JP4485086B2 - Sewing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sewing device, and more particularly, to a sewing device including an operation panel for performing various settings related to sewing.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The sewing apparatus performs a predetermined sewing operation in accordance with the type of sewing product, sewing parameters, sewing data, and the like to form a desired stitch. The sewing apparatus is provided with an operation panel provided with a monitor. The sewing parameters can be set via the operation panel, and the set sewing parameters can be displayed on the monitor.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional sewing apparatus, the types of sewing products increase, and in order to input a large number of sewing parameters necessary for sewing, the display form of the monitor is individualized (customized) according to the sewing conditions. Devised to make the input easier. This display form is also customized by the use form of the operation panel such as the position of the operation panel.
[0004]
However, in the conventional sewing apparatus, there is a problem that customization is difficult, or even if customization is possible, if the number of sewing parameters increases, customization becomes proportionally proportional. Furthermore, even after the customization is completed, the need for re-customization arises due to a change in sewing conditions or a change in the position of the operation panel, which causes a reduction in sewing efficiency.
[0005]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sewing device that can easily customize the display form and improve the sewing efficiency.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve this problem, the present invention
In a sewing apparatus having an operation panel for performing various settings related to sewing,
A display for displaying setting items related to sewing;
Storage means for storing the display form of the setting item in correspondence with each use condition of the sewing device;
A selection means for selecting use conditions of the sewing device;
A display control unit that reads a display form of the setting item corresponding to the use condition selected by the selection unit from the storage unit, and causes the display unit to display the setting item in the display form;
The structure with is adopted.
[0007]
In the present invention,
In a sewing apparatus having an operation panel for performing various settings related to sewing,
A display for displaying setting items related to sewing;
A selection means for selecting use conditions of the sewing device;
Acquiring a setting item display form corresponding to the use condition selected by the selection means via a communication line from among the setting item display forms stored corresponding to each use condition of the sewing device Means,
Display control means for displaying setting items on the display unit in the acquired display form;
A configuration including the above is also adopted.
[0008]
In the present invention,
In a sewing apparatus having an operation panel for performing various settings related to sewing,
A display for displaying setting items related to sewing;
Acquisition means for acquiring the display form of the setting items stored corresponding to each of the use conditions of the sewing device via a communication line;
Storage means for storing the display form of the acquired setting items;
A selection means for selecting use conditions of the sewing device;
A display control unit that reads a display form of the setting item corresponding to the use condition selected by the selection unit from the storage unit, and causes the display unit to display the setting item in the display form;
A configuration including the above is also adopted.
[0009]
In any configuration, the user can customize the setting screen in accordance with a desired use condition of the sewing apparatus, so that setting items such as sewing parameters can be set efficiently.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.
[0011]
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a sewing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a sewing machine) according to the present invention. In the figure, a needle 1 ′ is supported on a needle bar 1 of a sewing machine 10, and this needle 1 ′ is rotated by a belt 8 when a main motor 2 to which power is supplied is turned on when a power switch 4 is turned on. It moves up and down by being transmitted to the main shaft. In response to this needle movement, the cloth is fed by the cloth feed device 7 at a predetermined cloth feed pitch (sewing pitch). Sewing is controlled by a control box 3 incorporating a control device that performs sewing control in accordance with the movement of the pedal 5 according to various commands, sewing parameters, sewing data, and other control data. The control box 3 is provided with a setting switch 9 for setting sewing conditions and sewing parameters.
[0012]
An operation panel 6 is attached to the sewing machine 1. The operation panel 6 has a monitor 6a as a display unit composed of a liquid crystal, a CRT, etc., and setting buttons for performing various settings relating to sewing such as sewing parameters. 6b is provided, and set information and setting items are displayed on the monitor 6a.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 2, the sewing machine 10 is disposed in a sewing factory 20 and is connected to a terminal computer 21 on the sewing factory side via a LAN or the like. The terminal computer 21 receives initial setting values of various sewing parameters, sewing data, and A control program or the like for controlling the sewing operation is supplied to the sewing machine 10, and various data indicating the operation status of the sewing machine is supplied from the sewing machine 10 to the terminal computer 21.
[0014]
In the sewing factory 20 and the sewing factory 23, sewing machines 11, 12, and 13 having the same configuration as the sewing machine 10 are arranged. The sewing machines 11 and 13 are connected to the terminal computers 22 and 24 by a LAN or the like. Since it has a built-in terminal function, it is directly connected to other terminal computers 21 and 22 via a LAN.
[0015]
Each terminal computer 21, 22, 24 and sewing machine 12 on the garment factory side is a terminal computer of a manufacturer service department 25 that provides failure diagnosis, maintenance, and other various services via a communication network, for example, the communication network 14 of the Internet. 26 and 27 and the data server 28 are mutually connected.
[0016]
In addition, the communication protocol (TCP / IP) normally used is used for communication via the Internet, and for communication, an ID number and a password are set as necessary, and data to be transmitted and received is also necessary. And is encrypted via the WEB server 15.
[0017]
FIG. 3 shows a block configuration of the control device 40 in the control box 3 of each of the sewing machines 10 to 13. The control device 40 includes a CPU 40a that controls various controls such as sewing machine control, communication control, and input / output control. Nonvolatile memory 40b for storing data such as various control programs, machine model name, serial number, shipping date, control program version, RAM 40c for providing a working area, set values for various sewing parameters, failure data, sewing data A non-volatile memory 40d for storing data such as. Further, as will be described later, the nonvolatile memory 40d stores a display form of setting items related to sewing in accordance with each use condition of various sewing machines.
[0018]
The communication control circuit 40e constitutes means for controlling communication with the terminal computer 21 (22, 24) in the sewing factory under the control of the CPU 40a, receiving (acquiring) various data, and transmitting. The sewing machine control circuit 40f includes sewing parameters and sewing data stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d, signals of various sensors 42 such as a sewing machine rotation speed detection sensor and a pitch detection sensor, values set by the setting buttons 6b and the setting switch 9. Accordingly, various actuators 45 such as the main motor 2 and the pitch setting actuator are driven via the output signal control circuit 40h to control the sewing operation of the sewing machine. Further, the input signal control circuit 40g controls the signal acquisition of the various sensors 42, the setting button 6b, and the setting switch 9.
[0019]
Further, the display control circuit 40i constitutes a display control means together with the CPU 40a, and controls the screen display of the monitor 6a.
[0020]
4 and 5 illustrate a state in which the display form of the setting item is stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d. The sewing machine is used under various usage conditions such as what is to be sewn by the sewing machine, how the operation panel is used, and the level of the user of the sewing machine. Therefore, in order to perform efficient sewing, it is necessary to customize the display form of the monitor on the operation panel according to the use conditions such as the type of sewn product, the use form of the operation panel, and the user level.
[0021]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the type of sewing products such as suits, Y-shirts, etc., the display on the monitor 6a is set to the vertical direction (vertically long) or the horizontal direction (horizontally long), or shown by a solid line in FIG. As described above, whether the operation panel 6 is placed on the right side of the sewing machine or placed on the left side of the sewing machine as indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, and the user level (1, 2, 3), etc. A hierarchical structure is formed according to usage conditions, and codes (1), (2), (3),. . . . . Is granted. Then, according to this code, as shown in FIG. 5, the display mode (layout pattern) of the setting items customized optimally for each use condition is stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d. The setting items are, for example, sewing parameters. When performing button attachment and root winding sewing, button attachment shape, button shape and sewing shape, button hole interval (vertical), button hole interval (horizontal), button attachment needle The number, the number of root winding needles, the rake amount, the root winding height, the root winding width, and the like.
[0022]
For example, in the case of sewing a suit, using in the vertical direction, right-facing, and in user level 1, the code is (1). Corresponding to this code, the button hole interval as shown in FIG. A layout pattern 50 including an icon 50a for displaying (vertical and horizontal) setting items (sewing parameters) and an icon 50b for displaying setting items for the root winding height is stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d, and a shirt is sewn. In the case of horizontal use, left-facing, and user level 2, the code is (23). Corresponding to this code, an icon similar to the icons 50a and 50b as shown in FIG. In addition to 51a and 51b, a layout pattern comprising icons 51c to 51f that can set four other sewing parameters such as the number of button-attached needles, button position adjustment, and backtacking. Down 51 is stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d.
[0023]
Similarly, in the case of sewing a suit and using it in the vertical direction, right-facing, and in user level 3, the code is (3). Corresponding to this code, as shown in FIG. A layout pattern 52 composed of icons 52a to 52l in which a larger number of sewing parameters than 1 can be set is stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d. , Code (22). For this code, as shown in FIG. 7B, a layout pattern 53 composed of icons 53a and 53b for displaying setting items similar to the icons 51a and 51b has a non-volatile memory. 40d.
[0024]
In such a configuration, when the user of the sewing machine starts up a program for selecting the use conditions of the sewing machine stored in the nonvolatile memory 40b, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 8A is displayed on the monitor 6a. Since it appears, each selection button (selection means) is operated. When the “selection of sewing product” button is operated, as shown in FIG. 8B, the selection screen of “suit”, “Y-shirt” and “others” is operated. As shown in FIG. 8C, when the screen for selecting the icon 60 indicating the use in the vertical direction and the icon 61 indicating the use in the horizontal direction is operated, and the “select installation position” button is operated, FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, when the screen for selecting the icon 62 indicating that the operation panel is to be installed on the left side of the sewing machine and the icon 63 indicating that the operation panel is to be installed on the right side is operated, and the “select user level” button is operated, FIG. As shown to (E), the screen which can select user level 1,2,3 appears on the monitor 6a, respectively.
[0025]
For example, when the user of the sewing machine sews a suit and desires to use the machine in the vertical direction and to place it to the right, and wants a simple setting, select “suit”, icons 60 and 63, and user level 1, respectively. Press the “Enter” button. This is because the use condition corresponds to the code (1), the layout pattern 50 as shown in FIG. 6A stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d corresponding to this code is read, and this layout pattern The setting items 50a and 50b are displayed on the monitor 6a of the operation panel 6 in a display form corresponding to the above.
[0026]
When a shirt is sewn, if it is desired to use in the horizontal direction and set to the left, and a slightly complicated sewing setting is desired, select “Y-shirt”, icons 61 and 62, user level 2 and select “OK”. I press the button. This is because the use condition corresponds to the code (23), the layout pattern 51 as shown in FIG. 6B stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d corresponding to this code is read, and this layout pattern The setting items 51a to 51f are displayed on the monitor 6a of the operation panel 6 in a display form corresponding to the above.
[0027]
Similarly, when a suit is sewn, if the user wants to use the machine in the vertical direction, puts it to the right, and desires a complicated sewing setting, select “suit”, icons 60 and 63, user level 3 and press the “OK” button. Is pressed, the layout pattern 52 as shown in FIG. 7A stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d corresponding to the use condition code (3) is read, and each setting item is displayed in a display form corresponding to this layout pattern. 52a to 52l are displayed on the monitor 6a, and when a shirt is to be sewn, if it is desired to use it in the horizontal direction and set to the left, and a simple sewing setting is desired, "Y-shirt", icons 61 and 62, user level Select 1 and press the “OK” button. As a result, the layout pattern 53 as shown in FIG. 7B stored in the nonvolatile memory 40d corresponding to the use condition code (22) is read out and displayed in the display form corresponding to this layout pattern. Setting items 53a and 53b are displayed on the monitor 6a.
[0028]
As described above, since the user of the sewing machine can customize the setting screen according to the desired use conditions, the monitor 6a of the operation panel 6 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the monitor 6a shown in FIGS. ) And a customized screen as shown in (B) are displayed. Therefore, the sewing parameter value can be set by selecting each icon with the arrow key 6c and changing the setting item of the sewing parameter corresponding to this icon or inputting it using the numerical key 6d. Can be set efficiently. In this case, in accordance with each customization, the set value fetch signals are matched and fetched.
[0029]
Note that an icon 54 shown as a lower portion of each layout pattern 50 to 53 is prepared for threading when operated, and a button is supplied when the icon 55 is operated. Since the left and right screen positions differ depending on whether the operation panel is placed on the right side or left side, it is convenient for the user.
[0030]
The layout pattern data of the setting items corresponding to each use condition described above is created by the terminal computer 21 (22, 24) on the factory side, and this data is acquired by the sewing machine 10 (11, 12, 13). Alternatively, it may be created by the manufacturer service department 25 and may be acquired by the sewing machine through the Internet 14 directly or via a terminal computer. In any case, these acquired layout patterns are stored in the non-volatile memory 40d of the sewing machine and read according to the use conditions selected by the user. However, the layout pattern data is stored in the database of the manufacturer's data server 28 without being stored in the memory of the sewing machine, and the use conditions are transmitted to the manufacturer service department 25 via the Internet, and the layout corresponding to the use conditions is stored. The pattern may be read from the database of the data server 28, acquired via the Internet, and displayed on the monitor.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, the sewing machine user can customize the setting screen according to the desired sewing machine usage conditions, so that setting items such as sewing parameters can be set efficiently, and sewing efficiency is improved. Can be made.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of a sewing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the sewing apparatus is connected via the Internet.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the sewing apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of use conditions of a sewing machine that defines a display form.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing display form data stored in a nonvolatile memory.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing display layout patterns stored in accordance with sewing machine usage conditions.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing display layout patterns stored in accordance with sewing machine usage conditions.
FIG. 8 is a display diagram showing a selection screen for use conditions of the sewing machine.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of the operation panel in detail.
[Explanation of symbols]
6 Operation panel 6a Monitor 40a CPU
40d nonvolatile memory 40i display control circuit

Claims (5)

In a sewing apparatus having an operation panel for performing various settings related to sewing,
A display for displaying setting items related to sewing;
Storage means for storing the display form of the setting item in correspondence with each use condition of the sewing device;
A selection means for selecting use conditions of the sewing device;
A display control unit that reads a display form of the setting item corresponding to the use condition selected by the selection unit from the storage unit, and causes the display unit to display the setting item in the display form;
A sewing apparatus comprising: In a sewing apparatus having an operation panel for performing various settings related to sewing,
A display for displaying setting items related to sewing;
A selection means for selecting use conditions of the sewing device;
Acquiring a setting item display form corresponding to the use condition selected by the selection means via a communication line from among the setting item display forms stored corresponding to each use condition of the sewing device Means,
Display control means for displaying setting items on the display unit in the acquired display form;
A sewing apparatus comprising: In a sewing apparatus having an operation panel for performing various settings related to sewing,
A display for displaying setting items related to sewing;
Acquisition means for acquiring the display form of the setting items stored corresponding to each of the use conditions of the sewing device via a communication line;
Storage means for storing the display form of the acquired setting items;
A selection means for selecting use conditions of the sewing device;
A display control unit that reads a display form of the setting item corresponding to the use condition selected by the selection unit from the storage unit, and causes the display unit to display the setting item in the display form;
A sewing apparatus comprising: The sewing condition according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a usage condition of the sewing device is selected according to a type of a sewing product, a usage form of an operation panel, or a usage level of an operator. apparatus. The sewing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display form is different in number and position of setting items displayed on the screen according to a use condition of the sewing apparatus.

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