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Granted Patent B2
US 12,480,240 · App. 18/519,514 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Sewing system

Inventors: Kimiko Fujie (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Asami (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JUKI CORPORATION
D05B19/12B25J9/1682B25J9/1697B25J11/005D05B19/04D05B27/00D05B35/08D05B35/12D05B81/00D05D2305/02
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Patent No.
US 12,480,240
App. No.
18/519,514
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sewing system includes: a robot manipulator; a plurality of assemblies attached to and detached from the robot manipulator and each configured to perform predetermined work on cloth; a server stores process data indicating a relationship between a plurality of processes for manufacturing a sewn product from the cloth and the assembly used in each of the plurality of processes; and a control device configured to select an assembly to be mounted to the robot manipulator based on the process data.

Claims (35)

1 . A sewing system comprising:

a robot manipulator;

a plurality of assemblies attached to and detached from the robot manipulator and each configured to perform predetermined work on cloth;

a server stores process data indicating a relationship between a plurality of processes for manufacturing a sewn product from the cloth and the assembly used in each of the plurality of processes; and

a control device configured to select an assembly to be mounted to the robot manipulator based on the process data, wherein

a base end portion of the robot manipulator is fixed to a frame.

2 . The sewing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the control device controls the robot manipulator.

3 . The sewing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the control device controls the assembly mounted to the robot manipulator.

4 . The sewing system according to claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of the robot manipulators are provided.

5 . The sewing system according to claim 2 , wherein

the server stores operation parameters of the robot manipulator for each of the processes, and

the control device controls the robot manipulator based on the operation parameters.

6 . The sewing system according to claim 3 , wherein

the assembly includes a folding assembly that performs folding work of creating creases on the cloth, a feeding assembly that performs feeding work of feeding the cloth when stitching the cloth, and a sewing machine assembly that performs sewing work of stitching the cloth.

7 . The sewing system according to claim 6 , wherein

the sewing machine assembly performs the sewing work in cooperation with a shuttle, and

the control device controls the shuttle.

8 . The sewing system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a camera that photographs marks provided on the cloth, wherein

the control device determines the work content of the assembly based on image data of the mark acquired by the camera, and controls the assembly based on the work content.

9 . The sewing system according to claim 8 , wherein

the control device positions the cloth based on the image data of the mark.

10 . The sewing system according to claim 8 , wherein

the mark is formed of a material that does not reflect visible light.

11 . The sewing system according to claim 8 , wherein

the mark is formed of a material that reflects ultraviolet light.

12 . The sewing system according to claim 8 , wherein

the mark is formed of a material that reflects visible light.

13 . The sewing system according to claim 12 , wherein

the mark is formed of a water-soluble material.

14 . The sewing system according to claim 12 , wherein

after the mark is photographed by the camera, the cloth is sewn such that the mark is hidden.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2023
From: FUJIE, KIMIKO; ASAMI, TAKESHI
To: JUKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065666/0936 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-189424 · Nov 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240175179A1 · May 30, 2024
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