Machine for assembling flexible workpieces

Details Machine for assembling flexible workpieces Machine for assembling flexible workpieces

1973-05-22

1976-03-23

Michell, Robert W.

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039456323

ABSTRACT:
A mechanism for assembling and optionally joining flexible plies in predetermined relation. The workpieces, for example, may be shirt collar parts one or more of which may be of polyester material. The preassembling technique relieves an operator of the tediousness of trying to separate limp pieces and then accurately matching them. Plies picked singly and successively from the top of their respective stacks are deposited side by side on a reciprocable support maintaining their relative positions during transfer to a series of holders aligned heightwise with ply-receiving pallets constituting an intermittently operable endless conveyor. The support and holders cooperate to reposition the plies, if need be, on the holders. The arrangement is such that indexing the pallets continuously accumulates in registered, superposed relation the required number of plies of an assembly. The plies are usually next temporarily tacked or otherwise attached together at selected spaced points as by heating elements coordinated with conveyor indexing. The assembled unit is moved to an accumulating or stacking station from which the collection may be conveniently removed for further processing.

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patent: 3522129 (1970-07-01), Crathern
patent: 3603463 (1971-09-01), Billett
patent: 3617054 (1971-11-01), Schilling
patent: 3656740 (1972-04-01), Takatou
patent: 3785508 (1974-01-01), Hayden

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