JP2000288274A - Sewing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the operation status of a sewing device including an abnormal situation precisely visible to a user by detecting the operation status of the sewing device, and changing the display color in a display means based on the detected operation status in the sewing device equipped with the display means by which a color display is possible. SOLUTION: On the surface of an embroidery sewing machine M, a display device having an LCD 12 which displays characters, figures, symbols and marks or the like, and a touch panel arranged on the front surface in order to operate the content displayed on the LCD 12, is arranged. The display screen of the LCD 12 is constituted of a symbol display region 12 wherein symbols or the like regrading degrees related to the caution, warning, risk of an applicable operation, are displayed, and a comment display region 16 to display characters and figures or the like regarding messages for the using method, operation procedures, caution and warning or the like of the embroidery sewing machine M. Then, the colors of the backgrounds of the symbol display region 15 and the comment display region 16, are controlled in a manner to be changed in response to the degree of risk in the operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the technical field of an embroidery sewing machine which includes at least a CPU and is capable of processing information such as selection of a pattern to be sewn electronically and automatically sewn. Belong.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sewing apparatus such as the above-described embroidery sewing machine is provided with a sensor for detecting an operation state or an operation state of the embroidery sewing machine, and a warning prepared in advance for the state detected by the sensor. A program that generates sentences and warning sounds was recorded. According to the program, a warning notification to a predetermined user for an abnormal situation of the embroidery sewing machine is issued to an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).
(play; liquid crystal display) and the sound of a buzzer on a monochrome display.

On the other hand, some of the abnormal situations requiring the warning notification have a very bad effect on the sewing process itself. It is hoped that it will be improved.

[0004]

However, by simply generating a predetermined warning message or sound for each situation as described above, how much the current situation of the embroidery sewing machine affects the sewing process. Since it is not clear whether the embroidery machine is to be provided, the sewing process may be continued to damage the embroidery sewing machine, or the sewing process may fail even though the current situation of the embroidery sewing machine is extremely bad. Therefore, even if the occurrence of an abnormal situation is automatically detected, the degree of abnormality in the situation is unknown, and even if the situation was immediately improved, the abnormal situation could be easily remedied, but the abnormal situation was neglected. There is a problem in that, after ignoring it, the end result is a huge amount of time and effort to improve the situation.

[0005] The display is also used for various displays under normal conditions. When a warning relating to the situation is displayed in characters, if the warning text is not read one character at a time, the contents of the warning are displayed. No, it was difficult to accurately grasp the status of the embroidery sewing machine.

Further, since the conventional display is a monochrome display, even if an abnormal situation requiring urgency occurs, the warning text corresponding to the abnormal situation is displayed only in white or black. In some cases, it is difficult for the user to intuitively and quickly recognize the degree of the abnormal situation.

On the other hand, when a warning is given by voice, if the workplace is not quiet, the sound will be overwritten by other sounds, or if there are a plurality of embroidery sewing machines, it will not be determined which embroidery sewing machine is issuing the warning.

Further, in the case of voice, if the user misses the voice, the content of the notification is lost. Therefore, there is a risk that the improvement of the situation will be further delayed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has as its object to make the user quickly and appropriately recognize the operating state of the sewing apparatus including an abnormal situation, and relates to the sewing processing. An object of the present invention is to provide a sewing device capable of performing an operation appropriately.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an invention according to claim 1 is an LC-displayable LC.
In a sewing apparatus provided with a display means such as D, a detection means such as a sensor for detecting an operation state of the sewing apparatus, and a display color of the display means are changed based on the detected operation state. And a notifying unit such as a CPU for notifying the operating status.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the detecting means detects the operating state of the sewing device.

The notifying means notifies the operating condition by changing a display color on the display means based on the detected operating condition.

Therefore, the operating condition is notified by the display color on the display means, so that the operating condition can be clearly recognized.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sewing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the notifying means sets a background color on the display means to the detected operating condition. It is configured to perform the notification by changing correspondingly.

According to the operation of the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1, the notifying means changes the background color on the display means in accordance with the detected operating condition. , The change in the operating condition can be more clearly recognized.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sewing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the detecting means determines that the operation status is a caution status, a warning status, a danger status. Status, failure status or processing error status
While detecting that any one of the situations, the notification means, the display color, the caution situation, the warning situation, the danger situation, the failure situation or the processing error situation, the detected The notification is performed by setting a display color corresponding to any one operation state.

According to the operation of the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the detection means may determine whether the operation status is a caution status, a warning status, a danger status, a failure status. Alternatively, it is detected that the state is any one of the processing error states.

The notifying means sets the display color on the display means to a display color corresponding to any one of the detected operating states among a cautionary state, a warning state, a dangerous state, a failure state and a processing error state. .

Therefore, it is possible to clearly recognize the level of danger that has occurred with the change in the operation situation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sewing apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the notifying means sets the display color corresponding to the caution state to yellow, The notification is performed by setting the display color corresponding to the warning situation to orange and the display color corresponding to the dangerous situation to red.

According to the operation of the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 3, the notifying means sets the display color corresponding to the caution situation to yellow and the display color corresponding to the warning situation. The notification is performed by setting the color to orange and the display color corresponding to the dangerous situation to red.

Therefore, the risk level can be more clearly recognized.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sewing apparatus according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the caution status, the warning status, the danger status, the failure status, or the failure status. The information processing apparatus further includes a symbol display unit such as a CPU for displaying, on the display unit, a symbol having a display mode corresponding to any one of the detected operation states among the processing error states.

According to the operation of the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 3 or 4, the symbol display means displays a caution state, a warning state, a dangerous state, a failure state, or a processing error. A symbol having a display mode corresponding to any one of the detected operating conditions is displayed on the display means.

Therefore, the display mode of the symbol changes in accordance with the change in the display color, so that the change in the operating condition can be more clearly recognized.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sewing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the sewing apparatus includes one or more sewing machines for performing sewing. A sewing machine, a control unit such as a computer connected to the embroidery sewing machine from the outside and including at least the display unit and the notification unit, and controlling the sewing in each of the sewing machines; The operating state is detected for each sewing machine, and the notifying unit is configured to perform the notification corresponding to the detected operating state for each sewing machine.

According to the operation of the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5, one or more sewing machines included in the sewing device perform sewing. .

The control unit, which is included in the sewing apparatus and includes at least the display means and the notification means, is connected to the sewing machine from the outside and controls sewing in each sewing machine.

At this time, the detecting means detects the operating condition for each sewing machine.

Then, the notifying means makes a notification corresponding to the operation status detected for each sewing machine.

Therefore, in the sewing apparatus in which one or a plurality of sewing machines are controlled by the control unit, the operation state of each sewing machine can be clearly recognized by the control unit.

[0032]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the embroidery sewing machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the embroidery sewing machine M of the embodiment, a display device 11 having a liquid crystal screen is arranged in front of the embroidery sewing machine M. This embroidery sewing machine M is an embroidery sewing machine M that forms an embroidery pattern on a work cloth by relatively moving a sewing needle and a work cloth. The display device 11
As shown in FIG. 2, LCD 12 is a display means for displaying characters, figures, symbols, symbols, and the like.
The touch panel 13 is arranged on the front surface of the touch panel 13 to operate the content displayed on the LCD 12 and a control unit 14 that determines an instruction or the like obtained by the touch panel 13 and performs an arithmetic process for displaying the command on the LCD 12.

Next, details of each section will be described.

When displaying a message relating to the operation of the embroidery sewing machine M and the degree of caution, warning, danger, or the like, the display screen of the LCD 12 displays the caution or warning of the operation as illustrated in FIG. A symbol display area 15 for displaying a symbol or a symbol related to the degree of danger, etc., and a comment display area 16 for displaying characters and figures relating to messages such as usage, operation procedures, cautions and warnings of the embroidery sewing machine M. Is done.

Here, in the present invention, the display of the background of the symbol display area 15 and the comment display area 16 is controlled so that the color changes according to the degree of the risk of the operation.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a touch panel 13 is provided on the surface of the LCD 12 to enable a user to select and set a pattern, text, symbol, and the like displayed on the LCD 12 by touching the same. In order to cover all the positions of the keys on the screen of the LCD 12, the keys 19 are provided in a dot matrix format.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 14
A CPU 17 serving as a notifying means and a symbol displaying means for performing arithmetic processing by handling various kinds of data; and an RO for storing a control program and symbols and symbols relating to the degree of operation, caution, warning, danger, etc. of the operation and operation of the sewing machine.
M (Read Only Memory) 18, RAM (Random Access Memory) 20 for temporarily storing various data, and LCD
Controller 21 for controlling data displayed on 12
And an input / output interface 22 for inputting / outputting various data and the like, and a CP
U17 and the like, and a bus 23 for connecting the U17 or the like.
In addition to the touch panel 13, various switches 24 for operating, stopping, and setting the embroidery sewing machine M, various sensors 25 as detection means for detecting an operation state and a use state of the embroidery sewing machine M, an operation method, An external ROM card 26 storing operation procedures, embroidery sewing data and the like is connected.

The various sensors 25 constantly monitor the state of the motors of various parts of the embroidery sewing machine M, various operation switches 24, members that can be operated from the outside, and illumination lamps, and output the results to the CPU 17. It is configured as follows. Externally operable members include the lifting lever FL, the buttonhole lever BL, and the like, which must be at a predetermined position under predetermined sewing conditions or must not be at a specific position. Things.
For example, when performing straight stitching, the buttonhole lever BL that can move up and down must not be located below as in the case of buttonhole molding shown in FIG. In the case of straight stitching, the presser foot lifting lever FL must not have the presser foot raised upward. Embroidery sewing machine M in such an incorrect situation
The various sensors 25 are configured to detect a failure or abnormality of the device.

The display of the embroidery sewing machine M configured as described above will be specifically described with reference to a display example shown in FIG. The display device 11 displays an explanation of the selection of the embroidery pattern and the sewing operation during the normal operation, but a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

First, the case where the symbol 5-A shown in FIG. 6 is displayed will be described.
When the user performs an input operation such as calling from the OM card 26, the CPU 17 checks the embroidery data in the RAM 2 while checking whether there is another input operation.
0, and if there is no other input operation that interrupts the call, the symbol 5-A and the comment of the processing operation indicating that the call is being called are displayed on the LCD 12 during the time required to take the embroidery data. . As described above, in a state where the embroidery sewing machine M is appropriately operated by the user, the symbol 5-A is continuously displayed. In the situation where the symbol 5-A is displayed,
The background of the LCD 12 has a normal color such as white.

On the other hand, when the symbol 5-B is displayed, for example, the above-described embroidery data is
When the processing operation by the user's input operation such as calling from the OM card 26 is completed and the state where no input operation is performed continues for a while, the CPU 17 sets the symbol 5-
B and a comment requesting the next input operation
To be displayed. When the embroidery sewing machine M is waiting for some input operation by the user, the symbol 5
-B is displayed. Note that, in a situation where the symbol 5-B is displayed, the background of the LCD 12 has a normal color such as white as in the case where the symbol 5-A is displayed.

Further, the case where the symbol 5-C is displayed will be described. For example, during the operation of calling the embroidery data from the external ROM card 26 as described above, a start for starting the embroidery is performed. When the user performs an erroneous operation such as pressing a key, the CPU 17 displays a comment on the LCD 12 indicating that another process is being performed in addition to the symbol 5-C. Other normal operations, such as when the embroidery data has not been set, the upper thread and bobbin thread are not present, or the press key for holding down the cloth does not drop the start key, etc. Even if it is not possible, the CPU 17 displays the symbol 5-C and a comment urging improvement of the situation on the LCD 1.
2 is displayed. In this manner, when the embroidery sewing machine M has received an erroneous input operation different from the normal operation procedure by the user or cannot perform the normal operation, the symbol 5 is displayed.
-C is displayed. Note that, in a situation where the symbol 5-C is displayed, the background of the LCD 12 is yellow indicating caution.

Next, in the case where the symbol 5-D is displayed, for example, in a state where the symbol 5-C as described above is displayed, the situation where the user cannot perform erroneous operation or normal operation is improved. When the same operation is performed again without performing the operation, the CPU 17 displays the symbol 5-D and a comment requesting improvement of the operation and the situation on the LCD 12. In this manner, the symbol 5-D is displayed in a state where the embroidery sewing machine M is again subjected to the same erroneous operation by the user or in a state where the situation where the normal operation cannot be performed is not improved.
Is displayed. Note that, in a situation where the symbol 5-D is displayed, the background of the LCD 12 is orange indicating a warning.

Finally, in the case where the symbol 5-E is displayed, for example, in the operating state where the embroidery sewing machine M is performing embroidery, the thread winding shaft for winding the lower thread is moved by the user. When a dangerous action or dangerous operation that is normally prohibited, such as moving a presser bar for holding a cloth, is performed, the CPU 17 transmits a symbol 5-E and a comment indicating that the action and operation are prohibited.
Display on CD12. In this way, the symbol 5-E is displayed in a state where the embroidery sewing machine M is prohibited from performing the operation and the operation in the normal operation procedure by the user.
In a situation where the symbol 5-E is displayed, the background of the LCD 12 is red indicating danger.

As is clear from the above, FIG.
The degree of the operation of the sewing machine represented by the five symbols shown in FIG.
A, symbol 5-B indicates no danger, symbol 5-C indicates caution, symbol 5-D indicates warning, symbol 5-E indicates danger, and symbol 5-C changes to symbol 5-D. A higher degree, that is, a higher degree of danger is shown as the state transitions from 5-D to symbol 5-E.

Next, the sewing processing in the embroidery sewing machine M including the processing executed by the CPU 17 when the warning display accompanying the sewing processing as described above is performed, and the configuration of data therefor will be described with reference to FIGS. explain. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the entire sewing process.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of the screen display processing related to the warning display of the present invention.

In the sewing process of the embroidery sewing machine M, first, when the power of the embroidery sewing machine M is turned on, various initial settings (initialization of the RAM 18, etc.) are executed (step S1). A straight line pattern is selected as an initial setting value (step S2).

Next, screen display processing for displaying a predetermined screen for selecting a pattern or the like to be sewn on the LCD panel 2 is performed (step S3).

Then, it is determined whether or not a sewing pattern selection process has been performed using the displayed screen and the keys 19 arranged on the surface thereof (step S4).
When the selection process is executed (step S4; yes)
s) Next, regarding the current operation status of the embroidery sewing machine M,
It is determined whether there is something to be displayed as a warning (step S10). On the other hand, when the selection process is not executed or when the selection process ends (step S4; NO), it is next determined whether or not the above-described various keys on the embroidery sewing machine M have been operated (step S5). (Step S5; yes), then the embroidery sewing machine M
It is determined whether or not there is something to be displayed as a warning for the operation status (step S10).

If no operation is performed on the embroidery sewing machine M (step S5; no), it is then determined whether or not an operation indicating the start of sewing has been performed with the start / stop button or the like (step S5). Step S6).

When the start of sewing is not instructed (step S6; no), the process returns to step S4 to select a pattern. When the start of sewing is instructed (step S6;
yes) Then, a sewing process is performed based on the information selected on the LCD 12 (step S7). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the start / stop button is operated again to instruct the end of the sewing process (step S).
8) If the end of the sewing process is not instructed (step S8; no), the process returns to step S7 to continue the sewing process, and if the end of the sewing process is instructed (step S8).
8; yes) Then, it is determined whether or not the power of the sewing machine M has been turned off (step S9). If the power has been turned off (step S9; yes), the process is terminated as it is, and the process is turned off. If not (step S8; no), the process returns to step S4 to select the next pattern or the like.

On the other hand, in step S10, it is determined whether or not any of the operation status and the operation status of the embroidery sewing machine M should be displayed as a warning. S10; ok), a process corresponding to the pattern selection in step S4 or the key operation in step S5 is executed (step S11), and the process returns to step S3 to shift to the next sewing process.

If it is determined in step S10 that the operation state or the operation state is to be displayed as a trend (step S10).
10; NG) Next, the contents of the warning are recognized and a corresponding warning display is executed (step S12), and the process returns to step S3.

According to the procedure shown in FIG. 7, if a situation having a higher degree of danger occurs after the warning is displayed once, steps S10 and S12 are repeated, and accordingly, the higher danger level is set. A warning display notifying the gender will be made.

Next, the warning display process in step S12 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the warning display processing, first, warning processing data, which will be described later, corresponding to the tendency level determined in step S10 is read from the ROM 18 (step S13). 15 and the background of the comment display area 16 are displayed in a color corresponding to the color code data included in the read warning processing data (step S14), and then the message data ( A character string corresponding to the character code string data is displayed in the comment display area 16 (step S15), and the process returns to the original main routine.

Next, warning processing data for drawing the above-described background color or message will be described with reference to FIG. Note that each data shown in FIG. 9 is stored in the ROM 18 in advance.

As shown in FIG. 9A, of the corresponding area in the ROM 18 where the warning processing data is recorded,
The upper address area stores a data address header 30 including a head address of an area where color data and character code string data for displaying each warning content are stored.

In the case shown in FIG. 9A, the display data head address 30a of "Warning 1" which is set in advance in accordance with the level of each warning content (level of danger).
And the display data head address 30b of "Warning 2"
The display data head address 30c of "Warning 3", the display data head address 30d of "Warning 4", the display data head address 30e of "Warning 5", the display data head address 30f of "Warning 6", and the "Warning 6" 7, display data start address 30 h of “warning 8”, and display data start address 3 of “warning 9”
0i.

In the warning display process of step S12, when performing a warning display, first, the data address header 30 is searched for the head address of the color code data and character code string data of the corresponding warning content. The background of the symbol display area 15 and the comment display area 16 is actually drawn using the color code data and the character code string data recorded there, and the comment display area 16 is moved.
Display a warning message at

Next, the structure of the color code data and the character code string data searched using the data address header 30 will be exemplified with reference to FIG. 9B. Is stored as data 40 in a lower area of the data. The data 40 includes, for example, red code data 40a for displaying a red background color, and character code string data 40b corresponding to a message displayed in the comment display area 16 simultaneously with the red background color. , Yellow code data 40c for displaying a yellow background color, character code string data 40d corresponding to a message displayed in the comment display area 16 simultaneously with the yellow background color, and a blue background color. And character code string data 40f corresponding to the message displayed in the comment display area 16 at the same time as the blue background color.

In the data 40, step S
3 also includes color code data 40g for a pattern selection screen displayed in 3 and bitmap data 40h for drawing a pattern to be actually selected.

Then, when actually drawing each warning display screen or operation display screen, a message indicated by character code string data is displayed using the color specified by the color code data.

As described above, according to the operation of the embroidery sewing machine M of the embodiment, since the operation status is notified by the display color on the LCD 12, the operation status can be clearly recognized.

Since the notification is performed by changing the background color on the LCD 12 in accordance with the detected operating condition, the change in the operating condition can be recognized more clearly.

Further, the operation status includes a caution status, a warning status,
Any one of the dangerous situations is detected, and the display color on the LCD 12 is set to a display color corresponding to any one of the detected operating situations of the cautionary situation, the warning situation, and the dangerous situation. Therefore, it is possible to clearly recognize the level of the risk that has occurred with the change in the operation situation.

Furthermore, the display color corresponding to the caution situation is set to yellow, the display color corresponding to the warning situation is set to orange, and the display color corresponding to the danger state is set to red, so that the level of the danger level is more clearly determined. Can be recognized.

In addition, the symbol 5-
Since the display mode such as A also changes, the change in the operation status can be more clearly recognized.

In addition to the above-described warning display, the background color may be fixed and only the symbol may be changed and displayed according to the degree of warning to be displayed.

In the embodiment described above, the degree of the situation is roughly classified into three levels of caution, warning, and danger.
To show that the danger increases in that order,
The symbols 5-C, 5-D,
5-E is set. However, the degree related to the situation indicates, for example, how much trouble will be caused in the sewing, the trouble and cost for solving the trouble, and whether or not the place or part is important for sewing. And how much these things are involved in sewing,
That is, the extent to which these matters affect the sewing defines the "degree" in the above-described embodiment.

The more the situation that greatly interferes with sewing occurs, the more time and effort are required to return the sewing machine, or the more trouble occurs in the place or part that interferes with sewing, Higher-level symbols indicating danger, importance, or urgency are displayed. In other words, when a higher-order symbol is displayed, each situation is highly related to danger, importance, urgency, and the like, and the situation greatly affects sewing. ). It should be noted that, as a place or a part that greatly hinders sewing when a failure occurs, an external memory card, a reading device therefor, a sewing machine motor, a sewing needle and the like are equivalent. The situation in which those parts are damaged greatly impairs sewing.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the degree of the situation is roughly classified into three levels of caution, warning, and danger. The degree to which
A different degree may be set and reported, such as a degree related to the danger relating to the situation, or may be combined.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the degree of the state of the effect on the sewing corresponds to the symbol of three stages, so that the user can see the danger of the situation, importance, urgency by seeing the symbol. Sex and the like can be immediately recognized. As described above, the degree of the danger related to the operation and operation of the sewing machine is displayed on the display device 11 called the LCD 12 in a higher order as the degree of urgency and the degree of danger increase with the use of the image representing the expression of the human face. By changing and displaying,
The user can instantaneously judge whether a situation caused by an operation error or the like has reached a plurality of stages related to caution, warning, danger, or the like. In addition, there are excellent effects such as minimizing operation errors and dangerous actions by the user and preventing accidents due to erroneous operation of the sewing machine beforehand.

Further, in the above embodiment,
As explained in regard to forgetting to raise the lever, in order to prepare for breakage of the sewing machine motor due to excessive load applied to the sewing machine motor for a long time, measure the time when the load exceeding the allowable amount continued on the sewing machine motor, As the time increases, higher-order symbols indicating higher danger and urgency may be sequentially displayed. In addition, although the symbol stage is promoted to the higher order in response to the change of the situation with respect to the same place or component as described above, the higher the importance, the higher the symbol may be informed. For example, as long as the auxiliary lamp for lighting is broken, the sewing does not have much trouble compared with the breakage of the sewing machine motor described above.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the degree has been described by the display device 11 using the LCD 12, but the notification device using the loudness or pitch of a sound such as a buzzer is used alone or the display device 11 using the LCD 12 is used. It may be used together with to notify the user according to the degree. that time,
As the degree of danger increases, the notification can be made at a loud volume that can be reliably recognized by the user.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, one image representing the facial expression is displayed on one screen together with the comment. However, as shown in FIG. Depending on the degree (danger, importance) related to warning, danger, etc., only the symbol corresponding to the degree may be highlighted or blinked.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a symbol indicating the degree of caution, warning, danger, or the like displayed on the symbol display section 15 is stored in the ROM 18 and a comment for the comment displayed on the comment display section 16 is stored. May be stored in the external ROM card 26. In this way, when the language specification is changed to a language of another country, the symbols can be used in common and the memory capacity of the external ROM card 26 stored for each language specification can be saved. Of course, languages such as symbols and comments may be stored in the external ROM card 26, and the control program may be stored in the ROM 18 of the control unit 14.

In the above-described embodiment, the situation relating to caution, warning, and danger has been described. Similarly, the degree of the situation relating to a failure or processing error may be notified. The degree of at least one of these cautions, warnings, dangers, failures, and processing errors may be automatically notified, and the degree of another sewing-related situation may be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the embroidery sewing machine M has been described. However, since an improper data is created by a device for creating data for sewing, when sewing is performed with the data, it is necessary to perform thread sewing. Or, when a yarn dumpling occurs, it reports the degree of the situation in proportion to the degree of see-through of the thread and the density of the thread dumpling, and how much the quality of sewing decreases, You may make a user recognize before sewing. Further, if the embroidery sewing machine M described above is an embroidery sewing machine having an auto power-off function, the lower the remaining time when the power is automatically turned off, the higher the order in which a more desirable state is advanced. The degree may be indicated. Then, the user can keep in mind that the sewing machine is activated before the power is turned off due to the activation of the auto power-off.

Further, with regard to the creation of embroidery and clothes, if the difficulty of sewing is high, a high degree is displayed.
Before starting sewing, the user may be made to recognize the difficulty level (corresponding to the degree).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a situation that has already occurred is detected and a warning is issued. However, only data processing is performed prior to sewing, and troubles in sewing (failure, data When a calculation result that causes an error, breakage, danger, or the like) is obtained, the degree as described above may be reported prior to sewing.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, if an operation for maintaining or deteriorating the situation related to the warning is performed after the warning is displayed, the symbol proceeds to a higher order. Conversely, if the situation improves in any way, the symbols may be lowered to lower orders.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the human face is used as the symbol motif, but other animals, plants, and anthropomorphic articles may be used as the symbol motif.

In the above-described embodiment, the degree is indicated by a symbol. However, for the purpose of notifying the degree, the number of LEDs to be turned on or the "danger level 5"
In this case, the user can immediately visually recognize the degree of the situation.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the expression of a person is used irrespective of the degree of the degree, but the target to be used as the motif may be different for each step. However, it is necessary to use one that can discriminate between high order and low order.

Furthermore, without performing the trend display shown in FIG. 3 including the symbol display area 15 and the comment display area 16, only the background of a normal pattern selection screen or the like can be changed according to the degree of warning. .

In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the key 19 and the LCD 12 are included in one embroidery sewing machine M has been described. In addition to this, as shown in FIG. The present invention can also be applied to a sewing apparatus that is intensively controlled by a computer C as a control unit and displays a screen or the like shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the key 19 is
A description has been given of the case where there is a so-called analog type touch panel that detects a pressed position from countless (unspecified) positions on the touch panel 25 by accumulating a change in resistance value due to the entire pressing. The present invention can be applied to a so-called digital touch panel including a plurality of buttons formed of transparent switches.

[0091]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the operating condition is notified by the display color on the display means, so that the operating condition can be clearly recognized.

Therefore, for example, even when an erroneous operation is performed, the erroneous operation can be quickly and clearly recognized, and the work related to the sewing process can be appropriately performed.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), since the notification is performed by changing the background color on the display means in accordance with the detected operation state, the change in the operation state can be recognized more clearly.

According to the invention described in claim 3, according to claim 1
Or in addition to the effect of the invention described in 2 above, detecting that the operation status is any one of a caution status, a warning status, a danger status, a failure status or a processing error status, and displaying the status on the display means. The color is used as the display color corresponding to any one of the detected operating conditions among the caution status, warning status, danger status, failure status, and processing error status. Level can be clearly recognized.

According to the invention set forth in claim 4, according to claim 3,
In addition to the effects of the invention described in the above, the display color corresponding to the caution situation is yellow, the display color corresponding to the warning situation is orange,
Since the notification is performed with the display color corresponding to the dangerous situation being red, the level of risk can be more clearly recognized.

According to the invention set forth in claim 5, according to claim 3,
Alternatively, in addition to the effect of the invention described in 4, the display mode of the symbol changes in accordance with the change in the display color, so that the change in the operation situation can be more clearly recognized.

According to the invention of claim 6, according to claim 1,
In addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of the above items, in the sewing apparatus in which one or more sewing machines are controlled by the control unit, the operation state of each sewing machine can be clearly recognized by the control unit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overview of an embroidery sewing machine.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a touch panel.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the embroidery sewing machine.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a symbol.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an overall configuration of a sewing process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a warning display process.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams illustrating a data configuration, FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a data address header, and FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another display example of a symbol.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a sewing device including a plurality of embroidery sewing machines.

[Explanation of symbols]

5-A, 5-B, 5-C, 5-D, 5-E ... symbol 11 ... display device 12 ... LCD 13 ... touch panel 14 ... control unit 15 ... symbol display area 16 ... comment display area 17 ... CPU 18 ... ROM 19 ... Key 20 ... RAM 21 ... Controller 22 ... Input / output interface 23 ... Bus 24 ... Switch 25 ... Sensor 26 ... External ROM card 30 ... Data address header 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e, 30f, 3
0g, 30h, 30i: Display data head address 40: Data 40a, 40c, 40e, 40g: Color code data 40b, 40d, 40f: Character code string data 40h: Bitmap data M: Embroidery sewing machine S: External peripheral switch C: Computer FL: Lifter lever BL: Buttonhole lever

Claims (6)

[Claims] A sewing device provided with a display means capable of displaying a color image; a detecting means for detecting an operation state of the sewing apparatus; and a display color of the display means being changed based on the detected operation state. And a notifying means for notifying the operating condition. 2. The sewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notifying unit performs the notifying by changing a background color of the display unit in accordance with the detected operation state. Sewing equipment. 3. The sewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means determines that the operation status is a caution status, a warning status, a danger status, a failure status, or a processing error status.
While detecting that any one of the situations, the notification means, the display color, the caution situation, the warning situation, the danger situation, the failure situation or the processing error situation, the detected The sewing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification is performed by using a display color corresponding to any one of operation states. 4. The sewing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the notifying unit sets the display color corresponding to the caution state to yellow, sets the display color corresponding to the warning state to orange,
The sewing device performs the notification by setting the display color corresponding to the dangerous situation to red. 5. The sewing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein one of the detected operation state among the caution state, the warning state, the danger state, the failure state, and the processing error state. A sewing machine further comprising a symbol display means for displaying a symbol having a display mode corresponding to the above on the display means. 6. The sewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sewing apparatus includes one or more sewing machines for performing sewing, the sewing machine is externally connected to the sewing machine, and the display means and the sewing machine. A control unit for controlling the sewing in each of the sewing machines at least including the notifying means, and wherein the detecting means detects the operation state for each of the sewing machines, and the notifying means is provided for each of the sewing machines. A sewing device that performs the notification corresponding to the detected operation state.