JP2002266208A - Method and apparatus for carrying out hosiery to outside of machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a toe part to be sewed by accurately holding the toe side of reverse hosiery and automatically conveying the held hosiery to a post- process. SOLUTION: This apparatus for carrying out the hosiery to the outside of a machine is composed of a holding member 20 synchronously rotating with a knitting needle cylinder 9, and turning in the upper and lower direction, pins 21 protruded from the upper surface of the holding member 20 to 90 deg. interval in the circumferential direction, a knitted fabric guide 23 arranged in the inside of the holding member 20 so as to be freely moved in the upper and lower direction, a hosiery-receiving tool 30 for receiving the hosiery 11 from the holding member 20, a hosiery-removing device 31 for moving the hosiery-receiving tool 30 in the upper and lower direction and turning and reversing the hosiery receiving tool 30 in the horizontal face, and a hosiery-reversing device 5 for reversing the hosiery 11 held by the hosiery-receiving tool 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carrying-out method and a carrying-out device for carrying out a sock knitted by a sock knitting machine with open toes out of the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a sock made by a sock knitting machine is knitted in a state where a toe portion is opened, and in the next step, a toe opening is sewn with a sewing machine or the like to obtain a finished product.

[0003] However, if the sock with the opened toe is sewn as it is in the next step, the sock is sewn with the back of the toe in contact with the back of the sock. It makes the appearance of the product uncomfortable.

[0004] The exposure of the seam line of the toe can be prevented by turning the sock upside down so that the toe of the sock is in contact with the surface and by sewing the inverted toe, but the sock is turned upside down and turned upside down. If the worker sends the socks to the sewing machine manually, the work becomes troublesome and it is difficult to increase the working efficiency.

Accordingly, technical means have been developed in which a sock made by a sock knitting machine is turned over before being taken out of the sock knitting machine.

Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 61-31225 discloses that in order to turn a sock with a toe open before being taken out of a sock knitting machine, a welt portion of a knitted fabric is sandwiched between a dial hub and a plate.
It describes a sock fabric reversing device that knits a double bag, cuts a thread, and sucks and conveys the yarn downward in an inverted state.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-246450 discloses that the outer cylinder and the inner element have a large diameter at the lower part, the inner element is divided into an upper part and a lower part, and when knitting is completed, the upper part is sandwiched by a sliding member and the lower part is lowered. Further, there is described a tensioning / turning-over device for a knitted product in a circular knitting machine for carrying out a knitted fabric that is inverted by air from a lower upper edge opening and carries out a knitted fabric.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-1588891 discloses a twist prevention cylinder which rotates synchronously with a cylinder, and a conical nozzle which injects air downward at a lower portion of a dial, and pulls a knitted fabric downward with compressed air. A knitted fabric pull-out device is described.

[0009]

However, the means for turning over the sock before taking it out of the sock knitting machine is to turn over the sock whose toe is opened by holding it at the knitting start portion, and the accuracy of the holding position of the sock is also high. It is low and cannot be automatically sent to a sewing machine or the like in order to sew the toe in the next step.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has a method and apparatus for carrying out socks out of a machine which can accurately hold a toe of a sock and enable automatic sewing of a toe of a sock. The purpose is to provide.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided a carry-out device for carrying out socks out of a sock knitting machine, comprising: a holding member provided inside a knitting needle cylinder of a sock knitting machine so as to rotate synchronously with the knitting needle cylinder and move up and down; Pins projecting from the upper surface of the holding member at a plurality of positions spaced apart in the circumferential direction, and a hole through which each of the pins is inserted are provided in the enlarged diameter portion, and are disposed inside the holding member so as to be vertically movable. A knitted fabric guide, a sock receiving device for receiving socks from the holding member, a sock removing device for vertically moving the sock receiving device, moving and inverting in a horizontal plane, and transporting the socks received from the holding member to the outside of the machine. And a sock reversing device for turning over the sock held by the inverted sock receiving device, so that the toe side of the sock can be accurately held and the toe portion of the sock can be automatically sewn.

A method for carrying out socks according to the present invention is to knit a sock in which a sock knitting machine is formed by knitting a rosso course portion and a discard portion connected to a toe portion opened by a sock knitting machine, and a holding member for the knitted sock discard portion. The sock held by the holding member is received by the receiver, and the receiver holding the discarded portion of the sock is rotated or moved in a horizontal plane to move out of the machine, and the receiver moved out of the machine Invert the sock held by the inverted receiving device, and send the inverted sock to the sewing machine through a vibrating guide device, accurately holding the toe side of the sock, enabling automatic sewing of the sock toe To

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a sock knitting machine 2 incorporating a carry-out device 1 for carrying out socks of the present invention outside the machine. The sock carry-out device 1 includes a knitted fabric holding device 3 (FIG. 2) for holding the toe side of the knitted sock, and a sock removing device for removing the sock held by the knitted fabric holding device 3 from the knitted fabric holding device 3. 4, a sock reversing device 5 for fixing the toe side of the removed sock and turning it over, and a sock guiding device 6 for guiding the reversed sock to a sewing machine (not shown).

FIG. 2 is a view showing an operation stage of the sock knitting machine 2. The sock knitting machine 2 includes a knitting needle 10 provided with a knitting yarn 8 supplied from a yarn supply device 7 in a knitting needle cylinder 9 and a sinker described later. The sock 11 is knitted by the function of the sock 15. Socks 11
Starting from the mouth rubber portion 11a, the body portion 11b and the opened toe portion 11c are knitted in this order, and the rosso course portion 11d and the discard portion 11e are knitted following the open end of the toe portion 11c. Here, Rosso course part 11d and discard part 1
The toe portion 11c including 1e is referred to as a toe side. The toes side rosso course portion 11d and the discard portion 11e are connected to the toe portion 11
c is cut off from the toe portion 11c at a stage before being sewn by the sewing machine.

The knitting needle cylinder 9 of the sock knitting machine 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, vertically extending grooves are arranged on the outer peripheral surface,
The knitting needle 9 and the intermediate jack 12 are arranged in the grooves arranged in order from the top.
Also, a knitting needle select jack (not shown) is arranged. The intermediate jack 12 is moved up and down by the cam device 13 to slide the corresponding knitting needle 9 to the working position or the non-working position along the groove.

A sinker bed 14 is provided above the knitting needle cylinder 9 so as to surround the knitting needle cylinder 9 as shown in FIG. A sinker 15 is provided on the sinker bet 14 so as to be slidable in the radial direction. Each sinker 15 is operated by cam means 16.

A dial device 17 that rotates synchronously with the knitting needle cylinder 9 is disposed above the knitting needle cylinder 9. The dial device 17 is at the position shown in FIG. 2 during operation, and when the knitted sock 11 is carried out of the machine,
It is in the inclined position shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the knitted fabric holding device 3 moves up and down through a keying means 19 into a vertically extending groove 18 provided on the inner surface of the knitting needle cylinder 9 and, as shown in FIG. 9, a pin 21 protruding at four positions circumferentially spaced at 90 degrees on the upper surface of the pin holding member 20, and a pin holding member 20. Actuating means 2 for vertically moving
2 and a knitted fabric guide 23 arranged inside the pin holding member 20.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the pins 21 protruding from the upper surface of the pin holding member 20 are arranged at four positions at 90 ° intervals in the circumferential direction, and two pins are provided at each position. However, they may be arranged at six positions at intervals of 60 degrees in the circumferential direction, and two may be provided at each position. Also,
A pin 21 protruding from the pin holding member 20 has two pins at each position.
Instead of a book, the number may be one or three as required.

As shown in FIG. 5, the knitted fabric guide 23 has a cylindrical portion 24 arranged concentrically with the pin holding member 20, and an annular portion 25 extending radially outward from the upper end of the cylindrical portion 24.
And The knitted fabric guide 23 supports the toe side of the sock 11 knitted by the knitting needle cylinder 9 in the annular portion 25 and guides other portions downward. The annular portion 25 has two holes 26, 26 through which the respective pins 21 are inserted at positions corresponding to the positions of the pins 21 of the pin holding member 20, and these holes 26, 26.
A groove 27 having an outer end opening is formed therebetween.

The knitted fabric holding device 3 includes a pin holding member 20.
2 from the position shown in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. 3, the pins 21 and 21 provided in the pin holding member 20 are inserted through the holes 26 and 26 provided in the annular portion 25 of the knitted fabric guide 23, and Each of the pins 21 of the pin holding member 20 protruding upward from the portion 25 holds the discarded portion 11e of the sock 11 supported by the annular portion 25 of the knitted fabric guide 23 at four places.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the sock removing device 4 includes a sock 11 held by the knitted fabric holding device 3.
Receiving device 30 for receiving the
Device 3 for vertically moving, rotating and reversing in a horizontal plane
And 1.

As shown in FIG. 6, the sock receiving device 30 includes an arm 33 having a cross-shaped guide path 32 and four operating bodies disposed in the cross-shaped guide path 32 of the arm 33 so as to be movable in the radial direction. 34, and sock gripping means 35 provided at the tip of each operating body 34.

The sock gripping means 35 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a knitted fabric presser 3 having three holes 36 at the tip end.
7 and a hole 3 which has one pin 38 at the tip and which is located in the middle of three holes 36 provided in the knitted fabric presser 37.
And a lever 40 pivotally supported by a shaft 39 provided on the knitted fabric retainer 37 so as to be inserted into the knitted fabric presser 6.

Each operating body 34 has a built-in air cylinder 41 (FIG. 4) for rotating the lever 40 about a shaft 39. When the air cylinder 41 is operated, the pin 38 shown in FIG.
8 and a position where the pin 38 shown in FIG. 8 is inserted into the intermediate hole 36 provided in the knitted fabric presser 37. Pins 21 and 21 provided on the pin holding member 20 are inserted into the holes 36 and 36 located at both ends of the three holes 36 provided in the knitted fabric presser 37.

The four actuating members 34 movably arranged in the cross-shaped guide path 32 of the arm 33 in the radial direction are arranged at equal intervals from each other by a control device (not shown). Is maintained in its position or moved inward and the other two opposing actuators 34 are moved to a position where they are retracted outward.

The operating device 31 is, as shown in FIG.
A shaft 42 attached to the machine frame so as to be vertically movable by a rack device (not shown), a rotating plate 43 rotatably mounted on the shaft 42, a motor 44 for rotating the rotating plate 43 around the shaft 42, And a motor 45 provided on the upper surface of the plate 43. Key 4 on drive shaft 46 of motor 45
The bracket 48 of the sock receiving device 30 is connected to the bracket 7 via the bracket 7.

The sock receiving device 30 includes an operating device 31.
The shaft 42 moves up and down by the up and down movement of the shaft 42, and rotates in a horizontal plane by the rotation of the rotating plate 43 attached to the shaft 42.
By the rotation of the drive shaft 46 of the motor 45 provided in the motor.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the operating device 31 has a structure in which the sock receiving device 30 is moved up and down, rotated and inverted in a horizontal plane, but by providing another operating means, the sock receiving device 30 is provided. The tool 30 can be translated in a horizontal plane.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sock reversing device 5 is a sock receiving device 3 of the sock removing device 4 outside the machine.
It is attached at a position that is concentric with the 0 rotation center.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the sock reversing device 5 is connected to an inner tube 50, an outer tube 51 fitted to the inner tube 50 in an airtight and slidable manner, and a lower end of the inner tube. And an air cylinder connected to the outer tube 51, for example, a rodless cylinder 52.

As shown in FIG. 9, the sock turning device 5 has an outer tube 51 whose axis is aligned with the center of the cruciform guideway 32 of the sock receiving device 30, and as shown in FIG. Outer tube 5 raised by less cylinder 52
1 through the sock 11 held by the sock receiver 30
The rubber portion 11a of the sock 11 is formed at the upper end of the outer tube 51 by the suction force of a suction device (not shown) connected to the lower end of the inner tube.
And the rodless cylinder 5 as shown in FIG.
The sock receiving device 3 by the outer tube 51 descending by
The sock 11 whose toe side is fixed to 0 is turned over.

Although the rodless cylinder 52 is used in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 as an operating means for moving the outer tube 51 up and down, it may be constituted by a timing belt and a motor.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, the sock guide device 6 is provided with a rosso course portion 11d on the toe side of the sock 11.
A pair of guide pieces 61 and 61 spaced apart so as to form a passage 60 through which the air flows, and a pair of guide pieces 61 and 61
And a vibrating device 62 for vibrating in the vertical direction. A sewing machine (not shown) is connected to the sock guiding device 6.

The sock guide device 6 includes a pair of guide pieces 6.
The socks 1, 61 are arranged adjacent to the sock receiving device 30 located immediately above the sock turning device 5, and are held by the sock receiving device 30 and turned over by the sock turning device 5.
1 is guided to the sewing machine through a pair of vibrating guide pieces 61, 61.

As shown in FIG. 9, the sock 11 held by the sock receiving device 30 and turned over by the sock turning device 5 is provided between the sock receiving device 30 and the sock turning device 5 of the sock removing device 4. A suction means 70 for sucking the toe portion 11c is provided.

The suction means 70 is connected to a suction nozzle 71 connected to a suction device (not shown) and the suction nozzle 71 to the toe portion 11c of the sock 11 whose suction port 71a is held upside down by the sock receiver 30. Face to face and socks 1
And an actuating device 72 for moving the sock 11 together with the sock 11 to a position where the sock 1 is inserted into the guide pieces 61 of the sock guide device 6.

Next, the operation will be described. By operating the sock knitting machine 2 and supplying the knitting yarn 8 from the yarn supply device 7 to the knitting cylinder 9, as shown in FIG. 2, the rubber portion 11a, the main body portion 11b, the toe portion 11c, the rosso course portion 11d and The sock 11 having the disposal part 11e is knitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the knitted sock 11 has an annular portion 25 provided on the knitted fabric guide 23 by a discard portion 11e.
And the other part is the cylindrical portion 2 of the knitted fabric guide 23.
4 is suspended inside.

When the knitting of the sock 11 by the sock knitting machine 2 is completed, the dial device 17 arranged above the knitting needle cylinder 9 is tilted from the position shown in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. Thus, the preparation for taking out the socks 11 out of the machine is completed.

Next, the pin holding member 20 of the knitted fabric holding device 3 provided in the knitting needle cylinder 9 is raised along the knitting needle cylinder 9 via the key means 19. Pin holding member 20
21 and 21 provided on the pin holding member 20 by raising
Moves from the position shown in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. 3, and the pin 21 provided on the pin holding member 20 passes through the holes 26 provided in the annular portion 25 of the knitted fabric guide 23 of the knitted fabric holding device 3. The lube of the discard portion 11e of the sock 11 is pierced.

When the knitting needle cylinder 9 is rotated at the stage where the pins 21 and 21 of the pin holding member 20 pierce the loop of the discard portion 11 e of the sock 11, the pin holding member 20 rotates synchronously with the knitting needle cylinder 9. The holding member 20 rotates together with the knitting needle cylinder 9 while the pins 21 and 21 pierce the lube of the discard portion 11 e of the sock 11.

Subsequently, the knitting needle 10 of the knitting needle cylinder 9
Is raised and lowered, the knitting needle 10 of the knitting needle cylinder 9 is moved.
Is removed from the loop of the discard portion 11e of the sock 11, and the sock 11
The loop of the discard portion 11e is transferred to the pins 21 and 21 provided on the pin holding member 20. The pins 21 and 21 provided on the pin holding member 20 are arranged at intervals of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction.
Hold at two places.

When the loop of the discard portion 11e of the sock 11 is transferred to the pins 21 and 21 provided on the pin holding member 20, the pin holding member 20 and the knitted fabric guide 23 are moved from the position shown in FIG. 3 to the position shown in FIG. At the same time.

The pin holding member 20 and the knitted fabric guide 23 are shown in FIG.
Is raised to the position shown in FIG. 4, the motor 44 for rotating the rotating plate 43 of the operating device 31 of the sock removing device 4 is operated, and the sock receiving device 30 is moved from a standby position (not shown) to a position shown in FIG.
Is rotated in the horizontal plane to a position immediately above the pin holding member 20 indicated by.

At the stage when the sock receiving tool 30 has moved to a position immediately above the pin holding member 20, the sock gripping means 35 provided at the tip of the operating body 34 of the sock receiving tool 30 has the knitted fabric presser 37 positioned above. , The lever 40 is located below.

When the rack device (not shown) of the operating device 31 is operated in a state where the sock receiving device 30 has been moved to a position immediately above the pin holding member 20, the sock receiving device 30 is lowered with the movement of the shaft 42. .

When the sock receiving device 30 is lowered, FIG.
As shown in the figure, three holes 3 provided in the knitted fabric presser 37 of the sock gripping means 35 provided in the operating body 34 of the sock receiving device 30.
6, the pins 21 and 21 provided on the pin holding member 20 are inserted into the holes 36 and 36 located on both sides.

When the pins 21 and 21 of the pin holding member 20 are inserted into the holes 36 and 36 provided in the knitted fabric presser 37, the air cylinder 41 provided in the knitted fabric presser 37 is operated, and the lever 40 is turned on.
Is rotated from the position shown in FIG. 7 to the position shown in FIG.
As a result, the pin 38 provided on the lever 40 is moved from the lower side of the knitted fabric guide 23 as shown in FIG.
Fabric presser 3 through groove 27 provided between holes 26
7, a hole 36 located at the center of the three holes 36
Inserted into.

When the pin 38 provided on the knitted fabric presser 37 of the sock holding means 35 pierces the lube of the discard portion 11e of the sock 11 held by the knitted fabric holding device 3, the pin holding member 20
And the knitted fabric guide 23 is lowered from the position shown in FIG. 13 to the position shown in FIG. Thereby, the sock 11 held by the knitted fabric holding device 3 moves to the sock receiving device 30.

When the sock 11 is moved to the sock receiving device 30, the rack device (not shown) of the operating device 31 of the sock removing device 4 is operated to raise the sock receiving device 30 from the position shown in FIG. 13 to the position shown in FIG. Let it.

When the sock receiving device 30 is raised to the position shown in FIG. 14, the motor 44 of the operating device 31 is operated to rotate the sock receiving device 30 to a position immediately above the sock turning device 5 shown in FIG.

When the sock receiving device 30 is positioned immediately above the sock turning device 5, the motor 45 of the operating device 31 is operated to reverse the sock receiving device 30 from the position shown in FIG. 15 to the position shown in FIG.

When the sock receiving device 30 is inverted to the position shown in FIG.
2 is operated to raise the outer tube connected to the rodless cylinder 52 along the 51 inner tube 50, and pass the outer tube 51 through the sock 11 held by the sock receiver 30 as shown in FIG. 17.

When the outer tube 51 of the sock turning device 5 passes through the sock 11 held by the sock receiving device 30, the rodless cylinder 52 is operated in the reverse direction, and the outer tube 51 connected to the rodless cylinder 52 is removed. At the same time as lowering along the inner tube 50, the suction device connected to the lower end of the inner tube 50 is operated, and as shown in FIG. 18, in a state where the rubber portion 11a of the sock 11 is sucked by the suction force of the suction device. Then, the outer tube 51 is lowered, and the sock 11 held by the sock receiving device 30 is turned over.

The sock 11 held by the sock receiving device 30
Is turned over, as shown in FIG.
Is moved below the sock receiving device 30, and the suction means 70
Of the sock 1 held upside down by the sock receiver 30 by a suction nozzle 71 connected to a suction device (not shown).
The first toe 11c is sucked.

When the toe portion 11c of the sock 11 held upside down by the sock receiving device 30 is sucked by the suction means 70, the four actuations arranged in the cross-shaped guide path 32 of the arm 33 of the sock receiving device 30. The motor 45 of the body 34
The two actuators 34 located in the axial direction of the drive shaft 46 are advanced radially inward, and the other two actuators 34 are retracted radially outward.

Next, the motor 45 of the sock receiver 30
The air cylinder 41 provided on the fabric presser 37 of one of the two operating members 34 located in the axial direction of the drive shaft 46 is operated in the opposite direction, and the pin 38 provided on the lever 40 is knitted. The sock gripping means 35 provided on one of the actuating bodies 34 is released from the sock 11 by separating from the hole 36 provided in the ground retainer 37.

Next, the sock receiving device 30 is rotated in a direction further approaching the pair of guide pieces 61, 61 of the sock guiding device 6, and the sock 11 held by the sock receiving device 30 is rotated to the toe side of the sock 11. The course 11d is inserted into the passage 60 formed between the pair of guide pieces 61,61. At this time, the suction nozzle 71 of the suction means 70 moves together with the sock 11 to a position where the sock 11 is inserted into the guide pieces 61 of the sock guide device 6.

Next, a pair of guide pieces 6 of the sock guide device 6
1, 61 are vibrated in the vertical direction by the vibration device 62, and the knitted fabric presser of the other operating body 34 of the two operating bodies 34 positioned in the axial direction of the drive shaft 46 of the motor 45 provided on the sock receiver 30. By operating the air cylinder 41 provided on the lever 37 in the reverse direction and separating the pin 38 provided on the lever 40 from the hole 36 provided on the knitted fabric presser 37, the other operating body 34
Is released from the sock 11.

Next, the sock receiving device 30 is rotated to a position closer to the pair of guide pieces 61, 61 of the sock guiding device 6, and the sock 11 held by the sock receiving device 30 is rotated to the toe side of the sock 11. The course 11d is inserted into the passage 60 formed between the pair of guide pieces 61,61.

Next, the motor 45 of the sock receiver 30
Air cylinder 41 provided on the fabric presser 37 of the two operating bodies 34 located in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the drive shaft 46
Are actuated in the opposite directions to release the sock gripping means 35 provided on the respective actuating bodies 34 from the socks 11.

The sock 1 released from the sock receiving device 30
As shown in FIG. 21, reference numeral 1 denotes a rosso course part 1 on the toe side.
1d is used as a guide portion and sent along a pair of guide pieces 61 to a sewing machine (not shown) connected to the sock guide device 6, where the toe portion 11c of the sock 11 is sewn to be a finished product.

The sock 11 is released and the sock receiving device 30 is released.
Is raised by the actuator 31 and then turned back to the initial position.

In the above embodiment, the sock 11 released from the sock receiving device 30 is sent to the sewing machine through the sock guiding device 6, but the sock 11 released from the sock receiving device 30 is directly sent to the sewing machine. It can also be sent to the device.

[0066]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately hold the inverted toe side of the sock and automatically transport the sock to a subsequent process to sew the toe portion. In addition, the sock unloading device according to the present invention can cope with a small-diameter knitting cylinder by arranging the sock removing device and the sock turning device outside the machine frame.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a sock knitting machine incorporating a sock unloading device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a knitting end stage of the sock knitting machine.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the dial device is lifted at a knitting completion stage of the sock knitting machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first stage of the sock unloading device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a sock holding device of the sock carrying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a sock removing device of the sock carrying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the sock gripping means of the sock receiving device of the sock removing device has released the sock.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the sock gripping means of the sock receiving device of the sock removing device locks the sock.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a positional relationship among a sock removing device, a sock turning device, and a sock guiding device.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a state in which an outer tube of the sock turning device is raised.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which the outer tube of the sock turning device is returned.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a stage in which the pin of the sock holding device is connected to the sock receiving device of the sock removing device.

FIG. 13 is a view showing a stage in which the sock receiving device of the sock removing device holds the sock held by the sock holding device.

FIG. 14 is a view showing a stage in which the sock receiving device of the sock removing device receives socks from the sock holding device.

FIG. 15 is a view showing a stage in which the sock receiving device of the sock removing device has transported socks out of the machine.

FIG. 16 is a view showing a stage in which the sock receiving device of the sock removing device is inverted.

FIG. 17 is a view showing a stage in which the outer tube of the sock turning device is inserted into the sock held by the inverted sock receiving device.

FIG. 18 is a view showing a step of turning over the sock held by the inverted sock receiving device.

FIG. 19 is a view showing a step of sucking a toe portion of a sock held upside down by a sock receiving device.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a step of flattening the sock held upside down by the sock receiving device.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a step of sending a sock that has been turned upside down and held flat in a sock receiving device into a sock guiding device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 carry-out device 2 sock knitting machine 3 sock holding device 4 sock removal device 5 sock reverse device 6 sock guide device 9 knitting needle cylinder 11 sock 11 c sock toe 11 d rosso course 20 pin holding member 21 pin 23 knitting fabric guide 30 sock receiving Tool 31 Actuator 33 Arm 35 Sock gripping means 51 Reverse tube 61 Guide piece 70 Suction means

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A holding member provided inside a knitting needle cylinder of a sock knitting machine so as to rotate and move up and down synchronously with the knitting needle cylinder, and projecting from a plurality of positions spaced circumferentially on an upper surface of the holding member. A pin provided, a knitted fabric guide having a hole in which the respective pins are inserted in the enlarged-diameter portion and arranged vertically movable inside the holding member, a sock receiving device for receiving socks from the holding member, and a sock receiving device A sock removal device for moving the socks up and down, moving and reversing in a horizontal plane, and transporting the socks received from the holding member out of the machine, and a sock reversing device for turning over the socks held by the inverted sock receiving device. And a carry-out device for carrying out socks out of the machine. 2. The sock according to claim 1, wherein the pins protruding from the upper surface of the holding member are arranged at four positions spaced apart by 90 degrees in the circumferential direction. An unloading device for unloading. 3. The sock receiving device includes an arm having a cross-shaped passage, four operating bodies arranged in the cross-shaped passage of the arm so as to be movable in a radial direction, and a tip end of each operating body. 3. The unloading device according to claim 2, further comprising: a sock holding unit. 4. The sock according to claim 1, wherein the pins protruding from the upper surface of the holding member are arranged at six positions spaced at intervals of 60 degrees in the circumferential direction. An unloading device for unloading. 5. An arm having six passages extending radially at intervals of 60 degrees in the circumferential direction and a central opening, and six socks which are radially movable in each passage of the arm. 5. The unloading device according to claim 4, further comprising an operating body and sock holding means provided at a tip of each operating body. 6. The unloading device according to claim 1, wherein said sock removing device has means for sucking a toe portion of the sock. 7. The unloading device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide device for guiding the inverted sock to the sewing machine using the toe portion as a guide portion. 8. The unloading device according to claim 7, wherein the guide device includes a guide piece having a passage through which the toe of the sock passes, and a vibrating device for vibrating the guide piece. apparatus. 9. A sock formed by knitting a rosso course portion and a discard portion connected to a toe portion opened by a sock knitting machine, holding the discarded portion of the formed sock with a holding member, and removing the sock held by the holding member. The sock received by the receiving device, and the receiving device holding the discarded portion of the sock is rotated or moved in the horizontal plane to move out of the machine, the receiving device moved out of the machine is inverted, and the sock held by the inverted receiving device is inverted. Characterized in that the sock is turned over, and the sock turned over is sent to a sewing machine through a vibrating guide device.