An Improved Sewing Machine for Ornamental or Plain Work,
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Sewing Machine for Ornamental or Plain Work,
I, EUGÈNE GUILMIN, 26, Northampton Square, London, E.C., Designer, do
bereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The present invention relates to an improved embroidery machine for use with
several needles or hooks, arranged to act individually, as in the ordinary
machines with a single needle.
The needles or hooks receive as in similar machines a reciprocating vertical
movement, and can pivot about their axis to follow the curves of the design
to be embroidered; the position of the needles being fixed, each working inde-
pendently. Designs can thus be made in different colours, or with threads of
different material or thicknesses.
By using a machine of this construction all ordinary work can be done, but by
reason of the repitition and interlacing of the designs, new and variegated effects
are produced.
I have shown as an example on the enclosed drawings the application of my
system to a machine for three needles. The type of machine I have chosen is
known as the Couso-Brodeur Bonnaz" (Bonnaz Sewing and Embroidery
Machine).
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 an end view, and Fig. 3 a plan from beneath.
The needle carriers A A¹ A3 are mounted as usual in the vertical axes B B¹ B2
All three are fixed in the
which are capable of revolving as the work necessitates.
horizontal arm which receives from the ordinary mechanism an alternating
vertical movement.
The simultaneous change of direction of the needles is managed by means of a
crank D, working horizontally: the motion is transmitted by the angle pinion E
to the horizontal arbor F, whence it is transmitted in the usual way, by means of
cogs, to the needle-tube B. The latter carries a pinion 0 working into another
reversing pinion G (see plan, Fig. 4) which in turn controls the pinion H fixed
on B. The latter controls the pinion X by means of another reversing pinion Y
the pinion X being fixed on 12. The pinions O, H and X being of similar
diameter, the revolving motion communicated to the first needle is transmitted
unaltered to the second and third.
The hooks, situated at K K K² are moved simultaneously moved by means
of a screw L sliding on the shaft M, a continuation of the shaft F.
The to and fro motion is worked by means of a lever N jointed to the axle, which
receives an alternating motion from the main driving power of the machine, with
which it is connected by the rod P horizontally, which is worked through the
square by the vertical rod V¹.
The variable change of direction of the hooks is worked by the rotation of the
shaft M bearing one of the angle pinions E E¹, of which E' is moved by the arm
of the crank D which also controls the alteration of position of the needles;
the screw L fixed on a square part of the shaft M is turned, and sets in motion all
the hooks.

page_text: The material is moved along by a ring U, hooked below, worked by the motive
force of the machine, and attached to one (B for example) of the needle-cases,
which suffices to move it; but it is arranged to surround all the needles at the
same time.
The above described machine can execute all the work usually done by a single
needle machine, but it repeats the design as many times as there are extra needles.
New effects are thus produced. For instance, the distance between the needles
being fixed the various designs worked are repeated at the same distance from each
other, this distance being measured on a straight line passing through the needles.
Combinations of designs can thus be made, forming complete patterns which would
need to be resewn several times with a single needle machine. Figs. 6 and 7
give two examples of the results obtained.
Mr. EUGÈNE GUILMIN, Designer, 26, Northampton Square, London, E.C., do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The drawings referred to in the following description are the drawings lodged
with my Provisional Specification.
The present invention relates to an improved embroidery machine for use with
several needles or hooks, arranged to act individually, as in the ordinary
machines with a single needle.
The needles or hooks receive, as in similar machines, a reciprocating vertical
movement, and can pivot about their axes to follow the curves of the designs to be
embroidered, the position of the needles being fixed, each working independently.
Designs can thus be made in different colours or with threads of different material
or thicknesses.
By using a machine of this construction all ordinary work can be done, but by
reason of the repetition and interlacing of the designs new and variegated effects
are produced.
I have shown as an example on the enclosed drawings the application of my
system to a machine for three needles. The type of machine I have chosen is
known as the Couso-Brodeur Bonnaz" (Bonnaz Sewing and Embroidery
Machine).
"
Fig. 1, is a side elevation, Fig. 2, an end view, and Fig. 3, a plan from beneath.
The needle carriers A, A1 A2 are mounted as usual in the vertical axes B, B¹ B
which are capable of revolving as the work necessitates. All three are fixed in
the horizontal arm, which receives an alternating vertical movement from the
ordinary mechanism.
The simultaneous change of direction of the needles is managed by means of a
crank D, working horizontally: the motion is transmitted by the angle pinion E,
to the horizontal beam F, whence it is transmitted in the usual way by means of
cogs to the needle-tube B. The latter carries a pinion 0, working into another
reversing pinion G, (see plan-Fig. 4,) which in turn controls the pinion H,
fixed on B. The latter controls the pinion X, by means of another reversing
pinion Y, the pinion X, being fixed on B2. The pinions O, H, and X, being of
similar diameter the revolving motion communicated to the first needle is trans-

page_text: itted unaltered to the second and third. The hooks situated at A, A, A,
oved simultaneously by means of a screw L, sliding on the shaft M, a continua-
on of the shaft F.
The to and fro" motion is worked by means of a lever N, jointed to the
xle Z, which lever receives an alternating motion from the main driving power
f the machine, with which it is connected by the rod P, horizontally, which is
yorked through bell-cranck V, by the vertical rod VI.
The variable change of direction of the hooks is worked by the rotation of the
haft M, bearing one of the angle pinions E, E, of which E' is moved by the arm
of the crank D, which also controls the alteration of position of the needles; the
screw L, fixed on a square part of the shaft M, is turned, and sets in motion all
the hooks.
The material is moved along by a ring U, hooked below, worked by the
motive force of the machine and attached to one (B, for example) of the needle-
cases, which suffices to move it, but it is arranged to surround all the needles at
the same time,
The above described machine can execute all the work usually done by a
single-needle machine, but it repeats the design as many times as there are
extra needles.
New effects are thus produced: for instance, the distance between the needles
being fixed, the various designs worked are repeated at the same distance from
on a straight line passing through the
each other, the distance being measured
needles. Combinations of designs can thus be made, forming complete patterns,
which would need to be resewn several times with a single-needle machine.
Fig. 6, and Fig. 7, give two examples of the results obtained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
An improved sewing machine, fitted with several hooks or needles on the same
0 carrier, which act independently and in the same manner as an ordinary machine,
but which, by a reciprocating action, is able to multiply the design required at
one operation.