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Top feeder for a sewing machine

US8387547B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 2009
Grant dateMar 5, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B27/04
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A top feeder arrangement for a sewing machine provided with a processor for controlling stitches sewn on a cloth, wherein the sewing machine has a sewing machine head which comprises a needle mechanism with a needle bar (1) provided with a needle (2), a presser bar (3) provided with a presser foot (4) and a top feeder arm (10) provided at its lower end with a top feeder (11) acting from an upper surface of a cloth for feeding the cloth in the sewing direction and wherein the sewing machine is provided with a mechanism (12, 15, 17, 18) providing a controllable pressure of the top feeder (11) against the cloth.

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