Sewing machine system having automatic identification and processing of mounted work
AssigneeUSM Corporation
InventorsHerbert Johnson, Richard M. Elliott, Donald F. Herdeg, Alan M. Peck
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Abstract
A sewing machine system possesses an interactive communication capability allowing for the assignment of stitch patterns with respect to workpieces to be sewn. The workpieces are arranged within pallets having binary codes impressed thereon. The stitch pattern assignments are made in conjunction with the sensing of the binary codes. The workpieces are automatically processed from a location wherein the binary codes are sensed, to a location wherein the pallets are attached to an automatic positioning system. The workpieces are furthermore processed through to an output position when the respectively assigned stitch pattern has been sewn.
Claims102
In an automatic sewing machine wherein predefined stitch patterns are automatically sewn on workpieces, a system for selecting and assigning the stitch patterns to the workpieces comprising:
- means for entering a stitch pattern assignment for a workpiece that is to be sewn;
- means, responsive to the entry of a stitch pattern assignment, for verifying that the assignment is valid;
- means, for storing the verified stitch pattern assignment so as to allow the verified stitch pattern assignment to be recalled;
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- means for automatically sewing the stitch pattern associated with the stitch pattern assignment.
In an automatic sewing machine, a system for automatically processing a plurality of workpieces that are to have predefined stitch patterns sewn thereon, said system comprising:
- means for automatically identifying each workpiece requiring a different stitch pattern to be sewn thereon;
- means for assigning a different stitch pattern to each such identified workpiece utilizing the automatic identification of the workpiece in conjunction with a communication identifying the different stitch pattern, the communication having been received from a means for identifying particular stitch patterns;
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- means for automatically associating the previously assigned stitch pattern with a particularly identified workpiece each time the particularly identified workpiece is thereafter presented for sewing.
A process for automatically sewing predefined stitch patterns on a plurality of workpieces comprising the steps of:
- sensing an identification associated with each workpiece that is to be sewn;
- verifying that a stitch pattern assignment has been made in response to the sensing of the identification associated with each workpiece;
- accessing an assigned stitch pattern indicated by the stitch pattern assignment in response to the verification that a stitch pattern assignment has been made;
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- automatically sewing the assigned stitch pattern on the workpiece.
A system for automatically sewing predefined stitch patterns on a plurality of workpieces wherein the workpieces are prearranged in one or more coded pallets, said system comprising:
- means for sensing the code present on a coded pallet;
- means for accessing a stitch pattern assigned to the particularly sensed code in response to the sensing of the code present on the coded pallet;
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- means for automatically sewing the assigned stitch pattern on the workpiece.
A process for assigning stitch patterns to a plurality of workpieces that are to be automatically processed and sewn, said process comprising the steps of:
- sensing a code present on a workpiece holder containing a workpiece that is to be sewn;
- awaiting the selection of a stitch pattern that is to be sewn on the workpiece;
- verifying that the selection of the stitch pattern is valid;
- awaiting a start authorization following said step of verifying the selection of the stitch pattern;
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- repetitively automatically sewing the selected stitch pattern associated with the sensed code each time the same coded workpiece holder is presented to the sewing machine.
A process for automatically sewing one or more predefined stitch patterns on a plurality of workpieces wherein the plurality of workpieces are arranged into one or more groups according to which of the predefined stitch patterns are to be sewn thereon and wherein the workpieces are prearranged within workpiece holders prior to being sewn, said process comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of identifications on the workpiece holders each of which can be associated with a respective group of the workpieces so as to thereby identify the group to which a particular workpiece being held within a workpiece holder belongs;
- automatically sensing the identification on the workpiece holder containing the workpiece that is to be sewn;
- accessing an assigned stitch pattern in response to the sensing of the identification on the workpiece holder;
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- automatically sewing the assigned stitch pattern on the workpiece.
A system for automatically sewing one or more predefined stitch patterns on a plurality of workpieces wherein the plurality of workpieces are arranged into one or more groups according to which of the predefined stitch patterns are to be sewn thereon and each group is given a separate identification that can be automatically sensed, the identification appearing in association with at least one workpiece holder for holding a workpiece belonging to the group, said system comprising:
- means for automatically sensing the identification appearing in association with each workpiece holder so as to thereby identify the group to which the workpiece being held therein belongs;
- means for accessing an assigned stitch pattern in response to the sensing of the identification appearing in association with each workpiece holder;
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- means for automatically sewing the assigned stitch pattern on the workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.