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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd., Hachioji, JP;
Hiroki Shiratsuchi, Hachioji, JP;
JANOME CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An embroidery apparatus includes a main unit to be detachably mounted on a bed section of a sewing machine, a first translation mechanism that moves an embroidery frame holder with an embroidery frame mounted thereon in a first direction, a second translation mechanism that moves the first translation mechanism along an upper surface of the main unit in a second direction that orthogonally intersects the first direction, and an elevator mechanism that is supported by the second translation mechanism at opposite sides of the main unit and that raises and lowers the first translation mechanism. The embroidery apparatus is applicable to a sewing machine switchable between embroidery stitching and standard stitching. During standard stitching, the upper surface of the first translation mechanism is flush with the upper surface of the main unit, which enables both upper surfaces to be used as an auxiliary table.