Quilting method and apparatus
    1.
    发明授权
    Quilting method and apparatus 失效
    绗缝方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5640916A

    公开(公告)日:1997-06-24

    申请号:US497727

    申请日:1995-06-30

    IPC分类号: D05B11/00 D05B41/00 D05B21/00

    摘要: The quilting of rectangular comforter bags, mattress cover panels or other similar panels is provided without the need to premount the panel on a rectangular frame. A leading edge clamp is preattached along the leading edge of a panel and the clamp is fed from an operator station to the upstream end of a shuttle movably mounted on the frame of a programmed single needle quilting machine. Opposed belt conveyors on opposite sides of the shuttle advance the clamp and pull the panel onto the shuttle, with the belts gripping the side edges of the panel as it is pulled. A trailing edge clamp bar frictionally engages the panel to provide trailing edge securement to the panel, with the belts and leading edge clamp providing securement around the other edges to stretch the panel on the shuttle. The shuttle reciprocates longitudinally under a sewing head that moves transversely on the frame at a quilting station, while the sewing head operates to stitch a pattern in the panel. A pickup head then engages the clamp and directs it along a conveyor across an outfeed table at the top of the frame, pulling the quilted panel over the table where the clamp is released to drop the panel on the table, where it is folded and conveyed to a stacker. When a first quilted panel is free of the shuttle, another front edge clamp similarly pulls another panel onto the shuttle. When a clamp has released a panel at the outfeed table, it is returned by the conveyor to the operator station for reuse.

    摘要翻译: 提供矩形被子袋,床垫罩面板或其他类似面板的绗缝,而不需要将面板预先安装在矩形框架上。 沿着面板的前缘预先连接前缘夹具,并且夹具从操作员站被馈送到可移动地安装在编程的单针绗缝机的框架上的梭子的上游端。 在梭子的相对侧上的相对的皮带输送机推进夹具并将面板拉到梭子上,带被拉动时抓住面板的侧边缘。 后缘夹紧杆摩擦地接合面板以向面板提供后缘固定,带和前缘夹具围绕其他边缘提供固定以拉伸梭子上的面板。 梭子在缝纫头下纵向往复运动,该缝纫头在绗缝站处横向移动到框架上,而缝纫头操作以在面板上缝合图案。 然后拾取头接合夹具并沿着输送机将其引导到框架顶部的出料台,将绗缝的面板拉过夹具被释放的桌子上,将面板放在桌子上,在那里折叠和传送 到堆垛机。 当第一个绗缝面板没有穿梭时,另一个前边缘夹具同样将另一个面板拉到梭子上。 当夹具在出料台上释放面板时,由输送机返回到操作员站以便重新使用。

    Servo driven quilter
    2.
    发明授权
    Servo driven quilter 有权
    伺服驱动绗缝机

    公开(公告)号:US07191718B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-20

    申请号:US09686041

    申请日:2000-10-11

    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。

    Web-fed chain-stitch single-needle mattress cover quilter with needle
deflection compensation
    3.
    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
    4.
    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。

    Web-fed chain-stitch single-needle mattress cover quilter with needle deflection compensation
    5.
    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
    6.
    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。

    Multiple horizontal needle quilting machine and method
    7.
    发明授权
    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:US07143705B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-05

    申请号:US11040499

    申请日:2005-01-21

    IPC分类号: D05B11/00

    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。

    Multiple horizontal needle quilting machine and method
    8.
    发明授权
    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:US07073453B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-11

    申请号:US10804833

    申请日:2004-03-19

    IPC分类号: D05B11/00

    摘要: A multi-needle quilting machine (10) and method are provided, in most embodiments of which needles (132) reciprocate horizontally through material (12) supported in a vertical quilting plane (16). Two or more bridges (21,22) are provided having separate motion control. Each bridge (21,22) has a row of selectively operable stitching element pairs (90), which may be fixed to or transversely moveable on the bridges (21,22). Either the material or the bridges may be moved relative to the frame. The bridges (21,22) each move transversely and vertically with the stitching elements (90) on each bridge can operate at different speeds. Each of the needle drives (25) and, in some embodiments the looper drives (26), can be selectively activated and deactivated. 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). Looper adjustment, thread cutting and thread tension control are provided, as well as other features set forth in the specification. Thread tail wipe and tuck techniques, missed stitch avoidance, stitching element timing, tacking sequences, and other features are disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种多针绗缝机(10)和方法,在大多数实施例中,针(132)水平地往复运动穿过支撑在垂直绗缝平面(16)中的材料(12)。 提供两个或更多个桥(21,22),具有分开的运动控制。 每个桥梁(21,22)具有一排可选择性地操作的缝合元件对(90),其可以固定到桥梁(21,22)上或横向移动。 材料或桥梁可以相对于框架移动。 桥梁(21,22)各自横向和垂直地移动,每个桥上的缝合元件(90)可以以不同的速度操作。 每个针驱动器(25)以及在一些实施例中都可以选择性地激活和停用活套驱动器(26)。 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。 提供了多个小压脚(158),每个用于一个或多个针(132)。 提供线圈调整,螺纹切削和线张力控制,以及说明书中列出的其他功能。 公布了螺纹尾部擦拭和折叠技术,错过针迹回避,缝合元件定时,粘合顺序和其他特征。

    Program controlled quilter and panel cutter system with automatic
shrinkage compensation
    9.
    发明授权
    Program controlled quilter and panel cutter system with automatic shrinkage compensation 失效
    自动收缩补偿程序控制绗缝机和面板切割机系统

    公开(公告)号:US5544599A

    公开(公告)日:1996-08-13

    申请号:US271420

    申请日:1994-07-06

    IPC分类号: B65H35/00 D05B11/00 D06H7/02

    摘要: A quilting machine includes a multiple needle quilter with a panel cutter located in-line therewith and downstream thereof and having an accumulator therebetween. A programmable controller operates the quilter to stitch a programmed series of one or more patterns on a web. A feed roller angular encoder measures the quilted web length fed under tension to the accumulator. A detector signals when the accumulator is full, whereupon the controller causes web to be fed from the accumulator to the panel cutter, where it passes without tension thereon toward a photo sensor. The photo sensor signals the controller which activates the cutter to sever a predetermined panel length from the web. The controller then reads information from the encoder and the accumulator detector to determine the amount of stressed quilt required to replenish the cutoff panel length. The ratio of measurements is then processed to determine the elongation change or "shrinkage", which information is used to control the relative feed at the quilter, cutter and fabric supply and to track the quilted patterns and splices in the fabric of the web through the machine.

    摘要翻译: 一种绗缝机包括一个多针绗缝机,一个面板切割机与其一起位于其下游,并具有一个储液器。 可编程控制器操作绗缝机,将一系列一个或多个图案缝合在网上。 进料辊角度编码器测量在张力下进给蓄能器的绗缝卷材长度。 当蓄能器充满时,检测器发出信号,于是控制器使纤维网从蓄能器进给到面板切割器,其中它通过而不向其照射传感器。 光传感器用信号通知控制器,该控制器激活切割器以从纸幅切断预定的面板长度。 然后,控制器从编码器和累加器检测器读取信息,以确定补充截止面板长度所需的受力被子的量。 然后处理测量的比率以确定伸长率变化或“收缩”,该信息用于控制在绗缝机,切割机和织物供应处的相对进料,并且跟踪幅材织物中的绗缝图案和接头通过 机。

    Optical fiber polishing machines, fixtures and methods
    10.
    发明授权
    Optical fiber polishing machines, fixtures and methods 有权
    光纤抛光机,夹具及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08708776B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-29

    申请号:US12630483

    申请日:2009-12-03

    申请人: James T. Frazer

    发明人: James T. Frazer

    IPC分类号: B24B19/22

    CPC分类号: B24B19/226

    摘要: Polishing machines, fixtures and methods for polishing one or more optical fibers upon distinct wear paths are provided. For example, in some embodiments a polishing fixture is provided with a number of ports for fixing optical fibers. The ports may be positioned within the fixture to follow a number of distinct wear paths when the fixture is moved relative to a platen retaining an abrasive film. In some embodiments, the ports may have an angular separation or be positioned at one or more radial distances in order to provide distinct wear paths on the abrasive film.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于在不同磨损路径上抛光一根或多根光纤的抛光机,夹具和方法。 例如,在一些实施例中,抛光夹具设置有用于固定光纤的多个端口。 当夹具相对于保持研磨膜的压板移动时,端口可以定位在固定装置内以遵循许多不同的磨损路径。 在一些实施例中,端口可以具有角度间隔或者被定位在一个或多个径向距离处,以便在研磨膜上提供不同的磨损路径。