Electronic sewing machine with vocal instrumentalities

An electronic sewing machine comprising pattern selecting means including a plurality of pattern selecting switches each operated to select a pattern to be stitched;

• indicating means including a plurality of lamps each selectively lighted to indicate a pattern selected by a pattern selecting switch;
• stitch forming means for producing a selected pattern of stitches including a needle vertically and laterally reciprocated to penetrate a fabric to be stitched and a fabric feeding device for transporting the fabric relative to the needle;
• operating means for the functions of the sewing machine including a first operating element operated to adjust a lateral swinging movement of the needle and a second operating element operated to adjust a fabric feeding amount;
• a central processing unit having memory means memorizing logic signals for selectively effectuating the function operating means of the sewing machine under a control of a predetermined program;
• voice address generating means for cooperating with the central processing unit, said voice address generating means being provided with the logic circuits of voice address codes for generating the instructions of voice with respect to the manipulations of the operating means and the results thereof in a predetermined order;
• memory storing voice parameters which are to be read out when addressed by the voice address generating means;
• voice synthesizing means for synthesizing the voice parameters read out from the memory to thereby generate voice wave signals;
• speaker means receiving the voice wave signals to announce the instructions of voice with respect to the manipulation of the operating means and the results thereof in a predetermined order.