PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR

Abstract: A peg for use in overhead conveyors, for carrying pairs of trousers in an industrial pressing process between work-­ stations. The peg incorporates a hook, made up of a cylindrical rod attached at one end to the body of the said peg, so that the hook can turn in the said body, and vice versa: the other end is shaped so as to facilitate its suspension from the overhead conveyor. The peg body is formed by two rigid parts which hold in place two inverted V-shaped plates and two strips, to which enable it to tilt from one side of the said plates to the other.

Description: SUMMARY (voluntary contribution of no legal value). A peg for use in overhead conveyors, for carrying pairs of trousers in an industrial pressing process between work-­ stations. The peg incorporates a hook, made up of a cylindrical rod attached at one end to the body of the said peg, so that the hook can turn in the said body, and vice versa: the other end is shaped so as to facilitate its suspension from the overhead conveyor. The peg body is formed by two rigid parts which hold in place two inverted V-shaped plates and two strips, to which a rectangular prism is attached by means of handles which enable it to tilt from one side of the said plates to the other. PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR. The subject of this invention is a peg for use in overhead conveyors for carrying trousers in an industrial pressing process between work stations. The said peg includes a hook made up of a cylindrical rod which is attached to the body of the peg at one end, so as to enable hook and body to rotate against each other: the other end is shaped in such a way as to enable it to be slung from the overhead conveyor. The body of the said peg is made up of two rigid pieces which secure two inverted V-shaped plates and two strips, to which a rectangular prism is attached, using handles enabling it to tilt from one side of the said plates to the other. This invention refers to a rotary peg especially designed to hang trousers during their pressing process, allowing them to be fastened to an overhead conveyor which carries the trousers from one work station to another; in particular it refers to the trousers' pleating, thus involving a consider­ able improvement over those already in existence, since it makes it possible to press the entire garment without having at any time to take it down during the pressing process. Normally, the process for the pressing of a pair of trousers involves two operations, one for the legs and the other for the upper section. Both these operations are carried out at different work stations. The tailoring industry uses a variety of methods for carry­ ing garments from one work station to another. One such method is with an overhead conveyor which incorporates a system of overhead rails, work stations, entry turn-outs to the work-stations, carriages running on the rails, and hangers or pegs slung from the said carriages. In addi­ tion, the said hangers or pegs have devices for holding the garments or panels. For trouser pressing, the peg must be able to hold different shaped trousers, with different sizes and thickness of fab­ ric: it must allow the trouser hanging and release operation to be quick and easy, it must be possible to press the gar­ ment without removing it from the hanger, it must be possible to turn the trousers so as to easily press the two legs, and it must make it possible to reverse the trousers quickly and easily after the first operation in order to carry out the second. In addition, because of the large number of pegs required, the design must be simple, economical and reliable. The purpose of this invention is the construction of a peg which meets the foregoing specifications. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention consists of a peg for overhead conveyor systems for carrying trousers from one working station to another in a pressing process, and includes a mechanism which allows the garment to remain hung from the peg throughout the entire pressing process. More specifically, the invention consists of the mechanism for holding the trousers in position. The said mechanism consists of the following: - Two plates of flexible material in an inverted V-shape: at the point of the V, they are inserted between two rigid parts which, under the pressure from two through bolts, fix the said plates in position; the ends opposite the V tip are finished in cylindrical form. - A part in rectangular prism shape: with two strips inserted between the two rigid parts referred to above, it is placed between the two ends of the V. Two handles joined to the ends of the said rectangular prism allow the said prism to tilt manually from one side of the V to the other, placing the pressure required to hold the trousers in position, on one side or the other of the plates. The weight of the trouser itself places a force on the prism which tends to turn it, thus increasing the pressure on the trouser. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES . Figure 1 is a perspective view of the peg slung from a con­ veyor system, with a pleated trouser. Figure 2 is a frontal view of the peg in Fig. 1. Figure 3 is a side view, of the peg in Fig. 1, seen from the left. Figure 4 is a vertical cross-section of the part -13- seen from A, and taken along the line 20-20 in fig. 2. Figure 5 is a vertical cross-section of the part -13- seen from B, and taken along the line 21-21 in fig. 3. DETAILED DESCRIPTION . Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the peg -1- which this invention refers to, slung from a carriage -2- which forms part of an overhead conveyor system -5- for carrying pairs of trousers -3- from one work station to another in a pressing process. The peg -1- is connected to the overhead conveyor -5- by means of hook -4-. The said hook is a cylindrical rod shaped at one end -6- in such a way as to allow it to be slung from the overhead conveyor system -5-: the shape of end -6- will depend on the nature of the overhead conveyor system -5-. The other end -7- of hook -4- is introduced into the body of the peg -1- through openings -8- and -9-: this end has two openings -17- for two pins. In this way, the hook -4- is joined to the body of peg -1-, allowing the two to rotate against each other. The body of the peg is made up by two inverted V-­ shaped plates -10-, two squared strips -11- and two rigid parts -12- and -13- which solidly unite the plates -10- and squared strips -11- under the pressure from bolts -15-. On the bottom side ends, part -12- has two slots -14- which are suitably shaped so as to admit the plates -10- and the squared strips -11-: in addition, there are two holes -16- shaped so as to admit bolts -15-. The upper part of the said holes -16- is wider than the lower part, so as to house the head of bolts -15-: a hole -8- through which to pass hook -4- is wider at the top than at the bottom, so as to admit the pin in the upper hole -17-. Part -13- has three holes. The two holes -18- are aligned with those in part -12-. Holes -18- are suitably shaped to admit the nut -19- on bolts -15-. The two said bolts -15-, together with nuts -19- provide the press­ ure required to keep the entire body of the peg rigid. The hole -9- has a specially shaped surface at its bottom end, as can be seen in figures 4 and 5. This sur­ face is formed by a rotating half-cylinder -22- in which two inclined plane cuts -23- are made: this surface means that it is easy to turn the hook -4- in relation to the body of the peg and vice versa. Moreover, it has the particular feature that there is only one stable position, namely the one shown in figure t. The said stable position is necessary so that, during overhead movement, the trousers do not turn freely and so do not hook into other components of the overhead conveyor system. Plates -10- have a cylindrical finish at the bottom end -24- making it possible for the rectangular prism -25- to slip on the plates. As the said plates move from their normal position, they are able to clamp trousers of differ­ ent thicknesses. The rectangular prism -25- has two roughened surfaces -26- in order to increase friction with the trousers, thus improving the clamping. The rectangular prism -25- is joined to the body of the pin by means of the handles -27-. The said handles -27- are united with the rectangular prism -25- and are placed in the two circular slots -23- in the rectangular prism -25- and with two pins -29-. The said handles -27- are housed in the two holes -30-­ in the plates -11- so that the rectangular prism -25- can tilt manually as a result of the operation of the said handles. The trousers are loaded by placing the end of the gar­ ment a few centimetres into the area between the rectangular prism -25- and the end -24- of the plates -10-. The prism is then tilted by means of the handles -27- towards the trousers, and the trousers are thus secured in the peg. Under its own weight, the garment tends to tip the prism -25- in the same direction, thus increasing the pressure on the trousers and improving the clamp. In order to release the garment, the prism is tipped with the handles in the opposite direction to that of the load, and the trousers are removed. In order to reverse the trouser, its free end is passed through the end opposite the one where it was already held, and the prism -25- is tipped, using the handles -27-, to that side: in this way, the garment is released at the clamped end and at the free end, in a single operation.

Claims: 1.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR in a pressing process, from one work station to another, consisting of the following: - A hook, formed by a cylindrical rod, joined at one end to the body of the peg and, at the other, allowing it to be connected to the overhead conveyor system. - A body of the hook, formed by two rigid parts which secure two plates in inverted V-shape, and two strips to which a rectangular prism is coupled which enable it to tip. 2.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR, pursuant to claim 1, wherein the contact surface on the rectangular prism with the garment is serrated. 3.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR, pursuant to claim 1, wherein the connection between the hook and the body is designed so that the two can rotate independently. 4.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR, pursuant to claim 1, wherein, in addition to rotating, the point of connection between the hook and the body is such that there is only one stable position. 5.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR, as described and shown in the drawings. Claim for the following contracting state: ES. 1.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR in a pressing process, from one work station to another, consisting of the following: - A hook, formed by a cylindrical rod, joined at one end to the body of the peg and, at the other, allowing it to be connected to the overhead conveyor system. - A body of the hook, formed by two rigid parts which secure two plates in inverted V-shape, and two strips to which a rectangular prism is coupled which enable it to tip. 2.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR, pursuant to claim 1, wherein the contact surface on the rectangular prism with the garment is serrated. 3.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR, pursuant to claim 1, wherein the connection between the hook and the body is designed so that the two can rotate independently. 4.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR, pursuant to claim 1, wherein, in addition to rotating, the point of connection between the hook and the body is such that there is only one stable position. 5.- PEG FOR OVERHEAD TROUSER CONVEYOR, as described and shown in the drawings.

Inventors: CRISTOS, JUAN CARLOS, DIAZ-ZORITA GONZALEZ, FERNANDO, ROMERO LLEDO, ANTONIO
Applicants: INVESTRONICA S.A.
Application year: 1987
Main classification: B65G9
IPC codes: B65G17, B65G35, D06F73, A47G25, D06F71, D06F95, B65G9