Patent ID: 7854207
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: D05B,D05C

Abstract:
1. An embroidering unit with a fabric holding member to form an embroidery pattern on a fabric held by the fabric holding member based on image data, comprising: an automatic mark detecting system comprising an image sensor that independently detects at least two predetermined marks printed in ink on the fabric held by the fabric holding member, a fabric holding member drive system, which is adapted to drive the fabric holding member in two directions independently, a mark position input system, which is adapted to input positions of the at least two detected predetermined marks, a modifying system, which is adapted to modify the image data, so that a position of the embroidery pattern represented by positional data appended to the image data can correspond to the positions of the at least two predetermined marks, according to the positional data appended to the image data and the positions of the at least two predetermined marks, and an automatic positioning control system adapted to control the fabric holding member drive system so that the at least two predetermined marks are automatically coincided with a predetermined reference position.