Attaching apparatus and method for attaching attachment object to fabric using fastening member
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsHiroaki Kanazawa, Ryusaku Watanabe
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Abstract
An attaching apparatus, which attaches an attachment object to a fabric using a fastening member, includes at least one pair of first holding members configured to hold an attachment object; and a first die configured to hold the attachment object at a terminal of a die main body. The first die moves such that the attachment object, held at the at least one pair of first holding members, is held at the terminal of the die main body and then the attachment object is placed onto the fabric. The attachment object is transferred from the at least one pair of first holding members to the first die at a position distanced away from the fabric.
Claims12
An attaching apparatus that attaches an attachment object to a fabric using a fastening member, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one pair of first holding members configured to hold an attachment object, and
- a first die configured to hold the attachment object at a terminal of a die main body, wherein
- the first die moves such that the attachment object, held by the at least one pair of first holding members, is held at the terminal of the die main body and then the attachment object is placed onto the fabric,
- the attachment object is transferred from the at least one pair of first holding members to the first die at a position distanced away from the fabric, and
- an element selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) the first die comprises a plurality of pressing members for holding the attachment object at the terminal of the die main body, the plurality of pressing members being coupled via an elastic member;
- (ii) the die main body includes an increased-diameter portion having a diameter that gradually increases as being away from the terminal, and the increased-diameter portion of the die main body moves the respective first holding members radically outwardly;
- (iii) the first holding member includes a pivotable arm member, the arm member includes a pivotal axis and a supporting end for holding the attachment object, and the arm member has a pushed surface between the pivotal axis and the supporting end, the pushed surface being pushed radially outwardly by an increased-diameter portion of the die main body;
- (iv) the fastening member comprises an annular base and a plurality of legs arranged along the annular base, and the apparatus further comprises a second die, the second die comprising:
- a pin that is inserted into the annular base;
- and a pusher that is arranged around the pin and pushes the fastening member toward the attachment object held by the terminal;
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- (v) the apparatus further comprises a slider that transfers the attachment object to the pair of first holding members, and the slider is coupled via a linkage to a driving source that is common with the first die.
An attaching apparatus that attaches an attachment object to a fabric using a fastening member, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one pair of first holding members configured to hold an attachment object;
- and
- a first die configured to hold the attachment object at a terminal of a die main body, wherein
- the first die moves such that the attachment object, held by the at least one pair of first holding members, is held at the terminal of the die main body and then the attachment object is placed onto the fabric,
- the attachment object is transferred from the at least one pair of first holding members to the first die at a position distanced away from the fabric, and a bottom surface of the terminal of the die main body includes a protrusion extending along a central axial line of the main body and a groove provided around the protrusion to hold the attachment object detachably.
A method of attaching an attachment object to a fabric using a fastening member, the method comprising:
- supplying an attachment object to at least one pair of first holding members;
- moving a first die toward the attachment object, held by the at least one pair of first holding members, so that the attachment object is held at a terminal of a die main body of the first die;
- releasing the attachment object from the at least one pair of first holding members synchronously with the attachment object being held at the terminal;
- and
- moving the first die, in which the attachment object is held at the terminal, to carry the attachment object until the attachment object is in contact with the fabric wherein
- the die main body includes an increased-diameter portion having a diameter that gradually increases as being away from the terminal, and
- the increased-diameter portion of the die main body moves the respective first holding members radially outwardly.
A method of producing a fabric product to which an attachment object is attached using a fastening member, the fastening member including an annular base and a plurality of legs arranged along the annular base, the method comprising:
- supplying an attachment object to at least one pair of first holding members;
- moving a first die toward the attachment object, held by the at least one pair of first holding members, so that the attachment object is held at a terminal of a die main body of the first die;
- releasing the attachment object from the at least one pair of first holding members synchronously with the attachment object being held at the terminal;
- moving the first die, in which the attachment object is held at the terminal, to carry the attachment object until the attachment object is in contact with the fabric
- inserting a pin of a second die into the annular base;
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- pushing the fastening member by a pusher of the second die toward the attachment object held by the terminal, the pusher being arranged around the pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.