US5438520A
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Method of creating applique data
Assignee: Nippon Denpa Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-04-01
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Granted: 1995-08-01
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Expires: 2014-04-01
Abstract
Abstract A method of creating data for an applique which has its lower and upper applique patches embroidered to lower and upper cloths, respectively, such that the lower cloth and applique patch and the upper cloth and applique patch can overlap and separate each other with a predetermined overlap margin. The applique data creating method includes the steps of: inputting synthetic contour data of the two applique patches when the lower and upper applique patches overlap each other with the predetermined overlap margin; inputting the individual overlap edge data of the lower and upper applique patches; creating the individual contour data of the lower and upper applique patches from the synthetic contour data and the individual overlap edge data; and creating the individual embroidering data of the lower and upper applique patches on the basis of the individual contour data of the lower and upper applique patches.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Satoh
- 👤 Akinori Kuroda
- 👤 Masashi Asai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:00
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B19/00; D05B19/02; D05B19/04; D05B19/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of creating data for an applique which has its lower and upper applique patches embroidered to lower and upper cloths, respectively, such that the lower cloth and applique patch and the upper cloth and applique patch can overlap and separate each other with a predetermined overlap margin, comprising the steps of: inputting synthetic contour data of the two applique patches when the lower and upper applique patches overlap each other with the predetermined overlap margin; inputting individual overlap edge data of said lower and upper applique patches; creating individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches from said synthetic contour data and said individual overlap edge data; creating the individual embroidering data of said lower and upper applique patches on the basis of the individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches; and embroidering the lower and upper applique patches to the lower and upper cloths based on said individual embroidering data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of creating data for an applique which has its lower and upper applique patches embroidered to lower and upper cloths, respectively, such that the lower cloth and applique patch and the upper cloth and applique patch can overlap and separate each other with a predetermined overlap margin, comprising the steps of: inputting synthetic contour data of the two applique patches when the lower and upper applique patches overlap each other with the predetermined overlap margin; inputting individual overlap edge data of said lower and upper applique patches; creating individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches from said synthetic contour data and said individual overlap edge data; creating the individual embroidering data of said lower and upper applique patches on the basis of the individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches; and embroidering the lower and upper applique patches to the lower and upper cloths based on said individual embroidering data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of creating individual cutting data of said lower and upper applique patches on the basis of the individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches, which are created at said contour data creating step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 1, wherein the individual embroidering data of said lower and upper applique patches, which are created at said embroidering data creating step, include: temporary stitch data for positioning said lower and upper applique patches individually for forming the positioning temporary stitches of said lower and upper applique patches, respectively, in said lower and upper cloths; basting stitch data for temporarily stitching said lower and upper applique patches coarsely to said lower and upper cloths, respectively; and satin stitch data for satin-stitching said lower and upper applique patches, respectively, to said lower and upper cloths.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 3, wherein said embroidering data creating step includes the sub-steps of: creating the temporary stitch data for positioning said lower and upper applique patches, respectively, from the individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches, which are created at said contour data creating step; and setting the starting point of said positioning temporary stitch data to the intersection points between said positioning temporary stitch data and the overlap edge data of the lower and upper applique patches, which are inputted at said overlap edge data inputting step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
73 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 3, wherein said embroidering data creating step includes the sub-steps of: creating inner circumference data along the inner circumference of the individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches, which are created at said contour data creating step; and creating the individual basting stitch data of said lower and upper applique patches from said individual contour data and said individual inner circumference data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 3, wherein said embroidering data creating step includes the sub-steps of: creating inner circumference data and outer circumference data respectively along the inner and outer circumferences of the individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches, which are created at said contour data creating step; and creating the individual satin stitch data of said lower and upper applique patches from said inner circumference data and said outer circumference data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 6, wherein said embroidering data creating step includes a sub-step of creating thread interchanging data in the satin stitch data of said upper applique patch, which are created in the same step, for interchanging the satin stitch thread for stitching the overlap edge of said upper applique patch and the satin stitch thread for stitching the remainder of said upper applique patch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
140 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 6, wherein said embroidering data creating step decides a creating side automatically and includes the sub-steps of: extending search lines in one direction from arbitrary points of the individual contour data of said lower and upper applique patches, which are created at said contour data creating step, to the other portions of said contour data; determining the number of intersection points between said search lines and other portions of said individual contour data; and creating said inner circumference data and said outer circumference data correctly at the inner circumference side and the outer circumference side with respect to said individual contour data on the basis of the extending direction of said search lines, the advancing direction of said individual contour data at said arbitrary points, and the number of said intersection points.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
110 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 6, wherein in case the contour data of said lower and upper applique patches have two-curve intersecting portions, said embroidering data creating step includes the sub-steps of: setting a phantom line Joining the intersection points of said inner circumference data and the intersection points of said outer circumference data in said two-curve intersecting portions as the boundary of the two-curve portions of the satin stitch data for satin-stitching said two curves; and changing the seam direction of the two-curve portions of said satin stitch data so gradually as to become the more parallel to said boundary as the closer to said boundary.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
123 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 6, wherein in case the edge portion of said upper applique patch is arranged to be substantially registered with the edge portion of said upper cloth, said embroidering data creating step includes the sub-steps of creating the satin stitch data of said upper applique patch so that the satin stitch data of said upper applique patch and the data of a forward stitch portion formed from the non-edge portion to the edge portion of said upper cloth may contain the data of a backward stitch portion which is so terminated by at least four stitches as to be returned from the starting end of said forward stitch portion to the non-edge portion of said cloth.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 10, wherein said embroidering step includes a sub-step of creating the data of said forward stitch portion at a substantially constant pitch from the non-edge portion to the edge portion of said upper cloth.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
60 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 10, wherein said embroidering step includes a sub-step of creating the data of said forward stitch portion at a substantially constant pitch in the non-edge portion of said upper cloth and with Jumping stitch data from this side of the edge portion of said upper cloth and to the same edge portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 10, wherein said embroidering step includes a sub-step of creating the data of said forward stitch portion at a substantially constant pitch in the non-edge portion of said upper cloth and at a coarser pitch from this side of the edge portion of said upper cloth to the same edge portion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
An applique data creating method according to claim 10, wherein said embroidering step includes a sub-step of creating basting stitch data having such a small stitch length as is doubled on the final stitch of said backward stitch portion from the starting end of said final stitch and is terminated midway of said final stitch.
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