A fabric processing method for a clothing production robot controlled for automatic production

Through the robot-controlled fabric processing method, using superimposed support and ironing and cutting technology, the problems of uneven sewing and stiff corners of small-batch customized clothing fabrics were solved, and the precise sewing and smooth corners of clothing fabrics were achieved.

CN115715610BActive Publication Date: 2025-10-10HUIZHOU UNIV +3
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Application Number
CN202211370126.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
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Filing Date
2022-11-03
Publication Date
2025-10-10
Estimated Expiration
2042-11-03

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Technical Problem

In the production of small-batch custom clothing, problems such as uneven sewing, stiff edges and corners, and misaligned patterns are prone to occur during the fabric sewing process, resulting in poor sewing results.

Method used

The method of superimposed support is adopted, and the fabric processing method is controlled by robots. Through steps such as ironing, cutting, overlapping and sewing, the fabric size is ensured to be accurately adjusted and the edges and corners are aligned. The overlapping mechanism and support frame are used to support the fabric edges and corners to reduce stiffness.

Benefits of technology

It achieves more precise sewing density of fabrics, reduces stiffness of corners, and ensures that the corners of clothing fabrics are flat and well aligned after sewing.

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Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of garment production and processing, and discloses a garment production robot fabric processing method controlled by automatic production, which comprises a rotating shaft, an upper support frame and a lower support frame are connected in penetration and rotation on the side wall of the rotating shaft, a superposition mechanism is connected in penetration on the inner side wall of the upper support frame, the inside of the superposition mechanism comprises a backing plate, a compression spring and a clamping plate, and the bottom side of the backing plate is connected in penetration with the top side wall of the compression spring. The upper support frame is used as a support frame structure to support the needle and thread sewing effect of the edges and corners of the garment fabric after being stretched, the sewing density is ensured to be more accurate, the size difference caused by the stretching of the garment can be reduced, the edges and corners of the front fabric of the garment are clamped and superposed, the alignment operation of the edges and corners of the front and back of the garment can be facilitated, the side wall of the clamping plate is used as a support for the inside of the garment, and the edges and corners of the garment after sewing can be ensured to be in a flat state.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of garment production and processing, and in particular to a garment production robot fabric processing method controlled for automatic production. Background Art

[0002] During the production process, clothing is automatically processed by robots, and mass production is usually adopted. In the process of cutting clothing fabrics for small-batch customized sizes, it is usually found that the sewing is appropriate, and the pleats of the fabric will change after being stretched. These changes may cause excessive gaps in the sewn corner pressure lines, and the patterns of the front and back fabrics may not be aligned neatly, and the corners of the clothing fabric may be too stiff when sewn on a flat platform. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In order to solve the problem that the sewing effect may be too stiff and too hard, and to achieve the purpose of reducing the stiffness of the fabric corners by using the superimposed support method, the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions: A method for processing fabrics of a garment production robot controlled by automatic production, comprising the following steps:

[0004] S1. Based on the user's customized clothing fabrics and sizes, the selected fabrics are placed on the automatic conveyor for pushing. The robot controls the conveyor to push the fabrics to the ironing area and irons the fabrics to the required size.

[0005] S2. After ironing, the cutting robots on both sides automatically align and flatten the sides of the fabric, then cut around the desired fabric area. The robots automatically adjust the size and make samples based on the user's size set by the system. For tops, the robot cuts the front, back, and sleeves separately. For trousers, the robot only cuts the front and back.

[0006] S3. The conveyor robot automatically pushes the fabrics cut by area to the ironing area for smoothing. In the ironing order, the fabrics on the front and back of the garment are first pushed to the ironing area for processing, and then the fabrics on the sleeve area of ​​the garment are immediately connected and processed before being conveyed.

[0007] S4. Based on the size set by the system, the support frame of each garment fabric cut bottom is adjusted. The corresponding adjustment area is to fit the corresponding space of the same size. This can be done for the front and back sides of the garment and the sleeve area. The same operation is applied to the corresponding bottoms. The frame size can be increased or decreased and adjusted along the edge of the fabric.

[0008] S5. When making a garment, the frames supporting the front and back fabrics are overlapped during the overlapping process. The back fabric is pushed to the sewing area and sinks to the bottom layer. Then, the front fabric is pushed in from behind. The frame supporting the front fabric overlaps with the top wall of the frame supporting the back fabric. After the two sides overlap and come close to each other, they are sewn along the lower ends of the sleeves and shoulders on both sides.

[0009] S6. Then, the fabrics on both sides of the sleeves are pushed, and the bottom support frame supporting the sleeve fabric and the support frame supporting the back side fabric are connected. The support frame supporting the front side fabric is wrapped between the front side fabric and the back side fabric due to the sewing.

[0010] S7. Sewing the sleeve fabric separately, removing the support frame on the inner side of the sleeve fabric, and then aligning and sewing the sewn sleeve with the cuffs on both sides of the front and back fabric of the garment. The sleeve is then sent to the robot inspection area to check whether there are any missing or unsewn areas. If there are any missing areas, they need to be repaired. If there are no missing areas, the excess thread ends are trimmed.

[0011] S8. A support frame is inserted between the front and back side materials. The support frame is used as a docking point to pass through the neck opening and dock with the support column of the garment turning robot. The garment is then turned upside down, tested for elasticity, ironed, folded, and finally packaged for storage.

[0012] It includes a human-machine interaction and item control module, the human-machine interaction is connected to a microcontroller, the microcontroller includes a material detection sensor, a grayscale sensor and a material color sensor, the microcontroller is also connected to a motor drive, and the motor drive is connected to a power supply and item control;

[0013] The article control includes cutting, sewing, testing and packaging. The cutting includes size proofing, ironing and positioning, and zoning cutting. The sewing includes front and back side sewing, cuff docking, corner sewing, and patching. The packaging includes ironing, folding, and packaging and warehousing modules. The testing is connected to flanging ironing, which is connected to elasticity testing, which is connected to removing stray threads, which is connected to patching and ironing and folding modules.

[0014] After the initial sample of clothing is made, it enters the inspection module to check whether there are any leaks. If so, it enters the seam repair module. If not, it continues to be turned over and ironed, and then enters the elasticity detection. If there are any leaks, it enters the seam repair module. If not, the miscellaneous threads can be removed, ironed and folded, and finally packaged and put into storage.

[0015] A clothing production fabric cutting and stacking auxiliary device includes a rotating shaft, the side wall of the rotating shaft passes through and is rotatably connected to an upper support frame and a lower support frame, the inner side wall of the upper support frame passes through and is connected to a stacking mechanism, the interior of the stacking mechanism includes a pad, a compression spring and a clamping plate, the bottom side of the pad passes through and is connected to the top side wall of the compression spring, the bottom side of the compression spring passes through and is slidably connected to the top side wall of the clamping plate, the inner side of the lower support frame passes through and is connected to a cloth-supporting mechanism, the interior of the cloth-supporting mechanism includes a protrusion and a connecting belt, the bottom side wall of the protrusion passes through and is connected to the bottom of the spiral spring, and the bottom end of the connecting belt passes through and is connected to the inner side wall of the lower support frame.

[0016] Furthermore, the upper support frame is located on the top side of the lower support frame, and the side wall of the upper support frame is adjusted to rotate counterclockwise at the side wall of the rotating shaft so that the side wall of the upper support frame is directly aligned with the outer side of the lower support frame.

[0017] Furthermore, the bottom side of the clamping plate is slidably connected to the top side wall of the protrusion, and the clamping plate can press the protrusion downward.

[0018] Furthermore, the top side of the overlapping mechanism passes through and is slidably connected to the limiting frame, the front side of the clothing fabric is stored on the inner side of the overlapping mechanism, and the edge corners of the fabric are pressed by means of the side walls of the limiting frame.

[0019] Furthermore, a support spring is connected through the inner side of the bottom end of the lower support frame, and one end of the support spring away from the lower support frame is connected through the bottom end of the cloth supporting mechanism.

[0020] Furthermore, the interior of the cloth-supporting mechanism also includes a coil spring, the side end of the coil spring is connected to the side wall of the protrusion, and the end of the protrusion away from the protrusion is movably connected to the side of the splint, which can keep the side wall of the splint and the protrusion flush.

[0021] The present invention provides a method for processing fabrics of a garment production robot controlled for automatic production. It has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] The clothing production robot processing method and system for automatic production control completes size adjustment during the clothing production process by controlling the robot, overlaps and sews the front and back side materials, and uses the upper bracket as a supporting structure to support the needle and thread sewing effect after the corners of the clothing fabric are stretched, ensuring that the sewing density is more precise, and at the same time can reduce the size difference caused by the stretching of the clothing, reducing the problem of over-sewing and over-stitching of the corners.

[0023] The clothing production robot processing method and system controlled for automatic production can maintain the original state through the protrusions located on both sides of the overlapping mechanism, so that the corners of the back side material of the clothing can be propped up and upturned, and can be overlapped with the corners of the front side material of the clothing clamped between the inner sides of the overlapping mechanism, so as to facilitate the alignment of the front and back side corners of the clothing. The side walls of the splint can also be used as supports for the inside of the clothing to ensure that the corners of the clothing can be flat after sewing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the system flow of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structural connection of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a right side cross-sectional view of the connection between the folding mechanism of the present invention and the related internal structure of the lower support frame.

[0027] In the figure: 1. rotating shaft; 2. upper support frame; 3. limiting frame; 4. lower support frame; 5. supporting spring; 6. overlapping mechanism; 611. pad; 612. compression spring; 613. clamping plate; 7. cloth supporting mechanism; 711. protrusion; 712. spiral spring; 713. connecting belt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] The embodiments of the automatic production control clothing production robot processing method and system are as follows:

[0030] See also Figure 1 , a method for automatically controlling a garment production robot for fabric processing, comprising the following steps:

[0031] S1. Based on the user's customized clothing fabrics and sizes, the selected fabrics are placed on the automatic conveyor for pushing. The robot controls the conveyor to push the fabrics to the ironing area and irons the fabrics to the required size.

[0032] S2. After ironing, the cutting robots on both sides automatically align and flatten the sides of the fabric, then cut around the desired fabric area. The robots automatically adjust the size and make samples based on the user's size set by the system. For tops, the robot cuts the front, back, and sleeves separately. For trousers, the robot only cuts the front and back.

[0033] S3. The conveyor robot automatically pushes the fabrics cut by area to the ironing area for smoothing. In the ironing order, the fabrics on the front and back of the garment are first pushed to the ironing area for processing, and then the fabrics on the sleeve area of ​​the garment are immediately connected and processed before being conveyed.

[0034] S4. Based on the size set by the system, the support frame of each garment fabric cut bottom is adjusted. The corresponding adjustment area is to fit the corresponding space of the same size. This can be done for the front and back sides of the garment and the sleeve area. The same operation is applied to the corresponding bottoms. The frame size can be increased or decreased and adjusted along the edge of the fabric.

[0035] S5. When making a garment, the frames supporting the front and back fabrics are overlapped during the overlapping process. The back fabric is pushed to the sewing area and sinks to the bottom layer. Then, the front fabric is pushed in from behind. The frame supporting the front fabric overlaps with the top wall of the frame supporting the back fabric. After the two sides overlap and come close to each other, they are sewn along the lower ends of the sleeves and shoulders on both sides.

[0036] S6. Then, the fabrics on both sides of the sleeves are pushed, and the bottom support frame supporting the sleeve fabric and the support frame supporting the back side fabric are connected. The support frame supporting the front side fabric is wrapped between the front side fabric and the back side fabric due to the sewing.

[0037] S7. Sewing the sleeve fabric separately, removing the support frame on the inner side of the sleeve fabric, and then aligning and sewing the sewn sleeve with the cuffs on both sides of the front and back fabric of the garment. The sleeve is then sent to the robot inspection area to check whether there are any missing or unsewn areas. If there are any missing areas, they need to be repaired. If there are no missing areas, the excess thread ends are trimmed.

[0038] S8. A support frame is inserted between the front and back side materials. The support frame is used as a docking point to pass through the neck opening and dock with the support column of the garment turning robot. The garment is then turned upside down, tested for elasticity, ironed, folded, and finally packaged for storage.

[0039] It includes a human-machine interaction and item control module, the human-machine interaction is connected to a microcontroller, the microcontroller includes a material detection sensor, a grayscale sensor and a material color sensor, the microcontroller is also connected to a motor drive, and the motor drive is connected to a power supply and item control;

[0040] The article control includes cutting, sewing, testing and packaging. The cutting includes size proofing, ironing and positioning, and zoning cutting. The sewing includes front and back side sewing, cuff docking, corner sewing, and patching. The packaging includes ironing, folding, and packaging and warehousing modules. The testing is connected to flanging ironing, which is connected to elasticity testing, which is connected to removing stray threads, which is connected to patching and ironing and folding modules.

[0041] After the initial sample of clothing is made, it enters the inspection module to check whether there are any leaks. If so, it enters the seam repair module. If not, it continues to be turned over and ironed, and then enters the elasticity detection. If there are any leaks, it enters the seam repair module. If not, the miscellaneous threads can be removed, ironed and folded, and finally packaged and put into storage.

[0042] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 , a clothing production fabric cutting and folding auxiliary device, including a rotating shaft 1, the side wall of the rotating shaft 1 penetrates and rotates to connect an upper support frame 2 and a lower support frame 4, the upper support frame 2 is located on the top side of the lower support frame 4, and the side wall of the upper support frame 2 is adjusted to rotate counterclockwise at the side wall of the rotating shaft 1 so that the side wall side of the upper support frame 2 is directly aligned with the outer side of the lower support frame 4, and a support spring 5 is penetrated and connected to the inner side of the bottom end of the lower support frame 4, and the end of the support spring 5 away from the lower support frame 4 penetrates and is connected to the bottom end of the cloth supporting mechanism 7;

[0043] The inner side wall of the upper support frame 2 is penetrated and connected with a stacking mechanism 6, and the top side of the stacking mechanism 6 is penetrated and slidably connected to the limit frame 3. The front side of the clothing fabric is stored on the inner side of the stacking mechanism 6, and the corners of the fabric are pressed by the side wall of the limit frame 3. The interior of the stacking mechanism 6 includes a pad 611, a compression spring 612 and a clamping plate 613. The bottom side of the pad 611 is penetrated and connected to the top side wall of the compression spring 612, and the bottom side of the compression spring 612 is penetrated and slidably connected to the top side wall of the clamping plate 613;

[0044] The inner side of the lower support frame 4 is connected with a cloth supporting mechanism 7, the inner part of the cloth supporting mechanism 7 comprises a protruding block 711 and a connecting band 713, the bottom side of the clamping plate 613 is slidingly connected to the top side wall of the protruding block 711, the clamping plate 613 can press the protruding block 711 downward, the bottom side wall of the protruding block 711 is connected to the bottom of a spiral spring 712, the bottom end of the connecting band 713 is connected to the inner side wall of the lower support frame 4, the inner part of the cloth supporting mechanism 7 further comprises the spiral spring 712, the side end of the spiral spring 712 is connected to the side wall of the protruding block 711, and the end of the protruding block 711 away from the protruding block 711 is movably connected to the side edge of the clamping plate 613. The side wall of the clamping plate 613 and the protruding block 711 can be kept flush.

[0045] Working principle: in use, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the inner side of the cloth supporting mechanism 7 is the back side of the clothes fabric, the top side wall of the cloth supporting mechanism 7 is adjusted by the side wall of the adjusting mechanism, the inner side of the folding mechanism 6 is the front side of the clothes fabric, the side wall of the limiting frame 3 presses the corner part of the fabric, when it is confirmed that the cutting steps of the front and back clothes fabric have been completed, the side wall of the upper support frame 2 can be adjusted to rotate counterclockwise at the side wall of the rotating shaft 1, so that the side wall of the upper support frame 2 is directly aligned with the outer side edge of the lower support frame 4, after confirming that the alignment is complete, the upper support frame 2 can be removed, and the bottom side wall of the folding mechanism 6 can be attached to the top side wall of the cloth supporting mechanism 7 at this time;

[0046] When the side wall of the folding mechanism 6 is pressed downward, the front fabric is clamped between the side wall of the pressing spring 612 and the clamping plate 613, in the pressing process, the side wall of the pressing spring 612 is pressed flat from the curved surface, which pushes the front fabric of the clothes to both sides, after the side wall of the front fabric of the clothes is pressed flat, the corner is also pushed to the direction of the side wall of the spiral spring 712, and the back fabric of the clothes located at the top side wall of the cloth supporting mechanism 7 can be pressed downward after being pressed by the folding mechanism 6, the protruding blocks 711 located at both sides of the folding mechanism 6 can remain unchanged, so that the corners of the back fabric of the clothes are raised, and the corners of the front fabric of the clothes clamped between the inner side of the folding mechanism 6 can be folded, which facilitates the alignment of the corners of the front and back of the clothes, and the side wall of the clamping plate 613 can be used as a support for the inner side of the clothes to ensure that the corners of the clothes can be flat after sewing.

[0047] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it should be understood by those ordinary skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A fabric cutting and folding auxiliary device for garment production, characterized in that: The invention comprises a rotating shaft (1), wherein the side wall of the rotating shaft (1) passes through and is rotatably connected to an upper support frame (2) and a lower support frame (4), the inner side wall of the upper support frame (2) passes through and is connected to a stacking mechanism (6), the interior of the stacking mechanism (6) comprises a pad (611), a compression spring (612) and a clamping plate (613), the bottom side of the pad (611) passes through and is connected to the top side wall of the compression spring (612), the bottom side of the compression spring (612) passes through and is slidably connected to the top side wall of the clamping plate (613), the inner side of the lower support frame (4) passes through and is connected to a cloth-supporting mechanism (7), the interior of the cloth-supporting mechanism (7) comprises a protrusion (711) and a connecting belt (713), the bottom side wall of the protrusion (711) passes through and is connected to the bottom of the spiral spring (712), the connecting belt The bottom end of (713) is connected to the inner side wall of the lower support frame (4); the upper support frame (2) is located on the top side of the lower support frame (4); the bottom side of the clamping plate (613) is slidably connected to the top side wall of the protrusion (711); the top side edge of the overlapping mechanism (6) is connected to the limiting frame (3); the inner side of the bottom end of the lower support frame (4) is connected to the support spring (5), and the end of the support spring (5) away from the lower support frame (4) is connected to the bottom end of the cloth-supporting mechanism (7); the inside of the cloth-supporting mechanism (7) also includes a coil spring (712), the side end of the coil spring (712) is connected to the side wall of the protrusion (711), and the end of the protrusion (711) away from the protrusion (711) is movably connected to the side edge of the clamping plate (613).

2. A method for processing fabrics for a garment production robot controlled for automatic production, using the garment production fabric cutting and folding auxiliary device described in claim 1, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1. Based on the fabric and size of the garment customized by the user, the selected fabric is placed on the automatic conveyor and pushed. The robot controls the conveyor to push the fabric to the ironing area and irons the fabric to the required size. S2. After ironing, the cutting robots on both sides automatically align and flatten the sides of the fabric, then cut around the desired fabric area. The robots automatically adjust the size and make samples based on the user's size set by the system. For tops, the robot cuts the front, back, and sleeves separately. For trousers, the robot only cuts the front and back. S3. The conveyor robot automatically pushes the fabrics cut by area to the ironing area for smoothing. In the ironing order, the fabrics on the front and back of the garment are first pushed to the ironing area for processing, and then the fabrics on the sleeve area of ​​the garment are immediately connected and processed before being conveyed. S4. Based on the size set by the system, the support frame of each garment fabric cut bottom is adjusted. The corresponding adjustment area is to fit the corresponding space of the same size. This can be done for the front and back sides of the garment and the sleeve area. The same operation is applied to the corresponding bottoms. The frame size can be increased or decreased and adjusted along the edge of the fabric. S5. When making a garment, the frames supporting the front and back fabrics are overlapped during the overlapping process. The back fabric is pushed to the sewing area and sinks to the bottom layer. Then, the front fabric is pushed in from behind. The frame supporting the front fabric overlaps with the top wall of the frame supporting the back fabric. After the two sides overlap and come close to each other, they are sewn along the lower ends of the sleeves and shoulders on both sides. S6. Then, the fabrics on both sides of the sleeves are pushed, and the bottom support frame supporting the sleeve fabric and the support frame supporting the back side fabric are connected. The support frame supporting the front side fabric is wrapped between the front side fabric and the back side fabric due to the sewing. S7. Sewing the sleeve fabric separately, removing the support frame on the inner side of the sleeve fabric, and then aligning and sewing the sewn sleeve with the cuffs on both sides of the front and back fabric of the garment. The sleeve is then sent to the robot inspection area to check whether there are any missing or unsewn areas. If there are any missing areas, they need to be repaired. If there are no missing areas, the excess thread ends are trimmed. S8. A support frame is inserted between the front and back side materials. The support frame is used as a docking point to pass through the neck opening and dock with the support column of the garment turning robot. The garment is then turned upside down, tested for elasticity, ironed, folded, and finally packaged for storage. It includes a human-machine interaction and item control module, the human-machine interaction is connected to a microcontroller, the microcontroller includes a material detection sensor, a grayscale sensor and a material color sensor, the microcontroller is also connected to a motor drive, and the motor drive is connected to a power supply and item control; The article control includes cutting, sewing, testing and packaging. The cutting includes size proofing, ironing and positioning, and zoning cutting. The sewing includes front and back side sewing, cuff docking, corner sewing, and patching. The packaging includes ironing, folding, and packaging and warehousing modules. The testing is connected to flanging ironing, which is connected to elasticity testing, which is connected to removing stray threads, which is connected to patching and ironing and folding modules. After the initial sample of clothing is made, it enters the inspection module to check whether there are any leaks. If so, it enters the seam repair module. If not, it continues to be turned over and ironed, and then enters the elasticity detection. If there are any leaks, it enters the seam repair module. If not, the miscellaneous threads can be removed, ironed and folded, and finally packaged and put into storage.

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