TW202000070A - Opener supplying method and opener supplying device characterized by using a simple constitution to correspond to two slide fasteners having mutually symmetrical structure and efficiently mounting any kind of opener - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an opener supplying method and an opener supplying device equipped with a supplying source; an opener support; an opener chute delivering the opener to the opener support from the supplying source; and a stopper member provided at the end portion of the opener support side of the opener chute and delivering the openers to the opener support one by one. The present invention includes: a conveying device that moves the opener support, and a mounting device that mounts the openers conveyed by the conveying device to a slide fastener tape. The conveying device can allow the opener to be rotated and equipped with a rotating device allowing the direction of the opener to rotate toward the predetermined direction during the period of using the conveying device to convey the openers to the mounting device. The mounting device mounts the opener that have been set in the predetermined direction by the rotating device to one of a pair of fastener stringer.

Description

Opening piece supply method and opening piece supply device

The present invention relates to an opening tool supply method and an opening tool supply device for the opening tool attached to the lower end of a fastener stringer (fastener stringer) of a slide fastener That is, the plunger and the seat body are attached to a predetermined position of the fastener tape, and they are sent out from the supply source to the attachment device.

Previously, there was an open type zipper with an opening member at the end of the fastener chain strap, the opening member including a seat body with a seat bar and a plunger, when the slider of the zipper is moved When the bite of the fastener element is released, the left and right fastener element belts can be separated from each other by the opening tool. Regarding the manufacture of open-type slide fasteners, in the state of a fastener chain, an opener is attached at a position that becomes the end of the slide fastener, and then the slide fastener chain is cut for each slide fastener.

There are two types of open type zippers, one is to install the plunger on the left side fastener chain belt and the seat bar and seat body on the right side of the zipper chain belt, and the other is to install the insertion bar on the right side zipper chain with the zipper teeth on the left side The chain belt installs the seat rod and the seat body. Therefore, there are two installation operations for the opening tool mounting device for mounting the opening tool on the fastener chain belt, that is, installing the plunger on the left fastener chain belt and installing the seat bar and the seat body on the right fastener chain The chain belt, and, conversely, install the plunger to the right side fastener chain belt and the seat bar and the seat body to the left side fastener chain belt.

Since the two types of mounting operations are arranged symmetrically to each other, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is an opening tool mounting device that can be supported by one device regardless of the type of mounting. The opening tool mounting device includes an opening tool supply portion having a first supply portion for supplying a left opening tool attached to the left fastener stringer and a right supplying tool attached to the right fastener stringer Open the second supply section of the tool. The first supply unit has a first chute that transfers the opening tool toward the opening tool transport member of the opening tool transport unit, and the second supply unit has a second chute that transports the opening tool toward the opening tool transport member of the opening tool transport unit. Furthermore, an opening tool conveying part is provided which supplies the left opening tool supplied by the first supply unit to the left fastener chain belt, and supplies the right opening tool supplied by the second supply unit to the right fastener chain band. The opener conveying member is provided with a pocket for accommodating the opener, and the opener conveying member is provided so as to be able to be displaced into a first posture in which the bag opens toward the upstream side in the conveying direction of the zipper chain and the bag slides toward the first The second posture of the outlet opening of the groove or the second chute.

Thereby, the opener supplied from the first supply part can be attached to the side edge of one fastener tape of the left and right fastener chains, and the opener supplied from the second supply part can be attached to the other one of the left and right fastener chains Side edges of zipper tape. Furthermore, the opening device mounting device is provided with two along the supply path of the zipper tape. First, the plunger of the opening device is mounted on one fastener chain belt, and then, the seat body of the opening device with the seat bar is mounted on the other zipper tooth The chain belt completes the installation of the pair of opening pieces. [Prior Art Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Literature 1] International Publication WO2015/145744

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In the case of the device of Patent Document 1, it is a structure that corresponds to two types of slide fasteners, and has a first supply portion and a second supply portion in one opening tool mounting device, and is provided with a supply opening tool The first chute and the second chute make the structure of the device complicated. In addition, there is a problem that the supply path of the chute that supplies the opening tool discharged from the parts feeder to the installation position of the fastener tape is long, and clogging of the opening tool is likely to occur. Furthermore, the chute of the device of Patent Document 1 is provided vertically, and the openers stored in the chute are pushed against each other by their own weight, and clogging is also likely to occur. In addition, the two opening device mounting devices for mounting the plunger and the seat body each require two types of supply parts, so the device as a whole becomes complicated and large-scale.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the background art described above, and an object thereof is to provide an opening tool supply method and an opening tool supply device that can support any two types of slide fasteners with a simple configuration and can efficiently install any type of opening tool. [Means to solve the problem]

The present invention is a method of supplying an opening piece, and includes a conveying device that holds the opening pieces discharged from a supply source that supplies the opening pieces to the opening piece holder one by one, and supplies the opening pieces to the mounting device. The mounting device mounts the opening tool to the fastener tape, and the transport device is configured to be able to hold the opening tool and rotate it. During the period when the opening device is transported to the mounting device by the transport device, The direction of the opening tool rotates toward a predetermined direction and is supplied to the mounting device, and the opening device supplied in the predetermined direction is mounted on a pair of fastener chains of the fastener tape by the mounting device One.

The opener is set to a positive or negative intermediate position in the direction of rotation by the conveying device when it has been sent to the opener holder, and is used during the period until it is conveyed to the mounting device The turning device of the conveying device turns the direction of the opening tool toward a predetermined direction. It is particularly preferable that the opening member is rotated by 90° from the intermediate position to either positive or negative direction by the turning device and sent to the mounting device.

The present invention is an opening piece supply device, including: a supply source for supplying an opening piece; an opening piece holder that holds the opening pieces that have been discharged from the supply source one by one; a conveying device that moves the opening piece holder; and The opening device conveyed by the conveying device is attached to a mounting device of a zipper tape, the conveying device is configured to be able to hold the opening tool to rotate, and has a rotating device that utilizes the conveying device While the opening tool is being transported to the mounting device, the direction of the opening tool is rotated toward a predetermined direction, and the mounting device is provided to set the opening device in the predetermined direction by the rotating device The opener can be attached to one of the pair of zipper fastener chain straps of the zipper tape.

Between the supply source and the opener holder, there is an opener chute that feeds the opener from the supply source to the opener holder, and the opening of the opener chute The end portion on the side of the tool holder is provided with a stopper member that feeds the opening tools to the opening tool holder one by one.

The conveying device includes a driving member that moves the rotating device to the mounting device, and a slide guide that supports the opener holder and guides the conveying direction.

The rotating device includes a holding portion that holds the opener holder, and a rotation driving portion that rotates the holding portion, and the holding portion is slidably placed on the slide guide of the conveying device. Preferably, the structure is such that the rotation driving portion of the rotating device is a motor, and the motor is fixed to the holding portion to rotate the opening holder. [Effect of invention]

The opener supply method and the opener supply device of the present invention correspond to two types of zippers having mutually symmetrical structures and the like with a simple configuration, and any type of opener can be efficiently installed. This makes it possible to simplify the space of the device required for manufacturing, and it is possible to use the same device to manufacture slide fasteners having opposite mounting positions of the fasteners, thereby improving manufacturing efficiency and reducing costs.

Furthermore, the opening device is rotated by 90° from the intermediate position to either of the positive and negative directions by the rotating device and sent to the mounting device, whereby the rotating device can be rotated in the positive and negative directions with good balance and used, thereby extending the life of the device.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the opening material supply device and the supply method of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The opening tool supply device of this embodiment is an apparatus which supplies the opening tool fixed to the end of each fastener stringer of a slide fastener to the fastener chain 10 of a slide fastener. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fastener chain 10 includes a pair of left and right symmetrical fastener stringers 12L and 12R. Each fastener stringer 12L and fastener stringer 12R have fastener elements 14 along the side edge of each fastener tape 13 facing each other. The fastener chain 10 is provided with a space portion 16 at intervals of a predetermined length of the zipper in the longitudinal direction. The space portion 16 is a portion to which the fastener tape 13 of the fastener element 14 is not attached, and is a portion that becomes an end of a single zipper. The space portion 16 is provided with a cutout portion 18 that cuts a portion of the inner side edge of the fastener tape 13L of the fastener tape 12L and the inner side edge of the fastener tape 13 of the fastener tape 12R into U It is formed in a zigzag shape, and the openings of the cutout portions 18 face each other to form through holes.

As shown in FIG. 4, the opening member 2 mounted on the zipper chain 10 includes an insertion rod 4 and a seat body 6, and a seat bar 8 is fixed in the seat body 6. The plunger 4 is attached to the space portion 16 of the fastener stringer 12R via the cutout portion 18. The seat body 6 integrally provided with the seat bar 8 is attached to the space portion 16 of the fastener stringer 12L via the cutout portion 18. Furthermore, the insertion bar 4 has an open end 4 a through which the fastener tape 13 is inserted when it is attached to the fastener tape 13. The seat body 6 also has a seat body open end 6a through which the fastener tape 13 is inserted when it is attached to the fastener tape 13.

As shown in the figure, the opening material supply device 20 of the present embodiment includes a feeder 22 as a supply source of the opening material 2 and a plunger 4 or a seat body 6 as the opening material 2 discharged from the feeder 22 to be aligned The opener chute 23 sent out in an aligned state includes an opener holder 24 that holds the openers 2 sent out from the opener chute 23 one by one. The opening chute 23 is inclined from the feeder 22 and is arranged toward the opening holder 24 located below.

The opening chute 23 is inclined in the longitudinal direction to form a guide groove 23a, and the openings 2 aligned by the feeder 22 are sent out in one row. A pair of opposed optical sensors 25 that detect the opening member 2 are provided above the opening member chute 23, and a pair of opposing pairs that detect the opening member 2 are also provided below the opening member chute 23 Optical sensor 26. The optical sensor 25 and the optical sensor 26 include a light-emitting part such as laser light and a light-receiving part, and are used to detect the opening member 2 drawn out from the feeder 22 and control its supply. When the upper optical sensor 25 does not detect the opening tool 2, the feeder 22 is operated by a control unit (not shown) to supply the opening tool 2 to prevent the opening tool 2 from being out of stock. Moreover, if the last opener 2 supplied is detected by the optical sensor 25, the feeder 22 is stopped, the supply of the opener 2 is stopped, and the opener 2 is prevented from being packed. If the upper optical sensor 25 detects that the state of the supplied opening member 2 is normal, and the last opening member 2 has not been detected for a certain period of time, the supply of the opening member 2 is regarded as abnormal, and the The control unit stops the opening tool supply device 20.

At the lower end side of the opener chute 23, a stopper member 27 that receives the opener 2 detected by the optical sensor 26 below is provided. The optical sensor 26 detects the opening member 2 located on the lowermost end side of the opening member chute 23. The stopper member 27 is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat in the horizontal direction using the air cylinder 28. The stopper member 27 supports the opening member 2 located at the lower end of the opening member chute 23 in the advanced position to stop the transfer of the opening member 2, and can retract the opening member 2 located at the lower end of the opening member chute 23 from the retracted position. The opening member chute 23 is discharged. Furthermore, a locking member 29 is provided at the lower end of the opening chute 23, and the locking member 29 temporarily holds the opening 2 located directly above the lowermost opening 2 supported by the stopper member 27. The locking member 29 protrudes toward the opening 2 side, and includes a locking piece 29 a that presses and holds the opening 2 so as to protrude or retract.

The opener holder 24 is located opposite to the lower end of the opener chute 23 and is attached to the transport device 30. The conveying device 30 has a rotating device 32 that rotates the opener holder 24 in a predetermined direction, and is provided so that the opener holder 24 can rotate in either positive or negative direction. Furthermore, the conveying device 30 includes an air cylinder 34 as a driving member that moves the rotating device 32, and a slide guide 36 that supports the opener holder 24 and guides the conveying direction. The slide guide 36 is arranged in the horizontal direction, and the linear slide 39 is provided to slide freely along the slide guide 36 in the horizontal direction.

The turning device 32 includes a holding portion 38 that holds the opener holder 24 and a motor 40 that is a rotation driving portion that rotates the holding portion 38. The motor 40 is fixed to a linear slide 39 that is placed on a slide guide 36 as a linear guide. The front end portion of the piston rod 35 provided in the cylinder 34 is fixed to the side surface of the motor 40. The air cylinder 34 and the piston rod 35 advance and retract the holding portion 38 that drives forward and backward along the slide guide 36.

On the side of the holding portion 38 opposite to the side where the cylinder 34 is located, the sensor support bar 42 is fixed in the vertical direction, and the optical sensor of the detection opening 2 is fixed on the upper end of the sensor support bar 42 44. The optical sensor 44 detects the opening member 2 which is held by the opening member receiving portion 46 provided at the upper end of the opening member holder 24. As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 (a ), and 5 (b ), the opening member receiving portion 46 includes a bag-like object 46 a having an opening facing the lower end of the opening member chute 23 The opening 2 of the opening is received from the opening chute 23. The side wall 46b of the opening member receiving portion 46 where the pocket 46a is formed is provided with a through hole 47, and the through hole 47 communicates with the pocket 46a. The through hole 47 is opened to the side of the optical sensor 44 with a size that can detect the opening 2 in the bag 46a by the optical sensor 44. The opener receiving portion 46 is attached to the opener holder 24 via the guide post 46c, and is urged by a spring (not shown) to protrude in the vertical direction. The opening member receiving portion 46 is provided so as to protrude or retract in a vertical direction with respect to the opening member holder 24 by the guide post 46c.

A cylinder 48 is provided facing the side of the opening holder 24 on which the cylinder 34 is located, and the piston rod 48 a of the cylinder 48 is located opposite the lower end of the opening member pressing rod 49. The opening piece pressing lever 49 is supported by the opening piece holder 24 at the middle axis, and the pressing piece 49 a at the upper end of the opening piece pressing lever 49 abuts against the opening piece 2 to hold the opening piece 2. The opener pressing lever 49 abuts the opener 2 in the bag 46a by a biasing member such as a spring (not shown), and always elastically holds the opener 2 in the bag 46a.

The opening tool supply device 20 of the present embodiment includes an attachment device 50 that attaches the opening tool 2 transported by the transport device 30 to the fastener tape 13. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and the like, the mounting device 50 is provided so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the opener holder 24 of the linear slider 39 moving along the slide guide 36 and horizontal. The mounting device 50 fixes the holding portion 54 to the linear slider 53 that is slidably mounted on the linear guide 52 arranged in the horizontal direction. One end of a pair of support rods 55 protruding in the horizontal direction is fixed to the holding portion 54, and the other end of the support rod 55 is fixed to the support plate 56. The front end portion of the piston rod 58 of the air cylinder 57 arranged in the horizontal direction is fixed to the support plate 56, and the support plate 56 is provided by the air cylinder 57 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the horizontal direction.

The support plate 56 is provided with a jig 60 including a pair of gripping pieces 60 a that holds the transported opening tool 2. The grip piece 60a is provided to be opened and closed in the horizontal direction by a driving member such as an air cylinder (not shown) and can hold the opener 2. The jig 60 is fixed to the mounting portion 62, and the mounting portion 62 is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat along the cylinder 64 in the vertical direction.

An adjustment member 68 for adjusting the position of the opening tool 2 is provided in the holding portion 54 of the mounting device 50. The adjustment member 68 is provided so as to be fixed to the front end portion of the piston rod 69a of the air cylinder 69 fixed to the holding portion 54 and capable of being displaced in the vertical direction by the air cylinder 69. The adjustment member 68 is formed with an adjustment recess 68a. The adjustment recess 68a faces the support plate 56 in the moving direction of the support plate 56, and the support plate 56 opposing the adjustment recess 68a protrudes in the horizontal direction with a positioning member 67 that can abut against the adjustment recess 68a. Further, the positioning member 67 is provided so as to be able to abut on the inside and outside of the adjustment recess 68a according to the position of the adjustment member 68 in the vertical direction. Thus, the abutment position of the positioning member 67 changes according to the position of the adjustment member 68 that moves horizontally with the air cylinder 57 and sets the vertical position with the air cylinder 69. In addition, depending on the contact position of the positioning member 67, the horizontal movement position of the support plate 56 can be selected by a position that differs by an amount corresponding to the depth of the adjustment recess 68 a.

The mounting device 50 has a rotary mounting portion 70 that transfers the opening tool 2 after the clamp 60 holding the opening tool 2 is horizontally moved by the air cylinder 57. The rotation mounting portion 70 has a receiving portion 72 that receives the opening tool 2 held by the jig 60. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the rotation attachment portion 70 is provided to be movable, and the opening member 2 is rotated to be attached to the space portion 16 of the fastener tape 13. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the accommodating portion 72 is provided at the end on the right side in the drawing of the rotation mounting portion 70 in the transport direction of the fastener tape 13 and in the horizontal direction. The rotation mounting portion 70 rotates the opening 2 transferred from the jig 60 counterclockwise by 90° in FIG. 2 and is attached to the space portion 16 of the fastener tape 13. A sensor 74 is provided in the vicinity of the rotation mounting portion 70, and the sensor 74 is horizontally opposed to the storage portion 72 to detect opening in a state where the storage portion 72 of the rotation mounting portion 70 is located at an end in the horizontal direction. Piece 2.

A pair of air cylinders 76 located on the side of the horizontal movement range of the opener holder 24 are provided near the lower portion of the rotation mounting portion 70 provided in the mounting device 50. After the opener holder 24 is positioned between the pair of air cylinders 76, the air cylinder 76 presses the lower end portion of the opener pressing lever 49 to rock it, thereby retreating the pressing piece 49a. Thereby, the pressing of the opening tool 2 is released, and the opening tool 2 is held by the jig 60 and can be transferred.

Next, the method of supplying the opening material supply device 20 of the present embodiment will be described below. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the method of supplying the opening tool supply device 20 of the present embodiment sends out the plunger 4 or the seat 6 of the opening tool 2 from the feeder 22 in a neatly arranged state. In the following, in the present embodiment, an example of supplying the plunger 4 will be described. Regarding the manufacturing process, it is the plunger 4 that is first attached to the fastener tape 13. Furthermore, the seat body 6 is attached to the downstream side in the moving direction of the fastener tape 13 using the same opening tool supply device 20.

The plunger 4 of the opener 2 that has been discharged from the feeder 22 is supplied downward via the inclined guide groove 23a of the opener chute 23. The plunger 4 as the opening member 2 is detected by the optical sensor 25 above the opening member chute 23, and as described above, it is prevented from being out of stock and packed and can be smoothly supplied.

At the lower end of the opening chute 23, the opening 2 as the plunger 4 at the lowermost end is prevented from being discharged by the stopper member 27, and the presence of the lowermost opening 2 is confirmed by the optical sensor 26 below. Then, first, the locking piece 29a of the locking member 29 protrudes, and the second opening member 2 from the bottom located immediately above the lowermost position is locked. The optical sensor 26 detects the opener 2 located on the lowermost end side of the opener chute 23, and sends a signal confirming the successive discharge operation of the opener 2 to the control unit. Then, the air cylinder 28 operates, the stopper member 27 retreats, and only the lowermost opening member 2 falls downward. The opening member receiving portion 46 of the opening member holder 24 is located at the lower end portion of the opening member chute 23, and the opening member 2 of the bag 46a of the opening member receiving portion 46 is dropped from the opening member chute 23. At this time, the air cylinder 48 operates in advance, the piston rod 48a protrudes, presses the lower end portion of the opener pressing rod 49 to rock, and the pressing piece 49a retreats from the bag 46a.

Then, the air cylinder 48 is operated, the piston rod 48a is retracted, and the pressing piece 49a of the opener pressing rod 49 is inserted into the bag 46a by a urging member (not shown). Thereby, the plunger 4 of the opening member 2 located in the bag 46a is positioned and held by the pressing piece 49a. As shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), each opener 2 housed in the bag 46a has the open end 4a of the plunger 4 facing the opener chute 23 side and the open end 6a of the seat 6 facing away The material chute 23 is accommodated. The direction of the plunger 4 and the seat body 6 of the opening tool 2 is as shown in FIG. 4, and when being fed into the opening tool chute 23, the direction of each open end 4a and open end 6a is determined by the feeder 22 After adjustment, insert it into the opening chute 23.

Then, the air cylinder 34 of the conveying device 30 operates, as shown in FIGS. 5( a ), 5 (b) to 8, the opener bracket 24 and the linear slider 39 along the sliding guide 36 on the sliding guide 36 Move lengthwise. Thus, the opener holder 24 held by the holding portion 38 moves in the horizontal direction along the slide guide 36.

At this time, while the opening bracket 24 is moving along the slide guide 36, the motor 40 of the turning device 32 operates to rotate the opening bracket 24 by 90°. The direction of rotation is selected according to the mounting position of the opening member 2 of the zipper to be manufactured. When the plunger 4 of the opening member 2 is attached to the fastener chain belt 12R, in FIG. 6, FIG. Turn 90° clockwise to transport. In addition, when the plunger 4 is attached to the fastener chain fastener 12L, the opener holder 24 is rotated counterclockwise by 90° in the figure to carry it.

When the seat body 6 of the opening tool 2 is attached to the fastener chain belt 12L or the fastener chain belt 12R from the feeder 22, the opening bracket 24 is also oriented in the same direction as the plunger 4 by the motor 40 Rotate 90° while carrying. In this embodiment, the open end 4a of the plunger 4 is supplied downward in the opener chute 23, and the seat open end 6a of the seat body 6 is supplied upward in the opener chute 23, thus becoming the rotation direction. In addition, the rotation direction changes according to the direction in which the opening member 2 discharged from the feeder 22 is supplied to the chute 23. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the opening holder 24 that moves along the slide guide 36 is in a vertical direction around the opening holder 24 shown in FIGS. The shaft is positioned by turning 90°. In this state, the opener 2 stands by in a direction that can be attached to a predetermined fastener stringer 12L or fastener stringer 12R.

Moreover, the air cylinder 57 operates, the piston rod 58 protrudes, and the grip piece 60 a of the jig 60 is located above the bag 46 a of the opening member receiving portion 46. When the opening bracket 24 is located below the clamp 60, the air cylinder 64 operates and the clamp 60 is lowered. Then, the grip piece 60a is opened along with the descent, and the opener receiving portion 46 resists the upwardly applied force and is pressed along the guide post 46c. When the opening tool receiving portion 46 is pressed, the opening tool 2 is exposed from the inside of the bag 46a and can be held by the holding piece 60a. Then, the holding piece 60a is closed to hold the opening tool 2, and the opening tool 2 is temporarily raised by the air cylinder 64. At this time, the air cylinder 76 operates to retreat the pressing piece 49a of the opening lever 49. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the jig 60 is raised, the air cylinder 57 is operated, and the opener 2 is positioned above the rotation mounting portion 70 provided in the mounting device 50. Then, the jig 60 is lowered, and the opening tool 2 is inserted into the accommodating portion 72 of the rotation mounting portion 70. At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the opener holder 24 returns to the position opposed to the opener chute 23 for the next supply.

The rotation mounting portion 70 to which the opening tool 2 is attached uses a moving device (not shown) to position the storage portion 72 downward in the vertical direction of the fastener tape 13. Then, the rotation mounting portion 70 starts from the state shown in FIG. 13, and as shown in FIG. 14, the pattern is rotated 90° counterclockwise, so that the opening tool 2 is attached to the predetermined fastener chain 12L via the cutout portion 18. Or a predetermined space portion 16 of the fastener chain fastener 12R. Furthermore, the opening tool 2 is fastened to the space part 16 of the fastener stringer 12L and the fastener stringer 12R by the fastening device which is not shown in figure. When the installation of the plunger 4 of the opening member 2 is completed, it is sent to the next process.

In addition, in the process of attaching the seat body 6, the same apparatus as described above is provided, and the seat body 6 is rotated by 90° to be supplied in the same manner as the opening tool supply device 20, and is connected to the fastener chain belt 12L or the fastener element Any one of the chain belts 12R is installed in correspondence. The installation of the seat body 6 is performed after the installation of the plunger 4.

The opener supply device and the opener supply method of the present embodiment have a simple structure corresponding to two types of zipper fastener chain belts 12L and zipper fastener chain belts 12R having mutually symmetrical structures, etc., and can efficiently perform any type of Open the installation of piece 2. Thereby, the installation space of the device required for manufacturing can be simplified, and the slide fastener having the opposite mounting position of the opening tool 2 can be manufactured by the same device, so that the manufacturing efficiency can be improved and the cost can be reduced. Furthermore, the time for switching the installation position of the opening tool 2 can be shortened, and the manufacturing efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, the length of the opener chute 23 can be shortened, clogging of the opener 2 can be prevented, and the operation rate of the device can be improved. In addition, the opening material supply method and the opening material supply device of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and the rotation angle of the opening member holder 24 may be positive and negative rotation angles other than plus or minus 90°, and the rotation direction may be one For example, the direction can be conveyed by rotating at an equal angle of 180° when attached to a fastener chain. For example, in the present embodiment, the plunger 4 is transported with the zipper tape side up when passing through the opening chute 23, while the seat body 6 takes the zipper tape side when passing through the opening chute 23 Since it is transported downward, the rotation direction of the opening holder 24 is the same direction. The supply source of the opening tool 2 may be a member other than the feeder 22, and the opening tool chute 23 may be provided in an appropriate state.

2‧‧‧Open 4‧‧‧Plug 4a‧‧‧Plug open end 6‧‧‧Body 6a‧‧‧Seat body open end 8‧‧‧seat stick 10‧‧‧Zipper chain 12L, 12R‧‧‧Zipper tooth chain belt 13‧‧‧Zipper tape 14‧‧‧Zipper fastener 16‧‧‧Space Department 18‧‧‧Notch 20‧‧‧Open parts supply device 22‧‧‧Feeder (supply source) 23‧‧‧opening chute 23a‧‧‧Guide groove 24‧‧‧opening bracket 25, 26, 44‧‧‧ optical sensor 27‧‧‧stop member 28, 34, 48, 57, 64, 69, 76 ‧‧‧ cylinder (drive member) 29‧‧‧ locking member 29a‧‧‧stop piece 30‧‧‧Conveying device 32‧‧‧Rotating device 35, 48a, 58, 69a ‧‧‧ piston rod 36‧‧‧Sliding guide 38, 54‧‧‧ Department 39, 53‧‧‧ linear slide 40‧‧‧Motor (rotation drive section) 42‧‧‧Sensor support rod 46‧‧‧Opening parts undertaking department 46a‧‧‧bag 46b‧‧‧Side wall 46c‧‧‧Guide column 47‧‧‧Through hole 49‧‧‧opening lever 49a‧‧‧Extruded tablets 50‧‧‧Installation device 52‧‧‧Linear guide 55‧‧‧support rod 56‧‧‧Support plate 60‧‧‧Fixture 60a‧‧‧handle 62‧‧‧Installation Department 67‧‧‧Locating member 68‧‧‧Adjustment component 68a‧‧‧Adjust recess 70‧‧‧Rotating installation 72‧‧‧ Containment Department 74‧‧‧Sensor

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an opening tool supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the opening material supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the mounting device of the opening material supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a partially broken perspective view showing a state where an opening tool is attached to a space portion of a fastener chain in an embodiment of the present invention. 5(a) is an enlarged plan view of an opening tool holder for a plunger of an opening tool supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5(b) is an opening for a seat body of an opening tool supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Enlarged top view of the bracket. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the opening tool is supplied by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a plan view showing the initial state of the opening tool supply by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the initial state of the opening tool supply by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the opening tool is being supplied by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a plan view showing a state in which the opening tool is being supplied by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 11 is a front view showing a state in which the opening tool is being supplied by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 12 is a perspective view showing a state where the opening tool supplied by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention is attached to the fastener tape. 13 is a front view showing a state where the opening tool supplied from the opening tool supply device of the present embodiment is attached to the fastener tape. 14 is a front view showing a state in which the opening tool supplied by the opening tool supply device of the present embodiment is inserted into the space portion of the fastener tape.

10‧‧‧Zipper chain

12L, 12R‧‧‧Zipper tooth chain belt

13‧‧‧Zipper tape

14‧‧‧Zipper fastener

20‧‧‧Open parts supply device

22‧‧‧Feeder (supply source)

23‧‧‧opening chute

23a‧‧‧Guide groove

24‧‧‧opening bracket

25, 26, 44‧‧‧ optical sensor

27‧‧‧stop member

28, 34, 48, 57, 64, 69, 76 ‧‧‧ cylinder (drive member)

29‧‧‧ locking member

30‧‧‧Conveying device

32‧‧‧Rotating device

58‧‧‧piston rod

36‧‧‧Sliding guide

38, 54‧‧‧ Department

39‧‧‧Linear Slide

40‧‧‧Motor (rotary drive section)

42‧‧‧Sensor support rod

46‧‧‧Opening parts undertaking department

46a‧‧‧bag

46b‧‧‧Side wall

46c‧‧‧Guide column

47‧‧‧Through hole

50‧‧‧Installation device

52‧‧‧Linear guide

55‧‧‧support rod

56‧‧‧Support plate

60‧‧‧Fixture

60a‧‧‧handle

62‧‧‧Installation Department

68‧‧‧Adjustment component

68a‧‧‧Adjust recess

70‧‧‧Rotating installation

72‧‧‧ Containment Department

74‧‧‧Sensor

Claims (8)

An opening material supply method includes a conveying device (30) that holds the opening materials (2) discharged from a supply source (22) supplying the opening materials (2) to an opening material holder one by one (24), and supply the opening member (2) to an installation device (50), the installation device (50) installs the opening member (2) to a zipper tape (13), the opening member supply method The characteristics are: The conveying device (30) is configured to be able to hold and rotate the opening tool (2), and the conveying device (30) is used to transport the opening tool (2) to the mounting device (50) During the period, the direction of the opening tool (2) is rotated toward a predetermined direction and supplied to the mounting device (50), and the opening device supplied in the predetermined direction is used by the mounting device (50) (2) One of a pair of fastener chains (12L, 12R) attached to the fastener tape (13). The opening member supply method according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the opening member (2) is set to use the conveying device (30) in a state where it has been sent to the opening member holder (24) ) The positive and negative intermediate positions in the direction of rotation, during the period before being transported to the mounting device (50), the opening member (2) is rotated by the rotating device (32) provided in the transport device (30) ) Turns in the direction specified. The method for supplying an opening member as described in item 2 of the patent application range, wherein the opening member (2) is rotated by 90° from the intermediate position to either side of the plus or minus by the rotating device (32) and sent to the Install the device (50). An opening member supply device, comprising: a supply source (22) for supplying an opening member (2); an opening member holder (24) for holding the opening member (2) discharged from the supply source (22) one by one; A conveying device (30) for moving the opening bracket (24); and an installation device (50) for mounting the opening (2) conveyed by the conveying device (30) on a zipper tape (13), The opening device supply device is characterized by: The conveying device (30) is configured to be able to hold and rotate the opening member (2), and has a rotating device (32), and the rotating device (32) uses the conveying device (30) to rotate the While the opening tool (2) is being transported to the mounting device (50), the direction of the opening tool (2) is turned toward a predetermined direction, The mounting device (50) is provided so that the pair of fastener chains can be mounted on the zipper tape (13) with the opening member (2) set in a predetermined direction by the rotating device (32) One of (12L, 12R). The opening device supply device according to item 4 of the patent application range, wherein between the supply source (22) and the opening device holder (24), there is provided the opening device (2) from the supply The source (22) is fed into the opening member chute (23) of the opening member bracket (24), and the end of the opening member chute (23) on the opening member bracket (24) side is provided with The opening pieces (2) are sent out one by one to the stopper members (27) of the opening piece bracket (24). The opening material supply device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the conveying device (30) includes a driving member (34) that moves the rotating device (32) to the mounting device (50) ), and a slide guide (36) that supports the opener bracket (24) and guides the opener bracket (24) in the conveying direction. The opening member supply device according to claim 4 or 6, wherein the rotating device (32) has a holding portion (38) holding the opening member holder (24), and the holding device A rotation driving part (40) that rotates a part (38), and the holding part (38) is slidably placed on the slide guide (36) of the conveying device (30). The opening member supply device according to item 7 of the patent application range, wherein the rotation driving part of the turning device (32) is a motor (40), and the motor (40) is fixed to the holding part (38) ) To turn the opening bracket (24).

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