Fully fashion knitwear and a method and system for making three-dimensional patterns for the same
US9681694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B37/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fully fashion knitwear made by using a method for generation of contour fit three-dimensional (3D) fully fashion knitwear pattern based on 3D body data of an individual. The method comprises the following steps: digitizing an individual to create a 3D body data cloud; automatically recognizing body landmarks; extracting the body measurements; calculating the garment pattern block of the digitized surface of the individual according to the extracted body measurements including geodesic (minimal distance) measurements; transforming the garment block to 3D weft knitwear pattern by introducing horizontal and/or vertical darts; and translating the modified knitwear pattern to knitting diagrams and/or instructions, which can then be transferred manually to knitwear CAD system to control the automatic knitting machine to knit the required knitwear.
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