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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Daisuke Ueda, Seto, JP;
Nobuhiko Funato, Gifu, JP;
Fumihiro Nonobe, Inuyama, JP;
Yuki Taguchi, Chita-gun, JP;
Junya Kito, Nagoya, JP;
Koji Funaki, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A sewing machine includes a needle plate, a bed portion, a first urging member, a first engagement member, a second engagement member, and a lock release mechanism. The bed portion is configured to support the needle plate. The first urging member is provided inside the bed portion and configured to urge the needle plate upward. The first engagement member is provided on the needle plate. The second engagement member is provided inside the bed portion, and is configured to fix the needle plate in a fixed position by being engaged with the first engagement member of the needle plate pressed downward against an urging force of the first urging member. The lock release mechanism is configured to release the engagement of the first engagement member and the second engagement member.