JP3280159B2 - Sewing data creation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sewing data creating apparatus provided with a display, and more particularly, to displaying not only sewing data but also external shape information of a work cloth to be sewn and numerical value information of the external shape on the same screen. Regarding what was done.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when creating sewing data for sewing the outer peripheral portions of two superimposed work cloths, generally, a notch (V) which is a mark of superposition is provided on the outer peripheral portions of the work cloths.
A large number of mold notches) are formed at each point of superposition. Sewing sections in which these two notches are divided into a plurality of sections are set, and sewing data for each of these sewing sections is sequentially created. The sewing data includes a plurality of types of numerical data including a cloth feed amount, the number of stitches, a sewing speed, and the like.
In particular, when sewing is performed while irrigating either one of these two work cloths, the feed amount is set in accordance with the shim amount, and the sewing data is displayed on a display. At the same time, it can be modified as needed.

For example, the international publication number “WO86 / 026”
No. 73] discloses that the outer peripheral length of the sleeve peak of the sleeve pattern, which is one of the layers to be sewn, and the outer peripheral length of the arm hole of the body pattern, which is the other side, is obtained by dividing each of the notches provided in the pattern into a plurality of notches. For each section, measure with the pattern input device, calculate the shirring amount for each sewing section, and further calculate the cloth feed amount for each stitch for each pattern, and create the sewing for each sewing section created. The data is stored on a floppy disk or the like. The sewing data is read from the floppy disk, and a part of the data is scroll-displayed on a small display, and if necessary, numerical values such as the shirring amount and the number of stitches can be corrected for each sewing section. A control device is described.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
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Since only a part of the sewing data is displayed on the display, when the sewing data is corrected through this display, any one of the displayed sewing data is displayed on either the sleeve cloth or the body cloth to be sewn. There is a problem that it is not known whether or not it corresponds to the sewing section. Further, in order to make the sewing section of the displayed sewing data correspond to the sewing section of the sleeve cloth or the body cloth, for example, the correspondence between each of the plurality of sewing sections is written in detail, and the memo is written. Since the sewing data is corrected after confirming the sewing section of the cloth to be corrected while referring to the writing, there is a problem that the work of correcting the sewing data is complicated, and the sewing section to be corrected is easily mistaken.

An object of the present invention is to collectively display, in addition to sewing data, external figure information and numerical value information of a work cloth, and further identify and display a sewing section of the work cloth corresponding to the external numerical value information and the sewing data to be corrected. It is another object of the present invention to provide a sewing data creation device which can speed up a correction operation.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sewing data creating apparatus including a display unit including a display.
In a sewing data creating apparatus for creating sewing data for sewing an outer peripheral portion of a work cloth, an outer shape input means for inputting outer shape graphic information for defining an outer shape of the work cloth, and processing is performed using the input outer shape graphic information. Numerical information calculating means for calculating outer numerical value information including the outer peripheral length and the radius of curvature of each of a plurality of sewing sections obtained by dividing the outer circumference of the cloth into a plurality of sections, and a plurality of outer numerical value information calculated by the numerical information calculating means. Sewing data creating means for creating sewing data for each of the sewing sections; data storage means for storing external figure information, external numerical value information, and sewing data; and external figure information, external numerical value information, and sewing data from the data storage means. And display control means for displaying the same on the same screen of the display of the display means, and any one of the external numerical value information or the sewing data displayed on the display is moved by a cursor. Identification display control means for, when instructed, displaying, on the display means, a sewing section of the work cloth corresponding to the specified outer shape numerical value information or sewing data among the outer shapes of the work cloth displayed on the display; It is provided with.

[0007]

[Action] In the sewing data creation device according to claim 1, since the outer shape information defining the outer shape of the work cloth is fed by the external input means, numerical information calculating means uses the outline with input graphic information The outer numerical value information including the outer peripheral length and the radius of curvature of each of a plurality of sewing sections obtained by dividing the outer periphery of the work cloth into a plurality is calculated, and the sewing data creating means uses the outer numerical value information calculated by the numerical information calculating means. Then, the sewing data of each of the plurality of sewing sections is created. The data storage means stores the external figure information, the external numerical value information, and the sewing data. On the other hand, the display control means receives the external figure information, the external numerical value information and the sewing data from the data storage means, and displays them on the same screen of the display of the display means. Further, when any one of the outer shape numerical value information or the sewing data displayed on the display is indicated by the cursor, the identification display control means may output the specified one of the outer shapes of the work cloth displayed on the display. The sewing section of the work cloth corresponding to the outer shape numerical information or the sewing data is displayed on the display means so as to be identifiable.

As described above, the input external figure information,
Since the outer shape numerical information and the sewing data are collectively displayed on the same screen of the display, and the sewing section of the work cloth corresponding to any one of the outer shape numerical information or the sewing data designated by the cursor is identified and displayed. The outer shape of the work cloth,
The correspondence relationship with the outer shape numerical information or the sewing data becomes clear, and the work of correcting the outer shape numerical information or the sewing data can be speeded up.

[0009]

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a sewing data creating device including a personal computer or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the sewing data creating apparatus 1 basically includes a CRT display 10 capable of displaying characters and symbols for a plurality of lines, a keyboard 11, a coordinate input device (mouse) 12, an image reading device, and the like. The apparatus comprises an apparatus (image reader) 13 and a control main unit 14 for controlling these.

The keyboard 11 has character keys, space keys, and the like for inputting alphabetic characters, numbers, and symbols.
A line feed key, a cursor movement key for moving the cursor K up, down, left and right, a scanner key for reading an external figure of a work cloth set on the image reading device 13, and a coordinate input device 1.
Notch key for specifying the effective notch in step 2, seam allowance setting key,
A file key for storing the created sewing data on a floppy disk and various function keys required for creating sewing data are provided. Here, the notch serves as a mark for superimposing two work cloths, and is a V-shaped notch formed on the outer peripheral portion of the work cloth.

Next, the control system of the sewing data creating device 1 is as follows.
It is configured as shown in the block diagram of FIG. The input / output interface (input / output I / F) 28 of the control device 25 provided in the main body control unit 14 has a keyboard (K /
B) 11, a CRT display controller (CRTC) 16 having a display RAM for outputting display data to a CRT display (CRTD) 10, a coordinate input device 12, an image reading device 13, and a control main unit 14. Provided floppy disk drive (FDD) 17
Disk controller (FDC) 18 for
And are connected respectively.

The control device 25 includes a CPU 26 and this CP
It comprises a ROM 27, a RAM 30, and an input / output interface 28 connected to the U 26 via a bus 29 such as a data bus. The ROM 27 stores various outline figure analysis operation programs and the like including a spline interpolation operation program and the like in order to obtain outline numerical value information from the outline figure information.

In the notch / section number memory 31 of the RAM 30, a plurality of set notch numbers and a plurality of sewing section numbers set between the notches are stored in correspondence with each other. The coordinate data of the start position is stored. The external figure information memory 32 stores the external figure information of the work cloth read by the image reading device 13. The outer shape numerical information memory 33 stores outer shape numerical information including data of an outer peripheral length and a radius of curvature relating to the outer shape calculated based on the outer shape graphic information. The sewing information memory 34 stores sewing data, such as the number of stitches and the feed amount, relating to the sewing calculated based on the external numerical value information.

Next, the control device 2 of the sewing data creating device 1
The routine of the sewing data creation control performed in step 5 will be described with reference to the schematic flowchart of FIG. Here, in this sewing data creation control, in order to create a sports shoe made of cloth, sewing data is created by overlapping and sewing the upper cloth and the insole cloth, and the upper cloth is a lower cloth, In addition, this is a case where the inner bottom cloth is sewn as the upper cloth. still,
In the figure, reference symbols Si (i = 10, 11, 12,...) Represent each step.

When the power is turned on to the sewing data creating apparatus 1, this control is started. After the initial setting process, the CRT display 10 displays three pieces of information "outer figure information", "outer numerical value information", and "sewing". An information display screen for collectively displaying "information" is displayed (S10). For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the display screen of the CRT display 10 is provided with an external figure information display area 10a in the upper half thereof, and an external numerical information display area 10b in the lower half of the lower half thereof. And a sewing information display area 10c is provided in the lower right half thereof. However, at the start of this control, the message “Create new?” Is displayed at the lower end of the display screen.
Is displayed.

Next, when the message "Create new?" Is displayed, the character "Y" on the keyboard 11 is displayed.
When the new creation process is selected by operating the key (S11: Yes), the external information of the external figure UF of the inner bottom cloth set in the image reading device 13 is read by operating the scanner key. A reading process for reading the outer shape information of the outer shape figure DF of the set upper is performed (S12). Next, the read outer shape information of the insole figure UF and the upper figure DF are stored in the outer figure information memory 32, respectively.
F is displayed in the external figure information display area 10a of the display screen (S13). For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the mid-bottom figure UF and the instep figure DF are displayed in the outline figure information display area 10a.

Next, regarding the displayed insole figure UF,
A designation process of designating a valid notch to be valid and a sewing section provided between the notches; and a designation process of designating a valid notch to be valid and a sewing section provided between the notches for the displayed instep figure DF. Are executed, and the notch numbers assigned in the designated order and the sewing section numbers are stored in the notch / section number memory 31 in association with each other (S1).
Four).

More specifically, the specification process will be briefly described. When the notch key of the keyboard 11 is operated, the mouse pointer is displayed in the external figure information display area 10a. It moves to the first effective notch of the bottom figure UF and clicks on it, moves to the next effective notch and clicks, and similarly specifies the sewing order up to the last effective notch. Further, the same operation is repeated to sequentially designate the outer peripheral line between the effective notches with a mouse pointer to designate a sewing section.

As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, these designated effective notch numbers "0 to 5" and the sewing section numbers "0, 1,..." Set for each notch number. Are stored in the notch / section number memory 31 in association with each other. Further, at this time, the start position (position coordinate data) of each sewing section of the insole figure UF is stored corresponding to the sewing section number. Further, for the instep figure DF, the coordinate input device 12 is similarly operated to specify the notch number and the sewing section number of the instep figure DF, and the start position of each sewing section of the instep figure DF is set to the sewing section. Stored corresponding to the number. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, for each of the insole figure UF and the instep figure DF, the notch number is displayed near the effective notch and inside the outer figures UF and DF, and the sewing section number is displayed as the outer figure. These are displayed outside the figures UF and DF, respectively.

Next, these insole figure UF and instep figure DF
For each of the sewing sections of the effective notch designated in this way, the outer numerical value information creation processing for calculating the outer peripheral length and the curvature radius of the sewing section is executed (S15), and the obtained outer numerical value is obtained. The information is stored in the external numerical value information memory 33, and the external numerical value information display area 1 on the display screen is displayed.
0b is displayed (S16). For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the outer shape numerical value information display area 10b, four numerical items “middle bottom length”, “middle length”, “middle” The numerical information of the "base curvature" and "the instep curvature" is the notch number "0" and the sewing section number "0".
Is displayed in a table format with the numerical information of the first line as the first line.

The number of stitches and the upper feed amount are determined based on the outer numerical value information of the insole figure UF, the outer numerical value information of the instep figure DF, and the preset reference stitch pitch and sewing allowance. Information creation processing for creating sewing data consisting of numerical values of sewing elements (sewing conditions) such as a sewing speed and a sewing speed is executed.
The obtained sewing data is stored in the sewing information memory 34, and the section pointer KP is pointed to the start section start position corresponding to the notch number “0” and the sewing section number “0” in the notch / section number memory 31. (S17)
Co the sewing data of the sewing information memory 34 is displayed on the sewing information display area 10c, the cursor K is displayed on the basis of section pointer KP (S18).

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the sewing information display area 10c, the sewing elements “number of stitches”, “upper feed amount”,
The head of the sewing data including numerical values such as "lower feed amount" and "sewing speed" is displayed in a table format. Then, the cursor K is displayed on the first line of the displayed sewing data, that is, the sewing data of the sewing element “number of stitches” having the notch number “0” and the sewing section number “0”. Here, the sewing element "reference up and down"
Is a reference position of a cloth edge sensor (not shown) which detects each cloth edge of both upper and lower work cloths, and a sewing element "medium plate elevating" relates to sewing of a heel portion.

Next, the section start position data of the insole figure UF and the section start position data of the instep figure DF corresponding to the section pointer value KP are read out, and the next section start position is read from this section start position. The sewing sections up to are respectively identified by blinking (S19). For example, as shown in FIG. 6, since the cursor K is displayed at the notch number “0” and the sewing section number “0”, the notch number “ The sewing section having the sewing section number "0" and the sewing section number "0" is identified and displayed by blinking, and the sewing section having the notch number "0" and the sewing section number "0" in the instep figure DF is identified by blinking. Is done.

Next, when a cursor movement key or a numeric key other than the file key is input (S20:
Yes, S21: No), sewing information correction processing control (see FIG. 4)
Is executed (S22). When this control is started,
When the operated key is a cursor movement key (S
30: Yes), a cursor movement processing control for moving the cursor K to the type of the cursor movement key (up, down, left and right) and displaying the same is executed (S31). Further, when the operated cursor movement key is a cursor down movement key (S3
2: Yes), the section pointer value KP is incremented by one (S33), this control ends, and the process returns to S18 of the sewing data creation control.

When the operated cursor movement key is a cursor up movement key (S32: No, S34: Yes)
), The section pointer value KP is decremented by one (S3
5), end this control and return to S18.
On the other hand, when the operated cursor movement key is the cursor right movement key or the cursor left movement key (S32 · S
34: No), this control is immediately terminated, and the flow returns to S18.
Return to By the way, when this control is started and the operated key is a numeric key (S30:
No), a correction process for changing the numerical value indicated by the cursor K to the numerical value corresponding to the numerical key is executed (S36), this control is terminated, and the process returns to S18.

In the sewing data creation control, sewing information creation processing for creating sewing data again is executed based on the outer shape numerical information of the insole figure UF and the outer shape numerical information of the instep figure DF (S18). Further, based on the section pointer value KP, the sewing sections of the insole figure UF and the instep figure DF designated by the section pointer KP are respectively identified by blinking (S19). When the file key is operated (S20
S21: Yes), in addition to the outline figure information and the outline numerical value information,
The sewing information is stored in the floppy disk mounted on the floppy disk drive 17 (S23).
Return to 11.

By the way, when this control is started and the message "New creation?" Is displayed and the new creation processing is not selected by the operation of the "N" key on the keyboard 11, that is, when the creation is already completed, When the displayed sewing information is displayed (S11: No), the external graphic information memory 3
The external figure information read from the external figure information display area 1
0a, the external numerical information read from the external numerical information memory 33 is displayed in the external numerical information display area 10b, and the sewing information read from the sewing information memory 34 is displayed on the sewing information memory 34. It is executed (S24).
The notch number and the sewing section number read from the notch / section number memory are respectively displayed in the external figure information display area 10a (S25), and the notch / section number is set as the section pointer value KP.
The start section start position of the section number memory 31 is set (S26), and the flow shifts to S19.

As described above, the input external figure information, external numerical value information, and sewing data are collectively displayed on the same screen of the CRT display 10, and the external numerical value information or sewing data designated by the cursor K is displayed. Any one of
The corresponding sewing sections of the insole figure UF and the instep figure DF are respectively identified and displayed, so that the sewing sections of the insole figure UF and the instep figure DF and the outer numerical value information indicated by the cursor K or The correspondence relationship with the sewing data becomes clear, and the work of correcting the outer shape numerical value information or the sewing data can be speeded up. By the way, only the input external figure information and sewing data may be displayed collectively on the same screen of the CRT display 10.

In place of the image reading device, the insole figure UF or the instep figure DF may be input from a keyboard or using a coordinate input device. In addition, the sewing section of the insole figure UF or the instep figure DF corresponding to the outer shape numerical information or the sewing data indicated by the cursor K may be changed in thickness and type of the outer shape line and sound may be added, or the display color may be changed. May be configured to be distinguished and displayed. The notch number and the sewing section number can be identified and displayed with different display colors. It should be noted that various modifications may be made to the control of the above-described embodiment based on existing technology or technology obvious to those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to various sewing data creating apparatuses having a display and a keyboard.

[0030]

Effects of the Invention According to the sewing data creation apparatus according to claim 1, the outer input means, and the numerical information computing means, a sewing data creation means, and data storage means, display control means,
An identification display control means is provided, and the input outer shape graphic information, outer shape numerical information, and sewing data are collectively displayed on the same screen of the display, and any one of the outer shape numerical information or sewing data designated by the cursor. Since the sewing section of the work cloth corresponding to the one is identified and displayed, the correspondence between the outer shape of the work cloth and the outer numerical value information or the sewing data is clarified, and the correction work of the outer numerical value information or the sewing data is speeded up. Can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a sewing data creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system of the sewing data creating device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of sewing data creation control.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of sewing information correction processing control.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration stored in a notch / section number memory.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example in which external figure information, external numerical value information, and sewing information are collectively displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 sewing data creation device 10 CRT display 13 image reading device 25 controller 26 CPU 27 ROM 30 RAM 31 notch / section number memory 32 external figure information memory 33 external numerical information memory 34 sewing information memory K cursor

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Katsuhiro Goto 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi Inside the Brother Industries, Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshiaki Yanagi 15-1 Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi Brother Industries Incorporation (72) Inventor Takehisa Nozaki 15-1 Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi Inside Brother Industries, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-3-103290 (JP, A) JP-A-4-338485 ( JP, A) JP-A-4-193288 (JP, A) JP-A-62-281993 (JP, A) JP-A-6-121884 (JP, A) JP-A-4-26443 (JP, A) JP JP-A-4-132583 (JP, A) JP-A-5-131071 (JP, A) JP-A-62-260586 (JP, A) JP-A-6-114175 (JP, A) JP-A-7-106274 (JP) , B2) Tokiko Hei 4-12999 (JP, B2) Tokiko -54070 (JP, B2) (58 ) investigated the field (Int.Cl. ^7, DB name) D05B 19/00 - 21/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sewing data creating apparatus for creating sewing data for sewing an outer peripheral portion of a work cloth, comprising a display means including a display, wherein an outer shape for inputting outer shape graphic information defining an outer shape of the work cloth. Input means, and numerical information calculation means for calculating external numerical value information including an outer peripheral length and a radius of curvature of each of a plurality of sewing sections obtained by dividing the outer periphery of the work cloth into a plurality using the input outer shape graphic information, Sewing data creating means for creating sewing data for each of a plurality of sewing sections using the outer shape numerical information calculated by the numerical information calculating means; data storage for storing the outer shape graphic information, outer shape numerical information and sewing data Display control means for receiving external figure information, external numerical value information, and sewing data from the data storage means, and displaying them on the same screen of a display of a display means; When any one of the external numerical value information or the sewing data displayed on the display is indicated by the cursor, the external numerical value information or the sewing data corresponding to the specified external numerical value information among the external shapes of the work cloth displayed on the display is displayed. A sewing section of the work cloth to be displayed on the display means so as to be identifiably displayed on the display means.