EP2145991B1 - Actuation device for operating a sewing machine - Google Patents

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EP2145991B1
EP2145991B1 EP09008425A EP09008425A EP2145991B1 EP 2145991 B1 EP2145991 B1 EP 2145991B1 EP 09008425 A EP09008425 A EP 09008425A EP 09008425 A EP09008425 A EP 09008425A EP 2145991 B1 EP2145991 B1 EP 2145991B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05B—SEWING
    • D05B69/00—Driving-gear; Control devices
    • D05B69/02—Mechanical drives
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    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
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    • D05B69/00—Driving-gear; Control devices
    • D05B69/02—Mechanical drives
    • D05B69/06—Pedal drives
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05D—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES D05B AND D05C, RELATING TO SEWING, EMBROIDERING AND TUFTING
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  • the invention relates to an actuating device for operating a sewing machine according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a biasing device for a sewing machine actuator and a sewing machine with such an actuator.
  • a sewing machine with an actuating device of the type mentioned is known from the DE 1 928 138 A , Sewing machines are used globally. This results in different preferences of the operators, as regards the operating force, such as the pedal force.
  • the DE 199 20 400 C1 describes a sewing machine with an overload clutch. A biasing force of a diaphragm spring on a friction disc is adjusted via a nut.
  • the invention it has been recognized that a simple specification of the actuating force and thus a simple adaptation to the preferences of the respective operator is possible by the use of a biasing spring with an associated adjustment for specifying the biasing force.
  • the operator only has to actuate the setting device. More complex fitting work, such as the replacement of the biasing spring, eliminated.
  • the present invention adjustable biasing force can at different, by body contact operated by the operator operated actuators are used. Examples include a foot pedal and a toggle lever or a hand lever.
  • the guide rod of the preload body ensures a defined guided linear movement of the biasing body and thus reduces the risk of tilting or other binding of the biasing device.
  • a biasing device according to claim 2 is structurally feasible with few parts and with little effort.
  • a biasing guide wall of the adjusting sleeve according to claim 3 can be realized particularly inexpensive.
  • the number of different locking sections then corresponds to the number of possible operating force settings.
  • the operator has a simple haptic feedback that a desired actuation force change is set.
  • Two default counter-body according to claim 5 ensure stable support of the guide wall on the counter body. This reduces the requirements for the structural design of the adjustment.
  • a guide wall according to claim 6 can be realized structurally simple.
  • a guide wall according to claim 7 avoids that it always cooperates with the counter body in the same place, which reduces the wear of the adjusting device. This applies in particular to a parabolically extending guide wall according to claim 8.
  • the guide wall can be made curved between the latching sections such that a torque-optimized actuation of the actuating device is possible. The result is an adjustment of the biasing force, which requires only little effort.
  • An actuating portion according to claim 9 enables a particularly simple operation of the adjusting device.
  • the actuating portion may be provided with a marking or scaling, so that the set biasing force is read.
  • the set biasing force may also result from the shape of the actuating portion.
  • a biasing spring according to claim 10 is structurally particularly inexpensive executable.
  • a sewing machine 1 has a base plate 2 with an upwardly extending therefrom stand 3 and an angled arm 4. The latter ends in a head 5.
  • the base plate 2, the stator 3, the arm 4 and the head 5 are of a housing 6 of the sewing machine 1 surrounded.
  • a housing body 7 is a in the Fig. 2 set foot pedal device 8 shown.
  • the foot pedal device 8 represents an example of an operating device for operating the sewing machine 1, wherein the operating device is operated by body contact by an operator.
  • the satisfiedpedalvorses 8 will be described in more detail below.
  • shaft is rotatably mounted.
  • This drives in the head 5 via a crank mechanism in the head 5 axially slidably mounted needle bar 9 at.
  • the needle bar 9 has at its lower end a needle 10. The latter is movable up and down by the crank mechanism on a vertical axis.
  • the needle 10 leads in an eye of a not shown coil supplied and also not shown needle thread.
  • the base plate 2 carries a support plate 11, can be placed on the fabric for sewing with the sewing machine 1. When sewing the fabric is held down by a roller 12.
  • the foot pedal device 8 has a foot pedal 13, which is pivotable about a pivot joint with horizontally extending pivot axis 14 and thus in different functional pedal positions can be brought.
  • the foot pedal 13 is operated with a foot 15 of an operator.
  • the foot pedal 13 represents an example of an actuatable by body contact with the operator actuator.
  • Other such actuators, also Part of the actuator may be a toggle lever or a hand lever.
  • the pedal preload body 20 is an example of an actuator biasing body.
  • the pedal preload body 20 is displaceable in a housing body 21 guided.
  • the housing body 21 has two housing halves 22, of which in the Fig. 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 only one housing half 22 is shown.
  • the two housing bodies 7, 21 are components of a housing of the foot pedal device 8.
  • the lifting movement of the pedal preload body 20 in the housing body 21, that is a dependent of a movement of the foot pedal 13 relative movement is biased by two biasing springs 23, 24, so that this lifting movement is in each case given a defined biasing resistance.
  • the in the Fig. 3 lower biasing spring 23 serves a biasing resistance against a pedal pressure, so a relative movement of the pedal biasing body 20 in the Fig. 3 to produce down.
  • the in the Fig. 3 Upper biasing spring 24 generates a corresponding resistance to a pedal stroke, ie against a in the Fig. 3 upward relative movement of the pedal biasing body 20.
  • the upper biasing spring 24 is supported against a collar 25 which is axially displaceable with a guide rod 26 of the pedal biasing body 20th is connected, which in turn is guided axially displaceable in a receptacle 27 of the housing body 21. Opposite, the biasing spring 24 is supported on the housing body 21.
  • the biasing springs 23, 24 are designed as coil springs, which are guided around the guide rod 26.
  • the in the Fig. 3 lower biasing spring 23 is supported in the Fig. 3 up over another collar 28 from which is also connected axially displaceable with the guide rod 26.
  • the biasing spring 23 is supported via an adjusting device 29, which is designed as a setting sleeve.
  • the adjusting sleeve 29 surrounds the guide rod 26 and is rotatable about its longitudinal axis 30, so at least pivotable about this.
  • the adjusting sleeve 29 has a Vorspannvorgabe operationswand 31.
  • This has a total of three pairs of locking portions 32 to 34, in which the course of the guide wall 31 in each case angled by about 90 °.
  • Adjacent latching sections 32 to 34 are arranged offset in the circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis 30 by 45 ° to each other.
  • the two belonging to a pair locking portions 32 to 34 are at the same axial height with respect to the longitudinal axis 30 and circumferentially offset by 180 ° to each other before.
  • the course of the guide wall 31 is thus appris Congress Congressig rotationally symmetrical.
  • the locking portions 32 are in the Fig. 3 axially furthest down, so the hook 19 out, offset.
  • the locking portions 34 (see. Fig.
  • the axial offset of the latching portions 33 is between the latching portions 32 and 34. Between the latching portions 32 to 34 extends the Guide wall 31 straight or almost straight, for example, in the shaping of the guide wall 31 of the linearized region of a torque-optimized curve can be used. A curved, in particular parabolic course of the guide wall 31 between the latching sections 32 to 34 is also possible.
  • the guide wall 31 cooperates with two default Jacobson's 35, which are each integrally formed on the housing halves 22 of the housing body 21 (see. Fig. 4 showing one of the two default counter bodies).
  • the two default counter-body 35 are arranged around the longitudinal axis 30 of the guide rod 26 in the circumferential direction by 180 ° to each other offset at the same axial height.
  • the latching portions 32 to 34 provide detent positions of the default counter-body 35 with different axial positions of the adjusting sleeve 29 to the guide rod 26.
  • the thus possible three bias default positions are in the Fig. 6 to 8 shown.
  • Fig. 6 shows the position of the adjusting sleeve 29, which corresponds to the strongest spring preload of the biasing spring 23.
  • the latching portions 32 cooperate with the default Jacobkörpem 35.
  • Fig. 7 shows the latching position in which the locking portions 33 cooperate with the default Gegenkörpem 35.
  • This instantaneous position corresponds to a mean bias by the biasing spring 23.
  • Fig. 8 shows the instantaneous position at which the locking portions 34 cooperate with the default Jacobkörpem 35. This corresponds to a weakest biasing force of the biasing spring 23.
  • the adjusting sleeve 29 is connected to a freely accessible from the outside pivoting actuating portion 36.
  • This one has a view from direction the longitudinal axis 30 has an approximately square cross-section with rounded corners and slightly convex side walls 37.
  • This shape of the actuating portion 36 allows an optical and at the same time haptic distinction of the detent position Fig. 7 from those of the detent positions after the Fig. 6 and 8th , Basically, the actuating portion 36 may also be shaped so that a distinction of all three locking positions after the Fig. 6 to 8 is possible from each other.
  • the dirt-sensitive components of the actuating device 8 can be arranged inside the housing body 21 and can be accommodated closed to the outside.

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Abstract

The pedal device (8) has a pretensioning unit, an actuating unit e.g. foot pedal (13), with a pedal pretensioning body (20), and lower and upper pretensioning springs (23, 24) e.g. compression springs, for pretensioning a releative movement of the pretensioning body to a housing body (21) based on a movement of the actuating element. An adjusting sleeve (29) is provided for setting a pretensioning force of one of the pretensioning springs. The pretensioning body has a guiding rod (26), which is linearly guided into a retainer of the housing body.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Betätigungsvorrichtung zur Bedienung einer Nähmaschine nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung eine Vorspanneinrichtung für ein Nähmaschinen-Betätigungselement sowie eine Nähmaschine mit einer derartigen Betätigungsvorrichtung.The invention relates to an actuating device for operating a sewing machine according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a biasing device for a sewing machine actuator and a sewing machine with such an actuator.

Eine Nähmaschine mit einer Betätigungsvorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art ist bekannt aus der DE 1 928 138 A . Nähmaschinen werden global eingesetzt. Dabei ergeben sich unterschiedliche Vorlieben der Bedienpersonen, was die Betätigungskraft, beispielsweise die Pedalkraft, angeht.A sewing machine with an actuating device of the type mentioned is known from the DE 1 928 138 A , Sewing machines are used globally. This results in different preferences of the operators, as regards the operating force, such as the pedal force.

Die DE 199 20 400 C1 beschreibt eine Nähmaschine mit einer Überlastkupplung. Eine Vorspannkraft einer Tellerfeder auf eine Reibscheibe wird über eine Mutter eingestellt.The DE 199 20 400 C1 describes a sewing machine with an overload clutch. A biasing force of a diaphragm spring on a friction disc is adjusted via a nut.

Weitere Kupplungsausgestaltungen sind bekannt aus der US 3,978,948 und aus der US 4,643,091 .Other coupling configurations are known from the US 3,978,948 and from the US 4,643,091 ,

Es ist eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine Betätigungsvorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art derart weiterzubilden, dass die Betätigungskraft des Betätigungselements möglichst einfach vorgegeben werden kann.It is an object of the present invention, an actuator of the type mentioned in such a way that the actuation force of the actuating element can be set as simple as possible.

Diese Aufgabe ist erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch eine Betätigungsvorrichtung mit den im Anspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmalen.This object is achieved by an actuator with the features specified in claim 1.

Erfindungsgemäß wurde erkannt, dass durch die Verwendung einer Vorspannfeder mit einer zugehörigen Einstelleinrichtung zur Vorgabe der Vorspannkraft eine einfache Vorgabe der Betätigungskraft und damit eine einfache Anpassung an die Vorlieben der jeweiligen Bedienperson möglich ist. Zur Veränderung der Betätigungskraft muss die Bedienperson lediglich die Einstelleinrichtung betätigen. Aufwändigere Anpassarbeiten, beispielsweise der Austausch der Vorspannfeder, entfallen. Die erfindungsgemäß einstellbare Vorspannkraft kann bei verschiedenen, durch Körperkontakt von der Bedienperson betätigten Betätigungsvorrichtungen zum Einsatz kommen. Beispiele hierfür sind neben einem Fußpedal auch ein Kniehebel oder ein Handhebel. Die Führungsstange des Vorspannkörpers gewährleistet eine definiert geführte Linearbewegung des Vorspannkörpers und reduziert so die Gefahr eines Verkantens oder einer sonstigen Schwergängigkeit der Vorspanneinrichtung.According to the invention it has been recognized that a simple specification of the actuating force and thus a simple adaptation to the preferences of the respective operator is possible by the use of a biasing spring with an associated adjustment for specifying the biasing force. To change the actuation force, the operator only has to actuate the setting device. More complex fitting work, such as the replacement of the biasing spring, eliminated. The present invention adjustable biasing force can at different, by body contact operated by the operator operated actuators are used. Examples include a foot pedal and a toggle lever or a hand lever. The guide rod of the preload body ensures a defined guided linear movement of the biasing body and thus reduces the risk of tilting or other binding of the biasing device.

Eine Vorspanneinrichtung nach Anspruch 2 ist konstruktiv mit wenigen Teilen und mit geringem Aufwand realisierbar.A biasing device according to claim 2 is structurally feasible with few parts and with little effort.

Eine Vorspannvorgabe-Führungswand der Einstellhülse nach Anspruch 3 lässt sich besonders kostengünstig realisieren. Die Anzahl der unterschiedlichen Rastabschnitte entspricht dann der Anzahl der möglichen Betätigungskraft-einstellungen. Über das Einrasten der Rastabschnitte mit dem Gegenkörper hat die Bedienperson eine einfache haptische Rückmeldung, dass eine gewünschte Betätigungskraftveränderung eingestellt ist.A biasing guide wall of the adjusting sleeve according to claim 3 can be realized particularly inexpensive. The number of different locking sections then corresponds to the number of possible operating force settings. About the engagement of the locking portions with the counter body, the operator has a simple haptic feedback that a desired actuation force change is set.

Drei Rastabschnitte, d. h. drei unterschiedliche Vorspannkräfte und damit drei unterschiedliche Betätigungskräfte, die mit der Einstelleinrichtung vorgegeben werden können, nach Anspruch 4 haben sich in der Praxis als für die meisten Anwendungsfälle ausreichend herausgestellt. Es können auch zwei, vier oder mehr unterschiedliche Rastabschnitte und damit einhergehend eine entsprechende Anzahl unterschiedlich einstellbarer Betätigungskräfte vorgesehen sein.Three resting sections, d. H. three different biasing forces and thus three different actuating forces that can be set with the adjustment, according to claim 4 have been found sufficient in practice as for most applications. It can also be provided two, four or more different locking portions and, consequently, a corresponding number of differently adjustable actuation forces.

Zwei Vorgabe-Gegenkörper nach Anspruch 5 gewährleisten eine stabile Abstützung der Führungswand am Gegenkörper. Dies reduziert die Anforderungen an die konstruktive Ausführung der Einstelleinrichtung.Two default counter-body according to claim 5 ensure stable support of the guide wall on the counter body. This reduces the requirements for the structural design of the adjustment.

Eine Führungswand nach Anspruch 6 lässt sich konstruktiv einfach realisieren.A guide wall according to claim 6 can be realized structurally simple.

Eine Führungswand nach Anspruch 7 vermeidet, dass diese immer am gleichen Ort mit dem Gegenkörper zusammenwirkt, was den Verschleiß der Einstelleinrichtung reduziert. Dies gilt insbesondere für eine parabolisch verlaufende Führungswand nach Anspruch 8. Die Führungswand kann zwischen den Rastabschnitten derart gekrümmt ausgeführt sein, dass eine drehmomentenoptimierte Betätigung der Betätigungsvorrichtung möglich ist. Es resultiert eine Verstellmöglichkeit der Vorspannkraft, die lediglich geringen Kraftaufwand erfordert.A guide wall according to claim 7 avoids that it always cooperates with the counter body in the same place, which reduces the wear of the adjusting device. This applies in particular to a parabolically extending guide wall according to claim 8. The guide wall can be made curved between the latching sections such that a torque-optimized actuation of the actuating device is possible. The result is an adjustment of the biasing force, which requires only little effort.

Ein Betätigungsabschnitt nach Anspruch 9 ermöglicht eine besonders einfache Betätigung der Einstelleinrichtung. Der Betätigungsabschnitt kann mit einer Markierung oder Skalierung versehen sein, so dass die eingestellte Vorspannkraft ablesbar ist. Die eingestellte Vorspannkraft kann sich auch aus der Form des Betätigungsabschnitts ergeben.An actuating portion according to claim 9 enables a particularly simple operation of the adjusting device. The actuating portion may be provided with a marking or scaling, so that the set biasing force is read. The set biasing force may also result from the shape of the actuating portion.

Eine Vorspannfeder nach Anspruch 10 ist baulich besonders kostengünstig ausführbar.A biasing spring according to claim 10 is structurally particularly inexpensive executable.

Die Vorteile einer Vorspanneinrichtung nach Anspruch 11 und einer Nähmaschine nach Anspruch 12 entsprechen denen, die vorstehend unter Bezugnahme auf die erfindungsgemäße Betätigungsvorrichtung bereits erläutert wurden.The advantages of a pretensioning device according to claim 11 and a sewing machine according to claim 12 correspond to those which have already been explained above with reference to the actuating device according to the invention.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. In dieser zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine bedienerseitige Ansicht einer Nähmaschine, die im Be- reich eines Gehäuses einer Fußpedalvorrichtung gebrochen gezeigt ist;
Fig. 2
eine Vorspanneinrichtung der Fußpedalvorrichtung, wobei nur ein Teil eines Gehäusekörpers und dieser teilweise im Schnitt dargestellt ist;
Fig. 3
eine Ansicht der Vorspanneinrichtung gemäß Blickrichtung III in Fig. 2, wobei schematisch und nicht maßstabsgetreu die Anlenkung eines Fußpedals an die Vorspanneinrichtung wie- dergegeben ist;
Fig. 4
eine Ansicht der Vorspanneinrichtung aus im Vergleich zur Fig. 3 entgegengesetzter Blickrichtung, wobei der Gehäuse- körper zur Verdeutlichung eines Zusammenwirkens einer Vorspannvorgabe-Führungswand mit einem Vorgabe-Gegen- körper der Vorspanneinrichtung bereichsweise geschnitten dargestellt ist;
Fig. 5
eine Einstellhülse der Vorspanneinrichtung mit einem Betäti- gungsabschnitt; und
Fig. 6 bis 8
drei verschiedene Momentanpositionen der Einstellhülse zur Vorgabe verschiedener Vorspannkräfte für eine von einer Bewegung eines Fußpedals abhängigen Relativbewegung eines Pedal-Vorspannkörpers zum Gehäusekörper.
An embodiment of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing. In this show:
Fig. 1
a user-side view of a sewing machine, which is shown broken in the area of a housing of a Fußpedalvorrichtung;
Fig. 2
a biasing means of the foot pedal device, wherein only a part of a housing body and this is partially shown in section;
Fig. 3
a view of the biasing device according to viewing direction III in Fig. 2 , wherein the articulation of a foot pedal is reproduced schematically and not to scale true to the biasing device;
Fig. 4
a view of the biasing device in comparison to Fig. 3 opposite viewing direction, wherein the housing body is shown partially cut to illustrate an interaction of a biasing guide wall with a default counter-body of the biasing device;
Fig. 5
an adjusting sleeve of the pretensioner with an actuating portion; and
Fig. 6 to 8
three different instantaneous positions of the adjusting sleeve for setting different biasing forces for a dependent of a movement of a foot pedal relative movement of a pedal biasing body to the housing body.

Eine Nähmaschine 1 hat eine Grundplatte 2 mit einem sich aufwärts davon erstreckenden Ständer 3 und einem abgewinkelten Arm 4. Letzterer endet in einem Kopf 5. Die Grundplatte 2, der Ständer 3, der Arm 4 und der Kopf 5 sind von einem Gehäuse 6 der Nähmaschine 1 umgeben. An der Unterseite des Gehäuseabschnitts der Grundplatte 2 ist ein Gehäusekörper 7 einer in der Fig. 2 insgesamt dargestellten Fußpedalvorrichtung 8 festgelegt. Die Fußpedalvorrichtung 8 stellt ein Beispiel einer Betätigungsvorrichtung zur Bedienung der Nähmaschine 1 dar, wobei die Betätigungsvorrichtung durch Körperkontakt von einer Bedienperson betätigt wird. Die Fußpedalvorrichtung 8 wird nachfolgend noch näher beschrieben.A sewing machine 1 has a base plate 2 with an upwardly extending therefrom stand 3 and an angled arm 4. The latter ends in a head 5. The base plate 2, the stator 3, the arm 4 and the head 5 are of a housing 6 of the sewing machine 1 surrounded. At the bottom of the housing portion of the base plate 2, a housing body 7 is a in the Fig. 2 set foot pedal device 8 shown. The foot pedal device 8 represents an example of an operating device for operating the sewing machine 1, wherein the operating device is operated by body contact by an operator. The Fußpedalvorrichtung 8 will be described in more detail below.

Im Arm 4 ist eine in der Zeichnung nicht sichtbare Armwelle drehbar gelagert. Diese treibt im Kopf 5 über einen Kurbeltrieb eine im Kopf 5 axial verschiebbar gelagerte Nadelstange 9 an. Die Nadelstange 9 hat an ihrem unteren Ende eine Nadel 10. Letztere ist durch den Kurbeltrieb auf einer vertikalen Achse auf- und ab bewegbar. Die Nadel 10 führt in einem Öhr einen von einer nicht dargestellten Spule zugeführten und ebenfalls nicht dargestellten Nadelfaden.In the arm 4 is not visible in the drawing arm shaft is rotatably mounted. This drives in the head 5 via a crank mechanism in the head 5 axially slidably mounted needle bar 9 at. The needle bar 9 has at its lower end a needle 10. The latter is movable up and down by the crank mechanism on a vertical axis. The needle 10 leads in an eye of a not shown coil supplied and also not shown needle thread.

Die Grundplatte 2 trägt eine Auflageplatte 11, auf der Nähgut zum Vernähen mit der Nähmaschine 1 aufgelegt werden kann. Beim Vernähen wird das Nähgut von einem Rollfuß 12 niedergehalten.The base plate 2 carries a support plate 11, can be placed on the fabric for sewing with the sewing machine 1. When sewing the fabric is held down by a roller 12.

Die Fußpedal-Vorrichtung 8 hat ein Fußpedal 13, das um ein Schwenkgelenk mit horizontal verlaufender Schwenkachse 14 verschwenkbar und somit in verschiedene Funktions-Pedalstellungen bringbar ist. Betätigt wird das Fußpedal 13 mit einem Fuß 15 eines Bedieners. Das Fußpedal 13 stellt ein Beispiel für ein durch Körperkontakt mit der Bedienperson betätigbares Betätigungselement dar. Andere derartige Betätigungselemente, die ebenfalls Bestandteil der Betätigungsvorrichtung sein können, sind ein Kniehebel oder ein Handhebel.The foot pedal device 8 has a foot pedal 13, which is pivotable about a pivot joint with horizontally extending pivot axis 14 and thus in different functional pedal positions can be brought. The foot pedal 13 is operated with a foot 15 of an operator. The foot pedal 13 represents an example of an actuatable by body contact with the operator actuator. Other such actuators, also Part of the actuator may be a toggle lever or a hand lever.

An seinem der Fußspitze benachbarten Ende ist das Fußpedal 13 über ein Schwenkgelenk mit horizontaler Schwenkachse 16 an einem Verbindungshebel 17 angelenkt. Ein dem Schwenkgelenk mit der Schwenkachse 16 gegenüberliegendes Ende des Verbindungshebels 17 ist über ein weiteres Schwenkgelenk mit einer horizontalen Schwenkachse 18 an einem Haken 19 eines Pedal-Vorspannkörpers 20 angelenkt. Der Pedal-Vorspannkörper 20 stellt ein Beispiel für einen Betätigungselement-Vorspannkörper dar. Der Pedal-Vorspannkörper 20 ist in einem Gehäusekörper 21 geführt hubverlagerbar. Der Gehäusekörper 21 hat zwei Gehäusehälften 22, von denen in den Fig. 2 bis 4 sowie 6 bis 8 nur jeweils eine Gehäusehälfte 22 dargestellt ist. Die beiden Gehäusekörper 7, 21 sind Bestandteile eines Gehäuses der Fußpedalvorrichtung 8.At its foot tip adjacent end of the foot pedal 13 is articulated via a pivot joint with a horizontal pivot axis 16 to a connecting lever 17. An end of the connecting lever 17 opposite the swivel joint with the pivot axis 16 is articulated via a further swivel joint with a horizontal pivot axis 18 to a hook 19 of a pedal prestressing body 20. The pedal preload body 20 is an example of an actuator biasing body. The pedal preload body 20 is displaceable in a housing body 21 guided. The housing body 21 has two housing halves 22, of which in the Fig. 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 only one housing half 22 is shown. The two housing bodies 7, 21 are components of a housing of the foot pedal device 8.

Die Hubbewegung des Pedal-Vorspannkörpers 20 im Gehäusekörper 21, also eine von einer Bewegung des Fußpedals 13 abhängige Relativbewegung, ist über zwei Vorspannfedern 23, 24 vorgespannt, so dass dieser Hubbewegung jeweils ein definierter Vorspannwiderstand entgegengebracht ist. Die in der Fig. 3 untere Vorspannfeder 23 dient dazu, einen Vorspannwiderstand gegen einen Pedaldruck, also eine Relativbewegung des Pedal-Vorspannkörpers 20 in der Fig. 3 nach unten zu erzeugen. Die in der Fig. 3 obere Vorspannfeder 24 erzeugt entsprechend einen Widerstand gegen einen Pedalhub, also gegen eine in der Fig. 3 nach oben gerichtete Relativbewegung des Pedal-Vorspannkörpers 20.The lifting movement of the pedal preload body 20 in the housing body 21, that is a dependent of a movement of the foot pedal 13 relative movement is biased by two biasing springs 23, 24, so that this lifting movement is in each case given a defined biasing resistance. The in the Fig. 3 lower biasing spring 23 serves a biasing resistance against a pedal pressure, so a relative movement of the pedal biasing body 20 in the Fig. 3 to produce down. The in the Fig. 3 Upper biasing spring 24 generates a corresponding resistance to a pedal stroke, ie against a in the Fig. 3 upward relative movement of the pedal biasing body 20.

Die obere Vorspannfeder 24 stützt sich ab gegen einen Bund 25, der axial verschiebbar mit einer Führungsstange 26 des Pedal-Vorspannkörpers 20 verbunden ist, die wiederum in einer Aufnahme 27 des Gehäusekörpers 21 axial verlagerbar geführt ist. Gegenüberliegend stützt sich die Vorspannfeder 24 am Gehäusekörper 21 ab.The upper biasing spring 24 is supported against a collar 25 which is axially displaceable with a guide rod 26 of the pedal biasing body 20th is connected, which in turn is guided axially displaceable in a receptacle 27 of the housing body 21. Opposite, the biasing spring 24 is supported on the housing body 21.

Die Vorspannfedern 23, 24 sind als Schraubenfedern ausgeführt, die um die Führungsstange 26 herumgeführt sind.The biasing springs 23, 24 are designed as coil springs, which are guided around the guide rod 26.

Die in der Fig. 3 untere Vorspannfeder 23 stützt sich in der Fig. 3 nach oben über einen weiteren Bund 28 ab, der ebenfalls axial verschiebbar mit der Führungsstange 26 verbunden ist. In der Fig. 3 nach unten stützt sich die Vorspannfeder 23 über eine Einstelleinrichtung 29 ab, die als Einstellhülse ausgeführt ist. Die Einstellhülse 29 umgibt die Führungsstange 26 und ist um deren Längsachse 30 verdrehbar, also zumindest um diese verschwenkbar.The in the Fig. 3 lower biasing spring 23 is supported in the Fig. 3 up over another collar 28 from which is also connected axially displaceable with the guide rod 26. In the Fig. 3 downwards, the biasing spring 23 is supported via an adjusting device 29, which is designed as a setting sleeve. The adjusting sleeve 29 surrounds the guide rod 26 and is rotatable about its longitudinal axis 30, so at least pivotable about this.

Die Einstellhülse 29 hat eine Vorspannvorgabeführungswand 31. Diese hat insgesamt drei Paare von Rastabschnitten 32 bis 34, in denen sich der Verlauf der Führungswand 31 jeweils um etwa 90° abwinkelt. Benachbarte der Rastabschnitte 32 bis 34 sind in Umfangsrichtung um die Längsachse 30 jeweils um 45° zueinander versetzt angeordnet. Die beiden zu einem Paar gehörenden Rastabschnitte 32 bis 34 liegen auf gleicher axialer Höhe in Bezug auf die Längsachse 30 und in Umfangsrichtung um diese um 180° versetzt zueinander vor. Der Verlauf der Führungswand 31 ist also zweizählig rotationssymmetrisch. Die Rastabschnitte 32 sind dabei in der Fig. 3 axial am Weitesten nach unten, also zum Haken 19 hin, versetzt. Die Rastabschnitte 34 (vgl. Fig. 8) sind am Wenigsten weit zum Haken 19 hin in axialer Richtung versetzt, haben also zum Haken 19 den größten Abstand. Der axiale Versatz der Rastabschnitte 33 liegt zwischen dem der Rastabschnitte 32 und 34. Zwischen den Rastabschnitten 32 bis 34 verläuft die Führungswand 31 gerade oder nahezu gerade, wobei beispielsweise bei der Formgebung der Führungswand 31 der linearisierte Bereich einer momentenoptimierten Kurve eingesetzt sein kann. Auch ein gebogener, insbesondere parabolischer Verlauf der Führungswand 31 zwischen den Rastabschnitten 32 bis 34 ist möglich.The adjusting sleeve 29 has a Vorspannvorgabeführungswand 31. This has a total of three pairs of locking portions 32 to 34, in which the course of the guide wall 31 in each case angled by about 90 °. Adjacent latching sections 32 to 34 are arranged offset in the circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis 30 by 45 ° to each other. The two belonging to a pair locking portions 32 to 34 are at the same axial height with respect to the longitudinal axis 30 and circumferentially offset by 180 ° to each other before. The course of the guide wall 31 is thus zweizählig rotationally symmetrical. The locking portions 32 are in the Fig. 3 axially furthest down, so the hook 19 out, offset. The locking portions 34 (see. Fig. 8 ) Are the least far offset to the hook 19 in the axial direction, so have the hook 19, the largest distance. The axial offset of the latching portions 33 is between the latching portions 32 and 34. Between the latching portions 32 to 34 extends the Guide wall 31 straight or almost straight, for example, in the shaping of the guide wall 31 of the linearized region of a torque-optimized curve can be used. A curved, in particular parabolic course of the guide wall 31 between the latching sections 32 to 34 is also possible.

Zur Vorgabe der Vorspannkraft der Vorspannfeder 23 wirkt die Führungswand 31 mit zwei Vorgabe-Gegenkörpem 35 zusammen, die jeweils einstückig an die Gehäusehälften 22 des Gehäusekörpers 21 angeformt sind (vgl. Fig. 4, die einen der beiden Vorgabe-Gegenkörper zeigt). Die beiden Vorgabe-Gegenkörper 35 sind um die Längsachse 30 der Führungsstange 26 in Umfangsrichtung um 180° zueinander versetzt auf gleicher axialer Höhe angeordnet.To specify the biasing force of the biasing spring 23, the guide wall 31 cooperates with two default Gegenkörpem 35, which are each integrally formed on the housing halves 22 of the housing body 21 (see. Fig. 4 showing one of the two default counter bodies). The two default counter-body 35 are arranged around the longitudinal axis 30 of the guide rod 26 in the circumferential direction by 180 ° to each other offset at the same axial height.

Die Rastabschnitte 32 bis 34 geben Rastpositionen des Vorgabe-Gegenkörpers 35 mit unterschiedlichen Axialpositionen der Einstellhülse 29 zur Führungsstange 26 vor. Die hierdurch möglichen drei Vorspannungs-Vorgabestellungen sind in den Fig. 6 bis 8 dargestellt. Fig. 6 zeigt die Stellung der Einstellhülse 29, die der stärksten Federvorspannung der Vorspannfeder 23 entspricht. Hierbei wirken die Rastabschnitte 32 mit den Vorgabe-Gegenkörpem 35 zusammen. Fig. 7 zeigt die Rastposition, bei der die Rastabschnitte 33 mit den Vorgabe-Gegenkörpem 35 zusammenwirken. Diese Momentanposition entspricht einer mittleren Vorspannung durch die Vorspannfeder 23. Fig. 8 zeigt die Momentanposition, bei der die Rastabschnitte 34 mit den Vorgabe-Gegenkörpem 35 zusammenwirken. Dies entspricht einer schwächsten Vorspannkraft der Vorspannfeder 23.The latching portions 32 to 34 provide detent positions of the default counter-body 35 with different axial positions of the adjusting sleeve 29 to the guide rod 26. The thus possible three bias default positions are in the Fig. 6 to 8 shown. Fig. 6 shows the position of the adjusting sleeve 29, which corresponds to the strongest spring preload of the biasing spring 23. Here, the latching portions 32 cooperate with the default Gegenkörpem 35. Fig. 7 shows the latching position in which the locking portions 33 cooperate with the default Gegenkörpem 35. This instantaneous position corresponds to a mean bias by the biasing spring 23. Fig. 8 shows the instantaneous position at which the locking portions 34 cooperate with the default Gegenkörpem 35. This corresponds to a weakest biasing force of the biasing spring 23.

Die Einstellhülse 29 ist mit einem von außen frei zugänglichen Schwenk-Betätigungsabschnitt 36 verbunden. Dieser hat in einer Ansicht aus Richtung der Längsachse 30 einen angenähert quadratischen Querschnitt mit abgerundeten Ecken und leicht konvex verlaufenden Seitenwänden 37. Diese Form des Betätigungsabschnitts 36 ermöglicht eine optische und gleichzeitig auch haptische Unterscheidung der Rastposition nach Fig. 7 von denjenigen der Rastpositionen nach den Fig. 6 und 8. Grundsätzlich kann der Betätigungsabschnitt 36 auch so geformt sein, dass eine Unterscheidung aller drei Rastpositionen nach den Fig. 6 bis 8 voneinander möglich ist.The adjusting sleeve 29 is connected to a freely accessible from the outside pivoting actuating portion 36. This one has a view from direction the longitudinal axis 30 has an approximately square cross-section with rounded corners and slightly convex side walls 37. This shape of the actuating portion 36 allows an optical and at the same time haptic distinction of the detent position Fig. 7 from those of the detent positions after the Fig. 6 and 8th , Basically, the actuating portion 36 may also be shaped so that a distinction of all three locking positions after the Fig. 6 to 8 is possible from each other.

Durch das Herausführen des Schwenk-Betätigungsabschnitts 36 aus dem Gehäusekörper 21 ist gewährleistet, dass insbesondere die schmutzempfindlichen Komponenten der Betätigungsvorrichtung 8 innerhalb des Gehäusekörpers 21 angeordnet und nach außen hin abgeschlossen untergebracht sein können.By guiding out the pivoting actuating section 36 out of the housing body 21, it is ensured that, in particular, the dirt-sensitive components of the actuating device 8 can be arranged inside the housing body 21 and can be accommodated closed to the outside.

Zur Einstellung der Vorspannung der Pedalkraft für eine Druckbetätigung des Fußpedals 13 stellt die Bedienperson über den Betätigungsabschnitt 36 die für sie angenehmste Vorspannkraft ein.To adjust the bias of the pedal force for a pressure operation of the foot pedal 13, the operator via the operating portion 36, the most pleasant for them biasing force.

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  1. Actuation device (8) for operating a sewing machine (1), the actuation device (8) comprising
    - an actuation element (13);
    - a preloading device comprising
    -- an actuation element preloading body (20) which is articulated to the actuation element (13);
    -- a housing body (7, 21);
    -- at least one preload spring (23, 24) for preloading a relative movement of the actuation element preloading body (20) relative to the housing body (7, 21), the relative movement depending on a movement of the actuation element (13);
    - an adjustment device (29) for adjusting a preload force of the preload spring (23), characterized in that the actuation element preloading body (20) comprises a guide rod (26) which is linearly guided in a receptacle (27) of the housing body (21).
  2. Actuation device according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustment device (29) is an adjustment sleeve which is supported against the preload spring (23) on the one hand and the housing body (21) on the other, the adjustment sleeve surrounding the guide rod (26) while being pivotable or rotatable about the longitudinal axis (30) thereof for adjusting the preload force.
  3. Actuation device according to claim 2, characterized in that the adjustment sleeve (29) comprises a preload adjustment guide wall (31) which interacts with an adjustment counter body (35) of the housing body (21), with several latching portions (32 to 34) being formed in the preload adjustment guide wall (31) when seen in the peripheral direction about the longitudinal axis (30) of the guide rod (26), the latching portions (32 to 34) defining latching positions of the adjustment counter body (35) with different axial positions of the adjustment sleeve (29) relative to the guide rod (26).
  4. Actuation device according to claim 3, characterized by three latching portions (32 to 34) in the preload adjustment guide wall (31).
  5. Actuation device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized by two adjustment counter bodies (35) which are arranged offset relative to each other by 180° about the longitudinal axis (30) of the guide rod (26), with the preload adjustment guide wall having two-fold rotational symmetry about the longitudinal axis (30).
  6. Actuation device according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the guide wall (31) comprises straight wall portions between the latching portions (32 to 34).
  7. Actuation device according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the guide wall (31) comprises curved wall portions between the latching portions (32 to 34).
  8. Actuation device according to claim 7, characterized in that the guide wall (31) comprises parabolic wall portions between the latching portions (32 to 34).
  9. Actuation device according to one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that the adjustment sleeve (29) is connected to a pivotable actuation portion (36) which is freely accessible from outside.
  10. Actuation device according to one of claims 2 to 9, characterized by a preload spring in the form of a helical spring (23, 24) which surrounds the guide rod (26) and is supported between a collar (28) which is fixed to the rod (28) and the adjustment sleeve (26).
  11. Preloading device of a sewing machine actuation element (13) according to one of claims 1 to 10, comprising
    - an actuation element preloading body (20) which is articulated to the actuation element (13);
    - a housing body (7, 21);
    - at least one preload spring (23, 24) for preloading a relative movement of the actuation element preloading body (20) relative to the housing body (7, 21), the relative movement depending on a movement of the actuation element (13);
    - an adjustment device (29) for adjusting a preload force of the preload spring (23), wherein the actuation element preloading body (20) comprises a guide rod (26) which is linearly guided in a receptacle (27) of the housing body (21).
  12. Sewing machine (1) comprising an actuation device (8) according to one of claims 1 to 10.
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