JP4093418B2 - Combination pattern data generation device and sewing machine equipped with the device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a combination pattern data generation device and a sewing machine including the combination pattern data generation device.

  A sewing machine capable of pattern sewing such as embroidery sewing reads pattern data stored in advance in the sewing machine or pattern data stored in a ROM card, etc., and executes embroidery sewing uniformly based on the data. It is configured.

However, when it is desired to combine patterns based on conventional pattern data, there is usually no choice but to sew individual patterns separately. In this case, it is difficult to sew a plurality of patterns at an accurate position, and when the patterns are overlapped and combined, the stitches are overlapped, so that the patterns cannot be actually overlapped and combined.
In recent years, there are some patterns that can be combined, but it has not been possible to combine patterns in the same way.
SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a pattern data generation apparatus capable of combining patterns by overlapping them and a sewing machine including the generation apparatus.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides means for giving a pattern data of a basic pattern and a part pattern to a sewing machine capable of pattern sewing, and a basic pattern group displayed on the display means. Basics from means for selecting a desired basic pattern, means for selecting a desired part pattern from displayed part patterns that can be selected in advance for the selected basic pattern, and means for providing the pattern data A method for selecting a part pattern from a combination of part pattern pattern data that can be selected in advance for the pattern pattern data, and combining a plurality of basic pattern pattern data and part pattern pattern data with the combination means Means for deleting the partial data of the overlapping part of the pattern data of the part pattern from the pattern data of the basic pattern when the overlapping part is generated in the printed pattern; Display means for displaying a state combined partnering with deleted basic patterns and part patterns in means for deleting, it solved the problem by a combination pattern data generating apparatus characterized by comprising a.
Further, the present invention selects a desired basic pattern from a group of basic patterns displayed on the display means and means for giving pattern data of a basic pattern and a part pattern to the sewing machine capable of pattern sewing. Means for selecting a desired part pattern from the displayed part patterns that can be selected in advance for the selected basic pattern, and the pattern data of the basic pattern from the means for giving the pattern data in advance. Means for selecting a part pattern from a combination of pattern data of selectable part patterns, and combining a plurality of pieces of pattern data by correcting the position data on the part pattern side to match the basic pattern; and means for combining the parts If there is an overlap in the combined pattern, delete the partial data of the part pattern data from the basic pattern data And stage, solved the problem by a combination pattern data generating apparatus characterized by comprising a display means for displaying a state combined partnering with deleted basic patterns and part patterns in the means for deleting.
Moreover, the problem was solved by making the invention a sewing machine that can be sewn with a pattern having a combined pattern data generating device.

  According to the present invention, since processing is performed so that overlapping data does not overlap, there is an effect that it is possible to generate combination data of a pattern with a good finish. Further, when the patterns are combined, since the partial data is deleted and only one piece of pattern data remains in the pattern overlapping portion, there is an effect that the finish of the pattern sewing is improved. For this reason, it is possible to easily combine patterns by overlapping them, and it is possible to achieve a variety of pattern selections and to create many kinds of creative patterns from existing patterns.

When a part pattern that can be selected in advance is combined with the basic pattern pattern data and this causes an overlapping pattern, the means for deleting the partial pattern data of the part pattern pattern data from the basic pattern pattern data To delete.
The pattern data can be deleted based on preset deletion data. And the said structure can also be formed independently as a combination pattern production | generation apparatus, and can also be integrated in a sewing machine main body. It is also possible to incorporate a part of the configuration into the sewing machine main body and use the other part as a combination pattern generating device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, the pattern data adding means 1 includes a plurality of pattern data. This pattern data is composed of a position data group indicating the position of the seam, and is accompanied by display data for displaying the pattern on the display means 4. In the pattern data adding means 1, pattern data to be combined is selected by a user operation.
The pattern data of the pattern data adding unit 1 is sent to the pattern combination unit 2, where the position data is corrected and the pattern combination is executed. The pattern selected by the pattern data providing unit 1 is configured to be displayed on the display unit 4 based on the display data.

When the patterns are overlapped by the combination in the pattern combination means 2, the overlapping portion deletion means 3 deletes the partial data of the overlapping portion. In this embodiment, the partial data to be erased is determined in advance according to the pattern to be combined.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the pattern data. This pattern data is accompanied by a deletion flag, and the deletion flag is set according to the pattern to be combined.
For example, when the basic pattern 50 shown in FIG. 6 is combined with a ribbon to create the pattern shown in FIG. 7, the deletion flag for combining the ribbon is set to “001110--” in order in the head data. This deletion flag is set for each stitch data of the pattern data, and sewing is not performed when “1”. That is, when it is combined with a ribbon, the sewing of (x3, y3), (x4, y4), (x5, y5), and --- is not executed.
Similarly, a deletion flag is set when a hat is a combination target, a pair of glasses is a combination target, and a tie is a combination target.

The overlapping portion deleting means 3 deletes the partial data based on the deletion flag and sends it to the sewing mechanism 5 to execute the pattern sewing. When the partial data is deleted, the accompanying display data is also deleted.
Data from the overlapping part deleting means 3 is stored in the storage means 6 at the same time. Based on the data stored in the storage means 6, the sewing mechanism 5 can perform pattern sewing in the same manner.
In addition, the combination data that has been deleted by the duplicate deletion unit 3 is displayed on the display unit 4 based on the display data.
In the above embodiment, the partial data is deleted based on the deleted data. However, it is also possible to directly detect the partial data of the overlapping portion and delete it.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration, showing an embodiment in which the central processing unit 10 mainly composed of a microcomputer is mainly configured.
The central processing unit 10 controls the entire sewing machine, and controls the stitch formation mechanism 22 via the sewing machine motor drive circuit 21 in accordance with a command from the speed controller 20 to execute the sewing. Further, the XY motor drive circuit 23 controls the X direction motor 24 and the Y direction motor 25, thereby moving the embroidery frame (not shown) in the xy direction to perform embroidery stitching.

The central processing unit 10 is provided with a pattern data storage device 11, and a pattern stored in the pattern data storage device 11 can be selected by operating a selection button 17. The pattern data in the pattern data storage device 11 is composed of a position data group for forming a stitch, and display data is attached thereto.
The selected pattern data is stored in the temporary storage device 12 and is simultaneously displayed on the display device 16 via the display control device 15.
The mode selection button 18 is used to select a normal sewing mode, a normal embroidery sewing mode, and a combined embroidery sewing mode.

In this embodiment, the patterns stored in the pattern data storage device 11 are classified into basic patterns and component patterns, and are configured to combine the component patterns with the basic patterns.
FIG. 4 shows an initial screen of the display device 16 in the embroidery mode. First, the basic pattern 50 is read from the pattern data storage device 11 and displayed as shown. The display device 16 is a touch panel, and a selection button 17 is formed on each basic pattern 50.
When one of the basic patterns 50 is selected by touching the selection button 17 as shown in FIG. 5, it is stored in the temporary storage device 12 as described above, and the basic pattern 50 is enlarged as shown in FIG. The part pattern 51 is displayed at the same time. Similarly, a selection button 17 ′ is formed on each part pattern 51.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the user touches the selection button 17 ′ and selects the part pattern 51, the combination of the basic pattern 50 and the part pattern 51 and the data deletion of the overlapping part are executed, and this combination data is stored in the temporary storage device. 12 and displayed on the display device 16 as shown in FIG.
The combination data is stored in the storage device 19 together with the pattern data and the display data, and can be reused. As the storage device 19, a built-in memory such as a RAM, a removable IC card, a floppy disk, or the like can be used.
8 to 10 are specific examples of pattern combinations.

The combination of the basic pattern 50 and the part pattern 51 is executed by a program stored in the pattern combination program storage device 13. In this embodiment, the position data on the part pattern 51 side is corrected so as to match the basic pattern 50.
Further, the data deletion of the overlapping portion is performed on the basic pattern 50 side, and the data deletion is executed according to the deletion flag as shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, the deletion of data is performed with the basic pattern 50 selected first. However, it is also possible to automatically determine the data according to the area ratio of the overlapping portion. That is, it is possible to form a well-balanced combination pattern by deleting the overlapping portion data from the pattern having a small area ratio of the overlapping portion. Moreover, you may make it delete the data of arbitrary patterns by a user's operation.

The operation will be described with reference to FIG.
When the embroidery sewing is selected by the mode selection button 18 and further the combination embroidery sewing is selected (step T1), the combination embroidery mode is set (step P1). The central processing unit 10 reads all the basic pattern data from the pattern data storage device 11 (step P2), and displays the basic pattern group on the display device 16 (step P3). When the user selects a pattern by operating the selection button 17 (step P4), the change is confirmed (step T2), the basic pattern is confirmed and stored in the temporary storage device 12 (step P5). Then, it is determined whether or not the part pattern is to be read (step T3). If not read, the process returns to step P2. When reading, a part pattern group is displayed (step P6). When the user selects a part pattern by operating the selection button 17 (step P7), the change is confirmed (step T4), and the part pattern is confirmed. And stored in the temporary storage device 12 (step P8).
Then, the combination of the basic pattern and the part pattern and the overlapping part are deleted (step P9), and the combination form is displayed on the display device 16 (step P10).
Next, the start of sewing is confirmed (step T5), sewing is started (step P11), the completion is confirmed (step T6), and the operation is finished.
If the normal embroidery mode is selected in step T1, the normal embroidery mode process is executed (steps P12 and P13), and the process proceeds to step T5.

In the above embodiment, the sewing machine provided with the combination pattern data generation device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the combination pattern data generation device can be configured as a single device. In addition, various forms such as a part being incorporated into the sewing machine and a part being an independent device can be employed.
Although the basic pattern 50 and the component pattern 51 have been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and any combination of patterns is possible. Moreover, not only two combinations but also a combination of two or more patterns is possible.

  According to the embodiment described above, when the patterns are combined, since the partial data is deleted and only one pattern data remains, the pattern overlapping portion has an effect of improving the finish of the pattern sewing. For this reason, it is possible to easily combine patterns by overlapping them, and it is possible to achieve a variety of pattern selections and to create many kinds of creative patterns from existing patterns.

The functional block diagram which shows one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the pattern data in one Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the specific structure of one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the display apparatus 16 in one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the display apparatus 16 in one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing explaining the operation | movement in one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing explaining the operation | movement in one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the combination pattern in one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the combination pattern in one Example of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the combination pattern in one Example of this invention. The flowchart figure which shows operation | movement of one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1: pattern data providing means, 2: pattern combining means, 3: overlapping part deleting means, 4: display means, 5: sewing mechanism, 6: storage means, 10: central processing unit, 11: pattern data storage device, 12 : Temporary storage device, 13: Pattern combination program storage device, 14: Overlapping part deletion program storage device, 15: Display control device, 16: Display device, 17: Selection button, 18: Mode selection button, 19: Storage device, 20 : Speed controller, 21: sewing machine motor drive circuit, 22: stitch formation mechanism, 23: XY motor drive circuit, 24: X direction motor, 25: Y direction motor, 50: basic pattern, 51: component pattern.

Claims (3)

Means for giving pattern data of a basic pattern and part pattern to a sewing machine that can perform pattern sewing;
Means for selecting a desired basic pattern from a group of basic patterns displayed on the display means; means for selecting a desired component pattern from displayed component patterns that can be selected in advance for the selected basic pattern;
To select a part pattern from combinations of part pattern pattern data that can be selected in advance as basic pattern pattern data from the means for providing the pattern data, and to combine a plurality of basic pattern pattern data and part pattern pattern data Means of
Means for deleting the partial data of the overlapping part of the pattern data of the part pattern from the pattern data of the basic pattern when an overlapping part occurs in the combined pattern by the means for combining;
Display means for displaying a combined state of the basic pattern and the part pattern deleted by the deleting means;
A combined pattern data generation apparatus characterized by comprising: Means for giving pattern data of a basic pattern and part pattern to a sewing machine that can perform pattern sewing;
Means for selecting a desired basic pattern from a group of basic patterns displayed on the display means; means for selecting a desired component pattern from displayed component patterns that can be selected in advance for the selected basic pattern;
Fixed with selecting the part patterns from the combination of pattern data of preselectable parts pattern to pattern data of the basic pattern from the means for providing the pattern data, so as to adapt the position data of the part pattern side to the basic pattern And means for combining multiple pattern data,
Means for deleting the partial data of the overlapping part of the pattern data of the part pattern from the pattern data of the basic pattern when an overlapping part occurs in the combined pattern by the means for combining;
Display means for displaying a combined state of the basic pattern and the part pattern deleted by the deleting means;
A combined pattern data generation apparatus characterized by comprising: A sewing machine capable of sewing a pattern, comprising the combined pattern data generation device according to claim 1.

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