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Shuttle hook driver for sewing machine

US6105522A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 1999
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B57/38
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shuttle hook driver for a sewing machine includes a stepping motor for driving a shuttle hook capturing a thread loop in cooperation with a sewing needle, the stepping motor including a drive shaft, the shuttle hook including a hook shaft, an elastic member provided on a connecting member connecting between an end of the drive shaft of the stepping motor and an end of shuttle hook so as to be capable of transmitting a driving force of the drive shaft to shuttle hook and of buffing, and a damping mechanism provided on the connecting member for damping rotation of each one of the hook shaft and the drive shaft relative to the other.

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