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US 12,668,904 B2Granted
Sewing machine and sewing machine control method
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi Nakano, Mika Matsushima
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Abstract
A sewing machine includes a bed, a projector, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the projector to project a projection image onto a projection region on the bed. The projection image includes a pattern image representing a sewing pattern and a projection setting object for instructing setting of the sewing pattern. The controller is configured to, in response to selection of the projection setting object during a period in which the projection image is being projected, perform the setting of the sewing pattern. The controller is configured to change at least a size or an arrangement of the projection setting object in the projection image.
Claims18
A sewing machine comprising:
- a bed;
- a projector;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the projector to project a projection image onto a projection region on the bed, the projection image including a pattern image representing a sewing pattern, a projection setting object for instructing setting of the sewing pattern, and a position designation object for designating a position at which the projection setting object is arranged, the position designation object being different from the projection setting object;
- in response to selection of the projection setting object during a period in which the projection image is being projected, perform the setting of the sewing pattern;
- and
- in response to selection of the position designation object, change a position of the projection setting object in the projection image to a position designated by the position designation object.
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A sewing machine comprising:
- a bed;
- a projector;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the projector to project a projection image onto a projection region on the bed, the projection image including a pattern image representing a sewing pattern, a projection setting object for instructing setting of the sewing pattern, and a minimization object;
- in response to selection of the projection setting object during a period in which the projection image is being projected, perform the setting of the sewing pattern;
- change at least a size or an arrangement of the projection setting object in the projection image;
- and
- in response to selection of the minimization object, perform a minimization switching process of switching between:
- a normal mode of projecting the projection image including the pattern image, the projection setting object, and the minimization object;
- and
- a minimization mode of projecting the projection image not including the projection setting object and including the pattern image and the minimization object.
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A sewing machine comprising:
- a bed;
- a holder to which an embroidery frame is attachable;
- a projector;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the projector to project a projection image onto a projection region on the bed, the projection image including a pattern image representing a sewing pattern and a projection setting object for instructing setting of the sewing pattern;
- in response to selection of the projection setting object during a period in which the projection image is being projected, perform the setting of the sewing pattern;
- change at least a size or an arrangement of the projection setting object in the projection image;
- acquire a type of the embroidery frame attached to the holder;
- in response to determining that the type of the embroidery frame is a particular type, project the projection image including the pattern image and the projection setting object;
- and
- in response to determining that the type of the embroidery frame is not the particular type, project the projection image including the pattern image and not including the projection setting object.
9 more elements
A sewing machine comprising:
- a bed;
- a projector;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the projector to project a projection image onto a projection region on the bed, the projection image including a pattern image representing a sewing pattern and a projection setting object for instructing setting of the sewing pattern;
- in response to selection of the projection setting object during a period in which the projection image is being projected, perform the setting of the sewing pattern;
- change at least a size or an arrangement of the projection setting object in the projection image;
- and
- in response to determining that the pattern image and the projection setting object overlap in the projection image, change a position of the projection setting object in the projection image to a position at which the pattern image and the projection setting object do not overlap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.