JPH062256A - Automatic flocking apparatus equipped with yarn threading device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To completely automate whole of a flocking apparatus by automati cally operate an operation passing a pile yarn through a flocking machine through a pushing device and motions of a carrier and a flocking machine, etc., by a computer. CONSTITUTION:In passing a new pile yarn 16a into an automatic flocking machine, a previously flocked pile yarn 16 is cut between a yarn feed body and a flocking machine 17 capable of freely moving in XY both axial directions and the flocking machine 17 is moved immediately below a channel 21c by motion of the first and second carrier and an arm 29 of a pushing device 23 is located immediately above the channel 21c and simultaneously cut left part of the pile yarn 16 is pulled and removed from the flocking machine 17 through the second nip rolls 26 and 27. Then, a cylinder 40 is moved and a needle 19c having flat cross section is pushed into the groove of a channel 21 and the lower end is nipped with the first nip rolls 24 and 25 and fed to a pipe 43 and further, fed out downward with the second nip rolls 26 and 27 to pass the pile yarn 16c through the flocking machine 17. These operations are automated by the computer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is carried by a second carrier 14 which runs on a second rail 13 which is supported and moved by a first carrier 12 which runs on a first rail 11.
First along the surface of the base cloth 15 stretched on the base cloth tension frame 29.
By the flocking machine 17 that moves in the length direction of the rail 11 (X axis direction) and the length direction of the second rail 13 (Y axis direction),
The present invention relates to an automatic flocking device that inserts a pile yarn 16 into a base cloth 15 to plant a pile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A flocking machine 17 for planting piles while moving the surface of a base cloth 15 is called a hook drag machine, a hook machine, a hook gun, a hunter machine, and the like. Kosho 45-16109, Actual Kosho 6
3-50306, JP-B-55-27187, JP-B-59
The improvement techniques are disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 36028, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-60946 and the like. Conventionally, this type of flocking machine 17 has been used by holding it in the hand and moving the surface of the base cloth 15. However, recently, it is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication Nos. 1-14338 and 2-27468. In addition, the second rail 13 which is supported and moved by the first carrier 12 traveling on the first rail 11
Mounted on a second carrier 14 running over the
An automatic flocking device has been developed in which the carrier 12 and the second carrier 14 are operated by a computer to automatically plant piles.

[0003]

The pile yarns in these automatic flocking devices are the first rail 11 and the second rail 13.
Although it is pulled out from a supply source such as cheese by a flocking machine that is guided and moved to both sides, the first carrier 12 and the second carrier 14 are stopped when the pile yarn is exhausted and disappears or when the pile yarn is switched. Old pile yarn 16
The end of the new pile yarn 16b to be replenished next must be spliced to the end of a, but when the pile yarn 16 should be switched, the operation of the flocking machine is constantly monitored and judged visually, and Switching is performed manually, and although the operation of the hair transplanter 17 is automated in this way, the entire automatic hair transplant device is not completely automated. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to automate all flocking operations including switching of the pile yarn 16 in the flocking device 27.

[0004]

An automatic flocking device 30 according to the present invention is a second carrier that travels on a second rail 13 that is supported and moved by a first carrier 12 that travels on a first rail 11. Along the surface of the base cloth 15 carried by the base cloth 14 and stretched on the base cloth tension frame 29, the length direction of the first rail 11 (X axis direction) and the length direction of the second rail 13 (Y axis direction).
The pile yarn threading device 18 that moves the pile yarn 16 into the base cloth 15 and inserts the pile yarn 16 into the flocking machine 17 for planting the pile yarn; (a) A shape in which the pile yarn 16 is locked at one end. Thin, flexible, and elastically deformable elongated needle 19 having a flat cross section
And (b) the groove 20 into which the needle 19 is fitted is formed in the longitudinal direction, and the channel 21 is shorter than the needle 19 held in a vertically suspended position, and (c) the groove 20 of the channel. A pushing device 23 that is held by the frame 22 at the upper side and pushes the needle 19 into the groove 20.
And (d) a pair of first nip rolls 24 and 25, which are held by the frame 22 below the groove 20 of the channel and which feeds downward with the needle 19 protruding from the channel interposed therebetween, and (e) the first nip roll. 24 ・ 25
A pair of second nip rolls 26, 27 which are held by the frame 22 below the first nip roll 24.
And (f) the cutter 28 held by the frame 22 at the passage position of the needle 19 between the first nip rolls 24 and 25 and the second nip rolls 26 and 27, and (g) the first carrier 12. It is characterized in that a space into which the flocking machine 17 carried by the second carrier 14 and fitted therein is fitted is provided between the first nip rolls 24 and 25 and the cutter 28.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. The needle 19 is formed by punching out a hook 31 for sandwiching the pile yarn 16 at one end of an elongated flat plate steel having a thickness of about 0.3 mm, and extruding and forming a large number of convex portions 32 in the length direction. The second rail 13 is configured by a screw bolt, and is screwed to a nut member attached to the second carrier 14, so that the second rail 13 rotates and the second carrier 14 travels left and right. The channel 21 has the second rail 1 extending in the depth direction of the groove 30.
A large number of them are attached to the channel bar 33 which is tilted up and down in parallel with the third rail 3 and is supported in parallel with the second rail 13 at regular intervals.

Pushing device 23 and first and second nip rolls 2
4.25, 26.27 and cutter 28 are on the second rail 1
It is attached to a moving frame 22 which is driven left and right along rails 34, 35, and 36 which are supported in parallel with 3. 37 is a screw bolt, which is the moving frame 2
The screw frame 37 is screwed into a nut member 38 attached to the back of the second frame 2, and the screw bolt 37 rotates to drive the moving frame 22 left and right. Pushing device 2
3 is a cylinder 4 attached to the frame 22 at the rear end of a swing arm 39 swingably attached to the frame 22.
0 push rods are connected, and the tip of the arm 39 projects above the upper end of the channel 21.

One roll 24 of the first nip rolls 24 and 25 is rotationally driven by a motor, and the other roll 25 is supported by the swing arm 41 and pressure-bonded to one roll 24. 2nd nip roll 26
One roll 26 of 27 is rotationally driven by a motor, and the other roll 27 is axially supported by a cylinder 42 and pressure-bonded to one roll 26.

The channel 21 is made of an elastic material, the inside of the groove 30 is slightly wider than the thickness of the needle 19, and the width of the gap 48 between the groove edges of the groove 30 is slightly smaller than the thickness of the needle 19. It is narrow so that the needle 19 can be pushed into the groove 30 from the upper side of the channel 21, but the needle 19 is prevented from protruding from the gap 48 between the groove edges. A pipe 43 through which the pile yarn 16 passes is attached to the flocking machine 17, and the upper end of the pipe 43 is a trumpet tube 44 that spreads in a cone shape.

Several channels 21a, 21b, 21c ...
...... Each groove 20 has a different pile yarn 16a
16b, 16c, ..., the hooked needle 19a.
.., 19b, 19c ..., The upper ends of which are projected and fitted to a height (level) at which the recesses 49 on the lower side of the arm 39 are substantially fitted.

First and second nip rolls 24, 25, 26
-27, pushing device 23, cutter 28, etc. are automatically operated by a computer like the 1st career 12, the 2nd career 14, the hair transplanter 17, etc.

Next, an operation procedure for inserting the pile yarn 16 into the flocking machine 17 will be described with reference to the case of inserting the pile yarn 16c. First, the pile yarn 16 that has been flocked first, and the cone around which the pile yarn 16 is wound (not shown)
And a flocking machine 17 are cut by a cutter (not shown), and the uncut portion of the pile yarn 16 on the flocking machine side is cut by the flocking machine 1.
It becomes a free state that can be pulled out from 7. At this time, the hair transplanter 17 is carried to the first carrier 12 and the second carrier 14 and set right under the channel 21c.

Next, the frame 22 is moved from the channel 21d side to a position where the channel 21c is directly below the arm 29 of the pushing device 23 and stopped. At this time, the hair transplanter 1
An end portion 46 of the uncut portion of the pile yarn 16 protruding from the hook tip 45 of the No. 7 is fitted and held between the second nip rolls 26 and 27, and the nip rolls 26 and 27
It is pulled out from the hair transplanter 17 by 27 to below the opening 47 at the bottom of the frame.

Next, the needle 19c is moved to the channel 21 by the tip of the arm 29 which is swung by the cylinder 40.
It is pushed deeply into the groove 20 of c, and the protruding needle 19
The lower end of c is sandwiched between the first nip rolls 24 and 25 and fed into the pipe 43 of the flocking machine 17, and the lower end of the needle 19c pushed out from the hook tip 45 is sandwiched between the second nip rolls 26 and 27 and below the opening 40. Send to.

Thus, the pile yarn 19c becomes the needle 19
It is passed through the flocking machine 17 by c, pulled out from the hook tip 45, and held by the second nip rolls 26 and 27. In this state, the pile yarn 19c is cut by the cutter 28.
Depending on the hook tip 45 and the second nip roll 26/27
The hair transplanter 17 is set in a state in which the hair transplant operation can be resumed. At this time, the pile yarn 16C passed through the channel 21c by the needle 19c is
While holding the first and second nip rolls 24, 25 and 26, 27, the frame 22 is moved in parallel with the second carrier 14 toward the adjacent channel 21b side, or the free frame is separated from the first nip rolls 24, 25. In this state, the second carrier 14 is moved in parallel to the channel 21b side and removed from the channel 21c through the gap 48 of the groove 20.

In this embodiment, the inserted needle 19
The channel 2 so that it does not slip out of the groove 20.
1 is attached to the channel bar 13 while inclining,
When the protrusions 32 that adhere to the inner surface of the groove 20 are attached to the needle 19, the channel 21 can be attached vertically to the channel bar 33. Further, in this embodiment, the frame 22 is moved in parallel with the channel bar 33,
Pile 1 set in several channels 21a, 21b, 21c, ... by a pair of pushing device 23 and first and second nip rolls 24, 25 and 26, 27 attached to 2
6a, 16b, 16c, ... are supposed to be inserted into the hair transplanter 17, but channels 21a, 21b, 21c ...
The same number of pushing devices 23 and the first and second nip rolls 24 as
・ 25 and 26 ・ 27 can be attached to the same frame 22. Although the channel 21 is held with the groove 20 oriented parallel to the second rail 13,
It is also possible to hold the channel 21 in the direction perpendicular to the direction No. 3, in which case the direction of the first and second nip rolls is also perpendicular to the second rail 13 and the pile yarn 16 is moved by the first carrier 12 to the second nip rolls 26, 27. Fit in between
The flocking machine 1 so that the pile yarn 16 can be removed from the groove 20.
7 is moved by the first carrier 12 in the direction perpendicular to the second rail 12 together with the second carrier 14.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the pile threading device 18
Device 23 and the first nip roll 24.2 constituting the
5, the second nip rolls 26 and 27, the cutter 28, etc.
Similar to the first carrier 12, the second carrier 14, the hair transplanter 17, etc., the pile yarn 16 is automatically passed through the hair transplanter 17 by a computer so that the whole hair transplanter is fully automated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a pile thread passing device of an automatic flocking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of the pile threading device of the automatic flocking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a needle according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a channel and needle according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 First Rail 12 First Carrier 13 Second Rail 14 Second Carrier 15 Base Fabric 16 Pile Yarn 17 Flocking Machine 18 Pile Yarn Threading Device 19 Needle 20 Groove 21 Channel 22 Frame 23 Pushing Device 24 First Nip Roll 25 First Nip Roll 26 Second Nip Roll 27 Second Nip Roll 28 Cutter 29 Base Fabric Tension Frame 30 Automatic Flocking Device 31 Hook 32 Convex Part 33 Channel Bar 34 Rail 35 Rail 36 Rail 37 Screw Bolt 38 Nut Member 39 Arm 40 Cylinder 41 Arm 42 Cylinder 43 Pipe 44 Trumpet tube 45 Hook tip 46 Pile thread end 47 Opening 48 Gap 49 Recess

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A second carrier 14 traveling on a second rail 13 which is supported and moved by a first carrier 12 traveling on a first rail 11, and is stretched on a base cloth tension frame 29. The pile yarn 16 is inserted into the base cloth 15 by moving along the surface of the base cloth 15 in the length direction of the first rail 11 (X axis direction) and the length direction of the second rail 13 (Y axis direction). A pile thread insertion device 18 for inserting the pile thread 16 into the flocking machine 17 for planting the pile; (a) A flat cross section which has a shape for locking the pile thread 16 at one end and which is thin and flexible and elastically deforms. Elongated needle 19
And (b) the groove 20 into which the needle 19 is fitted is formed in the longitudinal direction, and the channel 21 is shorter than the needle 19 held in a vertically suspended posture, and (c) the groove 20 of the channel 21. A pushing device 23 that is held by the frame above the needle and pushes the needle 19 into the groove 20.
And (d) a pair of first nip rolls 2 held by the frame below the groove 20 of the channel and feeding downward with the needle 19 protruding from the channel sandwiched therebetween.
4 and 25, and (e) a pair of second nip rolls 26 that are held by the frame below the first nip rolls 24 and 25 and that feed the needle 19 fed from the first nip rolls 24 and 25 further downward and feed it.・ 27
(F) It is composed of a cutter 28 held by the frame at the position where the needle 19 passes between the first nip rolls 24 and 25 and the second nip rolls 26 and 27, and (g) the first carrier 12 and the second carrier. An automatic flocking device with a yarn threading device, characterized in that a space into which a flocking device 17 that is carried to and moved by 14 is fitted is provided between the first nip rolls 24 and 25 and a cutter.