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(11) EP 2 518 200 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.06.2015 Bulletin 2015/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
31.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/44

(21) Application number: 12165469.3

(22) Date of filing: 25.04.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D05B 29/12(2006.01)
D05C 7/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 27.04.2011 JP 2011099544

(71) Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-8650 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kawai, Yasunori
    Kariya-shi, Aichi 448-8650 (JP)

(74) Representative: Serjeants LLP 
Dock 75 Exploration Drive
Leicester, LE4 5NU
Leicester, LE4 5NU (GB)

   


(54) Sewing machine embroidery presser and sewing machine


(57) Disclosed is a sewing machine embroidery presser attached to a presser bar, in a sewing machine including a needle bar that has a needle holder for holding a needle and is vertically movable in the height direction, a presser bar vertically movable in the height direction, and a presser lifting lever for vertically moving the presser bar, the sewing machine embroidery presser including: a presser holder attached to a lower portion of the presser bar using a fixture; an operational arm that is attached to the presser holder and moved vertically by the needle bar or the needle holder to vertically move in the height direction; a presser foot that is vertically movably held by the presser holder to move in synchronization with the operational arm, faces a needle plate of the sewing machine, and presses a target workpiece; a presser spring that is provided in the presser holder and has a biasing force for biasing the presser foot toward the needle plate; and a subsidiary lever pivotably provided in the presser holder, the subsidiary lever including a cam surface having a cam profile for vertically moving the operational arm in response to pivoting, a fixing trench that engages with the operational arm to move the presser foot to the presser holder side and temporarily set the presser foot in a first height position raised from the needle plate, and an operating portion operated by the user's finger.







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