JP2000017548A - Hosiery having jacquard pattern - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hosiery having good fitness to a foot and little in the tension of a jacquard pattern. SOLUTION: This hosiery is formed by knitting the first knitting yarn 7, the second knitting yarn 8 having a color different from that of the first knitting yarn 7, and an insertion elastic yarn 9, and has a jacquard pattern. The jacquard pattern-appearing courses of the hosiery are knitted, while the feeding quantities of the first knitting yarn 7, the second knitting yarn 8 and the insertion elastic yarn 9 are each independently changed approximately for each course. In the jacquard pattern-appearing course, the ground tissue is formed from the knitted stitches of the first knitting yarn 7, and the jacquard pattern is formed from the knitted stitches of the second knitting yarn 8. In a site where the stitches are formed from the first knitting yarn 7, the second knitting yarn 8 does not form the stitches, and runs on the back surface of the stitches formed from the second knitting yarn 7. In a site where stitches are formed from the first knitting yarn 8, the second knitting yarn 7 does not form the stitches, and runs on the back surface of the stitches formed from the second knitting yarn 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sock having a jacquard pattern with good fit to a foot,
The present invention relates to a sock with good fit to the foot, little jacquard pattern tingling, and excellent aesthetics.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG.
Body part 3, heel part 4, instep part 5,
It consists of a toe part 6. Such a sock is knitted by a sock knitting machine in the order of the body 3, the heel 4, the instep 5, and the toe 6. At this time, conventionally, a relatively large pattern is made to appear on the side surface (one side surface or both side surfaces) of the body portion 3 to enhance the aesthetics. As such a pattern, a diamond pattern, a stripe pattern, an oblique lattice pattern, or the like as shown in FIG. 1 is employed.

[0003] A method of displaying such a pattern on the body 3 of a sock is well-known. For example, knitting is performed by using two different kinds of knitting yarns and switching the knitting yarns forming the stitches. Is possible. That is, when knitting the ground structure with one knitting yarn, the other knitting yarn is not knitted, and when knitting the pattern with the other knitting yarn, one knitting yarn is not knitted. It is. Then, the knitting yarn that is not knitted simply runs in the course direction on the back surface of the knitted knitting yarn. Socks obtained by such a knitting method are generally called Jacquard socks.

On the other hand, as is well known, at the time of sock knitting, in order to make it easier for the body part 3 to fit on a calf of a foot or to prevent the body part 3 from slipping off, an elastic thread is used for the body part 3. An insertion thread (hereinafter, referred to as “insertion elastic thread”) is inserted. The inserted elastic yarn travels in the course direction without being formed with stitches, while being sandwiched between stitches.

[0005]

In such a technical situation, an insertion elastic thread is inserted into the body of a well-known jacquard sock by a known method, and the body of the jacquard sock is put on a calf of a foot or the like. At first glance, it is an easy idea to fit well or to prevent the body from slipping down. However, for a person skilled in the art of sock knitting, such an idea was extremely insane. The reason will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, 7 and 8 are knitting yarns, and both are yarns of different colors. 9 is an insertion elastic thread. In a jacquard sock, in order to form a pattern, as described above, the knitting yarn forming the stitch must be switched. Therefore, assuming that the ground structure is knitted by the knitting yarn 7, the knitting is switched to knitting by the knitting yarn 8 at a point where the pattern shifts. Then, the knitting yarn 7 is not knitted and only runs on the back surface of the knitting yarn 8 in the course direction. Of course, the knitting yarn 8 is not knitted at the place of the ground structure knitted by the knitting yarn 7, but only runs on the back surface of the knitting yarn 7 in the course direction. In addition,
In FIG. 2, three wales on the left side are portions of the ground structure knitted by the knitting yarn 7, and three wales on the right side are portions of a pattern knitted by the knitting yarn 8.

At this time, if it is assumed that the insertion elastic yarn 9 is inserted between the stitches formed by the knitting yarn 7, when the stitch is switched from the stitch formed by the knitting yarn 7 to the stitch formed by the knitting yarn 8, FIG. As can be seen, the insertion elastic yarn 9 is not substantially parallel to the course direction, is inserted obliquely, and is inserted while being sandwiched between stitches formed by the knitting yarn 8. As described above, if the insertion elastic yarn 9 is running obliquely, the stitch will be displaced at this position. That is, when worn, the socks are extended in the course direction, so that the insertion elastic yarn 9
Tend to be parallel to the course direction, and as a result, the stitches are displaced, resulting in a jacquard-patterned click.

Therefore, those skilled in the art of sock knitting thought that if the insertion elastic thread 9 was inserted into the jacquard sock, the quality of the sock would be reduced and only a sock having no commercial value would be obtained. However, contrary to the common sense, the present inventors have set the feed amount of each knitting yarn and the feed amount of the inserted elastic yarn substantially independently in the course where the jacquard pattern appears. When the jacquard socks were knitted while being changed for each course, it was found that a jacquard-patterned one with less crawl was obtained, and the present invention was reached.

[0009]

That is, the present invention provides a jacquard pattern knitted using a first knitting yarn, a second knitting yarn different in color from the first knitting yarn, and an insertion elastic yarn. In the sock having the jacquard pattern, the ground structure is knitted by the stitch by the first knitting yarn, and the jacquard pattern is knitted by the stitch by the second knitting yarn. At the place where the stitch by one knitting yarn is formed, the second knitting yarn travels on the back surface of the stitch by the first knitting yarn without forming the stitch, while the stitch by the second knitting yarn is formed. Where the first knitting yarn runs on the back surface of the stitch made of the second knitting yarn without forming a stitch, and the first knitting yarn, the second knitting yarn, and the insertion elastic yarn Has a jacquard pattern characterized by being knitted while changing each yarn supply amount independently for each course. It relates to socks.

A sock having a jacquard pattern according to the present invention is knitted using a first knitting yarn, a second knitting yarn different in color from the first knitting yarn, and an insertion elastic yarn. Here, the description is based on the premise that the ground structure is knitted by the first knitting yarn and the pattern is knitted by the second knitting yarn. As the first knitting yarn, any conventionally known knitting yarn can be used, and is generally made of an inelastic yarn. As such an inelastic yarn,
Cotton yarn, cotton-polyester blended yarn, cotton-acrylic blended yarn,
Wool yarn, wool-polyester blended yarn, wool-acryl blended yarn, polyester yarn, acrylic yarn, nylon yarn, and the like can be used. In addition, only one such inelastic yarn may be used, or two or more inelastic yarns may be aligned and used as the first knitting yarn.

In the present invention, it is preferable to use a non-elastic yarn and an elastic yarn which are aligned as the first knitting yarn. This is because, when the elastic yarn and the non-elastic yarn are formed together with the stitches of the ground structure, the overall sock is rich in elasticity and the fit to the foot is improved. As the elastic yarn, a conventionally known elastic yarn can be used, and for example, a polyurethane yarn or a yarn obtained by single-covering or double-covering a polyurethane yarn with another kind of fiber can be used. Nylon fiber, polyester fiber, cotton fiber and the like can be used as other kinds of fibers to be covered. In particular, in the present invention, it is preferable that two non-elastic yarns and one elastic yarn are aligned and knitted as the first knitting yarn.

The second knitting yarn has a different color from the first knitting yarn. This is because the jacquard pattern by the second knitting yarn is made to appear by making the ground structure different in color from the first knitting yarn. As the second knitting yarn, a conventionally known yarn is used, and a yarn having the same configuration as the first knitting yarn is used. Then, for the purpose of improving the fit to the foot, it is preferable to use an inelastic yarn and an elastic yarn that are aligned like the first knitting yarn. The second knitting yarn may be the same color as the first knitting yarn,
In this case, the counts (thickness of the threads) must be different. This is to make the jacquard pattern appear due to the difference in the thickness of the yarn.

As the insertion elastic yarn, a conventionally known elastic yarn can be used. That is, various kinds of elastic yarns as described above can be used. In particular, an elastic yarn such as a polyurethane yarn covering cotton fibers or a polyurethane yarn covering nylon fibers has a high elasticity and is suitable for use as an insertion elastic yarn. The color of the insertion elastic yarn may be the same color as the first knitting yarn or the second knitting yarn, or may be a color different from any of the first knitting yarn and the second knitting yarn. The color of the inserted elastic yarn is not particularly limited because it is sandwiched between stitches and does not stand out on the sock surface. Further, for the same reason, the count of the inserted elastic yarn is also arbitrary.

The knitting structure of the sock having a jacquard pattern according to the present invention may be any conventionally known knitting structure.
Knitting can be performed by flat knitting, tack knitting, rib knitting, or the like. The knitting structure according to the present invention has a knitting structure as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the left three wale is the ground organization, and the right three
The wale has a jacquard pattern. Accordingly, the first three yarns are knitted to form a stitch on the left three wales, and the second knitting yarn 8 is knitted to form the stitches on the right three wale. In the three wales on the left side, the second knitting yarn 8 is not knitted and does not form a stitch, and runs on the back surface of the stitch formed by the first knitting yarn 7 in the course direction. Further, in the three wales on the right side, the first knitting yarn 7 is not knitted and does not form a stitch, and runs on the back surface of the stitch formed by the second knitting yarn 8 in the course direction. Therefore, in the left three wales, the first knitting yarn 7
Appear on the surface and have the color of the first knitting yarn 7. on the other hand,
In the right three wales, the second knitting yarn 8 appears on the surface,
The color of the second knitting yarn 8. As a result, the colors of the three wales on the left and the three wales on the right are different, and a pattern is expressed. In addition, even if the counts of the first knitting yarn 7 and the second knitting yarn 8 are different, the outer appearance of the left 3 wales and the right 3 wales is different, and a pattern is expressed.

The insertion elastic yarn 9 is basically inserted for each course, but may be inserted at intervals of one course or two or more courses. Thereby, a tightening force is applied to the foot of the sock, and the fit to the foot is improved. The insertion elastic yarn 9 is provided at a position where the knitting yarn to be knitted (a knitting yarn forming a stitch) is switched, that is, at a position where the knitting yarn to be knitted is switched from the first knitting yarn 7 to the second knitting yarn 8.
As shown in FIG. 2, there is a tendency to run diagonally.

A feature of the present invention is to reduce such a tendency. Such a tendency is achieved by changing the supply amounts of the first knitting yarn 7, the second knitting yarn 8 and the insertion elastic yarn 9 independently for each course in which the jacquard pattern appears, Can be achieved. Specifically, the test knitting is performed while setting the supply amounts of the first knitting yarn 7, the second knitting yarn 8, and the insertion elastic yarn 9 variously for each course. Then, at the location where the jacquard pattern appears, check the degree of the jacquard pattern wicking, select each of the yarn feeding amounts with a small jacquard pattern, and select the yarn feeding amount in each course where the jacquard pattern appears. Set. If socks are knitted according to this setting, the socks according to the present invention can be obtained. That is, in the course in which the jacquard pattern appears, how to change the yarn supply amounts of the first knitting yarn, the second knitting yarn, and the inserted elastic yarn independently for each course is enormous. As a result of a number of trials, it is determined experimentally. And as a result,
In courses in which a jacquard pattern appears, the amount of yarn supplied generally differs for each course, and in rare cases, the same amount of yarn is supplied in a plurality of courses. Note that the absolute value of each yarn supply amount cannot be theoretically derived. Because,
This is because the optimum amount of yarn to be supplied varies depending on the number and material of the knitting yarn and the inserted elastic yarn, the knitting speed, and the like. That is, each yarn supply amount in the present invention is determined only by an experiment.

In the sock according to the present invention, it is preferable that the degree of the sock in the sock body gradually decreases from the opening to the ankle so as to fit the shape of a human foot. In the present invention, the respective yarn supply amounts of the first knitting yarn, the second knitting yarn and the insertion elastic yarn may be arbitrarily set not only in the course where the jacquard pattern is exposed but also in the course where the jacquard pattern is not exposed. Since it can be changed, such a degree change is also possible. That is, from the mouth opening to the ankle, while gradually decreasing the stitch amount, and the amount of yarn to be hardly generated in the jacquard pattern was determined experimentally in each course, and based on this, the socks were determined. It is good to knit.

In the sock according to the present invention, it is preferable that the degree of the sock is gradually increased from the center to the periphery of the sole of the sock so as to fit the shape of a human foot. After knitting the heel, such as socks, when knitting the insole, initially increase the stitch, gradually decrease the stride toward the center, gradually increase the stride from the point of passing the center It is good to knit while increasing. When it is desired to knit a jacquard pattern also on the front part (instep side) of the sock sole, the same knitting method as in the case of the sock body part may be adopted.

[0019]

The sock according to the present invention comprises a first knitting yarn, a second knitting yarn of a different color or a different count from the first knitting yarn, and an insertion elastic yarn in the course where the jacquard pattern is exposed. The knitting is performed while changing the yarn supply amount independently for each course. Therefore, in each course, the lengths of the first knitting yarn, the second knitting yarn, and the elastic insertion yarn can be arbitrarily adjusted, and each yarn can be run on each course in a well-balanced manner. Therefore, it is possible to reduce excessive pulling or loosening of each thread.

[0020]

As a result, in the sock according to the present invention, the stitches constituting the jacquard pattern are excessively pulled or loosened, or even at the boundary where the jacquard pattern and the ground structure are switched, Can be prevented from being excessively pulled. Therefore, the sock having a jacquard pattern according to the present invention has a small number of dents in the pattern and does not impair the aesthetics. Therefore, the sock having the jacquard pattern according to the present invention has an effect of excellent quality and high commercial value.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a sock having a jacquard pattern.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a knitting structure of a sock having a jacquard pattern, particularly showing a state at a boundary between a structure of a jacquard pattern portion and a ground structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wearing opening part 2 Ankle part 3 Body part 4 Heel part 5 Insole part 6 Toe part 7 First knitting thread 8 Second knitting thread 9 Elastic insertion thread

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Osamu Sekiya 3-1-111 Imakumano Amidagaminecho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (72) Inventor Masayuki Izawa 6-17-25-, Higashinakahama, Joto-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 805 (72) Yoshiyuki Nishijima, Inventor 3-6-19, Sagishima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Osaka AB01 AC01 AC06 BA00 BA01 BA02 BA04 BA06 EA06 FA05 FA10

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A sock having a jacquard pattern knitted using a first knitting yarn, a second knitting yarn different in color from the first knitting yarn, and an insertion elastic yarn, wherein the jacquard pattern is In the appearing course, the ground structure is knitted by the stitches by the first knitting yarn, the jacquard pattern is knitted by the stitches by the second knitting yarn, and the stitches by the first knitting yarn are formed. At the point, the second knitting yarn travels on the back surface of the stitch by the first knitting yarn without forming a stitch, while at the point where the stitch by the second knitting yarn is formed, The yarn travels on the back surface of the stitch by the second knitting yarn without forming a stitch, and the supply amounts of the first knitting yarn, the second knitting yarn, and the insertion elastic yarn are independently controlled. A sock having a jacquard pattern characterized by being knitted while being changed for each course. 2. In place of the second knitting yarn, which is different from the first knitting yarn,
The sock having a jacquard pattern according to claim 1, wherein a second knitting yarn having a different count from the first knitting yarn is used. 3. The sock having a jacquard pattern according to claim 1, wherein the first knitting yarn and the second knitting yarn are made of an inelastic yarn and an elastic yarn, respectively. 4. The sock having a jacquard pattern according to claim 1, wherein the degree of the sock in the sock body gradually decreases from the mouth to the ankle. 5. The sock having a jacquard pattern according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the degree of the sock is gradually increased from the center to the periphery of the sock sole.