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1. MECHANICAL DESCRIPTIONS
RH-981A
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1-2. Needle bar mechanism
1. When the pulley rotates in the direction of the arrow (towards you), its rotation is transmitted to the upper shaft (2),
the needle bar gear (3), and the driving gear (4), that makes the eccentric rod (5) rotate.
2. The driving rod (6), which is engaged with the eccentric rod (5), rocks the needle bar driving lever (7).
3. The rocking motion of the needle bar driving lever (7) is transmitted to the needle bar york (8), the needle bar level
feed link (9), and the needle bar clamp (10), and then the needle bar (11) moves up and down.
4. The needle bar (11) is guided by needle bar bush U (12) and the needle bar block (13).
1-3. Thread take-up mechanism
1. When the pulley (1) rotates in the direction of the arrow, the needle bar gear (3) rotates via the upper shaft (2).
2. The thread take-up cam (4), which is attached to the needle bar gear (3), moves the thread take-up (6) via the
thread take-up cam roller (5).
3. The thread take-up cam roller (5) is always kept in contact with the cam (4) by the thread take-up spring (7)
attached to the thread take-up (6).
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