Patent ID: 8904946
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
1. An upper feed device that is configured to be arranged above a bed of a sewing machine and that is configured to feed a work cloth, the upper feed device comprising: a feed portion that includes a first feed mechanism and a second feed mechanism and that is configured to feed the work cloth in a feed direction, the first feed mechanism and the second feed mechanism being arranged side by side in a first direction, and the first direction being a direction that is parallel to a top surface of the bed and that is orthogonal to the feed direction, a mechanism arrangement portion that is configured to arrange the first feed mechanism and the second feed mechanism in different positions in a second direction, the second direction being a direction orthogonal to the top surface of the bed, the mechanism arrangement portion including: a drive portion that includes the motor and is configured to drive the first feed mechanism and the second feed mechanism of the feed portion in synchronization.