Method and apparatus for feeding sliders to slider pocket for assembling sliders on an uncut fastener chain

摘要

A method and apparatus for feeding sliders to a slider pocket are disclosed. Sliders taken from the pocket are assembled on the fastening element sections of an uncut fastener chain which is moved and stopped intermittently to allow the assembly of the sliders, wherein sliders longitudinally aligned and delivered by a slider chute are fed into a slider holder one at a time. The slider holder carrying a slider received from the chute is transferred to a slider assembling station from a direction at right angles to the direction of fastener chain transfer, and the slider is loaded at the slider assembling station into the slider pocket which is provided at the upper end of a slider pocket block raised from the direction at right angles to both the fastener chain transfer direction and slider transfer direction, and the slider holder is returned to the exit of the slider chute. These steps are repeated in synchronism with the stopping of movement of the uncut fastener chain. In loading the sliders into the slider pocket, the sliders are introduced from the side of the pocket so that the slider pull tab will not pose an obstacle, regardless of its shape.