JP4059499B2 - Sewing machine with editing function - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sewing machine with an embroidery function for easily positioning an embroidery pattern and positioning a plurality of embroidery patterns.

  The sewing machine capable of embroidery sewing performs embroidery sewing by driving and controlling the sewing mechanism in the XY directions based on the given stitch data. The stitch data is provided by a manufacturer or the like and stored in the memory of the sewing machine main body or a medium such as a ROM card or a floppy disk. With these embroidery pattern data, general users can easily embroider their clothes without creating their own embroidery data.

  Conventionally, an embroidery sewing machine selects an embroidery pattern from a memory card or the like and performs embroidery. When changing the sewing position of the embroidery pattern, the up / down / left / right keys installed on the main body of the sewing machine are operated to change the relative position of the needle and the embroidery frame, thereby changing the sewing position.

  The size of the embroidery pattern is a rectangle that is proportional to the maximum value in the X direction and the Y direction of the embroidery pattern, and is displayed on the display unit. This rectangle moves in accordance with the movement of the embroidery frame by a key operation for moving the frame.

  Conventionally, since the size and shape of the embroidery pattern is indicated by a rectangle, it has been difficult to know the exact position. Further, when combining a plurality of embroidery patterns, there is a problem that the relative positions of the patterns cannot be confirmed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and it is possible to easily know the sewing position of the embroidery pattern and information thereof, and to perform positioning of the embroidery pattern based on the information. An object is to provide a sewing machine that can be used.

In the sewing machine with an embroidery function, the present invention includes an embroidery pattern storage means for selectively storing a plurality of different embroidery pattern data, and different alignment patterns for arranging the selected embroidery patterns. An embroidery pattern frame storage means for storing data of an embroidery pattern frame in advance, a pattern having a similar relationship with a plurality of different embroidery patterns stored in the embroidery pattern storage means, and an embroidery pattern frame storage means Display means for displaying an embroidery frame which is a plurality of different alignment patterns stored; means for selecting a desired embroidery pattern from the different embroidery patterns displayed on the display means; and the display Embroidery pattern frame selection means for selecting a desired embroidery pattern frame from a plurality of embroidery pattern frames displayed on the means An input means for inputting the number of embroidery patterns to be arranged in the embroidery pattern frame with respect to the pattern selected by the means for selecting the embroidery pattern; and an embroidery pattern having the number of patterns inputted by the input means. An arrangement means for arranging in a frame, a means for selecting the embroidery pattern, and a pattern in which the embroidery pattern frame and the embroidery pattern selected by the embroidery pattern frame selection means are displayed in a pattern similar in shape to the sewing layout. And a sewing position changing means for changing the sewing position of the embroidery frame and the embroidery pattern frame, and the embroidery frame is moved with respect to the needle by the operation of the sewing position changing means, and the display means Move the displayed embroidery frame and record patterns that have a similar relationship with the embroidery pattern based on the embroidery frame. The problem is solved by using an embroidery sewing machine having an outer shell sewing function characterized in that it is possible to change the position of the pattern position of a desired pattern by displaying “out” and confirming the display on the embroidery frame. I was able to.
Further, the present invention provides a sewing machine with an editing function, characterized in that, from the selected pattern and the inputted number of patterns, a uniform arrangement calculation is performed for evenly allocating and arranging the embroidery pattern on the embroidery pattern frame. By doing so, the problem could be solved.

  According to the present invention, the size and shape of the embroidery pattern are represented by similar shapes, and the layout of the embroidery sewing position is displayed, so that the relative position between the patterns can be easily grasped, so that the work is accurate and Can be easily. In addition, the display portion can be colored, thereby making it possible to easily check the layout and changed parts. In addition, it can be performed freely by simply inputting the numerical value of the pattern arrangement of the pattern frame, and the degree of freedom of arrangement of the embroidery pattern on the pattern frame is increased. In addition, the arrangement can be changed with the JOG key, which makes the operation extremely simple.

  Since the relative positions of the patterns can be easily grasped, the stitch layout of the embroidery pattern frame and the embroidery pattern selected by the pattern selection means and the embroidery pattern frame selection means is similar for the purpose of making the work accurate and easy. The sewing machine with the embroidery editing function is characterized by comprising display means for displaying the shape and sewing position changing means for changing the sewing position of the embroidery pattern frame.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 shows an external view of the sewing machine of the present invention. The sewing machine A of the present invention includes a display unit 1, and the display unit 1 includes a display including an embroidery pattern selection unit 2 and an embroidery pattern frame selection unit 3. These displays are composed of a monochrome liquid crystal display, a color liquid crystal display, or the like, and a surface light emitter or the like is installed on the back surface. A control unit for controlling each device is provided inside the sewing machine main body. The embroidery pattern selection unit 2 includes a pattern selection key 5 for the user to arbitrarily select a pattern and a storage unit (RAM) 6 for storing the selected pattern.

Embroidery pattern data and embroidery pattern frame data are stored in an external storage unit such as the memory card 16. The memory card 16 is mounted on the sewing machine body, and a pattern is called by the pattern selection key 5. The memory card stores embroidery pattern display data, sewing data, embroidery pattern frame display data, and the like. The operator selects the type of embroidery frame that is a pattern or alignment pattern based on the display data of the memory card. Hereinafter, the embroidery frame is abbreviated as a pattern frame.

The embroidery forming device 4 is arranged at the bottom of the main body, and is constituted by an embroidery frame 7 for mounting a seam forming portion 8 and an embroidery cloth. The embroidery frame 7 is driven by an X stepping motor and a Y stepping motor in the X direction and the Y direction in order to move relative to the needle of the stitch forming portion 8, and includes a motor driver for driving the motor.

When a pattern is selected by the pattern selection unit 2, the selected pattern and the sewing position key 9 are displayed on the display unit 1. When the sewing position key 9 is pressed, the screen of the display unit 1 is switched to the frame position change screen with the frame position change unit 10, and the position change JOG key 11 for up / down / left / right, the enter key 12 for confirming the end of the position change, and The clear key 13, the pattern 14a or the alignment reference pattern 14b whose shape is similar to the selected embroidery pattern are displayed. When the JOG key 11 for position change is pressed, the displayed pattern moves in the pressed direction.

1 and 2, the pattern frame selection screen is first displayed on the display unit 1 in S1 in FIG. In S2, the type of pattern frame is selected. When the selection is detected, the data corresponding to the pattern frame is read from a memory card (ROM) 16 which is an external storage means.

The read data displays pattern frame data on the LCD. In D1, the operator confirms the selected pattern frame. When changing, if change YES is selected, it goes to the first S1 and returns to the pattern frame display screen. If not changed, the process goes to S3 as it is and is stored in the storage unit (RAM) 6 built in the sewing machine main body via the LCD controller.

The program then goes to S4. An embroidery pattern is displayed on the display unit 1. Like the pattern frame, the operator selects a desired embroidery pattern by the pattern selection unit 2. When a predetermined pattern is selected in S5, the pattern selection is completed in D2. When changing the pattern and selecting a plurality of patterns, it is possible to go to S4 again and select the pattern.

After the pattern is selected, the pattern standard layout is displayed on the display unit 1 in S6. On the display LCD, a pattern 14a or an alignment reference pattern 14b whose outer shape is similar to the embroidery pattern actually sewn is displayed. A pattern to be sewn by continuous storage such as a character pattern is displayed as a continuous pattern 14c.

When any key of the JOG key 11 is pressed, a predetermined pulse corresponding to the output from the JOG key 11 is output to the stepping motor, and the embroidery frame 7 is moved to a predetermined position. On the LCD of the display unit 1, the position after the movement of the embroidery frame is displayed by calculating an address at which the amount of movement at one time should be shifted by the resolution of the LCD and rewriting the data in the RAM 18.

When the clear key 13 is pressed here, the alignment reference pattern 14b is erased. When changing the layout position, the change is selected in D3. As a result, the flow shifts to a subroutine program for position change operation shown in FIG. When the layout is not changed, the confirmation key 12 is confirmed at D4. As a result, the program ends.

Next, changing the position of the pattern layout will be described. When the change of the layout position is selected in D3, the program goes to the subroutine program shown in FIG. Here, a screen for moving the pattern frame is displayed on the display unit 1 in S8. Based on this screen, the operator operates the movement JOG key in S9 to move the pattern frame up, down, left and right.

In conjunction with the JOG key operation in S9, the pattern frame moves on the screen of the display unit 1 in S10, and the embroidery frame moves to a predetermined position in S11. Since the pattern frame and the embroidery frame 7 have moved to the position desired by the operator, the frame moving operation is completed, and the process returns to the main routine.

Next, changing the position of the embroidery pattern corresponding to the pattern frame will be described. When correcting the sewing position of the embroidery pattern, the movement of the embroidery pattern is selected in D6. In S12, the operator selects the embroidery pattern to be moved again. The embroidery pattern selected in S12 is moved up, down, left, and right using the JOG key 11 for movement in S13.

At this time, it is also possible to display the movement range of the pattern on the image, thereby confirming an appropriate movement amount. In S14, the selected pattern is moved in response to the operation of the JOG key 11 in S13, the situation is displayed as an image on the display unit 1, and the embroidery position is confirmed.

When the enter key 12 is pressed at D7, position information such as the amount of movement is stored at S15. Next, when changing the position of another pattern, if another pattern position change is selected in D8, the position of another pattern can be changed in the same work procedure. When the change of the pattern position is completed, the program returns to the original main routine by selecting the movement end in D9.

When the program processing of the subroutine of FIG. 2 is completed, the confirmation of the layout is selected with the confirmation key 12 in D4. If not confirmed, NO is selected and the program returns to the layout display of S6 again. If YES is selected, this program ends.

Next, an embodiment relating to the arrangement will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the pattern frame selection unit 2 is displayed on the screen at the display unit 1 at P1. In P2, the type of pattern frame is selected from the embroidery pattern frame selection unit 3. When the selection is detected, the data corresponding to the pattern frame is read from a memory card (ROM) 16 which is an external storage means.

The read data displays pattern frame data on the LCD. The operator confirms the pattern frame selected in T1 on the display unit 1. When changing, if change YES is selected, it goes to the first P1 and returns to the pattern frame display screen. When not changing, it goes to P3 as it is and is stored in the storage unit (RAM) 6 built in the sewing machine body.

Next, the process goes to P4, and the embroidery pattern is displayed on the display unit 1. Like the pattern frame, the operator selects a desired embroidery pattern by the embroidery pattern selection unit 2. When a predetermined pattern is selected in P5, the pattern selection ends at T2. When changing the pattern and selecting a plurality of patterns, it is possible to go to P4 again and select the pattern.

In P6, the operator inputs the number of patterns for arranging the pattern selected in P5 in the pattern frame. In P7, the sewing interval of the pattern is calculated in order to perform the uniform allocation for the input number of patterns. As shown in FIG. 12, when the selected pattern frame is a circle and the inputted number of patterns is 12, the embroidery pattern is arranged and set at positions at intervals of 30 ° on the circumference.

As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, when there are two or more patterns selected in P5, this arrangement can be arranged as a cycle or can be arranged discontinuously. In P8, the equal allocation state is displayed on the display unit 1, and it is confirmed whether the arrangement is desired by the operator.

When changing the number of pattern assignments, select YES to change the layout of the assignment at T3, return to P6, and input the number of assignments again. In T4, the position of each selected pattern is changed, and this is selected when the layout position is corrected or changed.

A pattern whose position is to be changed is selected in P9, and the position is moved using the JOG key 11 in P10. The position information of the moved pattern is stored in P11. When moving another pattern, NO is selected at the end of the position change at T5, and the same operation is repeated at P9. When all the editing operations are confirmed, the editing end is selected at T6, and this program is ended.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to the use of a sewing machine with an embroidery function for easily positioning an embroidery pattern and positioning a plurality of embroidery patterns.

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Explanation of symbols

A: sewing machine body 1: display unit 2: embroidery pattern selection unit 3: embroidery pattern frame selection unit 4: embroidery pattern forming device 6: storage unit 7: embroidery frame 8: stitch formation unit 9: sewing position key 10: frame position change Part 11: JOG key 12: Confirm key 13: Clear key 14a: Pattern having similar shape 14b: Positioning pattern 14c: Continuous pattern 15: Control unit 16: Memory card 18: Equal allocation arrangement means

Claims (2)

In a sewing machine with an embroidery function, an embroidery pattern storage means for selectively storing data of a plurality of different embroidery patterns, and an embroidery pattern frame that is a different alignment pattern for arranging the selected embroidery patterns Embroidery pattern frame storage means for storing data in advance, a plurality of different embroidery patterns stored in the embroidery pattern storage means and patterns having a similar relationship with a plurality of patterns stored in the embroidery pattern frame storage means Display means for displaying an embroidery pattern frame which is a different alignment pattern, means for selecting a desired embroidery pattern from the different embroidery patterns displayed on the display means, and display on the display means and embroidery pattern frame selecting means for selecting a desired embroidery pattern frame from a plurality of embroidery patterns frame has, the puncturing An input means for inputting the number of embroidery patterns to be arranged in the embroidery pattern frame with respect to the pattern selected by the means for selecting the embroidery pattern, and an embroidery pattern frame having the number of patterns input by the input means. Arrangement means for arranging the embroidery pattern, means for selecting the embroidery pattern, and means for displaying the sewing layout in a pattern in which the embroidery pattern frame and the embroidery pattern selected by the embroidery pattern frame selection means have a similar relationship And a sewing position changing means for changing the sewing position of the embroidery frame and the embroidery pattern frame, and the operation of the sewing position changing means moves the embroidery frame with respect to the needle and displays it on the display means. embroidery pattern and shape based on該刺oxalic pattern frame by moving the embroidery pattern frame layout patterns in similar relationship Shows, embroidery sewing machine having a shell pattern sewing function, characterized in that the repositionable the pattern position of the desired pattern was confirmed on the display for the embroidery pattern frame.
2. The sewing machine with an editing function according to claim 1, wherein a uniform arrangement calculation for equally allocating an embroidery pattern to the embroidery pattern frame is performed from the selected pattern and the number of inputted patterns .

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