Patent ID: 7418910
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
1. An embroidery unit comprising: a unit body detachably attached to a bed of a sewing machine; a first drive mechanism carrying a carriage in a first direction along an upper surface of the unit body, the carriage removably receiving an embroidery frame holding a workpiece cloth; a second drive mechanism including the carriage and being connected to the first drive mechanism and carrying the carriage in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a position switch mechanism that switches the second drive mechanism between an embroidery position situated in the upper surface of the unit body allowing execution of embroidery sewing and a stored position substantially perpendicular to a disposition taken in the embroidery position and situated along a side surface of the unit body that is substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the unit body.