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Sewing apparatus

US5875726A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 1995
Grant dateMar 2, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B73/00
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sewing machine for producing a seam along a three-dimensional bent curve including first and second carriers for supporting a needle system and a looper system for translation along and rotation about three coordinate axes and first control means for synchronizing needle and looper drives and second control means for operating positioning devices for positioning the needle system and looper system to provide a differential spatial relationship between the needle system and the looper system before and after the sewing operation and for synchronizing the positioning devices.

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