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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1988
Susumu Hanyu, Tokyo, JP;
Noboru Kasuga, Tokyo, JP;
Kazumasa Hara, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Koike, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Ninijima, Tokyo, JP;
Janome Sewing Machine Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sewing machine includes an automatic thread tension adjusting device comprising an upper thread tension member arranged in an a thread running path between an upper thread source and a main thread take-up lever. An auxiliary thread take-up lever is arranged in the upper thread running path between the main thread take-up lever and a needle holding the upper thread. A thread engaging part guides the upper thread. A thread presser is arranged laterally of the upper thread running path between the main and auxiliary thread take-up levers and normally clamps the upper thread. A detector detects a predetermined rotation phase of a drive shaft of the machine and thread elongation, respectively, and generates respective electric signals. A control circuit causes the thread presser to release the upper thread in response to the electric signals generated by the detector.