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US3750925A
US3750925A US00205550A US3750925DA US3750925A US 3750925 A US3750925 A US 3750925A US 00205550 A US00205550 A US 00205550A US 3750925D A US3750925D A US 3750925DA US 3750925 A US3750925 A US 3750925A
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    • A41H37/10—Setting buttons
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  • An improved feed arrangement for feeding two component fasteners, such as buttons, snaps and the like having a pronged element and a backing element, to an apparatus which attaches the fasteners to material, such as a garment.
  • the feed arrangement for each component includes a hopper-chute assembly, a guide channel and a driving means.
  • Each hopper-chute assembly is readily detachable from the apparatus to provide rapid substitution of one type or style of fastener for another and includes means preventing-discharge of elements from the chute when the assembly is detached from the apparatus.
  • the guide channel and drive means are arranged to receive elements from the chute and move them successively in a single step to a setting station where an anvil and a ram forcefully bring the elements together.
  • the guide channel for the pronged elements is formed by a pair of spaced, opposed wall members spring biased towards each other.
  • the wall members have faces of non-linear shape and taper towards each other in the direction of feed to form a labyrinth configuration therebetween. This configuration serves to align the prongs withthe axis of the channel so that they will not be prematurely and unwantedly deformed by jaws on the anvil.
  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching two components of a fastener to material in a sandwich configuration and in particular to a feed device having a guide channel with a labyrinth passage which engages prongs projecting from one of said components to position properly the prongs by the time the pronged component reaches a setting station.
  • fasteners of this general type include buttons, snap fasteners, rivets and the like.
  • the fastener is characterized by at least two components, one of which has at least two prongs projecting therefrom. The prongs are adapted to penetrate both the material and the other component before being deformed to secure the fastener and material together. Examples of such fasteners may he found in U. S. Pat. Nos. 1,815,792 (metal snaps), 2,377,263 (buttons), and 3,107,408 (plastic snaps).
  • the head elements having at least two prongs extending therefrom and the mating backing elements are stored in separate hoppers and are fed via separate chutes to a setting station -where an anvil and ram drive the elements togetherto fix the fastener on the material.
  • the backing elements have presented little difficulty in delivery to the setting station since they are substantially flat members which are readily positioned in the backing element chute.
  • the pronged head elements present far more difficulty in delivery since the prongs must be in substantially correct alignment with jaws of the anvil or ram at the beginning of the setting operation or the closing of the jaws will prematurely deform the prongs resulting in either a sloppy appearance of the fastener or inadequate overlap of the prongs on the backing element which will cause the fastener to come apart after only a few times of use.
  • the presentinvention is used in a fastener assembly apparatus and is characterized by a pair of hoppers and their associated chutes arranged to be readily .dismountable from the apparatus, means at one end of each chute to prevent the unintended discharge of fastener elements from the chute when dismounted from the apparatus, and the chutes arranged to feed fastener elements to their guide channels at an angle of approximately 45.
  • the head element guide channel is formed by a pair of opposing, tapering, non-linear wall members forming therebetween a labyrinth configuration extending along the longitudinal axis of the channel.
  • the channel has few moving partsand one wall portion is pivotally mounted in order to provide access to fastener elements within the channel.
  • a fastener retainer member is arranged in the channel adjacent the chute to act in cooperation with pusher arm means to release the next successive fastener element only upon the initial forward movement of the pusher arm means.
  • Drive means including the pusher arm, arearranged tomove the elements through the guide channel to a setting station in a single stop.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fastener assembly apparatus embodying the present invention with a second like apparatus being shown in. phantom;
  • FIG. 2 is another perspective showing the guide channel in an open position
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the guide channel of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic view, similar to FIG. 3, partially in section showing the passage of a pronged fastener elements through the guide channel and the details of one wall member;
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal section through the guide channel and chute taken alongline 5-5 of FIG. 3y
  • FIG. 6 is a vertical section through the guide channel and chute taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 is an end view of the apparatus embodying the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic representation of the setting station during attachment of the fastener to a piece of material.
  • the present invention has been shown and is described in connection with a fastener assembly apparatus of a conventional type. Only those portions of the known apparatus which are necessary for an understanding of the present invention have been shown with any detail for descriptive purposes. For further details of the operating mechanism and structure of known apparatus of this type, reference is made to U. S. Pat. Nos. 2,048,930; 2,377,263; and 3,225,993. Also, the fastener shown is a snap fastener having a head element with at least two prongs projecting from the reverse side and a backing element formed as the socket portion of the snap.
  • the obverse side of the head element can be colored or configured as desired but the present device will not register any head elements having an asymmetric design.
  • the present feed arrangement will, of course, feed the mating stud element and its associated backing element, the only requirement being that the element having the projecting prongs must be fed through the guide channel having the labyrinth configuration.
  • the attaching apparatus includes a head element feed assembly 10, a backing element feed assembly 12, a setting station 14 and driving means 16, 18 for each feed assembly.
  • the head element feed assembly 10 includes a storage hopper 20 having a top filling cover 22, a bottom emptying cover 24, and an opening (not shown) through which the head elements are passed to a head element feed chute 26 by conventional means (also not shown).
  • the lower end of chute 26 is detachably secured to a guide channel 28 bY means of thumb screw 30 and end element 32 as illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • a leaf spring 34 is mounted in end element 32 to normally block passage of head elements from the chute when the thumb screw 30 does not hold end element 32 tightly against the guide channel 28.
  • the end of the chute 26 approaches the guide channel at an angle of approximately 45.
  • the guide channel 28 extends in the feed direction from the area of the chute 26 to the setting station 14 and is constructed with a bottom surface 36 and two spaced side wall members 38 and 40.
  • Each side wall member includes a portion 39 and 41, respectively, profiled to present a non-linear surface which decreasingly tapers inwards towards the longitudinal axis of the channel in the direction of feed.
  • the details of only wall member 40 have been shown in FIG. 4 but it is to be understood that both wall members are substantially the same in this non-linear portion.
  • Element 42 is mounted in slot 43 formed in wall member 40.
  • a surface of element 42 directed toward the longitudinal axis of the channel is profiled to present the above mentioned nonlinear tapering profile.
  • the element 42 is mounted on a pair of spaced pins 44 having coil springs 45 mounted thereon between the element 42 and the wall member 40.
  • the pins 44 have enlarged heads limiting the inward movement of the element towards the axis of the channel while permitting the outward movement away from 'the axis.
  • the elements forming portions 39 and 41 together form a spring biased labyrinth passage in the channel.
  • Each side wall member also includes a longitudinal recess 47, 48 adjacent to and forming an extension of the bottom surface 36.
  • Side wall member 38 is formed as an assembly 49 which is pivoted on pin 50 and can be locked in the closed position by locking means 52.
  • the end of the side wall member 38 towards chute 26 includes a camming surface 54 which is inclined downwardly in the direction of feed.
  • a bevelled area 56 is formed in side wall 40 opposite the chute 26.
  • a retainer pin 58 mounted on the free end of a rotatable arm 60 extends above bottom surface 36 at the forward feed end of the bevelled area 56.
  • the arm 60 is pivoted on pin 62 (FIG. 3) for horizontal movement in a recess 64 and is biased to the position shown in FIG. 6 by a spring 66.
  • a pusher arm 68 is mounted at the rear end of the guide channel 28 and is adapted to be driven by drive means (not shown) longitudinally through the length of the guide channel in a slot 70.
  • the front end of pusher arm 68 has a profiled portion 72 adapted to engage the fastener element.
  • the backing element feed assembly 12 is somewhat similar to the head element feed assembly 10.
  • Backing element hopper 74 is substantially the same as hopper 20 and a chute 76 is similar to chute 26 while differing therefrom in length.
  • Chute 76 is attached to a backing element guide channel 78 which is arranged to feed the backing elements to the setting station by any a pusher arm (not shown) which may be similar to the pusher arm 68 associated with guide channel 28.
  • the setting station includes an anvil 80 and a coaxially mounted ram 82.
  • the upper end of anvil 80 has a slightly concave surface 84.
  • Spring gripping jaws 86 and 88 are mounted on opposite sides of anvil 80 and are normally biased towards each other.
  • the anvil and ram are attached to drive means (not shown) arranged to drive the anvil and ram vertically together.
  • the apparatus includes several drive means none of which have been shown in detail since they may be of any suitable type such as electric, electromechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic systems.
  • Each hopper is provided with drive means which initially move the elements from storage in the hopper to the chute.
  • the pusher arm of each guide channel is operatively connected to drive means to be-driven thereby in order to push an element through its respective channel in a single step.
  • a drive means drives the hammer and anvil together to set the fastener on the material.
  • Conventional means such as a foot operated switch (not shown), are provided for the operator to actuate the drive means and effect the setting operation.
  • hoppers 20 and 74 are filled with head elements and backing elements, respectively, and the system is charged by a sufficient number of actuations of the hopper drive means to fill the associated chutes with fastener elements.
  • Chute 26 is firmly held against channel 28 by thumb screw 30 so that spring 34 clears the chute for passage of the head elements.
  • the leading head element 90 will fall into channel 28 at an angle of approximately 45 with the prongs 92 and 94 extending into bevelled area 56 and the head portion resting against retainer pin 58 and extending partially into recess 48.
  • the lead backing element 96 will enter feed channel 78 about this same time.
  • the apparatus is now ready for the operator to position the material in the setting area and actuate the apparatus drive means by any conventional means (not shown) such as the foot switch mentioned above.
  • the feed arm drive means (not shown) will cause the respective pusher arms to move forward in the feed direction.
  • pusher arm 68 moves forward it causes arm 60 to rotate counterclockwise against the bias of spring 66 until pin 58 clears the head element 90.
  • head element 90 begins to move forward, its uppermost or raised edge engages cam surface 54 and is cammed downward until the entire head portion rests against bottom surface 36 and the prongs 92 and 94 extend substantially vertically.
  • the pusher arm delivers the head element 90 to anvil 80 substantially simultaneously with the delivery of a backing element 96 to ram 82.
  • the drive means for the ram and anvil (schematically shown by 16 and 18) are actuated.
  • Anvil 80 is driven upward with jaws 86 and 88 initially holding the head element 90 in the desired position.
  • the jaws will be cammed out of contact with the head element with the upward movement of the anvil and the head element will continue to be guided by the walls of the vertically directed annular guide 46.
  • the ram commences its downward trip carrying backing element 96 with it.
  • anvil 80 causes prongs 92 and 94 to penetrate the material 98, the backing element 96 and strike the end of ram 82 which causes the prongs to be deformed until the fastener elements and material are held tightly together. The anvil and ram are then drawn apart and the finished material removed.
  • Thepresent fastener attaching apparatus has many features which representsignificant advances in the art. Among these features is the head element feed chute approaching the guide channel at an angle of approximately 45. This allows for the construction of apparatus having a narrowbeam thus enabling formationofa closely spaced array ofapparatus (see FIG. 1) adapted to place all of the fasteners on a garment in a single operation.
  • the head element guide channel 28 has onlya few moving parts, namely, the labyrinth forming elements for aligning theiprongs of the head element. Thisresults in a substantial improvement over prior art devicesin both economy of parts and improved operation since the likelihood of jamming is substantially eliminated. Also the ends of the side wall members at the setting station forma vertically directed guide which keeps the head elements properly aligned after they are released by the anvil jaws.
  • the placement of the hoppers on the apparatus is also advantageous with the hopper for the backing element towards the rear of the hopper for the head elements towards the front.
  • the backing elements are generally similar, regardless of the garment, while the head elements may be of different colors, patterns etc. and require frequent change for the various garments being manufactured.
  • the head element hopper is readily accessible and, since single step feed is used, substitution of head elements can be rapidly made. Also the relative location of the hoppers clearly indicates which elements are to be placed therein thus lessening training requirements for the operators.
  • a pronged head element feed assembly including a hopper, a guide channel one end of which opens at said setting station, a chute connected to said hopper and the other end of said guide channel, and pusher arm means adapted to drive pronged head elements through said guide channel,
  • said guide channel including a bottom surfaceand a pair of spaced side walls disposed to define a longitudinal channel therebetween tapered in a feed direction, with at least one of said side walls having a portion with a non-linear surface whereby engagement of the prongsof said head elements with said at least one non-linear surface portion causes oscillation of said head element into proper alignment.
  • each side wall of said guide channel has a portion with a non-linear surface forming a labyrinth passage between said portions.
  • said camming surface being forward of said bevelledarea in thedirectionof feed and serving to cam the headelements downwardto fully seat in saidguidechannelwith the prongs extendingupward to engage said labyrinth configuration.
  • locking means adapted to normally hold said pviotal said wall in a closed position, whereby said guide channel may be opened to clear stoppages.
  • element retainer means adapted to hold said head elements at said chute
  • said element retainer means comprises,
  • each said side wall further comprises a longitudinally extending groove adjacent to and forming an extension of said bottom surface, the peripheral edge portion of said head elements engaging in said recesses to be guided thereby.
  • said hopper includes a filling port, a cover over said filling port, an emptying port, a door normally closing said emptying port, and a feeding port, said chute being connected to said feeding port.
  • the invention according to claim 13 further comprising means to detachably connect said chute to said guide channel.
  • said detent means comprises a leaf spring moved to an inoperative position when said chute is attached to said guide channel.
  • a guide channel for orienting prongsprojecting from one side of an element comprising a bottom surface
  • each side wall has a longitudinally extending groove adjacent to and forming an extension of said bottom surface whereby said labyrinth passage overhangs said bottom surface.
  • a guide channel according to claim 20 further comprising a pivotal member forming one of said side walls, and
  • a backing element feed assembly including another hopper, another guide channel one end of which opens at said setting station, another chute connecting said another hopper to the other end of said another guide channel, and pusher arm means adapted todrive backing elements through said another guide channel.

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