Abstract: The apparatus of the invention is applied to a case of folding, for example, the sleeve cloth of short-sleeved T-shirt in half while conveying. A holding device grips the leading end of the cloth conveyed on a conveying surface of narrow conveyor belts, lifts the gripped leading end of the cloth from the conveying surface, and holds it above the conveying surface temporarily. A cloth stopping device stops conveying of the front side portion of the conveyed cloth on the conveying surface at a position of an upstream side in the conveying direction from the holding device. When cloths are put on the conveying surface by overlaying mutually in part, a space is formed between the preceding cloth and succeeding cloth by the cloth stopping device, so that the leading end of the cloth is gripped and lifted by the holding device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for sewing a thread chain into a seam by an overlock sewing machine, particularly an apparatus for providing a specified length of thread chain remaining in a side of the sewing machine. A cutting device cuts a thread chain formed consecutively with a trailing end of a workpiece at the first operation. In a working face in the vicinity of the cutting device in a fabric feeding side, an air suction nozzle is provided for drawing a separated thread chain remaining in a side of the sewing machine after the first operation of the cutting device. An air injection pipe is provided in a position opposite to an internal bore of a tongue. The air injection pipe blows air toward the internal bore so that the separated thread chain is moved into the internal bore.

Abstract: The cloth piece transfer apparatus with side inverter of the invention is applied to the case of continuous feed of cut cloth pieces into a sewing machine or the like. Pickup 14 pinches holds and lifts the rear portion of the cloth piece N in the process of transfer of the cloth pieces N supplied and supported in horizontal position in uneven sides on a transfer device 4. A rodless cylinder 7 moves the pickup 14 in the transfer direction at a speed faster than the transfer speed of the transfer device 4. The cloth piece N moved by this rodless cylinder 7 is brought into contact with an inverting member 18 disposed beneath the middle position of the moving route of the pickup 14, and the sides of the cloth piece N are inverted. The inverted cloth piece N is dropped and supported on the transfer device 4. It enhances the transfer efficiency and is enable to transfer by inverting the sides without disturbing the interval of the cloth pieces supplied continuously.

Abstract: The cloth end position control apparatus for a sewing machine of the present invention functions to control the end portion of the cloth to a specified sewing position. A cloth end control roller corrects the position deviation of the cloth by rotating in a direction orthogonal to the cloth feed direction depending on the detection by a cloth end detector for detecting the end portion of the cloth C. A pressing member guides the end portion of the cloth C by gripping the cloth C against the cloth end control roller. The cloth roller is rotatable about a shaft disposed at the cloth feed-in side to the roller and in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the cloth feed direction, and is elastically thrust in a direction reverse to the cloth feed direction through a coil spring.

Abstract: A thread control apparatus for a double chain stitch sewing machine of the present invention is applied to the case of sewing a cloth with a double chain stitch sewing machine having multiple needles, and forming a thread chain consecutively to the sewing end of the cloth. Two thread tensioning devices change over and apply mutually different thread tensions to needle threads and to a looper thread passed through a plurality of needles and a looper, respectively, when sewing the cloth and when forming a thread chain. An other looper thread tensioning device disposed in a thread route between a looper thread take-up device and the looper. The other looper thread tensioning device limits the draw-out amount of thread by pinching the looper thread from the looper thread take-up device to the looper side only when forming a thread chain, and therefore a tight thread chain may be securely formed when forming a thread chain.

Abstract: A sewing apparatus of circular rib of the invention is applied to the case of sewing a circular rib in a tape form to the end portion of a tubular cloth such as the waist portion of briefs. A first cloth end controlling device corrects the position by gripping the end portion of a tubular cloth C between a control roller 23 and a roller holder 25 so as to support an circular rib R and tubular cloth C separately at right and left side, in a front roller 1, out of plural rollers 1, 2, 3 disposed in front and rear of the needle drop point 5 of a sewing machine. A second cloth end controlling device corrects the position by gripping the end portion of the tubular cloth C between the control roller 22 and roller holder 24, so that the end portion may overlap with the circular rib R. Moreover, near the second cloth end controlling device, a rib detaching guide 4 supports only the circular rib R, and moves away to a waiting position along with approach of the sewing start portion.

Abstract: In a looper thread control device for a double chainstitch sewing machine, the sewing needles are lowered securely into a thread triangle, even under the conditions of low thread tension and high speed operation, and with an elastic looper thread, without rib formation or skipped stitches in the fabric. A looper thread support member 1 moves up and down in cooperation with sewing needles NL, NR near the left end of the looper L. The looper thread support member 1 enters into the triangle prior to the descent of the sewing needles, and seizes the looper thread LT. The looper thread support member 1 holds the looper thread until the eyelet LE on the looper moves to the right side of the looper thread support member 1, thereby pulling out the looper thread LT from the thread source, and then releases the looper thread.

Abstract: The sewing apparatus of the invention is applied, for example, in sewing of a tape-form circular rib to the end portion of a tubular cloth such as the waist portion of briefs. A cutter 19 disposed in front of the needle drop point 5 of the sewing machine cuts the tubular cloth C along the direction matching with the cloth feed direction. A cloth end correcting device guides the end portion of the set tubular cloth C in a direction crossing the cutting line of the cutter 19. A cloth end detector 26 detects the end portion of the tubular cloth C at a first position on the cutting line parallel to the cloth feed direction passing through the cutter 19 and a second position remote from the cutting line in a direction crossing the cloth feed direction.

Abstract: A sewing machine having a cylinder bed feeds cloth in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder bed, with a main feed dog and differential feed dog provided in the cylinder bed projecting from a bed main body of the sewing machine. The main feed bar, differential feed bar, main feed oscillating shaft and differential feed oscillating shaft for moving each feed bar back and forth, and front and rear vertical oscillating shafts for moving both feed bars up and down are provided in the cylinder bed, while all other mechanisms for the main feed dog and differential feed dog are provided inside the bed main body, so that the cylinder bed may be designed thinly.

Abstract: The method and apparatus for preventing seam from raveling in a double chain stitch sewing machine of the invention are applied mainly in sewing of cloth by a double chain stitch sewing machine with multiple needles, and when nearing the end of sewing for forming a double chain stitch S by collaboration of a plurality of needles 5, 6 and a looper 3, a looper thread 10 consecutive from the cloth W to the looper 3 is engaged with a hook 15, and in this state, consequently, needle threads 8, 9 consecutive to the needles 5, 6 from the cloth W through the looper 3, and the looper thread 10 consecutive to the looper 3 from the cloth W are cut off, and the looper thread 10 engaged with the hook 15 is also cut off simultaneously or before or after this cutting, and therefore the looper thread 10 consecutive to the sewing end of the cloth W is set in discontinuous state, and raveling of sewing thread is securely prevented, while the length of the thread end consecutive to the sewing end is shortened, so that a sewn pr

Abstract: An apparatus for a chain stitch sewing machine, for automatically shifting a thread chain from the stitching area to its opposite side and holding it there, and for stitching the thread chain neatly onto the initial seam on a fabric supplied successively to the sewing machine. A nozzle for blowing the thread chain forwardly is provided behind a presser foot of the sewing machine. In front of the needle hole of the presser foot, an opening vertically penetrates the presser foot located backwardly of a double chain stitch needle relative to the direction of movement of the material for guiding the thread chain, and a groove is formed on the lower surface of the presser foot from the hole toward the opening. A thread chain suction tube is provided above the opening. The thread chain is precisely aligned on the sewing line by the groove.

Abstract: In a multi-needle double chain stitch sewing machine, when forming a thread chain after forming a seam without using upper cover thread, formation of loop or excess looseness of the right needle thread is prevented. A U-shaped guide having a pair of thread eyes at both opposing ends is fixed at the lower end of a needle bar, and a thread take-up cam extending in the vertical direction is fixed on the sewing machine frame between said thread eyes. The upper half of the cam working surface has a linear shape and the lower half has a sloping curve. The right needle thread passed between the thread eyes is brought into contact with the cam, and when the U-shaped guide descends together with the needle bar, the right needle thread is gradually bended.

Abstract: A sewing machine possessing multiple needles and a single looper for forming a double chain stitch without an upper covering thread capable of drawing out a thread chain reliably and smoothly. By using an auxiliary blade disposed parallel to a looper, the thread chain consecutive to the looper is supported, thereby preventing the thread chain from being pushed down beneath a throat plate by descending needles. On the throat plate, a stitch formation tongue composed of a movable slender plate is provided, and this tongue is withdrawn when making the thread chain. The sewing machine is provided with tension regulators for sewing and for forming a thread chain respectively. In the tension regulators for forming the thread chain, the tension of the right needle thread is set lower than the tension of the looper thread. By use of a rear feed dog, the thread chain is drawn out through a guide groove at the left rear end of a needle hole toward the middle of the rear feed dog.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for automatically inserting an elastic tape into a binding tape, and simultaneously sewing the leading and trailing ends of the elastic tape with the binding tape to the hem of a workpiece. A pair of feed rollers and a tensioning device for the elastic tape are provided above a vertical cylindrical guide. An outlet of the vertical cylindrical guide is directed toward the presser foot of a sewing machine, and shifted between positions on and outside the sewing line of the sewing machine. A cutting device for the elastic tape in the direction crossing with the advancing direction is driven by a shaft vertically placed along the vertical cylindrical guide. An advancing speed of the trailing end of the cut elastic tape extending to the presser foot is reduced by a tape pressing device until the trailing end is fed under the presser foot.

Abstract: An automatic hemming apparatus for supplying a tubular workpiece in an adequate attitude to a sewing machine (4) is disclosed. The apparatus has a workpiece position control device (21) and a guide (19) for folding a circular edge of the workpiece in front of a sewing bed (6). The sewing machine (4) is provided with a delivery roller (10) at the rear side and an assisting feed belt (26) at the outside of the sewing bed (6). The device (21) comprises an edge sensor (17) and inclined freely rotatable rollers (22A to 22D) so as to contact with the workpiece on the outer surfaces thereof. On the feeding operation of roller (10) and belt (26), according to a signal from the sensor (17), a stepping motor (24) changes the inclining direction of the rollers (22A to 22D) and the workpiece is moved toward the right or left.

Abstract: An automatic sewing apparatus is disclosed for sewing together a pair of first edges of two overlapped bodies by a cross seam, each of the bodies being formed by sewing together a pair of second edges of two pieces of overlapped cloth, wherein the two bodies are layered with the margins to the seam of the second edges facing away from each other, and the apparatus comprising a sewing device for sewing the overlapped bodies together, a table for supporting the bodies to be sewn, and a sewn edge fold-down device for folding down the margin of one of the bodies in the direction to feed the cloth, and the margin of the other body in the opposite direction before sewing the first edges.

Abstract: A thread tension adjusting apparatus, used in a sewing machine, adjusts tension of a supplied thread by adjusting a thread holding force. The apparatus is provided on a thread supply path running from a thread source to a thread processing section such as a needle and a looper. The thread tension adjusting apparatus comprises a pair of members respectively having portions opposed to each other. At least one of the members is a piezoelectric actuator for changing a distance between the portions when being driven, whereby to adjust a thread holding force.

Abstract: An automatic sewing apparatus for hemming and closing a sleeve is used for hemming a sleeve blank and sewing it into tubular form for making, for example, a short-sleeved T-shirt. The steps subsequent to putting the sleeve blank on a conveyor are done fully automatically and continuously to make the tubular sleeve. The apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention comprises first and second sewing machines disposed at inner corner sides of an L-shaped sewing table, a feed device having a conveying surface disposed on a table part of the first sewing machine side of the sewing table, a folding member for folding the blank edge along the feed direction, a deflecting device having a member for stopping the running of the front end of the hemmed piece above the conveying surface, and a transfer device for feeding the deflected piece of a hemmed sleeve blank to the second sewing machine.

Abstract: A sewing apparatus displays a stitch pattern and forcibly supplies a thread based on the displayed stitch pattern. The apparatus comprises a sewing mechanism, an automatic thread supply device, a key input unit, a memory, a selector and a display. The sewing mechanism has a sewing section which includes a needle and a looper driven in accordance with a rotation of a main shaft. The automatic thread supply device forcibly carries a needle thread and a looper thread to the sewing section. The key input unit sets lengths per stitch of the needle thread and the looper thread which are to be supplied by the automatic thread supply device to the sewing section. The memory stores a plurality of stitch patterns in correspondence with combinations of the lengths of the threads to be supplied per stitch. The selector selects one of the stitch patterns corresponding to the combination set by the key input unit. The display displays in graphics the stitch pattern selected by the selector.

Abstract: An automatic sewing apparatus for hemming and closing a sleeve is used for making a tubular sleeve a short-sleeved T-shirt. After placing the sleeve blanks on a conveyor only, subsequent operations are done fully automatically and continuously to make tubular sleeves, resulting in labor savings, productivity enhancement, and a reduction in savings production cost. In particular two types of shapes cut for sleeves can be sewn by using the apparatus by turning them in the appropriate direction. The apparatus comprises a first sewing machine for hemming and a second sewing machine for edge sewing disposed at both inner corner sides of an L-shaped sewing table, a blank feed device installed at a table part of the first sewing machine side, a folding member for the blank edge, a hemmed piece deflecting device, and direction turning members for turning the deflected piece.