Sewing system
AssigneeJuki Corporation
InventorsKoji Hiraoka, Takeshi Asami
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Abstract
A sewing system which includes a detector for detecting an edge of a cloth installed on an installation table, a cloth conveyor for conveying the cloth from the installation table to a sewing machine, and a controller, wherein the cloth conveyor includes a holding member that holds the cloth, and the controller includes a holding position decision portion that determines a holding position of the cloth based on detection data of the detector, and a conveyance control portion that controls the cloth conveyor such that the holding member holds the holding position. In the sewing system according to the above, it is possible to prevent deterioration in productivity of sewn products.
Claims7
A sewing system comprising:
- a detector for detecting an edge of a cloth installed on an installation table;
- a cloth conveyor for conveying the cloth from the installation table to a sewing machine;
- and
- a controller, wherein
- the cloth conveyor includes a holding member configured to hold the cloth by suctioning the cloth,
- the controller includes
- a holding position decision portion configured to determine a holding position of the cloth based on detection data of the detector, and
- a conveyance control portion configured to control the cloth conveyor such that the holding member holds the holding position of the cloth,
- the edge of the cloth includes a reference edge and a non-reference edge,
- the holding position includes a reference holding position determined to be at a first prescribed distance from the reference edge, and a non-reference holding position determined to be at a second prescribed distance from the non-reference edge,
- the holding member includes a reference holding member and a non-reference holding member,
- the cloth conveyor includes
- a main body member that supports the reference holding member and supports the non-reference holding member to be movable,
- a robot adapted to move the main body member, and
- a power generator that is supported by the main body member, and is adapted to generate power for moving the non-reference holding member regarding the main body member, and
- the conveyance control portion is configured to control the robot and the power generator such that the non-reference holding member holds the non-reference holding position in a state where the reference holding member holds the reference holding position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.