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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 5/02 ; D05B 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 5/02 ; D05B 2/100 ;
Abstract
A sewing machine having a free arm which is provided with free arm sensors and for detecting a contact between the free arm and a cylindrical work during embroidery stitching operation, the cylindrical work being held by an embroidering frame and placed on the free arm as covering the same so as to be embroidered thereon. The contact as detected is indicated to the machine user or the sewing machine is stopped. Further, the contact detection may be used to seek an area where the work may be allowed to be embroidered. The area as sought is discriminated prior to initiation of stitching operation if the work may be embroidered in the area.