JP4043536B2 - Embroidery sewing machine with outer pattern sewing function and data generation device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to an embroidery sewing machine having a shell pattern sewing function and a data generation device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional embroidery sewing machine, stitch data for forming a pattern is prepared in advance by the manufacturer, and the stitch data is selected by the user and sewn.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, with the spread of sewing machines capable of embroidery sewing, there is an increasing need for users to embroid a pattern that suits their preferences, and conventional sewing machines have not been able to meet such user requirements.
The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.
[0004]
[Means and Actions for Solving the Problems]
Embroidery sewing machine they are having a shell pattern sewing function of the present invention in order to achieve the above object, a means for providing data to form a seam corresponding to a plurality of unit patterns desired from among the unit patterns of the plurality of It means for selecting a unit pattern of a means for displaying and means for providing information on a plurality of outer shell line for arranging the selected unit pattern at a plurality continuously, information on the outer shell line as a figure Means for selecting information relating to the displayed outer shell lines; and means for adjusting intervals of the plurality of unit patterns in order to arrange the predetermined unit patterns based on the information relating to the outer shell lines; , based on the data for forming a stitch of the selected unit pattern, the unit pattern in the position based on the information about the selected outer shell line, means for embroidering with the adjusted interval , Characterized by comprising a.
The means for giving data for forming the seam is usually a storage device and a reading device in which the seam data is stored, but it may be an image sensor device for inputting an image or a pattern data creation device such as a CAD. The unit pattern referred to here includes all figures, characters, symbols, lines, and the like. These unit patterns are selected by means for selecting.
Means for providing information about the shell line gives the information representative of the closed outer shell line of the loop shape or the like, information relating to the shell line is displayed as a figure. The user can select a desired arrangement from the displayed graphic information about the outer shell line . The means for performing embroidery sewing executes the sewing so that the unit pattern is arranged along the information on the outer shell line .
The interval between the unit patterns is adjusted by means for adjusting according to the size or number of the selected unit patterns or the length (size) of the outer shell line for arrangement.
The unit pattern may be disposed anywhere on the line, outside the line, or inside the line, or may be disposed by mixing them.
It is desirable that the length of the lines for arranging the unit patterns and the number of unit pattern sizes can be changed and can be arbitrarily set by the user. The means for adjusting is configured to adjust the interval between the unit patterns in response to these changes.
With the above configuration, it is possible to easily generate a variety of patterns by selecting a unit pattern and selecting information about the outer shell line . Also, and the length of the line for array, since the size of the unit pattern, and the number of unit patterns can be changed, it is possible to obtain an array of suitable unit pattern.
The above-described configuration may be provided in the embroidery sewing machine itself, or may be formed as a single outer shell pattern sewing data generation device.
[0005]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, data representing the outer shell is given from the outer shell data providing means 1. The outer shell data assigning means 1 is a memory storing the outer shell data, other data generating means, or the like, and for example, gives data of a line as shown in FIG. In FIG. 5A, an outer shell is provided by a line such as a round shape, a heart shape, a shield shape, a rhombus shape, and the user can arbitrarily select it. The data from the outer shell data giving means 1 is displayed on the display means 8 and inputted to the pattern arrangement adjusting means 6.
[0006]
Similarly, data representing a unit pattern is given from the unit pattern data providing means 2. The unit pattern data adding means 2 is also a memory storing pattern data, other pattern data generating means, or the like. As described above, the pattern data includes graphics, characters, symbols, and the like, and also includes information on colors.
In the example shown in FIG. 5B, unit patterns such as rhombuses, circles, stars, ellipses, hearts, and triangles are facilitated, and the user can arbitrarily select them. A signal from the unit pattern data providing means 2 is also sent to the display means 8 for display and also sent to the pattern arrangement adjusting means 6. .
[0007]
The outer shell selected by the outer shell data assigning means 1 is set to a predetermined size as an initial value, but this size can be changed by the outer shell size setting means 3 and can be arbitrarily set by the user. The size of can be set. The size and number of unit patterns selected by the unit pattern data providing unit 2 are also set to predetermined sizes and numbers, but can be changed by the unit pattern number setting unit 4 and the unit pattern size setting unit 5. It has become.
The pattern arrangement adjusting unit 6 includes information from the outer shell data applying unit 1 and the unit pattern data applying unit 2, an outer shell size setting unit 3, a unit pattern number setting unit 4, and a change command from the unit pattern size setting unit 5. The arrangement of the pattern is adjusted according to the situation. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when a circular outer shell line L and a triangular unit pattern M are selected and the number of unit patterns M is 8, as shown in FIG. To be arranged. Here, when the user operates the outer shell size setting means 3 to reduce the size of the outer shell line L to the outer shell line L ′ as shown in (B), the pattern arrangement adjusting means 6 changes the arrangement position. The unit patterns M are arranged so as to overlap each other as illustrated.
As described above, since the appropriate unit pattern M is always automatically arranged by the pattern arrangement adjusting means 6, the size of the outer shell and the size and number of patterns can be set as desired by the user. .
[0008]
The pattern arrangement adjusting means 6 sends the pattern data from the unit pattern data providing means 2 whose arrangement has been adjusted to the seam forming means 7 where the stitches are formed. 6 illustrates the case where the pattern is arranged on the outer shell line L, the unit pattern M is arranged inside the outer shell line L, the unit pattern M is arranged outside the outer shell line L, and the like. Are possible. These may be combined.
[0009]
In FIG. 6, a plurality of one type of unit patterns M are arranged. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and many types of unit patterns M can be arranged. It is also possible to form a sentence using characters.
[0010]
Further, although the direction of the unit pattern M is constant in FIG. 6, it is possible to change the direction.
[0011]
A signal from the pattern arrangement adjusting unit 6 is input to the stitch forming unit 7 so that the selected unit pattern M is displayed along the selected outer shell line L and in an adjusted arrangement form.
[0012]
In the above description, the outer shell line L represents a single line. However, an outer shell having a predetermined area can be set by a plurality of lines, and the unit pattern M can be set in the outer shell. It may be arranged.
With such a configuration, it is possible to form embroidery patterns that are more varied.
Further, the unit pattern M may be configured to be black and white reversed.
[0013]
Next, a specific configuration using a microcomputer will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram, and FIG. 3 is an external view of the sewing machine body.
First, the appearance of an embodiment of the sewing machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
On the sewing machine frame X, a carriage 118, an embroidery frame 119 supported by the carriage 118, a needle bar 120, and a needle 121 are provided. A cloth is attached to the embroidery frame 119, and embroidery sewing is performed by moving the carriage 118 in the xy direction and moving the needle bar 120 and the needle 121 up and down. The embroidery sewing can be selected by a sewing mode selection button 104. When the embroidery sewing is not performed, the normal sewing mode is set and the needle bar 120 and the needle 121 are moved up and down and a feeding device (not shown). Normal sewing is executed by the cloth feed. Further, among embroidery stitches, normal embroidery sewing based on the stitch data stored in the stitch data storage device 50 and outer shells based on data stored in the outer shell data storage device 10 and the unit pattern data storage device 11 described later. Sewing can also be selected by a sewing mode selection button 104.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration, and this embodiment will be further described in detail in conjunction with FIG.
The CPU 100 controls the sewing machine in accordance with a program stored in the program storage device 101, and controls the sewing machine motor drive circuit 110 at a speed instructed by a rotational speed command device 103 which is a stepping type speed controller. The stitch forming mechanism 112 is driven at a sewing speed corresponding to the designated speed by rotating the motor 111. As shown in FIG. 3, the stitch formation mechanism 112 includes a needle bar 120, a needle 121, and a cloth feed mechanism (not shown) so as to execute predetermined sewing. The number of rotations of the sewing machine motor 111 is detected by a motor rotation detection sensor 113 and fed back to the CPU 100 to be used for speed control.
[0015]
The sewing machine capable of embroidery sewing includes an XY motor driving circuit 115, an XY motor 116, and an XY moving mechanism 117 in addition to the sewing machine motor driving circuit 110. The sewing machine is stored in the stitch data storage device 50, selected by the pattern selection button 52, and read. Pattern sewing is executed on the basis of the stitch data that is output. As shown in FIG. 3, the XY movement mechanism 117 includes a carriage 118 and an embroidery frame 119, and moves the cloth attached to the embroidery frame 119 in the XY direction to execute embroidery sewing.
The timing signal generator 114 is used for detecting the rotational phase of the upper shaft of the sewing machine body, detecting the vertical movement of the needle 121, and taking the timing of driving in the X and Y directions by the XY motor driving circuit 115. The CPU 100 inputs the timing signal and controls the XY motor driving circuit 115.
The above-described embroidery sewing and normal sewing are performed by operating the sewing mode selection button 104. The sewing mode selection button 104 is provided on the front portion of the sewing machine frame X as shown in FIG.
A display device 106 is further provided in the front portion, and various displays are performed by the display control device 105 in accordance with commands from the CPU 100 as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 51 denotes a temporary storage device.
[0016]
When the outer shell sewing is selected by the sewing mode selection button 104, the CPU 100 reads the outer shell line L and the unit pattern M stored in the outer shell data storage device 10 and the unit pattern data storage device 11, and displays the display data generation program. The information is displayed on the display device 106 according to the program stored in the storage device 15. The outer shell data storage device 10 stores data of the outer shell line L and its display data, and the unit pattern data storage device 11 stores the stitch data and display data of the unit pattern M.
The user selects the unit pattern M and the outer shell line L by the outer shell selection / size setting button 20 and the unit pattern selection button 21 while looking at the display device 106, and further necessary by the outer shell selection / size setting button 20. Accordingly, the size of the outer shell is changed, the number of unit patterns is changed by the unit pattern number setting button 22 if necessary, and the unit pattern size is changed by the unit pattern size setting button 23. It has become.
[0017]
Further, the CPU 100 reads the pattern arrangement adjustment program from the pattern arrangement adjustment program storage device 13, changes the size of the selected outer shell line L, the unit pattern M, and the outer shell line L, and the number and size of the unit patterns M. The interval between the unit patterns M is adjusted in response to a change command or the like. The adjusted pattern data is stored in the temporary storage device 51.
Further, in this embodiment, a reversal designation button 24 is provided. When this button is operated, black and white reversal is performed in accordance with the program stored in the pattern reversal program storage device 14, and this data is stored in the temporary storage device 51. It comes to memorize.
[0018]
When the selection of the unit pattern M and the outer shell line L and the change command are completed, the CPU 100 controls the sewing machine motor drive circuit 110 to form a stitch according to the unit pattern M whose arrangement is temporarily stored in the temporary storage device 51. Is configured to do.
[0019]
The operation will be described with reference to FIG.
When the embroidery sewing mode is set by operating the sewing mode selection button 104 and the outer shell sewing mode is set (step S1), the CPU 100 reads out the display data of the outer shell from the outer shell data storage device 10, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the image is displayed on the display device 106 (step S2). When the user operates the outer shell selection / size setting button 20 to select the outer shell (step S3) and the confirmation is completed (step S4), the CPU 100 stores the selected outer shell data in the temporary storage device 51. (Step S5).
Next, the CPU 100 reads out the display data of the unit pattern from the unit pattern data storage device 11, displays it on the display device 106 as shown in FIG. 5B (step S6), and the user operates the unit pattern selection button 21. Then, the unit pattern is selected (step S7), and when the confirmation is completed (step S8), the CPU 100 stores the selected unit pattern data in the temporary storage device 51 (step S9).
Further, the CPU 100 responds to the user's outer shell selection / size setting button 20, unit pattern number setting button 22, unit pattern size setting button 23 operation according to the outer shell size, pattern size and number change command. As shown in FIG. 6, the pattern arrangement is adjusted (step S10), and this is displayed on the display device 106 (step S11). When the confirmation is completed (step S12), the CPU 100 is selected and the arrangement is adjusted. The unit pattern data is stored in the temporary storage device 51 (step S13).
Then, the CPU 100 confirms whether or not the reversal designation button 24 has been operated (step S14). If the reversal designation button 24 has been operated, the unit pattern black and white reversal processing is executed and the data is stored in the temporary storage device 51 (step S14). S15).
Then, the CPU 100 checks whether there is a change in selection (step S16), and if there is a change, returns to step S2 and repeats the above operation.
If there is no change, embroidery stitching is executed according to the unit pattern and arrangement stored in the temporary storage device 51 and the black / white reversal instruction (step S17), the completion of the work is confirmed (step S18), and the process ends.
[0020]
According to the configuration of the embodiment described above, it is possible to perform embroidery sewing by arranging a given unit pattern M corresponding to the outer shell line L. Further, the user can select the size and number of unit patterns M and the type and size of the outer shell line L, and the arrangement of the unit patterns M is automatically adjusted according to these selections. There is an effect that can realize the embroidery sewing suitable for.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the embroidery sewing machine and data generation device having the outer shell pattern sewing function of the present invention embroidery stitches by arranging a plurality of selected unit patterns in succession based on information about the selected outer shell line. Therefore, there is an effect that embroidery sewing can be performed in various ways. Moreover, since the size and number of unit patterns and the size of the outer shell can be arbitrarily changed, various embroidery stitches can be easily performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example in which an embodiment of the present invention is mainly configured by a microcomputer.
FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of an outer shell line and a unit pattern in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of arrangement adjustment in one embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: outer shell data giving means, 2: unit pattern data giving means, 3: outer shell size setting means, 4: unit pattern number setting means, 5: unit pattern size setting means, 6: pattern arrangement adjusting means, 7 : Stitch formation means, 8: display means, 10: outer shell data storage device, 11: unit pattern data storage device, 13: pattern arrangement adjustment program storage device, 14: pattern inversion program storage device, 15: display data generation program storage Device: 20: outer shell selection / size setting button, 21: unit pattern selection button, 22: unit pattern number setting button, 23: unit pattern size setting button, 24: reverse designation button, 50: stitch data storage device, 51: Temporary storage device 52: Pattern selection button 100: CPU 101: Program storage device 103: Rotational speed command device 104: Sewing mode selection button 105: Display control device 106: 110: sewing machine motor drive circuit, 111: sewing machine motor, 112: stitch formation mechanism, 113: motor rotation detection sensor, 114: timing signal generator, 115: XY motor drive circuit, 116: XY motor, 117: XY movement mechanism, 118: carriage, 119: embroidery frame, 120: needle bar, 121: needle.

Claims (5)

Means for providing data for forming stitches corresponding to a plurality of unit patterns ;
Means for selecting a desired unit pattern from the plurality of unit patterns ;
Means for providing information on a plurality of shell lines for continuously arranging a plurality of the selected unit patterns ;
Means for displaying information about the outer shell line as a graphic;
Means for selecting information about the displayed shell line ;
Means for adjusting an interval between the plurality of unit patterns in order to arrange the predetermined unit patterns based on information on the outer shell line ;
Based on the data for forming a stitch of the selected unit pattern, the unit pattern in the position based on the information about the selected outer shell line, and means for embroidering with the adjusted interval,
An embroidery sewing machine having an outer shell pattern sewing function. The length of the outer shell line for arranging the unit patterns can be changed.
An embroidery sewing machine having an outer shell pattern sewing function according to claim 1 . The size of the unit pattern can be changed.
An embroidery sewing machine having an outer shell pattern sewing function according to claim 1 . The number of the unit patterns can be changed.
An embroidery sewing machine having an outer shell pattern sewing function according to claim 1, 2 or 3 . Means for providing data for forming stitches corresponding to a plurality of unit patterns ;
Means for selecting a desired unit pattern from the plurality of unit patterns ;
Means for providing information on a plurality of shell lines for continuously arranging a plurality of the selected unit patterns ;
Means for displaying information about the outer shell line as a graphic;
Means for selecting information about the displayed shell line ;
Means for adjusting an interval between the plurality of unit patterns in order to arrange the predetermined unit patterns ;
And means for storing the information on the outer shell line and spacing between data and the unit pattern to form stitches of the selected unit pattern,
An apparatus for generating outer pattern sewing data, comprising:

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