Sewing Data Creation for Water-Soluble Embroidery Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sewing data creation apparatuses fail to produce embroidery patterns that can maintain their shape when formed in water-soluble materials, as the stitches unravel upon dissolving the material.
Innovation Solution
A sewing data creation apparatus and method that specify areas for stitching intersections and create overlapping regions between contiguous areas sewn with different threads, ensuring the stitches maintain their shape even after the water-soluble material is dissolved.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sewing data is created without overlapping portions between contiguous areas, then the manufacturing process is simpler and faster, but the stitches unravel and the embroidered object cannot be produced when water-soluble material is removed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies preliminary action by creating overlapping portions in the sewing data before the actual sewing process. The control unit identifies boundary lines between contiguous areas and extends stitches beyond these boundaries to create overlap regions, ensuring that when water-soluble material is removed, the stitches remain interconnected and maintain the embroidered object's integrity.
2Reliability
If overlapping portions are created between contiguous areas sewn with different threads, then the stitches maintain shape after material dissolution, but the sewing data creation process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies self-service by enabling the control unit to automatically identify boundary lines between contiguous areas and determine where overlapping portions should be created. The system autonomously processes the sewing data to extend stitches across boundaries without requiring manual intervention, thus maintaining stitch stability while minimizing the complexity burden on the user.
3Reliability
If the area specification automatically identifies boundary lines and creates overlaps, then the sewing process ensures intact embroidered objects, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies mechanics substitution by replacing manual sewing data creation with automated control unit processing. The control unit uses image processing and pattern recognition algorithms to automatically identify boundary lines and calculate overlapping portions, significantly reducing the time required compared to manual methods while ensuring reliable embroidered object integrity.
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AI summary
A sewing data creation apparatus includes an area specification portion that specifies at least one area in which a plurality of stitches are to be formed and a sewing data creation portion that creates sewing data for forming the plurality of stitches in each of the specified at least one area and for forming an overlapping portion in a case where the specified at least one area includes a first area and a second area. The overlapping portion is a region in which at least one of the first area and the second area is enlarged in a direction that extends across a boundary line, such that a portion of the plurality of stitches to be formed in the first area is one of intersected and overlapped by a portion of the plurality of stitches to be formed in the second area.