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Advanced stitching head for making stitches in a textile article having variable thickness

US5931107A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1997
Grant dateAug 3, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B47/04
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stitching head for a computer numerically controlled stitching machine includes a thread tensioning mechanism for automatically adjusting thread tension according to the thickness of the material being stitched. The stitching head also includes a mechanism for automatically adjusting thread path geometry according to the thickness of the material being stitched.

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