Multi-needle embroidery sewing machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8522703
APP PUB NO 20100236460A1
SERIAL NO

12709903

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A multi-needle sewing machine including a plurality of needle bars including a specific needle bar allowing detachable attachment of a punch needle that punch engraves a surface of a punch workpiece in dot-by-dot strokes; a transfer mechanism that allows detachable attachment of a punch workpiece holder a detector that detects the attachment of the punch workpiece holder on the transfer mechanism; and a controller that when the attachment of the punch workpiece holder is detected by the detector, executes a punch engraving operation on the punch workpiece with the punch needle by selecting the specific needle bar and by controlling a needle-bar selector/driver mechanism and the transfer mechanism based on punch engraving pattern data which is pre-stored or given by external components.

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA15-1 NAESHIRO-CHO MIZUHO-KU NAGOYA 467-8561

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kawaguchi, Yasuhiko Nagoya, JP 87 506
Mizuno, Noboru Nagoya, JP 13 54
Nagai, Masahiko Nagoya, JP 65 305
Niizeki, Tomoyasu Inazawa, JP 39 185
Nishida, Shinichi Nagoya, JP 161 2021
Tokura, Masashi Nagoya, JP 51 608

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