Union Special 54200, 54400 User Manual

Finest Quality

STYLES

54200A 54200C 54200E 54200F 54200G 54200K 54200N

54200P 54400C

54400E

ADJUSTING ILLUSTRATED

STREAMLINED

INSTRUCTIONS

PARTS

MULTIPLE

LIST

NEEDLE

AND

MACHINES

•

54400G 54400H 54400J

CATALOG

54400F

NO.

102L

THIRD

EDITION

THIRD

•

EDITION

©

1956

©UNION

INFORMATION

SPECIAL

PRINTED

SUBJECT

CORPORATION

1996

TO

ALL

IN

USA

CHANGE

RIGHTS

WITHOUT

RESERVED

NOTICE

IN

ALL

COUNTRIES

..

Catalog

No.

102

L

54200 54200 54200 54200

Classes

A

c

E

F

LIST

54200 54200 54200 54200

OF

54200,

STYLES

G

54400

K

54400

N

54400

p

54400

PARTS

54400

A

c

E

F

54400 54400 54400

G

H

J

Third

•

Union

Rights

Copyright Special

Reserved

UNION SPECIAL

INDUSTRIAL

CHICAGO

Printed

July,

1979

Edition

1956

By

Corporation

in

All

Countries

CORPORATION

SEWING

in

3

MACHINES

U.S.

A.

The

Classes represent bars the filtered located drivingmechanism, Some the device by

able machines.

and

utmost

upper

precision

It

our

54200

the

driving

in

oil

throw-out

styles

roller,

to

allow

is

our

customers

The

and

54400.

latest

speed

to

the

are

the

methods

constant

following

54200

mechanisms

and main

device

equipped

to

required

to

and

54400

design

thus

insure a uniformly

insuring

secure

in

production.

reservoir

enables

exposing

with a close

amount

aim

to

all

pages

FOREWORD

streamlined

the

UNION

and

light

Automatic

has the the

of

complete

furnish

possible

illustrate

machines

SPECIAL

weight

made operator heel

coupled

controlled

elastic

carefully

presser

and

interchangeability'.

economies

and

describe

flat

lubrication,

maintenance

to

disengage eye puller,

in

each

prepared

covered

bed

line.

bars

of

eachlooperforeasythreading.

feeding,

from

make

with a pump

simple.

the

with

the

and

garment;

information

the

use

the

parts

by

Light

it

possible

loopers

clutch

an

elastic

All

of

UNION

for

styles

this

weight

for

A

conveniently

mechanism

parts

which

catalog,

needle

to

attain

returning

from

their

metering

are

made

will

SPECIAL

in

Classes

('

in

en-

•

which

will

cooperate

Additional

will

be

furnished

Catalog

Form

In

all

No.

357

manufacturing

catalogs,

45

with

on

request,

N

Adjusting of

machine

instructions

centers

those

who

containing

Instructions.

for

are

will

desire

information

are

listed

which

in

the

required.

be

found

planning

Specify

relative

below:

Needle

Engineering

adjusting

Union

and

Manual

the

Special

estimating

UNION SPECIAL

to

these

Department

style

representatives,

their

machines

requirements.

CORPORATION

Engineering

Department

and

who

4.

IDENTIFICATION

OF

MACHINES

Each

plate

style

on

the

numbers Example: only

minor

dard

style

Styles

which

"54200

differs

11

•

This herein. 54200 etc.,

ting

It

and

are

taken

direction

Streamlined, Needles Drive Looper Filter

Abreast,

Mechanism,

Throw-out

Type

UNION

machine.

have

"Style

changes

number.

of

machines

from

catalog

can

54400. of

Enclosed

Oil

SPECIAL

Style

one

54200

are

.Example:

the

applies

also from

be

All

the

reference

handwheel

Light

Double

for

Simplified

Return

carries

numbers

or

more

A".

made

letters

Special

in a standard

"54200

similar

style

in

number,

APPLICATION

specifically

applied

with

to

operator's

is

toward

STYLES

Type,

Weight

Flat

Presser

Locked

Threading,

Pump,

Oil

a

style

are

number

classified

suffixed,

style

numbers

machine,

AZ".

construction

in

that

OF

to

the

discretion

direction,

position,

the

operator.

OF

MACHINES

Bed,

Independent

Bar

Stitch,

Type

Automatic

Pan

Base

which

as

standard

but

never

contain

a

are

grouped

it

contains

CATALOG

standard

to

such

while

the

as

seated

styles

special

left

Row,

Mechanism,

401.

Loopers

Enclosed

Plate

and

is

stamped

and

contain

the

"Z"

is

under a class

no

of

machines

and

right,

at

the

Four,

Light

Head

Oil

special.

the

letter

suffixed

letters.

machines

front

machine.

Nine

Weight

in

Line

Type

Oiling

Siphon

in

the

Standard

letter

"Z".

to

the

number,

Example:

as·listed

in

Classes

and

Opera-

and

Twelve

Needle

With

Feed,

System,

Assembly.

name

"Z".

When

stan-

/'

back,

Bar

•

54200

children's

to

covered,

LSk-4, 54200 54200

walking

medium

not

folder.

Maximum 54200 54200

54200

overalls.

gauges

54200

imum

A-4

High

heavy

modified. C-4 E-4

Same High

covered,

F-4 G-4 K-4

Same

High

Nos.

speed

3/4 skirts,

N

4800

High

inch

jackets

materials;

recommended

Throw

play

suits,

weight

materials.

swing-out

as

54200

Throw

shorts,

to

heavy

children's

weight

equipped

Standard

recommended

as

54200

as

54200

Throw

Right

angle

12-56-12,

R.

P.M.

Throw

wide

Single

rubber

and

where

Machine,

boys'

folder.

Maximum

A-4,

Machine,

materials.

with

gauges

speed E-4, E-4,

Unequal

folder,

16-64-16.

Needle

puller

similar

seam

is

speed

for

attaching

trousers,

Body

Standard

recommended

except

for

attaching

play

close

Nos.

suits, coupled

16,

4800 except except

Space

close

coupled

Machine

rollers,

garments

primarily

5500

R.

swimming

of

garment gauges

no

attachment

boys'

Body

of

puller,

21, 24,

R.

P.M.

no

attachment

fitted

with

Machine,

puller,

Seam

Type

equipped

upper

made

straight.

P.M.

woven

Nos.

speed

woven

trousers,

garment

32.

elastic for

BSc-4.

roller

from

elastic

trunks,

turned

16,

4800

or

elastic

turned

upper

Seam

or

banding

upper

with

driven.

Koratron

Seam

to

etc.,

downwardly,

21, 24, R.

P.M.

elastic

strip

to

hobby

downwardly,

roller

Type

elastic

strip

metering

denim roller Maximum

close

coupled

For

Type

boxer

on

type

medium

32.

Seam

tension.

swimming

jeans,

driven,

LSk-4,

tension.

device.

dungarees

driven.

recommended

puller

seaming

and

durable

401-SSa-1.

shorts,

heavy

elastic

Type

trunks,

etc.,

elastic

swing-out

modified.

Standard

with,

trousers,

press

Max-

not

on

and

5

STYLES

OF

MACHINES

(Continued)

54200 P Same

with imum

54400

children's Body Standard recommended

54400 54400

pajamas, downwardly, Standard

,

recommended

54400 54400 54400

stitching wear, attachment gauge

yielding

recommended

A-4

C-4 E-4

F-4 G-4 H-9,

Low

of

Same Low

Same Same

-12

and

for

as

Style

section

Throw

play

suits,

garment

gauges

etc,,

gauges

operations

for

or

twelve

Nos.

speed

as

54400

Throw

on

close

Nos.

speed

as

54400

as

54400

Nine

similar

thread

54200 N except

to

the

left

speed

Machine,

boys'

turned

16,

5000

Machine,

light

coupled

16,

4800

E-4,

and

Twelve

on

stand.

needle

5500

trousers,

downwardly,

21,

R.

A-4,

to

medium

21, 24,

R.

E-4,

except

women's

operations

No.

of

R.

for

attaching

24,

P.M.

except

for

attaching

puller,

P.

M.

except

Needle

and

Standard

12.

Maximum

equipped

needle

P.M.

etc.,

elastic

32,

Seam

no

weight

upper

32.

Seam

no

fitted

Machine,

children's

on

light

gauge

with

hole,

, woven

on

attachments

woven

materials.

attachments with

Seam

light

not

Type

elastic

roller

Type

elastic

equally

dresses,

to

medium

for

nine

recommended

compensatory

Type

elastic

tomediumweightmaterials.

covered,

LSk-4,

or

Body

driven,

LSk-4,

or

metering

needle

401-SSa-1.

to

boxer

swing-out

modified.

elastic

to

boxer

of

swing-out

modified.

elastic

spaced,

blouses,

weight

speed

strip

garment

strip

device.

for

coats,

material.

No.

16; 4000

presser

type

Maximum

tension.

type

Maximum

tension.

decorative

standard

R.

foot

Max-

shorts, folder.

shorts,

turned

folder.

beach-

No

P.M.

54400

type tails. of

•

the

eye.

except descriptions

Type

113

133

J-9,

upper

Each

number

The

blade,

Collectively,

The

No.

GS

-12

roller

UNION

denotes

size

measured

standard

Styles

of

Round struck 080/032, 090/036,

Round groove, 100/040,

Same

driven.

SPECIAL

number,

the

needle

54200

these

shank,

groove,

shank,

as

54400

the

kind stamped

in

type

for

K,

54200

needles

ball

eye,

110/044,

H-9,

needle

thousandths

number

all

round

ball

round

has

of

shank,

on

and

Styles

Nand

and

the

point,

eye,

100/040,

point,

spotted,

125/049,

-12,

NEEDLES

the

54200 P which

Description

except

both a type

point,

needle

of

an

inch,

size

number

in

Classes

sizes

available

extra

spotted,

short, chromium

short,

110/044,

140/054'

length,

shank,

chromium

double

equipped

number

groove,

denotes

midway

represents

54200

and

plated-

and

uses

are

Sizes

double

125/049,

groove,

with

close

and a size

finish,

the

between

the

54400,

needle

listed

below.

groove,

plated

140/054.

spiral

sizes

coupled

number. and

largest

the

shank

complete

is

Type

080/032,

spiral

-

sizes

groove,

133

puller,

The

other

diameter

GS.

075/029,

090/036,'

de-

and

the

symobl.

113

GS,

The

groove,

struck

To

have sample on

label, A complete

needle,

needle

or

orders

the

order

type

promptly

and

size

would

number

read:

and

"1000

6

accurately

should

Needles,

filled,

be

forwarded.

Type

an

113

empty

Use

GS,

Size

package,

description

100/040".

a

NEEDLES

{Continued)

Selection

Thread

formation.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Exploded parts illustration tions,

position used

are of

the 29126 22587

should

This

may

and

The

numbers

of

in

ordering

Those

indicated

main DE

95

of

catalog

views

be

seen

will

the

that

component

by

sub-assembly.

Puller

the

proper

pass

freely

has

been

of

the

various

in

their

be

found

number

in

the part parts.

the

in

parts

fact

Drive Screw--------------------------------------------------Bearing

needle

through

ORDERING

so

arranged

actual

the

listing

of

pieces

first

Always

column

the

illustration.

of

sub-assemblies,

that

their

Example:

Eccentric

Cap

Screw---------------------------------------

size

is

determined

needle

sections

position

of

required

·are

use

the

descriptions

Assembly------------------------------

REP

AIR

as

to

of

in

the

parts

reference

The

part

eye

in

PARTS

simplify

the

mechanism

the

machine,

in

reference

number

which

are

order

with the

numbers

indented

the

their

particular

can

by

the

to

ordering

On

number

shown

be

size

produce

are

shown

the

page

part

number,

view only, in

the

furnished

under

of

thread

a

good

of

repair

so

opposite

being

and

indicate

should

second

for

the

description

used,

stitch

parts.

that

the the

descrip-

shown.

the

never

column.

repairs,

be

1 2

2

It

will listed. is

catalog,

the

mentioned

the

•

the only

IDENTIFYING

On identification

they

USE

The

not

recommended

In

those

parts

illustration.

At

the

illustrations,

the

part

Where

some

All

part

appear. GENUINE

be reason

no·

specific

for

in

back

the

smaller

noted

for

cases

the

number

letter

numbers

where· a part

various

descriptions,

of

the

which

PARTS

construction

parts,

is

NEEDLES

in

the

this

and

the

usage

book

will

is

known.

stamped

represent

above

is

that

complete

will

machines

will

be

facilitate

permits,

and

on

to

AND

REPAIR

example

the

replacement sub-assembly

is

common

be

mentioned

are

and

if

necessary,

found a numerical

locating

each

those

distinguish

the

same

that

to

not

part

where

part,

PARTS

the

of

all

in

the

same,

the

illustration

is

the

construction

the

part

regardless

eccentric any

of

should

of

the

description.

the

difference

index

stamped

from

and

these

be

ordered.

machines

specific

of

all

and

with

does

similar

of

the

bearing

parts

will

the

description

individually

covered

However,

usage

be

parts

its

part

not

permit,

ones, catalog

are

not

by

this

when

will

shown

when

number.

in

which

be

in

an

Success genuine Corporation, ing The

UNION

to

the

maximum

in its

most

the

operation

SPECIAL

subsidiaries

approved

efficiency

of

Needles

and

scientific

and

durability

these and

authorized

machines

Repair

principles

are

Parts,

distributors.

and

assured.

7

can

made

be

as

furnished

secured

They

with

the

only

by

are

utmost

by

the

Union

designed

the

use

Special

accord-

precision.

of

USE

GENUINE

NEEDLES

AND

REPAIR

PARTS

(Continued)

Genuine parts is

TERMS

are insured insurance.

must viscosity

sight ounces.

than

throw-out diagram,

are

your

guarantee

Prices

forwarded

The

be

Oil

is

gauge

The

an

needles

stamped

are

strictly

at

unless

oil

has

filled

occasional

,before

of

90

filledat.the

on

the

machine

pin,

are

required.

are

with

of

the

buyer's

otherwise

OILING

been

to

and

drained

beginning

125

seconds

spring

front

is

almost

drop

looper

packaged

the

Union

highest

net

cash

risk

directed.

AND

cap

of

the

entirely

of

oil

holder

with

Special

quality

and

subject

f. o.

b. A

THREADING

from

to at

machine.

the

operate.

100°

in

the

at

both

frame

automatically

labels

in

machine Fahrenheit. top

bearings

marked

trademark,

materials

to

change

shipping

charge

INSTRUCTIONS

Use a straight

cover,

The

capacity

locking

and

point.

is

made

before

and

lubricated,

of

the

pin,

~.Genuine

U S

Emblem.

workmanship.

without

shipping,

the

of

retainer

notice.

Parcel

to

cover

mineral

oil

level

the

oil

as

indicated

Each

All

post

shipments

the

and

the

oil

with a Say

is

checked

reservoir

and

no

holder,

trademark

shipments

postage

reservoir

is

oiling

the

in

the

repair

are and

bolt

at

the

twelve

other

looper

oiling

the which

reservoir, reservoir handwheel.

screw

threaded.

eyes

•

from

A

daily

oil

in

the

has

gone

may

with a little

The

accompanying

Please in a plane right

to

check

main

through

making

be

Mter

at

left

•

before

reservoir

too

frequent drained draining

gasket

note,

right

the

morning

is

the

machine

at

the

oil,

cement,

drawings that

the

angles

start

kept

oilings

plug

wipe

needles

to

the

and also

the

should

between

is

filtered

unnecessary.

screw

hole

re-assemble

show

are

direction

the

in

and

the inserted

be

made,

two

and

the

main

plug

screw.

manner

of

line

to

red

lines

pumped

Excessive

frame

screw

in

which

in

the

needle

of

feed,

see

that

on

back

oil

directly

dry,

and

the

gauge.

into

in

paint

the

holder

are

level

the

main

the

main

under

hole

machine

with

threaded

of

Oil

the and

is

the

8

4 NEEDLE MACHINE THREADING.

•

12

NEEDLE MACHINE THREADING.

NOTE: 9

THREADED

NEEDLE

IN

CAUTION!

FILL BEFORE MACHINE HAS BEFORE

MACHINES

ARE

A SIMILAR MANNER

ALL

OIL

STARTING. SHIPPING .

RESERVOIRS

BEEN

DRAINED

9

THREADING

AND

OILING

DIAGRAM

FOR

STYLES

54200

NAND

54200

P

!'

CAUTION I FILL

ALL BEFORE MACHINE HAS BEEN DRAINED BEFORE

STARTING. SHIPPING.

10

OIL

RESERVOIRS

EXPLODED

VIEWS

AND

54200

DESCRIPTION

FOR

MULTIPLE

OF

NEEDLE

PARTS

MACHINES

•

11

!'

12

MAIN

FRAME,

Ref.

~

1 2 3 4 4A 4B 4C 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

12 13

14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35 36

36A 37 38

39 40 41 42 43 44 44A 45 46 46A 47

•

48

48A

48B

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

55A

55B

56

57

A

57

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68

Part

No.

54201 B

54201 c

54401 54401 54201 D

24 X

22517

80

22574

22839 c

87

22839

54280 53782 22524 22585 51382 52882

52882 M

22733 41394

22848

52882 52882 22548

52882

39582 L

52882

50-789

52882

90

22541

52882 p

52882

90

51282

90

51282 51782 54282

22542

52882 54282

22569 51282

35731 A

22513 51454

95

22849 54270 51270

95

51858 54458 54458

539

20

22889 22848 51291

54491 A

98 A

1068 54459 54459

52 98 A

54459

57858

668-28

668-29

22585

22891 61394

258

BB21375

93

22848

20

54282

A

B

B A

A L

B A

AE

u

AD AC AA B y AE y

A A

w

B B z

A

B

B-9 B-12

A A

A-9 A-12

A

B

c

AF

A

AH

Cloth

Plate,

Cloth

Plate,

Cloth

Plate,

Cloth

Plate,

Cloth

Plate,

Edge

Guide,

Screw, Screw

Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------

Throat

Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------

Screw Throat

Oil Screw

Screw

Gasket-----------------------------------------------------------------------Oil Gasket

Plug Gasket

Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Crank

Gasket

Screw

Crank

Elk.

Screw Gasket------------------------------------------------------------------------

Baffle

,

Screw Needle

Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Head Head Head

Scre~e_I:-

Head Presser Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Needle

PlugScrew

Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Needle

Needle

Screw----------------------~-------------------------------------------------

Needle Needle Needle Needle

VVasher----------------------------------------------------------------------Adapter Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------

Looper

Looper Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thread

Thread.

Thread

Thread Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------

Looper

Screw

Screw,

Gasket,

Nut,

Belt

Screw---------------------------------------------~--------------------------

for

--------~-------~------------------------------------------------------

Plate

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Plate

Reservoir

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reservoir

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Screw,

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Chamber

--------------------------~-------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Chamber

Oil

Cap

Oil

Cap

Oil

Cap

Oil

Drip

Screw--------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Plate-------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Lever

Cover, Cover, Cover,

Plug

Screw---------------------------------------------------------------

Gasket

~~~::•

Cover

Bar

Thread

Thread Thread

Thread

Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------

Thread

Eyelet, Eyelet, Eyelet, Eyelet,

Thread

Thread LockingRing-------------------------------------------------------------Eyelet--------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------for

for

machines

Guard

~::~r,fo[o;i£r~.hi;i~48

Oil

Shield---------------------------------------------------------------------

MISCELLANEOUS

for

Styles

54200

for

Styles

for

Style

for

Styles

for

Styles

for

Styles

edge

guide,

(see

pages

Support,

Top

Cover-------------------------------------------------------

Back

Cover

for

oil

reservoir

Cover----------------------------------------------------------

Oil

Cover------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------Torsion Hinge

Plate-------------------------------------------------------------

for for for

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Gasket-------------------------------------------------------------

Connection

-------------------------------------------------------------------

machines

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Spring-----------------------------------------------------

Pin---------------------------------------------------------

Bearing

all

Styles Styles Styles

__

f_o!'

__

~~·--

Connection

Take-up Take-up

Frame Frame Frame Frame

Guard, Guard,

for

four

for

nine

for

twelve

for

single

Pull-off Pull-off

without

E,

54200

A,

54400 H --------------------------------------------------

54200

K-4-16-64-16,

54200

N, P

54200

N, P ----------------------------------------------

on

Styles

31,

33)

for

machines

------------------------------------------------------

Oiler-------------------------------------------"---------

except 54400 54200

~=:~:~:::::::::

Guide

Block----------------------------------------------

Wire, Wire,

Eyelet,

Eyelet, Eyelet,

Eyelet,

for

four

for

nine

needle needle

needle

Eyelet,

puller-------------------------------------------_---

without

puller------------------------------------------------

==:

::::::::::::::::::::::: = ::

COVERS

Description

F,

G,

C,

54400

-----------------------------------'-----------

54200

-------------------------------------------------

without

back

cover-----------------------------------------

54200 H, J ---------------------------------------------N, P ----------------------------------------------

Plate---------------------------------------------

for

all

Styles

for

Styles

for

four

for

nine

for

twelve

for

single

needle

machines----------------------------------

and

twelve

machines----------------------------------------Lnachines

machines---------------------------------------

machines

for

nine

for

four

puller---------------------------------------------

AND

PLATES

K-4-12-56-12,

A, C -----------------------------------

54400

N,

P--------------------------------------

puller---------------------------------

N, P

and

::::::

except

54200

N, P

needle

machines----------------------------

needle

machines----------------------------

needle

-----------------------------------------

-----------------------------.----------

and

twelve

needle

54400

J

------------------------------

54400

H, J

:·::

:::

=

54200

N, P ---------------------

------------------------------

machines--------------------------

machines------------------------

needle

machines--------------------------

=:::::

E,

F, G ---------------

-----------------------

:-::::::::::::::::::::::::

machines

----------------

:::::::::::

=:

= = = = :::::

Amt,

Req.

1

1 1 1 1

1

3

1

2

1

4

3

1 1

7

2

1

1 1

2

9

1 1

4

1 1

_-

_

1 1 1

2

3

1 1

1

1 1 1 1 1

1

5

1

2

3

1

2

1 1 1 1

1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

1

3

3 3

3

1 1

2 2

1 1 1 1

1

2

3 3

1

13

!'

•

A.

Q50

6 H

8

Q49

;8

52

51

14

c

E

F

144

i"

Q49

~·

049 049

•

••

Q49

Union Special 54200, 54400 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual