EP2565313B1 - Double needle sewing machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a double needle sewing machine that includes two needle bars having lower ends to which sewing needles are fixed, and forms parallel two seams along a given shape.
- the sewing direction is changed by manually holding and moving a cloth.
- this sewing machine generally, when forming seams at a corner portion, the sewing machine is put into a one-needle state by stopping the up-down movement of a needle bar on the inner side of the corner portion and a seam is formed only by a needle bar on the outer side, and at the corner portion, the cloth is turned around the needle bar on the outer side to form a seam of the outside corner portion, and at a position corresponding to the inside corner portion, the sewing machine is put into a double-needle state so that the needle bar on the inner side moves up and down again.
- a related art sewing machine includes a needle bar turning base holding two needle bars such that the needle bars are movable up and down, needle bar turning base being supported by a sewing machine frame so as to be turnable about a vertical axis, and a shuttle base supporting two shuttles such that the shuttles are turnable around the vertical axis.
- the sewing machine forms two seams along a predetermined shape by controlling a cloth that is moved along the predetermined shape by a cloth holding frame such that the direction in which the two needles are arranged is always orthogonal to the line defining the predetermined shape (see, e.g., KR2008-0089985A ).
- a clutch mechanism for switching the respective needle bars between an up-down movable state and a stopped state and an actuator for making this clutch mechanism perform a switching operation are mounted on the needle bar turning base, and switching between a one-needle state and a double-needle state is performed by operating the actuator during the sewing operation.
- the actuator for switching a clutch mechanism is mounted on the needle bar turning base, so that the turning weight increases and obstructs high-speed sewing.
- the motor for turning the needle bars may be replaced with a large-sized motor, however, this poses a problem which increases the size and cost of the sewing machine.
- the actuator is mounted on the needle bar turning base that turns, wiring for energizing the actuator is difficult, and for example, a special component such as a slip ring is required, and this also increases the cost.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a double needle sewing machine that enables smooth turning movements of two needles while enabling automatic switching between a one-needle state and a double-needle state.
- a double needle sewing machine comprises two needle bars that move up and down along the vertical direction, each of the needle bars holding a sewing needle; a needle up-down moving mechanism configured to move the two needle bars up and down; a needle bar turning base supporting the two needle bars such that the needle bars are movable up and down, the needle bar turning base being supported by a sewing machine frame such that the needle bar turning base is turnable about a center line extending along the vertical direction; a needle bar turning mechanism including a turning motor as a drive source and configured to turn the two needle bars via the needle bar turning base; and a clutch mechanism configured to hold the two needle bars and to transmit the up-down movement from the needle up-down moving mechanism to each of the two needle bars individually.
- the sewing machine further comprises an operating member configured to perform a position switching operation on the needle bar turning base to disconnect the transmission to each of the two needle bars through the clutch mechanism individually; an actuator attached to the sewing machine frame in a fixed manner and serving as a drive source for the position switching operation of the operating member; and a differential transmission mechanism configured to receive a drive force from the actuator and to transmit the position switching operation to the operating member.
- the differential transmission mechanism comprises an input member supported on the needle bar turning base such that the input member is turnable about the center line by receiving the drive force from the actuator; an output member supported on the needle bar turning base such that the output member is turnable about the center line to apply the position switching operation to the operating member; a transmission member configured to transmit the turning motion between the input member and the output member such that the turning direction of the turning motion is reversed; and a turning support supported on the needle bar turning base such that the turning support is turnable about the center line, the turning support supporting the transmission member such that the transmission member revolves about the center line.
- the turning motor is attached to the sewing machine frame in a fixed manner.
- a rotation of the turning motor is transmitted to the needle bar turning base and to the turning support such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base to the turning support is 2:1.
- the sewing machine may include a moving mechanism configured to move a workpiece along a plane orthogonal to the center line, and control means for controlling the moving mechanism and the turning motor to form two seams along a shape of a predetermined sewing pattern.
- the input member, the output member, and the transmission member may be bevel gears.
- the differential transmission mechanism may further comprise a belt or a gear, and the transmission member may transmit the turning motion between the input member and the output member via the belt or the gear.
- the input member may comprise an input gear
- the output member may comprise an output gear
- the turning support may comprise a support plate supported on the needle bar turning base such that the support plate is turnable about the center line
- the transmission member may comprise a rotary shaft supported rotatably with respect to the support plate, a driven gear fixed and supported on the rotary shaft and coupled to the input gear, and an interlocking gear fixed and supported on the rotary shaft and coupled to the output gear.
- the turning support may comprise a sprocket coupled to the turning motor via a timing belt, and a support plate provided integrally with the sprocket and supporting the transmission member, and the sprocket may be configured such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base to the sprocket is 2:1.
- the turning support may further comprise a sprocket coupled to the turning motor via a timing belt, the support plate may be provided integrally with the sprocket, and the sprocket may be configured such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base to the sprocket is 2:1.
- the needle bar turning base may comprise a cylindrical upper support portion and a rectangular intermediate portion, the differential transmission mechanism may be disposed on the upper support portion, and the operating member and the clutch mechanism may be disposed on the intermediate portion.
- the turning support supporting the transmission member that transmits the turning motion between the input member and the output member turns half the turning angle of the needle bar turning base.
- the transmission member allows the output member to turn by the same turning angle in the same direction as the needle bar turning base. Therefore, the operating member mounted on the needle bar turning base is prevented from being displaced from a proper position by the turning of the needle bar turning base.
- the operating member can be kept in place at a proper position without mounting an actuator for a position switching operation of the operating member on the needle bar turning base.
- the turning weight of the needle bar turning base can be reduced, and a high-speed operation is realized without an increase in size of the motor that performs the turning operation.
- the workpiece moving mechanism is provided, so that sewing can be performed by automatically moving a workpiece by the moving mechanism, and the needle bar turning base is turned during the sewing operation without affecting the position switching operation of the operating member. That is, holding and releasing of the needle bars can be can be properly carried out by the clutch mechanism during the sewing operation that involves moving of the workpiece.
- bevel gears are used in the differential transmission mechanism, so that the transmission member between the input member and the output member can be realized by one bevel gear, and the component cost can be reduced by the simplified configuration.
- the directions orthogonal to the horizontal direction are defined as an X-axis direction (left-right direction) and a Y-axis direction (front-rear direction), and the direction orthogonal to the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction is defined as a Z-axis direction.
- the double needle sewing machine 1 includes a sewing machine frame 101, a needle bar mechanism shown in Fig. 2 , a shuttle mechanism shown in Fig. 11 , and a cloth moving mechanism 80 (an example of a moving mechanism) that arbitrarily moves and positions a cloth along the X-Y plane by holding the cloth.
- the double needle sewing machine 1 includes a sewing machine frame 101 having a substantially U shaped external form when viewed from the X-axis direction.
- the sewing machine frame 101 includes an arm portion 101a extending in the Y-axis direction, a bed portion 101b that is opposed to the arm portion 101a below the arm portion and has a bed surface flat along both X-axis and Y-axis directions, and a vertical drum portion 101c that joins the arm portion 101a and the bed portion 101b.
- an upper shaft 22 that is disposed along the Y-axis direction inside the arm portion 101 a and supported rotatably around an axis on the casing of the arm portion 101a, and a stitching motor 21 that is fixed and supported onto the casing of the arm portion 101a inside or outside the arm portion 101a, and has an output shaft (not illustrated) directly coupled to one end portion of the upper shaft 22 to apply a rotative force thereto, are provided.
- the needle bar mechanism includes an upper metal M1 and a lower metal M2 that are fixed to the arm portion 101a, two needle bars 12R and 12L that hold sewing needles 11, respectively, on the lower end portions thereof and move up and down, a needle up-down moving mechanism 20 that moves the sewing needles up and down by using a stitching motor 21 as a drive source, a needle bar turning base 15 that supports the two needle bars 12R and 12L movably up and down, a needle bar turning mechanism 30 that turns the two needle bars 12R and 12L around a center line C along the Z-axis direction via the needle bar turning base 15, a clutch mechanism 50 that can be switched between a holding state where the clutch mechanism holds the two needle bars 12R and 12L individually to transmit an up-down movement of the needle up-down moving mechanism 20 and a state where the holding state is released, a stopper mechanism 90 that locks (holds) the needle bar 12R or 12L in the state where transmission by the clutch mechanism 50 is released, and a switching operation mechanism 60 that switches the clutch mechanism 50 between the
- support holes (not illustrated) in which cylindrical portions of the upper and lower ends of the needle bar turning base 15 are fitted rotatably are formed along the axis, respectively.
- a groove portion 121 along the Z-axis direction is formed in each of the intermediate portions of the needle bars 12R and 12L.
- groove-shaped engagement holes 122 and 123 that cross the groove portion 121 and are along the horizontal direction (Y-axis direction) are formed in the upper and lower end portions of the groove portion 121.
- the lower engagement hole 122 is for holding the needle bar 12L (12R) by the clutch mechanism 50
- the upper engagement hole 123 is for holding the needle bar 12L (12R) by the stopper mechanism 90.
- an oscillation plate 124 is supported by the needle bar 12R or 12L so as to oscillate around the intermediate portion, and is disposed so that the upper and lower end portions thereof are opposed to the engagement holes 122 and 123, respectively.
- the needle bar turning base 15 includes an upper support portion 15A and a lower support portion (not illustrated) that are cylindrical, respectively, and an intermediate portion 15C.
- the upper support portion 15A is fitted rotatably in the upper metal M1 so that the upper end thereof projects, and the lower support portion is fitted turnably in the lower metal M2.
- through holes 156L and 156R are formed along the Z-axis direction at positions across the turning center C at equal distances to the turning center C of the needle bar turning base 15, and the needle bars 12R and 12L are inserted through the through holes 156L and 156R movably up and down.
- the intermediate portion 15C has rectangular portions 151 formed by shaping the upper and lower ends into rectangular shapes, and the portion between the upper and lower rectangular portions 151 is notched into a substantially L shape in a cross sectional view, and in one side wall portion 153 thereof, a slot 155 along the Z-axis direction is formed.
- a guide portion 151A rises in parallel to the tangential direction (Y-axis direction) of an output gear 632 described later at a predetermined distance to the output gear, and a groove portion 151 a along the tangential direction is formed on a surface opposed to the output gear 632.
- a through hole 157 is formed along the X-axis direction, and a stopper member 91 of the stopper mechanism 90 is inserted therein.
- the needle up-down moving mechanism 20 includes the stitching motor 21 and the upper shaft 22, and includes a needle bar crank 23 fixed to the other end portion of the upper shaft 22, a crank rod 24 having one end coupled to an eccentric position of the needle bar crank 23, an annular needle bar holder 25 that is coupled to the intermediate portions in the axial directions of the needle bars 12R and 12L via the clutch mechanism 50 and has an outer peripheral groove 25a formed on the outer peripheral surface, and an annular member 26 that fits in the outer peripheral groove 25a of the needle bar holder 25 and holds the needle bar holder 25 turnably around the Z axis.
- the rotation of the upper shaft 22 is converted into up-down reciprocating movement by the needle bar crank 23 and the crank rod 24 and transmitted to the needle bar holder 25 and the annular member 26.
- the annular needle bar holder 25 is disposed so as to allow the intermediate portion 15C of the needle bar turning base 15 to be inserted into a central opening 25b, and is fixed so that two pivot shafts 251 and 251 project to the inside of the central opening 25b along the Y-axis direction.
- One pivot shaft 251 penetrates through the slot 155 of the needle bar turning base 15 and projects inward.
- the outer peripheral groove 25a is formed across the entire circumference of the needle bar holder 25, and the annular member 26 fits in the outer peripheral groove 25a slidably in the circumferential direction.
- the annular member 26 has a half-ring shape, and on both ends thereof, shaft portions 26a and 26b are formed to project radially outward.
- One shaft portion 26a penetrates through the lower end portion of the crank rod 24 turnably around the Y-axis direction and projects its tip end, and on the projecting end, a rectangular square piece 241 is axially supported.
- a rectangular square piece 261 is supported rotatably around the Y-axis direction.
- the square pieces 241 and 261 fit in guide grooves (not illustrated) provided along the vertical direction (Z-axis direction) on the casing of the arm portion 101a, respectively, and accordingly, the annular member 26 and the needle bar holder 25 are guided in the vertical direction movably up and down while being kept horizontally.
- the annular member 26 may have an arc shape shaped by notching a part of a circle, or may have an entire circular shape if the fitting performance is ignored.
- the clutch mechanism 50 shown in Fig. 4 basically has the same configuration as that disclosed in JP2006-141706A , and following are brief description thereof.
- the clutch mechanism 50 includes a holding body 51 having two insertion holes formed in the Z-axis direction through which the two needle bars 12R and 12L are inserted, two clutch members 52 to be inserted into circular support holes made to penetrate from the front surface of the holding body 51 to the insertion holes, two driven links 53 that advance and retreat the clutch members 52 individually, two pressing springs 54 that apply moving forces in the forward advancing direction to the clutch members 52 individually via the driven links 53, two lock claws 55 that lock the clutch members 52 in a retreated state (at withdrawn positions), respectively, two pressing springs 56 that press the lock claws 55 in locking directions, respectively, and a release pin 57 into which operations for releasing the locks of the lock claws 55 can be input from the outside.
- the two insertion holes of the holding body 51 are formed along the X-axis direction, and support the substantially cylindrical clutch members 52 slidably along the X-axis direction.
- the rear end portion of the clutch member 52 is coupled to the driven link 53, and the driven link 53 presses the clutch member 52 toward the needle bar 12 side by the pressing spring 54.
- the clutch member 52 is shaped so that its tip end portion can be inserted into the engagement hole 122 of the needle bar 12, and the pressing force of the pressing spring 54 keeps an engaged state between the clutch member 52 and the engagement hole 122 of the needle bar 12, and becomes a holding force that enables the clutch mechanism 50 to hold the needle bar 12.
- the upper end portion of the driven link 53 can press the projecting portion 161 of the operating member 16 supported slidably in the Y-axis direction on the upper end portion of the intermediate portion 15C of the needle bar turning base 15 by colliding with the projecting portion.
- the operating member 16 has rack teeth 16A formed on the upper portion one-side surface so as to mesh with an output gear 632 described later, and has a projecting portion 161 formed projecting downward from the tip end of an arm 16B extending downward in a substantially L shape.
- the operating member 16 has a convex portion 162 formed along the Y-axis direction on the side opposite to the rack teeth 16A, and this convex portion 162 fits in the groove portion 151a of the needle bar turning base 15. Accordingly the operating member 16 is supported on the needle bar turning base 15 slidably along the tangential direction (Y-axis direction) of a circle circumscribed around the output gear 632.
- the operating member 16 is slidable (movable) along the groove portion 151a to a position P1 at which the projecting portion 161 collides with the driven link 53 that releases the holding state of the left needle bar 12L, a position P3 at which the projecting portion 161 collides with the driven link 53 that releases the holding state of the right needle bar 12R, and a position P2 at which the projecting portion 161 collides with the release pin 57, as shown in Fig. 3 by the solenoid 61 of the position switching mechanism 60.
- the operating member 16 releases the holding state where the respective needle bars are held by the clutch mechanism 50 by position switching on the needle bar turning base 15.
- the two needle bars 12R and 12L can be held by the clutch mechanism 50 and released individually.
- the stopper mechanism 90 includes, in Fig. 4 , a stopper member 91 that is inserted slidably in the axial direction into a through hole 157 formed in the upper rectangular portion 151 of the intermediate portion 15C, a pressing spring 92 that presses the stopper member 91 toward the needle bar 12L side, and a cover body 93 that supports the pressing spring 92 on the rear side and covers and closes the insertion hole of the stopper member 91.
- the tip end portion of the stopper member 91 is shaped so as to be inserted into the engagement hole 123 of the needle bar 12, and the pressing force of the pressing spring 92 keeps an engaged state between the stopper member 91 and the engagement hole 123 of the needle bar 12 and becomes a holding force enabling the stopper mechanism 90 to hold the needle bar 12.
- the pressing force of the pressing spring 92 of the stopper member 91 is set to be sufficiently smaller than that of the pressing spring 54 of the clutch member 52, and unless the clutch member 52 is in a releasing state, the pressing spring 92 yields to pressing of the clutch member 52 due to the oscillation plate 124, so that the needle bar 12 is not held by the stopper mechanism 90.
- the stopper mechanism 90 holds only the needle bar 12 that has been released from holding by the clutch mechanism 50 according to collision of the driven link 53 with the projecting portion 161 of the operating member 16.
- the needle bar turning mechanism 30 includes, as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 , a turning motor (needle bar turning motor) 31 serving as a drive source of turning of the needle bar turning base 15, and a transmission mechanism that transmits turning of the turning motor 31 to the needle bar turning base 15.
- a turning motor needle bar turning motor
- the turning motor 31 is disposed inside the arm portion 101a so that the motor shaft (not illustrated) is along the Z-axis direction, and is fixed to the casing of the arm portion 101a.
- the transmission mechanism includes a main driving sprocket 32 fixed to the motor shaft of the turning motor 31, a driven sprocket 33 fixed to the upper end portion of the upper support portion 151 of the needle bar turning base 15, and a timing belt 34 wound between the main driving sprocket 32 and the driven sprocket 33.
- the needle bar turning base 15 is turned around its turning center line C at a transmission ratio of 1 to 1 via the main driving sprocket 32, the timing belt 34, and the driven sprocket 33.
- the switching operation mechanism 60 is described with reference to Fig. 6 to Fig. 9 .
- the switching operation mechanism 60 is a mechanism for transmitting and applying a position switching operation to the operating member 16 mounted on the needle bar turning base 15.
- This switching operation mechanism 60 includes a solenoid 61 (an example of an actuator) that can stop at three positions and is fixed and mounted inside the arm portion 101a, a rack member 62 provided on the plunger of the solenoid 61, and a needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 that transmits a position switching operation from the solenoid 61 to the operating member 16 through the rack member 62.
- a solenoid 61 an example of an actuator
- rack member 62 provided on the plunger of the solenoid 61
- a needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 that transmits a position switching operation from the solenoid 61 to the operating member 16 through the rack member 62.
- the solenoid 61 is controllable to selectively stop at three positions, and each of the stop positions correspond to the switching positions P1 to P3 of the operating member 16 described above.
- the rack member 62 can be advanced and retreated along the Y-axis direction by the solenoid 61, and has rack teeth formed along the advancing and retreating direction.
- the operating member 16 is mounted on the needle bar turning base 15 that turns during the sewing operation, however, the solenoid 61 that is a drive source for position switching of the operating member 16 is fixed to the sewing machine frame.
- the needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 (a differential transmission mechanism) includes an input gear 631 (an example of an input member) that turns in response to an input of a drive force from the solenoid 61 via the rack member 62, an output gear 632 (an example of an output member) that applies a position switching operation to the operating member 16 according to the turning, a transmission member 64 that reverses and transmits a rotative force between the input gear 631 and the output gear 632, and a turning support 65 (shown in Fig. 3 ) that supports the transmission member 64 so that the transmission member revolves around the turning center line C of the needle bar turning base 15.
- the input gear 631, the output gear 632, and the turning support 65 all are supported turnably around the turning center line C by the upper support portion 15A formed on the upper end portion of the needle bar turning base 15.
- the input gear 631 has a first gear portion 631a on the upper side and a second gear portion 631b on the lower side, and the gear portions have tooth profiles different from each other, however, they are formed integrally.
- the rack member 62 meshes with the first gear portion 631a, and a belt 644 is wound around the second gear portion 631b (input sprocket).
- the input gear 631 is positioned below the driven sprocket 33 described above, and as shown in Fig. 7 , the upper side first gear portion 631a formed on the outer peripheral surface meshes with the rack member 62 described above. Therefore, the input gear 631 is supported turnably around the turning center with respect to the needle bar turning base 15 and coupled to the actuator 61, and is rotated in conjunction with the actuator 61.
- the input gear 631 can turn independently of the needle bar turning base 15.
- the needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 can keep the position of the operating member 16 with respect to the needle bar turning base 15 constant even when a relative turning angle difference is caused between the needle bar turning base 15 and the input gear 631 by the turning operation of the needle bar turning base 15.
- the turning support 65 shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 7 includes a support plate 651 that supports the transmission member 64 rotatably around the Z axis, and a sprocket 652 (not illustrated in Fig. 6 ) which is fixed to the upper surface of the support plate 651 and into which turning is input by the turning motor 31.
- the support plate 651 is circular and positioned below the input gear 631, and is supported rotatably on the upper support portion 15A of the needle bar turning base 15 shown in Fig. 7 .
- the above-described transmission member 64 includes a rotary shaft 641 along the Z-axis direction, a small sprocket (driven gear) 642 fixed to the upper end portion of the rotary shaft 641, and an interlocking gear 643 fixed to the lower end portion of the rotary shaft 641.
- the support plate 651 supports the rotary shaft 641 of the transmission member 64 rotatably, and on the upper surface side thereof, the small sprocket 642 is disposed, and on the lower surface side, the interlocking gear 643 is disposed.
- the timing belt 644 is wound around the small sprocket 642 and the second gear portion 631b of the input gear 631, and the small sprocket 642 and the input gear 631 rotate in conjunction with each other in the same rotating direction.
- the interlocking gear 643 joined by the rotary shaft 641 also rotates in the same direction by the same angle amount.
- the sprocket 652 has an opening at the center portion, and the input gear 631 is inserted therein with play.
- the sprocket 652 is fixed to the upper surface of the support plate 651 by screws not illustrated.
- the above-described small sprocket 642 is disposed inside a recessed portion formed on the upper surface of the support plate 651, and is coupled to the second gear portion 631b of the input gear 631 below the sprocket 652 by the belt 644.
- This sprocket 652 is coupled to the main driving sprocket 32 provided in the turning motor 31 of the needle bar turning mechanism 30 by a timing belt 653.
- the turning motor 31 when the turning motor 31 is driven, the turning motor turns the driven sprocket 33 that turns the needle bar turning base 15 and the sprocket 652 that turns the turning support 65 simultaneously.
- the effective diameters of the driven sprocket 33 and the sprocket 652 are set so that the rotation angle amount to be input into the turning support 65 from the turning motor 31 becomes just 1/2 of the rotation angle amount to be input into the needle bar turning base 15.
- the turning directions of these are set to the same direction. Specifically, when the turning motor 31 inputs a turning operation into the needle bar turning base 15, a turning angle that is half the turning angle to be input into the needle bar turning base 15 is input into the turning support 65.
- the transmission member 64 supported by the support plate 651 can be revolved around the turning center line C.
- the output gear 632 is positioned below the support plate 651, and meshes with the interlocking gear 643 of the transmission member 64 as shown in Fig. 9 .
- the effective diameter ratio of the input gear 631 to the small sprocket 642 is designed to match the effective diameter ratio of the output gear 632 to the interlocking gear 643.
- the output gear 632 rotates by the same angle in the reverse rotating direction.
- the interlocking gear 643 revolves and rotates in the same manner as the small sprocket 642.
- the input gear 631 turns 180° counterclockwise relative to the needle bar turning base 15, however, the output gear 632 does not turn with respect to the needle bar turning base 15.
- the shuttle mechanism includes two shuttles 13 and 13 for interlacing lower threads with upper threads inserted through the sewing needles 11 and 11, a shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40 that includes an input shaft 41 and an output shaft 42 for transmitting power from the stitching motor 21 to the shuttles 13 and 13 and can change and adjust a phase difference between these shafts, and a power transmission mechanism 70 that transmits a torque from the stitching motor 21 to the input shaft 41 of the shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40.
- Two shuttles 13 and 13 are so-called full rotary vertical shuttles, and are disposed at diagonal positions around the turning center line C of the needle bar turning base 15 below the throat plate NP.
- the shuttles 13 and 13 are disposed at the same distance to each other as that between the sewing needles 11 and 11 so as to capture upper threads from the corresponding sewing needles 11 and 11.
- each pivot shaft 14 is provided on the lower portion of each shuttle 13, and each pivot shaft 14 is supported rotatably around the Z axis by a shuttle base not illustrated.
- the shuttle base is fixed and mounted on the upper portion of the turning base 43 of the shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40, can revolve about the center line C together with the turning base 43, and accordingly, two shuttles 13 and 13 turn and move about the center line C to follow the revolving movements of the two needle bars 12R and 12L according to the needle bar turning base 15.
- the power transmission mechanism 70 of the two shuttles 13 and 13 includes a main driving sprocket 751 coupled to the output shaft of the drive motor 71 that is a rotation drive source of the shuttles 13, a driven sprocket 752 mounted on the input shaft 41 of the shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40, and a timing belt 753 wound around the sprockets 751 and 752 inside the bed portion 101b. Accordingly, the rotation of the drive motor 71 is transmitted to the shuttles 13 via the shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40.
- the shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40 is supported on a support frame attached to one end portion of the bed portion 101b below the needle bars 12 and integrated with the sewing machine frame 101.
- the shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40 has a function of transmitting a rotative force from the drive motor 71 transmitted from the power transmission mechanism 70 to the shuttles 13 to rotate the shuttles around the pivot shafts 14, a function of turning the positions of the shuttles 13 about the center line C, and a function of correcting changes of the phases around the pivot shafts 14 according to turning of the positions of the shuttles 13.
- the shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40 includes the input shaft 41 into which a rotative force is input from the stitching motor 21 via the power transmission mechanism 70, the output shaft 42 that outputs the rotative force transmitted from the input shaft 41 to the shuttle 13 side, an intershaft transmission portion 44 that has a support frame 441 for supporting the input shaft 41 and the output shaft 42 and transmits the rotative force between these shafts, a shuttle transmission portion 45 that transmits the rotative force to the pivot shafts 14 of the shuttles 13 from the output shaft 42, a turning base 43 that holds the shuttle base and is supported turnably about the center line C by the sewing machine frame, and a turning application mechanism 46 that applies a turning operation to the support frame 441 and the turning base 43.
- the shuttle transmission portion 45 includes a main driving sprocket 451 fixed and mounted to the upper end portion of the output shaft 42 projecting from the upper end portion of the turning base 43, a driven sprocket 452 that is adjacent to the main driving sprocket 451 and is fixed and mounted to the lower end portion of the pivot shaft 14 of one shuttle 13, a driven sprocket 453 that is adjacent to the main driving sprocket 451 on the side opposite to the driven sprocket 452 and is fixed and mounted to the lower end portion of the pivot shaft 14 of the other shuttle 13, a tension pulley 454 axially supported around the Z axis on the upper surface of a top plate portion 431, and a double-toothed timing belt 455 provided around these sprockets and tension pulley 454.
- the support frame 441 is supported turnably about the center line C by the turning base 43 inside the turning base 43, and the support frame 441 supports the input shaft 41 and the output shaft 42 rotatably about the center line C.
- the intershaft transmission portion 44 includes a first bevel gear 442 fixed and mounted to the opposed end portion of the input shaft 41, a second bevel gear 443 fixed and mounted to the opposed end portion of the output shaft 42, and a transmission body 445 that axially supports a transmission bevel gear 444 that meshes with both of the first and second bevel gears 442 and 443 opposed to each other.
- the intershaft transmission portion 44 forms a so-called differential gear mechanism.
- the turning application mechanism 46 is fixed and mounted to the lower end portion of the support frame 441, and includes a first driven sprocket 461 into which a turning force for the support frame 441 is input, a second driven sprocket 462 which is fixed and mounted to the lower end portion of the turning base 43 and into which a turning force for the turning base 43 is input, a turning motor 463 that becomes a turning drive source of the support frame 441 and the turning base 43, a first main driving sprocket 464 that inputs a turning force from the turning motor 463 into the first driven sprocket 461, a second main driving sprocket 465 that inputs a turning force from the turning motor 463 into the second driven sprocket 462, a timing belt 466 wound between the first main driving sprocket 464 and the first driven sprocket 461, and a timing belt 467 wound between the second main driving sprocket 465 and the second driven sprocket 462.
- the first driven sprocket 461 and the second driven sprocket 462 have effective diameters set to be the same, and the first main driving sprocket 464 and the second main driving sprocket 465 have effective diameters the ratio of which is set to 1 to 2. Specifically, a turning angle that is applied to the support frame 441 by driving the turning motor 463 becomes half the turning angle of the turning base 43.
- first main driving sprocket 464 and the second main driving sprocket 465 are both fixed and mounted to the output shaft of the turning motor 463, so that these sprockets 464 and 465 are rotated always simultaneously in conjunction with each other.
- this intershaft transmission portion 44 is structured to obtain the same operation as that of the needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63.
- the input gear 631 and the output gear 632 of the needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 correspond to the first bevel gear 442 and the second bevel gear 443 of the intershaft transmission portion 44, and the transmission member 64 of the needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 corresponds to the transmission bevel gear 444 of the intershaft transmission portion 44.
- the needle bar turning base 15 corresponds to the turning base 43, and the support frame 441 corresponds to the turning support 65.
- the support frame 441 turns half the turning angle of the shuttles, and the transmission bevel gear 444 turns together with the support frame 441, so that the phase shift caused by turning of the shuttles 13 and 13 can be corrected with respect to the output shaft 42 side.
- the shuttles 13 can be turned.
- the cloth moving mechanism 80 includes a holding frame 81 that holds a workpiece on the upper surface of the bed portion 101b, a support arm 82 that supports the holding frame 81 movably up and down, an X-axis motor XM (not illustrated) that moves the holding frame 81 in the X-axis direction via the support arm 82, and a Y-axis motor YM that moves the holding frame 81 in the Y-axis direction via the support arm 82.
- X-axis motor XM (not illustrated) that moves the holding frame 81 in the X-axis direction via the support arm 82
- Y-axis motor YM that moves the holding frame 81 in the Y-axis direction via the support arm 82.
- the cloth moving mechanism 80 can move and position the workpiece to an arbitrary position on the X-Y plane via the holding frame 81, so that needles can be made to fall to arbitrary positions for each stitch, and free stitches can be formed.
- a controller 200 is described with reference to the control block diagram of the present embodiment shown in Fig. 15 .
- the controller 200 includes a ROM storing in advance such as data on position coordinates showing a sewing pattern and programs for executing a sewing operation, a RAM that stores various set data input through an operation panel (not illustrated) attached to the sewing machine 1, and a CPU that executes a sewing operation based on the data and programs.
- a ROM storing in advance such as data on position coordinates showing a sewing pattern and programs for executing a sewing operation
- a RAM that stores various set data input through an operation panel (not illustrated) attached to the sewing machine 1
- a CPU that executes a sewing operation based on the data and programs.
- a stitching motor drive circuit MD1 that drives the stitching motor 21 at a driving speed corresponding to a sewing pattern or stops it, an X-axis motor drive circuit MD2 that drives and stops the X-axis motor XM, a Y-axis motor drive circuit MD3 that drives and stops the Y-axis motor YM, a shuttle turning motor drive circuit MD4 that drives and stops the turning motor 46 (shuttle turning motor), a needle bar turning motor drive circuit MD5 that drives and stops the turning motor 31 (needle bar turning motor), and a switching solenoid drive circuit SM that drives the solenoid 61 (switching solenoid) to the three positions described above are connected.
- the motor drive circuits MD1 to MD5 feedback signals from the motors are input, and the rotation phases (rotation positions) of the motors can be recognized.
- a sewing operation for forming a sewing pattern of two seams shown in Fig. 12 is described.
- the flowchart shown in Fig. 13 is performed by the CPU of the controller 200.
- Step S1 driving amounts of the X-axis motor XM and the Y-axis motor YM for making one sewing needle 11 fall onto needle fall positions for the respective stitches are calculated from the position coordinate data (Step S1).
- Step S3 From the data of the driving amounts of the X-axis motor XM and the Y-axis motor YM for the respective stitches, the sewing advancing directions for the respective stitches are obtained, and the turning angles are calculated so that the needle bars 12R and 12L and the shuttles 13 and 13 are arranged in directions orthogonal to the advancing directions (Step S3).
- the stitching motor 21 is driven to start sewing with the sewing machine, and the X-axis motor XM and the Y-axis motor YM are driven to advance sewing in the predetermined sewing direction for each stitch, and the turning motors 31 and 463 are controlled so that the needle bars 12R and 12L and the shuttles 13 and 13 are arranged in the planned direction for each stitch (Step S5).
- Step S7 When the current sewing position is any of the determined corner points A1 to A4 of the sewing pattern (Step S7), the position of the solenoid 61 is controlled to release holding of the needle bar 12 that performs inner-side sewing by the clutch mechanism 50, and the sewing machine is switched into a one-needle sewing state (Step S9).
- Step S11 sewing is performed with only one needle bar 12R or 12L that is on the outer side.
- effective one needle bar and the turning motors 31 and 463 are driven to turn 90° to form stitches at a corner portion with one needle, and thereafter, the position of the solenoid 61 is controlled to restart holding of both needle bars 12R and 12L by the clutch mechanism 50, and accordingly, the sewing machine is switched into a two-needle sewing state (Step S 13).
- Step S 15 sewing with both needle bars 12R and 12L is performed, and it is judged whether sewing has reached the final stitch of the sewing pattern (Step S 15), and when sewing reaches the final stitch, driving of all motors are stopped and the sewing operation is ended. In the case where the final stitch has not been reached, the process returns to Step S5 and the sewing operation is continued.
- the turning support 65 supporting the transmission member 64 that reverses and transmits a rotative force between the input gear 631 and the output gear 632 turns half the turning angle of the needle bar turning base 15 when the needle bar turning base 15 turns, so that even when the input gear 631 that meshes with the rack member 62 does not turn together with the needle bar turning base 15 and a turning angle difference is caused between these, the output gear 632 side can be turned by the same turning angle in the same direction as those of the needle bar turning base 15 by the transmission member 64. Therefore, the position of the operating member 16 mounted on the needle bar turning base 15 is not deviated by the turning of the needle bar turning base 15.
- the operating member 16 can be kept at a correct position, so that the needle bars 12 can be correctly held and released.
- the turning weight of the needle bar turning base 15 can be reduced, and without increasing the size of the turning motor 31 that performs a turning operation, a high-speed operation is enabled, so that higher-speed sewing can be realized.
- the double needle sewing machine 1 includes the cloth moving mechanism 80, and forms two seams along a predetermined sewing pattern by controlling the cloth moving mechanism 80 and the turning motors 31 and 463. At this time, the needle bars 12R and 12L also turn according to the sewing advancing direction, and even in this case, the position of the operating member 16 is not deviated by turning of the needle bar turning base 15, so that holding and releasing of the needle bars 12 can be correctly performed by the operating member 16.
- the transmission member 64 consists of the small sprocket 642 and the interlocking gear 643 that is a spur gear, and the input gear 631 and the output gear 632 also consist of spur gears, and the rotation axes of these sprocket and gears are all directed in the Z-axis direction, so that in this Z-axis direction, the needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 can be easily thinned. Therefore, even in a limited space around the needle bars 12, the needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 can be installed.
- the input gear 631 and the transmission member 64 is joined by a timing belt, however, they may be joined by a gear.
- the transmission member 64 consists of the small sprocket 642 and the interlocking gear 643 that is a spur gear, and the rotation axes of these are directed in the Z-axis direction same as the rotation axes of the input gear 631 and the output gear 632, however, they are not limited to this structure.
- the input gear 631 and the output gear 632 may be bevel gears that are concentric with each other and opposed to each other, and the transmission member 64 may be a bevel gear that meshes with the input gear 631 and the output gear 632 simultaneously.
- the transmission member 64 does not need to include members corresponding to the input gear 631 and the output gear 632, respectively, and power transmission is performed with a single bevel gear, and this is advantageous for reduction in the number of components.
- first and second bevel gears 442 and 443 and the transmission body 445 of the shuttle side differential transmission mechanism 40 may consist of the same members as the input gear 631, the output gear 632, and the transmission member 64 consisting of the small sprocket 642 and the interlocking gear 643 as in the case of the needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63.
- the semicircular annular member 26 fits in the outer peripheral groove 25a of the needle bar holder 25 and transmits the up-down movement of the crank rod 24 to the needle bar holder 25.
- Fig. 14B and Fig. 14C use of an annular member 106 larger than the outer periphery of the needle bar holder 25, support shafts 107 and 107 provided on both end portions of the semicircular annular member 106, first square pieces 261 and 241 provided on the outer sides of the support shafts 107, and second square pieces 108 and 108 provided on the inner sides of the support shafts 107 is easily conceived.
- the second square pieces 108 and 108 support the needle bar holder 25, and even when wear, etc., occurs, the second square pieces 108 can be replaced, so that maintenance is easy.
- the solenoid 61 may be an air solenoid or an electromagnetic solenoid, or may be another actuator that can be moved and positioned at three positions, such as a stepping motor.
- the configuration of the above-described embodiment is most effectively used in a double needle sewing machine that automatically moves a cloth to be sewn in the X-Y directions, however, it may be applied to a double needle sewing machine which is automatically controlled to be driven and stopped so as to form a predetermined number of stitches, and in which a cloth to be sewn is handled by hands although the cloth is moved with a normal feed dog.
Description
- The present invention relates to a double needle sewing machine that includes two needle bars having lower ends to which sewing needles are fixed, and forms parallel two seams along a given shape.
- In conventional double needle sewing machines, to form seams in a desired shape, the sewing direction is changed by manually holding and moving a cloth. In this sewing machine, generally, when forming seams at a corner portion, the sewing machine is put into a one-needle state by stopping the up-down movement of a needle bar on the inner side of the corner portion and a seam is formed only by a needle bar on the outer side, and at the corner portion, the cloth is turned around the needle bar on the outer side to form a seam of the outside corner portion, and at a position corresponding to the inside corner portion, the sewing machine is put into a double-needle state so that the needle bar on the inner side moves up and down again.
- In recent years, a double needle sewing machine is being developed for automatically moving a workpiece in the X-Y directions in accordance with sewing pattern data to form two seams along a predetermined shape.
- For example, a related art sewing machine includes a needle bar turning base holding two needle bars such that the needle bars are movable up and down, needle bar turning base being supported by a sewing machine frame so as to be turnable about a vertical axis, and a shuttle base supporting two shuttles such that the shuttles are turnable around the vertical axis. The sewing machine forms two seams along a predetermined shape by controlling a cloth that is moved along the predetermined shape by a cloth holding frame such that the direction in which the two needles are arranged is always orthogonal to the line defining the predetermined shape (see, e.g.,
KR2008-0089985A - In this double needle sewing machine, for sewing at a corner portion, a clutch mechanism for switching the respective needle bars between an up-down movable state and a stopped state and an actuator for making this clutch mechanism perform a switching operation are mounted on the needle bar turning base, and switching between a one-needle state and a double-needle state is performed by operating the actuator during the sewing operation.
- However, in the sewing machine described above, the actuator for switching a clutch mechanism is mounted on the needle bar turning base, so that the turning weight increases and obstructs high-speed sewing. The motor for turning the needle bars may be replaced with a large-sized motor, however, this poses a problem which increases the size and cost of the sewing machine.
- Further, because the actuator is mounted on the needle bar turning base that turns, wiring for energizing the actuator is difficult, and for example, a special component such as a slip ring is required, and this also increases the cost.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a double needle sewing machine that enables smooth turning movements of two needles while enabling automatic switching between a one-needle state and a double-needle state.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, a double needle sewing machine comprises two needle bars that move up and down along the vertical direction, each of the needle bars holding a sewing needle; a needle up-down moving mechanism configured to move the two needle bars up and down; a needle bar turning base supporting the two needle bars such that the needle bars are movable up and down, the needle bar turning base being supported by a sewing machine frame such that the needle bar turning base is turnable about a center line extending along the vertical direction; a needle bar turning mechanism including a turning motor as a drive source and configured to turn the two needle bars via the needle bar turning base; and a clutch mechanism configured to hold the two needle bars and to transmit the up-down movement from the needle up-down moving mechanism to each of the two needle bars individually.
- The sewing machine further comprises an operating member configured to perform a position switching operation on the needle bar turning base to disconnect the transmission to each of the two needle bars through the clutch mechanism individually; an actuator attached to the sewing machine frame in a fixed manner and serving as a drive source for the position switching operation of the operating member; and a differential transmission mechanism configured to receive a drive force from the actuator and to transmit the position switching operation to the operating member.
- The differential transmission mechanism comprises an input member supported on the needle bar turning base such that the input member is turnable about the center line by receiving the drive force from the actuator; an output member supported on the needle bar turning base such that the output member is turnable about the center line to apply the position switching operation to the operating member; a transmission member configured to transmit the turning motion between the input member and the output member such that the turning direction of the turning motion is reversed; and a turning support supported on the needle bar turning base such that the turning support is turnable about the center line, the turning support supporting the transmission member such that the transmission member revolves about the center line.
- The turning motor is attached to the sewing machine frame in a fixed manner. A rotation of the turning motor is transmitted to the needle bar turning base and to the turning support such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base to the turning support is 2:1.
- The sewing machine may include a moving mechanism configured to move a workpiece along a plane orthogonal to the center line, and control means for controlling the moving mechanism and the turning motor to form two seams along a shape of a predetermined sewing pattern.
- The input member, the output member, and the transmission member may be bevel gears.
- The differential transmission mechanism may further comprise a belt or a gear, and the transmission member may transmit the turning motion between the input member and the output member via the belt or the gear.
- The input member may comprise an input gear, the output member may comprise an output gear, the turning support may comprise a support plate supported on the needle bar turning base such that the support plate is turnable about the center line, and the transmission member may comprise a rotary shaft supported rotatably with respect to the support plate, a driven gear fixed and supported on the rotary shaft and coupled to the input gear, and an interlocking gear fixed and supported on the rotary shaft and coupled to the output gear.
- The turning support may comprise a sprocket coupled to the turning motor via a timing belt, and a support plate provided integrally with the sprocket and supporting the transmission member, and the sprocket may be configured such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base to the sprocket is 2:1.
- The turning support may further comprise a sprocket coupled to the turning motor via a timing belt, the support plate may be provided integrally with the sprocket, and the sprocket may be configured such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base to the sprocket is 2:1.
- The needle bar turning base may comprise a cylindrical upper support portion and a rectangular intermediate portion, the differential transmission mechanism may be disposed on the upper support portion, and the operating member and the clutch mechanism may be disposed on the intermediate portion.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, when the needle bar turning base turns, the turning support supporting the transmission member that transmits the turning motion between the input member and the output member turns half the turning angle of the needle bar turning base. Thus, even when the input member on the actuator side does not turn together with the needle bar turning base so that a turning angle difference is caused between the input member and the needle bar turning base, the transmission member allows the output member to turn by the same turning angle in the same direction as the needle bar turning base. Therefore, the operating member mounted on the needle bar turning base is prevented from being displaced from a proper position by the turning of the needle bar turning base.
- That is, the operating member can be kept in place at a proper position without mounting an actuator for a position switching operation of the operating member on the needle bar turning base.
- Accordingly, the turning weight of the needle bar turning base can be reduced, and a high-speed operation is realized without an increase in size of the motor that performs the turning operation.
- In addition, there is no need to mount an actuator on the needle bar turning base, so that a special component such as a slip ring for energizing the actuator is not necessary, and the sewing machine manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, the workpiece moving mechanism is provided, so that sewing can be performed by automatically moving a workpiece by the moving mechanism, and the needle bar turning base is turned during the sewing operation without affecting the position switching operation of the operating member. That is, holding and releasing of the needle bars can be can be properly carried out by the clutch mechanism during the sewing operation that involves moving of the workpiece.
- In other words, even when two needle bars are turned for forming two seams along the shape of a predetermined sewing pattern, the position switching operation of the operating member is not affected so that holding and releasing of the needle bars can be can be properly carried out by the clutch mechanism.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, bevel gears are used in the differential transmission mechanism, so that the transmission member between the input member and the output member can be realized by one bevel gear, and the component cost can be reduced by the simplified configuration.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, by aligning all the rotation center lines of the input member, the output member, and the sprocket and the gear of the transmission member, these components can be easily arranged on top of one another, so that the differential transmission mechanism can be made slim in the turning center line direction.
- Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description, drawings, and the claims.
- The following description of embodiments of the present invention describes the present invention in greater detail with reference to the drawings including:
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Fig. 1 : a perspective view of a double needle sewing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
Fig. 2 : a perspective view showing a configuration of a needle bar mechanism inside an arm portion; -
Fig. 3 : a side view showing a configuration of the periphery of the needle bars; -
Fig. 4 : a sectional view of a peripheral structure of the needle bar in a section taken along the center of the needle bar; -
Fig. 5 : a sectional view taken along the line T-T shown inFig. 3 ; -
Fig. 6 : a perspective view of a switching operation mechanism and an operating member; -
Fig. 7 : a sectional view taken along the line U-U shown inFig. 3 ; -
Fig. 8 : a sectional view taken along the line V-V shown inFig. 3 ; -
Fig. 9 : a sectional view taken along the line W-W shown inFig. 3 ; -
Fig. 10A : an explanatory view showing a position change of a small sprocket of a needle bar side differential transmission mechanism at the time of a turning operation of the needle bar turning base; -
Fig. 10B : an explanatory view showing a position change of an interlocking gear; -
Fig. 10C : an explanatory view showing a position change of a differential member; -
Fig. 11 : a configuration diagram schematically illustrating mechanical structures of a power transmission mechanism and a shuttle side differential transmission mechanism of shuttles; -
Fig. 12 : a view showing an example of a sewing pattern of two seams; -
Fig. 13 : a flowchart showing sewing control for forming the sewing pattern shown in -
Fig. 12 ; -
Fig. 14A : a perspective view of a needle bar holder support structure; -
Fig. 14B : a perspective view of another example of a needle bar holder support structure; -
Fig. 14C : a plan view of another example of a needle bar holder support structure; -
Fig. 15 : a control block diagram of the present embodiment; -
Fig. 16A : a side view of the needle bar; and -
Fig. 16B : a front view of the needle bar. A doubleneedle sewing machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is an electronic cycle sewing machine which includes a holdingframe 81 that holds a cloth as a workpiece to be sewn, and forms two seams along a shape pattern based on predetermined sewing data on the cloth held by the holdingframe 81 by moving the holdingframe 81 relative to two sewing needles 11. - In the following description, the directions orthogonal to the horizontal direction are defined as an X-axis direction (left-right direction) and a Y-axis direction (front-rear direction), and the direction orthogonal to the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction is defined as a Z-axis direction.
- The double
needle sewing machine 1 includes asewing machine frame 101, a needle bar mechanism shown inFig. 2 , a shuttle mechanism shown inFig. 11 , and a cloth moving mechanism 80 (an example of a moving mechanism) that arbitrarily moves and positions a cloth along the X-Y plane by holding the cloth. - As shown in
Fig. 1 , the doubleneedle sewing machine 1 includes asewing machine frame 101 having a substantially U shaped external form when viewed from the X-axis direction. Thesewing machine frame 101 includes anarm portion 101a extending in the Y-axis direction, abed portion 101b that is opposed to thearm portion 101a below the arm portion and has a bed surface flat along both X-axis and Y-axis directions, and avertical drum portion 101c that joins thearm portion 101a and thebed portion 101b. - As shown in
Fig. 2 , in thearm portion 101a, anupper shaft 22 that is disposed along the Y-axis direction inside thearm portion 101 a and supported rotatably around an axis on the casing of thearm portion 101a, and astitching motor 21 that is fixed and supported onto the casing of thearm portion 101a inside or outside thearm portion 101a, and has an output shaft (not illustrated) directly coupled to one end portion of theupper shaft 22 to apply a rotative force thereto, are provided. - The needle bar mechanism includes an upper metal M1 and a lower metal M2 that are fixed to the
arm portion 101a, twoneedle bars sewing needles 11, respectively, on the lower end portions thereof and move up and down, a needle up-down movingmechanism 20 that moves the sewing needles up and down by using astitching motor 21 as a drive source, a needlebar turning base 15 that supports the twoneedle bars bar turning mechanism 30 that turns the twoneedle bars bar turning base 15, aclutch mechanism 50 that can be switched between a holding state where the clutch mechanism holds the twoneedle bars mechanism 20 and a state where the holding state is released, astopper mechanism 90 that locks (holds) theneedle bar clutch mechanism 50 is released, and aswitching operation mechanism 60 that switches theclutch mechanism 50 between the holding state and the releasing state. - In the upper and lower metals M1 and M2, support holes (not illustrated) in which cylindrical portions of the upper and lower ends of the needle
bar turning base 15 are fitted rotatably are formed along the axis, respectively. - As shown in
Fig. 16 , in each of the intermediate portions of the needle bars 12R and 12L, agroove portion 121 along the Z-axis direction is formed. In the upper and lower end portions of thegroove portion 121, groove-shaped engagement holes 122 and 123 that cross thegroove portion 121 and are along the horizontal direction (Y-axis direction) are formed. Thelower engagement hole 122 is for holding theneedle bar 12L (12R) by theclutch mechanism 50, and theupper engagement hole 123 is for holding theneedle bar 12L (12R) by thestopper mechanism 90. - Inside the
groove portion 121, anoscillation plate 124 is supported by theneedle bar - As shown in
Fig. 2 , the needlebar turning base 15 includes anupper support portion 15A and a lower support portion (not illustrated) that are cylindrical, respectively, and anintermediate portion 15C. - The
upper support portion 15A is fitted rotatably in the upper metal M1 so that the upper end thereof projects, and the lower support portion is fitted turnably in the lower metal M2. - Through the
upper support portion 15A and the lower support portion, throughholes bar turning base 15, and the needle bars 12R and 12L are inserted through the throughholes - The
intermediate portion 15C hasrectangular portions 151 formed by shaping the upper and lower ends into rectangular shapes, and the portion between the upper and lowerrectangular portions 151 is notched into a substantially L shape in a cross sectional view, and in oneside wall portion 153 thereof, aslot 155 along the Z-axis direction is formed. - On the upper end face of the upper
rectangular portion 151, aguide portion 151A rises in parallel to the tangential direction (Y-axis direction) of anoutput gear 632 described later at a predetermined distance to the output gear, and agroove portion 151 a along the tangential direction is formed on a surface opposed to theoutput gear 632. - Through the upper
rectangular portion 151, a throughhole 157 is formed along the X-axis direction, and astopper member 91 of thestopper mechanism 90 is inserted therein. - The needle up-down moving
mechanism 20 includes thestitching motor 21 and theupper shaft 22, and includes a needle bar crank 23 fixed to the other end portion of theupper shaft 22, acrank rod 24 having one end coupled to an eccentric position of the needle bar crank 23, an annularneedle bar holder 25 that is coupled to the intermediate portions in the axial directions of the needle bars 12R and 12L via theclutch mechanism 50 and has an outerperipheral groove 25a formed on the outer peripheral surface, and anannular member 26 that fits in the outerperipheral groove 25a of theneedle bar holder 25 and holds theneedle bar holder 25 turnably around the Z axis. - The rotation of the
upper shaft 22 is converted into up-down reciprocating movement by the needle bar crank 23 and thecrank rod 24 and transmitted to theneedle bar holder 25 and theannular member 26. - The annular
needle bar holder 25 is disposed so as to allow theintermediate portion 15C of the needlebar turning base 15 to be inserted into acentral opening 25b, and is fixed so that twopivot shafts central opening 25b along the Y-axis direction. Onepivot shaft 251 penetrates through theslot 155 of the needlebar turning base 15 and projects inward. When the twopivot shafts clutch mechanism 50, the needle bars 12R and 12L are movable up and down integrally with theneedle bar holder 25. - The outer
peripheral groove 25a is formed across the entire circumference of theneedle bar holder 25, and theannular member 26 fits in the outerperipheral groove 25a slidably in the circumferential direction. - The
annular member 26 has a half-ring shape, and on both ends thereof,shaft portions 26a and 26b are formed to project radially outward. Oneshaft portion 26a penetrates through the lower end portion of thecrank rod 24 turnably around the Y-axis direction and projects its tip end, and on the projecting end, a rectangularsquare piece 241 is axially supported. On the other shaft portion 26b, a rectangularsquare piece 261 is supported rotatably around the Y-axis direction. - The
square pieces arm portion 101a, respectively, and accordingly, theannular member 26 and theneedle bar holder 25 are guided in the vertical direction movably up and down while being kept horizontally. - The
annular member 26 may have an arc shape shaped by notching a part of a circle, or may have an entire circular shape if the fitting performance is ignored. - The
clutch mechanism 50 shown inFig. 4 basically has the same configuration as that disclosed inJP2006-141706A - The
clutch mechanism 50 includes a holdingbody 51 having two insertion holes formed in the Z-axis direction through which the twoneedle bars clutch members 52 to be inserted into circular support holes made to penetrate from the front surface of the holdingbody 51 to the insertion holes, two drivenlinks 53 that advance and retreat theclutch members 52 individually, twopressing springs 54 that apply moving forces in the forward advancing direction to theclutch members 52 individually via the drivenlinks 53, twolock claws 55 that lock theclutch members 52 in a retreated state (at withdrawn positions), respectively, twopressing springs 56 that press thelock claws 55 in locking directions, respectively, and arelease pin 57 into which operations for releasing the locks of thelock claws 55 can be input from the outside. - The two insertion holes of the holding
body 51 are formed along the X-axis direction, and support the substantially cylindricalclutch members 52 slidably along the X-axis direction. - The rear end portion of the
clutch member 52 is coupled to the drivenlink 53, and the drivenlink 53 presses theclutch member 52 toward theneedle bar 12 side by thepressing spring 54. Theclutch member 52 is shaped so that its tip end portion can be inserted into theengagement hole 122 of theneedle bar 12, and the pressing force of thepressing spring 54 keeps an engaged state between theclutch member 52 and theengagement hole 122 of theneedle bar 12, and becomes a holding force that enables theclutch mechanism 50 to hold theneedle bar 12. - When the upper end portion of the driven
link 53 is pressed downward, it retreats theclutch member 52 and releases the holding state of theneedle bar 12 by theclutch mechanism 50. - When the
clutch member 52 retreats, thelock claw 55 that is normally pressed upward by thepressing spring 56 locks the tip end portion of theclutch member 52 and restricts theclutch member 52 from moving forward. Twolock claws 55 can release the locked states of theclutch members 52 when the lock claws are pressed downward by therelease pin 57. - When the
needle bar 12 reaches the top dead point of the up-down movement, the upper end portion of the drivenlink 53 can press the projectingportion 161 of the operatingmember 16 supported slidably in the Y-axis direction on the upper end portion of theintermediate portion 15C of the needlebar turning base 15 by colliding with the projecting portion. - As shown in
Fig. 6 , the operatingmember 16 hasrack teeth 16A formed on the upper portion one-side surface so as to mesh with anoutput gear 632 described later, and has a projectingportion 161 formed projecting downward from the tip end of anarm 16B extending downward in a substantially L shape. The operatingmember 16 has a convex portion 162 formed along the Y-axis direction on the side opposite to therack teeth 16A, and this convex portion 162 fits in thegroove portion 151a of the needlebar turning base 15. Accordingly the operatingmember 16 is supported on the needlebar turning base 15 slidably along the tangential direction (Y-axis direction) of a circle circumscribed around theoutput gear 632. - The operating
member 16 is slidable (movable) along thegroove portion 151a to a position P1 at which the projectingportion 161 collides with the drivenlink 53 that releases the holding state of theleft needle bar 12L, a position P3 at which the projectingportion 161 collides with the drivenlink 53 that releases the holding state of theright needle bar 12R, and a position P2 at which the projectingportion 161 collides with therelease pin 57, as shown inFig. 3 by thesolenoid 61 of theposition switching mechanism 60. - The operating
member 16 releases the holding state where the respective needle bars are held by theclutch mechanism 50 by position switching on the needlebar turning base 15. - Accordingly, the two
needle bars clutch mechanism 50 and released individually. - The
stopper mechanism 90 includes, inFig. 4 , astopper member 91 that is inserted slidably in the axial direction into a throughhole 157 formed in the upperrectangular portion 151 of theintermediate portion 15C, apressing spring 92 that presses thestopper member 91 toward theneedle bar 12L side, and acover body 93 that supports thepressing spring 92 on the rear side and covers and closes the insertion hole of thestopper member 91. - The tip end portion of the
stopper member 91 is shaped so as to be inserted into theengagement hole 123 of theneedle bar 12, and the pressing force of thepressing spring 92 keeps an engaged state between thestopper member 91 and theengagement hole 123 of theneedle bar 12 and becomes a holding force enabling thestopper mechanism 90 to hold theneedle bar 12. - However, the pressing force of the
pressing spring 92 of thestopper member 91 is set to be sufficiently smaller than that of thepressing spring 54 of theclutch member 52, and unless theclutch member 52 is in a releasing state, thepressing spring 92 yields to pressing of theclutch member 52 due to theoscillation plate 124, so that theneedle bar 12 is not held by thestopper mechanism 90. Specifically, thestopper mechanism 90 holds only theneedle bar 12 that has been released from holding by theclutch mechanism 50 according to collision of the drivenlink 53 with the projectingportion 161 of the operatingmember 16. - The needle
bar turning mechanism 30 includes, as shown inFig. 3 andFig. 5 , a turning motor (needle bar turning motor) 31 serving as a drive source of turning of the needlebar turning base 15, and a transmission mechanism that transmits turning of the turningmotor 31 to the needlebar turning base 15. - The turning
motor 31 is disposed inside thearm portion 101a so that the motor shaft (not illustrated) is along the Z-axis direction, and is fixed to the casing of thearm portion 101a. - The transmission mechanism includes a
main driving sprocket 32 fixed to the motor shaft of the turningmotor 31, a drivensprocket 33 fixed to the upper end portion of theupper support portion 151 of the needlebar turning base 15, and atiming belt 34 wound between themain driving sprocket 32 and the drivensprocket 33. - When the turning
motor 31 is driven, the needlebar turning base 15 is turned around its turning center line C at a transmission ratio of 1 to 1 via themain driving sprocket 32, thetiming belt 34, and the drivensprocket 33. - The switching
operation mechanism 60 is described with reference toFig. 6 to Fig. 9 . - The switching
operation mechanism 60 is a mechanism for transmitting and applying a position switching operation to the operatingmember 16 mounted on the needlebar turning base 15. - This switching
operation mechanism 60 includes a solenoid 61 (an example of an actuator) that can stop at three positions and is fixed and mounted inside thearm portion 101a, arack member 62 provided on the plunger of thesolenoid 61, and a needle bar sidedifferential transmission mechanism 63 that transmits a position switching operation from thesolenoid 61 to the operatingmember 16 through therack member 62. - The
solenoid 61 is controllable to selectively stop at three positions, and each of the stop positions correspond to the switching positions P1 to P3 of the operatingmember 16 described above. - The
rack member 62 can be advanced and retreated along the Y-axis direction by thesolenoid 61, and has rack teeth formed along the advancing and retreating direction. - When the
rack member 62 is stopped at each position by thesolenoid 61, the projectingportion 161 of the operatingmember 16 must be stopped at each position of P1 to P3 described above. - On the other hand, the operating
member 16 is mounted on the needlebar turning base 15 that turns during the sewing operation, however, thesolenoid 61 that is a drive source for position switching of the operatingmember 16 is fixed to the sewing machine frame. - The needle bar side differential transmission mechanism 63 (a differential transmission mechanism) includes an input gear 631 (an example of an input member) that turns in response to an input of a drive force from the
solenoid 61 via therack member 62, an output gear 632 (an example of an output member) that applies a position switching operation to the operatingmember 16 according to the turning, atransmission member 64 that reverses and transmits a rotative force between theinput gear 631 and theoutput gear 632, and a turning support 65 (shown inFig. 3 ) that supports thetransmission member 64 so that the transmission member revolves around the turning center line C of the needlebar turning base 15. - The
input gear 631, theoutput gear 632, and the turningsupport 65 all are supported turnably around the turning center line C by theupper support portion 15A formed on the upper end portion of the needlebar turning base 15. Theinput gear 631 has afirst gear portion 631a on the upper side and asecond gear portion 631b on the lower side, and the gear portions have tooth profiles different from each other, however, they are formed integrally. Therack member 62 meshes with thefirst gear portion 631a, and abelt 644 is wound around thesecond gear portion 631b (input sprocket). - The
input gear 631 is positioned below the drivensprocket 33 described above, and as shown inFig. 7 , the upper sidefirst gear portion 631a formed on the outer peripheral surface meshes with therack member 62 described above. Therefore, theinput gear 631 is supported turnably around the turning center with respect to the needlebar turning base 15 and coupled to theactuator 61, and is rotated in conjunction with theactuator 61. Theinput gear 631 can turn independently of the needlebar turning base 15. - The needle bar side
differential transmission mechanism 63 can keep the position of the operatingmember 16 with respect to the needlebar turning base 15 constant even when a relative turning angle difference is caused between the needlebar turning base 15 and theinput gear 631 by the turning operation of the needlebar turning base 15. - The turning
support 65 shown inFig. 3 andFig. 7 includes asupport plate 651 that supports thetransmission member 64 rotatably around the Z axis, and a sprocket 652 (not illustrated inFig. 6 ) which is fixed to the upper surface of thesupport plate 651 and into which turning is input by the turningmotor 31. - The
support plate 651 is circular and positioned below theinput gear 631, and is supported rotatably on theupper support portion 15A of the needlebar turning base 15 shown inFig. 7 . - The above-described
transmission member 64 includes arotary shaft 641 along the Z-axis direction, a small sprocket (driven gear) 642 fixed to the upper end portion of therotary shaft 641, and aninterlocking gear 643 fixed to the lower end portion of therotary shaft 641. - The
support plate 651 supports therotary shaft 641 of thetransmission member 64 rotatably, and on the upper surface side thereof, thesmall sprocket 642 is disposed, and on the lower surface side, the interlockinggear 643 is disposed. On the upper surface side of thesupport plate 651, thetiming belt 644 is wound around thesmall sprocket 642 and thesecond gear portion 631b of theinput gear 631, and thesmall sprocket 642 and theinput gear 631 rotate in conjunction with each other in the same rotating direction. When thesmall sprocket 642 rotates, the interlockinggear 643 joined by therotary shaft 641 also rotates in the same direction by the same angle amount. - The
sprocket 652 has an opening at the center portion, and theinput gear 631 is inserted therein with play. - The
sprocket 652 is fixed to the upper surface of thesupport plate 651 by screws not illustrated. The above-describedsmall sprocket 642 is disposed inside a recessed portion formed on the upper surface of thesupport plate 651, and is coupled to thesecond gear portion 631b of theinput gear 631 below thesprocket 652 by thebelt 644. - This
sprocket 652 is coupled to themain driving sprocket 32 provided in the turningmotor 31 of the needlebar turning mechanism 30 by atiming belt 653. - Specifically, when the turning
motor 31 is driven, the turning motor turns the drivensprocket 33 that turns the needlebar turning base 15 and thesprocket 652 that turns the turningsupport 65 simultaneously. The effective diameters of the drivensprocket 33 and thesprocket 652 are set so that the rotation angle amount to be input into the turningsupport 65 from the turningmotor 31 becomes just 1/2 of the rotation angle amount to be input into the needlebar turning base 15. The turning directions of these are set to the same direction. Specifically, when the turningmotor 31 inputs a turning operation into the needlebar turning base 15, a turning angle that is half the turning angle to be input into the needlebar turning base 15 is input into the turningsupport 65. - Thus, by applying turning to the
sprocket 652 from the turningmotor 31, thetransmission member 64 supported by thesupport plate 651 can be revolved around the turning center line C. - The
output gear 632 is positioned below thesupport plate 651, and meshes with the interlockinggear 643 of thetransmission member 64 as shown inFig. 9 . The effective diameter ratio of theinput gear 631 to thesmall sprocket 642 is designed to match the effective diameter ratio of theoutput gear 632 to theinterlocking gear 643. - Accordingly, in a state where the turning
support 65 is not rotated, when rotation of a predetermined angle is input into theinput gear 631, theoutput gear 632 rotates by the same angle in the reverse rotating direction. - Hereinafter, an operating state of the needle bar side
differential transmission mechanism 63 when the needlebar turning base 15 turns is described with reference toFig. 10A to Fig. 10C . - Here, a case where the needle
bar turning base 15 turns 180° clockwise while thesolenoid 61 is in a stopped state is illustrated. - First, as shown in
Fig. 10A , when 180° clockwise turning is applied to the needlebar turning base 15 by the turningmotor support 65. Accordingly, thesmall sprocket 642 revolves 90° clockwise. At this time, thesmall sprocket 642 is coupled to theinput gear 631 being stopped by thebelt 644, so that thesmall sprocket 642 itself rotates counterclockwise by an angle of (diameter ofinput gear 631/diameter of small sprocket) x 90°. - Accordingly, as shown in
Fig. 10B , the interlockinggear 643 revolves and rotates in the same manner as thesmall sprocket 642. As a result, to theoutput gear 632 meshing with the interlockinggear 643, clockwise rotation (= 90°) equivalent to the revolving movement of the interlockinggear 643 and clockwise rotation (= 90°) according to rotation of the interlockinggear 643 are applied, and theoutput gear 632 turns 180° clockwise. - Specifically, when the needle
bar turning base 15 is set as a reference, theinput gear 631 turns 180° counterclockwise relative to the needlebar turning base 15, however, theoutput gear 632 does not turn with respect to the needlebar turning base 15. - As a result, as shown in
Fig. 10C , no relative angle change is caused between theoutput gear 632 and the operatingmember 16, so that the operatingmember 16 does not move on the needlebar turning base 15, and the projectingportion 161 thereof can be kept at a fixed position. - Even when the
solenoid 61 operates and turns theinput gear 631 during turning of the needlebar turning base 15, the same operation as described above is applied, so that the projectingportion 161 of the operatingmember 16 can be positioned at a proper position according to the operation position of thesolenoid 61. - The shuttle mechanism includes two
shuttles differential transmission mechanism 40 that includes aninput shaft 41 and anoutput shaft 42 for transmitting power from thestitching motor 21 to theshuttles power transmission mechanism 70 that transmits a torque from thestitching motor 21 to theinput shaft 41 of the shuttle sidedifferential transmission mechanism 40. - Two
shuttles bar turning base 15 below the throat plate NP. Theshuttles - On the lower portion of each
shuttle 13, a pivot shaft 14 is provided, and each pivot shaft 14 is supported rotatably around the Z axis by a shuttle base not illustrated. The shuttle base is fixed and mounted on the upper portion of the turningbase 43 of the shuttle sidedifferential transmission mechanism 40, can revolve about the center line C together with the turningbase 43, and accordingly, twoshuttles needle bars bar turning base 15. - As shown in
Fig. 11 , thepower transmission mechanism 70 of the twoshuttles main driving sprocket 751 coupled to the output shaft of thedrive motor 71 that is a rotation drive source of theshuttles 13, a drivensprocket 752 mounted on theinput shaft 41 of the shuttle sidedifferential transmission mechanism 40, and atiming belt 753 wound around thesprockets bed portion 101b. Accordingly, the rotation of thedrive motor 71 is transmitted to theshuttles 13 via the shuttle sidedifferential transmission mechanism 40. - The shuttle side
differential transmission mechanism 40 is supported on a support frame attached to one end portion of thebed portion 101b below the needle bars 12 and integrated with thesewing machine frame 101. - The shuttle side
differential transmission mechanism 40 has a function of transmitting a rotative force from thedrive motor 71 transmitted from thepower transmission mechanism 70 to theshuttles 13 to rotate the shuttles around the pivot shafts 14, a function of turning the positions of theshuttles 13 about the center line C, and a function of correcting changes of the phases around the pivot shafts 14 according to turning of the positions of theshuttles 13. - Specifically, the shuttle side
differential transmission mechanism 40 includes theinput shaft 41 into which a rotative force is input from thestitching motor 21 via thepower transmission mechanism 70, theoutput shaft 42 that outputs the rotative force transmitted from theinput shaft 41 to theshuttle 13 side, anintershaft transmission portion 44 that has asupport frame 441 for supporting theinput shaft 41 and theoutput shaft 42 and transmits the rotative force between these shafts, ashuttle transmission portion 45 that transmits the rotative force to the pivot shafts 14 of theshuttles 13 from theoutput shaft 42, a turningbase 43 that holds the shuttle base and is supported turnably about the center line C by the sewing machine frame, and aturning application mechanism 46 that applies a turning operation to thesupport frame 441 and the turningbase 43. - The
shuttle transmission portion 45 includes amain driving sprocket 451 fixed and mounted to the upper end portion of theoutput shaft 42 projecting from the upper end portion of the turningbase 43, a drivensprocket 452 that is adjacent to themain driving sprocket 451 and is fixed and mounted to the lower end portion of the pivot shaft 14 of oneshuttle 13, a drivensprocket 453 that is adjacent to themain driving sprocket 451 on the side opposite to the drivensprocket 452 and is fixed and mounted to the lower end portion of the pivot shaft 14 of theother shuttle 13, atension pulley 454 axially supported around the Z axis on the upper surface of a top plate portion 431, and a double-toothed timing belt 455 provided around these sprockets andtension pulley 454. - With this configuration, when the
main driving sprocket 451 rotates together with theoutput shaft 42, the drivensprockets main driving sprocket 451 via the double-toothed timing belt 455. - In the
intershaft transmission portion 44, thesupport frame 441 is supported turnably about the center line C by the turningbase 43 inside the turningbase 43, and thesupport frame 441 supports theinput shaft 41 and theoutput shaft 42 rotatably about the center line C. - The
intershaft transmission portion 44 includes afirst bevel gear 442 fixed and mounted to the opposed end portion of theinput shaft 41, asecond bevel gear 443 fixed and mounted to the opposed end portion of theoutput shaft 42, and atransmission body 445 that axially supports atransmission bevel gear 444 that meshes with both of the first andsecond bevel gears - With this structure, the
intershaft transmission portion 44 forms a so-called differential gear mechanism. - The turning
application mechanism 46 is fixed and mounted to the lower end portion of thesupport frame 441, and includes a first drivensprocket 461 into which a turning force for thesupport frame 441 is input, a second drivensprocket 462 which is fixed and mounted to the lower end portion of the turningbase 43 and into which a turning force for the turningbase 43 is input, a turningmotor 463 that becomes a turning drive source of thesupport frame 441 and the turningbase 43, a firstmain driving sprocket 464 that inputs a turning force from the turningmotor 463 into the first drivensprocket 461, a second main drivingsprocket 465 that inputs a turning force from the turningmotor 463 into the second drivensprocket 462, atiming belt 466 wound between the firstmain driving sprocket 464 and the first drivensprocket 461, and atiming belt 467 wound between the second main drivingsprocket 465 and the second drivensprocket 462. - The first driven
sprocket 461 and the second drivensprocket 462 have effective diameters set to be the same, and the firstmain driving sprocket 464 and the second main drivingsprocket 465 have effective diameters the ratio of which is set to 1 to 2. Specifically, a turning angle that is applied to thesupport frame 441 by driving the turningmotor 463 becomes half the turning angle of the turningbase 43. - Further, the first
main driving sprocket 464 and the second main drivingsprocket 465 are both fixed and mounted to the output shaft of the turningmotor 463, so that thesesprockets - Specifically, this
intershaft transmission portion 44 is structured to obtain the same operation as that of the needle bar sidedifferential transmission mechanism 63. - The
input gear 631 and theoutput gear 632 of the needle bar sidedifferential transmission mechanism 63 correspond to thefirst bevel gear 442 and thesecond bevel gear 443 of theintershaft transmission portion 44, and thetransmission member 64 of the needle bar sidedifferential transmission mechanism 63 corresponds to thetransmission bevel gear 444 of theintershaft transmission portion 44. The needlebar turning base 15 corresponds to the turningbase 43, and thesupport frame 441 corresponds to the turningsupport 65. - Accordingly, at the time of driving of the
shuttles shuttles base 43, thesupport frame 441 turns half the turning angle of the shuttles, and thetransmission bevel gear 444 turns together with thesupport frame 441, so that the phase shift caused by turning of theshuttles output shaft 42 side. - Specifically, without causing phase shift of the
shuttles 13, theshuttles 13 can be turned. - As shown in
Fig. 1 , thecloth moving mechanism 80 includes a holdingframe 81 that holds a workpiece on the upper surface of thebed portion 101b, asupport arm 82 that supports the holdingframe 81 movably up and down, an X-axis motor XM (not illustrated) that moves the holdingframe 81 in the X-axis direction via thesupport arm 82, and a Y-axis motor YM that moves the holdingframe 81 in the Y-axis direction via thesupport arm 82. - With this configuration, the
cloth moving mechanism 80 can move and position the workpiece to an arbitrary position on the X-Y plane via the holdingframe 81, so that needles can be made to fall to arbitrary positions for each stitch, and free stitches can be formed. - A
controller 200 is described with reference to the control block diagram of the present embodiment shown inFig. 15 . - The
controller 200 includes a ROM storing in advance such as data on position coordinates showing a sewing pattern and programs for executing a sewing operation, a RAM that stores various set data input through an operation panel (not illustrated) attached to thesewing machine 1, and a CPU that executes a sewing operation based on the data and programs. - To the
controller 200, a stitching motor drive circuit MD1 that drives thestitching motor 21 at a driving speed corresponding to a sewing pattern or stops it, an X-axis motor drive circuit MD2 that drives and stops the X-axis motor XM, a Y-axis motor drive circuit MD3 that drives and stops the Y-axis motor YM, a shuttle turning motor drive circuit MD4 that drives and stops the turning motor 46 (shuttle turning motor), a needle bar turning motor drive circuit MD5 that drives and stops the turning motor 31 (needle bar turning motor), and a switching solenoid drive circuit SM that drives the solenoid 61 (switching solenoid) to the three positions described above are connected. Into the motor drive circuits MD1 to MD5, feedback signals from the motors are input, and the rotation phases (rotation positions) of the motors can be recognized. - According to the flowchart shown in
Fig. 13 , a sewing operation for forming a sewing pattern of two seams shown inFig. 12 is described. The flowchart shown inFig. 13 is performed by the CPU of thecontroller 200. - First, driving amounts of the X-axis motor XM and the Y-axis motor YM for making one
sewing needle 11 fall onto needle fall positions for the respective stitches are calculated from the position coordinate data (Step S1). - Further, from the data of the driving amounts of the X-axis motor XM and the Y-axis motor YM for the respective stitches, the sewing advancing directions for the respective stitches are obtained, and the turning angles are calculated so that the needle bars 12R and 12L and the
shuttles - Then, the
stitching motor 21 is driven to start sewing with the sewing machine, and the X-axis motor XM and the Y-axis motor YM are driven to advance sewing in the predetermined sewing direction for each stitch, and the turningmotors shuttles - When the current sewing position is any of the determined corner points A1 to A4 of the sewing pattern (Step S7), the position of the
solenoid 61 is controlled to release holding of theneedle bar 12 that performs inner-side sewing by theclutch mechanism 50, and the sewing machine is switched into a one-needle sewing state (Step S9). - Accordingly, sewing is performed with only one
needle bar motors solenoid 61 is controlled to restart holding of bothneedle bars clutch mechanism 50, and accordingly, the sewing machine is switched into a two-needle sewing state (Step S 13). - Then, sewing with both
needle bars - In the double
needle sewing machine 1, as described above, in thedifferential transmission mechanism 63 that transmits a position switching operation from thesolenoid 61 to the operatingmember 16, the turningsupport 65 supporting thetransmission member 64 that reverses and transmits a rotative force between theinput gear 631 and theoutput gear 632 turns half the turning angle of the needlebar turning base 15 when the needlebar turning base 15 turns, so that even when theinput gear 631 that meshes with therack member 62 does not turn together with the needlebar turning base 15 and a turning angle difference is caused between these, theoutput gear 632 side can be turned by the same turning angle in the same direction as those of the needlebar turning base 15 by thetransmission member 64. Therefore, the position of the operatingmember 16 mounted on the needlebar turning base 15 is not deviated by the turning of the needlebar turning base 15. - Therefore, even without mounting the
solenoid 61 on the needlebar turning base 15, the operatingmember 16 can be kept at a correct position, so that the needle bars 12 can be correctly held and released. - Accordingly, the turning weight of the needle
bar turning base 15 can be reduced, and without increasing the size of the turningmotor 31 that performs a turning operation, a high-speed operation is enabled, so that higher-speed sewing can be realized. - Also, since there is no need to mount a solenoid on the needle
bar turning base 15, a special component such as a slip ring for energizing the solenoid is not necessary, and the sewing machine manufacturing cost can be reduced. - The double
needle sewing machine 1 includes thecloth moving mechanism 80, and forms two seams along a predetermined sewing pattern by controlling thecloth moving mechanism 80 and the turningmotors member 16 is not deviated by turning of the needlebar turning base 15, so that holding and releasing of the needle bars 12 can be correctly performed by the operatingmember 16. - In the needle bar side
differential transmission mechanism 63 of the doubleneedle sewing machine 1, thetransmission member 64 consists of thesmall sprocket 642 and theinterlocking gear 643 that is a spur gear, and theinput gear 631 and theoutput gear 632 also consist of spur gears, and the rotation axes of these sprocket and gears are all directed in the Z-axis direction, so that in this Z-axis direction, the needle bar sidedifferential transmission mechanism 63 can be easily thinned. Therefore, even in a limited space around the needle bars 12, the needle bar sidedifferential transmission mechanism 63 can be installed. - In the needle bar side
differential transmission mechanism 63, theinput gear 631 and thetransmission member 64 is joined by a timing belt, however, they may be joined by a gear. - The
transmission member 64 consists of thesmall sprocket 642 and theinterlocking gear 643 that is a spur gear, and the rotation axes of these are directed in the Z-axis direction same as the rotation axes of theinput gear 631 and theoutput gear 632, however, they are not limited to this structure. - For example, in the needle bar side
differential transmission mechanism 63, like the shuttle sidedifferential transmission mechanism 40, theinput gear 631 and theoutput gear 632 may be bevel gears that are concentric with each other and opposed to each other, and thetransmission member 64 may be a bevel gear that meshes with theinput gear 631 and theoutput gear 632 simultaneously. - In this structure, the
transmission member 64 does not need to include members corresponding to theinput gear 631 and theoutput gear 632, respectively, and power transmission is performed with a single bevel gear, and this is advantageous for reduction in the number of components. - On the contrary, the first and
second bevel gears transmission body 445 of the shuttle sidedifferential transmission mechanism 40 may consist of the same members as theinput gear 631, theoutput gear 632, and thetransmission member 64 consisting of thesmall sprocket 642 and theinterlocking gear 643 as in the case of the needle bar sidedifferential transmission mechanism 63. - In the above-described embodiment, as shown in
Fig. 14A , the semicircularannular member 26 fits in the outerperipheral groove 25a of theneedle bar holder 25 and transmits the up-down movement of thecrank rod 24 to theneedle bar holder 25. Instead of this, for example, as shown inFig. 14B and Fig. 14C , use of anannular member 106 larger than the outer periphery of theneedle bar holder 25,support shafts annular member 106, firstsquare pieces support shafts 107, and secondsquare pieces support shafts 107 is easily conceived. In this other embodiment, the secondsquare pieces needle bar holder 25, and even when wear, etc., occurs, the secondsquare pieces 108 can be replaced, so that maintenance is easy. - The
solenoid 61 may be an air solenoid or an electromagnetic solenoid, or may be another actuator that can be moved and positioned at three positions, such as a stepping motor. - The configuration of the above-described embodiment is most effectively used in a double needle sewing machine that automatically moves a cloth to be sewn in the X-Y directions, however, it may be applied to a double needle sewing machine which is automatically controlled to be driven and stopped so as to form a predetermined number of stitches, and in which a cloth to be sewn is handled by hands although the cloth is moved with a normal feed dog.
Claims (8)
- A double needle sewing machine (1) comprising:two needle bars (12L, 12R) that move up and down along the vertical direction (Z), each of the needle bars (12L, 12R) holding a sewing needle (11);a needle up-down moving mechanism (80) (20) configured to move the two needle bars (12L, 12R) up and down;a needle bar turning base (15) supporting the two needle bars (12L, 12R) such that the needle bars (12L, 12R) are movable up and down, the needle bar turning base (15) being supported by a sewing machine frame (101) such that the needle bar turning base (15) is turnable about a center line (C) extending along the vertical direction (Z);a needle bar turning mechanism (30) including a turning motor (31) as a drive source and configured to turn the two needle bars (12L, 12R) via the needle bar turning base (15); anda clutch mechanism (50) configured to hold the two needle bars (12L, 12R) and to transmit the up-down movement from the needle up-down moving mechanism (80) (20) to each of the two needle bars (12L, 12R) individually,characterized in thatthe double needle sewing machine (1) further comprises:an operating member (16) configured to perform a position switching operation on the needle bar turning base (15) to disconnect the transmission to each of the two needle bars (12L, 12R) through the clutch mechanism (50) individually;an actuator (61) attached to the sewing machine frame (101) in a fixed manner and serving as a drive source for the position switching operation of the operating member (16); anda differential transmission mechanism (63) configured to receive a drive force from the actuator (61) and to transmit the position switching operation to the operating member (16),wherein the differential transmission mechanism (63) comprises:an input member (631) supported on the needle bar turning base (15) such that the input member (631) is turnable about the center line (C) by receiving the drive force from the actuator (61);an output member (632) supported on the needle bar turning base (15) such that the output member (632) is turnable about the center line (C) to apply the position switching operation to the operating member (16);a transmission member (64) configured to transmit the turning motion between the input member (631) and the output member (632) such that the turning direction of the turning motion is reversed; anda turning support (65) supported on the needle bar turning base (15) such that the turning support (65) is turnable about the center line (C), the turning support (65) supporting the transmission member (64) such that the transmission member (64) revolves about the center line (C),wherein the turning motor (31) is attached to the sewing machine frame (101) in a fixed manner, andwherein a rotation of the turning motor (31) is transmitted to the needle bar turning base (15) and to the turning support (65) such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base (15) to the turning support (65) is 2:1.
- The double needle sewing machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the double needle sewing machine (1) further comprises:a moving mechanism (80) configured to move a workpiece along a plane orthogonal to the center line (C) andcontrol means (200) for controlling the moving mechanism (80) and the turning motor (31) to form two seams along a shape of a predetermined sewing pattern.
- The double needle sewing machine (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the input member (631), the output member (632), and the transmission member (64) are bevel gears.
- The double needle sewing machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the differential transmission mechanism (63) further comprise a belt (644) or a gear, and the transmission member (64) is configured to transmit the turning motion between the input member (631) and the output member (632) via the belt (644) or the gear.
- The double needle sewing machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the input member (631) comprises an input gear,
the output member (632) comprises an output gear,
the turning support (65) comprises a support plate (651) supported on the needle bar turning base (15) such that the support plate (651) is turnable about the center line (C), and
the transmission member (64) comprises a rotary shaft (641) supported rotatably with respect to the support plate (651), a driven gear (642) fixed and supported on the rotary shaft (641) and coupled to the input gear (631), and an interlocking gear (643) fixed and supported on the rotary shaft (641) and coupled to the output gear (632). - The double needle sewing machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the turning support (65) comprises a sprocket (652) coupled to the turning motor (31) via a timing belt (653), and a support plate (651) provided integrally with the sprocket (652) and supporting the transmission member (64), and
the sprocket (652) is configured such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base (15) to the sprocket (652) is 2:1. - The double needle sewing machine (1) according to claim 5, wherein the turning support (65) further comprise a sprocket (652) coupled to the turning motor (31) via a timing belt (653),
the support plate (651) is provided integrally with the sprocket (652), and
the sprocket (652) is configured such that the rotation ratio of the needle bar turning base (15) to the sprocket (652) is 2:1. - The double needle sewing machine (1) according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the needle bar turning base (15) comprises a cylindrical upper support portion (15A) and a rectangular intermediate portion (15C),
the differential transmission mechanism (63) is disposed on the upper support portion (15A), and
the operating member (16) and the clutch mechanism (50) is disposed on the intermediate portion (15C).
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