Janome Sewing Machine Company Limited

Takashi Kongoh

Hachiro Makabe

Haruhiko Tanaka

An electronic sewing machine has a memory storing stitch control data for a number of different patterns which may be selected by designation of pattern numbers each specific to the patterns, a second memory for temporarily storing the pattern numbers as they are selected, and a display for electrically indicating the selected pattern numbers in the order as they have been stored in the second memory, maintaining a precededly displayed pattern number until the subsequent one is selected, wherein the ten-keys may be selectively operated to select any of the patterns stored in the first memory, the ten-keys indicating at least two specific ten-keys to be operated to provide at least two different two-figure numbers for changing the function of at least two function keys originally having specific functions respectively into the function for confirming at the display the selected pattern numbers in series in the order and the reverse order as they have been selected respectively, and a signal discriminating circuit, a function changing circuit and a pattern number read-out circuit are provided between the ten-keys and the second memory so as to be operated in accordance with the selective operation of the two specific ten-keys to thereby designate the selected and memorized in the second memory to appear in the two different orders in dependence upon the operation of the function keys.

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Koganei, Japan

Takashi Kongoh