JPH03220363A - Automatic cutting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject apparatus capable of simultaneously performing the cutting of parts and the application of labels by providing a cutting means, a label-application means and a means for moving the label-application means to an XY-transfer apparatus movable on a cutting table according to cutting data. CONSTITUTION:A laser cutting apparatus 12 and a label-application apparatus 13 are adjacently attached to an XY transfer apparatus 11 movable on a cutting table 1 according to cutting data. The label-application apparatus 13 is composed of a main body 13a to peel a backing paper from a label roll 100 to expose the sticking surface of the label and an actuator 13b such as a solenoid to vertically move the main body 13a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic cutting device that automatically cuts parts used for sewing based on cutting data stored in advance.

[Conventional technology]

Normally, many of the cut parts are very similar in shape and size, and separating the cut parts requires a lot of effort and time, and there is often a risk of missorting. .

For this reason, the types, sizes, front and back of the various parts cut by conventional automatic cutting equipment, and the distinction between them from scraps, etc., are not clear, so the shape of the parts is written from CAD etc. By outputting a marker that serves as a guide sheet with part information such as size and part number to the plotter and placing it on the fabric and cutting it at the same time as cutting the fabric, it was possible to identify each cut part.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in such a conventional parts identification method using markers, a plotter is required to create the markers, and moreover, it is time-consuming to cut the markers by overlapping them on the fabric.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic cutting device that does not require a marker and has good workability without the risk of missorting.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic cutting device that automatically cuts fabric based on cutting data stored in advance. The apparatus is provided with a label attaching means for attaching a corresponding label to the attached part, and a moving means for moving the label attaching means to a label attaching position.

Further, a cutting means, a label printing and pasting device for printing and pasting a corresponding label on the cut parts, and a moving means for moving the label printing and pasting means to a label pasting position are provided. It is also possible to do so.

[For production]

With the above configuration, the fabric fixed on the cutting table is cut by the cutting means to produce various parts. At the same time, a preprinted label corresponding to the part is pasted by the label pasting means and its moving means.

In this way, the type of parts depends on the cutting of the parts.

In addition to information such as size, front and back, sewing method, precautions 2
Since it is also possible to provide additional information such as the product number, the work efficiency in the sewing process can be greatly improved.

In addition, since markers, which were previously considered indispensable, are not required, there is no need for equipment or work for making markers, and
It is possible to completely eliminate differences in parts selection.

Furthermore, by printing and pasting a corresponding label on each part, work efficiency can be further improved.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and subsequent figures of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, the Y-direction timing belts 2a and 2b are connected to timing pulleys 3a+3 on both left and right sides of the cutting table 1 over its entire length.
a' and 3b, 25b', and the timing pulleys 3a, 3b are connected to the motors 5a, 5 via the gear trains 4a, 4b.
b rotate in opposite directions at the same speed, and Y
The directional timing belts 2a and 2b are similarly reciprocated within a predetermined range in opposite directions at the same speed.

Bearings 5a and 5-b are fixedly installed at opposing positions on the cutting table 1 side of the Y-direction timing belts 2a and 2b, and a timing pulley 7a is mounted on the bearings 5a and 5b.

7b is rotatably provided. Timing pulley 7a.

An X-direction timing belt 8 is stretched between 7b, and the timing pulley 7b is driven in forward and reverse directions by a motor 10 via a gear train 9, so that the X-direction timing belt 8 is moved in both forward and reverse directions. XY moving device 1
1.

Then, a laser cutting device 1 is attached to the X-direction timing belt 8.
2 and a label sticking device 13 are fixedly installed adjacent to each other, and the laser cutting device 12 constitutes a means for cutting the fabric fixed on the cutting table 1, and the label sticking device 13 is installed. ! 13 constitutes a label attaching means for attaching a corresponding label to the cut parts.

In addition, 20 in the figure is a control device that controls the operation of each of the above-mentioned parts.

In addition, the label pasting device 13 is generally similar to those commonly sold as markers and used for pasting price tags on products, etc., and prints a series of different information in advance according to the cutting order. A device main body 13a that loads a wound long label roll 100 and sequentially feeds out the labels one by one and peels them off from the backing paper to expose the label sticking surface;
This device body 13. It consists of an actuator 13b such as a solenoid or an air cylinder that raises and lowers the cutting table 1, and predetermined labels are attached to each part on the cutting table 1 at the same time as cutting.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device 20,
A program stored in the RAM 21 from an external floppy disk drive device (FDD) 31 is input to the microcomputer (CPU) 22, and the operation of the XY moving device 11 is controlled via the XY control unit 23 based on the output from the CPU 22. At the same time, the operation of the label sticking device 13 is controlled via the label sticking control section 24.

At the same time, the display control section 25 receives a command from the CPU 22.
It controls the display of the display device 14 that displays the printed content of the label via the laser cutting control section 27, and controls the operation of the laser cutting device 12 via the laser cutting control section 27.

Further, the CPU 22 is provided with a keyboard 32 for starting and ending cutting via the keyboard control section 26.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, the fabric 200 shown in FIG. 3 is fixed on the cutting table 1,
A floppy disk corresponding to each part to be cut is loaded into the FDD 31, and the main body 13 of the label pasting device 13 is loaded. Then, the corresponding label roll 100 is loaded.

When the cutting preparation is completed and the execution start key on the keyboard 32 is pressed, the CPU 22 decodes the cutting data read into the RAM 21 from the FDD 31, moves the XY moving device 11 via the XY control unit 23 in accordance with the cutting data, and at the same time starts laser cutting. A laser beam is irradiated from the laser cutting device 12 via the control unit 27 to cut the parts.

During or before or after the above-mentioned operation, the label-applying device 13 is operated via the label-applying control section 24 based on the cutting data to apply a label corresponding to the part. At this time, the contents of the label to be pasted are displayed on the display device 14 via the display control section 26.

When cutting and labeling of one part is completed, cutting and labeling of other parts are repeated in order on other parts of the fabric to complete the series of operations.

FIG. 3 shows an example of parts cut in this way, and each part 201 of a suit, for example, is cut from a cloth 200.
, 202, 203. . . . are sequentially cut, and at the same time a corresponding label 101 is placed approximately in the center of each part.
, 102, 103. ...... is pasted.

In addition, 201a, 202a, 203a, etc. in the figure
* indicates the start and end points of cutting.

Figure 4 shows part 2 of the above parts, which is the back of the suit.
01 shows an example of a label 101 attached to 01.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a roll label 100 on which different sets of information are printed in advance is loaded and pasted into the main body 13a of the label pasting device 13, but FIG. A block diagram of a control device 40 according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown in which pasting and pasting are performed within the same device.

In this embodiment, a label printing and pasting device 43 is used in place of the label pasting device 13 of the previous embodiment.

This label printing and pasting device 43 is provided with a well-known label printing section 43a using a thermal transfer method, usually called a hot printer, together with a label pasting section 43b in the main body of the device having the same configuration as the previous embodiment. The CPU 22 decodes the cutting data stored in the label roll, prints the required information on the blank label roll via the label printing and pasting control unit 44, and then peels it off from the backing paper and pastes it. The other configurations are the same as those of the previous embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

According to this embodiment, there is no need to print labels separately, and work efficiency can be further improved.

In the above embodiment, the information written on the label is written in letters or numbers, but this may be a bar code, or it may be written magnetically. Further, in addition to the type, size, front and back of parts, etc., the content can also include information such as sewing method, precautions, product number, etc.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the xy moving device that moves on the cutting table according to the cutting data is provided with the cutting means, the label pasting means, and the moving means of the label pasting means, so that parts can be cut. and label attachment can be done at the same time, greatly improving work efficiency in the sewing process.

Further, since the guide paper, which was conventionally considered indispensable, is not required, the equipment and work for creating the guide paper are no longer necessary, and it is possible to completely eliminate incorrect sorting of parts.

Furthermore, by printing and pasting a corresponding label on each part, there is no need for separate printing, which further improves work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device, Figure 3 is a plan view showing an example of all parts that have been cut and labeled, Figure 4 is a plan view showing an enlarged example of the label, 5
The figure is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device according to another embodiment of the invention. 1... Cutting table 2a, 2b... Y direction timing belt 5a, 5b.
...Motor 8...X direction timing belt 10...Motor 11...XY moving device 12...Laser cutting device 13...Label pasting device 14...Display device 20...Control device 2
1...RAM 22...Microcomputer (cpU) 23...
XY control section 24...Label pasting control section 25...
・Display control section 2nd...Keyboard control section 27・
... Laser cutting control section 31 ... Floppy disk drive device (FDD) 3
2...Keyboard 40...Control device 43...
・Label printing and pasting device 44...Label printing and sticking control unit 100...Label rolls 101, 102, 103...Label 200...Fabric 201, 202, 203...Parts

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an automatic cutting device that automatically cuts fabric based on cutting data stored in advance, a cutting device that cuts the fabric according to the cutting data, and parts cut by the cutting device. An automatic cutting device comprising: a label sticking means for sticking a corresponding label; and a moving means for moving the label sticking means to a label sticking position. 2. In an automatic cutting device that automatically cuts fabric based on pre-stored cutting data, a cutting device that cuts the fabric according to the cutting data and a corresponding label on the parts cut by the cutting device are provided. An automatic cutting device comprising: a label printing and pasting means for printing and pasting; and a moving means for moving the label printing and pasting means to a label pasting position.