EP3067456B1 - Sewn product and sewing method of material - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a sewn product and a sewing method of material, and particularly relates to a sewn product in which material edges having different thickness, for example, an edge of a fastener tape and an edge of a main material are stitched together and a sewing method for producing the same.
- the main material is overlapped on one surface of the fastener tape at an edge-side of the tape in the width direction, and then the fastener tape and the main material are stitched in plain seam. Subsequently, the main material is folded back, and then, the fastener tape and the main material are further stitched together. Generally, the main material is also overlapped on the other surface of the fastener tape and then stitched with the tape in plain seem. After that, the main material is folded back, and then the fastener tape and the main material are further stitched together. Thus, the stitched portions are thick and hard.
- both of the fastener tape and the main material are necessary to have larger sizes for that.
- the width of the fastener tape is required to have five to six times of the width that is occupied by its elements. Accordingly, both material costs for the fastener tape and the main material are high.
- the material edges are stitched together with six threads, so that the thickness of the stitched portion is increased by thicknesses of the threads, and the stitched portion is conspicuous due to its long width.
- the sewn width of the stitched portion is raised widely so as to cause a bumpy texture, and the sewing holes appear complicated, which may be a damage for the design.
- stopping force against a lateral load is so weak that a gap is generated between the materials, and thus, superimposed seam is mainly adopted for such stitching and materials-abutted seam is rarely used.
- Patent document 2 discloses a technique for solving the above-mentioned problems in the sewing method using the flat seamer sewing machine.
- the Patent document 2 fails to disclose solving a specific technical problem which is caused when sewing the materials with different thicknesses in materials-abutted seam.
- the inventors of the present invention have found a problem that, in a case where an edge of a fastener tape and an edge of a main material are stitched together in an abutted state by using this technique, the fastener tape is finished waving in its longitudinal direction.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a sewn product in which material edges are stitched together and a sewing method for producing the same, in which a thickness, a bumpy texture, hardness of a stitched portion of two materials with different thicknesses, such as a fastener tape and a main material, would be reduced; the stitched portion would be less noticeable and finished to be simpler; and the strength of the stitched portion may be ensured.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a sewn product and a sewing method of material, which would save material costs and simplify sewing processes.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a sewing method of material, which may reduce or prevent waving of a fastener tape.
- a sewn product in which an edge of a first material and an edge of a second material that is thicker than the first material are stitched together in an abutted state, wherein the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material are stitched together with one bobbin thread and a plurality of needle threads, the plurality of needle threads being interlocked with the one bobbin thread to form a plurality of rows of zigzag stitched seams.
- two rows of zigzag stitched seams may be formed by two needle threads, and wherein the edge of the first material may be overedge-stitched by one of the two needle threads and the bobbin thread, and the edge of the second material may be overedge-stitched by the other of the two needle threads and the bobbin thread.
- three rows of zigzag stitched seams may be formed by three needle threads.
- One of the three needle threads may be stitched alternately to the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material.
- the other two of the three needle threads may be stitched to the edge of the first material or the edge of the second material at both sides of the one needle thread.
- the first material may be a fastener tape to which elements are attached.
- a length of the fastener tape in a width direction may be twice to four times of a length of the elements in the width direction (see “E” in FIG. 9 ).
- a length of the fastener tape in its width direction is required to be larger for that accordingly.
- the length of the fastener tape in the width direction is required to be five to six times of the width of the elements.
- a sewing method of material in which an edge of a first material and an edge of a second material that is thicker than the first material are stitched together in an abutted state, wherein the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material are stitched together with one bobbin thread and a plurality of needle threads, the plurality of the needle threads being interlocked with the one bobbin thread to form a plurality of rows of zigzag stitched seams.
- the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material may be stitched together with using a sewing machine which includes a vertical full rotation shuttle and a plurality of sewing needles, wherein the plurality of sewing needles are arranged in a direction perpendicular to a feed direction of the first and second materials and sway in the direction perpendicular to the feed direction.
- the first material and the second material may be respectively fed with feed dogs that are set at different feed rates, while the first and second materials are pressed at an equal pressure.
- the feed rate of the feed dog for feeding the second material may be set to be higher than the feed rate of the feed dog for feeding the first material.
- the first material may be a fastener tape to which elements are attached.
- a length of the fastener tape in a width direction may be twice to four times of a length of the elements in the width direction.
- the present invention provides a sewn product in which material edges are stitched together and a sewing method for producing the same, wherein a thickness, a bumpy texture, hardness of a stitched portion of two materials with different thicknesses, such as a fastener tape and a main material, would be reduced; the stitched portion would be less noticeable and finished to be simpler; and the strength of the stitched portion may be ensured.
- the present invention provides a sewn product and a sewing method of material, which would save material costs and simplify sewing processes.
- the present invention provides a sewing method of material, which may reduce or prevent waving of a fastener tape.
- FIG. 1 is a top plan view showing one surface of a sewn product 10 according to one embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the other surface of the sewn product 10.
- the sewn product 10 is produced by stitching an edge (hereinafter, also called as a "tape edge") 12A of a fastener tape 12 as an example of a first material and an edge (hereinafter, also called as a "material edge") 14A of a main material 14 as a second material that is thicker than the fastener tape 12 in an abutted state without overlapping them.
- the fastener tape 12 is a fabric or a knitted fabric.
- the main material 14 is a material for producing clothes, a bag or the like, and examples thereof include felted fabric, knitted fabric, compressed wool knit, jersey and the like, but the main material 14 is not limited to them.
- the sewn product 10 is clothes, a bag or the like which uses a slide fastener (not illustrated).
- the fastener tape 12 is thinner than the main material 14 (see FIG. 4 , etc.), but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the main material 14 may be thinner than the fastener tape 12.
- Two needle threads 16 and 18 and one bobbin thread 20 are used for stitching the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A.
- the surface of the sewn product 10, on which the needle threads 16 and 18 are exposed as stitched seams is referred to as front
- the surface of the sewn product 10, on which the bobbin thread 20 is exposed as stitched seams is referred to as rear.
- elements 15 see FIG. 7 , etc.
- the two needle threads 16 and 18 are arranged in parallel while positioning between them a boundary line L where the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A are abutted to each other without being overlapped.
- the needle thread 16 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surface of the tape edge 12A
- the needle thread 18 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surface of the material edge 14A.
- the needle threads 16 and 18 are interlocked with the bobbin thread 20 at turning points 16A, 16B, 18A and 18B, thereby forming knots.
- All of the turning points 16A of the needle threads 16 at the boundary line L-side and the turning points 18A of the needle thread 18 at the boundary line L-side are positioned on the boundary line L.
- the turning points 16A and 18B are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the boundary line L (in X direction in the Figures) .
- the turning points 16B and 18A are also arranged in the X direction.
- the intervals L1 between the turning points 16A and 18B in the X direction and between the turning points 16B and 18A in the X direction are set to a predetermined value (e.g. 2.00 mm).
- the interval L2 between the turning points 16A and 16B in the X direction and the interval L3 between the turning points 18A and 18B in the X direction are set to a predetermined value (e.g. 2.00 mm). Accordingly, the width L4 of the stitched seams formed by the needle threads 16 and 18 becomes a predetermined value (e.g. 4.00 mm)
- the bobbin thread 20 extends in the direction along the boundary line L (Y direction in the Figures) while passing via the turning points 16A, 16B, 18A and 18B on the rear surfaces of the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A.
- the bobbin thread 20 passes via the individual turning points in the sequence of 18B ⁇ 18A ⁇ 16B ⁇ 18A ⁇ 18B ⁇ 16A ⁇ 18B (to be repeated).
- FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional view showing a sewing pattern of a stitched portion of the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A.
- the bobbin thread 20 forms a knot together with the needle thread 18 at the turning point 18B and then forms a knot together with the needle thread 16 at the next turning point 16A.
- the bobbin thread 20 passes via the same turning point 18B, forms a knot together with the needle thread 18 at the turning point 18A and then forms a knot at the next turning point 16B.
- the bobbin thread 20 passes via the same turning point 18A, forms a knot together with the needle thread 18 at the turning point 18B and then forms a knot at the next turning point 16A. This pattern is repeated.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 1 .
- the tape edge 12A is overedge-stitched by the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20 between the turning points 16B-16A and the material edge 14A is overedge-stitched by the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20 between the turning points 18B-18A.
- the tension of the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20 that are interlocked together to surround the tape edge 12A acts so as to compress the tape edge 12A
- the density of the tape edge 12A is increased.
- the tension of the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20 that are interlocked together to surround the material edge 14A acts so as to compress the material edge 14A
- the density of the material edge 14A is increased.
- FIG. 5 is an elevation view showing one embodiment of a material sewing method
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the material sewing method according to this embodiment.
- a sewing machine to be used in stitching the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A together includes two sewing needles 1 and 2, a vertical full rotation shuttle 4, and a throat plate 3, which is disposed between the sewing needles 1 and 2 and the vertical full rotation shuttle 4.
- the two sewing needles 1 and 2 are arranged parallel in the direction (the right and left direction in the Figure) that is perpendicular to the material feed direction (from the front side to the back side of the Figure).
- the sewing needles 1 and 2 are configured to be moved upward and downward and to be swayed in the right and left direction of the Figure by a swaying mechanism, which is not shown.
- the needle thread 16 is passed through a thread hole of the sewing needle 1, and the needle thread 18 is passed through a thread hole of the sewing needle 2.
- the vertical full rotation shuttle 4 is a shuttle which rotates counterclockwise in the Figure about a rotary shaft that is parallel to the material feed direction.
- the shuttle 4 includes a bobbin (not shown) around which the bobbin thread 20 is wound, and a sword tip (not shown) which widens loops of the needle threads 16 and 18, or the like.
- the throat plate 3 is formed with holes through which the sewing needles 1 and 2 pass.
- the sewing machine used for stitching the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A comprises: a material presser 30 (see FIG. 7 ) for pressing the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 that is thicker than the fastener tape 12 against the throat plate 3 at an equal pressure; and a material feeding mechanism which includes feed dogs 40a, 41a, 40b and 41b (see FIG. 8 , etc.) for feeding the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 at different feed rates (or feed speeds).
- a material presser 30 see FIG. 7
- a material feeding mechanism which includes feed dogs 40a, 41a, 40b and 41b (see FIG. 8 , etc.) for feeding the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 at different feed rates (or feed speeds).
- the sewing needles 1 and 2 with the needle threads 16 and 18 having passed through the thread holes thereof are caused to penetrate through the turning points 16B and 18A, respectively, and the vertical full rotation shuttle 4 is rotated while the sewing needles 1 and 2 are being pulled upward.
- the loops of the needle threads 16 and 18 are widened by the sword tip of the vertical full rotation shuttle 4, the bobbin thread 20 is caused to pass through the loops.
- the needle threads 16 and 18 are pulled upward. This causes the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20 to form a knot at the turning point 16B and the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20 to form a knot at the turning point 18A.
- the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 are fed in the Y direction, and the sewing needles 1 and 2 are swayed rightward in the Figure so as to penetrate through the turning points 16A and 18B, respectively.
- the vertical full rotation shuttle 4 is rotated while the sewing needles 1 and 2 are being pulled upward. This causes the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20 to form a knot at the turning point 16A and the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20 to form a knot at the turning point 18B.
- the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 are fed in the Y direction, and the sewing needles 1 and 2 are swayed leftward in the Figure so as to penetrate through the turning points 16B and 18A, respectively.
- the vertical full rotation shuttle 4 is rotated while the sewing needles 1 and 2 are being pulled upward. This causes the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20 to form a knot at the turning point 16B and the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20 to form a knot at the turning point 18A.
- the stitched portion of the sewn product 10 produced by sewing the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A together via two-row zigzag stitching with two needle threads 16 and 18 and one bobbin thread 20 has a sufficient amount of tensile strength since the density of the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A is increased by the tension of two needle threads 16 and 18 and one bobbin thread 20.
- the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A are sewn with a small number of threads, i.e. three threads, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the stitched portion compared to that of the stitched portion with six threads using a flat seamer sewing machine. This can reduce the unevenness of the stitched portion and a bumpy texture or make the stitched portion less noticeable.
- the width of the stitched portion can be reduced compared to that of a stitched portion with six threads using a flat seamer sewing machine, the former stitched portion can be made much less noticeable.
- the sewn product 10 is a garment such as an outerwear in which the stitched seams are exposed to the outside, it is possible to improve the quality of design by making the stitched portions less noticeable.
- the tape edge 12A is overedge-stitched with the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20 and the material edge 14A is overedge-stitched with the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20, the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A can be prevented from being untied.
- the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 are pressed onto the throat plate 3 at an equal pressure by the material presser 30 (see FIG. 7 ) .
- the feeding of the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 in the Y direction is set such that the feed rate of the main material 14 which is placed in the right side will be slightly higher than the feed rate of the fastener tape 12 which is placed in the left side, by the left-hand feed dogs 40a and 41a and right-hand feed dogs 40b and 41b (see FIGs. 7 and 8 ) of the material feeding mechanism.
- the reason for such control is as follows.
- the main material 14 is thicker than the fastener tape 12, if they are sewn by using a usual sewing machine foot, the thinner fastener tape 12 could not be pressed firmly by the sewing machine foot. If they are actually sewn in such a state, since the sewing machine feeds the fastener tape 12 intermittently, the pressure to press the material and tape would be changed, resulting in uneven feeding or pitch failure. In order to prevent them, for applying an equal pressure to the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 respectively even if they have different thicknesses, the sewing machine foot that has a seesaw function as the material presser 30 is used to press the material and tape.
- the inventors of the present invention have found that, when the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 are sewn while they are pressed at the same pressure, there are generated in the fastener tape 12 wrinkles that wave in the longitudinal direction. Further, the inventors have found a cause that, when the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 are withdrawn underneath the material-press parts that apply the equal pressure to them respectively, the main material 14 that is thicker than the fastener tape 12 is stitched in a state of being slightly stretched in the feed direction, and the stretched main material 14 is shrunk after being stitched, thereby causing such wrinkles. In order to prevent this, the feed rate of the thicker main material 14 under the equal press is set to be slightly higher than the feed rate of the fastener tape 12.
- FIG. 7 is a front explanatory view that illustrates a state where the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 are pressed against the throat plate 3 at an equal pressure by the material presser 30 of the sewing machine.
- the reference numerals 40a and 41a denote left feed dogs for feeding the fastener tape 12 in the feed direction (the direction from front to rear of FIG. 7 ), and the reference numerals 40b and 41b denote right feed dogs for feeding the main material 14.
- the fastener tape 12 has elements 15 on its edge which is opposite, in the width direction, to the edge that is to be stitched with the main material 14.
- the material presser 30 comprises: a main body 31; and a pair of left and right material- press parts 32a and 32b that are extended downward and frontward (toward the front of FIG. 7 ) from the main body 31.
- the left material press part 32a presses the fastener tape 12
- the right material press part 32b presses the main material 14.
- the main body 31 incorporates an interlocking mechanism (a seesaw mechanism), which can equalize both pressures of the material-press parts 32a and 32b for pressing materials with different thicknesses, by accordingly lowering one of the material-press parts 32a and 32b when the other is raised.
- Such an interlocking mechanism is disclosed in, for example, JP S56-17112 B .
- the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 are pressed onto the throat plate 3 at an equal pressure by the material press parts 32a and 32b, respectively.
- FIG. 8 illustrates the left feed dogs 40a and 41a and the right feed dogs 40b and 41b that are exposed upward from openings of the throat plate 3 that is incorporated in a table (not illustrated) of the sewing machine.
- These feed dogs 40a, 41a, 40b and 41b are shown also in FIG. 7 .
- the feed dogs 41a and 41b are divided into forth and back portions in the feed direction with a needle hole between the forth and back portions.
- the left feed dogs 40a and 41a are for feeding the fastener tape 12
- the right feed dogs 40b and 41b are for feeding the main material 14.
- a feed rate of the right dogs 40b and 41b is set to be slightly higher than that of the left feed dogs 40a and 41a.
- Such a technique that can set each feed rate of the left and right feed dogs separately and independently is disclosed in JP H3-191984 A , for example.
- the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A are stitched together without overstretching or overshrinking one of the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 compared to the other. Thereby, waving of the fastener tape 12 in the longitudinal direction can be prevented.
- FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional explanatory view that illustrates a pair of the left and right fastener tapes 12 that are stitched with the main material 14.
- the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A are stitched together in an abutted state without being overlapped.
- a total length (T) of the left and right fastener tapes 12 in the width direction has conventionally been necessary to set a total length (T) of the left and right fastener tapes 12 in the width direction to be five to six times of a length (E), in the width direction, occupied by the left and right elements 15 that are engaged with each other, in consideration of margins to be overlapped with the main material 14.
- a length (E) of the left and right fastener tapes 12 in the element-closed state as small as twice to four times of the length (E) of the left and right elements 15 in the width direction.
- the length (E) of elements in the width direction ranges between 5 mm to 6 mm
- the fastener tapes are mostly sewed while being pressed by a sewing machine foot with a width of 4 mm.
- the length (T), in the width direction, of the fastener tapes that are exposed after being sewn ranges from 13 mm to 14 mm, namely, 5 mm to 6 mm + 4 mm + 4 mm. This is one of the standard products that are familiar to current consumers, and is a good-looking product that is demanded by consumers.
- the most preferable range of the length (T), in the width direction, of the left and right fastener tapes 12 in the element-closed state is 2.33 to 2.60 times (14/6 to 13/5) of the length (E) of the left and right elements 15 in the width direction.
- the preferable range is twice to three times, if considering error spans of the processing of the sewn products and their visual impressions.
- the fastener tapes are required to be held by being pinched by grippers of the automatic manufacturing equipment for being conveyed between their respective production processes.
- FIG. 10 is a top plan view showing one surface of a sewn product 100 according to another embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a top plan view showing the other surface of the sewn product 100.
- three needle threads 16, 18 and 22 and one bobbin threads 20 are used for stitching the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A.
- the above-mentioned equal press of the fastener tape 12 and the main material 14 and an increase in the feed rate of the main material 14 are adopted.
- the two needle threads 16 and 18 are arranged in parallel while positioning between them the boundary line L at which the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A are abutted to each other.
- the needle thread 16 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surface of the tape edge 12A
- the needle thread 18 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surface of the material edge 14A
- the needle thread 22 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surfaces of the tape edge 12A and of the material edge 14A while bridging over the boundary line L.
- the needle threads 16, 18 and 22 are respectively interlocked with the bobbin thread 20 at the turning points 16A, 16B, 18A, 18B, 22A and 22B, thereby forming knots.
- the turning points 22A and 22B of the needle threads 22 are positioned on the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A, respectively.
- the turning points 16A, 22B and 18B are arranged in the direction perpendicular to the boundary line (X direction in the Figure), and the turning points 16B, 22A and 18A are arrange in the X direction.
- the bobbin thread 20 extends in the direction along the boundary line L (Y direction in the Figure) on the rear surfaces of the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A while passing via the turning points 16A, 16B, 18A, 18B, 22A and 22B. Following the bobbin thread 20 in the Y direction, the bobbin thread 20 passes via the individual turning points in the sequence of 18B ⁇ 18A ⁇ 22B ⁇ 16B ⁇ 22B ⁇ 18A ⁇ 18B ⁇ 22A ⁇ 16A ⁇ 22A ⁇ 18B (to be repeated).
- FIG. 12 is a three-dimensional view showing a sewing pattern of a stitched portion of the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A.
- the bobbin thread 20 forms a knot together with the needle thread 18 at the turning point 18B, and forms a knot together with the needle thread 22 at the next turning point 22B.
- the bobbin thread 20 forms a knot together with the needle thread 16 at the turning point 16A, passes via the turning points 22B and 18B, and forms a knot together with the needle thread 18 at the turning point 18A.
- the bobbin thread 20 forms a knot together with the needle thread 22 at the turning point 22A, and forms a knot together with the needle thread 16 at the turning point 16B.
- the bobbin thread 20 passes via the turning points 22A and 18A and then forms a knot together with the needle thread 18 at the turning point 18B. This pattern is repeated.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 of bobbin thread 20 which are interlocked together surround the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A while bridging over the boundary line L.
- the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20 which are interlocked together surround the tape edge 12A.
- the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20 which are interlocked together surround the material edge 14A.
- the tension of the needle thread 22 and the bobbin thread 20 acts so as to compress the portions of the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A that are surrounded by the needle thread 22 and the bobbin thread 20. This consequently increases the density of the surrounded portions of the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A.
- the tension of the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20 acts so as to compress the portion of the tape edge 12A that is surrounded by the needle thread 16 and the bobbin thread 20. This consequently increases the density of the surrounded portion of the tape edge 12A.
- the tension of the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20 acts so as to compress the portion of the material edge 14A that is surrounded by the needle thread 18 and the bobbin thread 20. This consequently increases the density of the surrounded portion of the material edge 14A.
- the tensile strength of the stitched portion can be increased than that of the sewn product 10 according to the above-described embodiment.
- the sewn product 100 may be made using three sewing needles in the similar method as in the sewn product 10 as described above.
- the tape edge 12A of the fastener tape 12 and the material edge 14A of the main material 14 that is thicker than the fastener tape 12 are stitched together, but the main material 14 may be thinner than the fastener tape 12.
- the feed rate of the fastener tape 12 is set to be slightly higher than that of the main material 14 while they are pressed at an equal pressure.
- the turning points 16A and 18A are disposed on the boundary line L of the tape edge 12A and the material edge 14A, the turning points 16A and 18A may be disposed on the tape edge 12A or on the material edge 14A.
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- The present invention relates to a sewn product and a sewing method of material, and particularly relates to a sewn product in which material edges having different thickness, for example, an edge of a fastener tape and an edge of a main material are stitched together and a sewing method for producing the same.
- For stitching a fastener tape for a slide fastener and a main material, in order to ensure the strength of a stitched portion, the main material is overlapped on one surface of the fastener tape at an edge-side of the tape in the width direction, and then the fastener tape and the main material are stitched in plain seam. Subsequently, the main material is folded back, and then, the fastener tape and the main material are further stitched together. Generally, the main material is also overlapped on the other surface of the fastener tape and then stitched with the tape in plain seem. After that, the main material is folded back, and then the fastener tape and the main material are further stitched together. Thus, the stitched portions are thick and hard. In addition, since the main material and the fastener tape are partially overlapped and then further folded back, both of the fastener tape and the main material are necessary to have larger sizes for that. For example, the width of the fastener tape is required to have five to six times of the width that is occupied by its elements. Accordingly, both material costs for the fastener tape and the main material are high.
- There is known a sewing method of material in which material edges are stitched together without being superimposed, using a flat seamer sewing machine having four or five needles and using six threads (e.g. refer to Patent document 1). According to the sewing method using the flat seamer sewing machine, since the material edges are stitched together in an abutted state, the unevenness in a stitched portion can be reduced. In addition, since the material edges are stitched together with six threads, the strength of the stitched portion can be ensured. However, in the sewing method of material using the flat seamer sewing machine, the material edges are stitched together with six threads, so that the thickness of the stitched portion is increased by thicknesses of the threads, and the stitched portion is conspicuous due to its long width. Thus, in a case where the edge of the fastener tape and the edge of the main material are stitched together in an abutted state by using the flat seamer sewing machine, the sewn width of the stitched portion is raised widely so as to cause a bumpy texture, and the sewing holes appear complicated, which may be a damage for the design. Also, when actually sewing them by using the flat seamer sewing machine, stopping force against a lateral load is so weak that a gap is generated between the materials, and thus, superimposed seam is mainly adopted for such stitching and materials-abutted seam is rarely used.
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5,341,961 Patent document 2 fails to disclose solving a specific technical problem which is caused when sewing the materials with different thicknesses in materials-abutted seam. The inventors of the present invention have found a problem that, in a case where an edge of a fastener tape and an edge of a main material are stitched together in an abutted state by using this technique, the fastener tape is finished waving in its longitudinal direction. Moreover, it has been a conventional common knowledge that a fastener is sewn in the superimposed (overlapped) seam as described above, and sewing in another method is not suggested by thePatent document 2, nor such an idea is disclosed in any prior art. -
- [Patent document 1]
JP 2000-197783 A - [Patent document 2] Japanese Patent No.
5,341,961 - Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sewn product in which material edges are stitched together and a sewing method for producing the same, in which a thickness, a bumpy texture, hardness of a stitched portion of two materials with different thicknesses, such as a fastener tape and a main material, would be reduced; the stitched portion would be less noticeable and finished to be simpler; and the strength of the stitched portion may be ensured.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a sewn product and a sewing method of material, which would save material costs and simplify sewing processes.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a sewing method of material, which may reduce or prevent waving of a fastener tape.
- In order to solve the above-described objects, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sewn product in which an edge of a first material and an edge of a second material that is thicker than the first material are stitched together in an abutted state, wherein the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material are stitched together with one bobbin thread and a plurality of needle threads, the plurality of needle threads being interlocked with the one bobbin thread to form a plurality of rows of zigzag stitched seams.
- In the sewn product, two rows of zigzag stitched seams may be formed by two needle threads, and wherein the edge of the first material may be overedge-stitched by one of the two needle threads and the bobbin thread, and the edge of the second material may be overedge-stitched by the other of the two needle threads and the bobbin thread.
- In the sewn product, three rows of zigzag stitched seams may be formed by three needle threads. One of the three needle threads may be stitched alternately to the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material. The other two of the three needle threads may be stitched to the edge of the first material or the edge of the second material at both sides of the one needle thread.
- In the sewn product, the first material may be a fastener tape to which elements are attached.
- In the sewn product, a length of the fastener tape in a width direction (see "T" in
FIG. 9 ) may be twice to four times of a length of the elements in the width direction (see "E" inFIG. 9 ). In conventional stitching of a fastener tape and a main material, since they are necessary to be partially superimposed or overlapped, a length of the fastener tape in its width direction is required to be larger for that accordingly. Thus, the length of the fastener tape in the width direction is required to be five to six times of the width of the elements. - In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sewing method of material in which an edge of a first material and an edge of a second material that is thicker than the first material are stitched together in an abutted state, wherein the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material are stitched together with one bobbin thread and a plurality of needle threads, the plurality of the needle threads being interlocked with the one bobbin thread to form a plurality of rows of zigzag stitched seams.
- In the sewing method of material, the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material may be stitched together with using a sewing machine which includes a vertical full rotation shuttle and a plurality of sewing needles, wherein the plurality of sewing needles are arranged in a direction perpendicular to a feed direction of the first and second materials and sway in the direction perpendicular to the feed direction.
- In the sewing method of material, the first material and the second material may be respectively fed with feed dogs that are set at different feed rates, while the first and second materials are pressed at an equal pressure.
- In the sewing method of material, the feed rate of the feed dog for feeding the second material may be set to be higher than the feed rate of the feed dog for feeding the first material.
- In the sewing method of material, the first material may be a fastener tape to which elements are attached.
- In the sewing method of material, a length of the fastener tape in a width direction may be twice to four times of a length of the elements in the width direction.
- The present invention provides a sewn product in which material edges are stitched together and a sewing method for producing the same, wherein a thickness, a bumpy texture, hardness of a stitched portion of two materials with different thicknesses, such as a fastener tape and a main material, would be reduced; the stitched portion would be less noticeable and finished to be simpler; and the strength of the stitched portion may be ensured. Further, the present invention provides a sewn product and a sewing method of material, which would save material costs and simplify sewing processes. Moreover, the present invention provides a sewing method of material, which may reduce or prevent waving of a fastener tape.
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FIG. 1 is a top plan view showing one surface of a sewn product according to one embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the other surface of the sewn product; -
FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional view showing a sewing pattern at a stitched portion; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is an elevation view showing one embodiment of a material sewing method; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the material sewing method; -
FIG. 7 is a front view that illustrates a state where a fastener tape and a main material are fed with feed dogs while they are pressed by a material presser of a sewing machine, in which the fastener tape and the main material are shown in cross-sections; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view that illustrates the feed dogs exposed above a throat plate; -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a pair of left and right fastener tapes that are stitched with a main material; -
FIG. 10 is a top plan view showing one surface of a sewn product according to another embodiment; -
FIG. 11 is a top plan view showing the other surface of the sewn product; -
FIG. 12 is a three-dimensional view showing a sewing pattern of a stitched portion; and -
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 ofFIG. 10 . - Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a top plan view showing one surface of a sewnproduct 10 according to one embodiment, andFIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the other surface of the sewnproduct 10. As shown in the Figures, the sewnproduct 10 is produced by stitching an edge (hereinafter, also called as a "tape edge") 12A of afastener tape 12 as an example of a first material and an edge (hereinafter, also called as a "material edge") 14A of amain material 14 as a second material that is thicker than thefastener tape 12 in an abutted state without overlapping them. Thefastener tape 12 is a fabric or a knitted fabric. Themain material 14 is a material for producing clothes, a bag or the like, and examples thereof include felted fabric, knitted fabric, compressed wool knit, jersey and the like, but themain material 14 is not limited to them. The sewnproduct 10 is clothes, a bag or the like which uses a slide fastener (not illustrated). - In the present embodiment, the
fastener tape 12 is thinner than the main material 14 (seeFIG. 4 , etc.), but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and themain material 14 may be thinner than thefastener tape 12. - Two
needle threads bobbin thread 20 are used for stitching thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A. In the following description, the surface of the sewnproduct 10, on which theneedle threads product 10, on which thebobbin thread 20 is exposed as stitched seams is referred to as rear. To the front surface of thefastener tape 12, elements 15 (seeFIG. 7 , etc.) is attached. - The two
needle threads tape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A are abutted to each other without being overlapped. Theneedle thread 16 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surface of thetape edge 12A, and theneedle thread 18 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surface of thematerial edge 14A. Theneedle threads bobbin thread 20 atturning points - All of the
turning points 16A of theneedle threads 16 at the boundary line L-side and theturning points 18A of theneedle thread 18 at the boundary line L-side are positioned on the boundary line L. Theturning points turning points turning points points turning points turning points needle threads - As shown in
FIG. 2 , thebobbin thread 20 extends in the direction along the boundary line L (Y direction in the Figures) while passing via theturning points tape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A. Here, following thebobbin thread 20 in the Y direction, thebobbin thread 20 passes via the individual turning points in the sequence of18B 18B (to be repeated).→ 18A→ 16B→ 18A→ 18B→ 16A → -
FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional view showing a sewing pattern of a stitched portion of thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A. As shown in this Figure, following the pattern of thebobbin thread 20 in the Y direction, thebobbin thread 20 forms a knot together with theneedle thread 18 at theturning point 18B and then forms a knot together with theneedle thread 16 at thenext turning point 16A. Then, thebobbin thread 20 passes via thesame turning point 18B, forms a knot together with theneedle thread 18 at theturning point 18A and then forms a knot at thenext turning point 16B. Afterwards, thebobbin thread 20 passes via thesame turning point 18A, forms a knot together with theneedle thread 18 at theturning point 18B and then forms a knot at thenext turning point 16A. This pattern is repeated. -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 ofFIG. 1 . As shown in this Figure, thetape edge 12A is overedge-stitched by theneedle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20 between the turningpoints 16B-16A and thematerial edge 14A is overedge-stitched by theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20 between the turningpoints 18B-18A. - Here, since the tension of the
needle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20 that are interlocked together to surround thetape edge 12A acts so as to compress thetape edge 12A, the density of thetape edge 12A is increased. In addition, since the tension of theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20 that are interlocked together to surround thematerial edge 14A acts so as to compress thematerial edge 14A, the density of thematerial edge 14A is increased. -
FIG. 5 is an elevation view showing one embodiment of a material sewing method, andFIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the material sewing method according to this embodiment. As shown inFIG. 5 , a sewing machine to be used in stitching thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A together includes twosewing needles full rotation shuttle 4, and athroat plate 3, which is disposed between thesewing needles full rotation shuttle 4. The twosewing needles needle thread 16 is passed through a thread hole of thesewing needle 1, and theneedle thread 18 is passed through a thread hole of thesewing needle 2. - The vertical
full rotation shuttle 4 is a shuttle which rotates counterclockwise in the Figure about a rotary shaft that is parallel to the material feed direction. Theshuttle 4 includes a bobbin (not shown) around which thebobbin thread 20 is wound, and a sword tip (not shown) which widens loops of theneedle threads throat plate 3 is formed with holes through which thesewing needles - The sewing machine used for stitching the
tape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A comprises: a material presser 30 (seeFIG. 7 ) for pressing thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 that is thicker than thefastener tape 12 against thethroat plate 3 at an equal pressure; and a material feeding mechanism which includesfeed dogs FIG. 8 , etc.) for feeding thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 at different feed rates (or feed speeds). Processes for stitching thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A by using the sewing machine which has the above-described structure will be explained as follows, but thematerial presser 30 and the material feeding mechanism which includes thefeed dogs FIG. 6 , thesewing needles needle threads turning points full rotation shuttle 4 is rotated while thesewing needles needle threads full rotation shuttle 4, thebobbin thread 20 is caused to pass through the loops. In that state, theneedle threads needle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20 to form a knot at theturning point 16B and theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20 to form a knot at theturning point 18A. - Afterwards, the
fastener tape 12 and themain material 14 are fed in the Y direction, and thesewing needles turning points full rotation shuttle 4 is rotated while thesewing needles needle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20 to form a knot at theturning point 16A and theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20 to form a knot at theturning point 18B. - In subsequence, the
fastener tape 12 and themain material 14 are fed in the Y direction, and thesewing needles turning points full rotation shuttle 4 is rotated while thesewing needles needle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20 to form a knot at theturning point 16B and theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20 to form a knot at theturning point 18A. The above-described sequences are repeated, and thus thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A are sewn in a manner of two-row zigzag stitching while being overedge-stitched by theneedle threads bobbin thread 20. - As described above, the stitched portion of the sewn
product 10 produced by sewing thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A together via two-row zigzag stitching with twoneedle threads bobbin thread 20 has a sufficient amount of tensile strength since the density of thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A is increased by the tension of twoneedle threads bobbin thread 20. - Since the
tape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A are sewn with a small number of threads, i.e. three threads, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the stitched portion compared to that of the stitched portion with six threads using a flat seamer sewing machine. This can reduce the unevenness of the stitched portion and a bumpy texture or make the stitched portion less noticeable. In addition, since the width of the stitched portion can be reduced compared to that of a stitched portion with six threads using a flat seamer sewing machine, the former stitched portion can be made much less noticeable. Here, when the sewnproduct 10 is a garment such as an outerwear in which the stitched seams are exposed to the outside, it is possible to improve the quality of design by making the stitched portions less noticeable. - In addition, in the sewn
product 10 according to this embodiment, since thetape edge 12A is overedge-stitched with theneedle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20 and thematerial edge 14A is overedge-stitched with theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20, thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A can be prevented from being untied. - While stitching the
tape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A as described above, thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 are pressed onto thethroat plate 3 at an equal pressure by the material presser 30 (seeFIG. 7 ) . In addition, the feeding of thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 in the Y direction is set such that the feed rate of themain material 14 which is placed in the right side will be slightly higher than the feed rate of thefastener tape 12 which is placed in the left side, by the left-hand feed dogs hand feed dogs FIGs. 7 and8 ) of the material feeding mechanism. The reason for such control is as follows. Since themain material 14 is thicker than thefastener tape 12, if they are sewn by using a usual sewing machine foot, thethinner fastener tape 12 could not be pressed firmly by the sewing machine foot. If they are actually sewn in such a state, since the sewing machine feeds thefastener tape 12 intermittently, the pressure to press the material and tape would be changed, resulting in uneven feeding or pitch failure. In order to prevent them, for applying an equal pressure to thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 respectively even if they have different thicknesses, the sewing machine foot that has a seesaw function as thematerial presser 30 is used to press the material and tape. However, the inventors of the present invention have found that, when thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 are sewn while they are pressed at the same pressure, there are generated in thefastener tape 12 wrinkles that wave in the longitudinal direction. Further, the inventors have found a cause that, when thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 are withdrawn underneath the material-press parts that apply the equal pressure to them respectively, themain material 14 that is thicker than thefastener tape 12 is stitched in a state of being slightly stretched in the feed direction, and the stretchedmain material 14 is shrunk after being stitched, thereby causing such wrinkles. In order to prevent this, the feed rate of the thickermain material 14 under the equal press is set to be slightly higher than the feed rate of thefastener tape 12. -
FIG. 7 is a front explanatory view that illustrates a state where thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 are pressed against thethroat plate 3 at an equal pressure by thematerial presser 30 of the sewing machine. In this Figure, thereference numerals fastener tape 12 in the feed direction (the direction from front to rear ofFIG. 7 ), and thereference numerals main material 14. Thefastener tape 12 haselements 15 on its edge which is opposite, in the width direction, to the edge that is to be stitched with themain material 14. Thematerial presser 30 comprises: amain body 31; and a pair of left and right material-press parts FIG. 7 ) from themain body 31. In this embodiment, the leftmaterial press part 32a presses thefastener tape 12, and the rightmaterial press part 32b presses themain material 14. Themain body 31 incorporates an interlocking mechanism (a seesaw mechanism), which can equalize both pressures of the material-press parts press parts - Such an interlocking mechanism is disclosed in, for example,
JP S56-17112 B fastener tape 12 and themain material 14 are pressed onto thethroat plate 3 at an equal pressure by thematerial press parts -
FIG. 8 illustrates theleft feed dogs right feed dogs throat plate 3 that is incorporated in a table (not illustrated) of the sewing machine. Thesefeed dogs FIG. 7 . Thefeed dogs left feed dogs fastener tape 12, and theright feed dogs main material 14. Further, a feed rate of theright dogs left feed dogs JP H3-191984 A - As described above, by setting the feed rate of the thicker
main material 14 to be higher than that of thefastener tape 12 while pressing thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 at an equal pressure, thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A are stitched together without overstretching or overshrinking one of thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 compared to the other. Thereby, waving of thefastener tape 12 in the longitudinal direction can be prevented. In addition, it is not necessary to fold back themain material 14 at the time of stitching, and a facing is also unnecessary, whereby material costs for thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 may be saved, and the sewing processes may be simplified. -
FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional explanatory view that illustrates a pair of the left andright fastener tapes 12 that are stitched with themain material 14. In the present invention, thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A are stitched together in an abutted state without being overlapped. Thus, it is possible to shorten the length of each of thefastener tapes 12 in the width direction compared to that of a conventional fastener tape, and material costs may be saved for that. More in detail, it has conventionally been necessary to set a total length (T) of the left andright fastener tapes 12 in the width direction to be five to six times of a length (E), in the width direction, occupied by the left andright elements 15 that are engaged with each other, in consideration of margins to be overlapped with themain material 14. Whereas, in the present invention, it is possible to curtail the length (T) of the left andright fastener tapes 12 in the element-closed state as small as twice to four times of the length (E) of the left andright elements 15 in the width direction. Usually, in a case of sewing fastener tapes in a state of overlapping with a main material, when the length (E) of elements in the width direction ranges between 5 mm to 6 mm, the fastener tapes are mostly sewed while being pressed by a sewing machine foot with a width of 4 mm. In this case, the length (T), in the width direction, of the fastener tapes that are exposed after being sewn ranges from 13 mm to 14 mm, namely, 5 mm to 6 mm + 4 mm + 4 mm. This is one of the standard products that are familiar to current consumers, and is a good-looking product that is demanded by consumers. From this point of view for providing such a sewing product which is matched with the consumers' needs, also in the present invention, the most preferable range of the length (T), in the width direction, of the left andright fastener tapes 12 in the element-closed state is 2.33 to 2.60 times (14/6 to 13/5) of the length (E) of the left andright elements 15 in the width direction. In a practical sense, however, the preferable range is twice to three times, if considering error spans of the processing of the sewn products and their visual impressions. On the other hand, however, for mass-producing such fasteners by existing automatic manufacturing equipment, the fastener tapes are required to be held by being pinched by grippers of the automatic manufacturing equipment for being conveyed between their respective production processes. Accordingly, such fastener tapes are necessary to have a width which is enough to be held by the grippers, whereby, from this technical limitation, it has found that the length (T) of the left andright fastener tapes 12 in the element-closed state in the width direction is required to be at least four times of the length (E) of the left andright elements 15 in the width direction. Therefore, in the case of mass-producing the fasteners by the existing automatic manufacturing equipment while minimizing the exposed width of the fasteners, four times is an upper limit. -
FIG. 10 is a top plan view showing one surface of a sewnproduct 100 according to another embodiment, andFIG. 11 is a top plan view showing the other surface of the sewnproduct 100. As shown in these Figures, threeneedle threads bobbin threads 20 are used for stitching thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A. Also in this embodiment, the above-mentioned equal press of thefastener tape 12 and themain material 14 and an increase in the feed rate of themain material 14 are adopted. - The two
needle threads tape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A are abutted to each other. Theneedle thread 16 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surface of thetape edge 12A, and theneedle thread 18 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surface of thematerial edge 14A. In addition, theneedle thread 22 forms zigzag stitched seams on the front surfaces of thetape edge 12A and of thematerial edge 14A while bridging over the boundary line L. Theneedle threads bobbin thread 20 at theturning points - The
turning points needle threads 22 are positioned on thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A, respectively. Theturning points turning points - As shown in
FIG. 11 , thebobbin thread 20 extends in the direction along the boundary line L (Y direction in the Figure) on the rear surfaces of thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A while passing via theturning points bobbin thread 20 in the Y direction, thebobbin thread 20 passes via the individual turning points in the sequence of18B 16B → 22B →→ 18A→ 22B →18A 18B (to be repeated).→ 18B→ 22A→ 16A→ 22A → -
FIG. 12 is a three-dimensional view showing a sewing pattern of a stitched portion of thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A. As shown in this Figure, following the pattern of thebobbin thread 20 in the Y direction, thebobbin thread 20 forms a knot together with theneedle thread 18 at theturning point 18B, and forms a knot together with theneedle thread 22 at thenext turning point 22B. Thebobbin thread 20 forms a knot together with theneedle thread 16 at theturning point 16A, passes via theturning points needle thread 18 at theturning point 18A. Thebobbin thread 20 forms a knot together with theneedle thread 22 at theturning point 22A, and forms a knot together with theneedle thread 16 at theturning point 16B. Thebobbin thread 20 passes via theturning points needle thread 18 at theturning point 18B. This pattern is repeated. -
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 ofbobbin thread 20 which are interlocked together surround thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A while bridging over the boundary line L. At one side of the boundary line, theneedle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20 which are interlocked together surround thetape edge 12A. At the other side of the boundary line, theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20 which are interlocked together surround thematerial edge 14A. - Here, the tension of the
needle thread 22 and thebobbin thread 20 acts so as to compress the portions of thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A that are surrounded by theneedle thread 22 and thebobbin thread 20. This consequently increases the density of the surrounded portions of thetape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A. In addition, the tension of theneedle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20 acts so as to compress the portion of thetape edge 12A that is surrounded by theneedle thread 16 and thebobbin thread 20. This consequently increases the density of the surrounded portion of thetape edge 12A. Moreover, the tension of theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20 acts so as to compress the portion of thematerial edge 14A that is surrounded by theneedle thread 18 and thebobbin thread 20. This consequently increases the density of the surrounded portion of thematerial edge 14A. - Since the density of the stitched portion of the sewn
product 100 according to this embodiment is increased by being compressed with threeneedle threads bobbin thread 20 at three positions, including the center and both sides in the width direction, the tensile strength of the stitched portion can be increased than that of the sewnproduct 10 according to the above-described embodiment. The sewnproduct 100 may be made using three sewing needles in the similar method as in the sewnproduct 10 as described above. - Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are provided only for better understanding of the invention but not intended to limit the interpretation of the invention. The invention can be altered and improved without departing from the purpose thereof, and includes equivalents thereof. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the
tape edge 12A of thefastener tape 12 and thematerial edge 14A of themain material 14 that is thicker than thefastener tape 12 are stitched together, but themain material 14 may be thinner than thefastener tape 12. In this case, the feed rate of thefastener tape 12 is set to be slightly higher than that of themain material 14 while they are pressed at an equal pressure. In addition, in the sewnproduct 10 according to the above embodiment, although theturning points tape edge 12A and thematerial edge 14A, theturning points tape edge 12A or on thematerial edge 14A. -
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Claims (8)
- A sewing method of material in which an edge (12A) of a first material (12) and an edge (14A) of a second material (14) are stitched together in an abutted state,wherein the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material are stitched together with one bobbin thread (20) and a plurality of needle threads (16,18, 22), the plurality of the needle threads being interlocked with the one bobbin thread to form a plurality of rows of zigzag stitched seams,characterized in that the second material (14) is thicker than the first material (12), wherein the first material and the second material are respectively fed with feed dogs (40a, 41a; 40b, 41b) that are set at different feed rates, while the first and second materials are pressed at an equal pressure.
- The sewing method of material according to claim 1, wherein the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material are stitched together with using a sewing machine which comprises a vertical full rotation shuttle (4) and a plurality of sewing needles (1, 2), wherein the plurality of sewing needles are arranged in a direction perpendicular to a feed direction of the first and second materials and sway in the direction perpendicular to the feed direction.
- The sewing method of material according to claim 1, wherein the feed rate of the feed dog (40b, 41b) for feeding the second material (14) is set to be higher than the feed rate of the feed dog (40a, 41a) for feeding the first material (12).
- The sewing method of material according to claim 1, wherein the first material (12) is a fastener tape to which elements (15) are attached.
- The sewing method of material according to claim 1, wherein a length of the fastener tape (12) in a width direction is twice to four times of a length of the elements in a width direction.
- A sewn product in which an edge (12A) of a first material (12) and an edge (14A) of a second material (14) are stitched together in an abutted state,wherein the edge of the first material and the edge of the second material are stitched together with one bobbin thread (20) and a plurality of needle threads (16, 18, 22), the plurality of needle threads being interlocked with the one bobbin thread to form a plurality of rows of zigzag stitched seams,characterized in that the second material (14) is thicker than the first material (12), wherein the first material is a fastener tape to which elements (15) are attached, and wherein a length of the fastener tape in a width direction is twice to four times of a length of the elements in the width direction.
- The sewn product according to claim 6,wherein two rows of the zigzag stitched seams are formed by two needle threads (16, 18), andwherein the edge (12A) of the first material (12) is overedge-stitched by one (16) of the two needle threads and the bobbin thread (20), and the edge (14A) of the second material (14) is overedge-stitched by the other (18) of the two needle threads (16, 18) and the bobbin thread (20).
- The sewn product according to claim 6,wherein three rows of the zigzag stitched seams are formed by three needle threads,wherein one (22) of the three needle threads (16, 18, 22) is stitched alternately to the edge (12A) of the first material (12) and the edge (14A) of the second material (14), and wherein the other two (16, 18) of the three needle threads (16, 18, 22) are stitched to the edge (12A) of the first material (12) or the edge (14A) of the second material (14) at both sides of the one needle thread (22).
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