JPS6226969B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a stocking product for storing stocking products such as pantyhose socks, stockings, socks, etc. after taking them out from a processing machine such as a knitting machine or a finishing machine. Relating to an organizing device.

[Prior art]

Currently, in the manufacture of pantyhose socks, for example, knitted legs or finished shoe bottoms are delivered from processing machines and fall into containers in a tangled manner, usually stacked irregularly. For this reason, the tangled legs are separated into bundles that form the foot at one end and the torso at the other end for subsequent processing steps, such as forming the toe part of a sock or panty part, or for packaging. I had to manually sort and arrange them so that they faced each other in the same condition.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Such treatments are time consuming and sometimes cause damage to the product. The present invention solves the above problem by ensuring that all of the footwear products exiting the processing machine are stacked in a container or bin in a uniformly elongated condition.

[Means for solving problems]

To this end, the device for sorting out footwear products according to the present invention includes a guide means for guiding the footwear products coming out of the processing machine, and one end of the footwear products guided by the guide means, which is detachably gripped. a first gripping means having a gripping member spring-biased to hold the gripping means;
a moving mechanism for reciprocating between the first position and a second position spaced apart from the first position by a predetermined distance; first means for actuating the gripping member to engage one end of the footwear, and such that when the gripping means is moved to the second position, the gripping member disengages the one end of the footwear. A container configured to include a second means for actuating the gripping member, and a container located below the moving mechanism and storing the hosiery product separated from the gripping member in an elongated state. It is.

[Effect]

When the gripping means starts moving by the moving mechanism from the first position where it engages with the guide means toward the second position, the first means is actuated to grip one end of the footwear product guided by the guide means. engage the holding member. As the gripping means moves toward the second position, the footwear is gradually pulled out from the guide means, and as the gripping means moves to the second position, the footwear is pulled out from the guide means to the other end and the footwear is pulled out from the guide means until the other end. Means is actuated to cause the gripping member to release one end of the footwear. This causes the footwear product to fall in an elongated state into the container below. Then,
The movement mechanism returns the gripping means to the first position in engagement with the guide means, ready for removal of the next article of footwear fed through the guide means. The next footwear product falls into the container in an elongated state in the same way, and by repeating this, the footwear products are elongated and stacked in the container in a uniformly aligned state.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the footwear products are stacked in a container and taken out in a stretched and uniformly arranged state, so that there is no need to sort and arrange them again for the next processing or packaging. There is no need for Therefore, the effort and time required for such treatments can be saved and there is no risk of damage to the footwear products due to such treatments.

〔Example〕

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The organizing device of the present invention has a U-shaped tubular gripping member 5, and one end 10 of the tubular gripping member 5 has a rotatable A gripping finger 6 is mounted on a spindle 7 and spring-biased to a gripping position by a torsion spring 8 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The grid 9 is a tubular gripping member 5
The gripping finger 6 is provided at one end 10 of the gripper, and the gripping finger 6 is vertically movable inside the gripper. The purpose of this grid 9 is to prevent the tip of the product from penetrating into the tubular member 5.

The rotatable spindle 7 has a cam member 1 disposed on one side of the container 14 or other suitable support means.
A cam follower 11 engaged by 2 and 13 is mounted. A guide tube member 15 connected to the processing machine (not shown) guides the product aspirated out of the processing machine, with the tubular gripping member 5 in a first position engaging the outlet end thereof. engage the tip of the product coming out of the section. The open end 16 of the tubular gripping member 5 allows the product to pass through the guide tube member 15 when the tubular gripping member 5 is engaged with the outlet end of the guide tube member 15, as shown in solid line in FIG. For transfer or withdrawal, it engages the open end of an intake pipe (not shown) connected to an intake source.

In the present organizing device, a fluid preferably pneumatically actuated cylinder 18 having a piston rod 17 connected at its tip to the tubular gripping member 5 is suitably supported. The pneumatic cylinder 18 and piston rod 17 move the tubular gripping member 5 into a first position in which it engages the outlet end of the guide tube member 15, as shown in solid lines in FIG. As shown, the guide tube member 15 is reciprocated in the horizontal direction between a second position located at a predetermined distance from the outlet end. The cam follower 11 has a tubular gripping member 5 in a first position and a second position.
They are engaged by the cam members 12 and 13, respectively, only when they are close to the position. On the other hand, a conventional spring-loaded, cam-driven switching valve (not shown) is provided on the processing machine and is activated when the product reaches the outlet end of the guide tube member 15. It is located in In this case, the switching valve is connected to the cylinder 18 via a fluid pressure source for controlling the actuation of the piston rod 17. Preferably, for ease of operation, the fluid cylinder is pneumatically actuated, and the switching valve is mounted on the machine for easy mechanical operation, such as by a cam member provided on the machine.

The container 14 is provided below the range of movement of the tubular gripping member 5.

In operation, in a first position in which the tubular gripping member 5 is engaged with the outlet end of the guide tube member 15, as shown in solid line in FIG.
3, the grip fingers 6 are in the non-grip position as clearly indicated by the dashed lines in FIG. When the tip of the footwear product sucked from the processing machine through the guide tube member 15 reaches the opening 10 of the tubular gripping member 5, the cam-driven switching valve is actuated, and the piston rod 17 moves the tubular gripping member 5. Guide tube member 1
5 and start moving toward the second position. When this movement starts, the cam follower 11 is disengaged from the cam member 12, so the torsion spring 8 rotates the gripping finger 6 toward the gripping position, whereby the tip of the product is engaged with the gripping finger 6. be grasped. As shown by the dashed line in the center of FIG. 1, when the tubular gripping member 5 is in the movement process, the footwear product is gradually pulled out from the guide tube member 15, and when the tubular gripping member 5 approaches the second position, , the footwear product is withdrawn until its rear end emerges from the guide tube member 15. At this point, the cam follower 11 engages the other cam member 13, disengaging the grip fingers 6 from engagement with the tip of the product in the non-gripping position. As a result, the product falls into the container 14 in an elongated state. When the rear end of the footwear leaves the guide tube member 15 at the time when the cam member 13 is engaged by the cam follower 11, a cam-driven switching valve is actuated to shift the piston rod 1.
7 to return the tubular gripping member 5 to the first position shown in solid lines in FIG. 1 in preparation for the removal of the next product from the guide tube member 15, and so on.

Thus, the footwear products can be stacked in a container or bin in a uniformly stretched arrangement for easy removal and can be fed as a bundle to the next processing or packaging location. Note that photoelectric elements and counters may be used as needed to ensure that a certain number of products are present in each bundle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a device for organizing socks according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a gripping means, and FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the gripping means. Explanation of symbols 5...gripping means (tubular gripping member),
6... Gripping member (gripping finger), 8... Spring, 11, 12... First means, 11, 13... Second means, 14... Container, 15... Guide means (guide tube member), 17, 18... Movement Mechanism (fluid cylinder device).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A guide means for guiding the footwear product coming out of the processing machine, and a spring biased member so as to releasably grip one end of the footwear product guided by the guide means. a gripping means having a gripping member; a first position at which the gripping means is horizontally movably supported and the gripping means is engaged with the guide means; and a first position spaced apart from the first position by a predetermined distance. a moving mechanism for reciprocally moving the gripping means between the first position and the second position; first means for actuating a gripping member; and second means for actuating the gripping member such that when the gripping means is moved to the second position, the gripping member releases one end of the hosiery article. and a container located below the moving mechanism to store the footwear products detached from the gripping member in an elongated state. 2. The gripping member is a movable gripping finger spring-biased to an engaged position at one end of the gripping means, and the first means is a cam follower provided on the gripping finger and the first 2. The device for sorting out socks according to claim 1, further comprising a cam member that engages with the cam follower at the cam follower position to hold the grip finger at the detached position against the biasing force. 3. The moving mechanism is a fluid cylinder device having a piston rod, and the piston rod is moved to move the gripping means from the first position by driving a switching valve when the footwear product exits the guide means. this actuates the spring-loaded gripping fingers to engage one end of the product and the movement of the piston rod is horizontal to the second position where the other end of the hosiery product falls out of the guide means. pull it out in the direction
In that position, the gripping finger is disengaged from one end of the hosiery product by engagement of the cam follower and another cam member constituting the second means, and the hosiery product is extended into the container. stored in the extended condition, and then said switching valve is actuated to reverse the movement of said piston rod and return said gripping means to a position for engagement with the next article of footwear exiting said guide means. An apparatus for organizing footwear products according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The arrangement of footwear products according to claim 3, wherein the switching valve is a cam-driven, spring-loaded valve, and the valve is driven by a cam member on the processing machine. Device. 5. The gripping means is a U-shaped tubular gripping member, the guide means is a guide tube member located at one end adjacent to the processing machine, and the tubular gripping member is in the first position. one end thereof is arranged to engage the outlet end of the guide tube member and the other end is arranged to engage the end of the intake pipe, and in the first position the footwear product is drawn through the guide tube member. Claim 2~
A device for organizing footwear products as set forth in any one of paragraph 4.