Patent · US Expired

Thread cutting unit having a rotatably driveable cutting knife and loop spreading plate for a sewing machine

US5009177A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 22, 1989
Grant dateApr 23, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B65/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thread cutting unit cooperating with the bed of a sewing machine includes a lower shaft, a cutting knife and a loop spreading plate respectively fixed to the lower shaft and positioned adjacent to the hook. The thread cutting knife and the loop spreading plate cross each other in a space between the hook and the throat plate. The thread cutting unit is provided with a thread cutting driving unit which comprises a thread cutting knife driving shaft, a loop spreading plate driving shaft, a rotational motion transmission device, a thread cutting supporting member carrying thread cutting knife, a first turnable interlocking mechanism and a second turnable interlocking mechanism. The thread cutting supporting member is rotatably supported on the bed.

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