EP3533953A1 - Système de fabrication automatique de haie artificielle et procédé de fabrication de haie artificielle avec ledit système - Google Patents

Système de fabrication automatique de haie artificielle et procédé de fabrication de haie artificielle avec ledit système Download PDF

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EP3533953A1
EP3533953A1 EP16909062.8A EP16909062A EP3533953A1 EP 3533953 A1 EP3533953 A1 EP 3533953A1 EP 16909062 A EP16909062 A EP 16909062A EP 3533953 A1 EP3533953 A1 EP 3533953A1
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Fernando Martín Ramirez
Fernando SARABIA GÓMEZ
Francisco LATORRE MARÍN
Francisco LATORRE DUEÑAS
Francisco SARABIA MARTINEZ
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H17/00—Fencing, e.g. fences, enclosures, corrals
    • E04H17/02—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh
    • E04H17/04—Wire fencing, e.g. made of wire mesh characterised by the use of specially adapted wire, e.g. barbed wire, wire mesh, toothed strip or the like; Coupling means therefor
    • E04H17/05—Wire mesh or wire fabric
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D1/00—Woven fabrics designed to make specified articles
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D41/00—Looms not otherwise provided for, e.g. for weaving chenille yarn; Details peculiar to these looms
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04C—BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAID; LACE
    • D04C3/00—Braiding or lacing machines

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  • the current invention applies to the gardening and landscaping technical field, in particular to the artificial hedge automatic manufacturing system, which is comprised of at least one braiding machine for braids that will form the hedge and a weaving machine for the same.
  • Artificial hedges are a product used as an element of concealment and privacy and at the same time, for decoration, fencing and lattices.
  • the most commonly used artificial hedges are formed by weaving braids which constitute their main element. Such braids are made by twisting two wires and at least one sheet of plastic tape to which multiple transverse cuts are made on either side. The plastic tape is essentially bound between the wires and as they are twisted, the braid is formed.
  • One of the main problems is that a large part of the tasks involved with the manufacturing of these hedges must be done manually, such as transferring the braids from the braiding machine to the weaving machine, the individual insertion of each braid into the aforementioned machine, the cutting of the hedge into sections, the process of bending the tips for each section and rolling them up into rolls.
  • the weaving of the braids is made by lines of fabric, each at a certain distance.
  • Each line requires two wire coils and a head which turns both wires 90° to sew each braid. This rotation is always carried out in the same direction, so that the wires in these coils do not tangle.
  • a mechanism is also required to rotate the coils 90° or to make them rotate in line with the rotation axis of the weave. This means having to use smaller wire coils which are quickly consumed, which subsequently means that the wire coils require to be constantly replaced. This generates a loss of productivity of the weaving machine and increases costs.
  • the artificial hedge automatic manufacturing system which comprises at least one braiding machine of braids that will eventually form the hedge and a weaving machine shown here, also comprising transfer means for the manufactured braids from at least one braiding machine to the weaving machine, arranged between both machines, and means for introducing each one of the braids in a successive manner into said weaving machine by an air propulsion mechanism.
  • the weaving machine comprises a fuller, a sewing device for the braids that enter the fuller with sewing lines distributed at different heights of the braids, wherein the sewing device has for each sewing line two wire coils and a rotating head for these wires.
  • the rotating head has a rotational movement of 180 ° in both directions alternately for every other braid, a cutting means at different heights of the hedge, which has been sewn transversely to the braids, a folding device for ends of the cut hedge sections and a roller for each of these sections.
  • the transfer means of the braids are consisting in a conveyor belt with containers which is positioned below the braiding machine, wherein each braid is collected by a drawer and transferred to the entry point of the weaving machine.
  • the preferred design of the drawers is U-shaped.
  • the means for introducing the braids into the weaving machine comprise an airflow amplifier for the air propulsion mechanism, wherein said propulsion mechanism consists in a compressor.
  • the cross-sectional cutting means of the hedge comprise at least one cutting device arranged at a point along the width of the fuller, where the at least one cutting device has means of moving along the width of the fuller.
  • the folding device comprises two folding elements of both ends of the braid simultaneously, being these braids those that correspond to two adjacent sections of the resulting cut hedge.
  • each folding element has a rotational movement on their own axis respectively. Also, each folding element is secured to an intermediate piece, with connection gears at the end of the plunger of one first piston located at the center between both folding elements and above them, and a second piston which activates the movement of the first piston.
  • the weaving machine comprises a longitudinal cutting device for the hedge in the direction of the braids that form it, wherein said longitudinal cutting device comprises a hedge accumulator and a longitudinal meter.
  • an artificial hedge manufacturing process is disclosed by the aforementioned manufacturing system, as a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • This process has the following phases: A first phase of continuous production of the braids where at least one braiding machine, with two wires and at least one plastic tape for each braid, fed from their respective coils.
  • a second phase involves the continuous cutting of the braids to a certain length and placement of each of them successively into a drawer, respectively, of the transfer means.
  • the fourth phase is the activation of the air propulsion mechanism from the inside of the drawer to move the braid towards the entry line of the fuller.
  • the fifth phase consists in the displacement of the fuller and the braid introduced therein in the direction of the sewing wires and sewn of the braids in the respective sewing lines to form the hedge.
  • the sixth phase is cutting the hedge at different heights.
  • the seventh phase consists in folding of the ends of each section of the resulting hedge.
  • the eighth phase is the longitudinal cutting of the hedge sections and the ninth phase is the rolling up each section of the hedge.
  • this system is now capable to offer more precise adjustments to the thickness of the weave, by being able to stretch the hedge, obtaining a greater and more precise weight of the produced hedge.
  • the artificial hedge automatic manufacturing system (1) which comprises at least one braiding machine (2) for the braids (3) which forms the hedge (16) and a weaving machine (4) of the same as shown, also comprising transfer means (10) of the braids (3) obtained from at least one braiding machine (2) to the weaving machine (4) arranged between both machines and sequential means for introducing the braids (3) into the weaving machine (4) by using an air propulsion system.
  • the weaving machine (4) comprises a fuller (5), a sewing device for the braids (3) which enter the fuller (5) with sewing lines arranged at different heights of said braids (3), cutting means for the ends of the cut hedge (16) at different heights sewn cross-sectional to the braids (3), a folding device (7) for the tips of the cut hedge sections and a roller for said sections.
  • the sewing device has for each sewing line two wire (17) coils (8) and a rotating head (9) for these said wires (17), where the rotation head (9) presents a rotational movement of 180° in one direction and in the opposite direction alternatively for each braid (3).
  • the sewing lines are placed with a 16cm separation.
  • each braiding machine (2) produces four braids (3) simultaneously. Once the braids are manufactured and cut, they must be transferred to the weaving machine (4).
  • the transfer means for these braids (3) consist in conveyor belt with U-shaped drawers, placed below the braiding machine (2), where each braid (3) is picked up by a drawer and transferred to the entry point of the weaving machine (4).
  • the means for introducing the braids (3) comprise an air propulsion mechanism, wherein the air propulsion mechanism consists in a compressor.
  • This air propulsion mechanism introduces the braid (3) into the fuller (5) at an approximate speed of 10m/s using only air, which means the braid (3) doesn't get deformed or deteriorated.
  • the cross-sectional cutting means of the hedge (16) are comprised of two cutting devices (6) arranged at two points of the width of the fuller (5) respectively, according to the hedge height desired. As the exact characteristics of the sections of the hedge (16) height may vary, these cutting devices (6) have displacement means along the width of the fuller (5), which can be positioned at the corresponding point for the desired hedge height.
  • the folding device (7) comprises folding elements (11) for the two ends (3.1) of the braid (3).
  • the ends (3.1) of these braids correspond to two adjacent hedge sections resulting from the cut of the hedge (16).
  • each folding element (11) present a rotational movement around its respective fixed axis (12) and at the same time, each folding element (11) is secured to an intermediate panel (13) with connection gears at the end of the plunger of the first piston (14).
  • This first piston (14) is positioned centrally between the two folding element (11) and above them.
  • the folding machine (7) also comprises a second piston (15) to activate the movement of the first piston (14).
  • the weaving machine (4) comprises longitudinal cutting means (not shown in the Figures) of the hedge, in the direction of the braids that form it.
  • This longitudinal cutting means comprise a hedge accumulator and a longitudinal meter.
  • the artificial hedge automatic manufacturing process (16) is also disclosed by using the manufacturing system described above, as one preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the process starts with a first phase which is the continuous production of the braids (3) in the two braiding machines (2) which feed the weaving machine (4) of the system (1) in this preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • a series of coils are required for each braid (3), two with wires and at least one with plastic tape, so as each braiding machine (2) produces four braids (3) simultaneously, the double of the coils is required for feeding each one of the braiding machines (2).
  • the second step consists in cutting the braids (3) to a determined length and transferring them successively into a drawer, respectively, of the transfer means.
  • the third phase consists in transferring the braids successively by the transfer means (10), meaning each braid inside of the U-shaped drawers, towards the weaving machine (4), each of the drawers is consecutively positioned to transfer each one of the braids (3) aligned with the entry line of the fuller (5).
  • the fourth step is the activation of the air propulsion mechanism on the inside of the drawer to move the braid (3) which is directly aligned with the entry line of the fuller (5), inside said fuller positioned above the point of entry.
  • the weaving machine (4) comprises a platen with several neodymium magnets, positioned before to the point of entry of the wires (17) from the coils (8), so that the wires (17) are positioned above these magnets.
  • the force of attraction of the magnets towards the wires generates a force of friction against them that causes that they become tense.
  • This tension is made in the coils by applying a brake and depending on whether more or less frictional force is needed, more or less magnets are provided to increase or decrease this frictional force.
  • the weaving machine (4) has a second strip of magnets in the direction of the braid (3). This second strip of magnets fixes the braids (3) that have been inserted, once the fuller (5) moves, and align them with the strip of magnets.
  • the weaving machine (4) has a belt which moves the entire hedge (16) as it sews the braids. This way, the hedge advances by applying a small tension that gives rigidity to the points of fabric.
  • the fifth phase starts by displacing the fuller (5) and the braid (3) in the direction of the wires (17), as well as the sewing thereof in the respective sewing lines to form the hedge.
  • a tension is applied to the wires (17) to tense and stiffen the woven fabric of the braid, thereby preventing the braid (3) from becoming loose from the woven hedge.
  • the sixth step consists in cutting the hedge transversely to the braids (3) to obtain sections of hedge (16) at different lengths.
  • the seventh phase consists in folding the ends of each section of the resulting hedge.
  • the eighth phase is the longitudinal cutting of the hedge sections (16), with which hedges of certain lengths are obtained and, finally, the ninth phase is the rolling up of each section of the hedge.
  • this system provides an automation of the braiding and weaving process of this type of artificial hedge, significantly reducing the manual labour used in the production of the same, assuming a lower cost, a reduction of production time and also, a decrease of accidents at work, as this way the number of people in contact with this type of machines is much smaller and the tasks that were dangerous are now eliminated.
  • One of the processes in which production time is reduced, is the transfer of the braids into the weaving machine thanks to the innovative method to transfer the braids to it.
  • This method which uses an air propulsion mechanism, allows the transfer of a greater length of braid with respect to that of the manual transfer. It manages to transfer 4,12m of braid in 4 seconds, compared to the maximum of 1m length braids that can be manually transferred in the same amount of time.
  • a further benefit of using an air propulsion and entry means is that when no rollers are used, the braid maintains its shape and therefore doesn't get crushed or deformed.
  • Another aspect that reduces the production time is that with the new sewing device, it is possible to use larger coils of wire, which require fewer coil replacements on the machine and therefore, reduces the manual labour required and the amount of machine stoppage time for their replacement.
  • the product is of great quality, showing the intended lengths and very carefully finished. Greater precision is also obtained in the hedge thickness, thanks to a pulling system between two rollers.

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