Claims
- 1. A sewing cartridge detachably attached to a sewing apparatus that performs sewing on a workpiece, comprising an engagement recess that is provided at one side of a periphery of the sewing cartridge, including a thread supply portion, so that the engagement recess connects to the periphery of the sewing cartridge, and is releasably engaged with an engaging portion provided to the sewing apparatus,wherein the engagement recess has a connecting portion that allows an opening of the engagement recess to become wider toward the periphery of the sewing cartridge.
- 2. The sewing cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the engagement recess opens toward the periphery of the sewing cartridge.
- 3. The sewing cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the engaging portion provided to the sewing apparatus has a shaft portion, and the engagement recess opens in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the shaft portion.
- 4. The sewing cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the engaging portion provided to the sewing apparatus has a head portion that has a large diameter than the shaft portion and is provided to at least one end portion of the shaft portion, wherein the engagement recess includes a narrow recess and a wide recess that are engaged with the shaft portion and the head portion, respectively.
- 5. The sewing cartridge according to claim 4, wherein the engagement recess opens in directions perpendicular to and along the axial direction of the shaft portion.
- 6. The sewing cartridge according to claim 3, the connecting portion of the engagement recess extends toward the periphery of the sewing cartridge in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft portion.
- 7. The sewing cartridge according to claim 3, wherein a dimension of the engagement recess is determined so that a clearance can be created between the engagement recess and the shaft portion of the sewing apparatus to rotate the sewing cartridge around the shaft portion of the engaging portion, in a state where the engagement recess of the sewing cartridge is engaged with the shaft portion.
- 8. The sewing cartridge according to claim 2, wherein the engagement recess opens in a direction with respect to an attaching and detaching direction of the sewing cartridge to the engaging portion provided to the sewing apparatus and in a direction perpendicular to the attaching and detaching direction.
- 9. The sewing cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising an openable cover and a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism locks the openable cover in a closed position.
- 10. The sewing cartridge according to claim 1, further comprising a needle cover movable between a cover position and a retracted position.
- 11. The sewing cartridge according to claim 10, wherein the needle cover serves as a presser foot that holds a work cloth at the time of sewing.
- 12. The sewing cartridge according to claim 11, further comprising a movement prohibiting mechanism including a movement prohibiting member rotated between a locked position and an unlocked position.
- 13. The sewing cartridge according to claim 12, wherein the movement prohibiting member maintained in the locked position when the sewing cartridge is not attached to the sewing apparatus, and placed in the unlocked position when the sewing cartridge is attached to the sewing apparatus.
- 14. The sewing cartridge according to claim 13, wherein the needle cover can be movable if the movement prohibiting member is placed in the unlocked position.
Priority Claims (5)
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2000-201244 |
Jul 2000 |
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2000-201246 |
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2000-357426 |
Nov 2000 |
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2000-396876 |
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2001-146495 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 09/897,060 filed Jul. 3, 2001. The entire disclosure of the prior application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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