Apparatus for bonding textile sheet-like structures

Abstract

Apparatuses for bonding textile sheet-like structures comprise a supporting disc (23) for receiving the textile pieces which are to be bonded or the ready bonded textile sheet-like structures (20), and covering means which cover these textile pieces. The covering means have to be folded up at least in a feed and discharge station (27) in order to give access to the textile sheet-like structures (20). This process requires a lot of work and unnecessarily extends the working cycle of the apparatus. In the apparatus according to the invention, the covering means is in the form of a flexible covering disc (26) which covers the supporting disc and which can be curved up in a positively guided manner at least in the region of the feed and discharge station (27). As a result, a circle segment (33) of the covering disc (26) is automatically lifted off the supporting disc (23) in the region of the feed and discharge station (27). The apparatus according to the invention is particularly suitable for producing collars, cuffs etc. for outerwear garments.

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