Abstract: An embroidery machine has its main shaft provided with a cam for controlling the thread takeup at an embroidery needle bar. A cam follower of the transmission arm of the pivotal thread-guide lever is held against the cam by a force-generating means such as a spring or a fluid-operated cylinder and a device is provided for swinging the thread-guide lever into a selected other position, e.g. for thread cutting.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 1991
Date of Patent:
May 25, 1993
Assignee:
ZSK-Stickmaschinen-Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung