JPH0910452A - Sewing machine with embroidering function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform selecting and arranging work of an embroidery pattern only by indicating a place where a user want to go on a screen, by temporarily storing a desired and selected pattern, detecting the position, and calculating the coordinates of the position for arranging the pattern. CONSTITUTION: A start key 13 is depressed and an embroidery sewing mode is set by a touch panel A. After that, a group of patterns are displayed on a pattern group displaying means 5 of the touch panel A and a desired pattern is selected by depressing a pattern selecting key of a pattern selecting means 4. The selected embroidery pattern is temporarily stored in a selected pattern storing means 7. An arrangement position on the selected pattern display means 6 is detected by a pattern arrangement detecting means 9. The embroidery pattern is moved to the detected arrangement position. Further, whether another embroidery pattern is selected or not is judged. When it is not selected, whether the embroidery pattern is decided or not is judged. When it is decided, a decision key 11 is depressed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sewing machine with an embroidery function having a function of selecting an embroidery pattern which makes it extremely easy to select an embroidery pattern.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A sewing machine capable of embroidering is embroidered by driving and controlling the stitches in the X and Y directions based on given stitch data. As the sewing data, the pattern data stored in the mimory card or the like is read, the selected pattern group is displayed on the display unit of the sewing machine main body, and the operator selects the desired pattern. The operator moves the position and combination of the selected patterns by operating the JOG key. Further, in the case of combining, the respective pattern data are sequentially stored, combined and stored, and then sewn.
When moving the combined character data to the desired position on the hoop, the JO displayed on the display
I pressed the G key to move it up, down, left and right. This JOG
The built-in XY drive is controlled by key operation,
The hoop moves. The operator confirms the position of the hoop and starts sewing.

[0003]

However, in the conventional operation of the JOG key, the movement speed is slow, and the operation of the JOG key is wrong, so that the hoop is moved to the opposite position. was there.

[0004]

Therefore, as a result of intensive studies, the inventor of the present invention has found that the invention includes a pattern data storage means for storing pattern data such as a plurality of stitch data. Display data storage means for storing display data of a plurality of embroidery patterns, pattern group display means for selectively displaying the patterns stored in the display data storage means, and a desired pattern from the pattern group display means The pattern selecting means for selecting, the selected pattern storing means for temporarily storing the pattern selected by the pattern selecting means, and the arrangement position on the display unit as the selected pattern displaying means of the touch panel are pressed to place the arrangement. Embroidery including a pattern arrangement detecting means for detecting a place and an arithmetic means for calculating position coordinates for arranging the selected pattern on the pressing portion detected by the pattern arrangement detecting means. By was function sewing machine or the like, of a transparent touch panel that has been used,
The operator moves the pattern on the display screen with his / her finger, and the pattern moves. There is no need to operate the JOG key, simply by pointing to the desired position on the screen (pressing with a finger). By detecting the coordinates and setting them as the coordinate position of a character or a pattern, the position work of the pattern can be performed easily and smoothly, which solves the above problems.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embroidery sewing machine as a device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. A computer program is installed in advance in the embroidery sewing machine, and various embroidery stitches are made possible by a control device including a central processing unit (CPU) 1.

The pattern data storage means (ROM) 2 stores pattern data for embroidery stitches in the main body of the embroidery sewing machine, and an appropriate embroidery pattern can be created according to the pattern data consisting of X data and Y data. The seams are formed.

The display data storage means (ROM) 3 stores display data for displaying a plurality of embroidery patterns on the pattern group display means 5 in the main body of the embroidery sewing machine. The display data is the pattern data storage means 2
Has a paired relation with the pattern data stored in.
In this description, the pattern data storage means 2 and the display data storage means 3 are separate, but in reality, the entire ROM
Therefore, it is often configured as a data storage means. It may be stored as an external means.

The pattern selection means 4 is means for selecting an appropriate pattern from a plurality of embroidery pattern groups displayed on the pattern group display means 5 by operating the pattern selection key 4a (touch switch). A key signal is generated by the operation of the pattern selection key 4a, and an appropriate selection signal for the embroidery pattern selected through the signal conversion means is generated when the key signal is input.

The pattern group display means 5 is a means for displaying a plurality of embroidery pattern groups stored in the display data storage means 3 so that the desired embroidery pattern can be appropriately selected by the pattern selection means 4. Yes, liquid crystal display means (LCD)
It consists of. The selected pattern display means 6 is a means for displaying an appropriately selected embroidery pattern, which is also composed of liquid crystal display means (LCD).

The selected pattern storage means (RAM) 7 temporarily stores the pattern information selected by the pattern selection means 4 and is composed of a RAM. The system data storage means (ROM) 8 is configured to store system program data for controlling each control motor, which will be described later, in accordance with the above-described display for selection pattern, selection, and driving of the sewing machine.

The pattern selection means 4, the pattern group display means 5 and the selected pattern display means 6 are composed of a transparent touch panel A. The touch panel A is, for example, of an analog type and has transparent electrodes over its entire surface. Alternatively, it is composed of upper and lower glass substrates formed in stripes (see FIG. 2).
6). As a concrete circuit, as shown in FIG. 27, each of SW ₁ , SW ₂ and SW ₃ is indicated by a solid line so that the X-direction position circuit is a closed circuit and one of the electrode terminals, that is, X ₁ the constant voltage applied between X _2, the other electrode terminals, i.e., detecting an input position in the X direction incorporating divided by V ₂ becomes the output voltage (potential) via a Y _1, in turn, SW ₁ , SW ₂ and SW ₃ are closed circuits as shown in the dotted line in FIG. 27, a constant voltage is applied between _one electrode terminal, that is, between Y ₁ and Y ₂ , and the other electrode This is to detect the input position in the Y direction by taking in an output voltage (potential) V ₂ ′ divided via a terminal, that is, X ₁ . As the configuration of the touch panel A,
Although the analog type has been described, there is another digital type arranged in a matrix, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment as long as the position can be detected by pressing. The analog type is simple in construction and economical.

The selected pattern display means 6 is provided with a pattern layout detection means 9 for detecting the layout location by pressing the layout location of the selected pattern. The calculating means 10 is means for calculating the position coordinates for arranging the selected pattern on the pressing portion detected by the pattern arrangement detecting means 9. Thereby, the selected pattern display means 6
By pressing the appropriate placement location of the pattern placement detection means 9 detects the placement location, the position detected by the pattern placement detection means 9 is calculated by the calculation means 10 as position coordinates, It is configured to display the selected pattern at the location.

The enter key 11 is used for the selected pattern display means 6
The embroidery pattern is displayed at an appropriate arrangement position of, and the operation is performed when these positional relationships are finally determined. The clear key 12 is a key that is operated to return the embroidery frame E to the embroidery origin or the machine origin P (see FIG. 3). Reference numeral 13 is a start key.

Reference numerals 30 and 31 denote a needle and a work cloth in X and Y.
An X-direction control motor and a Y-direction control motor for relative movement, which are connected to the central processing unit 1 via a stepping motor drive circuit 32. By driving the X direction control motor 30 and the Y direction control motor 31,
An embroidery frame E is provided so as to be movable in the X and Y directions. The sewing machine motor 34 is provided so as to be controllable via the sewing machine motor drive circuit 33.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 2. First, the power of the embroidery sewing machine is turned on, the start key 13 is pressed, and the embroidery sewing mode is set from the touch panel A. (See S1). Next, the pattern group is displayed on the pattern group display means 5 of the touch panel A (see S2), and the desired pattern is selected from the pattern group by pressing the pattern selection key 4a of the pattern selection means 4 (see FIGS. 5 and S3). ). At this time, the selected embroidery pattern is temporarily stored in the selected pattern storage means 7. Then, the finger is moved to the desired location of the selected pattern display means 6, and the location is pressed to designate the location (see FIGS. 6 and S4). At that moment, the arrangement location of the selected pattern display means 6 is detected by the pattern arrangement detection means 9 (see S5), the embroidery pattern is moved to the detected arrangement location, and the position is embroidered. The pattern is moved and arranged (see FIG. 7 and S6). Then, it is determined whether or not another embroidery pattern is selected (see S7), and if not selected, it is not determined whether or not the embroidery pattern is confirmed (see S8). Presses the confirm key 11 to confirm the position.

In S7, when another embroidery pattern is selected, the process returns from S7 to before S2, and the operation is performed again from S2. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
After the letter C, the letter H is selected at a desired position. After the arrangement is confirmed, sewing work is performed (S9
(See S10), it is determined whether or not the sewing is finished (see S10). When the sewing is finished, the process is finished, and when the sewing is not finished, the process is returned to before S1.

In a second embodiment of the present invention, the first
The embodiment is provided with a copy function, and a copy command means 20 is provided as a special function key. With respect to the pattern once selected and arranged, by temporarily operating the copy command means 20 to temporarily store the pattern data and pressing it to another position, the same pattern as the selected pattern can be arranged. The selected pattern copying means 21 is provided in the central processing unit (CPU) 1. As a result, when the copy command means 20 is pressed, the same embroidery pattern as the initially selected embroidery pattern is re-stored in the operation, and this can be arranged at a desired position. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 11. Regarding the first selected embroidery pattern arrangement, S1 to S6:
This is the same as in the first embodiment, and it is judged whether or not the selected pattern is to be copied (see S71). When the copy is selected, the copy command means 20 is pressed (see FIG. 13).
Then, similarly to the first selection arrangement (see FIGS. 14 and 15).

In the third embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 16, the moving function is added to the first embodiment, and the position change command means 22 is provided as a special function key.
Is provided. Corresponding to the position change command means 22, the temporarily stored pattern information selected by the selected pattern storage means 7 is not arranged at the first position,
The central pattern processing unit (CPU) 1 is provided with a selected pattern coordinate position changing unit 23 that continuously stores the same pattern information and can change the position. As a result, when the position change command means 22 is pressed,
The embroidery pattern initially selected is canceled and the embroidery pattern can be arranged at a desired position. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

The operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 17. For the first selected embroidery pattern arrangement, it is necessary to determine whether to change the positions such as S1, S2. , The same as in the first embodiment, and whether or not to change the position is not determined (S
30), the position change command means 2 when moving
2 is operated and moved, the embroidery pattern portion is pressed with a finger (see FIG. 19), and the pattern data is stored (see S32). Then, the change location is designated (see FIG. 20 and S33). Until this designation, the embroidery pattern at the original position is displayed on the selected pattern display means 6 (see FIG. 20). At the designated moment, the position is detected and the embroidery pattern is moved (see FIGS. 21 and S34). As a result, the original embroidery pattern disappears and the embroidery pattern is displayed at the moved position. Then, it is not determined whether or not the moving position is to be determined (see S35), and thereafter, sewing or the like is performed as in the first embodiment.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that the pattern coordinates are provided with a left rotation function and a right rotation function. As a special function key, the rotation direction command means 24 is provided.
Is provided. Specifically, the left rotation key 24a and the right rotation key 24b are provided. The embroidery pattern selected in the selected pattern storage means 7 is arranged at a desired position, and the rotation direction command means 24 is operated to appropriately rotate the coordinate position of the embroidery pattern at the arrangement position in the commanded direction. Commanding means 25 is provided. The central processing unit (C) calculates the rotation angle according to the time when the rotation direction command means 24 is pressed.
PU) 1.

As its operation, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 23, a desired embroidery pattern is selected in S1 and S2 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and whether or not the selected embroidery pattern is rotated. Is determined (see S40), if it is to be rotated, it is further determined whether or not to rotate left (see S41), and if it is to be rotated left, the left rotation key 24a is turned on (operation). 24 and S42). Then, the rotation of the embroidery pattern is set to a desired angle (see FIG. 25 and S43). In this state, it is judged whether or not to continue further (see S47). If not continued, it is judged whether or not to select another embroidery pattern (see S48), and the position and the selection are confirmed by this. No judgment is made (see S49),
When it is desired to confirm, the confirmation key 11 is pressed and sewing is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Further, in S41 described above, when the user wants to rotate to the right, the right rotation key 24b is turned on.
, And the rotation of the embroidery pattern to a desired angle, and thereafter, it is the same as the case of the left rotation.

The touch panel A may be composed of the pattern selecting means 4, the pattern group displaying means 5, the selected pattern displaying means 6, the pattern arrangement detecting means 9 and the like (see FIG. 1). May be configured by appropriately adding copy command means 20, selected pattern copy means 21, position change command means 22, selected pattern coordinate position change means 23, rotation direction command means 24, pattern coordinate rotation command means 25, and the like ( Figure 1
0, see FIG. 16 and FIG. 22).

[0024]

According to the invention of claim 1, firstly, there is an advantage that the embroidery pattern can be easily selected. Explaining this point in detail, in the conventional operation of the JOG key, the moving speed is slow, and there is a drawback that the hoop is moved to the opposite position due to the wrong operation of the JOG key. In the present invention, the desired position of the selected pattern display means 6 is pressed to detect the coordinates, and the coordinates of the character or the pattern are set, so that the pattern can be arranged easily and smoothly. Therefore, there is the greatest advantage that the embroidery pattern can be selected and arranged extremely easily and quickly on the display unit as the selected pattern display means 6. In this way, J
It is possible to select and arrange embroidery patterns by simply pointing to the desired place on the screen without the need to operate the OG key.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, for the pattern which is selected and arranged, the temporary storage of the pattern data is continued by the operation of the copy command means 20, and the pattern data is pressed to another desired position. By doing so, the sewing machine with the embroidery function is provided with the selected pattern copying means 21 capable of arranging the same pattern as the selected pattern.
If you want to select the embroidery pattern once selected,
Copying can be easily performed only by operating the copy command means 20, the selection pattern operation can be performed easily and quickly, and the layout can be made more convenient.

Next, in the invention of claim 3, the position change command means 2 for the pattern selectively arranged in claim 1 is used.
The sewing machine with an embroidery function is provided with the selected pattern coordinate position changing means 23 that enables the position to be changed by temporarily storing the pattern data by the operation of 2 and pressing it to another position. When it is desired to change the position of the selected embroidery pattern, the embroidery pattern can be easily placed by moving the embroidery pattern at a desired position. This makes it easy to change the layout once the pattern is placed.

Further, in the invention of claim 4, with respect to the pattern selected in claim 1, the rotation direction commanding means 24 for making the pattern rotatable and the rotation direction commanding means 2
The sewing machine with the embroidery function is provided with the pattern coordinate rotation commanding means 25 for rotating the selected pattern in the direction designated by 4, so that the arranged embroidery pattern can be rotated by a desired angle. If desired, the left rotation key 24a and the right rotation key 24
By pressing b, the desired angle can be easily rotated and arranged, the selected pattern can be changed to an arbitrary angle or a predetermined angle, and the layout of the embroidery pattern (character) can be made extremely simple.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a sewing machine with an embroidery function of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the touch panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a state diagram in which an embroidery pattern is selected in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a state diagram in which the layout location of the selected embroidery pattern is designated in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a state diagram in which the embroidery pattern selected in the first embodiment of the present invention is displayed at the location.

FIG. 8 is a state diagram in which another embroidery pattern is selected in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a state diagram in which another embroidery pattern is arranged in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view in which an embroidery pattern is displayed on the touch panel of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a state diagram of operating a copy key for copying in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a state diagram in which a copied pattern is designated at a desired position in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a state diagram in which copied patterns are also arranged in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a state where the move key is operated in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a state diagram showing an embroidery pattern to be moved in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a state diagram in which a position to be moved is designated in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a state in which the apparatus is moved to a desired position and arranged in the third embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a state in which a rotary key is turned on for leftward rotation in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a state diagram showing a state of left rotation in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a configuration diagram of a touch panel of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a simplified circuit diagram used in the touch panel of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 ... Pattern selection means 5 ... Pattern group display means 6 ... Selected pattern display means 7 ... Selected pattern storage means 9 ... Pattern arrangement detection means 10 ... Calculation means 20 ... Copy command means 21 ... Selected pattern copy means 22 ... Position change command means 23 ... Selected pattern coordinate position changing means 24 ... Rotation direction command means 25 ... Pattern coordinate rotation command means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pattern data storage means for storing pattern data such as a plurality of stitch data, a display data storage means for storing display data of a plurality of embroidery patterns, and a pattern stored in the display data storage means is selected. Pattern group display means for displaying possible, pattern selection means for selecting a desired pattern from the pattern group display means, and selected pattern storage means for temporarily storing the pattern selected by the pattern selection means, By pressing an arrangement place on the display unit as a selected pattern display unit of the touch panel, the pattern arrangement detecting unit that detects the arrangement place, and the selected pattern on the pressing unit detected by the pattern arrangement detecting unit are displayed. A sewing machine with an embroidery function, characterized in that it comprises a computing means for computing position coordinates for placement. 2. The selected pattern as set forth in claim 1, wherein the temporary storage of the pattern data is continued by operating the copy command means for the selected pattern, and the pattern data is pressed to another desired position. A sewing machine with an embroidery function, characterized in that the sewing machine is provided with a selected pattern copying means capable of arranging the same pattern as the above pattern. 3. The position can be changed by temporarily storing pattern data by operating the position change commanding means and pressing the pattern to another position for the selectively arranged pattern. A sewing machine with an embroidery function, characterized in that it comprises a selection pattern coordinate position changing means. 4. The rotating direction command means for rotating the selected pattern according to claim 1, and rotating the selected pattern in a direction instructed by the rotating direction command means. A sewing machine with an embroidery function, comprising: