US 5,685,249 A · Apparatus for the accurately positioned guidance flat textile structures

Abstract

An apparatus for the accurate positioning and guiding of flat textile structures for undertaking stitching work on a multi-needle sewing machine is disclosed, which includes a plurality of needles and threads with two transporting devices guiding the flat textiles forward and backward in a transporting direction (y). The transporting devices are supported on a carriage which is able to be driven in an axial direction (x). The apparatus further includes a compression plate with needle passages, associated with the needles, and with a stationary supporting surface supporting the flat textile structures. The compression plate has inlet and outlet sides with a clamping sheet being arranged on each of the inlet and outlet sides, and with a clamping plate being arranged under each clamping sheet. The clamping plates are synchronously able to be moved with the carriage in the axial direction, and between which the flat textile structures are securely retained.

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An apparatus for an accurately positioned guidance of a flat textile structure on a multi-needle stitching machine, comprising:

a plurality of needles and threads;
two transporting means for guiding a flat textile structure forward and backward and for keeping the flat textile structure taut in a transporting direction, said plurality of needles and threads being disposed between said two transporting means;
a carriage supporting said two transporting means and being drivable in an axial direction, said axial direction being perpendicular to said transporting direction;
a precompression plate having needle passages associated with said plurality of needles, said precompression plate having an inlet side and an outlet side;
a stationary supporting surface supporting said flat textile structure;
a clamping sheet being arranged on each of the inlet side and the outlet side of said precompression plate;
and,
a clamping plate being arranged underneath each of said clamping sheets, said clamping plates being synchronously movable with said carriage in said axial direction, and between which the flat textile structure is non-displaceably retained in said axial direction.

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An apparatus for an accurately positioned guidance of a flat textile structure on a multi-needle stitching machine, comprising:

a plurality of needles and threads;
two transporting means for guiding a flat textile structure forward and backward and for keeping the flat textile structure taut in a transporting direction, said plurality of needles and threads being disposed between said two transporting means;
a carriage supporting said two transporting means and being drivable in an axial direction, said axial direction being perpendicular to said transporting direction;
a precompression plate having needle passages associated with said plurality of needles, said precompression plate having an inlet side and an outlet side;
a clamping sheet being arranged on each of the inlet side and the outlet side of said precompression plate;
and,
a first clamping plate between said transporting means and said precompression plate, with additional clamping plates being arranged underneath each of said clamping sheets, said clamping plates being synchronously movable with said carriage in said axial direction, and between which the flat textile structure is non-displaceably retained in said axial direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for the accurately positioned guidance flat textile structures

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