Inteva Products, LLC

Nicholas Hallstedt

Edward Joseph Wenzel

Ramez M Habhab

A robotic sewing assembly is provided and includes a sewing head body, an upper arm, a motor and a lower arm. The upper arm is attachable to the sewing head body and includes a sewing needle oriented along a first axis. The lower arm is rotatably attachable to the sewing head body to be rotatable about a second axis defined transversely with respect to the first axis by the motor. The lower arm includes a stitch plate, a butterfly looper and first and second drivetrains. The first drivetrain is extendable through the lower arm and configured to maintain a position of the stitch plate during lower arm rotation. The second drivetrain is extendable through the lower arm and configured to drive the butterfly looper during the lower arm rotation.

Pivoting lower arm for robotic sewing assembly

A needle bar holder for a sewing machine head, including: a revolver configured to hold a plurality of separate needle bars; a motor operably coupled to the revolver for rotating the revolver; and a means for ensuring alignment and stability of the revolver when one of the plurality of separate needle bars are selected for a sewing process.

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

Nicholas Hallstedt