Chain stitch multi-needle quilting machine and method to create a pattern in a quilting material

A chain-stitch multi-needle quilting machine with stitch-forming quilting elements comprising at least one needle bar with attached needles, and at least one looper shaft with attached loopers, wherein the needles and the loopers form quilting element pairs and are driven in such a way to build chain stitches, each chain stitch formed with a needle thread and a looper thread in a quilting material;

• the machine characterized by the fact that
• at least one of the needles is adjustable between two positions, said needle participating in the quilting procedure in the first position and not pricking into the quilting material in the second position during the quilting procedure, said needle adjustable between two positions is adjustable through a needle drive, wherein the needle drive is an electromechanical drive, comprising a toothed rack and an electric motor driven pinion meshing with the toothed rack;
• and
• a device to knot the needle thread with the looper thread is assigned to said needle adjustable between the two positions.

A chain-stitch multi-needle quilting machine with stitch-forming quilting elements comprising at least one needle bar with attached needles, and at least one looper shaft with attached loopers, wherein the needles and the loopers form quilting element pairs and are driven in such a way to build chain stitches, each chain stitch formed with a needle thread and a looper thread in a quilting material;

• characterized by the fact that
• at least one of the needles is independently adjustable between two positions, said needle participating in the quilting procedure in a first position and not pricking into the quilting material in the second position during the quilting procedure;
• and
• a cutting device assigned to said needle adjustable between two positions.

A chain stitch multi-needle quilting machine with stitch forming quilting elements comprising at least one needle bar with attached needles, and at least one looper shaft with attached loopers, wherein the needles and the loopers form quilting element pairs and are driven in such a way to build chain stitches, each chain stitch formed with a needle thread and a looper thread in a quilting material;

• characterized by the fact that
• at least one of the needles is adjustable between two positions, said needle participating in the quilting procedure in a first position and not pricking into the quilting material in the second position during the quilting procedure, and said needle arranged on the needle bar between other ones of the needles which are not adjustable;
• and
• a cutting device assigned to said needle adjustable between two positions.

A chain stitch multi-needle quilting machine with stitch forming quilting elements comprising at least one needle bar with attached needles, and at least one looper shaft with attached loopers, wherein the needles and the loopers form quilting element pairs and are driven in such a way to build chain stitches, each chain stitch formed with a needle thread and a looper thread in a quilting material;

• characterized by the fact that
• a plurality of needles is adjustable between two positions;
• at least one of the needles is adjustable between two positions, said needle participating in the quilting procedure in a first position and not pricking into the quilting material in the second position during the quilting procedure;
• and
• a cutting device assigned to said needle adjustable between two positions,
• wherein the needle drive is an electromechanical drive, comprising a toothed rack and an electric motor driven pinion meshing with the toothed rack.

A chain-stitch multi-needle quilting machine with stitch forming quilting elements comprising at least one needle bar with attached needles, and at least one looper shaft with attached loopers, wherein the needles and the loopers form quilting element pairs and are driven in such a way to build chain stitches, each chain stitch formed with a needle thread and a looper thread in a quilting material;

• characterized by the fact that
• at least one needle is independently adjustable between two positions, said needle participating in the quilting procedure in a first position and not pricking into the quilting material in the second position during the quilting procedure;
• a device to knot the needle thread with the looper thread;
• and
• a device assigned to at least one of said needle and looper, said device for cutting at least one of the looper thread and the needle thread.

A chain stitch multi-needle quilting machine with stitch-forming quilting elements comprising at least one needle bar with attached needles, and at least one looper shaft with attached loopers, wherein the needles and the loopers form quilting element pairs and are driven in such a way to build chain stitches, each chain stitch formed with a needle thread and a looper thread in a quilting material;

• characterized by the fact that
• at least one needle is adjustable between two positions, said needle participating in the quilting procedure in a first position and not pricking into the quilting material in the second position during the quilting procedure, and said needle arranged on the needle bar between other ones of the needles which are not adjustable;
• a device to knot the needle thread with the looper thread;
• and a device assigned to at least one of said needle and looper, said device for cutting at least one of the looper thread and the needle thread.

A chain stitch multi-needle quilting machine with stitch-forming quilting elements comprising at least one needle bar with attached needles, and at least one looper shaft with attached loopers, wherein the needles and the loopers form quilting element pairs and are driven in such a way to build chain stitches, each chain stitch formed with a needle thread and a looper thread in a quilting material;

• characterized by the fact that
• at least one needle is adjustable between two positions, said needle participating in the quilting procedure in a first position and not pricking into the quilting material in the second position during the quilting procedure;
• said needle adjustable between two positions is adjustable through a needle drive, wherein the needle drive is an electromechanical drive, comprising a toothed rack and an electric motor driven pinion meshing with the toothed rack;
• a device to knot the needle thread with the looper thread;
• and
• a device assigned to at least one of said needle and looper, said device for cutting at least one of the looper thread and the needle thread.