Patent · US Expired

Thread cutting device of sewing machine

US5937776A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1997
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B65/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thread cutting device of a sewing machine comprises: a movable knife having a thread pickup portion and being movable between a standby position and a thread pickup position; a fixed knife being movable between a standby position and an operating position close to a needle locating point and cutting sewing threads in cooperation with the movable knife at the operating position; a front stopper for holding the fixed knife at the standby position, wherein the front stopper is released from the fixed knife in the course of the movable knife making a forward movement; and a rear stopper for holding the fixed knife at the operating position, wherein the rear stopper is released from the fixed knife in the course of the movable knife making a backward movement and after the sewing threads have been cut.

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