3D Weaving Device for Custom Textile Production
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional textile manufacturing processes fail to account for the three-dimensional silhouette of garments and customer expectations, leading to high production costs and fabric waste in tailor-made clothing.
Innovation Solution
A semi-automatic or automatic weaving process using a new device that intertwines a continuous wire to create a textile article with an openwork structure, allowing for customizable three-dimensional designs without fabric waste, featuring a gripping head with 3D movement capabilities, tension regulation, and a support system with adjustable orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional textile manufacturing processes are used, then mass production is achieved, but fabric waste and production costs increase due to cutting and assembly requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The textile manufacturing process is segmented into modular weaving units that can independently create complete garment panels from continuous thread, eliminating the need for cutting and assembly operations that generate fabric waste
Solution Approach 2:
The weaving device automatically positions winding segments and weaves continuous thread to create complete textile panels that directly match garment patterns, making the system self-sufficient without requiring separate cutting and assembly steps
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional textile manufacturing processes are used, then standard production methods are maintained, but customization to three-dimensional garment silhouettes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The winding segments are made movable and repositionable on the support structure, allowing the weaving device to dynamically adjust to complex three-dimensional garment silhouettes and custom patterns while maintaining an otherwise standard production process
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from traditional two-dimensional flat fabric weaving to three-dimensional spatial weaving by positioning winding segments in three-dimensional space, enabling direct creation of garments with complex silhouettes and volume
3Adaptability or versatility
If tailor-made garment production is used, then custom fit and design are achieved, but production cost and time increase due to manual pattern making and assembly
Solution Approach 1:
Manual mechanical processes of pattern making, fabric cutting, and assembly are replaced by an automated weaving system that directly weaves custom-fit garment panels from continuous thread according to digital patterns, dramatically reducing production time while maintaining customization
Solution Approach 2:
The weaving device pre-positiones winding segments according to the complete garment pattern before weaving begins, allowing the entire custom garment panel to be created in one continuous weaving operation without intermediate steps
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AI summary
The invention relates generally to the field of weaving. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a textile article from a continuous thread-type element, a device for manufacturing said textile article, and a textile article obtained by said method.