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(11) | EP 0 600 297 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Multicolor embroidery machine |
| (57) A multicolor embroidery machine exchangeably uses different color threads to make
embroidery on cloth. The different color threads are fed from a plurality of thread
supplies to a selection device (10). The selection device selects one of the threads
(20). Only the selected thread is transported by means of an air flow to a needle
for stitching and then stitched on the cloth. The selection device (10) transports
by means of an air flow one of a plurality of threads respectively fed to a plurality
of inlets (33), to an outlet (34), and then feeds out the thread therefrom by means
of an air flow. |