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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Takashi Hirata, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Hirata, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sewing machine comprises a transport portion that moves an embroidery frame, a contact detection portion that detects contact with the embroidery frame, a first position identification portion that identifies a first position, a second position identification portion that identifies a second position, a direction determination portion that determines a direction of a diagonal line of a virtual rectangle, a third position identification portion that identifies a third position, and an area setting portion that sets a sewable area.