Embroidery sewing machine with printing function
US7715939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06B11/0073
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An embroidery sewing machine with a printing function includes a sewing machine body having a bed, a foot, an arm, and capable of sewing a workpiece cloth by a sewing unit; a cloth holding frame holding the workpiece cloth; a frame drive unit moving the cloth holding frame independently in two mutually perpendicular directions in a horizontal plane; an ink-jet printer having a print head printing the workpiece cloth. The print head of the printer includes nozzle arrays with each nozzle array having a plurality of ink-jet nozzles aligned parallel in the first direction, and the printer prints the workpiece cloth while moving the cloth holding frame in the second direction.
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