JP3021053U - Clothing meter reading device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In the sewing process of clothing items, a belt-type needle-reading machine as an automated device for detecting and detecting mixed needles can smoothly carry in a target article item by a controlled automatic feeder. (EN) Provided is a meter reading device for clothing, which has a reliable and complete meter reading process after loading and a lifting type discharging mechanism on the discharging side after completion of the inspection. [Structure] As a method of carrying in and inserting a target clothing item into a so-called conveyor type needle detector in which a detection coil is set on a conveyor belt, a slide bar and a belt rotating mechanism with a prime mover are used while the clothing item is suspended on a hanger. By arranging in combination, it slides down onto the conveyor belt conveyor surface at a controlled moderate speed, and subsequently conveys to the detection coil on the conveyor, and through the meter-reading process, to extract the garment finished inspection from the conveyor belt. It is configured to be combined with a lifting type ejection mechanism.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an automatic device for detecting and inspecting metallic foreign matters such as sewing needles mixed in sewn products.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 FIG. 1 shows a carrying-in side transport mechanism for introducing the clothing item A with a hanger in the meter reading device for clothing items of the previous application (Japanese Patent Application No. 4-57255) so that the hanger is positioned at the top of the transportation surface E of the belt conveyor D. In the embodiment of the present invention, the clothing item A with a hanger is transferred from the outside of the system by a carrying-in feeder B and transferred to a connecting slide bar C, which slides down along the inclination angle of the sliding bar C and the hanger is positioned at the top. In this manner, the belt conveyor D is lowered and transferred onto the conveying surface E by its own weight. Further, the garment A on the conveying surface E passes through the inspection space G of the detecting coil F in accordance with the conveying flow of the belt conveyor, and if a metallic foreign substance such as a sewing needle is mixed during this period, the detecting coil immediately reacts and is outside the system. If it is not mixed, it is passed through as it is, and it is discharged outside the system by the discharge mechanism on the discharge side (not shown) to complete the intended purpose.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, while the slide bar C is an extremely simple and inexpensive device, the slide bar C expects natural slipping and dropping of clothing, so that the relative distance between the carrying-in feeder B and the belt conveyor carrying surface E is relatively high. Depending on the height relationship and the positional relationship, it is necessary to adjust the shape and inclination angle of the slide bar C by trial and error during assembly so that the slide bar C can make a smooth downhill ride. On the other hand, one of the conditions for making the slide down with peace of mind is to arrange the slide bar C on a steep slope, but the more the slide bar C is made to have an angle at which it can slide down reliably, the clothing item A will be farther from the tip of the slide bar C and will be on the transport surface E. It is not welcomed by related customers because of the considerable impact when landing and the damage to clothing and the unpleasant sound. In addition, at a small angle, depending on the sliding conditions such as the material of the hanger used, the shape of the slide bar, the surface properties, etc., there may be uneven slippage or stagnation, and stable downhill performance may not be obtained. In any case, it has a drawback that it is difficult to obtain proper downhill skiing.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve this problem, the clothing measuring device of the present invention enters into the slide bar by an endless belt rotating mechanism with a motor, which is arranged in parallel and adjacent to the slide bar C for introducing and conveying the clothing A. The hanging metal of the hanger of clothing with a hanger is rotated between the slide bar C and the endless belt of the endless belt rotation mechanism with a prime mover to rotate the endless belt and force it to slide down by friction. The tooth-shaped projections which are planted at an equal pitch over the entire length of the belt surface of the endless belt continuously push out the hanger hanging metal object to forcibly slide down to achieve the purpose of reliably introducing the clothing item A. Is configured.

[0005]

【Example】

 FIG. 2 is an overall view of an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a loop conveyor belt 11 having a wide flat conveying surface 12 so that the conveyor belt penetrates a detection space 14 for detecting metallic foreign matters such as sewing needles. A commonly-known conveyor type needle-measuring machine composed of an electromagnetic field type detection coil 13 arranged in FIG. .

Reference numeral 2 denotes a carry-in screw feeder that introduces and conveys to the needle-reading machine 10 the garment 1 that is still hung on the hanger to be inspected while the hanging metal 5 of the hanger is suspended. 3 is the garment 1 after the inspection. Each of the discharging screw feeders, whose details are omitted, is rotatably supported by a supporting member 4 whose one side is open so that the hanging metal 5 can pass through. Also, a drive system such as an electric motor is not shown. Omitted.

Reference numeral 20 is an endless unit with a prime mover for receiving the garment 1 carried in from the carry-in screw feeder 2 and for making a soft landing on the wide flat carrying surface 12 of the meter reading device 10 so that the hanger is positioned at the top. A belt rotating mechanism includes a slide bar 21 and an endless belt 22 which is rotated in a direction P by a motor (not shown). One outer surface of the slide bar 21 is lightly attached to the hanging metal fitting 5 as shown in FIG. It is arranged so that it can be pressed, contacted and rotated, or

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, rotation of an endless belt is performed as a so-called toothed belt in which tooth-shaped projections 23 having an equal pitch are planted on the outer surface of the endless belt 22. The slings 5 of the garment 1 that have entered the slide bar 21 are continuously pushed out by the tooth-shaped projections 23, and in any case, the sled 5 is forcibly and smoothly slid down at an optimal controlled speed to form a loop. The conveyor belt 11 is configured so as to fall onto a wide conveyance surface 12 and be softly landed.

On the wide flat conveyance surface 12 of the loop conveyor belt 11, the clothing 1 landed so that the hanger is positioned at the top is loaded on the center line with a margin wider than its shoulder width, and the belt conveyor 11 is moved in the Q direction. And is configured to pass through the detection space 14 of the detection coil 13.

The details of the fixing portion, which is arranged at a lower position on the belt surface at the downstream end portion of the conveying surface 12, such as an optical proximity switch 15 whose illustration is omitted, the accessory 1 reaches the end portion, and The sensor reacts by crossing and confirms that the inspection is completed. Finally, the hanging hardware 5 of the hanger extends the head for a predetermined length from the end of the loop conveyor belt 11, and the clothes shown in FIG. An operation start signal for handing over to the lifting device 30 is issued.

The clothing item lifting device 30 comprises a pair of endless chain mechanisms that are sufficiently wider than the back width of the target article item 1, 36 and 38 are drive chain wheels, and 37 and 39 are driven chain wheels and 40 prime movers. Driven by, the reciprocating driving operation is performed as indicated by arrow R or S between the strokes from L ₁ to L ₂ .

Reference numeral 32 is an endless chain for reciprocating movement by the two sets of chain wheels, and a tension device (not shown) gives a sufficiently appropriate tension, and the detection inspection is completed, and the loop conveyor belt 11 ends to a predetermined length. A support for rotatably supporting a rotating shaft 34 fixed with a lifting hook 31 for scooping the hanging hardware 5 of the garment 1 which has been taken out from the conveying surface 12 at the L ₁ position on the side of the loop conveyor belt 11. The pair of tools 41 is fixed to the 32 chains so that the rotating shaft 34 becomes horizontal.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of the T portion in FIG. 6, and the rotating shaft 34 is shown in the front view of FIG. 8. The hanger metal 5 of the hanger has a connecting metal fitting 34b through which the lifting hook 31 can slide down. One of them is connected so as to form an empty G-shaped space. Further, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the relationship angle and operation between the lifting hook 31 and the rotating lever 33 fixed to one end of the rotating shaft 34.

Numeral 42 indicates that the rotating shaft 34 normally holds the hoisting hook 31 at an angle close to horizontal as shown in FIG. 7, the hoisting hook 31 rises, and the turning lever 33 moves to the upper part of the machine body at the L ₂ position. It is a torsion rotary spring configured to collide with the fixed bar 35 attached thereto and have an angle of a chain line 33 'shown in the figure, and to automatically incline the lifting hook 31 to the steep angle 31' shown in the figure. Although details of the spring are omitted, they are fixedly arranged on the support 41 and the rotary shaft 34, respectively.

The twisting rotation spring 42 of the lifting hook 31 functions, and when the lifting hook 31 separates and descends from the L ₂ position, it simultaneously returns to the original normal horizontal angle.

The L ₁ position is a so-called standby level of the lifting hook 31 during detection of mixed needles by the needle detector 10, and the height of the lifting hook 31 a of the lifting hook 31 is slightly lower than the level of the transport surface 12. It is configured to be located.

At the L ₂ position, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 6, the garment 1 is hung by the lifting hook 33, and the fixed bar 35 and the rotating lever 33 work together as described above. The angle of the hoisting hook 31 becomes a steep angle 31 ′, and the clothing 1 is slid from the hoisting hook 31 and is arranged at a level position for smoothly transferring to the screw feeder 3 for discharging.

Next, the operation of the meter reading device for clothing according to such an embodiment will be described. The garment 1 still hung on the hanger by the carry-in screw feeder 2 is introduced and conveyed to the endless belt rotating mechanism 20 with a motor, and if it is mounted on the slide bar 21, continuous friction between the endless belt 22 and the slide bar is carried out. Sliding effect or continuous protrusion movement of the endless belt with teeth causes the slide bar 21 to slide smoothly along the inclination of the slide bar 21 at an optimal controlled speed, and then slides off at the end portion, and the needle detector A soft landing is made on the upstream side of the wide flat conveyance surface 12 of 10.

Next, the garment 1 is placed on the conveyance flow of the wide flat conveyance surface 12 and enters the detection space 14 of the detection coil 13, where the presence or absence of metallic foreign matter such as a mixed needle in the garment is detected and inspected.

When there is a metallic foreign object such as a mixed needle in the clothing item 1, the detection coil 13 reacts and sends a warning and a command signal to the L ₂ position of the lifting hook 31 of the clothing item lifting device 30 (not shown). The discharge command is given to the external extraction route arranged between the screw feeders 3. Further, regardless of the presence or absence of a mixed needle, the clothing for which the inspection is completed passes through the detection space 14 as it is and advances to the downstream end portion of the wide flat transport surface 12.

When the inspection completed garment 1 that has entered the end of the wide flat transport surface 12 passes over the proximity switch 15 such as an optical type, the time relay is first activated, and the hanger hangers 5 move. A command signal for starting the operation is transmitted to the apparel elevating / lowering device 30 in anticipation of a constant time of heading out for a predetermined length.

With this command signal, the prime mover 40 starts to rotate, the lifting hook 31 rises, and at the same time, the hanging recess 31a of the lifting hook 31 scoops the hanging hardware 5 of the hanger onto the garment 1, and the R shown by the hanger is shown. In the direction from L ₁ to L ₂ .

When the clothing item 1 reaches L ₂ , the rotating lever 33 fixed coaxially with the lifting hook 31 collides with the fixed bar 35 mounted on the upper part of the machine body, and the torque causes the lifting hook 31 to move as shown in the figure. The dash line 31 'is steeply inclined, and the article 1 automatically slides down, and the normal article is transferred to the discharge screw feeder 3 and carried out of the system. After the transfer to the discharge screw feeder 3 is completed, the prime mover 40 is rotated in the opposite direction by the signal of a sensor (not shown) that reacts with the completion movement, the lifting hook 31 is lowered in the S direction, and stopped at L ₁ . Wait until the action.

The clothing item 1 having detected the mixed needle is discharged to the extraction route (not shown) as described above. With the above, the operation of one cycle of the automatic meter-reading work of the clothing article of the present invention is completed.

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the clothing meter reading device of the present invention is designed such that the target clothing item is positioned such that the hanger is positioned at the front on the wide flat surface upstream of the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor type needle detector. In addition, since it is possible to make a smooth landing at a controlled optimal speed, it is possible to land sufficiently softly, operate with an extremely low landing sound, and there is no fear of damaging clothing. Moreover, since the longitudinal centerline of the garment can be placed on the centerline of the transport surface without fail, it is possible to transport the garment without the scooping of the garment due to the lifting hook at the completion of the inspection, which is often seen when relying only on the slide bar. There will be no troubles, such as an error in the encounter between the center of the hanging metal of the hanger and the center of the hoisting hook.Therefore, it will be possible to more reliably achieve automated operation of the needle-reading machine for clothing items that are still hung on the hanger. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an operation explanatory view of a clothing reading-in side of a clothing reading device of a prior application (Japanese Patent Application No. 4-57255).

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the present invention.

5 is a partially enlarged side view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partial detailed explanatory view of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partial detailed explanatory view of FIG. 6 of the present invention.

8 is a detailed front view of FIG. 7 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Accessories 2 Carry-in screw feeder 3 Carry-out screw feeder 4 Supporting device 5 Hanger hanging hardware 10 Needle measuring machine 11 Loop conveyor belt 12 Wide flat conveying surface 13 Detection coil 14 Detection space 15 Proximity sensor 20 Endless belt rotation mechanism with motor 21 Slide Bar 22 Endless Belt 23 Toothed Protrusion 30 Apparel Lifting Device 31 Lifting Hook 31a Lifting Recess 32 Endless Chain 33 Rotating Lever 34 Rotating Shaft 34b Coupling Metal 35 Fixed Bar 36 Drive Chain 37 37 Drive Chain 38 Drive Chain Car 39 Driven chain 40 Motor 41 Support tool 42 Torsion rotary spring

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] August 17, 1995

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Name of device

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[Correction content]

[Title of device] Meter reading device for clothing

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A wide flat conveying surface having a pair of driving and driven pulleys parallel to each other at both ends, and a loop conveyor belt stretched between the pulleys, which has a function of a so-called belt conveyor for conveying an object. Loop conveyor belt mechanism arranged so as to, a detection coil arranged so that the flat conveyor surface of the loop conveyor belt penetrates the detection space, while being hung on a hanger upstream of the flat conveyor surface Arranged so as to introduce the garment with a hanger inclined to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt connected to the end of the feeder for introducing the garment to the wide flat conveying surface so that the hanger is located at the top. And a slide bar that extends in parallel over the entire length of the slide bar.
The endless belt is stretched out so that the outer surface is in light contact with the slide bar, and the hanging hardware of the hanger of the clothing that is still hung on the hanger is lightly pressed against the slide bar on the outer surface of the rotating endless belt. An endless belt rotation mechanism with a motor configured to slide down and slide by friction; and a hanging piece of a clothes hanger for clothes that is conveyed along the flat conveying surface, and is discharged at the other end side of the conveying surface. A discharge-side discharge mechanism for performing detection, and metallic foreign matter such as sewing needles mixed in the garment that is conveyed along the wide flat conveyance surface so as to penetrate the detection space by being combined with the detection coil. Device for clothing accessories, which comprises a meter reading device configured to 2. A so-called toothed belt in which the outer surface of the endless belt rotating mechanism with a prime mover is planted with tooth-like projections in equal pitch over the entire length, and a so-called toothed belt is provided. The garment according to claim 1, wherein the hanging bar of the hangar of the garment that is still hung on the hanger is continuously pushed out by the tooth-like projections so that the slide bar slides and slides with the movement. Product meter reading device.