JP2796700B2 - Hanger-type meter reader - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanger type needle detecting device for detecting broken needle pins, insect pins, broken sewing machine needles and the like remaining on a garment after sewing while the garment is hung on the hanger.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Clothes after sewing are suspended on hangers and sent to the next operation step. Although the probability is extremely low, there is a possibility that a piece of broken needle pin, pin, sewing machine needle, or the like remains on the garment after sewing. To remove the garment, it is necessary to detect the garment containing these metals. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a detection device, a detection device that puts clothes on a horizontal table and detects metal while moving the clothes by a conveyor or the like is often used. However, with this detector,
There is a problem that metal cannot be detected when clothes are hung on a hanger.

[0003] Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 6-30122 discloses a "measurement meter reading device" which can detect metal while being hung on a hanger. This is to reciprocate the hanger hanging clothes by a transfer mechanism using an air cylinder,
In the forward movement, the needle is detected by passing through the needle detection unit. And when clothes are discharged to the discharge line,
The transfer mechanism is configured to return to the original position.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned "needle-reading device for clothes", the clothes are moved by the reciprocating transfer mechanism, and after the transfer mechanism returns to the original position, the next clothes are read. Since the power is supplied to the meter reading unit, there is a problem that work efficiency is low and productivity is reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to detect a metal while hanging clothes on a hanger, and to improve productivity. In providing the device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, clothes hung on a hanger and conveyed to a standby position are transferred to a conveyance device and passed through a needle detecting section to remove metal such as needles remaining on the clothes. In the hanger-type meter detecting device for detecting, the transporting device is disposed on the base along the belt along with a pair of pulleys rotatably disposed at both ends of the base and having a belt stretched over the belt. A curved guide portion which is arranged concentrically with the two linear guide portions and the pulley and connects the ends of the inner surface of the linear guide portion in an arc shape; and an outer surface of the linear guide portion and an outer surface of the pulley. A moving unit that includes an inner roller that is in contact with an outer roller that is in contact with the inner surface of the linear guide unit and an inner surface of the curved guide unit, and that is connected to the belt and that moves the upper end surface of the linear guide unit and the upper end surface of the pair of pulleys; This transfer A hook portion that is suspended vertically in the portion and rotatable in the horizontal direction and scoops up a hanger at a standby position, and is provided integrally with the hook portion and is at a standby position from an inlet side of the pulley at the standby position side. A first deflecting lever which abuts a first cam provided between the first cam and pivots the hook portion so that the tip thereof coincides with a traveling direction of the belt; and a standby lever provided integrally with the hook portion. a second turning lever which perpendicular to its tip is rotated the hook portion relative to the traveling direction of the belt in contact with the second cam provided on the outlet side of the position side of the pulley, prior to
Along the straight guide section following the pulley on the standby position side
Needle detection that detects metal such as needles remaining on clothes
It has a feature in that it has a knowledge part .

According to a second aspect of the present invention , the pulley is
On the position which the mobile unit enters into the pulley or leaving
It is characterized in that it has an opening that cuts off the edge and allows the inner roller to pass through .

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the moving part and the hook part are
And the upper end of the linear guide and pulley
Move continuously. In this case, outer roller and inner roller
Vibrates and clothes fall due to contact with moving surface
do not do. When the moving portion and the hook portion enters the pulley standby position side, the tip of the hook portion B <br/> Ra of the first deflection lever which is attached to the hook portion is brought into contact with the first cam member Ru match in the direction of travel. When full click portion advances to the standby position, the tip of the hook portion, lift the hangers and garments are inserted into Tsuwa portion of hanger hanging clothes. Also,
When the moving part and the hook part are disengaged from the pulley, the roller of the second deflection lever of the hook part contacts the second cam member to regulate the hook part so as to be orthogonal to the traveling direction. Thereby, the clothes hung on the hanger are introduced into the needle detecting section in parallel with the passage.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the inner roller when the frame enters the pulley, or disengaged passes through the opening <br/>, movement is smoothly performed.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the hanger-type meter detecting device 1 has a needle detecting unit 11 attached to a front surface of a machine frame 2 in which angle materials are combined in a cubic shape, and a left side of the needle detecting unit 11 has:
A carry-in line 21 for carrying clothes 23 hung on the hanger 22 is provided, and a discharge line 31 for discharging the detected clothes 23 into non-defective products and non-defective products is provided on the right side. , A transfer device 41 is attached.

The needle detecting section 11 detects metal such as needles remaining in the clothes 23 while the clothes 23 suspended on the hanger 22 pass through the passage 12. A pair of guide plates 13 whose widths are sequentially reduced are provided, and when a needle or the like is detected from the clothes 23, a signal is sent from the control unit 14 to the discharge line 31.

As shown in FIG. 3, the carry-in line 21
A spiral feeder 25 rotated obliquely upward by a motor 24 and a slide 26 connected to the tip of the feeder 25 and descending sequentially, the tip of the slide 26 opposing a pin 27 a at a standby position 27. doing. A discharge line 31 is connected to a shooter 32 connected to the needle detecting unit 11.
A sorting lever 33 provided at an end of the shooter 32 and switched by a signal from the control unit 14;
And a defective product line 35.

Next, the transport device 41 will be described with reference to FIGS. Base 42, to name a rectangular,
On both ends are a pair of pulleys 44 and 45 rotatably disposed. The pair of pulleys 44 and 45 are formed with teeth (not shown) that mesh with the toothed belt 46, and the toothed belt 46 (timing belt) is stretched around the toothed belt 46. It moves along the side surface of the base 42. Then, one pulley 44 is connected to the motor 4
7 is driven to rotate.

The guide portion is provided on a base along the toothed belt 46.
And a pair of parallel linear guide portions 43 fixed to
And a straight line arranged concentrically with the pair of pulleys 44 and 45
A curved guide for connecting the inner end face of the guide portion 43 in an arc shape
And a unit 48. Of these, the linear guide
43 is formed in a rectangular cross section, and one of the guide portions 4
3 is arranged along the passage 12 of the needle detecting unit 11.

The moving section 51 is an upper end surface of the linear guide section 43.
And the upper end surfaces of the pulleys 44 and 45 are moved. The frame 52 and four types of
Consists of rollers and The moving unit 51 is connected to the toothed belt 46 at three locations at equal intervals by connecting means (not shown). The frame 52 has a U-shape whose side is open, and has a straight guide portion 4 on each side surface.
Upper roller 54 rolling on the upper end surface of 3 and linear guide portion 4
Outside contacting the outer surface of the pulley 3 and the outer surfaces of the pulleys 44 and 45
A roller 55 and a lower roller 56 are provided.

At the end of the upper surface of the frame 52, a shaft 57 is erected vertically in a downward direction.
Inside surface of the straight guide portion 43 and inside the curved guide portion 48
An inner roller 58 in contact with the surface is attached. In this
The puller 4 moves the pulley 4 in accordance with the movement of the moving section 51.
Crossing the pulleys 44 and 45 across the
Or pull out and pulleys 44, 45
An opening 49 is formed by cutting out the upper edge of the opening 49. still,
Spacing between moving parts 51 connected to the toothed belt 46
Is set to an integral multiple of the pitch of the openings 49. This
This causes the inner roller 58 to cross the pulleys 44 and 45
And the position of the opening 49 match
You. Two bearings 60 are protruded from the side surface of the frame 52, and a rotating shaft 61 is attached thereto so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction.

The hook portion 53 is provided on the hanger portion 2 of the hanger 22.
An arm 62 to be inserted into 2 a is projected from a lower end, and an upper end is connected to the rotating shaft 61. 6 and 7, the hook portion 53 has a first diverting lever 63 and a second diverting lever 64 located on both sides of the rotation shaft 61.
Are formed on each of the first rollers 6.
Fifth and second rollers 66 are mounted.

The pulley 45 on the standby position side is mounted on the base 42.
Of the first cam 67a and the second cam 6
A cam member 67 made of 7b is provided. Among them, the first cam 67a is attached at the center of the pulley 45, and the outer periphery of the first cam 67a comes into contact with the first roller 65 of the first deflecting lever 63 and is hooked. The part 53 is rotated in the direction of arrow A. The second cam 67b is connected to the pulley 4
5 (see FIGS. 1 and 8), the inner peripheral portion of which is in contact with the second roller 66 of the second diverting lever 64 and causes the hook portion 53 to move in the direction indicated by the arrow A. Rotate in the direction.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The sewn clothes 23 are suspended from the hanger 22 and are carried in from the carry-in line 21, pass through the feeder 25 and the slide 26, and the hanging ring portion 22 a of the hanger 22 is hung on the pin 27 a at the standby position 27. The suspension ring portion 22a is moved in the traveling direction of the toothed belt 46.
It is almost perpendicular to the direction.

The moving section 51 is connected to the toothed belt 46.
The upper roller 54 is connected to the upper end surface of the linear guide 43 and the pulley.
It moves while rolling on the upper end surfaces of the leads 44 and 45. this
In the case of the linear guide 43, the outer roller 55 is
The inner roller 58 is in a straight line,
It is guided in contact with the inner surface of the guide portion 43.

The moving section 51 is located at the end of the linear guide section 43.
Then, the opening 49 of the pulleys 44 and 45 is
8, the inner roller 58 is placed in the opening 49.
The moving part 51 enters the inside through the pulleys 44, 4
5 and the inner roller 58
In contact with the side surface, the outer roller 55 is outside the pulleys 44 and 45
Touch the side. And the moving part 51 is provided with the pulleys 44 and 4.
5 and moves with its rotation.

When the moving unit 51 moves on the pulley 45
(Point B shown in FIG. 8), the first roller 65 of the first deflection lever 63 comes into contact with the first cam 67a, and the hook 5
3 is rotated in the direction of arrow A so that the tip of the arm 62 (indicated by the arrow in FIG. 8) coincides with the traveling direction of the toothed belt 46. Thereafter, until the point C, the tip of the arm 62 faces the moving direction of the toothed belt 46.

When the hook 53 reaches the point C, the arm 6
2 is a hanger portion 22a of the hanger 22 at the standby position 27.
To lift the hanger 22 and the clothes 23 (FIG. 5).
reference). When the hook portion 53 reaches the point D, the second deflection level
The second roller 66 of the bar 64 comes into contact with the second cam 67b to rotate the hook portion 53 in the direction opposite to the arrow A, thereby restricting the tip of the arm 62 so as to be orthogonal to the traveling direction. Thus, the clothes 23 suspended on the hanger 22
Is regulated almost parallel to the traveling direction of the toothed belt 46.
Is done. That is, it is held parallel to the passage 12 of the needle detecting unit 11.

[0024] hook 53 or mobile unit 51 reaches the point E, the roller 58 passes through the opening 49, the moving unit 5
1 moves from the pulley 45 to the linear guide 43. Then, the clothes 23 are introduced into the needle detection unit 11 through the guide plate 13. Here, if the needle detector 11 does not detect a needle, the clothes 23 are carried out to the non-defective line 34. Also,
When the needle detecting section 11 detects a needle, a signal is issued from the control section 14, the sorting lever 33 is switched, and the clothes 23 are carried out to the defective product line 35.

In the above process, when the hook portion 53 lifts the hanger 22 and the clothes 23 at the standby position 27, the next clothes 23 are moved from the carry-in line 21 to the standby position 27.
It is carried into. Then, the clothes 23 of the previous case are attached to the needle detecting unit 11.
The next moving part is detected while the
The hanger 2 with the hook 51 and the hook 53 at the standby position 27
2 and the clothes 23 are lifted and moved toward the passage 12. If the previous clothes 23 pass through the needle detector 11, the next clothes 2
3 is immediately carried into the needle detecting unit 11.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. 1. When the moving portion 51 and the hook portion 53 enter the pulley 45, the roller 65 of the first deflection lever 63 comes into contact with the cam member 67a to make the tip of the hook portion 53 coincide with the traveling direction. The hook portion 53 can lift the hanger 22 and the clothes 23 while moving. Further, when the moving part 51 and the hook part 53 are separated from the pulley 45, the clothes 66 suspended by the hanger 22 with the roller 66 of the second deflection lever 64 abutting on the cam member 67b are connected to the needle detecting part 11. To keep it parallel to
The clothes 23 are smoothly carried into the needle detecting unit 11.

2. Since the moving part 51 and the hook part 53 are connected to the toothed belt 46 and move continuously, the play time of the conventional needle detecting part 11 can be remarkably reduced, and productivity can be reduced. Can be improved. Conventionally, the detection ability of the detection device by reciprocating movement was about 400 clothes per hour, but according to the present embodiment, it could be increased to about 700 clothes.

3, the moving part 51 and the hook part 53
And the inner roller 58 contacts the moving surface while the linear guide portion 4
3 and the upper end surfaces of the pulleys 44 and 45 are moved.
The hook 53 does not tilt or vibrate, so that the clothes are always kept in a vertical state and do not fall off. 4, since the opening 49 provided on the pulley 44, moves
The movement of the moving part 51 and the hook part 53 is performed smoothly.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the clothes suspended from the hanger and conveyed to the standby position are transferred to the conveying device and passed through the needle detecting section to detect metal such as needles remaining on the clothes. In a hanger-type meter reading device,
A pair of pulleys rotatably disposed at both ends of the base and having a belt stretched over them, and a pair of parallel linear guides and the pulleys disposed on the base along the belt and parallel to the pulleys A curved guide portion which is arranged at the inner surface of the linear guide portion and connects the ends of the inner surface of the linear guide portion in an arc shape; an outer roller which is in contact with the outer surface of the linear guide portion and the outer surface of the pulley; A moving unit that is connected to the belt and moves on the upper end surface of the linear guide unit and the upper end surfaces of the pair of pulleys, and a moving unit that is suspended vertically in the moving unit and has a horizontal direction. A hook portion rotatably provided for scooping up a hanger at a standby position, and a first portion provided integrally with the hook portion and provided between an inlet side of the pulley at the standby position side and a standby position. A first diverting lever which rotates the hook portion by contacting the hook portion to make the tip thereof coincide with the traveling direction of the belt; and A second deflecting lever that abuts the second cam and rotates the hook portion so that the tip thereof is orthogonal to the traveling direction of the belt;
Provided along the linear guide following the pulley on the position side
Since a needle detecting unit for detecting metal such as needles remaining on the clothes is provided, the clothes can be carried into the needle detecting unit while being hung on a hanger, and metal such as needles can be detected. Also, since the moving part and the hook part where the clothes are hung are connected to the belt and move continuously in one direction, unlike the conventional meter reading device in which the clothes are reciprocated, the clothes in the needle detecting part are different. When the needle detection is completed, the next clothes can be immediately carried in, so that the detection ability can be significantly increased and the productivity can be significantly improved.

The moving part and the hook part are formed by an outer roller.
And the inner roller contacts the moving surface while the linear guide
Since the upper end face of the pulley is moved , the clothes are not vibrated, the clothes are always kept in a vertical state, and the clothes are not dropped. Furthermore, since an opening is provided in the pulley, transfer
There is an effect that the moving part and the hook part are smoothly moved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a carry-in line.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a suspension member is suspended from a base.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a state where the suspension member is suspended on a pulley.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the hanging member viewed from below.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a moving process of the hanging member.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the operation of the suspension member.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hanger-type needle detector 11 Needle detector 21 Loading line 22 Hanger 23 Clothes 27 Standby position 41 Transporter 43 Linear guide part 44 Pulley 45 Pulley 46 Toothed belt 48 Curved guide part 49 Opening 51 Moving part 52 Frame 53 Hook 55 Outer roller 58 Inner roller 62 Arm 63 First diverting lever 64 Second diverting lever 65 First roller 66 Second roller 67 Cam member 67a First cam 67b Second cam

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hanger-type needle detecting device for transferring clothes suspended on a hanger and conveyed to a standby position, transferring the clothes to a conveying device, passing a needle detecting unit, and detecting metal such as needles remaining on the clothes. A pair of pulleys rotatably arranged at both ends of the base and having a belt stretched over the base, and two linear guide portions arranged on the base along the belt and parallel to each other; A curved guide portion that is arranged concentrically with the pulley and connects the end of the inner surface of the linear guide portion in an arc shape; and an outer roller and a linear guide portion that are in contact with the outer surface of the linear guide portion and the outer surface of the pulley. A moving unit that includes an inner roller that is in contact with the inner surface and the inner surface of the curved guide unit, and that is connected to the belt and that moves on the upper end surface of the linear guide unit and the upper end surfaces of the pair of pulleys; Lowering A hook portion provided to be rotatable in the horizontal direction and scooping up a hanger at a standby position, and a hook portion provided integrally with the hook portion and provided between an inlet side of the pulley at the standby position side and a standby position. A first deflection lever which abuts the first cam to rotate the hook portion so that the tip thereof coincides with the traveling direction of the belt; and an outlet side of the pulley provided integrally with the hook portion and at the standby position side. A second deflecting lever that abuts a second cam provided on the second member to rotate the hook portion so that the tip thereof is orthogonal to the traveling direction of the belt, and the straight line that follows the pulley on the standby position side. Along the guide
Needle that detects metal such as needles remaining on clothes
A hanger-type meter reading device comprising a detection unit . Wherein said pulleys, an inner said moving part is cut away upper edge at a position entering the said pulley <br/> chromatography, or disengaged
The hanger-type needle detecting device according to claim 1, further comprising an opening that allows a roller to pass therethrough .