TWI448595B - Sock body delivery device and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Sock body conveying device and method thereof

The present invention relates to a delivery device, and more particularly to a sock delivery device and method therefor.

The sock tip of a conventional sock is generally open after being manufactured in a hosiery machine and stitched in another machine.

When the hosiery machine is a circular knitting machine, the sewing operation of the hosiery tip is almost impossible to perform on the hosiery machine. Once the hosiery is woven, the hosiery tip must be sutured using another machine. In order to remove the socks from the hosiery machine and suture the socks outside the hosiery machine, it is necessary to separately remove the stitches of the socks from the knitting needles of the hosiery machine, and individually transfer the stitches of the socks to the socks. Sharp suture device.

In the hosiery machine, the knitting needles are disposed on a plurality of grooves on an outer circumferential surface of a cylinder, and are movable relative to the cylinder along their own axes, and are hooked by the hooks at the tips of the knitting needles. The coil can be moved through the previous coil by up and down in the axial direction of the knitting needle, thereby forming a knot constituting the braid. The manufacture of the sock on the hosiery machine is accomplished by a series of weaving sequences starting from the ribbing to the leg, the heel, the sole and the toe.

In order to remove the sock coil from the hosiery machine in a circle, and attach it to the sock tip suturing device of the sutureable sock tip portion, when the sock is woven at the tip of the sock, the last stitch is attached to the needle of the knitting needle The hosiery machine needs to be shut down when hooked.

In the reference, some solutions use a transfer element to individually remove the coil attached to the hook and individually transfer it to the jaws of the reed of the sock staple.

For example, in US Published Patent No. 2004/0211226, the transfer element removes the coil at a position between the hook and the tongue, but the transfer element must be adjusted very precisely, Otherwise, even with the smallest offset, the transfer element will cause the coil to be unwound, causing the socks to become defective.

The transfer hook designed according to European Patent No. EP2080827A1 enters the coil from the side of the needle, thereby removing the coil. The transfer hook is folded in a semicircular pattern to transfer the coil to the other needle.

In the Japanese patents JP2004143614 and JP2001316959, the transfer element is designed to contain two parts, however, the transfer element cannot transfer the coil to the caries of another steel file.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a sock delivery device that can effectively transfer a sock to an open sock portion made in a hosiery machine to another device for suturing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sock delivery method that can effectively transfer a sock to an open sock portion made in a hosiery machine to another device for suturing.

Thus, the sock body delivery device of the present invention is adapted to transfer a sock body from a hosiery machine to a suturing device, the sock body being woven in the hosiery machine to have an open end, the hosiery machine comprising a plurality of knitting needles Each of the knitting needles has a hook for attaching a coil of the sock body, and a latch that is openable or closable relative to the hook, the suturing device can suspend the open end of the sock body, the sock body The delivery device comprises a plurality of strip-like elements, and a number of transfer elements. The strip elements can be moved toward or away from the needles in a direction parallel to a long axis of the needles or perpendicular to the long axis of the needles, the strip elements being Move to contact the coils on the needles. The transfer elements are respectively movable toward or away from the knitting needles in a direction parallel to the long axis of the knitting needles or perpendicular to the long axis of the knitting needles, each of the transfer elements having a Enter the tip region of the hooks.

The sock body conveying method of the present invention is suitable for transferring a sock body from a hosiery machine to a suturing device, the sock body is woven in the hosiery machine to have an open end, and the hosiery machine comprises a plurality of knitting needles, each a knitting needle having a hook for attaching a coil of the body, and a latch openable or closable relative to the hook, the suturing device suturing an open end of the sock, the sock delivery method The method comprises the steps of: (A) moving the number transfer element and the plurality of strip elements toward the needles. (B) The coils on the hooks are slid down using the strip elements. (C) moving the transfer elements to the transfer elements into the respective hooks. (D) moving the strip elements such that the strip elements can grasp the coils from beneath the coils. (E) moving the strip-like elements upwards to transfer the coils to the transfer elements.

The above and other technical contents, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention.

Although the description and drawings of the present invention are described in the context of application to a circular knitting machine, it will be appreciated that the present invention is also applicable to other linear or circular knitting machines.

According to the operating principle of the circular knitting machine, the knitting needle is a plurality of grooves provided on an outer circumferential surface of a cylinder (not shown), and is movable relative to the cylinder along its own axis. The stitches hooked by the hooks at the tips of the needles can be moved through the previous stitches by up and down in the axial direction of the needles, thereby forming a knot constituting the braid.

In general, the weaving of the sock is accomplished by a series of weaving sequences starting from the ribbing to the leg, the heel, the sole and the toe. After the last part of the sock has been woven, the sock is removed from the hosiery machine. However, in this case, the sock of the sock is still not stitched, so the sock is still when the sock leaves the hosiery machine. It is open, and the sock tip of the sock is stitched by another different machine.

A certain number of knitting needles are disposed on the outer circumference of a syringe (not shown) of the hosiery machine. Although the present invention is illustrated in the drawings with only two oppositely disposed knitting needles, it will be understood that the present invention It can be applied to the remaining knitting needles on the cylinder and can be applied to the simultaneous actuation of all the knitting needles on the cylinder.

When the last stitch of the sock is knitted and attached to the hook of the knitting needle, the hosiery machine stops working. At this time, the groin portion of the sock, the stocking tube, the heel, the sole and the sock have been The weaving is completed. In order for the hosiery machine to be woven into a sock, a device disposed above the barrel, such as an upper cylinder or a crimping apparatus, is from the hosiery during the completion of the transfer of the sock. The top side is separated, thereby providing conditions under which the socks can be removed from the hosiery machine. In the hosiery machine of the single cylinder type, the burring device is provided on the top side of the cylinder, and conversely, the hosiery machine in the form of a double cylinder is provided with the upper cylinder.

In order to allow the sock to be removed from the hosiery machine, during the transfer of the sock, part of the device disposed on the top side of the hosiery machine must be separated, and once the transfer of the sock is completed, the separated part of the device Will return to the original position and continue to make socks.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a preferred embodiment of the sock body delivery device 100 of the present invention is adapted to transfer a sock body 80 from a hosiery machine 60 to a suturing device 70 (see Figure 39), the sock body 80 being The hosiery machine 60 is woven to have an open end 81. The hosiery machine 60 includes a plurality of knitting needles 61, and a plurality of sinkers 62 each having a coil 82 attached to the sock body 80. A hook 611, and a latch 612 that can be opened or closed relative to the hook 611, the suturing device 70 (see Fig. 39) can suture the open end 81 of the sock 80.

In Fig. 1, the top side of the hosiery machine 60 is open to allow the sock body delivery device of the present invention to perform the transfer of the sock body 80 at a predetermined position on the hosiery machine 60, the sock body 80 being at the top The last stitches 82 on the side are hooked by the hooks 611 of the knitting needles 61 and arranged in a circular shape. When the knitting is completed, the latches 612 that close the hooks 611 during the knitting process are in an open state.

As shown in Figures 2, 28 and 29, the sock body delivery device 100 comprises: a plurality of strip elements 10, a number of transfer elements 20, a strip element holder 30, a transfer element holder 40, and two cam mechanisms 50 (see Figure 47).

The strip elements 10 can be moved toward or away from the needles 61 in a direction parallel to a long axis of the needles 61 or perpendicular to the long axis of the needles 61, respectively. The strip elements 10 are movable to contact the coils 82 on the needles 61.

The strip members 10 each have a handle body 11 and a crotch portion 12, 121, 122, 123 extending perpendicularly from the handle body (see Fig. 46).

The transfer elements 20 can be moved toward or away from the needles 61 in a direction parallel to the long axis of the needles 61 or perpendicular to the long axis of the needles 61, respectively. The elements 20 each have a tip end region 28 into which the hooks 611 can be accessed.

Preferably, the transfer elements 20 respectively have a handle body 21, a crotch portion 22, 221, 222 and 223 (see FIG. 46) extending perpendicularly from the handle body 21, and a lower end portion 28 and downwardly located a front end portion 23 extending adjacent to the knitting needle 61, a radial portion 24 connected to the front tip portion 23, and an inclined portion 25 connected to the handle body 21 and the radial portion 24, a front passage 26 (see FIG. 30) formed on the front tip 23 and facing the needles 61, and an upper passage 27 formed in the radial portion 24 and extending downwardly to communicate with the front passage 26 (see Figure 34). The inner and outer sides of the front passage 26 (see Fig. 30) are open, and the top side and the inner side of the upper passage 27 (see Fig. 34) are open.

The strip-like member holder 30 has an annular shape and has a plurality of grooves 31 for movably disposed of the strip-like members 10, respectively. The grooves 31 are arranged in a circular shape.

The transfer member holder 40 has an annular shape and has a plurality of grooves 41 for movably disposed of the transfer members 20, respectively. The grooves 41 are arranged in a circular shape.

The cam mechanisms 50 are rotatably disposed on the strip member holder 30 and the transfer member holder 40, respectively. As shown in FIG. 47, each cam mechanism 50 includes a plurality of cams 51 having different circular shapes and having different diameters. 52, 53, 54 wherein the cams 51, 52, 53, 54 of one of the cam mechanisms 50 are in contact with the jaws 12, 121, 122, 123 of the strip members 10, respectively, and the cam 51 of the other cam mechanism 50 , 52, 53, 54 may be in contact with the jaws 22, 221, 222, 223 of the transfer elements 20, respectively, such cam members 50 such that the strip elements 10 and the transfer elements 20 may be oriented toward the needles 61 moves forward or moves backward from the knitting needles 61.

2 to 27, a preferred embodiment of the sock body transporting method using the sock body transporting device 100 of the present invention is described. It is to be noted that, in FIGS. 2-27, the sock body transporting device 100 is only shown. The two strip elements 10 and the two branch elements 20 are described as an action. The sock body transport method comprises the following steps:

The first step, as shown in FIG. 2, moves the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 toward the needles 61 such that the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are located in the hosiery machine 60. The open top side.

In the present embodiment, the number of the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 is the number of knitting needles 61 corresponding to the hosiery machine 60.

The jaws 22, 221, 221, 223 (see FIG. 46) of the transfer elements 20 and the jaws 12, 121, 122, 123 (see FIG. 46) of the strip elements 10 may cause the transfer elements 20 The strip members 10 are moved forward-backward in the radial direction, and these radial actuations are simultaneously achieved by the boss mechanisms 50 (see Fig. 47). For example, when one of the transfer elements 20 approaches one of the needles 61, all of the transfer elements 20 produce the same actuation, and similarly, when one of the elements 10 enters between the two of the needles 61, all The strip elements 10 will then enter between the same number of needles 61.

Further, each of the transfer members 20 is disposed for each of the knitting needles 61, and each of the strip members 10 is disposed at an intermediate point of each of the two knitting needles 61.

The subsequent steps, as shown in Figs. 3 and 30, use the strip elements 10 to slide the coils 82 on the hooks 611.

In the present embodiment, the strip elements 10 and the transfer elements 20 are respectively moved downward by a predetermined distance in the downward movement direction 120 and the downward movement direction 220, respectively, and the strip elements 10 are on the needle hooks 611. The coils 82 slide down, but the coils 82 do not disengage the pins 612, in which case the pins 612 have been fully opened, but the coils 82 remain nested in the pins On the tongue 612.

It is to be noted that if the coils 82 are further moved downward, the needles 612 will be emptied and some of the latches 612 may be closed, in the event that the latches 612 are closed. The transfer elements 20 will not be able to enter their position within the hooks 611, which would result in breakage of the pins 612 or breakage of the transfer elements 20.

The subsequent steps, as shown in Figures 4 and 31, move the transfer elements 20 to the transfer elements 20 into the respective hooks 611, respectively.

In the present embodiment, when the strip elements 10 are held in the position of the previous step, the transfer elements 20 are respectively moved toward the needles 61 in a closing direction 240 and enter through the front passages 26 These hooks 611.

The front tips 23 of the transfer elements 20 are of a size and geometry to access or disengage the hooks 611.

The next step, as shown in Figures 5 and 31, moves the strip elements 10 downwardly to the coils 82 to disengage the pins 612.

In the present embodiment, once the transfer elements 20 have entered their position within the hooks 611, the strip elements 10 are moved downwardly a predetermined distance in the downward direction 120 to allow the coils 82 disengages the latches 612.

The next step, as shown in Figure 6, moves the strip-like elements 10 rearwardly to the strip-like elements 10 from between the needles 61.

In the present embodiment, the strip members 10 are moved rearwardly in an opening direction 130 and are withdrawn from between the needles 61.

The next step, as shown in Figure 7, moves the strip elements 10 downwardly to the strip elements 10 below the coils 82.

In the present embodiment, the strip members 10 are further moved down a predetermined distance in the downward direction 120, respectively, and moved toward a position lower than the coils 82 toward their positions before the coils 82 are grasped.

Following the steps, as shown in FIG. 8, the strip elements 10 are moved such that the strip elements 10 can grasp the coils 82 from beneath the coils 82.

In the present embodiment, the strip members 10 are moved forwardly in a closing direction 140 to enter between two adjacent knitting needles 61 to grasp the coils 82 from below the coils 82.

The next step, as shown in Figures 9 and 32-36, moves the strip elements 10 upwardly to the coils 82 to the transfer elements 20.

In the present embodiment, the strip elements 10 are respectively moved upward in an upward movement direction 110, so that the coils 82 are respectively transferred from the knitting needles 61 to the transfer elements 20, in the process, upwards. The moving coils 82 cause the pins 612 to close the hooks 611 again.

The subsequent steps, as shown in Figures 10 and 37, move the transfer elements 20 rearwardly to the transfer elements 20 to disengage the hooks 611.

In this embodiment, the transfer elements 20 are respectively moved rearward in an opening direction 230 to the transfer elements 20 to disengage the hooks 611 and open the pins 612. In this state, the coils 82 (i.e., the sock body 80) is in a position that is fully grasped by the transfer elements 20.

Following the steps, as shown in Figures 11 and 38, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are moved upwardly to move the sock body 80 upward.

In the present embodiment, the strip-like members 10 are respectively moved upward in the upward movement direction 110, and the transfer members 20 are also moved upward in an upward movement direction 210, respectively, and the sock body 80 faces upward. drive.

The subsequent steps, as shown in Figures 12, 39 and 40, use the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 to move the sock body 80 to the number of the stitching device 70 in a circular arrangement and spaced apart from each other by a gap. Below the molars.

In the present embodiment, the suturing device 70 has two reeds 71, 72, and a plurality of male teeth 73 respectively arranged on the semicircular circumference of the reed 71, and a plurality of semicircles arranged in the reed 72, respectively. A female tooth 74 on the circumference, and a needle 75. The total number of the male and female molars 73, 74 is equal to the number of the transfer elements 20. The male and female molars 73, 74 are spaced apart from each other by a gap 76.

The male teeth 73 respectively have a downwardly extending extending portion 731, a connecting tip 732 extending from the bottom end of the extending portion 731, and a needle groove 733 formed on a side of the extending portion 731 facing outward. . The female teeth 74 each have a downwardly extending extension 741 and an engagement recess 742 formed at the bottom end of the extension 741.

When the reeds 71, 72 are not folded, the male and female molars 73, 74 are arranged in a circle, and when the reed 72 is folded over the reed 71, the male and female molars 73 can be made. 74 is folded one on another, and at this time, the engaging end portions 732 and the engaging recesses 742 are engaged with each other.

The subsequent steps, as shown in Figures 13, 41 and 42, move the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 up to the male and female teeth 73, 74, respectively, into the transfer elements 20.

In this embodiment, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are respectively moved upward along the upward movement directions 210, 110, so that the extensions 731, 741 of the male and female teeth 73, 74 can be The upper channels 27 of the transfer elements 20 are respectively entered.

The subsequent steps, as shown in Figures 14, 43, and 44, move the transfer elements 20 upwardly to the transfer elements 20 to disengage the coils 82, causing the coils 82 on the transfer elements 20 to be transferred to the The male and female molars 73, 74 are equalized and the sock body 80 is turned over.

In this embodiment, the transfer elements 20 are further moved upward in the upward movement direction 210 to disengage the coils 82. In this case, the coils 82 can be transferred to the public, On the female molars 73, 74.

The subsequent steps, as shown in FIG. 15, move the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 rearwardly to the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 to disengage the male and female teeth 73, 74. .

In this embodiment, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are respectively moved rearward in the opening directions 230, 130 to disengage the male and female teeth 73, 74. Thus, the number corresponds to The number of coils 82 of the transfer elements 20 can be transferred to the same number of male and female teeth 73, 74.

The next step, as shown in Figure 16, is to move the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 downwardly to form a spacing between the male and female teeth 73, 74.

In the present embodiment, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are respectively moved downward in the downward movement directions 220, 120 to form a folding operation for the reels 71, 72 (see FIG. 39). The gap.

In the following steps, as shown in Figs. 17, 39, and 45, the male and female molars 73, 74 are folded up and down one by one, and the male teeth 73 are located in the upper half, and the female teeth 74 are Located in the lower half.

In the present embodiment, the reeds 72 carrying the female teeth 74 are folded about a folding axis 77 and folded in a folding direction 310 toward the reed 71 carrying the male teeth 73, so that the male and female molars 73, 74 are close to each other until the engaging end portions 732 and the engaging recesses 742 are engaged with each other, and are folded one to one up and down.

Since the number of knitting needles of all hosiery machines is even, and because the number of the transfer elements 20, the number of the strip elements 10 and the total number of the male and female teeth 73, 74 are corresponding The number of needles is therefore also an even number, so that when the jaw 72 is folded, each of the male teeth 73 can correspond to each of the female teeth 74.

The next step, as shown in Figure 18, moves the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 upwards such that the number of the strip elements 10 corresponds to the female teeth 74 of the lower half, respectively. The gap 76 (see Figure 39).

In the present embodiment, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are moved upward in the upward movement directions 210, 110 until the number of the strip elements 10 respectively correspond to the reed 72 ( See gap 39 between the female molars 74 on Figure 39) (see Figure 39). In this case, the number of the strip elements 10 is at a position that can enter the gap 76 (see Fig. 39) between the female teeth 74.

In the next step, as shown in Fig. 19, the strip-like elements 10 are moved forward such that the number of the strip-like elements 10 is between the female teeth 74 of the lower half, respectively.

In the present embodiment, the strip elements 10 are respectively moved forward in the equal closing direction 140 to the middle of the strip elements 10 to enter between the female teeth 74, respectively.

The next step, as shown in Figures 20 and 45, moves the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 upwards, moving the coils 82 on the female teeth 74 of the lower half to the male teeth of the upper half. On the 73, there are two coils 82 overlapping each other on each of the male teeth 73 of the upper half.

In the present embodiment, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are respectively moved upward in the upward movement directions 210, 110, so that the coils 82 on the female teeth 74 are pushed upward. Therefore, the coils 82 originally distributed in two semicircles are combined into a semicircular distribution. In other words, the coils 82 on the parent teeth 74 are transferred to the male teeth 73 so that each of the male teeth 73 There are two coils 82 that overlap each other.

It is to be noted that, in order for the coils 82 to be reliably transferred from the female teeth 74 to the male teeth 73, the female teeth 74 are respectively formed with the engaging recesses 742, the male teeth The engaging ends 732 are formed respectively to form a male-female fit.

The next step, as shown in Fig. 21, moves the strip members 10 rearwardly to the strip members 10 to disengage the male and female teeth 73, 74.

In the present embodiment, the strip elements 10 are moved rearwardly in the opening directions 130, respectively, and the male and female teeth 73, 74 are disengaged.

The next step, as shown in FIG. 22, moves the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 downward to form the spacing between the male and female teeth 73, 74, and causes the male and female The molars 73, 74 return to a circular arrangement.

In the present embodiment, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are moved downward in the downward movement directions 220, 120, respectively, thereby forming the reeds 72 (see FIG. 39) for unfolding. At the gap in the home position, the reed 72 (see Figure 39) is rotated about the folding axis 77 and in an unfolding direction 320 back to the original position.

In the next step, as shown in Figs. 23 and 45, the needle 75 of the suturing device 70 is moved downward, and the two stitches 82 on each of the male molars 73 are sewn together by the needle 75.

In the present embodiment, the needle 75 moves downward in a needle down direction 410, and the needle 75 can enter the needle groove 733 of the male teeth 73 in a needle insertion direction 420 and in a stitching direction 430. The suture 751 sutures the two coils 82 on each of the male molars 73, thereby completing the suturing operation of the sock of the sock body 80.

In the next step, as shown in FIG. 24, the needle 75 of the suturing device 70 is moved up, and the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are moved upward, so that the strip elements 10 respectively correspond to the same. A gap 76 (see FIG. 39) between the male and female molars 73, 74 is located above the coils 82.

In the present embodiment, the needle 75 moves upward in the direction of the one-up needle 440, and at the same time, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 move upward in the upward movement directions 210, 110, respectively. The strip members 10 are respectively moved to a gap 76 (see Fig. 39) which is aligned between the male and female teeth 73, 74, and the transfer members 20 and the strip members 10 are stopped from moving upward.

In the next step, as shown in Fig. 25, the strip-like members 10 are moved forward so that the strip-like members 10 are respectively interposed between the male and female teeth 73, 74.

In the present embodiment, the strip members 10 are moved forward in the closing directions 140, respectively, to a gap 76 (see FIG. 39) between the male and female teeth 73, 74.

In the next step, as shown in Fig. 26, the transfer elements 20 and the strip members 10 are moved downward so that the open end 81 of the sock body 80 is disengaged from the male teeth 73.

In this embodiment, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are respectively moved downward along the downward movement directions 220, 120 to push the sock of the sock body 80 downward to disengage the bullets. Teeth 73.

The final step, as shown in Figure 27, moves the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 downward.

In this embodiment, the toe of the sock body 80 has been stitched by the suture 751, and the sock body 80 has been disengaged from the suturing device 70. At this time, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are respectively The downward movement directions 220, 120 are moved downward to prepare for the transfer operation of the next sock body 80.

It is worth mentioning that although any drive mechanism can be used to drive the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10, however, preferably the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are opened and closed. The actuation is achieved using a cam mechanism 50 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 46 and 47, the cams 51, 52, 53, 54 of each cam mechanism 50 may be respectively in contact with the crotch portions 12, 121, 122, 123 of the corresponding corresponding strip members 10, or may respectively correspond to The jaws 22, 221, 222, 223 of the transfer element 20 are in contact.

When each of the cam mechanisms 50 rotates, the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 are brought into contact with the cams 51, 52, 53, 54 to simultaneously actuate the frontward closing or the backward opening. The jaws 12, 121, 122, 123 on each strip 10 are not identical to engage the grooves 511, 521, 531, 541 on the cams 51, 52, 53, 54 respectively, as such, The jaws 22, 221, 222, 223 on each of the transfer elements 20 are also engaged with the grooves 511, 521, 531, 541 on the cams 51, 52, 53, 54 respectively, however, it can be understood that the pattern The cam mechanism 50 in the middle is merely a simplified representation.

The number of grooves 511, 521, 531, 541 disposed along the circumference of the cams 51, 52, 53, 54 is the same as the number of the transfer elements 20 or the number of the strip elements 10.

Although the transfer member 20 and the strip member 10 have four different positions of the crotch portion, it can be understood that there may be more or less than four kinds of crotch portions, and therefore, each cam mechanism 50 is used. The number of cams that drive the transfer elements 20 and the strip elements 10 will also change.

Through the above description, the advantages of the present invention can be further summarized as follows:

The transfer member 20 of the present invention for removing the coil 82 of the sock body 80 can easily enter the hook 611 of the knitting needle 61, like a chain loop, and is hidden in the hook 611 of the knitting needle 61. Thus, the present invention can avoid the occurrence of coil uncoupling during the transfer of the coil 82 of the sock body 80. Therefore, the present invention can easily separate the coils 82 of the sock body 80 from the knitting needles. 61 is transferred to the transfer elements 20, and the coils 82 of the sock body 80 are individually attached to the male and female molars 73, 74 of the suturing device 70 to facilitate the suturing operation of the sock tip, as compared to Conventional technology, the present invention is more likely to produce socks without defects.

In summary, the sock body conveying device and method of the present invention can effectively transfer the sock to the open part of the hosiery machine to another suturing device for suturing, so that the purpose of the present invention can be achieved. .

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

100. . . Sock body conveyor

10. . . Strip element

11. . . Shank

12. . . Crotch

121. . . Crotch

122. . . Crotch

123. . . Crotch

20. . . Transfer element

twenty one. . . Shank

twenty two. . . Crotch

221. . . Crotch

222. . . Crotch

223. . . Crotch

twenty three. . . Front tip

twenty four. . . Radial part

25. . . Inclined portion

26. . . Front channel

27. . . Upper channel

28. . . Tip area

30. . . Strip element holder

31. . . Trench

40. . . Transfer element holder

41. . . Trench

50. . . Cam mechanism

51. . . Cam

511. . . Trench

52. . . Cam

521. . . Trench

53. . . Cam

531. . . Trench

54. . . Cam

541. . . Trench

60. . . Hosiery machine

61. . . Knitting needle

611. . . Hook

612. . . Tongue

62. . . Sink

70. . . Stitching device

71. . . Steel file

72. . . Steel file

73. . . Male molar

731. . . Extension

732. . . Connecting tip

733. . . Needle groove

74. . . Female molar

741. . . Extension

742. . . Connection notch

75. . . needle

751. . . Suture

76. . . gap

77. . . Folding axis

80. . . Sock body

81. . . Open end

82. . . Coil

110. . . Upward direction

120. . . Down direction

130. . . Open direction

140. . . Close direction

210. . . Upward direction

220. . . Down direction

230. . . Open direction

240. . . Close direction

310. . . Folding direction

320. . . Expand direction

410. . . Drop direction

420. . . Needle direction

430. . . Stitching direction

440. . . Needle direction

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a hosiery machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the sock body delivery device of the present invention, illustrating that the last coil of a sock body is attached to the needle hook of the plurality of knitting needles of the hosiery machine;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, illustrating the digital transfer element and the plurality of strip elements of the preferred embodiment moving toward the needles, and on the top side of the hosiery machine;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 illustrating the transfer elements and the strip-like elements moving downwardly, the strip-like elements sliding the coils on the hooks;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, illustrating the movement of the transfer elements toward the front to the transfer elements into the respective hooks;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, illustrating the movement of the strip-like elements downwardly to the coils to disengage the needles of the needles;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 illustrating the rearward movement of the strip-like elements until the strip-like elements are removed from the needles;

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, illustrating the movement of the strip-like elements downwardly to the strip-like elements below the coils;

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 illustrating the movement of the strip-like elements forwardly such that the strip-like elements can grasp the coils from beneath the coils;

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8 illustrating the movement of the strip-like elements upwardly to the transfer of the coils to the transfer elements;

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9 illustrating the rearward movement of the transfer elements to the transfer elements to disengage the hooks;

Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 10 illustrating the upward movement of the transfer elements and the strip members to move the sock upwards;

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 11, illustrating the use of the transfer elements and the strip-like elements to move the sock body to a number of circularly arranged male and female molars of a suturing device;

Figure 13 is a view similar to Figure 12 illustrating the upward movement of the transfer elements and the strip-like elements into the male and female molars into the transfer elements;

Figure 14 is a view similar to Figure 13 illustrating the upward movement of the transfer elements to the transfer elements to disengage the coils, transferring the coils to the male and female molars, and turning the sock side;

Figure 15 is a view similar to Figure 14 illustrating the rearward movement of the transfer elements and the strip members to the transfer members and the strip members to disengage the male and female molars;

Figure 16 is a view similar to Figure 15 illustrating the movement of the transfer elements and the strip elements downwardly to form a spacing between the male and female molars;

Figure 17 is a view similar to Figure 16, illustrating the male and female molars being folded up and down one to one, the male molars being located in the upper half, the female tendons being located in the lower half;

Figure 18 is a view similar to Figure 17, illustrating the upward movement of the transfer elements and the strip-like elements such that the number of the strip-like elements respectively correspond to the number of gaps between the female teeth;

Figure 19 is a view similar to Figure 18, illustrating the movement of the strip-like elements forward such that the number of the strip-like elements are respectively between the female molars;

Figure 20 is a view similar to Figure 19 illustrating the upward movement of the transfer elements and the strip-like elements such that the coils on the female molars are moved to the male molars for each male gong There are two coils on the tooth that overlap each other;

Figure 21 is a view similar to Figure 20, illustrating the movement of the strip-like elements rearwardly to the strip-like elements to disengage the male and female molars;

Figure 22 is a view similar to Figure 21 illustrating the movement of the transfer elements and the strip members downwardly to form the spacing between the male and female molars and to restore the male and female molars Arranged in a circle;

Figure 23 is a view similar to Figure 22, illustrating a needle of the suturing device is moved down, and the two stitches on each male molar are stitched together using the needle;

Figure 24 is a view similar to Figure 23, illustrating the needle of the suturing device being moved up and moving the transfer elements and the strip-like elements upwardly so that the strip-like elements respectively correspond to the male and female The gap between the molars is located above the coils;

Figure 25 is a view similar to Figure 24, illustrating the movement of the strip-like elements forward such that the strip-like elements are respectively between the male and female molars;

Figure 26 is a view similar to Figure 25 illustrating the movement of the transfer elements and the strip-like elements downwardly, disengaging the open ends of the sock from the staples;

Figure 27 is a view similar to Figure 26 illustrating the movement of the transfer elements and the strip elements to prepare for the transfer of the next sock;

Figure 28 is a perspective view showing the transfer member disposed in a transfer member holder of the preferred embodiment;

Figure 29 is a perspective view showing the strip-like elements disposed on the strip-like component holder of the preferred embodiment;

Figure 30 is a partial perspective view showing the transfer hook of the transfer member ready to enter the knitting needle;

Figure 31 is a view similar to Figure 30 illustrating the transfer element entering the needle of the needle;

Figure 32 is a view similar to Figure 31, illustrating the coil on the needle being pushed upwardly, pushing the needle of the needle;

Figure 33 is a view similar to Figure 32, illustrating that the stitch on the needle is pushed upwardly, causing the needle of the needle to close the needle of the needle;

Figure 34 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the transfer element entering the needle of the knitting needle;

Figure 35 is a view similar to Figure 33 illustrating the coil on the needle being pushed upward;

Figure 36 is a view similar to Figure 35, illustrating the coil on the needle disengaging the needle and transferring to the transfer element;

Figure 37 is a view similar to Figure 36, illustrating the transfer member moved rearwardly to the hook that disengages the needle and opens the needle of the needle;

Figure 38 is a view similar to Figure 37, illustrating the transfer member driving the coil to move upward;

Figure 39 is a perspective view showing the operation of folding the male and female molars of the suturing device;

Figure 40 is a perspective view of the male and female molars of the suturing device;

Figure 41 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the transfer member moving upward until one of the male and female molars enters an upper passage of the transfer member;

Figure 42 is a perspective view showing one of the male and female molars entering the upper passage of the transfer member;

Figure 43 is a view similar to Figure 42 illustrating the upward movement of the transfer member to the transfer member to disengage the coil;

Figure 44 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing the transfer member moving upward to the transfer member to disengage the coil;

Figure 45 is a perspective view of a three-dimensional operation, illustrating that the male and female molars of the suturing device are folded over each other, the coil on the female molar is moved upward to the male molar;

Figure 46 is a plan view of the transfer elements and the strip elements, illustrating that the transfer elements and the strip elements have crotch portions at different positions;

Figure 47 is a plan view of a cam mechanism of the preferred embodiment.

100. . . Sock body conveyor

10. . . Strip element

11. . . Shank

12. . . Crotch

20. . . Transfer element

twenty one. . . Shank

twenty two. . . Crotch

twenty three. . . Front tip

twenty four. . . Radial part

25. . . Inclined portion

28. . . Tip area

60. . . Hosiery machine

61. . . Knitting needle

611. . . Hook

612. . . Tongue

80. . . Sock body

81. . . Open end

82. . . Coil

Claims (20)

A sock body conveying device adapted to transfer a sock body from a hosiery machine to a suturing device, the sock body being woven in the hosiery machine to have an open end, the hosiery machine comprising a plurality of knitting needles, each The knitting needle has a hook for attaching a coil of the sock body, and a latch that can be opened or closed relative to the hook, the suturing device can suture the open end of the sock body, the sock conveying device comprises a plurality of strip-like members respectively movable toward or away from the needles in a direction parallel to a long axis of the needles or perpendicular to the long axis of the needles, the strip members Movable to be in contact with the coils on the needles; and the plurality of transfer members are respectively movable toward the needles in a direction parallel to the long axis of the needles or perpendicular to the long axis of the needles Or away from the needles, the transfer elements each have a tip region into which the hooks can be accessed. The sock body conveying device of claim 1, wherein the transfer members further have a front tip portion located at the tip end region, and a front portion formed at the front tip portion and facing the knitting needles aisle. The sock delivery device of claim 2, wherein the front tip of each transfer element extends downwardly and approaches the needles. The sock conveying device according to claim 1, further comprising two rotatable cam mechanisms, each of the strip members having a handle body and a crotch portion extending perpendicularly from the handle body, the same The transfer member further has a handle body and a crotch portion extending perpendicularly from the handle body, each cam mechanism comprising a plurality of cams having a circular configuration and having different diameters, wherein the cams of a cam mechanism respectively correspond to the strips The crotch of the element is in contact with the cam of the other cam mechanism respectively contacting the crotch of the transfer element, the cam mechanism causing the strip element and the transfer element to move forward or toward the needle The needles move backwards. The sock body conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a ring-shaped transfer element holder, and an annular strip-shaped element holder, the transfer element bearing The seat has a plurality of grooves respectively movably disposed for the transfer members, the strip member holder having a plurality of grooves for the slidably disposed of the strip members, respectively. The sock body delivery device of claim 2, wherein the suturing device has a plurality of circularly arranged molars, the molars being foldable one-to-one, the molars each having an extension, The transfer elements further have a radial portion connected to the front tip portion, and an upper passage formed in the radial portion and communicating with the front passage, the extension portions of the molar teeth respectively entering the upper portion Channels to transfer the coils on the transfer elements to the jaws. The sock body conveying device according to claim 6, wherein the suturing device further has two steel files, and the caries are respectively disposed on the steel files, and the teeth are respectively defined as male teeth and The female molars are disposed on one of the reeds that can be folded over the other reed. The sock conveying device of claim 7, wherein the male molar teeth each have a connecting tip extending from a bottom end of the extending portion, and a side formed on the outward side of the extending portion The upper needle groove further has a coupling recess formed at a bottom end of the extension. The sock conveying device according to claim 6, wherein the transfer members further have a handle body and an inclined portion connected between the handle body and the radial portion. A sock body conveying method suitable for transferring a sock body from a hosiery machine to a suturing device, the sock body being woven in the hosiery machine to have an open end, the hosiery machine comprising a plurality of knitting needles, each The knitting needle has a hook for attaching a coil of the sock body, and a latch that can be opened or closed relative to the hook, the suturing device can suture the open end of the sock body, and the sock body conveying method comprises The following steps: (A) moving the number transfer element and the plurality of strip elements toward the knitting needles; (B) using the strip elements to slide the stitches on the hooks; (C) moving the shifts The elements to the transfer elements respectively enter the hooks; (D) move the strip elements such that the strip elements can grasp the coils from beneath the coils; and (E) move upwards The strip elements are transferred to the coils to the transfer elements. The sock body conveying method according to claim 10, further comprising a step (C1) between the step (C) and the step (D), in which the moving portion is moved downward The strip elements are uncoupled from the stitches to the pins. The method for transporting a sock body according to claim 11, further comprising a step (C2) between the step (C1) and the step (D), in which the movement is moved backward The strip elements are removed from the needles. The sock delivery method according to claim 12, further comprising a step (C3) between the step (C2) and the step (D), in which the moving downward The strip elements are below the strip elements. The sock body delivery method according to claim 13 further comprising a step (F) after the step (E), in which the transfer elements are moved backward to the transfer The components are disengaged from the hooks. The sock body delivery method according to claim 14, further comprising a step (G) after the step (F), in which the transfer elements and the strips are moved upwards The element moves the sock upwards. The sock body conveying method according to claim 15 further comprising a step (H) after the step (G), in which the transfer elements and the strip elements are utilized The sock body is moved to the lower side of the caries of the suturing device in a circular arrangement and spaced apart from each other by a gap. The sock body delivery method according to claim 16, further comprising a step (I) after the step (H), in which the transfer elements and the strips are moved upwards The elements are inserted into the transfer elements. The sock body delivery method according to claim 17, further comprising a step (J) after the step (I), in which the transfer elements are moved upward to the transfer The components disengage the coils, causing the coils to transfer to the jaws and causing the body to be flanged. The sock delivery method according to claim 18, further comprising a step (K) after the step (J), in which the transfer elements and the strips are moved backwards The elements to the transfer elements disengage the teeth from the strip elements. The sock body conveying method according to claim 19, further comprising a step (L) after the step (K), a step (M) after the step (L), and a step (M) M) subsequent step (N), a step (O) after the step (N), a step (P) after the step (O), and a step (Q) after the step (P) a step (R) after the step (Q), a step (S) after the step (R), a step (T) after the step (S), and a step (T) at the step (T) Subsequent step (U), a step (V) after the step (U), and a step (W) after the step (V), in which the shift is moved downwards Forming a space between the element and the strip-like elements to the teeth, in the step (M), folding the teeth one to one up and down, one half of the molars is in the upper half The other half of the molars are located in the lower half. In the step (N), the transfer elements and the strip elements are moved upward, so that the number of the strip elements respectively correspond to the lower The gap between the molars of the half, in this step (O), moves forward The strip-like elements are such that the number of the strip-shaped elements are respectively between the molars of the lower half, and in the step (P), the transfer elements and the strip-like elements are moved upwards, Move the coil on the molars of the lower half to the upper teeth, so that there are two overlapping coils on each of the upper teeth, in this step (Q), move backwards And the strip-like elements are detached from the teeth, and in the step (R), the transfer elements and the strip-like elements are moved downward to form the spacing between the teeth, And returning the molars to a circular arrangement, in the step (S), moving a needle of the suturing device downward, and suturing the two coils on each of the primary teeth of the original upper half with the needle Together, in the step (T), the needle of the suturing device is moved up, and the transfer elements and the strip elements are moved upwardly so that the strip elements respectively correspond to the teeth The gap is located above the coils. In the step (U), the strip elements are moved forward so that the strip elements are respectively located Between the molars, in the step (V), moving the transfer elements and the strip-like elements downward so that the open end of the sock body is disengaged from the upper teeth of the original upper half, In step (W), the transfer elements and the strip elements are moved downward.