Sewing machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10920353-B2
Application number	US-201815882003-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2018
Priority date	Jan 31, 2017
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

A needle bar 4 is supported by a needle bar supporter in a manner freely movable up and down relative to a frame. A crank 2 is fixed to an upper shaft 1 , rotates with the upper shaft 1 , and an output end thereof moves circularly. A crank rod 3 is connected to the crank 2 in a freely rotatable manner. A connection rod 8 is connected to an intermediate portion of the crank rod 3 in a freely rotatable manner, and is connected to the needle bar 4 in a freely rotatable manner. A length of the needle bar 4 and a length from a connecting position of the connection rod 8 and the crank rod 3 to a slider 7 differ. When the crank 2 circularly moves, the connecting position of the connection rod 8 and the crank rod 3 draws a trajectory of an ellipse.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sewing machine comprising:
a needle bar supported by a needle bar supporter in a manner freely movable up and down relative to a frame;
an upper shaft supported in a direction horizontal to the frame, and rotated by a motor;
a crank fixed to the upper shaft, and having an output end that rotates;
a crank rod having an input end connected to the output end of the crank in a freely rotatable manner;
a slider provided to an output end of the crank rod in a manner freely movable up and down relative to the frame; and
a connection rod having an input end connected to an intermediate portion between the input end of the crank rod and the output end of the crank rod in a freely rotatable manner, and having an output end connected to the needle bar in a freely rotatable manner,
wherein a length from a connecting position of the connection rod and the crank rod to a connecting position of the slider and the crank rod and a length of the connection rod differ, and
the length of the connection rod is shorter than the length from the connecting position of the connection rod and the crank rod to the connecting position of the slider and the crank rod.

2. The sewing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the needle bar is supported by the needle bar supporter fixed to the frame in a manner freely movable up and down.

3. The sewing machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a swinging rod moving the needle bar supporter between a right needle dropping position and a left needle dropping position.

4. The sewing machine according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a supporting shaft provided to the frame in the vertical direction,
wherein the needle bar supporter rotates in the horizontal direction by the swinging rod with the supporting shaft as a center.

5. The sewing machine according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a supporting shaft provided to the frame in the horizontal direction,
wherein the needle bar supporter rotates in the vertical direction by the swinging rod with the supporting shaft as a center.

6. The sewing machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a guide bar supporting the slider in a manner freely movable up and down,
wherein the guide bar is a component provided vertically to the frame.

7. The sewing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the needle bar works as a guide bar supporting the slider in a manner freely movable up and down.

Assignees

• Janome Sewing Machine Co Ltd

Inventors

• Morimoto Shuzo
• Mafune Jun

Classifications

• D05B69/00

  Driving-gear; Control devices · CPC title

• D05B3/02

  with mechanisms for needle-bar movement · CPC title

• D05B55/14 Primary

  Needle-bar drives · CPC title

• D05B55/02

  Devices for fastening needles to needle bars · CPC title

• D05B87/02

  with mechanical means for moving thread through needle {or looper} eye · CPC title