Patent ID: 8646594

Claim:
A method of automatically transferring textile articles from a linking machine to a boarding machine, comprising the step of automatically picking up at least one of said textile articles from said linking machine, the step of loading said textile article onto said boarding machine, and the step of transferring, in accordance with a predetermined orientation, said textile article to said boarding machine downstream of said step of automatically picking up said textile article and upstream of said step of loading said textile article, wherein said step of automatically picking up said textile article comprises a step of taking said textile article from a sewing station and wherein said step of transferring said textile article comprises a step of reversing said textile article, turning it from a reversed position to a right position, wherein said step of reversing said textile article comprises the steps of: positioning a lower portion of said article on a supporting element by means of a pair of lower rollers, said lower rollers being movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis thereof between a first position at which said lower rollers are spaced apart relative to said supporting element and a second position at which said lower rollers are placed at a lower portion of said supporting element, with said lower rollers in said second position, driving said lower rollers in rotation in a mutually opposite direction so as to unwind said textile article on said supporting element, said supporting element being in an inner portion of said textile article, driving a pair of upper rollers in rotation in a mutually opposite direction to position said textile article on said supporting element, controlling positioning of said textile article on said supporting element and exerting a pulling action on an upper portion of said textile article, wherein said step of exerting a pulling action on said upper portion of said textile article takes place by means of two thin plates of said supporting element being brought to a detached position, wherein said step of transferring said textile article is performed by means of automatic-transfer means operatively active on the linking machine and configured for picking up at least one textile article from the linking machine and for transferring it to the boarding machine, said transfer means comprising a loading turntable and/or gripping elements.