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US 5,511,394 AGranted
Method of producing knitted articles
AssigneeShima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd.
InventorMasahiro Shima
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Abstract
Different kinds of texture samples smaller than the knitted fabric to be produced are knitted with different loop lengths and finished. The loop length and loop density for the fabric are determined from the sample having an optimum texture. The density obtained is applies to pattern data as to the fabric to determine wale and course numbers, and the fabric is knitted with the determined loop length and finished.
Claims9
A method of producing a knitted article while controlling loop length, comprising the steps of:
- determining a shape and size of a knitted article to be produced,
- knitting different samples having varying texture and loop lengths in a size smaller than said the determined size,
- finishing the samples and thereafter evaluating the samples to select an optimum sample,
- determining the loop length of the knitted article to be produced from a loop length of the optimum sample and determining a wale number and course number of the knitted article to be produced from the size of the finished optimum sample, and
- knitting the article with the determined wale number and course number while controlling the loop length so that the loop length corresponds with the determined loop length.
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A method of producing a knitted article while controlling loop length, comprising the steps of:
- determining a shape and size of a knitted article to be produced,
- knitting different samples having varying texture and loop lengths in a size smaller than the determined size,
- finishing the samples and thereafter evaluating the samples to select an optimum sample,
- determining the loop length of the knitted article to be produced from a loop length of the optimum sample and determining a wale number and a course number of the knitted article to be produced from wale and course numbers thereof per unit length of the optimum sample, and
- knitting the article with the determined wale number and course number while controlling the loop length so that the loop length corresponds with the determined loop length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.