EP0065318B1 - Fastener chain finishing apparatus - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
- B21F45/00—Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles
- B21F45/16—Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles of devices for fastening or securing purposes
- B21F45/18—Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles of devices for fastening or securing purposes of slide fastener elements
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
- A44B19/42—Making by processes not fully provided for in one other class, e.g. B21D53/50, B21F45/18, B22D17/16, B29D5/00
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
- A44B19/42—Making by processes not fully provided for in one other class, e.g. B21D53/50, B21F45/18, B22D17/16, B29D5/00
- A44B19/60—Applying end stops upon stringer tapes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D53/00—Making other particular articles
- B21D53/46—Making other particular articles haberdashery, e.g. buckles, combs; pronged fasteners, e.g. staples
- B21D53/50—Making other particular articles haberdashery, e.g. buckles, combs; pronged fasteners, e.g. staples metal slide-fastener parts
- B21D53/56—Making other particular articles haberdashery, e.g. buckles, combs; pronged fasteners, e.g. staples metal slide-fastener parts stops
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- This invention relates to a fastener chain finishing apparatus of the type mentioned in the first part of the accompanying claim.
- US-A-2 987 809 already discloses an apparatus of this type which uses preformed stops.
- this conventional method in which a stop part feeder feeds preformed stop parts one by one and the punch drives the stop parts into the fastener chain one by one is undesirably expensive.
- one object of the present invention is to provide a fastener chain finishing apparatus which can prevent the remaining portions of the cut-out elements from entering the stop securing device and to thereby eliminate the disadvantages that the stop securing device fails to function and/or unacceptable stops are produced.
- the machine can be made very compact and simple, on the one hand, while the remnants of the coupling elements are very easily entered into the stop forming and securing portion of the machine such as to impair the function of the same, on the other hand.
- the jet orifice which strongly spouts out air to positively remove the remnants of the coupling elements from the stop forming and securing portion (i.e. toward the feeding direction of the slide fastener chain) is very important to the invention.
- US-A-2 972 150 already discloses a machine for applying preformed bottom stops to a fastener chain, the machine being provided with a tube connected to an air pressure source. The jet orifice of this tube is directed downwardly and laterally with respect to the feeding direction of . the fastener chain.
- the jet orifice would be introduced inversely to enter the machine portion, and also a strong spouting of the air could not be obtained, because the air must be spread such as to cover the total length of the cutting punch. Also, if the jet orifice were directed laterally in the invention, the remnants could not be removed effectively and also a strong spouting of the air could not be obtained for the same reason as stated above. So, the direction of the jet orifice stated in the claim of the invention is most desirable. However, when the forming punch and others are positioned immediately adjacent to the cutting punch there is no space to provide such jet orifice due to the presence of the forming die. Thus, according to the invention, the jet orifice is provided in the forming die.
- the stop is secured to the fastener chain while forming the stop from the stop forming wire, the cost of the components can be reduced and in the formation of the space, since remaining portions of the elements are blown away from the stop securing device by air under high pressure, the element remaining portions are prevented from entering the stop securing device to thereby eliminate the disadvantages that the stop securing device fails to function and/or unacceptable stops are produced.
- the finishing apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a base 11, and a hollow frame 12 mounted on and extending uprightly from the base 11.
- a forming punch 13 and a cutting punch 14 which form components of a stopper securing device and spacer punch 15 which forms a component of a space forming device and these punches are adapted to be guided for upwardly and downwardly slidable movement.
- the cutting punch 14 has a vertical groove 16' for receiving the forming punch 13 for slidable movement in the feeding direction side of a fastener chain 16 (the direction will be referred to as the downstream side and the opposite direction will be referred to as the upstream side, respectively, hereinafter) and the cutting punch 14 also has a cross-sectional configuration suitable for cutting a stop forming wire 17 fed to the stop securing device to a predetermined shape.
- the forming punch 13 is integrally formed with the spacer punch 15 for upward and downward movement within the vertical groove 16 together with the spacer punch.
- the spacer punch 15 is disposed adjacent and downstream of the forming punch 13 and has the length and thickness suitable for punching out heads of a predetermined number of elements on the fastener chain 16 which has a row of connected elements which engage each other.
- the cutting punch 14, forming punch 13 and the spacer punch 15 are carried by a single punch holder (not shown) and periodically moved upwardly and downwardly, the cutting punch 14, the forming punch 13 and the spacer punch 15 are initially moved downwardly integrally by a cam and link mechanism (not shown) and thereafter, the forming punch 13 and spacer punch 15 can continue to move downwardly in spite of the fact that the cutting punch ceases the downward movement.
- the frame 12 is formed with a transverse opening 19 on the upstream fastener chain feeding side and a bender 20 is slidably received within the opening 19.
- the bender 20 has a forming die 21 at the downstream leading end thereof for cooperating with the forming punch 13.
- The.forming die 21 forms a component of the stop securing device.
- the bender 20 is formed at the upstream end with a stopper 22 adapted to engage the outer surface of the frame 12 to limit the protruding position of the bender and accordingly, of the forming die 21.
- a spring 24 is compressed between the bender 20 and the extension 23 of the frame 12 to normally urge the bender 20 to protrude.
- the bender is formed at the downstream end with a cam face 25 for engaging a cam face 26 on the cutting punch 14 whereby the bender 20 retracts against the force of the spring 24 as the cutting punch 14 moves downwardly.
- the bender 20 is hollow and air under high pressure is supplied from an air pressure source (not shown) through a tube 27 and pipe 29 secured to the extension 23 by means of a bolt 28.
- the leading end of the pipe 29 is maintained airtight with respect to the bender 20 by a seal 30, but the bender is allowed to slidably move relative to the pipe.
- the air introduced into the bender 20 spouts onto the forming die 21 through a jet orifice 31.
- a spring 32 is interposed between the leading end of the pipe 29 and the interior of the bender 20 to normally protrude the bender 20 in cooperation with the spring 24.
- a flat guide face 33 is formed on the base 11 to form a chain guide for the fastener chain 16 to be fed to the finishing apparatus in cooperation with the undersurface of the extension of the frame 12.
- a die 34 is formed on the base 11 in vertical alignment with the forming punch 13 to form a component of the stop securing device. The die 34 cooperates with the forming punch 13 to form a stop and secure the stop on the chain 16.
- a spacer die 35 is formed on the base 11 in vertical alignment with the spacer punch 15 to form a component of the spacer forming device.
- the spacer die 35 has a groove for receiving the spacer punch 15 to punch out the heads of a predetermined number of elements 18 to be removed in cooperation with the spacer punch 15.
- the spacer die 35 cooperates with the element guide 36 in forming a chain guide for the fastener chain 16 which passes through the finishing apparatus.
- the element guide 36 is bifurcated to receive the spacer punch 15 and has one end pivoted by means of a pin 38 to a bracket 37 which is in turn secured to the frame 12.
- the downstream end of the element guide 36 has an angle member 39 secured thereto and the angle member 39 is urged upwardly by means of a spring 40 anchored to the frame 12, whereby the element guide 36 cooperates with the spacer die 35 in pinching the fastener chain 16 with a moderate pressure without interfering with the movement of fastener chain 16.
- the finishing apparatus of the present invention comprises a wire feeding device 41 for intermittently feeding the stop forming wire 17 onto the forming die 21.
- the wire feeding device includes a plurality of spaced wire guides 44 (only one wire guide is shown) arranged atong support 43 supported on a bracket 43 protruding from one side of the frame 12, a stationary lever 45 secured to the one side of the frame 12 and a rocking lever 46 for rocking by a predetermined angle in the wire feeding direction in synchronism with the upward and downward movement ' of the above-mentioned punch holder.
- the wire guide 44 smoothly guides the wire 17 through between the rolls 47, 48 held on the levers 45, 46, respectively.
- the stationary lever 45 has a roll guide groove 49 the width of which gradually increases from one end to the other end of the lever 45 and the opposite ends of the rolls 47 are freely received in the slot 53 in a roll holder 52 which is pivoted at the upper end by means of a pin 50 to the opposite sides of the lever 45 (only one side of the lever is shown) and connected at an intermediate point between the opposite ends thereof by means of a spring 51. to the lever 45, whereby the pair of upper and lower rolls 47 allows the wire 17 to move in the feeding direction, but prevents the movement of the wire in the opposite direction.
- the rocking lever 46 is rocked right and left as shown by arrow about a pivot (not shown) at the upper end thereof each time the punch holder is moved upwardly and downwardly by a cam mechanism (not shown).
- the rocking lever 46 is connected to the stationary lever 45 by a spring 53 and includes a roll guide groove 54 the width of which gradually increases from one side to the other side as in the case of the roll guide groove in the stationary lever 45.
- the opposite ends of the rolls 48 are freely received in slots 58 in a roll holder 57 which is in turn pivoted at the upper end to the opposite sides of the lever 46 (only one side of the lever is shown) by a pin 55 and connected at an intermediate point between the opposite ends thereof to the lever 46 by a spring 56, whereby the pair of upper and lower rolls 48 held in the rocking lever 46 roll freely on the wire 17 as the lever 46 rocks in the opposite direction from the wire feeding direction and pinch and feed the wire 17 as the lever 46 returns to the wire feeding direction under the action of the spring 53. In this way, the levers 45, 46 intermittently feed the wire 17 in increments.
- the fastener chain 16 having the row of elements 18 set thereon is guided along the guide face 33 and between and through the chain guides 35, 36 and is intermittently moved incrementally in the arrow direction as shown in Fig. 1.
- the intermittent movement of the fastener chain is effected by an intermittent drive means positioned on the downstream side of the apparatus.
- the forming punch 13 and cutting punch 14 are in their raised positions as shown in Fig. 4 and the stop forming wire 1-1 is fed onto the bender 20.
- the punch holder carrying the forming punch 13 and the cutting punch 14 is lowered to thereby lower the punches 13,14 and the stop forming wire 17 is cut and deformed as shown in Fig. 5 by the cutting punch 14.
- the cam face 26 on the cutting punch 14 comes to engage the cam face 26 on the bender 20 to retract the bender 20, where the cut and deformed stop forming wire 17' is held between the cutting punch 14 and forming punch 13.
- the leading end of the cutting punch 14 abuts against the tape of the fastener chain 16 on the die 34 and ceases its downward movement and only the forming punch 13 continues the downward movement.
- the cut stop forming wire 17' is deformed into a stop shape and secured to selected elements 18 as shown in Fig. 6 by the forming punch 13 and the die 34.
- the spacer punch 15 In synchronization with the downward movement of the forming punch 13, the spacer punch 15 also moves downwardly to cut out the heads of a predetermined number of elements positioned on the spacer die 35 as shown in Fig. 7. Cutting-out of the element head and securing of the stop are simultaneously performed. The remaining portions of the elements from which the heads have been cut out are ready for removal from the tape of the fastener chain.
- the stop securing device fails to function and unacceptable stops are produced as experienced in the conventional fastener finishing apparatus are eliminated.
- the stop S is secured to the fastener chain 16 and a space d of suitable distance is formed on the fastener chain adjacent the stop S as shown in Fig. 8.
- the punch holder is raised to return the forming punch 13, the cutting punch 14, the spacer punch 15 and the forming die 21 to the positions as shown in Fig. 4 ready for the next processing operation.
- the rocking lever 46 of the wire feeding device 41 rocks in the opposite direction from the wire feeding direction as the punch holder moves downwardly.
- the rolls 47 associated with the stationary lever 45 grip the wire 17 against movement whereas the rolls 48 associated with the rocking lever 46 roll freely on the wire 17.
- the rocking lever 46 is returned to the position as shown in Fig. 2 under the action of the spring 53.
- the rolls 47 associated with the stationary lever 45 allow the movement of the wire 17 in the feeding direction whereas the rolls 48 associated with the rocking lever 46 grip the wire 17 to move the wire in the feeding direction.
- the wire feeding device feeds the wire by the distance corresponding to the length of one stop S each time the punch holder moves upwardly and downwardly, that is, each time one stop S is secured to the fastener chain and the space d is formed on the fastener chain.
- the stop since the stop is secured to the fastener chain while forming the stop from the stop forming wire, the cost of the components can be reduced and in the formation of the space, since remaining portions of the elements are blown away from the stop securing device by air under high pressure, the element remaining portions are prevented from entering the stop securing device to thereby eliminate the disadvantages that the stop securing device fails to function and/ or unacceptable stops are produced.
Description
- This invention relates to a fastener chain finishing apparatus of the type mentioned in the first part of the accompanying claim.
- US-A-2 987 809 already discloses an apparatus of this type which uses preformed stops. However, this conventional method in which a stop part feeder feeds preformed stop parts one by one and the punch drives the stop parts into the fastener chain one by one is undesirably expensive. Thus it is desirable to feed a stop forming wire to the stop securing position, cut the wire to sections having predetermined length and shape by forming and cutting punches and then drive the stop onto the fastener chain while forming the stop from the cut wire section by forming and cutting punches. However, when the forming die and the cutting and forming punches are positioned adjacent the space forming device as mentioned above, the remaining portions of the cut-out elements after the space formation strike against the element guide and spring up as the fastener chain is fed and as a result, such element portions tend to enter the clearance defined by the adjacent forming and cutting punches to thereby disable the stop securing device and/or produce unacceptable stops.
- Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a fastener chain finishing apparatus which can prevent the remaining portions of the cut-out elements from entering the stop securing device and to thereby eliminate the disadvantages that the stop securing device fails to function and/or unacceptable stops are produced.
- An apparatus satisfying this requirement is characterized in the accompanying claim.
- Since the forming punch and others are positioned immediately adjacent to the spacer punch in this invention, the machine can be made very compact and simple, on the one hand, while the remnants of the coupling elements are very easily entered into the stop forming and securing portion of the machine such as to impair the function of the same, on the other hand. Thus, the jet orifice which strongly spouts out air to positively remove the remnants of the coupling elements from the stop forming and securing portion (i.e. toward the feeding direction of the slide fastener chain) is very important to the invention.
- US-A-2 972 150 already discloses a machine for applying preformed bottom stops to a fastener chain, the machine being provided with a tube connected to an air pressure source. The jet orifice of this tube is directed downwardly and laterally with respect to the feeding direction of . the fastener chain.
- If the jet orifice were directed downwardly in the invention, the remnants would be introduced inversely to enter the machine portion, and also a strong spouting of the air could not be obtained, because the air must be spread such as to cover the total length of the cutting punch. Also, if the jet orifice were directed laterally in the invention, the remnants could not be removed effectively and also a strong spouting of the air could not be obtained for the same reason as stated above. So, the direction of the jet orifice stated in the claim of the invention is most desirable. However, when the forming punch and others are positioned immediately adjacent to the cutting punch there is no space to provide such jet orifice due to the presence of the forming die. Thus, according to the invention, the jet orifice is provided in the forming die.
- As mentioned hereinabove, according to the present invention, since the stop is secured to the fastener chain while forming the stop from the stop forming wire, the cost of the components can be reduced and in the formation of the space, since remaining portions of the elements are blown away from the stop securing device by air under high pressure, the element remaining portions are prevented from entering the stop securing device to thereby eliminate the disadvantages that the stop securing device fails to function and/or unacceptable stops are produced.
- The above and other objects and attendant advantages of the present invention will be more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawing which shows one preferred embodiment of the present invention for illustration purpose only, but not for limiting the scope of the invention in any way,
- Fig. 1.is a fragmentary side elevational view of one embodiment of the apparatus according to the present invention showing a portion thereof in cross-section;
- Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of said embodiment of the apparatus;
- Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive are fragmentary views showing the operation of the embodiment of the apparatus; and
- Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view of the fastener chain processed by the apparatus of the present invention.
- The present invention will be now described referring to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown.
- As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the
finishing apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a base 11, and ahollow frame 12 mounted on and extending uprightly from the base 11. Arranged within theframe 12 are a formingpunch 13 and acutting punch 14 which form components of a stopper securing device andspacer punch 15 which forms a component of a space forming device and these punches are adapted to be guided for upwardly and downwardly slidable movement. As shown in Fig. 3, thecutting punch 14 has a vertical groove 16' for receiving the formingpunch 13 for slidable movement in the feeding direction side of a fastener chain 16 (the direction will be referred to as the downstream side and the opposite direction will be referred to as the upstream side, respectively, hereinafter) and thecutting punch 14 also has a cross-sectional configuration suitable for cutting astop forming wire 17 fed to the stop securing device to a predetermined shape. On the other hand, the formingpunch 13 is integrally formed with thespacer punch 15 for upward and downward movement within thevertical groove 16 together with the spacer punch. Thespacer punch 15 is disposed adjacent and downstream of the formingpunch 13 and has the length and thickness suitable for punching out heads of a predetermined number of elements on thefastener chain 16 which has a row of connected elements which engage each other. Although thecutting punch 14, formingpunch 13 and thespacer punch 15 are carried by a single punch holder (not shown) and periodically moved upwardly and downwardly, thecutting punch 14, the formingpunch 13 and thespacer punch 15 are initially moved downwardly integrally by a cam and link mechanism (not shown) and thereafter, the formingpunch 13 andspacer punch 15 can continue to move downwardly in spite of the fact that the cutting punch ceases the downward movement. - The
frame 12 is formed with atransverse opening 19 on the upstream fastener chain feeding side and abender 20 is slidably received within the opening 19. Thebender 20 has a forming die 21 at the downstream leading end thereof for cooperating with the formingpunch 13. The.forming die 21 forms a component of the stop securing device. Thebender 20 is formed at the upstream end with astopper 22 adapted to engage the outer surface of theframe 12 to limit the protruding position of the bender and accordingly, of the forming die 21. Aspring 24 is compressed between thebender 20 and theextension 23 of theframe 12 to normally urge thebender 20 to protrude. The bender is formed at the downstream end with acam face 25 for engaging acam face 26 on thecutting punch 14 whereby thebender 20 retracts against the force of thespring 24 as thecutting punch 14 moves downwardly. As shown, thebender 20 is hollow and air under high pressure is supplied from an air pressure source (not shown) through atube 27 andpipe 29 secured to theextension 23 by means of abolt 28. The leading end of thepipe 29 is maintained airtight with respect to thebender 20 by aseal 30, but the bender is allowed to slidably move relative to the pipe. The air introduced into thebender 20 spouts onto the forming die 21 through ajet orifice 31. Aspring 32 is interposed between the leading end of thepipe 29 and the interior of thebender 20 to normally protrude thebender 20 in cooperation with thespring 24. - A
flat guide face 33 is formed on the base 11 to form a chain guide for thefastener chain 16 to be fed to the finishing apparatus in cooperation with the undersurface of the extension of theframe 12. And adie 34 is formed on the base 11 in vertical alignment with the formingpunch 13 to form a component of the stop securing device. The die 34 cooperates with the formingpunch 13 to form a stop and secure the stop on thechain 16. Furthermore, aspacer die 35 is formed on the base 11 in vertical alignment with thespacer punch 15 to form a component of the spacer forming device. The spacer die 35 has a groove for receiving thespacer punch 15 to punch out the heads of a predetermined number ofelements 18 to be removed in cooperation with thespacer punch 15. The spacer die 35 cooperates with theelement guide 36 in forming a chain guide for thefastener chain 16 which passes through the finishing apparatus. As shown in Fig. 3, theelement guide 36 is bifurcated to receive thespacer punch 15 and has one end pivoted by means of apin 38 to abracket 37 which is in turn secured to theframe 12. The downstream end of theelement guide 36 has anangle member 39 secured thereto and theangle member 39 is urged upwardly by means of aspring 40 anchored to theframe 12, whereby theelement guide 36 cooperates with the spacer die 35 in pinching thefastener chain 16 with a moderate pressure without interfering with the movement offastener chain 16. - As more clearly shown in Fig. 2, the finishing apparatus of the present invention comprises a wire feeding device 41 for intermittently feeding the
stop forming wire 17 onto the formingdie 21. The wire feeding device includes a plurality of spaced wire guides 44 (only one wire guide is shown) arrangedatong support 43 supported on abracket 43 protruding from one side of theframe 12, astationary lever 45 secured to the one side of theframe 12 and arocking lever 46 for rocking by a predetermined angle in the wire feeding direction in synchronism with the upward and downward movement 'of the above-mentioned punch holder. Thewire guide 44 smoothly guides thewire 17 through between therolls levers stationary lever 45 has aroll guide groove 49 the width of which gradually increases from one end to the other end of thelever 45 and the opposite ends of therolls 47 are freely received in theslot 53 in aroll holder 52 which is pivoted at the upper end by means of apin 50 to the opposite sides of the lever 45 (only one side of the lever is shown) and connected at an intermediate point between the opposite ends thereof by means of aspring 51. to thelever 45, whereby the pair of upper andlower rolls 47 allows thewire 17 to move in the feeding direction, but prevents the movement of the wire in the opposite direction. On the other hand, therocking lever 46 is rocked right and left as shown by arrow about a pivot (not shown) at the upper end thereof each time the punch holder is moved upwardly and downwardly by a cam mechanism (not shown). The rockinglever 46 is connected to thestationary lever 45 by aspring 53 and includes aroll guide groove 54 the width of which gradually increases from one side to the other side as in the case of the roll guide groove in thestationary lever 45. The opposite ends of therolls 48 are freely received inslots 58 in aroll holder 57 which is in turn pivoted at the upper end to the opposite sides of the lever 46 (only one side of the lever is shown) by a pin 55 and connected at an intermediate point between the opposite ends thereof to thelever 46 by aspring 56, whereby the pair of upper andlower rolls 48 held in therocking lever 46 roll freely on thewire 17 as thelever 46 rocks in the opposite direction from the wire feeding direction and pinch and feed thewire 17 as thelever 46 returns to the wire feeding direction under the action of thespring 53. In this way, thelevers wire 17 in increments. - Now, the operation of the apparatus of the invention will be described. The
fastener chain 16 having the row ofelements 18 set thereon is guided along theguide face 33 and between and through thechain guides punch 13 andcutting punch 14 are in their raised positions as shown in Fig. 4 and the stop forming wire 1-1 is fed onto thebender 20. As the intermittent drive means is operated, the punch holder carrying the formingpunch 13 and thecutting punch 14 is lowered to thereby lower thepunches stop forming wire 17 is cut and deformed as shown in Fig. 5 by thecutting punch 14. As the punch holder is further lowered, thecam face 26 on thecutting punch 14 comes to engage thecam face 26 on thebender 20 to retract thebender 20, where the cut and deformed stop forming wire 17' is held between thecutting punch 14 and formingpunch 13. As the punch holder is still further lowered, the leading end of the cuttingpunch 14 abuts against the tape of thefastener chain 16 on thedie 34 and ceases its downward movement and only the formingpunch 13 continues the downward movement. As a result, the cut stop forming wire 17' is deformed into a stop shape and secured to selectedelements 18 as shown in Fig. 6 by the formingpunch 13 and thedie 34. In synchronization with the downward movement of the formingpunch 13, thespacer punch 15 also moves downwardly to cut out the heads of a predetermined number of elements positioned on the spacer die 35 as shown in Fig. 7. Cutting-out of the element head and securing of the stop are simultaneously performed. The remaining portions of the elements from which the heads have been cut out are ready for removal from the tape of the fastener chain. Thus, when thefastener chain 16 is fed for the next processing operation, ° the remaining portions of the elements tend to strike against theelement guide 36 and spring up whereby the element portions may be caught in the clearance defined by the formingdie 21 and cuttingpunch 14 of the adjacent stop securing device and/or ride on thestop forming stop 17. However, according to the present invention, as mentioned hereinabove, since air under high pressure is spouted through theair jet orifice 31 above the forming die 21 of thebender 20 to the space forming device, the remaining portions of the elements are blown away from the stop securing device by the air under high pressure and prevented from entering the stop securing device. Thus, the disadvantages that the stop securing device fails to function and unacceptable stops are produced as experienced in the conventional fastener finishing apparatus are eliminated. In this way, the stop S is secured to thefastener chain 16 and a space d of suitable distance is formed on the fastener chain adjacent the stop S as shown in Fig. 8. After the stop securing and space formation, the punch holder is raised to return the formingpunch 13, the cuttingpunch 14, thespacer punch 15 and the formingdie 21 to the positions as shown in Fig. 4 ready for the next processing operation. - On the other hand, the rocking
lever 46 of the wire feeding device 41 rocks in the opposite direction from the wire feeding direction as the punch holder moves downwardly. At this time, therolls 47 associated with thestationary lever 45 grip thewire 17 against movement whereas therolls 48 associated with the rockinglever 46 roll freely on thewire 17. As the punch holder moves upwardly after the securing of the stop S and the formation of the space d, the rockinglever 46 is returned to the position as shown in Fig. 2 under the action of thespring 53. At this time, therolls 47 associated with thestationary lever 45 allow the movement of thewire 17 in the feeding direction whereas therolls 48 associated with the rockinglever 46 grip thewire 17 to move the wire in the feeding direction. In this way, the wire feeding device feeds the wire by the distance corresponding to the length of one stop S each time the punch holder moves upwardly and downwardly, that is, each time one stop S is secured to the fastener chain and the space d is formed on the fastener chain. - As mentioned hereinabove, according to ·the present invention, since the stop is secured to the fastener chain while forming the stop from the stop forming wire, the cost of the components can be reduced and in the formation of the space, since remaining portions of the elements are blown away from the stop securing device by air under high pressure, the element remaining portions are prevented from entering the stop securing device to thereby eliminate the disadvantages that the stop securing device fails to function and/ or unacceptable stops are produced.
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- In a fastener chain finishing apparatus comprising a stop securing device adapted to secure stops (S) to a fastener chain (16) of indefinite length having a number of connected elements (18) set thereon at predetermined intervals along the length of said chain (16) and a space forming device positioned adjacent said stop securing device for removing selected elements (18) from said fastener chain (16) covering a predetermined distance along the length of the chain, said stop securing device including a bender (20) provided with a forming die (21), a cutting punch (14) adapted to cut a stop forming wire (17) fed onto said forming die (21) to predetermined length and shape and a forming punch (13) cooperating with a die (34) and adapted to secure a stop (S) to said fastener chain (16) while forming said stop (S) from said cut stop forming wire (17) and said space forming device including a spacer punch (15) and a spacer die (35) adapted to cut out the heads of said selected engaging elements (18) from above and below, characterized in thata. said cutting punch (14) is provided with a vertical groove for receiving the forming punch (13) for slidable movement on the downstream side with respect to the feeding direction of the fastener chain (16), said cutting punch (14) having a cross-sectional configuration suitable for cutting the stop forming wire (17),b. said forming punch (13) is integrally formed with the spacer punch (15) for upward and down: ward movement within the vertical groove (16) together with the spacer punch (15) disposed adjacent to and downstream of the forming punch (13);c. said bender (20) is slidably guided in the longitudinal direction of the fastener chain (16) and provided at the downstream end with a cam surface (25) for engaging a corresponding cam surface (26) provided at the upstream side of the cutting punch (14), whereby the bender (20) and the forming die (21) are retracted against the force of a spring (24) as the cutting punch (14) moves downwardly; andd. said bender (20) is hollow and connected to an air pressure source, the air introduced into the bender spouting onto said forming die (21) through a jet orifice (31) of said bender (20) provided above said forming die (21) and opening towards the feeding direction of said fastener chain (16).
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