公开(公告)号：US06170414B2

公开(公告)日：2001-01-09

申请号：US09517239

申请日：2000-03-02

申请人： Jeff Kaetterhenry ,  Glenn Leavis ,  Michael James ,  James Bondanza ,  Richard N. Codos

发明人： Jeff Kaetterhenry ,  Glenn Leavis ,  Michael James ,  James Bondanza ,  Richard N. Codos

IPC分类号： D05B1100

CPC分类号： D05B11/00 ,  D05B19/12 ,  D05B29/02

摘要： A quilting apparatus is provided with a computer controlled presser plate adjusting mechanism. A presser plate rocker shaft is separate from and mechanically connected to a needle rocker shaft and imparts a reciprocating motion to the presser plate. The presser plate rocker shaft is adjustable to vary the range of its output link to the presser plate, thereby changing the endpoints of its reciprocating path of travel. Certain embodiments have an output end of the presser plate rocker shaft adjustable relative to the input end through a coupling to different angular positions relative to an input end in order to change the upper and lower ends of the range of reciprocation of the pressure plate relative to the needle plate. Alternatively, the length of a link between the needle and pressure plate rocker shafts is variable to make the presser plate adjustment. A motor or other actuator changes the coupling or link in response to a signal from a quilting machine controller, which can be made instantly, either manually by an operator at a controller interface terminal, by a batch mode program run by the controller to set the machine to the parameters required by products on a product schedule, or automatically in response to measurements from sensors that are interpreted by the controller in determining optimal pressure plate setting.

摘要翻译： 绗缝装置设有计算机控制的压板调节机构。 压板摇臂轴与针摆轴分离并机械连接，并向压板提供往复运动。 压板摇臂轴是可调节的，以改变其与压板的输出连杆的范围，从而改变其往复行进路径的端点。 某些实施例具有压板摇杆轴的输出端，其相对于输入端可相对于输入端通过联接器转动到不同的角位置，以便改变压板往复运动范围的上端和下端相对于 针板。 或者，针和压板摇杆之间的连杆的长度是可变的，以使压板调节。 马达或其他执行器响应于来自绗缝机控制器的信号来改变耦合或链路，该信号可以由控制器接口终端上的操作者手动地由控制器运行的批模式程序手动地进行，以设置 机器根据产品计划所要求的参数，或者自动响应由控制器解释的传感器的测量值来确定最佳压板设置。