Title:
SEWING MACHINE WITH NEEDLE THREAD CASSETTE, AND NEEDLE THREAD CASSETTE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/053821
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A sewing machine with a needle thread cassette, wherein a cassette mount (3) is reduced in size. The cassette mount (3) including a thread take-up lever travel region is formed in the form of a vertical groove in the arm head of the sewing machine. A needle thread cassette (2) having a thread bobbin (62) vertically received therein is removably mounted on the cassette mount (3) vertically from above. With a thread take-up lever (25) stopped in a position corresponding to a needle top stop position, the needle thread cassette (2) is mounted on the cassette mount (3), whereby the thread is engaged with the thread guard of the thread take-up lever (25) and a thread tension regulator (9).
Inventors:
Kitazawa, Hiroshi c/o BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15-1 (Naeshiro-cho Mizuho-ku Nagoya, Aichi, 467-8561, JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/011332
Publication Date:
July 11, 2002
Filing Date:
December 25, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (15-1, Naeshiro-cho Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 467-8561, JP)
Kitazawa, Hiroshi c/o BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15-1 (Naeshiro-cho Mizuho-ku Nagoya, Aichi, 467-8561, JP)
Kitazawa, Hiroshi c/o BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15-1 (Naeshiro-cho Mizuho-ku Nagoya, Aichi, 467-8561, JP)
International Classes:
D05B43/00; D05B47/00; D05B49/00; D05B51/00; D05B73/00; (IPC1-7): D05B43/00; D05B47/02; D05B73/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Muto, Katsunori c/o BROTHER TECHNO CORPORATION 15-1 (Naeshiro-cho Mizuho-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 467-0841, JP)