Programmable sewing machine operable in a plurality of modes
US4100865A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05B19/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A programmable sewing machine adapted to learn and store, in Automatic Learn or Key Learn Modes of operation, a series of sewing machine operations for later automatic duplication, in an Automatic Sew Mode of operation, at the same sewing rate as the initial operation, or at the peak sewing rate achieved during each operation; or, in a Control Sew Mode of operation, at a controlled lower speed. Additionally, the machine operation may be limited in a Set Up Mode to preset rates for machine speed, copy or peak speed automatic operation, number of start stitches, number of stop stitches, start speed and stop speed. The machine may be operated in the Manual Mode with provision for first tack and last tack and thread trim and wipe when desired. The automatic operation of the sewing machine may be interrupted to go into a Repair Mode during which the sewing machine may be operated manually, and, on proper command, to revert back to the Automatic Sew Mode at the particular operation which was interrupted. A Quit control is provided which permits reversion to an Initialization Mode from which a specific mode of operation may be selected. Provision is made to Erase specific learned and stor…
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