A system for in-line treatment of at least one thread is provided. The system is configured to be used with a thread consuming device and comprises a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles arranged at different positions relative the at least one thread, said at least one thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated; and at least one thread engagement device configured to rotate the at least one thread along its longitudinal axis as the at least one thread moves through said treatment unit.
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
D06B 11/00 - Treatment of selected parts of textile materials, e.g. partial dyeing
B05B 1/00 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
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B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
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A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE TREATMENT OF ONE OR MORE THREADS FOR USE WITH THREAD CONSUMING DEVICE
A system for in-line treatment of one or more threads for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system includes a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles being distributed in at least a first and a second dispensing zone, the dispensing zones being separated in a direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the at least one thread, said thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances at least onto the at least one thread when activated, and a control unit being configured to control activation of each dispensing zone of nozzles independently. A method is further provided.
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
D03J 1/02 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating warp, e.g. cleaning, moistening
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
D04B 37/00 - Auxiliary apparatus or devices for use with knitting machines
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming unit is provided. The system includes a treatment unit including at least one discharge device being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated. The system further includes a control unit configured to evaluate the thread consumption of a thread consuming device based on operation data and at least one parameter being related to one or more thread consumption parameter, and control the dispensing from the discharge device based on said evaluated thread consumption and/or adjust the thread consumption of the thread consuming device.
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
D03J 1/02 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating warp, e.g. cleaning, moistening
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
D04B 37/00 - Auxiliary apparatus or devices for use with knitting machines
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
D06B 1/02 - Applying liquids, gases or vapours on to textile materials to effect treatment, e.g. washing, dyeing, bleaching, sizing or impregnating by spraying or projecting
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A METHOD FOR IN-LINE TREATMENT OF A THREAD AND A SYSTEM THEREFORE COMPRISING A TREATMENT UNIT AND A CONTROL UNIT CONFIGURED TO DETERMINE IF A MAINTENANCE SEQUENCE IS NEEDED
A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system includes a treatment unit including at least a first and a second print head each being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated; and a control unit configured to determine if a maintenance sequence is to be performed on at least the first print head, and if so schedule said maintenance sequence on at least the first print head. A method is further provided.
A system (10) for in-line treatment of thread (20) for use with a thread consuming device (15) is provided. The system comprises a treatment unit (100) comprising at least one discharge device (150) being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread (20) when activated; and a drive unit (32) being configured to move said at least one discharge device (150) between an idle position (42) and an operational position (41) being arranged along an axis of movement (A).
D06B 1/08 - Applying liquids, gases or vapours on to textile materials to effect treatment, e.g. washing, dyeing, bleaching, sizing or impregnating from outlets being in, or almost in, contact with the textile material
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A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE TREATMENT OF THREAD
A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming unit is provided. The system includes a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles arranged at different positions relative the at least one thread, said at least one thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated, and a light detection system for illuminating the at least one thread in order to receive light which is reflected from the at least one thread when said at least one thread is illuminated.
D06B 11/00 - Treatment of selected parts of textile materials, e.g. partial dyeing
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
D03J 1/02 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating warp, e.g. cleaning, moistening
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
D04B 35/22 - Devices for preparatory treatment of threads
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
A method for providing visual effects to a decorative thread pattern, is provided. The method includes determining an object to be produced as such decorative thread pattern, determining a thread arrangement comprising a plurality of consecutive thread portions, each thread portion having a thread portion direction, wherein the entire thread arrangement corresponds to said object to be produced, determining at least one visual effect of said object to be produced, said visual effect being associated with a set of thread portions of said thread arrangement and having a direction being different from at least one thread portion direction of the set of thread portions, and determining a colouring scheme for a specific thread such that the visual effect is obtained when production of the decorative thread pattern, using said thread according to said thread arrangement, is performed. A control unit is also provided.
D04B 35/22 - Devices for preparatory treatment of threads
D06B 11/00 - Treatment of selected parts of textile materials, e.g. partial dyeing
D06P 1/00 - General processes of dyeing or printing textiles or general processes of dyeing leather, furs or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments or auxiliary substances employed
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A METHOD FOR IN-LINE TREATMENT OF A THREAD AND A SYSTEM THEREFORE COMPRISING A TREATMENT UNIT AND A THREAD SPEED SENSOR
A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system comprises at least one treatment unit being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated and a thread speed sensor being driven by the motion of the at least one thread. A method is further provided.
D06B 11/00 - Treatment of selected parts of textile materials, e.g. partial dyeing
D04B 35/22 - Devices for preparatory treatment of threads
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
A system for in-line treatment of at least one thread is provided. The system is configured to be used with a thread consuming device and comprises a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles arranged at different positions relative the at least one thread, said at least one thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated; and at least one thread engagement device configured to rotate the at least one thread along its longitudinal axis as the at least one thread moves through said treatment unit.
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
B05B 13/00 - Machines or plants for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces of objects or other work by spraying, not covered by groups
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
D06B 11/00 - Treatment of selected parts of textile materials, e.g. partial dyeing
B05B 1/00 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
D04B 15/00 - KNITTING - Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
D04B 27/00 - KNITTING - Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, warp knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind
A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system includes a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles arranged at different positions relative the thread, said thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the thread when activated; and a control unit configured to activate at least two of the nozzles to dispense the coating substance at different circumferential positions of the thread when the thread twists along its longitudinal axis.
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
D04B 35/22 - Devices for preparatory treatment of threads
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
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Device and method for controlling the fixation of an in-line thread treatment
A method and device for controlling the fixation of a treatment material being applied to a thread during a thread treatment process are disclosed. The method comprises performing a thread treatment process, forming part of the thread consuming process, by: i) applying a treatment material to the thread; and ii) applying an amount of energy to the thread to at least partly fix the applied treatment material to the thread; wherein the method further comprises controlling the amount of energy being applied to the thread as a response to a detected operational status of the in-line thread consuming process.
D05C 11/00 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
D06B 1/02 - Applying liquids, gases or vapours on to textile materials to effect treatment, e.g. washing, dyeing, bleaching, sizing or impregnating by spraying or projecting
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
D06B 19/00 - Treatment of textile materials by liquids, gases, or vapours, not provided for in groups
D06M 10/00 - Physical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. ultrasonic, corona discharge, irradiation, electric currents or magnetic fields; Physical treatment combined with treatment with chemical compounds or elements
D06M 10/04 - Physical treatment combined with treatment with chemical compounds or elements
A device and method for in-line treatment of a thread are disclosed. The device comprises treatment and fixation units located downstream a thread feeding unit. A thread consuming system comprising a thread consuming device, such as an embroidery machine and/or a weaving machine and/or a sewing machine and the device is also disclosed.
D05B 67/00 - Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads
D03J 1/04 - Auxiliary apparatus combined with or associated with looms for treating weft
D05C 11/24 - Devices for guiding, feeding, handling, or treating the threads in embroidering machines; Machine needles; Operating or control mechanisms therefor incorporating devices for dyeing or impregnating the threads
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