Patent ID: 9194070
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: D05B,D05C

Abstract:
1. An embroidery frame comprising: a holding member that is configured to hold a sewing workpiece, an attaching member that is connected to the holding member and is detachably supported in a specified mounting position in relation to a frame support member that is provided in a sewing machine, a positioning member that is mounted on the attaching member and that includes a second engaging portion and a displaceable portion, the second engaging portion being a portion that, in a case where the second engaging portion is engaged with a first engaging portion in the specified mounting position, restricts horizontal movement of the attaching member, the first engaging portion being a portion that is provided on the frame support member, the displaceable portion being a portion that is configured to move between a first position and a second position, the first position being a position in which the horizontal movement of the attaching member is restricted by the engaging of the first engaging portion with the second engaging portion, the second position being a position in which the restricting of the horizontal movement of the attaching member by the engaging of the first engaging portion with the second engaging portion is undone, the distance between the attaching member and the displaceable portion in the second position being different from the distance between the attaching member and the displaceable portion in the first position, the displaceable portion in the second position being located farther from the attaching member than in the first position, and another first engaging portion, another second engaging portion, another displaceable portion, and another grip portion, wherein: the positioning member is provided with an anchoring portion and a grip portion, the anchoring portion being a portion that anchors a part of the positioning member to the attaching member, and the grip portion being a portion that allows the displaceable portion to be moved from the first position to the second position, the positioning member is a flexible flat spring member that extends in a direction that intersects a mounting direction, the mounting direction is a direction in which the attaching member moves when the attaching member is moved to the mounting position, the anchoring portion is a portion that is provided in a central portion of the positioning member in the direction in which the positioning member extends, two grip portions are respectively provided at opposite ends of the positioning member in the direction in which the positioning member extends, two second engaging portions are through-holes that are provided adjacent to the two grip portions, and the two second engaging portions respectively engage with two first engaging portions, which are pin-shaped, and two displaceable portions are respectively positioned in the first position when an external force is not acting on the positioning member.