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Device for generating and programming stitch patterns
Assignee: Fritz Gegauf AG
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Filing: 1992-05-27
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Granted: 1994-06-07
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Expires: 2012-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A device for the quick and uncomplicated design of any sewing pattern or embroidering pattern permits creation of a raw draft of the pattern (11) on a graphic display (8). The raw draft is stored and the stored shape is used as a basis for elaboration and adaptation to the realization by the sewing machine. The elaboration and transformation into stitch sequences is also performed on an appropriate display (10), with the raw draft being displayed in the manner of a background. The transformation into individual stitches necessary during the editing process is largely automated by different auxiliary functions without excluding manual corrections.
Inventors
- 👤 Erich Hausammann
- 👤 Karl Nufer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:27
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B19/00; D05B19/02; D05B19/04; D05B19/08; D05B19/085; G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/408; G05B19/4093; G05B19/40931; G05B19/40932; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A device for producing sewing or embroidering patterns, comprising: means for capturing a raw draft of a pattern in a digital form and for displaying said pattern on a first graphic display; means for storing said raw draft of said pattern and; means for modifying said raw draft, for transforming said raw draft of said pattern into a final pattern, and for displaying said final pattern on a second graphic display; wherein said final pattern comprises operational steps for controlling said device to produce said final pattern and said final pattern is continuously displayed on said second graphic display.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A device for producing sewing or embroidering patterns, comprising: means for capturing a raw draft of a pattern in a digital form and for displaying said pattern on a first graphic display; means for storing said raw draft of said pattern and; means for modifying said raw draft, for transforming said raw draft of said pattern into a final pattern, and for displaying said final pattern on a second graphic display; wherein said final pattern comprises operational steps for controlling said device to produce said final pattern and said final pattern is continuously displayed on said second graphic display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said device is an integral component of a sewing or embroidering machine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said raw draft and said final pattern are displayed simultaneously on one display unit comprised of said first graphic display and said second graphic display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said raw draft is generated on said first graphic display unit and is permanently displayed; and wherein said second graphic display is for the display of said final pattern and has at least the same resolution as the first graphic display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The device of claim 1, said capturing means comprises input means selected from the group comprising a mouse, a trackball, a rolling ball, a joy stick, a control stick, a keyboard, a digitizing panel with a stylus, and a touchscreen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 1, wherein commonly used graphic and technical functions are chosen from a menu, with said capturing means and are automatically transformed into said operational steps.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said pattern is subjected to graphic transformations.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
99 words
The device of claim 1, wherein an operational step comprises one stitch of a sewing machine whose starting point is either given by an end point of a previous stitch or is given by a user; an end point of said one stitch, with reference to said starting point, is confined to a circle whose radius is given by a user selected preset stitch length; and wherein said second graphic display displays said one stitch together with previously produced stitches so that the realization of said one stitch according to the status of said input device is continuously visible.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the second graphic display for said final pattern illustrates the individual ones of said operational steps comprising said final pattern as said final pattern is to be sewn.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said raw draft and said final pattern are stored in said device, are transferred from said device to another apparatus to allow storage on another data media, are input into other devices for re-entry into said device, or are a digital or an analog elaboration thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said device allows color changes within said final pattern.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device of claim 1, wherein an operational sequence for a sewing or embroidering machine is automatically generated when contours of a surface area have been defined so that said surface area is respectively covered with seams or embroideries when said final pattern is sewn.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
The device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of patterns are designed independently from each other, wherein said plurality of patterns are sewn one after another either consecutively in sequence, and wherein each of said plurality of patterns may be repeated within said sequence.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said patterns are stored in alterable digital memories which are independent from an external current supply.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 1, wherein at least some of a plurality of patterns stored in a memory are accessible to said means for modifying and for transforming.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device of claim 1, wherein boundaries, for defining a working area for said raw pattern, are determined according to the limitations of a sewing or embroidering machine and are displayed on said first graphic display.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device of claim 1, wherein a user selectable and displaceable frame limits the design of said raw draft to within said frame while said frame is enabled and wherein said frame is indicated on said first graphic display.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
56 words
The device of claim 1, wherein an operational step comprises one stitch of a sewing machine whose starting point is either given by an end point of a previous stitch of is given by a user and an end point of said one stitch, with reference to said starting point, is set with said capturing means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 13, wherein said sequence is determined by a user.
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