JPH11276739A - Information display device for sewing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow easy control during sewing machine work. SOLUTION: A liquid-crystal display 9 is provided on the front surface of a sewing machine, and when a display mode for the way of using the sewing machine is selected, an item number '1', the name of the way of use, that is, 'the way of hooking the needle thread', instructions for the way of use, a drawing that makes the instructions easier to understand, and a page number are displayed. The contents displayed can be cyclically changed, and the condition of pattern selection, preparations for a specific operation such as hole darning and, if necessary, an abnormal condition are displayed on the liquid- crystal display 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises an information memory and a display which classify and store information on sewing machine operation and sewing operation for pattern stitching, so that the information can be selectively displayed. To an information display device of a sewing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent electronically controlled zigzag sewing machines, in addition to straight stitching and zigzag stitching, button stitching, button stitching such as button stitching, triple stitching and overlock stitching, trimming stitching, letters and marks, etc. Several types of sewing such as pattern sewing are possible.

[0003] When a desired pattern is selected from the plurality of types of sewing patterns, the number of the selected pattern,
There is a type in which a name, a shape, a type of a presser foot used for sewing the pattern, and the like are displayed on a display.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-101283 discloses that when a desired stitch is selected from stitch data stored in a stitch data memory provided in a sewing machine, a pattern number corresponding to the selected stitch is provided. When a desired pattern is selected from the pattern data stored in the memory cassette as an external memory and displayed on the liquid crystal display, the shape of the pattern is displayed on the liquid crystal display. Are described.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine, information on a selected pattern,
For example, it is configured to display the name, shape, type of presser foot, etc. of the selected pattern.

However, when sewing a pattern, it is not configured to display general information on how to use a sewing machine, such as how to thread an upper thread, how to wind a lower thread, and how to attach a side cutter.

Therefore, for example, when newly arranging the upper thread from the thread spool, an operator who does not know how to hang the upper thread, especially a beginner, takes out the instruction manual each time and reads "How to hang the upper thread".
And the upper thread is sequentially threaded while reading the explanation, and there is a problem that a large amount of time is required for the upper thread threading operation.

Further, when a pattern requiring complicated work such as buttonhole buttoning or button attachment is selected and the user does not know how to sew it, the user's manual is taken out and a page explaining the desired sewing method is taken out. This requires the operation of opening the pattern, and there is a problem that a lot of time is required when sewing the pattern.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a sewing machine information display device capable of displaying general information on how to use the sewing machine on a display.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display apparatus for a sewing machine, as shown in FIG. 1, which is a general sewing machine which is one of explanation information of sewing machines classified into a plurality of types. The information on the general usage of the sewing machine is classified into a plurality of sub-classes, and each of the plurality of sub-classes includes a description of an operation procedure for the usage and a description. Including information on an image for facilitating the understanding of the sewing machine, and information information storing the sewing machine, and selecting one of a plurality of explanation information stored in the information memory, Selecting means for alternatively selecting one of the plurality of sub-classes included in the selected explanation information;
A display for displaying information belonging to the sub-class selected by the selection means in a dot pattern; and a display control device for reading out the information selected by the selection means from the information memory and outputting the information to the display. .

Therefore, in the sewing machine information display device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the information memory is the explanation information of the general usage of the sewing machine, which is one of the explanation information of the sewing machine classified into a plurality of types. The information on the general usage of the sewing machine is classified into a plurality of sub-classes, and each of the plurality of sub-classes includes a description of an operation procedure for use and a description of the description. Of the sewing machine, including information on the image of the sewing machine. The selection means alternatively selects one of a plurality of pieces of explanation information stored in the information memory and alternatively selects one of a plurality of sub-classes included in the selected explanation information. . The display displays information belonging to the sub-class selected by the selection means in a dot pattern. The display control device reads the information selected by the selection means from the information memory and outputs the information to the display. Then, a display on the general usage of the sewing machine is displayed on the display unit using the description and the image.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display device for a sewing machine.
How to hook the upper thread, wind the lower thread, pull out the lower thread, adjust the thread tension dial, replace the presser foot, replace the sewing needle, attach the side cutter, attach the ramp, sewing machine Of the sewing machine, which includes at least two or more sub-classes out of sub-classes such as a method of care and lubrication, is provided.

Therefore, in the information display device of the sewing machine according to the second aspect, the display device includes a method of hooking the upper thread, a method of winding the lower thread, a method of pulling out the lower thread, a method of adjusting the thread tension dial,
General sewing machines consisting of at least two subclasses out of subclasses such as how to replace the presser foot, how to replace the sewing needle, how to attach the side cutter, how to attach the ramp, and how to care and lubricate the sewing machine. Display about how to use.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display device for a sewing machine.
A display for setting a sewing pattern, which is explanatory information of the sewing machine, and a display for general use of the sewing machine are provided.The display includes a display for setting a sewing pattern, which is explanatory information of the sewing machine. Displays the general usage of the sewing machine.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display device for a sewing machine.
The sewing machine is provided with a display for displaying an abnormal state of the sewing machine, and the display displays an abnormal state of the sewing machine and general usage of the sewing machine.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display device for a sewing machine.
A display for setting a sewing pattern, which is explanation information of the sewing machine, provided on the sewing machine; and a display for displaying an abnormal state of the sewing machine, wherein the display is for setting a sewing pattern, which is explanation information of the sewing machine. And a display of an abnormal state of the sewing machine.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display device for a sewing machine.
A display for displaying the number of pages in the description of the usage, together with an image for facilitating the understanding of the operation procedure and the description for the usage, the display is provided for the usage. Of the operation procedure and an image for facilitating the understanding of the explanation, and a display related to the number of pages in the explanation of the usage.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine to which the present invention is applied.

A needle bar up / down driving device, a needle bar swinging device, and a balance driving device are incorporated in the arm portion 1 of the sewing machine M. The bed portion 2 is used to move up and down the feed dog for feeding the cloth. And a forward / reverse feed drive for the forward / backward movement of the feed dog are incorporated. The needle bar swing drive and the forward / reverse feed drive are controlled by a pulse motor 46 The needle bar vertical drive device, the balance drive device and the vertical feed drive device are driven by a sewing machine motor (DC motor) 48 (see FIG. 5). Reference numeral 5 denotes a needle bar, reference numeral 6 denotes a sewing needle, reference numeral 7 denotes a presser bar, and reference numeral 8 denotes a presser foot.

The arm section 1 of the sewing machine M has
A large liquid crystal display 9 composed of dots × 640 dots in width, a start / stop switch 10 for starting or stopping the sewing operation, and an upper thread capable of adjusting the thread tension of the upper thread from a strong state to a weak state. Tone dial 1
1. A lower thread winding device 12 for winding a lower thread around a lower thread bobbin 26 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper thread tension dial 11 is formed with a cutout at a substantially central position of its adjustment range, that is, at a position set for automatic thread tension, and provided with an automatic thread tension switch 33 operated by the cutout. The automatic thread tension switch 33 is connected to the upper thread tension dial 1.
By setting 1 to "automatic", an automatic mode switch signal is output when activated (ON state). Furthermore,
A thread tension adjusting volume 34 composed of a potentiometer is connected to the dial shaft 13 of the upper thread tension dial 11,
The thread tension adjusting volume 34 outputs a thread tension signal.

The machine frame 4 of the pillar 3 has pattern data (pattern information) relating to the pattern to be sewn, sewing data (sewing information) for explaining a sewing operation associated with sewing of the pattern, and general usage of the sewing machine. Menu key 1 to switch and select the usage data (usage information) sequentially
4. Increment key 15 for selecting the next item number when displaying the sewing method data or usage data, Decree key 16 for selecting the previous item number, and next key when displaying the pattern data. When the pattern data is selected or when the item data of the sewing data or the usage data is displayed and the item data is composed of a plurality of page data, the next page data is selected. 17, a speed knob 18 for changing the sewing speed from low to high, a feed adjusting knob 19 for arbitrarily adjusting the feed amount of the work cloth, and a needle swing adjusting knob 20 for adjusting the swing amount of the sewing needle 6 arbitrarily. , A pattern selection switch 21 composed of numeric keys for selecting a desired pattern is provided.

Further, the machine frame 4 of the bed portion 2 is provided with a drop feed lever 22 for holding the feed dog in a lowered state at the time of attaching buttons and for sewing, and a jack 24 for connecting a foot controller 23. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, immediately below the sliding plate 25, there is provided an inner pot 27 for accommodating a lower thread bobbin 26 made of transparent synthetic resin. An outer shuttle 28 is provided where possible.

The lower thread bobbin 2 is provided on the lower surface of the sliding plate 25.
6 is provided with a known lower thread remaining amount detecting device 30 including a plurality of light emitting elements and light receiving elements arranged in a line in the radial direction, and is provided immediately below the lower thread bobbin 26 on an inner surface of an inner shuttle 27. A reflection plate 29 for reflecting light from the light emitting element toward the light receiving element is provided. Then, the lower thread remaining amount detection device 30 outputs a lower thread remaining amount signal according to the degree of blocking emission light emitted from the light emitting element according to the remaining amount of the lower thread wound on the lower thread bobbin 26.

Next, the overall configuration of the control system of the sewing machine M will be described with reference to the block diagrams of FIGS.

The control system of the sewing machine M is a sewing machine control unit MC.
And a display control unit DC. The sewing machine control unit MC includes a control device C1 including a CPU (central processing unit), a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), and the like. The control unit DC has a CPU
52, a control device C2 including a ROM 53 to 57, a RAM 58, and the like.

The sewing machine controller MC is the same as an existing electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine, and will be described briefly. The following switches and the like are connected to the control device C1 as input signals.

A start / stop switch 10 for outputting start and stop signals, a pattern selection switch 21 for selecting a pattern, a speed control 18 for outputting a set speed signal via an A / D converter 38, and an A / D converter 39 Feed adjustment volume 19, which outputs a feed amount setting signal via
A needle swing adjusting volume 20 for outputting a needle swing amount setting signal via a / D converter 40, and a timing detected by a photo interrupter or the like when the needle bar 5 reaches a maximum position in each cycle of the needle bar vertical movement. A timing signal generator 31 for outputting a signal, a speed sensor 32 for outputting a speed signal for each rotation of the sewing machine motor 48, and a lower thread remaining amount detecting device for outputting a lower thread remaining signal via an A / D converter 41. 30, an automatic thread tension switch 33 for outputting an automatic mode signal when the upper thread tension dial 11 is set to "automatic", and a thread tension adjustment volume for outputting a thread tension adjustment signal via an A / D converter 42. 34, a presser foot switch 35 which is connected to a cloth presser lever (not shown) for driving the presser bar 7 up and down and outputs a presser bar position signal in accordance with the raising position and the lowering position of the presser bar 7; A drop feed switch 36 that is connected to the feed lever 22 and outputs a feed dog inoperative signal; a foot controller switch 37 that outputs a start and stop signal each time the foot controller 23 is pressed when the foot controller 23 is set; It is connected.

The controller C1 further includes a pulse motor driver 43 for driving a needle bar swing pulse motor 46,
A pulse motor driver 44 for driving the forward / reverse feed pulse motor 47 and a sewing machine motor driver 45 for driving the sewing machine motor 48 are connected.

In the ROM of the control device C1, data relating to the swing amount of the needle bar 5 and the feed amount and feed direction of the feed dog for each sewing operation for each of a large number of stitch patterns are previously associated with the pattern numbers. The needle bar swing pulse motor 46 and the forward / backward feed based on the stored pattern data, the selected pattern data, the feed amount setting signal from the feed adjusting volume 19 and the needle swing amount setting signal from the needle swing adjusting volume 20. A control program for controlling the pulse motor 47, the set speed signal from the speed potentiometer 18 and the speed signal from the speed sensor 32, and the operation of the start / stop switch 10 A control program for controlling driving is stored.

In the RAM of the control device C1, in addition to various memories for temporarily storing the results of the arithmetic processing by the CPU,
A foot controller flag that is set when the foot controller 23 is connected. A warning is issued when the sewing machine motor 48 does not rotate in spite of the fact that a drive signal is output to the sewing machine motor 48, or when the operator performs a wrong sewing operation. An alarm data memory or the like is provided for storing data indicating the presence / absence of data and data indicating the content of the warning in pairs.

Next, a display control unit DC for performing display control according to the present invention will be described.

The display controller DC includes an interface 49
, A control device C2, a menu key 14, an increment key 15, a decre key 16, a pattern / page key 17, and a display mechanism D, which are connected as shown.

The display mechanism D is a display controller 5
The display controller 50 receives desired display data selected by operating each of the input keys 14 to 17 from the control device C2.
At the same time that the display data is written to the display RAM, a display signal corresponding to the display data is output to the display 9.

The control device C2, as shown in FIG.
U53 and a ROM 53 connected to the CPU 52 via a data bus or the like and storing various control programs.
58, ROMs 54 and 55 storing various display data
56, a ROM 57 storing warning data.

The ROM 53 stores a control program for display control described later, a control program for controlling the display mechanism D, and a needle swing amount setting signal from the needle swing adjustment volume 20 when a pattern display mode described later is selected. And a program for converting the setting signal into a numerical value.
A program for converting the setting signal into a numerical value based on the feed amount setting signal from the thread tension adjusting signal from the thread tension dial 11, a program for displaying the adjustment state with an arrow, a bobbin thread remaining amount detecting device 13 is a program for displaying the lower thread amount based on the lower thread remaining amount signal from FIG.
FIG. 13 (a) shows a zigzag seam pattern by the broken line, FIG.
(B) Stores the shape of the straight stitch shown by the broken line, data indicating "thread tension", "lower thread amount", pattern data of the thread adjustment state, and thread thread pattern data indicating the lower thread amount. Have been.

In the ROM 54, for each of a plurality of pattern data (pattern information), the item number, the name of the stitch pattern, the shape of the stitch pattern, and the type of the presser foot to be used are displayed on one screen of the display 9 (hereinafter, referred to as a "pattern"). (Referred to as one page), each dot is stored as a numerical value of “1” or “0”. The names of the stitch patterns are listed below with item numbers.

1. Button buttoning, 2. 2. straight stitching;
3. Zigzag sewing; Chain stitch, 5. Triple sewing,
6. 6. decorative stitching; Fagoting, 8. 8. overlock stitch; Blind stitch, 10. Shell stitch, 11. 11. scalloped stitches 12. Overcast, Kandome sewing, ‥, etc.

In the ROM 55, the item number, the name of the sewing method, the description of the sewing method (character information), and the description for each of the plurality of sewing data (sewing information) of the sewing method are provided for easy understanding. Pictures (image information) and page numbers (such as 1/1 and 1/3) are classified for each item number and each dot is stored as a numerical value of "1" or "0" corresponding to one screen of the display 9. doing. When the description of the sewing method is long and includes one or more pages, the description is divided into a plurality of pages and stored. The names of sewing methods are listed below with item numbers.

1. Button buttoning, 2. 2. straight stitching;
3. Zigzag sewing; Chain stitch, 5. Triple sewing,
6. 6. decorative stitching; Fagoting, 8. 8. overlock stitch; Blind stitch, 10. Shell stitch, 11. 11. scalloped stitches 12. Overcast, Sewn, 14. Zipper,
15. Button attachment, 16. Festival sewing, 17. Male sewing machine, 18. Patchwork, 19. Such as overcasting.

In the ROM 56, for each of a plurality of usage data (usage information), an item number, a usage name, a description of the usage, a picture and a page number (1/1, 1/3) are classified by item number, and each dot is stored as a numerical value of “1” or “0” corresponding to one page of the display 9.
When the description of how to use is long and includes one or more pages, the description is divided into a plurality of pages and stored. The usage names are listed below with item numbers.

1. 1. How to thread the upper thread How to wind bobbin thread,
3. 3. How to pull out the lower thread Adjusting the thread tension dial,
5. 5. How to replace the presser foot; How to replace sewing needles,
7. 7. How to attach the side cutter, 8. How to replace the lamp; Maintenance and lubrication of sewing machines, ‥ and so on.

In the ROM 57, for each of a plurality of warning data (warning information) of warnings, the contents of the warning, a description for canceling the warning, and a picture for facilitating understanding of the description are classified according to the contents of the warning. Then, each dot is stored as a numerical value of “1” or “0” corresponding to one page of the display 9.

The contents of the warning and a description for canceling the warning are listed below.

<Motor is locked! ! > Check the cause sequentially.

• Is the sewing needle bent or broken?・ Is the thread tangled in the kettle?・ Is there garbage around the feed dog? <The sewing machine cannot be started because the presser foot is raised! ! > Lower the presser foot and then operate the start / stop switch again. <Since the feed dog is lowered, the sewing machine cannot be started! ! > • When sewing this pattern, feed the cloth with the feed dog. • Slide the drop feed lever to the right and operate the start / stop switch again.

<Using foot controller! ! > ・ Because a foot controller is used, start and stop the sewing machine with the foot controller.

Are displayed.

The RAM 58 has a pattern display mode for displaying pattern data on the display 9 by operating the menu key 14, a sewing display mode for displaying sewing data on the display 9, and a usage display mode for displaying usage data on the display 9. Are sequentially switched cyclically and display mode memory for storing the selected display mode, item number counter for indicating the item number when displaying the sewing method data or usage data, and the items of the sewing method data or usage data There are provided a display page counter for indicating a page to be displayed when data is composed of a plurality of pages, and various memories for temporarily storing a result of arithmetic processing by the CPU 52.

Next, the controller C2 of the controller DC of the sewing machine
Will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8.

When a power switch (not shown) is turned on, this control is started, and the process proceeds to step S1 (hereinafter simply referred to as S1 and other steps are similarly handled), and the pattern display mode is set in the display mode memory. Then, initial settings such as clearing the item number counter and the display page counter are executed, and the process proceeds to S2. In S2, ROM5
The data of the first item of the pattern data is displayed on the display 9 based on the pattern data of No. 4 and the data of the item number counter. In S3, the zigzag stitch shape by the broken line shown in FIG. 13A, the straight stitch shape by the broken line shown in FIG. 13B, the "thread tension", the "bobbin thread amount" and the like are read from the ROM 53. Display 9 when pattern data is read
Will be displayed.

At S4, swing width data is read based on the needle swing amount setting signal from the needle swing adjusting volume 20, and feed pitch amount data is read based on the feed amount setting signal from the feed adjusting volume 19. , Thread tension dial 11
The thread tension data is read based on the thread tension adjustment signal from the controller, and the lower thread amount data is read based on the lower thread remaining signal from the lower thread remaining detector 30. At S5, the data is read at a predetermined display position on the display 9 based on the data just read. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the item number “1”, the name of the stitch pattern “button hole buttoning”, the shape of the stitch pattern, the type of presser foot to be used are displayed on the display 9, and the swing width , The feed pitch value “3”, the thread tension adjustment state (the position indicated by the arrow), and the lower thread amount are respectively displayed at predetermined display positions on the display 9.
When the upper thread tension dial 11 is set to "automatic", "AUTO" is displayed as the thread tension state by the automatic mode signal from the automatic thread tension switch 33.

Here, when the pattern / page key 17 is operated to display the next stitch pattern, the operation performed in S6 is No in the determination as to whether or not the menu key 14 is selected, and the next step S7 is Yes. And the process moves to S8.

In S8, it is determined whether or not the mode is the pattern display mode based on the data in the display mode memory. If the mode is the pattern display mode, the process proceeds to S9. In S9, the data of the item number counter is incremented, and in S10, the pattern data corresponding to the item specified by the item number counter is displayed, and the process proceeds to S11.

At S11, the data in the alarm data memory of the RAM of the control device C1 is searched. Then, in the next S12, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to display a warning based on the data indicating the presence or absence of the warning in the alarm data memory. When the display of the warning is not necessary, the process proceeds to S13. It is determined whether the mode is the mode or not. When the mode is the pattern display mode, the process proceeds to S14. S14 and S
Reference numeral 15 is the same as S4 and S5. When the swing width or the feed pitch is changed, the latest setting state after the change is displayed on the display 9, and the process returns to S6. still,
When No is determined in S13, the process returns to S6.

Next, when the menu key 14 is operated to display the sewing data, it is determined to be Yes in S6 and the process proceeds to S16.

At S16, the item number counter and the display page counter are cleared. In S17, the next display mode is set based on the data in the display mode memory. That is, the next sewing display mode is set in the pattern display mode, the next usage mode is set in the sewing display mode, and the next pattern display mode is set in the usage display mode.

In S18, it is determined whether or not the mode is the pattern display mode. If No, the process proceeds to S19, and based on the sewing data in the ROM 55 or the usage data in the ROM 56,
The data of the first page of the first item of the sewing method data or the usage data corresponding to the currently selected display mode (the sewing display mode or the usage display mode) is displayed, and S11 to S15 are executed. Return. For example, when the sewing display mode is selected, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0, an item number "1", a name of a sewing method "buttonhole", a description of the sewing method, a picture and a page number for easy understanding of the description are displayed. When the usage display mode is selected, as shown in FIG. 11, the item number "1", the name of the usage "how to hook the upper thread", the description of the usage, and the description for making the description easy to understand. The picture and page number are displayed.

When the sewing key display mode or the usage display mode is selected and the incremental ski 15 is operated to display the data of the next item, S
After 6 through S7, it is determined as Yes in S20, and the process proceeds to S21.

In S21, it is determined whether or not the display mode is the pattern display mode, and when the sewing display mode or the usage display mode is selected, the process proceeds to S22. In S22, the item number counter is incremented, and in S23, the display page counter is cleared. In S24, the data of the first page of the item data indicated by the item number counter of the sewing method data or the usage data corresponding to the currently selected display mode (sewing method display mode or usage display mode) is displayed. S15 is executed, and the process returns to S6. For example, when "1. buttonhole buttoning" is displayed when the sewing mode display mode is selected, the next "2. linear sewing" is displayed, and when "2. linear sewing" is displayed. The next "3. Zigzag sewing" is displayed, and thereafter, the item number, the name of the sewing method, and the like are displayed in the same manner. When "1. How to thread upper thread" is displayed when the usage display mode is selected, the next "2. How to wind lower thread" is displayed, and "2.
When "How to wind the lower thread" is displayed, the next "3. How to pull out the lower thread" is displayed, and thereafter, the item number, the name of the usage, and the like are displayed in the same manner.

When the sewing mode display mode or the usage mode is selected, when the Decree key 16 is operated to display the data of the immediately preceding item,
After S6 to S7 and S20, the determination in S25 is Yes, and the process proceeds to S26.

In S26, it is determined whether or not the display mode is the pattern display mode. If the sewing mode display mode or the usage display mode is selected, the process proceeds to S27. In S27, the item number counter is decremented, and the process shifts to S23, and returns to S6 through S23 to S24 and S11 to S15. That is, the first page of the previous item data is displayed in the reverse order of the operation when the incremental ski 15 is operated.
When it is determined Yes in S21 or S26, the process proceeds to S11.

If the displayed item data is composed of a plurality of pages when the sewing display mode or the usage display mode is selected, a pattern / display is used to display the page data of the next page. When the page key 17 has been operated, the determination at S7 is Yes through S6, and the process proceeds to S8. In S8, No is determined, and the routine goes to S28. In S28, it is determined whether or not there is next page data based on the data of the display page counter. When there is next page data, the process proceeds to S29. S2
At 9, the display page counter is incremented and S
At 30, the page data indicated by the display page counter is displayed, and the routine goes to S11.

When the menu key 14 is operated, S6
Is determined to be Yes, and when the pattern display mode is selected in the display mode memory in S16 to S17,
At 18, the determination is Yes, and the process shifts to S31. S
Steps S31 to S34 are routines for displaying the latest swing width, feed pitch, and the like, and are the same as steps S2 to S5, and a description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the sewing machine motor 4 is controlled by the controller C1.
8 or other control is being performed, for example, by operating the start / stop switch 10,
When the sewing machine motor 48 is not driven to rotate in spite of the drive of the controller, the controller C1 locks the sewing machine motor 48 based on the timing signal from the timing signal generator 31 and the speed signal from the speed sensor 32. It is determined that the warning has been made, and data indicating the presence or absence of a warning and data indicating the content of the warning are written to the alarm data memory. At this time, in S12, the determination is Yes, and the process shifts to S35.

In S35, data indicating the contents of a warning in the alarm data memory is read. In S36, the display screen is switched, and the display data of the warning content corresponding to the data indicating the warning content is displayed on the display 9 based on the warning data in the ROM 57. In S37, it is determined whether or not the warning has been released. If not, S3
7 is repeated. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the content of the warning "The motor is locked!" And a description for canceling the warning are displayed. Then, the operator removes the cause of the motor locked based on the description,
When the start / stop switch 10 is operated again, the control device C1 clears the data instructing the warning from the alarm data memory.
It is determined Yes at 7 and the process moves to S38. In S38, based on the data of the display mode of the display mode memory, the item number counter, and the counter of the display page, the data displayed immediately before displaying the content of the warning is displayed.
Move to 3.

Further, display examples of other warning contents regarding S12 and S35 to S36 will be described.

When the sewing machine motor 48 is driven by operating the start / stop switch 10 with the presser foot 8 raised, the control device C1 receives the needle bar position signal from the presser fit switch 35 and the start / stop signal. By writing the data indicating the warning state and the data indicating the warning content into the alarm data memory based on the start / stop signal from the switch 10, the content of the warning "The sewing machine can be started because the presser foot is raised. not!
! And an explanatory note for canceling the warning are displayed.

When the start / stop switch 10 is operated by selecting a pattern accompanied by cloth feeding with the feed dog lowered, the control device C1 receives the feed dog inactive signal from the drop feed switch 36 and the start / stop switch. Based on the start / stop signal from the start / stop switch 10, the data indicating the warning state and the data indicating the warning content are written in the alarm data memory, so that the content of the warning “The sewing machine is lowered because the feed dog is lowered. Cannot be started! "And an explanatory note for canceling the warning are displayed.

As described above, the data relating to the pattern, the data relating to the sewing method, or the general instruction data relating to the use of the sewing machine are stored in the keys 14-1.
Since the selection is made by the seven operations and displayed on the display 9, the operability and work efficiency of the sewing machine are improved.

[0072]

According to the information display apparatus of the sewing machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, as described above, the general instruction information on the usage of the sewing machine is displayed on the display by the selection of the information by the selection means. This eliminates the need to retrieve and use the user's manual every time for information on how to use the sewing machine, thereby improving the operability and work efficiency of the sewing machine.

In the information display device for a sewing machine according to the second aspect, the method of hooking the upper thread, the method of winding the lower thread, the method of pulling out the lower thread, the method of adjusting the thread tension dial, the method of replacing the presser foot, the sewing needle, Information on how to replace the sewing machine, how to install the side cutter, how to install the lamp, how to care for and lubricate the sewing machine, etc. is displayed on the display unit. Since it is not necessary to take out the book and search, the operability and work efficiency of the sewing machine are improved.

According to the information display device for a sewing machine according to the third aspect, a display for setting a sewing pattern, which is explanatory information of the sewing machine, and a display for general use of the sewing machine are displayed on a common display. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified as compared with the case where the display is separately provided.

According to the sewing machine information display device of the present invention, the display of the abnormal state of the sewing machine and the general use of the sewing machine are displayed on a common display. The configuration can be simplified as compared with the case of FIG.

According to the sewing machine information display device of the present invention, a display for setting a sewing pattern, which is explanatory information of the sewing machine, a display of an abnormal state of the sewing machine, and a display of a general use of the sewing machine. Are displayed on a common display, so that the configuration can be simplified as compared with the case where an individual display is provided.

According to the information display device of the sewing machine according to the sixth aspect, the explanation of the operation procedure for the use and the image for facilitating the understanding of the explanation are provided together with the number of pages in the explanation of the use. Since the related display is performed, even if the screen for explaining how to use is divided into a plurality of pages, the contents can be accurately grasped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration for outputting a thread tension signal set by the thread tension dial according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a main part of a horizontal shuttle and a lower thread bobbin according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of the sewing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a display control device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a display control routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a display control routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of pattern data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of sewing method data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of usage data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of warning data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing seams on a display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 M sewing machine 9 liquid crystal display 14 menu key 15 incremental key 16 decre key 17 pattern / page key 52 CPU 53 to 57 ROM D display mechanism C2 control device

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises an information memory and a display which classify and store information on sewing machine operation and sewing operation for pattern stitching, so that the information can be selectively displayed. To an information display device of a sewing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent electronically controlled zigzag sewing machines, in addition to straight stitching and zigzag stitching, button stitching, button stitching such as button stitching, triple stitching and overlock stitching, trimming stitching, letters and marks, etc. Several types of sewing such as pattern sewing are possible.

[0003] When a desired pattern is selected from the plurality of types of sewing patterns, the number of the selected pattern,
There is a type in which a name, a shape, a type of a presser foot used for sewing the pattern, and the like are displayed on a display.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-101283 discloses that when a desired stitch is selected from stitch data stored in a stitch data memory provided in a sewing machine, a pattern number corresponding to the selected stitch is provided. When a desired pattern is selected from the pattern data stored in the memory cassette as an external memory and displayed on the liquid crystal display, the shape of the pattern is displayed on the liquid crystal display. Are described.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine, information on a selected pattern,
For example, it is configured to display the name, shape, type of presser foot, etc. of the selected pattern.

However, when sewing a pattern, it is not configured to display general information on how to use a sewing machine, such as how to thread an upper thread, how to wind a lower thread, and how to attach a side cutter.

Therefore, for example, when newly arranging the upper thread from the thread spool, an operator who does not know how to hang the upper thread, especially a beginner, takes out the instruction manual each time and reads "How to hang the upper thread".
And the upper thread is sequentially threaded while reading the explanation, and there is a problem that a large amount of time is required for the upper thread threading operation.

Further, when a pattern requiring complicated work such as buttonhole buttoning or button attachment is selected and the user does not know how to sew it, the user's manual is taken out and a page explaining the desired sewing method is taken out. This requires the operation of opening the pattern, and there is a problem that a lot of time is required when sewing the pattern.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a sewing machine information display device capable of displaying general information on how to use the sewing machine on a display.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display apparatus for a sewing machine, wherein explanation information on the sewing machine is stored.
An information memory, a display for displaying information, and a sewing machine
Display to read explanation information from information memory and output to display
A control device.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine to which the present invention is applied.

A needle bar vertical driving device, a needle bar swinging device and a balance driving device are incorporated in the arm portion 1 of the sewing machine M, and the bed portion 2 is used for vertically moving a feed dog for fabric feeding. And a forward / reverse feed drive for the forward / backward movement of the feed dog are incorporated. The needle bar swing drive and the forward / reverse feed drive are controlled by a pulse motor 46 The needle bar vertical drive device, the balance drive device and the vertical feed drive device are driven by a sewing machine motor (DC motor) 48 (see FIG. 5). Reference numeral 5 denotes a needle bar, reference numeral 6 denotes a sewing needle, reference numeral 7 denotes a presser bar, and reference numeral 8 denotes a presser foot.

The arm 1 of the sewing machine M has
A large liquid crystal display 9 composed of dots × 640 dots in width, a start / stop switch 10 for starting or stopping the sewing operation, and an upper thread capable of adjusting the thread tension of the upper thread from a strong state to a weak state. Tone dial 1
1. A lower thread winding device 12 for winding a lower thread around a lower thread bobbin 26 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper thread tension dial 11 is formed with a cutout at a substantially central position of its adjustment range, that is, at a position set for automatic thread tension, and provided with an automatic thread tension switch 33 operated by the cutout. The automatic thread tension switch 33 is connected to the upper thread tension dial 1.
By setting 1 to "automatic", an automatic mode switch signal is output when activated (ON state). Furthermore,
A thread tension adjusting volume 34 composed of a potentiometer is connected to the dial shaft 13 of the upper thread tension dial 11,
The thread tension adjusting volume 34 outputs a thread tension signal.

The machine frame 4 of the pillar 3 has pattern data (pattern information) relating to a pattern to be sewn, sewing data (sewing information) for explaining a sewing operation associated with the sewing of the pattern, and general usage of the sewing machine. Menu key 1 to switch and select the usage data (usage information) sequentially
4. Increment key 15 for selecting the next item number when displaying the sewing method data or usage data, Decree key 16 for selecting the previous item number, and next key when displaying the pattern data. When the pattern data is selected or when the item data of the sewing data or the usage data is displayed and the item data is composed of a plurality of page data, the next page data is selected. 17, a speed knob 18 for changing the sewing speed from low to high, a feed adjusting knob 19 for arbitrarily adjusting the feed amount of the work cloth, and a needle swing adjusting knob 20 for adjusting the swing amount of the sewing needle 6 arbitrarily. , A pattern selection switch 21 composed of numeric keys for selecting a desired pattern is provided.

Further, the machine frame 4 of the bed section 2 is provided with a drop feed lever 22 for holding the feed dog in a lowered state at the time of button attachment, sewing, and the like, and a jack 24 for connecting a foot controller 23. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, an inner pot 27 for accommodating a lower thread bobbin 26 made of transparent synthetic resin is provided immediately below the slide plate 25, and the inner pot 27 is rotated around the inner pot 27. An outer shuttle 28 is provided where possible.

The lower thread bobbin 2 is provided on the lower surface of the sliding plate 25.
6 is provided with a known lower thread remaining amount detecting device 30 including a plurality of light emitting elements and light receiving elements arranged in a line in the radial direction, and is provided immediately below the lower thread bobbin 26 on an inner surface of an inner shuttle 27. A reflection plate 29 for reflecting light from the light emitting element toward the light receiving element is provided. Then, the lower thread remaining amount detection device 30 outputs a lower thread remaining amount signal according to the degree of blocking emission light emitted from the light emitting element according to the remaining amount of the lower thread wound on the lower thread bobbin 26.

Next, the overall configuration of the control system of the sewing machine M will be described with reference to the block diagrams of FIGS.

The control system of the sewing machine M is a sewing machine control unit MC.
And a display control unit DC. The sewing machine control unit MC includes a control device C1 including a CPU (central processing unit), a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), and the like. The control unit DC has a CPU
52, a control device C2 including a ROM 53 to 57, a RAM 58, and the like.

The sewing machine controller MC is the same as an existing electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine, and will be described briefly. The following switches and the like are connected to the control device C1 as input signals.

A start / stop switch 10 for outputting start and stop signals, a pattern selection switch 21 for selecting a pattern, a speed volume 18 for outputting a set speed signal via an A / D converter 38, and an A / D converter 39 Feed adjustment volume 19, which outputs a feed amount setting signal via
A needle swing adjusting volume 20 for outputting a needle swing amount setting signal via a / D converter 40, and a timing detected by a photo interrupter or the like when the needle bar 5 reaches a maximum position in each cycle of the needle bar vertical movement. A timing signal generator 31 for outputting a signal, a speed sensor 32 for outputting a speed signal for each rotation of the sewing machine motor 48, and a lower thread remaining amount detecting device for outputting a lower thread remaining signal via an A / D converter 41. 30, an automatic thread tension switch 33 for outputting an automatic mode signal when the upper thread tension dial 11 is set to "automatic", and a thread tension adjustment volume for outputting a thread tension adjustment signal via an A / D converter 42. 34, a presser foot switch 35 which is connected to a cloth presser lever (not shown) for driving the presser bar 7 up and down and outputs a presser bar position signal in accordance with the raising position and the lowering position of the presser bar 7; A drop feed switch 36 that is connected to the feed lever 22 and outputs a feed dog inoperative signal; a foot controller switch 37 that outputs a start and stop signal each time the foot controller 23 is pressed when the foot controller 23 is set; It is connected.

Further, the control device C1 includes a pulse motor driver 43 for driving a needle bar swing pulse motor 46,
A pulse motor driver 44 for driving the forward / reverse feed pulse motor 47 and a sewing machine motor driver 45 for driving the sewing machine motor 48 are connected.

In the ROM of the control device C1, data relating to the swing amount of the needle bar 5 and the feed amount and feed direction of the feed dog for each sewing operation for each of a large number of stitch patterns are previously associated with the pattern numbers. Based on the stored pattern data, the selected pattern data, the feed amount setting signal from the feed adjusting volume 19, and the needle swing amount setting signal from the needle swing adjusting volume 20, the needle bar swing pulse motor 46 and the forward / backward feed are performed. A control program for controlling the pulse motor 47, the set speed signal from the speed potentiometer 18 and the speed signal from the speed sensor 32, and the operation of the start / stop switch 10 A control program for controlling driving is stored.

In the RAM of the control device C1, in addition to various memories for temporarily storing the result of the arithmetic processing by the CPU,
A foot controller flag that is set when the foot controller 23 is connected. A warning is issued when the sewing machine motor 48 does not rotate in spite of the fact that a drive signal is output to the sewing machine motor 48, or when the operator performs a wrong sewing operation. An alarm data memory or the like is provided for storing data indicating the presence / absence of data and data indicating the content of the warning in pairs.

Next, the display control unit DC for performing display control according to the present invention will be described.

The display controller DC includes an interface 49
, A control device C2, a menu key 14, an increment key 15, a decre key 16, a pattern / page key 17, and a display mechanism D, which are connected as shown.

The display mechanism D is a display controller 5
The display controller 50 receives desired display data selected by operating each of the input keys 14 to 17 from the control device C2.
At the same time that the display data is written to the display RAM, a display signal corresponding to the display data is output to the display 9.

The control device C2, as shown in FIG.
U53 and a ROM 53 connected to the CPU 52 via a data bus or the like and storing various control programs.
58, ROMs 54 and 55 storing various display data
56, a ROM 57 storing warning data.

The ROM 53 stores a control program for display control described later, a control program for controlling the display mechanism D, and a needle swing amount setting signal from the needle swing adjustment volume 20 when a pattern display mode described later is selected. And a program for converting the setting signal into a numerical value.
A program for converting the setting signal into a numerical value based on the feed amount setting signal from the thread tension adjusting signal from the thread tension dial 11, a program for displaying the adjustment state with an arrow, a bobbin thread remaining amount detecting device 13 is a program for displaying the lower thread amount based on the lower thread remaining amount signal from FIG.
FIG. 13 (a) shows a zigzag seam pattern by the broken line, FIG.
(B) Stores the shape of the straight stitch shown by the broken line, data indicating "thread tension", "lower thread amount", pattern data of the thread adjustment state, and thread thread pattern data indicating the lower thread amount. Have been.

In the ROM 54, for each of a plurality of pattern data (pattern information), the item number, the name of the stitch pattern, the shape of the stitch pattern, and the type of the presser foot to be used are displayed on one screen of the display 9 (hereinafter, referred to as a "display"). (Referred to as one page), each dot is stored as a numerical value of “1” or “0”. The names of the stitch patterns are listed below with item numbers.

1. Button buttoning, 2. 2. straight stitching;
3. Zigzag sewing; Chain stitch, 5. Triple sewing,
6. 6. decorative stitching; Fagoting, 8. 8. overlock stitch; Blind stitch, 10. Shell stitch, 11. 11. scalloped stitches 12. Overcast, Kandome sewing, ‥, etc.

In the ROM 55, the item number, the name of the sewing method, the description of the sewing method (character information), and the description for each of the plurality of sewing data (sewing information) of the sewing method can be easily understood. Pictures (image information) and page numbers (such as 1/1 and 1/3) are classified for each item number and each dot is stored as a numerical value of "1" or "0" corresponding to one screen of the display 9. doing. When the description of the sewing method is long and includes one or more pages, the description is divided into a plurality of pages and stored. The names of sewing methods are listed below with item numbers.

1. Button buttoning, 2. 2. straight stitching;
3. Zigzag sewing; Chain stitch, 5. Triple sewing,
6. 6. decorative stitching; Fagoting, 8. 8. overlock stitch; Blind stitch, 10. Shell stitch, 11. 11. scalloped stitches 12. Overcast, Sewn, 14. Zipper,
15. Button attachment, 16. Festival sewing, 17. Male sewing machine, 18. Patchwork, 19. Such as overcasting.

In the ROM 56, for each of a plurality of usage data (usage information), an item number, a usage name, a description of the usage, a picture and a page number (1/1, 1/3) are classified for each item number, and each dot is stored as a numerical value of “1” or “0” corresponding to one page of the display 9.
When the description of how to use is long and includes one or more pages, the description is divided into a plurality of pages and stored. The usage names are listed below with item numbers.

1. 1. How to thread the upper thread How to wind bobbin thread,
3. 3. How to pull out the lower thread Adjusting the thread tension dial,
5. 5. How to replace the presser foot; How to replace sewing needles,
7. 7. How to attach the side cutter, 8. How to replace the lamp; Maintenance and lubrication of sewing machines, ‥ and so on.

In the ROM 57, for each of a plurality of warning data (warning information) of warnings, the contents of the warning, a description for canceling the warning, and a picture for making the description easy to understand are classified according to the contents of the warning. Then, each dot is stored as a numerical value of “1” or “0” corresponding to one page of the display 9.

The contents of the warning and a description for canceling the warning are listed below.

<Motor is locked! ! > Check the cause sequentially.

・ Is the sewing needle bent or broken?・ Is the thread tangled in the kettle?・ Is there garbage around the feed dog? <The sewing machine cannot be started because the presser foot is raised! ! > Lower the presser foot and then operate the start / stop switch again. <Since the feed dog is lowered, the sewing machine cannot be started! ! > • When sewing this pattern, feed the cloth with the feed dog. • Slide the drop feed lever to the right and operate the start / stop switch again.

<Using foot controller! ! > ・ Because a foot controller is used, start and stop the sewing machine with the foot controller.

Are displayed.

The RAM 58 has a pattern display mode for displaying pattern data on the display 9 by operating the menu key 14, a sewing display mode for displaying sewing data on the display 9, and a usage display mode for displaying usage data on the display 9. Are sequentially switched cyclically and display mode memory for storing the selected display mode, item number counter for indicating the item number when displaying the sewing method data or usage data, and the items of the sewing method data or usage data There are provided a display page counter for indicating a page to be displayed when data is composed of a plurality of pages, and various memories for temporarily storing a result of arithmetic processing by the CPU 52.

Next, the controller C2 of the controller DC of the sewing machine
Will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8.

When a power switch (not shown) is turned on, this control is started, and the process proceeds to step S1 (hereinafter simply referred to as S1 and other steps are similarly handled), and the pattern display mode is set in the display mode memory. Then, initial settings such as clearing the item number counter and the display page counter are executed, and the process proceeds to S2. In S2, ROM5
The data of the first item of the pattern data is displayed on the display 9 based on the pattern data of No. 4 and the data of the item number counter. In S3, the zigzag stitch shape by the broken line shown in FIG. 13A, the straight stitch shape by the broken line shown in FIG. 13B, the "thread tension", the "bobbin thread amount" and the like are read from the ROM 53. Display 9 when pattern data is read
Will be displayed.

At S4, swing width data is read based on the needle swing amount setting signal from the needle swing adjusting volume 20, and feed pitch amount data is read based on the feed amount setting signal from the feed adjusting volume 19. , Thread tension dial 11
The thread tension data is read based on the thread tension adjustment signal from the controller, and the lower thread amount data is read based on the lower thread remaining signal from the lower thread remaining detector 30. At S5, the data is read at a predetermined display position on the display 9 based on the data just read. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the item number “1”, the name of the stitch pattern “button hole buttoning”, the shape of the stitch pattern, the type of presser foot to be used are displayed on the display 9, and the swing width , The feed pitch value “3”, the thread tension adjustment state (the position indicated by the arrow), and the lower thread amount are respectively displayed at predetermined display positions on the display 9.
When the upper thread tension dial 11 is set to "automatic", "AUTO" is displayed as the thread tension state by the automatic mode signal from the automatic thread tension switch 33.

Here, when the pattern / page key 17 is operated to display the next stitch pattern, the operation performed in S6 is No in the determination as to whether or not the menu key 14 is selected, and the next Yes in S7 And the process moves to S8.

In S8, it is determined whether or not the mode is the pattern display mode based on the data in the display mode memory. If the mode is the pattern display mode, the process proceeds to S9. In S9, the data of the item number counter is incremented, and in S10, the pattern data corresponding to the item specified by the item number counter is displayed, and the process proceeds to S11.

At S11, the data in the alarm data memory of the RAM of the control device C1 is searched. Then, in the next S12, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to display a warning based on the data indicating the presence or absence of the warning in the alarm data memory. When the display of the warning is not necessary, the process proceeds to S13. It is determined whether the mode is the mode or not. When the mode is the pattern display mode, the process proceeds to S14. S14 and S
Reference numeral 15 is the same as S4 and S5. When the swing width or the feed pitch is changed, the latest setting state after the change is displayed on the display 9, and the process returns to S6. still,
When No is determined in S13, the process returns to S6.

Next, when the menu key 14 is operated to display the sewing data, it is determined to be Yes in S6 and the process proceeds to S16.

In S16, the item number counter and the display page counter are cleared. In S17, the next display mode is set based on the data in the display mode memory. That is, the next sewing display mode is set in the pattern display mode, the next usage mode is set in the sewing display mode, and the next pattern display mode is set in the usage display mode.

In S18, it is determined whether or not the mode is the pattern display mode. If the result is No, the process proceeds to S19, and based on the sewing data in the ROM 55 or the usage data in the ROM 56,
The data of the first page of the first item of the sewing method data or the usage data corresponding to the currently selected display mode (the sewing display mode or the usage display mode) is displayed, and S11 to S15 are executed. Return. For example, when the sewing display mode is selected, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0, an item number "1", a name of a sewing method "buttonhole", a description of the sewing method, a picture and a page number for easy understanding of the description are displayed. When the usage display mode is selected, as shown in FIG. 11, the item number "1", the name of the usage "how to hook the upper thread", the description of the usage, and the description for making the description easy to understand. The picture and page number are displayed.

When the sewing key display mode or the usage display mode is selected and the incremental ski 15 is operated to display the data of the next item, S
After 6 through S7, it is determined as Yes in S20, and the process proceeds to S21.

In S21, it is determined whether or not the display mode is the pattern display mode. When the sewing display mode or the usage display mode is selected, the process proceeds to S22. In S22, the item number counter is incremented, and in S23, the display page counter is cleared. In S24, the data of the first page of the item data indicated by the item number counter of the sewing method data or the usage data corresponding to the currently selected display mode (sewing method display mode or usage display mode) is displayed. S15 is executed, and the process returns to S6. For example, when "1. buttonhole buttoning" is displayed when the sewing mode display mode is selected, the next "2. linear sewing" is displayed, and when "2. linear sewing" is displayed. The next "3. Zigzag sewing" is displayed, and thereafter, the item number, the name of the sewing method, and the like are displayed in the same manner. When "1. How to thread upper thread" is displayed when the usage display mode is selected, the next "2. How to wind lower thread" is displayed, and "2.
When "How to wind the lower thread" is displayed, the next "3. How to pull out the lower thread" is displayed, and thereafter, the item number, the name of the usage, and the like are displayed in the same manner.

When the sewing mode display mode or the usage mode is selected, when the Decree key 16 is operated to display the data of the immediately preceding item,
After S6 to S7 and S20, the determination in S25 is Yes, and the process proceeds to S26.

In S26, it is determined whether or not the display mode is the pattern display mode. When the sewing display mode or the usage display mode is selected, the process proceeds to S27. In S27, the item number counter is decremented, and the process shifts to S23, and returns to S6 through S23 to S24 and S11 to S15. That is, the first page of the previous item data is displayed in the reverse order of the operation when the incremental ski 15 is operated.
When it is determined Yes in S21 or S26, the process proceeds to S11.

If the displayed item data is composed of a plurality of pages when the sewing display mode or the usage display mode is selected, a pattern / display is used to display the page data of the next page. When the page key 17 has been operated, the determination at S7 is Yes through S6, and the process proceeds to S8. In S8, No is determined, and the routine goes to S28. In S28, it is determined whether or not there is next page data based on the data of the display page counter. When there is next page data, the process proceeds to S29. S2
At 9, the display page counter is incremented and S
At 30, the page data indicated by the display page counter is displayed, and the routine goes to S11.

When the menu key 14 is operated, S6
Is determined to be Yes, and when the pattern display mode is selected in the display mode memory in S16 to S17,
At 18, the determination is Yes, and the process shifts to S31. S
Steps S31 to S34 are routines for displaying the latest swing width, feed pitch, and the like, and are the same as steps S2 to S5, and a description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the sewing machine motor 4 is controlled by the controller C1.
8 or other control is being performed, for example, by operating the start / stop switch 10,
When the sewing machine motor 48 is not driven to rotate in spite of the drive of the controller, the controller C1 locks the sewing machine motor 48 based on the timing signal from the timing signal generator 31 and the speed signal from the speed sensor 32. It is determined that the warning has been made, and data indicating the presence or absence of a warning and data indicating the content of the warning are written to the alarm data memory. At this time, in S12, the determination is Yes, and the process shifts to S35.

At S35, data indicating the contents of a warning in the alarm data memory is read. In S36, the display screen is switched, and the display data of the warning content corresponding to the data indicating the warning content is displayed on the display 9 based on the warning data in the ROM 57. In S37, it is determined whether or not the warning has been released. If not, S3
7 is repeated. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the content of the warning "The motor is locked!" And a description for canceling the warning are displayed. Then, the operator removes the cause of the motor locked based on the description,
When the start / stop switch 10 is operated again, the control device C1 clears the data instructing the warning from the alarm data memory.
It is determined Yes at 7 and the process moves to S38. In S38, based on the data of the display mode of the display mode memory, the item number counter, and the counter of the display page, the data displayed immediately before displaying the content of the warning is displayed.
Move to 3.

Further, display examples of other warning contents with respect to S12 and S35 to S36 will be described.

When the sewing machine motor 48 is driven by operating the start / stop switch 10 with the presser foot 8 raised, the control device C1 receives the needle bar position signal from the presser fit switch 35 and the start / stop signal. By writing the data indicating the warning state and the data indicating the warning content into the alarm data memory based on the start / stop signal from the switch 10, the content of the warning "The sewing machine can be started because the presser foot is raised. not!
! And an explanatory note for canceling the warning are displayed.

When the start / stop switch 10 is operated by selecting a pattern accompanied by cloth feeding with the feed dog lowered, the control device C1 receives the feed dog inactive signal from the drop feed switch 36 and Based on the start / stop signal from the start / stop switch 10, the data indicating the warning state and the data indicating the warning content are written in the alarm data memory, so that the content of the warning “The sewing machine is lowered because the feed dog is lowered. Cannot be started! "And an explanatory note for canceling the warning are displayed.

As described above, the data relating to the pattern, the data relating to the sewing method, or the general instruction data relating to the use of the sewing machine are stored in the keys 14-1.
Since the selection is made by the seven operations and displayed on the display 9, the operability and work efficiency of the sewing machine are improved.

[0065]

According to the information display device for a sewing machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, as described above, the description of the sewing machine is provided.
Since the information is displayed on the display, it is not necessary to retrieve and use the instruction manual every time for information on how to use the sewing machine, so that the operability and work efficiency of the sewing machine are improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration for outputting a thread tension signal set by the thread tension dial according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a main part of a horizontal shuttle and a lower thread bobbin according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of the sewing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a display control device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a display control routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a display control routine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of pattern data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of sewing method data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of usage data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of warning data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing seams on a display according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] M Sewing Machine 9 Liquid Crystal Display 14 Menu Key 15 Increase Key 16 Decrease Key 17 Pattern / Page Key 52 CPU 53-57 ROM D Display Mechanism C2 Controller

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Description of general usage information of a sewing machine, which is one of the description information of a sewing machine classified into a plurality of types, and the description information of the general usage of the sewing machine is classified into a plurality of sub-classes. In each of the plurality of sub-classes, there is an information memory in which the explanation information of the sewing machine including the explanation of the operation procedure for the usage and the image for facilitating the understanding of the explanation is stored. Selecting means for alternatively selecting one of a plurality of pieces of explanation information stored in the information memory and selectively selecting one of a plurality of sub-classes included in the selected piece of explanation information; A display for displaying information belonging to the sub-class selected by the selection means in a dot pattern;
A display control device for reading out the information selected by the selection means from the information memory and outputting the information to a display, wherein the display displays the general usage of the sewing machine by the explanation and the image. Sewing machine information display device. 2. The display according to claim 1, further comprising: a method of hooking an upper thread, a method of winding a lower thread, a method of pulling out a lower thread, a method of adjusting a thread tension dial, a method of replacing a presser foot, a method of replacing sewing needles, a side cutter. 2. A display is provided for general use of a sewing machine, which comprises at least two or more sub-classes among sub-classes such as a method of mounting a lamp, a method of mounting a lamp, and a method of care and lubrication of the sewing machine. Display device of the described sewing machine. 3. The sewing machine information display device according to claim 1, wherein a display for setting a sewing pattern, which is explanatory information of the sewing machine, is performed by the display. 4. The information display apparatus for a sewing machine according to claim 1, wherein the display is provided on the sewing machine, and the display indicates an abnormal state of the sewing machine. 5. The sewing machine according to claim 1, wherein the display is provided on a sewing machine, and the display performs a display for setting a sewing pattern, which is explanatory information of the sewing machine, and a display of an abnormal state of the sewing machine. Item 3. The information display device for a sewing machine according to Item 1 or 2. 6. The display device includes a description of an operation procedure for the usage and an image for facilitating understanding of the description.
6. The information display device for a sewing machine according to claim 1, wherein a display relating to the number of pages in the description of the usage is performed.