EP0780065B1 - Assembling device for the upper and the sole of a shoe - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an assembly device the upper and sole of a shoe, in at least one installation partially automated shoe manufacturing.
- Document FR-2 566 635 discloses a transfer device automatic shoe between machines.
- This device is a transfer robot with a rotary head mounted on a column vertically movable and an arm provided with means for gripping of a shoe.
- the object of the invention is to provide an assembly device which offers the maximum of possibilities of realization of shoes, in allowing for shoes whose sole has a simple shape, such as a bowl, fully automatic assembly, while in other types of shoes where the sole is more complex, it must be used at least partially manual assembly.
- the trays are identified by a memory device indicating the type of products he wears, upper or sole, and also the product assembly mode, automatic assembly or assembly manual.
- a computer associated with the installation then controls the robot either to carry out the automatic assembly, or to transfer the rod to the manual assembly station.
- the table is equipped, in each zone corresponding to the reference position of a plate carrying a sole, claws mounted on cylinders, forming spacers intended to open the rim of the sole to facilitate mounting of the upper on the latter.
- the means control successively cause the robot arm to take hold of a shape fitted with a rod, its turning and its transfer to the sole against which the form and the upper are applied after spacing of the edges of the sole, the assembly thus obtained thanks to the reactivation of the glue that locally comprises the sole and / or the upper, performed when the plates arrive on the table, then being transferred by the robot to the press, which keeps the assembly under pressure during the glue drying time, before a new transfer on the the table which originally served to supply the shape fitted with the rod.
- the press comprises at least one support provided with means for receiving the form equipped with the upper and the sole, identical to those fitted to the trays intended for transporting the forms.
- the means for receiving the form can be constituted, for example, by two vertical and profiled fingers, while the shape is equipped, for its part, with two complementary tubular elements, each tubular element being able to comprise, at its periphery, at least a groove for gripping by the robot arm.
- the post manual assembly of a rod and a sole comprises a column fixed to the ground and on the upper part of which a plate is mounted pivoting under the action of a jack between a horizontal position and a substantially vertical position, this plate carrying a support provided with means for receiving the form equipped with the rod, identical to those equipping the trays intended for the transport of the forms, and means of form blocking.
- the robot brings the form equipped with the rod, while the plate of the assembly station is in a horizontal position.
- the operator causes the pivoting of this plate in vertical position to be able to proceed more easily when assembling the sole on the upper.
- the plate is also pivotally mounted about an axis which is perpendicular to it, and is associated with a rotary actuator intended to ensure its return movement towards the reference position, after assembling the sole and the upper, to allow it to be gripped by the robot arm.
- the operator can then freely rotate the stage and the shape mounted on it around this second axis to make the assembly of the sole.
- the operator just needs to to activate a command which causes thanks to the rotary actuator and to the actuator pivot around a horizontal axis the return of the plate in position horizontal, with indexing in the reference position for taking the upper and sole assembly by the robot arm.
- each sole rests on a plate itself mounted on a platform using the same positioning means as those used for the shapes, this plate carrying, on its upper face, a fixed rear stop, two lateral stops and a movable front stop longitudinally and subjected to the action of springs tending to move it rearward.
- the positioning reference for each sole is therefore made from the heel of the latter, the position of which is always the same whatever the size of the sole.
- the device according to the invention is associated with a conveyor 2 intended for the transport of trays 3 some of which have shapes 4 coated with rods 5, and the others of which carry soles 6.
- the device comprises a table 7 comprising four tracks 8 perpendicular to the conveyor and each provided with a transfer 9 having in particular a jack, this device being susceptible to move a plate 3 between the conveyor, where the plate 3 is immobilized by stops 10, and a distant reference position of the conveyor.
- the transfer device is also intended to make travel the reverse path to the platform, i.e. from the position of reference far from the conveyor to the conveyor.
- the device shown in Figure 1 includes a table 7 equipped with four tracks 8, which allows to have simultaneously on the table four trays, two of which have 4 shapes and two of which others wear soles 6.
- a robot 12 On the side of the table opposite the conveyor is a robot 12, on either side of which are mounted, on the one hand, a press 13 to two assembly areas and on the other hand, an assembly station 14 manual with two assembly zones.
- Each sole 6 rests, not directly on a tray 3, but on a plate 15.
- Each plate 15 is provided with two parts tubular 16 projecting downward, engaged on two fingers 17 protruding from the top of a tray. In their lower part the tubular elements 16 have notches 18 allowing the gripping by the robot arm 12.
- the plate 15 comprises, as shown in particular in the Figure 5, fixed stops 19 at the rear, to immobilize the heel, adjustable lateral stops 20, and a front stop 22 movable in rear direction via a spring 23. Consequently, the positioning of each sole 6 as a function of the size of the sole is marked from his heel since it is the heel stop 19 which is the fixed reference point.
- each track 8 intended to receive a plate 3 equipped with a sole 6 is associated with claw elements 25 mounted on jacks 26, forming spacers capable of move outward the edge 21 of a sole in the general shape of bowl.
- the robot grips form 4 via the tubular parts 27 thereof engaged on the fingers 17 of plate 3, reverses the shape and comes apply it equipped with the rod 5 on the sole 6. Taking into account the reactivation of the glue inside an oven 31 when the trays on the table 7, there is an adhesion between the sole and the rod.
- the assembly is transferred by the robot 12 towards the press 13, where the form is engaged by means of its tubular parts 27 on rods 28 similar to rods 17 of the plates 3.
- the robot performs another operation, such as for example the transfer of the whole shape + upper + sole of the neighboring area of the press towards a plate 3 free, for the evacuation of the assembly thus produced towards the next post.
- the robot 12 ensures, under the conditions indicated above, the transfer of the shape and the rod to the manual assembly station 14.
- This has a vertical column 29 on the upper part of which is mounted a plate 30.
- This plate 30 is capable of rotate between a horizontal position shown in Figure 3 until in a vertical position shown in Figure 4 through a jack 32.
- This plate 30 can also pivot about an axis, which is perpendicular, this second pivoting movement being associated with a rotary actuator 33.
- the plate 30 has two similar fingers 34 to the fingers 17 of the plates 3, intended to receive the form 4. In practice, form 4 is brought to the plate in the position in FIG. 3.
- a blocking cylinder 35 is provided, the end of the rod is fitted with a cleat 36 penetrating into a recess of a tubular element 27 of the shape.
- the robot arm then resumes assembly to bring it to a tray 3 waiting in the store, this tray 3 being evacuated by the cylinder 9 to conveyor 2 for further manufacturing of the shoe.
- the invention provides a great improvement to the existing technique by providing a device intended for the assembly of a rod and a shoe sole, simple design, offering multiple possibilities of use, and allowing an optimization of the work of the robot.
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La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif d'assemblage de la tige et de la semelle d'une chaussure, dans une installation au moins partiellement automatisée de fabrication de chaussures.The present invention relates to an assembly device the upper and sole of a shoe, in at least one installation partially automated shoe manufacturing.
Dans le cadre d'une telle installation de fabrication de chaussures, il est prévu un convoyeur destiné au transport de plateaux dont certains portent des formes qui sont tout d'abord revêtues des tiges, et dont d'autres portent des semellesAs part of such a manufacturing facility shoes, there is a conveyor for transporting trays some of which bear shapes which are first coated with rods, and others wear soles
Le document FR-2 566 635 révèle un dispositif de transfert automatique d'une chaussure entre des machines. Ce dispositif est un robot de transfert comportant une tête rotative montée sur une colonne mobile verticalement et un bras muni de moyens permettant la préhension d'une chaussure.Document FR-2 566 635 discloses a transfer device automatic shoe between machines. This device is a transfer robot with a rotary head mounted on a column vertically movable and an arm provided with means for gripping of a shoe.
Le but de l'invention est de fournir un dispositif d'assemblage qui offre le maximum de possibilités de réalisation de chaussures, en permettant pour les chaussures dont la semelle possède une forme simple, telle qu'une cuvette, un assemblage entièrement automatique, alors que dans d'autres types de chaussures où la semelle est plus complexe, il doit être recouru à un assemblage au moins partiellement manuel.The object of the invention is to provide an assembly device which offers the maximum of possibilities of realization of shoes, in allowing for shoes whose sole has a simple shape, such as a bowl, fully automatic assembly, while in other types of shoes where the sole is more complex, it must be used at least partially manual assembly.
A cet effet, le dispositif qu'elle concerne comporte :
- une table possédant plusieurs pistes perpendiculaires au convoyeur et munies chacune d'un dispositif de transfert d'un plateau entre le convoyeur et une position de référence éloignée de celui-ci, les pistes étant destinées à recevoir des plateaux portant les tiges et les semelles pour la réalisation de plusieurs paires de chaussures,
- un robot de transfert situé du côté de la table opposé au convoyeur,
- une presse située d'un côté du robot, et
- un poste d'assemblage manuel de tiges et de semelles, situé de l'autre côté du robot.
- a table having several tracks perpendicular to the conveyor and each provided with a device for transferring a tray between the conveyor and a reference position remote from the latter, the tracks being intended to receive trays carrying the rods and the soles for making several pairs of shoes,
- a transfer robot located on the side of the table opposite the conveyor,
- a press located on one side of the robot, and
- a manual assembly station for uppers and soles, located on the other side of the robot.
Les plateaux sont identifiés par un dispositif à mémoire indiquant le type de produits qu'il porte, tige ou semelle, et également le mode d'assemblage du produit, assemblage automatique ou assemblage manuel. Un calculateur associé à l'installation commande alors le robot soit pour réaliser l'assemblage automatique, soit pour transférer la tige vers le poste d'assemblage manuel.The trays are identified by a memory device indicating the type of products he wears, upper or sole, and also the product assembly mode, automatic assembly or assembly manual. A computer associated with the installation then controls the robot either to carry out the automatic assembly, or to transfer the rod to the manual assembly station.
Avantageusement, la table est équipée, dans chaque zone correspondant à la position de référence d'un plateau portant une semelle, de griffes montées sur des vérins, formant des écarteurs destinés à ouvrir le rebord de la semelle pour faciliter le montage de la tige sur celle-ci.Advantageously, the table is equipped, in each zone corresponding to the reference position of a plate carrying a sole, claws mounted on cylinders, forming spacers intended to open the rim of the sole to facilitate mounting of the upper on the latter.
Suivant une caractéristique de l'invention dans le cas de formes permettant un assemblage simple de la tige et de la semelle, les moyens de commande provoquent successivement la prise par le bras du robot d'une forme équipée d'une tige, son retournement et son transfert vers la semelle contre laquelle la forme et la tige sont appliquées après écartement des bords de la semelle, l'assemblage ainsi obtenu grâce à la réactivation de la colle que comporte localement la semelle et/ou la tige, effectuée lors de l'arrivée des plaques sur la table, étant ensuite transféré par le robot à la presse, qui maintient l'ensemble en pression pendant le temps de séchage de la colle, avant un nouveau transfert sur le plateau de la table qui, à l'origine a servi à l'amenée de la forme équipée de la tige.According to a characteristic of the invention in the case of forms allowing a simple assembly of the upper and the sole, the means control successively cause the robot arm to take hold of a shape fitted with a rod, its turning and its transfer to the sole against which the form and the upper are applied after spacing of the edges of the sole, the assembly thus obtained thanks to the reactivation of the glue that locally comprises the sole and / or the upper, performed when the plates arrive on the table, then being transferred by the robot to the press, which keeps the assembly under pressure during the glue drying time, before a new transfer on the the table which originally served to supply the shape fitted with the rod.
En outre, la presse comprend au moins un support muni de moyens de réception de la forme équipée de la tige et de la semelle, identiques à ceux équipant les plateaux destinés aux transport des formes.In addition, the press comprises at least one support provided with means for receiving the form equipped with the upper and the sole, identical to those fitted to the trays intended for transporting the forms.
Les moyens de réception de la forme peuvent être constitués, par exemple, par deux doigts verticaux et profilés, tandis que la forme est équipée, pour sa part, de deux éléments tubulaires complémentaires, chaque élément tubulaire pouvant comporter, à sa périphérie, au moins une gorge en vue de la préhension par le bras du robot.The means for receiving the form can be constituted, for example, by two vertical and profiled fingers, while the shape is equipped, for its part, with two complementary tubular elements, each tubular element being able to comprise, at its periphery, at least a groove for gripping by the robot arm.
Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention le poste d'assemblage manuel d'une tige et d'une semelle comporte une colonne fixée au sol et sur la partie supérieure de laquelle une platine est montée pivotante sous l'action d'un vérin entre une position horizontale et une position sensiblement verticale, cette platine portant un support muni de moyens de réception de la forme équipée de la tige, identiques à ceux équipant les plateaux destinés aux transport des formes, et de moyens de blocage de la forme.According to another characteristic of the invention, the post manual assembly of a rod and a sole comprises a column fixed to the ground and on the upper part of which a plate is mounted pivoting under the action of a jack between a horizontal position and a substantially vertical position, this plate carrying a support provided with means for receiving the form equipped with the rod, identical to those equipping the trays intended for the transport of the forms, and means of form blocking.
Le robot amène la forme équipée de la tige, alors que la platine du poste d'assemblage est en position horizontale. L'opérateur provoque le pivotement de cette platine en position verticale pour pouvoir procéder plus aisément à l'assemblage de la semelle sur la tige.The robot brings the form equipped with the rod, while the plate of the assembly station is in a horizontal position. The operator causes the pivoting of this plate in vertical position to be able to proceed more easily when assembling the sole on the upper.
Afin de faciliter cette opération, la platine est également montée pivotante autour d'un axe qui en est perpendiculaire, et est associée à un vérin rotatif destiné à assurer son mouvement de retour vers la position de référence, après l'assemblage de la semelle et de la tige, pour permettre sa préhension par le bras du robot.In order to facilitate this operation, the plate is also pivotally mounted about an axis which is perpendicular to it, and is associated with a rotary actuator intended to ensure its return movement towards the reference position, after assembling the sole and the upper, to allow it to be gripped by the robot arm.
L'opérateur peut alors faire pivoter librement la platine et la forme montée sur elle autour de ce second axe pour réaliser l'assemblage de la semelle. Lorsque cet assemblage est terminé, il suffit à l'opérateur d'actionner une commande qui provoque grâce au vérin rotatif et au vérin de pivotement autour d'un axe horizontal le retour de la platine en position horizontale, avec indexation dans la position de référence pour la prise de l'ensemble tige et semelle par le bras du robot.The operator can then freely rotate the stage and the shape mounted on it around this second axis to make the assembly of the sole. When this assembly is finished, the operator just needs to to activate a command which causes thanks to the rotary actuator and to the actuator pivot around a horizontal axis the return of the plate in position horizontal, with indexing in the reference position for taking the upper and sole assembly by the robot arm.
Il est important, compte tenu des différents mouvements auxquels peut être soumise la tige, de parfaitement immobiliser la forme qui porte la tige sur la platine, cette immobilisation étant obtenue par exemple par action de la tige d'un vérin dont l'extrémité pénètre dans une encoche ménagée dans la forme, et notamment dans un élément tubulaire supportant cette forme. Il est également important que la position de chaque semelle qui arrive sur la table soit parfaitement identifiée en fonction de la taille de la semelle.It is important, given the different movements to which the rod can be subjected, to perfectly immobilize the form which carries the rod on the plate, this immobilization being obtained by example by action of the rod of a jack whose end penetrates into a notch formed in the form, and in particular in a tubular element supporting this form. It is also important that the position of each sole that arrives on the table is perfectly identified in depending on the size of the sole.
A cet effet, chaque semelle repose sur une plaque elle-même montée sur un plateau à l'aide des mêmes moyens de positionnement que ceux utilisés pour les formes, cette plaque portant, sur sa face supérieure, une butée arrière fixe, deux butées latérales et une butée avant mobile longitudinalement et soumise à l'action de ressorts tendant à la déplacer vers l'arrière.For this purpose, each sole rests on a plate itself mounted on a platform using the same positioning means as those used for the shapes, this plate carrying, on its upper face, a fixed rear stop, two lateral stops and a movable front stop longitudinally and subjected to the action of springs tending to move it rearward.
La référence du positionnement de chaque semelle se fait donc à partir du talon de celle-ci, dont la position est toujours la même quelle que soit la taille de la semelle.The positioning reference for each sole is therefore made from the heel of the latter, the position of which is always the same whatever the size of the sole.
De toute façon, l'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la
description qui suit, en référence au dessin schématique annexé
représentant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif une forme d'exécution de ce
dispositif :
Le dispositif selon l'invention est associé à un convoyeur 2
destiné au transport de plateaux 3 dont certains portent des formes 4
revêtues de tiges 5, et dont les autres portent des semelles 6.The device according to the invention is associated with a conveyor 2
intended for the transport of
Le dispositif comprend une table 7 comportant quatre pistes 8
perpendiculaires au convoyeur et munies chacune d'un dispositif de
transfert 9 possédant notamment un vérin, ce dispositif étant susceptible
de déplacer un plateau 3 entre le convoyeur, où le plateau 3 est
immobilisé par des butées d'arrêt 10, et une position de référence éloignée
du convoyeur. Le dispositif de transfert est également destiné à faire
parcourir le trajet inverse au plateau, c'est-à-dire depuis la position de
référence éloignée du convoyeur jusqu'au convoyeur.The device comprises a table 7 comprising four
Le dispositif représenté à la figure 1 comporte une table 7
équipée de quatre pistes 8, ce qui permet d'avoir simultanément sur la
table quatre plateaux dont deux portent des formes 4 et dont les deux
autres portent des semelles 6.The device shown in Figure 1 includes a table 7
equipped with four
Du côté de la table opposée au convoyeur est disposé un robot
12, de part et d'autre duquel sont montés, d'une part, une presse 13 à
deux zones d'assemblage et d'autre part, un poste 14 d'assemblage
manuel à deux zones d'assemblage.On the side of the table opposite the conveyor is a
Chaque semelle 6 repose, non pas directement sur un plateau
3, mais sur une plaque 15. Chaque plaque 15 est munie de deux parties
tubulaires 16 faisant saillie vers le bas, engagées sur deux doigts 17
faisant saillie de la face supérieure d'un plateau. Dans leur partie inférieure
les éléments tubulaires 16 présentent des encoches 18 permettant la
préhension par le bras du robot 12.Each sole 6 rests, not directly on a
La plaque 15 comporte, comme représenté notamment à la
figure 5, des butées fixes 19 à l'arrière, pour immobiliser le talon, des
butées latérales 20 réglables, et une butée avant 22 déplaçable en
direction de l'arrière par l'intermédiaire d'un ressort 23. En conséquence,
le positionnement de chaque semelle 6 en fonction de la taille de la
semelle est repéré à partir de son talon puisque c'est la butée 19 de talon
qui est le point de référence fixe.The
Comme montré à la figure 2, chaque piste 8 destinée à recevoir
un plateau 3 équipé d'une semelle 6, est associée à des éléments à griffes
25 montés sur des vérins 26, formant des écarteurs susceptibles de
déplacer vers l'extérieur le bord 21 d'une semelle en forme générale de
cuvette. Lorsque les formes respectivement de la tige 5 et d'une semelle 6
correspondante sont suffisamment simples l'assemblage peut être réalisé
automatiquement. A cet effet, le robot assure la préhension de la forme 4,
par l'intermédiaire des parties tubulaires 27 de celles-ci engagées sur les
doigts 17 du plateau 3, assure le retournement de la forme et vient
appliquer celle-ci équipée de la tige 5 sur la semelle 6. Compte tenu de la
réactivation de la colle à l'intérieur d'un four 31 lors de l'amenée des
plateaux sur la table 7, il se produit une adhérence entre la semelle et la
tige. Pour parfaire cette adhérence, l'ensemble est transféré par le robot
12 vers la presse 13, où la forme est engagée par l'intermédiaire de ses
parties tubulaires 27 sur des tiges 28 analogues aux tiges 17 des plateaux
3. Pendant la phase de maintien en pression de la semelle sur la tige, le
robot procède à une autre opération, telle que par exemple le transfert de
l'ensemble forme + tige + semelle de la zone voisine de la presse vers un
plateau 3 libre, pour l'évacuation de l'assemblage ainsi réalisé vers le
poste suivant.As shown in Figure 2, each
Dans la mesure où les formes de la tige et/ou de la semelle sont
complexes, il est possible de procéder à un assemblage manuel. A cet
effet, le robot 12 assure, dans les conditions indiquées précédemment, le
transfert de la forme et de la tige vers le poste d'assemblage manuel 14.
Celui-ci comporte une colonne 29 verticale sur la partie supérieure de
laquelle est montée une platine 30. Cette platine 30 est susceptible de
pivoter entre une position horizontale représentée à la figure 3 jusque dans
une position verticale représentée à la figure 4 par l'intermédiaire d'un
vérin 32. Cette platine 30 peut également pivoter autour d'un axe, qui en
est perpendiculaire, ce second mouvement de pivotement étant associé à
un vérin tournant 33. La platine 30 comporte deux doigts 34 analogues
aux doigts 17 des plateaux 3, destinés à recevoir la forme 4. En pratique,
la forme 4 est amenée sur la platine dans la position de figure 3.
L'opérateur provoque alors l'actionnement du vérin 32 qui amène la platine
en position verticale. Dans cette position, la platine peut tourner librement
autour de son second axe qui est maintenant horizontal, permettant à
l'opérateur de procéder à l'assemblage
de la semelle, cette semelle étant à disposition de l'opérateur par exemple
dans une boíte, ou étant amenée par le robot 12. Afin d'éviter que la
forme n'échappe à la platine, il est prévu un vérin de blocage 35, dont
l'extrémité de la tige est équipée d'un taquet 36 pénétrant dans un
évidement d'un élément tubulaire 27 de la forme. Après assemblage de la
semelle sur la tige, l'opérateur commande le retour de l'ensemble forme +
tige + semelle dans la position d'origine représentée à la figure 3, cette
position mémorisée étant obtenue grâce aux mouvements des vérins 32 et
33.Insofar as the shapes of the upper and / or the sole are
complex, manual assembly is possible. In this
Indeed, the
Le bras du robot reprend alors l'assemblage pour l'amener sur
un plateau 3 en attente dans le magasin, ce plateau 3 étant évacué par le
vérin 9 vers le convoyeur 2 pour la poursuite de la fabrication de la
chaussure.The robot arm then resumes assembly to bring it to
a
Comme il ressort de ce qui précède, l'invention apporte une grande amélioration à la technique existante en fournissant un dispositif destiné à l'assemblage d'une tige et d'une semelle de chaussure, de conception simple, offrant une pluralité de possibilités d'utilisation, et permettant une optimisation du travail du robot.As is apparent from the above, the invention provides a great improvement to the existing technique by providing a device intended for the assembly of a rod and a shoe sole, simple design, offering multiple possibilities of use, and allowing an optimization of the work of the robot.
Comme il va de soi, l'invention ne se limite pas à la seule forme d'exécution de ce dispositif décrite ci-dessus à titre d'exemple, elle en embrasse au contraire toutes les variantes. C'est ainsi, notamment, que le nombre de pistes de la table pourrait être différent, ou que les moyens de déplacement de chaque plateau sur une piste pourraient être différents.It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the single form of execution of this device described above by way of example, it on the contrary embraces all variants. In particular, this is how the number of table runs could be different, or that the means of moving each shelf on a track could be different.
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- Device for assembling the upper and the sole of a shoe, in an at least partially automated installation for manufacturing shoes, comprising a conveyer (2) designed to convey flat supports (3) some of which carry forms (4) covered with uppers (5) and others carry soles (6), characterized in that it comprises:a table (7) possessing several tracks (8) perpendicular to the conveyer and each provided with a device (9) for transferring a flat support (3) between the conveyer (2) and a reference position separate from this, the tracks (8) being designed to receive the flat supports carrying uppers (5) and soles (6) for the production of several pairs of shoes,a transfer robot (12) situated on the side of the table opposite the conveyer,a press (13) situated on one side of the robot, anda station (14) for the manual assembly of uppers and soles, situated on the other side of the robot.
- Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the table (7) is equipped, in each zone corresponding to the reference position of a flat support (3) carrying a sole (6), with claws (25) mounted on jacks (26) forming separators designed to open the edge (21) of the sole so as to facilitate the mounting of the upper thereon.
- Device according to claim 2, characterized in that in the case of forms for simply assembling the upper (5) and the sole (6), means of control successively cause the arm of the robot (12) to take a form (4) equipped with an upper (5), to turn this over and to transfer it to the sole (6) against which the form and the upper are applied after the edges of the sole have been separated, the assembly thus obtained by means of the reactivation of the adhesive which is carried locally by the sole (6) and/or the upper (5), performed when the plates arrive on the table, being then transferred by the robot (12) to the press (13) which holds the assembly under pressure during the drying time of the adhesive, before a new transfer onto the plate of the table (7) which served originally to bring the form equipped with the upper.
- Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the press (13) includes at least one support provided with means (28) for receiving the form (4) equipped with the upper (5) and the sole (6), identical to those equipping the flat supports designed to convey the forms.
- Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the station (14) for manually assembling an upper and a sole, comprises a column (29) fixed to the ground and on the upper part of which a platen (30) is mounted so as to pivot under the action of a jack (32), between a horizontal position and a substantially vertical position, this platen carrying a support provided with means (34) for receiving the form (4) equipped with the upper (5), identical to those equipping the flat supports (3) designed to convey the forms (4), and means for blocking the form.
- Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the platen (30) is also mounted pivotably about an axis which is perpendicular to it, and in that the rotating jack (33) associated with the pivoting movement about this axis is designed to ensure, in cooperation with the jack (32) acting on the platen (30), its return movement towards the reference position, after the sole (6) and the upper (5) have been assembled, so that it can be grasped by the arm of the robot (12).
- Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the means for blocking the form (4) consist of a jack (35) of which the end (36) of the stem penetrates into a recess provided in the form.
- Device according to claim 1, characterized in that each sole (6) rests on a plate (15) itself mounted on a flat support (3) with the aid of the same positioning means (16, 17) as those used for the forms, this plate (15) carrying on its upper face, a fixed rear stop (19), two lateral stops (20) and a front stop (22) which is movable longitudinally and is subjected to the action of springs (23), tending to move it backwards.
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