Method and device for folding women's tights on hose shaping machines
OwnerCarmelo A. Corteseinventor
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Abstract
A method of folding women's tights on a hose shaping machine, whereby the tights are fitted onto respective pairs of tubular forms fitted to a carousel conveyor and set to a parted position in which the forms substantially lie in the same vertical plane; at least one of the forms is rotated to bring the forms together into a facing position in parallel planes; in time with the rotation of the forms into the facing position, a first tensioning member operates on the front of the body of the tights, in an intermediate plane between the forms, to slide the body in relation to the forms and form a center fold in the body; and a second tensioning member operates on the rear of the body, in the intermediate plane between the forms, to form an opposite center fold in the body.
Claims10
A method of folding tights on a hose shaping machine comprising a carousel conveyor with a number of pairs of peripheral tubular forms for receiving respective tights;
- characterized in that it comprises the steps of fitting the tights onto respective forms set to a parted position wherein the forms substantially lie in the same vertical plane;
- rotating at least one of said forms so that the forms are brought together into a facing position in parallel planes;
- operating on the front of the body of the tights, in an intermediate plane between the forms, by means of a first tensioning member operating in time with said rotation of the forms into the facing position, to cause said body to slide in relation to the forms and to form a center fold in the body;
- and operating on the rear of the body, in said intermediate plane between the forms, by means of a second tensioning member to form an opposite center fold in the body.
A device for folding tights on a hose shaping machine comprising a carousel conveyor with a number of pairs of peripheral tubular forms for receiving respective tights;
- said forms being movable in relation to each other between a parted position in which the forms substantially lie in the same vertical plane at a station at which the tights are fitted onto the forms, and a facing position in which the forms lie in parallel planes for shaping and removing the tights;
- characterized in that it comprises a first tensioning member fitted to a first of said forms and for operating on the front of the body of the tights, in an intermediate plane between the forms, as the forms are rotated into said facing position;
- and a second tensioning member fitted to a second of said forms and for operating on the rear of the body of the tights, in said intermediate plane between the forms, as the forms are rotated into said facing position.
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