Patents by Inventor Tohru Sakuma

Tohru Sakuma has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11339515
    Abstract: Provided is a sewing machine that can be reduced in size by employing a simple configuration for a feed dog drive device. A lateral feed drive unit (8) and a vertical drive unit (9) transmit rotation of a drive shaft (7) to a feed dog (3). The feed dog (3) is supported by a swingable feed base (5). A square piece (18) is provided at a lower end of a raising and lowering link (15) of the vertical drive unit (9). A guide member (19) including a guide groove (20) configured to guide the square piece (18) is disposed right under the feed base (5). An upper end of the raising and lowering link (15) is connected to a part of the feed base (5) between the swinging shaft (6) and the feed dog (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Sakuma, Mitsuru Sato
  • Publication number: 20210363679
    Abstract: Provided is a sewing machine that can be reduced in size by employing a simple configuration for a feed dog drive device. A lateral feed drive unit (8) and a vertical drive unit (9) transmit rotation of a drive shaft (7) to a feed dog (3). The feed dog (3) is supported by a swingable feed base (5). A square piece (18) is provided at a lower end of a raising and lowering link (15) of the vertical drive unit (9). A guide member (19) including a guide groove (20) configured to guide the square piece (18) is disposed right under the feed base (5). An upper end of the raising and lowering link (15) is connected to a part of the feed base (5) between the swinging shaft (6) and the feed dog (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: TOHRU SAKUMA, MITSURU SATO
  • Patent number: 11124908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thread feeding device of a decorative stitching sewing machine. The thread feeding device feeds a needle thread, an upper looper thread, and a lower looper thread in the amounts required for sewing one stitch such that the position of a stitch looping point of the threads changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Suzuki, Tohru Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20210087728
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thread feeding device of a decorative stitching sewing machine. The thread feeding device feeds a needle thread, an upper looper thread, and a lower looper thread in the amounts required for sewing one stitch such that the position of a stitch looping point of the threads changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: MITSUHARU SUZUKI, TOHRU SAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20200190716
    Abstract: A sewing machine needle is attached, fixed or exchanged to a needle clamp firmly and easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: TOHRU SAKUMA, MITSUHARU SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10676848
    Abstract: A sewing machine needle is attached, fixed or exchanged to a needle clamp firmly and easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Sakuma, Mitsuharu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10472754
    Abstract: A sewing machine threading device includes: hermetic lips capable of making hermetic contact with a peripheral band-ring-shaped region of needles surrounding thread exits of needle eye, and which further includes a peripheral band-ring-shaped pad which surrounds suction port holes which draw in air from the thread exits of the needle eyes; a needle thread suction conduit pipe connected to the suction port holes; a position switching mechanism which moves the hermetic lips to a threading position such that the hermetic lips are in contact with the needle with the suction port holes being aligned with the thread exits, and, when forming a stitch, retracts the hermetic lips from the needle and moves said hermetic lips to a standby position; and a pump which takes in one end of the thread to be inserted into thread entrances of the needle eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Sakuma, Mitsuharu Suzuki, Shigenori Kudo, Mitsuru Satou
  • Patent number: 10422061
    Abstract: A sewing machine needle is attached firmly and easily, and is fixed and exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING LTD.
    Inventor: Tohru Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20190048503
    Abstract: Provided is a sewing machine threading device, comprising: hermetic lips (7a-7e) which are capable of making a hermetic contact with a peripheral band-ring-shaped region (22) of needles (1a, 1b, 1e-1g) which surrounds thread exits (5a-5e) of needle eyes (1-1d, 1h-1j) of the needle, and which further comprises a corresponding peripheral band-ring-shaped pad (24) which surrounds suction port holes (6a-6e) which draw in air from the thread exits of the needle eyes of the needles; a needle thread suction conduit pipe which is connected to the suction port holes of the hermetic lips; a position switching mechanism which, when threading the needle, moves the hermetic lips to a threading position such that the hermetic lips are in contact with the needle with the suction port holes being aligned with the thread exits of the needle eyes of the noodle, and, when forming a stitch, retracts the hermetic lips from the needle and moves said hermetic lips to a standby position; and a pump which, with the needle thread suct
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING, LTD.
    Inventors: TOHRU SAKUMA, MITSUHARU SUZUKI, SHIGENORI KUDO, MITSURU SATOU
  • Publication number: 20180347088
    Abstract: A sewing machine needle is attached firmly and easily, and is fixed and exchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING LTD.
    Inventor: TOHRU SAKUMA
  • Patent number: 9347163
    Abstract: An engaging clutch for respectively transmitting power from a sewing machine motor to a drive shaft driving a stitch forming device including the looper at the time of the stitch formation or to the gas supply source at the time of the looper threading comprises a structure which is moved to one of a gas supply drive member which transmits the power to the gas supply source and a stitch forming drive member which is fastened to one end of the drive shaft and transmits the power to the stitch forming device so that approach/separation becomes free depending on a manual operation of a looper threading/stitch forming changeover manual operating portion and transmits the power from the sewing machine motor through a clutch hollow shaft and retains a connecting state when connecting to the gas supply drive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Sakuma, Masato Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9297101
    Abstract: When lifting and lowering the presser-foot by either of the manual operation lever and the knee operation lifter, the composition of the lifting and lowering mechanism can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced and the production can be performed easily. The present invention is provided with a presser bar lifting and lowering mechanism (30) which has: a lifter operating plate which is disposed upon a pedestal (2a) which supports an arm (2) upon a bed (3) and which is vertically movable depending on a vertical movement operation of a manual operation lever (31); a pivot rod in which one end is joined to the lifter operating plate via a first joining link; and a presser-foot bar lifting and lowering plate which is joined to a second joining link which is joined to the other end of the pivot rod, and which is joined to the presser-foot bar via a presser bar holder which is fixed to the presser-foot bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING, LTD.
    Inventor: Tohru Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20150233033
    Abstract: When lifting and lowering the presser-foot by either of the manual operation lever and the knee operation lifter, the composition of the lifting and lowering mechanism can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced and the production can be performed easily. The present invention is provided with a presser bar lifting and lowering mechanism (30) which has: a lifter operating plate which is disposed upon a pedestal (2a) which supports an arm (2) upon a bed (3) and which is vertically movable depending on a vertical movement operation of a manual operation lever (31); a pivot rod in which one end is joined to the lifter operating plate via a first joining link; and a presser-foot bar lifting and lowering plate which is joined to a second joining link which is joined to the other end of the pivot rod, and which is joined to the presser-foot bar via a presser bar holder which is fixed to the presser-foot bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: SUZUKI MANUFACTURING, LTD.
    Inventor: Tohru Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20150167218
    Abstract: A safety device is not required for avoiding a transition to a stitch forming state from a looper threading state during a gas supply operation of a gas supply pump, and a threading can be performed more easily with one-touch operation to a looper by one-handed operation of small number of times on the operation for being simplified on mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Tohru Sakuma, Masato Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8661997
    Abstract: A thread can be captured surely by the thread capturing open eye of a needle and a stitch can be formed in the space within a machine bed. A handstitch on the front surface of a fabric workpiece and a locked stitch on the back surface are formed as a skip-stitch set by cooperation of a open eye needle (13), a rotary hook (200) comprising a rocking bobbin casing (205) loaded in a rotative outer rotary hook (202), and a thread draw out actuator (401). In the first stroke of the open eye needle (13), a stitch length feed of the fabric workpiece for handstitch is performed by a feed dog (601). In the second stroke of the open eye needle (13), an inter-stitch pitch feed of fabric workpiece for inter-handstitch is performed by a feed dog (601).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Suzuki Manufacturing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Sakuma, Tohru Sakuma
  • Patent number: 7891307
    Abstract: A sewing thread (20) can be captured certainly with a thread capturing open eye (13a) of an open eye needle (13) and the stitches are formed in the inner space of a sewing machine bed (3). A handstitch and a locked stitch are formed, respectively, on the front surface and the back surface of a fabric workpiece (21) as a skip stitch set through cooperation of the open eye needle (13), a shuttle hook (200) and a thread draw out actuator (401). A feed dog (601) feeds the fabric workpiece by a stitch length (P1) for handstitch during a first stroke of the open eye needle (13), and feeds the fabric workpiece by an inter-stitch pitch (P2) between the handstitches during a second stroke of the open eye needle (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Suzuki Manufacturing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Sakuma, Tohru Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20100199899
    Abstract: A thread can be captured surely by the thread capturing open eye of a needle and a stitch can be formed in the space within a machine bed. A handstitch on the front surface of a fabric workpiece and a locked stitch on the back surface are formed as a skip-stitch set by cooperation of a open eye needle (13), a rotary hook (200) comprising a rocking bobbin casing (205) loaded in a rotative outer rotary hook (202), and a thread draw out actuator (401). In the first stroke of the open eye needle (13), a stitch length feed of the fabric workpiece for handstitch is performed by a feed dog (601). In the second stroke of the open eye needle (13), an inter-stitch pitch feed of fabric workpiece for inter-handstitch is performed by a feed dog (601).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Suzuki Manufacturing, LYd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Sakuma, Tohru Sakuma
  • Patent number: 7111568
    Abstract: In a cover stitch sewing machine which forms double chain stitch seams, needle threads are pulled out from the needle thread tensioning devices, passing over a thread hanging point on a needle thread pulling-up spring and the needle thread take-up completes drawing-up of the needle threads after needle thread loops of the respective needles are seized by the looper. The sewing material is then fed one feed pitch as the needles are moved down and the needle thread take-up draws out the needle threads, while the needle threads are pulled up at the thread hanging point by the elasticity of the needle thread pulling-up spring, thus preventing slack in the needle threads below the needle thread eyes. The threads which are connected with the needle thread loops, are drawn up by the thread hanging point of the needle thread take-up against the resiliency of the needle thread pulling-up spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Suzuki Manufacturing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Sakuma, Shigenori Kudoh