| 摘要 |
<p>A workpiece pallet for transporting and holding a workpiece to be sewn in a programmable sewing machine. The workpiece pallet (22) has a first frame member (42) and a second frame member (44) which is pivotally secured to the first frame member (42). The workpiece pallet also includes a detachable workpiece holder (52) having a first template member (54) and a second template member (60) which can be detachably mounted to the first and second frame members, respectively. In one embodiment, the first template member has a seat (54-1) and the second template member has a flange (60-1) which cooperates with the seat in order to removably retain the workpiece in a mounted position in the workpiece holder so that the programmable sewing machine (10) can sew a predetermined stitch pattern on the workpiece. In another embodiment, a support member is used in place of the second template member. The support member has a plurality of fingers which force the workpiece against the seat of the first template member. The fingers can be slidably adjusted in order to accommodate any shaped seat. The workpiece holder can be detached from the workpiece pallet and replaced with a new workpiece holder when necessary to accommodate a workpiece having a different shape or to accommodate a change in the predetermined stitch pattern.</p> |
