Shoe manufacturing system
AssigneeCargill Detroit Corporation
InventorLee K. Fisher
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Abstract
Shoe manufacturing system to rough and cement lasted uppers and outsoles including subsequent operations to load shank and bottom filler, dry, spot and sole lay, scour, and ink "cement construction" shoes. The system combines non-synchronous carrousel transport with roughing and cement application stations where preprogrammed selective shoe model and size numerically controlled roughing and cementing application operations are performed.
Claims16
Shoe manufacturing system to cement lasted uppers and outsoles comprising a plurality of sequential operation stations including an automatic cement dispensing station, non-synchronous pallet conveyor system means extending through said stations, a plurality of pallets movable in non-synchronous sequence to and through said stations, means for stopping and accurately locating individual pallets at said cement dispensing station in non-synchronous relation to pallets being stopped and located at other of said operation stations, lasted shoe upper fixture means on each pallet to hold any of a family of lasted shoe uppers of different size and style in a predetermined position on said pallet, identification means for each individual shoe size and style on each individual pallet when located for cement dispensing operation at said cement dispensing station, and programmable cement dispensing means responsive to said identification means selectively movable along different predetermined dispensing paths for different shoe sizes and styles.
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