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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1997
Tooru Hiramatsu, Chofu, JP;
Nobuo Yano, Omiya, JP;
Juki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A needle thread changing device of a sewing machine, comprises: a first thread end holding section for holding thread end portions of plurality threads respectively drawn from a plurality of spools; a thread cutting section for cutting a thread being currently used while selectively drawn from the first thread end holding section; a second thread end holding section for holding an end portion of the thread of a needle side cut by the thread cutting section; a thread selecting section for selecting a changing thread from the plurality of threads held by the first thread end holding section; a thread end portion moving section for moving an end portion of the thread selected by the thread selecting section to a predetermined knotting position; and a knotting section for connecting the end portion of the thread thus selected to the end portion of the thread currently used held by the second thread end holding section at the knotting position after the thread thus selected has been moved to the predetermined knotting position.
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