Knitted outer covering and a method and system for making three-dimensional patterns for the same
US9695529B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B37/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fully fashion knitted outer covering made by using a method for generation of contour fit 3D fully fashion knitted outer covering pattern based on 3D exterior data of an object. The method comprises the following steps: digitizing an individual to create a 3D object data cloud; automatically and/or manually recognizing object's exterior landmarks; extracting the object's exterior measurements; calculating the outer covering pattern block of the digitized surface of the object according to the extracted object's exterior measurements including geodesic measurements; transforming the outer covering block to 3D weft knitted outer covering pattern by introducing horizontal and/or vertical darts; and translating the modified knitted outer covering pattern to knitting diagrams and/or instructions, which can then be transferred to knitwear CAD system to control the automatic knitting machine to knit the required knitted outer covering.
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