JP2007075263A - Sewing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve working efficiency by changing a path for a fluid conveyance tube automatically. <P>SOLUTION: A substrate part 37 supported turnably by a turning pin 39 and an engaging plate 36 provided to the substrate part 37 and provided with a first engaging piece 42 and a second engaging piece 43 engaging with the middle parts of an oil feeding tube 16 and an oil discharging tube 17 are turned in the direction of an arrow R<SB>2</SB>linked with shuttle foundations 31 and 32 to tense the oil feeding tube 16 and the oil discharging tube 17 inserted through a through hole 41 of the first engaging piece 42 in the direction of an arrow A or in the direction of an arrow B. With the displacement of the oil feeding tube 16 and the oil discharging tube 17 in the direction of the arrow B or in the direction of an arrow D, the second engaging piece 43 guides the paths for the oil feeding tube 16 and the oil discharging tube 17 connected with a first shuttle part 29 and a second shuttle part 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sewing machine, and more particularly, to a two-needle sewing machine that performs a sewing operation with two sewing needles.

  Conventionally, lubricating oil is intermittently supplied from an oil tank to a sliding portion of an industrial sewing machine in order to prevent problems such as seizure due to overheating generated during operation of the sewing machine. For example, in a hook mechanism having an inner hook and an outer hook, lubrication oil is supplied to a fitting portion of the inner hook and the outer hook to rotate the outer hook relative to the inner hook. Is made smoothly.

As the lubricating oil supply method described above, a pump is provided to forcibly supply the lubricating oil, or it is connected via an oil wick, and the lubricating oil is transmitted to the oil wick from the oil tank to the hook oil supply location. The method etc. which supply to Also, in recent years, as an oil tank that can easily discharge the lubricating oil and prevent the entry of dust into the lubricating oil to be supplied and recirculate the lubricating oil, An oil tank has been developed in which a reflux pump is disposed below the hook portion, and excess lubricating oil supplied to the hook portion is disposed inside the vertical barrel portion of the sewing machine body (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-164589

By the way, in the case of a two-needle sewing machine capable of performing two-needle main sewing, the two sewing needles provided on the needle bar are moved in the longitudinal direction of the sewing machine bed portion (hereinafter referred to as “sewing bed”). , And a distance between adjacent sewing needles (hereinafter referred to as a needle width) is appropriately changed.
As shown in FIG. 8, two hook portions 102 and 103 corresponding to two sewing needles (not shown) are provided inside the sewing machine bed portion 101 of the two-needle sewing machine. The parts 102 and 103 include a horizontal hook (not shown) and a pot base 104 and 105 that support the horizontal hook. Such hook bases 102 and 103 are configured such that the operator moves the hook portions 102 and 103 in the left-right direction X in accordance with the movement operation of the sewing needles in the left-right direction X described above.
Further, two fluid transport tubes 106 and 107 each formed of a flexible resin or the like are connected to the horizontal hook, and the other ends of the fluid transport tubes 106 and 107 are connected to the vertical trunk side. It is connected to a pump (not shown) provided in FIG.

However, as the hook portions 102, 103 move in the left-right direction X, the fluid transport tubes 106, 107 connected to the horizontal hook also move, so that the paths of the fluid transport tubes 106, 107 are changed. As a result, the fluid transport tube 106 is likely to come into contact with each component arranged in the sewing machine bed portion 101.
In order to prevent this, the operator needs to guide the path of the fluid transport tubes 106 and 107 to a position where they do not come into contact with the components after the movement of the hook, or to change the length of the tube so as not to be loose. There is a problem that the work man-hour increases with the work.
In addition, depending on the skill level of the worker, the time spent for the change work is different, and there is a problem that the work efficiency varies.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fluid transport tube guide device capable of preventing damage to the fluid transport tube and improving work efficiency.

In order to solve the above problems, a sewing machine according to the invention described in claim 1 is:
An upper shaft extending in a horizontal direction;
A lower shaft for driving the hook provided in parallel to the upper shaft;
A needle bar that drives two sewing needles in the vertical direction by the upper shaft;
Two hooks provided at positions facing the tip portions of the two sewing needles and forming seams in cooperation with the two sewing needles;
The two hooks provided at the top, and two pot bases that move along the axis of the lower shaft for driving the hook;
A plurality of fluid transport tubes, one end of which is connected to the two hooks and transports lubricating oil;
A base member that is rotatably supported by a support shaft, and an engagement part that is provided on the base member and engages with midway portions of the plurality of fluid transport tubes to hold the positions of the plurality of fluid transport tubes. Comprising a joint member,
The engagement member rotates in conjunction with at least one of the two pot bases, and guides the path of the fluid transport tube engaged with the engagement portion.

  In the sewing machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, the engagement member includes a first engagement portion that holds a position of a fluid transport tube connected to one hook, and a fluid transport connected to the other hook. And a second engaging portion that holds the position of the tube.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the sewing machine according to the third aspect, the plurality of fluid transport tubes are connected to a pump at which the other end of each fluid transport tube discharges and sucks lubricating oil, and is disposed farther from the position where the pump is disposed. The fluid transport tube connected to the hook is engaged with the engagement portion so that the amount of displacement is larger than that of the fluid transport tube connected to the other hook.

  In the sewing machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the engaging member interlocks with the one pot base through a connecting hole formed in the base portion and a connecting pin provided in the one pot base. It is characterized by.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the engaging member rotates in conjunction with the pot base, displaces the fluid transport tube engaged with the engaging portion, and guides the path of the fluid transport tube. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of slack in the fluid transport tube caused by changing the path of the fluid transport tube along with the movement of the pot base.
Therefore, according to the internal layout of the sewing machine main body, by appropriately selecting the holding position so that the engaging portion appropriately moves the fluid transport tube before and after the rotation operation, contact with each component of the sewing machine is achieved. It can be avoided automatically and work efficiency can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the engaging member includes a first engaging portion that holds the position of the fluid transport tube connected to one hook, and a fluid transport tube connected to the other hook. A second engagement portion that holds the position, and by independently guiding the path of the fluid transport tube connected to each hook for each engagement portion engaged, The path of the fluid transport tube engaged with each engagement portion can be guided according to the arrangement mode of the fluid transport tube and the like.
Therefore, damage to the fluid transport tube due to the above-described reason can be prevented more effectively.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of fluid transport tubes are connected to the pump at which the other end of each fluid transport tube discharges and sucks the lubricating oil, and is disposed farther away from the position where the pump is disposed. The fluid transport tube connected to the hook engages with the engaging part so that the displacement amount is larger than that of the fluid transport tube connected to other hooks. Increasing the amount of displacement of the fluid transport tube that is likely to occur can effectively suppress the occurrence of slack in the fluid transport tube.
Therefore, damage to the fluid transport tube due to the above-described reason can be prevented more effectively.

According to the invention described in claim 4, since the engaging member is interlocked with one pot base via a connecting hole formed in the base portion and a connecting pin provided on one pot base, By automatically rotating the engaging member with a simple structure without providing the device, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the device and simplify the structure.
Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the sewing machine can be suppressed and the size can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings with reference to FIGS. However, although various technically preferable limitations for implementing the present invention are given to the embodiments described below, the scope of the invention is not limited to the following embodiments and illustrated examples.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sewing machine 1 in this embodiment includes a substantially rectangular sewing table 3 supported by four legs 2, a sewing machine body 4 disposed on the upper surface of the sewing machine table 3, and a sewing machine. An input unit (not shown) for setting and inputting sewing data for causing the various mechanical parts of the main body 4 to execute various sewing operations and a display unit (not shown) for displaying the sewing data are provided.
On the other hand, a lower part of the sewing machine table 3 is provided with a pushable power switch 5, a pedal 6 for operating the sewing machine 1, and a control unit 7 for controlling the operation of each part of the sewing machine 1. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sewing machine body 4 is provided with a sewing machine frame 8 whose outer shape is formed in a substantially U shape when viewed from the front. The sewing machine frame 8 includes a sewing machine arm portion 9 that forms an upper portion of the sewing machine body 4 and extends in the longitudinal direction of the sewing machine table 3, a sewing machine bed portion 10 that forms a lower portion of the sewing machine body 4 and faces the sewing machine table 3, and a sewing machine arm. The portion 9 and the sewing bed portion 10 are connected to each other, and the sewing machine arm portion 9 and the vertical body portion 11 extending in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the sewing bed portion 10 are configured.

As shown in FIG. 3, an oil tank 12 for storing lubricating oil is provided at a lower portion of the vertical body portion 11, and the lubricating oil is supplied to each sliding portion of the sewing machine body 4 in the oil tank 12. A refueling device is provided. One end of a reflux pipe 13 that circulates the lubricating oil is connected to the oil supply apparatus, and the other end of the reflux pipe 13 is refluxed to temporarily store the lubricating oil to be supplied or the drained lubricating oil. A tank 14 is connected.
In addition, a recirculation device 15 serving as a pump that sucks the lubricating oil stored in the oil tank 12 and discharges excess lubricating oil stored in the recirculation tank 14 to the oil tank 12 is provided in the middle of the recirculation pipe 13. It is connected. The recirculation device 15 is connected to one end of two oil supply tubes 16 for supplying lubricating oil and two oil discharge tubes 17 for discharging the lubricating oil.

A sewing machine motor 18 serving as a power source for sewing work is provided on the upper portion of the vertical body 11, and the sewing machine motor 18 has one end of an upper shaft 19 extending along the longitudinal direction inside the sewing machine arm 9. Is connected. Further, an upper shaft sprocket 20 is attached in the vicinity of the connection portion of the upper shaft 19 with the sewing machine motor 18.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, two needle bars 21 and 22 are connected to the other end of the upper shaft 19 via cams or rods (not shown). A replaceable sewing needle 23 is provided. The needle bars 21 and 22 having such a configuration can be moved toward or away from each other in order to adjust the movement in the left-right direction X according to the type of sewing work. Further, below the needle bars 21 and 22 and the sewing needle 23 in the sewing machine bed portion 10, a cloth feeding mechanism 24 that feeds the material to be sewn is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a lower shaft 25 extending along the longitudinal direction of the sewing bed portion 10 is provided inside the sewing machine bed portion 10 in the sewing machine body 4. The lower shaft sprocket 26 is attached. A timing belt 27 is hung on the lower shaft sprocket 26 and the above-described upper shaft sprocket 20, and the upper shaft 19 and the lower shaft 25 are connected via the timing belt 27. Further, an eccentric cam, a gear, or the like is attached in the vicinity of the attachment portion of the lower shaft sprocket 26 on the lower shaft 25, and a plurality of feed shafts (not shown) or the longitudinal direction of the sewing machine bed 10 (as shown in FIG. 4) Hereinafter, it is connected to a hook driving lower shaft 28 extending in the left-right direction X).

The hook driving lower shaft 28 is provided with a first hook portion 29 and a second hook portion 30 that are movable in the left-right direction X. The first hook portion 29 and the second hook portion 30 include In addition, approximately box-shaped pot bases 31 and 32 having upper surfaces opened are provided. Further, an oil supply port 33 and an oil discharge port 34 are respectively formed on the wall surfaces of the pot bases 31 and 32, and the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 described above are provided in the oil supply port 33 and the oil discharge port 34. Each is connected. Furthermore, a connecting pin 35 is provided on one surface of the pot base 33 of the second pot portion 30 so as to protrude in a direction orthogonal to the one surface.
The first hook portion 29 and the second hook portion 30 configured in this manner are at a distance (hereinafter referred to as a needle width) between the sewing needles provided on the needle bars 21 and 22 described above. Accordingly, it moves in the left-right direction X and is arranged below the tip of each sewing needle 23.

A horizontal hook composed of an outer hook (not shown) and an inner hook fitted into the outer hook is accommodated inside the hook bases 31 and 32 described above. It rotates with it. Further, a groove (not shown) for supplying lubricating oil to a sliding portion with the inner hook is formed on the inner peripheral wall surface of the outer hook, and in this groove, the oil supply port 33 and the drainage of each of the hook bases 31 and 32 are formed. The oil port 34 is connected.
The horizontal hook thus configured is supplied with lubricating oil through the oil supply tube 16 and passes through the groove of the outer hook to make the sliding portion with the inner hook in a lubricated state, and the oil drain tube The surplus lubricating oil is returned to the reflux tank 14 via 17.

Further, an engagement plate 36 as an engagement member for guiding the route of the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 is provided inside the sewing machine bed portion 10. The engagement plate 36 is provided with a thin plate-like base portion 37 having a predetermined length, and one end portion of the base portion 37 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and has a substantially circular shape as shown in FIG. A rotation hole 38 is formed. As shown in FIG. 4, a rotation pin 39 fixed to the sewing machine frame 8 is passed through the rotation hole 38, and the engagement plate 36 is rotatably supported by the rotation pin 39. It has become. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a connecting hole 40 that opens along the longitudinal direction is formed in the middle part of the base portion 37, and the connecting hole 40 has been described above as shown in FIG. 4. The connecting pin 35 of the second shuttle 30 is electrically connected to form a transmission mechanism.
On the other hand, a first engagement piece 42 having an insertion hole 41 is extended at the other end of the engagement plate 36, and an oil supply tube connected to the first hook portion 29 is inserted into the insertion hole 41. 16 and the oil drain tube 17 are inserted. Further, a second engagement piece 43 as a second engagement portion whose tip is bent at a right angle is extended in the middle of the engagement plate 36, and the tip of the second engagement piece 43 is The oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 connected to the two hook portions 30 are in contact with each other.
The engaging plate 36 having such a configuration is such that the connecting pin 35 moves in the left-right direction X as the second hook portion 30 moves in the left-right direction X. by pressing the inner peripheral wall surface in the lateral direction X of 37, an arrow R ₃ engaging plate 36 is clockwise around the arrow R ₂ direction or pivot pin 39 is a counterclockwise direction about the pivot pin 39 Rotate in the direction. Then, by the rotation of the arrow R ₂ direction, which is counter-clockwise around the pivot pin 39, the first engagement piece 42 is tensioned refueling tube 16 and scavenge tube 17 connected to the first hook portion 29 At the same time, the second engagement piece 43 is configured to displace the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 connected to the second hook portion 30.

  Although the engagement plate 36 in the present embodiment includes a base portion 37 having a predetermined length dimension, the length dimension of the base portion 37 depends on the length dimensions of the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17. Can be changed as appropriate. For example, when the movement amount of the first hook portion 29 in the left-right direction X is large, the lengths of the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 connected to the horizontal hook of the first hook portion 29 are increased. By increasing the length of the base portion 37, the displacement amount of the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 engaged with the insertion hole 41 of the first engagement piece 42 can be increased.

  Further, the engagement plate 36 in the present embodiment is connected to the second hook portion 30 through the rotation pin 39 and the connecting hole 40, but rotates in conjunction with the hook portions 30, 31 to supply oil. There is no particular limitation as long as the paths of the tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 can be guided. For example, even if the engagement plate 36 and the second hook portion 30 are connected so as to rotate the engagement plate 36. Alternatively, the engagement plate 36 and the second hook portion 30 may be coupled so as to rotate the engagement plate 36 via a flat cam or the like.

Next, the operation of the sewing machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the user pushes the power switch 5 to turn it ON, the sewing machine motor 18 is supplied with power, and the sewing machine motor 18 is rotationally driven in accordance with the operation of the pedal 6, and the needle bars 21 and 22 move up and down. The hand movement starts. Further, in synchronism with the start of hand movement, the sewing machine motor 18 and the cloth feed mechanism 24 are controlled based on the data set on the operation panel 5, and the sewing material is fed at a predetermined cloth feed pitch, so that sewing is performed. Work is performed.
Thereafter, the same operation is repeatedly executed until a desired sewing is obtained, and a series of sewing operations is completed.

In the sewing work as described above, it is necessary to change the needle width according to the type of the sewing work. Therefore, in the following, a case where the needle width is enlarged and a case where the needle width is reduced will be described separately.
First, a case where the needle width is increased will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, when the needle bars 21 and 22 are adjusted so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction X according to the setting value of the needle width, the amount of movement of the needle bars 21 and 22 is increased. Accordingly, it is necessary to adjust the movement of the first hook portion 29 and the second hook portion 30 so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction X along the hook driving lower shaft 28 inside the sewing machine bed portion 10.

At this time, when the second hook portion 30 moves in the left-right direction X, the connecting pin 35 of the second hook portion 30 presses the inner peripheral wall surface of the base portion 37 in the engagement plate 36 in the arrow A direction which is the right direction. it allows the engaging plate 36 is rotated in the arrow R ₂ direction, which is counter-clockwise around the pivot pin 39. As the engagement plate 36 rotates, the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 of the first hook portion 29 engaged with the insertion hole 41 of the first engagement piece 42 are moved to the right as shown in FIG. The oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 of the second hook 30 are pushed and displaced in the direction of the arrow B by the second engagement piece 43 while being displaced in the direction of the arrow A which is the direction.

  On the other hand, when reducing the needle width, as shown in FIG. 7, when the needle bars 21 and 22 move so as to be close to each other in the left-right direction X according to the setting value of the needle width, In synchronization with the movement of the needle bars 21 and 22, the first hook portion 29 and the second hook portion 30 move in the left-right direction X along the hook driving lower shaft 28 inside the sewing machine bed portion 10.

At this time, when the second hook portion 30 moves in the left-right direction X, the connecting pin 35 of the second hook portion 30 presses the inner peripheral wall surface of the base portion 37 in the engagement plate 36 in the arrow C direction which is the left direction. it allows the engaging plate 36 is rotated in the arrow R ₃ direction is clockwise around the pivot pin 39. As the engagement plate 36 rotates, the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 of the first hook portion 29 engaged with the insertion hole 41 of the first engagement piece 42 are moved to the left as shown in FIG. The direction of the arrow C, which is the direction, is displaced and the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 of the second hook portion 30 are released from the pressed state by the second engagement piece 43, and in the cloth feed direction of the sewing machine. It is displaced in a certain arrow D direction.

  As described above, according to the sewing machine 1 in the present embodiment, when the needle width is increased, the path is adjusted while adjusting the lengths of the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 connected to the horizontal hook of the second hook portion 30. Is guided and the occurrence of slack is suppressed, so that the oil supply tube 16 and the oil discharge tube 17 automatically avoid contact with each component arranged in the sewing machine bed portion 101, thereby improving work efficiency. Can be planned.

It is a front view which shows the structure of a sewing machine. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of a sewing machine main body. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of a sewing machine body. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a sewing machine bed part. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of an engagement board. It is a perspective view which shows the aspect of the engagement board at the time of needle width reduction | decrease, a supply pipe | tube, and an oil drain tube. It is a perspective view which shows the aspect of the engaging plate at the time of needle width expansion, a supply pipe | tube, and an oil drain tube. It is a perspective view which shows the routing aspect of the oil supply tube and oil drain tube in a sewing machine bed part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sewing machine 4 Sewing machine main body 10 Sewing machine bed part 15 Recirculation device 16 Oil supply tube 17 Oil discharge tube 19 Upper shaft 21, 22 Needle bar 23 Sewing needle 29 Lower shaft 29 for driving the hook 1st hook part 30 Second hook part 31, 32 hook Base 35 Connection pin 36 Engagement plate 37 Base part 40 Connection hole 41 Insertion hole 42 First engagement piece 43 Second engagement piece X Left-right direction

Claims (4)

An upper shaft extending in a horizontal direction;
A lower shaft for driving the hook provided in parallel to the upper shaft;
A needle bar that drives two sewing needles in the vertical direction by the upper shaft;
Two hooks provided at positions facing the tip portions of the two sewing needles and forming seams in cooperation with the two sewing needles;
The two hooks provided at the top, and two pot bases that move along the axis of the lower shaft for driving the hook;
A plurality of fluid transport tubes, one end of which is connected to the two hooks and transports lubricating oil;
A base member that is rotatably supported by a support shaft, and an engagement part that is provided on the base member and engages with midway portions of the plurality of fluid transport tubes to hold the positions of the plurality of fluid transport tubes. Comprising a joint member,
The engagement member rotates in conjunction with at least one of the two pot bases, and guides a path of a fluid transport tube engaged with the engagement portion.   The engaging member includes a first engaging portion that holds the position of the fluid transport tube connected to one hook, and a second engaging portion that holds the position of the fluid transport tube connected to the other hook. The sewing machine according to claim 1, comprising:   The plurality of fluid transport tubes are connected to a pump that discharges and sucks lubricating oil at the other end of each fluid transport tube, and the fluid transport tubes connected to a shuttle disposed further away from the position where the pump is disposed. The sewing machine according to claim 2, wherein the sewing machine is engaged with the engaging portion so that a displacement amount is larger than that of a fluid transport tube connected to another hook.   The said engaging member interlock | cooperates with the said one pot base through the connecting hole formed in the said base | substrate part, and the connecting pin provided in the one pot base. The sewing machine according to any one of the above.

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