Tag-pin attaching apparatus

Details Tag-pin attaching apparatus Tag-pin attaching apparatus

1988-05-04

1989-04-11

Yost, Frank T.

Elongated-member-driving apparatus

With means to shape work or cut product

Means to form opening in work for member

227109, B25C 100

Patent

active

048198552

ABSTRACT:
A tag-pin attaching apparatus is disclosed, which comprises (a) a tag-pin feeding mechanism for intermittently feeding a leading tag pin of a tag-pin assembly to a cut-off position, which tag-pin assembly consists of a plurality of tag pins, each tag pin comprising a head part and a lateral rod which are integrally connected through a filament, and each tag pin being separable from the tag-pin assembly at the cut-off position, (b) a guide needle situated in front of the cut-off position, (c) a guide groove for guiding the lateral rod of the tag-pin assembly in the feeding direction thereof, (d) a transporting mechanism, situated behind the tag-pin feeding mechanism, for pushing the tag pin positioned at the cut-off position into the guide needle, and (e) a driving mechanism for driving each of the above mechanisms, with the improvement wherein the feeding mechanism comprises (i) a slide body which is movably disposed in the feeding direction of the tag pin, (ii) a toggle link comprising a first link and a second link, an external edge portion of one of the two links being rotatably supported by the side body, (iii) a slide link for rotatably supporting an external edge portion of the other link, which slide link is disposed in such a manner as to be movable within the slide body, (iv) a pawl portion which extends from the first link of the toggle link, (v) a stopper for regulating the extension of the toggle link, and (vi) a brake mechanism.

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