Patent ID: 7946234

Claim:
A sewing machine comprising: a needle operable to penetrate a workpiece on a throat plate and operable to form a stitch with a shuttle; a needle bar which supports the needle at a lower end thereof and operable to move up and down; an upper feeding foot operable to contact with the workpiece from above and operable to feed the workpiece interlockingly with an up and down movement of the needle bar; a presser foot operable to press the workpiece; a holding bar which supports the presser foot at a lower end portion thereof, the holding bar being constantly biased downward by a first biasing force; an upper shaft operable to drive the needle bar, the upper feeding foot, and the holding bar; an actuator including an operating member operable to be changed to a first state, a second state or a no-load state; and a connecting portion which connects the operating member and the holding bar, wherein, independently from the upper shaft, the actuator moves the presser foot up against the first biasing force when the operating member is in the first state, and moves the presser foot down when the operating member is in the second state.