Blindstitch machine

An auxiliary mechanism for a blind stitch type sewing machine having a reciprocating needle at a sewing position and a main body with a feed dog for moving the fabric to be sewn under the sewing machine needle at the sewing position, said feed dog spaced from the needle in the direction of movement of the fabric said mechanism comprising:

• a rotatable belt on which the lower face of the fabric rests for feeding the fabric by an amount to the machine sewing position, and
• means for adjusting the feeding amount of the fabric by said belt,
• an eccentric member fixed to a main shaft which determines the feeding amount of said feed dog of the main body by its rotating speed, said eccentric member having a plurality of holes at different peripheral positions on the outer surface thereof, the location of the position of said holes relative to said main shaft corresponding to respective feeding amounts by said feed dog;
• a feeding amount adjusting unit coupled to one of said holes of said eccentric member to be rotated eccentrically by said main shaft in accordance with the eccentricity of said one hole;
• a rod coupled to said feeding amount adjusting unit which swings in one direction by an amount proportional to the eccentric rotation of said feeding amount adjusting unit;
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• means for transmitting the one-way motion of said rod to said belt to drive it in a direction to feed the fabric to the machine sewing position.