Abstract:
The present invention provides a continuous process for the manufacture of a garment. A web of fabric including opposing web side edges is provided. The intermittently cutting the web of fabric is intermittently cut, thereby forming edges defining neck openings in the web fabric. The web of fabric is cut thereby defining discrete garment-sized pieces. Each of the discrete garment-sized piece of the web of fabric includes at least one neck opening, a front panel having a pair of opposing garment side edges, a back panel having a pair of opposing garment side edges, two opposing garment end portions, and a pair of opposing piece side edges. The opposing piece side edges of the discrete garment-sized piece are proximate a pair of opposing garment bottom edges of the garment. The discrete garment-sized piece of the web of fabric is folded, whereby one of the garment bottom edges of the pair of opposing garment bottom edges is brought into contact with the other garment bottom edge. At least a portion of the pair of opposing garment side edges of the front panel is fastened to at least a portion of the pair of opposing garment side edges of the back panel to form a pair of garment side seams.
Abstract:
To implement a process for operating a device for making labels from strip material with a roll (1) of strip material, a feed device (2, 3) for the strip material, clamping tongs (16) to take the end of the strip from the feed device, a folding sheet (23) which inserts the strip between the jaws of positioning tongs (8) which transfer it to a processing device, and a separating device (7) to separate the strip from the strip material, by means of which strips of different lengths can be simply folded and processed, it is proposed that the movement cycles of the components of the device are controlled in such a way that, after the end of the strip has been transferred to the clamping device, first of all the folding device advances towards the positioning device, then the separating device (7) separates the strip from the strip material upstream of the feed device (2, 3) and either the positioning device closes and secures the folded strip while the folding device returns to the initial position, or after the strip has been separated the folding device advances until the strip is unfolded, when the positioning device closes and the folding device returns to the initial position.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a label dispenser with a folding device, especially for use with a sewing machine in order to sew labels onto items. The label dispenser is used to convey an almost endless strip of labels in a cutting device . The labels are cut in said cutting device and folded by means of the folding device before they are conveyed to a sewing area by means of a transfer device. The folding device comprises a first module which is mounted on a feeder arm of the transfer device and which can be displaced in relation to a second module having at least two clamping jaws which are used to clamp the labels. At least three clamping jaws are contained in a clamping device which is arranged on the transfer device. At least two of said clamping jaws can move independently from each other and in relation to each other At least two variable clamping gaps can be formed in between said clamping jaws. One advantage of the invention is that substantially extends the scope of application of one such folding device since at least one double-folded label or at least two single-folded labels can be conveyed by the transfer device to the area where they are to be sewed onto the item in question.
Abstract:
A germent portion processing assembly (10) receives material for processing this into a desired shape, such as a shirt collar, and then organizes this into stacks. The assembly includes a stack queuing assembly (12), a garment portion cutting apparatus (14), and a garment receiving assembly (16). In operation, the stack queuing assembly prepares the stacks of garment portions (18) for processing. The garment portion cutting apparatus includes a folding assembly (30) for precisely folding in an even manner, a shaping knife assembly (32) used to trim the garment portion according to the desired pattern and a width knife assembly (33) that makes sure the garment portion has the proper width. Lastly, after the garment portion is trimmed, it is delivered to the collar receiving assembly to be stacked with the other processed garment portions (18) for collection by the user.
Abstract:
A limp material handling system includes a manipulating apparatus (110) for selectively manipulating one or more layers of limp material (242) on a support table (112). Folding is accomplished by lifting a curvilinear region of the material, reshaping that lifted region as desired, and lowering that lifted region to a curvilinear region on the support table. A seamed article assembly system incorporates the manipulating apparatus, a seam joining apparatus (140) and a multiple parallel endless belt system (120, 122, 150, 152) for tactile presentation of the limp material to the seam joining apparatus. An optical sensing system (117) provides information representative of the position of the limp material being handled. A programmable computer, or controller (124), coordinates and controls the operation of the manipulating apparatus, seam joining apparatus, belt assembly, and optical sensing system to provide automatic assembly of seamed articles.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a continuous process for the manufacture of a garment. A web of fabric including opposing web side edges is provided. The intermittently cutting the web of fabric is intermittently cut, thereby forming edges defining neck openings in the web fabric. The web of fabric is cut thereby defining discrete garment-sized pieces. Each of the discrete garment-sized piece of the web of fabric includes at least one neck opening, a front panel having a pair of opposing garment side edges, a back panel having a pair of opposing garment side edges, two opposing garment end portions, and a pair of opposing piece side edges. The opposing piece side edges of the discrete garment-sized piece are proximate a pair of opposing garment bottom edges of the garment. The discrete garment-sized piece of the web of fabric is folded, whereby one of the garment bottom edges of the pair of opposing garment bottom edges is brought into contact with the other garment bottom edge. At least a portion of the pair of opposing garment side edges of the front panel is fastened to at least a portion of the pair of opposing garment side edges of the back panel to form a pair of garment side seams.
Abstract:
A hemming and seaming machine (5) having a hemming conveyor (16) on which a workpiece is moved along a path of travel toward and through a hemming station which sews a hem in the workpiece is disclosed. The hemmed workpiece is then moved downstream to a folding station (25) where a spaced series of first air jets (61) selectively emit streams of air between a folding plate (26) and clamping plate (55) to create a vacuum therebetween to draw the leading edge of the workpiece off of the hemming conveyor and between the folding plate and the clamping plate. The leading edge of the workpiece is held between the clamping and folding plates while the workpiece continues to move along the path of travel. Subsequently, the workpiece is moved to a downstream seamer station (175), which sews a seam in the workpiece, and then to a downstream workpiece stacking station (177).
Abstract:
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). 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 is conveyed to a stacker (200).
Abstract:
To implement a process for operating a device for making labels from strip material with a roll (1) of strip material, a feed device (2, 3) for the strip material, clamping tongs (16) to take the end of the strip from the feed device, a folding sheet (23) which inserts the strip between the jaws of positioning tongs (8) which transfer it to a processing device, and a separating device (7) to separate the strip from the strip material, by means of which strips of different lengths can be simply folded and processed, it is proposed that the movement cycles of the components of the device are controlled in such a way that, after the end of the strip has been transferred to the clamping device, first of all the folding device advances towards the positioning device, then the separating device (7) separates the strip from the strip material upstream of the feed device (2, 3) and either the positioning device closes and secures the folded strip while the folding device returns to the initial position, or after the strip has been separated the folding device advances until the strip is unfolded, when the positioning device closes and the folding device returns to the initial position.