JP4644524B2 - Sewing data edit display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sewing data editing / display apparatus for a sewing machine using a plurality of sewing data.

Conventional sewing data editing and display devices have drawn and displayed countless target points such as sewing and blank feed in the sewing data, and specified any desired target point with an external input device such as a mouse. At the same time, the sewing data is edited such that the target point is moved, or the target point is deleted or added (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, when a command related to the machine control of the sewing machine is associated with the target point in the sewing data, the target point is color-coded and displayed for each predetermined parameter range according to the parameter value related to the command. Data editing display devices are known.
JP 2003-326014 A

However, in the case of the above prior art, when the parameter range set in advance is wide and the variation of the parameter value related to the command in the sewing data is small, if the variation of the parameter is concentrated in one parameter range, The target point is displayed with one identification color assigned to the parameter range, and the parameter variation may not be grasped from the display color of the target point.
In addition, even if the parameter value fluctuates over adjacent parameter ranges and the target point is displayed in a different color for each parameter range, the identification color assigned for each parameter range is an approximate color. The boundary where the display color of the target point has changed may be difficult to understand.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a sewing data editing / displaying device that can easily grasp the range of parameters set for sewing data.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the invention described in claim 1 is used in a sewing machine that performs sewing by positioning a workpiece and a sewing needle relative to each other, and each position of a plurality of target points that perform the needle movement and the needle movement. A sewing data editing and display device for performing editing while displaying sewing data indicating the order of the sewing data, and a display for displaying the target point of the sewing data in accordance with a parameter relating to the specific information associated with the target point Means, parameter range group setting means for dividing and setting a parameter range relating to the specific information based on an inputted numerical value into a parameter range group composed of a plurality of parameter ranges having an arbitrary range, and the parameter range group for each parameter range in the set parameter range set by the setting means, the display color of the target point for each parameter range, the parameter ranges The display mode setting means for setting different way, parameters related to the specific information that is to correspond to the target point, a determination unit or equivalent in any of the parameter range in the parameter range set by said determining means And a target point display control unit that displays the target point on the display unit so as to be identifiable for each parameter range in the parameter range group based on a display color corresponding to the determined parameter range.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sewing data editing / display apparatus sets the range of parameters relating to specific information such as thread tension information or intermediate presser height information associated with the target point of the sewing data to the input numerical value. Based on the parameter range group consisting of a plurality of parameter ranges having an arbitrary range, and setting the display color of the target point for each parameter range for each parameter range in the parameter range group it can. Then, it is determined which parameter range corresponding to the specific information associated with the target point corresponds to which parameter range in the parameter range group, and the target point is displayed in a display color corresponding to the determined parameter range. Thus, the target point can be displayed in an identifiable manner for each parameter range in the parameter range group.

Further, according to the first aspect of the invention, sewing data editing display device, it is possible to set the parameter range group including a plurality of parameter ranges having any range, sewing data editing and displaying device, the target It is possible to set a parameter range suitable for the target point to be displayed according to the variation range of the parameter related to the specific information associated with the point, the maximum / minimum value of the parameter, and the like.

Further, according to the first aspect of the invention, sewing data editing display device, it is possible to set different display colors for each parameter range, the sewing data editing display, attached corresponding to the target point Depending on the parameters related to the specific information, the target points can be displayed in different display colors for each parameter range, and the target points can be displayed more easily for each parameter range.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sewing data editing / displaying device has a plurality of parameter ranges each having an arbitrary range based on the input numerical value, with respect to the parameter range related to the specific information associated with the target point of the sewing data. It is possible to set the display color of the target point for each parameter range for each parameter range in the parameter range group. Then, it is determined which parameter range in the parameter range group the parameter relating to the specific information such as thread tension information or intermediate presser height information associated with the target point corresponds to, and the determined parameter range By displaying the target point with a display color corresponding to the target point, the target point can be displayed so as to be identifiable for each parameter range in the parameter range group.

That is, when the sewing data editing / display apparatus displays the target point related to the sewing data on the display means, the target point is displayed in a different display color according to the value of the parameter relating to the specific information associated with the target point. Therefore, based on the display color of the displayed target point, it is possible to easily grasp the increase / decrease of the parameter of the specific information associated with the target point, the parameter range, and the like.
In particular, it is possible to divide and set the parameter range related to specific information into multiple parameter ranges and set the display color of the target point. The target point can be displayed more easily for each parameter range in the parameter range group.
Therefore, it can be said that this sewing data editing / displaying device is a sewing data editing / displaying device capable of easily grasping the parameter range of the specific information set with respect to the sewing data.

Further, according to the first aspect of the invention, the sewing data editing display device, it is possible to set the parameter range group including a plurality of parameter ranges having any range, the sewing data editing and displaying device, the target point The parameter range suitable for the target point to be displayed can be set according to the variation range of the parameter relating to the specific information associated with, the maximum / minimum value of the parameter, and the like.
Specifically, by setting each parameter range so that a plurality of target points fluctuate over a plurality of parameter ranges, the parameter range is associated with the target point and displayed, and the parameter changes Can be easily recognized by changing the display mode of the target point.

Further, according to the first aspect of the invention, the sewing data editing display device, it is possible to set different display colors for each parameter range, the sewing data editing display, specific to attached corresponding to the target point The target points can be displayed in different display colors for each parameter range according to the parameters relating to the information, and the target points can be displayed more easily for each parameter range.

(Overall configuration of the embodiment of the invention)
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing the entire hardware including a sewing data editing / display apparatus 10 and a sewing machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The sewing data editing / display device 10 is for newly creating sewing data used for operation control during sewing of the sewing machine 100, or for performing editing operations such as correction on the existing sewing data.

(sewing machine)
The sewing machine 100 is, for example, an electronic cycle sewing machine that holds cloth as a sewing object and performs positioning relative to the sewing needle, and vertical movement that moves the sewing needle up and down with a sewing machine motor. A mechanism and control means for controlling these operations are provided.
Then, the control means of the sewing machine 100 controls the operation of the sewing, in which the cloth positioning means is arbitrarily positioned with respect to the sewing needle by driving the cloth positioning means in synchronization with the vertical movement of the sewing needle, and the needle drop is performed. In the upward standby state, the cloth positioning means is driven to perform the operation control of the idle feed in which only the movement of the cloth is performed without causing needle dropping.
As described above, since the sewing machine 100 performs operation control for moving and positioning the sewing needle with respect to the cloth as the sewing object, sewing data for positioning the sewing needle with respect to the cloth is necessary at the time of sewing.

(Sewing data)
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of sewing data, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a series of hand movement states performed based on one piece of sewing data.
As shown in FIG. 2, one piece of sewing data divides target points of a plurality of hand movements performed by the sewing data by a plurality of elements (blocks). That is, if the needle movement is performed at each target point shown in FIG. 3 by the sewing data, all the needle movements required for the sewing are divided into a plurality of elements F1, F2, F3, F4... , F2, F3, F4... Can be managed in element units.
As shown in FIG. 2, the sewing data includes, for each element, the type of the element (sewing or blank feed), the total number of stitches of the element (total target number of points), and the target point for each hand movement. The movement address, intermediate presser height, thread tension, etc., and the storage address of the next element when sewing data is recorded in a storage device (memory or hard disk) that manages data recording by address are stored. Yes.
In this embodiment, the setting of the above-described sewing or blank feed is performed on an element-by-element basis. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sewing or blank feed is individually set for each target point. May be.
In addition, the movement to the target point in each of the above-described movements is performed by the control system (for example, a computer 4 described later) of the sewing machine 100 so that the sewing operation is performed according to the order of recording of the movement amount in the element. By recording the movement amount data in the order in which the hands are moved within the element, it is possible to specify the order and position of each target point.

(Sewing data editing and display device)
As shown in FIG. 1, the sewing data editing / display apparatus 10 includes a keyboard 1 for inputting commands and numerical values for editing or inputting target points belonging to the editing target sewing data, and new input of editing target sewing data. A monitor that is a color CRT as a display means for displaying a screen, an edit screen, a target point of sewing data to be edited, and specific information associated with the target point (for example, an intermediate press command and a thread tension command at the target point) 2, a mouse 3 that performs various inputs by operating a pointer displayed on the monitor 2, and a computer 4 that executes calculation and processing in editing or inputting the target point belonging to the sewing data to be edited.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the sewing data editing / display apparatus 10. Further description will be given with reference to the main hardware configuration of the computer 4.
The computer 4 includes a ROM 42 in which processing programs or processing data for executing later-described processing relating to new input and editing of sewing data are written, a CPU 41 for executing the above-described processing according to the processing program, and various processing of the CPU 41. The RAM 43 that stores data, various processing data, sewing data, or various programs that are stored even when the main power is turned off, and other editing display devices and the sewing machine 100 are used to store sewing data. Illustration for connecting the CPU 41 to each of the R / W (read / write) device 45 of the nonvolatile flash memory F to be replaced, the HD device 44, the R / W device 45, the keyboard 1, the mouse 3, and the monitor 2. With no interface.
The RAM 43 is provided with various work memories and counters, and is also used as a work area for processing.
The HD device 44 and the flash memory F function as storage means for storing a plurality of sewing data.
It should be noted that the sewing machine 100 and the computer 4 do not have to be separated from each other as a whole, and the input / editing function may be provided by the structure of the sewing machine and the operation panel. Alternatively, it may be implemented as a sewing data display function.

(Data entry work)
FIG. 5 shows an example of a data input screen for newly inputting sewing data. The sewing data input operation will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 5, the data input screen mainly includes various switch groups concentratedly arranged along the upper end and the left end of the screen, and the target point and the hand operating position that occupy almost the entire area other than the upper end and the left end of the screen. And a drawing screen for drawing and displaying the trajectory. The configuration of the data input screen is stored in the HD device 44 as screen data, and is displayed on the monitor 2 when the CPU 41 executes a data input program in the ROM 42.
Further, the CPU 41 performs a process of moving the display position of the pointer on the data input screen in accordance with the movement input operation of the mouse 3 by the data input program, and the pointer is positioned at any of various switches, so that the mouse When selection is determined by the left button 3, processing for executing processing assigned to the selected switch is performed.

In addition, when newly inputting sewing data, a pointer can be positioned in the drawing screen of the data input screen, and a target point as a shape point can be set at an arbitrary position by a decision input using the left button of the mouse 3. . Such a shape point is, for example, that two shape points are input and a movement is performed along a line segment connecting them, or a movement is performed along an arc centered on the shape point. In addition, it refers to a point for determining the locus of movement.
The type of locus to be drawn with respect to the shape point is determined by appropriately selecting a switch at the left end of the screen. For example, when the shape of a polygonal line, an arc, a circle, or a spline is selected by the mouse operation and the position of each shape point is designated, the CPU 41 is preset along the selected line segment by a predetermined program. A point divided by the pitch is calculated and a target point as a needle drop point is displayed.

For example, referring to the data input screen of FIG. 5, the broken line input switch W1 is selected from the switch group at the left end of the screen, and the pointer of the mouse 3 is moved to the positions of the points P1 and P2 as the end points of the desired line segment on the screen. Is moved and the left button of the mouse 3 is clicked, the coordinates on the scales of the positions P1 and P2 are read and taken in as the shape points of the line segment L1. The captured line segment L1 is drawn on the screen.
In addition, the input line segment L1 is displayed so that a point divided by a specified pitch is displayed as a black point, and a target point to be a hand movement position (needle drop point) is known. That is, in this case, the position information of the target point is displayed by drawing showing the arrangement in the coordinates. In addition, in this drawing display, a point-like display indicating the position information of each target point is displayed, and line segments that connect the points are displayed according to the sewing order. These line segments are used for sewing each target point. The order information is shown.
Further, when shape points are sequentially input and the right button of the mouse 3 is input at any of the shape points, the shape points up to that shape point are stored as element delimiters of the sewing data. In other words, the amount of movement between the target points obtained by dividing and calculating the shape points by sequentially inputting the shape points by the above operations is sequentially recorded in the RAM 43 as the amount of movement to the target point at each hand movement in the sewing data. Then, switching to the next element is performed by the input of the right button of the mouse 3.
Further, by selecting either the sewing input or the idle feed input from the switch group in advance before inputting each shape point, the type of each element is recorded in the sewing data.
Then, by finally inputting a confirmation switch, a series of inputs are confirmed as sewing data and written to the HD device 44 or the flash memory F. At this time, the total number of each hand movement position obtained by the division calculation for each element is obtained and recorded as the total number of stitches for each element in the sewing data. Further, when the sewing data is written into the HD device 44 or the flash memory F, the write address of the data at the head of each element is recorded in the data of the previous element.

It is also possible to perform edits such as movement, deletion, and addition to a target point where sewing data that has already been entered has already been input. Further, it is possible to select whether the editing target is a target point unit or an element unit. That is, editing operations such as movement, deletion, and addition can be performed in units of target points and elements.
When the target point in the sewing data is edited, when the target point edit switch W2 is selected from the switch group at the left end of the screen in the data input screen of FIG. 5 and clicked, the display is displayed on the data input screen shown in FIG. Switch.

For example, when the target point is moved in the editing operation on the data input screen in FIG. 6, the target point of interest is designated (dragged) with the mouse 3, and the destination position is input (dropped) with the moving operation of the mouse 3. Thus, the target point of interest can be moved to a new designated point. At the time of such an operation, the CPU 41 updates the value of the movement amount to the target point in the needle movement in the sewing data based on the position coordinates of the new designated point moved by the processing program.
Further, when deleting a target point in the editing operation, the target point of interest is designated by left-clicking the mouse 3, and then the target point of interest is entered by inputting the deletion from the switch group by operating the mouse 3. Can be deleted. At the time of such an operation, the CPU 41 deletes and updates the value of the movement amount to the target point in the hand movement of the deleted target point with respect to the sewing data by the processing program. Also, the value of the number of stitches in the element is subtracted and updated.
In addition, when adding a target point in the editing operation, the target point immediately before the target point to be added is designated with the mouse 3, and the setting position of the target point to be added is input by moving the mouse 3. New target points can be added. At the time of such an operation, the CPU 41 inserts and updates the value of the movement amount to the target point in the hand movement of the added target point with respect to the sewing data by the processing program. In addition, the value of the number of stitches in the element is added and updated.

(Command input work to sewing data)
Next, an input operation for associating a command as specific information regarding machine control of the sewing machine with a target point in the sewing data will be described.
As described above, when associating a command related to machine control of the sewing machine with the sewing data determined by inputting / editing the target point, for example, when inputting a command related to the intermediate presser height, the data input shown in FIG. When the intermediate press command switch W3 is selected and clicked from the switch group at the left end of the screen on the screen, and when a command relating to thread tension is input, the switch group at the left end of the screen in the data input screen of FIG. 6 is selected. Select and click the thread tension command switch W4.
In the present embodiment, a command input operation related to the intermediate presser height will be described as an example of a command input operation for sewing data.

In the data input screen of FIG. 6, when the target point P4 of interest is designated with the mouse 3, and then the intermediate press command switch W3 is selected from the switch group and clicked, as shown in FIG. A value parameter dialog screen is displayed on the data input screen, and a command mark C1 indicating that a command is associated with the target point P4 is displayed.
Next, in the intermediate presser height increase / decrease value parameter dialog screen shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate presser height is set to the target point P4 by setting, for example, “13 (1.3 mm)” as the set value of the intermediate presser height. As the height command, specific information “intermediate presser height: 1.3 mm” is associated.
Similarly, when the specific information “intermediate presser height: 2.1 mm” is associated with the target point P5 as the intermediate presser height command, a command mark C2 indicating that the command is associated with the target point P5 is displayed. Is done. A command as specific information can be associated with any target point other than P4 and P5.

Here, assuming that specific information (command) “intermediate presser height: 0.0 mm” is associated with the target point P3 serving as the origin as a reference value of the intermediate presser height, the target point P3 is changed to the target point. The parameter “0.0 mm” relating to the intermediate presser height command is associated with the target point immediately before P4, and the target point immediately before the target point P5 from the target point P4 is A parameter “1.3 mm” relating to the presser height command is to be associated.
Then, in the data input screen shown in FIG. 7, by selecting and clicking the color coding switch W5 for the intermediate presser height command, a plurality of target points displayed on the drawing screen of the data input screen are set as the target points. Different display modes are displayed according to the parameters relating to the corresponding intermediate presser height commands.

(Sewing data target point display condition setting work)
Next, a setting operation for displaying a plurality of target points displayed on the drawing screen of the data input screen in different display modes according to parameters related to the intermediate presser height command associated with the target points. explain.
When a display condition switch (not shown) is selected from the switch group on the data input screen and clicked, a display condition dialog screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.
The display condition dialog screen shown in FIG. 8 includes an active tension area for setting display conditions for parameters of the thread tension command on the left side of the screen and a display condition for setting parameters of intermediate presser height commands on the right side of the screen. And a presser height increase / decrease value area. Then, a parameter range related to the thread tension command in the active tension region and a display color that is a display mode of the target point in the range are set, and a parameter range related to the intermediate presser height command in the intermediate presser height increase / decrease value region, A display color which is a display mode of the target point in the range is set.

The display condition setting on the display condition dialog screen shown in FIG. 8 is performed by designating a numerical input frame of a desired designated range (designation 01 to designation 20) with the mouse 3, and then indicating an optional parameter range via the keyboard 1. Enter a number.
Next, when the color designation switch W6 corresponding to the numerical value input frame in which the numerical values related to the parameter range are input is selected and clicked, a color setting screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed. The color setting screen shown in FIG. 9 includes a basic color frame and a created color frame for sampling a plurality of colors.
By designating and clicking the desired color frame of the basic color frames in this color setting screen with the mouse 3, the display color as the display mode of the designated range is selected and set, and the display condition dialog screen shown in FIG. The selected and set color is displayed on the left side of the color designation switch W6.
In the color setting screen shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to create an arbitrary color by setting values of R (Red), G (Green), and B (Blue), respectively. The color is displayed in the created color frame, the color is sampled in the same manner as the basic color frame, and the color can be selected and set for the specified range. That is, in the sewing data editing / displaying apparatus 10, the display color for drawing the target point can be set to an arbitrary color.

Then, the display condition regarding the parameter of the intermediate presser height command in the display condition dialog screen shown in FIG. 8 is “specified range: intermediate presser height parameter range; display color”.
"Designation 03: 0 to 10 (0.0 mm to 1.0 mm); blue",
“Designated 09: 11-20 (1.1 mm-2.0 mm); red”,
“Designation 16: 21 to 90 (2.1 mm to 9.0 mm); green”,
“Designation 17: 91-95 (9.1 mm-9.5 mm); orange”,
“Designation 18: 96-100 (9.6 mm-10.0 mm); purple”,
“Designation 19: 101 to 105 (10.1 mm to 10.5 mm); yellow”,
“Designation 20: 106-110 (10.6 mm-11.0 mm); pink”,
The parameter range of the intermediate presser height command is divided and set into a parameter range group consisting of seven parameter ranges. For each parameter range in this parameter range group, the target point for each parameter range is set. A display color which is a display mode is set.
Thus, each parameter range can be set to a width of an arbitrary range, and each parameter range may be set to a width of a different range.
In the above embodiment, the range of 0 to 110, which is the parameter of the intermediate press command, is assigned to the designated range without interruption, but the range that is not assigned to the designated range so that the parameter range becomes discontinuous. (For example, the range of the parameters 11 to 20 is not set to any specified range). A target point corresponding to such a range that is not assigned to the designated range is displayed in black that is set as an invalid color.

The display conditions set in this way are written and stored in the HD device 44 and the flash memory F in a data structure like the range group setting data shown in FIG.
Then, the CPU 41 in the computer 4 of the sewing data editing / displaying device 10 sets the parameter range related to the intermediate presser height command, which is the specific information, based on the numerical values input in the display condition dialog screen shown in FIG. It functions as parameter range group setting means for dividing and setting the parameter range group. In the above embodiment, the CPU 41 sets the range of 0 to 110, which is the parameter of the intermediate press command, to “designation 03”, “designation 09”, “designation 16”, “designation 17”, “designation 18”, It is divided and set into a parameter range group consisting of seven parameter ranges of “designation 19” and “designation 20”.

  Further, the CPU 41 sets each parameter range for each parameter range based on the display color selected and set in the display condition dialog screen shown in FIG. 8 for each parameter range in the parameter range group set by the CPU 41 as the parameter range group setting means. It functions as a display mode setting means for setting a display color that is a display mode of the target point. In the above embodiment, the CPU 41 performs “designation 03; blue”, “designation 09; red”, “designation 16; green”, “designation 17; orange”, and “designation” for the seven parameter ranges, respectively. Display colors of “18; purple”, “designation 19; yellow”, and “designation 20: pink” are set.

Further, the CPU 41 sets the parameter relating to the intermediate presser height command (or the yarn tension command), which is specific information associated with each target point, based on the range group setting data shown in FIG. It functions as a determination means for determining whether it corresponds to the parameter range.
Further, the CPU 41 is a data input that is displayed on the monitor 2 so that the target point can be identified for each parameter range in the parameter range group based on the display color that is a display mode corresponding to the parameter range determined by the CPU 41 as the determining means. It functions as a target point display control means for displaying on the drawing screen of the screen.

(Process to display the target point of sewing data)
Next, based on the range group setting data, a process for displaying the target point relating to the sewing data on the monitor 2 so as to be identifiable for each parameter range in the parameter range group will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, when the color switch W5 for the intermediate presser height command is selected by the click operation of the mouse 3 on the data input screen shown in FIG. 7, the CPU 41 in the computer 4 of the sewing data editing / displaying device 10 is shown in FIG. Initial setting is made so as to pay attention to movement amount data at the beginning of the sewing data (for example, movement amount data from the target point P3) (step S101).
Further, the CPU 41 initializes a machine control state such as an intermediate press command (step S102). Here, the initial value of the intermediate presser height is initialized to “0”.
Next, the CPU 41 initially sets the display color for drawing the needle entry point, which is the target point, to black (step S103). Note that black, which is the initial drawing color of the needle drop point, is also set as an invalid color.

Next, the CPU 41 determines whether or not the movement amount data of interest is sewing (step S104).
When the CPU 41 determines that the movement amount data of interest is sewing (step S104; Yes), the CPU 41 determines whether or not a machine control command (command) is associated with the needle entry point corresponding to the movement amount data. Is determined (step S105).
When the CPU 41 determines that the command is not associated with the needle drop point corresponding to the movement amount data (step S105; No), the CPU 41 as the target point display control means sets the needle drop point as the currently set point. The display color is drawn and displayed on the drawing screen of the monitor 2 (step S106).
Then, the CPU 41 moves the point of interest to the next movement amount data (step S107) and returns to step S104.

Further, when the CPU 41 determines that the movement amount data of interest is not the sewing but the idle feed (step S104; No), the CPU 41 determines whether or not all the needle drop movement amount data in the sewing data has been focused. (Step S108).
When the CPU 41 determines that not all of the needle drop movement amount data in the sewing data is focused (Step S108; No), the CPU 41 moves the point of interest to the next movement amount data (Step S109), and proceeds to Step S104. Return.
On the other hand, when the CPU 41 determines that all the needle drop movement amount data in the sewing data is focused (step S108; Yes), the CPU 41 ends the target point (needle drop point) display process.

On the other hand, when the CPU 41 determines that the command is associated with the needle drop point corresponding to the movement amount data (step S105; Yes), the CPU 41 determines the search position of interest as the head position of the range group setting data (for example, It is initialized to the specified range 03) (step S110).
Next, the CPU 41 serving as a determination unit has a command parameter value associated with the needle drop point corresponding to the movement amount data of interest within the parameter range of interest (for example, the designated range 03) in the parameter range group. Whether or not (step S111).

When the CPU 41 determines that the parameter value of the command associated with the needle drop point corresponding to the movement amount data of interest is within the parameter range of interest in the parameter range group (step S111; Yes), the CPU 41 The display color for drawing the needle entry point is set to be changed to the display color set in the currently focused parameter range (for example, the specified range 03) (step S112). In step S106, the changed display color is set. Draw a needle entry point with.
On the other hand, if the CPU 41 determines that the parameter value of the command associated with the needle entry point corresponding to the movement amount data of interest is not within the parameter range of interest (eg, the designated range 03) in the parameter range group (step S111; No), the CPU 41 sets all parameter ranges in the parameter range group (“designated range 03”, “designated range 09”, “designated range 16”, “designated range 17”, “designated range 18”, “designated range”). 19 ”and“ specified range 20 ”(seven parameter ranges) are judged (step S113).

When the CPU 41 determines that the search for all the parameter ranges in the parameter range group has been completed (step S113; Yes), the CPU 41 changes the display color for drawing the needle drop point to the black display color which is an invalid color. (Step S114), and in step S106, a needle drop point is drawn with the changed display color.
On the other hand, when the CPU 41 determines that the search for all the parameter ranges in the parameter range group has not been completed (step S113; No), the CPU 41 determines the search position to be focused on the next specified range (for example, the specified range). Range 09) (step S115), and the process returns to step S111.
A data input screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the monitor 2 by such display processing of the sewing data target point (needle entry point).

  In this way, on the data input screen as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the parameter “0.0 mm (0)” relating to the command is set to the target point P3 when the color switch W5 is selected by clicking the mouse 3. A parameter “1.3 mm (13)” related to the command is set to the target point P4, a parameter “2.1 mm (21)” related to the command is set to the target point P5, and a parameter “1.0 mm (10)” related to the command is set to the target point P6. In the case of correspondence, the target point immediately before the target point P4 from the target point P3 is blue of “designated 03”, and the target point immediately before the target point P5 from the target point P4 is “designated 09”. The target point immediately before the target point P6 from the target point P5 is drawn in red with “designated 16” in green, and the target points after the target point P6 are drawn in blue with “designated 03” in red. It turned in, so that the data input screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the monitor 2.

As described above, when the sewing data editing / display apparatus 10 according to the present invention displays a target point such as a needle drop point related to the sewing data on the drawing screen of the monitor 2, the intermediate presser height associated with the target point is displayed. The target points can be displayed in different colors according to the values of parameters related to machine control commands, such as commands, so that the command associated with the target point can be displayed based on the displayed target point display color. It is easy to grasp the increase / decrease of the parameter value and the range of the parameter value.
In particular, in the sewing data edit / display apparatus 10, the parameter range relating to the command can be set by dividing it into a plurality of parameter ranges (for example, a plurality of designated ranges) having an arbitrary range width. Set the appropriate parameter range for the target point to be displayed according to the maximum / minimum value of the parameter value associated with each target point displayed on the drawing screen, the range of increase / decrease of the parameter value, etc. Thus, a plurality of target points can be changed over a plurality of parameter ranges, and the change in the parameter value can be easily recognized by a change in the display color of the target point.
Further, since the sewing data edit display device 10 can arbitrarily set the display color when displaying the target point corresponding to the parameter range for each parameter range, By setting display colors having different color tones, it is possible to easily display the boundary of the target point where the parameter range has been switched. That is, the sewing data editing / displaying device 10 can display the target point so as to be identifiable for each parameter range.
Thus, it can be said that the sewing data editing / displaying device 10 is a sewing data editing / displaying device that can easily grasp the range of command parameters set for the sewing data.

  In the embodiment described above, the target point color-coded display processing related to the intermediate presser height command has been described as an example of the specific information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the yarn is used as the specific information. The target point color-coded display process may be performed in accordance with a tension command or other machine control commands.

  In addition, it is needless to say that other specific detailed structures can be appropriately changed. For example, in FIG. 1, the computer 4, the flash memory F, and the sewing machine 100 are separated from each other. However, instead of the flash memory F, sewing data may be exchanged by communication. Further, the same function can be provided by the configuration of the operation panel and sewing machine including the color display liquid crystal panel and the touch panel for graphic display.

It is a whole lineblock diagram showing the whole hardware containing a sewing data edit display device and a sewing machine concerning the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of sewing data. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a series of hand movement states performed based on one sewing data. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of a sewing data edit display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data input screen displayed on a monitor. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data input screen displayed on a monitor. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data input screen and dialog screen which are displayed on a monitor. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display condition dialog screen displayed on a monitor. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the color setting screen displayed on a monitor. It is explanatory drawing which shows the data structure of range group setting data. It is a flowchart which shows the target point display process of the sewing data edit display apparatus concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data input screen displayed on a monitor.

Explanation of symbols

1 Keyboard 2 Monitor (Display means)
3 Mouse 4 Computer 10 Sewing Data Edit / Display Device 41 CPU (Parameter Range Group Setting Unit, Display Mode Setting Unit, Judgment Unit, Target Point Display Control Unit)
44 HD device 100 sewing machine C1 to C3 command mark F flash memory P1 to P6 target point W1 broken line input switch W2 target point edit switch W3 intermediate press command switch W4 thread tension command switch W5 color classification switch W6 color selection switch

Claims (1)

Sewing data editing that is used in sewing machines that perform sewing by positioning the workpiece and sewing needle relative to each other and displaying the sewing data that indicates the position of each target point and the order of needle movement. A display device,
Display means for displaying the target point of the sewing data in accordance with a parameter relating to specific information associated with the target point;
Parameter range group setting means for dividing and setting the parameter range related to the specific information based on the input numerical value and dividing into a parameter range group consisting of a plurality of parameter ranges having an arbitrary range ;
Display mode setting means for setting the display color of the target point for each parameter range to be different for each parameter range for each parameter range in the parameter range group set by the parameter range group setting means;
A determination means for determining which parameter range in the parameter range group the parameter relating to the specific information associated with the target point corresponds to;
A target point display control means for displaying the target point on the display means so as to be identifiable for each parameter range in the parameter range group based on a display color corresponding to the parameter range determined by the determination means;
A sewing data editing / displaying device characterized by comprising:

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