MITSUBISHI
INDUSTRIAL
SEWING
MACHINE
Model
LU2-4400-4420
classes
Single-Needle, Double-Needle
Compound-Feed
Lockstitch
PRECAUTIONS BEFORE STARTING TO OPERATE
(1). Safety Precautions
1. Keep your hands and fingers away from the area around the needle and the area around the pulley
when turning the power on,
Power must be turned off when the machine is not in use, or when the operator leaves his/her seat
Power must be turned off before tilting the machine head, installing or removing the “V" belt,
agjusting the machine, or replacing its parts.
Avoid placing fingers, hair, bars etc., near the pulley, “V""belt, bobbin winder. or motor when the
machine is operating.
5. Do not insert fingers into the thread take-up cover, under/around the needle, or pulley when the
machine is operating.
6. Ifabelt cover, finger guard, and/or eye guard are installed, do not operate the machine without these
safety devices.
(2) Precautions before Starting Operation
1. Ifthe machine's oil pan has an oil sump, never operate the machine before filing it.
2. If the machine is lubricated by a drop oiler, never operate the machine before lubricating
3. When a new sewing machine is first turned on, verify the rotational direction of the pulley with the
power on.
(The pulley should rotate counterclockwise when viewed from the pulley.)
4. Verify the voltage and (single or three) phase with those given on the motor nameplate.
(3) Precautions for Operating Conditions
+. Avoid using the machine at abnormally high temperatures (35°C or higher) or low temperatures (5°C
of lower). Otherwise, machine failure may result.
2. Avoid using the machine in dusty conditions,
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INSTRUCTION MANUALName of major parts
Thread take-up lever
Thread take-up lever cover
Oil tank
Presser adjusting screw
Presser plate spring
Thread guide
Balance wheel
Cog belt
Feed reverse lever
Stitch length setting dial
Oiling system
Filter
Feed cam
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
23)
24)
25)
26)
Push button
Slide plate (front)
Slide plate (right)
Feed dog
Hook complete
Hook saddle
Slide plate (left)
Presser foot (outside)
Presser foot (inside)
Needle clamp
Presser bar (outside)
Needle bar
Face plate
27)
28)
29)
30)
31)
32)
33)
34)
35)
36)
37)
38)
39)
Needle bar guide bracket
Adapter plate
Thread tension adjusting nut
Thread tension regulator
complete
Thread take-up spring
Thread guide (upper)
Thread guide (middle)
Thread guide (lower)
Crank
Crank shaft
Presser bar (inside)
Bell crank
Presser lifterHow to use the machine
1, How to attach needle Note: Before making the following adjustment,
switch off the power source by all means.
Double Needle | Single-
Insert the needle upto the bottom Needle
of needle clamp and tighten the Insufficient Needle distorted
screw keeping the long grove side of _ insertion
needle face to face.
Long groove
side
Long groove!
left side
2. How to wind the bobbin Note: In case of rotating the machine without
sewing, keep the presser foot raised
Adjustment: ** Tightness of winding: Particularly in case of nylon or tetron thread
It is desirable that the bobbin is wound loose enough.
** Uneven winding, In case of uneven winding, adjust the thread
guice slightly toward the less wound part of bobbin so that to obtain
even winding,
** Winding amount of thread: When the winding amount of thread is ex-
cessive loosen the adjusting screw and tighten when insufficient.
Winding tension
adjusting screw iE
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with amount of
80% of full
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Even winding
adjusting screw
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t3. Threading of needle threads
(1) Pass each needle thread through thread
guide ®.
Note: When thin slippery thread (polyester
thread or filament thread, for example) is
used, pass the thread through thread guide
© aswell.
(2) With the take-up lever located at the upper
most position, pass each needle thread in
the order shown in the following figure,
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leftward. rightward.
4. Adjustment of stitch length and reverse-
stitch operation
Note: To make stitch length shorter, depress
the reverse lever and turn the stitch length
setting dial.
Reverse-stitch operation Stitching
goes back while the feed reverse lever
is held down,
5. How to place the bobbin
into the hook
Note: In case of placing the bobbin into
the hook, place the bobbin by
making winding toward the thread
in correct direction shown in Fig
Stitch length
setting dial
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Feed reverse
lever
Thread
Slide plate
Slide plateHow to use the machine
6. Bobbin threading
1) Lead the end of thread to the groove
of the hook shgwn in Fig
and. beneath the horn’) pull the
thread out
® Thread
2) Holding the end of the needle threads
by left’ hand and turn the balance
wheel slowly. Pull out the lower
threads and keep them away from
the underneath of the presser foot.
8. Adjustment of thread tension
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The tension of the needle
thread is too tight, or the tension
of the bobbin thread is too loose.
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The tension of the neadle thread
is too loose, or the tension of the
bobbin thread is too tight.
Thread tension:
edjusting screw
9. Needle thread tension
**Needle thread is adjusted according
to the bobbin thread tension.
thread tension is adjusted by
sion regulating thumb nut.
For special fabric sewing with special
thread, the desired tension can be ob-
tained by adjusting the force and stroke
Of thread take-up Soring,
Thread
tension
nut
10. Adjustment of presser
Adjust the pressure according to the
fabric.
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11. SAFETY CLUTCH DEVICE:
Safety clutch device is installed to prevent
the hook and cog belt from damage in case
the thread is caught into the hook when the
machine is loaded abnormally during opera-
tion
1) FUNCTION OF SAFETY CLUTCH.
1) When the safety clutch acts, the cog belt
pulley will be unloaded, then the rotation of
hook shaft will stop. The arm shaft only will
rotate. Stop the operation of machine.
2) Clean the thread thoroughly which is caught
into the hook
3) Turn the cog belt hub be hand, and check
whether the hook shaft rotates lightly and
properiy, place the clutch device as follows
2) HOW TO SET THE SAFETY CLUTCH.
1) While pressing down the push button on the
opposit side of bed by left hand, turn the
balance wheel siowly by right hand away
ftom shown in the figure
2) The balance whee! will stop by the gear
plate, but turn the balance whee! more
firmly.
3) Release the push button
4) As shown in the Figure, the safety clutch
Gevice 's set
3) FORCE APPLIED TO THE SEFETY
CLUTCH.
1) The force applied to the safety cluten is the
smallest when the write mark of the eccen-
tric pin faces the center of the lower shaft,
The force proportionally increases as the
white mark faces the outside
2) To adjust the force, slide the tming belt,
loosen the set screw, and turn the eccentric
pin
3) After the adjustment, make sure to fasten
the set screw.
12, UPPER FEED ADJUSTMENT
(NEEDLE SIDE)
If the uneven feeding occurs according to
the fabric, adjust the long hole of the
horizontal feed shaft crank (right) to adjust
the upper feed length
(How to adjust)
1) Loosen the special bolt.
2) Move the special bolt upward to decrease
upper teed.
2) Move the special bolt downward to in-
crease the upper feed. The upper feed and
the lower feed theoretically becomes equal
at the reference line on the horizontal feed
shaft crank.
4) Securely tighten the special bolt after adjust-
ment.
Safety clutch
Cog belt pulley
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Cog belt hub,
Balance whesl—_
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White Mark
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Lower Shaft
Eccentric Pin
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Timing Belt
Set Screw |
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Eccentric Pin
Pushbutton
mating notch:
Reference (FE
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Horizontal shaft crank, right
oper feed dowreases
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