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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshikazu Kurono, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yasushi Mizuno, Obu, JP;
Masaki Shimizu, Toyoake, JP;
Yasukazu Noguchi, Nagoya, JP;
Hirokazu Hirose, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ; D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
11247001 ; 112239 ; 112275 ; 112284 ;
Abstract
In a presser foot device of a sewing machine, a presser foot is vertically movably supported to a sewing machine body frame by a presser bar. A drive device moves the presser bar up and down in accordance with a drive signal. A sensor detects when the presser foot is raised close to a top dead center position, that is, a predetermined position. Based on the detection by the sensor, a control device controls the drive signal for the presser foot drive device.