This application claims priority of European Application No. 04405590.3 filed Sep. 17, 2004, which is included in its entirety by reference made hereto.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a sewing machine.
2. Description of the Related Art
Sewing machine accessories are stored in storage spaces situated at the top, that is to say on the upper arm bearing the needle bar and its drive mechanism and/or around the free arm of the machine. In both instances, these storage spaces do not render the sewing accessories directly accessible to the seamstress, who has to change position in order to exchange one presser foot for another, suited to the type of stitch to be performed, something which is not always easy to do during work, because this operation entails withdrawing the workpiece from the machine.
The object of the present invention is to remedy this disadvantage, at least partially, by improving the ergonomics of the machine.
To this end, the subject of this invention is a sewing machine as claimed in claim 1.
The sewing machine according to the invention allows the seamstress to have access to all the presser feet that come with the machine and to change them as she works, without having to move in her field of view, and therefore without having to withdraw her workpiece from the machine.
The sewing machine has a storage compartment on its front face, that is to say on the face of the machine which faces the operator. The machine produced more particularly uses the right-hand upright of this front face.
Advantageously, a door closes the storage space and, on its interior face, has sewing instructions or the like. As a preference, this door is articulated along its lower edge so that opening the door does not conceal the flywheel which is situated on the right-hand side of the machine with respect to the seamstress. Furthermore, by opening this door, the instructions which are on the interior face can be read directly by the seamstress who can readily acquaint herself with and select the presser foot required according to these instructions and change the presser foot, putting the previous presser foot back in the storage space.
The attached drawing illustrates, schematically and by way of example, one embodiment of the sewing machine that is the subject of the present invention.
This sewing machine comprises a casing 1 which surrounds a frame B (
The face of the column 5 facing toward the seamstress comprises a storage space 6, preferably closed by a door 7 hinged preferably via its lower edge to the lower edge of the storage space 6 and which is depicted open in
Advantageously, each bucket 8 is mounted to pivot by virtue of projections 9 aligned horizontally in pairs, formed on the opposed faces of the vertical walls 10, 11 delimiting the storage space 6, and on vertical partitions 12 dividing the storage space 6 into several parts each of which, in this example, contains storage buckets 8. These projections 9 penetrate corresponding recesses 9a (
As a preference, the forward pivoting of the buckets 8 is limited as illustrated by their positions drawn in chain line in
The interior face of the door 7 can be used to accommodate a sewing guide (not depicted) which will inform the seamstress of the choice of presser feet 8 according to the type of stitching to be performed or other type of information or storage.
Once the appropriate presser foot has been fitted, the machine is ready to sew and the door 7 can be closed again.
The other customary storage spaces can be kept for storing various supplies or other accessories.
Obviously, other embodiments of the present invention are possible without in any way departing from the scope of the present invention. Thus, the pivoting door could be replaced by a sliding door. It might also be possible to have a door that pivots about its left-hand edge or its upper edge associated, in the latter instance, with a retaining element, for example an elastic one, to keep it open. It might also be possible to anticipate a removable door, held on by a system of catches. It might also be possible to anticipate lighting which would be switched on by a contact switch operated by the opening of the door 6. The buckets 8 could also be replaced by fixed supports shaped to accommodate the various presser feet belonging to the machine.
As may be observed in
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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04405590.3 | Sep 2004 | EP | regional |