(19)
(11) EP 0 792 964 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.09.1997 Bulletin 1997/36

(21) Application number: 97830066.3

(22) Date of filing: 17.02.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6D06H 3/04, D06H 5/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
ES FR IT PT

(30) Priority: 29.02.1996 IT FI960021 U

(71) Applicant: CO.SVI.TEX. S.r.l.
50047 Prato (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Casini, Nicola
    70020 Poggio Orsini (Bari) (IT)

(74) Representative: Martini, Lazzaro 
Studio Brevetti Ing. Dr. Lazzaro Martini s.r.l. Via dei Rustici 5
50122 Firenze
50122 Firenze (IT)

   


(54) Machine for inspecting fabrics


(57) Machine for the inspection of fabric in the form of pieces united between them in a unidirectional cascade fashion, with means for weighing the pieces and individually delivering them to a backlighted inspection plane (1), means for carrying out the union of the trailing edge of a piece (4) already inspected, with the head of a piece (5) to be inspected, with an automatic sewer (6) able to carry out either a continuous or intermittent sewing of the two pieces (4, 5) in correspondence of said edges, means for driving the united pieces (4, 5) from the inspection plane (1) to separates stations for the exit (H) or the collection (G) of the inspected pieces, means for collecting the inspected pieces, programmable electronic means (E) for operating the above said members of the machine, further comprising means for superimposing the head of each to-be-inspected piece (5) with the tail of a corresponding inspected piece (4), with a bracket (60) pivoting about a corresponding horizontal axis below said plane (1) and having a plane (61) with members (62) for the temporary fixing of a portion of the head of the to-be-inspected piece (5), to allow for the positioning thereof in correspondence of the sewer (6), in conjunction with the tail of a corresponding inspected piece (4), and hanging down from said plane (1).







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