Quilting machine with adjustable presser plate and method of operating the quilting machine
    12.
    发明授权
    Quilting machine with adjustable presser plate and method of operating the quilting machine 有权
    绗缝机可调压板及操作方法绗缝机

    公开(公告)号:US06170414B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-09

    申请号:US09517239

    申请日:2000-03-02

    IPC分类号: D05B1100

    CPC分类号: D05B11/00 D05B19/12 D05B29/02

    摘要: A quilting apparatus is provided with a computer controlled presser plate adjusting mechanism. A presser plate rocker shaft is separate from and mechanically connected to a needle rocker shaft and imparts a reciprocating motion to the presser plate. The presser plate rocker shaft is adjustable to vary the range of its output link to the presser plate, thereby changing the endpoints of its reciprocating path of travel. Certain embodiments have an output end of the presser plate rocker shaft adjustable relative to the input end through a coupling to different angular positions relative to an input end in order to change the upper and lower ends of the range of reciprocation of the pressure plate relative to the needle plate. Alternatively, the length of a link between the needle and pressure plate rocker shafts is variable to make the presser plate adjustment. A motor or other actuator changes the coupling or link in response to a signal from a quilting machine controller, which can be made instantly, either manually by an operator at a controller interface terminal, by a batch mode program run by the controller to set the machine to the parameters required by products on a product schedule, or automatically in response to measurements from sensors that are interpreted by the controller in determining optimal pressure plate setting.

    摘要翻译: 绗缝装置设有计算机控制的压板调节机构。 压板摇臂轴与针摆轴分离并机械连接,并向压板提供往复运动。 压板摇臂轴是可调节的,以改变其与压板的输出连杆的范围,从而改变其往复行进路径的端点。 某些实施例具有压板摇杆轴的输出端,其相对于输入端可相对于输入端通过联接器转动到不同的角位置,以便改变压板往复运动范围的上端和下端相对于 针板。 或者,针和压板摇杆之间的连杆的长度是可变的,以使压板调节。 马达或其他执行器响应于来自绗缝机控制器的信号来改变耦合或链路,该信号可以由控制器接口终端上的操作者手动地由控制器运行的批模式程序手动地进行,以设置 机器根据产品计划所要求的参数,或者自动响应由控制器解释的传感器的测量值来确定最佳压板设置。

    Web-fed chain-stitch single-needle mattress cover quilter with needle
deflection compensation
    13.
    发明授权
    Web-fed chain-stitch single-needle mattress cover quilter with needle deflection compensation 失效
    网状链式单针床垫套筒带针偏转补偿

    公开(公告)号:US5832849A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-10

    申请号:US831060

    申请日:1997-04-01

    IPC分类号: D05B11/00 D05B19/14 D05B69/24

    CPC分类号: D05B69/24 D05B11/00 D05B19/14

    摘要: A quilting machine is provided having at least one set of single needle stitch forming elements for forming chain stitched patterns on a thick multilayered material such as a mattress cover. The machine is preferably web fed, with a panel of the continuous web being clamped and held stationary on a frame. The elements include a needle and a looper mounted on separate heads that are independently moveable transversely on a bridge, which is moveable longitudinally on the frame. The bridge is longitudinally moved by a servo and the heads are transversely moved on the bridge by separate servos. Each head is driven by a separate servo. A controller drives the servos to chain stitch patterns and differentially moves the heads transversely to account for transverse needle deflection. The drives of the needle and looper are phased to compensate for longitudinal needle deflection. The controller stores empirically determined data and responds to control signals or sensors to determine deflection and calculate the needle deflection compensation from which it generates deflection compensation signals to drive the servos.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种绗缝机,其具有至少一组用于在诸如床垫盖的厚的多层材料上形成链式缝合图案的单个针迹形成元件。 机器优选地是纸幅进给的,连续卷材的面板被夹紧并保持在框架上。 这些元件包括安装在分开的头部上的针和弯针,其可以在桥上横向独立地移动,桥可在框架上纵向移动。 桥通过伺服机构纵向移动,并且头部通过单独的伺服器在桥上横向移动。 每个头由单独的伺服驱动。 控制器将伺服驱动器链接到线迹图案,并横向移动头部以考虑横向针头偏转。 针和打针器的驱动器被定相以补偿纵向针偏转。 控制器存储经验确定的数据并响应于控制信号或传感器以确定偏转并计算针偏转补偿,由此产生偏转补偿信号以驱动舵机。

    Servo driven quilter
    14.
    发明授权
    Servo driven quilter 有权
    伺服驱动绗缝机

    公开(公告)号:US07918170B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-05

    申请号:US10107780

    申请日:2002-03-27

    IPC分类号: D05B11/00

    CPC分类号: D05B69/24 D05B11/00 D05B19/14

    摘要: A quilting machine has at least one needle and looper set for forming chain-stitched patterns on a thick multilayered material such as a mattress ticking, preferably a panel of the continuous web clamped stationary on a frame. The stitch forming elements are mounted on separate heads that move independently transversely relative to the panel on a bridge that moves longitudinally relative to the panel. The bridge is longitudinally moved by a servo and the heads are transversely moved on the bridge by separate linear servos. The needle and looper are each driven by a linear servo having an armature to which the element is directly fixed to reciprocate without intervening mechanical linkage assemblies. A controller drives the servos to chain-stitch patterns, differentially move the heads transversely to account for transverse needle deflection and to phase the needle and looper to compensate for longitudinal needle deflection. The controller determines or predicts needle deflection, either based on stored empirically determined data or optical sensing, and generates deflection compensation signals to drive the servos.

    摘要翻译: 绗缝机具有至少一个针和弯针套,用于在厚的多层材料上形成链式缝合图案,例如床垫刻薄,优选地将夹持在框架上的连续腹板夹紧。 缝合形成元件安装在独立的头部上,该头部相对于面板在相对于面板纵向移动的桥上相对于面板独立地移动。 桥梁由伺服机构纵向移动,并且头部通过单独的线性伺服在桥上横向移动。 针和弯针各自由具有电枢的线性伺​​服机构驱动,元件直接固定到该衔铁上,而不会中断机械连杆组件的往复运动。 控制器将伺服系统驱动到链式针迹图案,横向移动头部以考虑横向针头偏转,并使针和弯针相位以补偿纵向针头偏转。 控制器基于存储的经验确定的数据或光学感测来确定或预测针偏转,并且产生偏转补偿信号以驱动舵机。

    Chain-stitch quilting with separate needle and looper drive
    15.
    发明授权
    Chain-stitch quilting with separate needle and looper drive 有权
    链针绗缝与单独的针和活套驱动

    公开(公告)号:US07789028B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-07

    申请号:US11744389

    申请日:2007-05-04

    IPC分类号: D05B69/14 D05B11/00

    CPC分类号: D05B11/00 D05B55/14 D05B57/32

    摘要: A chain-stitch multi-needle quilting machine and method provide for driving needles and loopers independently or out of phase, particularly during the starting of stitching sequences. Separate drive motors drive needles separately from their loopers. Alternatively, a single motor drives needles and loopers linked through a differential drive or variably-controllable linkage. At the beginning of a stitch sequence, needles and loopers are separately driven in a split start manner by which stitches can be reliably formed by advancing the loopers ahead of the needles so the looper enters a needle thread loop before the needle enters a looper thread loop. Then the needle and looper can be brought into phase later in the first stitch cycle. The split drive can solve other stitch or thread control problems.

    摘要翻译: 一种链式多针绗缝机和方法,特别是在拼接顺序开始时,独立地或不相位地驱动针和环。 单独的驱动电机分别驱动针与它们的连接器。 或者,单个电动机驱动通过差动驱动器或可变控制连杆连接的针和套管。 在针迹序列开始时,分针开始方式分别驱动针头和圆环,通过使针在针之前前进,可以可靠地形成针迹,从而在针进入弯针线圈之前,针刺进入针线环 。 然后可以在第一个针脚循环中使针头和打针器进入相位。 分体驱动可以解决其他针脚或线程控制问题。

    CHAIN-STITCH QUILTING WITH SEPARATE NEEDLE AND LOOPER DRIVE
    17.
    发明申请
    CHAIN-STITCH QUILTING WITH SEPARATE NEEDLE AND LOOPER DRIVE 有权
    用独立针和循环驱动器进行链式测头

    公开(公告)号:US20070261620A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-15

    申请号:US11744389

    申请日:2007-05-04

    IPC分类号: D05B11/00

    CPC分类号: D05B11/00 D05B55/14 D05B57/32

    摘要: A chain-stitch quilting machine and method provide for driving the needles and loopers independently or out of phase, and particularly during the starting of a stitching sequences. Separate drive motors, for example, servo motors, drive a needles separately from the corresponding loopers, or alternatively, a single motor drives needles and loopers that are linked through a differential drive or variably-controllable linkage to move differently, for example, shifting the phase of the needles relative to the loopers. The feature is useful at the beginning of a stitch sequence, by driving the needles and loopers separately in a split start manner. The first stitches can be reliably formed by, for example, advancing the looper ahead of the needle to insure the looper enters a needle thread loop before the needle enters a looper thread loop at the beginning of a stitch chain. Then the needle and looper can be brought into phase late in the first stitch cycle and sew in a predictable fashion. The split drive capability can be used for stitch or thread control problems that might result from a variety of causes that might differ among quilting machine designs. A machine in which the invention can be carried out is disclosed in detail.

    摘要翻译: 链式绗缝机和方法提供独立地或不同相驱动针和环,特别是在缝合序列开始期间。 单独的驱动电动机,例如伺服电动机,与相应的环路器分开地驱动针,或者,单个电动机驱动通过差动驱动或可变控制的联动装置链接的针和环,以不同地移动,例如, 针相对于绕线器的相位。 该特征在缝合序列开始时是有用的,通过以分开始的方式单独驱动针和封闭器。 可以通过例如使针头前进到针头来确保第一线迹,以确保针头在针脚开始处进入针刺线圈之前进入针线圈。 然后可以在第一针脚循环中使针和弯针进入相位,并以可预测的方式进行缝合。 分离驱动能力可用于缝合或螺纹控制问题,这些问题可能由绗缝机设计中可能不同的各种原因引起。 详细公开可以实现本发明的机器。

    Multiple horizontal needle quilting machine and method
    18.
    发明申请
    Multiple horizontal needle quilting machine and method 有权
    多台卧式针绗缝机及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050178307A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-18

    申请号:US11040499

    申请日:2005-01-21

    摘要: A multi-needle quilting machine (10) and method in which provided bridges (21,22) are provided having selectively operable stitching element pairs (90). Either the material or the bridges or both may be moved relative to the frame. Control schemes are provided to quilt continuous patterns, discrete patterns, linked multiple patterns, 360 degree patterns, closely spaced patterns. A plurality of small presser feet (158) are provided, each for one or more needles (132), with a wide spacing for material passage between the needle and looper plates. Combinations of intermittent and continuous feed and feed transition are employed during tack sequence sewing and other direction reversals in sewing, as well as double needle guards and thread deflection.

    摘要翻译: 一种多针绗缝机(10)和方法,其中设有提供有桥梁(21,22),其具有选择性地操作的缝合元件对(90)。 材料或桥梁或两者可以相对于框架移动。 控制方案提供给被子连续图案,离散图案,链接多个图案,360度图案,紧密间隔的图案。 提供多个小压脚(158),每个用于一个或多个针(132),具有宽的间隔,用于在针和打圈板之间通过材料。 间歇连续进给和进给过渡的组合在缝纫顺序缝合和缝纫中的其他方向反转以及双针保护和线偏转时使用。

    Web-fed chain-stitch single-needle mattress cover quilter with needle deflection compensation
    19.
    发明授权
    Web-fed chain-stitch single-needle mattress cover quilter with needle deflection compensation 有权
    网状链式单针床垫套筒带针偏转补偿

    公开(公告)号:US06178903B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

    申请号:US09189656

    申请日:1998-11-10

    IPC分类号: D05B1100

    摘要: A quilting machine is provided having at least one set of single needle stitch forming elements for forming chain stitched patterns on a thick multilayered material such as a mattress cover. The machine is preferably web-fed, with a panel of the continuous web being clamped and held stationary on a frame. The stitch forming elements include a needle and a looper mounted on separate heads that are independently moveable on a bridge transversely relative to the panel, which is moveable longitudinally relative to the frame. The bridge is longitudinally moved by a servo and the heads are transversely moved on the bridge by separate servos. The stitching elements on each head are driven by separate servos. A controller drives the servos to chain stitch patterns and differentially move the heads transversely to account for transverse needle deflection. The drives of the needle and looper are phased to compensate for longitudinal needle deflection. The controller determines or predicts needle deflection. It may store empirically determined data and respond to control signals and/or sensors to determine or predict deflection and to calculate the needle deflection compensation, in response to which it generates deflection compensation signals to drive the servos. Infrared, LED or magnetic deflection sensors are preferred, but many other types are or will become available that will be suitable.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种绗缝机,其具有至少一组用于在诸如床垫盖的厚的多层材料上形成链式缝合图案的单个针迹形成元件。 机器优选卷筒纸馈送,连续卷材的面板被夹紧并保持在框架上。 针迹形成元件包括安装在分开的头部上的针和弯针,其独立地可以相对于面板在桥上横向移动,该框架可相对于框架纵向移动。 桥通过伺服机构纵向移动,并且头部通过单独的伺服器在桥上横向移动。 每个头部上的缝合元件由单独的舵机驱动。 控制器将伺服驱动器链接到线迹图案,并横向移动头部以考虑横向针头偏转。 针和打针器的驱动器被定相以补偿纵向针偏转。 控制器确定或预测针偏转。 它可以存储经验确定的数据并且响应于控制信号和/或传感器来确定或预测偏转并计算针偏转补偿,响应于此产生偏转补偿信号以驱动舵机。 红外线,LED或磁偏转传感器是优选的,但是许多其他类型将是或将变得可用,将是适合的。

    Quilting method and apparatus
    20.
    发明授权
    Quilting method and apparatus 失效
    绗缝方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5685250A

    公开(公告)日:1997-11-11

    申请号:US687225

    申请日:1996-07-25

    摘要: Quilts (120) are made from unquilted comforter bags (206) without premounting the panel on a rectangular frame (11,11a). A leading edge clamp (50,250) is preattached along the leading edge of a panel and fed from an operator station (15) onto a shuttle (20) movably mounted on the frame of a programmed single needle quilting machine (10,10a). Opposed belt conveyors (61,62) on opposite sides of the shuttle (20) advance the clamp (50,250) and pull the panel onto the shuttle (20), gripping the side edges of the panel as it is pulled. A trailing edge clamp bar (48) frictionally engages the panel as the panel is pulled onto the shuttle (20). The shuttle (20) reciprocates longitudinally under a sewing head (18) that moves transversely on the frame (11,11a) to stitch a pattern in the panel. A pickup head (86) engages the clamp (50,250) on the shuttle (20) and moves it to an outfeed table (81,281) at the top of the frame where the clamp (50,250) releases the quilted panel (120), folded once, onto the table (81,281) from which it conveyed to a stacker (200) by belt conveyors (82) or a moveable conveyor table (283). Preferably, the quilted panels (120) are conveyed to an elevator platform (302) at the operator station (15) that lowers a stack (320) of quilts (120) onto a cart (204) on which the unquilted panels (206) were supplied. When a quilted panel (120) is free of the shuttle (20), another front edge clamp (50,250) is clamped to the next panel to similarly pull it onto the shuttle (20). When a clamp (50,250) has released a quilted panel (120) at the outfeed table (81,281), it is returned by the pickup head (86) to the operator station (15) where it is released for reuse.

    摘要翻译: 被子(120)由不平的棉被袋(206)制成,而不将面板预安装在矩形框架(11,11a)上。 前缘夹具(50,250)沿着面板的前缘预先连接,并从操作台(15)进给到可移动地安装在编程的单针绗缝机(10,10a)的框架上的梭子(20)上。 在梭子(20)的相对侧上的相对的带式输送机(61,62)推动夹具(50,250)并将面板拉到梭子(20)上,在被拉动时夹紧面板的侧边缘。 当面板被拉到梭子(20)上时,后缘夹紧杆(48)与面板摩擦接合。 梭子(20)纵向移动在横向移动在框架(11,11a)上的缝纫头(18)上,以在面板中缝合图案。 拾取头(86)接合梭子(20)上的夹具(50,250)并将其移动到框架的顶部处的出纸台(81,281),其中夹具(50,250)释放绗缝面板(120),折叠一次 (81,281),通过皮带输送机(82)或可移动输送台(283)将其输送到堆垛机(200)。 优选地,绗缝面板(120)被传送到操作员站(15)处的电梯平台(302),其将被子(120)的堆叠(320)降低到其上具有不平的面板(206)的推车(204) 被提供。 当绗缝面板(120)没有梭子(20)时,另一个前边缘夹具(50,250)被夹紧到下一个面板,以类似地将其拉到梭子(20)上。 当夹具(50,250)在出料台(81,281)处释放了绗缝面板(120)时,其由拾取头(86)返回到操作员站(15),在那里它被释放以供重新使用。