Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating an uppermost textile cut from a pile of textile cuts by gripping the uppermost cut at the top surface. The uppermost cut is lifted, and a loader is placed onto a restricted area closed to the edge of the uppermost cut. The uppermost cut is deformed in the restricted area region which causes a relative lateral movement between the uppermost cut and the other cuts. Air is blown through the uppermost cut onto the other cuts, thereby forming a gap between the cuts. A down molder is moved laterally into the gap to completely separate the uppermost cut and the other cuts.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 17, 1992
Date of Patent:
October 18, 1994
Assignee:
Institu fur Textil - und Verfahrenstechnik der Deutschen Institut fur Textil - und Faserforschung Stuttgart