Patent · US Expired

Sewing machine thread monitor

US4192243A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
4References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 2, 1978
Grant dateMar 11, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 2, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B59/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The apparatus counts the number of stitches made by a sewing machine, counts the number of predetermined lengths of thread needed to make those stitches and outputs an alarm signal when the number of stitches per thread length either exceeds a predetermined number or is less than a predetermined number.

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