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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Harumi Kobayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Midori Magara, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/66 (2006.01); D05B 19/14 (2006.01); D05B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 19/14 (2013.01); D05B 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sewing machine includes a bed, a needle plate, a needle bar, a needle bar swing mechanism, an optical detecting portion, and a control portion. The optical detecting portion is configured to optically detect a cord pressed by a presser foot, and to output data representing the cord. The control portion is configured to calculate a width of the cord based on the data output by the optical detecting portion, calculate a swing width of the needle bar based on the width of the cord, and cause the needle bar swing mechanism to swing the needle bar with the swing width.