Method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for sequin attachment
AssigneeABM International, Inc.
InventorsNeal A. Schwarzberger, William E. Schnaufer
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Abstract
Presented is a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for affixing a sequin to a work piece. The method includes sensing, by a sensor, a position and movement of a sewing head having a reciprocating needle relative to a support frame. The method further includes in response to a user input, presenting, by a sequin feeder, a sequin to a needle drop location of the reciprocating needle at a time corresponding to a predetermined part of the reciprocating needle cycle. The method further includes in response to the sensed position of the reciprocating needle, adjusting a speed of the reciprocating needle based on a size of the sequin.
Claims18
A method for affixing a sequin to a work piece, the method comprising:
- sensing, by a sensor, a position and movement of a sewing head having a reciprocating needle relative to a support frame;
- in response to a user input, presenting, by a sequin feeder, a sequin to a needle drop location of the reciprocating needle at a time corresponding to a predetermined part of the reciprocating needle cycle;
- and
- in response to the sensed position of the reciprocating needle, adjusting a speed of the reciprocating needle based on a size of the sequin.
An apparatus for affixing a sequin to a work piece, the apparatus comprising:
- a support frame;
- a sewing head including a reciprocating needle;
- a sensor for sensing the position of the reciprocating needle within a cycle of the reciprocating needle;
- a sequin feeder operably connected to the moveable sewing head, wherein the sequin feeder, the support frame, the sewing head and the sensor are configured at least to:
- sense a position of the sewing head including a reciprocating needle relative to the support frame;
- in response to user input, present a sequin from the sequin feeder to a needle drop location of the reciprocating needle at a time corresponding to a predetermined part of a reciprocating needle cycle;
- and
- in response to the sensed position and movement of the reciprocating needle, adjust a stitch speed of the reciprocating needle based on a size of the sequin.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program instructions which when executed on a processor of an apparatus causes the apparatus to at least:
- sense, by a sensor, a position of a sewing head having a reciprocating needle relative to a support frame;
- present, by a sequin feeder, a sequin to a needle drop location of the reciprocating needle at a time corresponding to a predetermined part of the reciprocating needle cycle;
- and
- in response to the sensed position and movement of the reciprocating needle, adjust a speed of the reciprocating needle based on a size of the sequin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.