Patent ID: 6802272
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
An embroidery stitching machine comprising;an embroidering frame for holding a work to be stitched and being driven in an X-direction and a Y-direction which is normal to said X-direction, stitch forming means for forming stitches at said work, memory means for storing therein pattern data of embroidery patterns which may be selectable, pattern selecting means operated to optionally select any of the embroidery patterns stored in said memory means, an X-direction moving mechanism provided in a machine housing of said sewing machine and being movable in the X-direction between a position adjacent a standard of said sewing machine and a position far from said position adjacent said standard, a Y-direction drive attachment for holding said embroidering frame, said attachment having a Y-direction moving mechanism provided therewith which is movable in Y-direction normal to said X-direction, and being detachably connected to said X-direction moving mechanism, control means for controlling the operations of said X-direction moving mechanism, said Y-direction moving mechanism and said stitch forming means in accordance with the pattern data optionally selected by said pattern selecting means, thereby to form embroidery stitches at said work.