Cutting system and cutting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11987918-B2
Application number	US-202217702980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2022
Priority date	Mar 31, 2021
Publication date	May 21, 2024
Grant date	May 21, 2024

Abstract

A cutting system includes a sewing machine and a cutting device. The sewing machine includes a sewing portion, a sewing communication portion, a sewing processor, and a sewing memory. The sewing machine acquires an embroidery data stored in the sewing memory. The sewing machine sends, via a network line, the acquired embroidery data. The cutting device includes a cutting portion, a cutter communication portion, a cutter processor, and a cutter memory. The cutting device receives, via the network line, the embroidery data sent by the sewing machine. The cutting device generates a cutting data based on the received embroidery data. The cutting device drives the cutting portion based on the generated cutting data, and cuts the object to be cut.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cutting system including a sewing machine and a cutting device,
the sewing machine comprising:
a sewing portion configured to sew an embroidery pattern on an object to be sewn, based on embroidery data for sewing the embroidery pattern,
a sewing communication portion configured to perform communication via a network line,
a sewing processor, and
a sewing memory configured to store the embroidery data, and to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the sewing processor, instruct the sewing processor to perform processes comprising:
an acquisition process to acquire the embroidery data stored in the sewing memory; and
a sewing send process to send, via the network line, using the sewing communication portion, the embroidery data acquired by the acquisition process, and

the cutting device comprising:
a cutting portion configured to cut an object to be cut, based on cutting data,
a cutter communication portion configured to perform communication via the network line,
a cutter processor, and
a cutter memory configured to store computer-readable instructions, that when executed by the cutter processor, instruct the cutter processor to perform processes comprising:
a cutter reception process to receive, via the network line, using the cutter communication portion, the embroidery data sent by the sewing machine;
a generation process to generate the cutting data, based on the embroidery data received by the cutter reception process; and
a cutting process to drive the cutting portion based on the cutting data generated by the generation process, and cut the object to be cut.

2. The cutting system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a server, wherein
the sewing send process includes sending the embroidery data to the server,
the server includes
a server communication portion configured to perform communication via the network line,
a server processor, and
a server memory configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the server processor, instruct the server processor to perform processes comprising:
a server first reception process to receive, via the network line, using the server communication portion, the embroidery data sent by the sewing machine,
a server storage process to store, in the server memory, the embroidery data received by the server first reception process, and
a server send process to send, using the server communication portion, the embroidery data stored in the server memory to the cutting device via the network line, and

the cutter reception process includes receiving the embroidery data sent from the server.

3. The cutting system according to claim 2 , wherein
the embroidery data and the cutting data are stored in the server memory,
the computer-readable instructions stored in the cutter memory further instruct the cutter processor to perform processes comprising:
a cutter send process to send, to the server via the network line, using the cutter communication portion, a data request including type data showing the embroidery data or the cutting data,

the computer-readable instructions stored in the server memory further instruct the server processor to perform processes comprising:
a server second reception process to receive the data request sent from the cutting device,

the server send process includes sending the embroidery data when the type data included in the data request received by the server second reception process shows the embroidery data, and sending the cutting data when the type data included in the data request received by the server second reception process shows the cutting data, and
the cutter reception process includes receiving the embroidery data or the cutting data sent from the server.

4. The cutting system according to claim 3 , wherein
the cutting device further includes
a display

the computer-readable instructions stored in the cutter memory further instruct the cutter processor to perform processes comprising:
a display process to display, based on the embroidery data or the cutting data received by the cutter reception process, a cutting line and an editable item for editing the cutting line, on the display, and

the display process includes causing the editable item displayed on the display to be different between when the embroidery data is received by the cutter reception process and when the cutting data is received by the cutter reception process.

5. The cutting system according to claim 1 , wherein
the acquisition process includes acquiring the embroidery data of the embroidery pattern formed from a plurality of partial patterns,
the computer-readable instructions stored in the sewing memory further instruct the sewing processor to perform processes comprising:
a sewing selection process to select, as a selected partial pattern, at least one partial pattern from among the plurality of partial patterns acquired by the acquisition process,

the sewing send process includes sending the embroidery data including selection information showing the selected partial pattern selected by the sewing selection process, from among the plurality of partial patterns, and
the generation process includes generating, based on the selection information included in the embroidery data, the cutting data for performing cutting following an outline of the selected partial pattern.

6. The cutting system according to claim 5 , wherein
the sewing selection process includes selecting two or more partial patterns, as the selected partial patterns,
the computer-readable instructions stored in the cutter memory further instruct the cutter processor to perform processes comprising:
a cutter selection process to select a target partial pattern, which is the partial pattern to be a cutting target, from the two or more partial patterns, which are the selected partial patterns shown by the selection information included in the embroidery data received by the cutter reception process, and

the generation process includes generating the cutting data for performing cutting following an outline of the target partial pattern selected by the cutter selection process.

7. The cutting system according to claim 5 , wherein
the cutting device further includes
a display, and

the computer-readable instructions stored in the cutter memory further instruct the cutter processor to perform processes comprising:
a display process to display, on the display, the embroidery pattern, and a cutting line following the outline of the selected partial pattern, based on the embroidery data and the selection information received by the cutter reception process.

8. The cutting system according to claim 5 , wherein
the acquisition process includes acquiring the embroidery data of the embroidery pattern formed from the plurality of partial patterns in which the embroidery pattern is divided by thread color which is a color of thread used to sew the embroidery pattern, and
the sewing selection process includes selecting, when a selection of the thread color is received, a partial pattern corresponding to the received thread color.

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Nishizaki Mayumi
• Minamikawa Kanae
• Yamanashi Yoko

Classifications

• D05B37/04 Primary

  Cutting devices · CPC title

• D05B19/10 Primary

  Arrangements for selecting combinations of stitch or pattern data from memory {; Handling data in order to control stitch format, e.g. size, direction, mirror image} · CPC title

• D05C7/00

  Special-purpose or automatic embroidering machines · CPC title

• D05C7/08

  for attaching cords, tapes, bands, or the like · CPC title

• D05B35/066

  for attaching small textile pieces, e.g. labels, belt loops · CPC title