Apparatus for introducing fabric article parts to an assembling machine
AssigneeCentre Technique Industriel dit: Institut Textile de France
InventorsJean-Pierre A. Raisin, Andre R. Bernardot
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Abstract
Apparatus for introducing fabric article parts to an assembling machine which comprises a first slide assembly incorporating a device for entraining the parts along the slide assembly and thence into the machine. The fabric article parts are initially suspended from a second slide assembly and a caliper which are movable along separate, but substantially parallel, paths leading to the intake of the first slide assembly.
Claims8
In an installation for transferring article parts to an automatic assembling machine,
- suspension means movable between a rear position and an advanced position along a first guide path and comprising
- first holding means for supporting the article parts between their front and rear ends,
- a guide carriage movable between a rear and forward position along a second guide path substantially parallel to the first path, and
- second holding means for engaging the rear ends of the article parts,
- control circuit means,
- first actuating means connected to the control circuit means for opening the first holding means when the suspension means is in its forward position,
- second actuating means connected to the
- control circuit means for opening the second holding means when the guide carriage is in its forward position,
- an introduction slide assembly for receiving article parts to be assembled, each article part being provided with retaining members along the respective edges, and
- means for entraining the article parts along the slide assembly,
- the said suspension means and the said carriage being movable along their respective guide paths to their forward positions for which the holding means are located at the intake to the slide assembly, under the action of said entrainment means at the time of the introduction to the slide assembly of article parts held by said holding means.
A method of transferring fabric article parts to an assembling machine, each article part having a retaining member extending along the selvedge thereof, the machine having an input slide assembly with means for entraining the article parts along the slide assembly, the method comprising the steps of
- suspending each article to be transferred to the machine at its selvedge and substantially at its central part from a first holding means with a controllable opening and movable along a first guide path up to the intake of the slide assembly,
- introducing the front part of the selvedge zone of each article part to the intake of the slide assembly in order that this front part can be entrained by the entraining means, and
- introducing the rear part of the selvedge zone of each article part into a second holding means with a controlled opening and movable along a second guide path up to the intake of the slide assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.