 and 36 interposed between the holding needle 18 and the mounting plate 18, as shown in FIG.
When the gantry 11 is moved back and forth with the loop 3A hooked on 15, the mounting plate 18 is relatively pulled and the support base 16 is deformed so as to be slightly flattened, and between the guide cylinder 26 and the mounting plate 18. The mounting plate 18 descends against the bias of the intervening spring 36, and the catching needle 15 does not immediately leave the loop 3A, but can continuously apply a tensile force, and
As a result, the support base 16 and the springs 35 and 36 absorb the shock applied to the capture needle 15 and maintain an appropriate contact pressure. Is not pulled following the back and forth movement of the gantry 11. And such a mount
By repeating the back and forth movement of 11, the tension is constantly applied to the loop 3A by the capturing needle 15, and the loop 3A is finally cut to form the raised embroidery portion 41 composed of the raised 40.

As described above, the embroidery thread 3 sewn to the fabric 1
By applying a tensile force to the loop 3A and cutting it,
The loop 3A is pulled out to form a brushed embroidery portion 41 composed of a brushed hair 40 with a long bristle like mohair, and has a soft feel and a three-dimensional feel that is not available in conventional embroidery. The brushed embroidery portion 41 having a comfortable texture can be formed. Therefore, if the brushed embroidery portion 41 having such a new design is formed on clothes or the like, it is possible to further enhance the decorative effect and enhance the commercial value. The raising operation for applying a tensile force to the loop 3A of the embroidery unit 2 to cut the loop 3A can be performed artificially. However, if a raising device is used, the raising can be efficiently performed in a short time, and labor can be saved. Further, by using the automatic embroidery machine 10 for sewing the embroidery section 2 on the cloth 1 as the driving means of the capture needle 15, the sewing step of the embroidery section 2 and the raising step of the embroidery section 2 can be performed continuously, so that it is extremely possible. While being efficient,
There is no need to set the fabric 1 again. Furthermore, since the catching needle 15 for cutting the loop 3A by applying a pulling force to the loop 3A of the embroidery thread 3 is attached to the embroidery head 13 of the automatic embroidery machine 10 so as to be able to move up and down, when the embroidery part 2 is sewn to the fabric 1, , The capture needle 15 can be held in a state pulled up by the stopper shaft 28,
There is no fear that the capture needle 15 will get caught on the embroidery unit 2 when sewing the embroidery unit 2. In addition, after the sewing process of the embroidery unit 2, it is possible to set the capture needle 15 to be in contact with the embroidery unit 2 by a simple operation of rotating the mounting shaft 25. In addition, the raising device for raising the embroidery portion 2 supports a large number of capture needles 15 as a support base.
The embroidery section 2 has a very simple structure in which it is fixed to the mounting seat 17, and the sewing process of the embroidery section 2 and the embroidery process can be performed simply by assembling such a simple raising device to the existing automatic embroidery machine 10. The raising process of the portion 2 can be performed continuously, which is extremely efficient, and embroidery made of raised can be easily formed.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, an example in which an automatic embroidery machine is used as the driving means has been described. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the automatic embroidery machine, and may be assembled to a dedicated device for moving a capture needle along an embroidery portion. The basic structure of the raising device such as the arrangement of the capture needles and the shape, material, arrangement or mounting structure of the support base on which the capture needles are implanted may be appropriately selected.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an embroidery thread is sewn on a cloth in a loop to form an embroidery portion composed of a pile, and a loop is formed by applying a pulling force to the loop of the embroidery thread. Since the embroidery thread of the embroidery portion is raised by cutting the embroidery portion, an embroidery portion having a three-dimensional and soft texture can be formed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the raising device for raising embroidery according to the first aspect, wherein a plurality of flexible capturing needles arranged in a brush shape and the capturing needles are planted. An elastically deformable support base, a mounting seat for mounting and fixing the support base, and driving means for horizontally moving the mounting seat relative to the embroidery portion, wherein the capture needle is attached to the embroidery portion. Since the capture needle is horizontally moved by the driving means in the contact state, and the loop of the embroidery thread captured by the capture needle is pulled to cut the loop of the embroidery thread, the efficiency is reduced in a short time. Can be raised and labor can be saved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a raising device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the raising device.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the raising device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a raising process according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the loop is pulled.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a brushed embroidery part according to the first embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cloth 2 Embroidery part 3 Embroidery thread 3A loop 4 Pile material 10 Automatic embroidery machine (drive means) 15 Capture needle 16 Support base 18 Mounting base 40 Brushed 41 Brushed embroidery

Claims (2)

[Claims] An embroidery thread is sewn on a fabric in a loop to form an embroidery section made of a pile, and a tensile force is applied to the loop of the embroidery thread to cut the loop to embroider the embroidery thread. Brushed embroidery characterized by brushed yarn. 2. A raising device for raising embroidery according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of flexible capture needles arranged in a brush shape and an elastically deformable support base for implanting the capture needles. A mounting seat for mounting and fixing the support base; and driving means for horizontally moving the mounting seat relative to the embroidery part, wherein the driving means is provided in a state where the capture needle is in contact with the embroidery part. The napping device according to claim 1, wherein the embroidery thread is moved horizontally, and the embroidery thread loop captured by the capture needle is pulled to cut the embroidery thread loop.