TWI704878B - Opening part supply method and opening part supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an opener supply method and an opener supply device, which have a supply source, an opener support, an opener chute for feeding the opener from the supply source to the opener support, and an opener support in the opener chute The end of the side is provided with a stopper member that sends out the opening tools one by one to the opening tool holder. The present invention is provided with a conveying device that moves the opening tool holder, and an attachment device that mounts the opening tool conveyed by the conveying device to a fastener tape. The conveying device structure can rotate the opening tool, and is provided with a rotation device that rotates the direction of the opening tool in a predetermined direction while the opening tool is transported to the mounting device by the conveying device. The mounting device mounts the opening member set in the predetermined direction by the turning device to one of a pair of fastener stringers.

Description

Opening part supply method and opening part supply device

The present invention relates to an opener supply method and an opener supply device. The opener supply method and the opener supply device are used to install the opener on the lower end of the fastener stringer of the slide fastener. , That is, the plunger and the seat body are installed to a predetermined position of the zipper tape, and they are sent from the supply source to the installation device.

Previously, there is an open type zipper, which is provided with an opening member at the end of the zipper stringer. The opening member includes a seat body with a seat rod and a plunger. When the slider of the zipper is moved On the other hand, when disengaging the fastener elements, the left and right fastener elements can be separated from each other by the opening tool. With regard to the manufacture of an open-type slide fastener, in the state of a fastener chain (fastener chain), an opening tool is attached to a position to be the end of the slide fastener, and then the slide fastener chain is cut for each slide fastener.

There are two types of open zippers, one is to install the insert on the left side of the zipper and the seat bar and body on the right side of the zipper, and the other is to install the insert on the right side of the zipper and the left side of the zipper Chain belt installation seat rod and seat body. Therefore, the opening tool mounting device for mounting the opening tool to the fastener stringer has two mounting operations in the following cases, namely, mounting the plunger on the left side fastener stringer and mounting the seat bar and the seat body on the right side fastener stringer The chain strap, and, conversely, install the plunger on the right side zipper chain and the seat bar and the seat body on the left side of the zipper chain.

Since the two types of mounting operations are symmetrical to each other, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is an opener mounting device that can correspond to one device regardless of mounting. The opening tool attaching device includes an opening tool supply unit having a first supply unit for supplying the opening tool mounted on the left side of the left side fastener stringer, and a supply unit for supplying the right side tool mounted on the right side fastener stringer The second supply part of the opening. The first supply part has a first chute that transfers the opening tool to the opening tool conveying member of the opening tool conveying part, and the second supply part has a second chute that transfers the opening tool to the opening tool conveying member of the opening tool conveying part. Furthermore, it is provided with an opening tool conveying unit that supplies the left opening tool supplied from the first supply unit to the left fastener stringer, and the right opening tool supplied from the second supply unit to the right fastener stringer band. The opener conveying member is provided with a pocket for accommodating the opener, and the opener conveying member is arranged to be able to be displaced into the first posture with the bag opening toward the upstream side of the zipper chain conveying direction and the bag toward the first slide The second posture of the outlet opening of the groove or the second chute.

Thereby, the opening tool supplied from the first supply part can be attached to the side edge of one fastener stringer of the left and right fastener stringers, and the opening tool supplied from the second supply part can be attached to the other of the left and right fastener stringers. The side edges of the zipper tape. In addition, two opening tool installation devices are installed along the supply path of the fastener tape. First, the insertion rod of the opening tool is installed on one fastener stringer, and then the seat body with the seat bar of the opening tool is installed on the other fastener stringer. Chain belt, so that the installation of a pair of opening pieces is completed. [Prior Art Document] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] International Publication WO2015/145744

[The problem to be solved by the invention] In the case of the device of Patent Document 1, it has a structure that corresponds to two types of slide fasteners, and one opening tool installation device has a first supply part and a second supply part, and each has 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 the opening tool is likely to be clogged. Furthermore, the chute of the device of Patent Document 1 is arranged vertically, and the opening pieces stored in the chute are pushed against each other due to their own weight, and thus clogging is also likely to occur. In addition, the two opening tool installation devices for installing the plunger and the seat body respectively require two types of supply units, and therefore, the overall device becomes complicated and large-scale.

The present invention has been completed in view of the above-mentioned background art problems, and its object is to provide an opening tool supply method and an opening tool supply device that are compatible with two types of zippers with a simple structure and can efficiently install any type of opening tool. [Means to solve the problem]

The present invention is an opener supply method, which has a conveying device that holds the openers discharged from a supply source supplying the opener one by one in an opener holder, and supplies the openers to the mounting device, so The attachment device attaches the opening tool to the fastener tape, the transport device is configured to be capable of holding the opening tool to rotate, and while the opening tool is transported to the attachment device by the transport device, The direction of the opening tool is rotated toward a predetermined direction to be supplied to the mounting device, and the opening tool supplied in the predetermined direction is mounted on the pair of fastener stringers of the fastener tape by the mounting device. One.

When the opening tool has been sent to the opening tool holder, it is set at the positive and negative intermediate position of the direction in which the transport device rotates, and the opening tool is used to set it during the period until it is transported to the mounting device. The turning device of the conveying device turns the direction of the opening tool toward a predetermined direction. Particularly preferably, the opening member is rotated by 90° from the intermediate position to either positive or negative by the rotating device and sent to the mounting device.

The present invention is an opening member supply device, including: a supply source for supplying opening members; an opening member holder that holds the opening members that have been discharged from the supply source one by one; a conveying device that moves the opening member holder; and The opening tool conveyed by the conveying device is mounted on a fastener tape mounting device, and the conveying device is configured to be capable of holding and rotating the opening tool, and has a rotation device that uses the conveying device While the opening tool is being transported to the mounting device, the direction of the opening tool is rotated in a predetermined direction, and the mounting device is configured to set the rotation device in the predetermined direction. The opening tool can be attached to one of a pair of fastener stringers of the fastener tape.

Between the supply source and the opening tool holder, there is provided an opening tool chute for feeding the opening tool from the supply source to the opening tool holder, and the opening of the opening tool chute The end on the side of the tool holder is provided with a stopper member that sends out the opening tool to the opening tool holder one by one.

The conveying device includes a driving member that moves the rotation device to the mounting device, and a slide guide that supports the opener bracket and guides it in a conveying direction.

The turning device includes a holding portion holding the opening tool holder, and a rotation driving portion that rotates the holding portion, and the holding portion is slidably placed on the sliding guide of the conveying device. It is preferable to have a configuration in which the rotation driving part of the rotation device is a motor, and the motor is fixed to the holding part to rotate the opener holder. [Effects of the invention]

The opening tool supply method and the opening tool supply device of the present invention correspond to two types of slide fasteners having mutually symmetrical structures and the like with a simple configuration, and can efficiently install any type of opening tool. Thereby, the space of the device required for manufacturing can be simplified, and the slide fastener with the installation position of the opening tool reversed can be manufactured using the same device, and the manufacturing efficiency can be improved and the cost can be reduced.

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

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the opening tool supply device and supply method of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The opening tool supply device of this embodiment is a device which supplies the opening tool fixed to the edge part of each fastener stringer of a slide fastener to the slide fastener chain 10 of a slide fastener. As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, etc., the fastener chain 10 contains a pair of left-right symmetrical fastener stringer 12L and the fastener stringer 12R. Each fastener stringer 12L and the fastener stringer 12R has the fastener element 14 along the side edge of each fastener tape 13 which mutually opposes. The fastener chain 10 is provided with the space part 16 every predetermined|prescribed intervals of the length of a slide fastener in the longitudinal direction. The space part 16 is a part of the fastener tape 13 to which the fastener element 14 is not attached, and is a part which becomes the edge part of a single slide fastener. The space portion 16 is provided with a cutout portion 18 that cuts a part of the inner side edge of the fastener tape 13 of the fastener stringer 12L and the inner side edge of the fastener tape 13 of the fastener stringer 12R into U It is formed in a font shape, and the openings of the cut portions 18 face each other to form a through hole.

As shown in FIG. 4, the opening member 2 installed on the zipper chain 10 includes a plunger 4 and a seat body 6 in which the seat body 6 is fixed. The plunger 4 is attached to the space 16 of the fastener stringer 12R via the notch 18. The seat body 6 in which the seat bar 8 is integrally provided is attached to the space portion 16 of the fastener stringer 12L via the notch portion 18. Furthermore, the plunger 4 has an open end 4a 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 tool supply device 20 of the present embodiment includes: a feeder 22 as a supply source of the opening tool 2, and a plunger 4 or a seat body 6 as the opening tool 2 discharged from the feeder 22 in order The opener chute 23 sent out in the aligned state is provided with an opener holder 24 that holds the opener 2 sent from the opener chute 23 one by one. The opening tool chute 23 is inclined from the feeder 22 and arranged toward the opening tool holder 24 located below.

The opening tool chute 23 is inclined in the longitudinal direction to form a guide groove 23a, and the opening tools 2 neatly arranged by the feeder 22 are sent out in one row. A pair of opposing optical sensors 25 for detecting the opening member 2 is provided above the opening member chute 23, and a pair of opposing optical sensors 25 for detecting the opening member 2 is 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 and a light-receiving part such as laser light, and are used to detect and control the supply of the opening tool 2 drawn out from the feeder 22. When the upper optical sensor 25 does not detect the opening tool 2, the unshown control unit operates the feeder 22 to supply the opening tool 2 to prevent the opening tool 2 from being out of stock. Moreover, if the last opening piece 2 supplied is detected by the optical sensor 25, the feeder 22 is stopped, and the supply of the opening piece 2 is stopped to prevent the opening piece 2 from being crowded. If the upper optical sensor 25 detects that the state of the supplied opening piece 2 is normal, and the last opening piece 2 is not detected for a certain period of time, the supply of the opening piece 2 is regarded as abnormal, and the unillustrated The control unit stops the opening tool supply device 20.

On the lower end side of the opening member chute 23, a stop member 27 for receiving the opening member 2 detected by the lower optical sensor 26 is provided. The optical sensor 26 detects the opening member 2 located on the lowermost 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 by the air cylinder 28. The stopper member 27 at the forward position supports the opening tool 2 located at the lower end of the opening tool chute 23 to stop the transfer of the opening tool 2. In the retracted position, the opening tool 2 located at the lower end of the opening tool chute 23 can be moved from The opening chute 23 is discharged. Furthermore, a locking member 29 is provided at the lower end of the opening tool chute 23 to temporarily hold the opening tool 2 located directly above the lowermost opening tool 2 supported by the stopper member 27. The locking member 29 protrudes to the opening tool 2 side, and is provided with a locking piece 29a that presses and holds the opening tool 2 so as to protrude or retract freely.

The opener bracket 24 is located at a position opposite to the lower end of the opener chute 23 and is installed on the conveying device 30. The conveying device 30 has a rotating device 32 that rotates the opening tool holder 24 in a predetermined direction, and is provided so that the opening tool holder 24 can rotate in either positive or negative direction. Furthermore, the conveying device 30 includes an air cylinder 34 that is a driving member that moves the rotation device 32, and a slide guide 36 that supports the opener bracket 24 and guides it in the conveying direction. The slide guide 36 is arranged in the horizontal direction, and the linear slide 39 is arranged to be slidable in the horizontal direction along the slide guide 36.

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

On the side surface of the holding portion 38 opposite to the side where the cylinder 34 is located, a sensor support rod 42 is fixed in the vertical direction, and an optical sensor for detecting the opening member 2 is fixed to the upper end of the sensor support rod 42 44. The optical sensor 44 detects the opening member 2, and the opening member 2 is held on the opening member receiving portion 46 provided at the upper end of the opening member support 24. As shown in Figs. 1, 5(a) and 5(b), etc., the opener receiving portion 46 is provided with a bag 46a that faces the opening of the lower end of the opener chute 23 The opening part of the accommodating the opening member 2 dropped from the opening member chute 23. A through hole 47 is provided in the side wall 46b of the opening member receiving portion 46 where the bag 46a is formed, and the through hole 47 communicates with the bag 46a. The through hole 47 opens on the side of the optical sensor 44 in a size that can detect the opening member 2 in the bag 46 a by the optical sensor 44. The opening tool receiving portion 46 is attached to the opening tool holder 24 via the guide post 46c, and is biased by a spring (not shown) to protrude in the vertical direction. The opening member receiving portion 46 is provided so as to freely protrude or retract in the vertical direction with respect to the opening member support 24 using the guide post 46c.

An air cylinder 48 is provided opposite to the side of the opening member support 24 on the side where the air cylinder 34 is located, and the piston rod 48 a of the air cylinder 48 is located at a position opposite to the lower end of the opening member pressing rod 49. The opening member pressing rod 49 is pivotally supported to the opening member support 24 at its middle portion, and the pressing piece 49 a at the upper end of the opening member pressing rod 49 abuts against the opening member 2 to hold the opening member 2. The opening tool pressing lever 49 abuts against the opening tool 2 in the bag 46a by a biasing member such as a spring not shown, and always elastically holds the opening tool 2 in the bag 46a.

The opening tool supply device 20 of this embodiment is equipped with the attachment device 50 which mounts the opening tool 2 conveyed by the conveying device 30 to the fastener tape 13. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, etc., the mounting device 50 is installed to be able to move in a direction orthogonal and horizontal to the conveying direction of the opener holder 24 of the linear slide 39 that moves along the slide guide 36. The mounting device 50 fixes the holding portion 54 to the linear slider 53 which is slidably mounted to the linear guide 52 arranged in the horizontal direction. In the holding portion 54, one end of a pair of support rods 55 protruding in the horizontal direction is fixed, 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 installed so as to be able to advance and retreat in the horizontal direction by the air cylinder 57.

The support plate 56 is provided with a jig 60 including a pair of gripping pieces 60a for holding the opening tool 2 being conveyed. The holding piece 60a is provided so as to be opened and closed in the horizontal direction by a driving member such as an air cylinder (not shown) and capable of holding the opening tool 2. The clamp 60 is fixed to the mounting part 62, and the mounting part 62 is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat in the vertical direction along the cylinder 64.

The holding portion 54 of the mounting device 50 includes an adjustment member 68 for adjusting the position of the opening tool 2. The adjustment member 68 is provided to be fixed to the front end portion of the piston rod 69a of the air cylinder 69, which is fixed to the holding portion 54 and can be 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 opposed to the adjustment recess 68a has a positioning member 67 that can abut against the adjustment recess 68a protruding in the horizontal direction. In addition, 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. Thereby, according to the position of the adjustment member 68 which is moved horizontally by the air cylinder 57 and the position of the vertical direction is set by the air cylinder 69, the contact position of the positioning member 67 changes. Furthermore, according to the contact position of the positioning member 67, the horizontal movement position of the support plate 56 can select the position differing by the amount equivalent to the depth of the adjustment recessed part 68a.

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

In the vicinity of the lower part of the rotation mounting part 70 provided in the mounting device 50, a pair of air cylinders 76 located on the side of the horizontal movement range of the opener bracket 24 are provided. After the opener bracket 24 is positioned between the pair of air cylinders 76, the air cylinder 76 presses the lower end of the opener pressing rod 49 to swing it, thereby retreating the pressing piece 49a. Thereby, the pressing of the opening tool 2 is released, and the opening tool 2 is gripped by the clamp 60, and it becomes the state which can transfer it.

Next, the supply method of the opening tool supply device 20 of this embodiment is demonstrated below. The feeding method of the opening tool supply device 20 of this embodiment first, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the plunger 4 or the seat 6 of the opening tool 2 is sent out from the feeder 22 in a neatly arranged state. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, description will be made based on an example in which the plunger 4 is supplied. Regarding the manufacturing process, the plunger 4 is attached to the fastener tape 13 first. In addition, the seat body 6 is attached to the downstream side in the traveling direction of the fastener tape 13 by the same opening tool supply device 20.

The plunger 4 of the opening tool 2 that has been discharged from the feeder 22 is supplied downward through the inclined guide groove 23 a of the opening tool chute 23. The plunger 4 as the opening member 2 is detected by the optical sensor 25 above the opening member chute 23. As described above, shortage and overcrowding are prevented and supply can be smoothly performed.

At the lower end of the opener chute 23, the lowermost opener 2 as the plunger 4 is prevented from being discharged by the stopper member 27, and the presence of the lowermost opener 2 is confirmed by the lower optical sensor 26. Then, first, the locking piece 29a of the locking member 29 protrudes, and the second opening tool 2 located at the position immediately above the lowermost end and counting from below is locked. The optical sensor 26 detects the opening tool 2 located at the lowermost side of the opening tool chute 23, and sends a signal confirming the discharge operation of the opening tool 2 one by one to the control unit. Then, the air cylinder 28 is operated, the stopper member 27 is retracted, and only the opening piece 2 at the lower end drops downward. The opening member receiving portion 46 of the opening member bracket 24 is located at the lower end of the opening member chute 23, and the opening portion of the bag 46a of the opening member receiving portion 46 accommodates the opening member 2 dropped from the opening member chute 23. At this time, the air cylinder 48 is operated in advance, the piston rod 48a protrudes, the lower end of the opener pressing rod 49 is pressed and shaken, and the pressing piece 49a is retracted 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 Figures 5(a) and 5(b), the opening pieces 2 contained in the bag 46a, the open end 4a of the plunger 4 faces the opening piece chute 23 and the open end 6a of the seat body 6 faces away from opening The piece chute 23 is contained. The direction of the plunger 4 and the seat body 6 of the opener 2 is the direction that can be installed as shown in Figure 4. When being fed into the opener 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) and 5(b) to Fig. 8, the opener bracket 24 and the linear slide 39 along the slide guide 36 in the slide guide 36 Move in the length direction. Thereby, the opening tool holder 24 held by the holding portion 38 moves in the horizontal direction along the slide guide 36.

At this time, while the opening member support 24 moves along the sliding guide 36, the motor 40 of the rotating device 32 operates to rotate the opening member support 24 by 90°. The direction of rotation is selected according to the installation position of the opening member 2 of the zipper to be manufactured. When the plunger 4 of the opening member 2 is installed on the zipper fastener stringer 12R, the opening member bracket 24 is shown in Figures 6, 7 and so on. It is transported by turning 90° clockwise. In addition, when the plunger 4 is attached to the fastener stringer 12L, the opener bracket 24 rotates 90° counterclockwise in the above-mentioned figure and is transported.

When the seat 6 of the opening tool 2 is attached to the fastener stringer 12L or the fastener stringer 12R from the feeder 22, the opening tool bracket 24 is also turned in the same direction as the plunger 4 by the motor 40 in the same manner. Convey while turning 90°. In this embodiment, the open end 4a of the plunger 4 is fed downward in the opener chute 23, and the seat open end 6a of the seat 6 is fed upward in the opener chute 23, thus becoming the rotation direction. In addition, the rotation direction changes according to which direction the opening piece 2 discharged from the feeder 22 is supplied to the chute 23. The opening tool holder 24 that moves along the sliding guide 36 is shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, and in a state at a predetermined moving end, it is in a vertical direction around the opening tool holder 24 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 The shaft is rotated by 90° and positioned. In this state, the opening tool 2 stands by in the direction which can be attached to the predetermined fastener stringer 12L or the fastener stringer 12R.

In addition, the air cylinder 57 operates, the piston rod 58 protrudes, and the gripping piece 60 a of the clamp 60 is positioned above the bag 46 a of the opening member receiving portion 46. When the opener bracket 24 is located below the clamp 60, the air cylinder 64 operates and the clamp 60 descends. Then, the gripping piece 60a is opened as it descends, and the opening tool receiving portion 46 is pressed down along the guide post 46c against the force applied upward. When the opening tool receiving portion 46 is pressed down, the opening tool 2 is exposed from the inside of the bag 46a and becomes a state capable of being held by the holding piece 60a. Then, the gripping piece 60a is closed to grip the opening member 2, and the opening member 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 opener pressing rod 49. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the clamp 60 is raised, the air cylinder 57 is operated, and the opening tool 2 is positioned above the rotation mounting part 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 opening member support 24 returns to the position opposite to the opening member chute 23, in preparation for the next supply.

The rotating mounting portion 70 to which the opening tool 2 is mounted uses a moving device not shown to position the accommodating portion 72 below the fastener tape 13 in the vertical direction. Then, the rotating mounting portion 70 starts from the state shown in FIG. 13 and, as shown in FIG. 14, is rotated 90° counterclockwise in the drawing, so that the opening tool 2 is attached to the predetermined zipper fastener stringer 12L via the cut portion 18 Or the predetermined space part 16 of the fastener stringer 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, the step of attaching the seat body 6 is also equipped with the same devices as described above, and the seat body 6 is rotated by 90° in the same manner as the opening tool supply device 20 to be supplied, which is similar to the fastener stringer 12L or the fastener element. Any one of the chain belt 12R is attached correspondingly. 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 this embodiment correspond to the fastener stringer 12L and the fastener stringer 12R of two types of zippers having mutually symmetrical structures with a simple configuration, and can efficiently perform either type Open the installation of piece 2. Thereby, the installation space of the device required for manufacturing can be simplified, and the slide fastener whose installation position of the opening tool 2 is reversed can be manufactured using the same device, and manufacturing efficiency can be improved and cost can be reduced. Furthermore, the time for switching the installation position of the opening tool 2 can also be shortened, and manufacturing efficiency can be improved. Furthermore, the length of the opening tool chute 23 can be shortened, the clogging of the opening tool 2 can be prevented, and the operation rate of the apparatus can be improved. In addition, the opener supply method and the opener supply device of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. In addition to plus or minus 90°, the angle of rotation of the opener holder 24 may also be a different angle of rotation, and the direction of rotation may be one. The direction, for example, when it is attached to a fastener stringer, it can be transported by turning at an angle of 180°. For example, in this embodiment, when the plunger 4 passes through the opener chute 23, it is transported with the zipper tape side as the upper side. In contrast, when the seat 6 passes through the opener chute 23, the zipper tape side is Since it is conveyed downward, the rotation direction of the opener 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 can also be provided in an appropriate state.

2‧‧‧Open 4‧‧‧Plug 4a‧‧‧Plug open end 6‧‧‧Block 6a‧‧‧Open end of seat body 8‧‧‧Seat rod 10‧‧‧Zipper chain 12L、12R‧‧‧Zipper chain belt 13‧‧‧Zipper strap 14‧‧‧Zipper teeth 16‧‧‧Ministry of Space 18‧‧‧Cut 20‧‧‧Open parts supply device 22‧‧‧Feeder (supply source) 23‧‧‧Open part chute 23a‧‧‧Guide slot 24‧‧‧Open the bracket 25, 26, 44‧‧‧Optical sensor 27‧‧‧Block member 28, 34, 48, 57, 64, 69, 76‧‧‧Cylinder (drive member) 29‧‧‧Locking member 29a‧‧‧Locking film 30‧‧‧Conveying device 32‧‧‧Rotating device 35, 48a, 58, 69a‧‧‧Piston rod 36‧‧‧Sliding guide 38, 54‧‧‧Retention Department 39、53‧‧‧Linear slide 40‧‧‧Motor (rotating drive part) 42‧‧‧Sensor support rod 46‧‧‧Opening part receiving part 46a‧‧‧Pouch 46b‧‧‧Wall 46c‧‧‧Guide column 47‧‧‧through hole 49‧‧‧Opening piece lever 49a‧‧‧Extruded sheet 50‧‧‧Installation device 52‧‧‧Linear guide 55‧‧‧Support rod 56‧‧‧Support plate 60‧‧‧Fixture 60a‧‧‧holding piece 62‧‧‧Installation Department 67‧‧‧Positioning member 68‧‧‧Adjustment member 68a‧‧‧Adjustment recess 70‧‧‧Rotating mounting part 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 tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the mounting device of the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a partially broken perspective view showing a state where the opening tool is attached to the space portion of the zipper chain in the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5(a) is an enlarged plan view of the opener holder for the plunger of the opener supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 5(b) is the opener for the seat body of the opener supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention An enlarged top view of the piece holder. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing an initial state of supply of the opening tool by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a plan view showing an initial state of the supply of the opening tool by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 8 is a front view showing an initial state of supply of the opening tool by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in the middle of supply of the opening tool by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a plan view showing a state in the middle of supply of the opening tool by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 11 is a front view showing a state in the middle of supply of the opening tool by the opening tool supply device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 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. It is a front view which shows the state which attached the opening tool supplied from the opening tool supply apparatus of this embodiment to a fastener tape. It is a front view which shows the state which inserted the opening tool supplied by the opening tool supply apparatus of this embodiment in the space part of a fastener tape.

10‧‧‧Zipper chain

12L、12R‧‧‧Zipper chain belt

13‧‧‧Zipper strap

14‧‧‧Zipper teeth

20‧‧‧Open parts supply device

22‧‧‧Feeder (supply source)

23‧‧‧Open part chute

23a‧‧‧Guide slot

24‧‧‧Open the bracket

25, 26, 44‧‧‧Optical sensor

27‧‧‧Block 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‧‧‧Retention Department

39‧‧‧Linear Slide

40‧‧‧Motor (rotation drive part)

42‧‧‧Sensor support rod

46‧‧‧Opening part receiving part

46a‧‧‧Pouch

46b‧‧‧Wall

46c‧‧‧Guide column

47‧‧‧through hole

50‧‧‧Installation device

52‧‧‧Linear guide

55‧‧‧Support rod

56‧‧‧Support plate

60‧‧‧Fixture

60a‧‧‧holding piece

62‧‧‧Installation Department

68‧‧‧Adjustment member

68a‧‧‧Adjustment recess

70‧‧‧Rotating mounting part

72‧‧‧Containment Department

74‧‧‧Sensor

Claims (10)

A method for supplying an opening member, comprising a conveying device (30) that holds the opening members (2) discharged from a supply source (22) of the opening member (2) one by one in an opening member holder (24), and supply the opening member (2) to the installation device (50), and the installation device (50) installs the opening member (2) on the zipper tape (13), the opening member supply method Is characterized in that: the conveying device (30) is configured to be able to hold and rotate the opening member (2), and the opening member (2) is conveyed to the mounting device by the conveying device (30) During the period of (50), the direction of the opening tool (2) is rotated in a predetermined direction to be supplied to the mounting device (50), and the mounting device (50) is used to feed the product in a predetermined direction The opening tool (2) is attached to one of a pair of fastener stringers (12L, 12R) of the fastener tape (13). The opener supply method described in the first item of the scope of patent application, wherein the opener (2) is set to use the conveying device (30) in a state where the opener (2) has been sent to the opener holder (24). ) The positive and negative intermediate position of the direction in which the rotation is carried out, during the period before being transported to the mounting device (50), the opening member (2) is made by the turning device (32) provided in the transport device (30) ) To the specified direction. According to the method for supplying an opening member according to the second item of the scope of patent application, wherein the opening member (2) is rotated by 90° from the intermediate position to either positive or negative by the rotating device (32) and sent to the Install the device (50). An opening piece supply device, comprising: a supply source (22) for supplying an opening piece (2); and holding the opening pieces discharged from the supply source (22) one by one (2) the opening member support (24); the conveying device (30) that moves the opening member support (24); and mounting the opening member (2) conveyed by the conveying device (30) on the fastener tape The mounting device (50) of (13), the opening tool supply device is characterized in that the conveying device (30) is configured to be capable of holding and rotating the opening tool (2), and has a rotation device (32) , The rotating device (32) moves the opening member (2) to the mounting device (50) by the conveying device (30) so that the direction of the opening member (2) faces a predetermined The mounting device (50) is configured to be able to mount the opening member (2) set in a predetermined direction by the turning device (32) to a pair of the zipper tape (13) One of zipper fastener tapes (12L, 12R). The opening tool supply device according to the fourth item of the scope of patent application, wherein, between the supply source (22) and the opening tool holder (24), there is provided the opening tool (2) from the supply The source (22) is fed into the opener chute (23) of the opener bracket (24), and the opener chute (23) at the end of the opener bracket (24) side is provided with The opening pieces (2) are sent out one by one to the stop member (27) of the opening piece bracket (24). The opening tool supply device according to the 4th or 5th patent application, wherein the conveying device (30) includes: a driving member (34) that moves the rotating device (32) to the mounting device (50) ), and a sliding guide (36) that supports the opener bracket (24) and guides the opener bracket (24) in the conveying direction. The opener supply device described in the fourth item of the scope of patent application, wherein the rotating device (32) has a holding portion (38) that holds the opener bracket (24), and the holding portion ( 38) Rotating rotary drive part (40), so The holding portion (38) is slidably placed on the sliding guide (36) of the conveying device (30). The opening member supply device described in the 6th patent application, wherein the rotating device (32) has a holding portion (38) that holds the opening member bracket (24), and the holding portion ( 38) A rotating rotation driving part (40), the holding part (38) being slidably mounted on the sliding guide (36) of the conveying device (30). The opening member supply device according to the seventh patent application, wherein the rotation driving part of the rotating device (32) is a motor (40), and the motor (40) is fixed to the holding part (38) ) To rotate the opening member support (24). The opener supply device according to the eighth patent application, wherein the rotation driving part of the rotating device (32) is a motor (40), and the motor (40) is fixed to the holding part (38) ) To rotate the opening member support (24).

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