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Sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium with recorded sewing machine control program

US8146521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateMar 20, 2008
Grant dateApr 3, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B19/12
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sewing machine that enables a user to perform sewing while moving a piece of work cloth, the sewing machine including: a main shaft that drives a needle bar equipped with a sewing needle, a sewing machine motor that rotary-drives the main shaft, a detection device that detects an actual movement distance of the piece of work cloth, a target pitch storage device that stores a predetermined length as a target pitch, which is a target value of stitch pitches of the piece of work cloth, an agreement degree calculation device that calculates an agreement degree between the target pitch and a stitch pitch in actual sewing that is to be determined based on the actual movement distance of the piece of work cloth which is detected by the detection device; and a notification device that notifies of the agreement degree calculated by the agreement degree calculation device.

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