Garment Part Piece Sorting via Printed Markings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing garment production methods face inefficiencies in aligning and allocating individual part pieces cut from a textile web, which are often spaced far apart, leading to resource-intensive allocation processes.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that incorporate a detection means and sorting device to identify and bring together part pieces, using markings and a programmable control unit to ensure efficient feeding to sewing stations for joining, allowing for spatial rearrangement and efficient assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If individual part pieces are arranged at greater spatial distance on the textile web to optimize material usage, then material efficiency is improved, but the allocation and identification of part pieces becomes more complex and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
Markings are applied to part pieces during the printing process before cutting occurs. These pre-applied markings contain identification information that will be used later for allocation, eliminating the need for complex post-cutting identification systems and enabling efficient sorting even when part pieces are widely spaced on the textile web
Solution Approach 2:
The detection means reads marking information (such as data matrices or barcodes) that are printed on the part pieces. This optical copying of information allows the control unit to identify and allocate part pieces without physical contact or complex mechanical sorting mechanisms, resolving the contradiction between spatial separation and allocation efficiency
2Adaptability or versatility
If part pieces are spaced far apart on the textile web to allow individual customization, then production flexibility is improved, but the time and resources required for allocation and assembly increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical allocation methods (such as physical sorting or manual identification) with an optical detection system that reads markings on part pieces. This substitution enables rapid identification and allocation of widely spaced part pieces, maintaining production flexibility while minimizing allocation time through non-contact, automated detection
Solution Approach 2:
Markings serve as an intermediary information carrier between the printing process and the sorting process. These markings encode identification data that allows the detection means and control unit to efficiently allocate part pieces without requiring complex direct interaction or proximity between components, thus reducing allocation time while preserving customization capability
3Productivity
If a detection means and sorting device are added to identify and bring together part pieces, then allocation efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The printing means is designed to serve multiple functions: it both prints the garment design patterns and applies identification markings to part pieces. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate marking devices, integrating the identification function into the existing printing equipment and improving allocation efficiency without proportionally increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Each part piece carries its own identification markings that enable self-identification during the sorting process. The detection means simply reads these self-contained markers, and the control unit automatically processes the information for allocation. This self-service approach minimizes the complexity of the sorting device while maximizing allocation efficiency, as each part piece essentially identifies itself
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device and a method for producing a garment which is formed from a plurality of part pieces. For this, a part textile supply means, having at least one textile web, a printing means, a feed means, a programmable control unit, by means of which the printing means can be controlled to print the textile web, wherein at least one part piece is printed, a cutting means, by means of which the at least one textile web can be cut to the part pieces, and at least one sewing station, through which the part pieces can be joined to the garment, are provided. A detection means is arranged which detects the part pieces of a garment and a sorting device is provided which brings together the part pieces of a garment and feeds them to the at least one sewing station.