EP0253292B1 - Optical position indicator for fastener attaching machine - Google Patents

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EP0253292B1
EP0253292B1 EP87109859A EP87109859A EP0253292B1 EP 0253292 B1 EP0253292 B1 EP 0253292B1 EP 87109859 A EP87109859 A EP 87109859A EP 87109859 A EP87109859 A EP 87109859A EP 0253292 B1 EP0253292 B1 EP 0253292B1
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Ichiro Ikehara
Fumio Seki
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YKK Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41H—APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A41H37/00—Machines, appliances or methods for setting fastener-elements on garments

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  • the present invention relates generally to an apparatus for attaching a garment fastener, such as a snap fastener, a button or an ornament, to a garment, and more particularly to such a fastener attaching machine having a device for indicating a correct location in which the garment fastener is to be attached, the correct location being in vertical alignment with a punch and a die of the fastener attaching machine.
  • a garment fastener such as a snap fastener, a button or an ornament
  • a variety of fastener attaching machines are known in which a pair of fastener elements is supported on a lower or die unit and an upper or punch die, respectively; a punch of the upper unit moves toward a die of the lower unit to join the two fastener elements together in clenched condition with a garment fabric sandwiched between the two elements. At that time the garment fabric is correctly positioned between the upper and lower units with the aid of an indicator for designating a correct location on the garment fabric where the fastener is to be attached.
  • U. S. Pat. No. 4,605,150 discloses two different optical indicators for the concerned purpose.
  • One of the indicators comprises a horizontal tubular housing having a downwardly opening aperture, a light source disposed at one end of the housing, and a reflector disposed at the other end of the housing for directing a light beam from the light source downwardly through the aperture to project a light spot on the garment fabric.
  • the other indicator comprises a light generating unit, a light reflecting unit, and an optical fiber cable interconnecting the two units.
  • the light reflecting unit includes a horizontal tubular housing having at one end a reflector.
  • the optical fiber cable extends from the light generating unit into the light reflecting unit through the other end thereof for directing a light beam from a light source of the light generating unit to the reflector.
  • the present invention seeks to provide an optical position indicator for fastener attaching machines which is simple in construction and hence inexpensive to manufacture and which can project a distinct and bright light spot on the garment fabric, thus guaranteeing accurate positioning of the garment fabric between the coacting die and punch of the fastener attaching machine.
  • an optical position indicator for a fastener attaching machine to inidcate on a garment fabric a correct location in which a fastener is to be attached to the garment fabric by upper and lower units of said fastener attaching machine said indicator being horizontally movable into and away from a space between the upper and lower units in timed relation to vertical movements of the upper unit toward and away from the lower unit, said indicator comprising: a light source for generating a light beam; and a holder supporting thereon said light source in such a posture that the light beam from said light source is projected directly on the garment fabric along a common centerline of the upper and lower units, said holder having at an underside of said light source a slit for passage therethrough of the light beam.
  • Figure I shows an optical position indicator 5 for designating or indicating on a garment fabric C a correct location CP in which a pair of first and second fastener elements PI, P2, such as a button and a tack, is to be attached to the garment fabric C by upper and lower units I, 3 of a fastener attaching machine.
  • first and second fastener elements PI, P2 are supplied to a punch 2 of the upper unit I and a die 4 of the lower unit 3, respectively, and then the punch 2 is moved toward the die 4 to join the first and second fastener elements PI, P2 together in clenched condition with the garment fabric C sandwiched between the two elements.
  • the indicator 5 is operatively connected to a suitable drive (not shown) for horizontal reciprocating movements in the directions indicated by a two- headed arrow.
  • a suitable drive not shown
  • the indicator 5 is moved rearwardly (rightwardly) from an advanced position (Figure I) during the downward stroke of the upper unit I, and is moved forwardly (leftwardly) to the advanced position during the upward stroke of the upper unit I.
  • the indicator 5 generally comprises an elongated tubular support 9, a light source 6, and a holder 7 supporting the light source 6 in a manner described below and connected to one end of the support 9.
  • the light source 6 is a light-emitting diode in the embodiment but may be any other form that produces a condensed ray of light.
  • the holder 7 supports thereon the light source 6 in such a posture that the light beam from the light source 6 is directed downwardly to the garment fabric C along a common centerline (L) of the punch 2 and the die 4 directly without any reflection.
  • the holder 7 has at the underside of the light source 6 a slit 8 for the passage therethrough of the light beam from the light source 6.
  • the slit 8 serves to assist in preventing the light beam from being spread and may have a circular, cross-shaped or any other cross-sectional shape.
  • the holder 7 also has in one end remote from the light source 6 a bore 10 in which one end of the support 9 is inserted.
  • the support 9 is prevented, by means of a generally U-shaped stop spring 13, from being accidentally removed from the holder 7.
  • the stop spring 13, as better shown in Figures 2 and 3, is received in a generally U-shaped peripheral groove 12 of the holder 7 and has a pair of inwardly bent end portions 14, 14 received in a pair of diametrically opposed peripheral slots II, II, respectively.
  • an adhesive may be used to attach the support 9 to the holder 7.
  • a pair of terminals 16, 16 of the light source 6 is connected to a pair of lead wires 15, 15 extending through the tubular support 9.
  • an insulating resin 18 such as Araldite (tradename) is poured in a recess 17 in the holder 7 not only to prevent any contact between the terminals 16, 16 and between the lead wires 15, 15 but also to keep the light source 6 in place.
  • the indicator 5 is moved forwardly until the light source 6 is aligned with the common centerline L of the punch 2 and the die 4, as shown in Figure I. Since the light source 6 faces downwardly, a light beam generated by the light source 6 is directed through the slit 8 to the garment fabric C along the common centerline L of the punch 2 and the die 4 directly without any reflection. Then, the garment fabric C is shifted to bring the correct point CP (on the fabric C) in register with the light spot projected on the fabric C. Finally, the indicator 5 is retracted from the path of movement of the upper unit I, whereupon the upper unit I is lowered to attach the fastener to the garment fabric C at the correct point CP.
  • the optical position indicator 5 since the light source is supported on the holder in such a posture that a light beam from the light sauce is directed to the garment fabric directly without any reflection, the light beam is free from being interrupted by any foreign matter such as dust, thus projecting a distinct and bright light spot on the garment fabric.

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EP87109859A 1986-07-10 1987-07-08 Optical position indicator for fastener attaching machine Expired - Lifetime EP0253292B1 (en)

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JP1986105946U JPS6311522U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-07-10 1986-07-10
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JP (1) JPS6311522U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
KR (1) KR900007932Y1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (1) AU573479B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1312363C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3766553D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
HK (1) HK64293A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
MY (1) MY101084A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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DE3766553D1 (de) 1991-01-17
KR880001699U (ko) 1988-04-06
MY101084A (en) 1991-07-16
HK64293A (en) 1993-07-09
AU7455187A (en) 1988-01-14
KR900007932Y1 (ko) 1990-09-03
AU573479B2 (en) 1988-06-09
SG40793G (en) 1993-06-11
JPS6311522U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1988-01-26
EP0253292A3 (en) 1988-09-14
CA1312363C (en) 1993-01-05

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