System for embroidering machine

• US 5,313,896 A
• Filed: 09/21/1992
• Issued: 05/24/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Hashiride, Tadaaki
• Primary Examiner(s): NERBUN, PETER P
• Application Number:
  US07/947,793
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 112/121.12, 112/103, 112/155, 112/121.11, 112/2, 112/262.3, 112/266.1, 112/445, 112/78, 112/86, 112/98, 364/470
• US Class Current: 112/102.5
• CPC Class Codes: D05B 19/08 Arrangements for inputting stitch or pattern data to memory ; Editing stitch or pattern data

Abstract

A system for an embroidering machine has plural embroidering machines, display means, input means which has a keyboard and a means for inputting coordinates on a screen of the display, register memory means for storing plural embroidering patterns, image data and embroidering data and main control means. The main control means divides a screen of the display means into multiple screens in accordance with a number input by the input means, reads image data corresponding to the embroidering patterns selected by the input means from the register memory means, displays the image data on the multiple divided screens of the display means, and sends embroidering data corresponding to the selected embroidering patterns to the memory means of the embroidering machine. The main control means divides the screen of the display into smaller screens display multiple embroidering images on the screens. Thus an operator can see all embroidering patterns on the screen of the display before embroidering.

Claims

1. A system for embroidering comprising:

a plurality of embroidering machines, each embroidering machine further comprising;

an embroidery frame;

a frame motor for moving said frame in X and Y directions;

a needle motor for a needle;

memory means for storing embroidering data; and

control means for controlling said frame motor and needle motor in accordance with said embroidering data;

display means;

input means having a keyboard and a means for inputting coordinates on a screen of said display;

register memory means for storing a plurality of embroidering patterns, image data and embroidering data;

main control means for;

(a) dividing a screen of said display means into multiple screens in accordance with a number input by said input means, each of the multiple screens corresponding to different embroidering machines in said embroidering system,

(b) reading image data corresponding to said embroidering patterns selected by said input means from said register memory means,

(c) displaying said image data on said multiple divided screens of said display means, and

(d) sending embroidering data corresponding to said selected embroidering patterns to said memory means of said embroidering machine.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said register memory means is a read and write data storage device.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said data storage device has a removable data storage media.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said main control means displays a piled area of the threads of said selected embroidering pattern on said display means so that the thread density can be checked.

5. A system for embroidering comprising:

a plurality of embroidering machines for embroidering any one of a number of different patterns on different clothes simultaneously, each of said plurality of embroidering machines further comprising;

an embroidery frame;

a frame motor for moving said frame in X and Y directions;

a needle motor for a needle;

memory means for storing embroidering data; and

control means for controlling said frame motor and needle motor in accordance with said embroidering data;

display means;

input means having a keyboard and a means for inputting coordinates on a screen of said display means;

register memory means for storing a plurality of embroidering patterns, image data and embroidering data;

main control means for;

(a) dividing a screen of said display means into multiple screens in accordance with a number input by said input means,

(b) reading image data corresponding to said embroidering patterns selected by said input means from said register memory means,

(c) displaying said image data on said multiple divided screens of said display means, and

(d) sending embroidering data corresponding to said selected embroidering patterns to said memory means of said embroidering machine.

6. A system for embroidering comprising:

a plurality of embroidering machines;

display means;

input means having a keyboard and a means for inputting coordinates on a screen of said display;

register memory means for storing a plurality of embroidering patterns, image data and embroidering data;

main control means for;

(a) dividing a screen of said display means into multiple screens in accordance with a number input by said input means, the number of multiple screens corresponding to the number of embroidering machines in said embroidering machine system; and

(b) displaying said image data on said multiple divided screens of said display means.