Knitting method, knitting fabric, knit designing device and knitting program for intarsia pattern
AssigneeShima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd.
InventorYui Manabu
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Abstract
A yarn feeder is caused to perform a single reciprocating motion in a section in which the boundary of an intarsia pattern varies discontinuously such that a jump occurs between a yarn feeding end position of the yarn feeder and a following yarn feeding start position, and thus the stitches of the section in question are formed in halves between an outward route and a return route. As a result, yarn jumps do not occur even when the boundary of the intarsia pattern varies discontinuously.
Claims12
A knitting method for an intarsia pattern executed in a section on a boundary of the intarsia pattern in which a yarn feeding end position of a yarn feeder on a current course and a yarn feeding resumption position of the yarn feeder on a following course differ in a knitting course direction, the method comprising the steps of:
- performing smoothing knitting by causing the yarn feeder to perform a reciprocating motion in the section such that on an outward route, a part of stitches of a single course in the section is formed, and on a return route, a remainder of the stitches of the single course in the section is formed, whereby the stitches of the single course in the section is formed by the sum total of the outward route and the return route;
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- ensuring that knitting with another yarn feeder is not performed in the section between the outward route and the return route of the smoothing knitting.
A knitting fabric including an intarsia pattern, the fabric having a section in which a boundary of the intarsia pattern varies discontinuously, wherein
- a course comprising a part of stitches in the section and a course comprising a remainder of the stitches in the section are both formed on a stitch row of a course preceding the section to form a single course of the stitches in the section by the sum total of the course comprising the part of the stitches in the section and the course comprising the remainder of the stitches in the section.
A knit designing device, for converting a knitting fabric design into a knitting method for a knitting machine, comprising:
- detecting means for detecting a section on a boundary of an intarsia pattern in which a yarn feeding end position of a yarn feeder on a current course and a yarn feeding resumption position of the yarn feeder on a following course differ in a knitting course direction;
- and
- smoothing means for generating a smoothing knitting command to cause the yarn feeder to perform a reciprocating motion in the detected section such that on an outward route, a part of a single course of stitches in the section is formed, and on a return route, a remainder of the single course of the stitches in the section is formed, whereby the single course of the stitches in the section is formed by the sum total of the outward route and the return route, wherein
- knitting with another yarn feeder is not performed in the section between the outward route and the return route.
A knitting program comprising:
- detecting command for detecting a section on a boundary of an intarsia pattern in which a yarn feeding end position of a yarn feeder on a current course and a yarn feeding resumption position of the yarn feeder on a following course differ in a knitting course direction;
- and
- smoothing command for generating a smoothing knitting command to cause the yarn feeder to perform a reciprocating motion in the detected section such that on an outward route, a part of a single course of stitches in the section is formed, and on a return route, a remainder of the single course of the stitches in the section is formed, whereby the single course of the stitches in the section is formed by the sum total of the outward route and the return route, wherein
- knitting with another yarn feeder is not performed in the section between the outward route and the return route.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.