US 2007/0193486 A1Published application

Manufacturing system and manufacturing method for sheet-like structure

AssigneeUni-Charm Corporation

InventorsHideki Kondo, Masashi Hosokawa

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Abstract

To provide a manufacturing system and a method for manufacturing sheet-like structures. The manufacturing system of sheet-like structures comprises a loosened portion forming apparatus which forms plural loosened portions, which are substantially U-shaped on a cord member, an arranging apparatus which inserts each of the plural loosened portions into each of the plural openings formed on a belt-like member and form plural linear portions in substantial linear form which connect each of the plural loosened portions respectively, a sewing apparatus which sews a belt-like member and each of the plural linear portions together with a thread member, and a belt-like member cutting apparatus which cuts a belt-like member in prescribed forms.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A manufacturing system for a sheet-like structure, comprising:

a sheet member with a prescribed form;
and a cord member sewn onto a predefined surface of the sheet member with a specified thread member, having an extended portion extending from an outer edge of the predefined surface, and on which a non-sewn area without the specified thread member is formed, the manufacturing system comprising:
a loosened portion forming apparatus to form plural loosened portions which are substantially U-shaped on a cord member;
an inserting portion forming apparatus to form plural cut portions or openings through which the loosened portions can be inserted on the belt-like member with an substantially belt form;
an arranging apparatus to insert each of the plural loosened portions from a predefined surface of the belt-like member into each of the plural cut portions or each of the plural openings on an opposite surface of the predefined surface of the belt-like member, and to form plural linear portions formed substantially linearly on a predefined surface to connect each of the plural loosened portions respectively;
a sewing apparatus to sew each of the plural linear portions arranged by the arranging apparatus and a belt-like member together using a thread member,
a belt-like member cutting apparatus to form plural sheet members by cutting the belt-like member in a prescribed form so that the specified linear portion of the plural linear portions sewn by the sewing apparatus and the linear portions which lie adjacent to the specified linear portion are arranged on the different sheet members;
a thread member cutting apparatus to cut thread member connecting portions which are parts of the thread member formed to connect a specified linear portion of the plural linear portions sewn by the sewing apparatus and other linear portions which lie adjacent to the specified linear portion;
and
a cord member cutting apparatus to cut cord connecting portions, which are parts of the cord member formed to connect a specified linear portion of the plural linear portions sewn by the sewing apparatus and other linear portions which lie adjacent to the specified linear portion at a predetermined position.

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A method for manufacturing a sheet-like structure comprising:

a sheet member with a prescribed form;
and a cord members sewn onto a predefined surface of the sheet member with a specified thread member, and having an extended portion extending from an outer edge of the predefined surface on which a non-sewn area without the specified thread member is formed, the method comprising steps of:
forming loosened portion to form plural loosened portions which are substantially U-shaped on a cord member;
forming inserting portion to form plural cut portions or openings on the belt-like member with an approximate belt form through which the loosened portions can be inserted;
arranging to insert each of the plural loosened portions from a predefined surface of the belt-like member into each of the plural cut portions or each of the plural openings on an opposite surface of the predefined surface of the belt-like member, and to form plural linear portions formed substantially linearly on a predefined surface to connect each of the plural loosened portions respectively;
sewing to sew each of the plural linear portions arranged by the arranging apparatus and a belt-like member together using a thread member;
cutting a belt-like member to form plural sheet members by cutting the belt-like member in a prescribed form so that the specified linear portion of the plural linear portions sewn by the sewing apparatus and the linear portions which lie adjacent to the specified linear portion are arranged on the different sheet members;
cutting a thread member to cut thread member connecting portions which are parts of the thread member formed to connect a specified linear portion of the plural linear portions sewn by the sewing apparatus and other linear portions which lie adjacent to the specified linear portion;
and
cutting a cord member to cut cord connecting portions, which are parts of the cord member formed to connect a specified linear portion of the plural linear portions sewn by the sewing apparatus and other linear portions which lie adjacent to the specified linear portion at a predetermined position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.