Embroidery frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9976240-B2
Application number	US-201514618638-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	Feb 26, 2014
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

An embroidery frame includes an inner frame, an outer frame, an elastic member, and an attachment member. The inner frame is formed in a ring shape. The outer frame is formed in a ring shape and is configured to be fitted onto an outside of the inner frame. The elastic member is arranged on at least one of an outer peripheral surface of the inner frame and an inner peripheral surface of the outer frame. The attachment member detachably attaches the elastic member to one of the inner frame and the outer frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An embroidery frame comprising:
an inner frame that is formed in a ring shape;
an outer frame that is formed in a ring shape and that is configured to be fitted onto an outside of the inner frame, an inner peripheral surface of the outer frame being provided opposite to an outer peripheral surface of the inner frame in a state in which the outer frame is fitted onto the outside of the inner frame;
an elastic member that is arranged on at least one of the outer peripheral surface of the inner frame and the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame, the elastic member being arranged between the outer peripheral surface of the inner frame and the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame in a state in which the outer frame is fitted onto the outside of the inner frame; and
an attachment member that detachably attaches the elastic member to one of the inner frame and the outer frame,
wherein
the elastic member includes:
a plate-shaped portion that has a flat plate shape extending in a first direction and that is arranged between the outer peripheral surface of the inner frame and the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame in a state in which the outer frame is fitted onto the outside of the inner frame, the first direction being a direction orthogonal to a second direction, the second direction being a direction that the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface face each other; and
a receiving portion that is connected to the plate-shaped portion and that is attached to one of the inner frame and the outer frame, the receiving portion extending from the plate-shaped portion in the second direction in a state in which the outer frame is fitted onto the outside of the inner frame, and

the attachment member includes:
a plate member that pushes the receiving portion against one of the inner frame and the outer frame in the first direction; and
a fixing tool that is configured to fix the plate member to one of the inner frame and the outer frame.

2. The embroidery frame according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the outer frame and the inner frame that has a substantially rectangular ring shape includes:
a first side portion;
a second side portion that is longer than the first side portion, the second side portion extending in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to an extending direction of the first side portion; and
a connecting portion that connects the first side portion and the second side portion in one of a bent manner and a curved manner, and wherein

the elastic member is arranged on at least one of the second side portion of the outer frame and the second side portion of the inner frame.

3. The embroidery frame according to claim 2 , wherein a front surface of the plate-shaped portion is an uneven shape in the second direction.

4. The embroidery frame according to claim 3 , wherein the attachment member is made of rubber or elastomer.

5. The embroidery frame according to claim 2 , wherein the attachment member is made of rubber or elastomer.

6. The embroidery frame according to claim 1 , wherein a front surface of the plate-shaped portion is an uneven shape in the second direction.

7. The embroidery frame according to claim 6 , wherein the attachment member is made of rubber or elastomer.

8. The embroidery frame according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment member is made of rubber or elastomer.

9. An embroidery frame comprising:
an inner frame that is formed in a ring shape;
an outer frame that is formed in a ring shape and that is configured to be fitted onto an outside of the inner frame, an inner peripheral surface of the outer frame being provided opposite to an outer peripheral surface of the inner frame in a state in which the outer frame is fitted onto the outside of the inner frame;
an elastic member that is arranged on at least one of the outer peripheral surface of the inner frame and the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame, the elastic member being arranged between the outer peripheral surface of the inner frame and the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame in a state in which the outer frame is fitted onto the outside of the inner frame; and
an attachment member that detachably attaches the elastic member to one of the inner frame and the outer frame,
wherein
the elastic member includes a plate-shaped portion having a flat plate shape, the plate-shaped portion extending in a first direction and being arranged between the outer peripheral surface of the inner frame and the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame in a state in which the outer frame is fitted onto the outside of the inner frame, the first direction being a direction orthogonal to a second direction and a third direction, the second direction being a direction that the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface face each other, the third direction being a direction that the inner frame or the outer frame extends in an annular direction at a position at which the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface face each other in the second direction,
the attachment member includes a pair of side wall portions that extends in the second direction from both end portions of the plate-shaped portion in the first direction, and
one of the inner frame and the outer frame is fitted onto a groove that is formed by the plate-shaped portion and the pair of side wall portions, in a state in which the plate-shaped portion is arranged between the outer peripheral surface of the inner frame and the inner peripheral surface of the outer frame, when the outer frame is fitted onto the outside of the inner frame.

10. The embroidery frame according to claim 9 , wherein a front surface of the plate-shaped portion is an uneven shape in the second direction.

11. The embroidery frame according to claim 10 , wherein the attachment member is made of rubber or elastomer.

12. The embroidery frame according to claim 9 , wherein the attachment member is made of rubber or elastomer.

13. The embroidery frame according to claim 9 , wherein
each of the outer frame and the inner frame that has a substantially rectangular ring shape includes:
a first side portion;
a second side portion that is longer than the first side portion, the second side portion extending in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to an extending direction of the first side portion; and
a connecting portion that connects the first side portion and the second side portion in one of a bent manner and a curved manner, and wherein

the elastic member is arranged on at least one of the second side portion of the outer frame and the second side portion of the inner frame.

14. The embroidery frame according to claim 13 , wherein a front surface of the plate-shaped portion is an uneven shape in the second direction.

15. The embroidery frame according to claim 14 , wherein the attachment member is made of rubber or elastomer.

16. The embroidery frame according to claim 13 , wherein the attachment member is made of rubber or elastomer.

Assignees

• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Magara Midori
• Funato Nobuhiko

Classifications

• D05B39/00

  Workpiece carriers (for automatically controlling movement of work-carrier to obtain particular configuration of seam D05B21/00; in general A41H15/00) · CPC title

• D05C9/04 Primary

  Work holders, e.g. frames · CPC title