Abstract: For the purpose of attaching a strip of cloth provided with a zip-fastener component to a trouser forepart, first a rim of the strip of cloth and then the rim of the trouser forepart are folded over. The strip of cloth is arranged above the trouser forepart. Both folded-over rims are brought into a position relative to each other which they occupy after being joined together. Then they are brought into mutual contact and joined together with only a single seam in only one sewing operation. Thus very simple handling of the parts to be sewn together is achieved along with a very simple design of the required sewing units.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a feed mechanism for a sewing machine for displacement-free, near-edge connection of two flexible layers of fabric in the direction of sewing. The device, which is to be used as an attachment, consists essentially of a driven, endless feeding arrangement guided in the horizontal direction and a plurality of receiving elements which are designed as clamps. The receiving elements include clamp lower parts arranged at a vertically spaced location from the fabric support surface and clamp upper parts that can be actuated like pushbuttons, as well as a pressing element acting on the clamp upper parts.With their edges that are to be connected, the fabric layers are fed into a flat feeding section and fixed and carried by a first clamp and continually fixed by consecutive clamps in the same position in the device, thus carried along the stitch formation site, and continuously released in the sewn state at a discharge point.

Abstract: A device on a sewing machine for controlling the tensile stress (F) applied to a thread as it is being fed in the sewing process, including a device for producing a frictional force acting on the thread, a setting member, a force-measuring device, and a control unit for controlling the tensile stress (F) in the thread. The setting member functions commonly as the force measurement sensor and the force-applying device.

Abstract: A cutting device for an automatic sewing machine, including a knife (2) and a knife guard (3) which projects the fingers of the operator. The knife (2) is capable of being lowered to a cutting area in a cutting plane (S) only when the knife guard (3) is in its protecting position. The knife (2) and knife guard (3) are driven simultaneosuly by a single drive, the knife guard (3) reaching the cutting plane (S) earlier than the knife (2). If the knife guard (3) cannot substantially reach its protective position, then the downward movement of the knife (2) is mechanically blocked, preventing further movement of the knife (2). This mechanical blocking is carried out by the coaction of a lever (20) which is connected to the knife guard (3) by a connecting member (21), the lever (20) being moveable in translation and rotation, and by a lever (19), which is moveable rotationally only and has a stop (37) thereon for blocking movement of the knife (2) when the knife guard (3) is not in its protective position.

Abstract: A sewing-material holder for an automatic sewing machine and its method of operation. Two or more sewing-material parts to be sewn, once they have been aligned, can be reliably clamped together and not inadvertently displaced when they are clamped. The upper plate of the sewing-material holder closes over the lower plate by first swinging about an axis of rotation and then lowering vertically. The upper plate of the sewing-material holder is thereby lowered into a position where it contacts a large area of the workpiece which has been placed and aligned on the lower plate, so that uniform clamping takes place instantaneously. The sewing-material holder is advantageously adaptable to being closed automatically, and furthermore is easier to operate even if this is done non-automatically, so that the throughput times are shortened.

Abstract: To attach a strip of cloth provided with a zip-fastener component to each of two trouser foreparts, the edge of the trouser forepart is folded over before being joined to the strip of cloth. The trouser forepart with the folded-over edge and the strip of cloth are positioned relative to one another in a position which they occupy after being sewn together. Subsequently, this sewing takes place in a clamping fixture in a single sewing operation. The purpose of this measure is to attach the strip of cloth and zip-fastener component to a trouser forepart with the minimum possible effort.

Abstract: A CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) automatic sewing device comprises a sewing head and a workpiece holder movable in two co-ordinate directions perpendicular to one another for holding a workpiece to be sewn. A thread trimming device is provided adjacent to the stitch forming place and stationary relative to the latter and directly below the workpiece holder.

Abstract: In an automatic sewing device the sewing head has, for producing a tangential path of the needle relative to the seam to be produced, a rotary housing which receives the needle bar and a likewise rotatable hook bearing which receives the hook and which can be tilt driven by an adjusting shaft at the same angle of rotation as the rotary housing. A drive shaft is provided for driving the needle bar and the hook. To enable even pivoting movements of the rotary housing in a simple embodiment without a change in the height of the needle bar occurring, there are provided a device for the drive-like connection of the adjusting shaft and the drive shaft and a device for the disengagement of the drive motor from the drive shaft.

Abstract: To attach a strip of cloth provided with a zip-fastener component to each of two trouser foreparts, the edge of the trouser forepart is folded over before being joined to the strip of cloth. The trouser forepart with the folded-over edge and the strip of cloth are positioned relative to one another in a position which they occupy after being sewn together. Subsequently, this sewing takes place in a clamping fixture in a single sewing operation. The purpose of this measure is to attach the strip of cloth and zip-fastener component to a trouser forepart with the minimum possible effort.

Abstract: To produce a collar, which consists of two lower collar parts and if necessary an upper collar, on the body of an article of clothing, the edge of the body and, if necessary, the corresponding marginal zone of the upper collar are arranged between the associated marginal zones of the two lower collar parts prior to sewing. Sewing with only one continuous closed seam then takes place.

Abstract: To produce a collar, which consists of two lower collar parts and if necessary an upper collar, on the body of an article of clothing, the edge of the body and, if necessary, the corresponding marginal zone of the upper collar are arranged between the associated marginal zones of the two lower collar parts prior to sewing. Sewing with only one continuous closed seam then takes place.

Abstract: A folding device for an automatic sewing machine has a carrier plate for a first workpiece, a sword which is movable in the longitudinal direction thereof to receive a second workpiece and an outer frame having creasing devices for folding the second workpiece around the sword. The outer frame is pivotable into a total of three different working positions. In addition, it is movable out of its working positions into a retracted position. The purpose of this measure is to improve the field of vision for the operator while at the same time reducing the risk of an accident.

Abstract: In a sewing machine having a needle bar jogging frame in which a needle bar which can be driven with a reciprocating motion in its longitudinal direction is mounted, the jogging frame is in the form of a member of a parallel four-bar linkage. For this purpose the frame is mounted by way of a guide lever and a lever so as to be movable parallel to itself in the heat of the sewing machine. The lever and the guide lever are designed equal in length and arranged parallel to one another. This development creates a simply constructed jogging frame so that the needle bar and thus also the needle are always moved or displaced parallel to themselves in the jogging plane of the jogging frame, irrespective of the stitch length and irrespective of whether the sewing direction is forward or backward to produce lock stitches.

Abstract: At a sewing automat the sewing head is provided with a rotary housing incorporating a needle bar, a needle bar jogging mechanism and a thread take-up mechanism and a rotatable hook bearing receiving a hook, in order to generate a tangentially directed needle feed movement of the needle relative to the seam to be produced. In order to achieve constant lengths of stitches at swivel motions of the rotary housing and the hook bearing a rotary position indicator associated to a central control unit is connected to a main drive shaft, wherein the rotary position indicator puts out a pre-given number of pulses per revolution of a main drive shaft. The main drive shaft and an adjusting shaft are operably connected to the rotary position indicator via a differential gear in such a manner that at swivelling of the adjusting shaft the rotary position indicator generates a number of pulses corresponding to the swivelling of the adjusting shaft.

Abstract: An automatic sewing machine has two feeding devices, each having a workpiece holder, each of which, when in a sewing position, can be raised up into a position some distance above a carrier plate and, at this distance above the carrier plate, can be moved over the other workpiece holder situated on the carrier plate to a transfer position. The purpose of these measures is to minimize the cycle time with the lowest possible expense and to increase the output of the automatic sewing machine as much as possible while largely avoiding idling paths.

Abstract: An automatic sewing machine has a guiding device by means of which workpieces can be guided, on the one hand, from a taking over position to a sewing position under a sewing head and, on the other hand, under this sewing head in two coordinate directions. To enable the handling of large workpieces in the case of a particularly simple design, the whole guiding device is arranged above a workpiece receiving plate for the workpieces, a free space for large workpieces being provided on the side of the workpiece receiving plate lying opposite an operator's side.

Abstract: A folding device for an automatic sewing machine has a vacuum holding device for a sword. This measure serves to ensure a perfect position of the sword relative to an outer frame of the folding device during creasing of a workpiece. A suction plate provided for this purpose is pivotable relative to the outer frame in a direction away from the sword. This serves to allow very precise creasing to take place.

Abstract: At an automatic sewing device the sewing head for generating a tangential movement of the needle feed movement relative to the seam to be produced is provided with a rotary housing for receiving a needle bar, a needle jogging mechanism and a thread take-up lever drive, and a rotatable hook bearing for receiving a hook. In order to achieve constant stitch lengths even when the rotary housing and hook bearing are swivelled, the main drive shaft for the stitch forming instruments and the adjusting shaft for the rotary housing and the hook bearing are coupled via a differential gear in such a manner that at rotations of the adjusting shaft a swivelling motion is imparted to the main drive shaft, which acts against changes of the position of the needle bar, the needle jogging mechanism, the thread take-up lever drive and the hook.

Abstract: An automatic sewing machine having a folding device and a feeding device is designed in such a manner that the folding device is designed to be displaceable and lockable on a stand of the automatic sewing machine in a feeding direction relative to the sewing head. The purpose of these measures is to achieve a minimization of the cycle times. In adapting to the size of the workpieces to be sewn together, the position of the folding device relative to the sewing head can thus be reduced to a minimum.

Abstract: A sewing machine has a sewing head and at least one workpiece holder for receiving the workpiece. The sewing head and the workpiece holder are movable relative to one another in two coordinate directions. In order to be able to adequately secure the workpiece in the workpiece holder, below the latter is provided a supporting plate which supports the latter and which is fixed in one coordinate direction (x-direction) relative to the sewing head, extends at least over the maximum relative movement in said coordinate direction (x-direction) and has a recess extending in the other coordinate direction for the passage of a needle. Between the supporting plate and the workpiece holder is provided a supporting belt, which is fixed relative to the workpiece holder in both coordinate directions.