Method of producing for review a tufted fabric pattern

• US 4,469,037 A
• Filed: 04/23/1982
• Issued: 09/04/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Allied Corp. (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Allied Corp. (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Bost, Ralph H. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nerbun, Peter P.
• Application Number:
  US06/371,382
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 112/266.2, 112/266.1, 112/79 A, 112/79 R, 112/262.1, 112/158 E, 112/121.11, 112/121.12, 364/900
• US Class Current: 112/475.19
• CPC Class Codes: D05C 15/00 Making pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features by inserting loops into a base material layered products B32B; non-woven pile fabrics D04H11/00
• CPC Class Codes: D05D 2205/18 Screens

Abstract

A method of producing for review a tufted fabric pattern prior to actually tufting the fabric with a tufting device is provided. The method comprises the steps of:

a. converting specified tufting parameters into a plurality of digital patterns;

b. converting the digital patterns into a plurality of video signals; and

c. displaying the resultant graphics on a cathode-ray tube means.

Variations in tufting parameters can be easily and rapidly screened to determine if a desirable pattern emerges, thereby accelerating the development of marketable tufted fabric patterns.

Claims

1. A method of producing for review a tufted fabric pattern prior to actually tufting the fabric with a tufting device comprising at least two needle bars, comprising the steps of:

a. converting the tufting parameters of;

a cam pattern for each of the needle bars, a cam phase, a creel pattern for each of the needle bars, and a creel phase, into a plurality of digital patterns;

b. converting the digital patterns into a plurality of video signals; and

c. displaying the resultant graphics on a cathode-ray tube means.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the video signal is a frequency modulation video signal.

3. A method of producing for review a tufted fabric pattern prior to actually tufting the fabric with a tufting device comprising a staggered needle bar, comprising the steps of:

a. converting the tufting parameters of;

a stitch rate, a cam pattern for the staggered needle bar, and a creel pattern for the staggered needle bar, into a plurality of digital patterns;

b. converting the digital patterns into a plurality of video signals; and

c. displaying the resultant graphics on a cathode-ray tube means.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the video signal is a frequency modulation video signal.