JP4313410B2 - Ball sewing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bead sewing device that performs bead sewing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bead sewing device that sews a bead mouth cloth and a flap cloth to a body cloth is known. For example, a ball edge sewing apparatus includes a cloth table on which a flap is placed, a cloth transfer mechanism that transfers the flap placed on the cloth table to a border cloth (ball edge mouth cloth), and a sewing machine direction of the flap. And a detection device provided on the cloth table to detect the length. Based on the detection value of the detection device, the control device controls the sewing of the cloth to be sewn (body cloth), the edge cloth, and the flap cloth (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

In such a conventional edge sewing device, the position of the edge of the flap is detected at a position that is not the actual sewing line, and the position at which sewing is started is determined.
Specifically, for example, an offset amount for adjustment is input in advance, and the sewing start position is calculated based on this offset amount and the detected position of the flap edge, or the flap edge at two or more positions. And the sewing start position is calculated based on the inclination of the flap edge line.
Japanese Patent No. 2798887

  By the way, in such ball edge sewing, improvement in work efficiency has been conventionally demanded, and there has been a demand for setting a flap cloth more efficiently.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in order to solve the said subject, and it aims at providing the bead sewing apparatus which can perform a bead sewing more efficiently.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a ball edge cloth is bent and held along a substantially inverted T-shaped binder on a body cloth placed on a sewing machine table. In addition, a large presser device having a holding part that holds the flap cloth on one of the bent parts of the ball edge cloth, and a first one of the two sides sandwiching the needle drop position of the sewing machine needle In the vicinity of the first position, the moving means for moving the large presser device so that the holding portion moves from the position to the second position on the other side, the flap mounting table provided in the vicinity of the first position, Flap conveying means for holding a flap cloth placed on a flap placing table and carrying the flap cloth onto one bent portion of the bead mouth cloth, and on the flap placing table Motion detecting means (CC for detecting the motion of the flap cloth placed on A sensor unit 8), and a control means for driving and controlling the flap conveying means to start holding the flap cloth when the movement detecting means detects that the flap cloth is not moving. It is characterized by.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the ball edge sewing apparatus includes the motion detection means and the control means, the motion detection means detects the movement of the flap cloth placed on the flap placement table. When it is detected that the flap cloth is not moving, the flap conveying means is driven by the control means, and the holding of the flap cloth is started.
Accordingly, the operator of the ball edge sewing apparatus can automatically hold the flap cloth on the flap conveying means only by placing the flap cloth on the flap placing table. Therefore, work efficiency can be improved and rim sewing can be performed more efficiently.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the operator of the bead sewing device can automatically hold the flap cloth on the flap conveying means only by placing the flap cloth on the flap placing table. Accordingly, the work efficiency can be improved, and the edge sewing can be performed more efficiently.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the respective directions are determined by the XYZ axes shown in the figure, and the + (plus) side in the X direction is the front and the − (minus) side is the back. Further, the + side in the Y direction is the right and the-side is the left. Further, the + side in the Z direction is the upper side and the-side is the lower side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an edge sewing device 1 as an embodiment of the present invention is used for industrial use, for example, a sewing machine 2, a large presser device 3, a ball placing table 4, a binder. 5, the flap mounting table 6, a flap transport arm and a control device (not shown).

  The sewing machine 2 is a conventionally known two-needle sewing machine having needles N1 and N2 at the lower ends of a pair of left and right needle bars 21 and 22, respectively. The head 23 of the sewing machine 2 is disposed above the sewing position P3 of the sewing machine table T. The needle bars 21 and 22 move up and down in conjunction with rotation of a main shaft connected to a sewing machine drive motor (shown in FIG. 5; hereinafter abbreviated as a motor) 25 inside the sewing machine 2. That is, the motor 25 is a needle driving means for driving the needles N1 and N2 of the sewing machine 2.

  Each of the needle bars 21 and 22 can be switched by a known switching mechanism (not shown) to be interlocked with the rotation of the main shaft. Thereby, only the needle bar 21 or the needle bar 22 can be driven, and both the needle bars 21 and 22 can be driven. The interlocking switching with the spindle by the switching mechanism is performed based on the control of the control unit 90 of the control device 9 shown in FIG.

The sewing machine bed below the needle bars 21 and 22 has a hook mechanism (not shown) for creating a seam in cooperation with the two needles N1 and N2, and a thread for cutting the lower thread after the seam is formed. A cutting mechanism or the like is arranged.
Further, the sewing machine 2 is provided with a center knife 24 in front of the needle bars 21 and 22 in the X direction. The center knife 24 is configured to be driven up and down in the Z direction, and after finishing the bead stitching, cuts the body cloth M (shown in FIG. 2) between the two stitches by the needles N1 and N2, and the pocket hole Is formed.

  The large presser device 3 is provided on the sewing machine table T, and includes a pair of left and right large presser portions 30. The large presser part 30 can hold the cloth M against the sewing machine table T and hold it. A large presser drive motor (illustrated in FIG. 5; hereinafter abbreviated as “motor”) 34, which is a pulse motor, can move the entire large presser device 3 in the X direction. That is, the motor 34 is a moving means for moving the large presser device 3.

  The large presser portion 30 includes a folding plate 31 disposed between a pair of upper and lower plates and a flap presser member 32 (illustrated in FIG. 2; holding portion) disposed on the upper surface of the upper plate. The folding plate 31 is movable in the Y direction, and holds a ball edge cloth G (shown in FIG. 2, hereinafter abbreviated as a ball cloth G) disposed between the two large presser portions 30. Further, the flap pressing member 32 holds a flap cloth F (shown in FIG. 2) placed on the upper plate of the large pressing portion 30. In FIG. 2, the lower plate of the large presser 30 and the folding plate 31 are not shown.

The large presser device 3 holds the body cloth M, the ball cloth G, and the flap cloth F at a sewing preparation position (hereinafter referred to as a first position) P1 on the sewing machine table T shown in FIG. 1 (illustrated by a two-dot chain line). In this state, the control of the motor 34 by the control unit 90 causes each cloth to pass from the first position P1 on the sewing machine table T to the sewing end position (hereinafter referred to as the second position) P2 through the sewing position P3. , And is conveyed from the back to the front along the X direction (sewing direction).
A pair of corner knives 33 are provided in the vicinity of the second position P2. The corner knife 33 is provided on the sewing machine table T so as to be able to protrude from below, and performs V-shaped corner cutting at both ends of the pocket hole after the end of the edge sewing.

  The ball cloth mounting table 4 and the flap mounting table 6 are arranged in the vicinity of the upper position of the first position P1 at a position that is substantially symmetrical with a predetermined interval. A ball cloth G is placed on the ball cloth placing table 4, and a flap cloth F is placed on the flap placing table 6. The detailed configuration of the flap mounting table 6 will be described later.

  The binder 5 is a member having a substantially inverted T-shaped cross section, and is configured to be vertically movable in the Z direction and swingable in the left and right directions in the vicinity of the upper portion of the first position P1. The binder 5 holds the ball cloth G placed on the ball placing table 4, and is placed between the two large presser portions 30 on the body cloth M set on the sewing machine table T by the two large presser portions 30. The ball cloth G is conveyed.

The glove G conveyed onto the body cloth M by the binder 5 is held so as to be pushed into the base 51 of the binder 5 by the folding plate 31 of the large presser 30 from both the left and right directions. The bent portion is held along the portion (illustrated in FIG. 4, in which the illustration of the large presser 30 is omitted).
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the binder 5 has a bedcloth G held by the large presser 30 as the large presser device 3 moves from the first position P1 side to the second position P2 side in the X direction. And a cloth guide 52 for guiding the flap cloth F to move along the base 51 of the binder 5 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the flap mounting table 6 is provided with a recess 61 that opens from the approximate center to the right side in the Y direction, and the center of the flap mounting table 6 in the recess 61 is made of glass or the like. A transparent plate 62 is provided. In addition, a substantially rectangular notch 63 extending in the X direction is provided at the right end of the flap mounting table 6 in the recess 61.

  A front reference plate 66 and a rear reference plate 67, which serve as a reference when the flap cloth F is placed on the flap placement table 6, are provided on the front and rear sides of the notch 63 in the X direction. The front reference plate 66 and the rear reference plate 67 are each configured to be adjustable in the X direction. Here, in FIG. 3, the flap cloth F placed in a state of being matched with the front reference plate 66 is illustrated by a broken line.

  The flap mounting table 6 is provided with a flap cloth presser 68 for pressing the flap cloth F mounted on the flap mounting table 6. The flap cloth presser 68 is rotated in the direction of the arrow Y1 shown in FIG. 4 by an air cylinder (not shown) driven by opening and closing operation of the electromagnetic valve of an electromagnetic valve unit (shown in FIG. 5) 69. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the flap transport arm (flap transport means) 7 is moved by an air cylinder (not shown) between the flap gripping position P4 and the flap transport destination position P5, centered on the base end 71, as indicated by the arrow Y2. It is designed to rotate in the direction. A grip 72 for gripping the flap cloth F is provided at the tip of the flap transport arm 7. The grip portion 72 is composed of a fixed portion 72a on the fixed side and a flap grip 72b on the moving side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the flap transport arm 7 is disposed at the flap gripping position P4, the fixing portion 72a is in contact with the front reference plate 66 and the rear reference plate 67 from below, and the flap mounting table. 6 is arranged in the notch 63. The fixed portion 72a is provided with a window (window portion) 73 that penetrates in the vertical direction and extends in the X direction while being disposed in the cutout portion 63.

  Here, the extension length of the window 73 in the X direction is such that the left needle N1 is used when the edge sewing is performed by the edge sewing device 1 in a state where the flap cloth F is placed on the flap placement table 6. Thus, the length is long enough to look into the front end fw and the rear end bw on the needle drop path L1 (illustrated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3) where the seam is formed in the flap cloth F.

  The flap grip 72b is rotated in the direction of the arrow Y3 by an air cylinder (not shown) around the base 72c. Thereby, the flap cloth F placed on the flap placing table 6 is pressed onto the fixed portion 72a by the rotated flap grip 72b and is gripped by the grip portion 72.

  With the above configuration, the flap cloth F is gripped by the gripping portion 72 at the flap gripping position P4, and the flap transport arm 7 rotates from the flap gripping position P4 to the flap transport destination position P5 in this state, so that the flap mounting table 6 The flap cloth F placed thereon is conveyed onto one folding part G1 (shown in FIG. 4) of the body cloth M and the ball cloth G set by the large presser device 3 in the vicinity of the first position P1. It is like that.

As shown in FIG. 3, a CCD sensor unit 8 extending in the X direction is disposed on the back surface of the flap mounting table 6. Both ends of the CCD sensor unit 8 are supported by guides 64, and are movable along the Y direction.
The CCD sensor unit 8 includes an LED array composed of a number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (not shown) and a CCD line sensor composed of a number of CCDs (charge coupled devices). As the CCD, for example, a CCD that can acquire data of 256 gradations (8 bits) per pixel is used.
Each of the LED array and the CCD line sensor extends in the X direction, and is provided to have a length longer than the maximum width in the X direction of the flap cloth F placed on the flap placing table 6.

The LED array of the CCD sensor unit 8 emits light from below the flap mounting table 6, and the CCD line sensor detects the amount of light that has passed through the transparent plate 62 and the window 73 from the upper surface of the flap mounting table 6. Thereby, based on the reflectance of the light by the detection body (flap cloth F) on the flap mounting table 6, the position of the front end fw and the position of the rear end bw in the needle drop path L1 of the flap cloth F, the flap of the flap cloth F Specifications (parallel flap, oblique flap), movement of the flap cloth F, and the like are detected.
That is, the CCD sensor unit 8 detects a position of the front and rear ends of the flap cloth F, a detection means for detecting the movement of the flap cloth F, and detects whether or not the flap cloth F is an oblique flap. This is an oblique flap detection means.

As shown in FIG. 4, a CCD movement pulse motor 65 (also shown in FIG. 5, hereinafter abbreviated as “motor 65”) is fixed to the back surface of the flap mounting table 6. The screw shaft 65a of the ball screw is connected. A female screw 65b is screwed onto the screw shaft 65a, and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the screw shaft 65a. The female screw 65 b is fixed to the lower surface of the CCD sensor unit 8.
Thereby, the screw shaft 65a is rotated by the drive control of the motor 65 by the control unit 90, and the CCD sensor unit 8 is controlled to move in the Y direction together with the female screw 65b.

  Further, a black region ba serving as a black reference is provided near the upper surface of the transparent plate 62 above the point A, which is the origin position of the motor 65, and a white region is provided above the point B adjacent to the right side of the point A. A reference white region wa is provided. Further, in a state where the flap grip 72b grips the flap cloth F placed on the flap placement table 6 with the fixing portion 72a, the flap grip 72b of the flap grip 72b substantially overlaps the needle drop path L1. A black line bl and a white line wl are provided side by side on the back surface.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the control device 9 of the edge sewing device 1 includes a control unit (control means) 90 that controls the overall operation of the edge sewing device 1. The control unit 90 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 91, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 92, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 93, and the like. The ball edge sewing device 1 includes an operation panel 94 and a pedal switch 95.

The operation panel 94 is for inputting, for example, information relating to the sewing such as the specifications of the flap cloth F (parallel flaps, diagonal flaps, etc.) and the sewing length to the control device 9. The operation panel 94 includes a display unit. The display unit performs, for example, processing for displaying input information from the operation panel 94 or displaying by characters or the like that the flap cloth F placed on the flap placing table 6 has an oblique flap specification. That is, the operation panel 94 is an informing means for informing that it is an oblique flap.
The pedal switch 95 is a switch for causing the edge sewing device 1 to start a predetermined sewing operation by an operator's stepping operation.

The ROM 91 of the control unit 90 stores in advance a sewing program for controlling the sewing machine 2, data used in the sewing program, and the like.
The RAM 93 temporarily stores data read from the ROM 91, a sewing program, and various data related to sewing input from the operation panel 94, and provides a work area such as arithmetic processing of the CPU 92.

The CPU 92 performs various arithmetic processes based on the sewing program and controls various devices connected to the control unit 90.
Specifically, for example, the control of the output signal to the LED of the CCD sensor unit 8, the processing of the input signal from the CCD, the processing of the input signal from the operation panel 94 or the pedal switch 95, the display unit of the operation panel 94 Drive control and drive control of the electromagnetic valve unit 69 and the motors 65, 25, and 34 are performed.

Next, the bead sewing method by the above-described bead sewing device 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, the flap cloth setting process for setting the flap cloth F in the large presser device 3 will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
First, when the power switch of the ball edge sewing apparatus 1 is turned on, in step S1, the CPU 92 drives the motor 65 in the direction of the origin to move the CCD sensor unit 8 to the point A.

  Next, in step S2, it is determined whether or not the CCD has detected black. If the CCD sensor unit 8 is located at the point A and detects the black color of the black area ba, the black area ba hardly reflects the light emitted by the LED, so the amount of light detected by the CCD is sufficient. Should be low. Therefore, in step S2, it is determined whether or not the amount of light detected by the CCD is a sufficiently low value. If the value is not sufficiently low, it is determined that black is not detected, and the process returns to step S1. If the value is sufficiently low, it is determined that black is detected, and the process proceeds to step S3.

  Next, in step S3, the motor 65 is further driven by a few pulses for fine adjustment, and the balance of the light emission quantity of the LED lines is adjusted. Specifically, the amount of light emitted by the LED is increased so that a small amount of reflected light can be obtained even when the background color is completely black. The amount of light emitted from the LED is adjusted to detect the amount of light reflected by the black area ba, and the CPU 92 stores the detected light amount at this time in the RAM 93 as a black level value.

Next, in step S4, the motor 65 is quantitatively driven in the direction of the reverse origin, and the CCD sensor unit 8 is moved to point B below the white area wa.
Next, in step S5, the balance of the light emission quantity of the LED line is adjusted. Specifically, the amount of light emitted by the LED is decreased until the amount of light reflected by the white area wa does not exceed the detectable range of the CCD. Thereby, white can be detected. The amount of light reflected by the white region wa is detected by adjusting the amount of light emitted from the LED, and the CPU 92 stores the detected light amount at this time as a white level value in the RAM 93.

  Next, in step S6, the motor 65 is again driven forward and backward to detect the amount of reflected light (black level value and white level value) by the black area ba and the white area wa, respectively. The CPU 92 causes the RAM 93 to store an intermediate point between the light amount detection values (black level value and white level value) detected for each of the black region ba and the white region wa as the origin value of the reflected light amount detection value.

Next, in step S7, the motor 65 is quantitatively driven to move the CCD sensor unit 8 to point C (standby position) shown in FIG. The point C is a position on the right side of the point B below the transparent plate 62.
When the CCD sensor unit 8 moves to the point C and is in a standby state, the CPU 92 periodically drives and controls the motor 65 in order to cope with the temperature rise of the CCD sensor unit 8 and dirt on the transparent plate 62. Thus, the black level value and white level value registration processing (black and white adjustment operation) in steps S1 to S6 is automatically performed.

Here, the operator sets the cloth M on the sewing machine table T of the edge sewing device 1 by the large presser 30 in advance by manual or automatic control, and also puts the cloth G on the binder 5 and The large presser 30 is held in a substantially inverted T shape.
Further, the operator places the flap cloth F on the flap placing table 6 in accordance with the front reference plate 66 or the rear reference plate 67.

  Next, in step S8, the CPU 92 determines whether or not the amount of reflected light is equal to or greater than the black level value stored in the RAM 93 in step S3 based on the input value of the CCD. Here, the CPU 92 determines whether or not a reflected light amount equal to or greater than the black level value is obtained over a range equal to or greater than a predetermined length in the X direction (for example, 30 mm or greater, 50 mm or greater).

  If the amount of reflected light is equal to or greater than the black level value over a predetermined length or longer, it is determined that the flap cloth F has been placed on the flap placement table 6, and the process proceeds to step S9. In other cases, it is determined that the flap cloth F is not placed on the flap placing table 6, and the determination in step S8 is repeated.

In step S9, it is determined whether the input value of the CCD has changed by a predetermined amount or more for 0.2 msec. Specifically, first, the CPU 92 causes the RAM 93 to sequentially store the value of the reflected light amount detected a plurality of times within 0.2 msec by the CCD line sensor. Next, the CPU 92 reads the detected value of the amount of reflected light stored in the RAM 93 and determines whether or not the input value for 0.2 msec has fluctuated by a predetermined amount or more.
Although the change of the CCD input value is determined within 0.2 msec, it is not particularly limited to 0.2 msec, and the time range for determining the change of the input value can be appropriately changed. Further, for example, by operating the operation panel 94, the operator may select a time range for determining the variation of the CCD input value from a plurality of numerical values, or input and set specific numerical values.

  When the input value of the CCD changes by a predetermined amount or more, the placement position of the flap cloth F on the flap placement table 6 has not yet been determined, and the operator is determining the position of the flap cloth F. It is determined that there is, and the process returns to step S8. When the change in the input value of the CCD is less than the predetermined amount, it is determined that the flap cloth F is not moving and positioning of the flap cloth F by the operator is completed, and the process proceeds to step S10.

Next, in step S10, the motor 65 is driven and controlled to start the movement of the CCD sensor unit 8 toward the point E shown in FIG. Point E is a position below the window 73 of the fixing portion 72a of the flap transport arm 7 at the flap gripping position P4. Next, in step S <b> 11, the CPU 92 drives and controls the solenoid valve unit 69 to drive the air cylinder, lowers the flap presser 68, and presses and fixes the flap cloth F onto the flap mounting table 6 by the flap presser 68. .
Next, in step S <b> 12, the CPU 92 drives and controls the air cylinder to lower the flap grip 72 b and grip the flap cloth F by the grip portion 72.

  Next, in step S <b> 13, the CPU 92 determines whether the CCD sensor unit 8 has finished moving to point E based on the number of output pulses of the motor 65. If the CCD sensor unit 8 has not finished moving to point E, the determination in step S13 is repeated and the motor 65 continues to be driven. If the CCD sensor unit 8 has finished moving to point E, the process proceeds to step S14. To do.

Next, in step S14, the amount of light reflected by the flap cloth F in the needle drop path (needle drop line) L1 is detected by the CCD line sensor through the window 73. Specifically, the amount of light reflected from the black line bl or white line wl on the back surface of the flap cloth F and the back surface of the flap grip 72b is detected by the CCD line sensor along the black line bl or white line wl on the back surface of the flap grip 72b.
The CPU 92 determines that the reflected light amount change point (for example, the position where the reflected light amount changes more than a predetermined amount) is the front end fw or the rear end bw of the flap cloth F, and the front change point in the X direction. Is set as the front end fw and the change point on the rear side is set as the rear end bw, and each position data (flap edge data) is stored in the RAM 93.

Here, for example, when the amount of reflected light is detected along the black line bl, the change point of the reflected light amount cannot be detected depending on the color (for example, black) of the flap cloth F. In such a case, by the automatic control of the control unit 90, the CCD sensor unit 8 is slightly moved so as to be positioned below the white line wl, and the amount of reflected light is detected along the white line wl. Detect points. On the other hand, when the color of the flap cloth F is white and the reflected light amount cannot be detected when the reflected light amount is detected along the white line wl, the reflected light amount is detected along the black line bl. adjust.
Thereby, the position data of the front end fw and the rear end bw of the flap cloth F is reliably acquired, and each data is stored in the RAM 93.

  Next, in step S15, the motor 65 is driven and controlled to start moving the CCD sensor unit 8 toward the point D. The point D is a position below the line L3 in the flap cloth F. Here, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the line L3 is centered on the needle drop path L1 of the left needle N1 in a state where the flap cloth F is conveyed onto one bent portion G1 of the ball cloth G. This is a line that is symmetrical with the needle drop path L2 of the right needle N2. That is, the line L3 is a line that overlaps the needle drop path L2 in the bent portion G2 when the flap cloth F is folded back to the other bent portion G2 side of the ball cloth G after the end of the ball edge sewing (shown in FIG. 9). It is.

  Next, in step S16, based on the number of output pulses of the motor 65, it is determined whether or not the CCD sensor unit 8 has finished moving to point D. If the CCD sensor unit 8 has not been moved to the point D, the determination in step S16 is repeated and the motor 65 is continuously driven. If the CCD sensor unit 8 has been moved to the point D, the process proceeds to step S17. To do.

Next, in step S17, the amount of light reflected by the flap cloth F in the line (reverse needle drop line) L3 is detected by the CCD line sensor. Specifically, the amount of light reflected from the back surface of the flap cloth F and the back surface of the flap retainer 68 is detected along the flap retainer 68 by the CCD line sensor.
The CPU 92 determines that the reflected light amount changing point is the front end (referred to as the front end rfw) or the rear end (referred to as the rear end rbw) of the flap cloth F on the line L3 in substantially the same manner as in step S14. In FIG. 8, the front change point is the front end rfw and the rear change point is the rear end rbw, and each position data (flap edge data) is stored in the RAM 93.

Next, in step S18, the CPU 92 compares the flap edge data on the needle drop path L1 stored in the RAM 93 with the flap edge data on the line L3.
Specifically, whether or not the positions of the front end fw and front end rfw and the rear end bw and rear end rbw of the flap cloth F on the needle drop path L1 and the line L3 are within a minute distance range in the X direction, respectively. Determine. If it is outside the minute distance range, it is determined that the flap cloth F is an oblique flap, and the process proceeds to step S18. If it is within the minute distance range, it is determined to be a parallel flap, and the process proceeds to step S20.

If it is an oblique flap, in step S19, the CPU 92 drives and controls the display unit of the operation panel 94 to indicate that the flap cloth F placed on the flap placing table 6 is an oblique flap, for example by letters. indicate. It should be noted that, for example, an indicator lamp or the like may be used to notify that it is an oblique flap, and for example, an acoustic device such as a buzzer may be used to notify that it is an oblique flap.
Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S20.

  After step S19 or when the flap cloth F is a parallel flap, the process proceeds to step S20, the motor 65 is driven and controlled, the CCD sensor unit 8 is moved toward point C, and stopped at point C. Let When the flap cloth F is a parallel flap, for example, a process of displaying the fact that the flap is a parallel flap may be performed by the display unit of the operation panel 94.

Next, in step S21, the air cylinder is driven and controlled, the flap presser 68 is raised, and the press of the flap cloth F by the flap presser 68 is released.
At this time, when the operator determines that the specification and placement position of the flap cloth F placed on the flap placement table 6 are accurate and the ball edge sewing can be started as it is, the pedal switch 95 is used. Step on to turn it on. On the other hand, when the placement of the flap cloth F on the flap placement table 6 is inaccurate and it is necessary to reset the flap cloth F, the flap cloth F on the flap placement table 6 is touched and moved by hand.

  Next, in step S22 (FIG. 7), the CPU 92 determines whether or not the pedal switch 95 is turned on. If it is ON, the process proceeds to step S25 (described later). If it is not ON, the process proceeds to step S23.

Next, in step S23, it is determined whether or not the input value of the CCD has changed by a predetermined amount or more during a predetermined time (for example, 0.2 msec). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the value of the amount of reflected light detected a plurality of times during a predetermined time by the CCD line sensor fluctuates by a predetermined amount or more.
If it has not changed more than the predetermined amount, the process returns to step S22. When it fluctuates by a predetermined amount or more, it is determined that the operator has moved the flap cloth F on the flap mounting table 6 by hand, the process proceeds to step S24, the flap grip 72b is raised, and the gripper 72 Release the gripping of the flap cloth F. Next, returning to step S8, the operator resets the flap cloth F.

When it is determined in step S22 that the pedal switch 95 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S25, and the flap transport arm 7 is moved from the flap gripping position P4 to the flap transport destination position P5. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the flap cloth F gripped by the gripping part 72 is conveyed from the flap mounting table 6 onto one bent part G1 of the ball cloth G.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the flap cloth F conveyed onto the bent portion G <b> 1 is pressed by the flap pressing member 32 and is held by the large pressing portion 30.

  Next, in step S26, the flap grip 72b is raised, and the gripping of the flap cloth F by the grip portion 72 is released. Next, in step S27, the flap transport arm 7 is moved backward from the flap transport destination position P5 to the flap gripping position P4. The flap cloth F is set in the large presser device 3 by the above processing.

  Next, in step S28, sewing is started by a predetermined operation. Next, in step S29, the position data of the front end fw and the rear end bw of the flap cloth F on the needle drop path L1 stored in steps S14 and S17 described above, and the front end rfw and the rear end of the flap cloth F on the line L3 Based on the position data of the end rbw, the edge sewing (steps S31 to S53 shown in FIG. 8) is performed. Thereafter, the ball edge sewing process is terminated.

  Here, before performing the sewing in steps S28 and S29, the control unit 90 performs the following data registration processing based on the flap edge data stored in the RAM 93.

Specifically, the CPU 92 compares the position in the X direction between the front end fw of the flap cloth F on the needle drop path L1 and the front end rfw on the line L3. If the positions of the front end fw and the front end rfw in the X direction are within a minute distance range, the CPU 92 stores in the RAM 93 that the flap cloth F is a parallel flap on the front side.
If the position of the front end fw and the front end rfw in the X direction is outside the minute distance range, the CPU 92 determines which of the front end fw and the front end rfw is on the front side (second position P2 side). When the front end rfw is on the front side rather than the front end fw, the fact that the flap cloth F is a right diagonal flap on the front side is stored in the RAM 93. When the front end fw is on the front side rather than the front end rfw, the fact that the flap cloth F is a left oblique flap on the front side is stored in the RAM 93.
Note that “right” and “left” in “right diagonal flap” and “left diagonal flap” are used for convenience and are different from “right” and “left” in the Y direction in the figure. is there.
When the RAM 93 stores that the flap cloth F is a right diagonal flap or a left diagonal flap on the front side, the CPU 92 determines the amount of positional deviation in the X direction between the front end fw and the front end rfw on the front side. A process of storing the sewing offset amount in the RAM 93 is performed.

Further, the CPU 92 compares the position in the X direction between the rear end bw of the flap cloth F on the needle drop path L1 and the rear end rbw on the line L3. If the positions in the X direction of the rear end bw and the rear end rbw are within the minute distance range, the CPU 92 stores in the RAM 93 that the flap cloth F is a parallel flap on the rear side.
If the position in the X direction of the rear end bw and the rear end rbw is outside the minute distance range, the CPU 92 determines which of the rear end bw and the rear end rbw is on the front side. When the rear end rbw is on the front side rather than the rear end bw, the fact that the flap cloth F is a right diagonal flap on the rear side is stored in the RAM 93. When the rear end bw is on the front side rather than the rear end rbw, the fact that the flap cloth F is a left oblique flap on the rear side is stored in the RAM 93.
When the RAM 93 stores the fact that the flap cloth F is a right diagonal flap or a left diagonal flap on the rear side, the CPU 92 determines the positional shift amount in the X direction between the rear end bw and the rear end rbw. A process of storing in the RAM 93 as an oblique sewing offset amount on the rear side is performed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the process of actually performing the edge sewing will be mainly described.
First, in step S31, the operator sets the body cloth M, the ball cloth G, and the flap cloth F in the large presser device 3, and depresses the pedal switch 95 to perform the ON operation. Here, the setting of the flap cloth F is performed by the processing of the above-described steps S1 to S27.

  Next, in step S32, the CPU 92 controls the motor 34 to move the entire large presser device 3 from the first position P1 to the second position P2 along the X direction. Thereby, the body cloth M, the ball cloth G, and the flap cloth F held by the large presser device 3 are conveyed toward the bottom of the needles N1 and N2.

  Next, in step S33, according to the movement of the large presser device 3, each fabric moves in the X direction, and the cloth G and the flap fabric F are placed on the surface of the binder 5 according to the fabric guide 52 as shown in FIG. The needle N1 and the needle N2 are guided toward the lower side while maintaining the state along the axis.

Next, in step S34, the CPU 92 determines that the flap edge (front end fw or front end rfw) on the front side (the second position P2 side) on the front side of the flap cloth F is based on the number of output pulses of the motor 34. It is determined whether or not the needle drop position of N1 and N2 (sewing position P3: illustrated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 2) has been moved.
For example, when the flap cloth F is a parallel flap on the front side, it is determined whether one of the front ends fw and rfw has moved to the sewing position P3.
When the flap cloth F is a right diagonal flap on the front side, it is determined whether or not the front end rfw has moved to the sewing position P3.
When the flap cloth F is a left diagonal flap on the front side, it is determined whether or not the front end fw has moved to the sewing position P3.

  If the flap edge on the front side of the flap cloth F has not yet moved to the sewing position P3, the large presser device 3 continues to move along the X direction and the determination in step S34 is repeated. When the flap edge on the front side of the flap cloth F has moved to the sewing position P3, the process proceeds to step S35, where the CPU 92 stops driving the motor 34 and moves the large presser device 3 in the X direction. Stop moving.

  Next, in step S36, it is determined whether the flap specification on the front side of the flap cloth F is a parallel flap or an oblique flap. When it is a parallel flap, it transfers to step S42 mentioned later. If it is an oblique flap, the process proceeds to step S37, and it is determined whether the specification direction of the oblique flap is right oblique or left oblique.

  When the flap specification on the front side of the flap cloth F is the right diagonal flap, the process proceeds to step S38, and the CPU 92 validates only the right needle bar 22 and starts the rotation of the motor 25. Thereby, when the flap cloth F is folded back to the bent portion G2 side of the ball cloth G after the end of the rim sewing on the needle drop path L2 by the right needle N2, the front end rfw on the line L3 is changed to the needle drop path L2. Sewing of the ball cloth G onto the body fabric M is started from near the position where it overlaps. Next, the process proceeds to step S40.

  When the flap specification on the front side of the flap cloth F is the left oblique flap, the process proceeds to step S39, and the CPU 92 validates only the left needle bar 21 and starts the rotation of the motor 25. Thereby, sewing of the flap cloth F and the ball cloth G to the body cloth M is started from the vicinity of the front end fw on the needle drop path L1 by the left needle N1. Next, the process proceeds to step S40.

  Next, in step S40, the motor 34 is driven and controlled, and the large presser device 3 is moved from the first position P1 to the second position P2 in the X direction at every sewing pitch in accordance with the rotation of the motor 25. As a result, only the needle bar (needle bar 21 or needle bar 22) that is validated moves up and down at each sewing pitch, and a stitch is formed on the needle drop path L1 or the needle drop path L2.

  Next, in step S41, the large presser device 3 is moved in the X direction by the amount of the diagonal sewing offset on the front side of the flap cloth F from the position where the movement of the large presser device 3 is started in step S40. While stopping the drive, the feeding of the large presser device 3 is stopped. Next, the process proceeds to step S42.

If it is determined in step S36 that the flaps are parallel flaps, or after the large presser device 3 has been moved by the amount of diagonal sewing offset in step S41, in step S42, the CPU 92 determines that both needle bars 21. The motor 25 is driven and controlled with 22 being effective. Thereby, sewing of the ball cloth G and the flap cloth F to the body cloth M is started on both the needle drop paths L1 and L2 by both the needles N1 and N2.
At this time, when the flap cloth F is a parallel flap or a right diagonal flap, sewing is started from the vicinity of the front end fw on the needle drop path L1 by the left needle N1.
In addition, when the flap cloth F is a parallel flap or a left oblique flap, the flap cloth F is moved to the bent portion G2 side of the ball cloth G after the rim sewing is completed on the needle drop path L2 by the right needle N2. Sewing is started from the vicinity of the position where the front end rfw on the line L3 overlaps the needle drop path L2 when folded.

  Next, in step S43, the motor 34 is driven and controlled, and the large presser device 3 is moved in the X direction from the first position P1 to the second position P2 for each sewing pitch in accordance with the rotation of the motor 25. As a result, the needle bars 21 and 22 move up and down at each sewing pitch, and stitches are formed on both needle drop paths L1 and L2.

Next, in step S44, the CPU 92 moves the flap edge (rear end bw or rear end rbw) further forward to the sewing position P3 on the rear side of the flap cloth F based on the number of output pulses of the motor 34. It is determined whether or not.
For example, when the flap cloth F is a parallel flap on the rear side, it is determined whether one of the rear ends bw and rbw has moved to the sewing position P3.
When the flap cloth F is a right diagonal flap on the rear side, it is determined whether or not the rear end rbw has moved to the sewing position P3.
When the flap cloth F is a left oblique flap on the rear side, it is determined whether or not the rear end bw has moved to the sewing position P3.

  When the flap edge on the rear side of the flap cloth F has not yet moved to the sewing position P3, the motors 25 and 34 are driven and controlled, and the large presser device 3 is sent at every sewing pitch. The needle bars 21 and 22 are moved up and down to continue forming stitches on the needle drop paths L1 and L2, and the determination in step S44 is repeated. When the flap edge on the rear side of the flap cloth F has moved to the sewing position P3, the process proceeds to step S45, where the CPU 92 stops the driving of the motors 25 and 34, and the needle bars 21 and 22 are moved. And the movement of the large presser device 3 in the X direction are stopped.

  Next, in step S46, it is determined whether the flap specification on the rear side of the flap cloth F is a parallel flap or an oblique flap. When it is a parallel flap, it transfers to step S52 mentioned later. If it is an oblique flap, the process proceeds to step S47, and it is determined whether the specification direction of the oblique flap is right oblique or left oblique.

  When the flap specification on the rear side of the flap cloth F is the right diagonal flap, the process proceeds to step S48, the right needle bar 22 is disabled, only the left needle bar 21 is enabled, and the rotation of the motor 25 is started. To do. As a result, the sewing of the ball cloth G to the body cloth M on the needle drop path L2 is completed, and the flap cloth F and the ball cloth G to the cloth M are placed on the needle drop path L1 by the left needle N1. Sewing is resumed. Next, the process proceeds to step S50.

  When the flap specification on the rear side of the flap cloth F is the left oblique flap, the process proceeds to step S49, the left needle bar 21 is disabled, only the right needle bar 22 is enabled, and the rotation of the motor 25 is started. To do. As a result, the sewing of the flap cloth F and the ball cloth G onto the body cloth M is completed in the vicinity of the rear end bw on the needle drop path L1, and the cloth M on the needle drop path L2 by the right needle N2. The sewing of the ball cloth G is resumed. Next, the process proceeds to step S50.

  Next, in step S50, the motor 34 is driven and controlled, and the large presser device 3 is moved from the first position P1 to the second position P2 in the X direction at every sewing pitch in accordance with the rotation of the motor 25. As a result, only the needle bar that has been validated moves up and down at each sewing pitch, and a stitch is formed on the needle drop path L1 or the needle drop path L2.

  Next, in step S51, the large presser device 3 is moved in the X direction by the diagonal sewing offset amount on the rear side of the flap cloth F from the position where the movement of the large presser device 3 is started in step S50. Is stopped and the feed of the large presser device 3 is stopped. Next, the process proceeds to step S52.

If it is determined in step S46 that the flap is a parallel flap, or after the large presser device 3 has been moved by the diagonal sewing offset amount in step S51, in step S52, the CPU 92 operates a thread trimming mechanism (not shown). Drive control is performed to perform thread trimming operation, and sewing is completed.
Here, when the flap cloth F is a parallel flap or a right diagonal flap, the formation of the seam is completed in the vicinity of the rear end bw on the needle drop path L1.

Thereafter, the CPU 92 moves the large presser device 3 to the second position P2, and drives and controls the center knife 24 and the corner knife 33 as necessary to perform pocket holes and corner cuts.
Next, in step S53, the large presser device 3 is moved from the second position P2 to the first position P1, and retracted to the origin position (first position P1). Thereafter, the edge sewing is finished.

As described above, according to the bead sewing device 1 and the bead sewing method of the present embodiment, the front end fw and the rear of the flap cloth F on the needle drop path L1 by the CCD sensor unit 8 moved to the point E. The position of the end bw is detected. Based on this detection, on the needle drop path L1, control is performed so that the stitches are formed from the vicinity of the front end fw by the needle N1, and the formation of the seams is controlled to be completed near the rear end bw.
In this manner, in the ball sewing device 1, the positions of the front end fw and the rear end bw on the needle drop path L1 are detected, so that compared to the conventional case where the flap edge is detected at a position not on the sewing line. Thus, the formation start position of the seam and the formation end position of the seam can be determined more accurately. Therefore, it is possible to perform the edge sewing more efficiently.

  In addition, since the grip portion 72 of the flap transport arm 7 is provided with a window 73 through which the front end fw and the rear end bw of the flap cloth F on the needle drop path L1 are provided, the CCD sensor unit 8 is gripped by the flap cloth F. The positions of the front end fw and the rear end bw can be detected through the window 73 while being gripped by the unit 72 and accurately positioned. Therefore, the positions of the front end fw and the rear end bw can be detected with higher accuracy.

Further, the positions of the front end rfw and the rear end rbw on the line L3 of the flap cloth F are detected by the CCD sensor unit 8 moved to the point D. And based on this detection, when the flap cloth F is turned back to the bent portion G2 side of the ball cloth G after the end of the sewing of the ball edge on the needle drop path L2, the front end rfw starts from the vicinity of the position where it overlaps the needle drop path L2. The stitches are controlled to be formed, and the formation of the stitches is controlled in the vicinity of the position where the rear end rbw overlaps the needle drop path L2.
Therefore, when the flap cloth F is folded back to the bent part G2 side of the ball cloth G after the end of the ball edge sewing, the seam in the bent part G2 is almost certainly covered by the flap cloth F. Therefore, it is possible to carry out the sewing of a beautifully finished ball edge.

In step S9, the movement of the flap cloth F placed on the flap placement table 6 is detected by determining whether or not the input value of the CCD has changed by a predetermined amount or more for 0.2 msec. . When it is detected that the change in the input value of the CCD is less than the predetermined amount and the flap cloth F is not moving, the flap grip 72b is lowered in step S12 through steps S10 and S11. It is gripped by the grip portion 72.
Therefore, the worker can automatically cause the grip portion 72 to grip the flap cloth F simply by placing the flap cloth F on the flap mounting table 6. Therefore, work efficiency can be improved and rim sewing can be performed more efficiently.

  Further, in step S18, by comparing the flap edge data on the needle drop path L1 and the flap edge data on the line L3, whether or not the flap cloth F placed on the flap placing table 6 is an oblique flap. Is detected. If it is an oblique flap, this is displayed on the display unit of the operation panel 94 in step S19. This makes it possible for the operator to reliably check whether the diagonal flap has been placed, or whether the parallel flap has been placed in the wrong place, so that it is possible to confirm with certainty. Can be prevented.

  Further, the CCD sensor unit 8 automatically performs black level value and white level value registration processing (black and white adjustment operation). For example, the light emission intensity of the LED changes due to a temperature rise, or the transparent plate 62 or the like becomes dirty. Even when it becomes difficult to detect, it is possible to appropriately detect the flap edge (front end rfw, rear end rbw), detect the movement of the flap cloth F, and the like.

In this embodiment, after the flap cloth F is gripped by the gripping portion 72 in step S12, the positions of the front ends fw and rfw and the rear ends bw and rbw of the flap cloth F are detected in steps S14 and S17. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the flap cloth F may be gripped by the gripping portion 72 after the positions of the front ends fw and rfw and the rear ends bw and rbw of the flap cloth F are detected.
In this case, after the flap cloth F is gripped by the gripping portion 72, the process can continue to the step of transporting the flap cloth F onto the bent portion G1 of the ball cloth G (step S25). Therefore, speeding up of the ball edge sewing can be achieved.

  In addition, the CCD line sensor is used for detecting the flap cloth F, but instead of this, a unit for moving a simple reflective optical sensor in the line direction (X direction) may be provided. In this case, the detection time of the flap cloth F is increased as compared with the above-described embodiment, but substantially the same effect can be obtained.

  In addition, the CCD sensor unit 8 is configured to detect the position by moving to five positions from the point A to the point E. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the black area ba and the white area wa of the point A and the point B may be provided outside the detection range of the flap cloth F on the line of the point C, respectively.

  The CCD sensor unit 8 is moved by using a ball screw. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this structure, and may be moved by another driving mechanism such as a belt / pulley mechanism.

The CCD sensor unit 8 is moved in the Y direction by the motor 65. For example, the flap transport arm 7 is offset once so as not to interfere with the CCD sensor unit 8 arranged at the point E. When the flap cloth F is conveyed to the bent portion G1 of the G, the CCD sensor unit 8 may be fixed at the position E. In this case, since the motor 65 or the like is unnecessary, a more inexpensive configuration can be achieved.
In this case, if the black area ba and the white area wa are provided outside the detection range of the flap cloth F, the CCD sensor unit 8 can be automatically adjusted.

In addition, the CCD sensor unit 8 is provided below the flap mounting table 6. However, any position where the front end fw / rfw or the rear end bw / rbw of the flap cloth F mounted on the flap mounting table 6 can be detected is provided. As long as it is provided anywhere, the installation position is not particularly limited.
For example, the CCD sensor unit 8 may be provided on a machine frame (not shown) of the edge sewing device 1. If the CCD sensor unit 8 can be downsized, the CCD sensor unit 8 may be provided on the flap grip 72b or the fixing portion 72a. In this case, a simpler configuration can be obtained.

  In addition, although black and white (dark / light) lines bl / wl are provided on the back surface of the flap grip 72b, for example, a black / white (light / dark) line may also be provided on the back surface of the flap retainer 68. In this case, the position data of the front end rfw and the rear end rbw on the line L3 can be acquired more reliably.

Conventionally, a configuration is known in which information such as whether the flap cloth F is aligned with the front reference plate 66, the rear reference plate 67, a parallel flap, or an oblique flap is input in advance through the operation panel 94. However, when the input result from the operation panel 94 and the detection result of the CCD sensor unit 8 do not coincide with each other, the fact is notified, or the sewing is automatically performed according to the detection result of the CCD sensor unit 8. It is also possible to change the set conditions.
In addition, it is needless to say that the above-described ball edge sewing device 1 and the ball edge sewing method can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the bead sewing apparatus of one embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the ball edge sewing apparatus in FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the flap mounting base and flap conveyance arm of the ball edge sewing apparatus in FIG. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the flap mounting base and flap conveyance arm in FIG. 3, and the binder in FIG. It is a block block diagram of the ball edge sewing apparatus in FIG. It is a flowchart for mainly demonstrating the flap cloth setting process by the ball edge sewing apparatus in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of FIG. It is a flowchart for mainly demonstrating the actual ball edge sewing by the ball edge sewing apparatus in FIG. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which turned the flap cloth into the other bending part of the ball edge mouth cloth after completion | finish of a ball edge sewing.

Explanation of symbols

1 Ball edge sewing machine 2 Sewing machine (double needle sewing machine)
3 Large presser device 5 Binder 6 Flap mounting table 7 Flap transport arm (Flap transport means)
8 CCD sensor unit (flap detection means, motion detection means, oblique flap detection means)
25 Sewing machine drive motor (needle drive means)
31 Folding plate (holding part)
32 Flap presser member (holding part)
34 Large presser drive motor (moving means)
72 Grip part 73 Window (window part)
90 Control unit (control means)
94 Operation panel (notification means)
F Flap cloth G Ball edge cloth G1 Bent part (one bent part)
G2 bent part (the other bent part)
L1 Needle drop path L2 Needle drop path L3 Line M Body cloth N1 / N2 Needle P1 Sewing preparation position (first position)
P2 Sewing end position (second position)
P3 Sewing position (needle entry position)
T sewing machine table bw rear end fw front end rfw front end

Claims (1)

On the body cloth placed on the sewing machine table, the ball edge cloth is bent and held along a substantially inverted T-shaped binder, and the flap cloth is placed on one of the bent portions of the ball edge cloth. A large presser device having a holding portion for holding it in piles;
Moving means for moving the large presser device so that the holding portion moves from a first position on one side of both sides sandwiching a needle drop position of a needle of the sewing machine to a second position on the other side;
A flap mounting table provided in the vicinity of the first position;
In the vicinity of the first position, a bead sewing device comprising: flap conveying means that holds the flap cloth placed on the flap placing table and conveys the flap cloth onto one bent portion of the bead mouth cloth. There,
Movement detecting means for detecting the movement of the flap cloth placed on the flap placing table;
Control means for driving the flap conveying means to start holding the flap cloth when the movement detecting means detects that the flap cloth is not moving;
A ball edge sewing apparatus comprising:

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