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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Ryutaro Maki, Gifu, JP;
Takafumi Naka, Ama, JP;
Shoichi Taguchi, Toyohashi, JP;
Masayuki Iwata, Gifu, JP;
Ryutaro Maki, Gifu, JP;
Takafumi Naka, Ama, JP;
Shoichi Taguchi, Toyohashi, JP;
Masayuki Iwata, Gifu, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A sewing machine operating device includes a plurality of operating members configured to be operated by a user with his/her foot, the operating members having respective detectors which each detect an action of the foot in a contact or non-contact manner and include at least two detectors mounted so as to be opposed to each other while the foot placed on the base is interposed between the detectors from sides of the foot, a signal output unit configured to generate an operation signal according to operation of each operating member and deliver the operation signal via a connecting mechanism to the sewing machine body, and a position adjusting mechanism configured to change a position of at least one of the operating members mounted on the base, the position adjusting mechanism including a distance adjusting mechanism adjusting a distance between the at least two detectors in an increasing or decreasing direction.