Sewing – Method of sewing – Workpiece manipulation other than straight line feeding
Patent
1995-08-14
1997-02-04
Lewis, Paul C.
Sewing
Method of sewing
Workpiece manipulation other than straight line feeding
D05B 100
Patent
active
055988016
ABSTRACT:
A sewing station is disclosed including a workpiece clamp shuttle for loading and shuttling a bulky workpiece to be sewn to a sewing location of a sewing machine. The workpiece clamp shuttle includes a support surface for supporting a bulky workpiece and a clamp for clamping the bulky workpiece to the support surface at a loading station wherein the bulky workpiece may be easily loaded onto the support surface. The sewing machine includes apparatus for driving the clamp and the support surface from the loading station to the sewing location where the bulky workpiece can be sewn. In addition, a method for sewing a bulky workpiece in a sewing station is disclosed including the steps of preclamping the bulky workpiece at a loading location, and transferring the preclamped bulky workpiece from the loading location to a sewing location where the workpiece may be clamped and sewn. The method further includes the step of clamping the workpiece at the sewing location and discontinuing the preclamping step prior to the workpiece being sewn.
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Conley, Jr. Ralph F.
Frye Ricky J.
Gehres Clint E.
Lewis Paul C.
MIM Industries, Inc.
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