Patent ID: 9476150
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: D05B,D05C

Claim Text:
1. A sewing machine comprising: an embroidery frame configured to hold a sewing workpiece, the embroidery frame including a mounting portion having a specific shape that corresponds to a type of the embroidery frame; a frame support portion configured to be detachably mounted with the mounting portion of the embroidery frame; a moving device configured to move the frame support portion; a movable member configured to move in a first direction by a movement amount corresponding to the type of the embroidery frame, in conjunction with an operation in which the mounting portion of the embroidery frame is mounted on the frame support portion; a detecting device configured to detect the movement amount of the movable member, and to detect the type of the embroidery frame mounted on the frame support portion based on the detected movement amount; and an urging member configured to urge the movable member in a second direction, the second direction being a direction opposite to the first direction, wherein