JPH062635Y2 - Label sewing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention provides labels such as undergarments such as girdles and shorts that indicate materials and precautions for washing, and ribbons that are provided as a point of decoration. The present invention relates to a label sewing device used for sewing and the like.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, for automatic sewing of labels and the like, a device in which an operator sets a product on a sewing machine and automatically supplies one label to the position for sewing, or Japanese Patent Application No. 62-038169. There is a device, etc., in which a sewing machine is provided so as to freely advance at a predetermined position of a conveying device, and which automatically sewes one label that is automatically supplied.

In the former device, one worker is required for each sewing machine, and there is a problem that the personal efficiency cannot be increased. In the latter case, if the worker sets the product on the conveyor,
It is a highly productive device that automatically sew labels and seals to each of the two sewing machines that engage with the transport device, but the machine is large in size and can be produced in small quantities for a wide variety of products. There is a problem in terms of reducing production costs in the system.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In recent sewing work, it is often a problem to improve personnel efficiency and to reduce equipment cost for a high-mix low-volume production system due to labor shortage. Even in the above-mentioned conventional device, these two points are insufficient.

The present invention aims at an automatic label sewing apparatus which is used for high-mix low-volume production and has a low equipment cost that can cope with a system in which one operator has three processes.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a conveying member is provided so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction, and a pair of gripping members reciprocating in the traveling direction on the conveying member. And a second sewing machine that engages with the conveying member and sewes a ribbon on the cloth held by the gripping member, and a second sewing machine that engages the conveying member and sewes a label on the cloth held by the gripping member. The second sewing machine is provided with one sheet automatic supply member and a label supply section.

(Operation) Since the gripping member that reciprocates in the traveling direction is provided on the conveying member, the structure of the device is simplified, and the conveying member can be moved in the direction perpendicular to the traveling direction to move the sewing machine. The device does not need to be flexible and the device is compact and inexpensive.

When the product and the ribbon are set on the first sewing machine, the ribbon is automatically sewn, and the label is automatically sewn on the next second sewing machine.

(Example) The Example of this invention is described with reference to drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a label sewing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a label supply unit.

FIG. 3 shows the girdle 1, and the ribbon 2 is sewn as a decoration, and the shape thereof is not limited to the ribbon and any shape may be used as a decoration.

The large label 3 and the small label 4 may be labels of two large and small, or may be only one, and the manufacturer name, material,
Items related to handling The size and type are displayed. The large label 3 and the small label 4 are used by being peeled off when they are worn, and the sewing can be easily peeled off.

The girdle 1 is not limited to a girdle, and may be anything as long as it is used to decorate the cloth and sew a label or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the carrying member C is provided with sliders 31 and 31 on rails 32 and 32 arranged below the first sewing machine 10 and the second sewing machine 20, and the base plate 9 is attached to the sliders 31 and 31. Lotless air cylinder main body 8 fixed to the base plate 9 in a bridge shape, and provided on the tip of the concave metal fitting 6 fixed to the lotless air cylinder 7 of the 8
It is composed of a pair of gripping members 5, 5 and the like.

Lotless air cylinder bodies 8 and 8 are metal fittings 30 and 30
Fixed to the base plate 9 by means of the rail 3
Fixed to sliders 31 and 31 that slide on 2, 32,
An air cylinder (not shown) that operates on the base plate 9 allows the transport member C to move in a direction (arrows A, F, C, and D) perpendicular to the traveling direction (arrows B and E).

The grasping members 5 and 5 are composed of two pairs, and the sewing table 13 of the first sewing machine 10 and the sewing table 23 of the second sewing machine 20 are provided.
And is an air chucking type clamp provided at the tip of the metal fitting 6 having a concave shape that can be engaged with each other. The metal fitting 6 is fixed to the lotless air cylinder 7,
By the operation of the cylinder 7, it is possible to reciprocate on the conveying member C in the traveling direction (arrow B, E).

The air cylinder 7 can be stopped at respective positions A and B corresponding to the first sewing machine 10 and the second sewing machine 20 by an appropriate sensor and controller (not shown), and further the position B of the second sewing machine 20 can be stopped. With the instruction signal, it is possible to stop at the sewing position (not shown) of the large label 3 and the sewing position (not shown) of the small label 4, respectively.

That is, by the operation of the transport member C and the gripping members 5 and 5, the first
The girdle 1 is sequentially set on the sewing table 13 of the sewing machine 10 and the sewing table 23 of the second sewing machine 20.

The first sewing machine 10 is provided with a presser foot 12 capable of performing certain pattern sewing, a sewing needle 11, and a sewing table 13.
Sewing according to the shape of the ribbon is possible.

The second sewing machine 20 includes a sewing needle 21, a presser foot 22, a sewing table 23, a one-sheet automatic supply member D, a one-sheet take-out member F, a label supply cassette G, and the like.
Is equipped with. Of course, the first sewing machine 10 and the second sewing machine 2
0 is equipped with a drive motor and a control device, which are not shown in the figure, respectively, and is connected to a control device for the conveying member C, the one-sheet automatic supply member D, and the label supply unit E, and sewing work is performed under the control thereof. I do.

The single-sheet automatic supply member D is provided with an air cylinder 25 on a metal fitting 24 fixed to the second sewing machine 20, a lot 27 is fixed to the other end of a doglegged lever 26 operated by the cylinder 25, and is attached to the tip of the lot 27. The suction pad 29 is provided so as to be movable back and forth by the air cylinder 28. The suction pad 29 of the automatic supply member D is the air cylinder 25.
It swings in the direction indicated by the arrow.

The label supply unit E is provided with a delivery tool 35, a delivery plate 36, and the like in addition to the one-sheet take-out member F and the label supply cassette G, and takes out one large label 3 and one small label 4 supplied to the supply cassette G. The member F is the delivery tool 35 and the delivery plate 36
Transport and place on top.

The supply cassette G is composed of cassettes 52 and 53, and is adjacent to the delivery tool 35 and the delivery plate 36, and has partition plates 54 and 5.
4 and 54, the bottom portion (not shown) is vertically movable, and the uppermost surface of the placed label is always stopped at the same height, and the suction pads 51 and 51 are always the same. Under the conditions, the top label is adsorbed one by one.

The one-sheet take-out member F includes suction pads 51, 51 arranged on the supply cassette G, air cylinders 50, 50 for moving the same pads 51, 51 up and down, the same cylinder 50,
An L-shaped lever 49 provided with 50, a rotary actuator 48 capable of separating one large label 3 and one small label 4 adsorbed on the adsorption pad 51 by inclining the L-shaped lever 49 at a predetermined angle, and the same actuator. A support metal fitting 47 of 48, a slider 46 to which the metal fitting is fixed, an air cylinder 45, a guide lot 44, an air cylinder main body 43, side frames 42, 42, etc., and the air cylinder 45 moves in the arrow and ya directions. To do.

The suction pads 51, 51 suck and hold one large label 3 and one small label 4 stacked and placed on the cassettes 52, 53, respectively, and then operate the air cylinder 45 to operate the large labels 3
And the small label 4 on the delivery tool 35 and on the delivery plate 36, respectively.

The handing tool 35 includes the protrusions 4 for alignment on the edges of the two sides.
0 and 41 are provided, and the convex portion 40 is vertically inverted as a lower end (illustrated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2), and is swung in the direction of the arrow on the back surface of the delivery tool 35. A lever and an actuator are provided as well as a spindle (not shown). Further, the delivery tool 35 is provided with notched grooves 55, 55,
The alignment tools 39, 39 penetrate the same alignment tool 3
The reference numerals 9 and 39 are movable back and forth in the direction of the convex portion 41 (direction of arrow), and are moved and positioned until the end of the large label 3 placed on the delivery tool 35 contacts the convex portion 41. Further convex portion 4
Positioning in the direction perpendicular to the direction of 1 is performed by the delivery tool 3 described above.
The other end of the large label 3 comes into contact with the convex portion 40 and is positioned by the vertical inversion of the label 5.

The delivery plate 36 is provided in parallel with the delivery tool 35, and its mounting height is not lower than that of the delivery tool 35.
It is set slightly higher (about 0.5 mm), a stopper member 38 is adjustably provided at an appropriate position, and the delivery tools 3 are arranged in parallel.
Pushing tools 37, 37 for pushing and moving the small label 4 in the direction of 5 are provided so as to penetrate the notch grooves 56, 56.

The push-out tools 37, 37 are in the direction of the transfer tool 35 (viewed by arrow).
The small label 4 is pushed out onto the delivery tool 35 after confirming that the large label 3 is not placed on the delivery tool 35.

Now, the worker puts the girdle 1 at the position A of the first sewing machine 2
The ribbon 2 is inserted into the pair of gripping members 5 with reference to the sewing position of the ribbon 2. When the gripping member 5 clamps the girdle 1, the operator supplies the ribbon 2 to the sewing position on the girdle 1 and starts a start signal (a foot switch (not shown)).
In this state, the worker can leave the first sewing machine 10 and start the previous step, for example, the third sewing machine (not shown).

That is, the cycle time in which the operator can start the previous process is that the girdle 1 with the ribbon 2 sewn on the first sewing machine 10 is conveyed from the position A of the first sewing machine 10 to the position B of the second sewing machine 20, 2 Set on the sewing machine 20, the labels are supplied one by one by the label supply unit and sewn by the same sewing machine, and depending on the product, two of the large label 3 and the small label 4 are sewn on the placing table (not shown). After being discharged to
This is the time until the gripping members 5, 5 return to the position A, and during this time period, the worker can perform the previous process, for example, the work of the third sewing machine.

When the start signal starts, the presser foot 12 presses the ribbon 2 and the first sewing machine 10 starts to sew with a predetermined pattern. After sewing, the presser foot 12 rises and the conveying member C moves in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction by an air cylinder (not shown), so that the gripping members 5 and 5 move in the direction of arrow a.

Next, the lotless air cylinder 7 is actuated, the grip members 5, 5 move from the position A to the position B (arrow B), and the position B
Since the transport member C moves in the direction of arrow, the gripping members 5, 5 are
Engages the second sewing machine 20, and supplies the girdle 1 onto the sewing table 23.

The suction pad 29 of the one-piece automatic supply member D of the second sewing machine 20
Sucks and holds the large label 3 from the label supply cassette G, the pad 29 retracts in the direction of the arrow by the operation of the air cylinder 28, the air cylinder 25 operates, and the dog-shaped lever 26 swings in the direction of the arrow. Then, the large label 3 is supplied below the presser foot 22. Next, the presser foot 22 descends and the large label 3
The second sewing machine 20 starts while pressing the
Is sewn onto girdle 1.

In the product in which the small label 4 is also sewn, the presser foot 22 once rises, the gripping members 5 and 5 move only in a predetermined dimension in the directions of arrow B and E, and the operation of the suction pad 29 causes the small label 4 to move.
Is supplied below the presser foot 22, the presser foot 22 descends, the second sewing machine 20 starts, and the small label 4 moves to the girdle 1.
Sewn on.

After the sewing of the large label 3 and the small label 4 is completed, the conveying member C
That is, the gripping members 5, 5 move in the direction of arrow D, and the clamps of the gripping members 5, 5 are opened, so that the girdle 1 is discharged onto a mounting table (not shown).

Further, the gripping members 5, 5 move on the conveying member C in the arrow E direction and return to the position A of the first sewing machine. Next, the gripping members 5, 5
Moves toward the arrow and engages with the first sewing machine 10, and the girdle 1 for the next cycle is supplied.

In the label supply section E, the large label 3 is placed on the cassette 52 and the small label 4 is placed on the cassette 53. At this time, there is no particular problem even if the small label 4 is placed on the cassette 52 and the large label 3 is placed on the cassette 53.

As described above, the large label 3 and the small label 4 placed on the cassettes 52 and 53 are always held at the same height at their uppermost surfaces, and the suction pads 51 and 51 are attached to the air cylinders 50 and 50.
When moving to the arrow mark by the operation of
The small label 4 is suction-held.

In this state, when the rotary actuator 48 rotates in the direction of the arrow N, the suction pads 51, 5 inside the labels placed on
Only the topmost label that is adsorbed and held at 1 is separated.

Next, the suction pads 51, 51 are connected to the air cylinders 50, 5.
In the state where the rotary actuator 48 is rotated and returned to the arrow view point by 0, and the large label 3 and the small label 4 are sucked and held by the air cylinder 45, the air cylinder 45 operates in the arrow view and the large label 3, The small labels 4 are conveyed onto the delivery tool 35 and the delivery plate 36, respectively, and are placed because the suction and hold of the suction pads 51, 51 are released.

The large label 3 conveyed onto the delivery tool 35 has a convex portion 41 when the positioning tools 39, 39 move in the arrow view direction.
It is moved and positioned until it touches. Next, the delivery tool 3
5 is a convex portion 40 due to the operation of an actuator (not shown).
Since it is turned upside down and is vertically inverted, the large label 3 is positioned by contacting the convex portion 40, and is suction-held by the suction pads 29 facing each other at this position.

On the other hand, in the second sewing machine 20, when the gripping members 5 and 5 supply the girdle 1 onto the sewing table 23, the suction pad 29 of the one-sheet automatic supply member D operates at the timing, and the large label 3 is supplied to the girdle 1. The large label 3 is sewn on the 1st part.

Delivery tool 35 that delivers the large label 3 to the suction pad 29
Returns to the direction of the arrow and receives the small label 4 or the next large label 3 from the transfer plate 36 arranged in parallel.

The small label 4 conveyed to the delivery plate 36 is the pusher 3
By the operation of 7 and 37, they are pushed out in the direction of the arrow and moved onto the delivery tool 35, and the positioning is performed.
It is sucked and held by and is supplied to the sewing position.

(Effect) In the present apparatus having the above-described configuration, the gripping member is reciprocated on the transport member and the transport member is movable in the direction perpendicular to the traveling direction, so that the configuration of the device is simplified and downsizing can be achieved. It has become possible. Further, since the first and second sewing machines are connected and automated, it is possible for the worker to start the previous process, and one worker can handle three processes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a label sewing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a label supply section, and FIG. 3 is a sample view of a girdle handled by the apparatus of the present invention. 1 ... Girdle, 2 ... Ribbon 3 ... Large label 19 ... First sewing machine, 20 ... Second sewing machine

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A conveying member is provided movably in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction, and a pair of gripping members reciprocating in the traveling direction is provided on the conveying member, and the gripping member is engaged with the conveying member. A first sewing machine that sewes a ribbon to the gripped cloth, a second sewing machine that engages the conveying member and sews a label to the cloth that is gripped by the gripping member, and one automatic supply member is provided to the second sewing machine. A label sewing device, which is also provided with a label supply section.