JPH0236119B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a control device for an embroidery mechanism.

[Prior art and its problems]

Conventionally, among characters (kanji, kana, symbols), for example, to embroidery a kanji using an embroidery machine, the operator first searches for the corresponding code from the kanji code table, and then inputs the searched code into the keyboard, etc. I am inputting through the input means of
Searching for kanji codes is tedious and time-consuming due to the large number of kanji, which is one of the causes of reduced work efficiency.

Also, when multiple codes are entered at once, the hand movement data corresponding to the codes entered at once are read out from the external storage device, so the embroidery of the characters corresponding to the codes entered at once is completed. Until then, the character code to be embroidered next cannot be input. For this reason, the code for the next embroidery must be entered after the previous embroidery is finished, and it takes time to move on to the next embroidery, which significantly reduces the embroidery machine's utilization rate relative to the total working time. It was bad.

Furthermore, if, for example, the codes corresponding to the kanji characters "East" and "Kyo" are entered consecutively, the hand movement data with these codes will be read out from the external storage device all at once, so the embroidery result will be "Tokyo". ”,
"East" and "Kyoto" are not embroidered separately, therefore,
To embroider "East" and "Kyo" separately, enter the code corresponding to "East" and embroidery "East", then enter the code corresponding to "Kyo" and " Kyo”
embroidery, and it took time to move on to the next embroidery.

[Means for solving problems]

This invention eliminates the need for the operator to search for a code, and also stores the hand movement data of characters that are embroidered separately in a RAM in a microcomputer.
The purpose of this design is to improve the operation rate of the embroidery machine during the entire working time by allowing embroidery to be performed separately based on the hand movement data stored in this RAM. data storage means storing hand movement data and mark data for handling a series of characters consisting of these characters as a group, each with a code attached thereto; and a data storage means storing hand movement data of the character corresponding to the code stored therein A reading means for selectively reading out data and mark data from the data storage means at once, and a stopping means for detecting the string mark and stopping the embroidery mechanism are provided.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, 1 is a data storage in which hand movement data of a plurality of predetermined characters and data of marks (string marks) for handling a series of characters made up of these characters as a group are stored with each code attached. An external storage device is used as a means, and in this embodiment, a dot "." is used as a string mark. 2, a recognition means for recognizing the plurality of predetermined characters or the string marks, and a code attached in one-to-one correspondence to the characters and string marks recognized by the recognition means; This is a pattern recognition device comprising code storage means for storing the code and means for reading out the code based on the output of the recognition means. Reference numeral 3 denotes a RAM for sequentially storing the read codes; 4 a readout means for reading out character hand movement data or mark data corresponding to the codes stored in the RAM from the data storage means all at once; and the string mark. The microcomputer serves as a stopping means that detects the embroidery mechanism and stops the embroidery mechanism. 5 is an embroidery mechanism.

Next, the operation will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

When performing embroidery, suppose that the characters ``Tokyo, Juuki'' are input by hand into the pattern recognition device 2 (STEP-1). Then, "East", "Kyo", "・",
"Jyu" and "Ki" are respectively converted into corresponding codes and stored in the RAM 3 (STEP-2).

During embroidery, when the characters "Tokyo Juki" are handwritten into the pattern recognition device 2, when the embroidery is finished (STEP-3), the microcomputer 4 uses the characters "Tokyo Juki" stored in the RAM 3. '', ``Kyo'', ``・'', ``Jyu'', and ``Ki'' are referred to, and the hand movement data with the codes are read out from the external storage device 1 (STEP-4). Hand movement data is stored in RAM within the microcomputer 4. In this state, when the start switch (not shown) is turned on, the microcomputer 4 first controls the embroidery mechanism based on the hand movement data of the kanji "east" (STEP-
5) Next, the embroidery mechanism 5 is controlled based on the hand movement data of the Chinese character "Kyo" (STEP-5), and embroidery is performed. When the embroidery of the kanji characters "East" and "Kyo" is completed, the string mark "." is then read out (STEP-6), so the microcomputer 4 stops the embroidery mechanism.

Then, in the same way as above, write the kanji ``ju'' and ``ki''.
The embroidery mechanism 5 is controlled based on the hand movement data,
Embroidery is done.

Note that in this embodiment, characters and the like are set by handwriting input using the recognition device, but settings may be made using a keyboard.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to eliminate the need for a code search by an operator, and by manually inputting characters all at once using string marks, a group of characters predetermined using the string marks can be input. It has the advantage that it can be embroidered separately.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart. In the figure, 1 is an external storage device, 2 is a pattern recognition device, 3 is a RAM, 4 is a microcomputer, and 5 is an embroidery mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Data storage in which hand movement data of a plurality of predetermined characters and string mark data for handling a series of characters made up of these characters as a group are stored with codes attached to each. a hand movement data reading means for selectively reading out hand movement data of a plurality of characters and string mark data stored therein from the data storage means; a storage means for storing each read data; means for sequentially reading out hand movement or string data from the storage means; stopping means for detecting the string mark read from the storage means and stopping the embroidery mechanism;
1. A control device for an embroidery mechanism, comprising: controlling the embroidery mechanism based on needle movement data read from a storage means, and stopping the embroidery mechanism every time string data is detected.