Presser foot device for sewing machine and sewing machine provided therewith

A sewing machine comprising:

• an arm having a distal end provided with a head;
• a presser bar mounted on the head and having a lower end provided with a presser foot;
• a presser foot device lifting the presser foot upward and downward together with the presser bar, the presser foot device comprising:
• a first shaft;
• a support unit configured to support the first shaft;
• and
• a presser foot lifting lever configured to move the presser foot upward and downward, the presser foot lifting lever being rotatably connected to the support unit by the first shaft,
• wherein the support unit is rotatable between a first position where the presser foot lifting lever is located below the arm of the sewing machine and a second position where the presser foot lifting lever is located behind the head of the sewing machine.

A presser foot device for a sewing machine which includes a presser bar mounted on a head provided on a distal end of an arm and having a lower end provided with a presser foot, the presser foot device lifting the presser foot upward and downward together with the presser bar, the presser foot device comprising:

• a support unit comprising:
• a mounting member attached to the head;
• a lever holder rotatably connected to the mounting member;
• a first shaft;
• a presser foot lifting lever configured to move the presser foot upward and downward,
• wherein the presser foot lifting lever is rotatably connected to the lever holder by the first shaft;
• and
• the support unit is rotatable between a first position where the presser foot lifting lever is located below the arm of the sewing machine and a second position where the presser foot lifting lever is located behind the head of the sewing machine.