Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FLEXIBLE OBJECTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1995/027097
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of removing a small number of flexible objects, such as circular knit hosiery blanks from a mass of randomly arranged flexible objects, depositing the flexible objects on a turntable in spaced apart relation, removing individual flexible objects from the turntable, conveying the individual flexible objects to a sensing location, sensing the orientation thereof, returning to the turntable any flexible objects that are not properly positioned for the sensing of the orientation thereof, conveying the flexible objects which have had the orientation thereof determined along one of two alternate paths of travel determined by the orientation that has been sensed and the orientation desired at the delivery point, delivering the properly oriented blanks to a transfer location, transferring the blanks to a further processing apparatus, and further processing the flexible objects.
Inventors:
BELL CECIL ROLAND (US)
MOYER CHARLES RICHARD (US)
POOLE GREGORY SCOTT (US)
SILVERS KENNETH BARRY (US)
MOYER CHARLES RICHARD (US)
POOLE GREGORY SCOTT (US)
SILVERS KENNETH BARRY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1995/003294
Publication Date:
October 12, 1995
Filing Date:
March 15, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MONARCH KNITTING MACH (US)
BELL CECIL ROLAND (US)
MOYER CHARLES RICHARD (US)
POOLE GREGORY SCOTT (US)
SILVERS KENNETH BARRY (US)
BELL CECIL ROLAND (US)
MOYER CHARLES RICHARD (US)
POOLE GREGORY SCOTT (US)
SILVERS KENNETH BARRY (US)
International Classes:
B65G47/14; D05B23/00; (IPC1-7): D05B23/00; B65G47/14
Foreign References:
| US5040475A | 1991-08-20 | |||
| US5165355A | 1992-11-24 |
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