EP1322810A1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum automatischen orientieren von strumpfwaren - Google Patents
Verfahren und vorrichtung zum automatischen orientieren von strumpfwarenInfo
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- EP1322810A1 EP1322810A1 EP01971990A EP01971990A EP1322810A1 EP 1322810 A1 EP1322810 A1 EP 1322810A1 EP 01971990 A EP01971990 A EP 01971990A EP 01971990 A EP01971990 A EP 01971990A EP 1322810 A1 EP1322810 A1 EP 1322810A1
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- sock
- support
- rotation
- automatic orientation
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Classifications
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06H—MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS
- D06H3/00—Inspecting textile materials
- D06H3/16—Inspecting hosiery or other tubular fabric; Inspecting in combination with turning inside-out, classifying, or other handling
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06C—FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS
- D06C5/00—Shaping or stretching of tubular fabrics upon cores or internal frames
- D06C5/005—Shaping or stretching of tubular fabrics upon cores or internal frames of articles, e.g. stockings
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method for automatic orientation of hosiery articles such as socks, knee socks or the like with respect to a predetermined plane.
- the invention relates to a device that carries out this method.
- an optical sensor detects the protrusion of the foot and stops immediately the rotation leaving the sock in the predetermined angular position.
- Such a device even if it is technically effective, causes a high energy consumption due to the introduction of the air flow, and furthermore a difference in the flow rate of air is required depending upon the type of knitting quality of the socks.
- a process of orientation of socks begins with the picking up the same from a special container. These are put automatically or manually in a random way on substantially cylindrical elongated supports, i.e. without taking care of their orientation.
- the elongated support has at least one cylindrical portion.
- the sock even if stretched elastically in order to match the shape of the support, has a protrusion oriented towards outside at the heel.
- the rotation is effected of the sock same with respect to the axis of the support, in order to detect the protrusion of the heel according to a tangential longitudinal direction, by using optical sensors.
- the axial rotation on the support necessary to the detection step of the protrusion of the heel, can be carried out in one of the two ways described below: - by integral rotation, i.e. the support with the sock put on it, rotates axially with respect to a support base; - by counter rotating movement of rollers tangential to the support, which is kept still. In this case the latter is as smooth as possible, whereas the rollers are coated of a friction surface, so that a relative movement of tangential circumferential rotation between sock and support is created.
- a predetermined position i.e. the location of the heel or of the seam, depending upon it is a sock or a knee sock, on a chosen plane , the sock or of the knee sock is withdrawn oriented from the support.
- the presence of the sock on the elongated support for orientation purposes is associated to steps of qualitative control of the same by an operator.
- the integral rotation of the support and of the sock is provided, according to an angle of at least 180°, so that the operator can see all its surface without moving or using mirrors.
- FIG. 1A and IB show two views of a stretched sock, seen according to two orthogonal longitudinal planes
- - figure 2 shows a view of a stretched knee sock
- - figure 3 shows an elongated support on which the sock or the knee sock of the previous figures has been put;
- - figures 4A and 4B show the sock of figures 1A and IB put on the support of figure 3 and in two different positions of angular rotation
- - figures 5A and 5B show the knee sock of figure 2 put on the support of figure 3 and in two different positions of angular rotation
- - figure 6 shows a top plan view of a rotation device of the sock on the elongated support
- - figure 7 shows a possible path followed by the sock on the support.
- a sock provides differently knitted zones and precisely: a foot la, a heel lb, the leg lc and a leg collar Id.
- Such zones have different functions and precisely the foot la is thickly knitted, heel lb is thickly knitted and curved, the leg lc has a tubular knitting, often with pattern, and the leg collar Id is a tubular collar knitted with elastic thread.
- Such zones have been shown with different graphical background.
- a knee sock 2, or tubular sock, instead, as shown in figure 2, has a tubular knitting with at the end a closure seam 2a.
- the foot is not knitted but is shaped when steaming the knee sock on forms.
- elongated support 3 For orienting sock 1 or knee sock 2 it is possible, according to the invention, putting them on an elongated support 3 (figure 3) .
- the elongated support 3 notwithstanding shown of plain cylindrical shape , can have also grooves or oval or rectangular with rounded edges shape.
- a optical device 11 detects this protrusion lb and stops automatically the counter rotating movement of dragging rollers . Furthermore, since heel lb has a curved profile with a central vertex, the range 11 of the optical sensor 4 can detect this vertex calculating an average of the measured values, with possibility of sufficient precision for detecting the plane of orientation 9 (figure 6) . Once the sensor 4 or 5 has detected heel lb or seam 2a, the rotation of sock 1 or of knee sock 2 is discontinued and the relative angular position is maintained as reference position for following finishing steps .
- a plurality of sensors 4 or 5 can be provided, for example two, three or four angularly spaced sensors.
- a control software is provided which, according to the sensor that detects heel lb or seam 2a, a further rotation to the sock up to the orientated position.
- an array of optical sensors can be provided, for example CCD or equivalent, which provides a matrix of signals of presence of the heel or of the seam.
- the sensors detect the shape of the sock from the above.
- they detect a line having a greater density, i.e. the seam.
- mechanical sensors can be provided having tracing points capable of giving signals of presence when are touched by the heel or when they feel an higher thickness of the seam.
- the rotation of the sock may be carried out by means of axial integral rotation of support 3 with sock 1 on a support base. Otherwise, as shown in figure ⁇ , the rotation of the sock can be carried out by means of counter rotating movement of rollers 6, 6' tangential to the support that is kept still.
- the elongated support 3 is as smooth as possible, whereas the rollers 6, 6' are coated by a friction surface, so that a relative movement of circumferentially tangential rotation is created between sock and support.
- Support 3 can be a carrier in a production cycle. In fact, the sock must follow a path that comprises various work stations. In particular, with reference to figure 7, the following steps are carried out:
- sock 1 is put on support 3; more precisely, sock 1 is put on support 3 manually or automatically in a random way, being support 3 of shape preferably cylindrical elongated and vertical. Furthermore said support 3 follows the direction of a guide 8.
- a qualitative control of the sock is carried out; in particular support 3 with sock 1, in addition to sliding along the direction of guide 8, rotates axially about its own vertical axis for an angle of at least 180°. This rotation allows the operator 5 to check quickly the quality of the sock excluding preliminarily from the final packaging those socks having knitting defects, color defects and other.
- the control can be carried out also by optical electronic instruments for defect recognition.
- sock 1 that is now in a predetermined plane, is withdrawn from support 3 for successive finishing steps, such as for example steaming and/or seaming.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Textile Engineering (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)
- Circuits Of Receivers In General (AREA)
- Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)
- Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
- Socks And Pantyhose (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT2000PI000055A IT1316568B1 (it) | 2000-08-31 | 2000-08-31 | Metodo e dispositivo per l'orientamento automatico di articoli dicalzetteria quali calzini, gambaletti o simili. |
ITPI20000055 | 2000-08-31 | ||
PCT/EP2001/010080 WO2002018696A1 (en) | 2000-08-31 | 2001-08-31 | Method and device for automatic orientation of hosiery articles |
Publications (2)
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EP1322810A1 true EP1322810A1 (de) | 2003-07-02 |
EP1322810B1 EP1322810B1 (de) | 2007-03-21 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP01971990A Expired - Lifetime EP1322810B1 (de) | 2000-08-31 | 2001-08-31 | Verfahren und vorrichtung zum automatischen orientieren von strumpfwaren |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US20040108343A1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1322810B1 (de) |
AT (1) | ATE357548T1 (de) |
AU (1) | AU2001291816A1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE60127429T2 (de) |
IT (1) | IT1316568B1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2002018696A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (7)
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ITFI20020106A1 (it) * | 2002-06-18 | 2003-12-18 | Matec Spa | Dispositivo e metodo per rilevare l'orientamento di manufatti come calze e calzini da uomo |
MXPA06011935A (es) * | 2004-04-16 | 2007-04-13 | Golden Lady Co Spa | Maquina para manejar articulos tejidos tubulares, tal como calcetines o similares. |
EP1857582B1 (de) * | 2006-05-18 | 2008-12-24 | Santoni S.p.A. | Automatische Vorrichtung und Methode zum Orientieren eines Textilartikels auf einem Halter |
US10035169B2 (en) | 2015-05-21 | 2018-07-31 | Nike, Inc. | Method and apparatus for retaining and transferring an article |
ITUB20155766A1 (it) | 2015-11-20 | 2017-05-20 | Golden Lady Co Spa | Macchina e metodo per stirare manufatti tubolari a maglia |
EP4050143A1 (de) * | 2018-04-13 | 2022-08-31 | Nike Innovate C.V. | Anordnungen zur textilherstellung und zugehörige verfahren |
US11486083B2 (en) * | 2020-09-22 | 2022-11-01 | Gabriela Doyle | Sock-pair joining device |
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2000
- 2000-08-31 IT IT2000PI000055A patent/IT1316568B1/it active
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2001
- 2001-08-31 AU AU2001291816A patent/AU2001291816A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-08-31 WO PCT/EP2001/010080 patent/WO2002018696A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2001-08-31 DE DE60127429T patent/DE60127429T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-08-31 EP EP01971990A patent/EP1322810B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-08-31 US US10/362,852 patent/US20040108343A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-08-31 AT AT01971990T patent/ATE357548T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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ITPI20000055A0 (it) | 2000-08-31 |
US20040108343A1 (en) | 2004-06-10 |
ATE357548T1 (de) | 2007-04-15 |
ITPI20000055A1 (it) | 2002-03-03 |
IT1316568B1 (it) | 2003-04-24 |
AU2001291816A1 (en) | 2002-03-13 |
EP1322810B1 (de) | 2007-03-21 |
DE60127429D1 (de) | 2007-05-03 |
WO2002018696A1 (en) | 2002-03-07 |
DE60127429T2 (de) | 2007-11-29 |
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