Sewing Machine Controller for Embroidery Data Reallocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing embroidery data in multi-needle sewing machines lack the ability to reallocate or rearrange embroidery pattern data between machines, limiting system throughput and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A controller system that allocates queues to each sewing machine, allows specification and transfer of embroidery pattern data between machines, and transmits the data to enable reallocation and rearrangement, enhancing data management and system efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If embroidery data is allocated to each sewing machine and displayed simultaneously, then system throughput is improved, but the ability to reallocate or rearrange data between machines is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic data reallocation by allowing the controller to transfer embroidery data between different sewing machines based on real-time operational status. The system can dynamically adjust data allocation from machines with completed or errored patterns to machines with available capacity, enabling flexible adaptation to changing system conditions while maintaining high throughput.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the controller monitors the operational status of each sewing machine and uses this information to determine optimal data reallocation decisions. When a machine completes a pattern or encounters an error, the controller receives feedback and automatically redistributes pending patterns to other machines, ensuring continuous high-speed operation.
2Productivity
If multiple sewing machines operate simultaneously with dedicated queues, then productivity increases, but the complexity of managing and monitoring data allocation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the embroidery data management system into separate queues associated with each sewing machine. Each queue independently manages its own data, making the system modular and easier to control. The controller can independently monitor and manage each machine's queue without overwhelming complexity, while still achieving high overall productivity through parallel operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary between the embroidery data source and multiple sewing machines. It manages data distribution by allocating patterns to appropriate machines based on their status, simplifying the overall system architecture. The controller handles the complexity of coordination while allowing each machine to operate independently with its own data queue.
3Adaptability or versatility
If reallocation of embroidery data is enabled between machines, then resource management capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service through automated data reallocation. When a sewing machine completes a pattern or encounters an error, the controller automatically detects this status change and redistributes pending patterns without requiring manual intervention. This automation enhances resource management capability while keeping the controller's complexity manageable through rule-based decision logic.
Data Source
AI summary
A controller is disclosed that is communicably connected to a plurality of sewing machines and that includes a display device displaying at least information pertaining to a sewing operation. The controller includes a display controller provided with a queue allocated to each of the plurality of sewing machines and displaying sew pattern data stored in each of the queues to the display device such that the sew pattern data is organized by the sewing machine associated therewith; a specifier specifying one or more sew pattern data from a source queue associated with one of the sewing machines displayed on the display device; a data modifier transferring or copying the one or more sew pattern data specified by the specifier to the destination queue associated with another sewing machine and a data transmitter transmitting the sew pattern data stored in the modified queues to the sewing machines associated therewith.