WebCPC CPC COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION

D05B SEWING (appliances for the tailoring trade A41H; sewing tables A47B 29/00; sewing in bookbinding B42B 2/00; sewing machines modified for knitting D04B 39/08)

  NOTE - In this subclass, the groups designating sewing apparatus or machines cover also sewing processes dependent on their use, and the thread seams produced thereby

D05B 1/00 General types of sewing apparatus or machines without mechanism for lateral movement of the needle or the work or both

D05B 1/02 ・for making single-thread seams

D05B 1/04 ・・Running-stitch seams

D05B 1/06 ・・Single chain-stitch seams

D05B 1/08 ・for making multi-thread seams

D05B 1/10 ・・Double chain-stitch seams

D05B 1/12 ・・Lock-stitch seams

D05B 1/14 ・・Combined or alternative chain-stitch and lock-stitch seams

D05B 1/16 ・・Pseudo-lock-stitch seams in which the thread loops do not positively interlock (shoe or welt sewing machines D05B 15/02)

D05B 1/18 ・・Seams for protecting or securing edges (zig-zag sewing machines D05B 3/02, D05B 3/04)

D05B 1/20 ・・・Overedge seams

D05B 1/22 ・・・・combined with joining or securing seams

D05B 1/24 ・for making blind-stitch seams

D05B 1/26 ・for making fluid-tight seams (sewing machines for concurrently making thread and welded seams D05B 17/00)

  Special-purpose or automatic sewing apparatus or machines {(Surgical sewing machines A61B 17/0491)}

D05B 3/00 Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle or the work or both for making ornamental pattern seams, for sewing buttonholes, for reinforcing openings, or for fastening articles, e.g. buttons, by sewing (programme-controlled sewing machines D05B 19/00; with devices for automatically controlling movement of work-carrier D05B 21/00)

D05B 3/02 ・with mechanisms for needle-bar movement

D05B 3/025 ・・{with a pair of needles mounted on the needle-bar}

D05B 3/04 ・with mechanisms for work feed

D05B 3/06 ・for sewing buttonholes ({detachable devices D05B 3/24;} buttonholes A41F 1/02)

D05B 3/08 ・・for buttonholes with eyelet ends

D05B 3/10 ・for making piped openings

D05B 3/12 ・for fastening articles by sewing

D05B 3/14 ・・perforated or press buttons

D05B 3/16 ・・shank buttons

D05B 3/18 ・・hooks or eyelets

D05B 3/20 ・・labels (labelling fabrics otherwise than by sewing B65C 5/00; labels or securing means therefor, in general G09F 3/00)

D05B 3/22 ・・Article-, e.g. button-, feed mechanisms therefor {(work-handling elements for attaching small textile pieces D05B 35/066)}

D05B 3/24 ・formed by general-purpose sewing machines modified by attachments, e.g. by detachable devices

D05B 3/243 ・・{for embroidering, e.g. monograms}

D05B 3/246 ・・{for darning}

D05B 5/00 Sewing machines for temporarily connecting articles, e.g. pairs of socks

D05B 7/00 Linking machines, e.g. for joining knitted fabrics

D05B 9/00 Hem-stitch sewing machines

D05B 11/00 Machines for sewing quilts or mattresses (control of workpiece-holding frames, or of sewing machines, in order to obtain particular seam configuration D05B 21/00)

D05B 11/005 ・{for sewing the edges of mattresses}

D05B 13/00 Machines for sewing sacks

D05B 13/02 ・for closing filled bags or sacks (combined with bag- or sack-filling apparatus B65B)

D05B 15/00 Machines for sewing leather goods (making pseudo-lock-stitch seams D05B 1/16)

D05B 15/005 ・{Corner sewing of suitcases or bags}

D05B 15/02 ・Shoe sewing machines

D05B 15/025 ・・{for sewing moccasin-type seams}

D05B 15/04 ・・for lock-stitch work (D05B 15/08 takes precedence)

D05B 15/06 ・・Welt sewing machines

D05B 15/08 ・・・for lock-stitch work

D05B 15/10 ・・Lining sewing machines

D05B 17/00 Sewing machines for concurrently making thread and welded seams (for making non-welded fluid-tight seams D05B 1/26)

D05B 19/00 Programme-controlled sewing machines (with devices for automatically controlling movement of work-carrier D05B 21/00; devices for stopping drive when sewing tools have reached a predetermined position D05B 69/22)

  WARNING - Group D05B 19/003 is no longer used for classification of new documents. The backlog of this group is being continuosly reclassified to groups D05B 19/02 to D05B 19/16

D05B 19/003 ・{Zig-zag sewing machines with electric or electronic programming}

D05B 19/006 ・{Control knobs or display means (D05B 19/085, D05B 19/105 take precedence)}

D05B 19/02 ・Sewing machines having electronic memory or micro-processor control unit

D05B 19/04 ・・characterised by memory aspects

D05B 19/06 ・・・Physical exchange of memory

D05B 19/08 ・・・Arrangements for inputting stitch or pattern data to memory; {Editing stitch or pattern data}

D05B 19/085 ・・・・{Physical layout of switches or displays; Switches co-operating with the display}

D05B 19/10 ・・・Arrangements for selecting combinations of stitch or pattern data from memory; {Handling data in order to control stitch format, e.g. size, direction, mirror image}

D05B 19/105 ・・・・{Physical layout of switches or displays; Switches co-operating with the display}

D05B 19/12 ・・characterised by control of operation of machine

D05B 19/14 ・・・Control of needle movement, e.g. varying amplitude or period of needle movement

D05B 19/16 ・・・Control of workpiece movement, e.g. modulation of travel of feed dog

D05B 21/00 Sewing machines with devices for automatically controlling movement of work-carrier relative to stitch-forming mechanism in order to obtain particular configuration of seam, e.g. programme-controlled for sewing collars, for attaching pockets

D05B 21/002 ・{consisting of lateral displacement of the workpieces by a feed-dog or a fluted presser foot}

D05B 21/005 ・{to obtain spiral seams (fixed or adjustable pin holding the work for spiral stitching D05B 35/107)}

D05B 21/007 ・{to obtain circular or elliptical seams (fixed or adjustable pin holding the work for circular stitching D05B 35/107)}

D05B 23/00 Sewing apparatus or machines not otherwise provided for (for making zip closures A44B 19/00)

D05B 23/001 ・{Straw hat sewing machines}

D05B 23/002 ・{Hat hemming sewing machines}

D05B 23/003 ・{Sewing machines for straw cases, wisps of straw or canvas shoes}

D05B 23/004 ・{Sewing machines for ribbing corsets}

D05B 23/005 ・{Sewing machines specially adapted for binding or uniting carpets}

D05B 23/006 ・{Sewing machines for making cylindrical articles}

D05B 23/007 ・{Sewing units for assembling parts of knitted panties or closing the stocking toe part}

D05B 23/008 ・・{Line closers, i.e. sewing units for forming the body portion of the panty hose}

D05B 23/009 ・・{Toe closers}

D05B 25/00 Sewing units consisting of combinations of several sewing machines

  Sewing-machine elements for feeding, positioning, handling, or treating the work

D05B 27/00 Work-feeding means

D05B 27/02 ・with feed dogs having horizontal and vertical movements

D05B 27/04 ・・arranged above the workpieces

D05B 27/06 ・・arranged above and below the workpieces

D05B 27/08 ・・with differential feed motions

D05B 27/10 ・with rotary circular feed members

D05B 27/12 ・・rotating continuously

D05B 27/14 ・・rotating discontinuously

D05B 27/16 ・・with differential feed motions

D05B 27/18 ・・Feed cups

D05B 27/185 ・・・{Guides or supports for the work presented to the feed cups, e.g. uncurling guides}

D05B 27/20 ・constituted by sewing needles

D05B 27/22 ・with means for setting length of stitch

D05B 27/24 ・Feed-dog lifting and lowering devices

D05B 27/26 ・in machines for sewing leather

D05B 29/00 Pressers; Presser feet (for feeding D05B 27/04)

D05B 29/02 ・Presser-control devices

D05B 29/04 ・Pressers in machines for sewing leather

D05B 29/06 ・Presser feet

D05B 29/08 ・・comprising relatively-movable parts

D05B 29/10 ・・with rollers

D05B 29/12 ・Presser-foot attachment

D05B 31/00 Workpiece holders or hold-downs in machines for sewing leather

D05B 31/02 ・Welt guides

D05B 33/00 Devices incorporated in sewing machines for supplying or removing the work

D05B 33/003 ・{by equal steps of adjustable length, e.g. for automatically positioning successive buttonhole locations}

D05B 33/006 ・{Feeding workpieces separated from piles, e.g. unstacking}

D05B 33/02 ・and connected, for synchronous operation, with the work-feeding devices of the sewing machine

D05B 35/00 Work-feeding or -handling elements not otherwise provided for

D05B 35/02 ・for facilitating seaming; Hem-turning elements; Hemmers {(D05B 35/062 takes precedence)}

D05B 35/04 ・・with movable tools

D05B 35/06 ・for attaching bands, ribbons, strips, or tapes or for binding

D05B 35/062 ・・{with hem-turning (D05B 35/066 takes precedence)}

D05B 35/064 ・・{for attaching slide fasteners (connection of the interlocking member to the stringer tape A44B 19/40)}

D05B 35/066 ・・{for attaching small textile pieces, e.g. labels, belt loops}

D05B 35/068 ・・・{for attaching belt loops}

D05B 35/08 ・for ruching, gathering, casing, or filling lace, ribbons, or bindings; Pleating devices; Cuttlers; Gathering feet; Crimpers; Curlers; Rufflers

D05B 35/085 ・・{for making folds transversely to the sewing direction}

D05B 35/10 ・Edge guides

D05B 35/102 ・・{Edge guide control systems with edge sensors}

D05B 35/105 ・・{Guiding while stretching the workpiece, e.g. by means of weighted clips}

D05B 35/107 ・・{Fixed or adjustable pin holding the work, e.g. for circular or spiral stitching}

D05B 35/12 ・Indicators for positioning work, e.g. with graduated scales

D05B 37/00 Devices incorporated in sewing machines for slitting, grooving, or cutting (severing sewing-threads D05B 65/00)

D05B 37/02 ・Slitting or grooving devices

D05B 37/04 ・Cutting devices

D05B 37/06 ・・with oscillating tools

D05B 37/063 ・・・{in synchronism with the movement of the needle bar or the work-feeding means}

D05B 37/066 ・・・・{Pinking}

D05B 37/08 ・・with rotatable tools

D05B 37/085 ・・・{Pinking}

D05B 37/10 ・・with heated tools

D05B 39/00 Workpiece carriers (for automatically controlling movement of work-carrier to obtain particular configuration of seam D05B 21/00; in general A41H 15/00)

D05B 39/005 ・{Quilting frames}

D05B 41/00 Work-collecting devices

  Sewing-machine elements for supplying, handling, or treating thread material

D05B 43/00 Spool-pin assemblies incorporated in sewing machines

D05B 45/00 Applications of measuring devices for determining the length of threads used in sewing machines (measuring devices in embroidery machines D05C, in general G01B)

D05B 47/00 Needle-thread tensioning devices; Applications of tensometers

D05B 47/02 ・Manually-controlled tensioning devices

D05B 47/04 ・Automatically-controlled tensioning devices

D05B 47/06 ・Applications of tensometers (application of tension indicators in handling thin or filamentary material B65H 59/40; for embroidery machines D05C 11/08; tensometers in general G01L)

D05B 49/00 Take-up devices, e.g. levers, for the needle thread

D05B 49/02 ・operated by cams or linkages

D05B 49/04 ・rotary

D05B 49/06 ・for machines for sewing leather

D05B 51/00 Applications of needle-thread guards; Thread-break detectors (for embroidery machines D05C 11/00)

D05B 53/00 Thread- or cord-laying mechanisms; Thread fingers

D05B 55/00 Needle holders; Needle bars (needles D05B 85/00)

D05B 55/02 ・Devices for fastening needles to needle bars

D05B 55/04 ・Devices for inserting needles

D05B 55/06 ・Needle guides; Needle protectors (finger-protecting devices D05B 83/00)

D05B 55/08 ・Driving arrangements for curved needles

D05B 55/10 ・Needle bars for multiple-needle sewing machines

D05B 55/12 ・・with provision for varying the distance between the needles

D05B 55/14 ・Needle-bar drives

D05B 55/16 ・・with provision for disengaging individual needle bars

D05B 57/00 Loop takers, e.g. loopers

D05B 57/02 ・for chain-stitch sewing machines, e.g. oscillating

D05B 57/04 ・・rotary

D05B 57/06 ・for overedge-stitch sewing machines

D05B 57/08 ・for lock-stitch sewing machines

D05B 57/10 ・・Shuttles

D05B 57/12 ・・・oscillating

D05B 57/14 ・・・with rotary hooks

D05B 57/143 ・・・・{Vertical axis type}

D05B 57/146 ・・・・{Inclined axis type}

D05B 57/16 ・・・with bobbin casings guided in tracks

D05B 57/18 ・・・with bobbin casings held by removable caps

D05B 57/20 ・・・with bobbin casings held by magnetic forces

D05B 57/22 ・・with spool-size bobbin for lower thread

D05B 57/24 ・・・with lower-thread packages mounted for controlled sliding movements

D05B 57/26 ・Bobbin holders or casings; Bobbin holder or case guards; Bobbin discharge devices

D05B 57/265 ・・{for looptakers with vertical axis}

D05B 57/28 ・Applications of bobbins for storing the lower thread

D05B 57/30 ・Driving-gear for loop takers

D05B 57/32 ・・in chain-stitch sewing machines

D05B 57/34 ・・in overedge-stitch sewing machines

D05B 57/36 ・・in lock-stitch sewing machines

D05B 57/38 ・・・Shuttle drives

D05B 59/00 Applications of bobbin-winding or -changing devices; Indicating or control devices associated therewith

D05B 59/02 ・Devices for determining or indicating the length of thread still on the bobbin

D05B 59/04 ・Devices for changing the bobbin

D05B 61/00 Loop holders; Loop spreaders; Stitch-forming fingers

D05B 63/00 Devices associated with the loop-taker thread, e.g. for tensioning

D05B 63/02 ・Loop-taker thread take-up levers

D05B 63/04 ・Loop-taker thread guards

D05B 65/00 Devices for severing the needle or lower thread

D05B 65/003 ・{the thread being engaged manually against the cutting edge of a fixedly arranged knife}

D05B 65/006 ・{with heated tools}

D05B 65/02 ・controlled by the sewing mechanisms {(D05B 65/006 takes precedence)}

D05B 65/04 ・controlled by the workpieces {(D05B 65/006 takes precedence)}

D05B 65/06 ・and for disposing of the severed thread end; {Catching or wiping devices for the severed thread}

D05B 67/00 Devices incorporated in sewing machines for lubricating, waxing, or colouring the threads

  Driving-gear, control, lubricating, or cooling devices for sewing machines

D05B 69/00 Driving-gear; Control devices

D05B 69/02 ・Mechanical drives

D05B 69/04 ・・Manual drives

D05B 69/06 ・・Pedal drives

D05B 69/08 ・Fluid drives, e.g. pneumatic

D05B 69/10 ・Electrical or electromagnetic drives

D05B 69/12 ・・using rotary electric motors

D05B 69/125 ・・・{Arrangement of clutch-brake construction}

D05B 69/14 ・Devices for changing speed or for reversing direction of rotation

D05B 69/16 ・・mechanical

D05B 69/18 ・・electric {e.g. foot pedals}

D05B 69/20 ・Control devices responsive to the number of stitches made

D05B 69/22 ・Devices for stopping drive when sewing tools have reached a predetermined position (electric motor control systems in general H02P)

D05B 69/24 ・・Applications of devices for indicating or ascertaining sewing-tool position

D05B 69/26 ・・with automatic means to reduce speed of drive, e.g. in one or more steps

D05B 69/28 ・Applications of servo devices for tool-positioning purposes

D05B 69/30 ・Details (work-feeding drives D05B 27/00; needle-bar drives D05B 55/14; loop-taker drives D05B 57/30)

D05B 69/32 ・・Vibration-minimising devices

D05B 69/34 ・・Hand-wheel clutches

D05B 69/36 ・Devices for stopping drive when abnormal conditions occur, e.g. thread breakage

D05B 71/00 Lubricating or cooling devices

D05B 71/02 ・Loop-taker lubricating devices

D05B 71/04 ・Needle cooling devices

  Casings, supports, covers, or accessories for sewing machines; Sewing machines combined with auxiliary devices serving purposes other than sewing

D05B 73/00 Casings

D05B 73/005 ・{Doors or covers for accessing inner parts of the machine; Security devices therefor}

D05B 73/02 ・Upper casings

D05B 73/04 ・Lower casings

D05B 73/06 ・・for free-arm sewing machines

D05B 73/08 ・・for column-type sewing machines

D05B 73/10 ・・Devices for converting free-arm sewing machines into flat-bed machines

D05B 73/12 ・・Slides; Needle plates

D05B 75/00 Frames, stands, tables, or other furniture adapted to carry sewing machines (furniture aspects A47B, A47C)

D05B 75/02 ・for drop-head sewing machines

D05B 75/04 ・with noise-suppressing devices

D05B 75/06 ・Arrangements, e.g. hinges, for mounting sewing-machine casings to frames, stands, or tables

D05B 77/00 Covers, or portable enclosures, for sewing machines

D05B 79/00 Incorporations or adaptations of lighting equipment

D05B 81/00 Sewing machines incorporating devices serving purposes other than sewing, e.g. for blowing air, for grinding

D05B 83/00 Guards or like devices for preventing injury to operator (machine safety devices in general F16P)

  Needles; Needle threaders; Seam-ripping devices

D05B 85/00 Needles (surgical needles A61B 17/06; manufacture of needles B21G 1/00)

D05B 85/003 ・{with two tips and an eye in the middle}

D05B 85/006 ・{Hooked needles}

D05B 85/02 ・with slotted eyes, {i.e. with a slit leading to the eye for thread insertion}

D05B 85/04 ・Spring or bearded needles

D05B 85/06 ・Curved needles

D05B 85/08 ・Flexible needles

D05B 85/10 ・Hollow needles

D05B 85/12 ・Coated needles

D05B 85/14 ・Latch needles

D05B 87/00 Needle- {or looper-}threading devices

D05B 87/02 ・with mechanical means for moving thread through needle {or looper} eye

D05B 87/04 ・with optical devices to assist threading

D05B 89/00 Seam-ripping devices

  Hand sewing

D05B 91/00 Tools, implements, or accessories for hand sewing (needles, needle threaders D05B 85/00, D05B 87/00; appliances for the tailoring trade A41H)

D05B 91/02 ・Bodkins

D05B 91/04 ・Thimbles; Finger shields; Palm protectors

D05B 91/06 ・Work holders or supports

D05B 91/08 ・・Mushrooms; Darning eggs

D05B 91/10 ・・Hoops or frames (for embroidery D05C)

D05B 91/12 ・Tool receptacles

D05B 91/14 ・Thread-spool pins

D05B 91/16 ・Thread-spool receptables

D05B 93/00 Stitches; Stitch seams

D05B 93/02 ・strengthened by auxiliary elements, e.g. rivets, staples

D05B 95/00 Preparatory or finishing operations in connection with hand sewing

D05B 95/04 ・Softening material prior to sewing

D05B 95/06 ・Flattening, pounding, or pressing stitched seams (in shoemaking A43D 8/44)

D05B 97/00 Hand sewing processes or apparatus for special work or not otherwise provided for

D05B 97/02 ・Hand-guided apparatus

D05B 97/04 ・for darning

D05B 97/06 ・・using apparatus with latch or bearded needles

D05B 97/08 ・using special threads or wires

D05B 97/10 ・for attaching buttons or fasteners

D05B 97/12 ・for attaching patches or like small pieces of fabric

D05B 2035/00 Work-feeding or -handling elements not otherwise provided for

D05B 2035/005 ・Sewing machines for uniting carpets with or without presence of a seaming ribbon

--- Edited by Muguruma Professional Engineer Office(C), 2013 ---