JPH0749003B2 - Slider feeder for slider mounting machine of slide fastener - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a slider feeding device in a slider mounting machine of a slide fastener that attaches a slider to a fastener chain in a slide fastener finishing process.

[Conventional technology]

When different types of sliders, for example, sliders with different color tones are sequentially arranged for each color, are arranged in parallel in one slider storage device, and when attaching sliders with color tones corresponding to the tuner chain, Move the slider storage device so that the slider row with the color tone is in the position facing the slider holder, then move the slider holder forward to the slider row, hold one slider from the tip of the row, and move backward. do it,
It is known that a slider having a desired color tone is attached to a fastener chain as described in British Patent No. 1309014.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, the conventional one is configured so that the entire slider storage device, which is itself large in size in which sliders of different types are arranged, is moved to the position of the slider holder, and the slider holder is advanced to and grips the selected slider row. Therefore, the heavy slider storage device is moved, which is not easy to move and is not suitable for speeding up.In addition, the slider may be damaged or the array may be disturbed due to the impact of the movement. It is difficult to expect a smooth supply, and it requires a space at least twice the size of the slider storage device to move the slider storage device, so the types of sliders and the number of sliders that can be arranged are naturally limited. Had the problem of.

Therefore, the present invention solves the problems of the prior art, and is capable of supplying a selected slider to a slider holder at high speed and smoothly without damaging the selected slider, and a slide fastener that can store many types of sliders. An object of the present invention is to provide a slider supply device for a slider mounting machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of slider stockers in which different types of sliders are sequentially arranged and stored in a stocker holder in parallel in a detachable manner, among the plurality of slider stockers of the stocker holder. 1 type of slider selected from
Move between the slider stockers so that they can be individually picked up, and then install the slider transport holder that moves to feed the slider that has been taken out to the slider guide that is installed to feed the slider holder of the slider mounting machine. , Which constitutes a slider supply device in a slider attachment machine of a slide fastener.

〔Example〕

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a slider supply device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.

The slider supply device of the present invention comprises a slider storage section 10, a slider transport section 30, and a slider guide section 50, and selects different types of sliders 1 such as different color tones or different types according to the type of fastener chain 6 to be attached. Take out and take this out, slider mount machine 53
The slider holder 55 is supplied.

In the slider storage section 10, a plurality of slider stockers 11 (16 in this embodiment are arranged, but any number may be arranged if necessary) in which an appropriate number of different types of sliders 1 are stored are arranged. Has been done. The slider stocker 11 is composed of a plate-like body as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and is inserted into the sliding groove 4 between the upper wing 2 and the lower wing 3 of the slider 1 at the upper end thereof. A thin plate-shaped rail 12 is provided so as to be hooked thereover, and a cover 13 having a hook-shaped cross section is projected above the rail 12 so that the hooked slider 1 does not come out. As shown in FIG. 3, such a slider stocker 11 is arranged so as to be inclined so that the slider 1 may slide down downward by its own weight. A notch 14 for locking is provided at the lower end of the slider stocker 11 and is detachably locked to the shaft 17 in the stocker mounting groove 16 engraved in the first stocker holder 15. Further, a notch 18 for locking is also provided on the lower surface of the upper end, and is detachably locked to the shaft 20 of the second stocker holder 19, and a slider stocker for supplementation or replacement is provided. And can be replaced if necessary. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a stopper 21 made of a thick plate is provided near the lower end of the slider stocker 11 to receive the lowermost leading slider 1a.
Through the opening 22 without the cover 13 above it, it can be taken out upward by being gripped by the grippers 32 and 33 of the slider transport holder 31, which will be described later.
The slider transport unit 30 is the slider stocker 11 having the form of a slider short 11 ', such as the slider stocker 11 shown in the left end of FIG. You may use. In this case, as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG.
The slider 24 is installed on the frame stand so that the slider 1 is sequentially sent from the vibration feeder 24 directly to the slider stocker 11 ', and the slider leading to the end of the slider stocker 11' is a slider transport holder described later. The slider stocker 11 'is constructed so that it can be taken out upward by using the 31.
With this configuration, there is an advantage that a large number of sliders can be supplied.

Next, the slider carrying section 30 will be described. The slider carrying section 30 is composed of a slider carrying holder 31 for holding the slider 1 and a driving section 44. The slider transport holder 31 selects one slider 1 of the type corresponding to the fastener chain 6 to be attached from the slider stocker 11 that stores the different types of sliders 1, picks one slider 1 and transports it to the slider guide portion 50 described later. At the lower end, as in the embodiment shown in FIG.
A piston rod having two front grippers 32, 32 and one rear gripper 33 for gripping and taking out the slider 1 from the slider stocker 11 and provided with driving cam surfaces 34, 35 at the tip and the base. 36 air cylinder 3
By moving up and down by 7, the front and rear grippers 32 and 33 cooperate with the driven cam surfaces 38 and 39 of the front gripper 32 and the rear gripper 33 to open and close the front and rear grippers 32 and 33, and FIG.
As shown in (b), the lowermost leading slider 1a of the slider stocker 11 is gripped. When the slider 1 is gripped, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the two front grippers 32, 32 in particular have the slider tilted from both sides of the mounting column 5 of the handle of the slider 1. In order to ensure that the upper wing 2 can also be gripped with certainty, the front portion of the upper wing 2 is pressed diagonally as indicated by an arrow 8 in FIG.
The rear gripper 33 of the book is configured to press the entire surface of the lower wing 3 from the rear side. The slider transport holder 31 is attached to a piston rod 42 of an air cylinder 41 attached to a movable block 40 slidably attached to two guide rods 45 horizontally extending a plurality of slider stockers 11 and 11 '. , Is attached so as to reciprocate up and down via a mounting plate 43.

The drive unit 44 conveys and transfers the selected type of slider 1 gripped by the slider conveyance holder 31 to the slider guide unit 50. The movable block 40 to which the slider conveyance holder 31 is attached is shown in FIG. And the second
As shown in the figure, a plurality of slider stockers 11 are endlessly stretched in a direction orthogonal to each other and a timing belt
The position of the slider stocker 11 which stores the slider 1 of the selected type and the slider by a drive pulley 49 connected to a reversible motor 48 which is attached to the motor 47 and is controlled by an encoder (not shown). It is configured to automatically and continuously reciprocate between the guide portions 50. Further, a pair of guide rollers 46, 46 attached to the movable block 40 are brought into contact with a guide rod 45 provided in parallel with the timing belt 47 so that the slider 1 can be conveyed smoothly. There is.

The slider guide portion 50 is for receiving the transported slider 1 and supplying it to the slider holder 55 of the slider mounting machine 53. As shown in FIG. 2, the slider guide portion 50 is provided on one side of the feeding device of the present invention. The lower end of the slider holder 55 provided on the swing arm 54 of the slider mounting machine 53 provided on the transfer path of the fastener chain 6 in the finishing process of the slide fastener is capable of supplying the slider when it is rotated upward. It is arranged. Slider guide part
50 forms a slit 52 in the center as shown in FIG. 1 2
It is composed of one guide plate 51, 51, and the side ends of the left and right guide plates 51, 51 enter the sliding groove 4 of the slider 1,
The diamond portion 9 connecting the upper wing 2 and the lower wing 3 of the slider 1 passes through the inside of the slit 52 so that the slider 1 is guided by falling by its own weight. The upper end is provided with an enlarged opening for easily receiving the slider 1 dropped by opening the grippers 32, 33 of the slider carrying holder 31, and the lower end is provided with a stopper (not shown) for locking the slider 1. Has been. As shown in FIG. 2, the swing arm 54 of the slider mounting machine 53 pivots upward, and the slider holder 55 moves the slider guide portion 50.
When the slider 1 is brought into contact with the lower end of the slider 1, the slider 1 held by the stopper is forcibly discharged by a slider feeding claw (not shown) and supplied to the slider holder 55.

Each of the above mechanisms is linked with a control mechanism controlled by a preset program, and in connection with the transfer of the tuner chain, the slider of the type suitable for the tuner chain is automatically selected and the slider is mounted. It is fed to the machine and continuously attached with sliders on the fastener chain.

Next, the operation of the supply device of the present invention is shown in FIG.
Describing based on (b), (c), and (d), first, for example, one of the sliders of different types, such as different color tones, different pulls, and those with a stop device, The slider stocker 11 in which the slider is stored in advance is locked to the first and second stocker holders 15 and 19 and
Arrange in parallel as shown in the figure. In the case of the slider stocker 11 'in the form of a slider short, the slider is supplied from the vibration feeder 24 and placed. Next, in connection with the transfer of the fastener chain 6 for mounting the slider, the slider transport holder 31 is installed at a position of the slider stocker 11 which stores a slider of a kind corresponding to the fastener chain to be mounted according to a preset program. Move as shown in (a). When the desired slider is stored in the slider stocker 11 ', the slider transport holder 31 is moved to the position of the slider stocker 11'. And movable block
The air cylinder 41 of 40 operates to move the slider transfer holder 31 downward as shown in FIG. 9B, and the air cylinder 37 of the slider transfer holder 31 operates to operate the gripper.
32 and 33 are closed, and one slider 1 at the lowermost position of the slider stocker 11 is gripped. Next, after the slider transport holder 31 is lifted, the drive pulley 49 is rotated, and the timing belt 47 moves the slider transport holder 31 holding the slider to the position of the slider guide portion 50 as shown in FIG. 9C. Stop. Then, the slider transport holder 31 descends, approaches the upper end of the slider guide portion 50, the air cylinder 37 operates, the grippers 32, 33 open, and the slider 1 is placed on the slider guide portion 50 as shown in FIG. 9D. Supply falling. When the supply of the slider 1 is completed, the slider transport holder 31
Rises. Then, in order to receive the slider selected next by the program, the operation of moving to the position of the slider stocker and continuously feeding and supplying the desired slider to the slider guide unit 50 by the above operation is repeated. Slider 1 suitable for Huasner Chain 6
As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the fasteners 6 are sequentially attached in accordance with the timing of the finishing process.

〔The invention's effect〕

The slider supply device of the present invention is configured as described above, and a plurality of slider stockers in which different types of sliders are sequentially arranged for each type are detachably arranged in parallel on the stocker holder to store desired sliders. By moving the slider transport holder to the slider stocker and taking out one slider of the type corresponding to the fastener chain and transporting it to the slider guide part that supplies the slider to the slider mounting machine, Compared to, the mechanism is simpler, and since the slider stocker that stores the slider is not moved, it can be supplied to the slider guide part smoothly and at high speed without damaging the slider.
In addition, the slider stocker that stores various types of sliders is removably placed in the stocker holder, so the sliders can be easily replenished and replaced, and the slider mounting process can be performed more efficiently. It has many excellent effects.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a side view of a slider stocker, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. The figure is a plan view for explaining the attachment state of the slider to the fastener chain, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the gripping state of the slider by the gripper, FIG. 7 is the same transverse sectional view, and FIG. 8 is the same plane of the slider. FIG. 9 and FIG. 9 are explanatory views sequentially showing conveyance of the slider of the present invention. 1,1a …… Slider 10 …… Slider storage section 11,11 ′ …… Slider stocker 30 …… Slider transport section 31 …… Slider transport holder 44 …… Drive section 50 …… Slider guide section 53 …… Slider mounting machine

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of slider stockers in which different types of sliders are sequentially arranged and stored for each type are detachably arranged in parallel to a stocker holder, and a slider of a type selected from a plurality of slider stockers of the stocker holder. Move between the slider stockers to remove one slider, and remove the removed slider to the slider guide that is installed to feed the slider holder of the slider mounting machine. A slider feeding device for a slider fastener mounting machine of a slide fastener characterized by being provided.