JP3219848B2 - Hat frame for embroidery sewing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hat frame for an embroidery sewing machine which is used for holding a front part of a hat in an extended state when embroidering the front part.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 7, a hat frame for an embroidery sewing machine of this type has a space for storing a bed 1f at a lower side, and an upper surface thereof can cover a front portion 32 of a hat 30. It is a cloth-covered surface 8f having an arcuate cross-section, and the front end is a free end.A window hole 9f is provided at the center of the cloth-covered surface to allow the embroidery planned area 33 on the front surface to overlap in an overlapping manner. The upper and lower margins 34 and 35 of the front embroidery area 33 in the front part 32 are respectively held by the holding bands 16f and 17f in the window hole 9f. It is designed to be pressed against the front edge and the rear edge (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
No. 51660).

[0003]

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 5, a normal hat is provided with a cloth margin 41 of the front portion 32 and a base portion of the eaves 36 on the peripheral wall of the hat 30. As shown in FIG. The seams 41, 42, 43, which are stitched together with the seams 42, 43 provided, are attached to the back side of the front part 32, and the sweat margins 37, 43 Is covered.

When embroidering on the front surface 32 as described above, there is no problem if the planned embroidery area 33 is in the range indicated by reference numeral 33a in FIG. But the embroidery area is 33b
When it comes to the range, the perspiration 37 gets in the way. Therefore, the sweat catcher 37 is folded back to the side of the eaves 36 as shown in FIG. In this case, since the seam allowances 41, 42, 43 are firmly connected to the eaves 36, it is difficult to turn them back. Therefore, the seam allowances 41, 42, and 43 are left as they are, attached to the upholstered frame 6f, and pressed by the press band 17f. However, since the seam allowances 41, 42, and 43 are invisible from the outside, they are not neatly arranged, and as shown by reference numerals W and W 'in FIG. It is mixed in each part. Then, when the band is pressed with the press band as described above, there are a place where the seam allowances 41, 42 and 43 are completely under the band 17f as shown in FIG. 8B and a place where it is not as shown in FIG. Occurs. Then, the cloth in the planned embroidery area 33 near the former place is sufficiently stretched, and it is difficult to move up and down when embroidering there, and the cloth in the planned embroidery area 33 near the latter place has a weak tension. When embroidering there, it is easy to move up and down. In other words, there is a problem that the embroidery area is uneven in tension depending on the location, and that the embroidery finish tends to be uneven.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems (technical problems) of the prior art. When the front part of a hat is fixed, the entire area of the embroidery area can be evenly stretched anywhere. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a hat frame for an embroidery sewing machine capable of finishing embroidery to an embroidery scheduled area in a beautiful state over the entire area.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the hat frame for an embroidery sewing machine according to the present invention has a space for a bed in the embroidery sewing machine on a lower side, and an upper surface on a front surface of a peripheral wall of the hat. It is a cloth-covered surface with an arc-shaped cross section so that it can be covered, and the front end is a free end. A front edge portion and a rear edge portion of the window hole on the cloth surface, respectively, the upper and lower margins of the planned embroidery area on the front surface portion. A hat frame for an embroidery sewing machine having a holding band for holding the front surface of the embroidery frame on the back side of the back edge of the window hole in the upholstered frame. Seam exposed on the inside of the hat from the base of the eaves It is obtained by forming a groove in order to fit.

[0007]

[Effect] The front part of the hat is put on the clothed surface so that the seam allowance at the base of the eave fits into the groove. In this state, when the presser band presses the lower margin portion of the planned embroidery area against the edge on the far side of the window hole on the clothed surface, the entire area of the blank portion is directly and exactly along the clothed surface. . As a result, the planned embroidery area has a uniform tension over the entire area.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an embroidery sewing machine bed, reference numeral 2 denotes a sewing needle which can move up and down, and reference numeral 3 denotes a cloth presser. Reference numeral 4 denotes a well-known drive frame attached to the embroidery sewing machine, which is formed, for example, in a cylindrical shape, and rotates around its axis and advances and retreats in the axial direction. Reference numeral 5 denotes a hat frame detachably attached to the drive frame 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes a cloth upholstery frame of the hat frame 5, and a drive frame 4 (not shown)
And a well-known detachable connection structure with respect to. The upholstery frame 6 has a space for placing the bed 1 on the lower side as shown in FIG. 3, and the upper surface is an upholstered surface 8 having an arc-shaped cross section as shown in FIGS. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the front end (the left end in FIG. 1) is a free end. 9 is an upholstered frame
2 shows a window hole for overlapping the planned embroidery area formed at a substantially central portion of the clothed surface 8 in FIG. Reference numeral 12 denotes a groove formed in the cloth upholstery frame 6 at a position on the back side of the window hole 9 for fitting a seam allowance at the base of the eaves of the hat.

Next, reference numeral 15 shown in FIG. 3 is a known holding frame for holding the hat on the upholstered frame 6. 1 shown in Figure 1
Reference numerals 6 and 17 denote holding bands in the holding frame. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding band 17 is composed of a main body 18 made of a soft steel sheet and a rubber anti-slip member 19 attached to the lower surface thereof. The presser band 16 has the same configuration.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 20 denotes a lateral member for connecting one end of the pressing bands 16, 17 to each other, and reference numeral 21 denotes a lateral member for connecting the other ends of the pressing bands 16, 17 to each other. The lateral member 20 is connected to the upholstered frame 6 by a connecting member 22 in a known manner. twenty three
Is a bracket of the connector 22 and is fixed to a position on the back side of the upholstery frame 6. Numeral 24 denotes a connecting piece attached to the bracket 23, which is taken out forward along the upholstered frame 6. Reference numeral 25 denotes a bracket attached to the lateral member 20, which is pivotally connected to the connecting piece 24. The other side member 21 can be freely attached to and detached from the upholstered frame 6. That is, reference numeral 26 denotes a connecting piece, the base part of which is fixed to the inner part of the upholstered frame 6, and the leading end taken out along the upholstered frame 6. Reference numeral 27 denotes a catch attached to the lateral member 21, which can be freely attached to and detached from the take-out portion of the connecting piece 26.

Next, reference numeral 30 shown in FIG. 1 indicates a well-known hat. Reference numeral 31 denotes a main body of the hat, 32 denotes a front portion of the peripheral wall of the main body, 33 denotes a planned embroidery area in the front portion, 34 denotes a margin above the planned embroidery area 33, and 35 denotes a lower margin.
36 indicates an eave connected to the main body 31, and 37 indicates sweat permeation.

Next, the structure of the connecting portion between the main body 31 of the hat and the eaves 36 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As is well known, the eaves 36 are formed by covering a core 38 with a fabric 39 on the front side and a fabric 40 on the back side. 41 is a seam allowance extending from the lower end of the front part 32 of the main body 31, 42 is a seam allowance extending from the fabric 39 on the front side of the eaves, 43
Indicates a seam allowance extending from the cloth 40 on the back side, and 44 indicates a seam allowance extending from the sweat catcher 37, respectively. These seams are sewn together with sewing threads 45 as shown.

Next, a method of using the cap frame 5 and a state of use will be described. In a state where the upholstery frame 6 is separated from the drive frame 4 (may be in a connected state), the main body 31 of the cap 30 is covered by the upholstery frame 6 from the front free end side of the upholstery frame 6. Put on. In this case, the sweat catcher 37, which is normally folded along the inside of the main body 31 as shown in FIG. 5, is folded back to the lower side of the hat so as to be in a state as shown in FIG. Put it on the clothed surface 8. In this case, FIG.
The embroidery area 33 overlaps with the window hole 9 as shown in FIG.
34 rests on the front edge 10 of the window 9 in the upholstered surface 8 so that the margin 35 rests on the rear edge 11.
In addition, a large number of seams 41, 42, 43, etc.
Fit into 12.

In the above state, the holding frame 15 is placed on the upper side of the front surface 32 around the connecting piece 24 of the connecting tool 22, and the catch 27 is connected to the connecting piece 26 as is well known.
By this connection, the margin 35 on the front part 32 of the hat is pressed against the edge 11 by the pressing band 17 as shown in FIG. Is pressed. In this case, since all of the seam allowances 41, 42, 43, etc. are fitted in the grooves 12, the margin 35 is completely covered with the edge in the circumferential direction.
It is pressed down to 11. The same applies to the margin 34. Therefore, the entire embroidery area 33 is spread over the window hole 9 with an equal tension.

After the cap 30 is mounted as described above, the cloth upholstery frame 6 is connected to the drive frame 4, and then the sewing machine is operated in a known manner to perform embroidery sewing on the embroidery area 33.

[0015]

As described above, in the present invention, the hat
If the user wants to embroider a wide area of the front part 32 of the 30 as an embroidery area 33, the front part 32 is put on the clothed surface 8 with the sweat wick 37 folded back on the side of the eaves 36, and the embroidery is planned on the front part 32. Each of the upper and lower margins 34 and 35 of the area 33 is a holding band.
By pressing on the clothed surface 8 with 16, 17
33 can be fixed in a state of being spread in the window hole 9 of the upholstered frame 6, and when the front surface portion 32 is covered with the upholstered surface 8 as described above, it is exposed inward from the base of the eaves 36. By fitting the seam allowances 41 to 43 into the grooves 12 provided in the upholstery frame 6 and pressing the lower margin 35 with the presser band 17, the entire area of the margin 35 is directly and exactly covered with the upholstery surface. There is a feature that can conform to No. 8. This means that the entire area of the planned embroidery area 33 can be evenly stretched, and there is an advantage that the embroidery to the planned embroidery area 33 can be finished in a beautiful state over the entire area.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a hat frame for an embroidery sewing machine in a state where a hat is mounted (a hat and a holding frame show cross sections).

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion II in FIG. 1 (the cloth upholstery frame is also shown in a sectional state).

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the upholstered frame.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hat.

6A is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 5, and FIG. 6B is a similar cross-sectional view showing a state in which sweat is folded.

FIG. 7 is a partial view showing a state where a hat is mounted on a conventional hat frame.

8A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 7, and FIG.
Is a sectional view taken along line BB.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Upholstery frame 8 Upholstery surface 9 Window hole 12 Groove 16, 17 Presser band 32 Front 33 Embroidery area 36 Eaves 41, 42, 43 Seam allowance

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lower side has a space for storing a bed in an embroidery sewing machine, and an upper surface is a cloth-covered surface having an arc-shaped cross section so as to cover a front portion of a peripheral wall of a hat, and a front end is free. A cloth-covered frame provided with a window hole at the center of the cloth-covered surface for allowing the planned embroidery area in the front part to overlap in an overlapping manner, and an upper part of the planned embroidery area in the front part. And a cap band for an embroidery sewing machine having a pressing band for pressing the front margin of the window hole and the rear edge of the window hole on the cloth-covered surface, respectively. At the position on the back side of the edge on the back side of the window hole,
A hat frame for an embroidery sewing machine, wherein a groove is formed in a hat in which a front portion is covered with the cloth-covered surface to fit a seam allowance exposed from the base of the eaves to the inner surface side of the hat.