Machine and method for handling tubular manufactured items

Details Machine and method for handling tubular manufactured items Machine and method for handling tubular manufactured items

2006-03-13

2010-12-07

Hurley, Shaun R (Department: 3765)

Apparel apparatus

Putting on or removing garments

C223S066000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07845526

ABSTRACT:
A machine, and a related method, for automatically transferring tubular items for manufacturing men's socks, comprising a station (S1) for loading automatically the tubular items (1) arranged on a longitudinal axis thereof, a station (S2) for positioning the items in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, a station (S3) for orienting angularly the items with respect to a rotation axis parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof, and a station (S4) for transferring along a transfer line (T) the oriented items, the transfer station comprising a first and a second leader for aligning a portion of the tubular items (1), in which the leaders are arranged one after the other along the transfer line (T) and are separated by a non-controlled section of said line, for correcting in the second leader possible errors of insertion of the item into said first leader.

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