EP0733311A2 - Appareilage d'application d'adhésif comprenant des dispositifs de chargement et déchargement automatiques des portions de tissus devant être renforcées - Google Patents

Appareilage d'application d'adhésif comprenant des dispositifs de chargement et déchargement automatiques des portions de tissus devant être renforcées Download PDF

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EP0733311A2
EP0733311A2 EP96830117A EP96830117A EP0733311A2 EP 0733311 A2 EP0733311 A2 EP 0733311A2 EP 96830117 A EP96830117 A EP 96830117A EP 96830117 A EP96830117 A EP 96830117A EP 0733311 A2 EP0733311 A2 EP 0733311A2
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adhesive application
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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
    • A41H43/00—Other methods, machines or appliances
    • A41H43/04—Joining garment parts or blanks by gluing or welding ; Gluing presses
    • 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
    • A41H43/00—Other methods, machines or appliances
    • A41H43/02—Handling garment parts or blanks, e.g. feeding, piling, separating or reversing
    • A41H43/0235—Feeding or advancing
    • A41H43/0242—Conveyors therefor

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  • the present invention relates to an improved adhesive application apparatus provided with devices for automatically loading/unloading fabric portions to be reinforced.
  • edge of the fabric piece to be processed in order to form cloth articles do not posses the desired configuration, they will assume an irregular shape, with asymmetric portions and creases, which can be difficultly removed during the cloth making process.
  • the adhesive application operation is performed in order to provide the fabric with a good size stability, that is in order to reinforce or strengthen some types of fabrics which are conventionally called "loose" fabrics.
  • This operation is performed in order to provide a bearing surface adapted to partially prevent he deformations of the fabrics occurring as the fabric pieces are manually supplied to the adhesive application apparatus.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks of prior adhesive application apparatus.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of structural elements.
  • a locating platform which is constituted by a plurality of conveyor belts, which can operate either independently rom one another, or in a perfectly synchronized manner of pairs or several adjoining conveyor belts.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention provides for the use of several conveyor belts, which constitute the locating station for properly locating or arranging the portions or pieces of fabric to be coupled.
  • the several platforms have different lengths.
  • the central or inner locating conveyor belts can have a length greater than that of the side conveyor belts, so as to allow the operator to strictly contacting the mentioned conveyor belts, thereby greatly facilitating the manual operations performed to properly superimpose and locate the fabric portions to be coupled.
  • the present invention provides the possibility of making adhesive application apparatus having a greater width and, accordingly, effective to provide greater yields, the fabric supplying speed being the same.
  • the fabric locating and loading device according to the present invention is arranged with a spaced relationship with respect to the adhesive application apparatus conveyor belts.
  • the platforms of the fabric loading device proper are constituted by a plurality of conveyor belts, the feeding movement of which can be independently driven from one another or can be perfectly synchronized.
  • a further feature of the adhesive application apparatus according to the present invention is that the locating conveyor belts can be held in a rest or stopped condition or they can be driven with a high speed.
  • the several conveyor belts can be arranged in two operating conditions.
  • the first comprises a displacement at a high speed, whereas in the second the several conveyor belts are driven with a speed equal to the operating speed of the adhesive application apparatus.
  • the conveyor belts are operated in a synchronous relationship, in order to drive the fabric portions or pieces with a constant speed, without causing the conveyor belts to slip.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention comprises two portions of conveyor belts or tracks, which respectively constitute the locating device and the conveying device for conveying the fabric pieces to the conveyor belts provided at the adhesive application part of the machine.
  • the speed of the fabric unloading conveyor belt and of the supply portion supplying the fabric stacking device will be independent, with respect to the speed of the adhesive application apparatus conveyor belts.
  • the fabric stacking or "piling" device will have a number of tracks fitted to the load and that a possible association of two or more fabric locating tracks and fabric loading tracks will involve a corresponding combination of the fabric stacking or piling tracks.
  • connections are driven by suitable electronic devices, programming the apparatus operation with a perfect synchronization of the several elements constituting the apparatus itself.
  • the adhesive application apparatus also comprises specifically designed pre-heating and heating plates, which can be indifferently supplied with steam or electric resistances.
  • Each pre-heating and heating plate is formed by a plurality of aluminium bars, in the bodies of which are formed longitudinal cavities to which can be indifferently conveyed, depending on the operator requirements, pressurized steam, or in which can be housed electric resistances, so as to provide the desired heating.
  • the subject adhesive application apparatus can be either heated by steam heating, electric heating, or a steam heating and an electric super-heating.
  • the apparatus can be either heated all electrically or all by steam.
  • heat is transmitted from a fluid which is caused to pass with an even and constant speed through the ducts formed in the several aluminium section member constituting the pre-heating and heating plates proper.
  • an electric heating method allows to increase, if necessary, the temperature of the pre-heating and heating plates, so as to bring them to the desired or set temperature, which can be controlled in a very accurate manner by suitable temperature probes arranged inside said platforms or in contact therewith and which will switch off and on said electric resistances so as to precisely control the temperature.
  • the adhesive application apparatus further comprises pre-heating and heating plates the length of which can be suitably changed by coupling, in a series relationship, a given number of bars, provided with holes, in which, as stated, can be engaged said electric resistances or through which is caused to pass heating steam.
  • the possibility of supplying with electric power and steam the pre-heating and heating plates will allow, moreover, to supply a different number of plates, so as to afford the possibility of suitably change the length of the pre-heating and heating plates to be heated.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention in order to prevent the fabric portions to be coupled from being accidentally displaced further provides for the use of an air cushion between the first section of the conveyor belts of the locating device and of the supply device and a second air cushion between the latter and the conveyor belts of the adhesive application apparatus.
  • the latter at the front portion thereof, is moreover provided with a belt tension device, which is arranged at a middle position between the two end rollers thereabout the conveyor belt proper is caused to pass.
  • the latter is provided with a pair of belt guide assemblies, which can be suitably adjusted and can be tensioned by means of air or pneumatic cylinders or spring devices.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention has furthermore the feature that, at the pressing region thereof, at which is performed the adhesive application operation proper, is provided a pre-fixing roller, which is pressed against the heating plate.
  • This pre-fixing roller is arranged downstream of the pre-heating plate and contacts the heating plate, which plates will be arranged at opposite positions so as to cause the top and bottom conveyor belts to define a sinusoidal path, in order to apply on the mentioned conveyor belts a slight pressure.
  • the fabrics to be coupled pass through two opposite rollers, one of which turns about a fixed pivot pin, whereas the other is pressed against the underlying roller by means a pair of pneumatic pistons.
  • the fabrics to be supported will be perfectly coupled one another, without thickness unevenness, which occurred in prior art apparatus, in particular with fabrics provided with a comparatively great thickness.
  • the adhesive application apparatus is provided, downstream of an unloading conveyor belt, with a plurality of operating tracks, which operate as a fabric stacking or piling device for stacking the coupled fabric portions.
  • One of these displacements is a translation movement in a reciprocating rectilinear direction
  • the second displacement consists of a progressive lowering of the above mentioned platforms, in order to fit the different thicknesses of the several layers of coupled fabrics, as the coupled fabrics are arranged on the single stacking devices occupying the space corresponding to the several front tracks.
  • the improved adhesive application apparatus 1 is constituted by a fabric piece or portion locating device, which has been indicated by the reference number 10 and comprises a plurality of conveyor belts 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d.
  • the conveyor belts or tracks 10b and 10c have a length greater than the length of the conveyor belts or tracks 10a and 10d so as to allow an optimal distribution of the apparatus operators, who can be rationally arranged along the longitudinal extension of the above mentioned fabric locating device.
  • the latter comprises a second section, constituted by a plurality of fabric feeding or supplying belts 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d.
  • the locating belt comprising the tracks 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d can be arranged so as to remain in a stopped condition, or, alternatively, it can be driven, under the control of the operators, at a high speed.
  • the displacement of the several tracks 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d can be independent from one another, with respect to the stop and high speed displacement steps.
  • the second section of the platform for supplying the portions or pieces of fabrics to be coupled also comprises a plurality of tracks 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d, which can assume two operating conditions: the first comprises a high speed displacement; the second provides for a displacement with a speed equal to that of the conveyor belts 38 and 39 of the adhesive application apparatus proper, which has been indicated by the reference number 19.
  • the apparatus comprising the fabric portions locating and supplying conveyor belts provides for the use of a motor reducing unit 35 which, by means of toothed belts 36, will cause a toothed pulley 25 to turn so as to entrain a toothed belt 26 in turn causing a toothed pulley 27 to rotate.
  • the latter rotatively drives the rollers in turn driving the conveyor belts 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d with the same speed as that of the adhesive application apparatus.
  • These electromagnetic clutches are of the front tooth type and, as they are actuated, will cause the toothed pulleys 30 to rotate so as to entrain the toothed belts 29 with a speed greater than that of the toothed pulleys 26.
  • the pulleys 30 are provided with a double groove, and rotatively drive the toothed belts 29 and 31 which in turn operate the gear wheels 37 and 32' with a greater speed, so as to drive, consequently with said greater speed, the rollers 33 and 34.
  • Said rollers 33 and 34 in particular, will control the displacements of the several tracks of the conveyor belts 10 and 11.
  • This conveyor belt 38 is held under tension by a pair of belt tension devices 39 provided with a pulley 40 and a spring 41 which has an end portion thereof connected to an anchoring element 40'.
  • Two belt guide assemblies 42 are moreover included, which are provided with an adjusting screw 43 and a cylinder 44, of a pneumatic type, providing on the conveyor belt 38 a pressure which is directed in a direction opposite to the pressure applied by the roller 40 constituting a main portion of the above disclosed belt tension device 39.
  • This apparatus is provided with a top conveyor belt 39 which is entrained on the rollers 18, 45 and 45'.
  • the adhesive application apparatus of the invention is moreover provided with a pre-heating plate 14 and a heating plate 15 which are preferably arranged at two opposite sides with respect to the sliding planes of the conveyor belts 38 and 39.
  • the portions of the fabric to be coupled, after having being conveyed into the subject adhesive application apparatus 19, are pre-fixed, under the action provided by a roller which, through a pair of pneumatic cylinders 60 is pressed against the heating platform or plane 15.
  • the roller 17, in particular, is held pressed by the pneumatic cylinders 61, with respect to the roller 17', thereby strongly pressing the fabric to be coupled.
  • the fabric portions are perfectly coupled to one another, and then are conveyed toward an unloading conveyor belt 20, which is driven with a speed greater than the speed of the adhesive application apparatus 19, and this speed can be suitably changed, depending on the production requirements.
  • the coupled fabric portions are then stacked or piled on the several tracks 21a, 21b, 21c and 21d, which constituted an integrating portion of that apparatus part operating as a stacker of said fabric pieces.
  • tracks 21a, 21b, 21c and 21d are constituted by platforms or planes which can be suitably driven or displaced in a reciprocating rectilinear direction and in a longitudinal direction, with respect to the apparatus.
  • Said tracks 21a, 21b, 21c and 21d, as the coupled fabric portions are stacked, will tend to be lowered, under the action exerted thereon by suitable pneumatic cylinders 62, which are supported by brackets 63 to which are applied wheels 64 sliding along longitudinally arranged guides 65.
  • the above mentioned pneumatic cylinders at the top piston stem thereof 66, supports the platforms or tracks 21, provided with lateral cavities 67 in which can be engaged pins driven by suitable pneumatic pistons.
  • a driving shaft 50 is herein shown which is rigid with a pulley 51 rotatively entraining, by a continuous movement, a toothed belt 53 which, in turn, drives a pulley 52.
  • the latter is connected, through an electromagnetic clutch 57, to a pulley 55.
  • the pulley 55 drives, in turn, a toothed belt 56 provided for driving a support carriage 54 for supporting the respective tracks 21a, 21b, 22c and 22d, as shown in figure 2.
  • Said belt 56 will cause the supports 54 of the tracks 21a, 21b, 21c and 21d to be driven in a set direction.
  • the adhesive application apparatus comprises furthermore a pre-heating cylinder, shown in figure 15 and indicated by the reference number 16, which is provided for pressing against a top heating plate 15, under the control of two pneumatic pistons 60 controlling said cylinder, said pneumatic pistons 60 supporting said pre-heating cylinder 16.
  • the pre-heating and heating plates are constituted by a plurality of aluminium section members 86, adjoining one another so as to form planes preferably provided with a given curved arrangement, to cause the top and bottom conveyor belts of the adhesive application apparatus, to follow a substantially sinusoidal path.
  • the section members 86 are provided with hollows or cavities 87, in which are engaged steam ducts or electric resistances, which can be operated either separately or simultaneously.
  • the apparatus comprises, as disclosed, a plurality of stacking tracks 21 which can perform a reciprocating rectilinear movement and a combined progressive lowering movement so as to fit the increased thicknesses of the coupled fabric portions, which are stacken on the platforms of the several tracks 21.
  • a plurality of photocells which are specifically designed for controlling the operation speed of the fabric unloading conveyor belt, depending on the requirements and on the size of the fabric pieces to be stacked or piled-up.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)
  • Adhesives Or Adhesive Processes (AREA)
  • Bakery Products And Manufacturing Methods Therefor (AREA)
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  • Replacement Of Web Rolls (AREA)
  • Replacing, Conveying, And Pick-Finding For Filamentary Materials (AREA)
EP96830117A 1995-03-22 1996-03-18 Appareilage d'application d'adhésif comprenant des dispositifs de chargement et déchargement automatiques des portions de tissus devant être renforcées Expired - Lifetime EP0733311B1 (fr)

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IT95MI000574A IT1275959B1 (it) 1995-03-22 1995-03-22 Macchina adesivatrice perfezionata provvista di dispositivi automatizzati per il carico e lo scarico delle porzioni di tessuto
ITMI950574 1995-03-22

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EP0864262A2 (fr) * 1997-03-12 1998-09-16 Herbert Meyer GmbH & Co. KG Dispositif de collage de matériaux plans et élément chauffant à profil creux pour un tel dispositif
EP1760021A2 (fr) * 2005-08-29 2007-03-07 Macpi Pressing Division S.P.A. Dispositif et procédé d'ourlage d'objets tridimensionels en tissus

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US3580141A (en) * 1967-08-28 1971-05-25 Windmoeller & Hoelscher Apparatus for paper sacks manufacture
EP0062618A2 (fr) * 1981-04-08 1982-10-13 Ludovico Bruno Convoyeur à bande, notamment pour le transport des objets allongés qui sont arrangés à travers de la direction de transport
FR2518139A1 (fr) * 1981-12-14 1983-06-17 Kannegiesser H Gmbh Co Procede et appareil de renfort de panneaux textiles
GB2134447A (en) * 1983-02-02 1984-08-15 Kannegiesser Martin Device for gluing sheet-like textile articles
DE3841727A1 (de) * 1988-05-11 1989-11-23 Kannegiesser H Gmbh Co Verfahren und vorrichtung zum verkleben von textilen flaechengebilden

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US3580141A (en) * 1967-08-28 1971-05-25 Windmoeller & Hoelscher Apparatus for paper sacks manufacture
EP0062618A2 (fr) * 1981-04-08 1982-10-13 Ludovico Bruno Convoyeur à bande, notamment pour le transport des objets allongés qui sont arrangés à travers de la direction de transport
FR2518139A1 (fr) * 1981-12-14 1983-06-17 Kannegiesser H Gmbh Co Procede et appareil de renfort de panneaux textiles
GB2134447A (en) * 1983-02-02 1984-08-15 Kannegiesser Martin Device for gluing sheet-like textile articles
DE3841727A1 (de) * 1988-05-11 1989-11-23 Kannegiesser H Gmbh Co Verfahren und vorrichtung zum verkleben von textilen flaechengebilden

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EP0864262A2 (fr) * 1997-03-12 1998-09-16 Herbert Meyer GmbH & Co. KG Dispositif de collage de matériaux plans et élément chauffant à profil creux pour un tel dispositif
EP0864262A3 (fr) * 1997-03-12 1999-03-17 Herbert Meyer GmbH & Co. KG Dispositif de collage de matériaux plans et élément chauffant à profil creux pour un tel dispositif
EP1760021A2 (fr) * 2005-08-29 2007-03-07 Macpi Pressing Division S.P.A. Dispositif et procédé d'ourlage d'objets tridimensionels en tissus
EP1760021A3 (fr) * 2005-08-29 2007-09-05 Macpi Pressing Division S.P.A. Dispositif et procédé d'ourlage d'objets tridimensionels en tissus

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IT1275959B1 (it) 1997-10-24
DE69612689D1 (de) 2001-06-13
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ITMI950574A1 (it) 1996-09-22
EP0733311A3 (fr) 1997-03-26
JPH08302290A (ja) 1996-11-19

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