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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yuki Taguchi, Chita-gun, JP;
Masahiro Hanabusa, Nagoya, JP;
Fumihiro Nonobe, Inuyama, JP;
Hironori Matsushita, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An embroidery frame includes a first frame and a second frame. The second frame holds an object to be sewn with the first frame. The second frame includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a plurality of magnets and an annular portion. The annular portion is made of magnetic material. The first member is able to be switched to one of a first position and a second position. The second member includes a plurality of plate members. The plurality of plate members are made of magnetic material. The first position is a position where some of the plurality of magnets faces the gap and a portion of two of the plate members that are adjacent across the gap. The second position is a position where some of the plurality of magnets faces a corresponding one of the plurality of plate members.