Embroidery processing system and method

Abstract

The application provides an embroidery processing system and method, a first break detection plate is used for acquiring break detection information of an embroidery head associated with a magnetic encoder on the first break detection plate and each second break detection plate at a current time; the break detection information comprises: an identifier of the break detection plate; the first break detection plate is further used for, for the identifier of each break detection plate, when it is determined that the break detection information corresponding to the identifier of the break detection plate meets a preset thread breakage reminding condition, taking the identifier of the break detection plate as an identifier of a target break detection plate; the first break detection plate is further used for triggering a warning light on the target break detection plate corresponding to the identifier of the target break detection plate to be turned on, and generating and sending thread breakage reminding information to a master control device, so that the master control device performs thread breakage reminding processing. By using the embroidery processing system and method provided in the application, the accuracy of thread breakage detection can be improved, and the production quality of embroidery products can be ensured.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of textiles, and in particular to a embroidery processing system and method. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of science and technology, embroidery technology has evolved from traditional hand embroidery to automated embroidery processing using embroidery machines. The main body of an embroidery machine includes multiple embroidery machine heads, and multiple embroidery machine heads can simultaneously perform embroidery processing, thereby obtaining a completed embroidery product. However, when the same embroidery product is processed by multiple embroidery machine heads, the embroidery thread used by the embroidery needles on each embroidery machine head is easily pulled off by the straight-up straight-down tension when the needle is lowered. If the on-site personnel cannot timely repair the accidental interruption of the embroidery thread, the embroidery product will have a missing embroidery phenomenon in some areas, and thus the embroidery product may be incomplete or have defects.

[0003] In related technologies, in order to solve the problem of not being able to timely detect accidental thread breakage, a chopping wheel type break detection plate is added to the control circuit area of each embroidery machine head, and a communication node is also added between each break detection plate and the machine head. In this way, when the thread breaks, the machine head can send an alarm message to remind the on-site personnel to handle the connection.

[0004] However, in the case of a large number of embroidery machine heads, the communication nodes inside the embroidery machine will increase, and the line connection will become complex. In this case, the line connection is prone to errors, which may cause the break detection information fed back by the chopping wheel type break detection plate corresponding to the A embroidery machine head to be fed back to the B machine head, resulting in inaccurate break detection results. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides an embroidery processing system and method to solve the problem of inaccurate break detection of embroidery machines in the prior art.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides an embroidery processing system, which includes: a plurality of break detection devices; each break detection device is connected to a group of embroidery machine heads in an embroidery machine, and each break detection device includes: a first break detection plate, a plurality of second break detection plates connected to the first break detection plate, and a master control device connected to the first break detection plate; each break detection plate is connected to one embroidery machine head in the group of embroidery machine heads, and a magnetic encoder and a warning light are provided on each break detection plate; wherein, for each break detection device:

[0007] the first break detection plate is configured to acquire break detection information of the associated embroidery machine head at the current time from the magnetic encoders on the first break detection plate and each second break detection plate; the break detection information includes: an identifier of the break detection plate;

[0008] The first break detection plate is also configured to, for each identifier of the break detection plates, determine that the identifier of the break detection plate corresponds to break detection information that meets a preset breakage reminding condition, and take the identifier of the break detection plate as an identifier of a target break detection plate.

[0009] The first break detection plate is also configured to trigger a warning light on the target break detection plate corresponding to the identifier of the target break detection plate to turn on, and generate and send breakage reminding information to the master control device for the master control device to perform breakage reminding processing.

[0010] In a preferred specific embodiment, the break detection information further includes a rotation angle, and the first break detection plate is specifically configured to:

[0011] For each identifier of the break detection plates, the first break detection plate is configured to acquire a magnetic encoder on the break detection plate corresponding to the identifier of the break detection plate, and a historical rotation angle in historical break detection information of the embroidery machine head collected at a previous time of the current time.

[0012] If the rotation angle is less than or equal to the historical rotation angle, it is determined that the break detection information meets an unexpected breakage reminding condition in the preset breakage reminding condition, and the identifier of the break detection plate is taken as the identifier of the target break detection plate.

[0013] In a preferred specific embodiment, the break detection information further includes a rotation number, and the first break detection plate is specifically configured to:

[0014] For each identifier of the break detection plates, the first break detection plate is configured to calculate a product of the rotation number and a preset unit rotation number length, and acquire a used embroidery thread length value of the embroidery machine head associated with the break detection plate corresponding to the identifier of the break detection plate.

[0015] A length difference value between the used embroidery thread length and an initial embroidery thread length value is acquired.

[0016] When the length difference value is less than or equal to the preset length difference threshold value, it is determined that the break detection information meets an embroidery thread exhaustion reminding condition in the preset breakage reminding condition, and the identifier of the break detection plate is taken as the identifier of the target break detection plate.

[0017] In a preferred specific embodiment, the first break detection plate is specifically configured to:

[0018] The first break detection plate is also configured to traverse a real-time control information library of the break detection plates, and acquire a light control signal value of the identifier of the target break detection plate.

[0019] The first break detection plate is also configured to perform reverse value processing on the light control signal value to acquire a light control signal value after reverse value processing.

[0020] The light control signal value after the reverse value processing is sent to the target break detection plate to turn on the warning light on the target break detection plate.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment, the break reminding information includes the identification of the embroidery machine head; the first break detection plate is specifically configured to generate and send the break reminding information to the master control device according to the identification of the target break detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head associated with the identification of the target break detection plate.

[0022] Correspondingly, the master control device is specifically configured to forward the break reminding information to the terminal according to the identification of the target break detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head associated with the identification of the target break detection plate in the break reminding information.

[0023] Alternatively,

[0024] The master control device is specifically configured to display the break reminding information on the visual interface of the embroidery machine where the target embroidery machine head corresponding to the identification of the target embroidery machine head is located.

[0025] In a second aspect, the application provides an embroidery processing method, which is applied to the system as described in the first aspect; the method includes:

[0026] The first break detection plate respectively acquires the break detection information of the associated embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the first break detection plate and each second break detection plate at the current time; the break detection information includes the identification of the break detection plate.

[0027] The first break detection plate takes the identification of each break detection plate as the identification of the target break detection plate when it is determined that the break detection information corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate meets the preset break reminding condition.

[0028] The first break detection plate triggers the target break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target break detection plate to turn on the warning light, and generates and sends the break reminding information to the master control device for the master control device to perform the break reminding processing.

[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the break detection information further includes the rotation angle; the determination that the break detection information corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate meets the preset break reminding condition includes:

[0030] The first break detection plate acquires the historical rotation angle in the historical break detection information of the associated embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate at the last time of the current time for each identification of the break detection plate.

[0031] If the rotation angle is less than or equal to the historical rotation angle, the first detection board determines that the detection information meets an unexpected thread breakage reminding condition in the preset thread breakage reminding conditions, and takes the identification of the detection board as the identification of the target detection board.

[0032] In a preferred specific embodiment, the detection information further includes a rotation number, and the determination that the detection information corresponding to the identification of the detection board meets the preset thread breakage reminding condition further includes:

[0033] The first detection board calculates, for each identification of the detection board, a product of the rotation number and a preset unit rotation number length, to obtain a used embroidery thread length value of the embroidery head associated with the detection board corresponding to the identification of the detection board.

[0034] The first detection board obtains a length difference value between the used embroidery thread length and an initial embroidery thread length value.

[0035] When the length difference value is less than or equal to the preset length difference threshold value, the first detection board determines that the detection information meets an embroidery thread exhaustion reminding condition in the preset thread breakage reminding conditions, and takes the identification of the detection board as the identification of the target detection board.

[0036] In a preferred specific embodiment, the triggering of the turning on of the warning light on the target detection board corresponding to the identification of the target detection board includes:

[0037] The first detection board traverses a real-time control information library of the detection board to obtain a light control signal value of the identification of the target detection board.

[0038] The first detection board performs reverse value processing on the light control signal value to obtain a reverse value processed light control signal value.

[0039] The first detection board sends the reverse value processed light control signal value to the target detection board to turn on the warning light on the target detection board.

[0040] In a preferred specific embodiment, the thread breakage reminding information includes an identification of an embroidery machine head, and the generation and sending of the thread breakage reminding information to the master control device for the master control device to perform thread breakage reminding processing includes:

[0041] The first detection board generates and sends thread breakage reminding information to the master control device according to the identification of the target detection board and an identification of a target embroidery machine head associated with the identification of the target detection board.

[0042] The first broken detection plate triggers the master control device to associate a terminal according to the identification of the target broken detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head in the broken thread reminding information, and forwards the broken thread reminding information to the terminal.

[0043] Or,

[0044] The first broken detection plate triggers the master control device to display the broken thread reminding information on the visual interface of the embroidery machine where the target embroidery machine head corresponding to the identification of the target embroidery machine head is located.

[0045] The present application provides an embroidery processing system and method, which comprises a plurality of broken thread detection devices; each broken thread detection device is connected with a group of embroidery machine heads in an embroidery machine, and each broken thread detection device comprises a first broken detection plate, a plurality of second broken detection plates connected with the first broken detection plate, and a master control device connected with the first broken detection plate; each broken detection plate is connected with an embroidery machine head in a group of embroidery machine heads, and a magnetic encoder and a warning light are arranged on each broken detection plate; wherein, for each broken thread detection device, the first broken detection plate is used to acquire the broken detection information of the associated embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoders on the first broken detection plate and each second broken detection plate at the current time; the broken detection information comprises the identification of the broken detection plate; and for each identification of the broken detection plate, when it is determined that the broken detection information corresponding to the identification of the broken detection plate meets the preset broken thread reminding condition, the identification of the broken detection plate is taken as the identification of the target broken detection plate; then the warning light on the target broken detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target broken detection plate is triggered to turn on, and the broken thread reminding information is generated and sent to the master control device for the master control device to perform broken thread reminding processing. Compared with the prior art, the embroidery processing system provided by the present application divides the embroidery machine heads into groups, and any one of the embroidery machine heads in each group is connected with the first broken detection plate, and the other embroidery machine heads are connected with the second broken detection plate, and the first embroidery machine head can control a plurality of second broken detection plates at the same time, so that each group of embroidery machine heads only needs to establish a communication connection with the first broken detection plate, which reduces the complexity of line connection and can efficiently and accurately perform broken thread detection and control processing. In addition, the first broken detection plate can perform broken thread judgment processing on the broken detection information obtained by itself and the second broken detection information detected by the second broken detection plate, that is, each group of embroidery machine heads only needs one broken detection plate with detection capability, which saves the generation investment cost. Furthermore, the present application uses a magnetic encoder type detection method for broken thread detection, which also avoids the situation that the judgment of the chopping wheel type broken detection plate is wrong due to lint and dust interference, thereby improving the accuracy of broken thread detection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0046] Figure 1 The structure diagram of the embroidery processing system provided by the present application is shown in the embodiment one;

[0047] Figure 2A flowchart of the first broken detection plate processing step embodiment one;

[0048] Figure 3 A flowchart of the first broken detection plate processing step embodiment two;

[0049] Figure 4 A flowchart of the first broken detection plate processing step embodiment three;

[0050] Figure 5 A flowchart of the embroidery processing method embodiment one provided by the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present application clearer, the following will combine embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0052] In the related art, each embroidery machine is connected with one broken detection plate for broken line detection processing. Each embroidery machine head and the broken detection plate need to be provided with a communication node. It can be thought that there are multiple broken detection plates and communication nodes for communication in the embroidery machine, which will lead to complicated internal line connection, and the technician is easy to connect the line incorrectly when setting, thereby easily leading to inaccurate broken line detection result.

[0053] In addition, the broken detection plate in the prior art usually adopts a chopping wheel type broken detection plate, that is, the embroidery machine head will cause the embroidery thread to rotate on the line wheel every time the needle is lowered during embroidery processing, and the rotation of the line wheel will affect the transmission of the light signal, that is, the current embroidery machine head can be determined according to the transmission of the light signal whether the broken line occurs.

[0054] For example, assuming that the normal embroidery processing, the light transmission hole and the non-light transmission hole on the chopping wheel will rotate clockwise under the driving of the line wheel, so that the chopping wheel captures the corresponding light signal. Assuming that the normal embroidery thread, the light signal presents an "01" alternating signal, when the signal is not output in this rule, the broken detection plate confirms that the current embroidery thread has an accidental broken line. However, the embroidery thread will be rubbed every time the embroidery thread passes through the line wheel, causing the line fluff of the line wheel to accumulate embroidery thread, and the line fluff may cause the light transmission hole of the chopping wheel to be blocked, thereby causing the signal collected to change, and causing the problem of false judgment to occur.

[0055] Based on the above technical problems, the inventive concept of the present application is to design an embroidery processing method that improves the accuracy of broken line detection.

[0056] The invention will now be described in detail through specific embodiments. It should be noted that these specific embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be described again in some embodiments.

[0057] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the embroidery processing system provided in this application, as shown below. Figure 1 As shown, the processing system 10 includes: multiple thread breakage detection devices 101; each thread breakage detection device 101 is connected to a group of embroidery heads formed by the embroidery machine 102, and each thread breakage detection device 101 includes: a first breakage detection plate 1011, multiple second breakage detection plates 1012 respectively connected to the first breakage detection plate, and a main control device 1013 connected to the first breakage detection plate; each breakage detection plate is respectively connected to one of the embroidery heads 102 in the group of embroidery heads, and each breakage detection plate is equipped with a magnetic encoder 103 and a warning light 104; wherein, for each thread breakage detection device 101:

[0058] The first fault detection board is used to acquire the fault detection information of the associated embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the first fault detection board and each of the second fault detection boards at the current moment; the fault detection information includes: the identifier of the fault detection board.

[0059] It should be noted that the system provided in this embodiment can be used in embroidery machines, and the embroidery heads of the embroidery machine can be grouped and controlled in groups. For example, three embroidery heads can be grouped together. That is, for each embroidery head group, the embroidery head is connected to the first cut-off detection board with master control capability, and the other embroidery heads are connected to the second cut-off detection board with slave control capability. That is, multiple second cut-off detection boards are connected to the first cut-off detection board. In other words, the first cut-off detection board and the second cut-off detection board have a parent-child relationship.

[0060] In addition, it should be noted that the detection board used in this embodiment is mainly a detection board with a magnetic encoder. The magnetic encoder can characterize the length of the embroidery thread used by the thread wheel by the angle of rotation of the magnetic pole. That is to say, the thread wheel also rotates once when the magnetic encoder rotates once, and the length of the embroidery thread used is the circumference of the thread wheel.

[0061] In this embodiment, the first fault detection board with master control capability will receive fault detection information from itself and multiple second fault detection boards in real time or periodically. To facilitate the first fault detection board in distinguishing the fault detection information from the second fault detection boards, the fault detection information uploaded by the second fault detection boards includes: the identifier of the fault detection board. It is conceivable that the identifier of the fault detection board includes the identifier of the first fault detection board and the identifiers of multiple second fault detection boards.

[0062] The first broken detection plate is also configured to, for each broken detection plate identifier, determine whether the broken detection information corresponding to the broken detection plate identifier meets the preset broken thread reminding condition, and if so, take the broken detection plate identifier as the target broken detection plate identifier.

[0063] It should be noted that the first broken detection plate in this embodiment has a control module with judgment processing capability, and the control module also has a certain storage capability. Correspondingly, the first broken detection plate pre-stores preset broken thread reminding condition information. It is conceivable that the preset broken thread reminding condition information should be related to the broken thread information, and the specific implementation manner of the preset broken thread reminding condition information includes but is not limited to being set by a person skilled in the art.

[0064] When the first broken detection plate receives a plurality of broken detection information, for each broken detection plate identifier, it is determined whether the broken detection information corresponding to the broken detection plate identifier meets the preset broken thread reminding condition information. If so, it is determined that the embroidery machine head associated with the broken detection plate corresponding to the broken detection plate identifier has a broken thread problem, such as accidental broken thread or exhausted embroidery thread.

[0065] Then, the first broken detection plate can take the broken detection plate identifier as the target broken detection plate identifier. It should be noted that the target broken detection plate identifier is the identifier of the first broken detection plate and / or the identifier of at least one second broken detection plate.

[0066] The first broken detection plate is also configured to trigger the warning light on the target broken detection plate corresponding to the target broken detection plate identifier to turn on, and generate and send a broken thread reminding information to the host control device for the host control device to perform a broken thread reminding process.

[0067] In this embodiment, the first broken detection plate and the second broken detection plate are provided with warning lights, which are used to indicate whether the embroidery thread of the embroidery machine head is in a normal state.

[0068] When the first broken detection plate determines the identifier of the target broken detection plate that detects the accidental broken thread of the embroidery machine head, the warning light on the target broken detection plate corresponding to the target broken detection plate identifier is triggered to turn on, to remind the on-site personnel that the embroidery machine head has a broken thread situation, so that the on-site personnel can quickly handle it.

[0069] At the same time, the first broken thread plate also generates a broken thread reminding information, and sends the broken thread reminding information to the host control device, so that the host control device can remind the broken thread again, thereby facilitating the quick solution of the broken thread of the embroidery machine head.

[0070] In the embodiment, the embroidery processing system is specifically illustrated. Based on the way of grouping the machine heads of the embroidery machine for thread breakage detection, the system provided in the embodiment can include a plurality of thread breakage detection devices; each thread breakage detection device is connected with a group of embroidery machine heads in the embroidery machine, and each thread breakage detection device includes: a first detection plate, a plurality of second detection plates connected with the first detection plate respectively, and a master control device connected with the first detection plate; each detection plate is connected with an embroidery machine head in a group of embroidery machine heads, and a magnetic encoder and a warning light are arranged on each detection plate; wherein, for each thread breakage detection device, the magnetic encoders on the first detection plate and each second detection plate collect the detection information of the associated embroidery machine head at the current time; the detection information includes: the identification of the detection plate; and for the identification of each detection plate, when it is determined that the detection information corresponding to the identification of the detection plate meets the preset thread breakage reminding condition, the identification of the detection plate is taken as the identification of the target detection plate; and the warning light on the target detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target detection plate is triggered to turn on, and thread breakage reminding information is generated and sent to the master control device for the master control device to perform thread breakage reminding processing.

[0071] Compared with the prior art, from the internal connection structure of the embroidery machine, the embodiment uses the concept of embroidery machine group, sets a first detection plate with master control capability for each embroidery machine group, and uses a second detection plate to collect other embroidery machine heads, so that the plurality of second detection plates are connected with the first detection plate, and a communication node is arranged between the first detection plate and the master control device, so that the connection mode of the line can be simplified, the situation caused by connection error of the line can be avoided, and the production efficiency of the embroidery machine manufacturer can be improved. In addition, the magnetic encoding type detection plate is not affected by lint and dust, that is, it has strong anti-pollution ability, which can improve the accuracy and timeliness of thread breakage detection.

[0072] The following will be described in combination with Figure 2 Further description is made on how to determine that the detection information corresponding to the identification of the detection plate meets the preset thread breakage reminding condition. Figure 2 The flowchart of the first detection plate processing step embodiment is shown in Figure 2 The method includes:

[0073] S201, for the identification of each detection plate, the historical rotation angle in the historical detection information of the associated embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the detection plate corresponding to the identification of the detection plate at the last time of the current time is acquired.

[0074] It should be noted that the control module of the first fault detection board has the function of information storage. That is, the first fault detection board can store the fault detection information detected by the detection equipment within a certain period of time, and store this fault detection information in a unified fault detection information database for subsequent use evaluation and other processing of the embroidery machine.

[0075] In addition, it should be noted that the inspection information also includes rotation angle information. This rotation angle specifically refers to the angle at which the magnetic encoder rotates due to the rotation of the thread wheel during embroidery on the embroidery machine head.

[0076] It is worth mentioning that when the embroidery thread is accidentally interrupted, the embroidery thread will have a rebound process, which corresponds to the magnetic encoder pole rotation angle regressing, that is, the rotation angle becomes smaller.

[0077] Based on this, the first detection board retrieves the corresponding historical detection information from its internal detection information database for each detection board's identifier, especially the historical detection information collected in the previous moment that is most relevant to the current moment, and obtains the historical rotation angle from the historical detection information.

[0078] Therefore, this serves as a reference for determining the disconnection information corresponding to the current disconnection detection board's identifier.

[0079] S202, if the rotation angle is less than or equal to the historical rotation angle, then the fault detection information is determined to meet the unexpected fault detection condition in the preset fault detection condition, and the identifier of the fault detection board is used as the identifier of the target fault detection board.

[0080] In this embodiment, the first fault detection plate compares the historical rotation angle with the current rotation angle. When the rotation angle is less than or equal to the historical rotation angle, it is determined that the fault detection information meets the unexpected thread breakage warning condition in the preset thread breakage warning conditions, that is, the relevant embroidery machine head has experienced an unexpected thread breakage. Conversely, when the rotation angle is greater than the historical rotation angle, it is determined that the fault detection information does not meet the unexpected thread breakage warning condition in the preset thread breakage warning conditions.

[0081] In the embodiment, the processing steps of how the first break detection plate determines whether the break detection information meets the unexpected break line reminding condition in the preset break line reminding condition are specifically illustrated. Compared with the existing technology using the chopping wheel type break detection plate, when the embroidery thread rebounds after an unexpected break line, the detected light signal is still a normal signal rule. Only when the unexpected break line occurs for a period of time, i.e., the light signal cannot be detected, the break line condition can be detected. The magnetic encoder type break detection plate used in the embodiment can immediately detect the break line condition when the embroidery thread breaks, thereby improving the processing efficiency and accuracy of the break line detection. That is, compared with the existing technology, the embodiment can improve the timeliness of detecting whether the embroidery thread of the embroidery machine breaks.

[0082] The following will be described in combination with Figure 3 The application provides another way to determine how the identification of the break detection plate corresponds to the break detection information that meets the preset break line reminding condition. Figure 3 The flowchart of the processing steps of the first break detection plate embodiment two is shown in Figure 3 The method comprises the following steps:

[0083] S301, for the identification of each break detection plate, calculate the product of the rotation number and the preset unit rotation number length to obtain the used embroidery thread length value of the embroidery head associated with the identification of the break detection plate.

[0084] It should be noted that the break detection information also includes the rotation number. Since the embroidery head performs the embroidery process, the embroidery thread will pull the rotation of the thread wheel, and the magnetic encoder will rotate one revolution for each rotation of the thread wheel. Therefore, the rotation number in the embodiment refers to the number of revolutions of the embroidery thread through the thread wheel.

[0085] In actual scenarios, the embroidery head of each embroidery machine is connected with the embroidery thread on a thread wheel, and the length of the embroidery thread is constant. Therefore, when producing embroidery products, there may be a situation that the embroidery work is not completed, but the embroidery thread is used up, which affects the integrity of the embroidery product. Therefore, the embodiment provides a processing method to solve this technical problem.

[0086] The first break detection plate needs to determine the length of the embroidery thread used by the embroidery head corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate for each identification of the break detection plate.

[0087] Specifically, the first break detection plate calculates the product of the rotation number in the break detection information and the preset unit number length, thereby obtaining the used embroidery thread length value of the embroidery head associated with the identification of the break detection plate. The preset unit number length is the length of the thread wheel.

[0088] S302, obtain a length difference value between the used embroidery thread length and the initial embroidery thread length value.

[0089] S303, when the length difference value is less than or equal to a preset length difference threshold value, determine that the break detection information satisfies the embroidery thread use-up reminding condition in the preset thread break reminding condition, and take the identification of the break detection plate as the identification of the target break detection plate.

[0090] It should be noted that the first break detection plate pre-stores the initial embroidery thread length value of the embroidery thread used by each embroidery head during embroidery.

[0091] Specifically, the first break detection plate calculates the length difference value between the used embroidery thread length and the corresponding initial embroidery thread length value to obtain the remaining length value of the embroidery thread corresponding to the identification of the current break detection plate. So as to subsequently perform the judgment and processing of the embroidery thread use-up.

[0092] It is worth mentioning that the first break detection plate pre-stores the reminding length threshold value of the embroidery thread use-up, that is, there is a preset length difference threshold value. The specific implementation manner of the preset length difference threshold value includes but is not limited to being set by a person skilled in the art.

[0093] Further, the first break detection plate compares the length difference value with the length difference threshold value. When the length difference value is less than or equal to the preset length difference threshold value, it is determined that the embroidery thread on the embroidery head corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate is about to be used up; otherwise, when the length difference value is greater than the preset length difference threshold value, it is determined that the embroidery thread on the embroidery head corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate can still be used.

[0094] When it is determined that the embroidery thread on the embroidery head corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate is about to be used up, the identification of the break detection plate is taken as the identification of the target break detection plate. Then the embroidery head whose embroidery thread is about to be used up can be determined according to the identification of the target break detection plate.

[0095] It is conceivable that the embroidery thread use-up judgment and processing method provided by the embodiment can be used in combination with the thread break judgment and processing method in the foregoing embodiment, or can be used independently, and the embodiment does not limit this. In addition, for the same embroidery head, it may occur that the embroidery thread is accidentally broken and the embroidery thread is used up.

[0096] In the embodiment, the processing steps of how the first break detection plate determines whether the break detection information meets the embroidery thread exhaustion reminding condition in the preset break reminding condition are specifically illustrated, the specific use length value of the embroidery thread is quantified by the number of rotations, and then it is judged whether the embroidery thread of the embroidery machine head is about to be used up. The remaining length of the embroidery thread can be predicted and processed, so as to remind the on-site personnel to change the thread when the remaining length reaches the preset threshold, thereby shortening the suspension time of the embroidery machine and improving the production efficiency of the embroidery machine.

[0097] The following will be described in combination with Figure 4 The first break detection plate how to turn on the warning light is further described. Figure 4 The flowchart of the processing step embodiment three of the first break detection plate provided by the present application is shown in Figure 4 The processing step includes:

[0098] S401, traverse the real-time control information library of the break detection plate, and obtain the light control signal value of the identification of the target break detection plate.

[0099] In the embodiment, the first break detection plate stores a real-time control information library, which is used to store and record the control information of the first break detection plate and the second break detection plate related thereto, and the information record of whether the second break detection plate breaks.

[0100] After the first break detection plate determines that the embroidery machine head breaks, the real-time control information library of the break detection plate is called and traversed, and the control information of the target break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target break detection plate, such as the light control signal value, is found.

[0101] S402, reverse value processing is performed on the light control signal value, and the light control signal value after the reverse value processing is obtained.

[0102] S403, the light control signal value after the reverse value processing is sent to the target break detection plate to turn on the warning light of the target break detection plate.

[0103] Since it is necessary to send a prompt signal to remind the on-site personnel to know which embroidery machine head breaks or the embroidery thread is exhausted, it is necessary to control the light control signal value on the target break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target break detection plate to become a signal value for warning. In order to facilitate the description of the warning light mentioned in the embodiment, the warning light can be a traffic light.

[0104] For example, it is assumed that the traffic light on the target break detection plate indicates that the embroidery thread of the embroidery machine head is not in a broken state when the light control signal value is a green light control signal value, and vice versa. Based on this, when the light control signal value changes from a green light control signal value to a red light control signal value, the warning effect is achieved.

[0105] Assuming that the light control signal value is 0 when it represents the green light control signal corresponding to the green light of the target detection plate, at this time, the first detection plate will perform the NOT operation on the green light control signal value, that is, the light control signal value will be changed to 1; then the light control signal value 1 is sent to the target detection plate to control the warning light of the target detection plate to start, so as to show and remind the on-site personnel to handle the wire breakage.

[0106] In the embodiment, the specific processing process of how to prompt the on-site personnel when the embroidery thread of the embroidery machine head is broken or used up is specifically explained, that is, the detection and reminding process of the first detection plate on itself and multiple second detection plates is realized, thereby the complex circuit inside the embroidery machine can be simplified, the judgment accuracy is improved, and the production cost of the embroidery machine can be saved.

[0107] In an alternative embodiment, based on the foregoing embodiment, the alternative embodiment specifically explains another function of the first detection plate: generating and sending a wire breakage reminding information to the host device according to the identification of the target detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head associated with the identification of the target detection plate.

[0108] In the embodiment, in order to solve the problem of unexpected breakage or use-up of the embroidery thread on the embroidery machine head as soon as possible, the first detection plate will communicate with the host device by using the communication module inside the first detection plate, so that the host device can speed up the solution to the problem of unexpected breakage or use-up of the embroidery thread.

[0109] That is, when the first detection plate triggers the warning light of the target detection plate to light up, based on the identification of the embroidery machine head in the detection information, the short message reminding information will be generated according to the identification of the target detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head, and transmitted to the host device through the communication module.

[0110] It should be noted that the communication module is used to realize the communication between the control module inside the first detection plate and other devices of the embroidery machine. Based on the communication protocol, for example, the commonly used Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial communication protocol bus for real-time applications, and the communication module has the functions of receiving, analyzing or editing, and sending signals according to the relevant protocol. Based on this, the power node and the CAN node are reduced by at least 50%, the assembly efficiency and communication reliability are improved, and the flexibility of application between the first detection plate and the second detection plate is enhanced, and the use range can be expanded later. The control mode of the board is more flexible, the cable connection is simple, and the application occasions are easier to expand.

[0111] Correspondingly, the master control device is configured to associate a terminal according to the identification of the target break detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head in the broken line reminding information, and forward the broken line reminding information to the terminal; or display the broken line reminding information on the visual interface of the embroidery machine where the target embroidery machine head corresponding to the identification of the target embroidery machine head is located.

[0112] It should be noted that the master control device is the main core part of the embroidery machine, and the master control device can be understood as the brain of the embroidery machine, and the master control device is connected with the display screen to display the related information of the embroidery machine on the display screen.

[0113] In addition, it should be noted that the master control device pre-stores a relationship table of the embroidery machine and the staff, and the relationship table stores the identification of the break detection plate of the embroidery machine, the embroidery machine head and the staff, and the related information of the terminal associated with the staff, which is used as a reference basis for operation and maintenance reminders, and the specific implementation mode of the relationship table includes but is not limited to the implementation by the person skilled in the art.

[0114] Specifically, after receiving the broken line reminding information, the master control device will associate the terminal according to the identification of the target break detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head parsed from the broken line reminding information; and then send the broken line reminding information to the terminal to remind the staff responsible for the embroidery machine head to handle the connection, so as to ensure the integrity of the embroidery product.

[0115] Further, the master control device can also display the broken line reminding information on the display interface of the embroidery machine where the target embroidery machine head is located, so that the on-site personnel can check the information when they are on patrol, which is beneficial to the subsequent embroidery processing of the embroidery machine.

[0116] In the optional embodiment, the process of how to remind the target embroidery machine head with broken embroidery thread is specifically explained, and through multiple reminding processes, the on-site personnel can timely handle the problem of broken embroidery thread, so as to improve the production efficiency of the embroidery machine.

[0117] In another optional embodiment, based on the first break detection plate and the second break detection plate in the system mentioned in any of the preceding embodiments, the first break detection plate is provided with a control module, a first broken line detection interface and a communication module; the second break detection plate is provided with a second broken line detection interface, but does not have a control module with detection and reminding processing.

[0118] The first broken line detection interface is configured to receive the broken line detection information of the embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the first broken line detection board; the second broken line detection interface is configured to receive the broken line detection information of the embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the second broken line detection board; and the control module is configured to receive the broken line detection information sent by the second broken line detection interface through the first broken line detection interface, and receive the broken line detection information uploaded by the first broken line detection interface. The communication module in the first broken line detection board is configured to perform data transceiving processing with the master control device of the embroidery machine.

[0119] Figure 5 A flowchart of an embroidery processing method embodiment provided by the present application is shown in FIG. 1. The embroidery processing method is applied to any embroidery processing system provided by the above embodiments. The method comprises the following steps. Figure 5

[0120] In S501, the first broken line detection board acquires the broken line detection information of the embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the first broken line detection board and each second broken line detection board at the current time. The broken line detection information comprises the identification of the broken line detection board.

[0121] In S502, the first broken line detection board determines, for each identification of the broken line detection board, whether the broken line detection information corresponding to the identification of the broken line detection board meets the preset broken line reminding condition.

[0122] In S503, the first broken line detection board triggers the warning light on the target broken line detection board corresponding to the identification of the target broken line detection board, and generates and sends the broken line reminding information to the master control device for the master control device to perform the broken line reminding processing.

[0123] The embroidery processing method provided by the present embodiment has similar specific implementation principles and beneficial effects to the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0124] Optionally, the broken line detection information further comprises a rotation angle. The determination that the broken line detection information corresponding to the identification of the broken line detection board meets the preset broken line reminding condition comprises the following steps.

[0125] In S502, the first broken line detection board determines, for each identification of the broken line detection board, whether the broken line detection information corresponding to the identification of the broken line detection board meets the preset broken line reminding condition.

[0126] If the rotation angle is less than or equal to the historical rotation angle, the first broken line detection board determines that the broken line detection information meets the unexpected broken line reminding condition in the preset broken line reminding condition, and takes the identification of the broken line detection board as the identification of the target broken line detection board.

[0127] Optionally, the broken line detection information further comprises a rotation angle. The determination that the broken line detection information corresponding to the identification of the broken line detection board meets the preset broken line reminding condition comprises the following steps.

[0128] ​The first break detection plate calculates, for each break detection plate, a product of a rotation number and a preset unit rotation length, to obtain a used embroidery thread length value of the embroidery head associated with the break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate;

[0129] The first break detection plate obtains a length difference between the used embroidery thread length and the initial embroidery thread length value;

[0130] When the length difference is less than or equal to a preset length difference threshold, the first break detection plate determines that the break detection information satisfies the embroidery thread exhaustion reminding condition in the preset thread break reminding condition, and takes the identification of the break detection plate as the identification of the target break detection plate.

[0131] Optionally, triggering the warning light on the target break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target break detection plate to turn on includes:

[0132] The first break detection plate traverses the real-time control information library of the break detection plate to obtain a light control signal value of the identification of the target break detection plate;

[0133] The first break detection plate performs reverse value processing on the light control signal value to obtain a reverse value processed light control signal value;

[0134] The first break detection plate sends the reverse value processed light control signal value to the target break detection plate to turn on the warning light on the target break detection plate.

[0135] Optionally, the thread break reminding information includes the identification of the embroidery head; and the first break detection plate generates and sends the thread break reminding information to the master control device for the master control device to perform thread break reminding processing, including:

[0136] The first break detection plate generates and sends the thread break reminding information to the master control device according to the identification of the target break detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery head associated with the identification of the target break detection plate;

[0137] The first break detection plate triggers the master control device to associate a terminal according to the identification of the target break detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery head in the thread break reminding information, and forwards the thread break reminding information to the terminal;

[0138] Alternatively,

[0139] The first break detection plate triggers the master control device to display the thread break reminding information on a visual interface of an embroidery machine where the target embroidery head corresponding to the identification of the target embroidery head is located.

[0140] The embroidery processing method provided in the embodiment has similar specific implementation principles and beneficial effects to the foregoing embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0141] The application further provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer execution instructions, and when at least one processor of a processing device executes the computer execution instructions, the processing method in the above embodiments is realized.

[0142] The application further provides a computer program product, comprising computer instructions, and when the computer instructions are executed by a processor, the processing method provided by the various embodiments is realized.

[0143] In several embodiments provided by the application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method can be implemented in other manners. For example, the described embodiments of the apparatus are merely schematic, and the division of the modules is merely logical function division, and there can be another division manner in actual implementation. For example, a plurality of modules or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections can be indirect couplings or communication connections through some interfaces, devices or modules, and can be electrical, mechanical or in other forms.

[0144] The modules described as separated components can or can not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules can or can not be physical modules, i.e., can be located in one place, or can be distributed on a plurality of network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiments.

[0145] In addition, each function module in the various embodiments of the application can be integrated in a processing module, or each module can be physically present alone, or two or more modules can be integrated in one module. The integrated module can be realized in the form of hardware, or in the form of hardware plus software function module.

[0146] The integrated module realized in the form of software function module can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The software function module stored in the storage medium includes a plurality of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor (English: processor) to execute part of steps of the method provided by the various embodiments of the application. The foregoing storage medium includes a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (English: Read-Only Memory, abbreviated as: ROM), a random access memory (English: Random Access Memory, abbreviated as: RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and various program code storage media.

[0147] In the embodiments of the network device or the terminal device, it should be understood that the processor can be a central processing module (English: Central Processing Unit, CPU for short), and can also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (English: Digital Signal Processor, DSP for short), application specific integrated circuits (English: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC for short), etc. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the method disclosed in the present application can be directly embodied as hardware processor execution or executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor.

[0148] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An embroidery processing system characterized by comprising: The system comprises: a plurality of thread breakage detection devices; each thread breakage detection device is connected with a group of embroidery machine heads in an embroidery machine, and each thread breakage detection device comprises: a first break detection plate, a plurality of second break detection plates connected with the first break detection plate respectively, and a master control device connected with the first break detection plate; each break detection plate is connected with one of the group of embroidery machine heads, and a magnetic encoder and a warning light are arranged on each break detection plate; wherein, for each thread breakage detection device: The first break detection plate is used to acquire the break detection information of the associated embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the first break detection plate and each second break detection plate at the current time; the break detection information comprises: the identification of the break detection plate; The first break detection plate is also used to, for the identification of each break detection plate, determine that the break detection information corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate meets the preset thread breakage reminding condition, and take the identification of the break detection plate as the identification of the target break detection plate; The first break detection plate is also used to trigger the warning light on the target break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target break detection plate to turn on, and generate and send thread breakage reminding information to the master control device for the master control device to perform thread breakage reminding processing; The break detection information further comprises: a rotation angle; and the first break detection plate is specifically used to: For the identification of each break detection plate, acquire the historical rotation angle in the historical break detection information of the associated embroidery machine head collected by the magnetic encoder on the break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate at the last time of the current time; If the rotation angle is less than or equal to the historical rotation angle, it is determined that the break detection information meets the unexpected thread breakage reminding condition in the preset thread breakage reminding condition, and the identification of the break detection plate is taken as the identification of the target break detection plate.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein, The break detection information further comprises: a rotation number; and the first break detection plate is specifically used to: For the identification of each break detection plate, calculate the product of the rotation number and the preset unit rotation number length to acquire the used embroidery thread length value of the embroidery machine head associated with the break detection plate corresponding to the identification of the break detection plate; Acquire the length difference between the used embroidery thread length and the initial embroidery thread length value; When the length difference is less than or equal to a preset length difference threshold, it is determined that the break detection information meets the embroidery thread use-up reminding condition in the preset thread breakage reminding condition, and the identification of the break detection plate is taken as the identification of the target break detection plate.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein, The first break detection plate is specifically used to: Iterate through the real-time control information library of the break detection plate to acquire the light control signal value of the identification of the target break detection plate; Perform reverse value processing on the light control signal value to acquire the light control signal value after reverse value processing; Send the light control signal value after reverse value processing to the target break detection plate to turn on the warning light on the target break detection plate.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein, The thread breakage reminding information comprises: the identification of the embroidery machine head; And the first break detection plate is specifically used to generate and send thread breakage reminding information to the master control device according to the identification of the target break detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head associated with the identification of the target break detection plate; Correspondingly, the master device is specifically configured to associate a terminal according to the identification of the target detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head in the thread breakage reminding information, and forward the thread breakage reminding information to the terminal; Or, The master device is specifically configured to display the thread breakage reminding information on a visual interface of an embroidery machine where the target embroidery machine head corresponding to the identification of the target embroidery machine head is located.

5. A method of embroidering processing, characterized by, The method is applied to the system of any one of claims 1-4; then the method comprises: The first detection plate respectively acquires detection information of the embroidery machine head associated with the first detection plate and each second detection plate at the current time by the magnetic encoder on the first detection plate and each second detection plate; the detection information comprises: the identification of the detection plate; The first detection plate determines that the detection information corresponding to the identification of the detection plate meets the preset thread breakage reminding condition, and takes the identification of the detection plate as the identification of the target detection plate for each identification of the detection plate; The first detection plate triggers the warning light on the target detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target detection plate to turn on, and generates and sends thread breakage reminding information to the master device for the master device to perform thread breakage reminding processing; The detection information further comprises: a rotation angle; determining that the detection information corresponding to the identification of the detection plate meets the preset thread breakage reminding condition comprises: The first detection plate acquires the historical rotation angle in the historical detection information of the embroidery machine head associated with the detection plate corresponding to the identification of the detection plate from the magnetic encoder on the detection plate for each identification of the detection plate at the last time of the current time; If the rotation angle is less than or equal to the historical rotation angle, the first detection plate determines that the detection information meets the unexpected thread breakage reminding condition in the preset thread breakage reminding condition, and takes the identification of the detection plate as the identification of the target detection plate.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The detection information further comprises: a rotation number; then determining that the detection information corresponding to the identification of the detection plate meets the preset thread breakage reminding condition further comprises: The first detection plate calculates the product of the rotation number and the preset unit rotation number length for each identification of the detection plate, acquires the used embroidery thread length value of the embroidery machine head associated with the detection plate corresponding to the identification of the detection plate; The first detection plate acquires the length difference value between the used embroidery thread length and the initial embroidery thread length value; When the length difference value is less than or equal to the preset length difference threshold, the first detection plate determines that the detection information meets the embroidery thread use-up reminding condition in the preset thread breakage reminding condition, and takes the identification of the detection plate as the identification of the target detection plate.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The first detection plate triggers the warning light on the target detection plate corresponding to the identification of the target detection plate to turn on, comprising: The first detection plate traverses the real-time control information library of the detection plate to acquire the light control signal value of the identification of the target detection plate; The first detection plate performs reverse value processing on the light control signal value to acquire the light control signal value after reverse value processing; The first broken detection plate sends the light control signal value after the reverse value processing to the target broken detection plate to turn on the warning light on the target broken detection plate.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, The broken line reminding information includes the identification of the embroidery machine head; the generation and sending of the broken line reminding information to the main control device for the main control device to perform the broken line reminding processing, including: The first broken detection plate generates and sends the broken line reminding information to the main control device according to the identification of the target broken detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head associated with the identification of the target broken detection plate; The first broken detection plate triggers the main control device to associate the terminal according to the identification of the target broken detection plate and the identification of the target embroidery machine head in the broken line reminding information, and forwards the broken line reminding information to the terminal; Or, The first broken detection plate triggers the main control device to display the broken line reminding information on the visual interface of the embroidery machine where the target embroidery machine head corresponding to the identification of the target embroidery machine head is located.

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