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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2023
Inteva Products, Llc, Troy, MI (US);
Edward J. Wenzel, Troy, MI (US);
Ramez M. Habhab, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for applying stitches to a decorative component having a three dimensional configuration is provided. A head for applying stitches to a decorative component having a three dimensional configuration, including: a needle bar assembly operatively coupled to the head; a looper configured to cooperate with the needle bar assembly in order to provide a plurality of stitches in the decorative component, the looper rotating in a plane parallel to the decorative component; a post assembly configured to drive the looper in a reciprocating fashion in the plane, wherein the post assembly is operatively coupled to a motor configured to drive the needle bar assembly in a reciprocating fashion, the post assembly being operatively coupled to the head via a cylinder arm assembly and a downshaft assembly; and wherein the cylinder arm assembly is rotated in a synchronized manner with a rock frame through mechanical linkage connecting a rock frame drive shaft to the cylinder arm assembly.