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.
Claims16
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, and
- 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.
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.
A method of producing a fabric product to which an attachment object is attached 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.