US 11,987,918 B2
Cutting system and cutting device
Mayumi Nishizaki, Nagoya (JP); Kanae Minamikawa, Nagoya (JP); and Yoko Yamanashi, Konan (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/702,980.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-059064 (JP), filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0316117 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. D05B 37/04 (2006.01); D05B 19/10 (2006.01); D05C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC D05B 37/04 (2013.01) [D05B 19/10 (2013.01); D05C 7/00 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cutting system including a sewing machine and a cutting device,
the sewing machine comprising:
a sewing portion configured to sew an embroidery pattern on an object to be sewn, based on embroidery data for sewing the embroidery pattern,
a sewing communication portion configured to perform communication via a network line,
a sewing processor, and
a sewing memory configured to store the embroidery data, and to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the sewing processor, instruct the sewing processor to perform processes comprising:
an acquisition process to acquire the embroidery data stored in the sewing memory; and
a sewing send process to send, via the network line, using the sewing communication portion, the embroidery data acquired by the acquisition process, and
the cutting device comprising:
a cutting portion configured to cut an object to be cut, based on cutting data,
a cutter communication portion configured to perform communication via the network line,
a cutter processor, and
a cutter memory configured to store computer-readable instructions, that when executed by the cutter processor, instruct the cutter processor to perform processes comprising:
a cutter reception process to receive, via the network line, using the cutter communication portion, the embroidery data sent by the sewing machine;
a generation process to generate the cutting data, based on the embroidery data received by the cutter reception process; and
a cutting process to drive the cutting portion based on the cutting data generated by the generation process, and cut the object to be cut.