Patent ID: 6772703
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
An eye-type buttonhole sewing machine, comprisinga needle (8) which is drivable in up and down reciprocation; an x-y table (13) which supports an x carriage (19) mounted on the sewing machine for displacement only in an x direction, and a y carriage (20) mounted on the x carriage (19) for displacement only in a y direction; an x motor (28) in the form of an electric motor mounted on the sewing machine, which x motor (28) is directly coupled with the x carriage (19) via a drive that translates a rotary motion into a linear motion; and a y motor (36) in the form of an electric motor mounted on the sewing machine, which y motor (36) is directly connected to the y carriage (20) via a threaded spindle (39) and a spindle nut (41) and a sliding coupling (42) which extends in the x direction.