Abstract: In an embroidery data processing device for a sewing machine, a ROM stores embroidery data of a number of embroidery patterns and sewing data of ordinary sewing modes. An external ROM card stores embroidery data of character patterns each protected by copyright. A user selects a desired embroidery pattern on a screen of an LCD so that a sewing operation is executed on the basis of the embroidery data of the selected embroidery pattern. Upon completion of the sewing operation, a control device judges whether the embroidery pattern is a character pattern. When the embroidery pattern is a character pattern, the number of times of sewing with respect to the embroidery pattern is counted and data of the counted number of times is stored in a non-volatile memory. The counted number of times of sewing is further compared with a limited number of times.

Abstract: A sewing machine control device that is capable of controlling a plurality of sewing machines, and that includes a display unit having a screen; an operability determination unit that determines operable ones of the plurality of sewing machines; and a window displaying unit that displays, on the screen of the display unit, a window for each operable sewing machine.

Abstract: A sewing machine capable of embroidery stitching with a label print function. A label printing mechanism is provided for printing on a tape-shaped label, and a ROM card storing a number of stitching designs is detachably mounted on the sewing machine. The sewing machine prepares print data from the stitching data of a stitching design selected from the stitching designs stored in the ROM card, and prints on the label using the label printing mechanism. A character sequence formed of character designs can be printed as descriptive information regarding stitches. Various designs read by an image scanner can also be printed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sewing system including a plurality of sewing machines and a controlling device which is electrically connected with the plurality of sewing machines for transmitting control commands to the plurality of sewing machines. The controlling device includes a memory device which stores identification data for identifying each of the plurality of sewing machines, a data registering device, which is used for registering arbitrarily registered data in relation to the identification data stored in the memory device for identifying each of the plurality of sewing machines, and a displaying device having a display screen. The controlling device displays the arbitrarily registered data on the display screen for identifying each of the plurality of sewing machines, and the control commands are transmitted to sewing machines identified by the arbitrarily registered data displayed by the displaying device.

Abstract: An embroidery sewing machine performs an embroidery forming operation on a workpiece cloth based on pattern data including data of partial patterns obtained by dividing an embroidery pattern into one or more partial patterns and data of thread colors representing colors of embroidery threads corresponding to the respective partial patterns. The machine includes a display device mounted on the machine main body. The display device is controlled to separately display an embroidery pattern display screen for displaying the partial patterns and a thread color display screen for displaying thread colors corresponding to the respective partial patterns. The display device is switched between the embroidery pattern display screen and the thread color display screen.

Abstract: A sewing machine according to the invention has a display for displaying sewing data as an image corresponding to the sewing positions on a material. A material mover is controlled to move the material relative to a head without causing a needle to vertically move, and thereby the stitch position defined by the head is moved to an arbitrary point indicated on the image on the display. As a result, the material can be moved quite quickly compared with a case where the material is moved stitch by stitch. In addition, since the position to which the stitch position is moved can be confirmed on the screen, designation of that point is performed quite easily.

Abstract: Disclosed is an embroidery data processing device having a displaying device which displays an image of an embroidery pattern, and an indicator which indicates a color of a thread to be used for forming the embroidery pattern displayed on the displaying device. The displaying device can be a conventional monochrome LCD, and the indicator indicates the color of the thread by emitting light having the same color of the thread.

Abstract: A sewing pattern is located with respect to a predetermined sewable region (103) based on sewing pattern data indicative of a shape of the sewing pattern. The angular position of the sewing pattern can be changed into another angular position. It is judged whether or not the angular position-changed sewing pattern fits within the sewable region. When it is judged that the angular position-changed sewing pattern fails to fit within the sewable region, the angular position of the sewing pattern is further changed into still another angular position. It is indicated that the angular position of the sewing pattern has been further changed.

Abstract: An embroidery data processing unit includes RAM memory to store the sewing order for multiple sewing areas, and to store two or more sewing areas from among the multiple sewing areas in order to verify their order. The processing unit determines the sewing order for the areas extracted from the multiple sewing areas, and the sewing area is displayed on a CRT monitor. This configuration allows the user to verify the sewing order of specific sewing areas in a short period of time.

Abstract: A plurality of embroidery patterns are displayed based on a plurality of embroidery pattern data. A user selects one of the displayed embroidery patterns. The selected embroidery pattern is located at the user's desired position. Next, based on frame date, it is judged which of several frames is usable with respect to the selected embroidery pattern located at the desired position. The screen displays only a frame determined as usable for the selected embroidery pattern at the desired position.

Abstract: A sewing pattern display device including a display for displaying a plurality of options relating to sewing; a transparent touch panel disposed adjacent to the display and capable of detecting a position where the touch panel is pressed; and a control device for determining, based on detection by the touch panel, a position of the display corresponding to a pressed position of the touch panel and, when the touch panel is pressed to simultaneously indicate more than one of the options, processing an option different from the indicated options.

Abstract: A sewing data processor capable of displaying embroidery patterns, including a display; an external memory medium detachably mountable to an external memory medium mounting portion and for storing pattern data relating to a embroidery patterns, each embroidery pattern including partial patterns each to be sewn in a corresponding thread color and storing thread color indication data each indicating a corresponding thread color for sewing a corresponding partial pattern; a pattern display controller for displaying the embroidery patterns on the display based on the pattern data; a character font memory storing display font data for displaying characters required to indicate each of the thread colors in a predetermined language using characters of the predetermined language, the display font data being stored under its lead address in the character font memory; a lead address table storing thread color indication data and lead addresses of the display font data, the thread color indication data indicating a corr

Abstract: A sewing machine including a needle bar to which a sewing needle conveying a sewing thread is secured, a main shaft to which the needle bar is connected, a loop catcher which cooperates with the sewing needle to catch a loop of the sewing thread conveyed by the needle, a catcher shaft to which the loop catcher is connected, a drive motor which drives at least one of the needle bar and the loop catcher by rotating a corresponding one of the main shaft and the catcher shaft, a first sensor which detects a first reference rotation position of at least one of the main shaft and the catcher shaft and generates a first detection signal indicating that the one shaft is taking the first reference rotation position, a second sensor which detects a second reference rotation position of the drive motor and generates a second detection signal indicating that the drive motor is taking the second reference rotation position, and an indicating device which indicates, based on the first detection signal, that the one of the

Abstract: In a sewing machine, embroidery patterns are displayed on a display on the basis of embroidery pattern data representing embroidery patterns, and an embroidery pattern is selected from among those displayed on the display. A needle and a workpiece are moved relative to each other according to an operation for setting a position for the selected embroidery pattern when only the selected embroidery pattern is positioned. When a plurality of embroidery patterns are selected, the relative movement of the needle and the workpiece is withheld during an operation for setting positions for the plurality of selected embroidery patterns. Thus, the needle and the workpiece held by an embroidery frame are not moved during operation for arranging the plurality of selected embroidery patterns.

Abstract: An embroidery sewing memory card including a first storage region storing sets of pattern data under corresponding lead addresses, each set of pattern data corresponding to an embroidery pattern and usable in at least one of a plurality of embroidery sewing machine types; and a second storage region storing data in table form indicating correspondence between the embroidery sewing machine types and the lead addresses of pattern data based on which pattern data is usable in which embroidery sewing machine type.

Abstract: A realistic image of a sewing pattern is displayed based on sewing pattern data indicative of a shape of the sewing pattern. The state of the sewing pattern can be changed. When desiring to change the sewing pattern state while the image of the sewing pattern is displayed in the image display mode, the display state is changed from the image display mode into a rectangular-frame display mode so that a rectangular frame representative of the sewing pattern is displayed. When the pattern state change is completed, the image of the changed sewing pattern is displayed.

Abstract: Provided is a method of changing an embroidering order of a plurality of embroidering areas. According to the method, a selected embroidering area and the other areas are displayed on a display in different displaying conditions. With a certain operation, the selected embroidering area changes sequentially, in accordance with the assigned embroidering order. The embroidering order of the currently selected embroidering area can be changed with an operation of a mouse, and the change of the embroidering order is reflected on the displaying condition of embroidering areas.

Abstract: Pattern display data and embroidery data are stored in a card ROM that is usable in a sewing machine. Based on the pattern display data, a predetermined number of embroidery patterns are displayed in a display unit mounted on the sewing machine. After a desired embroidery pattern is selected, an operator may depress a stitching time key if he or she wants to know a stitching period of time for the embroidery pattern selected. When the key is depressed, the stitching period of time is computed based on the corresponding embroidery data stored in the card ROM. The resultant stitching period of time is displayed in conjunction with the selected embroidery pattern. As such, the operator can recognize the stitching period of time before start of embroidery stitching.

Abstract: Based on pattern display data stored in a card ROM, a predetermined number of embroidery pattern examples are displayed in a display unit of a sewing machine. Upon selection of a desired embroidery pattern, computation of a stitching period of time for the selected embroidery pattern is automatically commenced. During the computation of the stitching period of time, a stitching routine is executed through an interval interrupt process. Upon completion of computation of the stitching period of time, the computed stitching period of time is numerically displayed in a position corresponding to the selected embroidery pattern. Because the computation of the stitching period of time and stitching of the selected embroidery pattern are simultaneously performed, the stitching procedure can be efficiently prosecuted.

Abstract: Based on pattern display data stored in a card ROM, a predetermined number of embroidery pattern examples are displayed in a display unit of a sewing machine. Upon selection of a desired embroidery pattern, segmental embroidery patterns are displayed in an order of stitching. The segmental embroidery patterns are the components of the desired embroidery pattern that are extracted on a color thread basis. When computation of a stitching period of time is instructed in this condition, the stitching period of time is computed for each of the segmental embroidery pattern components and the computed stitching period of time is numerically displayed immediately below the corresponding segmental embroidery pattern component.

Abstract: An embroidering machine controller which can be operated with improved operability even by unskilled operators or by operators of foreign nationalities despite language barriers, if any. The controller (12) is provided with exclusive pictorial switch keys (21A to 21J) and auxiliary switch keys (22A to 22D) on its operating panel (14). The faces of the exclusive pictorial switch keys (21A to 21J) bear graphic symbols indicative of the contents of exclusively allotted commands. The auxiliary switch keys (22A to 22D) are selectively allotted with commands in relation with and in submission to a keying operation on one of the exclusive pictorial switch keys (21A to 21J). Graphic symbols of the commands which are currently allotted to the respective auxiliary switch keys (22A to 22D) are shown in a menu area (15A) on the viewing screen of a display means (15). In addition, a corresponding graphic symbol is shown as a guide message in a message area (15B) of the display screen in response to a keying operation.

Abstract: A sewing machine that permits selection of an outer profile for a frame pattern on an outer profile selection screen displayed on a pattern display, selection of a line shape for the frame pattern on a line shape selection screen displayed on the pattern display, and sewing of the frame pattern in accordance with a combination of the selected outer profile and line shape. Accordingly, since an outer profile and a line shape for a frame pattern are selected in combination, a large number of patterns can be selected using a small number of pattern selection screens and a frame pattern can be selected simply on the sewing machine.

Abstract: A sewing machine capable of sewing selectively in different patterns each created by stitches formed on a work fabric, the machine including a display device having a screen for displaying a library of selectable items which includes icons identifying the different patterns, a display controller including an operator-controlled control dial and operable to specify one of the selectable items displayed on the screen according to a rotary movement of the dial, and a selector including an operator-controlled selecting member and operable to select one selectable item when the selecting member is operated while that one selectable item is specified on the screen. The display controller is operable to scroll the library of selectable items and thereby change a current image on the display screen, when the currently specified selectable item is not included in the current image of the screen.

Abstract: A sewing machine with a display for displaying basic patterns to be sewn and parameters associated with these patterns. The display is switchable between formats representing different sets of basic patterns and is switchable to a plurality of sequential formats, where each of the sequential formats only displays necessary sequential information for one of the basic patterns and parameters. The display includes a symbol adjacent each of the basic patterns and parameters and the same set of symbols is displayed in each display format. A key board includes a plurality of individual keys which correspond to the symbols on the display. A microprocessor reads the key board to determine which keys have been activated and then changes the display to show the next sequential format when the key corresponding to the symbol adjacent one of the basic patterns and parameters is activated.

Abstract: A pattern selection apparatus displays patterns and allows any of the displayed patterns to be directly selected. The apparatus comprises a control circuit, a display unit, an item designating dial and a selection establishing key. The control circuit indicates on the display unit where a cursor-highlighted displayed pattern is located relative to all the patterns under the same subset heading. As the cursor is moved in response to rotation of the item designating dial, the pattern location indication is correspondingly changed. Pushing the selection establishing key selects the cursor-highlighted pattern. Thus, any of the patterns displayed on the display unit is selected quickly and easily.

Abstract: A lock stitch machine that has a liquid crystal display screen capable of displaying pages respectively containing choices, instruction messages and guidance messages; a display controller for controlling the liquid crystal display according to the operation of control switches to display a desired page and to permit the selection of a desired choice contained in the displayed page; a task selection switch for selecting one of the choices contained in the page displayed on the liquid crystal display; and a page scrolling switch for scrolling the pages displayed on the liquid crystal display. The pages displayed on the liquid crystal display are scrolled sequentially by operating the page scrolling switch, and choices including kinds of workpieces, types of seams and kind of work contained in the pages are selected by operating the task selection switch. If trouble occurs, a troubleshooting page containing measures to eliminate the trouble can be displayed on the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A system for an embroidering machine has plural embroidering machines, display means, input means which has a keyboard and a means for inputting coordinates on a screen of the display, register memory means for storing plural embroidering patterns, image data and embroidering data and main control means. The main control means divides a screen of the display means into multiple screens in accordance with a number input by the input means, reads image data corresponding to the embroidering patterns selected by the input means from the register memory means, displays the image data on the multiple divided screens of the display means, and sends embroidering data corresponding to the selected embroidering patterns to the memory means of the embroidering machine. The main control means divides the screen of the display into smaller screens display multiple embroidering images on the screens. Thus an operator can see all embroidering patterns on the screen of the display before embroidering.

Abstract: An electro-optical display serves for the display of basic types of stitch patterns or individual stitch patterns, e.g. zig-zag sewing, buttonholing, alphanumeric characters and the like. A cursor 13 can be moved to the displayed stitch pattern groups by means of a control device, and a menu comprising different stitch patterns of the selected stitch pattern group can then be selected and displayed by pressing an OK button. The particular desired stitch pattern group or the stitch pattern can then be selected from this menu or another menu which is displayed when an advance command is given. This hierarchical, stepwise display and selection of a determined stitch pattern group or an individual stitch pattern substantially simplifies and accelerates the selection from a great number of available stitch types or patterns.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting the size of a sewing machine pattern for use in a sewing machine is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stitch data storage device for storing stitch data corresponding to each of a plurality of embroidery patterns; a pattern selecting device for selecting a desired one of the plurality of patterns stored in the storage device; a magnification selecting device capable of being manually operated for adjusting the size of the pattern; a magnification displaying device for displaying an adjustment value selected by the magnification selecting device; a key code determining device for determining the stitch data to be valid or invalid on the basis of a relevant one of key codes respectively added to a plurality of items of stitch data for forming the pattern in correspondence with the adjustment value selected; and a size adjusting device for adjusting the size of the pattern in correspondence with the adjustment value selected.

Abstract: An embroidering system comprises plural embroidering machines, a display, an input, a register memory for storing plural embroidering patterns, image data and embroidering data which includes data for characters of several languages having different character symbols in the same phonetic sound, and a main control. When an operator selects a desired language, the main control reads the image data which corresponds to the selected language from the register memory. When an operator selects a key on the keyboard, the main control checks a phonetic sound of that key to determine whether such phonetic sound corresponds to more than one character. If there is more than one character, the main control reads image data corresponding to all of the characters which have the same phonetic sound and displays all of the image data. An operator selects a desired character from the displayed characters.

Abstract: Stitching data for embroidery patterns and identification data are stored in ROM of the embroidery ROM card. Stitching data for stitching patterns except embroidery patterns, such as figure patterns or point marks, are stored in ROM of another ROM card. If the card key is operated, it is determined whether the embroidery device is installed on the sewing machine or not, whether a ROM card is installed in the sewing machine or not, and whether the installed ROM card is a ROM card for embroidery or not. If at least either one of the embroidery device or a ROM card is not installed on the sewing machine, or the installed ROM card is not a ROM card for embroidery, warning is given to an operator.

Abstract: An automatic sewing system includes an embroidery machine and a personal computer. The embroidery machine has an operation panel provided with a LCD, a stitch type display key and a stitch type selecting key, and a sewing control device provided with a stitch type data memory and a stitch data memory. The personal computer has a floppy disc drive unit capable of receiving a floppy disc which stores stitch data and stitch type data. The stitch type data are sent to the sewing control device from the personal computer and stored in the stitch type data memory when the stitch type display key is operated. The LCD displays thereon a stitch type based on the stitch type data stored in the stitch type data memory. The stitch data related to the displayed stitch type are sent to the sewing control device from the personal computer and stored in the stitch data memory when the stitch type selecting key is operated.

Abstract: When a desired stitch pattern is selected by the operator, stitch pattern data representing the desired stitch pattern and image data representing the image of the stitch pattern to be projected on a workpiece are stored temporarily in a RAM. When the push button of a frame shifting switch is depressed, an embroidery frame holding the workpiece is shifted from a stitching area to an image projecting area. The image of the stitch pattern can be projected without being obstructed by the needle bar, the needle and the presser foot on the workpiece held by the embroidery frame placed in the image projecting area, so that the operator is able to confirm the stitch pattern to be formed easily and correctly. A projector projects the full-sized image of the stitch pattern on the basis of the image data read from the RAM on the workpiece held by the embroidery frame.

Abstract: In a sewing machine, a visual display provides the operator not only a representation of how a stitch pattern will appear but also provides dimension data in both the fabric feed direction and in a cross-feed, transverse, direction. The dimensions are determined by using width data for the widest element of the pattern, or the portion of the width of the elements extending above and below a reference line and adding the greatest uppermost and greatest lowermost extensions, and a sum of the length data for each element of the pattern.

Abstract: A thread trimmer for a pattern sewing machine is disclosed. When the pattern sewing machine forms patterns, a pattern is connected to a next pattern by a crossover thread. The thread trimmer automatically cuts a specified portion of the crossover thread. Therefore, the operator can avoid the troublesome and time-consuming cutting of the crossover thread manually with scissors. Furthermore, the sewing efficiency of the pattern sewing machine is enhanced.

Abstract: A sewing operation procedure display apparatus for a sewing machine for teaching information regarding a sewing operation includes an LCD provided on a body of the sewing machine, and a ROM in which data of a plurality of teaching picture images are stored corresponding to stitches of a "plain seaming stitch", a "button hole" and a "blind stitch" and sewing conditions for an "expansible fabric" and a "blind stitch". The sewing operation procedure display apparatus further includes an operation selection section for selecting one of the stitches and a sewing condition such as a type of a fabric, and a CPU for reading out a teaching picture image or images in accordance with the stitch and the sewing condition selected by way of the operation selection section from the ROM and causes the LCD to display the teaching picture image or images thereon.

Abstract: A stitching pattern selecting device is disclosed which makes it possible to switch a plurality of patterns selectable among pattern groups displayed in a limited range at the front face of a sewing machine. The desired patterns are selected by scrolling large size indications of available patterns in succession so as to shorten the time for selecting the desired patterns, and select securely the patterns by a reverse white-black indication.

Abstract: In the pattern sewing machine comprising a pattern selector for selecting and combining pattern units such as characters and symbols and a controller for driving a sewing mechanism and a feeding mechanism to form the combination of pattern units selected by the pattern selector, the controller is provided with a diagonal placing unit for placing one pattern unit in a diagonal direction relative to another pattern unit adjacent thereto when the two adjacent pattern units are sewn in series.

Abstract: To aid in the proper placement of patterns to be sewn on work fabric, a sewing machine includes a pattern projection system for forming pattern images on the fabric. The pattern images are of the same size and orientation as the pattern sewn by the machine. The image projection system includes a light source and a light transmission imaging element for forming images on the fabric. The imaging element can be liquid crystal. The image forming system displays a marker to indicate that portions of the pattern to be sewn are outside a predetermined image area. A memory is provided to store pattern completion data, so that after an interruption in the sewing of a pattern, the unfinished part of the pattern can be imaged on the fabric and the machine can complete the pattern.

Abstract: Control data such as data designating the order of changing color of thread, conversion parameter designating reducing or enlarging of an embroidery design and data designating the number of repetition of the same design are set to desired states and these control data are stored in a memory in correspondence to storage of stitch data of a desired embroidery design. Further, for editing the embroidery design, running of the embroidering machine can be temporarily stopped at a desired stitch during running for actual embroidering operation to change the operation mode to an embroidery design data editing mode while confirming an actually embroidered design pattern. During this temporary stopping, data editing processing such as changing, deletion or insertion of stitch data at the desired stitch is executed.

Abstract: A front operation panel is provided on a housing of an electrically controlled sewing machine, which provides a pattern list indicating a plurality of stitch patterns in a specific pattern group. One of the stitch patterns may be selected in direct reference to the pattern indication and the selected one is represented in a display section in the operational panel. The operational panel comprises a display board having the pattern list and the display section and a transparent cover superposed on the display board which includes a plurality of pressure-sensitive elements to be selectively depressed to designate the pattern indication in the pattern list. The display board may be switched to another information menu which is applicable to input operation of an original stitch pattern by successively inputting needle dropping points which should be enough to define a configuration of the original stitch pattern.

Abstract: A sewing machine capable of performing a profile sewing in which a stitch is provided at a position spaced away from an edgeline of a workpiece by a predetermined constant distance to provide a predetermined margin. The sewing machine is provided with memory means which stores therein the needle position data. This data is transmitted to a sewing needle swinging mechanism so as to move the sewing needle to a position inwardly spaced away from the edgeline to provide the margin. The sewing machine is also provided with image forming means connected to the memory means for providing a visualized image of a stitching reference line on one of a surface of the bed and the workpiece fabric on the bed in accordance with the needle position data. The stitching reference serves as a guide line along which the edgeline is placed.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is disclosed a microprocessor for a sewing machine which can be changed over from a normal service mode for controlling sewing operations to a diagnostic mode for controlling diagnostic programs. The drive of the diagnostic programs takes place by actuation of already present selector switches of the sewing machine and the display of the diagnostic results takes place through already present displays of the sewing machine. In order to facilitate the diagnostic, a mask is provided which can be placed on the control and displaying panel of the sewing machine and which contains indications relating to the drive of determined programs and the reading of the results. At least in one case, means are provided in order to enter and store correcting information according to the results of the diagnostic. This provides a simple and multilateral diagnostic capability and the possibility of intervention in the electronics of the sewing machine.

Abstract: In an automatic embroidering machine generally, stitch data for realizing an embroidering operation corresponding to a desired embroidery design is stored in a stitch data memory, the stitch data is read from this memory and the embroidering operation is executed in accordance with the read out stitch data. The stitch data includes data representing X, Y moving amounts of an embroidery frame for each stitch. In the embroidering machine according to the present invention, graphic pattern data of a desired embroidery design stored in this stitch data memory is supplied and displayed by a display device. Thus, display of the embroidery design for confirmation can be readily made without actually performing the embroidering operation. Besides, frame graphic pattern data for graphically displaying the shape of an embroidery frame is supplied and displayed by the display device.

Abstract: An electronic sewing machine comprises two tables of ideograms corresponding to the patterns capable of being sewn by the machine. One of these tables is carried by the front face of the casing of the machine and the other by the bottom of a pivoting cover capable of occupying two end positions. One of these end positions is a raised end position, in which the user may view the ideograms of the cover, and the other is a lowered end position, in which the cover is closed over on the casing of the machine and covers up the first of the tables of ideograms, the second also being likewise out of sight.

Abstract: A sewing machine which stores in a memory stitching control signals for forming stitched patterns, is provided with a stitching pattern indicating device which includes the following: a pattern selecting means for selecting desired patterns from a plurality of stitching patterns; a first indicating memory for storing indication signals in response to stitching patterns selected by means of the pattern selecting means; a manually controlling means for altering forming information of the selected patterns; a second indicating memory for storing indication signals of the stitch forming information adjusted by means of the manually controlling means, and an indicating means connected to the both indicating memories and indicating in response to the selection of the stitching patterns and to the alteration of the stitch forming information.

Abstract: An information device for an electronic sewing machine includes a substrate carrying two rows of ideograms representative of some of the sewing patterns capable of being carried out by the sewing machine, and a flap hinged between these rows and carrying, on each face, a row of ideograms concerning others of these sewing patterns. The flap is pivotable into two end positions, for covering up one or the other row of ideograms of the substrate. The flap has, for each ideogram, a window allowing viewing of a diode associated with each ideogram of the substrate. Keys allow selection of each desired sewing pattern whose identity is signalled by the lighting-up of the diode associated with the corresponding ideogram, or the diode visible through the window of the flap adjacent to that ideogram.

Abstract: An information display apparatus for a sewing machine is disclosed which comprises an information memory means storing various instructing information on how to use the sewing machine, explanatory information explaining the method of sewing each of a plurality of stitch patterns and the like, an information selecting means, a liquid crystal display of multirow-multicolumn dot-pattern type, and a display controlling means, and is constituted so as to be able to display the above-mentioned various information by characters and images.

Abstract: An apparatus of a sewing machine for indicating elongated pattern length is disclosed, wherein memory means normally stores a number of pattern data for forming the stitches of different patterns with a standard stitch amplitude and a standard fabric feed pitch, pattern selection means is selectively operated to select a desired pattern from the pattern data storing memory, amplitude setting means is optionally operated to set the amplitude value of the selected pattern, indication means indicates an amplitude value of the selected pattern set by the amplitude setting means, pattern elongation setting means is optionally operated to set a pattern elongating magnification value, discrimination means judges whether the selected pattern is elongatable or not, and means is provided for displaying the pattern elongating magnification value in the indicating means.

Abstract: A sewing machine having associated modules which can be inserted .[.at will.]. and which are interchangeable in a guide of the housing of the machine. The front side of the plate-shaped modules is visible in the inserted condition of the module and is provided with stitch symbols to which are assigned numbers. On the inside of the modules are arranged memories, preferably in connection with .[.a microprocessor, which are in connection with.]. the microprocessor of the sewing machine when the modules are inserted. By means of keys and a display, the number corresponding to the desired stitch sort can be selected and the control data from the memories of the module will be recalled in the microprocessor of the sewing machine and then used for operation of the sewing machine. .[.