Sewing – Special machines – Embroidering
Reexamination Certificate
2001-08-30
2002-10-15
Izaguirre, Ismael (Department: 3765)
Sewing
Special machines
Embroidering
C112S470140
Reexamination Certificate
active
06463867
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The invention relates to a headgear holding device for use with a sewing machine.
2. Description of Related Art
A conventional multiple-needle embroidery machine is provided with a headgear holder that can move along a horizontal axis intersecting the path of a vertically moving sewing needle and can rotate about the horizontal axis. A headgear, such as a cap, is set on the headgear holder with its visor facing upward.
There are two conventional methods for setting a headgear on the headgear holder. In one method, as shown in
FIG. 17
, a sewing needle
402
is supported by an arm
401
of an embroidery machine so as to be vertically movable, and a headgear holder (not shown) is mounted to the embroidery machine so as to be movable along a horizontal axis intersecting the path of the vertically moving sewing needle
402
and to be rotatable about the horizontal axis. A cap
403
is set on the headgear holder with its visor
404
facing upward. In this case, the visor
404
makes contact with and rubs against the arm
401
when the headgear holder is moved and, as a result, the surface of the visor
404
becomes partially shiny, shabby, or damaged.
In the other method, as shown in
FIG. 18
, a visor support
405
is fixed to a headgear holder so as to support the visor
404
of the cap
403
at an angle. The visor
404
of the cap
403
is forcibly bent with respect to the visor support
405
. The tip of the visor
404
is lowered so that contact between the visor
404
and the arm
401
is prevented during sewing. In this case, because the visor
404
is greatly deformed, the cap remains deformed after sewing and, as a result, its commercial value is reduced.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides a headgear holding device that addresses the forgoing problems and prevents, when the headgear holding device is moved, contact between the visor of a cap set in the headgear holding device and an arm of an embroidery machine, which causes a shiny and shabby appearance of the visor or damage to the visor, and also prevents deformation of the visor, which reduces the commercial value of the cap.
According to one aspect of the invention, a headgear holding device of a sewing machine includes a headgear holder that holds a headgear with a visor while being moved along a horizontal axis intersecting a path of a vertically moving sewing needle and rotated about the horizontal axis; a visor support member that supports the visor of the headgear held on the headgear holder at an angle with respect to the horizontal axis; and an angle adjusting member that adjusts an angle of inclination of the visor supported by the visor support member.
In this headgear holding device of the sewing machine, the bending angle of the visor can be adjusted by adjusting the angle of inclination of the visor support member. Accordingly, when the headgear holding device is moved, the visor of the cap set in the headgear holding device will not contact or rub against the arm of the sewing machine. As a result, the visor is prevented from becoming partially shiny, shabby, or damaged, and the commercial value of the cap is not reduced.
Additionally, the angle adjusting member has a fixed member fixed to the headgear holder and a pivot member pivotably attached to the fixed member. With this structure, the visor can be supported by the visor support member at an arbitrary angle with respect to the horizontal axis.
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Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Izaguirre Ismael
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
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