Method and apparatus for installing a garment button

Abstract

The application discloses a clothing button mounting method and a mounting device, and relates to the technical field of clothing processing. The clothing button mounting device comprises a buttoning machine body, a workbench and an auxiliary device. The auxiliary device comprises a movable seat, a plurality of positioning mechanisms and a control mechanism. The movable seat comprises a base and a plurality of supporting pieces. The base is in sliding connection with the workbench. The plurality of supporting pieces are arranged above the base and in sliding connection with the base. The control mechanism comprises a sensing piece and a plurality of trigger pieces. The plurality of trigger pieces are arranged on the base at intervals and in sliding connection with the base. The sensing piece is arranged on the workbench and in signal connection with the buttoning machine body. The application can improve the mounting quality of buttons on clothing and reduce the operation difficulty of button mounting.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of garment processing, and particularly relates to a garment button mounting method and a mounting device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Garment processing refers to a garment production method mainly using modernized machine processing and supplemented by manual processing. In the process of garment processing, buttons need to be mounted on some garments. When metal buttons need to be mounted, a buttoning machine is usually used to mount the buttons on the garment.

[0003] The buttoning machine is used to fix the metal buttons on the garment by stamping through the cooperation of the upper die and the lower die. When in use, the worker needs to first place the metal button on the lower die, then place the position of the garment where the metal button needs to be mounted above the lower die, and finally control the buttoning machine to drive the upper die to move to stamp the metal button below, so as to fix and mount the metal button on the garment. In order to further facilitate the operation, the existing buttoning machine generally has an automatic feeding function (i.e. automatically placing the metal button on the lower die).

[0004] However, when the existing buttoning machine is in use, the worker still needs to hold the garment to mount the button on the garment, and the mounting position of the button on the garment is basically estimated and judged by the naked eye. The position of the button to be mounted on the garment determined by the naked eye estimation is prone to error, and the severity of the error is closely related to the operation technology of the worker, thereby easily leading to the problems of uneven and irregular arrangement of the multiple buttons mounted on the garment, and other garment processing quality problems. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a garment button mounting device and a mounting method which can improve the mounting quality of the button on the garment and reduce the operation difficulty of the button mounting. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a garment button mounting method and a mounting device which can improve the mounting quality of the button on the garment and reduce the operation difficulty of the button mounting.

[0006] In one aspect, the present application provides a garment button mounting method, which adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] The application discloses a garment button mounting method and a garment button mounting device, and belongs to the field of garment processing.

[0008] The specific steps are as follows:

[0009] According to the required mounting interval of the buttons on the garment, the trigger pieces are controlled to slide relative to the base;

[0010] The garment is fixed on the positioning mechanisms;

[0011] The support pieces are controlled to slide relative to the base, so that the garment is taut;

[0012] The base is controlled to slide relative to the workbench;

[0013] The trigger pieces trigger the inductive pieces one by one, and the inductive pieces control the button machine body to work after being triggered.

[0014] After the garment is fixed on the positioning mechanisms, the support pieces are controlled to slide relative to the base, so that the garment is fully stretched and taut, and the probability of wrinkles on the garment in the button mounting process is reduced, thereby the quality of the buttons mounted on the garment is improved. During the process that the base slides relative to the workbench, the trigger pieces can trigger the inductive pieces one by one, so that the button machine body can mount the buttons on the correct positions of the garment.

[0015] In another aspect, the application also provides a garment button mounting device for the garment button mounting method, the positioning mechanism comprising a positioning body, a clamping member and a first driving member, the positioning body being connected with the support, the positioning body being provided with a positioning groove, the clamping member being movably connected with the positioning body, and the first driving member being arranged on the positioning body and driving the clamping member to move in and out of the positioning groove.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, one end of the garment is placed in the positioning groove, and then the first driving member is controlled to drive the clamping member to move, so that the one end of the garment is fixed at a fixed position on the positioning body, thereby the garment can be conveniently fixed at a fixed position on the positioning mechanism.

[0017] Optionally, the positioning mechanism further comprises a plurality of sensors, the sensors being arranged in the positioning groove, and the sensors being signal-connected with the first driving member.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, when the garment contacts the plurality of sensors in the positioning groove, the garment triggers the sensors, and the sensors output signals to control the first driving member to drive the clamping member to clamp and position the garment, so that the process of fixing the garment at a fixed position on the positioning mechanism is more convenient, the operation difficulty is further reduced, and the effect of fixing the garment at a fixed position on the positioning mechanism is ensured.

[0019] Optionally, the positioning mechanism further comprises two rotating members, the rotating members being located in the positioning groove and being rotatably connected with the positioning body, and the plurality of sensors being arranged on the two rotating members respectively; when the plurality of sensors all contact the garment, the first driving member drives the clamping member to move to clamp and position the garment.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, after one end of the garment is placed in the positioning groove, the two sides of the one end of the garment are respectively in contact with the two rotating members, and the plurality of sensors on the two rotating members are simultaneously triggered to output signals to control the first driving member to drive the clamping member to clamp and position the garment, so that the effect of fixing the garment at a fixed position on the positioning mechanism is further ensured; at the same time, the two rotating members can be controlled to rotate to adapt to the shape of the one end of the garment, thereby improving the adaptability of the positioning mechanism to garments of different shapes.

[0021] Optionally, the movable seat comprises two support members, one of the support members being slidably connected with the base, and the other support member being fixed relative to the base along the sliding direction of the base.

[0022] The second driving member is further arranged to drive one of the support members to slide.

[0023] By adopting the technical scheme, one of the two support members can slide relative to the base, and the other support member cannot slide relative to the base. After the two ends of the garment on the side close to the position where the button is to be installed are fixed on the two positioning mechanisms, the second driving member is controlled to drive one support member to slide away from the other support member, so that the garment can be stretched and tightened. This can make the process of stretching and tightening the garment more convenient, reduce the operation difficulty, ensure the effect of stretching and tightening the garment, and reduce the probability of wrinkles on the garment during the process of controlling the base to slide.

[0024] Optionally, the movable seat further comprises a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotationally connected with the base, and an axis of the rotating shaft is parallel to a sliding direction of the base; the rotating shaft penetrates through the two support members, one of the support members is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft, and the other support member is slidingly connected with the rotating shaft; the rotating shaft rotates to drive the two support members to rotate relative to the base.

[0025] When the support member rotates to the limit position away from the buttoning machine body, the support member is in a vertical state, the positioning body is in an inclined state, and an end of the positioning body close to the buttoning machine body is an inclined upper end; when the support member rotates to the limit position close to the buttoning machine body, the support member is in an inclined state, and the positioning body is in a horizontal state.

[0026] By adopting the technical scheme, the support member that cannot slide relative to the base can rotate relative to the base, and the rotation of the support member can drive the other support member to rotate in the same direction and synchronously. When the support member is in a vertical state, the positioning mechanism is located close to the position of the worker, and the positioning body in an inclined state can make the process of placing one end of the garment into the positioning groove more convenient, so as to facilitate the worker to fix the garment with the button to be installed on the positioning mechanism. When the support member is in an inclined state, the positioning mechanism is located away from the position of the worker, which can make the worker inconvenient to manually control the base to slide by applying force to the positioning mechanism or the position of the support member close to the positioning mechanism, thereby reducing the probability of the worker's hand being close to the buttoning machine body during the button installation process, and effectively improving the safety during the use of the garment button installation equipment.

[0027] Optionally, the movable seat further comprises a locking assembly, the locking assembly comprises a seat body, a sliding member and a first elastic member, the seat body is arranged on the base and located on a side of the support member away from the first driving member; the sliding member is slidingly connected with the seat body; and the first elastic member drives the sliding member to slide away from the seat body.

[0028] In the process of rotating the support, the support drives the slider to slide and retract towards the seat; when the support rotates to the limit position, the slider slides and extends to abut against one side of the support.

[0029] By adopting the above technical scheme, when the support is in the vertical state or the inclined state, the slider can block the rotation of the support, and the staff needs to exert a little force to control the rotation of the support to change the state of the support, thereby effectively reducing the probability of misrotation of the support in the process of using the clothing button mounting equipment, and further improving the reliability in the process of using the clothing button mounting equipment.

[0030] Optionally, the locking assembly further comprises a locking piece, a second elastic piece and two unlocking pieces, the locking piece is located in the interior of the seat, the locking piece is in sliding connection with the seat, and the sliding direction of the locking piece is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the slider; the second elastic piece drives the locking piece to slide towards the slider, and when the second elastic piece drives the locking piece to slide to the limit position, the locking piece limits the slider to slide towards the seat; the two unlocking pieces are arranged on the workbench, the locking piece and the unlocking piece are magnetically attracted to each other, and when the base slides to the limit position, the unlocking piece drives the locking piece to slide away from the slider.

[0031] By adopting the above technical scheme, in the process of controlling the base to slide, that is, in the process of mounting the buttons on the clothing by the clothing button mounting equipment, the locking piece can prevent the slider from sliding, so that the support can remain in the inclined state, thereby further improving the reliability in the process of using the clothing button mounting equipment; when the base slides to the limit position, that is, when the mounting of the buttons on the clothing is completed or the mounting of the buttons on the clothing is about to start, the locking of the locking piece to the slider is released, and the support can freely rotate, which can further standardize the operation of the staff.

[0032] Optionally, the control mechanism further comprises a plurality of telescopic pieces and a plurality of third elastic pieces, an installation slot is formed in the trigger piece, the installation slot is open at one end of the trigger piece close to the inductive piece, the telescopic piece is located in the installation slot and is in sliding connection with the trigger piece, the third elastic piece drives the telescopic piece to slide towards the inductive piece, and the inductive piece is provided with a plug-in slot for plug-in cooperation of the telescopic piece.

[0033] In the process of sliding the base, when the trigger piece and the inductive piece are aligned along the sliding direction of the telescopic piece, the telescopic piece slides and plug-in cooperates with the plug-in slot, and the inductive piece is triggered by the trigger piece; the base continues to slide, and the telescopic piece slides away from the plug-in slot.

[0034] By adopting the technical scheme, when the base is controlled to slide to align the trigger member with the sensing member, the telescopic member is inserted into the insertion slot to trigger the sensing member, and the sensing member controls the body of the buttoning machine to install the button on the garment; at this time, the worker needs to exert greater force to control the base to continue to slide, so that the telescopic member is slidably retracted into the installation slot, thereby ensuring that when each trigger member is aligned with the sensing member, the sensing member can be triggered and control the body of the buttoning machine to install the button on the garment, thereby reducing the probability that the trigger member fails to trigger the sensing member or the sensing member is still moved after the trigger member triggers the sensing member, resulting in missed installation of the button or incorrect installation position of the button.

[0035] Optionally, the control mechanism further comprises a plurality of elastic flaps, a plurality of air holes are formed in the trigger member, and the two ends of the air holes are respectively communicated with the installation slot and the outside; and the plurality of flaps are respectively arranged in the plurality of air holes.

[0036] When the telescopic member is located in the installation slot, the flaps are in an open state; and when the telescopic member is inserted into the insertion slot in a plug-in manner, the flaps are in a closed state.

[0037] By adopting the technical scheme, when the trigger member triggers the sensing member, the telescopic member can be smoothly inserted into the insertion slot because the flaps are in an open state, and at the same time that the telescopic member is inserted into the insertion slot in a plug-in manner, the outside air flow is driven to flow into the installation slot, thereby driving the flaps to deform to a closed state, and at this time, the flaps form an approximately closed space in the installation slot; during the process of continuing to control the base to move to make the telescopic member slide and retract into the installation slot, the worker needs to exert greater force, so that the telescopic member slides to drive the gas in the installation slot to push open the flaps, so that the installation slot is re-communicated with the outside through the air holes, at this time, the resistance of the base sliding can be reduced; thereby further ensuring that when the trigger frame triggers the sensing member, the buttoning machine can correctly install the button on the garment at the correct position after receiving the signal, and further reducing the probability of missed installation of the button or incorrect installation position of the button.

[0038] In summary, the present application has at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0039] 1. It can improve the installation quality of the button on the garment, enable the button to be installed on the garment according to the needs, standardize the operation of the worker, and reduce the operation difficulty of the button installation;

[0040] 2. It can facilitate the worker to operate on the work station, and reduce the safety hazards existing in the operation process;

[0041] 3. It has adaptability to different shapes of garments, can improve the comfort of the worker when operating the garment button installation equipment, and can meet different use requirements and operation requirements;

[0042] 4. The device can ensure the reliability of the garment button installation equipment and the installation quality of the button on the garment, and reduce the probability of the trigger failing to trigger the sensing element or the button missing installation or the button installation position being wrong due to the base moving too fast. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0043] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the garment button installation equipment during operation of an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 2 is a side view of the garment button installation equipment before operation of an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 3 is Figure 2 a sectional view along the direction of line A-A in the device;

[0046] Figure 4 is Figure 3 an enlarged view of B in the device;

[0047] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of the positioning mechanism in an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 6 is Figure 2 a sectional view along the direction of line C-C in the device;

[0049] Figure 7 is Figure 1 a sectional view along the direction of line D-D in the device;

[0050] Figure 8 is Figure 7 an enlarged view of E in the device.

[0051] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS: 1, buttoning machine body; 2, workbench; 21, work surface; 22, first sliding groove; 3, auxiliary device; 4, movable seat; 41, base; 411, handle structure; 412, second sliding groove; 42, rotating shaft; 43, support; 44, second driving element; 45, locking assembly; 451, seat body; 452, sliding element; 4521, locking groove; 453, first elastic element; 454, locking element; 455, second elastic element; 456, unlocking element; 5, positioning mechanism; 51, positioning body; 511, positioning groove; 52, first driving element; 53, clamping element; 54, sensor; 55, rotating element; 56, third driving element; 6, control mechanism; 61, sensing element; 611, plug-in groove; 62, trigger element; 621, installation groove; 622, air hole; 63, telescopic element; 64, third elastic element; 65, baffle; 7, garment; 8, operation panel; 81, display screen; 82, button; 9, work station. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Figures 1-8 The application will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0053] With reference to Figure 1 The embodiment of the application discloses a garment button installation equipment, which comprises a buttoning machine body 1, a workbench 2 and an auxiliary device 3. The buttoning machine body 1 is used for installing buttons on a garment 7. The workbench 2 is convenient for an operator to operate. The auxiliary device 3 is used for assisting the operator to install the buttons on the garment 7 through the buttoning machine body 1. The auxiliary device 3 comprises a movable seat 4, a plurality of positioning mechanisms 5 and a control mechanism 6. After the garment 7 to be installed with buttons is fixed at a position on the plurality of positioning mechanisms 5, the movable seat 4 is controlled to move relative to the workbench 2, so as to drive the garment 7 to be installed with buttons to move relative to the buttoning machine body 1. The control mechanism 6 can control whether the buttoning machine body 1 installs the buttons on the garment 7 according to the position of the movable seat 4 relative to the workbench 2, so that the buttoning machine body 1 can install the buttons on the garment 7 at a suitable position in the process of moving the garment 7, thereby improving the installation quality of the buttons on the garment 7 and reducing the operation difficulty of the button installation.

[0054] The workbench 2 is fixedly installed on the ground. An end face of a top portion of the workbench 2 is a work plane 21, and the work plane 21 is a horizontal plane. Preferably, the shape of the end face of the top portion of the workbench 2 is a rectangle.

[0055] With reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The buttoning machine body 1 is fixedly installed on the top portion of the workbench 2, and the installation position of the buttoning machine body 1 on the work plane 21 is in the middle along the length direction of the work plane 21 and close to one length side of the work plane 21. Preferably, one side of the workbench 2 away from the length side of the buttoning machine body 1 is a work station 9 for the operator to operate. Preferably, the buttoning machine body 1 is a buttoning machine capable of realizing automatic feeding, and an inlet of the buttoning machine body 1 for feeding the garment 7 into the buttoning machine body 1 to complete the button installation faces the position where the work station 9 is located. Since the buttoning machine capable of realizing automatic feeding is a common prior art in the field, no further description is given herein, and the buttoning machine body 1 is only briefly shown in the drawings.

[0056] With reference to Figure 1 and Figure 3 The movable seat 4 comprises a base 41, and the base 41 is preferably a cuboid structure. The workbench 2 is provided with a first sliding groove 22 on the work plane 21 for sliding cooperation of the base 41. The length direction of the first sliding groove 22 is parallel to the length direction of the work plane 21, and the first sliding groove 22 is located on the side of the buttoning machine body 1 close to the work station 9. The sliding direction of the base 41 is parallel to the length direction of the base 41, and the two ends of the base 41 remain on the two sides of the buttoning machine body 1 during the sliding of the base 41 along the first sliding groove 22.

[0057] Further, in order to facilitate the staff to control the sliding of the base 41, the two ends of the base 41 in the length direction are provided with handle structures 411.

[0058] The movable seat 4 further comprises a rotating shaft 42, the length direction of the rotating shaft 42 is parallel to the length direction of the base 41, the two ends of the rotating shaft 42 in the length direction are located above the two ends of the base 41 in the length direction respectively, the two ends of the rotating shaft 42 in the length direction are rotatably connected with the base 41, and the rotation axis of the rotating shaft 42 is parallel to the length direction of the rotating shaft 42. Preferably, the two ends of the rotating shaft 42 in the length direction are cylindrical structures, and the middle part of the rotating shaft 42 is a cuboid structure.

[0059] The movable seat 4 further comprises two support members 43, preferably the support members 43 are cuboid structures. Among the two support members 43, one end of one support member 43 in the length direction is fixedly installed at one end of the rotating shaft 42 in the length direction, and one end of the other support member 43 in the length direction is installed at the other end of the rotating shaft 42 in the length direction and can slide along the length direction of the rotating shaft 42.

[0060] The number of the positioning mechanisms 5 corresponds to the number of the support members 43, and correspondingly, the garment button installation equipment comprises two positioning mechanisms 5, the two positioning mechanisms 5 are installed at the ends of the two support members 43 away from the rotating shaft 42 respectively, and the two positioning mechanisms 5 are respectively used to fix the positions of the two ends of the garment 7 on the side close to the position where the buttons are to be installed, so as to facilitate the staff to control the sliding of the base 41 to drive the garment 7 to move relative to the buttoning machine body 1.

[0061] The movable seat 4 further comprises a second driving member 44 for driving one support member 43 to slide relative to the rotating shaft 42, the second driving member 44 is fixedly installed on the end of the rotating shaft 42 away from the support member 43 fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 42, and is located on the side of the slidable support member 43 away from the fixed support member 43. Preferably, the second driving member 44 is a pneumatic cylinder, and the end of the piston rod of the second driving member 44 is fixedly connected with the end of the slidable support member 43 close to the rotating shaft 42.

[0062] When it is necessary to fix the garment 7 on the two positioning mechanisms 5, the second driving member 44 is controlled to drive the slidable support member 43 to slide towards the other support member 43, so that the distance between the two support members 43 is less than the length dimension of the side of the garment 7 where the buttons are to be installed, and the staff can fix the two ends of the garment 7 on the two positioning mechanisms 5 in the fixed positions in the relaxed state of the garment 7; after the fixing of the garment 7 on the two positioning mechanisms 5 is completed, the second driving member 44 is controlled to drive the slidable support member 43 to slide away from the other support member 43, so that the distance between the two support members 43 is greater than or equal to the length dimension of the side of the garment 7 where the buttons are to be installed, so that the garment 7 is stretched and tightened, and the buttoning machine body 1 can install buttons on the garment 7.

[0063] Back to Figure 1 Further, the workbench 2 is fixedly installed with an operation panel 8 for controlling the operation of the garment button installation device at one end of the length direction of the work surface 21 and close to the work station 9. The operation panel 8 includes a display screen 81 and a plurality of buttons 82 for controlling the functions of the garment button installation device, and the display screen 81 is used to display the specific values of the functions. The worker can control the operation of the second driving member 44 through the operation panel 8, and the stroke of the slidable support member 43 driven by the second driving member 44 can also be adjusted through the operation panel 8, so that the degree of tension of the garment 7 of different materials is different, reducing the damage of the garment 7 in the process of tensioning and the probability of not being able to be fully tensioned, and improving the adaptability of the garment button installation device to garments 7 of different materials and sizes.

[0064] The rotation of the rotation shaft 42 can simultaneously drive the two support members 43 to rotate, and the worker can drive one support member 43 to rotate through the rotation shaft 42 to drive the other support member 43 to synchronously and synchronously rotate. The rotation shaft 42 has a limit relative to the base 41. When the rotation shaft 42 rotates to drive the support member 43 to rotate to the limit position away from the button machine body 1, the length direction of the support member 43 is vertical at this time, the distance between the two positioning mechanisms 5 and the button machine body 1 is the farthest, and the garment 7 fixedly positioned on the two positioning mechanisms 5 is located on the side of the button machine body 1 close to the work station 9; when the rotation shaft 42 rotates to drive the support member 43 to rotate to the limit position away from the button machine body 1, the length direction of the support member 43 is inclined at this time and the end of the support member 43 close to the button machine body 1 is the inclined upper end, the distance between the two positioning mechanisms 5 and the button machine body 1 is the closest, and the garment 7 fixedly positioned on the two positioning mechanisms 5 passes through the to-be-processed area on the button machine body 1, that is, the garment 7 is in a position state for installing buttons at this time. Since the rotation range of the limiting rotation part is a common prior art, the principle of the limited rotation of the rotation shaft 42 is not described here, and the related structure is omitted in the drawings.

[0065] Referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4 Further, the movable seat 4 further includes a locking assembly 45 for locking the rotation position of the support member 43, and the locking assembly 45 includes a seat body 451, a sliding member 452 and a first elastic member 453. The seat body 451 is fixedly installed on the base 41, and the seat body 451 is located on the side of the rotation shaft 42 away from the first driving member 52;

[0066] The sliding member 452 is in sliding connection with the seat body 451, the sliding direction of the sliding member 452 is parallel to the length direction of the base 41, and the sliding process of the sliding member 452 has a limit; when the sliding member 452 slides to the limit position in the direction close to the rotating shaft 42, the sliding member 452 penetrates out of the seat body 451, at this time, the rotating process of the support rod fixedly installed on the rotating shaft 42 will have position interference with the sliding member 452; when the sliding member 452 slides to the limit position in the direction away from the rotating shaft 42, the sliding member 452 is retracted into the seat body 451, at this time, the support rod fixedly installed on the rotating shaft 42 can rotate freely.

[0067] The first elastic member 453 is installed in the interior of the seat body 451, the first elastic member 453 is located on the side of the sliding member 452 away from the rotating shaft 42, and the two ends of the first elastic member 453 are respectively in abutment with the sliding member 452 and the seat body 451. Preferably, the first elastic member 453 is a compression spring, and the first elastic member 453 drives the sliding member 452 to slide in the direction close to the rotating shaft 42 and keep in the limit position.

[0068] When the support member 43 fixedly installed on the rotating shaft 42 rotates to the limit position in the direction away from the buckle machine body 1, that is, the support member 43 is in the vertical state, at this time, the sliding member 452 can slide to the limit position in the direction close to the rotating shaft 42 and keep under the action of the first elastic member 453, the sliding member 452 is located on the side of the support member 43 close to the buckle machine body 1, and the sliding member 452 is in abutment with the support member 43; when the support member 43 fixedly installed on the rotating shaft 42 rotates to the limit position in the direction close to the buckle machine body 1, that is, the support member 43 is in the inclined state, at this time, the sliding member 452 can also slide to the limit position in the direction close to the rotating shaft 42 and keep under the action of the first elastic member 453, the sliding member 452 is located on the side of the support member 43 away from the buckle machine body 1, and the sliding member 452 is also in abutment with the support member 43.

[0069] Preferably, the end of the sliding member 452 away from the first elastic member 453 is a ball head, and the support member 43 fixedly installed on the rotating shaft 42 is in abutment with the ball head position of the sliding member 452. In the process of controlling the support member 43 fixedly installed on the rotating shaft 42 to rotate to the other limit position in the above two states, the support member 43 can drive the sliding member 452 to slide to retract into the seat body 451 in the direction away from the rotating shaft 42 against the action of the first elastic member 453, after the support member 43 rotates to the other limit position, the sliding member 452 will slide to reset under the action of the first elastic member 453.

[0070] Further, the locking assembly 45 further comprises a locking piece 454, a second elastic piece 455 and a plurality of unlocking pieces 456. The locking piece 454 is mounted in the interior of the seat body 451 and is in sliding connection with the seat body 451, the sliding direction of the locking piece 454 is vertical, and the locking piece 454 is located below the sliding piece 452; the second elastic piece 455 is also mounted in the interior of the seat body 451, the two ends of the second elastic piece 455 are respectively in abutment with the locking piece 454 and the seat body 451, and the second elastic piece 455 is preferably a compression spring, and the second elastic piece 455 drives the locking piece 454 to slide towards the direction close to the sliding piece 452.

[0071] The sliding piece 452 is provided with a locking groove 4521 for inserting and cooperating with the end of the locking piece 454, when the sliding piece 452 slides to the limit position towards the direction close to the rotating shaft 42, the locking piece 454 is aligned with the locking groove 4521 on the sliding piece 452 along the sliding direction of the locking piece 454. After the second elastic piece 455 drives the locking piece 454 to insert and cooperate with the locking groove 4521, the sliding of the sliding piece 452 towards the direction away from the rotating shaft 42 is limited, that is, the position of the sliding piece 452 is fixed at this time.

[0072] Preferably, the locking assembly 45 comprises two unlocking pieces 456, the unlocking piece 456 and the locking piece 454 both have magnetism, and the unlocking piece 456 and the locking piece 454 are magnetically attracted to each other, and the unlocking piece 456 and the locking piece 454 are both preferably magnets. The unlocking piece 456 is fixedly mounted on the groove wall at the bottom of the first sliding groove 22, the two unlocking pieces 456 are mounted at intervals, and the two unlocking pieces 456 are located on the same side of the buttoning machine body 1.

[0073] When the base 41 slides to the limit position, the locking piece 454 can be aligned with the corresponding unlocking piece 456 along the sliding direction of the locking piece 454, and at this time the locking piece 454 will slide away from the sliding piece 452 under the action of the magnetic attraction between the locking piece 454 and the unlocking piece 456 to overcome the action of the second elastic piece 455, so that the locking piece 454 is adsorbed on the unlocking piece 456, and the locking piece 454 and the locking groove 4521 are disengaged from the insertion and cooperation. Thus, the base 41 has high position stability when sliding to the limit position due to the adsorption of the locking piece 454 on the unlocking piece 456, and at this time the support piece 43 can be freely rotated to simplify the operation process.

[0074] Referring to Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the positioning mechanism 5 comprises a positioning body 51, a first driving piece 52 and a clamping piece 53. The positioning body 51 is preferably a cuboid structure, the positioning body 51 is fixedly mounted on the end of the support piece 43 away from the rotating shaft 42, the positioning body 51 is provided with a positioning groove 511 for inserting the corner part of the garment 7, the positioning groove 511 is open towards the direction close to the other positioning body 51 and towards the direction close to the work station 9, so as to facilitate the staff to insert the corner part of the garment 7.

[0075] When the support rod is in the vertical state, the positioning groove 511 is inclined towards the opening direction of the work station 9, so as to facilitate the workers to put the corner part of the garment 7 into the positioning groove 511 in an inclined upward direction; when the support rod is in the inclined state (i.e. when the support rod is rotated to the other limit position), the positioning groove 511 is horizontal towards the opening direction of the work station 9, and at this time, the side of the garment 7 to be installed with the button which is put into the two positioning grooves 511 respectively keeps horizontal, so as to facilitate the button installation machine to install the button.

[0076] The clamping member 53 is slidingly connected with the positioning body 51, and preferably, the sliding region of the clamping member 53 relative to the positioning body 51 is located at the top of the positioning body 51, and the clamping member 53 can enter the positioning groove 511 in the sliding process, and the corner part of the garment 7 is clamped and positioned on the groove wall of the positioning groove 511 by unilateral force applied to the corner part; the first driving member 52 is fixedly installed at the top of the positioning body 51, and preferably, the first driving member 52 is a pneumatic cylinder, the end of the piston rod of the first driving member 52 is fixedly connected with the clamping member 53, and the first driving member 52 drives the clamping member 53 to slide relative to the positioning body 51.

[0077] When the first driving member 52 drives the clamping member 53 to slide to the limit position away from the positioning groove 511, the clamping member 53 leaves the positioning groove 511, and the end face of the end of the clamping member 53 close to the positioning groove 511 is flush with the groove wall of the positioning groove 511; when the first driving member 52 drives the clamping member 53 to slide to the limit position close to the positioning groove 511, the clamping member 53 enters the positioning groove 511 and abuts against the groove wall of the positioning groove 511.

[0078] Further, preferably, the first driving member 52 is also controlled by the operation panel 8, and the workers can control the work of the first driving member 52 through the operation panel 8, and at the same time, the stroke of the first driving member 52 driving the clamping member 53 to slide can also be adjusted through the operation panel 8, so that the clamping force of the garment 7 of different materials is also different, i.e. the clamping and positioning degree is also different, thereby reducing the probability that the garment 7 is damaged in the clamping and positioning process and cannot be clamped and positioned sufficiently, and improving the adaptability of the garment button installation equipment to the garments 7 of different materials and sizes.

[0079] Further, the positioning mechanism 5 further comprises a plurality of sensors 54, which are installed in the positioning groove 511 and located close to the walls of the positioning groove 511. Preferably, the positioning mechanism 5 comprises a plurality of sensors 54, which are all signal-connected with the corresponding first driving members 52. After the corner part of the garment 7 is placed in the positioning groove 511, when the two edges of the corner part of the garment 7 are in contact with different sensors 54 respectively and the plurality of sensors 54 are all triggered, the plurality of sensors 54 will simultaneously output signals to the first driving members 52 to control the first driving members 52 to drive the clamping members 53 to slide towards the positioning groove 511 to clamp and position the corner part of the garment 7. Preferably, the sensors 54 are contact sensors 54, which can only output signals to control the first driving members 52 when the corner part of the garment 7 is in contact with the plurality of sensors 54 simultaneously. Since the contact sensors 54 are common prior art, no further description is given here.

[0080] Further, the positioning mechanism 5 further comprises two rotating members 55 and two third driving members 56. The two rotating members 55 are both located in the positioning groove 511 and close to the groove walls of the positioning groove 511 away from the clamping members 53. The rotating members 55 are rotationally connected with the positioning body 51, and the rotation axes 42 of the rotating members 55 are parallel to the sliding direction of the clamping members 53. Preferably, the rotating members 55 are in the form of long strips. The length side of one rotating member 55 is close to the groove wall of the positioning groove 511 away from the other positioning body 51, and the length side of the other rotating member 55 is close to the groove wall of the positioning groove 511 away from the work station 9.

[0081] Preferably, the position where the rotating members 55 are rotationally connected with the positioning body 51 is in the middle of the length direction of the rotating members 55. The two rotating members 55 are both limited in rotation relative to the positioning body 51, and the rotations of the two rotating members 55 will not interfere with each other, and the rotations of the two rotating members 55 will also not interfere with the sliding path of the clamping members 53. The plurality of sensors 54 are fixedly installed on the two rotating members 55 and located on the side of the rotating members 55 away from the adjacent groove walls of the positioning grooves 511.

[0082] The two third driving members 56 are both fixedly installed on the bottom of the positioning body 51, and the two third driving members 56 correspond to the two rotating members 55 one by one. Preferably, the third driving members 56 are servo motors, the output ends of which are inserted into the positioning body 51 and fixedly connected with the rotating members 55 to drive the rotating members 55 to rotate. In the drawings, the structure of the positioning mechanism 5 is preferably shown by taking the length directions of the two rotating members 55 and the two openings of the positioning groove 511 as examples.

[0083] Usually, the two edges of the corner part of the garment 7 are at right angles, which can be in contact with the plurality of sensors 54 in the positioning groove 511. Figure 6The length side of the two rotating members 55 in the shown state is in contact with each other, at this time, the plurality of sensors 54 on the two rotating members 55 can be triggered at the same time, the first driving member 52 will drive the clamping member 53 to clamp and position the corner part of the garment 7; when the two edges of the corner part of the garment 7 form an acute angle or an obtuse angle, the two rotating members 55 are respectively controlled to rotate to adapt to the corner part of the garment 7, that is, the corner part of the garment 7 placed in the positioning groove 511 can trigger the first driving member 52 to drive the clamping member 53 to clamp and position itself in the correct position in the positioning groove 511.

[0084] Preferably, the third driving member 56 is also controlled by the operation panel 8, and the worker can control the work of the third driving member 56 through the operation panel 8, and the angle at which the third driving member 56 drives the rotating member 55 to rotate can also be adjusted through the operation panel 8, so that the process of adjusting the rotating position of the two rotating members 55 is more convenient.

[0085] Referring to Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the control mechanism 6 includes a sensing member 61 and a plurality of triggering members 62, and the base 41 is provided with a second sliding groove 412 along the length direction of the base 41 for sliding cooperation of the plurality of triggering members 62, the second sliding groove 412 is located on the side of the rotating shaft 42 away from the button machine body 1, and the sliding direction of the triggering member 62 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the base 41; the sensing member 61 is fixedly installed on the groove wall at the bottom of the first sliding groove 22, and the sensing member 61 is located below the base 41, and preferably the sensing member 61 is aligned with the button machine body 1 along the width direction of the working plane 21.

[0086] The number of the triggering members 62 included in the control mechanism 6 is the same as the number of the buttons to be installed on the garment 7, and during the process that the base 41 slides from one limit position to another limit position, the plurality of triggering members 62 can be aligned with the sensing member 61 one by one in the vertical direction and trigger the sensing member 61. The sensing member 61 is signal connected with the button machine body 1, and when the sensing member 61 is triggered, the sensing member 61 will output a signal to control the button machine body 1 to complete a button installation operation.

[0087] The triggering member 62 can slide to adjust the position in the second sliding groove 412, and after the position is adjusted, the triggering member 62 can be fixed relative to the base 41, and preferably the triggering member 62 is fixed relative to the base 41 by bolts, which are omitted in the drawings. According to different button installation requirements on different garments 7, the worker can pre-determine the number of the required triggering members 62 and the relative positions of the plurality of triggering members 62 on the base 41, so that during the process that the base 41 slides from one limit position to another limit position, the garment 7 fixed on the two positioning mechanisms 5 can complete the button installation.

[0088] Further, the control mechanism 6 further comprises a plurality of telescopic pieces 63 and a plurality of third elastic pieces 64, the plurality of telescopic pieces 63 and the plurality of third elastic pieces 64 correspond to the plurality of trigger pieces 62 one by one, that is, each trigger piece 62 is provided with a telescopic piece 63 and a third elastic piece 64. The trigger piece 62 is provided with a mounting groove 621, the mounting groove 621 is open towards the bottom groove wall of the first sliding groove 22, the telescopic piece 63 is located in the mounting groove 621, and the telescopic piece 63 is in sliding connection with the trigger piece 62 in the vertical direction; the third elastic piece 64 is also mounted in the mounting groove 621, the third elastic piece 64 is located on the side of the telescopic piece 63 away from the bottom groove wall of the first sliding groove 22, and preferably the third elastic piece 64 is a compression spring, the two ends of the third elastic piece 64 are respectively in abutment with the groove wall of the mounting groove 621 and the telescopic piece 63, and the third elastic piece 64 drives the telescopic piece 63 to slide towards the bottom groove wall of the first sliding groove 22 to abut against the bottom groove wall of the first sliding groove 22.

[0089] The induction piece 61 is provided with a plug-in groove 611 for plug-in cooperation of the telescopic piece 63, when the base 41 slides to the position that the trigger piece 62 is aligned with the induction piece 61 in the vertical direction, the trigger piece 62 abuts against the induction piece 61, and the third elastic piece 64 drives the telescopic piece 63 to slide downward and insert into the plug-in groove 611, and after the plug-in cooperation of the telescopic piece 63 and the plug-in groove 611, the induction piece 61 is triggered.

[0090] Preferably, the end of the telescopic piece 63 away from the third elastic piece 64 is also a ball head structure, the plug-in groove 611 is matched with the ball head structure of the telescopic piece 63. When the telescopic piece 63 is plug-in cooperated with the plug-in groove 611, the worker increases the force for sliding the base 41, so that the telescopic piece 63 is driven to slide upward and retract into the mounting groove 621 against the third elastic piece 64 under the limiting action of the groove wall of the plug-in groove 611, so that after the corresponding trigger piece 62 triggers the induction piece 61, the base 41 can continue to slide to trigger the induction piece 61 of the next trigger piece 62.

[0091] Further, the control mechanism 6 further comprises a plurality of blocking pieces 65, the trigger piece 62 is provided with a plurality of air holes 622, the two ends of the air hole 622 are communicated with the second sliding groove 412 and the position of the mounting groove 621 away from the opening thereof. The plurality of blocking pieces 65 correspond to the plurality of air holes 622 one by one, and preferably the blocking piece 65 is fixedly installed at the end of the air hole 622 away from the mounting groove 621.

[0092] The blocking piece 65 is elastic, and preferably is made of rubber. When the trigger 62 is not aligned with the sensing piece 61 in the vertical direction, the blocking piece 65 is turned outwards away from the air hole 622 and forms an air port, so that the mounting groove 621 can be communicated with the second sliding groove 412 through the air hole 622 and the air port; when the trigger 62 is aligned with the sensing piece 61 in the vertical direction, in the process that the third elastic piece 64 drives the telescopic piece 63 to slide and be inserted into the insertion groove 611, the telescopic piece 63 will drive the gas in the second sliding groove 412 to flow into the mounting groove 621 through the air hole 622, and at the same time, the blocking piece 65 is elastically deformed to close the air port; when the telescopic piece 63 is inserted into the insertion groove 611, the air hole 622 and the second sliding groove 412 are sealed by the blocking piece 65, so that the inside of the mounting groove 621 is approximately airtight.

[0093] At this time, the staff needs to further increase the force for controlling the sliding of the base 41, to drive the telescopic piece 63 to slide against the third elastic piece 64, and after the telescopic piece 63 slides, the gas will flow towards the second sliding groove 412 through the air hole 622, so as to drive the blocking piece 65 to deform and recover; when the telescopic piece 63 slides and retracts into the mounting groove 621, the shape of the blocking piece 65 recovers.

[0094] When the trigger 62 triggers the sensing piece 61, by increasing the force required for controlling the base 41 to continue to slide at this time, the base 41 can be temporarily stopped when the trigger 62 triggers the sensing piece 61, so as to leave enough time for the button machine body 1 to install the button on the garment 7.

[0095] The implementation principle of the garment button installation equipment in the embodiment of the application is as follows:

[0096] After the garment 7 to be installed with buttons is fixed on the two positioning mechanisms 5, the support piece 43 is adjusted to make the garment 7 be stretched and tightened, then the support piece 43 is controlled to rotate to make the garment 7 to be installed with buttons be located in the processing area of the button machine body 1, then the base 41 is controlled to slide from one limit position to another limit position, and the plurality of triggers 62 trigger the sensing pieces 61 in sequence in the process of sliding of the base 41, and the sensing pieces 61 are controlled to install the buttons on the garment 7 after being triggered, so that the garment 7 can complete the button installation in the process of one-time sliding of the base 41, the operation is standardized, the operation difficulty is reduced, and the installation quality of the buttons on the garment 7 is improved.

[0097] The embodiment of the application also discloses a garment button installation method, which needs to use the garment button installation equipment, and the specific steps are as follows:

[0098] S1, controlling a plurality of triggers 62 to slide relative to the base 41 according to the required installation interval of the buttons on the garment 7;

[0099] According to the information of the material, size, shape, position and number of the clothes 7 to be installed with buttons, the operation data of the first driving member 52, the second driving member 44 and the third driving member 56 are set through the operation panel 8, the number of the trigger members 62 is installed in the second sliding groove 412 and the position of the trigger members 62 on the base 41 is adjusted, so that each function of the clothes button installation equipment is adapted to the clothes 7 to be installed with buttons during use.

[0100] S2, the clothes 7 are fixed in position on the positioning mechanisms 5;

[0101] After the base 41 is controlled to slide to a limit position, the support member 43 is controlled to rotate to be in a vertical state; then the corner part of one end of the side of the clothes 7 to be installed with buttons is placed into the positioning groove 511, the position of the corner part of the clothes 7 in the positioning groove 511 is adjusted, so that the two edges of the corner part of the clothes 7 are in contact with the plurality of sensors 54 on the two rotating members 55 at the same time, thereby triggering the first driving member 52 to drive the clamping member 53 to clamp and position the corner part of the clothes 7 in the positioning groove 511.

[0102] S3, the support members 43 are controlled to slide relative to the base 41, so that the clothes 7 are tightened;

[0103] In the state that the clothes 7 are relaxed, the corner parts of the two ends of the side of the clothes 7 to be installed with buttons are fixed in position on the two positioning mechanisms 5 respectively, then the second driving member 44 is controlled through the operation panel 8 to increase the distance between the two support members 43, so that the clothes 7 are stretched and tightened to a proper degree, which is convenient for subsequent installation of buttons;

[0104] S4, the base 41 is controlled to slide relative to the workbench 2;

[0105] The support member 43 is controlled to rotate to the limit position in the direction close to the buttoning machine body 1, so that the clothes 7 to be installed with buttons are located in the processing area of the buttoning machine body 1, then the base 41 is controlled to slide in the direction of the other limit position by holding the handle structure 411.

[0106] S5, the trigger members 62 are triggered one by one, and the buttoning machine body 1 is controlled to work after the sensing members 61 are triggered.

[0107] During the process that the base 41 is controlled to slide from one limit position to the other limit position, the plurality of trigger members 62 are triggered one by one, and the buttoning machine body 1 is controlled to work to install buttons on the clothes 7 after the sensing members 61 are triggered; and the sliding process of the base 41 is temporarily paused each time the trigger members 62 trigger the sensing members 61, so as to leave enough time for the buttoning machine body 1 to work.

[0108] In another embodiment, the order of S1 and S2 can also be changed.

[0109] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the protection scope of the present application, so that: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, principle of the present application should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for installing buttons on clothing, characterized in that, The garment button installation equipment includes a button-attaching machine body (1), a workbench (2), and an auxiliary device (3). The button-attaching machine body (1) is fixedly installed on the workbench (2). The auxiliary device (3) includes a movable seat (4), several positioning mechanisms (5), and a control mechanism (6). The movable seat (4) includes a base (41) and several support members (43). The base (41) is slidably connected to the workbench (2) in the horizontal direction. Several support members (43) are vertically arranged above the base (41) and are slidably connected to the base (41). The sliding direction of the support member (43) is the same as that of the base (41); a plurality of positioning mechanisms (5) are respectively disposed at one end of the support member (43) away from the base (41); the control mechanism (6) includes a sensor (61) and a plurality of triggers (62), the plurality of triggers (62) are spaced apart on the base (41) along the sliding direction of the base (41), and the triggers (62) are slidably connected to the base (41); the sensor (61) is disposed on the worktable (2), and the sensor (61) is signal connected to the buttoning machine body (1); The positioning mechanism (5) includes a positioning body (51), a clamping member (53), and a first driving member (52). The positioning body (51) is connected to the support member (43), and a positioning groove (511) is provided on the positioning body (51). The clamping member (53) is movably connected to the positioning body (51). The first driving member (52) is disposed on the positioning body (51), and the first driving member (52) drives the clamping member (53) to move in and out of the positioning groove (511). The control mechanism (6) further includes several telescopic members (63) and several third elastic members (64). The trigger member (62) is provided with a mounting groove (621). The mounting groove (621) forms an opening at one end of the trigger member (62) near the sensor (61). The telescopic member (63) is located in the mounting groove (621) and is slidably connected to the trigger member (62). The third elastic member (64) drives the telescopic member (63) to slide towards the sensor (61). The sensor (61) is provided with a plug-in groove (611) for the telescopic member (63) to be plugged in and engaged. During the sliding process of the base (41), when the trigger (62) and the sensor (61) are aligned along the sliding direction of the telescopic member (63), the telescopic member (63) slides and engages with the insertion slot (611), and the sensor (61) is triggered by the trigger (62); the base (41) continues to slide, and the telescopic member (63) slides away from the insertion slot (611). The control mechanism (6) further includes several elastic baffles (65), and several air holes (622) are provided on the trigger (62). The two ends of the air holes (622) are respectively connected to the mounting groove (621) and the outside. Several baffles (65) are respectively disposed in several air holes (622). When the telescopic member (63) is located in the mounting groove (621), the baffle (65) is in an open state; when the telescopic member (63) is inserted into the insertion groove (611), the baffle (65) is in a closed state. The specific steps are as follows: The triggers (62) are controlled to slide relative to the base (41) according to the required installation interval of the buttons on the garment (7); The garment (7) is fixed in position on several of the positioning mechanisms (5); Control the sliding of several of the support members (43) relative to the base (41) to tighten the garment (7); Control the base (41) to slide relative to the worktable (2); Several triggering elements (62) trigger the sensing elements (61) one by one, and the sensing elements (61) control the button-making machine body (1) to work after being triggered.

2. A garment button installation device, used in the garment button installation method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning mechanism (5) also includes several sensors (54), which are disposed in the positioning groove (511) and are signal connected to the first driving member (52).

3. The garment button installation device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The positioning mechanism (5) further includes two rotating parts (55), which are located in the positioning groove (511) and rotatably connected to the positioning body (51). Several sensors (54) are respectively disposed on the two rotating parts (55). When several sensors (54) are in contact with the garment (7), the first driving member (52) drives the clamping member (53) to move and clamp the garment (7) in position.

4. The garment button installation device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The movable seat (4) includes two support members (43), one of which is slidably connected to the base (41), and the other support member (43) is fixed relative to the base (41) along the sliding direction of the base (41). It also includes a second drive member (44) that drives one of the support members (43) to slide.

5. A garment button installation device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The movable seat (4) also includes a rotating shaft (42), which is rotatably connected to the base (41), and the axis of the rotating shaft (42) is parallel to the sliding direction of the base (41); the rotating shaft (42) passes through two support members (43), one support member (43) is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft (42), and the other support member (43) is slidably connected to the rotating shaft (42), and the rotation of the rotating shaft (42) causes the two support members (43) to rotate relative to the base (41); When the support member (43) rotates to its limit position in a direction away from the button-fastening machine body (1), the support member (43) is in a vertical state, the positioning body (51) is in an inclined state, and the end of the positioning body (51) near the button-fastening machine body (1) is the inclined upper end; when the support member (43) rotates to its limit position in a direction close to the button-fastening machine body (1), the support member (43) is in an inclined state, and the positioning body (51) is in a horizontal state.

6. The garment button installation device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The movable seat (4) further includes a locking component (45), which includes a seat body (451), a slider (452), and a first elastic element (453). The seat body (451) is disposed on the base (41) and located on the side of the support member (43) away from the first driving member (52). The slider (452) is slidably connected to the seat body (451). The first elastic element (453) drives the slider (452) to slide away from the seat body (451). During the rotation of the support member (43), the support member (43) drives the sliding member (452) to slide and retract towards the seat (451); when the support member (43) rotates to the limit position, the sliding member (452) slides out and abuts against one side of the support member (43).

7. A garment button installation device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The locking assembly (45) further includes a locking member (454), a second elastic member (455), and two unlocking members (456). The locking member (454) is located inside the seat (451), and the locking member (454) is slidably connected to the seat (451), with the sliding direction of the locking member (454) perpendicular to the sliding direction of the sliding member (452). The second elastic member (455) drives the locking member (454) to slide towards the sliding member (452), and the second elastic member (456) further... When the elastic element (455) drives the locking element (454) to slide to the limit position, the locking element (454) restricts the sliding element (452) from sliding towards the seat (451); both unlocking elements (456) are disposed on the worktable (2), the locking element (454) and the unlocking element (456) are magnetically attracted, when the base (41) slides to the limit position, the unlocking element (456) drives the locked element (454) to slide away from the sliding element (452).

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