WO1999010575B1 - Optical filament insertion apparatus - Google Patents
Optical filament insertion apparatusInfo
- Publication number
- WO1999010575B1 WO1999010575B1 PCT/US1998/017591 US9817591W WO9910575B1 WO 1999010575 B1 WO1999010575 B1 WO 1999010575B1 US 9817591 W US9817591 W US 9817591W WO 9910575 B1 WO9910575 B1 WO 9910575B1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- filament
- lengths
- sheet
- length
- supply
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D02—YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
- D02J—FINISHING OR DRESSING OF FILAMENTS, YARNS, THREADS, CORDS, ROPES OR THE LIKE
- D02J11/00—Combinations, not covered by any one of the preceding groups, of processes provided for in such groups; Plant for carrying-out such combinations of processes
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3608—Fibre wiring boards, i.e. where fibres are embedded or attached in a pattern on or to a substrate, e.g. flexible sheets
- G02B6/3612—Wiring methods or machines
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
- D05C—EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
- D05C15/00—Making pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features by inserting loops into a base material
Abstract
Apparatus and method for producing articles in which ends of optical filaments (La, Lb) are inserted in a fabric (F'), trailing lengths of filament are drawn from the inserted ends, and are captive in a terminal block (T); many inserted ends form one or more display patterns (P-1, P-2), and all the trailing lengths of filament of one or more patterns are grouped by retention at one or more common selected portions (N-5, N-11) of the terminal block.
Claims
1 . Apparatus for producing articles having lengths of optical filament extending from respective first filament ends inserted in a piece of fabric, said apparatus including: i. a filament-end insertion assembly having filament supply means and means for cutting multiple lengths of filament from said supply means and means for inserting an end of each length into a fabric; ii. a fabric support for holding a piece of fabric in position for insertion of first ends of said filament lengths by said filament- end insertion assembly; iii. a terminal block support; and iv. program-controlled means for effecting relative shifts between said filament-end insertion assembly and both of said supports so that first ends of the lengths of filament form a pattern or multiple patterns of filament ends inserted in the fabric and second ends of the lengths of filament are grouped at selected portions of the terminal block related to said pattern or patterns.
2. Apparatus as in Claim 1 , wherein said means for causing relative shifts between the fabric support and the filament-end insertion assembly serves as a means for drawing filament from said supply means, divided into multiple lengths by said cutting means.
3. Apparatus as in Claim 1 , said apparatus including a catcher operative to draw a loop of filament between said filament-end insertion apparatus and each filament end that was inserted into the fabric, said cutting means then being operative to cut the loop from the filament supply means and thereby define a said length of filament.
4. Apparatus as in Claim 1 , further including a second filament-end insertion assembly having second filament supply means and
second means for cutting multiple lengths of filament from said second filament supply means, both of said filament-end insertion means being programmed for inserting respective filament ends into a piece of fabric, said apparatus being programmed for thereafter drawing respective lengths of filament from said inserted filament-ends to program-selected portions of said terminal block
5. A method of making articles having a piece of fabric bearing many lengths of optical filament, an end of each length of filament being inserted in the piece of fabric, including the steps of inserting an end portion of filament supply into a piece of fabric at a selected position to constitute an element of a display pattern, drawing a length of filament trailing from said inserted end portion and disposing a second portion of said length of filament at a selected part of a terminal block, cutting said filament from said supply and thereby producing a new end of the filament for insertion into the fabric, and repeating the foregoing steps in cycles with respect to succeeding lengths of filament wherein: the selected positions of the inserted filament ends are varied in succeeding cycles of steps to constitute a pattern or multiple patterns of end portions of filament inserted in the fabric, and wherein said second portions of all of those lengths of filament whose inserted end portions constitute elements of any one pattern are disposed at a part or parts of the terminal block dedicated to said any one pattern.
6. Apparatus for producing an article having a sheet bearing many lengths of optical filament, an end of each length of filament being inserted in the sheet so that the inserted ends form elements of one or more display patterns of many inserted ends, said apparatus including: i. a filament-end insertion assembly for inserting an end of a length of filament into a sheet; ii. a sheet support;
iii. an array of collection devices, each collection device being adapted to receive multiple lengths of filament extending from inserted filament ends; and iv. program-controlled equipment for causing coordinated operation of the foregoing portions of the apparatus, so as to cause the filament-end insertion assembly to insert the end of a length of filament into a sheet carried by the sheet support at a program-selected position in the sheet, said program-controlled equipment causing a portion of the length of filament which extends from its inserted end to be disposed at a program-selected one of said collection devices, said program-controlled equipment being operable in succeeding cycles to cause insertion of a multiplicity of filament ends into the sheet at positions forming multiple display patterns and to cause portions of the lengths of filament that extend from those inserted filament ends to be disposed at one or more of said collection devices, each of which is dedicated to only one of said display patterns.
7. Apparatus as in Claim 6, including means for drawing from a filament supply lengths of filament extending from the inserted filament ends and means for severing each drawn length of filament from the filament supply, the severed end of filament from the filament supply becoming the filament end to be inserted in the sheet.
8. Apparatus as in Claim 6, wherein said sheet support and said array of collection devices constitute a unitary structure, said sheet support and said array of collection devices thereby being fixed in relation to each other, said unitary structure and said filament-end insertion assembly being movable relative to each other so that filament ends may be inserted into a sheet at a succession of positions constituting multiple patterns of inserted filament ends, said program controlled equipment causing program- controlled relative movement between the filament end insertion assembly and said unitary structure so that a succession of lengths of filament are
drawn from a filament supply after the insertion of filament ends into the sheet, the program-controlled relative movement being effective to cause portions of those lengths of filament, which extend from inserted filament ends of any one pattern to be disposed at at least one of the collection devices identified with said one pattern, said apparatus having means for severing each length of filament from the filament supply and thereby forming a new filament end for insertion into the sheet.
9. Apparatus as in Claim 6, wherein said filament insertion assembly provides a filament supply and wherein, following each insertion of a filament end into the sheet, the apparatus causes relative shift between the sheet support and the filament-end insertion assembly in such manner that a length of filament is drawn from the filament supply and a portion of the drawn length of filament is disposed at a program-selected one of said collection devices, the program controlled equipment in a sequence of cycles causing portions of those filament lengths, whose inserted ends form a pattern, to be disposed at one or more of said collection devices identified with such pattern.
10. Apparatus as in Claim 6, including means for drawing a succession of loops of filament each of which extends from a filament supply to an inserted filament end that constitutes an element of a display pattern, and means for severing each loop from the filament supply and thus creating a trailing filament portion of the loop, said apparatus having means for bringing into alignment each trailing filament portion of the loop and a selected one of said collection devices for gathering the trailing filament portions of each display pattern into at least one group.
1 1 . Apparatus as in Claim 6, including at least one additional filament-end insertion assembly for inserting an end of a length of filament into the sheet, the program-controlled equipment coordinating the recited portions of the apparatus so that lengths of filament extending from the
inserted filament ends of plural filament end insertion assemblies are grouped at collection devices related to the pattern or patterns of which each inserted end is a part.
1 2. A method for producing an article having a sheet which bears many lengths of optical filament, an end of each length of filament being inserted in the sheet at a selected position so that many inserted filament ends are available to form multiple display patterns of concurrently illuminated filament ends, said method including the steps of: i. inserting an end of a filament length extending from a filament supply into a sheet at a selected position on the sheet to constitute one element of one display pattern; ii. disposing a portion of said filament length at a selected collection location related to one of said display patterns and severing the length of filament from the supply; and repeating said steps in cycles for inserting one end of each of many filament lengths into the sheet at positions constituting multiple patterns of inserted ends, and collecting portions of said filament lengths successively at selected locations so as to form groups of filament lengths wherein each group includes filament lengths of only one pattern.
1 3. An article having lengths of optical filament extending from a sheet, said article being manufactured by the method of claim 5 or 1 2.
Priority Applications (6)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002302342A CA2302342C (en) | 1997-08-25 | 1998-08-24 | Optical filament insertion apparatus |
| JP2000507876A JP4257766B2 (en) | 1997-08-25 | 1998-08-24 | Optical filament insertion device |
| BR9814440-5A BR9814440A (en) | 1997-08-25 | 1998-08-24 | Apparatus for inserting optical filament, its use and product obtained |
| EP98944521A EP1040219A4 (en) | 1997-08-25 | 1998-08-24 | Optical filament insertion apparatus |
| AU92047/98A AU9204798A (en) | 1997-08-25 | 1998-08-24 | Optical filament insertion apparatus |
| TW087121731A TW393532B (en) | 1998-08-24 | 1998-12-28 | Optical filament insertion apparatus |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US922,148 | 1997-08-25 | ||
| US08/922,148 US5941185A (en) | 1997-08-25 | 1997-08-25 | Optical filament insertion apparatus |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| WO1999010575A2 WO1999010575A2 (en) | 1999-03-04 |
| WO1999010575A3 WO1999010575A3 (en) | 1999-05-06 |
| WO1999010575B1 true WO1999010575B1 (en) | 1999-06-10 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| PCT/US1998/017591 WO1999010575A2 (en) | 1997-08-25 | 1998-08-24 | Optical filament insertion apparatus |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US5941185A (en) |
| EP (1) | EP1040219A4 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP4257766B2 (en) |
| KR (1) | KR100315864B1 (en) |
| CN (1) | CN1096519C (en) |
| AU (1) | AU9204798A (en) |
| BR (1) | BR9814440A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2302342C (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1999010575A2 (en) |
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- 1998-08-24 WO PCT/US1998/017591 patent/WO1999010575A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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| WO1999010575A2 (en) | 1999-03-04 |
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| JP2003517518A (en) | 2003-05-27 |
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| US5941185A (en) | 1999-08-24 |
| JP4257766B2 (en) | 2009-04-22 |
| EP1040219A2 (en) | 2000-10-04 |
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