Sewing – Special machines – Darning
Patent
1984-01-17
1987-01-06
Hunter, H. Hampton
Sewing
Special machines
Darning
11212115, 11212129, 112308, 270 51, 270 58, 271 10, 271258, 340674, D05B 1900, D05B 2700, B65G 2500, B65H 3900
Patent
active
046337938
ABSTRACT:
A microprocessor-controlled machine and method for automatically removing adjacent pieces from a stack of fabric plies, properly orienting these pieces adjacent one another, and joining these pieces by sewing at least one stitch or seam, to form a partially sewn garment such as a T-shirt sewn at the shoulder seams. The machine includes fabric positioning and engaging mechanisms, and a transport means for engaging and conveying fabric pieces while maintaining engaged portions thereof in predetermined alignment. The over-all machine includes three portions: a positioning portion having a plurality of movable platforms and a traveling carriage equipped with a powered roller that carries a fabric engaging mechanism; a sewing portion having a sewing machine, a plurality of platforms and a fabric transport mechanism that includes a pin chain for automatically engaging and transporting fabric past the sewing machine while maintaining the engaged fabric in proper alignment; and an unload/stacker portion for disengaging the partially sewn garment from the pin chain and automatically stacking same.
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