| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 112222000 | Needles | 25 |
| 20110174204 | PUNCHING DEVICE AS WELL AS THROAT PLATE FOR PUNCHING - A punching device ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20130055939 | NEEDLE AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A needle having a shaft member and an eye member that is rotatable relative to the shaft member. The needle addresses the problem of a thread becoming twisted during use. The rotatable coupling between the shaft and eye member preferably has a surface profile that does not substantially alter the outer surface profile of the needle, thereby minimizing any affect on the normal use of the needle. | 03-07-2013 |
| 112224000 | Threading structure | 4 |
| 20090266281 | Easily Thread-able Needle - A new needle design is described. The eye of the needle is gapped in such a way that it can be threaded easily without having to insert the thread through the eye of the needle. Rather a thread is guided naturally into the groove of the gap and allowed to fall into the eye of the needle. The gap is fashioned in such a way as to prevent thread fallout during operation as well as fabric from getting caught in the gap. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100139539 | ADJUSTABLE THREADING UTENSIL AND STRUCTURE UTILIZING SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATION - A selectively and reversibly adjustable utensil, aperture forming structure, and stirrup, and methods of geometrically modifying an eye defined by the utensil, the aperture defined by the structure, and the stirrup, utilizing active material actuation, so as to facilitate entraining a filament within the eye or aperture, and securing the filament once entrained. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100229772 | OPEN EYE SEWING NEEDLE - An open eye needle including an elongated portion, a tip portion and an open eye portion. The tip portion is attached to the elongated portion. The open eye portion is attached to the elongated portion. The open eye portion includes a tongue portion, an eye region and a channel. The eye region is defined by the tongue portion. The channel extends around the tongue portion and intersects the eye portion. The channel includes a first channel portion and a second channel portion that extends from the first channel portion. The first channel portion is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the second channel portion. The second channel portion is in communication with the eye region. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110000414 | NEEDLE THREAD PASSING DEVICE - A needle thread passing device is capable of being constructed in a small size for easy storage. | 01-06-2011 |
| 112225000 | Setting and threading attachments | 16 |
| 20080257241 | Threading device of sewing machine - A threading device of a sewing machine includes a thread inserting base formed with a thread path hole having a thread inserting port opened toward an outer side of a sewing machine frame, and further formed with an air path hole which joins the thread path hole in the vicinity of the thread inserting port, an air supply device coupled to the air path hole to supply compressed air, and illuminating means provided on the sewing machine frame to irradiate a joining portion of the thread path hole and the air path hole. The thread inserting base includes a transparent member through which at least the joining portion of the thread path hole and the air path hole can be visually recognized. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080282952 | THREADING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - A threading device includes a threading shaft holding a threading hook, a threading operation inputting mechanism from which a back-and-forth movement is given to the threading hook, a first supporting mechanism movably supporting the threading shaft in an X-axis direction, a second supporting mechanism movably supporting the threading shaft in a Y-axis direction, and a positioning mechanism which, when a movement operating portion is operated, moves the threading shaft along a path corresponding to an arrangement of each of the needles. The positioning mechanism includes a first cam mechanism which moves the threading shaft in the X-axis direction, and a second cam mechanism which moves the threading shaft in the second direction. The threading shaft is sequentially moved to positions corresponding to the arrangement of each of the needles in the horizontal directions in accordance with the operation of the movement operating portion. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090013912 | THREADING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - A threading device of a sewing machine having a plurality of needles is provided. The threading device is configured to insert a thread through an eye of any one of the needles. The threading device includes a threading hook which moves forward to enter the eye of one of the needles and moves backward to catch and insert the thread through the eye, a threading mechanism which moves the threading hook to insert the thread, a selecting portion operable to select, among the plurality of needles, a needle through which the thread is to be inserted, a positioning mechanism which moves the threading hook to a position corresponding to the needle selected by operating the selecting portion, and a selected needle indicating device which distinguishably indicates the needle with respect to which the threading hook has been positioned by operating the selecting portion. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090064914 | THREADING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - A threading device of a sewing machine is provided. The threading device includes a threading hook which moves forward to enter an eye of a needle to catch a needle thread, and moves rearward with the needle thread being caught to insert the needle thread through the eye, a threading shaft which holds the threading hook, an operating member which is operated to move the threading shaft, a threading operation mechanism which transmits the movement of the threading shaft to the threading hook to move the threading hook back and forth, and a restricting device which makes the threading operation mechanism inoperable when the spreader mechanism is attached to the sewing machine main body, and makes the threading operation mechanism operable when the spreader mechanism is detached from the sewing machine main body. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090183663 | Needle threader for sewing machine - A needle threader for a sewing machine includes a threading mechanism including a threading hook mounted on a lower end of a threading shaft and a thread guide member. The threading hook and the thread guide member are movable among a thread guide preparation position where the threading hook and the thread guide member are located near a height position of a needle clamp, a threading operation position where a threading operation is carried out with the threading hook being level with an eye of a needle, and a retreat position which is located above the thread guide preparation position and to which the threading hook and the thread guide member are retreated. A vertical moving mechanism moves the threading shaft vertically so that the threading mechanism is moved between the thread guide preparation position and the threading operation position. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090301368 | Needle thread feeding device for multi-needle embroidery sewing machine - The present invention provides a needle thread feeding device for a multi-needle embroidery sewing machine which includes a drive roller having a length that extends across the plurality of needle threads, a needle thread guide mechanism that arranges the needle threads side by side in an axial direction of the drive roller and guides the needle threads, a pressure roller that presses the selected needle thread onto the drive roller, and a thread distributing mechanism that relatively moves the needle thread guide mechanism and the pressure roller in the axial direction of the drive roller in synchronization with movement of the sewing machine head. The thread distributing mechanism interposes the selected needle thread between the drive roller and the pressure roller. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100043686 | Threader of Sewing Machine - The present invention provides a threader of a sewing machine in which the entire head portion can be made compact and the operator can perform threading work with one hand. The threader comprises: a threading shaft approaching a needle bar for moving a supporting sewing needle vertically; a threading hook for moving a hook portion in and out of a needle hole; a positioning member for regulating a lowermost position of the threading shaft to a position where the height of the hook portion matches that of the needle hole; a first rotary mechanism for rotating by a predetermined angle near the lowermost point of the threading shaft so that the hook portion is inserted into the needle hole of the sewing needle; and a thread-guiding member for guiding the top thread to the hook portion at a near lowermost point of the threading shaft. The threader further comprises a second rotary mechanism for rotating by a predetermined angle so that a thread-catching portion of the thread-guiding member passes through the position of the needle hole of the sewing needle at a near lowermost point of the threading shaft, and the first rotary mechanism and the second rotary mechanism rotate the threading hook and the thread-guiding member in opposite directions. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100071603 | THREADING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - A threading device of a sewing machine is provided. The threading device includes a threading hook which moves forward to penetrate through an eye of a needle to capture a thread and which moves backward to insert the thread into the eye, a threading shaft which holds the threading hook at a lower end thereof, a threading movement input mechanism from which an operation for causing the threading hook to carry out a threading movement is input, an up-and-down member which moves, in accordance with the operation to the threading movement input mechanism, in up and down directions to rotate the threading shaft, a thread holding mechanism which holds the thread to be inserted into the needle, and a thread releasing mechanism which releases the thread that is held by the thread holding mechanism. The thread releasing mechanism releases the thread when the threading hook is moving backward. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100126397 | Sewing machine - A sewing machine having a threading path defined at a sewing machine head and being engaged with a needle thread to guide the needle thread in threading a sewing needle; a thread holder provided on the threading path and that includes a thread holding plate receiving the needle thread being introduced from outer to inner peripheral side of the thread holder to clamp the needle thread; a thread cutter provided on a faceplate covering the head and that cuts off a needle thread tip sequentially engaged with the threading path; a threader unit that passes the needle thread through a needle eye; and a passage resistance applier provided downstream relative to the thread holder and upstream relative to the thread cutter and that applies a predetermined amount of resistance on the needle thread passing therethrough to introduce the needle thread to the inner peripheral side of the needle holding plate. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100206206 | Detachable threader - The present invention provides a detachable threader, which permits an upper holder block to be connected separately with a brake and a base; and the brake is linked with a propeller; a threading sheet is fixed on the propeller; with the orientation pin and restoring spring on the base, the upper holder block can be controlled in a manner to make the threading sheet move freely in the threading groove of the needle stand; additionally, a V-shaped groove is arranged at the bottom of the adapting hole; after the needle is inserted into the adapting hole, it can align automatically the needle hole with the threading groove; moreover, the base is linked with the detachable pedestal, wherein the inner space with an oblique surface is used to accommodate the needle and stitch. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100319598 | Driving Device for Thread Hooking Mechanism for Sewing Machine - A sewing machine includes upper and lower beams. A thread hooking mechanism is mounted in the lower beam. A needle plate base is mounted to an end of the lower beam. A transmission shaft rotatably extends in the lower beam and has an end extending into the needle plate base. The transmission shaft can be driven by a power source. A driving device is mounted to the end of the lower beam and includes a transmission shaft rotatably received in the needle base plate, a transmission gear fixed on the end of the transmission shaft, a driven shaft rotatably received in the needle base plate and having an end coupled to the thread hooking mechanism, and a driven gear fixed on the driven shaft and connected to the transmission gear, with the driven shaft and the thread hooking mechanism rotating at a speed higher than the transmission shaft. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20130068145 | Sewing Machine with a Thread Holding Device for Holding Needle Thread Remaining - A sewing machine includes a thread holding device disposed downstream of a thread take-up lever and upstream of a needle bar in terms of a threading path of a needle thread, and including a fixed first disc and a movable second disc movable by an electromechanical unit between holding and releasing positions to be closer to and remote from the first disc, respectively. The first and second discs respectively have first and second holding surfaces cooperatively defining a thread holding clearance to permit passage of the needle thread therethrough. The needle thread can be clamped in the thread holding clearance so as to prevent the needle thread being pulled out of the needle during a thread cutting procedure. A required amount of the needle thread remaining on the needle can be secured. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130152837 | NEEDLE THREADING DEVICE AND OPERATION UNIT THEREFOR - A needle threading device is disclosed which comprises a first mechanism having a hole for receiving a needle and a slit for receiving a thread, a second mechanism having a threader pin and pivotally supported by the first mechanism so as to be pivotable between a first position and a second position different from the first position, the threader pin enabling the thread to pass through an eye of the needle when the second mechanism is pivoted to the second position from the first position, a first biasing member urging the second mechanism to the first position, an operating member causing the second mechanism to be pivoted to the second position against an action of the first biasing member, and a second biasing member urging the operating member and the second mechanism in a direction in which they are spaced away from each other. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140366787 | Thread Hooking Device for a Hemming Device of a Sewing Machine - A thread hooking device for a hemming device of a sewing machine is provided with a swing arm driven to move by a drive shaft. The first hook is formed with a guide portion on which being slidably mounted a thread hooking member | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150013582 | NEEDLE THREADER OF SEWING MACHINE AND SEWING MACHINE - A needle threader includes a needle bar supporter to which a needle bar holding a needle with a needle hole is attached, a threader shaft supported in a movable manner in a vertical direction and in a rotatable manner, a thread holding mechanism and a threader mechanism which is held by the threader shaft and which comprises a threader hook. The threader hook includes a capturing portion that captures the thread at a tip part of the capturing portion. The capturing portion includes a thread pathway and a thread capturing space. A width of a part where the thread pathway becomes the narrowest is formed so as to be narrower than a width of the thread capturing space. The thread enters or leaves the thread pathway in a tensioned condition, and the width of the part where the thread pathway becomes the narrowest is formed. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150330006 | THREADER FOR OVERLOCK MACHINE - Provided is a threader for an overlock machine that allows the whole machine to be made compact and allows an operator to carry out threading reliably with one hand. The threader comprises: a threading shaft that moves vertically and is supported rotatably, with a shaft core being taken as a central axis; a threading hook that is fixed to the lower end of the threading shaft and that includes a hook part that can be inserted into the needle eye of a sewing needle and a first guide part that guides the hook part to the needle eye; and a thread guide member that guides a needle thread to the hook part in the vicinity of the descent limit point of the threading shaft. The threading hook is rotated by a predetermined angle so that the hook part is inserted into the needle eye of the sewing needle in the vicinity of the descent limit point of the threading shaft. The threading hook and the thread guide member are rotated in opposite directions to each other and thereby the thread guide member is rotated by the predetermined angle so that the thread hooking part intersects the sewing needle beyond the position of the sewing needle in the vicinity of the descent limit point of the threading shaft. The threading shaft moves according to the relative positional relationship between the needle eyes of a plurality of sewing needles. | 11-19-2015 |
| 112226000 | Clamping | 3 |
| 20080271659 | Needle holder of multiple needles for sewing machine - The present invention refers to a needle holder of multiple needles, the needle holder is connected with a needle bar on one end and equipped with a needle receiver with several open needle accommodating parts on the other end, so that it is convenient to process and manufacture. With cooperation of a needle retainer, the needle accommodating part of the needle receiver can become a closed structure to allow the ends of the needles to insert and be fixed on position by a needle fastening member on the needle retainer. Wherein, due to the open structure of the whole needle receiver of the needle holder, the manufacture is more precise and accurate, in addition, the processing, maintenance and replacement are more convenient, so as to become a structure of high precision and easy manufacture. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090020055 | Clamping device for needles - A quick-release clamping holder for a sewing needle, embroidery needle or the like has a needle receptacle ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20190145035 | NEEDLE MOUNTING DEVICE AND SEWING MACHINE | 05-16-2019 |
