Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus – With apparatus assembly or dismantling means or with idle part – For press shaping surface
Reexamination Certificate
2002-07-03
2004-08-31
Davis, Robert (Department: 1722)
Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
With apparatus assembly or dismantling means or with idle part
For press shaping surface
C425S321000, C425S814000, C425SDIG007, C425S391000, C029S410000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06783351
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus for slide fastener (e.g., zipper) continuous element row and more particularly to an improved apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener spiral continuous element row.
2. Description of Related Art
A coupling head forming portion of a conventional apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener continuous element row is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,302,676, as shown in FIG.
8
. The apparatus comprises a pair of screws
1
, a die
2
, a coupling head forming disc
3
, a mandrel
4
between the die
2
and the forming disc
3
, a core thread
5
received in a longitudinal recess of the mandrel
4
, and an element
6
received in a space defined by the die
2
and the coupling head forming disc
3
, the element
6
having a joint portion
6
a
and an coupling head
6
b
formed by the coupling head forming disc
3
.
Typically, a diameter of the screw
1
is limited to a predetermined maximum value. This is because as the diameter of the screw
1
increases an insertion space of the die
2
decreases due to a change of curvature. That is, two necks
2
a
of the die
2
are required to conform with diameters of the screws
1
. Otherwise, there is a possibility of interference between the neck
2
a
and the screw
1
at either side of the coupling head forming disc
3
. Typically, the diameter of the screw
1
is at a range between 5 mm and 8 mm such as in the case of zipper numbered 3 to numbered 7. In a special case, the diameter of the screw
1
has a maximum value of 10 mm such as in the case of zipper numbered 9 and numbered 10.
However, the prior art suffered from several disadvantages. For example, the diameter of the screw
1
cannot exceed the maximum value. As such, a diameter of a shaft
3
a
of the coupling head forming disc
3
also cannot exceed a predetermined maximum value. As shown, the diameter of the shaft
3
a
is about one fifth of that of the screw
1
. Otherwise, there is a possibility of interference between the shaft
3
a
and the screw
1
at either side of the coupling head forming disc
3
. Typically, the diameter of the shaft
3
a
is about 2 mm. Hence, the coupling head forming disc
3
may vibrate strongly due to a high forming pressure and rotation of the coupling head forming disc
3
in the manufacturing process of the element
6
. In brief, a strength of the shaft
3
a
is not sufficient. Further, a size of the die
2
is limited because the screw
1
is received in the die
2
. As such, the screw
1
, the die
2
, and the coupling head forming disc
3
are also limited in size. In other words, allowable increases of the coupling head forming disc
3
and the shaft
3
a
are also limited. As a result, it is difficult to totally eliminate the vibration. Furthermore, a space available to the necks
2
a
as provided by the screws
1
is relatively small even if all of the screw
1
, the die
2
, and coupling head forming disc
3
increase in size. In such case, the necks
2
a
may become sharp (i.e., smaller cross-sections) for conforming with the diameters of the screws
1
. This can reduce a contact area in the manufacturing process of the element
6
. In response, the joint portion
6
a
of the element
6
may recess (i.e., deformed). As a result, it is difficult to totally eliminate the vibration since the strength of the shaft
3
a
is not sufficient and the limitation of sizes of the screw
1
, the die
2
, and the coupling head forming disc
3
. Moreover, a precision of the element
6
may be adversely affected because a size of the mandrel
4
is small and the mandrel
4
tends to wear (i.e., size changed) or the size of the mandrel
4
exceeds an allowance due to machining error. At this time, an appropriate adjustment of locations of the necks
2
a
, the mandrel
4
, and the coupling head forming disc
3
is required. However, such adjustment is very difficult because the necks
22
are integral part of the die
2
and the coupling head forming disc
3
rotates about the shaft
3
a.
Thus, it is desirable to provide an apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener spiral continuous element row in order to overcome the above drawbacks of the prior art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener spiral continuous element row wherein a rear forming assembly is secured to a rear abutment plate and a forming screw assembly can effect a stable, very little vibration operation with the cooperation of a main spring, a shaft mechanism and a rear adjustment screw. Thus, high quality products are manufactured.
In one aspect of the present invention, a fine adjustment is made in rear of an abutment assembly so that the adjustment is made easy and simple.
In another aspect of the present invention, a fine adjustment of the forming screw assembly may be done in any time so as to provide an optimal zipper forming space. Also, a mandrel can be corrected if a precision thereof is adversely affected due to wear.
In still another aspect of the present invention, once a size of the mandrel exceeds an allowance due to machining error it is still possible of being corrected by a fine adjustment of the forming screw assembly. Thus, the optimal zipper forming space still can be obtained and a desired precision of the element still can be maintained.
In still another aspect of the present invention, a lateral fine adjustment of the forming screw assembly can be made in any time so as to obtain a more precise positioning of the forming screw assembly for increasing the precision of the element.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.
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patent: 3729800 (1973-05-01), Popovitsch
patent: 4325184 (1982-04-01), Omori
patent: 4501547 (1985-02-01), Mizuhara et al.
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patent: 4743412 (1988-05-01), Kuse
patent: 5698239 (1997-12-01), Tsai et al.
patent: 6302676 (2001-10-01), Kato et al.
Davis Robert
Nguyen Thu Khanh T.
Troxell Law Office PLLC
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