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Transfer apparatus
Assignee: Noxet UK Ltd
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Filing: 1984-05-31
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Granted: 1986-07-15
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Expires: 2004-05-31
Abstract
Abstract The transfer apparatus comprises a transfer arm (16) and a distributor (18). The transfer arm has two axes of movement (22,26) and is non-extendable so that it moves between a take-off station and an intermediate station (I) through a fixed distance. The distributor (18) has a table (50) which receives a shoe (S) at the intermediate station (I). Furthermore, the table (50) can be positioned at any one of four stations (I,F1,F2,F3) each aligned with a channel (12) of a heat setting apparatus (14). A pneumatic control circuit causes shoes (S) fed successively to the table (50) to be transferred in a sequence to the channels (12) by operation of pusher means. The apparatus is suitable for transferring shoes from a lasting machine, a shoe support (10) of which can be positioned at the take-off station, to a heat setting apparatus (14).
Inventors
- 👤 Frank C. Price
- 👤 Anthony M. White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:45
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43D; A43D111/00; B; B23; B23Q; B23Q7/00; B23Q7/04; B23Q7/06; B23Q7/14; B23Q7/1421; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/74; B65G47/90; B65G47/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
An apparatus for heat setting lasted shoe uppers comprising: a heat setting machine including a plurality of parallel channels for receiving a corresponding plurality of lasted shoe uppers, and a lasted shoe distributor including means for supporting a lasted shoe upper in line with one of said channels, said supporting means comprising a surface for supporting the heel portion of a supported lasted shoe upper and a surface for supporting the toe portion of a supported lasted shoe upper with an opening between said surface so that the portion of the supported lasted shoe upper between the toe and heel portions is unsupported whereby pick and place machinery can extend through the opening when placing a shoe upper on or picking up a shoe upper from said supporting surface, and means for displacing said supporting means to selectively locate the supported lasted shoe upper in line with each of the other channels, and means for pushing the supported lasted shoe upper into the channel with which it is aligned.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
169 words
An apparatus for heat setting lasted shoe uppers comprising: a heat setting machine including a plurality of parallel channels for receiving a corresponding plurality of lasted shoe uppers, and a lasted shoe distributor including means for supporting a lasted shoe upper in line with one of said channels, said supporting means comprising a surface for supporting the heel portion of a supported lasted shoe upper and a surface for supporting the toe portion of a supported lasted shoe upper with an opening between said surface so that the portion of the supported lasted shoe upper between the toe and heel portions is unsupported whereby pick and place machinery can extend through the opening when placing a shoe upper on or picking up a shoe upper from said supporting surface, and means for displacing said supporting means to selectively locate the supported lasted shoe upper in line with each of the other channels, and means for pushing the supported lasted shoe upper into the channel with which it is aligned.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
151 words
An apparatus for heat setting lasted shoe uppers comprising: a heat setting machine including four equally spaced parallel channels for receiving a corresponding number of lasted shoe uppers, and a lasted shoe distributor including means for supporting a lasted shoe upper in line with one of said channels, means for displacing said supporting means to selectively locate the supported lasted shoe upper in line with each of the other channels, said displacing means including first means for moving said supporting means from a first position whereat the lasted shoe upper is in line with the first of said channels to a third position in line with the third of said channels, and second means for moving said supporting means, relative to said first means, a distance equal to the spacing between said channels whereby said supporting means can be located in line with either the second or fourth of said channels.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
151 words
An apparatus for heat setting lasted shoe uppers comprising: a heat setting machine including four equally spaced parallel channels for receiving a corresponding number of lasted shoe uppers, and a lasted shoe distributor including means for supporting a lasted shoe upper in line with one of said channels, means for displacing said supporting means to selectively locate the supported lasted shoe upper in line with each of the other channels, said displacing means including first means for moving said supporting means from a first position whereat the lasted shoe upper is in line with the first of said channels to a third position in line with the third of said channels, and second means for moving said supporting means, relative to said first means, a distance equal to the spacing between said channels whereby said supporting means can be located in line with either the second or fourth of said channels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said supporting means comprises a surface for supporting the heel portion of a supported lasted shoe upper and a surface for supporting the toe portion of a supported lasted shoe upper with an opening between said surfaces so that the portion of the supported lasted shoe upper between the tow and heel portions is unsupported.
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