System and method for monitoring quilting machine

摘要

A monitoring system for use with a sewing machine. The monitoring system includes a camera assembly mounted to a base of the sewing machine with a camera that collects images from a bottom side of the fabric. The camera assembly delivers images of the back side of the fabric to a monitor assembly that includes a display device. The display device displays the images collected by the camera. The monitor can be mounted to an upper or arm portion of the sewing machine for convenient viewing by the operator during use of the sewing machine.

主权项

1. A sewing monitoring system adapted for use with a sewing machine, the sewing machine having a base and an arm, the arm being mounted to the base at a rear end of the sewing machine, the sewing machine configured to sew a stitch pattern in a sheet of fabric positioned between the base and arm using a needle carried by the arm at a front end of the sewing machine, the system comprising:
a camera positioned on a side of the sewing machine and operable to capture images of the stitch pattern along a bottom side of the sheet of fabric as the sewing machines moves relative to the sheet of fabric; and a monitor arranged above the sheet of fabric and positioned on the sewing machine facing in a direction along a length of the sewing machine measured between the rear end and the front end, the monitor configured to display the images of the stitch pattern for viewing by a person operating the sewing machine to manually identify an error.