KR100442893B1 - Quilting machine by a touch screen and method of inputting pattern directly by embroidery machine and its machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a central processing apparatus for a pattern (pattern) of a quilting or embroidery machine that is designed and edited using a touch screen connected to a quilting machine, an embroidery machine, a quilting machine, or a weaving machine. It is easy to work because it is directly inputted to be quilted or embroidered, so even non-professionals can design the pattern right away, which greatly shortens working time and improves productivity, and it is quilted with natural patterns drawn by workers or designers. Or it relates to a method of directly inputting the design pattern of the quilting or embroidery machine and the device so that the embroidery product can be obtained immediately.

Description

Quilting machine by a touch screen and method of inputting pattern directly by embroidery machine and its machine}

The present invention directly designs or edits the pattern (pattern) of the quilting machine or the embroidery machine using a touch screen organically connected to a quilting machine or an embroidery machine, and directly inputs it to the central processing unit. The present invention relates to a method for directly inputting a pattern of a quilting machine or a embroidery machine, and a device for improving workability, productivity, and quality.

In general, a quilted pattern or embroidery pattern embroidered on a product using an embroidery machine or a quilting machine is designed by an expert using an expensive CAD program or an exclusive design program for embroidery patterns.

Therefore, the program is not only expensive, but also by a skilled professional to design work, there are a lot of small businesses that do a sieve embroidery or quilting work with only a quilting machine or embroidery machine without these programs.

In the case of the small business, it is required to order (request) to a company that specializes in designing quilted or embroidered patterns, so it takes about 1 to 2 days to order, and the quilted or embroidered patterns designed by experts are stored on floppy disks, etc. It is stored in the form of data on the medium and then passed to the orderer.

Therefore, the ordering company puts the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive installed in the embroidery machine, reads the pattern data into the central processing unit, and then goes through various steps of quilting or embroidering, resulting in inconvenient workability and low productivity. There is a problem that can not actively cope with production.

And, if the quilted or embroidered curve is obscure drawing, there is a problem such that it takes a lot of time even if the CAD operation is impossible or possible.

In addition, since the quilted or embroidered by the mechanical repeating pattern is made, there is a problem that the natural or emotional fall.

And, if there is only one sewing head, the expert roughly draws a desired pattern while drawing a hand, and thus there is a problem such as low productivity.

Accordingly, the present invention can directly design or edit the pattern of a quilting machine or an embroidery machine (including a quilting embroidery machine and a one-head quilting machine) using a touch screen that combines an input function and an image output function. The purpose is to provide a way to.

In addition, the present invention directly design or edit the pattern of the quilting machine (Embroidery machine) (including a quilting embroidery machine and one-head quilting machine) using a touch screen that combines an input function and an image output function. It is an object of the present invention to provide a direct input device that can be quilted and embroidered.

In order to achieve the above object, a touch screen that combines an input function and an image output function (monitor or screen) is installed on one side of an embroidery machine or a quilting machine as an exposed type, so that a worker may sit or stand on a chair, or a pattern that is retrieved from a storage medium. Design, edit, or perform other tasks, and organically connect or install hardware and software for designing and editing quilted and embroidered patterns and other related tasks with touch screens. It is intended that the present invention be achieved.

Also, reading a plurality of patterns stored in the storage medium and displaying them on the screen of the touch screen, and selecting a pattern to work among the various patterns displayed on the touch screen or designing a new pattern. A pattern selection step of selecting a pattern, a step of selecting one or more patterns of the patterns displayed on the screen in the pattern selection step by the touch screen, and a step of quilting / embroidering the pattern selected by the touch screen to end.

Also, in the pattern selection step, the pattern selected by the touch screen can be edited in the menu selection, the pattern is copied and stored on the external storage medium by the touch screen, the pattern is read by the touch screen from the external storage medium, or the pattern on the touch screen is displayed. The method may further include the step of selecting a non-sequential operation.

In addition, in the pattern selection step, selecting a new pattern design work with a touch screen, clearing a pattern on the screen with a touch screen, and selecting a editing menu with a touch screen to work with a new pattern to quilt and embroider it. The editing menu selectable by the touch screen may include a drawing step, an enlargement / reduction step, an area moving step / jump step / erase step / storage step / end step.

In addition, in the drawing step for designing or editing a pattern, the line may further include a step of automatically generating and displaying a sweat line according to a predetermined sweat interval unit along the pattern on the screen.

Quilted or embroidered direct input device according to the present invention comprises a touch screen that combines a main input function and an image output function, and replaces the input function of the touch screen or a mouse or a keyboard as an auxiliary input means. ), Digitizer, pen-mouse, track-ball, joy-stick, etc. are connected to the input of the central processing unit (CPU) or microcomputer, respectively, and the output of the central processing unit A quilting or embroidery controller is connected to the quilting or embroidery machine to control the quilting or embroidery machine, and the output of the quilting or embroidery controller is connected to the X-axis servo motor or X-axis stepping motor, and the Y-axis servo motor or Y-axis stepping motor. The main shaft servo motor or the main shaft inverter motor is connected, respectively, and these outputs are connected with a quilting machine or a embroidery machine.

In addition, I / O can print storage media such as hard disk drive (HDD), floppy disk driver (FDD), CD / DVD driver (CD / DVD), and quilts, embroidery patterns or various data. Print and communication modems that can send and receive data are connected respectively.

The touch screen may use one of an image (video) display device having a touch screen function, for example, a cathode ray tube, a thin film liquid crystal display device (LCD), a plasma display (PDP), and a field emission display device (FED). Touch screen, resistive touch screen, surface ultrasonic conductive touch screen, infrared scan touch screen, resistive film, which increases the strength of sensor by bonding tempered glass to capacitive touch screen, pressure touch screen, capacitive touch screen One of various touch screens, such as a touch screen and a piezo touch screen, can be used.

A design area for designing or editing a quilted or embroidered pattern from a storage medium or designing or editing a new pattern, and designing / editing the pattern and / or storing / printing a pattern on one side of the touch screen screen of the present invention. Menu selection area for importing / selecting a pattern area / expanding / reducing a pattern / clearing a pattern, and inputting quilted or embroidery pattern data as an image or graphic (GUI) First display area, second display area where file name / coordinate data / variable parameters / commands / messages are displayed as text or graphic images, design and editing date / product logo / program version / program maker / phone number / work It can be divided into a third display area for displaying time, etc., and can be divided into a worker's finger, a touch pen, and a general pen Using a drawing tool, such as the current is able to select the button on the design and editing, and menu.

The menu selection area includes a draw button, a new pattern button, a jump button, an area selection button, an erase button, a move button, an enlarge button, a reduce button, a save button, and an exit button.

In the first display area, various parameters / commands / messages and the like are outputted in the form of text or graphics (GUI), and in the second display area, a file name display unit displaying a file name (abc.snb) including a file name or an extension is drawn. The coordinate display unit displaying the coordinates of the drawn or drawn pattern is placed respectively, and the file name and coordinates, which are designed and edited, are outputted in the form of text or graphic (GUI), and the coordinate display unit displays the pattern displayed in the design area. + X coordinate display unit displaying the coordinates of the right end of the X axis, -X coordinate display unit displaying the left end of the X axis of the pattern, + Y coordinate display unit displaying the coordinates of the upper end of the Y axis of the pattern, -Y coordinate display part is displayed, which shows the coordinates of the lower end of the Y axis of the Y axis, and in the third display area, design and editing date / product logo / program version / program maker / telephone number / work The liver and the like are outputted as images in text or graphic (GUI) form.

The design or edited pattern displayed in the design area is distinguished by different colors of the start point, the end point, the jump line, and the stitching interval (sweat line), and the file name display part (abc.snb) is displayed on the file name display part.

1: Front view of a quilter presented as an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a system configuration of the present invention quilted or embroidered direct input device.

Figure 3: Initial screen configuration of the touch screen of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a state diagram in which the pattern is input to the touch screen of the present invention.

5 is a state diagram of the pattern input is completed by the present invention touch screen.

6 is a work flow chart of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

(2)-touch screen

(4)-Quilting or Embroidery Machines (or Quilting and Embroidery Machines or One-Head Quilting Machines)

(6)-Quilted or Embroidery Direct Input Device

(8)-auxiliary input means

(10)-Central Processing Unit or Microcomputer

(12)-Quilt or Embroidery Controller

(14)-X axis servomotor or X axis stepping motor

(16)-Y-axis servo motor or Y-axis stepping motor

(18)-spindle servomotor or spindle inverter motor

(20)-Storage (22)-Print

(24)-Internet (26)-Communication Modem

(28)-Design Area (30)-Menu Selection Area

(32)-first display area (34)-second display area

(38)-Draw Button (40)-New Button

(42)-jump button (44)-area selection button

(46)-clear button (48)-move button

(50)-Zoom button (52)-Zoom button

(54)-Save Button (56)-Exit Button

(58)-File Name Display (60)-Pattern

(60a)-start point (60b)-end point

(60c)-jump line (62)-+ X coordinate display

(64)--X coordinate display (66)-+ Y coordinate display

(68)--Y coordinate display (70)-Stitch line

Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective perspective photograph of a quilting machine or embroidery machine (including a quilting embroidery machine and one-head quilting machine) equipped with a touch screen 2 as a main input device of the present invention. The present invention is a system configuration diagram of a quilted or embroidered direct input device (6), and FIG. 6 shows a working flowchart according to the present invention.

In the present invention, the touch screen (2), which combines an input function and an image output function (monitor or screen), is installed on one side of the embroidery machine or the quilter 4 as shown in FIG. It is possible to design and edit a new pattern or a pattern in a vector form imported from the storage medium 20 or perform other operations.

One side or the rear of the touch screen 2 is organically connected or mounted with hardware and software for designing and editing a quilted or embroidered pattern and performing other related tasks. Is achieved.

The quilt or embroidered direct input device 6 of the present invention replaces the input function of the touch screen 2 with the main input function and the image output function, or the auxiliary input means 8. Wired / wireless mouse, wired / wireless keyboard, digitizer, pen-mouse, hawk / external trackball, joystick, etc. A quilting or embroidery controller connected to the inputs of the central processing unit (Central Processing Unit or Microcomputer) 10, respectively, to control the quilting machine or the embroidery machine 4 at the output of the central processing unit 10 so that quilting or embroidery is made. (12) is connected.

An output of the quilting or embroidery controller 12 includes an X-axis servo motor or an X-axis stepping motor 14, a Y-axis servo motor or a Y-axis stepping motor 16, and a main shaft servo motor or a main shaft inverter motor 18. Each connected, the quilting machine or embroidery machine 4 connected to these outputs is controlled to perform the quilting or embroidery work.

Input / output of the central processing unit 10 includes a storage medium 20 or a data reader such as a hard disk driver, a floppy disk driver, and a CD / DVD driver. All or more than one are connected.

Another output of the central processing unit 10 includes a print 22 capable of printing a quilted or embroidered pattern or various data, and a computer or other quilted or embroidered direct input device and data not shown in the pattern data or various data. Communication modems 26 capable of communicating with each other and communicating with the Internet 24 are connected.

The central processing unit 10 includes a memory (Ram) for temporarily storing design or editing programs, other program execution data, and processed various data, and manages basic input / output of the present invention and is built while the system is operating. BIOS Rom, which checks itself by the program, Interrupt Controller that senses which external device requests Interrupt, and sends permission and corresponding signal for these requests, and saves it. Connects each device with a direct memory access controller (DMA Controller) that allows the media 20 and the data reader to directly access data without going through the central processing unit 10. Data bus (BUS), which binds commonly connected signals for the purpose of connection, and an interface connected with an external input / output device or means input / output controller (I / O Controller) for controlling the interface, storage medium and data reader connected to the data bus, interface / port connected to the input / output controller, and interface / port. A communication device (such as a high speed modem or a LAN card) 26 capable of establishing a communication network or a local area network with a neighboring quilter or embroidery machine connected to the Internet, for example, is controlled. ) And exchange the necessary data for quilting or embroidery.

The I / O controller serves as a hardware interface between the I / O device and the processor.

Interfaces connected to the interfaces / ports include the IBM PC / AT PCI bus, the SCSI port, the serial / parallel port, and Bluetooth as well as the universal serial bus USB.

In addition, the printer 22 is connected to the line print terminal (LPT) port, which is a standard output device for the printer, at the interface / port to output pattern data or other data processed by the central processing unit 10 to the print 22, or The information contained in the storage medium 20 can be printed later.

In addition, a communication device such as a communication modem 26 is connected to a COM port of an interface / port using a general telephone line, a CATV (coaxial cable TV), or a dedicated line.

The communication equipment that can be connected to the COM port includes not only a communication modem 26 but also a dial modem, an Ethernet LAN cable modem, and an asymmetric digital subscriber line modem. Modem), mobile phone modem and all types of internet connection means are supported in internal / external form so that you can easily access (connect) the Internet 24. It can be easily loaded into a quilted, embroidered, edited or stored in the storage medium 20.

The storage medium (HDD, FDD, CD-RW, etc.) 20 connected to the data bus BUS is an input / output device that reads information into a memory or writes information in the memory to an external device. It is a place to store when it is not used anymore, and it stores basic design editing program, touch screen related program, various driver programs, operating system (O / S) and designed pattern data.

In addition, the touch screen 4 is an image display device having a touch screen function, for example, a cathode ray tube, a thin film liquid crystal display device (TFT-LCD), a plasma display panel, a field emission display device. It is satisfactory to combine image display function (monitor) and touch screen function using one of

In addition to these, capacitive touch screen, resistive touch screen, and capacitive touch screen are bonded with tempered glass to increase the strength of the touch screen, resistive touch screen, and surface ultrasonic conduction. One of a variety of touch screens, such as a touch screen, an infrared scan touch screen, a pressure resistive touch screen, and a piezo effect touch screen, can be used. Touch the touch screen 2 with a finger or a pen. Or you can drag to draw or edit the pattern you want and also select a function.

The touch screen 2 is a controller that drives a display device (monitor) and a computer (O / A PC and industrial PC) touch screen and converts touch and drag into coordinates, a software driver that communicates with the controller and the operating system of the computer, Programs, in-house applications or CD-ROMs that have already been created, and application development software that reconstructs existing touch applications, and draws and selects tools such as a finger or a pen on a touch screen (2) by the user. When using the touch / drag / select is configured to operate the specified program.

In addition, a transparent screen electrode (not shown) is installed at the bottom of the touch screen 2, and detects whether the user is operated by feedback current or capacitance change applied to the touch screen 2. The response signal of the screen electrode is input to the central processing unit 10 by the user's touch and drag or touch selection, and the central processing unit 10 calculates the coordinates by analyzing the response signal using a coordinate analysis program. The visual information is output to the touch screen 2 at the position corresponding to the calculated coordinate value.

Since this is a general technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, since the design and edit data input through the touch screen 2 are resident in real-time in a memory workspace (or logical memory space and physical memory space) (or in real time), the pattern data is completed. Immediately quilt or embroider, or store the pattern data such as a hard disk driver, a floppy disk driver, a writable CD / DVD driver, and the like. It can be stored in the archive.

The memory stores not only a storage place for designing, editing, outputting, importing, and storing a quilted or embroidered pattern, but also storing data, variables, and the like required by the program and data required by the program. Include space.

3 is a diagram illustrating the entire screen of the touch screen 2 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. One side of the screen of the touch screen 2 is loaded with a quilted or embroidered pattern from a storage medium to design and edit or a new pattern. Design area 28 for designing and editing, and designing and editing the pattern and / or saving the pattern / retrieving the pattern / selecting the area of the pattern / expanding / reducing the pattern / clearing the pattern, etc. A menu selection area 30 for selecting a menu, a first display area 32 for outputting quilted or embroidery pattern data as text or graphics (GUI), and file name / coordinate data / variable parameters / command / A second display area 34 in which a message or the like is output as a text or graphic, and a third in which a design and editing date / product logo / program version / program maker / telephone number / work time are displayed. Can be divided into municipal station, such as using a drawing tool, such as a finger or a stylus pen or a general type of worker is able to select the button on the design and editing, and menu.

Since the design area 28 directly designs or edits a pattern, the largest area is provided, and a plurality of edit related buttons are arranged in the menu selection area 30.

That is, the draw button 38, the new pattern button 40, the jump button 42, the area selection button 44, the erase button 46, the move button 48, the zoom button 50, the zoom out button 52 ), A save button 54, an end button 56, and the like.

The drawing button 38 is a button for selecting a desired embroidery pattern or quilting pattern by touching or dragging the design area 28 using a drawing tool such as a worker's finger or a touch pen or a general pen type.

And, the new pattern button 40 is a button to clear the current screen (Clear) to draw a new pattern, jump button 42 is to jump so that the quilting or embroidery position is not sewn from the current position to the next position This button is different from the pattern line (assuming black line), for example, it is distinguished by yellow line.

In addition, the area selection button 44 is a button for regionally selecting a part or the whole of the pattern to be edited, and the erase button 46 is a button for selecting a pattern part to be erased and then erasing, and the move button 48 is The button to move the selected area to the desired position, the zoom button 50 is a button to enlarge the pattern by 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times, 6 times ... than the current size, and the zoom out button 52 ) Is a button that reduces the pattern to 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, ..., etc., and the save button 54 is the edited pattern. A button for storing data or related data, and the end button 56 is a button for ending a drawing or editing function.

In the second display area 34, a file name display unit 58 displaying a file name (abc.snb) including a file name or extension, and a coordinate display unit displaying coordinates of a drawn or drawn pattern are arranged and designed or edited. File names and coordinates are output as images in text or graphic (GUI) form.

In the coordinate display unit, the + X coordinate display unit 62 displaying the coordinates of the right end position of the X axis of the pattern 60 that is fired into the design area 28, and the fired into the design area 28. -X coordinate display unit 64 in which the X-axis left end position coordinate of the pattern 60 is displayed, and the Y-axis upper end position coordinate of the pattern 60 displayed in the design area 28 is displayed. The + Y coordinate display unit 66 and the -Y coordinate display unit 68 in which the coordinates of the lower end position of the Y-axis of the pattern 60 that emerges into the design area 28 are displayed.

In the first display area 32, various parameters / commands / messages / edit mode currently being edited / editing information and edit state / current coordinates / current drawing state / mode description / spacing line (sewing interval), etc. are displayed. The image is output in the form of (GUI), and in the third display area, as described above, the design and editing date / product logo / program version / program maker / telephone number / work time / copyright guide etc. are in the form of text or graphic (GUI). The image is output.

4 shows a state of designing an embroidery or quilting pattern 60. The design area 28 includes a pattern 60 that is being designed or edited, a start point 60a and an end point of the pattern 60. 60b) and a jump line 60c having a different color are displayed, respectively, and the file name display unit 58 displays a file name (abc.snb) being designed or edited.

The jump line 60c is a part which cannot be sewn. In other words, the thread is not sewn as in the case where the pattern 60 and the neighboring pattern 60 are separated from each other.

The coordinate display unit has an X-axis right end position coordinate (+ X: 51.2) of the pattern 60 drawn or drawn on the design area 28 and an X-axis left end position coordinate (-X) of the pattern 60. : -38.6), the Y-axis upper end position coordinate (+ Y: 199.7) of the pattern 60, and the Y-axis lower end position coordinate (-Y: 0) of the pattern 60, respectively.

5 is a diagram showing a stitch line 70 which is a stitching interval of a designed or edited pattern 60. That is, the quilting machine or embroidery machine 4 analyzes the data of the pattern 60 so as to smoothly quilt or embroider the pattern 60 to display the position of the sweat line 70 at a predetermined interval on the pattern 60. The data is stored in the pattern file data.

The sweat line 70 may be displayed in a different color, for example, a red color, so as to be distinguished from the color of the pattern 60 or the jump line 60c. Thus, the sweat line 70 is quilted or embroidered at the intervals of the sweat line 70 display.

On the other hand, there is a difference in the speed of designing and editing the pattern according to the operator. That is, since a difference occurs in the speed of drawing the pattern 60 according to individual differences, the sweat display is made uniform based on the length of the drawn or drawn pattern rather than the speed of drawing the pattern.

Therefore, in the present invention, the sweat line 70 is automatically generated by the length unit of the pattern 60 drawn or already drawn using the pattern design editing program.

The gap between the sweat lines 70 is 1 mm to 15 by using the auxiliary input tool 8 or the up / down buttons on the touch screen 2 in consideration of the shape of the pattern 60 or the quilting object or embroidery object or other conditions. The distance is set in 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm increments within the mm range.

When the touch screen 2 is used to set the gap between the sweat lines 70, the up / down button (not shown) provided in the design area 28 or the first display area 32 may be used. Sweat intervals can be set, and when the pattern 7 is drawn by an operator or designer, the sweat lines 70 are automatically generated at the set intervals as shown in FIG. 5, and the stitches are made at the intervals of the sweat lines 70 along the pattern lines. .

6 is a flow chart of the present invention, a plurality of stored in the storage medium 20 by the central processing unit 10 when the power is applied to the embroidery machine or quilter 4 by the ON operation of the power switch (ON) When the pattern data is read out (step S1) and the layout of the plurality of patterns is displayed on the screen of the touch screen 2 (step S2), when the plurality of patterns exceed one screen, pressing the next button on the screen A plurality of different patterns are displayed on the next screen, and the entire pattern can be displayed by this process. And, if you want to select the pattern displayed on the front screen, press the back button to select the screen with the desired pattern is displayed, or continue pressing the next button as described above to select the screen with the desired pattern.

A selection step (S3 step) of selecting a pattern to work or designing a new pattern among the various patterns displayed on the screen, and one or more of the patterns displayed on the screen in the pattern selection step (S3 step) When the pattern is selected, the selected pattern is enlarged and displayed on the touch screen 2 so that each work step can be selected. Otherwise, a new pattern can be designed.

When the pattern is selected in the pattern selection step (step S3), the selected pattern can be quilted or embroidered without editing the selected pattern (step S4), and when the quilting or embroidery is completed (step S5).

And, if the first quilting or embroidery is completed and want to do a new quilting work or embroidery work, read the pattern stored in the storage medium 20 (step S1) to select the same pattern or another pattern to the new quilting or embroidery You can work on it or design a new one, otherwise you can finally finish the quilting or embroidery work.

If one or more patterns are selected in the pattern selection step (step S3) and the pattern is to be edited (step S6), the menu pattern (step S7) may be moved to edit the selected pattern.

When the pattern is to be copied to an external storage medium in the pattern selection step (step S3) (step S8), one or more patterns displayed on the screen are selected, and then an external storage medium such as a floppy disk (FD) and a writeable CD (CD) are selected. ) You can copy and save the selected pattern on DVD or DVD, and when you finish copying, select another job or exit.

In the above case of copying a pattern to an external storage medium (step S8), the newly designed pattern or edited pattern is copied and stored on an external storage medium using the present invention "Quilt or Embroidery pattern direct input device 6". Or you can enter the embroidery machine to work.

When the pattern is read from the external storage medium in the pattern selection step (step S3) (step S9), the pattern stored in the external storage medium, such as a floppy disk (FD), CD (CD), DVD (DVD), card reader, etc. When loaded into the memory and displayed on the touch screen 2, one or more patterns may be selected and then quilted, embroidered or edited as described above.

Then, the entire area or part of the pattern selected in the pattern selection step (step S3) may be selected by region deletion or the pattern may be deleted (step S10).

On the other hand, when editing the pattern selected in the pattern selection step (step S3) (step S6), it becomes possible to select a menu for editing (step S7).

That is, when drawing is selected in the menu selection step (step S7) (step S13), a separate pattern can be drawn and edited on the screen displayed pattern using the touch screen 2 or the auxiliary input means 8 ( Step S14).

In the pattern displayed on the screen, the sweat line 70 is displayed at a predetermined sweat interval unit (step S25), and the sweat line 70 is automatically generated at the set interval at the portion where the pattern is additionally drawn (step S25).

If you are drawing a pattern in the menu selection step (step S7) or want to enlarge or reduce the pattern as needed (step S15), the area selection button 44 is pressed to select a pattern area to be enlarged or reduced. Then press the zoom in or zoom out button 50, 52 to zoom in or out (step S16).

When the area movement is selected in the menu selection step (step S7) (step S17), the movement of the pattern is achieved by selecting the portion to be moved using the area selection button 44 and then pressing the move button 48 (S18). step).

When the jump is selected in the menu selection step (step S7) (step S19), when the jump section 42 is pressed after the jump section is designated, the jump line 60c is drawn in a different color to jump.

When erasing is selected in the menu selection step (step S7) (step S20), the area to be deleted is selected using the area selection button 44 and then the erase button 46 is pressed to erase the selected area (step S21).

If storage is selected in the menu selection step (step S7) (step S22), an unfinished or completed pattern is stored in the internal or external storage medium (step S23).

If the end is selected by touching the end button 56 in the menu selection step (step S7) (step S24), the process returns to the process of reading the pattern stored in the storage medium in the initial state (step S1) or finally ends.

Then, the respective operations in the drawing step (S13 step), the enlargement / reduction step (S15 step), the region moving step (S17 step), the jump step (S19 step), the erase step (S20 step), and the storage step (S22 step) When the process is completed, the process returns to the menu selection step (step S7) and optionally repeats the above process, and when the editing of the pattern is completed, the end button 56 is touched to finish (step S24).

On the other hand, in the case of designing a new pattern not in the internal or external storage medium 20 in the pattern selection step (step S3) (step S11) by clearing the pattern in the design area 28 (clear) (step S12) You can design a new pattern.

At this time, in the menu selection step (step S7), the drawing step (step S13), the zooming step (step S15), the area moving step (step S17), the jump step (step S19), and the erasing step (S20) as in the editing process. Step), using the storage step (step S22) until the new pattern is completed, go to each step to do the corresponding work, and finally the new pattern is completed and touch the end button 56, the design work At step S24, if another operation is to be performed, the process returns to the process of reading the pattern stored in the storage medium in the initial state (step S1) or finally terminates.

As described above in the drawing step (S13), the sweat line 70 is automatically generated and displayed in a predetermined stitch interval unit (step S25) according to the pattern drawn on the screen (step S26).

In the case of the drawing, it is possible to draw a pattern to be embroidered or quilted using a touch screen 2 as a main input means or a mouse / keyboard / digitizer / pen mouse / trackball / joystick, etc. , The pattern to be drawn is drawn in a vector format and is also stored in the storage medium 20, and quilted or embroidered in the order of drawing.

In the present invention, when the pattern is designed or edited using the auxiliary input means 8 instead of the touch screen 2, the pattern may be designed or edited while watching the pattern image output to the touch screen 2.

In the present invention, by providing a snap (SNAP) or OSNAP function to the design editing program, it is possible to easily connect the start point (60a) and the end point (60b) of the pattern (60) and intersections or bent parts, so as to provide sophisticated work or It is desirable to make work convenient.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention, and any person having ordinary skill in the art Various modifications and imitations may be made by the description of the present specification, but it is obvious that the present invention is not outside the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention can directly input quilts and embroidery patterns without a complicated process or procedure by using a touch screen that combines an input function and an image output function, thereby improving workability and productivity.

In addition, the conventional quilted and embroidered design programs have to draw a pattern consisting of almost straight lines and arcs, so it is difficult to process a smooth curve, but the present invention has the effect that can be designed naturally as if drawing directly with a pen.

In addition, the touch screen is installed on the quilting machine or the embroidery machine, so it is possible to design and test the quilting and embroidery patterns without having to leave it to a specialized company, which can save a lot of time and money.

In addition, if the skilled person grabs the fabric directly and quilted with a sewing machine can not do a lot of complicated, but in the case of the present invention there is an effect that can be applied by designing a complex pattern immediately.

In addition, the quilting and embroidery machines are also designed by hand and produced directly, which eliminates the difficulties and hassles associated with cadding, and also produces natural quilting and embroidery effects as if it were designed by hand. It is a useful invention.

Claims (13)

In the pattern input method of the quilting machine and the embroidery machine; Read a plurality of patterns stored in the storage medium and display them on the screen of the touch screen, and whether to select a pattern to work from among the various patterns displayed on the touch screen or design a new pattern Quilting using a touch screen consisting of a pattern selection step of selecting, a step of selecting one or more patterns of the pattern displayed on the screen in the pattern selection step with the touch screen, the step of quilting / embroidering with the pattern selected by the touch screen; How to directly input the design pattern of the embroidery machine. The method according to claim 1; Edit the pattern selected in the pattern selection step with the touch screen, copy the selected pattern to the external storage medium with the touch of the touch screen, read patterns from the external storage medium with the touch screen, or touch the screen with the touch screen. Design pattern direct input method of the quilting and embroidery machine using the touch screen further comprising the step of working while selecting the step of deleting the pattern out of order. The method according to claim 1; In the pattern selection step, touch the touch screen to select a new pattern design work, clear the pattern on the touch screen, and use the touch screen draw button, zoom in and zoom out, area move button, jump button, A method of directly inputting a design pattern of a quilting and embroidery machine using a touch screen further comprising the step of completing a new pattern by selectively touching a clear button / save button / end button, and quilting and embroidering the finished new pattern. . The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3; In the drawing step for designing or editing the pattern, the method of directly inputting the design pattern of the quilting and embroidery machine using the touch screen, further comprising the step of automatically generating and displaying the stitch line according to the preset stitch interval unit along the pattern on the screen. In the pattern input device of the quilting machine and the embroidery machine; A touch screen (2) having both an input function and an image output function is connected to the central processing unit (10) of the quilting or embroidery pattern direct input device (6), and the touch screen (2) of the embroidery machine and the quilting machine (4) Design pattern direct input device of the quilting and embroidery machine using a touch screen installed to be exposed on one side, connecting the quilting and embroidery controller 12 for controlling the quilting and embroidery machine (4) to the output of the central processing unit (10). The method according to claim 5; Auxiliary input means (8) connected to the input / output controller of the central processing unit (10) is a quilting and embroidery machine using a touch screen, characterized in that one of a wired / wireless mouse, a wired / wireless keyboard, a digitizer, a pen mouse, a trackball, and a joystick. Design pattern direct input device. The method according to claim 5 or 6; A storage medium 20 for storing programs, quilted and embroidered patterns, and related data in an input / output controller of the central processing unit 10, a print 22 capable of printing quilted, embroidered patterns, and various data; Design pattern direct input device of quilting machine and embroidery machine using touch screen which is connected to communication modem 26 which can send and receive data through internet 24 communication. The method according to claim 5 or 6; The touch screen 4 is one of a cathode ray tube, a thin film liquid crystal display device (TFT-LCD), a plasma display panel, and a field emission display device. Design pattern direct input device. The method according to claim 5 or 6; The touch screen is a touch screen that increases the strength of the sensor by bonding tempered glass to the capacitive touch screen, the pressure touch screen, and the capacitive touch screen, the resistive touch screen, the surface ultrasonic conductive touch screen, and the infrared scan touch screen. Design type direct input device of quilting and embroidery machine using touch screen, which is one of pressure resistive touch screen and piezo touch screen. The method according to claim 5 or 6; Design area 28 for designing and editing a quilt or embroidery pattern from a storage medium or designing and editing a new pattern on one side of the screen of the touch screen 2, and designing / editing the pattern and / or printing a pattern. The menu selection area 30 for selecting a menu such as storing / recalling patterns / selecting a pattern area / expanding / reducing a pattern / clearing a pattern; A first display area 32 for outputting images as a graphic (GUI), a second display area 34 for outputting file names / coordinate data / various parameters / commands / messages as text or graphics, and design and editing dates / Design pattern of quilting and embroidery machine using touch screen composed of 3rd display area that displays product logo / program version / program maker / telephone number / work time Input device. The method of claim 10; The menu selection area 30 includes a draw button 38, a new pattern button 40, a jump button 42, an area selection button 44, an erase button 46, a move button 48, and an enlarge button 50. Design pattern direct input device of the quilting and embroidery machine using the touch screen consisting of, the reduction button 52, the save button 54, the end button 56. The method according to claim 5 or 6; The coordinate display unit includes a + X coordinate display unit 62 in which the X axis right end position coordinates of the pattern 60 are displayed, -X coordinate display unit 64 in which the X axis left end position coordinates of the pattern 60 are displayed, and a pattern A touch screen composed of a + Y coordinate display unit 66 displaying the coordinates of the upper end position of the Y axis of (60) and a -Y coordinate display unit 68 displaying the coordinates of the lower end position of the Y axis of the pattern 60. Design pattern direct input device for quilting and embroidery machines. The method according to claim 5 or 6; Quilting using a touch screen, characterized in that the start point (60a) and the end point (60b), jump line (60c) and sweat line (70) of the pattern 60 displayed in the design area 28 is displayed in different colors and Direct input of design pattern of embroidery machine.