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Knit design method and knit design apparatus

US5719777A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1996
Grant dateFeb 17, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD04B37/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Design data of a knitted product are divided into plural layers, layer numbers are given to the layers, and the layers are stored. The default value of a layer number is the number of the latest layer plus 1, and the layer numbers can be modified. It is made possible to unite or group plural layers into a group, and a layer number is given to the group. It is also made possible to cancel grouping.

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