A paper folding mechanism for knitted socks waist seal

By designing the origami mechanism on the knitted sock waist seal, and using the synchronous belt and automated adjustment components to achieve automated origami operation, the problem of low manual folding efficiency in the prior art is solved, and packaging efficiency and accuracy are improved.

CN112455777BActive Publication Date: 2025-03-18FOSHAN NANHAI DAXIN KNITTING IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202011268843.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-11-13
Publication Date
2025-03-18
Estimated Expiration
2040-11-13

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Technical Problem

Existing knitted socks and waist seal paper card folding mostly depends on labor, resulting in high labor intensity and low efficiency for workers.

Method used

A knitted sock waist seal origami mechanism is designed, and the thickness adjustment assembly is driven by a synchronous belt mechanism, and an automated origami operation is achieved through the lifting and lowering of the cylinder and width adjustment screw assembly.

Benefits of technology

It improves packaging efficiency and accuracy, reduces production and operation costs, and is suitable for waist seals of different numbers of knitted socks.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an upper paper folding mechanism for a knitted sock waist seal, which belongs to the field of knitted sock packaging and manufacturing. An upper paper folding assembly mounting seat is fixedly mounted on a mounting bracket of the invention, a lifting assembly is fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat, a width adjustment assembly is arranged below the lifting assembly, and a thickness adjustment assembly for adjusting the downward pressing depth of the width adjustment assembly is also arranged on the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat. In the invention, the downward pressing depth of the roller is adjusted by the thickness adjustment assembly, so as to be suitable for the thickness of knitted socks of different quantities; the lifting assembly drives the width adjustment assembly to press the waist seal paper card and bend it from both sides, so as to finally achieve the upper bending of the waist seal paper card, thereby improving the packaging efficiency and quality and reducing the production and operation costs.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of knitted socks packaging and manufacturing, and in particular to a paper folding mechanism for a knitted socks waist seal. Background Art

[0002] Knitted socks are a necessary commodity in daily life. After going through the production processes of knitting, sewing, shaping, etc., knitted socks need to be packaged before they can be circulated in the market. In the process of knitted sock packaging, paper cards of different sizes are used according to the thickness and width of the knitted socks. The paper cards are folded vertically once and horizontally twice to wrap single or multiple packages of knitted socks, and then the paper cards are taped together. This process is called waist sealing. The knitted socks after waist sealing are then bagged. Therefore, the waist seal of knitted socks is an important part of knitted sock packaging and determines the quality of knitted sock packaging. At present, the folding of paper cards for waist seals of knitted socks at home and abroad is mostly done manually. This process results in high labor intensity and low efficiency for workers. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art and provide a paper folding mechanism for a waist seal of a knitted sock.

[0004] The technical solution of the present invention is: a paper folding mechanism for a waist seal of a knitted sock, comprising a mounting bracket, a mounting rod, and an upper paper folding assembly mounting seat fixedly arranged on the mounting bracket and the mounting rod; a lifting assembly is fixedly installed on the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat, a width adjustment assembly is arranged below the lifting assembly, and a thickness adjustment assembly for adjusting the pressing depth of the width adjustment assembly is also arranged on the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat;

[0005] The lifting assembly includes a lifting cylinder fixedly mounted on the upper origami assembly mounting seat through a lifting assembly mounting seat, an adjusting assembly mounting plate guide rail fixedly mounted on the bottom of the lifting cylinder, and an adjusting assembly mounting plate arranged on the adjusting assembly mounting plate guide rail, and the adjusting assembly mounting plate is driven by the lifting cylinder to move up and down along the adjusting assembly mounting plate guide rail;

[0006] The thickness adjustment component includes a thickness adjustment upper limit seat and a thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail fixedly mounted on the adjustment component mounting plate, a suction cup component fixedly mounted at the end of the thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail, a synchronous belt mechanism fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding component mounting seat, and a thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft driven up and down by the synchronous belt mechanism, wherein the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft penetrates the thickness adjustment upper limit seat setting, a lower limit locking sleeve is provided at the end of the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft, and the suction cup component is arranged below the lower limit locking sleeve;

[0007] The width adjustment component includes a two-way adjustment screw rod component fixedly installed on the adjustment component mounting plate, and a left width adjustment component and a right width adjustment component arranged opposite to each other are fixedly installed on the left and right sliders of the two-way adjustment screw rod assembly. The left width adjustment component and the right width adjustment component both include a width adjustment component mounting seat and a width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat. The upper end of the width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat is hinged on the width adjustment component mounting seat, and the lower end of the width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat is connected to the width adjustment component mounting seat through a tension spring, and a roller mounting seat and a roller are fixedly installed at the bottom of the width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat.

[0008] A further technical solution is that the synchronous belt mechanism includes a servo motor fixedly mounted on an upper paper folding component mounting seat, a first thickness adjustment synchronous belt driven by the servo motor, a second thickness adjustment synchronous belt fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding component mounting seat via the thickness adjustment mounting seat, and a thickness adjustment slider guide rail fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding component mounting seat, a proximity switch and two proximity switches are respectively provided at the upper and lower parts of one side of the thickness adjustment slider guide rail, the lower transmission wheel of the second thickness adjustment synchronous belt is coaxially arranged with the lower transmission wheel of the first thickness adjustment synchronous belt through a transmission shaft, the slider on the thickness adjustment slider guide rail is fixedly mounted with a synchronous belt mounting seat, a proximity switch sensing plate is fixedly mounted on the synchronous belt mounting seat close to the proximity switch, a synchronous belt locking plate is provided on the second thickness adjustment synchronous belt, the synchronous belt locking plate is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt mounting seat, and the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt mounting seat.

[0009] According to a further technical solution, a drag chain is provided between the width adjustment component and the upper paper folding component mounting seat.

[0010] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0011] The present invention provides a mechanism for folding paper on a waistband of knitted socks. In the present invention, a thickness adjustment component is provided which is driven by a synchronous belt mechanism and moves up and down. The pressing depth of a roller is adjusted by the thickness adjustment component, so that the thickness of the waistband of knitted socks of different numbers can be adapted. The application scope of the present invention is expanded, the packaging efficiency and precision are improved, and the production and operation costs are reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0013] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The enlarged schematic diagram at A in the middle;

[0014] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Exploded diagram of the schematic diagram of the connection structure of the first thickness adjustment synchronous belt and the second thickness adjustment synchronous belt.

[0015] Among them, 1. mounting bracket, 2. mounting rod, 3. upper origami component mounting seat, 4. lifting component mounting seat, 5. lifting cylinder, 6. adjustment component mounting plate, 7. servo motor, 8. first thickness adjustment synchronous belt, 9. thickness adjustment mounting seat, 10. second thickness adjustment synchronous belt, 11. thickness adjustment slider guide rail, 12. synchronous belt mounting seat, 13. synchronous belt locking plate, 14. thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft, 15. thickness adjustment upper limit seat, 16. lower limit locking sleeve, 17. thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail, 18. thickness adjustment lower limit seat, 19. suction cup assembly, 20. two-way adjustment screw rod assembly, 21. width adjustment component mounting seat, 22. width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat, 23. tension spring, 24. roller, 25. drag chain, 26. proximity switch, 27. proximity switch sensor sheet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The present invention is further described and understood by the following non-limiting examples.

[0017] like Figure 1-3 As shown, the present invention is a paper folding mechanism for a waist seal of knitted socks, comprising a mounting bracket 1 composed of a vertical fixing bracket and a crossbar, wherein the vertical fixing bracket is further provided with a hollow mounting rod 2 parallel to the crossbar; an upper paper folding assembly mounting seat 3 is fixedly mounted on the mounting bracket 1, wherein the top end of the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat 3 is fixedly mounted on the crossbar, and the middle part is fixedly mounted on the mounting rod 2;

[0018] A lifting assembly is fixedly mounted on the upper origami assembly mounting seat 3, a width adjustment assembly is arranged below the lifting assembly, and a thickness adjustment assembly for adjusting the pressing depth of the width adjustment assembly is also arranged on the upper origami assembly mounting seat 3;

[0019] The lifting assembly includes a lifting cylinder 5 fixedly mounted on the upper origami assembly mounting seat 3 through a lifting assembly mounting seat 4, an adjusting assembly mounting plate guide rail fixedly mounted on the bottom of the lifting cylinder 5, and an adjusting assembly mounting plate 6 arranged on the adjusting assembly mounting plate guide rail. The adjusting assembly mounting plate 6 is driven by the lifting cylinder 5 to move up and down along the adjusting assembly mounting plate guide rail.

[0020] The thickness adjustment component includes a thickness adjustment upper limit seat 15 and a thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail 17 fixedly mounted on the adjustment component mounting plate 6, a suction cup assembly 19 fixedly mounted at the end of the thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail 17, a synchronous belt mechanism fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding component mounting seat 3, and a thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft 14 driven up and down by the synchronous belt mechanism. The thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft 14 runs through the thickness adjustment upper limit seat 15, a thickness adjustment lower limit seat 18 is provided on the thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail 17, a lower limit locking sleeve 16 is provided at the end of the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft 14, and the suction cup assembly 19 is arranged below the lower limit locking sleeve 16;

[0021] The synchronous belt mechanism includes a servo motor 7 fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat 3, a first thickness adjustment synchronous belt 8 driven by the servo motor 7, a second thickness adjustment synchronous belt 10 fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat 3 through a thickness adjustment mounting seat 9, and a thickness adjustment slider guide rail 11 fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat 3. Figure 3 As shown, the lower transmission wheel of the second thickness adjustment timing belt 10 is coaxially arranged with the lower transmission wheel of the first thickness adjustment timing belt 8 through a transmission shaft, and the first thickness adjustment timing belt 8 serves as a power transmission device to transmit the power of the servo motor 7 to the second thickness adjustment timing belt 10.

[0022] The slider on the thickness adjustment slider guide rail 11 is fixedly installed with a synchronous belt mounting seat 12, and the second thickness adjustment synchronous belt 10 is provided with a synchronous belt locking plate 13, and the synchronous belt locking plate 13 is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt mounting seat 12; a proximity switch 26 and two proximity switches 26 are respectively provided at the upper and lower parts of one side of the thickness adjustment slider guide rail 11, and a proximity switch sensing sheet 27 is fixedly installed on the synchronous belt mounting seat 12 near the proximity switch 26; the proximity switch 26 cooperates with the proximity switch sensing sheet 27 to limit the stroke of the slider on the thickness adjustment slider guide rail 11.

[0023] The thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft 14 is fixedly mounted on the synchronous belt mounting seat 12 , so under the action of the servo motor 7 , the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft 14 can move up and down.

[0024] A drag chain 25 for storing air pipes and electric wires is provided between the width adjustment assembly and the upper paper folding assembly mounting seat 3 .

[0025] The width adjustment component includes a bidirectional adjustment screw rod assembly 20 fixedly mounted on the adjustment component mounting plate 6. The bidirectional adjustment screw rod assembly 20 is a prior art. The two sliders on the bidirectional adjustment screw rod assembly 20 can move in relative or opposite directions along the screw rod. In the present invention, the two sliders of the bidirectional adjustment screw rod assembly 20 are fixedly mounted with a left width adjustment component and a right width adjustment component arranged opposite to each other. The left width adjustment component and the right width adjustment component both include a width adjustment component mounting seat 21 and a width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat 22. The upper end of the width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat 22 is hinged on the width adjustment component mounting seat 21, and the lower end of the width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat 22 is connected to the width adjustment component mounting seat 21 through a tension spring 23, so that it can be adapted according to different widths of knitted socks. The bottom of the width adjustment component adaptive mounting seat 22 is fixedly mounted with a roller mounting seat and a roller 24.

[0026] During operation, the knitted socks are placed under the lower limit locking sleeve 16. The roller pressing depth is adjusted according to the number of knitted socks. The synchronous belt mechanism works. Under the action of the servo motor 7, the first thickness adjustment synchronous belt 8 acts as a power transmission device to transmit power to the second thickness adjustment synchronous belt 10. The second thickness adjustment synchronous belt 10 drives the synchronous belt mounting seat 12 on the thickness adjustment slider guide rail 11 to move up and down, so that the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft 14 moves up and down, and finally adjusts the position of the lower limit locking sleeve 16 at the end of the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft 14.

[0027] After the suction cup assembly 19 sucks the paper card and places the paper card on the knitted socks, the lifting cylinder 5 works, and the adjusting assembly mounting plate 6 moves downward along the adjusting assembly mounting plate guide rail driven by the lifting cylinder 5, and the width adjusting assembly on the adjusting assembly mounting plate 6 moves downward as a whole and acts on the paper card;

[0028] The bidirectional adjustment screw assembly 20 starts to work, the left width adjustment assembly and the right width adjustment assembly move toward each other, and the left and right rollers 24 at the bottom of the left width adjustment assembly and the right width adjustment assembly act from top to bottom on the left and right sides of the paper card on the knitted socks to press it and bend it downward 90°, thereby realizing the upward folding of the paper card.

[0029] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A paper folding mechanism for a knitted sock waist seal, characterized in that: It includes a mounting bracket, a mounting rod, and an upper origami assembly mounting seat fixedly arranged on the mounting bracket and the mounting rod; a lifting assembly is fixedly installed on the upper origami assembly mounting seat, a width adjustment assembly is arranged below the lifting assembly, and a thickness adjustment assembly for adjusting the pressing depth of the width adjustment assembly is also arranged on the upper origami assembly mounting seat; The lifting assembly includes a lifting cylinder fixedly mounted on the upper origami assembly mounting seat through a lifting assembly mounting seat, an adjustment assembly mounting plate guide rail fixedly mounted on the bottom of the lifting cylinder, and an adjustment assembly mounting plate arranged on the adjustment assembly mounting plate guide rail, and the adjustment assembly mounting plate is driven by the lifting cylinder to move up and down along the adjustment assembly mounting plate guide rail; The thickness adjustment component comprises a thickness adjustment upper limit seat and a thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail fixedly mounted on the adjustment component mounting plate, a suction cup component fixedly mounted on the end of the slider of the thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail, a synchronous belt mechanism fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding component mounting seat, and a thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft driven up and down by the synchronous belt mechanism, the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft penetrates the thickness adjustment upper limit seat setting, the thickness adjustment lower limit slider guide rail is provided with a thickness adjustment lower limit seat, a lower limit locking sleeve is provided at the end of the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft, and the suction cup component is arranged below the lower limit locking sleeve; The width adjustment assembly comprises a bidirectional adjustment screw assembly fixedly mounted on an adjustment assembly mounting plate, a left width adjustment assembly and a right width adjustment assembly arranged opposite to each other are fixedly mounted on the left and right sliders of the bidirectional adjustment screw assembly, the left width adjustment assembly and the right width adjustment assembly both comprise a width adjustment assembly mounting seat and a width adjustment assembly adaptive mounting seat, the upper end of the width adjustment assembly adaptive mounting seat is hinged on the width adjustment assembly mounting seat, the lower end of the width adjustment assembly adaptive mounting seat is connected to the width adjustment assembly mounting seat through a tension spring, and a roller mounting seat and a roller are fixedly mounted on the bottom of the width adjustment assembly adaptive mounting seat; The synchronous belt mechanism includes a servo motor fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding component mounting seat, a first thickness adjustment synchronous belt driven by the servo motor, a second thickness adjustment synchronous belt fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding component mounting seat through the thickness adjustment mounting seat, and a thickness adjustment slider guide rail fixedly mounted on the upper paper folding component mounting seat, a proximity switch and two proximity switches are respectively provided on the upper and lower sides of one side of the thickness adjustment slider guide rail, the lower transmission wheel of the second thickness adjustment synchronous belt is coaxially arranged with the lower transmission wheel of the first thickness adjustment synchronous belt through a transmission shaft, the slider on the thickness adjustment slider guide rail is fixedly mounted with a synchronous belt mounting seat, a proximity switch sensing sheet is fixedly mounted on the synchronous belt mounting seat near the proximity switch, a synchronous belt locking plate is provided on the second thickness adjustment synchronous belt, the synchronous belt locking plate is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt mounting seat, and the thickness adjustment limit seat guide shaft is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt mounting seat; A drag chain is arranged between the width adjustment component and the upper paper folding component mounting seat.

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