JPH0549764A - Sewing machine control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the readiness and the reliability for setting manipulation by using an icon for controlling a sewing machine. CONSTITUTION:In such a condition that an embroidery image icon and a setting manipulation icon are displayed on liquid crystal display unit 4 on a personal computer 1, when a mouse 41 is manipulated so as to shift a cursor on the screen of the display unit 4 in order to select the embroidery image icon or a setting manipulation icon, data corresponding to the selected embroidery image icon or setting manipulation icon are transmitted to a joint substrate 22 in a handle sewing machine 21. Further, a drive circuit for the handle sewing machine 21 carries out an embroidery in accordance with the data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sewing machine control device for embroidery or sewing, and more particularly to a sewing machine control device for driving and controlling a sewing machine based on an icon.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among conventional sewing machines that perform embroidery sewing or sewing, a sewing machine that performs embroidery sewing will be described. The control device of the sewing machine provides data of a plurality of types of embroidery patterns that can be embroidered by the sewing machine. The embroidery pattern data storage circuit stores the embroidery pattern data together with the embroidery number. When actually performing embroidery, the operator writes the embroidery pattern and the embroidery number in advance.
While selecting the embroidery number with the push-button switch, etc. while looking at the comparison table in contrasting with and selecting the desired embroidery pattern, the selected embroidery pattern is selected. With the pattern data,
The setting operation data necessary for embroidery is transmitted to the sewing machine drive control circuit to embroider.

[0003]

According to the above-described conventional sewing machine control device, since the embroidery pattern is identified only by the embroidery number, the relationship between the visual contour shape of the embroidery pattern and the embroidery number. Since it is difficult to select the embroidery pattern due to its poor property, and because it is necessary to input the embroidery number and to perform the setting operation necessary for embroidery with the push button switch, etc. However, there is a problem in that the number of settings increases and there is some kind of troublesomeness in setting and operation. Also,
Considering sewing machine control devices exported to other countries, the characters engraved on the operation panel equipped with push button switches, etc. are often the characters used in each export target country. There is a problem of productivity in that an operation panel must be made for each export target country, and a problem that the operator may not be able to literate depending on the export target country. Furthermore, due to additional specifications, etc.
When the number of operation parts such as push button switches increases, the above problem becomes more apparent. Therefore, in the present invention, the embroidery pattern or the sewing image of the sewing and the image showing the setting operation are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display or the CRT, and the pointing device such as a mouse is used. By specifying by using, the operation of setting operation parts such as push button switches is limited to the minimum, and the simplicity in the selection operation of the embroidery pattern or the sewing sewing is realized, and the certainty in the selection operation of the embroidery pattern or the sewing sewing is achieved. It is a technical issue to be solved to raise.

[0004]

The technical means for solving the above-mentioned problems is to use a sewing machine control device as a sewing image data for a plurality of types of embroidery stitch images or sewing stitch images. Sewing image data storing means for storing,
Setting operation image data storing means for storing an image indicating a setting operation for the embroidery sewing or the sewing as setting operation image data, the respective sewing image data and the above Each setting operation image
Image display means for displaying on the screen the image of the plural kinds of embroidery sewing or the image of the sewing sewing and the image showing the setting operation, and the image display means for displaying the image on the screen. In the state where the respective images are displayed, the cursor on the screen is moved to select the target sewing image and the image indicating the setting operation, and the pointing device. A data output means for transmitting data corresponding to the sewing image selected by the pointing device and the image indicating the setting operation to the sewing machine drive control circuit is provided.

[0005]

According to the control device of the sewing machine having the above construction, the sewing image data storing means and the setting operation image data storing means show the respective sewing image data and the respective setting operations. -When the data is called and each image is displayed on the screen, the pointing device is operated and the cursor on the image screen is moved to move the sewing image to the desired sewing image and Setting operation image
When a message is selected, the data output means transmits data corresponding to the selected sewing image and setting operation image to the sewing machine drive control circuit. When the data is transmitted to the sewing machine drive control circuit, the sewing machine drive control circuit, on the basis of the data, sets the embroidery pattern or the sewing of the sewing stitch selected by the pointing device to the selected setting operation. According to. As described above, according to the sewing machine control device of the present configuration, most of the operations can be performed by the pointing device as the operating means, so that the sewing machine can be controlled without operating the operation parts such as the push button switch. It will be possible.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a control block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an interface board 2A is connected to an expansion slot 2 of a personal computer (personal computer) 1 having a microprocessor i80286 (CPU), and the interface board 2A. Is connected to the joint substrate 22 of the handle sewing machine 21. A mouse 41 is connected to the RS232 interface 3 of the personal computer 1. On the other hand, on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 4 of the personal computer 1, an image showing a plurality of types of embroidery patterns to be embroidered by the handle sewing machine 21 and a plurality of types of setting operations necessary for the embroidery are displayed. A displayed image or the like is displayed, and a cursor K, which will be described later, is moved on the screen of the liquid crystal display (LCD) 4 by the mouse 41.
When the embroidery pattern image and the setting operation image are selected, the sewing data and the setting operation data corresponding to the selected embroidery pattern image and the setting operation image are displayed on the handle sewing machine 21. It is configured to be transmitted to the joint substrate 22 of This control system is a personal computer.
Display screen of liquid crystal display (LCD) 4 of mouse 1 and mouse 41
Since the embroidery pattern image and the setting operation image are selected and operated by and, it is called an icon roll, and the embroidery pattern image and the setting operation image displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 4 are displayed. Hereinafter, such is referred to as an “icon”. still,
The embroidery pattern image and the selection operation of the setting operation image necessary for the embroidery will be described later with reference to the drawings. The personal computer 1 is provided with two floppy disks (FDD) 5 and 6 as storage devices, and image data showing a plurality of types of embroidery patterns to be embroidered by the handle sewing machine 21, and the image data. Image data indicating a plurality of types of setting operations necessary for embroidery are stored. Further, a Centronics interface 7 is provided as a printer interface for printing out various data. In addition, a color display 42 for displaying the image more clearly on the outside.
C to personal computer 1 so that
An RT interface 8 is provided, and RS2 is provided so that various data can be transmitted to the outside through a communication line.
A 32 interface 9 is provided.

Next, drive control of the handle sewing machine 21 will be described. Joint board 2 of handle sewing machine 21
When the sewing data and the setting operation data are transmitted from the personal computer 1, the data is sent to the sewing machine 2.
Spindle motor 23, pulse motors 24, 2 based on
5 and a connection circuit for driving the pulse motor 26. When the spindle motor 23 is driven, a spindle (not shown) is driven, and when the pulse motors 24 and 25 are driven, an embroidery frame (not shown) is moved in the X coordinate and Y coordinate directions. Mouse 41 to be driven
The actual embroidery corresponding to the image of the embroidery pattern selected in is performed. The pulse motor 26 drives the direction of the needle (not shown) so as to correspond to the moving direction of the embroidery frame (not shown).

On the joint substrate 22 of the handle sewing machine 21, there is a paper tape reader (PTR) 27 for reading information of a paper tape punched with embroidery pattern data or the like.
The handle sewing machine 21 can be embroidered on the basis of paper tape data. Further, a rotary encoder 28 that outputs a signal according to the rotation angle of the main shaft, a D-axis origin sensor 29 that detects the origin in the direction of the needle, and a threading hole search switch 3
0, thread break sensor 31, frame limit switches 32 and 33 that regulate the maximum movement range of the embroidery frame, start / stop switch 3
4, an emergency stop switch 35, etc. are connected.

Next, the control of the sewing machine using the icons by the personal computer 1 and the mouse 41 will be described. When the power of the personal computer 1 and the handle sewing machine 21 is turned on, a menu as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed.
The screen MD1 is displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 4, and an input signal from the mouse 41 can be accepted.
In the menu screen MD1 of FIG. 2, five kinds of embroidery pattern images are displayed on the embroidery pattern image icon 51 which can simultaneously display a maximum of nine kinds of embroidery pattern images.
The reference numerals (for example, 1004.DST, 1005.DST, etc.) attached to the respective embroidery pattern images are numbers indicating the respective embroidery patterns. Page selection icons 52 and 5 located on the right side of the embroidery pattern image icon 51
The numbers 1, 2, and 3 displayed on 3, 54 are the embroidery pattern images.
The number of pages of the image icon 51 is shown, and a maximum of nine types of embroidery pattern images can be stored for each page. Below the embroidery pattern image icon 51 is a taped item.
An embroidery selection operation icon 55 and a utility screen selection operation icon 56 are arranged. Further, an end operation icon 57 indicating the end of the system is provided at the lower right of the menu screen.

The menu screen MD displayed as described above
1, the cursor K moving on the screen in response to the pointing signal from the mouse 41 causes the page icons 52, 5 to move.
When the left button 41A (see FIG. 1) of the mouse 41 is clicked with the page icon 53 of 3, 54 set, the embroidery pattern image displayed in the embroidery pattern image icon 51 is shown in FIG. It changes as shown. That is, the embroidery pattern image icon 51 displays the embroidery pattern image stored on the second page. In the menu screen MD2 as shown in FIG. 3, the cursor K is G007. Mouse 4 in the state of being set on the image of the embroidery pattern of "Shou" of DST
When the left button 41A of 1 is clicked, the menu of FIG. 3 is displayed.
The screen MD2 changes to the act screen AD of FIG. still,
In the menu screen MD2 as shown in FIG. 3, the cursor K is set to the end operation icon 57, and the mouse 41
When the left button 41A is clicked, a warning display icon 58 as shown in FIG. 4 is super-imposed.
Then, the cursor K of the mouse 41 is displayed as a warning display icon 5
When the icon 58A on the left side of 8 is set and the left button 41A is clicked, the sewing machine control ends. On the other hand, when canceling the end operation, the cursor K of the mouse 41 is moved to the icon 58 on the right side of the warning display icons 58.
Set to B and click the left button 41A.

In the act screen AD of FIG. 5, the pattern of "jutsu" selected on the menu screen MD2 of FIG. 3 is displayed in the selected pattern display frame 61, and the embroidery pattern number G of "jutsu" is displayed.
007. DST and the total number of stitches ST. 11675,
Color change count CO. 2 and the maximum movement X of the embroidery frame in the X direction
L. 1370 and the maximum Y-direction movement amount YL. 16
And 22 are displayed. Further, the speed setting rise icon 62 indicates the set rotation speed of the spindle motor 23, for example, 5 rp.
It is selected by the cursor K when the speed is increased by m, and the speed setting increase icon 63 adjacent to the cursor K is selected by the cursor K when the speed of the spindle motor 23 is increased by 50 rpm. It is the one that is selected. On the other hand,
The mode setting lowering icon 64 is selected when the setting rotational speed of the spindle motor 23 is lowered by, for example, 5 rpm, and the speed setting lowering icon 6 adjacent thereto is selected.
5 is a cursor selected when the set rotational speed of the spindle motor 23 is lowered by 50 rpm. In the stitch counter-display frame 66, the number of stitches in the process of embroidering “Kou” is displayed in real time. The stitch counter-reset icon 67 is selected by the cursor K when resetting the stitch counter.
The speed indicator display frame 68 displays the set rotation speed of the spindle motor 23.

The direction selection icons 69 to 76 are icons for selecting the direction of the embroidery pattern when actually performing embroidery, and any one of them is selected. Further, the screen return icon 77 is a menu screen MD that is the act screen AD of FIG.
1 、 Selected by cursor K when returning to MD2. still,
In the display block 78, an embroidery figure according to the actual progress of the embroidery of "Kou" by the handle sewing machine 21 is displayed. The depth data embroidery icon 79 arranged below the display block 78 is the paper tape printer (PTR) 2.
It is selected by the cursor K when embroidering based on the data of the paper tape read by 7. Embroidery frame movement direction selection icon 80 on the right side of the data data embroidery icon 79
Is a key when moving the embroidery frame only in the X direction of the coordinates.
Selected by Sol K. The embroidery frame movement direction selection icon 81 is selected when moving the embroidery frame only in the Y direction of the coordinates. Further, the embroidery frame movement direction selection icon 82
Is selected when moving the embroidery frame in both X and Y directions. The right side parameter of the embroidery frame movement direction selection icon 82
The callout icon 83 is selected by the cursor K when calling up a parameter screen described later.

When the parameter calling icon 83 is selected by the cursor K on the act screen AD shown in FIG. 5, the first parameter screen PD1 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. In the first parameter screen PD1 of FIG. 6, the embroidery repeat count selection icon 91 indicates that the repeat count is 1.
91A, 91 so that you can select from 10 to 10 times
B, 91C, 91D, 91E, 91F, 91G, 91
Icons of H, 91I, and 91J are displayed. And the number of symbols 92 equal to the actual number of repetitions of embroidery
A, 92B, 92C and 92D are displayed on the lower left side. The thread breakage detection icons 93A and 93B are arbitrarily selected when the thread breakage detection function is used and when the thread breakage detection function is not used. Embroidery frame icon 9
4A and 94B are selected when advancing or retracting the embroidery frame. The loop sewing icon 95 and the chain sewing icon 96 are selected according to the loop sewing and the chain sewing. Further, the manual-auto switching icon 97 is selected at the time of switching between automatic and manual. The spindle automatic origin return icon 98A and the non-automatic origin return icon 98B are used for returning the spindle to the origin.
Or, it is selected for each when the spindle is not returned to the origin. In addition, the D-axis (needle axis) origin search icon 9
9 is selected when returning the direction of the needle to the origin. The parameter page selection icon 100 is
This is selected when changing the tape (parameter display screen). The screen change icon 101 is selected when returning from the parameter screen to the act screen.

FIG. 7 shows the second parameter screen PD2. On the second parameter screen PD2,
Jig frequency selection icons 102A, 102B, 102C
Is selected when the number of times of inching when increasing the speed of the spindle motor 23 to the set maximum speed is determined to be 1, 2, or 3 times. The forced chain selection icons 103A, 103B, 103C are selected when the number of times of chain sewing to be performed at the start and the end of sewing is determined to be 1, 2, or 3 times. The angle sensor selection icons 104A, 104B, 104C are selected when the needle drop timing and the embroidery frame movement timing are set by the offset angle of the rotation of the main shaft.
Any one of °, 0 and + 5 ° is selected. The D-axis offset angle selection icons 105A, 105B, and 105C have an offset angle of -5 ° from the origin of the needle,
Selected when deciding between 0 and + 5 °.

As described above, from the plurality of embroidery pattern images displayed on the embroidery pattern image icon 51 of the menu screen MD1 or MD2 shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the embroidery pattern image to be actually embroidered is displayed. Is selected by operating the mouse 41, an operation image necessary for embroidery is selected on the act screen AD shown in FIG. 5, and the parameter screen P shown in FIGS.
By selecting various parameters with D1 and PD2, the embroidery data required for actual embroidery is transmitted to the joint substrate 22 of the handle sewing machine 21. Then, the handle sewing machine 21 executes embroidery based on the embroidery data.

Incidentally, the above-mentioned embodiment is the handle sewing machine 21.
The control for embroidering has been described above. However, not only embroidery but also sewing can be similarly controlled by various icons and a mouse.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, an embroidery pattern,
Alternatively, the sewing image for sewing and the image showing the setting operation are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display or the CRT and the sewing machine is designated by using a pointing device such as a mouse. Since the data required for control is sent to the sewing machine drive control circuit, the operation of the setting operation parts such as the push button switch is almost eliminated, and the simplification in the selection operation of the embroidery pattern or the sewing is realized. There is an effect that the certainty in the selection operation of the embroidery pattern or the sewing can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control block diagram showing an overall control configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a menu screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of another menu screen.

FIG. 4 is a display diagram of a confirmation warning screen when the system ends.

FIG. 5 is a display diagram of an act screen.

FIG. 6 is a display diagram of a first parameter screen.

FIG. 7 is a display diagram of a second parameter screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Personal Computer 4 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 5 Floppy Disk 6 Floppy Disk 41 Mouse K Kasol CPU Microprocessor 21 Handle Sewing Machine 22 Joint Board MD1 Menu Screen MD2 Menu Screen AD Act Screen PD1 1st 1 parameter screen PD2 2nd parameter screen

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sewing image data storage means for storing a plurality of types of embroidery sewing images or sewing sewing images as sewing image data, and the embroidery sewing or sewing sewing. Setting operation image data that stores the image indicating the setting operation as the setting operation image data
Data storage means, each of the sewing image data and each of the setting operation image data to call the image of the plural kinds of embroidery sewing or the image of the sewing sewing, and the setting. Image display means for displaying an image showing an operation on the screen, and by moving the cursor on the screen while the image display means displays the respective images on the screen. , A pointing device for selecting an image showing a desired sewing image and setting operation, and data corresponding to the sewing image selected by the pointing device and the image showing the setting operation. A control device for a sewing machine, comprising: a data output means for transmitting the data to a sewing machine drive control circuit.