Machine for assembling box sole footwear semiautomatically
OwnerCostantino Bertolajainventor
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Abstract
A machine is disclosed for assembling box sole footwear semiautomatically. The machine provides for carrying out a number of operations through a completely new method of footwear assembly, thus affording significant labor savings and low investment costs. Specifically, this machine for semiautomatically assembling footwear having so-called box soles comprises, in essence, a former provided, at the sides, with a plurality of perforations connected to a suction pump and mounted on an arm adapted for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis. The machine further comprises a rubber plate and members cooperating with it which are adapted to press the sole edge against the sides of the former.
Claims2
A machine for assembling box sole footwear semiautomatically, which comprises a former provided with plural perforations along the side thereof, the former having a base plate, a bed having a pair of uprights, a first horizontal axle being journalled between said uprights and carrying a pair of parallel arms rigidly attached thereto, a sprocket wheel keyed to one end thereof, a second horizontal axle journaled between said parallel arms and supporting a plate provided with at least two electromagnets said electromagnets holding the base plate of said former, a suction pump in communication with said perforations, a rubber plate extending on a horizontal plane and supported by said bed and having members cooperating therewith, said members holding the sole edge pressed against the sides of said former, said members comprising two rubber jaws arranged in an axial direction, driven by respective double-acting cylinders, a plurality of vertical plates arranged lengthwise articulated to a bar and being biased by a pair of springs, each of said bars being mounted in a support driven by a respective double-acting cylinder.
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