JPH062255A - Automatic flocking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To completely automate whole a flocking apparatus by automatically operating changeover of a pile yarn or feed to a flocking machine through a computer. CONSTITUTION:In changing over to a pile yarn 16b through flocking operation by a pile yarn 16a, a flocking machine 17 is moved just under a feed guide 19b by corporation of the first and second carriers 12 and 14 and then, cutters 26 and 53 are retreated and the first guides 20 and 21 are advanced and a base 32 is moved. Thereby, the opening situated under the space between rolls 56 and 58 is located just under the feed guide 19b. Then, these cutter 26 and 53 are set at a position capable of cutting these pile yarns 16a and 16b and the first guides 20 and 21 are retreated and these pile yarn 16a and 16b are dawn near a yarn knotting device by a pair of the lateral second guides 22 and 23 and knotted and connected to changeover these pile yarns. This apparatus is constituted so as to be able to automatically carry out all of changeover of these pile yarns, operations of carriers 12 and 14 and the flocking machine 17 through a computer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is carried by a second carrier 14 which runs on a second rail 13 which is supported and moved by a first carrier 12 which runs on a first rail 11.
Along the surface of the base cloth 15 stretched over the frame, the first rail 11
Flocking device 27 for inserting pile yarns 16 into the base cloth 15 and planting piles by a flocking machine 17 that moves in the longitudinal direction (X axis direction) and in the longitudinal direction of the second rail 13 (Y axis direction). It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A flocking machine 17 for planting piles while moving the surface of a base cloth 15 is called a hook drag machine, a hook machine, a hook gun, a hunter machine, and the like. Kosho 45-16109, Actual Kosho 6
3-50306, JP-B-55-27187, JP-B-59
The improvement techniques are disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 36028, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-60946 and the like. Conventionally, this type of flocking machine 17 has been used by holding it in the hand and moving the surface of the base cloth 15. However, recently, it is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication Nos. 1-14338 and 2-27468. In addition, the second rail 13 which is supported and moved by the first carrier 12 traveling on the first rail 11
Mounted on a second carrier 14 running over the
An automatic flocking device has been developed in which the carrier 12 and the second carrier 14 are operated by a computer to automatically plant piles.

[0003]

The pile yarns in these automatic flocking devices are the first rail 11 and the second rail 13.
Although it is pulled out from a supply source such as cheese by a flocking machine that is guided and moved to both sides, the first carrier 12 and the second carrier 14 are stopped when the pile yarn is exhausted and disappears or when the pile yarn is switched. Old pile yarn 16
The terminal of the new pile yarn 16b to be replenished next must be spliced to the terminal of "a", but it is visually judged when to switch the pile yarn 16, and the switching is done manually. Therefore, although the operation of the flocking machine 17 is automated, the entire automatic flocking device is not fully automated. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to automate all flocking operations including switching of the pile yarn 16 in the flocking device 27.

[0004]

The automatic flocking device 27 according to the present invention is (a) a first flocking device running on a first rail 11.
The second carrier 14 running on the second rail 13 supported by the carrier 12 is carried by the second carrier 14 and extends along the surface of the base cloth 15 stretched on the frame in the longitudinal direction of the first rail 11 (X-axis). Direction) and the length direction of the second rail 13 (Y-axis direction)
In the pile yarn feeding device 18 for feeding the pile yarn 16 to the flocking machine 17 for inserting the pile yarn 16 into the base cloth 15 and planting the pile, (b) the pile yarn feeding guide of the pile yarn feeding device 18. In the place where the pile yarn 16 is pulled out from 19, the two first guides 20 and 21 that pull the pulled-out pile yarn 16 in a certain direction, and the first guide 2 that has an arcuate shape and the facing interval is gradually narrowed.
Two second guides 22 and 23, which are provided to face each other in order to guide the pile yarn 16 which is attracted by the 0.20 and moves in a certain direction, and two second guides 22 and 23 which are guided in a certain direction. The pile yarn supplying device 18 is provided with a yarn binding device 24 provided at a position where the moving pile yarn 16 passes, and (c) the pile yarn supplying device 18 includes two or more different pile yarns 16a and 16b.
.. and a plurality of pile yarn delivery guides 19a, 19b, 19c .. .. corresponding to the number of pile yarns 16a, 16b, 16c ..
The pile yarns 16a, 16b, 16c ... Are different pile yarn feeding guides 19a, 19b, 19 respectively.
It is designed to be pulled out from c ...
The first guides 20 and 21 pull the two pile yarns 16a and 16b pulled out from the two different pile yarn feeding guides 19a and 19b, respectively, toward each other by gradually narrowing the facing interval and pulling them toward the first guides 20 and 21. The yarn binding device 2 passes through the narrow gap between the second guides 22 and 23 facing each other so as to guide the moving pile yarn 16 in a certain direction.
4 and (e) the pile yarn 1 pulled out from the first guide 21 on the flocking machine side (17).
Grip 25 for temporarily fixing 6 and delivery guide side (19)
Between the first guide 20 and the delivery guide 19 of the pile yarn 16
It is characterized by comprising a cutter 26 for cutting.

The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the illustrated embodiment. The second rail 13 is composed of a screw bolt and is screwed to a nut attached to the second carrier 14. The rail 13 rotates and the second carrier 14 travels left and right.

Several delivery guides 19a, 19b, 19c
.. are attached to the guide bar 28 supported in parallel with the second rail 13 at regular intervals.

At a position farther from the guide cloth 28 than the base cloth tension frame 29 on which the base cloth 15 is stretched and at a position lower than the base cloth tension frame 29, parallel to the second rail 13. There are two supported third rails 30 and 31, and a base 32 having an L-shaped cross section composed of a vertical portion and a horizontal portion is supported by the third rails 30 and 31. A screw bolt 33 is supported in parallel with the second rail 13 between the upper and lower third rails 30 and 31. The screw bolt 33 is screwed into a nut member 34 attached to the base 32, and the screw bolt 33 rotates to rotate the base 32.
Runs left and right on the third rails 30 and 31.

The first guides 20 and 21 are formed by bending a rod into an L-shape, and the ends of the cylinders 35 and 36 mounted above and below the vertical portion of the base 32 have the ends bent into the L-shape on the second rail. It is installed in parallel with 13,
The cylinders 35 and 36 are driven to move back and forth toward the base cloth tension frame side (29).

The thread binding device 24 is built in the bobbin 39, has a guide groove 40 cut out in the radial direction, and has an incomplete gear 41 supported horizontally, and three gears 4 meshing with it.
2, 43, and 44, a motor 45 that rotationally drives one of the gears 44, a worm 46 that rotates integrally with the gear 44, and a worm gear 47 that meshes with the worm 46.
And a worm gear 47 and a gear 48 that rotates together with the worm gear 47. The worm gear 47 is held by hook-shaped guide rails 37 and 38 attached to the left and right of the vertical portion of the base 32, and the upper and lower first
It is adapted to move up and down between the guides 20 and 21. That is, the gear 48 is meshed with the rack 49 attached to the guide rail 38, and the gear 48 moves the motor 45.
Guide rails 37, 38 when driven to rotate by
The entire yarn binding device (24) is vertically moved according to the rotation direction of the gear 48. At this time, the pile yarn 16 passing vertically through the guide groove 40 at the center of the imperfect gear 41.
The yarn 50 wound on the bobbin 39 is wound around the bobbin 39.

The second guides 22 and 23 are formed by folding the left and right covers of the thread binding device 24 toward the axis of rotation of the imperfect gear 41 in an arc shape.

The rotation of the motor 45 is controlled so as to stop when the guide groove 40 overlaps between the left and right second guides 22 and 23.

The cutter 26 is attached to the tip of the cylinder 51 mounted on the base 32 at a position between the delivery guide 19 and the first guide 20 on the upper side, which is offset to the left or right from the axis of rotation of the incomplete gear 41. The cylinder 51 is driven to move back and forth toward the base fabric tension frame side (24).

Directly below the lower first guide 21, a base 3 is provided.
There is a cutter 53 attached to 2, and a cylinder 5
It is driven forward by 2 toward the base cloth tension frame side (24). A grip bar 54 is provided below the lower first guide 21.
Are supported in parallel with the second rail 13, and the same number of grips 2 as the number of the delivery guides 19a, 19b, 19c ...
5a, 25b, 25c ... Are attached to the grip bar 54 at the same intervals as the intervals of the several delivery guides 19a, 19b, 19c.

A roll 56 which is rotated by a motor 55 and a roll 58 which is pressed against the roll 56 by a cylinder 57 are attached to the horizontal portion of the base 32. The part that becomes is an opening 59.

The flocking machine 17 is carried out immediately below the guide bar 28 by the first carrier 12, and the second carrier 14
Is carried parallel to the guide bar 28.

The screw bolt 3 for driving the base 32
3, the cylinder 35 that drives the first guides 20 and 21
36, the motor 45 for driving the yarn binding device 24, the cylinders 51, 52 for driving the cutters 26, 53, etc.
Like the carrier 12, the second carrier 14, the hair transplanter 17, etc., they are automatically operated by a computer.

Reference numeral 62 is a tension device constituted by a Venturi tube, and 63 is a cone around which the pile 16 is wound.

In this flocking device 27, the delivery guide 19a
・ Pile thread 16a ・ 1 passed through 19b ・ 19c ...
6b, 16c, ... are first piled with the pile yarn 16a in the order of arrangement of the delivery guides 19a, 19b, 19c ,. The pile yarns 16a, 16b, 16c, ... Are sequentially planted by the procedure of flocking the pile yarns 16b and then flocking the pile yarns 16c.

Hereinafter, the pile yarn 16a to the pile yarn 16b
The switching operation for switching to will be described by way of examples. The flocking machine 17 that has finished the flocking operation of the pile yarn 16a is fed by the first carrier 12 and the second carrier 14 to the delivery guide 19
It is carried just below b.

Next, the cutters 26 and 53 are set in the retracted state, the first guides 20 and 21 are set in the advanced state, and the base 32 is moved by the screw bolt 33 so that the opening 59 passes directly below the delivery guide 19a. Next delivery guide 19
Move it so that it is directly below b. At this time, the pile yarns 16a and 16b are hooked on the first guides 20 and 21 and set in front of the yarn binding device 24.

Next, the cutter 26 is pushed out so as to cut the pile yarn 16a, and at the same time, the cutter 53 is pushed out so as to cut the pile 16b. In this state, the first guides 20 and 21 are placed on the base side (32). ) And pulls the pile yarns 16a and 16b toward the yarn binding device 24. At this time, the pile yarn 16 to be drawn
a and 16b, by the left and right second guides 22 and 23,
The thread binding device 34 is drawn into the guide groove 40 of the incomplete gear 41.

Next, the motor 45 is rotated to rotate the bobbin 39.
The yarn 50 is entangled with the pile yarns 16a and 16b, and the yarn 50 binds and connects the pile yarns 16a and 16b.

Next, the pile yarns 16a and 16b are cut by the cutters 26 and 53. Thus, pile yarn 1
6b is replenished by the knotting yarn 50 to the end of the uncut portion of the pile yarn 16a which is passed through the hair transplanter 17.

Accordingly, the uncut pile yarn 16a protruding from the tip of the hook 60 of the hair transplanter 17 is sandwiched by the rolls 56 and 58, and one roll 56 is rotated, so that the pile yarn 16b remains uncut. When the pile yarn 16a is pulled into the hook 60 and the joint between the pile yarns 16a and 16b pulled out from the hook 60 at that time is cut by the cutter 61, the switching operation of the pile yarn 16 is completed.

After that, the base 32 is attached to the screw bolt 3
3 by pulling back or moving the flocking machine 17 to the delivery guide side 19c by the second carrier 14 to remove the pile yarn 16b from the first guides 20 and 21 to make it free, and by the first carrier 12 the flocking machine 17 Is moved to above the base cloth tension frame 29, and the hair transplanting operation is restarted.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the pile yarn supplying device 18
The two old and new pile yarns 16a and 16b which are pulled out from the two and are switched are two first guides 20, 21 and 2
The individual second guides 22 and 23 bring the yarn knotting device 24 together to join them. Then, the base 32, the first guides 20 and 21, the yarn binding device 24, the cutters 26 and 53, etc., which constitute the pile yarn supplying device 18, are the first carrier 1
2, the second carrier 14, the flocking machine 17 and the like are automatically operated by a computer, and the pile yarn 16 is automatically switched and supplied to the flocking machine 17, so that the entire flocking device is fully automated. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a pile yarn supplying device of an automatic flocking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of a portion of the pile yarn supplying device of the automatic flocking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective perspective view of a portion of a thread knotting device of the automatic flocking device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 1st rail 12 1st carrier 13 2nd rail 14 2nd carrier 15 Base cloth 16 Pile thread 17 Flocking machine 18 Pile thread supply device 19 Delivery guide 20 1st guide 21 1st guide 22 2nd guide 23 2nd guide 24 Thread binding device 25 Grip 26 Cutter 27 Automatic flocking device 28 Guide bar 29 Base cloth tension frame 30 Third rail 31 Third rail 32 Base 33 Screw bolt 34 Nut member 35 Cylinder 36 Cylinder 37 Guide rail 38 Guide rail 39 Bobbin 40 Guide Grooves 41 Incomplete gears 42 Gears 43 Gears 44 Gears 45 Motors 46 Worms 47 Worms Gears 48 Gears 49 Racks 50 Yarns 51 Cylinders 52 Cylinders 53 Cutters 54 Grip bars 55 Motors 56 Rolls 57 Cylinders 58 Roll 59 opening 60 hook 61 cutter 62 tension device 63 corn

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Claims (1)

[Claims] (A) A second carrier (14) traveling on a second rail (13) which is supported and moved by a first carrier (12) traveling on a first rail (11) and stretched on a frame. Along the surface of the base cloth 15, the length direction of the first rail 11 (X axis direction) and the length direction of the second rail 13 (Y axis direction)
In the pile yarn feeding device 18 for feeding the pile yarn 16 to the flocking machine 17 for inserting the pile yarn 16 into the base cloth 15 and planting the pile, (b) the pile yarn feeding guide of the pile yarn feeding device 18. In the place where the pile yarn 16 is pulled out from 19, the two first guides 20 and 21 that pull the pulled-out pile yarn 16 in a certain direction, and the first guide 2 that has an arcuate shape and the facing interval is gradually narrowed.
Two second guides 22 and 23, which are provided to face each other in order to guide the pile yarn 16 which is attracted by the 0.20 and moves in a certain direction, and two second guides 22 and 23 which are guided in a certain direction. The pile yarn supplying device 18 is provided with a yarn binding device 24 provided at a position where the moving pile yarn 16 passes, and (c) the pile yarn supplying device 18 includes two or more different pile yarns 16a and 16b.
.. and a plurality of pile yarn delivery guides 19a, 19b, 19c .. .. corresponding to the number of pile yarns 16a, 16b, 16c ..
The pile yarns 16a, 16b, 16c ... Are different pile yarn feeding guides 19a, 19b, 19 respectively.
It is designed to be pulled out from c ...
The first guides 20 and 21 pull the two pile yarns 16a and 16b pulled out from the two different pile yarn feeding guides 19a and 19b, respectively, and the facing intervals are gradually narrowed, and the first guides 20 and 21 are pulled toward the first guides 20 and 21. The yarn binding device 2 passes through the narrow gap between the second guides 22 and 23 facing each other so as to guide the moving pile yarn 16 in a certain direction.
4 and (e) the pile yarn 1 pulled out from the first guide 21 on the flocking machine side (17).
Grip 25 for temporarily fixing 6 and delivery guide side (19)
Between the first guide 20 and the delivery guide 19 of the pile yarn 16
An automatic flocking device, comprising a cutter 26 for cutting the.