I have Janome machines but the bobbins drop in the same way as your pic shows But they do need to be put in a certain way. I was taught when I got my first Janome to hold the bobbin up and the thread should come off so it looks like the letter"P". I know I put it in the wrong way once(don't know how) and ended up with spaghetti on the back of my work. Don't know if this will help but thought I'd mention it.