Global Patent Index - EP 0033039 B1

EP 0033039 B1 19841121 - METHOD AND MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING THE TOES OF HOSIERY

Title (en)

METHOD AND MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING THE TOES OF HOSIERY

Publication

EP 0033039 B1 19841121 (EN)

Application

EP 80304777 A 19801231

Priority

  • GB 8000402 A 19800107
  • GB 8037143 A 19801119

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0033039A1] For toe seaming hosiery knitted with reinforced and/or shaped heels on a high speed automatic toe closer having one or more hose carriers (12), a sewing machine and a mechanism for conveying a toe end portion of a hose on the carrier past the sewing machine for toe closing, this mechanism for instance including blades (16) to project the toe end into a clamp which transports the toe end past the sewing machine, a heel positioner (30) is provided. The heel positioner can be rotationally-driven roller (31) mounted on an arm (32) for movement into and out of frictional engagement with a hose on the carrier (12) under the influence of a ram (34), rotation of the roller (31) in contact with the hose causing a rotation of the latter about the carrier (12) until a mark on the hose aligns with a photosensor (36) whereupon a signal generated by the latter causes the ram (34) to disengage the roller (31) from the hose leaving the latter in a properly adjusted attitude on the carrier (12).

IPC 1-7

D05B 21/00

IPC 8 full level

D05B 23/00 (2006.01); D06H 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D05B 23/009 (2013.01); D06H 1/00 (2013.01); D05D 2207/02 (2013.01); D05D 2305/24 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

GB 2042322 A 19800924 - SOLIS SRL

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2066862 A 19810715; GB 2066862 B 19831005; DE 3069686 D1 19850103; EP 0033039 A1 19810805; EP 0033039 B1 19841121

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 8037143 A 19801119; DE 3069686 T 19801231; EP 80304777 A 19801231