Patent ID: 8347799

Claim:
A sewing machine operating device comprising: a base; a connecting mechanism that is configured to electrically connect the sewing machine operating device to a sewing machine body; a plurality of operating members which is mounted on the base and configured to be operated by a user with his/her foot, the operating members having respective detectors that are configured to each detect an action of the foot in a contact or non-contact manner and include at least two detectors which are mounted so as to be opposed to each other while the foot placed on the base can be interposed between the detectors from sides of the foot; a signal output unit that is configured to generate an operation signal according to operation of each operating member and deliver the operation signal via the connecting mechanism to the sewing machine body; and a position adjusting mechanism that is configured to change a position of at least one of the operating members mounted on the base, the position adjusting mechanism including a distance adjusting mechanism that is configured to adjust a distance between the at least two detectors in an increasing or decreasing direction.