Automatic rib collar folding device

Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic rib collar folding device which comprises a rack, a feeding assembly, a material moving assembly, a material pressing assembly, a material folding assembly and a half-folding assembly. The feeding assembly is used for feeding materials to the material moving assembly. The material moving assembly comprises a first fixing piece, a second moving piece, a third moving piece, a first connecting piece and a material taking piece, the first fixing piece is connected to the rack and extends in the first direction, the second moving piece is connected to the first fixing piece and can move in the first direction, and the third moving piece is connected to the second moving piece and can move in the vertical direction; the first connecting piece is connected to the third moving piece, and the multiple material taking pieces are arranged on the first connecting piece. The material pressing assembly is used for fixing one end of a material located on the working face to the working face; the folding component is used for clamping one end of the material, which is not fixed by the pressing component, to leave the working surface; the folding assembly is used for folding the end, fixed by the pressing assembly, of the material and the end, clamped by the folding assembly, of the material.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of textile technology, and in particular to an automatic folding device for a rib collar. Background Art

[0002] In the manufacturing process of knitted round neck sweaters, ribbing the collar is the pre-process of the collar. The ribbing collar process requires the collar pieces to be spliced, then the bones are turned over and folded in half, the bones are required to overlap after folding, the upper and lower edges are aligned, and then a seam is sewn to fix the bones. The working efficiency of the feeding and folding parts of the traditional automatic ribbing collar machine is too slow compared to the sewing part, which leads to the low production efficiency of the automatic ribbing collar machine. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide an automatic folding device for rib collars. The automatic folding device for rib collars of the present application can quickly complete the processes of feeding and folding, so as to achieve a higher production efficiency of automatically folding rib collars.

[0004] The present application provides a rib collar automatic folding device, comprising a frame, and a feeding assembly, a material moving assembly, a material pressing assembly, a material folding assembly and a folding assembly respectively arranged on the frame;

[0005] The frame has a working surface; the loading assembly is used to load materials to the material transfer assembly;

[0006] The material moving assembly includes a first fixed member, a second moving member, a third moving member, a first connecting member and a material taking member, wherein the first fixed member is connected to the frame and extends along a first direction, the second moving member is connected to the first fixed member and can move along the first direction, the third moving member is connected to the second moving member and can move along a vertical direction, the first connecting member is connected to the third moving member, and the number of the material taking members is plural and is arranged on the first connecting member;

[0007] The material pressing assembly is used to fix one end of the material located on the working surface on the working surface; the material folding assembly is used to clamp the end of the material not fixed by the material pressing assembly away from the working surface; the folding assembly is used to fold the end of the material fixed by the material pressing assembly and the end clamped by the material folding assembly into two.

[0008] In some embodiments, the plurality of material picking members are spaced apart and arranged in a row along the second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0009] In some embodiments, the loading assembly includes a silo, a material placing member, and a first moving member;

[0010] One side of the silo has an opening and is arranged on the frame, the material discharge piece is arranged in the silo and can move in the silo, and the material discharge piece is used to place materials;

[0011] The first moving member is connected to the material placing member, and the first moving member is used to control the movement of the material placing member;

[0012] The length of the silo extends along the second direction.

[0013] In some embodiments, the loading assembly further includes a first positioning member, which is disposed in the silo and close to a side of the silo having the opening, and is used to position the position of the discharge member for movement.

[0014] In some embodiments, the folding material assembly includes a fourth moving member, a scooping member, and a pressing member;

[0015] The fourth moving member is disposed on the frame and is capable of moving in a horizontal direction;

[0016] The shovel blade member is movably connected to the fourth moving member and can move in the vertical direction. The shovel blade member has a horizontally arranged shovel head, and the shovel head can be inserted between the material and the working surface;

[0017] The pressing piece is movably connected to the fourth moving piece and can move in the vertical direction. The pressing piece has a horizontally arranged pressing portion, which is arranged toward the shovel head and is used to fix the material on the shovel head.

[0018] In some embodiments, the folding material assembly further includes a fifth moving member and a sixth moving member;

[0019] The fifth moving member is connected to the fourth moving member, the scooping member is connected to the fifth moving member, and the fifth moving member is used to control the movement of the scooping member in the vertical direction;

[0020] The sixth moving member is connected to the fifth moving member, the pressing member is connected to the sixth moving member, and the sixth moving member is used to control the movement of the pressing member in the vertical direction.

[0021] In some embodiments, the folding material assembly further includes a second positioning member, which is disposed on the sixth movable member, and the second positioning member is used to position the relative position between the pressing member and the material.

[0022] In some embodiments, the material pressing assembly includes a supporting member, a seventh moving member, a second connecting member, an eighth moving member and a material pressing member;

[0023] The support member is arranged on the frame;

[0024] The seventh moving member is connected to the supporting member and is movable on the supporting member;

[0025] The second connecting member includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion and the vertical portion are vertically fixedly connected, the horizontal portion is fixedly disposed on the seventh moving member, and the eighth moving member is connected to the vertical portion and can move in a vertical direction;

[0026] The material pressing member is connected to the first moving member, and the material pressing member has a horizontally arranged material pressing portion, and the material pressing member is used to fix the material on the working surface.

[0027] In some embodiments, the folding assembly includes a second fixed member, a ninth moving member, a tenth moving member, and a folding member;

[0028] The second fixing member is fixedly connected to the frame, the ninth moving member is movably connected to the second fixing member, and the ninth moving member can move in the second direction;

[0029] The tenth moving member is movably connected to the ninth moving member, and the tenth moving member can move in a vertical direction;

[0030] The folding piece is in the shape of an elongated strip, extends along the first direction, and is arranged parallel to the working surface.

[0031] In some embodiments, the rib collar automatic folding device further includes a blowing member, which is disposed on the frame and is used for blowing air toward the material located on the working surface to adjust the position of the material on the working surface.

[0032] The above-mentioned rib collar automatic folding device can quickly complete the feeding and folding processes to achieve higher production efficiency of automatically ribbed collars. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a rib collar automatic folding device provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding assembly provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a material transfer assembly provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of a folding material assembly provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0037] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of a material pressing assembly provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a folding assembly provided in one embodiment of the present application.

[0039] Description of Reference Numerals

[0040] 1. Frame; 2. Loading assembly; 21. Bin; 22. Discharging member; 23. First moving member; 24. First positioning member; 3. Moving assembly; 31. First fixing member; 32. Second moving member; 33. Third moving member; 34. First connecting member; 35. Picking member; 4. Folding assembly; 41. Fourth moving member; 42. Fifth moving member; 43. Sixth moving member; 44. Shoveling member; 45. Second positioning member; 46. Pressing member; 5. Pressing assembly; 51. Support member; 52. Seventh moving member; 53. Second connecting member; 54. Eighth moving member; 55. Pressing member; 6. Folding assembly; 61. Second fixing member; 62. Ninth moving member; 63. Tenth moving member; 64. Folding member; 7. Working surface; 8. Blowing member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0042] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.

[0043] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0044] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, "plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0045] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0046] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 , the present application provides an automatic folding device for a rib collar, comprising a frame 1, and a feeding assembly 2, a material moving assembly 3, a material pressing assembly 5, a material folding assembly 4, and a folding assembly 6 respectively arranged on the frame 1. The frame 1 has a working surface 7; the feeding assembly 2 is used to feed materials to the material moving assembly 3. The material moving assembly 3 comprises a first fixed member 31, a second moving member 32, a third moving member 33, a first connecting member 34, and a material picking member 35, wherein the first fixed member 31 is connected to the frame 1 and extends in a first direction, the second moving member 32 is connected to the first fixed member 31 and can move in a first direction, the third moving member 33 is connected to the second moving member 32 and can move in a vertical direction, the first connecting member 34 is connected to the third moving member 33, and the number of the material picking members 35 is plural and arranged on the first connecting member 34. The material pressing component 5 is used to fix one end of the material located on the working surface 7 on the working surface 7; the material folding component 4 is used to clamp the end of the material not fixed by the material pressing component 5 away from the working surface 7; the folding component 6 is used to fold the end of the material fixed by the material pressing component 5 and the end clamped by the material folding component 4 into two.

[0047] Referring again to FIG. 1 , illustratively, the Z direction in FIG. 1 is the first direction, and the Y direction in FIG. 1 is the vertical direction.

[0048] In actual operation, the material to be folded can be first loaded and moved to the working surface 7 through the loading assembly 2 and the moving assembly 3. It is understandable that the material can be a rib collar or other cut pieces in the textile industry. When the moving assembly 3 moves the material, it first moves along the first direction through the second moving member 32, so that the material taking member 35 moves to the top of the material located at the loading assembly 2, and then moves vertically downward through the third moving member 33, so that the material taking member 35 moves to the material, which is convenient for grabbing the material. After placing the material on the working surface 7, first fix one end of the material on the working surface 7 through the pressing assembly 5, and then clamp the end of the material not fixed by the pressing assembly 5 through the folding assembly 4, and make it leave the working surface 7. At this time, fold the end of the material fixed by the pressing assembly 5 and the end clamped by the folding assembly 4 through the folding assembly 6, and at the same time release the clamping of the material by the folding assembly 4, so as to realize the folding of the material. The automatic folding device for ribbed collars of the present application can quickly complete the loading and folding processes to achieve higher production efficiency for automatically folding ribbed collars.

[0049] In some embodiments, the plurality of material picking members 35 are spaced apart and arranged in a row along the second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0050] The plurality of material picking members 35 are spaced apart in a row along the second direction, so that the long cut pieces can be grabbed by the plurality of material picking members 35 and the long cut pieces can be moved.

[0051] Referring again to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , illustratively, the X direction in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 is the second direction.

[0052] In some embodiments, the second direction and the first direction are both in a horizontal direction.

[0053] As shown in FIG. 2 , in some embodiments, the loading assembly 2 includes a silo 21, a discharge member 22, and a first moving member 23. The silo 21 has an opening on one side and is disposed on the frame 1. The discharge member 22 is disposed in the silo 21 and can move in the silo 21. The discharge member 22 is used to place materials. The first moving member 23 is connected to the discharge member 22, and the first moving member 23 is used to control the movement of the discharge member 22. The length of the silo 21 extends along the second direction.

[0054] By placing the material to be folded on the material placing member 22 and driving the material placing member 22 to move by the first moving member 23, the material can be moved to the material moving assembly 3. The length of the silo 21 extends along the second direction, so that the long pieces in the silo 21 can be easily grabbed by a plurality of material picking members 35 arranged in a row along the second direction.

[0055] In some embodiments, the loading assembly 2 further includes a first positioning member 24 , which is disposed in the silo 21 and close to a side of the silo 21 having an opening, and is used to position the discharging member 22 to move.

[0056] The first positioning member 24 facilitates positioning of the discharging member 22 , so that the first moving member 23 can transfer the discharging member 22 to the opening of the silo 21 , making it convenient for the material moving component 3 to move the material on the discharging member 22 .

[0057] As shown in FIG4 , in some embodiments, the folding assembly 4 includes a fourth moving member 41, a shovel member 44 and a pressing member 46. The fourth moving member 41 is disposed on the frame 1 and can move in the horizontal direction. The shovel member 44 is movably connected to the fourth moving member 41 and can move in the vertical direction. The shovel member 44 has a horizontally arranged shovel head, and the shovel head can be inserted between the material and the working surface 7. The pressing member 46 is movably connected to the fourth moving member 41 and can move in the vertical direction. The pressing member 46 has a horizontally arranged pressing portion, which is arranged toward the shovel head, and the pressing portion is used to fix the material on the shovel head.

[0058] In actual operation, the shovel blade 44 and the pressing blade 46 can be moved to the material by the fourth moving member 41 moving in the horizontal direction, and the pressing blade 46 is first lifted in the vertical direction, and then the shovel blade 44 is lowered in the vertical direction to fit the working surface 7, and the shovel head of the shovel blade 44 can be inserted between the material and the working surface 7 by the horizontal movement of the fourth moving member 41. Then the pressing blade 46 is moved vertically downward so that the horizontally arranged pressing part is pressed to the surface of the shovel head, and the material is clamped. Then the shovel blade 44 and the pressing blade 46 are lifted in the vertical direction at the same time, so that the bending between the clamped end of the material and the fixed end of the material pressing assembly 5 can be achieved.

[0059] In some embodiments, the folding assembly 4 further includes a fifth moving member 42 and a sixth moving member 43. The fifth moving member 42 is connected to the fourth moving member 41, the scooping member 44 is connected to the fifth moving member 42, and the fifth moving member 42 is used to control the movement of the scooping member 44 in the vertical direction. The sixth moving member 43 is connected to the fifth moving member 42, the pressing member 46 is connected to the sixth moving member 43, and the sixth moving member 43 is used to control the movement of the pressing member 46 in the vertical direction.

[0060] The fifth moving member 42 is used to conveniently control the movement of the scooping member 44 in the vertical direction, and the sixth moving member 43 is used to conveniently control the movement of the pressing member 46 in the vertical direction.

[0061] In some embodiments, the folding component 4 further includes a second positioning member 45 , which is disposed on the sixth moving member 43 , and is used to position the relative position between the pressing member 46 and the material.

[0062] The second positioning member 45 facilitates the relative positioning of the pressing member 46 and the material, facilitates the coordination between the scooping member 44 and the pressing member 46, and further facilitates the precise clamping of the material.

[0063] With reference to Fig. 5, in some embodiments, the binder assembly 5 includes a support member 51, a seventh moving member 52, a second connecting member 53, an eighth moving member 54 and a binder 55. The support member 51 is arranged on the frame 1. The seventh moving member 52 is connected to the support member 51 and can move on the support member 51. The second connecting member 53 includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion and the vertical portion are vertically fixedly connected, the horizontal portion is fixedly arranged on the seventh moving member 52, and the eighth moving member 54 is connected to the vertical portion and can move in the vertical direction. The binder 55 is connected to the eighth moving member 54, and the binder 55 has a horizontally arranged binder portion, and the binder 55 is used to fix the material on the working surface 7.

[0064] In actual use, the seventh moving member 52 can be moved horizontally to move the pressing member 55 to a position close to one end of the material, and then the eighth moving member 54 can be moved vertically to move the pressing member 46 toward the material to fix the material on the working surface 7.

[0065] With reference to shown in Fig. 6, in some embodiments, the folding assembly 6 comprises a second fixed member 61, a ninth moving member 62, a tenth moving member 63 and a folding member 64. The second fixed member 61 is fixedly connected on the frame 1, and the ninth moving member 62 is movably connected on the second fixed member 61, and the ninth moving member 62 can move in the second direction. The tenth moving member 63 is movably connected on the ninth moving member 62, and the tenth moving member 63 can move in the vertical direction. The folding member 64 is a strip, and the folding member 64 extends along the first direction, and the folding member 64 is parallel to the working surface 7.

[0066] In actual use, the height of the folding member 64 in the vertical direction can be adjusted by the tenth movable member 63, and then the ninth movable member 62 is moved along the first direction to move the folding member 64 toward the part where the material leaves the working surface 7. When the folding member 64 contacts the material, the shovel member 44 and the pressing member 46 simultaneously release the clamping of the material. The folding member 64 extends along the second direction to move the material, so that the part where the material leaves the working surface 7 and the part where the material is fixed to the working surface 7 by the pressing member 55 are folded in half.

[0067] In some embodiments, the rib collar automatic folding device further includes a blowing member 8, which is disposed on the frame 1 and is used to blow air toward the material on the working surface 7 to adjust the position of the material on the working surface 7. By blowing air toward the material on the working surface 7 by the blowing member 8, the position of the material on the working surface 7 is conveniently adjusted to achieve accurate folding of the material, and at the same time, the wrinkled or bent parts of the material can be flattened by blowing air.

[0068] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0069] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims, and the description and drawings may be used to interpret the contents of the claims.

Claims

1. A rib collar automatic folding device, characterized in that: It comprises a frame, and a feeding assembly, a material moving assembly, a material pressing assembly, a material folding assembly and a folding assembly respectively arranged on the frame; The frame has a working surface; the loading assembly is used to load materials to the material transfer assembly; The material moving assembly includes a first fixed member, a second moving member, a third moving member, a first connecting member and a material taking member, wherein the first fixed member is connected to the frame and extends along a first direction, the second moving member is connected to the first fixed member and can move along the first direction, the third moving member is connected to the second moving member and can move along a vertical direction, the first connecting member is connected to the third moving member, and the number of the material taking members is plural and is arranged on the first connecting member; The material pressing assembly is used to fix one end of the material located on the working surface on the working surface; the material folding assembly is used to clamp the end of the material not fixed by the material pressing assembly away from the working surface; the folding assembly is used to fold the end of the material fixed by the material pressing assembly and the end clamped by the material folding assembly into two.

2. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of material picking members are spaced apart and arranged in a row along a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

3. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding assembly comprises a silo, a material discharging member and a first moving member; One side of the silo has an opening and is arranged on the frame, the material discharge piece is arranged in the silo and can move in the silo, and the material discharge piece is used to place materials; The first moving member is connected to the material placing member, and the first moving member is used to control the movement of the material placing member; The length of the silo extends along the second direction.

4. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to claim 3, characterized in that: The loading assembly further comprises a first positioning member, which is disposed in the silo and close to a side of the silo having the opening, and is used to position the position where the discharge member moves.

5. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to claim 1, characterized in that: The folding material assembly comprises a fourth moving member, a scooping piece and a pressing piece; The fourth moving member is disposed on the frame and is capable of moving in a horizontal direction; The shovel blade member is movably connected to the fourth moving member and can move in the vertical direction. The shovel blade member has a horizontally arranged shovel head, and the shovel head can be inserted between the material and the working surface; The pressing piece is movably connected to the fourth moving piece and can move in the vertical direction. The pressing piece has a horizontally arranged pressing portion, which is arranged toward the shovel head and is used to fix the material on the shovel head.

6. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to claim 5, characterized in that: The folding material assembly further includes a fifth moving member and a sixth moving member; The fifth moving member is connected to the fourth moving member, the scooping member is connected to the fifth moving member, and the fifth moving member is used to control the movement of the scooping member in the vertical direction; The sixth moving member is connected to the fifth moving member, the pressing member is connected to the sixth moving member, and the sixth moving member is used to control the movement of the pressing member in the vertical direction.

7. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to claim 6, characterized in that: The material folding assembly further comprises a second positioning member, which is arranged on the sixth moving member and is used for positioning the relative position between the pressing member and the material.

8. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to claim 3, characterized in that: The material pressing assembly comprises a supporting member, a seventh moving member, a second connecting member, an eighth moving member and a material pressing member; The support member is arranged on the frame; The seventh moving member is connected to the supporting member and is movable on the supporting member; The second connecting member includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion and the vertical portion are vertically fixedly connected, the horizontal portion is fixedly disposed on the seventh moving member, and the eighth moving member is connected to the vertical portion and can move in a vertical direction; The material pressing member is connected to the first moving member, and the material pressing member has a horizontally arranged material pressing portion, and the material pressing member is used to fix the material on the working surface.

9. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to claim 2, characterized in that: The folding assembly comprises a second fixed member, a ninth moving member, a tenth moving member and a folding member; The second fixing member is fixedly connected to the frame, the ninth moving member is movably connected to the second fixing member, and the ninth moving member can move in the second direction; The tenth moving member is movably connected to the ninth moving member, and the tenth moving member can move in a vertical direction; The folding piece is in the shape of an elongated strip, extends along the first direction, and is arranged parallel to the working surface.

10. The automatic folding device for rib collar according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The rib collar automatic folding device also includes a blowing member, which is arranged on the frame and is used to blow air toward the material located on the working surface to adjust the position of the material on the working surface.

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