Embroidery machine including a control element at each embroidery location
US5404823A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05C11/16
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Embroidery machine including several hundred embroidery locations each of which includes the following tools; a needle, a stiletto, a thread guide and a thread brake with respective drives. At least two actuators for connecting or disconnecting the tools from their respective drives are associated with every embroidery location. No more than one switching element, such as a shuttle spool valve is provided for each embroidery location which is switchable so as to switch all the actuators of said embroidery location jointly. Such a switching arrangement permits efficient switching of the tools enabling selective switching of only the tools of a switching point the embroidering/non-embroidering state of which is to be changed.
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