Sewing machine

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20070186832
  • Publication Number
    20070186832
  • Date Filed
    January 29, 2007
    17 years ago
  • Date Published
    August 16, 2007
    16 years ago
Abstract
A sewing machine includes a display device, a display data storage device storing pattern display data for displaying each sewing pattern on the display device and pattern group display data for displaying on the display device a pattern group indication mark indicative of each of a plurality of pattern groups obtained by classifying the sewing patterns, a selecting operation device selecting one of the sewing groups and further either or any one of the sewing patterns contained in the selected pattern group, and a display control device which, when one of the pattern groups has been selected, causes the display device to display the pattern group indication mark indicative of the selected sewing pattern group on the display device firstly in an enlarged size and subsequently in a reduced normal size, based on the pattern group display data of the selected pattern group.
Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become clear upon reviewing the following description of the embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a whole sewing machine of one embodiment in accordance with the present disclosure;



FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical arrangement of the of the sewing machine;



FIG. 3 is a view explaining data structure of a pattern display memory;



FIG. 4 is a view explaining data structure of a mark memory;



FIG. 5 is a view explaining data structure of a numeral memory;



FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a sewing pattern display control;



FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing first part of control for producing selected pattern display data;



FIGS. 8A and 8B are flowcharts showing second part of control for producing selected pattern display data;



FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing third part of control for producing selected pattern display data;



FIG. 10 is a front view of an operation panel on which an initial screen is displayed;



FIG. 11A is a front view of the operation panel on which a utility pattern group indication mark is displayed in an enlarged size;



FIG. 11B is a view similar to FIG. 11A, showing the utility pattern group indication mark in a reduced size;



FIG. 11C is a view similar to FIG. 11A, showing the utility pattern group indication mark and first numeral each in an enlarged size;



FIG. 11D is a view similar to FIG. 11A, showing the utility pattern group indication mark and first and second numerals each in an enlarged size;



FIG. 11E is a view similar to FIG. 11A, showing the utility pattern group indication mark and utility pattern each in a normal size;



FIG. 12A is a front view of the operation panel on which a decorative pattern group indication mark is displayed in an enlarged size;



FIG. 12B is a view similar to FIG. 12A, showing the decorative pattern group indication mark in a reduced size;



FIG. 12C is a view similar to FIG. 12A, showing the decorative pattern group indication mark and first numeral each in an enlarged size;



FIG. 12D is a view similar to FIG. 12A, showing the decorative pattern group indication mark, a first numeral and a second numeral each in an enlarged size;



FIG. 12E is a view similar to FIG. 12A, showing the decorative pattern group indication mark and the decorative pattern each displayed in a normal size;



FIG. 13A is a front view of the operation panel on which a character pattern group indication mark is displayed in an enlarged size;



FIG. 13B is a view similar to FIG. 13A, showing the character pattern group indication mark displayed in a reduced size;



FIG. 13C is a view similar to FIG. 13A, showing the character pattern group indication mark and a first numeral each displayed in an enlarged size;



FIG. 13D is a view similar to FIG. 13A, showing the character pattern group indication mark, the first numeral and a second numeral each displayed in an enlarged size; and



FIG. 13E is a view similar to FIG. 13A, showing the character pattern group indication mark and a character pattern each in a normal size.


Claims
  • 1. A sewing machine which carries out a sewing operation so that a sewing pattern selected from a plurality of sewing patterns is sewn, the sewing machine comprising: a display device;a display data storage device which stores pattern display data utilized to display each sewing pattern on the display device and pattern group display data for displaying on the display device a pattern group indication mark which is indicative of each of a plurality of pattern groups obtained by classifying the sewing patterns;a selecting operation device which selects one of the sewing pattern groups and further selecting either or any one of the sewing patterns contained in the selected pattern group; anda display control device which, when one of the pattern groups has been selected, causes the display device to display the pattern group indication mark indicative of the selected sewing pattern group on the display device firstly in an enlarged size and subsequently in a reduced normal size, based on the pattern group display data of the selected pattern group.
  • 2. The sewing machine according to claim 1, wherein the display control device controls the display device so that the pattern group indication mark is displayed in the enlarged size for a predetermined period of time and subsequently switched to the normal size.
  • 3. The sewing machine according to claim 1, wherein the display data storage device stores numeral display data for displaying pattern numbers assigned to the respective pattern groups, the selecting operation device includes a number input device, and the display control device which causes the display device to display one of the pattern numbers in an enlarged size together with the pattern group indication mark when said one of the pattern numbers has been input thereto by the number input device after selection of the pattern group.
  • 4. The sewing machine according to claim 3, wherein the display control device controls the display device so that the enlarged size of the pattern group indication mark on display is switched to the normal size after expiration of a predetermined period of time from completion of input of the pattern number, and so that the sewing pattern corresponding to the input pattern number is displayed based on the pattern display data.
  • 5. The sewing machine according to claim 1, wherein the display data storage device stores both normal display pattern group display data for displaying each pattern group indication mark in the normal size and enlarged display pattern group display data for displaying each pattern group indication mark in the enlarged size obtained by enlarging the normal size by a predetermined magnification ratio.
  • 6. The sewing machine according to claim 3, wherein the display data storage device stores both numeral display data for normal display, which data is provided for displaying each pattern number in a normal size, and numeral display data for enlarged display, which data is provided for displaying each pattern number in an enlarged size obtained by enlarging the normal size by a predetermined magnification ratio.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
2006-035118 Feb 2006 JP national