Patent ID: 6925946
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: D05C

Abstract:
1. An embroidery machine comprising: a plurality of sewing heads installed at an upper portion of a working table while being spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other; a plurality of shuttle beds being located at positions vertically corresponding to the sewing heads, the shuttle beds being arranged in a line; a plurality of embroidering frames installed between the sewing heads and the shuttle beds while being movable in X- and Y-axis directions; a plurality of X-axis, drivers for moving each of the embroidering frames in the X-axis direction; a plurality of Y-axis drivers for moving each of the embroidering frames in the Y-axis direction; controller for controlling driving of the X and Y axis drivers; operating panel for displaying all information required for an embroidery pattern and an operation of embroidering and enabling input of the information; and embroidering frames having at least two different structures, which each of the embroidering frames is arranged for one of at least two working groups which the sewing heads are grouped into; and wherein each of the embroidering frames includes at least one of a border frame unit, a tubular frame unit, and a cap frame drive unit, and a plurality of units corresponding to the plurality of heads are installed at each of the work groups are integrally formed on each other when the embroidery frame is the tubular frame unit or the cap frame drive unit.