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Needle threading device for sewing machine and sewing machine

US7281479B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
7References
24Claims
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Filing dateDec 1, 2005
Grant dateOct 16, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A needle threading device of a sewing machine comprising a needle threading shaft mounted rotatably and vertically movably; a needle threading hook fixed to a lower end of the needle threading shaft; and a rotating mechanism that rotates the needle threading shaft such that the needle threading hook passes through a needle eye of the sewing needle. In a such a needle threading device, a first thread guide member is fixed to a lower end of the needle threading shaft and arranged opposed to the needle threading book with respect to the needle threading shaft; a second thread guide member is pivotally mounted on the lower end of the needle threading shaft and linked to the first thread guide member via a link mechanism. The second thread guide member is mounted with a thread retaining unit that retains the upper thread upon needle hooking.

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