Intermittent Weaving Splicer
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBhupesh Dua, Tory M. Cross
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Abstract
Woven products using combined materials are provided. An intermittent weaving splicer terminates and combines materials having different functional and/or aesthetic properties to create woven products that reflect the different properties of the combined material. Further, a dynamic tensioner variably adjusts tension on the combined materials based on the different properties of the combined material.
Claims20
A weaving system comprising:
- a loom;
- an intermittent weaving splicing device that terminates and combines material inputs to produce a combined material output;
- a dynamic tensioner that applies variable amounts of tension to the combined material output while the combined material output is being woven;
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- a logic unit that interacts with the loom, the dynamic tensioner, and the splicing device.
The weaving system of claim 7, wherein the feeding component feeds the combined material output into the loom as at least one of a warp thread of a weft thread.
A weaving system comprising:
- a loom;
- an intermittent weaving splicing device that terminates and combines material inputs to produce a combined material output;
- a feeding component;
- a dynamic tensioner having an input port and an output port;
- a logic unit that interacts with the loom, the dynamic tensioner, and the splicing device;
- and
- an expelling component that expels the combined material output from the intermittent weaving splicer.
A weaving system comprising:
- a loom;
- an intermittent weaving splicing device that terminates and combines material inputs to produce a combined material output;
- and
- a dynamic tensioner that applies variable amounts of tension to the combined material output while the combined material output is being woven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.