Duerkopp Adler 173 User manual

Contents: Page:
Foreword and general safety instructions
Part 1: Operation manual classe 171 •173
1. Product specifications
1.1 Short description and use for the intended purpose . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 Optional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Machine elements and their functions
2.1 Elements at the machine head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Elements at the stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Operating
3.1 Threading the needle thread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 Threading the looper thread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 Adjusting the thread tensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.4 Amount of needle thread for secure stitch formation . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.5 Adjusting the looper thread take-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.6 Setting the feeding length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
a) Bottom feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
b) Top puller feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4. Maintenance
4.1 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.2 Lubricating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5. Information on sewing with monofilament threads . . . . . . . . . 18

The following patents and registered designs apply:
Status October 1992
DE 86 20 593
JP Sho-62-108358
TW 40 985

1. Product specifications
1.1 Short description and use for the intended purpose
The 171 and 173 are double chainstitch (stitch type 401) sewing machines in single or
twin needle version.
The loopers are across the line of sewing (Crossline).
Class 171 with drop oscillation feed.
Class 173 with drop oscillation feed and intermittent top puller feed.
The feeding lengths of feed dog and puller are independently adjustable at separate
dials. When changing over to stitch condensing, the feeding length of the puller is
automatically reduced accordingly.
In accordance with the intended purpose, the machines must only be used for sewing
materials made of textile fibres and leather.
1.2 Technical data
Feeding length of the top puller feed: max. 7 mm
Standard puller width: 9 mm N
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934 SIN or 933 depending on the sewing
equipment (E-Nr.)
Maximum clearance under the sewing foot:
When lifting: 5 mm with the needle 934 SIN
10 mm with the needle 933
When sewing: 4 mm
Operating pressure: 6+/-0.5 bar
Air consumption: On the -161120 0.05 NL per work cycle
On the -141521 0.1 NL per work cycle
1.3 Optional equipment
Order numbers
1713502 Set of parts for converting a single needle- into a twin needle double
chainstitch sewing machine. Max. needle distance 14 mm depending on the
E-Nr. Not for subclass 173-141521.
933 5736 Steel puller 1 mm toothed, 9-mm-wide
933 5737 Steel puller 1 mm toothed, 15-mm-wide
933 5738a Steel puller 2 mm saw-toothed, 15-mm-wide
The steel pullers must not touch, the distance to the throat plate must be 0.5 mm.
For the adjustment see the service manual. 16-mm-wide asymmetric Vulcollan puller
and a hook knife are contained in the accessories. The position of the puller with
respect to the seam or fabric fold may be varied depending on how it is mounted.
Subclasses Stitch
length Speed at work/ max. Needle stroke Stitch condensati
on
Foot lifting Thread
cutter
171-131110 1-4 mm 6600 / 7000 27 mm
173-141110 1-4 mm 5800 / 6000 30 mm
173-141521 1-4 mm 5800 / 6000 30 mm •••
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2. Machine elements and their functions
2.1 Elements at the machine head
Element Function
Hand lever 1 –Swinging up the puller. It is swung out of the working
area.- Sewing with bottom feed only.
Screw 2 –Regulating the sewing foot pressure depending on the
material.
Oil check tube 3 –Monitoring the oil circulation for the lubrication of the
front arm shaft bearing. The oil flow must not be
interrupted while the machine is running. If necessary,
check the oil level in the reservoir 8 or top up with oil.
Only ESSO SP-NK 10 or an oil of the same quality
must be used.
Dial 4 –Feeding length for the top feed puller.
Needle thread puller 5
(Only subclass -141521) –Initial thread for the stitch formation at the seam
beginning after the threads are trimmed.
Needle thread tension 6 –One revolution of the turning button with numerals
covers the entire tension range. Thus, the tension
values can be easily reproduced.
Looper thread tension 7 –Same as 6, but with a weaker tension spring.
Oil reservoir 8 with
inlet opening –The oil level must not drop below "MIN". If necessary,
top up with ESSO SP-NK 10 oil to "Max".
Dial 9 –Setting the stitch length for the bottom feed.
Looper thread puller 10
(Only subclass -141521) –Initial thread for the stitch formation at the seam
beginning after the threads are trimmed.
Release lever 11 for
the thread tensions –Pulling out the threads by hand, eg when threading
Thread guide 12 –Basic adjustment centre of the elongated hole.
Needle 13 –System 934 SIN or 933.- Needle sizes Nm 80-130
depending on the sewing equipment (E-Nr.).
To exchange the needle, always turn off the
main switch! - Danger of injury!
Thread regulator 14 –For secure stitch formation in the case of elastic
threads, such as eg synthetic spun threads and
monofilament threads. For the adjustment see
section 3.4.
Locking button 15 –Locking the foot in its lifted position.
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Element Function
Key 17 –Undefined
Key 18 –Single stitches
Key 19 –Needle up or down at machine standstill. During
sewing condensed stitches may be sewn anywhere wit-
hin the seam.
Key 20 –Raising or lowering the puller.
Control panel 21
(Only subclasses -141521
and -161120)
–See instructions of the motor manufacturer.
Note: To enable thread trimming on the subclass -
141521, not only the key "thread trimming", but also
the key "thread wiping" at the control panel must be
always switched on. Diodes aand b must be luminous.
Knee lever 22 –Prior to tilting the machine head backwards, TURN
OFF the main switch and remove the knee lever. To un-
hook, make the motions 1 and 2 and to hook up, make
the motions 3 and 4.
Infrared reflecting
light barrier 23 –To sense the fabric edge and thus, the correct
position of the condensed stitches at the seam end.
Looper drive housing 24 –With the machine head tilted backwards the oil level
must not drop below the lower long mark.
If necessary, turn out the screw 26 and top up with oil
ESSO SP-NK 10. The oil must just be filled up to the
upper mark.
Looper thread take-up 25 –It automatically adjusts the amount of looper thread to
the set stitch length.
For adjustments for tight, regular or highly elastic
seams see section 3.5.
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2.2 Elements at the stand
Element Function
Main switch 1 –Turning on and off the machine.
Always turn off the main switch prior to threading,
changing the sewing tools (such as eg needle,
sewing foot, throat plate, slide plate etc.),
cleaning, when leaving the workplace as well
as for maintenance work.
See also General Safety Instructions.
Pedal 2 –0 Idle position - No function.
1 Sewing foot lift at machine standstill
2 Sewing up to the maximum speed by pressing down
the pedal accordingly.
3 Stitch condensing - thread trimming* - sewing foot
lift.
* Not on subclass -161120
Maintenance unit
Air filter with water
separator 7 –Before the water level reaches the air filter 6, screw in
the screw 8 and blow off the water under pressure.
Pressure regulator 4 –To set the air pressure of 6 bar, pull up the knob 4 and
turn it.
Turning to the right = Pressure increase
Turning to the left = Pressure decrease
Mist lubricator 9 –Adjust approx. 1 drop of oil for 10 work cycles using
the regulating screw 11.
To top up with oil, vent the pneumatic system. To do
this, turn the knob 4 to the left.
Turn out the screw 10 and fill with ESSO SP-NK 10 oil
up to the groove on the oil reservoir 9.
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3. Operating
3.1 Threading the needle
thread
Turn off main switch.
-Danger of injury! -
For threading the needle thread proceed
as shown in the figures opposite.
3.2 Threading the looper
thread
Turn off main switch.
-Danger of injury! -
For threading the looper thread also
proceed as shown in the figures
opposite. To do this, lift the thread down-
holder 3 out of its locked position.
3.3 Setting the thread
tensions
The needle thread tension must be
tighter than that of the looper thread.
The looper thread tension 2 is, therefore,
equipped with a spring made of thinner
wire.
Too tight thread tensions cause com-
pression of the material. A too loose
thread tension may lead to skipped
stitches.
For a larger amount of looper thread
pulled into the seam see section 3.5.
3.4 Needle thread amount for
secure stitch formation
In the case of elastic sewing threads, eg
synthetic spun threads or monofilament
threads, a certain amount of needle
thread must be pulled to assure a secure
stitch formation.
This takes place when the take-up lever
is in its bottom position in conjunction
with the height adjustment of the thread
regulator 1.
With the take-up lever in bottom position
adjust the thread regulator as follows:
In the case of elastic needle threads the
thread eyelet in the take-up lever should
be visible below the thread regulator.
Pass the needle thread on the left of the
bracket. See fig. a.
With unelastic threads, such as eg cot-
ton, the thread eyelet should be visible
above the thread regulator. Pass the
thread on the right of the bracket. See fig.
b.
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Single needle machines Twin needle machines
Threading through the pre-tensions V only on machines with thread trimmer.
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3.5 Adjusting the looper thread take-up
The looper thread take-up 1 automatically
adjusts the looper thread amount to the
set stitch length.
This means: Always optimum stitch forma-
tion and stitch tightening with every stitch
length, and also with condensed stitches.
No seam grinning and seam puckering.
The pulled amount of looper thread can
be changed by adjusting the looper
thread take-up cam.
Without change of the thread tensions
a) tight, b) regular, c) highly elastic
seams (balloon stitch) are yielded.
After loosening the screws 2 and
adjusting the looper thread take-up 1,
regulate as follows:
In direction 0 = tighter seam
In direction 5 = more elastic seam
Important information!
1) In the case of an extreme setting, eg
a stitch length that is as short as
possible and a maximum amount of
thread (elastic seam), be sure that
the needle does enter the thread
triangle safely.
Excessive looper thread may result
in skipped stitches.
2) If the stitch length is substantially in-
creased with the adjustment values
described under 1), eg to 4 mm, the
thread guide must be set back
toward 0. Otherwise, the looper
thread might drop off the looper
thread take-up cam.
During the backward motion of the
looper, the looper thread would not
be pulled back by the looper thread
take-up cam, as is required.
3) If the stitch length is changed on the
171-131110 which has no coulisse
shaft, the take-up lever must be
readjusted manually.
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3.6 Setting the feeding length
a) Bottom feed
The feed dog feeding length is
adjusted at dial 4.
b) Top puller feed
The feeding length of the puller 9 is
adjustable independent of the bottom
feed at dial 3 and can thus be
adapted to the feeding characteris-
tics of the material.
When sewing with stitch condensing
at the seam beginning and seam
end, the puller feeding length au-
tomatically adjusts to the feeding
length of the bottom feed.
Please note:
–The puller can be swung out of the
sewing area using the hand lever, eg
for sewing with the bottom feed only.
–To raise the puller when sewing radii
or corners, operate the lower key 5 at
the sewing head.
–The fabric keep-off plate 8 serves
simultaneously as trimming knife for
the thread chain. (Only on machines
without thread trimmer.)
–The puller pressure is adjustable to
the material. Loosen the screw 7 and
adjust the cylinder 6:
In direction A = higher pressure
In direction B = lower pressure.
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4. Maintenance
4.1 Cleaning
Turn off main switch.
-Danger of injury! -
A machine kept clean is a safeguard
against malfunctions!
Therefore, specifically clean the area
under the throat plate, removing the
sewing dust once daily.
It is advisable to do this with an air pistol.
(If exists, remove the knee lever.)
After a certain period of time, the accumu-
lated sewing dust must be removed from
the feed dog rows. To do this, remove the
throat plate.
When the machine is equipped with a
compressed air maintenance unit, the oil
level is to be checked daily.
Before the water level reaches the filter
insert 3, the water must be blown off the
water separator 2. To do this, the
maintenance unit must be under
pressure and the screw 1 must be turned
in (left hand thread).
For checking the oil level see 4.2.
4.2 Lubricating
Turn off main switch.
-Danger of injury! -
For the lubrication of this machine
only use ESSO SP-NK 10 oil or an oil
of the same quality.
The following lubricating points need to
be supplied with oil:
–Check the oil level in the looper drive
housing 7 and, if necessary refill with
oil.
To do this, turn out the screw 8. With
the machine tilted backwards, the oil
level must not drop below the lower
long mark of the sight glass. Oil must
only be refilled up to the upper mark.
–With upright machine, refill oil into the
oil reservoir 9 up to the mark "Max.".
The oil level must not drop below the
mark "Min.".
Except for the looper drive, all bearing
points of the machine are supplied by
a central oil wick lubrication out of
reservoir 9.
–The oil check tube 10 for monitoring
the oil flow to the arm shaft front
bearing is located on the machine
arm. The oil flow must not be inter-
rupted while the machine is running.
Should the oil flow be interrupted in
spite of a filled reservoir, immediately
call a service technician.
–If necessary, refill oil into the oil
reservoir 6 of the maintenance unit up
to the groove. To do this, completely
turn off the compressed air by turning
the knob 4 to the left, and then turn
out the screw 5.
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5. Information on sewing with monofilament threads
When using monofilament threads,
needle threads and looper threads may
have the same size.
The best results can be obtained with soft
and elastic threads.
We recommend the following thread
sizes: Label-No. 180.
With a needle size of Nm 80 the stitches
per minute must be reduced to 4000.
In the case of needle sizes from Nm 90
the max. stitches per minute may be
7000.
The following is required to assure
reliable sewing:
–The thread containers or thread cones
must incorporate a silicone impregna-
ted applicator (felt piece) at the thread
draw off point.
–The needle cooler, order no. 933 671,
is required.
–The edges 1 of the down-holder for
the looper thread must be rounded off
as shown in the figure.
–Please observe the information on
reliable stitch formation in section 3.4.
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