Thread holding mechanism of sewing machine, needle threader thereof, and sewing machine
AssigneeJanome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuhiro OSANAI, Yasuhiko KOMIYA
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Abstract
A thread holding mechanism of a sewing machine which holds a thread supplied from a thread supply source includes a thread gripper unit that grips one end of a supplied thread, and a thread presser unit structured in a unified manner with the thread gripper unit and provided between the thread gripper unit and the thread supply source. Provided at the thread-supply-source side is a thread guide that guides another end of the thread, and when the thread gripper unit descends below the thread guide, the thread presser unit abuts the thread.
Claims9
A thread holding mechanism of a sewing machine, the thread holding mechanism holding a thread which is supplied from a thread supply source and which is guided by a thread guide, and the thread holding mechanism comprising:
- a thread gripper unit that is provided in a movable manner in a vertical direction and that grips an end of the thread guided by the thread guide;
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- a thread presser unit that is provided between the thread guide and the thread gripper unit, and that is provided so as to maintain a predetermined positional relationship with the thread gripper unit,
- wherein when the thread gripper unit descends below the thread guide, the thread presser unit abuts the thread.
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