Patent ID: 6148750
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
A sewing needle holding unit attached to a needle bar of a sewing machine, comprising:a body that is attached to a lower end of the needle bar, the body being formed with a first hole and a second hole, wherein a sewing needle is inserted in the first hole, the first hole extends in a first direction and defines a peripheral surface, the second hole extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction and connects with the first hole, the second hole defines a female screw portion and has substantially a constant diameter in cross-section;a contact member that is inserted in the second hole; anda placing member having a male screw portion for threadingly engaging the female screw portion to move the contract member toward the first hole in which the sewing needle is inserted, the placing member and the contact member having substantially the same diameter in cross-section so that the movement of the placing member toward the first hole is not restricted,wherein the contact member and the placing member are formed from separate components, and holding force for holding the sewing needle by the peripheral surface of the first hole and the contact member can be increasingly varied as the placing member is inserted in the second hole in a deeper level.