JP2022032557A - Sewing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve operability of sewing pattern selection.SOLUTION: A sewing device (10) includes: a display part 81 for displaying an image of an input screen G3; hardware operation parts (83, 84, 85) as a physical mechanism; and a control device 90. The control device performs switching control on a sewing pattern (B101-) which is displayed on the display part according to an input operation with respect to the hardware operation parts.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a sewing device.

Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1, a contact operation type display input device equipped in a sewing machine main body, that is, a sewing device in which a user touch-operates a so-called touch panel to perform various settings and selections is known.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-29083

When the user is made to input the selection of the sewing pattern by the contact operation type display input device, the sewing pattern may be displayed in several pages and the user may be made to flick the screen for page feed.
However, as the number of types of sewing patterns increases, the number of page feed operations increases, and the operations may become complicated.

An object of the present invention is to improve the operability of selecting a sewing pattern.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention
The sewing device includes a display unit for displaying an image of an input screen, a hardware operation unit as a physical mechanism, and a control device, and the control device responds to an input operation to the hardware operation unit. It is characterized in that the sewing pattern displayed on the display unit is switched and controlled.

Further, the control device may display the identification number of the sewing pattern on the display unit and display the sewing pattern specified by the identification number in response to the input operation to the hardware operation unit.
In addition, the control device displays an identification number of a sewing pattern on the display unit in response to an input operation to the hardware operation unit, and includes a sewing pattern specified by the identification number and other sewing patterns. You may display the list page.
Further, the control device enlarges and displays the portion of the list page including the sewing pattern specified by the identification number, and controls the other portion of the list page to be displayable by scrolling, and the hardware operation unit. When the identification number is input, the sewing pattern specified by the identification number may be arranged in a predetermined area on the screen.
Further, the control device may use the predetermined area as a central area in the vertical and / or horizontal direction of the screen.
Further, the control device may include an input detection unit that detects an input operation by touching the input screen, and the control device may control the scroll according to the movement of the position detected by the input detection unit.
Further, the control device includes an input detection unit that detects an input operation by touching the input screen, and the control device has a sewing pattern based on a screen touch on one sewing pattern in the list page detected by the input detection unit. May be determined.
Further, as the hardware operation unit, a dial capable of changing the numerical value of the digit of the identification number may be individually provided for each digit of the identification number.
Further, the list of all sewing patterns and the identification number displayed on the display unit may match the list of all sewing patterns arranged inside the upper lid of the sewing machine arm portion.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability of selecting a sewing pattern.

It is a front view of the sewing machine which is an embodiment of the invention. It is a left side view of the sewing machine. It is a functional block diagram which shows the control system of a sewing machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display example of the input screen which is displayed on the display part of the display input device. It is explanatory drawing which showed the section of the plurality of display areas of an input screen by a virtual line. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display example of the sewing pattern selection screen displayed on the display part of the display input device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the configuration example in which the sewing pattern complete list is arranged inside the upper lid of the sewing machine arm part.

[Outline of Embodiment of the invention]
Hereinafter, the sewing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the sewing machine 10 as a sewing machine, FIG. 2 is a left side view, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a control system.

The sewing machine 10 is covered by a needle vertical movement mechanism that gives a vertical movement to the needle rod that holds the sewing needle 2 using the sewing machine motor 11 as a drive source, and a feed dog from under the needle plate using the power of the sewing machine motor 11. A lower feed mechanism that feeds the sewn material, an upper feed mechanism that feeds the sewn object by the upper feed 4 that contacts the sewn object from above using the power of the sewing machine motor 11, a kettle mechanism, and the sewn object on the needle plate. A cloth presser 3 that presses the sewing machine from above, a needle swing mechanism that arbitrarily moves the needle bar in a direction orthogonal to the cloth feed direction, a thread tensioning device that applies thread tension to the needle thread passed through the sewing needle 2, and a needle thread. A balance for pulling up, a thread trimming device for cutting the sewing end end of the needle thread and the bobbin thread, and a display input device 80 as a display input unit for displaying various information related to sewing and accepting input of various settings. , A control device 90 that controls the operation of each configuration of the sewing machine 10, and a sewing machine frame 20 that stores or supports each configuration of the sewing machine 10.

In the following description, the horizontal direction parallel to the direction in which the lower feed mechanism feeds the sewn object is the X-axis direction, the downstream side in the feed direction of the sewn object is referred to as "front", and the upstream side in the feed direction is referred to as "rear". do. Further, the direction that is horizontal and orthogonal to the X-axis direction is defined as the Y-axis direction, the left-hand side facing forward is defined as "left", and the right-hand side is defined as "right". Further, the directions orthogonal to the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction are defined as the Z-axis direction, one of which is "up" and the other of which is "down".

The sewing machine frame 20 has a sewing machine bed portion 21 extending along the Y-axis direction, a standing body portion 22 raised from the right end portion of the sewing machine bed portion 21, and a standing body portion 22 rising from the upper end portion of the standing body portion 22 in the Y-axis direction. It is provided with a sewing machine arm portion 23 extending to the left along the line.
The needle bar for holding the sewing needle 2, the cloth retainer 3, and the upper feed 4 are supported on the lower left end of the sewing machine arm portion 23.

A rectangular display screen of the display input device 80 is arranged on the front side of the standing body portion 22. The front surface of the standing body portion 22 and the display screen of the display input device 80 flush with the front surface are composed of an inclined surface in which the upper side and the left side of the XZ plane are slightly inclined backward.
The display screen of the display input device 80 is easily visible to the operator of the sewing machine who works facing the needle drop position of the sewing machine 10 from the rear due to the inclination.

The upper surface of the sewing machine bed portion 21 is a smooth surface along the XY plane, and a needle plate (not shown) is arranged flush with the upper surface of the sewing machine bed portion 21 at the needle drop position of the sewing needle 2.

Since the needle vertical movement mechanism is the same as a well-known mechanism, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The needle vertical movement mechanism can move the needle bar up and down by the crank mechanism using the sewing machine motor 11 built in the sewing machine as a drive source.

Since the needle swing mechanism is the same as a well-known mechanism, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The needle swing mechanism includes a support frame that supports the needle bar so as to be able to move up and down, and a needle swing motor 15 that arbitrarily moves the tip of the needle bar along the Y-axis direction via the support frame.

Since the hook mechanism is the same as a well-known mechanism, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The hook mechanism has a hook that rotates by receiving power from the sewing machine motor 11 under the needle plate, catches the loop of the needle thread from the descending sewing needle 2, entangles the bobbin thread, and stitches the sewing material. Form.
The balance receives power from the sewing machine motor 11 and moves up and down in the same cycle as the needle drop. The needle thread is hung on the balance toward the sewing needle, and when the hook forms a seam between the needle thread and the bobbin thread, the needle thread is pulled up and the seam is fastened.

Since the lower feed mechanism is the same as a well-known mechanism, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The lower feed mechanism has a feed dog that allows the tip of the tooth to appear and disappear from the opening of the needle plate, and takes out the reciprocating motion in the X-axis direction and the reciprocating motion in the Z-axis direction from the sewing machine motor 11 and applies them to the feed dog. As a result, the feed dog performs an elliptical motion around the Y axis whose longitudinal direction is along the X axis direction. Then, when the feed dog passes through the upper part of the locus of the oval motion, the tooth tip moves forward while protruding upward from the opening of the needle plate, and feeds the sewing material on the needle plate forward.
Further, the lower feed mechanism includes a lower feed adjustment motor 12 that adjusts the stroke width of the reciprocating operation in the X-axis direction transmitted from the sewing machine motor 11, and the feed amount of the sewing material by the feed dog can be arbitrarily adjusted. can.

Since the top feed mechanism is the same as a well-known mechanism, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The upper feed mechanism has an upper feed that abuts from above the sewing machine at the needle drop position to perform a feed operation from above the needle plate, and has a reciprocating operation in the X-axis direction and a reciprocating operation in the Z-axis direction from the sewing machine motor 11. Is taken out and given to the top feed. As a result, the upward feed performs an elliptical motion around the Y axis whose longitudinal direction is along the X axis direction. Then, in the upper feed, when passing through the lower part of the locus of the oval motion, the tip portion moves forward along the upper surface of the needle plate, and the sewn object on the needle plate is fed forward.
Further, the upper feed mechanism includes an upper feed adjustment motor 13 for adjusting the stroke width of the reciprocating operation in the X-axis direction transmitted from the sewing machine motor 11, and the feed amount of the sewn object by the feed dog can be arbitrarily adjusted. can.
Further, the top feed can be switched between a retract position where the feed is not performed and a feed position where the feed is performed by a manual operation, and it is possible to select whether or not to execute the top feed. A sensor for detecting whether the upper feed is located at the retracted position or the feed position may be provided, and the detection signal may be input to the control device 90.

The cloth retainer 3 is provided on the upper side of the needle drop position of the needle plate, and can press the sewn object from above. The cloth retainer 3 is attached to the lower end portion of the retainer rod hanging and supported from the lower left end portion of the sewing machine arm portion 23. A spring pressure is applied to the presser bar in the sewing machine arm portion 23, and the cloth presser 3 is pressed toward the needle plate side to apply the presser pressure to the object to be sewn.
There are a plurality of types of the cloth retainer 3, and the cloth retainer 3 can be replaced with an appropriate cloth retainer 3 according to the type of sewing.
Further, the presser bar can retract the cloth presser 3 upward by a manual lever (not shown) or a presser motor 14. Further, the presser motor 14 can arbitrarily adjust the presser pressure of the cloth presser.

Since the thread tensioning device is the same as a well-known mechanism, detailed description thereof will be omitted. Although not shown, the thread tensioning device sandwiches the needle thread in the middle of the path of the needle thread and applies tension to the needle thread by the holding pressure. In the thread tension device, the holding pressure can be adjusted by the thread tension solenoid 16, whereby an arbitrary thread tension can be applied to the needle thread.

Since the thread trimming device is the same as a well-known mechanism, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The thread trimmer comprises a scalpel that operates between the needle plate and the hook mechanism to cut the needle thread and bobbin thread. The thread trimming device includes a thread trimming solenoid 17 for operating the scalpel.

The display input device 80 includes a display unit 81 provided on the front side of the standing body portion 22 of the sewing machine frame 20, a touch panel 82 provided on the front side of the display unit 81, and abbreviated immediately below the display unit 81. It is equipped with three dials 83, 84, 85 provided side by side in the Y-axis direction. The portion of the display input device 80 including the display unit 81 and the touch panel 82 corresponds to the contact operation type display input device in the present embodiment, and the dials 83, 84, 85 are hardware dials corresponding to the hardware operation unit. be.
The display unit 81 is composed of a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence), and displays the input screen G1 described later by the display control by the control device 90. The touch panel 82 functions as an input detection unit that detects the contact input position by the operator of the sewing machine and detects the input operation on the input screen G1.
Each of the three dials 83, 84, 85 has an encoder 831,841,851 built-in, and the rotation operation amount by the operator is input to the control device 90 through the encoder 831,841,851.

[Sewing machine control system]
Next, the configuration of the control system of the sewing machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
The control device 90 of the sewing machine 10 executes a ROM 92 that stores various programs for performing various controls and processes described later, sewing pattern data for performing various sewing, and other various setting data, and various programs in the ROM 92. The CPU 91 is provided with a RAM 93 that serves as a work area when executing various programs, and an input / output interface 94 and an output interface 95 that are connected to the CPU 91, ROM 92, and the RAM 93 via a bus.

The output interface 95 includes a sewing machine motor 11, a lower feed adjustment motor 12, an upper feed adjustment motor 13, a presser motor 14, a needle swing motor 15, and a thread via drive circuits 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a, 16a, and 17a. The tone solenoid 16 and the thread trimming solenoid 17 are connected. The CPU 91 can perform these operation controls.
Each configuration of the display input device 80 and the power switch 96 are connected to the input / output interface 94.

The sewing machine 10 controls the front-rear feed amount by the lower feed adjustment motor 12 and the left-right needle swing amount by the needle swing motor 15 by the control device 90, and has an arbitrary XY plane with respect to the sewing material. It is possible to drop the needle at the position.
The sewing pattern data is composed of data indicating a plurality of needle drop positions in the XY plane determined according to the sewing pattern.
The control device 90 can read the sewing pattern data and control the downward feed adjusting motor 12 and the needle swing motor 15 to perform sewing to form a seam according to the sewing pattern.

[Display control of display input device]
The display control of the display input device 80 performed by the control device 90 will be described. All the display control and the processing performed by the input of the display input device 80 described below are performed by the CPU 91 of the control device 90 executing the program in the ROM 92.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the input screen G1 displayed on the display unit 81 of the display input device 80, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing sections of a plurality of display areas of the input screen G1 with virtual lines. In the explanatory diagram showing these display examples and the explanatory view showing other display examples described later, the top, bottom, left, and right on the paper surface substantially coincide with the top, bottom, left, and right of the sewing machine 10.

As shown in the figure, the input screen G1 is a vertically long rectangle as a whole, and has a first region R1 extending over the entire left and right widths of the upper end of the screen and a second region below the first region R1 extending over the entire left and right widths. It is divided into R2, third to fifth regions R3 to R5 arranged below the R2, and a sixth region R6 extending over the entire left and right widths of the lower end of the screen.
The third to fifth regions R3 to R5 are vertically long rectangular regions in which the region between the second region R2 and the sixth region R6 is divided into three left and right, the left side is the third region R3, and the center is the third region. The four areas R4 and the right side are the fifth area R5.
In the example of FIG. 5, the third to fifth regions R3 to R5 are divided into three equal parts in the left-right direction, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the individual ratios can be increased or decreased. For example, even if the left and right widths of the central fourth region R4 are changed in the range of 1/4 to 1/2 of the total width, and the left and right widths of the third region R3 and the fifth region R5 are equal on both sides thereof. good.

In the first area R1, a support button B11 consisting of a character string display, a setting button B12, a sewing button B13, a history button B14, and a portal button B15 for switching to various input screens are arranged in order from left to right. It is arranged in.
Each of these buttons B11 to B15 can be used for button input by touching each button position. Further, the positions of the buttons B11 to B15 can be scrolled by swiping the first region R1 to the left or right.

The support button B11 is a button for switching the display to the support screen for displaying the operation manual of the sewing machine 10.
The setting button B12 is a button for switching the display to the setting screen for setting the brightness of the work light (not shown), the speaker volume (not shown), and the surrounding environment of the sewing machine 10.
The sewing button B13 is a button for switching the display to the input screen G1 of FIG. This input screen G1 can make various settings related to sewing.
The history button B14 is a button for switching the display to a history screen (not shown). The history screen is an input screen for calling up sewing pattern data and recording data related to settings at the time of sewing for a plurality of sewing patterns that have been sewn in the past.
The portal button B15 is a button for switching the display to the browser screen for connecting to the portal site of the sewing machine 10 through the network line.

In the second area R2, a cloth presser candidate display frame W21 composed of a pattern and a character string display for switching to various display screens, a sewing pattern selection button B21 as an operation unit, a sewing pattern setting button B22, and a cycle selection Buttons B23 are arranged side by side in order from the left.

In the cloth presser candidate display frame W21, the type of the cloth presser 3 suitable for the currently selected sewing pattern is displayed. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, the pattern information and the character information indicating that the cloth retainer A and the cloth retainer B are suitable for the selected sewing pattern are displayed.

The sewing pattern selection button B21 has a substantially rectangular contact range set, and when the contact range is touched, the display is switched to the sewing pattern selection screen G3 (FIG. 6). A plurality of types of sewing patterns are registered in the control device 90, and a pattern number (identification number) is defined for each sewing pattern. When the pattern number is selected and determined on the selection screen G3, the selected pattern number (identification number) is displayed within the contact range of the substantially rectangular shape of the selection button B21.

The details regarding the selection of the sewing pattern are as follows.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of the sewing pattern selection screen G3 displayed on the display unit 81 of the display input device 80.
The genre names B71-B73 are displayed at the upper part of the selection screen G3. A pattern number (identification number) is displayed at the lower part of the selection screen G3. The pattern number consists of three digits: the hundreds place A41, the tens place A42, and the ones place A43.
Further, below the pattern numbers A41-A43 in the selection screen G3, a line A44 indicating that the dial 83 corresponds to the operation of the hundreds place A41 and a line indicating that the dial 84 corresponds to the operation of the tens place A42. A line A46 indicating that the dial 85 corresponds to the operation of A45 and the ones place A43 is displayed.
Further, in the area between the genre names B71-B73 and the pattern numbers A41-A43 in the selection screen G3, the sewing pattern list page L3 is displayed.

In FIG. 6, the top 15 sewing pattern thumbnails B101-of the list page L3 of the buttonhole B72 are displayed in a matrix of 5 horizontal × 3 vertical.
The thumbnails will be described as B001 to B999 corresponding to the pattern numbers 001 to 999 in order. There may be a pattern number (missing number) to which a sewing pattern is not assigned.
In FIG. 6, the sewing pattern thumbnails B101-B105 are arranged in the upper row, the sewing pattern thumbnails B106-B110 are arranged in the middle row, and the sewing pattern thumbnails B111-B115 are arranged in the lower row. The lower part of the lower sewing pattern thumbnail B111-B115 that overlaps as the background of the pattern numbers A41-A43 has a gradation display that gradually becomes darker toward the bottom, increasing the contrast with the pattern numbers A41-A43 and changing the pattern numbers A41-A43. It is easy to read.

More than 15 sewing patterns are registered on the list page L3 of the buttonhole overhang B72, and by flicking (or swiping) the selection screen G3 vertically, the subsequent sewing pattern thumbnail of the sewing pattern thumbnail B115 is registered. Can be displayed, and the page can be returned to the top of the page for operation, so that the entire list page L3 can be viewed.
Further, by flicking the selection screen G3 horizontally, a list page of another genre (for example, a list page of the appliqué B73 by flicking left from FIG. 6) can be displayed.
From the above, all sewing patterns can be viewed.

In each sewing pattern thumbnail B101-, in addition to the pattern of the sewing pattern, the pattern number of the sewing pattern is also displayed. The list of patterns and pattern numbers of all sewing patterns is also provided in other media as shown in FIG. 7, for example. FIG. 7 shows a configuration example in which the sewing pattern complete list 89 is arranged inside the upper lid 88 of the sewing machine arm portion 23. The back end of the upper lid 88 is supported by a hinge, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which the upper lid 88 is opened.
Each sewing pattern thumbnail B101-is a software key, which can be selected and determined by touching it with a finger or the like.

The selection method by pattern number can be performed as follows.
The hundreds place A41 of the pattern number is a number that specifies each genre and each list page. For example, in FIG. 6, the hundreds digit A41 is “1”, the list page L3 of the buttonhole B72 is specified, and the list page L3 is displayed on the selection screen G3.
If the hundreds digit A41 is changed by turning the dial 83, the list page corresponding to the number of the hundreds digit A41 is displayed on the selection screen G3.
The hundreds place A41, the tens place A42, and the ones place A43 are identification numbers that identify individual sewing patterns.
Now, if you turn the dial 83 to set the hundreds place A41 to "1", turn the dial 84 to set the tens place A42 to "0", and turn the dial 85 to set the ones place A43 to "6", that is, identification. If the numbers (A41-A43) are set to "106", the sewing pattern thumbnail B106 is displayed as shown in FIG.

In this way, the control device 90 switches and controls the sewing pattern displayed on the display unit 81 in response to the input operation to the hardware operation unit (83, 84, 85).
Further, the control device 90 displays the sewing pattern identification number (A41-A43) on the display unit 81 in response to the input operation to the hardware operation unit (83, 84, 85), and identifies the sewing pattern by the identification number. The sewing pattern (B106) to be sewn is displayed.
Further, in the present embodiment, the control device 90 displays the sewing pattern identification number (A41-A43) on the display unit 81 in response to the input operation to the hardware operation unit (83, 84, 85), and also displays the sewing pattern identification number (A41-A43). A list page (L3) including the sewing pattern (B106) specified by the identification number and other sewing patterns is displayed.
Sewing patterns from the identification numbers "101" to "122" are registered on the list page L3 of the buttonhole button B72.
For example, if the identification number (A41-A43) is set to "112" by turning the dial 83-85, the sewing pattern thumbnail B111-B115 including the sewing pattern thumbnail B112 is displayed in the middle row.
Further, for example, if the identification number (A41-A43) is set to "118" by turning the dial 83-85, the sewing pattern thumbnail B116-B120 (not shown) including the sewing pattern thumbnail B118 (not shown) is displayed in the middle row. Will be done.

The control device 90 controls the above display.
The control device 90 enlarges and displays the part of the list page (L3) including the sewing pattern (B106) specified by the identification number (A41-A43), and controls the other parts of the list page to be displayable by scrolling. do. Then, when the identification number is input by the hardware operation unit (83, 84, 85), the control device 90 arranges the sewing pattern specified by the identification number in a predetermined area on the screen. In the present embodiment, the control device 90 sets the predetermined area as the central area (= middle stage) in the vertical direction of the screen G3. Regardless of the present embodiment, depending on the scroll direction of the list page, the predetermined area may be the central area in the horizontal direction of the screen (in the case of horizontal scrolling), or may be the central area in the vertical and horizontal directions of the screen. (For vertical and horizontal scrolling).

This does not apply when the identification numbers of the sewing patterns included in the top row (B101-B105) and the final row (B121-122) of the list page are matched by dials 83-85. The uppermost row (B101-B105) is displayed in the upper row, and the final row (B121-122) is displayed in the lower row. This is to display as many sewing patterns as possible on the screen as a display method that does not scroll to the margin. Regardless of this, the sewing patterns included in the top row (B101-B105) and the final row (B121-122) of the list page may also be displayed in the middle row when they are matched by the dial 83-85.

When the user touches the sewing pattern thumbnail B106 with a finger or the like, the sewing pattern applied to sewing is determined to be the sewing pattern thumbnail 106. That is, the control device 90 determines the sewing pattern based on the screen touch on one sewing pattern (B106) in the list page (L3) detected by the input detection unit (touch panel 82). When the sewing pattern is determined, the control device 90 returns to the input screen G1 and displays the pattern number of the determined sewing pattern on the selection button B21.
When the number is matched by the dial 83-85, the control device 90 does not execute the change control of the display portion of the list page displayed on the selection screen G3.

The sewing pattern setting button B22 has a circular contact range set, and an icon indicating that it is a setting button is displayed inside the circular contact range. When the setting button B22 is touched within the contact range, the display is switched to a predetermined setting screen. From this setting screen, it is possible to make settings related to sewing patterns other than the parameters set by the buttons B31 to B53 described later. For example, from this setting screen, pattern editing such as upside down or left / right inversion of the sewing pattern can be performed.

The cycle selection button B23 has a circular contact range set, and an icon indicating that it is a cycle selection button is displayed inside the circular contact range. By touching within the contact range of the cycle selection button B23, it is possible to set whether to perform single-shot sewing in which one sewing pattern is sewn or continuous sewing in which repeated sewing is performed. For this cycle selection button B23, the number "1" is displayed inside the icon when single-shot sewing is set, and the number inside the icon is deleted when repeated sewing is selected. Control is done.

In the third region R3 and the fifth region R5, three buttons as operation units for making predetermined settings for the sewing pattern are provided side by side one above the other.
In the third region R3, the sewing start processing setting button B31, the thread tension setting button B32, and the sewing end processing setting button B33 are arranged in order from the top.
In the fifth region R5, the top feed setting button B51, the press-up setting button B52, and the thread trimming setting button B53 are arranged in order from the top.
These various setting buttons B31, B32, B33, B51, B52, and B53 have a circular contact range, and an icon as a content display unit indicating the content to be input from each setting button is displayed inside the circular contact range. Has been done.
Further, in the lower outer part of each of the various setting buttons B31, B32, B33, B51, B52, and B53, as a content display unit indicating the content to be input from each setting button and its set value or setting state in character information, respectively. The setting information display units W31, W32, W33, W51, W52, and W53 are arranged.

The sewing start processing setting button B31 is a button for selecting whether or not to execute stop stitching at the start end of sewing and the type of stop stitching. For example, by repeatedly touching the contact range of the sewing start processing setting button B31, it is possible to switch between reverse stitching, ball stop stitching, and no stop stitching.

The thread tension setting button B32 is a button for arbitrarily installing the thread tension of the thread tension device by the thread tension solenoid 16. When the thread tension setting button B32 is touched within the contact range, a thread tension input screen (not shown) is displayed, and the thread tension can be set by an input operation on the screen or an input operation by rotating the dial 84.

The sewing end processing setting button B33 is a button for selecting whether or not to execute stop stitching at the end end of sewing and the type of stop stitching. For example, by repeatedly touching the contact range of the sewing end processing setting button B33, it is possible to switch between reverse stitching, ball stop stitching, and no stop stitching.

The upper feed setting button B51 is a button for setting whether or not the upper feed is executed by the upper feed 4 and the upper feed amount (difference value with respect to the lower feed amount by the feed dog). When the top feed setting button B51 is touched within the contact range, the setting with or without the execution of the top feed is switched. Further, when the presence / absence of execution of the upper feed is set, the input screen of the upper feed amount is displayed, and the upper feed amount can be set by the input operation on the screen or the input operation by rotating the dial 84.

The presser-up setting button B52 is a button for setting whether or not to release the sewn object by automatically raising the cloth presser 3 at the end of sewing of the sewing pattern. By touching within the contact range of the presser foot setting button B52, it is possible to switch the setting of whether or not the cloth presser 3 is automatically raised.

The thread trimming setting button B53 is a button for setting whether or not to automatically execute thread trimming by the thread trimming device at the end of sewing of the sewing pattern. By touching within the contact range of the thread trimming setting button B53, it is possible to switch the setting of whether or not to automatically execute the thread trimming.

In the fourth region R4, a pattern image display frame W41 for displaying an image of the currently selected sewing pattern and a baseline position setting button B42 as an operation unit are arranged side by side in order from the top.

In the pattern image display frame W41, a sewing pattern image composed of a pattern of the currently selected sewing pattern is displayed. This sewing pattern image is a moving image linked to the sewing operation, and the needle drop position in the left-right direction in which the needle drop is currently performed is displayed at the upper end of the image. Further, on the lower side of the needle drop position, a seam formed at the needle drop position where the needle drop is to be performed is displayed. This sewing pattern image is composed of a moving image in which the stitch for one stitch moves upward each time one stitch is dropped.

The baseline position setting button B42 has a circular contact range set, and an icon as a content display unit indicating the content to be input from the baseline position setting button B42 is displayed inside the contact range.
The baseline is a reference line of the sewing pattern along the cloth feed direction, and the amount of needle swing at each needle drop position of the sewing pattern is determined based on the baseline.
When the baseline position setting button B42 is touched within the contact range, the baseline position input screen is displayed, and the baseline position can be set by an input operation on the screen or an input operation by rotating the dial 84.
At the lower outer side of the baseline position setting button B42, a setting information display unit W42 as a content display unit indicating the content to be input from the button and the set value in character information is arranged.

In the sixth region R6, a presser pressure display unit W61 that numerically displays the set value of the presser pressure by the cloth presser 3, a stitch width display unit W62 that numerically displays the set value of the horizontal width of the needle swing of the sewing pattern, and one stitch. The seam length display unit W63 for numerically displaying the set value of the interval (sewing pitch) in the cloth feed direction for each cloth feed direction is arranged in order from the left.

The pressing pressure display unit W61, the seam width display unit W62, and the seam length display unit W63 are arranged so as to be immediately above the dials 83, 84, and 85, respectively.
The pressing pressure is set based on the input rotation amount of the dial 83 detected by the encoder 831, and the input pressing pressure set value is numerically displayed on the pressing pressure display unit W61.
The seam width is set based on the input rotation amount of the dial 84 detected by the encoder 841, and the set value of the input seam width is numerically displayed on the seam width display unit W62.
The seam length is set based on the input rotation amount of the dial 85 detected by the encoder 851, and the input seam width setting value is numerically displayed on the seam width display unit W63.

[Summary, action, effect, etc.]
As described above, the control device 90 switches and controls the sewing pattern displayed on the display unit 81 in response to the input operation to the hardware operation unit (83, 84, 85).
Therefore, when the number of pages from the current display page to the page to be displayed is far apart, the complexity of performing touch operations such as flicking multiple times on the screen can be avoided by rotating the dial, and the sewing pattern can be selected. The operability of is improved. Compared to the screen touch operation in which the screen is slid by flicking or swiping, the operation using the hardware dial requires less operation and the behavior is smaller, so that the operation time is shortened.
Regardless of the above embodiment, the effect can be obtained even if only the hardware operation unit (83) corresponding to the page feed operation is performed. Therefore, it is not always necessary to adopt the pattern number designation method.

Further, as described above, the control device 90 displays the sewing pattern identification number (A41-A43) on the display unit 81 in response to the input operation to the hardware operation unit (83, 84, 85), and also displays the identification number (A41-A43). The sewing pattern (B106) specified by the number is displayed.
Therefore, if the user knows the identification number of the sewing pattern, the user can directly call the desired sewing pattern on the screen by inputting the identification number, and the operability of selecting the sewing pattern is improved.

Further, as described above, the control device 90 displays the sewing pattern identification number (A41-A43) on the display unit 81 in response to the input operation to the hardware operation unit (83, 84, 85), and also displays the identification number (A41-A43). A list page (L3) containing the sewing pattern (B106) specified by the number and other sewing patterns is displayed.
The sewing patterns are classified and organized by a plurality of list pages, and the sewing patterns that are close to each other are arranged relatively close to each other on each list page.
Therefore, the user can easily select a sewing pattern similar to the sewing pattern whose identification number is known with a small number of operation steps, and the operability of selecting the sewing pattern is improved.

Further, as described above, the control device 90 enlarges and displays the portion of the list page (L3) including the sewing pattern (B106) specified by the identification number (A41-A43), and scrolls to display the other portion of the list page. Is controlled so that it can be displayed.
Therefore, even if the number of similar sewing patterns becomes enormous, the part in the list page can be enlarged and displayed in a large and easy-to-read manner, while scrolling makes it easy to browse every corner of the page. The operability of selecting a sewing pattern is improved.

Further, as described above, the control device 90 arranges the sewing pattern specified by the input identification number in a predetermined area (middle stage in the above embodiment).
Therefore, the user can easily find the sewing pattern corresponding to the input operation identification number on the screen, and the operability of selecting the sewing pattern is improved.
By setting the predetermined area as the central area in the vertical and / or horizontal directions of the screen, the sewing pattern corresponding to the identification number input by the user can be displayed on the screen in an easy-to-see manner, and similar sewing patterns before and after can be displayed. The operability of selecting a sewing pattern is improved.

Further, as described above, the screen can be scrolled and the sewing pattern can be determined by touching the screen, and the operability of connecting the hardware operation unit (83, 84, 85) and the touch panel 82 is good. The operability of selecting a sewing pattern is improved.

Further, as described above, as the hardware operation unit, dials 83, 84, and 85 capable of changing the numerical value of the digit of the identification number are individually provided for each digit of the identification number.
Therefore, it is not necessary to operate the dial of the digit without change, and the operation amount of the dial is small, such as the operation of 10 steps from 0 to 9 with 1 dial, and the operability of selecting the sewing pattern is easy. improves.
In addition, since the dial is applied as a hardware operation unit, the operability is better than the operation using two keys (up key and down key) to increase / decrease the number, and the operability of selecting the sewing pattern is improved. improves.
It should be noted that the above embodiment does not prevent the selection of a hardware operation unit other than the dial. For example, the pattern number may be input to the numeric keypad of the hardware.

10 Sewing machine (sewing machine)
80 Display input device (display input unit)
81 Display unit 82 Touch panel (input detection unit)
83, 84, 85 dial (hardware operation unit)
831,841,851 Encoder 90 Controller 91 CPU
B11 support button (operation unit)
B12 setting button (operation unit)
B13 sewing button (operation unit)
B14 History button (operation unit)
B15 Portal button (operation unit)
B21 selection button (operation unit)
B22 setting button (operation unit)
B23 Cycle selection button (operation unit)
B24 Baseline position setting button (operation unit)
B31 Sewing start processing setting button (operation unit)
B32 Thread tension setting button (operation unit)
B33 Sewing end processing setting button (operation unit)
B42 Baseline position setting button (operation unit)
B51 Top feed setting button (operation unit)
B52 Hold-up setting button (operation unit)
B53 Thread trimming setting button (operation unit)
B101 Sewing pattern thumbnail G1 Input screen G3 Selection screen R1 to R6 1st to 6th areas W21 Cloth presser candidate display frame W31, W32, W33, W42, W51, W52, W53, W61, W62, W63 Setting information display unit (contents) Display)
W41 Pattern image display frame W61 Pressing pressure display unit W62 Seam width display unit W63 Seam width display unit

Claims (9)

The display unit that displays the image of the input screen and
The hardware operation unit as a physical mechanism,
Equipped with a control device,
The control device is a sewing device characterized in that the sewing pattern displayed on the display unit is switched and controlled in response to an input operation to the hardware operation unit. The claim is characterized in that the control device displays an identification number of a sewing pattern on the display unit and displays a sewing pattern specified by the identification number in response to an input operation to the hardware operation unit. Item 1. The sewing apparatus according to item 1. The control device displays an identification number of a sewing pattern on the display unit in response to an input operation to the hardware operation unit, and is a list including a sewing pattern and other sewing patterns specified by the identification number. The sewing device according to claim 2, wherein the page is displayed. The control device enlarges and displays a portion of the list page including the sewing pattern specified by the identification number, controls the list page so that other parts of the list page can be displayed by scrolling, and is described by the hardware operation unit. The sewing device according to claim 3, wherein when the identification number is input, the sewing pattern specified by the identification number is arranged in a predetermined area on the screen. The sewing device according to claim 4, wherein the control device has the predetermined area as a central area in the vertical and / or horizontal directions of the screen. It is equipped with an input detection unit that detects an input operation by touching the input screen.
The sewing device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the control device controls the scroll according to the movement of the position detected by the input detection unit. It is equipped with an input detection unit that detects an input operation by touching the input screen.
Any of claims 3 to 6, wherein the control device determines a sewing pattern based on a screen touch on one sewing pattern in the list page detected by the input detection unit. The sewing device according to paragraph 1. Any of claims 2 to 7, wherein the hardware operation unit is individually provided with a dial capable of changing the numerical value of the digit of the identification number for each digit of the identification number. The sewing device according to the first paragraph. A second aspect of the present invention, wherein the pattern of all sewing patterns displayed on the display unit and the list of the identification numbers match the list of all sewing patterns arranged inside the upper lid of the sewing machine arm portion. The sewing machine according to any one of 8.

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