JP2912162B2 - Inspection device for industrial knitting machine and pickup method using the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inspection apparatus for an industrial knitting machine for mass-producing gloves and the like, and a method for collecting and using the inspection apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, industrial knitting machines for mass-producing gloves, which are generally called gloves, have recently been manufactured to be sufficiently competitive in price. Link the main thread to
Various steps have been omitted, such as omitting the winding step and knitting without twisting.

[0003] The manufactured gloves are sequentially discharged from the outlet of the knitting machine at regular intervals, and are stored in a predetermined amount in baskets placed on the floor surface. Collected. Alternatively, a belt conveyor is provided along a line in which a number of knitting machines and knitting machines are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the gloves are discharged from the discharge port of the knitting machine for labor saving, and at regular intervals. In some cases, equipment is provided to collect gloves discharged from the knitting machine.

[0004]

However, as in the above-mentioned prior art, whether the method of putting in a basket or the method of collecting on a belt conveyer, sometimes the defective gloves are included in the discharged work gloves. There is. This is because the supply state of the main yarn may be defective, or the needle of the knitting machine may partially fail.

[0005] For this reason, gloves manufactured by a knitting machine can be immediately put into a basket, and if they are stacked one after another randomly, they can find defective products, that is, inspection work cannot be performed, and if they are shipped as defective products. You will lose trust.
In the method of collecting goods on a belt conveyor, workers cannot walk on the belt conveyor to inspect the products, so that a large number of products are inspected at once, and it is more difficult to check for defective products. . Even if a defective product is found, there is an inconvenience that it is not possible to know on which knitting machine the defective product has occurred.

The present invention has been made in view of the current state of the above-described conventional method of discharging an industrial knitting machine, and allows an inspection operation by slowly moving a product for a predetermined time immediately after an outlet of the knitting machine. An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection device that can be installed with a simple configuration at an economical cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for collecting products with extremely high efficiency using the inspection apparatus.

[0008]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a plurality of products are inserted between a conveyer for collecting products discharged from an outlet of an industrial knitting machine. A conveyor for inspection, having a predetermined length for holding a predetermined time and being provided horizontally at a predetermined height with respect to the discharge port, and a drive unit for driving the conveyor in a downstream direction, wherein the drive unit is an industrial type. The inspection apparatus of the industrial knitting machine is configured such that the inspection conveyor is driven by the rod connected to the knitting machine in accordance with the product knitting of the industrial knitting machine.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the conveyor is an endless belt conveyor, and the driving unit is connected to a pulley connected to a roller shaft of the belt conveyor via a one-way clutch. It is preferable that the driving means comprises a horizontally moving rod connected at an arbitrary point of the belt, and is driven by linearly moving the rod in one direction.

As a method for solving the second problem, a plurality of industrial knitting machines provided with the inspection device according to any one of the above two inventions are installed on a line, and in parallel with this, an industrial knitting machine is installed. A product conveyor is provided below the installation surface of the machine,
This is a collection method using an inspection device, which comprises inputting the inspected products from a product input means provided in contact with an end of the inspection device and collecting the products in a certain direction by a transport conveyor.

[0011]

The inspection device of the present invention having the above-described structure is provided at an appropriate height just below the discharge port of the knitting machine main body. The product discharged from the discharge port is dropped on one end of the inspection conveyor, which moves slowly by the inspection conveyor. One product is dropped so that the product is delivered at a rate sufficient to move downstream while knitting the next product.

By setting the length and the feeding speed of the inspection conveyor in accordance with the product knitting of the industrial knitting machine, the above-mentioned movement becomes possible, and the inspection of the product is performed during the movement. As a result of the inspection work, if there is no defective product, the product is placed in a basket or a conveyor and collectively collected. Should a defective product be found, the product is immediately removed. Then, it is possible to specify from which knitting machine the defective product was discharged, which is useful for improving the quality and saving labor.

[0013] According to the method of the third invention, each of the plurality of industrial knitting machines provided on the line is provided with the above-described inspection device, and a product such as a glove made by each knitting machine is provided. Is sent slowly over the inspection equipment, and during that time, workers inspect the product periodically to inspect the product for possible or failure.

As long as no abnormalities or scratches are found on the product during the inspection work, the product is sent on the inspection device at a constant speed, is injected into the product input means, and is dropped onto the transport conveyor.
Since the products sent by the conveyor are products after inspection, the products are sent in a certain direction and collected in order to collect a large amount in a lump.

At the time of the above-mentioned inspection work, the transport conveyor is buried under the installation surface of the knitting machine, so that the worker can walk on the transport conveyor. Therefore, the conveyor does not hinder the inspection work. For this reason,
Inspection work can be effectively performed, and the collection of products can be performed with high efficiency.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a front view and a side view of a state in which the inspection device of the embodiment is provided on an industrial knitting machine. Reference numeral 1 denotes an industrial knitting machine for mass-producing gloves. The main yarn T is supplied through a ceiling spring device 3 erected on a knitting machine main body 2, and the gloves continuously work with the carriage 5. It is woven and discharged from its outlet 4.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a looper drive rod of the link mechanism, which is connected to the carriage 5 via a lower fulcrum.
At an intermediate position, it is connected to a looper frog slot 7 and at the upper end to a looper block (not shown) via a looper block connecting rod 8. The link mechanism is driven by a motor drive unit.

In front of the outlet 4 of the industrial knitting machine 1,
An inspection device 10 according to the embodiment is provided. The details are shown in FIGS. The inspection device 10 includes a belt conveyor 11 for receiving a glove to be dropped and horizontally moving for a certain period of time.
And a drive unit 12 for driving the inspection device. The inspection device 10 is installed at an appropriate height by leg portions 13.

The belt conveyor 11 is an endless conveyor and is stretched between rollers 14 at both ends thereof. A pulley 15 having a one-way clutch is connected to one shaft end of the downstream roller 14. An endless drive belt 17 is hung between the pulley 15 and another pulley 16 of the pair.

An approximately L-shaped traction rod 19 for transmitting traction force is connected to the drive belt 17 via a connection member 18. The towing rod 19 is supported by a support member 19 a so as to be movable horizontally and in parallel with the belt conveyor 11. The belt conveyor 11 is provided between the support frames 20, 20, and the support member 19a is fixed to the support frame 20 on one side.

At the upstream end of the belt conveyor 11, a stopper 21 is provided, and the roller 14 'on the same side is
It is provided so that the tension may be adjusted by means of. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the height of the leg portion 13 is set such that the upper surface of the belt conveyor 11 is at an appropriate height position slightly lower than the discharge port 4 of the knitting machine but higher than the basket X for collection. You. or,
The end of the tow rod 19 is connected to the lower end of the looper drive rod 6 in this embodiment.

The inspection operation is performed by the inspection apparatus of the embodiment having the above-described configuration as follows. As shown in FIG. 5, in the industrial knitting machine 1, work gloves W are continuously produced one after another. For example, the interval is about several tens of seconds per work glove W. 1
When one work glove W is dropped on the inspection device 10, it is slowly carried by the belt conveyor 11 in conjunction with the advance of the next work glove knitting machine from the right position to the left position shown in the figure, and the next work glove W is further moved. Dropped.

In this embodiment, the length of the belt conveyor 11 is about 30 cm, but the length is arbitrary.
It is sufficient that at least two gloves can be placed. If the number increases, the feed of the belt conveyor 11 is made a little faster, and if it is short, it is made a little faster so that there is at least a space behind which the knitting machine can drop one glove while knitting one glove. Send by

The work glove W dropped onto the inspection device 10 in this way is immediately sent from the drop position to the downstream direction. When the work is performed, the work glove W of the defective product can be found, and the knitting machine on which the work glove was produced can be known. The gloves W for which inspection has been completed are directly loaded into the basket X downstream, and if a defective product is found, the defective product may be removed.

In the above embodiment, the driving force of the inspection device 10 is obtained by connecting the pulling rod 19 to the looper driving rod 6 driven by a driving motor (not shown) in the knitting machine 1. During the process of knitting with one glove, the looper drive rod 6 moves from the state of the solid line in FIG. 1 to the state shown by the dashed line, and transmits the moving force to the towing rod 19. Therefore, this embodiment has the advantage that it is not necessary to provide a separate and independent drive motor.

Next, a method of collecting products after inspection by the inspection apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a facility in which a plurality of industrial knitting machines are installed, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the products after inspection are collected in the basket X. However, in the embodiments of FIGS. 6 and 7, after passing through the inspection device 10, the products are sent to the conveyor 40 by the product input means 30. Collected in a certain direction. Product input means 3
Reference numeral 0 denotes an inlet opening 31 provided in contact with the end of the inspection device 10, and a chute 32 for directing a product dropping direction to the conveyor 40 is provided below the inlet opening 31.

The transport conveyor 40 comprises a tunnel provided below the floor on which the industrial knitting machines 1 are installed, and an endless belt conveyor 41 installed therein. As shown in FIG. 6, the transport conveyor 40 is provided so as to be located between a plurality of lines of a plurality of industrial knitting machines 1 provided on a straight line.

As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 7, the industrial knitting machine 1 can be provided on the second floor with the same arrangement as the knitting machine equipment on the ground floor. In this case, the entrance opening 31 may be provided on the upper floor by the connecting portion 31 '.

If the above-described product input means 30 is provided adjacent to the inspection device 10 and the products to be dropped after the inspection operation are collected in a certain direction by the conveyor 40, the inspection operation can be performed reliably. Even if a defect or a scratch is found in the product, it is possible to immediately find and identify which knitting machine has a defect while walking on the sidewalk. After the inspection, the products having no problem are sent in a certain direction by the conveyor 40 and collected.

[0031]

As described in detail above, the first invention of this application is to provide an inspection conveyor of a required length, in which a product is mounted and moved for a time required for inspection work, with an outlet of an industrial knitting machine and a conveyor. The drive unit that drives this conveyor is driven by the rod connected to the industrial knitting machine in accordance with the product knitting of the industrial knitting machine. Inspection can be performed immediately after the outlet of the knitting machine to determine whether or not it is contained, and various advantages such as labor saving of work, improvement of quality, and easiness of maintenance and inspection work can be obtained.

In the second invention, the conveyor is a belt conveyor, and the belt conveyor is driven by a drive unit that converts a linear moving force into a rotational force. A large cost reduction effect can be obtained by an economical device which can be realized at a low cost.

In the collection method according to the third aspect of the present invention, after inspection by the inspection apparatus, products without any scratches or defects are sent to the transport conveyor by the product input means and sent in a certain direction to be collected. If any scratches or defects are found during inspection,
It is immediately identified which knitting machine is producing such a product, and if only that knitting machine is stopped, the feeding of the defective product is stopped. Therefore, the inspection operation can be performed effectively, the collection can be performed with high efficiency, and even if a defective product is generated, countermeasures can be taken immediately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an industrial knitting machine provided with an inspection device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the above.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of an inspection side view.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the above.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the above.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of equipment in which a plurality of industrial knitting machines are installed.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Industrial knitting machine 2 Knitting machine main body 3 Top spring device 4 Discharge port 6 Looper drive rod 10 Inspection device 11 Belt conveyor 12 Drive unit 15 One-way clutch 19 Pulling rod 30 Product feeding means 40 Transport conveyor

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of products inserted between a discharge conveyor of an industrial knitting machine and a conveyor for collecting products discharged from the discharge port of the industrial knitting machine .
An inspection conveyor having a predetermined length for holding the product for a certain time and being provided horizontally at a predetermined height with respect to the discharge port ,
And a driving unit for driving the downstream direction, the driving unit Engineering
Inspection conveyor is constructed by rod connected to industrial knitting machine.
An inspection device for an industrial knitting machine that is driven according to the product knitting of the industrial knitting machine. 2. The endless belt for driving, wherein the conveyor is an endless belt conveyor, and the driving unit is wound around a pulley connected to a roller shaft of the belt conveyor via a one-way clutch, and an arbitrary one of the belt. The inspection device for an industrial knitting machine according to claim 1, wherein the inspection device is constituted by a horizontally moving rod connected at points, and driven by linearly moving the rod in one direction. 3. An industrial knitting machine equipped with the inspection device according to claim 1 or 2 is installed on a plurality of lines, and in parallel with this, a product transport conveyor is placed below the installation surface of the industrial knitting machine. And loading the inspected product from a product input means provided in contact with an end of the inspection device, and collecting the product in a certain direction by a transport conveyor.