JPH0214870B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention is equipped with a needle bar capable of vertical reciprocating motion and lateral rocking motion, and a sewing thread that is supplied to the eye of a sewing needle attached to the lower end of the needle bar. In a zigzag sewing machine equipped with a threading device that captures and threads the sewing thread into the eye hole of the sewing needle, the sewing thread pulled out from the thread supply source can be transferred to the eye hole of the sewing needle by a simple operation of pressing an operating body, In response to the operation of this operation body, the needle bar, which is swingable in the horizontal direction, is displaced to a predetermined swinging position opposite to the thread holding member holding the sewing thread, and waits near the eye of the sewing needle. The present invention relates to a sewing machine capable of automatic threading, in which the sewing thread is caught and threaded by a threading device.

Prior Art In order to sew workpiece cloth with a sewing machine, as a preparatory work, the sewing thread that will become the upper thread is pulled out from the thread spool and passed through various members such as the thread tension plate, thread take-up lever, thread take-up spring body, etc. in a predetermined order and route. It is necessary to hang the needle at the holder and then insert it through the eye of the sewing needle. This need for threading work is no exception even in zigzag sewing machines equipped with a threading device.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The threading device suitably adopted in recent sewing machines is one that simply facilitates the operation of inserting the upper thread into the eye of the sewing needle, and the threading device is designed to facilitate the operation of simply inserting the upper thread into the eye of the sewing needle. It does not omit or facilitate the work of hanging the tension plate, thread take-up lever, thread take-up spring body, etc. Moreover, the task of threading the upper thread along a predetermined thread supply path is generally an error-prone task for beginners of sewing machines, and is a troublesome task even for experienced users. If the order of threading is incorrect, the sewing operation cannot be completed even if threading of the sewing needle into the eye is completed, so it is necessary to thread the thread reliably.

As a device for automatically threading and threading in such a sewing machine, for example, the invention "automatic threading device for sewing machine" proposed by the applicant of the present invention is
It was published as Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-95095. The disclosed invention is capable of threading the needle thread pulled out from the needle thread supply source onto the thread take-up spring body, as well as threading it through to the eye of the sewing needle, and can be highly evaluated in its own way. be. However, in the invention disclosed above, the notch of the manual operating body over which the sewing thread is passed is structured to be guided only linearly by the guide, and to follow the horizontal swing stop position of the needle bar. A mechanism for moving the notch laterally is not employed. Therefore, when this invention is applied to a zigzag sewing machine, even if the sewing thread is guided close to the sewing needle, the stopping position of the needle bar is indefinite, so the sewing thread cannot be caught by the threading hook inserted through the eye hole. However, it has been difficult to automatically perform the threading described above. In addition, the mechanism for transporting the sewing thread was complicated and operational reliability was poor.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve the drawbacks inherent in the zigzag sewing machine capable of automatic threading according to the prior art described above. Relatedly, automatic threading is possible by displacing the needle bar to a predetermined swinging position opposite to a thread holding member holding a sewing thread to ensure that the threading device can insert the sewing thread into the eye hole. The purpose is to provide a sewing machine that is

Means for Solving the Problems In order to suitably solve the above problems, the present invention includes the following:
A sewing machine equipped with a sewing needle attached to a needle bar capable of vertically reciprocating movement and horizontally swinging movement, and a threading device operable to catch the sewing thread supplied to the eyelet of the sewing needle and pass it through the eyelet. a thread holding member having a thread holding end that releasably holds a suture;
an operating member operable to move the thread holding member from a predetermined standby position on the sewing machine frame to at least the eye of the sewing needle; The present invention is characterized in that the sewing machine includes an operating body having a fixed position, and a position changing means for displacing the sewing needle to a predetermined swing position in relation to the start of operation of the operating body so that the sewing needle faces the thread holding end.

Function According to the sewing machine capable of automatic threading according to this configuration, when the operating body is moved in one direction, the thread holding member that releasably holds the sewing thread that will become the upper thread is actuated by the operating body. It moves as the actuating member moves, and transports the sewing thread to the eye of the sewing needle.
At this time, the needle bar is displaced to a predetermined swinging position relative to the thread holding member in conjunction with the operation of the operating body, and the threading device waiting near the eye of the sewing needle is moved through the eye of the sewing needle. The sewing thread can be inserted reliably.

Embodiment Next, a preferred embodiment of the automatic threading sewing machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall external configuration of a sewing machine incorporating an automatic threading mechanism according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing main parts of the sewing machine shown in FIG. 3 is a plan view of the sewing machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view showing essential parts of the sewing machine shown in FIG. 3. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 5-5 in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 6-6 in FIG.

(Basic structure of the sewing machine) Especially in FIG. 1, the sewing machine frame 21 is connected to the base 2.
2, and this sewing machine frame 21 is
A lower arm 23 that extends horizontally above the base 22 and has a sewing surface on its upper part; an upper arm 24 that extends parallel to above the lower arm 23 and has a sewing machine head at its tip; and both arms. It basically consists of a leg portion 25 which integrally connects the two, and is integrally injection molded from hard synthetic resin to reduce weight. In the sewing machine head of the upper arm 24, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a base frame 26 made of bent steel plate is placed at an appropriate position, and a block is attached to this base frame 26. A shaped needle bar stand 27 is fixed vertically, and a support body 29 is attached to this needle bar stand 27 via a support shaft 28.
The protrusions 9a and 9b are inserted and supported so as to be horizontally rotatable (FIG. 6). A needle bar 30 is inserted through the support body 29 so as to be able to reciprocate up and down. It is becoming driven.

A sewing needle 34, which has an eyelet 33 for threading the sewing thread, is detachably attached to the lower end of the needle bar 30 via a needle holder 35. Further, a connecting rod 36 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is pivotally attached to the support body 29, and by reciprocating the connecting rod 36 in the horizontal direction by a pulse motor (not shown), the needle bar 30 is The lateral oscillating motion required for zigzag stitching is imparted to the zigzag stitch.

(Mainly regarding the threading device) A threading device 38 that functions to capture the sewing thread 37 supplied near the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34 by a threading hook and pass it through the eye hole 33 is connected to the support body 29. It is set in. That is, Figure 2,
As can be seen from FIGS. 4 and 6, the support 2
A threading guide plate 39 formed in an elongated U-shape is disposed parallel to the vertical side surface of the needle bar 9 so that the threading guide plate 39 can be rotated by a predetermined angle around the needle bar 30 at both upper and lower end edges thereof. It is pivotally supported by the support body 29. A slit 39a is vertically formed in the guide plate 39 with a predetermined width. Also, guide plate 3
The threading shaft 4 is attached to the end extending horizontally from the bottom of the threading shaft 9.
0 is inserted so as to be freely movable and rotatable in the axial direction, and the threading shaft 40 is held by a bifurcated member 41 fixed to the needle bar 30 to determine the horizontal relative position of the threading shaft 40 with respect to the needle bar 30. is retained.

A threading slider 42 made of resin and having the shape shown in FIG. 9 is fitted into a slit 39a of the threading guide plate 39 so as to be vertically movable, and the top of the threading shaft 40 is fitted into the upper end of the slider 42. . A slot 4 of a predetermined length is provided diagonally through the slider 42.
3, a guide pin 4 protruding from the threading shaft 40;
4 is inserted, and the threading shaft 40 is always elastically biased downward by a compression spring 45 shown in FIG. Further, a spring means 46 consisting of a tension spring shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is engaged between the threading slider 42 and the protruding piece of the guide plate 39, and the slider 42 is always lifted upward by its elasticity. energized. Incidentally, on the side of the threading slider 42, an elastic protruding piece 52 that can come into contact with and release from an engaging piece 51 provided on a linking member 50, which will be described later, is branched and protrudes upward.

A cylindrical member 47 is inserted into the lower end of the threading shaft 40, as shown in the enlarged plane of FIG.
A curved threading hook 48 extends from this member 47, and protectors 49, 49 each consisting of two tongues sandwich this hook 48. The dimensions of this threading hook 48 are set shorter than the dimensions of the protector 49, and when the hook 48 is inserted into the eyelet 33 of the sewing needle 34 by the operation of the threader 38, both the protectors 49 are It protrudes forward from the hook while holding the sewing needle 34 therebetween. The basic structure and operation of the threading device 38 described above are described in detail in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 54-43878 filed by the present applicant.

(Regarding the thread supply path of the sewing machine) Next, on the sewing machine operator side of the upper arm 24, as shown in FIG.
7, a thread guide member 53, a thread tension device 54, a guide wall 55, a guide body 56, a thread take-up 57, a thread transfer member 58 and a thread holding member 59, which will be described in detail later, are arranged in this order to the left. It is set up. As shown in the plane of FIG. 3, the thread guide member 53, the thread insertion portion 54a of the thread tension device 54, and the guide wall 55 form a linear thread supply path extending in the longitudinal direction of the upper arm 24. ing.

Further, the thread insertion portion 54a of the thread tension device 54 is oriented in the arrangement direction from the thread guide member 53 that guides the sewing thread 37 to the thread tension device 54 toward the locking portion 58a of the thread transfer member 58 waiting at a predetermined position. (Fig. 3), and this thread insertion part 54a
A guide wall 55 for guiding the sewing thread 37 is formed to extend in the arrangement direction of the various members and above the thread insertion portion 54a. Note that the end surface of the guide wall 55 facing the locking portion 58a of the thread transfer member 58 is bent in the direction of rotation of the thread transfer member 55.

A required recess 60 is formed at the top of the upper arm 24, and the lower half of a thread spool 61, which serves as a thread supply source, is accommodated in this recess. The support rod 62 through which the thread spool 61 is inserted and supported is mounted so as to be biased by a required angle so as to be oriented toward the linear thread supply path.
Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a rectangular upper opening 63 is provided at the top of the upper arm 24 to allow the thread take-up 57, thread transfer member 58, and thread holding member 59 to protrude slightly. has been done. In addition, on the lower surface of the upper arm 24, there are shown FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the sewing thread 37 and the thread holding member 59
A lower opening 64 is provided to allow the passage of. Since the balance 57 is designed to reciprocate up and down in an arc shape in the upper arm 24, the first
As shown in the figure, the front part of the arm 24 does not have a slit for passing the thread take-up, which is seen in conventional sewing machines, and therefore has a clean appearance.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a defining means 91 is provided in the sewing machine frame 21 for defining an upper and lower space in front of the needle bar 30 in which a thread holding member 59 (to be described later) moves. This defining means 91
As shown in FIG.
It consists of a thread tangle prevention plate 92 fixed to the upper arm 24, and a space defining frame 93 projecting forward inside the upper arm 24 as shown in FIG. The thread tangle prevention plate 92 smoothly guides the sewing thread 37 drawn out to the vicinity of the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34 downward as the thread holding member 59 descends, and prevents the thread from becoming tangled with other members. .

(Mainly regarding the thread holding member) As shown in Fig. 2 and Figs. 6 to 11,
A thread holding member 59 that releasably holds the sewing thread 37 is disposed within the upper arm 24, and can be moved from its standby position to the eyelet position of the sewing needle 34 by operating the operating body 65. It's becoming like that. That is, a slit 66 of a predetermined length is vertically bored in the left side surface of the upper arm 24 shown in FIG. 2, and a linking member made of a plate bent into the shape shown in FIGS. An operating body 65 made of a rectangular knob located outside the sewing machine frame 21 is fixed to this end 50a. Also, the upper arm 24
Inwardly, there is a holding frame 6 having the shape shown in FIG.
7 is arranged and fixed, and end portions 67a, 67 that protrude horizontally and face each other on the upper and lower sides of this holding frame 67
A guide shaft 68 is vertically inserted and fixed between the spaces b, and the linking member 50 is inserted through the guide shaft 68 so as to be able to move up and down (FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 6, an elastic body 69 made of a tension spring is tensioned between the linking member 50 and the holding frame 67, so that the linking member 50 and the operating body 65 can be moved through the slit 66. It is lifted and biased to the top.

As clearly shown in FIG. 7, an actuating member 71 (hereinafter referred to as "actuating lever") having the shape shown in the figure is pivotally connected to a portion of the linking member 50 located rearward of the needle bar 30 via a fixed shaft 70. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, a first spring means 72 consisting of a torsion spring is wound around the fixed shaft 70 to constantly lift the operating lever 71 to a predetermined standby position shown in FIG. It is becoming more energizing. Furthermore, the operating lever 7
1 is rotatable by a required angle around the axis of a fixed shaft 70 that is substantially perpendicular to the needle bar 30, as shown in FIG. It is supported so that a thread holding member 59, which will be described later, is positioned in FIG.

A thread holding member 59 (described later with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14) that releasably holds the sewing thread 37 is rotatably provided at the free end of the operating lever 71 via a shaft pin 73. There is. Also, the operating lever 7
The opposite end 71a of 1 extends a predetermined length rearward from the fixed shaft 70, and is dimensioned so that it can come into contact with a cam surface 74a shown by a broken line of the control cam 74 shown in FIG. 7 when a predetermined tilt angle is reached. has been done. The control cam 74 is disposed within the upper arm 24 so as to be formed along the operating direction of the operating body 65, and
It functions to change the rotational posture of the operating lever 71 in accordance with the operating position that changes as the operating body 65 moves up and down. In addition, a thread holding member 59 is attached to the sewing needle 34 in the downwardly extending portion of the cam surface 74a, as will be explained later with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11.
A linear holding cam surface 74b is also formed to keep the rotational posture of the actuating lever 71 constant while the actuating lever 71 is moved to a position close to the eye hole 33 and positioned within a predetermined vertical range around the eye hole 33. ing. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, a cam protrusion 74c having the shape shown in the figure is formed to protrude from the control cam 74, and the operating lever 71
is urged upward by the first spring means 72, the base end 71b of the operating lever 71 supported by the fixed shaft 70 comes into contact with the slope of the cam protrusion 74c, and the standby position is stable. held in position.

The linking member 50 inserted through the guide shaft 68 is moved a predetermined distance along with the operating lever 71 against the elasticity of the elastic member 69 by pushing down the operating member 65 connected thereto outside the sewing machine frame. 7, the other end 71a of the operating lever 71 touches the cam surface 7 of the control cam 74.
4a, the actuating lever 71
Following this, it can rotate clockwise about the fixed shaft 70 with respect to the linking member 50 and the operating body 65 at a required timing.

Next, the thread holding member 59 is
As shown in the figure, it is rotatably attached to the key-shaped free end of the operating lever 71 via a shaft pin 73. This thread holding member 59 is
Thread holding end 75a for holding sewing thread (hereinafter referred to as “fixed end”)
) is formed and is pivotally supported on the free end of the lever 51, and the base body 75 is slidably held on the base body 75 and is normally attached to the fixed end 75a by a compression spring 76 shown in FIG. It basically consists of a movable body 77 that is elastically biased toward the movable body 77. The movable body 77 is formed with a thread holding end 77a (hereinafter referred to as a "movable end") for holding a sewing thread that can be engaged with and disengaged from the fixed end 75a of the base body 75.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a first recess 78 is bored in the fixed end 75a of the base body 75, allowing entry of both the threading hook 48 and the protector 49, and the movable body 77 is movable. A second V-shaped recess 79 is formed in the end 77a, which is wider than the first recess and allows only the threading hook 48 to enter therein. The above-mentioned dimensional relationship between the first recess 78 and the second recess 79 is such that the thread holding member 59 reaches the position of the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34 and the sewing thread 37 is not captured by the threading hook 48, as will be described later. This is necessary in order to automatically release the thread 37 from the thread holding member 59 when doing so.

At the pivot point between the thread holding member 59 and the operating lever 71, as shown in FIG. 80, 80 are inserted.
The thread holding member 59 is always elastically biased in the swinging direction of the needle bar 30 on the shaft pin 73 by both elastic bodies 80, and corresponds to the center position within the range in which the needle bar 30 can swing in the lateral direction. The first and second recesses 78 and 79 of the thread holding member 59 are positioned accordingly. Further, when the thread holding member 59 is pivoted to the free end of the operating lever 71 and moves near the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34 as shown in FIG. Sewing needle 34
The elastic body 80 is constantly biasing the rotational direction toward the .

By configuring the thread holding member 59 and the operating lever 71 that pivotally supports it in this manner, when the operating body 65 is manually pushed down, the linking member 50 is guided by the guide shaft 68 and lowered. At this time, the other end 71a of the lever 71 rotates about the fixed shaft 70 following the cam protrusion 54c as shown in FIG. As the linking member 50 further descends, the thread holding member 59 holds the sewing needle 34 as shown in FIG.
is moved to the vicinity of the eye hole 33. Note that the other end 71
When the thread a reaches the linear holding cam surface 74b, the thread holding member 59 descends while maintaining a constant rotational posture, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11.

(Regarding Thread Transfer Member) Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a guide body 56 having an arc-shaped guide surface 56a is vertically arranged and fixed in the sewing machine frame 21, and the guide body 56 is A yarn transfer member 58, which will be described later, rotates nearby. Therefore, the arcuate shape of the guide surface 56a is set to match the rotation locus of the thread transfer member 58, and a predetermined point located below and on the right side of the guide body 56 (in FIG. 2). A known thread take-up spring body 82 is fixed to.

The thread transfer member 58 transfers the sewing thread 37 held by the thread take-up lever 57 to a thread take-up spring body 8 provided on the guide body 56.
2, it is arranged so as to be rotatable around a fixed shaft 83 located within the sewing machine frame 21 at a predetermined timing. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, it is biased by a first connection control means provided relationally between the linking member 50 and the thread transfer member 58. That is, the thread transfer member 58 has a lever shape as shown in FIG. It is rotatable from the standby position shown in FIG. 5 to a position below the thread take-up spring body 82 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a spring means 84 made of a torsion spring is wound around the fixed shaft 83 of the thread transfer member 58, and is mounted between the holding frame 67 and the base of the thread transfer member 58. There is. The spring means 84 causes the thread transfer member 58 to
The locking portion 58a (described later) is shown in FIGS. 5 and 12.
As shown in the figure, it is always elastically biased upward so that it is located at a predetermined standby position above the uppermost position of the balance 57. Note that the fixed shaft 83 is the eighth
As is clear from FIG. It extends forward of the sewing machine through a gap with the needle bar crank 31 that transmits the information.

A locking portion 58 is provided at the upper free end of the thread transfer member 58.
a is integrally provided, and this locking portion 58a is the second locking portion 58a.
As can be seen from Figures 3 and 12,
It is bent into a shape that allows it to pass over the tip of the thread take-up 57 and enter between the thread take-up 57 and the thread tension device 54 in the standby state.

(First connection control member that controls the thread transfer member) The thread transfer member 58 is connected to the thread holding member 5 by manually pushing down the operating body 65.
9 starts rotating first, and then is rotated with a predetermined time delay by the first connection control member described below. That is, Fig. 4, Fig. 7,
As shown in FIGS. 8a and 15, a connecting piece 85 having the shape shown in the figure is inserted through a fixed shaft 83 in the pivot portion of the thread transfer member 58, and is always elastically biased downward by a torsion spring 86. It has become a state of affairs. However, as shown in FIG. 15, the pivot end of the thread transfer member 58 is bent into the shape shown, and the bent end 58b extends below the connecting piece 85 to support it. Further, as shown in the figure, the linking member 50 is integrally formed with an engaging piece 50b, and as the linking member 50 descends, the engaging piece 50b comes into contact with the linking piece 85 and presses it downward. It's becoming like that. In this specification, the engagement piece 50b and the connection piece 85 are collectively referred to as a first connection control member.

The connecting piece 85, which constitutes a part of the first connecting control member, is attached to the fixed shaft 83 so that it can enter and retreat with respect to the vertical movement locus of the other engaging piece 50b.
is supported by. Then, at the timing when the operating body 65 is operated downward and passes through a predetermined operating position, the connecting piece 85 connects the engaging piece 50 of the linking member 50.
In response to the pressing force from b, the thread transfer member 58 rotates integrally with the thread transfer member 58 and retreats from the movement locus of the engagement piece 50b. Further, in the upward operation of the operation body 65, the thread transfer member 58 has already returned to the predetermined standby position, and at this time, the connecting piece 85 is moved relative to the thread transfer member 58 by engagement with the engagement piece 50b. When the operating body 65 is operated upward, the engagement piece 50b is moved away from the locus of movement of the engagement piece 50b.

In this way, the first connection control member operates with the thread transfer member 58 in all or a part of the operating area of the operating body 65 up to the predetermined operating position where threading to the thread take-up spring body 82 is completed. body 65
(and the linking member 50), and functions to disconnect the thread transfer member 58 and the operating body 65 in connection with the operation of the operating body 65 beyond the predetermined operating position.

(About the thread take-up) As shown in FIG. 12, the thread thread take-up 57 that pulls up the sewing thread 37 is curved at its tip to form a thread holding hole 57a. An elastic tongue piece 87 is provided for this purpose. As shown in FIG. 5, this take-up lever 57 is connected to a link (not shown) pivotally supported on a shaft 88 on the base frame 26 in the sewing machine frame 21, and is also connected to the needle bar crank 31 so that a predetermined This is a known link type that provides reciprocating motion. Furthermore, the balance 5
7 reaches the highest position, the balance 5
7 extends slightly outward from an upper opening 63 formed in the upper arm 24.

(Second connection control means for energizing the threading device) The above-mentioned threading device 38 is provided with a second connection control means for operating the device in a temporal manner by the downward movement of the connection member 50. has been done. That is, an engagement piece 51 having a shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7 is rotatably supported on the linkage member 50, and is always directed upward by a torsion spring 90 wound around the engagement piece 51. In Figure 7, it is biased clockwise. Further, an elastic projecting piece 52 branched from the threading slider 52 is located on a vertical trajectory drawn when the engaging piece 51 descends together with the linking member 50 by pressing down the operating body 65. As shown in FIG. 7, this elastic projecting piece 52 is activated when the operating body 65 starts to be pressed down and the operating lever 71 begins to rotate, and the thread transfer member 58 is moved under the action of the first connection control means described above. At the time when the rotation starts, the engagement piece 51 is not yet in contact with the engagement piece 51. However, as shown in FIG.
When further lowered, the engaging piece 51 engages the elastic protruding piece 52
The threading slider 52 is lowered along the guide plate 39 as shown in FIG. is rotated to insert it into the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34.

Note that even after the hook 48 is inserted into the eye hole 33,
The operating body 65 is lowered, but as shown in FIG. 10, the elastic protruding piece 52 is bent backward with respect to the engaging piece 51, allowing only the engaging piece 51 to be lowered. When the elastic projecting piece 52 separates from the engaging piece 51, the threading slider 52 rises under the tension of the spring means 46, whereby the threading hook 58 first retreats from the eye hole 33 and then returns to its original position. It rises to the position and returns (Fig. 11). Therefore, when the operating body 65 returns to its upward position after completing a series of linked operations, the engaging piece 51 comes into contact with the elastic protruding piece 52 which has already returned to its original position. The elasticity of the torsion spring 90 allows it to rotate slightly counterclockwise and deviate from the elastic protrusion 52, so that the smooth lifting of the operating body 65 is not impaired.

That is, the second connection control member consists of an engagement piece 51 and an elastic protrusion piece 52 provided on the connection member 50,
Operate the operating body 65 to insert the threading hook 48 into the eye hole 3.
3, and connects the threading hook 48 and the operation body 65 in the entire section of the operation area or a part thereof, which is a predetermined operation position until the thread holding member 59 reaches the eye hole 33, It functions to disconnect the threading hook 48 and the operating body 65 when the operating body 65 is operated beyond the predetermined operating position.

(Regarding the Position Changing Means) As shown in FIG. A position changing means is provided for displacing it to a swinging position. This position changing means changes the position of the needle bar 30 under certain conditions in an electronically controlled zigzag sewing machine.
For example, the threading operation detector 94 and the sewing machine motor drive command circuit 95
, AND gate 96, and multiplexer 97
, a straight stitch code generator 98 , and a sewing needle swinging pulse motor 99 .

That is, when the operation body 65 is operated to thread the sewing thread 37 into the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34, the threading operation detector 94 detects the operation and sends an H level signal to the AND gate 96. It inputs a signal, and is preferably composed of a photocoupler 94a and a light-shielding protrusion 50c, which will be described later. For example, the 18th
As is clear from the drawings and FIG. 19, the linking member 50, which is connected to the operating body 65 and can be moved integrally therewith, is provided with a light-shielding protrusion 50c having the shape shown in the figure. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, when the linking member 50 is located at the top and is waiting for a downward pressing operation, the light shielding protrusion 50
c faces the optical axis between the projection hole and the light receiving element of the photocoupler 94a arranged and fixed on the inner wall of the sewing machine frame 21, and always maintains a light-shielded state, inputting an L level signal to the AND gate 96. However, when the operating body 65 is operated and lowered, the light-shielding protrusion 50c deviates from the optical axis and inputs an H level signal to the AND gate 96.

Further, the drive command circuit 95 inputs an L level signal to the AND gate 96 via the inverter 104 when the sewing machine motor is rotationally driven.
When the motor is stopped, an H level signal is input to the AND gate 96 via the inverter 104. Therefore, the operation of the operating body 65 is started, the threading operation detector 94 outputs an H level signal, the sewing machine motor is stopped, and the drive command circuit 95 supplies an H level signal via the inverter 104. Only when this happens, the AND gate 96 outputs an H level signal. The reason why the AND gate is provided in this way is to prevent the needle bar 30 from being displaced to the swinging position for direct sewing when the operating body 65 is erroneously operated during sewing operation of the sewing machine. .

The output of the AND gate 96 is input to the port select PS of the multiplexer 97, and the output of the straight stitch code generator 98 and the output of the pattern selection device 100 are input to the multiplexer 97, respectively.
port PB and port PA. This straight seam code generator 98 is
In order to position the needle bar 30 on the middle base line (or left base line), a straight stitch code for specifying a straight stitch is given to the stitch data generating device 101. Further, the pattern selection device 100 generates a pattern code specifying a desired pattern selected by an operator's selection operation and supplies it to the stitch data generation device 101. When the aforementioned detector 94 detects the start of the threading operation and an H level signal is input to the port select PS of the multiplexer 97, port PB is selected and the code generator 9
The straight stitch code from 8 is input to the stitch data generating device 101 shown in the figure, whereby stitch data regarding the straight stitch is generated from the stitch data generating device 101 and sent to the sewing needle oscillation via the pulse motor drive circuit 102. The dynamic pulse motor 99 is driven, and the needle bar 30 is positioned at the middle base line (or left base line), which is a predetermined swing position.

Also, the port select PS of multiplexer 97
When an L level signal is input to the port PA, the port PA is selected. Then, according to the operator's selection operation,
The pattern selection device 100 generates a code corresponding to a desired pattern, and stitch data regarding the desired pattern is generated from the stitch data generation device 101 to control the driving of the sewing needle swing pulse motor 99 and the feed pulse motor 103. be done. Note that the thread holding member 5
As explained in connection with 9, at the pivot point between the thread holding member 59 and the operating lever 71, there is a second elastic member between both ends of the shaft pin 73 and the base body 75, as shown in FIG. Although the bodies 80 and 80 are inserted, when a means for changing the position of the needle bar 30 is provided as in the present invention,
The elastic body 80 is inserted alone, and the thread holding member 59
may not move in the axial direction of the shaft pin 73.

(Other incidental configurations) As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the thread holding member 5
The actuating lever 71, which is equipped with a numeral 9 at its free end, faces the opening 63 formed in the upper arm 24 and is on standby for threading. During this standby, the holding end of the thread holding member 59 The posture has been corrected so that it always points toward the operator in front of the sewing machine. That is, when the thread holding member 59 is moved near the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34, the thread holding ends 75a, 7
7a is constantly urged to rotate by a second elastic body 80 so as to face the sewing needle 34. However, if the thread holding member 59 is stopped at the standby position in this biased state, the thread holding ends 75a, 77a will be oriented diagonally downward, making it difficult for the operator to thread the thread. Therefore, in view of the structure in which when the thread holding member 59 returns to the standby position, the upper end 28a of the support shaft 28 that supports the support body 29, which serves as a swing frame for the needle bar 30, faces near that position (see FIG. and FIG. 4), the thread holding member 59 is forcibly seated on the upper end portion 28a upon return, and the thread holding member 59 is forcibly seated on the upper end portion 28a.
The posture of the sewing machine 9 is corrected so as to be oriented toward the operator in front of the sewing machine against the rotation biasing action of the second elastic body 80. That is, the upper end portion 28a of the support shaft 28 functions as a posture correcting member for the thread holding member 59.

A base frame 26 serving as a support plate is bolted to the rear side of the sewing machine frame 21. A needle bar stand 27 is fixed to this base frame 26, and a support shaft 28 is fixed to the needle bar stand 27. A support body 29 is pivotally supported via the support body 29 . Then, the operating lever 71 with the thread holding member 59, the thread transfer member 58, and the linking member 50 are respectively assembled to the support block consisting of the needle bar stand 27 and the support body 29 in the above-described relationship, and are attached to the upper arm 24. It is designed to be a unit that can be easily attached and detached.

(Operating procedure of the sewing machine according to the embodiment) Next, the operating procedure of the sewing machine according to the embodiment configured as described above will be explained. Before sewing with this sewing machine, it is necessary to thread the thread. In the standby state before threading operation, the
5 and 6, the yarn transfer member 58 and the yarn holding member 59 are biased upward by spring means provided respectively, and are stopped after slightly protruding from the upper opening 63 at the top of the arm. are doing. As described above, the thread holding member 59 is seated on the upper end 28a of the support shaft 28, and its thread holding end is directed toward the operator in front of the sewing machine. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the locking portion 58a of the thread transfer member 58 is waiting at a predetermined position above the thread take-up 57, which is stopped at the uppermost position.

In this state, the sewing thread 37 serving as the upper thread is pulled out from the thread spool 61 stored in the recessed part 60 provided at the top of the upper arm 24, passed through the thread guide member 53, the thread tension device 54, and then passed through the upper opening 63. The tongue piece 87 is inserted into the thread holding hole 57a of the thread take-up 57 protruding from the thread holding hole 57a against the elasticity of the tongue piece 87. At this time, the thread tension device 54
The guide wall 55 interposed between the thread guide member 53 and the locking portion 58a of the thread transfer member 58 is formed to extend in the arrangement direction from the thread guide member 53 toward the locking portion 58a in the standby position, as described above. , the sewing thread 37 in the thread supply path reaching the guide wall 55 via the thread guide member 53,
It is naturally guided into the thread insertion part 54a of the thread tension device 54. Further, after the sewing thread 37 is pulled out to the left as shown in FIG. 17, it is fitted and held by both thread holding ends 75a and 77a of the thread holding member 59 against the elasticity of the compression spring 76.

After completing this manual work, the operator operates the operating body 65 located on the left side of the upper arm 24 with his fingers and pushes it down all at once, thereby threading the thread take-up spring body 82 and threading the sewing needle 34. The threading operation up to the eye hole 33 is automatically accomplished.
That is, together with the operating body 65, the linking member 50 connects the guide shaft 68 and the slit 6 provided on the arm side wall surface.
Begin descending while being guided by 6. As the operating body 65 begins to descend, the light-shielding protrusion 50c, which is integrally provided on the linking member 50 and faces the optical axis of the light emitting/receiving element of the photocoupler 94a in the standby state, When the optical axis comes off the optical axis, the detector 94 of the position change circuit shown in FIG. 20 outputs an H level signal, which is input to the AND gate 96. At this time, the sewing machine motor drive command circuit 95 detects the stoppage of the motor and outputs an H level signal, which is also input to the AND gate 96, so the AND condition is satisfied in the AND gate 96. Outputs a signal at the level of 1.
Therefore, the multiplexer 97 selects the port PB and inputs the straight stitch code output from the code generator 98 to the multiplexer 97. The output of the multiplexer 97 is signal-processed by the stitch data generator 101 and the pulse motor drive circuit 102 to drive and control the sewing needle swing pulse motor 99, thereby controlling the sewing needle 3 attached to the needle bar 30.
4 is displaced to the middle baseline (or left baseline),
It stops facing the thread holding ends 75a, 77a of the thread holding member 59 holding the sewing thread 37.

Further, as the linking member 50 provided on the operating body 65 is lowered, the operating lever 71 equipped with the thread holding member 59 is moved between its base end 51b and the control cam 74.
Under the action of engagement with a cam protrusion 74c provided at
The thread 37 held between the threads 77a is pulled out downward through the thread holding hole 57a of the thread take-up 57.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the operating lever 71 is rotated to a substantially horizontal position, the above-described first connection control means that biases the yarn transfer member 58 starts operating. That is, the engaging piece 50b provided on the linking member 50 comes into contact with the connecting piece 85 inserted and supported by the fixed shaft 83 in the pivot portion of the thread transfer member 58. Therefore, as the linking member 50 continues to descend further, the linking piece 85 is pressed as shown in FIG. let As a result, the locking portion 58a of the thread transfer member 58, which was located above the thread take-up lever 57 during standby,
As shown in FIG. 17, after locking the sewing thread 37 on both sides of the thread holding hole 57a of the thread take-up lever 57, the thread take-up spring body descends along the arcuate guide surface 56a of the adjacent guide body 56. Sewing thread 37 to 82
to guide you. At this time, the actuating lever 71 of the thread holding member 59 is in contact with the cam surface 74a of the control cam 74 and is rotating under control, so that it is in the state shown in FIG. 8a. Furthermore, when the rotation of the thread transfer member 58 reaches its limit, the second connection control means, that is, the engagement piece 51 and the elastic protrusion piece 52 that urges the threading device 38 as described later.
starts engagement.

When the operating body 65 is further pushed down as shown in FIG. Under the elastic return action of , the sewing thread 37 is released and reversed back to its original waiting position. As a result, the sewing thread 37 is guided to a curved indentation 56b formed at the terminal end of the arcuate guide surface 56a of the guide body 56, and is finally engaged with the thread take-up spring body 82. Further, the other end 71a of the operating lever 71 is connected to the vertical holding cam surface 7 of the control cam 74.
4b and descends while following this cam surface 74b, thereby maintaining that rotational posture thereafter.

Further, during the transition from the state shown in FIG. 8a to the state shown in FIG. let When the threading hook 48 is at the same height as the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34, the threading hook 48 is guided by the guide pin 44 and the slot 43 provided through the slider 42, so that the threading hook 48 moves to its protective body 49. At the same time, the sewing needle 34 rotates on a horizontal plane, and stops with the sewing needle 34 inserted through the eye hole 33, and waits for the sewing thread 37 to be captured. At this time, the thread holding member 59 is held in a constant rotating posture by the holding cam surface 74b as described above, and the sewing thread 37 is held between both holding ends 75a and 77a.
is located near the eye hole 33 and above the threading hook 48 in a stretched state.

From the state shown in FIG. 9, the actuating lever 71 equipped with the thread holding member 59 traces the holding cam surface 74b and further descends while maintaining its rotational posture as the operating body 65 is pushed down. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the sewing thread 37 stretched between the first recess 78 and the second recess 79 of the thread holding member 59 is inserted into the threading hook 48 extending from the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34. It ends up being forced. However, at this point, the thread holding member 59 is holding the sewing thread 37 under pressure under the action of the built-in compression spring 76.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the threading slider 42
has reached its lowering limit position, and the linking member 5
The engaging piece 51 provided at 0 is in a state in which the elastic protruding piece 52 is bent backward. This 10th
During the transition from the state shown in the figure to the state shown in FIG. 11, the engagement between the elastic projecting piece 52 of the threading slider 42 and the engagement piece 51 is completely released. Due to the return action of the compression spring 45 inserted between the slider 42 and the threading shaft 40 and the guiding action of the slot 43 and the guide pin 44, the threading shaft 40 is reversed, and the threading hook 48 is 34 eye holes 33
(At this time, the sewing thread 37 is attached to the hook 48.)
is hooked, and when the thread holding member 59 releases the thread 37 as described later, the thread 37 is pulled out from the eye hole 33). Then, under the elastic return action of the spring means 46 engaged between the slider 42 and the holding frame 67, the threading shaft 40 rises together with the slider 42.

Further, the thread holding member 59 is as shown in FIG.
The thread holding member 59 reaches the lowering limit position while being held in its rotational position by the holding cam surface 74b, but at this time, when the thread holding member 59 passes in front of the threading hook 48 inserted into the eye hole 33, The movable body 77 of the thread holding member 59 abuts and engages with a part of the threading device 38 (for example, the protector 49), and its movable end 77a separates from the fixed end 75a of the base body 75,
The thread 37 is now released. To explain this operation in more detail, as described above, the second recess 79 of the movable body 77 is formed in a V-shape narrower than the first recess 78 of the base body 75, and only the threading hook 48 can enter the second recess 79. The 16th
As shown in figure a, the movable body 77 of the thread holding member 59
comes into contact with the protector 49 and is prevented from descending.
However, as described above, since the thread holding member 59 is further lowered while maintaining its rotational posture by the holding cam surface 74b, the base body 75 is lowered as shown in FIG. 16b.
is inevitably separated from the movable body 77 and releases its hold on the sewing thread 37.

In this way, the thread holding member 59 holds the sewing thread 37 to the sewing needle 3.
When the sewing thread 37 is transferred to the eye hole 33 of No. 4 and pressed against the threading hook 48, the thread holding member 59 releases the sewing thread 37 as described above, and at this point, the threading shaft 40 is reversed. The threading hook 48 is retracted from the eye hole 33 with the sewing thread 37 hooked to its tip. This allows sewing thread 3
7 is inserted into the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34 (see FIGS. 11 and 16). After the hook 48 of the threading device 38 is reversed, the threading device 38 is raised by the spring means 46 and returned to its original position.
Therefore, the sewing thread 37, which becomes the upper thread, passes through the thread guide member 53, the thread insertion portion 54a of the thread tension device 54, the thread take-up spring body 82 provided on the guide body 56, and the thread holding hole 57a of the thread take-up lever 57. , eye hole 33 of sewing needle 34
This means that all the threading and threading operations for machine sewing are completed.

After this series of threading is completed, when the manual pressing force on the operating body 65 is released, the linking member 50 is guided by the elastic body 69 to the slit 66 and the guide shaft 68 provided on the left side of the arm. while being raised to a predetermined standby position. Therefore, the operating lever 71 of the thread holding member 59, which is pivotally supported by the linking member 50 via the fixed shaft 70, moves upward with its other end 71a following the cam surface 74a of the control cam 74, and finally As shown in FIG. 6, the base end 71b is stopped in a stable state in contact with the cam protrusion 74c. At this time, the thread holding member 5
9 protrudes slightly from the upper opening 63, and is seated on the upper end 28a of the support shaft 28 to correct its posture, and directs its thread holding ends 75a, 77a toward the front of the sewing machine for threading the next thread. wait for. Further, as the operating body 65 and the linking member 50 return to the predetermined position, the light-shielding protrusion 50c protruding from the linking member 50 faces into the optical axis of the photocoupler 94a as shown in FIG. The output from the pass detector 94 is held at L level.

In this embodiment, the sewing thread 37 is inserted in advance into the thread holding hole 57a of the thread take-up 57 before the thread threading operation. The hook may automatically catch the sewing thread when the sewing machine starts operating. Further, in this embodiment, the threading hook 48 is configured to operate in conjunction with the movement of the operating body 65, but the threading hook 48 may be operated separately from the operating body 65. Of course.

Furthermore, instead of the combination of the thread take-up spring body 82 and the thread take-up spring body 82 used in this embodiment, a device having the functions of the thread take-up spring body 82 and the thread take-up spring body 57, for example, disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-62090, may be used. Equipment may also be used.

Effects of the Embodiment According to the sewing machine capable of automatically threading the thread according to the embodiment of the present invention, the thread can be threaded by a simple operation of manually pushing down the operating body 65 provided on the outside of the upper arm 24 of the sewing machine so as to be able to rise and fall freely. When the threading operation is detected, the position changing means is activated, and the sewing needle 34 attached to the needle bar 30 is moved to the thread holding end 75a of the thread holding member 59,
It is displaced to a predetermined swinging position opposite to 77a. Further, the sewing thread 37 supplied from the thread spool 61 is hung on the thread take-up spring body 82, the sewing thread 37 is transferred to the eye hole 33 of the sewing needle 34, and the thread threading hook 48, which is inserted into the eye hole 33 and is waiting, is moved. By catching and retracting the sewing thread 37, threading and threading in a predetermined order, which conventionally required troublesome effort, can be easily accomplished.

Also, the thread transfer member 58, the thread holding member 59, and the linking member 5 that operates these two members in a coordinated manner.
0 operates reliably, so that the suture thread 37 can be reliably transferred to the eyelet 33 of the sewing needle 34 via the thread take-up spring body 82. Moreover, the thread transfer member 5
8. Since the thread holding member 59 and the linking member 50 that actuate these two members in a coordinated manner have a simple structure, they are easy to manufacture and can reduce manufacturing costs.

Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the sewing machine capable of automatic threading according to the present invention, the needle bar is displaced to a predetermined swing position with the start of the threading operation, and the sewing needle attached to the needle bar is threaded. Since it is opposed to the thread holding end of the holding member, the sewing thread can be reliably captured by the threading device located near the eye of the sewing needle. In addition, since a mechanism is adopted in which the needle bar to which the sewing needle is attached is displaced relative to the thread holding member, it is possible to configure the thread holding member to be narrow, making it easier to place it in a narrow space within the sewing machine frame. It has the advantage of being easier.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show a preferred embodiment of a sewing machine incorporating an automatic threading mechanism according to the present invention.
The figure is a front view showing the overall external configuration of a sewing machine according to a preferred embodiment, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing the main parts of the sewing machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view showing the main parts of the sewing machine shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6-6 line cross-sectional view, FIG. 7, FIG. 8a, and FIG. 8b to FIG. FIG. 8b is a schematic operation diagram chronologically showing a state of operation with a time difference, and FIG. 8b is a Z
12 is a partially enlarged view showing the positional relationship between the thread transfer member and the thread take-up in a standby state, and FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line 13-13 in FIG. 9, in which the thread holding member is a sewing needle. Figures 14a and 14b show the state in which the sewing thread has reached a position near the eye of the eye and is in contact with the threading hook that has been inserted through the eye and is waiting to be caught. FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view showing the interlocking relationship of the connecting pieces provided on the fixed shaft of the thread transfer member, and FIGS. 16a and 16b show how to thread the suture held between the thread holding members. Schematic explanatory diagram showing step-by-step the process from when the hook contacts the hook to when the grip is automatically released, 1st
Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the state in which the sewing thread hung on the thread take-up lever is transferred along the guide body to the thread take-up spring body by the thread transfer member, and Fig. 18 shows the thread threading detector installed in the sewing machine frame. 19 is a partially cutaway enlarged plan view showing a state in which the photocoupler and the light-shielding protrusion are arranged in relation to each other, and FIG. 20 are block diagrams of a control device for a sewing machine including a position changing means. 21... Sewing machine frame, 30... Needle bar, 33...
Eye hole, 34... Sewing needle, 37... Sewing thread, 38... Threading device, 48... Threading hook, 59... Thread holding member, 65... Operation body, 67... Support plate (holding frame) , 71... Actuation member (actuation lever), 75a
...Thread holding end (fixed end), 77a... Thread holding end (movable end).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A sewing needle 34 that is attached to the lower end of a needle bar 30 that is capable of vertical reciprocating motion and horizontal rocking motion, and that has an eye hole 33 through which a sewing thread 37 is inserted, and the sewing needle 3
threading device 3 operable to capture the suture thread 37 fed up to the eye hole 33 of No. 4 and thread it through the eye hole 33;
8, a thread holding end 75 that releasably holds the sewing thread 37;
a, 77a; an actuating member 71 operable to move the thread holding member 59 from a predetermined standby position on the sewing machine frame 21 to at least the eyelet 33 of the sewing needle 34; An operating body 65 is movably disposed on the sewing machine frame 21 to operate the sewing machine frame 21.
and a position changing means for displacing the needle bar 30 to a predetermined swing position in conjunction with the start of operation of the operating body 65 so that the sewing needle 34 faces the thread holding ends 75a, 77a. A sewing machine with automatic threading.