Abstract: A cap frame includes a body member including an arc-shaped curved wall extending in a particular direction, a retaining member including a clamping portion made of elastic material and first and second engagement portions disposed at end portions of the clamping portion in the particular direction, and an attaching portion. In a state where the retaining member is attached to the body member, the retaining member holds a cap between the retaining member itself and the body member. The clamping portion is elastically deformed in conformance with the curved wall and presses the cap toward the curved wall. The body member includes third and fourth engagement portions engageable with the first and second engagement portions, respectively, and first and second guide portions that define movable directions of the first and second engagement portions as first and second guide directions, respectively, and their opposite directions.

Abstract: A cap frame includes a body member including an arc-shaped curved wall extending in a particular direction, an attaching portion connected to the body member, and a retaining member including a clamping portion having a plurality of protrusions aligned along the particular direction, and a facing portion. The attaching portion is removably attachable to a moving mechanism of an embroidery machine. In a state where the retaining member is attached to the body member, the clamping portion is elastically deformed in conformance with the curved wall and presses, toward the curved wall, a cap sandwiched between the curved wall and the clamping portion. The facing portion faces the curved wall of the body member. Each protrusion extends toward the curved wall from a leading end of the facing portion in a removing direction and faces a leading end of the curved wall of the body member in the removing direction.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a mounting portion to be mounted on a sewing machine and a frame portion. The frame portion has a first frame, a hinge portion, a second frame, a first clamping portion, and a second clamping portion. The first frame is connected to the mounting portion. The hinge portion is connected to one end of the first frame. The second frame is connected at one end to the hinge portion such that the second frame is able to rotate with respect to the first frame. The first clamping portion is configured to clamp the first sewing object together with the first frame while the second frame is open with respect to the first frame. The second clamping portion is configured to clamp the second sewing object together with the second frame while the second frame is open with respect to the first frame.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a mounting portion, a first frame with a magnet, and a second frame with a main body portion and a guide portion. The mounting portion is configured to be removably mounted on a sewing machine. The main body portion includes a clamping surface. The guide portion is configured by a non-magnetic material, is provided on the clamping surface, includes an inclined surface, protrudes further than the clamping surface in a first direction intersecting the clamping surface, and guides the first frame to the clamping surface. The inclined surface is inclined in a direction opposite to the first direction the further the inclined surface extends in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and is from an outer side toward an inner side of the second frame. The second frame can clamp easily a sewing object, with the first frame, using magnetic force.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a pair of a first frame and a second frame configured to clamp a sewing object, and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is configured to switch a position of the second frame with respect to the first frame to at least three positions including a first position, a second position and a third position. The first position is a position in which the second frame is closed with respect to the first frame. The second position is a position in which, with respect to the first frame, the second frame is more open, by a first predetermined amount, than in the first position. The third position is a position in which, with respect to the first frame, the second frame is open by a second predetermined amount. The second predetermined amount is larger than the first predetermined amount.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a bed portion, a pillar, an arm portion, a cover, and a thread spool device. The cover is provided on the arm portion and is rotatable between a closed position and an open position. The closed position is a position in which a base surface faces an upper side of the arm portion and the base surface covers the upper side of the arm portion. The open position is a position in which the base surface is directed upward and the base surface does not cover the upper side of the arm portion. The thread spool device is provided on the base surface and including at least one thread spool pin, the thread spool device being capable of holding a thread spool on each of the at least one thread spool pin in a state in which the cover is disposed in the open position.

Abstract: A cap frame includes a body member including an arc-shaped curved wall extending in a particular direction, an attaching portion connected to the body member, and a retaining member including a clamping portion having a plurality of protrusions aligned along the particular direction, and a facing portion. The attaching portion is removably attachable to a moving mechanism of an embroidery machine. In a state where the retaining member is attached to the body member, the clamping portion is elastically deformed in conformance with the curved wall and presses, toward the curved wall, a cap sandwiched between the curved wall and the clamping portion. The facing portion faces the curved wall of the body member. Each protrusion extends toward the curved wall from a leading end of the facing portion in a removing direction and faces a leading end of the curved wall of the body member in the removing direction.

Abstract: A cap frame includes a body member including an arc-shaped curved wall extending in a particular direction, a retaining member including a clamping portion made of elastic material and first and second engagement portions disposed at end portions of the clamping portion in the particular direction, and an attaching portion. In a state where the retaining member is attached to the body member, the retaining member holds a cap between the retaining member itself and the body member. The clamping portion is elastically deformed in conformance with the curved wall and presses the cap toward the curved wall. The body member includes third and fourth engagement portions engageable with the first and second engagement portions, respectively, and first and second guide portions that define movable directions of the first and second engagement portions as first and second guide directions, respectively, and their opposite directions.

Abstract: A die coater 10 as a coating member directly applies an adhesive resin G to a joining portion of a workpiece W by a predetermined width while a holding table 1 holding the workpiece W placed thereon moves. A reinforcing substrate T supplied from an original master roll is joined to the resin G applied to the workpiece W while being pressed by a joining roller 15, and the reinforcing substrate T is cut by a predetermined length. That is, an adhesive sheet is directly formed on the workpiece W.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a mounting portion to be mounted on a sewing machine and a frame portion. The frame portion has a first frame, a hinge portion, a second frame, a first clamping portion, and a second clamping portion. The first frame is connected to the mounting portion. The hinge portion is connected to one end of the first frame. The second frame is connected at one end to the hinge portion such that the second frame is able to rotate with respect to the first frame. The first clamping portion is configured to clamp the first sewing object together with the first frame while the second frame is open with respect to the first frame. The second clamping portion is configured to clamp the second sewing object together with the second frame while the second frame is open with respect to the first frame.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a bed portion, a pillar, an arm portion, a cover, and a thread spool device. The cover is provided on the arm portion and is rotatable between a closed position and an open position. The closed position is a position in which a base surface faces an upper side of the arm portion and the base surface covers the upper side of the arm portion. The open position is a position in which the base surface is directed upward and the base surface does not cover the upper side of the arm portion. The thread spool device is provided on the base surface and including at least one thread spool pin, the thread spool device being capable of holding a thread spool on each of the at least one thread spool pin in a state in which the cover is disposed in the open position.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a mounting portion, a first frame with a magnet, and a second frame with a main body portion and a guide portion. The mounting portion is configured to be removably mounted on a sewing machine. The main body portion includes a clamping surface. The guide portion is configured by a non-magnetic material, is provided on the clamping surface, includes an inclined surface, protrudes further than the clamping surface in a first direction intersecting the clamping surface, and guides the first frame to the clamping surface. The inclined surface is inclined in a direction opposite to the first direction the further the inclined surface extends in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and is from an outer side toward an inner side of the second frame. The second frame can clamp easily a sewing object, with the first frame, using magnetic force.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a pair of a first frame and a second frame configured to clamp a sewing object and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism includes a support member configured to rotatably support the second frame such that a posture of the second frame with respect to the first frame to clamp the sewing object is switchable to a first posture and a second posture. The first posture is a posture in which a first surface of the second frame faces the first frame. The second posture is a posture in which a second surface of the second frame faces the first frame. The second surface is on the opposite side to the first surface. The lock mechanism is configured to press the second frame in at least the first posture toward a first frame side with respect to the second frame.

Abstract: A die coater 10 as a coating member directly applies an adhesive resin G to a joining portion of a workpiece W by a predetermined width while a holding table 1 holding the workpiece W placed thereon moves. A reinforcing substrate T supplied from an original master roll is joined to the resin G applied to the workpiece W while being pressed by a joining roller 15, and the reinforcing substrate T is cut by a predetermined length. That is, an adhesive sheet is directly formed on the workpiece W.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a pair of a first frame and a second frame configured to clamp a sewing object and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism includes a support member configured to rotatably support the second frame such that a posture of the second frame with respect to the first frame to clamp the sewing object is switchable to a first posture and a second posture. The first posture is a posture in which a first surface of the second frame faces the first frame. The second posture is a posture in which a second surface of the second frame faces the first frame. The second surface is on the opposite side to the first surface. The lock mechanism is configured to press the second frame in at least the first posture toward a first frame side with respect to the second frame.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a pair of a first frame and a second frame configured to clamp a sewing object, and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is configured to switch a position of the second frame with respect to the first frame to at least three positions including a first position, a second position and a third position. The first position is a position in which the second frame is closed with respect to the first frame. The second position is a position in which, with respect to the first frame, the second frame is more open, by a first predetermined amount, than in the first position. The third position is a position in which, with respect to the first frame, the second frame is open by a second predetermined amount. The second predetermined amount is larger than the first predetermined amount.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a holding member disposed at a position opposed to a cutting blade and having an adhesive layer removably holding an object, a pressing unit pressing the object held by the holding member and having a contact portion brought into contact with the object, a region specifying unit specifying a region where an adhesive retention of the adhesive layer is insufficient along a cutting line of the object cut by the blade, and a control unit controlling the pressing unit so that when the object is cut by moving the blade and the holding member holding the object relative to each other, at least either an amount of pressing or a pressing force of the contact portion is changed between a case where the region specified by the region specifying unit is cut and a case where any part other than the specified region is cut.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a needle bar to which a sewing needle is attached, a needle bar up-and-down motion mechanism moving the needle bar up and down and a cutting unit including a cutting needle having a distal end formed with a blade and a cutting needle up-and-down motion mechanism which is independent of the needle bar up-and-down motion mechanism and moves the cutting needle up and down. The cutting unit is located on a sewing machine bed with the blade being directed upward.

Abstract: An embroidery frame includes a lower holding member, an upper holding member, and a first adjustment mechanism. The lower holding member is configured such that a sewing workpiece is placed on the lower holding member. The upper holding member is configured to press from above on the sewing workpiece that is placed on the lower holding member. The first adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a distance between the lower holding member and the upper holding member in a state in which the upper holding member is pressing from above on the sewing workpiece that is placed on the lower holding member.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a sewing machine motor configured to generate drive power to drive a needle bar up-and-down motion mechanism and a cutting unit. The cutting unit includes a cutting needle having a distal end with a blade, and a cutting needle up-and-down motion mechanism having a first motor separate from a sewing machine motor and configured to generate drive power to move the cutting needle independently of the needle bar up-and-down motion mechanism. A cut is formed by the blade as a result of up-and-down motion of the cutting needle while the cutting needle is held in a manner such that an extending direction of the cutting needle corresponds with an extending direction of the needle bar. The cutting unit further includes a cutting needle rotating mechanism configured to rotate the cutting needle about a central axis line of the cutting needle directed to the extending direction.