Rotary shuttle device for sewing machine

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6807918
  • Patent Number
    6,807,918
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, December 31, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 26, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
A rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, including an outer shuttle having a main body integrally provided with a base portion disposed at the driving shaft, a first supporting portion protruding from one side of the base portion to have a first partial track groove on an inner face thereof, and a second supporting portion protruding from the other side of the base portion opposite to the first supporting portion and having a second partial track groove on an inner face thereof; a track groove member is removably disposed between the first and second supporting portion and has a third partial track groove communicated with the first partial track groove of the first supporting portion and the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion; and a groove member is removably fixed to the second supporting portion of the main body.
Description




TECHNICAL FIELD




The present invention relates to a sewing machine, and more particularly, a rotary shuttle device for the sewing machine, which is formed with separated three parts that are removably coupled or assembled each other so as to be capable of facilely and conveniently repairing or replacing only a corresponding worn portion or a portion that requires replacement.




BACKGROUND ART




Generally, a sewing machine, as shown in

FIG. 1

, has a rotary shuttle device for supplying an under thread. The rotary shuttle device comprises an outer shuttle which is disposed at a driving shaft


1


rotatably connected to a power generating unit, an inner shuttle


3


which is received in the outer shuttle


2


, a bobbin


4


which is received in the inner shuttle


3


and on which the under thread is wound, and a bobbin case


5


for receiving the bobbin


4


. Typically, the bobbin


4


is formed with a cylindrical winding drum


6


on which the under thread is wound, and a flange portion


8


,


9


which is fixed to both ends of the winding drum


6


. On a bottom portion


7


of the inner shuttle


3


, a stud


10


is disposed upright toward an open end side thereof. The winding drum


6


of the bobbin


4


is rotatably inserted onto the stud


10


. The outer shuttle


2


has a track groove


11


formed at an inner portion thereof and a pointed end


12


formed at one end thereof. A groove


13


is formed adjacent to the pointed end


12


to have a gentle radius of curvature so that the under thread is passed through the groove


13


, while being contacted with the groove


13


. On an outer side of the inner shuttle


3


is formed a track portion


14


which is inserted into the track groove


11


. Therefore, the inner shuttle


3


is rotatably mounted in the outer shuttle


2


. Meanwhile, a semicircular guide portion


15


is fixed to one half portion of an outside portion of the outer shuttle


2


by fastening means such as a bolt so as to rotatably and removably mount the inner shuttle


3


in the outer shuttle


2


. The guide portion


15


has a pointed end


16


opposite to the pointed end


12


formed at a main body of the outer shuttle


2


. In addition, a bracket


18


is removably fixed to the other half portion of the outside portion of the outer shuttle


2


by the fastening means such as the bolt to be continuous with the guide portion


15


. The bracket


18


has a pointed end


19


opposite to the pointed end


16


of the guide portion


15


. According to a construction as described above, when a sewing device is operated, the outer and inner shuttles


2


,


3


are relatively rotated, and at the same time, the under thread wound on bobbin


4


is pulled out and supplied through the groove


13


formed adjacent to the pointed end


12


of the outer shuttle


2


to a lower portion of cloth to be sewn. Then, the under thread is sewn into the cloth in cooperation with an upper thread supplied from an upper portion of the cloth.




However, there are some problems in the conventional rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine. That is, since the under thread pulled out of the bobbin


4


during the rotation of the inner shuttle


3


at high speed is passed through the groove


13


of the outer, while being contacted with the groove


13


, the groove


13


is worn. In case the groove is locally worn, the under thread is caused to be broken. In the worst case, a portion of the groove


13


is cut out. In this case as well as the case that only the portion of the groove


13


is excessively worn, the outer shuttle


2


or the whole rotary shuttle device has to be replaced with new one. Therefore, there is a problem that costs a great deal. And since the inner shuttle


3


is rotated with respect to the outer shuttle


2


at the high speed, the track portion


14


formed at an outer circumference of the inner shuttle


3


wears the track groove


11


. If the track groove


11


is excessively worn, the inner shuttle


3


is shaken or abnormally rotated. The under thread is broken, or the shuttle device is entirely out of order to cause sewing defect or make it impossible to perform the sewing operation. In this case, since the expensive outer shuttle or whole rotary shuttle device has to be replaced, , there is also the problem that costs a great deal.




Further, since an open space of the outer shuttle for receiving the inner shuttle is very limited and restricted and it is also very difficult to exactly insert the track portion of the inner shuttle into the track groove of the outer shuttle, there is a problem of lowering work efficiency and assembly efficiency.




Moreover, since the guide portion is essentially provided to the outers shuttle in order to insert the inner shuttle into the outer shuttle, the number of components is increased and thus the number of the fastening means such as the bolt for fastening the components is increased. Therefore, there is a problem of increasing fabrication cost as well as lowering the work-efficiency.




DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION




Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, which is capable of selectively replace only an excessively worn portion or a portion that requires replacement so as to reduce maintenance cost.




It is other object of the present invention to provide a rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, which is capable of selectively replace only a groove member of an outer shuttle or a track groove member worn by a track portion of an inner shuttle.




It is another object of the present invention to provide a rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, which is separately formed with a main body, a groove member and a track groove member.




It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, which is capable of facilely inserting an inner shuttle into an outer shuttle.




To accomplish the above objects and advantages, there is provided a rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, comprising an outer shuttle that is disposed at a driving shaft of a power generating unit of the sewing machine, a bobbin which is rotatably disposed in an inner shuttle so that an under thread is wound thereon, a bobbin case for receiving the bobbin and a bracket which is disposed around the outer shuttle, characterized in that, the outer shuttle comprises a main body integrally provided with a base portion which is disposed at the driving shaft, a first supporting portion which is protruded at one side of the base portion to have a first partial track groove on an inner face thereof, and a second supporting portion which is protruded at the other side of the base portion to be opposite to the first supporting portion and have a second partial track groove on an inner face thereof; a track groove member which is removably disposed between the first and second supporting portion and has a third partial track groove communicated with the first partial track groove of the first supporting portion and the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion; and a groove member which is removably fixed to the second supporting portion of the main body, and formed with a pointed end, a groove through which the under thread wound on the bobbin is passed while being contacted therewith and a fourth partial track groove communicated with the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




The above object, other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the preferred embodiment thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:





FIG. 1

is an exploded perspective view of a conventional rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine;





FIG. 2

is an exploded perspective view of a rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is an exploded perspective view of an outer shuttle of the rotary shuttle device shown in

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 4

is an exploded perspective view of the outer shuttle of the rotary shuttle device according to other embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 5

is an exploded perspective view of the outer shuttle of the rotary shuttle device according to another embodiment of the present invention.











BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION




Now, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the annexed drawings.




Referring to

FIG. 2

, a rotary shuttle device according to one embodiment of the present invention basically comprises an outer shuttle


20


, an inner shuttle


22


which is rotatably inserted into the outer shuttle


20


, a bobbin


24


which rotatably disposed in the inner shuttle


22


, and a bobbin case


26


for receiving the bobbin


24


. On an outer circumference of the inner shuttle


22


, there is formed a track portion


28


. On an inner center portion of the inner shuttle


22


, a stud


30


is disposed upright toward an open end side thereof. The bobbin


24


is rotatably inserted onto the stud


30


. The inner shuttle


22


, the bobbin


24


and the bobbin case


26


comprising the rotary shuttle device of the present invention may be constructed by a general method as described in the conventional device. Therefore, the description of them will be omitted.




As shown in

FIG. 3

, the outer shuttle


20


of the rotary shuttle device of the present invention has a main body


32


that is connected to a driving rod of a driving unit disposed at a sewing machine. The main body


32


comprises a base portion


34


having a mounting hole, a first supporting portion


36


which is integrally formed from one side of the base portion


34


to be protruded to the outside, and a second supporting portion


38


which is integrally protruded from the other side of the base portion


34


to be opposite to the first supporting portion


36


. On an inner portion of the first supporting portion


36


is formed a first partial track groove


40


in which a portion of the track portion


28


of the inner shuttle


22


is rotatably inserted. On an inner portion of the second supporting portion


38


is formed a second partial track groove


42


in which a portion of the track portion


28


of the inner shuttle


22


is also rotatably inserted. Further, a first fixing groove


44


is formed at an end of an outer face of the first supporting portion


36


. A second fixing groove


46


is formed at one end of an outer face of the second supporting portion


38


corresponding to the end of the outer face of the first supporting portion


36


, and a third fixing groove


48


is formed at the other end of the outer face of the second supporting portion


38


. Particularly, as shown in

FIG. 5

, it is preferred that a circumference of each fixing groove


44


,


46


,


48


formed at each supporting portion forms an acute angle so that a track groove member and a groove member are fixedly coupled to the supporting portions as described below.




The outer shuttle


20


is provided with the separate track groove member


50


that is removably coupled to the main body


32


. On an inner face of the track groove member


50


, there is formed a third partial track groove


52


in which a portion of the track portion


28


of the inner shuttle


22


is inserted. When the track groove member


50


is fixedly coupled to the first and second supporting portions


36


,


38


, the third partial track groove


52


is communicated with the first partial track groove


40


of the first supporting portion


36


and the second partial track groove


42


of the second supporting member


36


. Particularly, the track groove member


50


is formed with a first fixing piece


54


which is integrally formed at one end thereof to be removably coupled to the first fixing groove


44


of the first supporting portion


36


, and a second fixing piece


56


which is integrally formed at the other end thereof to be removably coupled to the second fixing groove


46


of the second supporting portion


38


. Preferably, a circumference of each fixing piece


54


,


56


forms an acute angle corresponding to the circumference of each fixing groove


44


,


46


so as to be fixedly coupled to each fixing groove


44


,


46


.




In addition, the outer shuttle


20


of the rotary shuttle device of the present invention is farther provided with the groove member


58


that is removably coupled to the main body


32


. On an inner face of the groove member


58


, there is formed a fourth partial track groove


60


in which a portion of the track portion


28


of the inner shuttle


22


is inserted. When the groove member


58


is fixedly coupled to the second supporting portion


38


, the fourth partial track groove


60


is communicated with the second partial track groove


42


of the second supporting portion


38


. The groove member


58


is formed with a pointed end


62


formed at one end thereof, and a groove


64


which is formed adjacent to the pointed end


62


and through which an under thread is passed through the groove


64


while being contacted therewith. Particularly, at the other end of the groove member


58


, there is integrally formed a third fixing piece


66


which is removably coupled to the third fixing groove


48


formed at the second supporting portion


38


of the main body


32


. Preferably, a circumference of the third fixing piece


66


forms an acute angle corresponding to the circumference of the third fixing groove


48


so as to be fixedly coupled to the third fixing groove


48


.




In order to fixedly couple the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


to the second supporting portion


38


of the main body


32


, there is provided a bracket


70


having a plurality of fixing holes


68


. The second supporting portion


38


, the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


respectively have a fastening hole corresponding to each fixing hole for at a place of the bracket


70


. That is, the second supporting portion


38


has the fastening holes


72


, the track groove member


50


has the fastening holes


74


and the groove member


58


has the fastening holes


76


.




Meanwhile, according to various embodiments of the present invention, a coupling method among the constructing elements of the outer shuttle


20


can be variously realized.




As shown in

FIG. 4

, the constructing elements of the outer shuttle


20


may be removably coupled each other by a groove and pin coupling method. That is, at an end of the first supporting portion


36


of the main body


32


, there is formed a locking groove


78


having one or more locking holes


80


. Moreover, the second supporting portion


38


has a second locking groove


82


formed at one end thereof, and a third locking groove


86


formed at the other end thereof. The second locking groove


82


has two locking holes


84


, and the third locking groove


86


also has two locking holes


88


. Preferably, each of the locking grooves


78


,


82


,


86


forms an acute angle.




Corresponding to each of the first and second supporting portions


36


,


38


, at one end of the track groove member


50


is formed a first locking side


90


which is removably inserted into the first locking groove


78


of the first supporting portion


36


. The first locking side


90


has a locking pin


92


that is removably coupled to each locking hole


80


. And at the other end of the tracking groove member


50


is formed a second locking side


94


which is removably inserted into the second locking groove


82


of the second supporting portion


38


. The second locking side


94


has a locking pin


96


that is removably coupled to each locking hole


84


. Further, at one end of the groove member


58


that is removably mounted at the second supporting portion


38


, there is formed a third locking side


98


which is inserted into the third locking groove


86


formed at the other end of the second supporting portion


38


. The third locking side


98


has a locking pin


100


that is removably coupled to each locking hole


88


. Preferably, each of the locking sides


90


,


94


,


98


has the same acute angle as that of each locking groove


78


,


82


,


86


so as to be exactly inserted into each locking groove


78


,


82


,


86


.




Meanwhile, as shown in

FIG. 5

, the constructing elements of the outer shuttle


20


may be removably coupled each other using coupling means such as a bolt. That is, at an end of the first supporting portion


36


of the main body


32


, there is formed a first coupling portion


102


that is formed into a step type. The first coupling portion


102


has a coupling hole


104


. At one end of the second supporting portion


38


of the main body


32


, there is formed a second coupling portion


106


that is formed into the step type. The second coupling portion


106


has a coupling hole


108


. And at the other end of the second supporting portion


38


is formed a third coupling portion


110


that is formed into the step type. The third coupling portion


110


has a coupling hole


112


. Particularly, each end


114


,


116


,


118


formed by a horizontal portion and a vertical portion of each coupling portion


102


,


106


,


110


is formed into a groove type having an acute angle.




Corresponding to each supporting portion


36


,


38


, at one end of the track groove member


50


, there is formed a first fastening portion


120


which is coupled to the first coupling portion


102


of the first supporting portion


36


. The first fastening portion


120


is formed with a fastening hole


122


corresponding to the coupling hole


104


formed at the first coupling portion


102


. At the other end of the track groove member


30


, there is formed a second fastening portion


124


which is coupled to the first coupling portion


106


of the first supporting portion


38


. The second fastening portion


124


has a fastening hole


126


corresponding to the coupling hole


108


formed at the second coupling portion


106


. Further, at an end of the groove member


58


that is mounted at the second supporting portion


38


, there is formed a third fastening portion


128


which is coupled to the third coupling portion


110


formed at the other end of the second supporting portion


38


. The third fastening portion


128


has a fastening hole


130


corresponding to a coupling hole


112


of the third coupling portion


110


. The coupling hole


104


,


108


,


112


formed at each coupling portion


102


,


106


,


110


and the fastening hole


122


,


126


,


130


formed at each fastening portion


120


,


124


,


128


are respectively coupled each other by a bolt B. Particularly, it is preferred that an edge portion


132


,


134


,


136


of each fastening portion


120


,


124


,


128


has the same acute angle as that of the end


114


,


116


,


118


of each coupling portion


102


,


106


,


110


so as to be exactly and fixedly inserted into the end


114


,


116


,


118


of each coupling portion


102


,


106


,


110


.




While the coupling method of the constructing elements comprising the outer shuttle of the rotary shuttle device of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the three coupling methods, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the two or three methods can also be combined properly and then used as well as the three coupling methods can be independently performed.




Hereinafter, the coupling method and operating mode of the rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine according to the present invention will be described fully.




For example, in case the constructing elements of the outer shuttle are coupled each other by an engaging and tightly fitting method, the first fixing piece


54


formed at one end of the track groove member


50


is inserted into the first fixing groove


44


of the first supporting portion


36


, and at the same time, the second fixing piece


56


formed at the other end of the track groove member


50


is inserted into the second fixing groove


46


of the second supporting portion


38


, so that the track groove member


50


is coupled to the main body


32


. Then, the third fixing piece


66


of the groove member


58


is fixedly inserted into the third fixing groove


48


of the second supporting portion


38


, so that the groove member


58


is coupled to the main body


32


. When coupling the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


to the main body as described above, the circumference of each fixing piece


54


,


56


,


66


forms the acute angle, and the circumference of each fixing groove


44


,


46


,


48


also forms the acute angle. Accordingly, the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


are fixedly coupled to the main body


32


.




Meanwhile, in case the constructing elements of the outer shuttle are coupled each other by a groove and pin coupling method, the first locking side


90


and the locking pin


92


formed at one end of the track groove member


50


is inserted into the first locking groove


78


and the locking hole


80


of the first supporting portion


36


, and at the same time, the second locking side


94


and the locking pin


96


formed at the other end of the track groove member


50


is inserted into the second locking groove


82


and the locking hole


84


of the second supporting portion


38


, so that the track groove member


50


is coupled to the main body


32


. Then, the third locking side


98


and locking pin


100


of the groove member


58


is fixedly inserted into the third locking groove


86


and the locking hole


90


of the second supporting portion


38


, so that the groove member


58


is coupled to the main body


32


. Since each of the locking sides


90


,


94


,


98


has the same acute angle as that of each locking groove


78


,


82


,


86


, the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


are fixedly and exactly coupled to the main body


32






Further, as shown in

FIG. 5

, in case the constructing elements of the outer shuttle are coupled each other by the fastening means such as the bolt, the fastening hole


122


of the first fastening portion


120


formed as one end of the track groove member


50


is communicated with the coupling hole


104


of the first coupling portion


102


of the first supporting portion


36


, and the fastening hole


126


of the second fastening portion


124


formed as the other end of the track groove member


50


is communicated with the coupling hole


108


of the second coupling portion


106


of the first supporting portion


36


. The bolt B is then fixedly inserted into the communicated holes, so that the track groove member


50


is coupled to the main body


32


. Further, the fastening hole


130


of the third fastening portion


128


formed as the end of the groove member


50


is communicated with the coupling hole


112


of the third coupling portion


110


of the second supporting portion


38


. Then, the bolt B is fixedly inserted into the communicated holes, so that the groove member


58


is coupled to the main body


32


. When coupling the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


to the main body as described above, the edge portion


132


,


134


,


136


of each fastening portion


120


,


124


,


128


has the same acute angle as that of the end


114


,


116


,


118


of each coupling portion


102


,


106


,


110


so as to be exactly and fixedly inserted into the end


114


,


116


,


118


of each coupling portion


102


,


106


,


110


. Accordingly, the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


are fixedly and exactly coupled to the main body


32


.




Of course, the inner shuttle


22


has to be inserted into the outer shuttle


20


before the outer shuttle


20


is completely assembled. Further, after assembling the outer shuttle


20


, the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


are fixedly and integrally coupled to the main body


32


using the bracket


70


. That is, each fixing hole


68


formed at a place of the bracket


70


is communicated with each fastening hole


72


,


74


,


76


formed at the second supporting portion


38


, the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


. Then, the bolt B is fixed inserted into each of the communicated holes. Particularly, the fixing holes


68


of the bracket


70


may be formed corresponding to the fixing holes and the fastening holes of the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


. Therefore, when coupling the track groove member


50


and the groove member


58


are coupled to the main body


32


, the bracket


70


can be simultaneously coupled by one bolt.




According to the rotary shuttle device of the present invention as described above, for example, in case the track groove member


50


of the outer shuttle


20


is excessively worn by the track portion of the inner shuttle


22


, or the groove member


58


is excessively worn, only the worn portion can be selectively disassembled and then replaced.




Moreover, since the opening space for receiving the inner shuttle


22


in the outer shuttle


20


is wide, the inner shuttle


22


can be facilely and rapidly inserted into or separated from the outer shuttle


20


.




As the result, according to the rotary shuttle device for the sewing machine of the present invention, since only the worn portion or the portion that requires replacement can be selectively replaced among the constructing elements of the outer shuttle, thereby reducing maintenance cost.




And since the main body, the groove member and the track groove member can be separately fabricated and also selectively replaced, thereby improving productivity and preventing waste of resources.




Further, since the inner shuttle can be facilely mounted in the outer shuttle, thereby improving convenience.




While the present invention has been described in detail, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and substitutions can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims.



Claims
  • 1. A rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, comprising an outer shuttle disposed at a driving shaft of a power generating unit of the sewing machine, a bobbin rotatably disposed in an inner shuttle so that an under thread is wound thereon, a bobbin case for receiving the bobbin and a bracket disposed around the outer shuttle, wherein the outer shuttle comprises:a main body integrally provided with a base portion disposed at the driving shaft, a first supporting portion which protrudes at one side of the base portion to have a first partial track groove on an inner face thereof, and a second supporting portion which protrudes at the other side of the base portion to be opposite the first supporting portion and having a second partial track groove on an inner face thereof; a track groove member removably disposed between the first and second supporting portion and having a third partial track groove in communication with the first partial track groove of the first supporting portion and the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion; and a groove member removably fixed to the second supporting portion of the main body, and having a pointed end, a groove through which the under thread wound on the bobbin passes while being contacted therewith and a fourth partial track groove in communication with the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion, wherein: the main body has a first fixing groove provided at an end of the first supporting portion, a second fixing groove provided at one end of the second supporting portion corresponding to the end of the first supporting portion, and a third fixing groove provided at the other end of the second supporting portion, the track groove member having a first fixing piece provided at one end thereof to be removably coupled to the first fixing groove of the first supporting member, and a second fixing piece provided at the other end thereof to be removably coupled to the second fixing groove of the second supporting portion, and the groove member having a third fixing piece formed at an end thereof to be removably coupled to the third fixing groove of the second supporting portion of the main body.
  • 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the fixing grooves respectively have a circumference forming an acute angle, and a circumference of each fixing piece forms the same acute angle as that of each fixing groove.
  • 3. A rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, comprising an outer shuttle disposed at a driving shaft of a power generating unit of the sewing machine, a bobbin rotatably disposed in an inner shuttle so that an under thread is wound thereon, a bobbin case for receiving the bobbin and a bracket disposed around the outer shuttle, wherein the outer shuttle comprises:a main body integrally provided with a base portion disposed at the driving shaft, a first supporting portion which protrudes at one side of the base portion to have a first partial track groove on an inner face thereof, and a second supporting portion which protrudes at the other side of the base portion to be opposite the first supporting portion and having a second partial track groove on an inner face thereof; a track groove member removably disposed between the first and second supporting portion and having a third partial track groove in communication with the first partial track groove of the first supporting portion and the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion; and a groove member removably fixed to the second supporting portion of the main body, and having a pointed end, a groove through which the under thread wound on the bobbin passes while being contacted therewith and a fourth partial track groove in communication with the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion, wherein: the main body has a first locking groove provided at an end of the first supporting portion, a second locking groove provided at one end of the second supporting portion corresponding to the end of the first supporting portion, and a third locking groove provided at the other end of the second supporting portion, the track groove member having a first locking side provided at one end thereof to be removably coupled to the first locking groove of the first supporting member, and a second locking side formed at the other end thereof to be removably coupled to the second locking groove of the second supporting portion, and the groove member having a third locking side provided at an end thereof to be removably coupled to the third locking groove of the second supporting portion of the main body.
  • 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the locking grooves are respectively formed with locking holes and each of the locking sides has a locking pin removably inserted into each of the locking holes.
  • 5. The device of claim 3, wherein the locking grooves respectively form an acute angle, and each of the locking sides has the same acute angle as each locking groove.
  • 6. A rotary shuttle device for a sewing machine, comprising an outer shuttle disposed at a driving shaft of a power generating unit of the sewing machine, a bobbin rotatably disposed in an inner shuttle so that an under thread is wound thereon, a bobbin case for receiving the bobbin and a bracket disposed around the outer shuttle, wherein the outer shuttle comprises:a main body integrally provided with a base portion disposed at the driving shaft. a first supporting portion which protrudes at one side of the base portion to have a first partial track groove on an inner face thereof, and a second supporting portion which protrudes at the other side of the base portion to be opposite the first supporting portion and having a second partial track groove on an inner face thereof; a track groove member removably disposed between the first and second supporting portion and having a third partial track groove in communication with the first partial track groove of the first supporting portion and the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion; and a groove member removably fixed to the second supporting portion of the main body, and having a pointed end, a groove through which the under thread wound on the bobbin passes while being contacted therewith and a fourth partial track groove in communication with the second partial track groove of the second supporting portion, wherein: the main body has a first coupling portion formed at an end of the first supporting portion, a second coupling portion formed at one end of the second supporting portion corresponding to the end of the first supporting portion, and a third coupling portion formed at the other end of the second supporting portion, and the first, second and third coupling portions being respectively provided with a coupling hole, the track groove member having a first fastening portion provided at one end thereof, and a second fastening portion provided at the other end thereof, and the first fastening portion having a fastening hole in communication with the coupling hole of the first coupling portion of the first supporting portion and coupled to the coupling hole by a bolt, and the second fastening portion having a fastening hole in communication with the coupling hole of the second coupling portion of the second supporting portion and coupled to the coupling hole by the bolt, and the groove member having a third fastening portion formed at an end thereof, and the third fastening portion having a fastening hole in communication with the coupling hole of the third coupling portion of the second supporting portion and coupled to the coupling hole by the bolt.
  • 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the coupling hole formed at the third coupling portion of the second supporting portion and the fastening hole provided at the third fastening of the groove member are provided to be communicated with fixing holes provided at a bracket and commonly coupled through a communication hole by the bolt.
  • 8. The device of claim 6, wherein the coupling portions respectively have end provided by horizontal portion and vertical portions of the coupling portions, and each end being formed into a groove having an acute angle, and the fastening portions respectively having edge portions with the same acute angle as that of each end.
  • 9. The device of claim 7, wherein the second supporting portion of the main body has a fastening hole coupled to one of the fixing holes provided at the bracket by the bolt, and the track groove member having a fastening hole coupled to one of the fixing holes formed at the bracket by the bolt, and the groove member having a fastening hole coupled to one of the fixing holes provided at the bracket by the bolt.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
2000-0039823 Jul 2000 KR
PCT Information
Filing Document Filing Date Country Kind
PCT/KR01/01180 WO 00
Publishing Document Publishing Date Country Kind
WO02/04732 1/17/2002 WO A
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Number Name Date Kind
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5617803 Badillo Apr 1997 A