System for the electronic control of textile machines or for the manufacture of control strips for textile machines

Claim 1

A system for generating control signals for the electronic control of a multisystem color pattern reproducing machine having a plurality of electronically controllable working systems, wherein each system reproduces one predetermined color of said pattern and wherein said systems are divided into groups such that the systems of a group jointly reproduce a line of said pattern and said groups jointly and successively reproduce said pattern, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. a color line deriving means for reading out said information from said information storage means and for converting said information to color lines, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means coupled to said color line deriving means to receive said color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage corresponding at least to the number of systems; d. read-out means controlled by a first clock generator producing first clock pulses corresponding to the working speed of said color reproducing machine, said read-out means being coupled to said working storage means and said working systems for reading out said color lines and for converting said color lines to control signals, the control signals of each color line being fed to an associated working system; and e. a control circuit including color line exchanging means coupled to said color line deriving means and said working storage means for controlling exchanges of said color lines in said working storage means in a predetermined sequence, so that each system of said color pattern reproducing machine is controlled in accordance with said pattern.

Claim 2

A system for generating control signals for the electronic control of a multisystem color pattern reproducing machine having a plurality of electronically controllable working systems, wherein each system reproduces one predetermined color of said pattern and wherein said systems are divided into groups such that the systems of a group jointly reproduce a line of said pattern and said groups jointly and successively reproduce said pattern, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. a color line deriving means for reading out said information from said information storage means and for converting said information to color lines, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means coupled to said color line deriving means to receive said color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage corresponding at least to the number of systems; d. read-out means controlled by a first clock generator producing first clock pulses corresponding to the working speed of said color reproducing machine, said read-out means being coupled to said working storage means and said working systems for reading out said color lines and for converting said color lines to control signals, the control signals of each color line being fed to an associated working system; and e. a control circuit including color line exchanging means coupled to said color line deriving means and said working storage means for controlling exchanges of said color lines in said working storage means in a predetermined sequence, so that each system of said color pattern reproducing machine is controlled in accordance with said pattern.

Claim 6

A system for producing control signals for the control of a multisystem knitting machine knitting loop courses and having a first clock generator producing clock pulses corresponding to the knitting speed, said knitting machine reproducing a color pattern and each system producing loops of one predetermined color of said pattern by selecting predetermined knitting needles to knit and all other needles not to knit, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means (1, 7, 10) for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. deriving means (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 501, 503, 505, 507, 13, 14, 519, 521) coupled to said information storage means to derive color lines from the color information stored in said information storage means, each color line containing in series from all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means (847, 848, 849, 40) coupled to said deriving means and said systems for sequentially receiving therefrom and storing the color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage means corresponding at least to the number of systems; d. read-out means (877, 878, 879, 844, 845, 846, 851, 852, 46) controlled by the first clock generator and coupled to said working storage means for converting said color lines to said control signals and for reading out said color lines and sequentially feeding said control signals to a particular system; e. a second clock generator (829, 830) sequentially producing series of second clock pulses each series including as many second clock pulses as there are systems, each clock pulse being related to a particular system and indicating the time at which one particular color line has been fed to that particular system; and f. exchanging means (815, 816, 819, 820, 841, 842, 843) coupled to said second clock generator means and said working storage means for exchanging a color line stored in said working storage means by a new color line stored in said information storage means and derived by said deriving means each time a second clock pulse occurs, so that each system is sequentially controlled by a plurality of color lines to reproduce the whole pattern.

Claim 7

A system for producing control signals for the control of a multisystem knitting machine knitting loop courses and having a first clock generator producing clock pulses corresponding to the knitting speed, said knitting machine reproducing a color pattern and each system producing loops of one predetermined color of said pattern by selecting predetermined knitting needles to knit and all other needles not to knit, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means (1, 7, 10) for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. deriving means (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 501, 503, 505, 507, 13, 14, 519, 521) coupled to said information storage means to derive color lines from the color information stored in said information storage means, each color line containing in series from all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means (847, 848, 849, 40) coupled to said deriving means and said systems for sequentially receiving therefrom and storing the color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage means corresponding at least to the number of systems; d. read-out means (877, 878, 879, 844, 845, 846, 851, 852, 46) controlled by the first clock generator and coupled to said working storage means for converting said color lines to said control signals and for reading out said color lines and sequentially feeding said control signals to a particular system; e. a second clock generator (829, 830) sequentially producing series of second clock pulses each series including as many second clock pulses as there are systems, each clock pulse being related to a particular system and indicating the time at which one particular color line has been fed to that particular system; and f. exchanging means (815, 816, 819, 820, 841, 842, 843) coupled to said second clock generator means and said working storage means for exchanging a color line stored in said working storage means by a new color line stored in said information storage means and derived by said deriving means each time a second clock pulse occurs, so that each system is sequentially controlled by a plurality of color lines to reproduce the whole pattern.

Claim 44

A system for producing control signals for the electronic control of a multisystem knitting machine having electronically controllable knitting systems for selecting knitting needles during knitting operations, wherein each knitting system reproduces one predetermined color of said pattern and wherein said systems are divided into groups such that the knitting systems of a group jointly and successively reproduce said pattern in the form of loop courses, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. a color line deriving means for reading out said information from said information storage means and for converting said information to color lines, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means coupled to said color line driving means to receive said color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage corresponding at least to the number of knitting systems; d. read-out means controlled by a first clock generator, producing first clock pulses corresponding to the knitting speed of said knitting machine, said read-out means being coupled to said working storage means and said knitting systems for reading out said color lines and for converting said color lines to control signals, the control signals of each color line being fed to an associated knitting system, and e. a control circuit including color line exchanging means coupled to said color line deriving means and said working storage means for controlling exchanges of said color lines in said working storage means in a predetermined sequence, so that each knitting system of said knitting machine is controlled in accordance with said pattern.

Claim 45

A system for producing control signals for the electronic control of a multisystem knitting machine having electronically controllable knitting systems for selecting knitting needles during knitting operations, wherein each knitting system reproduces one predetermined color of said pattern and wherein said systems are divided into groups such that the knitting systems of a group jointly and successively reproduce said pattern in the form of loop courses, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. a color line deriving means for reading out said information from said information storage means and for converting said information to color lines, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means coupled to said color line driving means to receive said color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage corresponding at least to the number of knitting systems; d. read-out means controlled by a first clock generator, producing first clock pulses corresponding to the knitting speed of said knitting machine, said read-out means being coupled to said working storage means and said knitting systems for reading out said color lines and for converting said color lines to control signals, the control signals of each color line being fed to an associated knitting system, and e. a control circuit including color line exchanging means coupled to said color line deriving means and said working storage means for controlling exchanges of said color lines in said working storage means in a predetermined sequence, so that each knitting system of said knitting machine is controlled in accordance with said pattern.

Claim 49

A system for generating control signals for the control of a control strip marking machine for marking a control strip adapted to control a multisystem knitting machine, said knitting machine reproducing a color pattern and having knitting systems for selecting knitting needles during knitting operations, wherein said knitting systems are controlled by scanning information from said control strip and wherein said control strip marking machine includes marking means for storing said information in the form of markings on said control strip, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. a temporary storage means for receiving from said infomation storage means, in the form of information blocks, all information of a line of said color pattern; c. means for reading out said temporary storage means and for deriving color lines, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; d. a working storage means coupled to said means for reading out said temporary storage means to receive said color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage corresponding at least to the number of knitting systems; e. read-out means coupled to said working storage means and said marking means for reading out said color lines and for converting said color lines to control signals, said control signals being fed to said marking means; and f. color line exchanging means coupled to said temporary storage means, said means for reading out said temporary storage means and said working storage means for controlling exchanges of said color lines in said working storage means in a predetermined sequence, so that said marking means are controlled in accordance with said pattern.

Claim 50

A system for generating control signals for the control of a control strip marking machine for marking a control strip adapted to control a multisystem knitting machine, said knitting machine reproducing a color pattern and having knitting systems for selecting knitting needles during knitting operations, wherein said knitting systems are controlled by scanning information from said control strip and wherein said control strip marking machine includes marking means for storing said information in the form of markings on said control strip, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. a temporary storage means for receiving from said infomation storage means, in the form of information blocks, all information of a line of said color pattern; c. means for reading out said temporary storage means and for deriving color lines, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; d. a working storage means coupled to said means for reading out said temporary storage means to receive said color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage corresponding at least to the number of knitting systems; e. read-out means coupled to said working storage means and said marking means for reading out said color lines and for converting said color lines to control signals, said control signals being fed to said marking means; and f. color line exchanging means coupled to said temporary storage means, said means for reading out said temporary storage means and said working storage means for controlling exchanges of said color lines in said working storage means in a predetermined sequence, so that said marking means are controlled in accordance with said pattern.

Claim 51

A system for producing control signals for the electronic control of a circular knitting machine having electronically controllable knitting systems for selecting knitting needles during knitting operations, wherein each knitting system reproduces one predetermined color of said pattern and wherein said systems are divided into groups such that the knitting systems of a group jointly and successively reproduce said pattern in the form of loop courses, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. a color line deriving means for reading out said information from said information storage means and for converting said information to color lines, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined lines of said pattern; c. a working storage means coupled to said color line deriving means to receive said color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage means corresponding at least to the number of knitting systems; d. read-out means coupled to said working storage means and said knitting systems for reading out said color lines and for converting said color lines to control signals, the control signals of said color lines being fed to said knitting systems; e. color line exchanging means coupled to said color line deriving means and said working storage means for controlling exchanges of said color lines in said working storage in a predetermined sequence, so that said knitting systems are controlled in accordance with said pattern; and f. displacement means coupled in the signal path between said information storage means and said knitting systems for altering the sequences of information of said color lines or of said control signals, respectively, in dependence on the distances of said knitting systems round said circular knitting machine.

Claim 52

A system for producing control signals for the electronic control of a circular knitting machine having electronically controllable knitting systems for selecting knitting needles during knitting operations, wherein each knitting system reproduces one predetermined color of said pattern and wherein said systems are divided into groups such that the knitting systems of a group jointly and successively reproduce said pattern in the form of loop courses, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. a color line deriving means for reading out said information from said information storage means and for converting said information to color lines, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined lines of said pattern; c. a working storage means coupled to said color line deriving means to receive said color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage means corresponding at least to the number of knitting systems; d. read-out means coupled to said working storage means and said knitting systems for reading out said color lines and for converting said color lines to control signals, the control signals of said color lines being fed to said knitting systems; e. color line exchanging means coupled to said color line deriving means and said working storage means for controlling exchanges of said color lines in said working storage in a predetermined sequence, so that said knitting systems are controlled in accordance with said pattern; and f. displacement means coupled in the signal path between said information storage means and said knitting systems for altering the sequences of information of said color lines or of said control signals, respectively, in dependence on the distances of said knitting systems round said circular knitting machine.

Claim 55

A system for generating control signals for the control of a machine for marking a control strip adapted to control a multisystem machine, said machine reproducing a color pattern and each system reproducing one predetermined color of said pattern, said machine for marking the control strip including as many marking elements as there are systems and a first clock Generator producing clock pulses corresponding to the marking speed, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means (1,7,10) for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. deriving means (2,3,4,5,6,501,503,505,507,13,519,521) coupled to said information storage means to derive color lines from the color information stored in said information storage means, each color line containing in series from all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means (847,848,849,40) coupled to said deriving means and said marking elements for sequentially receiving therefrom and storing the color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage corresponding at least to the number of marking elements; d. read-out means (877,878,879,844,845,846,851,852,46) controlled by the first clock generator of said machine and coupled to said working storage means for converting said color lines of said control signals and for reading out said color lines and sequentially feeding said control signals to a particular marking element as is necessary for knitting purposes; e. a second clock generator (829,830) sequentially producing series of second clock pulses each series including as many second clock pulses as there are systems, each clock pulse being related to a particular system and indicating the time at which one particular color line has been fed to that particular system; and f. exchanging means (815,816,819,820,841,842,843) coupled to said second clock generator and said working storage means for exchanging a color line stored in said working storage means by a new color line stored in said information storage means and derived by said deriving means each time a second clock pulse occurs, so that each marking element is sequentially controlled by a plurality of color lines to store the whole pattern on said control strip in a form as necessary for reproducing purposes.

Claim 56

A system for generating control signals for the control of a machine for marking a control strip adapted to control a multisystem machine, said machine reproducing a color pattern and each system reproducing one predetermined color of said pattern, said machine for marking the control strip including as many marking elements as there are systems and a first clock Generator producing clock pulses corresponding to the marking speed, comprising in combination: a. an information storage means (1,7,10) for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. deriving means (2,3,4,5,6,501,503,505,507,13,519,521) coupled to said information storage means to derive color lines from the color information stored in said information storage means, each color line containing in series from all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means (847,848,849,40) coupled to said deriving means and said marking elements for sequentially receiving therefrom and storing the color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage corresponding at least to the number of marking elements; d. read-out means (877,878,879,844,845,846,851,852,46) controlled by the first clock generator of said machine and coupled to said working storage means for converting said color lines of said control signals and for reading out said color lines and sequentially feeding said control signals to a particular marking element as is necessary for knitting purposes; e. a second clock generator (829,830) sequentially producing series of second clock pulses each series including as many second clock pulses as there are systems, each clock pulse being related to a particular system and indicating the time at which one particular color line has been fed to that particular system; and f. exchanging means (815,816,819,820,841,842,843) coupled to said second clock generator and said working storage means for exchanging a color line stored in said working storage means by a new color line stored in said information storage means and derived by said deriving means each time a second clock pulse occurs, so that each marking element is sequentially controlled by a plurality of color lines to store the whole pattern on said control strip in a form as necessary for reproducing purposes.

Claim 58

A system for producing control signals for the control of a multisystem circular knitting machine knitting loop courses and having a first clock generator producing clock pulses corresponding to the knitting speed, said knitting machine reproducing a color pattern and each system producing loops of one predetermined color of said pattern by selecting predetermined knitting needles to knit and all other needles not to knit, comprising in combination: a magnetic tape information storage means (7) for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. deriving means coupled to said information storage means to derive color lines from the color information stored in said information storage means, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means coupled to said deriving means for sequentially receiving therefrom and storing the color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage means corresponding to the number of systems; d. read-out means controlled by a clock generator of said machine and coupled to said working storage means and said systems for converting said color lines to electrical control signals and for reading out said color lines and sequentially feeding said electrical control signals to a particular system for knitting one complete loop course with said color lines; e. a second clock generator sequentially producing series of second clock pulses each series including as many second clock pulses as there are systems, each clock pulse being related to a particular system and indicating the time at which one particular color line has been fed to knit at that paRticular system a complete loop course; and f. exchanging means coupled to said second clock generator means for exchanging a color line stored in said working storage means by a new color line stored in said information storage means and derived by said deriving means each time a second clock pulse occurs, so that each system is sequentially controlled by a plurality of color lines to reproduce the whole pattern, said exchanging means comprising displacement means for altering the sequence of the information of said color lines derived by said deriving means as a function of the distances between the systems of said circular knitting machine, so that each system is controlled in accordance with said color pattern.

Claim 59

A system for producing control signals for the control of a multisystem circular knitting machine knitting loop courses and having a first clock generator producing clock pulses corresponding to the knitting speed, said knitting machine reproducing a color pattern and each system producing loops of one predetermined color of said pattern by selecting predetermined knitting needles to knit and all other needles not to knit, comprising in combination: a magnetic tape information storage means (7) for storing color information according to the color pattern; b. deriving means coupled to said information storage means to derive color lines from the color information stored in said information storage means, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color in a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means coupled to said deriving means for sequentially receiving therefrom and storing the color lines, the number of color lines stored in said working storage means corresponding to the number of systems; d. read-out means controlled by a clock generator of said machine and coupled to said working storage means and said systems for converting said color lines to electrical control signals and for reading out said color lines and sequentially feeding said electrical control signals to a particular system for knitting one complete loop course with said color lines; e. a second clock generator sequentially producing series of second clock pulses each series including as many second clock pulses as there are systems, each clock pulse being related to a particular system and indicating the time at which one particular color line has been fed to knit at that paRticular system a complete loop course; and f. exchanging means coupled to said second clock generator means for exchanging a color line stored in said working storage means by a new color line stored in said information storage means and derived by said deriving means each time a second clock pulse occurs, so that each system is sequentially controlled by a plurality of color lines to reproduce the whole pattern, said exchanging means comprising displacement means for altering the sequence of the information of said color lines derived by said deriving means as a function of the distances between the systems of said circular knitting machine, so that each system is controlled in accordance with said color pattern.

Claim 60

A system for producing control signals for the control of a machine having working stations and a first clock generator producing clock pulses corresponding to the working speed of the working stations, said machine reproducing line by line and point by point a color pattern and each station reproducing one predetermined color of said pattern by selecting working elements comprising in combination: a. an information storage means (1,7,10) for storing color information according to the complete color pattern; b. deriving means (2,3,4,5,6,501,503,505,507,13,14,519,521) coupled to said infomration storage means to derive color lines from the color information stored in said information storage means, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color of a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means (847,848,849,40) coupled to said deriving means and said systems for sequentially recieving therefrom and temporarily storing the color lines, the number of color lines simultaneously stored in said working storage means corresponding at least to the number of systems; d. read-out means (877,878,879,844,845,846,851,852,46) controlled by the first clock generator and coupled to said working storage means for converting said color lines to said control signals and for reading out said color lines and sequentially feeding said control signals to a particular system for reproducing purposes; e. a second clock generator (829,830) sequentially producing series of second clock pulses each series including as many second clock pulses as there are stations, each clock pulse being related to a particular system and indicating the time at which one particular color line has been fed as to that particular stations and f. exchaning means (815,816,819,841,842,843) coupled to said second clock generator means and said working storage means for exchanging a color line stored in said working storage means by a new color line stored in said information storage means and derived by said deriving means each time a second clock pulse occurs, so that each station is sequentially controlled by a plurality of color lines to reproduce, the whole pattern in a desired manner.

Claim 61

A system for producing control signals for the control of a machine having working stations and a first clock generator producing clock pulses corresponding to the working speed of the working stations, said machine reproducing line by line and point by point a color pattern and each station reproducing one predetermined color of said pattern by selecting working elements comprising in combination: a. an information storage means (1,7,10) for storing color information according to the complete color pattern; b. deriving means (2,3,4,5,6,501,503,505,507,13,14,519,521) coupled to said infomration storage means to derive color lines from the color information stored in said information storage means, each color line containing in series form all information of a predetermined color of a predetermined line of said pattern; c. a working storage means (847,848,849,40) coupled to said deriving means and said systems for sequentially recieving therefrom and temporarily storing the color lines, the number of color lines simultaneously stored in said working storage means corresponding at least to the number of systems; d. read-out means (877,878,879,844,845,846,851,852,46) controlled by the first clock generator and coupled to said working storage means for converting said color lines to said control signals and for reading out said color lines and sequentially feeding said control signals to a particular system for reproducing purposes; e. a second clock generator (829,830) sequentially producing series of second clock pulses each series including as many second clock pulses as there are stations, each clock pulse being related to a particular system and indicating the time at which one particular color line has been fed as to that particular stations and f. exchaning means (815,816,819,841,842,843) coupled to said second clock generator means and said working storage means for exchanging a color line stored in said working storage means by a new color line stored in said information storage means and derived by said deriving means each time a second clock pulse occurs, so that each station is sequentially controlled by a plurality of color lines to reproduce, the whole pattern in a desired manner.