Abstract: A sewing machine with multiple needles employs, for each needle, a needle bar guide in the shape of the letter “c” and cooperates with a projection. The needle bar guide holds a needle bar by passing the needle bar through holes formed at upper and lower positions of the needle bar guide. Therefore, when the projection is rotated in a boss, the needle bar guide is also rotated, and the end of the needle is oscillated. When the projection is moved back and forth in the boss, the end of the needle is also moved in the same manner. Consequently, a deviation in the relative position between a needle and a rotary hook caused by a slight difference in machining and assembly accuracy can be adjusted for every needle.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a sewing machine motor, a main shaft driven by the sewing machine motor, a sewing needle driven by the main shaft, a shuttle for capturing a thread loop in cooperation with the sewing needle, the shuttle having a hook shaft, a shuttle driving motor for driving the hook shaft of the shuttle independent of the sewing machine motor, a drive control device for controlling the sewing machine motor and shuttle driving motor so that the shuttle is rotated in synchronism with the main shaft, a thread jamming detecting device for detecting a thread jamming in the shuttle, and a releasing device for controlling the shuttle driving motor so that the shuttle is released from the thread jamming, when the thread jamming is detected by the thread jamming detecting device.

Abstract: A sewing system including a stitch-forming device including at least one sewing needle, for forming stitches on at least one workpiece; a feeding device which feeds at least one of the stitch-forming device and the workpiece relative to the other of the stitch-forming device and the workpiece along a reference plane; a control device which controls, according to at least one set of sewing data corresponding to at least one sewing pattern including a plurality of stitches, the stitch-forming device and the feeding device to form the stitches of the sewing pattern on the workpiece; a dimension-data memory which stores a plurality of sets of dimension data which correspond to a plurality of dimensions, respectively, each of which relates to the set of sewing data; and a selecting device which is operable for selecting one of the sets of dimension data stored in the dimension-data memory.

Abstract: An oscillating shuttle, including a shuttle race having a substantially annular guide groove including two end portions opposed to each other in a circumferential direction thereof, a shuttle body which includes a part-annular guided portion and a hook portion and which is oscillatory while the guided portion is guided by the guide groove, a driver which rotates the shuttle body about an axis line, wherein when the hook portion hooks a thread loop, the shuttle body is rotated by the driver in one of opposite directions such that the tail portion passes through one of the two end portions of the guide groove and enters an upper opening of the shuttle race and, when the shuttle body is rotated back in the other direction, a tail portion of the guided portion enters the one end portion of the guide groove, and at least one of the one end portion of the guide groove which has, in a direction parallel to the axis line, a width greater than a width of a remaining portion of the guide groove, and the tail portion of

Abstract: A sewing machine, with independently driven main shaft and loop taker, stores a table containing preset speed correction values for negating rotational speed variations in the loop taker drive shaft caused by torque variations on the same; sets speed correction amounts based on speed correction values read from the speed correction value table; and outputs correction drive signals indicative of those speed correction values to the loop taker drive motor.

Abstract: A sewing machine including a needle bar to which a sewing needle conveying a sewing thread is secured, a main shaft to which the needle bar is connected, a loop catcher which cooperates with the sewing needle to catch a loop of the sewing thread conveyed by the needle, a catcher shaft to which the loop catcher is connected, a drive motor which drives at least one of the needle bar and the loop catcher by rotating a corresponding one of the main shaft and the catcher shaft, a first sensor which detects a first reference rotation position of at least one of the main shaft and the catcher shaft and generates a first detection signal indicating that the one shaft is taking the first reference rotation position, a second sensor which detects a second reference rotation position of the drive motor and generates a second detection signal indicating that the drive motor is taking the second reference rotation position, and an indicating device which indicates, based on the first detection signal, that the one of the

Abstract: In a conveyor system for conveying a carrier member supporting a workpiece among working stations, provided are course changing units for changing the course through which the carrier member is conveyed, each of the course changing units being formed with a plurality of connecting portions, a pair of first conveying devices for conveying the carrier member between two of the course changing units, one and the other ends of each pair of first conveying devices being connected with ones of the connecting portions of different ones of the course changing units, respectively, each one of the pairs of first conveying devices conveying the carrier member in reverse direction with respect to each other, and second conveying devices for conveying the carrier member between one of the working stations and the course changing units.

Abstract: Transferring system for transferring delivery members to their destinations through a computed transfer route when any trouble exists in a usual transfer route. The delivery members carrying a workpiece to be stitched, and is to be transferred to a desired work station (destination). The delivery member undergoes distribution by a plurality of distribution mechanisms and transferring rails connecting the distribution mechanisms. By suitable control to the distribution mechanism the delivery member reaches its destination even if any troubled location exists in a transfer route. The transferring system includes the distribution mechanism, line connecting information storage device, transfer control device, trouble storage device and new route setting mechanism. The trouble judgment device is connected to the line connecting information storage device. The transfer control device is connected to the line connecting information storage device and the new route setting mechanism.

Abstract: An course changing device is equipped with a conveyor system in which a carrier member carrying a workpiece is conveyed among a plurality of working stations. In the conveyor system, a plurality of conveying members for conveying the carrier member are connected by way of the course changing device. The course changing device is provided with a rotating member for being driven to rotate, a plurality of support members provided on the rotating member for holding the carrier member transported from one of the conveying members, a motor for driving the rotating member, and control circuit for actuating the motor to drive the rotating member in accordance with the station which the carrier member held by the support member is directed to.

Abstract: A detection system provided in a conveyor system in which carrier members are conveyed by conveying member between work stations, having an identification code provided on a disk member on each carrier member for indicating the working station to which the carrier member is to be transferred, detector for reading the identification code, a stopper for holding the carrier member at a predetermined position, and transmitting member provided with the carrier member for being relatively moved to the carrier member and transmitting the conveying force of the conveying member to the identifying member only when the carrier member is held at the predetermined position.

Abstract: The compounds of this invention are strong central nervous system depressants, in particular strong antipsychotics.

Abstract: 2-(Indenyloxymethyl) morpholine derivatives are disclosed. These derivatives are excellent in methamphetamine stereotyped increasing and antireserpine activities which are useful as antidepression agents.

Abstract: The compounds of this invention are strong central nervous system depressants, in particular strong antipsychotics.