Multi-Conveyor Belt Based Insertion Mechanism For Pocketed Coil Springs

A mechanism for inserting coil springs produced by a plurality of coil winding devices of a pocketed spring assembly machine between fabrics for forming pockets enclosing the coil springs, the mechanism comprising:

• a plurality of parallel conveyor belts, each of the plurality of conveyor belts being assigned to a respective one of the plurality of coil winding devices and configured to receive coil springs produced by the respective coil winding device on the conveyor belt;
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• a push mechanism configured to push the coil springs arranged on the conveyor belts, in a direction transversal to a conveying direction of the conveyor belts, between the fabrics and into a welding stage of the pocketed spring assembly machine.

A method for inserting coil springs produced by a plurality of coil winding devices of a pocketed spring assembly machine between fabrics for forming pockets enclosing the coil springs, the method comprising the steps:

• receiving coil springs, produced by a respective one of the plurality of coil winding devices, on an associated one of a plurality of parallel conveyor belts;
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• pushing the coil springs arranged on the plurality of conveyor belts, in a direction transversal to a conveying direction of the plurality of conveyor belts, between the fabrics and into a welding stage of the pocketed spring assembly machine.