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US2158200A
US2158200A US83943A US8394336A US2158200A US 2158200 A US2158200 A US 2158200A US 83943 A US83943 A US 83943A US 8394336 A US8394336 A US 8394336A US 2158200 A US2158200 A US 2158200A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
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    • D05B3/00—Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle or the work or both for making ornamental pattern seams, for sewing buttonholes, for reinforcing openings or for fastening articles, e.g. buttons, by sewing
    • D05B3/12—Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle or the work or both for making ornamental pattern seams, for sewing buttonholes, for reinforcing openings or for fastening articles, e.g. buttons, by sewing for fastening articles by sewing
    • D05B3/14—Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle or the work or both for making ornamental pattern seams, for sewing buttonholes, for reinforcing openings or for fastening articles, e.g. buttons, by sewing for fastening articles by sewing perforated or press buttons

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  • buttons 'especially substantially flat buttons having perforations or holes through which the attaching thread is passed.
  • buttons are of a 5 Wide variety of shapes and sizes, the number of the thread receiving holes diiering in different buttons, and the number of stitches required for their satisfactory attachment'varying with the number of holes, the size of the buttons, and the purpose and location of their attachment.
  • the present invention has for a general object the provision of an improved button sewing machine which can,by simple adjustments readily effected by the ordinary operator, be set to 15 attach a button by means of a variable number of groups of stitches of a predetermined number of stitches each, the thread being secured by a tying stitch at the completion of each group of attaching stitches.
  • the machine is entirely auto- 20 matic in its operation and, having been set in operation with the work properly positioned therein, will perform and complete the sequence of operations for which it has previously been set or adjusted and thereafter come to rest.
  • Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of the complete machine.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are detail views .illustrating the attachment of two diierenttypes of buttons.
  • Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 4 4, Fig-1.
  • Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken substantially 4i on the line 5 5, Fig. l.
  • Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 6 6, Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 7 is a plan view
  • l A Fig. 8 a side elevation of the main cam.
  • Fig. 9 is a section taken on the line .9-9, Fig. 8.
  • Fig. 10 is a detail section taken substantially on the line ill-IU, Fig. 5. Y
  • Fig. 11 is a detail section taken substantially on the line I l--I I,Fig. 10.
  • Fig. 12 is a fragmentary ⁇ .longitudinal vertical section taken substantially on the line
  • Fig. 16 of the rear portion of the machine, show- 4 ing certain of the driving connections.
  • 60 Figs. 13, 14 and l5 are fragmentary detail views of certain of the parts in Fig. 12 showing them in different positions.
  • Fig. 16 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line li-IS, Fig. 12.
  • Fig. 17 is a detail section taken substantially on the line l1-I1, Fig. 12.
  • Fig. 18 is a fragmentary detail view of certain of the parts in Fig. l2.
  • Figs. 19 and 20 are detail sections taken substantially on the lines lil-I9 and 20--2IJ, re- 10 spectively, Fig. 16, showing the parts in different positions.
  • buttons sewing mechanism of any particular type Although not limited to use in connection with button sewing mechanism of any particular type, the invention is herein illustrated in connection with a button sewing machine of the character disclosed and claimed in a prior application, Serial No. 60,616, filed January 24, 1936, of which this case is a division, and in order to make clear the purpose and operation of the mechanism to which 20 the present invention' relates, the general construction and operation of the machine of said prior application will be briefly outlined.
  • theframe or casing of the machine comprises a base or bed 10 25 and an overhanging head 1I supported therefrom by an upright housing portion 12 enclosing the principal parts of the operating and controlling devices.
  • said frame or casing comprises two separable main sections A' and A2 connected and relatively positioned by dowels a (Figs. 4 and l2) and several attached minor parts all of whichl collectively 'afford the necessary enclosures, supports, bearings, etc., for the various moving parts.
  • the bed 10 carries a work plate 13 upon which the fabric W to which the buttons are to be attached is supported and against which it is clamped by a presser foot 14 carrying a button clamp 15 for holding the individual buttons and o .positioning.,them for the operation of the sewing instrumentalities.
  • T h main driving and controlling instrumentalities include a main power shaft 16 journalled in suitable bearings in the head 1I and to which 45 power may be applied through a belt pulley 11 under the control of automatic stop mechanism hereinafter described; -a vertical cam shaft ⁇ 11i journalled in suitable bearings in the housing 12, driven through a worm 25 and worm gear 26 50 from the main shaft 16, and provided with suitable cams for controlling the movements of the several instrumentalities; and a horizontal looper shaft 19 journalled in suitable bearings in the base 10 and operated and controlled from the 55 cam shaft 18.
  • the stitch-forming instrumentalities include an y eye-pointed needle carried by a needle bar 8
  • said mechanism comprises a link I
  • 22 At its opposite end the lever
  • 3 is provided with a stud
  • the mechanism for moving the carrier 98 longitudinally comprises a link
  • 62 will cause the carrier 98 and needle bar to be shifted longitudinally of the machine in one direction, after which a second rotation of the cam
  • is determined by the position of the stud
  • Fig. 4 shows the adjustment of the parts for a four-hole button having the maximum hole spacing for which the machine is adapted.
  • Said mechanism includes a sleeve
  • 19 is formed with a head
  • 83 - is provided with a head
  • 81 has secured thereto an arm
  • the link i90- is provided with a stud
  • 93 carries a pin
  • 91 corresponds to the groove
  • 'Ihe amplitude of oscillation of the looper shaft 19 depends upon the position of the stud
  • 32 by which the latter stud is adjusted is provided with a depending flange 202 (Fig. 1) having a slot 203 to receive the outwardly projecting end of the pin
  • the looper shaft 19 is likewise shifted' carrier-98 is shifted longitudinally by the lever
  • 29 makes one complete rotation for each group of stitches s, s' or s2, and the number of stitches of each group is determined by the shape of the cam grooves
  • 21 is formed with ve radially oiset portions, adapted to produce ve complete lateral reciprocations of the needle in synchronism with the vertical reciprocations thereof, and with a concentric portion 23
  • 91 is correspondingly formed to produce the requisite oscillatory movements of the loopers 82 and 83 to cause them to cooperate alternately with the needle in the formation of the attaching stitches and with a portion 213 so shaped as to cause one of said loopers to cooperate twice in succession with said needle when the latter descends twice through the same hole in the formation of the tying stitch. Consequently, each group of stitches will comprise ten attaching stitches and a tying stitch, the whole group requiring twelve vertical reciprocations of the needle.
  • the belt pulley 11 (Fig. 1) is loose on the shaft 16 and is adapted to be clutched thereto by a combined clutch and stop mechanism which as herein shown is similar to those shown and described in the United States patent to Mello, No. 1,227,643, May 29, 1917, and United States patent to Reece, No. 1,730,014, October 1, 1929. Referring to Fig.
  • saidmechanism includes a ring 216 carriedby the pulley 11 and having a pinVV 211 which projects through a slotl 218 in said pulley and'is engaged by a spring 219 located in a recess in said pulley, whereby said ring is permitted a limited yielding angular movement with respect to the pulley, lin order to cushion the shock o f starting.
  • the ring 216 has a shoulder 280 adapted to be engaged by a clutch dog 28
  • is formed with a stop arm 285 adapted, when the connected parts are rotated in the direction of the arrows on Figs. 18, 19 and 20 to engage a head 281v yieldingly mounted by means of a spring 288 in the end of a stop arm 289 when the latter is in the position shown in full lines "in Fig. 13, thereby disengaging the dog 28
  • a pawl 290 normally urged into a position to be engaged by a shoulder 29
  • the arm 289 is formed with a cam surface 293 which cooperates with a plunger 294 slidably mounted inthe frame and engaging the pawl 290.
  • the arrangexnent of the parts is such that, when the -stop arm 289 is in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 13, the head 281 is out of the path of movement of the-arm 285 of the dog 28
  • the cam surface 293 at the same time acts through the plunger 294 to hold the pawl 290 in the inoperative position shown in Fig. 20.
  • the stop arm ⁇ 289 is in the position .shown in full lines in Fig. 13, the head 281 will be engaged by the stop arm 285 to disconnect the parts and stop the machine, as above described.
  • the stop arm289 is secured, as by a' set screw 301, (Figs. 1 '1 and 18), to a rock shaft 305 journalled in the frame and having secured thereto at the exterior of the casing an arm 306 (Figs. 1, 16 and 17) connected by a chain 295l (Fig. 1) with a suitable treadle (not shown), said arm being preferably provided with a spring pressed positioning plunger 296 adapted to engage either one of the two recesses or depressions 291 (Figs. l
  • causes said bunter :to be forced toward the right in Fig. 13, thereby rocking the shaft'305 'in a clockwise direction andmovingth stop arm 289 intoE the position shown in full lines in Fig. 13 to disengage the clutch and stop the machine.
  • is preferably notched, as shown at 302 in Fig. 9, so that the slight overthrow of the parts incidental to stopping the machine will bring said notch opposite the end of the bunter 299 in order to permit the machine to be again started by operation of the treadle.
  • a shaft 265 (Figs. 6, 10'and 11) is journalled in the frame and provided at the exterior of the casing with an operating handle 266 whereby it may be conveniently turned.
  • Said shaft is formed with a flattened end portion 303 (Fig. 18) adapted, when said shaft is turned into the position shown in Fig. 15, to hold the bunter 299 in its operative position in the path of movement of the stud 30
  • Figs. 18 When turned into the position shown in. Figs.
  • theflattened portion 303 permits the bunter 299 to be drawn by a spring 304 into the inoperative position shown in Fig. 14 out of the path of movement of the stud 30
  • a bell crank lever Pivoted as at 309 (Figs. 13, 14 and V17) to the frame member
  • 2 of said bell crank lever engages a cam or eccentric 3
  • said disk being preferably formed integral with 318 opposite a xed index or reference pin 32
  • 9 may be disengaged 'from the aperture 320 with which it is ⁇ engaged, the shaft 'turned to bring the other index character 3
  • 8v comprise the numerals "1 and 2 disposed at 90 to one another.
  • the shaft 265 is in the position shown in Fig. 15,. so as to stop the machine after one rotation of the cam
  • is adjusted into a position coaxial with the shaft
  • 32 (Fig. 6) is adjusted, in accordance with the position the'studs
  • the shaft 265 (Figs. 6, 10 and 11) is angularly set to stop the machine upon the completion of one group of stitches, that is to say, the index numeral 1 is set opposite the reference -pin 32
  • the starting treadle (not shown) is then depressed and acts through the chain 295 (Fig.
  • (Figs. 15 and 17) engages the end of the bunter 299, forcing the same toward the right and thereby rooking the shaft 305 in a clockwise direction and moving the stop arm 289 into the position shown in full lines in Figli?.l
  • is set at the proper point in the groove
  • 'I'he adjustment for lateral hole spacing is made by the .slide
  • 62 acts, through the slide
  • 3 has been turned into a position to rock the bell crank 3H), 3
  • the parts may be so adjusted as to sew two groups of stitches through the same pair of holes, each group being completed by the usual tying stitch.
  • the pin ispositioned concentric with the shaft
  • stitch forming mechanism In a machine for sewing on buttons, stitch forming mechanism, operating mechanism therefor including a controlling element having a cycle of operation to cause said stitch forming mechanism to form a ⁇ group of stitches of a pre-i determined number, and means adapted to be operated by said element at the completion of each cycle of operation thereof to stop the machine, said parts being adjustable to cause stopping of the machine after the completion of a variable number of cycles of operation of saidelement to vary the' number of groups of stitches formed.
  • a controlling 4element having a cycle of operation to cause said stitchforming mechanism to form a group of stitches comprising a predetermined number of attaching stitches and a tying stitch, and means adapted to be operated by said element at the completion of each cycle of operation thereof to stop the machine, said .parts being adjustable to cause stopping of the machine after the completion of a operated by said element at the completion of ⁇ each cycle of operation thereof to stop the machine, said stopping means being adjustable for operation by said element at the completionof a variable number of cycles of operation thereof to vary th' number of groups of stitches formed.
  • a needie cooperating looper elements, means for reciprocating said needlelongitudlnally, means for moving said needle laterally to cause it to pass through different holes in the button and for oscillating said looper elements, said last named means having a cycle of operation to cause the formation of a group of stitches of a predetermined number and means adapted to be operated by said last named means atthe completion of each cycle of operation thereof to stop the machine, said parts being adjustable to cause stopping of the machine after the completion of a variable number of said cycles of operation to vary the number of groups of stitches formed.
  • combination with stitch forming mechanism having cycles of operation to form groups of superimposed stitches of a predetermined number each, vof means .adapted to be operated at the completion of a. cycle of operation of said stitch forming mechanism to stop the machine and adjustable to cause stopping of the machine after the completion of a variable number. of cycles, whereby to vary the number of groups of stitches formed.
  • a machine for sewing on buttons, stitch forming devices and actuating and controlling mechanism therefor adapted to cause the same to form automatically a plurality of groups of consecutive attaching stitches of a predetermined number each, said mechanism including means for causing said devices to form a tying stitch at i the completion of each group of attaching stitches, and means for varying the number of groups of stitches automatically formed.
  • stitch forming mechanism In a, machine for sewing on buttons, stitch forming mechanism, operating means for causing 9.
  • stitch said stitch forming mechanism to form groups of stitches each including a predetermined number of attaching stitches followed by a tying stitch, and stop mechanism actuated by Said perating means to stop the machine, said stop mechanism including means adjustable to cause .actuation thereof after the completion of a variable number of tying stitches.
  • stop mechanism being adapted to be permanently set to control the number of cycles and the consequent number of stitch groups, whereby the machine may be repeatedly operated to form a recurrent series of such stitch vgroups without so resetting said stop mechanism.
  • -stitch forming mechanism operating therefor including a contro A element having a cycle of operation to cause said nism to form a group of superimposed-stitches of 50 a predetermined number, and means adapted to be operated by said element at the completion of thereofto stop the madiustable to cause stopping of the machine after the completion of a variable, number of vcycles of operation of said elelment to vary the number oi groups 0f stitches formed.
  • stitch forming mechanism including a controlling element having a cycle of operation nism to form a group of stitches comprising a predetermined number of superimposed attaching stitches and a tying stitch, to be operated by said element at the completion of each cycle of operation thereof to stop the machine, said parts being adjustable to cause stopping of the machine after the completion of a t2o* forming mechanism, means for operating the stitch forming mecha-- to cause said stitch forming mechaand means adapted,
  • variable number of cycles of operation of said ele-f 70 ment to vary the number-of'groups of stitches ⁇ formed. 17.
  • a machine for sewing on buttons - the combination-with'means for holding and posiment at tioning a, perforated button, a variable number of tioning a perforated button, of stitch forming mechanism, means for operating the same in fcycles to form stitches through the holes of the button in groups of a predetermined number each, and stop mechanism adjustable to stop said machine afte'r the completion of a variable number of cycles.
  • buttons In a machine for .sewing on buttons, the combination with means for holding and positioning a perforated button, of stitch forming mechanism, meansI for operating the same in cycles to form stitches through the holes of the button in groups of a predetermined number each, and stop mechanism actuated by said operating means and adjustable to stop said machine after the completion of a variable number of cycles.
  • the combination with means for holding and posiof stitchforming mechanism, operating means a controlling element having a through the holes in the button number of attaching ,stitches andthereafter to form a tying stitch, and means adapted to be operated by said element at each cycle of operation thereofv to stop the machine, said parts being adjustable to cause stopping of the machine after the completion of a therefor including cycle of operation to cause said stitch forming mechanism ,to form a predetermined the completion of I variable number o f cycles of operation of said element.
  • a machine for 'sewing on buttons the combination with means for holding and positioning a button having a plurality of pairs of Y holes therethrough, of stitch forming mechanism, means for operati g the same in cycles to form stitches in groupswof a predetermined number each, each groupiof stitches being formedthrough v a pair of holes in the button, means for shifting the position of said mechanism between the formation of successive groups of stitches -to cause said stitches to be formed through different pairs of holes, and stop mechanism adjustable to stop -the machine after the completion of a variable number of cycles.

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DEI54520D DE667147C (de) 1936-01-24 1936-03-10 Maschine zum Annaehen von Knoepfen mit einer oder mehreren Lochreihen
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FR807981D FR807981A (fr) 1936-01-24 1936-06-24 Machine à coudre les boutons
FR808601D FR808601A (fr) 1936-01-24 1936-07-04 Mécanisme d'embrayage et d'arrêt pour machines à coudre les boutons

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