Embroidering and dyeing system

Abstract

An embroidering and dyeing system which is flexible for operation, enables producing high quality embroidering patterns and dyeing patterns on a cloth, and enables visualizing an ongoing process for producing the pattern. The embroidering and dyeing system includes a control device, an embroidering machine controlled by the control device, and a dyeing device separated from the control device and the embroidering machine and controlled by the control device embroiders on a work piece by the embroidering machine before or after dyeing on the work by the dyeing machine. A relative position between an embroidery pattern and a dyeing pattern is corrected. In case a thread with a color necessary for embroidering runs out, the embroidery pattern is produced by dyeing a white or transparent thread by the dyeing device.

1 . An embroidering and dyeing system comprising: 
 a control device;    an embroidering machine controlled by the control device; and    a dyeing device separated from the control device and the embroidering machine, the dyeing device controlled by the control device; wherein    the control device controls the embroidering machine to embroider on a work piece before or after dyeing the work piece by the dyeing device in accordance with embroider data for generating a selected embroider pattern.    
   
   
       2 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the work piece is set at a common frame device to be embroidered and dyed at the embroidering machine and the dyeing device.  
   
   
       3 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 2 , wherein the work piece is actuated to move to a predetermined initial position for embroidering and a predetermined initial position for dyeing depending on particular information every time the frame device is set at the embroidering machine and the dyeing device.  
   
   
       4 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the work piece is set at a first frame device and a second frame device to be embroidered and dyed at the embroidering machine and the dyeing device respectively.  
   
   
       5 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 4 , wherein the first frame device and the second frame device are configured to be actuated to move the work piece to a predetermined initial position for embroidering and to a predetermined initial position for dyeing depending on particular information every time the first frame device and the second frame device are set at the embroidering machine and the dyeing device.  
   
   
       6 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the dyeing device is operable during the operation of the embroidering machine.  
   
   
       7 . An embroidering and dyeing system comprising: 
 a control device; and    an embroidering machine controlled by the control device; wherein    a plurality of dyeing devices are externally provided and the control device is configured to embroider and dye on a work piece by controlling the embroidering machine and the dyeing device.    
   
   
       8 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 7 , wherein the embroidering machine is independent from the control device.  
   
   
       9 . An embroidering and dyeing system comprising: 
 a control device;    an embroidering machine; and    a dyeing device; wherein    the embroidering machine and the dyeing device are controlled by the common control device;    and wherein    embroidering and dyeing are performed consecutively or simultaneously.    
   
   
       10 . An embroidering and dyeing system comprising: 
 a control device;    an embroidering machine; and    a dyeing device; wherein    the embroidering machine and the dyeing device are controlled by the common control device;    and wherein    the control device actuates a frame device configured to be set with a work piece to move to a predetermined initial position for embroidering and to a predetermined initial position for dyeing depending on particular information every time the frame device is set at the embroidering machine and the dyeing device.    
   
   
       11 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 3 , wherein the particular information includes size of the frame device.  
   
   
       12 . An embroidering and dyeing system comprising: 
 a plurality of embroidering machines;    a dyeing device; and    a control device for controlling the embroidering machine and the dyeing device; wherein    the embroidering machines are positioned keeping approximately equal intervals surrounding the dyeing device.    
   
   
       13 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 12 , wherein the dyeing device is positioned at a table configured to be rotated.  
   
   
       14 . An embroidering and dyeing system for embroidering a pattern on a cloth by an embroidering machine before or after dyeing a pattern on the cloth by a dyeing device; 
 wherein a relative position between the pattern for embroidering and the pattern for dyeing is corrected.    
   
   
       15 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the relative position is corrected based on a shrinkage amount and a shrinkage direction of the cloth.  
   
   
       16 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 15 , wherein the shrinkage amount and the shrinkage direction of the cloth is obtained before embroidering the pattern by a trial embroidering.  
   
   
       17 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 15 , wherein the shrinkage amount and the shrinkage direction of the cloth is obtained by tentatively dying the pattern or dyeing only outline with volatile ink or small amount of low concentration ink after producing the pattern by the embroidering and by comparing the tentatively dyed pattern and the embroidered pattern.  
   
   
       18 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 14 , wherein coordinates for arbitrary two points on the cloth are detected, a correction amount is calculated based on coordinate displacement of the two points, and the relative position is corrected based on the correction amount either before tentatively embroidering the pattern or after embroidering the pattern.  
   
   
       19 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 14 , wherein two arbitrary points on the pattern for embroidering are detected at the embroidering machine and the dyeing device, a correction amount is calculated from coordinate displacement of said two points, and the relative position is corrected based on the correction amount.  
   
   
       20 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 15 , wherein said arbitrary two points on the pattern for embroidering are detected at the embroidering machine and the dyeing device, a correction amount is calculated from coordinate displacement of said two points, and the shrinkage amount and the shrinkage direction of the cloth is considered for correcting the relative position.  
   
   
       21 . An embroidering and dyeing system comprising: 
 a control device;    an embroidering machine controlled by the control device; and    a dyeing device controlled by the control device and operable independent from the embroidering machine; wherein    the control device controls the embroidering machine to embroider a work piece before dyeing the work piece by the dyeing device in accordance with embroidering data for embroidering a selected pattern; and wherein    the pattern is produced by embroidering with white or transparent thread and dyeing thereof by the dyeing device in case a thread with necessary color for the embroidering is run out.    
   
   
       22 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 5 , wherein the particular information includes size of the frame device.  
   
   
       23 . The embroidering and dyeing system according to  claim 10 , wherein the particular information includes size of the frame device.