EP1171246A1 - Sorting disposable gloves according to size - Google Patents

Sorting disposable gloves according to size

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EP1171246A1
EP1171246A1 EP00914240A EP00914240A EP1171246A1 EP 1171246 A1 EP1171246 A1 EP 1171246A1 EP 00914240 A EP00914240 A EP 00914240A EP 00914240 A EP00914240 A EP 00914240A EP 1171246 A1 EP1171246 A1 EP 1171246A1
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glove
gloves
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automatic sorting
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Patrick Hampe
Jean-François FRIN
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R and Technology Monaco
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3412—Sorting according to other particular properties according to a code applied to the object which indicates a property of the object, e.g. quality class, contents or incorrect indication

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  • the presence of the invention relates. generally the cry and the identification of gancs in natural materials (latex) or in plastic materials (polyethylene, polypropylene, ...) or polymers
  • the invention relates to a process for automatically sorting these gloves, by size, from a set of mixed quail gloves, as well as to a machine for carrying out the process.
  • the invention allows: therefore an automatic identification of these products, which makes it possible to envisage their re-treatment when they are usually thrown away. Re-treatment or reckless recycling after a batch of mixed-size products has been grouped together with quail.
  • the gloves currently in use are, at best, marked with an alphanumeric code and at worst carry no inscriptions.
  • Current alphanumeric codes are either a code indicating different points such as lot number, manufacturing plant or only a code indicating the size of the glove.
  • This type of ganc carries the ir ⁇ nimum of inscription to avoid a concaminacion of this one by ink.
  • These gloves are used in specific processes requiring control of the cost of contamination.
  • Sorting operations are known carried out on textiles on which a bar code label can be affixed, but this cannot be transposed for gloves since no label can be affixed thereon and the use of a bar code or of direct alphanumeric marking on these products is not industrially satisfactory because the reading efficiency is then too low due to the elasticity and deformation of these products.
  • the invention provides a solution to this problem by proposing a semi-automatic sorting process by size which is efficient and industrially profitable, which allows a total and unitary identification of each glove, and which makes it possible to collect much more information in one minimum time.
  • the main object of the invention is therefore a semi-automatic sorting process by size, of disposable gloves from a set of pre-made gloves and mixed in size, process which consists in taking a glove from said set and placing it on a support capable of smoothing it out and reforming it, - presenting the glove in front of a two-dimensional matrix code reader - orienting the glove towards an individual conveyor belt which corresponds to a determined size of gloves, in order to route it to a storage container, a programmed automaton providing the interface between the reader and the glove orientation system.
  • a new marking of the gloves to be subjected to the sorting process is carried out beforehand, using a specific ink resistant to decontamination treatments, and non-allergenic.
  • the marking makes it possible to visualize whether the glove is present on the right side or inside out, the affixed code being unique and different for each glove.
  • the invention also relates to a semi-automatic sorting machine by size, of disposable gloves from a set of gloves mixed in size, for the implementation of the method, machine which comprises a plurality of work stations having each of a receptacle for sorting gloves, a programmed automaton, a support, a system for reading and decoding a matrix code of a conveyor belt, and a rack for distributing gloves to bands individual conveyors.
  • the glove support is an inflatable support associated with an ejection device and a device for injecting blown air.
  • FIG 2 an enlarged perspective view of a workstation.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 enlarged perspective views of parts of a work station, respectively showing the glove support and the distribution lockers.
  • Figures 5 a schematic elevational view of a variant of glove support.
  • Figure 6 a sectional view along VI-VI of Figure 5.
  • FIG. 1 is an illustration of a complete line of a glove sorting machine by size in which a series of identical work stations A, B, C, D, E has been represented.
  • Each station shown in more detail at FIG. 2 has a receptacle 1 for sorting gloves located in the upper part next to a programmed automaton 8.
  • a device for ejecting 5 a glove having an orifice 13 which communicates with an inflatable support 2 intended to receive the glove, which support being mounted under the cross member as shown more clearly in FIG. 3.
  • a matrix code reader 3 is arranged laterally on the support 2 opposite a luminous and / or reflective background 4 placed on the other side of the support.
  • this light background 4 ( Figure 2) advantageously consists of a transparent plate behind which is installed a light white allowing better contrast of the black code on the glove and therefore better reading.
  • a plate 14 Under the inflatable support 2, a plate 14 has been mounted forming a work surface with an opening 15 perpendicular to one end of a conveyor belt 7 which develops transversely to the line, under the receptacle 1.
  • each belt conveys the sorted gloves at the end of line, in a storage container 16 (see Figure 1).
  • the new gloves have been previously marked with a specific ink resistant to the decontamination treatment which will be undergone by the glove thereafter.
  • the ink chosen is also not very contaminating and non-allergenic for users. This specific marking must make it possible to visualize whether the glove is showing upside down or upside down.
  • the code affixed to the glove it is unique and different for each piece. This therefore makes it possible to subsequently verify the number of times the glove passes through the sorting device, to ensure computer monitoring and full traceability of the glove throughout its life.
  • the storage of the products to be sorted is therefore carried out in the receptacles 1 of each station.
  • the receptacle is large enough to hold the production for one day. It is crossed by transverse metal bars, not shown, the function of which is to screen the products in order to break up any clumps. It has at its base a slide for the gravity descent of the products towards the platform 14.
  • the first manipulation is for the operator to put the glove on the inflatable support 2.
  • the support 2 rotates 360 ° and the two-dimensional matrix code, written on the glove, passes in front of the reading window of reader 3.
  • This reader is a camera which automatically identifies the presence of a code in its visual field. It should be noted that the reading can be carried out directly on the support 2 or outside of it by placing the glove manually in the reading window. In all cases the deformation of the glove, due to its elasticity, should not exceed 10% to maintain a reading efficiency greater than 95%.
  • a decoder 19 makes it possible to decrypt the code, which includes the size of the glove as well as an identification number specific to the glove itself.
  • the information thus collected is processed by the controller 8 which, by means of a program, can determine at least the size of the glove and act on a corresponding rack 6.
  • the glove moved on the carpet 7 will be pushed by a mechanism associated with the locker in question and will fall on the individual strip 10 which will convey it in the storage container 16. All of the strips 10 serve all the stations of the line. There are therefore as many individual bands and containers as there are sorting classes, each glove having thus been oriented towards the individual band corresponding to its size.
  • an individual strip may be provided for gloves discarded by the operator.
  • the number of identical stations on the line can be multiplied to increase the sorting capacity.
  • FIG. 5 An alternative embodiment of the support 2 is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6.
  • it is not inflatable, but equipped on its periphery with two half-rings 17 articulated on axes 18 extending along a generator of the cylinder.
  • One of the two crowns is connected to a dynamometer 9.
  • the cylindrical support communicates with a source of compressed air (arrow) as in the previous case, orifices 11 being provided in the support and the crowns.
  • the operator engages the glove to be tested on the support 2 above the crowns 17.
  • the spacing ent of one or two crowns, as seen in Figure 6 will stretch the glove with a resistance proportional to its size , which will be measured by the dynamometer, thus determining the size of the glove.
  • the support performs its 360 ° rotation and the reader reads the code which is processed by the decoder as in the previous version.
  • the combined information from the dynamometer and the decoder is transmitted to the PLC.
  • the crowns tighten and the glove is ejected on the carpet. The process then continues as before.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a machine comprising a plurality of workstations each provided with a receptacle (1) containing gloves to be sorted, a programmed automaton (8), a glove holder (2), a matrix code reader (3), a conveyor belt (7) and a rack dispensing (6) the gloves to individual band conveyors. The invention is useful for treating gloves used in environments with controlled atmosphere.

Description

TRI PAR TAILLE DE GANTS JETABLES SORTING BY SIZE OF DISPOSABLE GLOVES
La présence invention concerne. d'une manière générale le cri et 1 ' identification de gancs en matières naturelles ( latex) ou en matières plastiques (polyéthylène, polypropylène, ...) eu polymèresThe presence of the invention relates. generally the cry and the identification of gancs in natural materials (latex) or in plastic materials (polyethylene, polypropylene, ...) or polymers
(nitrile...) habituellement jetables après emploi et utilisés plus spécifiquement dans des ambiances à atmosphère maîtrisée. Plus précisément 1 ' invention se rapporte à un procédé de tri automatique de ces gants, par taille, à partir d'un ensemble de gants mélangés en caille, ainsi qu'à une machine pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé.(nitrile ...) usually disposable after use and used more specifically in atmospheres with controlled atmosphere. More specifically, the invention relates to a process for automatically sorting these gloves, by size, from a set of mixed quail gloves, as well as to a machine for carrying out the process.
L'invention permet: donc une identification aucomatique de ces produits ce qui permet d'envisager leur recraitement alors qu'ils sont habituellement jetés. Le recraitement ou recyclage incervienc après le regroupement par caille d'un lot de produits de tailles mélangées .The invention allows: therefore an automatic identification of these products, which makes it possible to envisage their re-treatment when they are usually thrown away. Re-treatment or reckless recycling after a batch of mixed-size products has been grouped together with quail.
Les gants actuellement utilisés sont, au mieux, marqués par un code alphanumérique et au pire ne portent aucune inscription. Les codes alphanumériques actuels sont soit un code indiquant différents points tels que numéro de lot, usine de fabrication soit uniquement un code indiquant la taille du gant.The gloves currently in use are, at best, marked with an alphanumeric code and at worst carry no inscriptions. Current alphanumeric codes are either a code indicating different points such as lot number, manufacturing plant or only a code indicating the size of the glove.
Ce type de ganc porte le irάnimum d' inscription pour éviter une concaminacion de celui-ci par 1 ' encre . Ces gants sont en effec ucilisés dans des procédés spécifiques nécessitant la maîtrise de coûte contamination.This type of ganc carries the irάnimum of inscription to avoid a concaminacion of this one by ink. These gloves are used in specific processes requiring control of the cost of contamination.
Les codes actuellement utilisés sur ce type de produit, quand ils existent, ne permettent pas un tri automatique du fait du peu d'efficacité des lecteurs sur une matière froissable ec élastique. D' ailleurs, aucun procédé automatique ne permet un tri efficace par taille de ce type de produits.The codes currently used on this type of product, when they exist, do not allow automatic sorting due to the ineffectiveness of the readers on a crumplable and elastic material. Moreover, no automatic process allows an efficient sorting by size of this type of product.
On connaît des opérations de tri effectuées sur des textiles sur lesquels une étiquette code barre peut être apposée mais cela n'est pas transposable pour les gants car aucune étiquette ne peut être apposée dessus et l'utilisa ion d'un code barre ou d'un marquage alphanumérique direcc sur ces produits n'est pas industriellement satisfaisante car l'efficacité de lecture est alors trop faible du fait de l'élasticité et de la déformation de ces produits .Sorting operations are known carried out on textiles on which a bar code label can be affixed, but this cannot be transposed for gloves since no label can be affixed thereon and the use of a bar code or of direct alphanumeric marking on these products is not industrially satisfactory because the reading efficiency is then too low due to the elasticity and deformation of these products.
L'invention apporte une solution à ce problème en proposant un procédé de tri semi-automatique par taille qui est efficace et industriellement rentable, qui permet une identification totale et unitaire de chaque gant, et qui permet de recueillir beaucoup plus d'informations en un minimum de temps . L'invention a donc pour objet principal un procédé de tri semi-automatique par taille, de gants jetables à partir d'un ensemble de gants prémarqués et mélangés en taille, procédé qui consiste à prélever un gant dans ledit ensemble et à le placer sur un support apte à le défroisser et à le reformer, - à présenter le gant devant un lecteur de code matriciel à deux dimensions - à orienter le gant en direction d'une bande transporteuse individuelle qui correspond à une taille déterminée de gants, en vue de l'acheminer vers un container de stockage, un automate programmé assurant l'interface entre le lecteur et le système d'orientation du gant.The invention provides a solution to this problem by proposing a semi-automatic sorting process by size which is efficient and industrially profitable, which allows a total and unitary identification of each glove, and which makes it possible to collect much more information in one minimum time. The main object of the invention is therefore a semi-automatic sorting process by size, of disposable gloves from a set of pre-made gloves and mixed in size, process which consists in taking a glove from said set and placing it on a support capable of smoothing it out and reforming it, - presenting the glove in front of a two-dimensional matrix code reader - orienting the glove towards an individual conveyor belt which corresponds to a determined size of gloves, in order to route it to a storage container, a programmed automaton providing the interface between the reader and the glove orientation system.
Selon une caractéristique particulière de l'invention, on effectue un marquage préalable des gants neufs devant être soumis au procédé de tri, à l'aide d'une encre spécifique résistante aux traitements de décontamination, et non allergisante. Le marquage permet de visualiser si le gant se présente à l'endroit ou à l'envers, le code apposé étant unique et différent pour chaque gant.According to a particular characteristic of the invention, a new marking of the gloves to be subjected to the sorting process is carried out beforehand, using a specific ink resistant to decontamination treatments, and non-allergenic. The marking makes it possible to visualize whether the glove is present on the right side or inside out, the affixed code being unique and different for each glove.
L'invention a également pour objet une machine de tri semi-automatique par taille, de gants jetables à partir d'un ensemble de gants mélangés en taille, pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé, machine qui comporte une pluralité de postes de travail disposant chacun d'un réceptacle des gants à trier, d'un automate programmé, d'un support, d'un système de lecture et décodage de code matriciel d'un tapis transporteur, et d'un casier de distribution des gants vers des bandes transporteuses individuelles . Selon une caractéristique préférentielle de l'invention, le support de gant est un support gonflable associé à un dispositif d'éjection et un dispositif d'injection d'air soufflé. D'autres caractéristiques particulières et avantages de 1 ' invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description suivante, d'exemples de réalisation pris à titre non limitatifs, et dans lesquels il est fait référence aux dessins annexés qui représentent : Figure 1, une vue générale en perspective d'une machine à trier.The invention also relates to a semi-automatic sorting machine by size, of disposable gloves from a set of gloves mixed in size, for the implementation of the method, machine which comprises a plurality of work stations having each of a receptacle for sorting gloves, a programmed automaton, a support, a system for reading and decoding a matrix code of a conveyor belt, and a rack for distributing gloves to bands individual conveyors. According to a preferred characteristic of the invention, the glove support is an inflatable support associated with an ejection device and a device for injecting blown air. Other particular characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the following description, of embodiments taken without limitation, and in which reference is made to the appended drawings which represent: FIG. 1, a general view in perspective of a sorting machine.
Figure 2, une vue à plus grande échelle, en perspective, d'un poste de travail.Figure 2, an enlarged perspective view of a workstation.
Figures 3 et 4 , des vues à plus grande échelle, en perspective, de parties d'un poste de travail, respectivement montrant le support de gant et les casiers de distribution.Figures 3 and 4, enlarged perspective views of parts of a work station, respectively showing the glove support and the distribution lockers.
Figures 5, une vue schématique en élévation d'une variante de support de gant. Figure 6, une vue en coupe selon VI-VI de la figure 5.Figures 5, a schematic elevational view of a variant of glove support. Figure 6, a sectional view along VI-VI of Figure 5.
La figure 1 est une illustration d'une ligne complète d'une machine de tri de gants par taille dans laquelle on a représenté une série de postes de travail identiques A, B, C, D, E. Chaque poste montré plus en détail à la figure 2 dispose d'un réceptacle 1 de gants à trier situé en partie haute à côté d'un automate programmé 8. Au- dessous de celui-ci, sur une traverse 12 est fixé un dispositif d'éjection 5 d'un gant présentant un orifice 13 qui communique avec un support gonflable 2 destiné à recevoir le gant, lequel support étant monté sous la traverse comme le montre plus clairement la figure 3. Un lecteur de codes matriciels 3 est disposé latéralement au support 2 en face d'un fond lumineux et/ou réfléchissant 4 placé de l'autre côté du support. Ainsi ce fond lumineux 4 (figure 2) est avantageusement constitué d'une plaque transparente derrière laquelle est installée une lumière blanche permettant ainsi un meilleur contraste du code noir sur le gant et donc une meilleure lecture. Sous le support gonflable 2 , on a monté un plateau 14 formant plan de travail avec une ouverture 15 à l'aplomb d'une extrémité d'un tapis transporteur 7 qui se développe transversalement à la ligne, sous le réceptacle 1.FIG. 1 is an illustration of a complete line of a glove sorting machine by size in which a series of identical work stations A, B, C, D, E has been represented. Each station shown in more detail at FIG. 2 has a receptacle 1 for sorting gloves located in the upper part next to a programmed automaton 8. Below this, on a crosspiece 12 is fixed a device for ejecting 5 a glove having an orifice 13 which communicates with an inflatable support 2 intended to receive the glove, which support being mounted under the cross member as shown more clearly in FIG. 3. A matrix code reader 3 is arranged laterally on the support 2 opposite a luminous and / or reflective background 4 placed on the other side of the support. Thus this light background 4 (Figure 2) advantageously consists of a transparent plate behind which is installed a light white allowing better contrast of the black code on the glove and therefore better reading. Under the inflatable support 2, a plate 14 has been mounted forming a work surface with an opening 15 perpendicular to one end of a conveyor belt 7 which develops transversely to the line, under the receptacle 1.
On voit à la figure 4 que, le long du tapis 7, sont disposés quelques casiers de distribution 6, dont la partie inférieure de chacun est ouverte au-dessus d'une bande transporteuse individuelle 10. Chaque bande achemine les gants triés en bout de ligne, dans un container de stockage 16 (voir figure 1) .It can be seen in FIG. 4 that, along the conveyor belt 7, are arranged a few distribution compartments 6, the lower part of each of which is open above an individual conveyor belt 10. Each belt conveys the sorted gloves at the end of line, in a storage container 16 (see Figure 1).
Pour rendre possibles les opérations de tri décrites ci-après, les gants neufs ont été préalablement marqués avec une encre spécifique résistante au traitement de décontamination qui sera subi par le gant par la suite. L'encre choisie est en outre peu contaminante et non allergisante pour les utilisateurs. Ce marquage spécifique doit permettre de visualiser si le gant se présente à l'endroit ou à l'envers.To make possible the sorting operations described below, the new gloves have been previously marked with a specific ink resistant to the decontamination treatment which will be undergone by the glove thereafter. The ink chosen is also not very contaminating and non-allergenic for users. This specific marking must make it possible to visualize whether the glove is showing upside down or upside down.
Quand au code apposé sur le gant, il est unique et différent pour chaque pièce. Cela permet donc, de vérifier ultérieurement le nombre de passages du gant dans le dispositif de tri, d'assurer un suivi informatique et une traçabilité totale du gant durant toute sa vie.As for the code affixed to the glove, it is unique and different for each piece. This therefore makes it possible to subsequently verify the number of times the glove passes through the sorting device, to ensure computer monitoring and full traceability of the glove throughout its life.
Le stockage des produits à trier s'effectue donc dans les réceptacles 1 de chaque poste. Le réceptacle est de taille suffisante pour contenir la production d'une journée. Il est traversé par des barres métalliques transversales non représentées ayant pour fonction de tamiser les produits afin de briser les amas éventuels. Il possède à sa base un toboggan de descente par gravité des produits vers le plateau 14.The storage of the products to be sorted is therefore carried out in the receptacles 1 of each station. The receptacle is large enough to hold the production for one day. It is crossed by transverse metal bars, not shown, the function of which is to screen the products in order to break up any clumps. It has at its base a slide for the gravity descent of the products towards the platform 14.
La première manipulation consiste pour l'opérateur, à enfiler le gant sur le support gonflable 2.The first manipulation is for the operator to put the glove on the inflatable support 2.
Celui-ci est réalisé comme une buse soufflante incluse dans un cylindre de dimensions appropriées, et reliée à l'orifice 13 dans lequel on injecte un débit d'air soufflé d'au moins 720 litres /heure. Chaque gant est donc maintenu sur le support et soumis à un flux d'air grâce auquel il est défroissé ou reformé de façon à ce que le code matriciel qu'il porte soit le plus net possible. Si nécessaire le gant est retourné préalablement.This is made as a blowing nozzle included in a cylinder of appropriate dimensions, and connected to the orifice 13 into which a flow of blown air of at least 720 liters / hour is injected. Each glove is therefore held on the support and subjected to an air flow thanks to which it is smoothed or reformed so that the matrix code that it carries is as clear as possible. If necessary, the glove is returned beforehand.
Suite à cette opération, le support 2 effectue une rotation de 360° et le code matriciel à deux dimensions, inscrit sur le gant, passe devant la fenêtre de lecture du lecteur 3. Ce lecteur est une caméra qui identifie automatiquement la présence d'un code dans son champ visuel. Il est à noter que la lecture pourra s'effectuer directement sur le support 2 ou en dehors de celui-ci en plaçant le gant manuellement dans la fenêtre de lecture. Dans tous les cas la déformation du gant, de par son élasticité, ne devra pas excéder 10 % pour maintenir une efficacité de lecture supérieure à 95 %.Following this operation, the support 2 rotates 360 ° and the two-dimensional matrix code, written on the glove, passes in front of the reading window of reader 3. This reader is a camera which automatically identifies the presence of a code in its visual field. It should be noted that the reading can be carried out directly on the support 2 or outside of it by placing the glove manually in the reading window. In all cases the deformation of the glove, due to its elasticity, should not exceed 10% to maintain a reading efficiency greater than 95%.
Un décodeur 19 permet de décrypter le code, qui comprend la taille du gant ainsi qu'un numéro d'identification propre au gant lui-même. Les informations ainsi recueillies sont traitées par l'automate 8 qui, par le biais d'un programme, peut déterminer au moins la taille du gant et agir sur un casier 6 correspondant. Le gant déplacé sur le tapis 7 sera poussé par un mécanisme associé au casier en question et tombera sur la bande individuelle 10 qui l'acheminera dans le container de stockage 16. L'ensemble des bandes 10 dessert tous les postes de la ligne. On a donc autant de bandes individuelles et de containers que de classes de tri, chaque gant ayant ainsi été orienté vers la bande individuelle correspondant à sa taille. Eventuellement une bande individuelle peut-être prévue pour des gants mis au rebut par l'opérateur.A decoder 19 makes it possible to decrypt the code, which includes the size of the glove as well as an identification number specific to the glove itself. The information thus collected is processed by the controller 8 which, by means of a program, can determine at least the size of the glove and act on a corresponding rack 6. The glove moved on the carpet 7 will be pushed by a mechanism associated with the locker in question and will fall on the individual strip 10 which will convey it in the storage container 16. All of the strips 10 serve all the stations of the line. There are therefore as many individual bands and containers as there are sorting classes, each glove having thus been oriented towards the individual band corresponding to its size. Optionally an individual strip may be provided for gloves discarded by the operator.
Bien entendu, et sans sortir du cadre de l'invention, on peut multiplier le nombre de postes identiques de la ligne pour augmenter la capacité de tri. On aura alors autant de supports, de lecteurs, de fonds lumineux et de dispositifs de sélection, que de poste. Grâce à ce procédé et à cette machine selon l'invention, on apporte une solution qualitative et quantitative sur l'identification et le tri de gants mélangés en taille et devant être regroupés par taille, ce qui autorise des procédés de retraitement et de conditionnements ultérieurs .Of course, and without departing from the scope of the invention, the number of identical stations on the line can be multiplied to increase the sorting capacity. We will then have as many supports, readers, light backgrounds and selection devices as there are positions. Thanks to this process and to this machine according to the invention, a qualitative and quantitative solution is provided on the identification and sorting of gloves mixed in size and to be grouped by size, which allows subsequent reprocessing and packaging processes. .
Une variante de réalisation du support 2 est illustrée aux figures 5 et 6. Dans ce cas particulier il n'est pas gonflable, mais équipé sur son pourtour de deux demi couronnes 17 articulées sur des axes 18 s ' étendant le long d'une génératrice du cylindre. L'une des deux couronnes est reliée à un dynamomètre 9.An alternative embodiment of the support 2 is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6. In this particular case it is not inflatable, but equipped on its periphery with two half-rings 17 articulated on axes 18 extending along a generator of the cylinder. One of the two crowns is connected to a dynamometer 9.
Le support cylindrique communique avec une source d'air comprimé (flèche) comme dans le cas précédent, des orifices 11 étant prévu dans le support et les couronnes.The cylindrical support communicates with a source of compressed air (arrow) as in the previous case, orifices 11 being provided in the support and the crowns.
L'opérateur engage le gant à tester sur le support 2 au-dessus des couronnes 17. L ' écarte ent d'une ou des deux couronnes, comme on le voit à la figure 6 va tendre le gant avec une résistance proportionnelle à sa taille, qui sera mesurée par le dynamomètre ce qui permet ainsi de déterminer la taille du gant. Ensuite on souffle de l'air comprimé dans le gant afin de le remettre en forme. Puis le support effectue sa rotation à 360° et le lecteur lit le code qui est traité par le décodeur comme dans la version précédente. Les informations conjuguées du dynamomètre et du décodeur sont transmises à l'automate. Puis les couronnes se resserrent et le gant est éjecté sur le tapis. Le processus se poursuit alors comme précédemment. The operator engages the glove to be tested on the support 2 above the crowns 17. The spacing ent of one or two crowns, as seen in Figure 6 will stretch the glove with a resistance proportional to its size , which will be measured by the dynamometer, thus determining the size of the glove. Then we blow compressed air into the glove to get it back into shape. Then the support performs its 360 ° rotation and the reader reads the code which is processed by the decoder as in the previous version. The combined information from the dynamometer and the decoder is transmitted to the PLC. Then the crowns tighten and the glove is ejected on the carpet. The process then continues as before.

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REVENDICATIONS 1.- Procédé de tri semi-automatique par taille, de gants jetables à partir d'un ensemble de gants prémarqués et mélangés en taille caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste - à prélever un gant dans ledit ensemble (1) et à le placer sur un support (2) apte à le défroisser et à le reformer, - à présenter le gant devant un lecteur (3) de code matriciel à deux dimensions - à orienter le gant en direction d'une bande transporteuse individuelle (10) qui correspond à une taille déterminée de gants, en vue de l'acheminer vers un container de stockage (16) , et en ce que un automate programmé (8) assure l'interface entre le lecteur et le système d'orientation du gant.CLAIMS 1.- Semi-automatic sorting method by size, of disposable gloves from a set of pre-branded gloves and mixed in size, characterized in that it consists of - taking a glove from said set (1) and place on a support (2) capable of smoothing and reforming it, - presenting the glove in front of a reader (3) of two-dimensional matrix code - orienting the glove in the direction of an individual conveyor belt (10) which corresponds to a determined size of gloves, in order to route it to a storage container (16), and in that a programmed automaton (8) provides the interface between the reader and the glove orientation system.
2.- Procédé de tri semi-automatique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'on effectue un marquage préalable des gants neufs devant être soumis au procédé de tri, à l'aide d'une encre spécifique résistante aux traitements de décontamination, et non allergisante, en ce que le marquage permet de visualiser si le gant se présente à l'endroit ou à l'envers et en ce que le code apposé est unique et différent pour chaque gant.2.- semi-automatic sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that one carries out a preliminary marking of the new gloves to be subjected to the sorting process, using a specific ink resistant to decontamination treatments , and not allergenic, in that the marking makes it possible to visualize whether the glove is present on the right side or inside out and in that the affixed code is unique and different for each glove.
3.- Machine de tri semi-automatique par taille, de gants jetables à partir d'un ensemble de gants mélangés en taille, pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte une pluralité de postes de travail (A, ...E) disposant chacun d'un réceptacle (1) des gants à trier, d'un automate programmé (8), d'un support (2), d'un système (3, 19) de lecture et décodage de code matriciel d'un tapis transporteur (7), et, d'un casier de distribution (6) des gants vers des bandes transporteuses individuelles (10) .3.- semi-automatic sorting machine by size, disposable gloves from a set of gloves mixed in size, for the implementation of the method according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of stations work (A, ... E) each having a receptacle (1) for sorting gloves, a programmed automaton (8), a support (2), a system (3, 19) for reading and decoding the matrix code of a conveyor belt (7), and, from a distribution compartment (6) of the gloves to individual conveyor belts (10).
4.- Machine de tri semi-automatique selon la revendication 3 , caractérisée en ce que le support de gant (2) est un support gonflable associé à un dispositif d'éjection (5) et un orifice (13) d'injection d'air soufflé.4. Semi-automatic sorting machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the glove support (2) is an inflatable support associated with an ejection device (5) and an orifice (13) for injecting supply air.
5.- Machine de tri semi-automatique selon la revendication 3 caractérisée en ce que le support de gant (2) est équipé sur son pourtour de deux demi-couronnes (17) pivotantes dont l'une au moins est reliée à un dynamomètre5.- semi-automatic sorting machine according to claim 3 characterized in that the glove support (2) is fitted on its periphery with two pivoting half-rings (17), at least one of which is connected to a dynamometer
(9) •(9) •
6.- Machine de tri semi-automatique selon la revendication 3 caractérisée en ce que un lecteur (3) de codes matriciels est disposé latéralement au support (2) en face d'un fond lumineux et/ou réfléchissant (4) placé de6.- semi-automatic sorting machine according to claim 3 characterized in that a reader (3) of matrix codes is disposed laterally to the support (2) opposite a luminous and / or reflective background (4) placed
1 ' autre côté du support .The other side of the support.
7.- Machine de tri semi-automatique selon la revendication 3 caractérisée en ce que un plateau (14) formant plan de travail sous le support (2) , est percé d'une ouverture (15) à l'aplomb d'une extrémité d'un tapis transporteur (7) qui se développe transversalement à la ligne des postes de travail, sous le réceptacle (1) . 7.- semi-automatic sorting machine according to claim 3 characterized in that a plate (14) forming a work surface under the support (2), is pierced with an opening (15) perpendicular to one end a conveyor belt (7) which develops transversely to the line of work stations, under the receptacle (1).
8.- Machine de tri semi-automatique selon les revendications 3 et 7 caractérisée en ce que le réceptacle (1) comporte des barres transversales et un toboggan de descente vers le plateau (14) .8.- semi-automatic sorting machine according to claims 3 and 7 characterized in that the receptacle (1) comprises transverse bars and a slide for descent to the plate (14).
9.- Machine de tri semi-automatique selon les revendications 3 et 7 caractérisée en ce que des casiers de distribution (6) sont disposés le long du tapis (7), chacun étant placé au-dessus d'une bande transporteuse individuelle9.- semi-automatic sorting machine according to claims 3 and 7 characterized in that distribution boxes (6) are arranged along the belt (7), each being placed above an individual conveyor belt
(10) .(10).
10.- Machine de tri semi-automatique selon la revendication 3 caractérisée en ce que l'ensemble des bandes transporteuses individuelles (10) dessert tous les postes de la ligne. 10.- semi-automatic sorting machine according to claim 3 characterized in that all of the individual conveyor belts (10) serve all the stations of the line.
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