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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ; D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
11212112 ; 112277 ;
Abstract
An embroidery frame attached to an embroidering machine is shifted on a horizontal plane by means of a pair of pulse motors for changing relative position between a vertically reciprocating needle and a fabric supported within the embroidery frame. A phase sensor is arranged for continuously detecting a rotational phase of an upper drive shaft which governs a vertical position of the needle. The pulse motors are controlled such that a horizontal shift of the embroidery frame is prevented or discontinued in a particular circumstance for preventing breakage of the needle and/or damage of the fabric which would otherwise occur during the frame shift operation.