Abstract: A station for detecting, controlling, checking, and comparing physical parameters of a mattress or a pillow, includes a retention frame for a resting surface, designed to support the mattress or the pillow. The resting surface, at one of its corners, includes respective abutment walls for concurrent side faces of the mattress or the pillow. The frame also supports at least one rangefinder which is aligned with at least one face of the mattress or the pillow that lies opposite the respective faces that rest on the resting surface and against the walls.

Abstract: A station for detecting, controlling, checking, and comparing physical parameters of a mattress or a pillow, includes a retention frame for a resting surface, designed to support the mattress or the pillow. The resting surface, at one of its corners, includes respective abutment walls for concurrent side faces of the mattress or the pillow. The frame also supports at least one rangefinder which is aligned with at least one face of the mattress or the pillow that lies opposite the respective faces that rest on the resting surface and against the walls.

Abstract: A packaging for a mattress consisting of a wrapping provided by a sheet of heat-sealing plastics, the wrapping comprising two rectangular portions, which are sized to cover the opposite faces of the mattress and have perimetric regions which are folded so as to cover the perimetric band of the mattress and have, along at least two mutually opposite and parallel sides of the mattress, subflaps which are folded outward and heat-sealed to each other, so as to form wings provided with slots adapted to act as handles.

Abstract: A frame for sewing upper pillows on covering shells for mattresses, which comprises four perimetric walls. Each wall is perpendicular to the two contiguous walls and comprises at least one laminar portion that constitutes a resting surface: at least one of the walls comprises at least one locking element for at least one component, selected from between an upper pillow and a covering shell, arranged on a respective laminar portion; at least one of the walls comprises at least two bands that are mutually aligned and can slide with respect to each other in order to vary the overall length of the wall; a linear actuator is interposed between the at least two bands of the wall, for the controlled mutual sliding of the bands; the actuator being adapted to be controlled by a respective control and management unit of a sewing machine that is functionally associatable with the frame.

Abstract: A frame for sewing upper pillows on covering shells for mattresses, which comprises four perimetric walls; each wall is perpendicular to the two contiguous walls and comprises at least one laminar portion that constitutes a resting surface, the laminar portion being co-planar with a lower edge of the respective wall, at least one of such walls comprising at least one locking element for at least one component, selected from between an upper pillow and a covering shell, arranged on a respective laminar portion.

Abstract: A mattress comprising an outer case made of a material substantially of the textile type for an internal block made of deformable material. The mattress comprises, along at least one portion of a perimetric lateral band of the case, at least one ribbon, which is stably associated with the respective portion, along connecting lines which are not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ribbon. Between the ribbon, the portion of the perimetric lateral band of the case and the connecting lines there is at least one seat which is adapted to accommodate respective grip elements, including the fingers of an operator, during the transport of the mattress.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying adhesive to the surface of expanded resin panels by means of a gluing roller, comprising a conveyor for feeding a panel, which is arranged upstream of the gluing roller, and a conveyor for receiving the panel, which is arranged downstream of the gluing roller, the conveyors being mutually aligned on a supporting framework so as to have adjacent ends, and means for moving the conveyors between a lowered position and a raised position, the means being controlled by an element for detecting a panel conveyed by the feeding conveyor so as to lift or lower the conveyors to a level at which the surface of the gluing roller is substantially in tangent contact with the panel in order to apply thereon a layer of adhesive.

Abstract: A packaging for a mattress consisting of a wrapping provided by a sheet of heat-sealing plastics, the wrapping comprising two rectangular portions, which are sized to cover the opposite faces of the mattress and have perimetric regions which are folded so as to cover the perimetric band of the mattress and have, along at least two mutually opposite and parallel sides of the mattress, subflaps which are folded outward and heat-sealed to each other, so as to form wings provided with slots adapted to act as handles.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying adhesive to the surface of expanded resin panels by means of a gluing roller, comprising a conveyor for feeding a panel, which is arranged upstream of the gluing roller, and a conveyor for receiving the panel, which is arranged downstream of the gluing roller, the conveyors being mutually aligned on a supporting framework so as to have adjacent ends, and means for moving the conveyors between a lowered position and a raised position, the means being controlled by an element for detecting a panel conveyed by the feeding conveyor so as to lift or lower the conveyors to a level at which the surface of the gluing roller is substantially in tangent contact with the panel in order to apply thereon a layer of adhesive.

Abstract: A method for packaging a mattress in a package, comprising: retaining, in a first step of operation, a fixing element below a resting surface and causing the advancement of a mattress from a first conveyor toward a second conveyor for producing the wrapping of a sheet in a loop around the mattress and the perimetric closure by heat-sealing and cutting of the sheet and the formation of a first wrapping, which is separate from the sheet unwound from the reel, lifting, in a second step, the sheet fixing element above the resting surface and transferring the mattress onto the advancement conveyor, returning, in a third step, the fixing element below the resting surface and in a fourth step, producing the advancement of the mattress on the second receiving and transfer conveyor in order to wrap a second sheet around the first wrapping and perform consequent heat-sealing and cutting of the sheet, forming a second wrapping that is separate from the first one.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing multilayer articles, comprising a first feeder for feeding a band made of textile material, a punching device arranged downstream of the first feeder to form slots in the band, a second feeder for feeding a strip of textile material arranged downstream of the punching device to arrange the strip so as to cover the slots, a sewing apparatus arranged downstream of the second feeder to fix the strip onto the band so as to cover the slots and provide a multilayer article, and a traction assembly arranged downstream of the sewing apparatus to actuate the advancement of the article through the sewing apparatus toward a collection unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for bordering mattresses, comprising two mattress bordering assemblies, arranged at upper and at lower levels and provided with superimposed worktables being provided with mattress overturning devices, a mattress distribution assembly arranged upstream of the bordering assemblies to send the mattresses individually to the upper worktable or lower worktable, a chute arranged at the output of the worktable of the upper assembly and inclined to convey the mattresses bordered by the upper assembly toward a receiving table, the chute comprising actuatable movable elements, in order to allow the advancement of the mattresses from the upper worktable toward the receiving table.

Abstract: A device for overturning mattresses in a hemming machine, comprising a worktable which has an inner side and an outer side, a sewing machine to perform the perimetric hemming of the mattress and an assembly for orienting the mattress on the worktable being arranged on the inner side, and further comprising an articulated arm, which is arranged on the outer side of the worktable and is provided with grippers for gripping a mattress, the arm being able to oscillate between a position for gripping the mattress and a position for releasing the mattress after a rotation sufficient to overturn the mattress.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing multilayer articles, comprising a first feeder for feeding a band made of textile material, a punching device arranged downstream of the first feeder to form slots in the band, a second feeder for feeding a strip of textile material arranged downstream of the punching device to arrange the strip so as to cover the slots, a sewing apparatus arranged downstream of the second feeder to fix the strip onto the band so as to cover the slots and provide a multilayer article, and a traction assembly arranged downstream of the sewing apparatus to actuate the advancement of the article through the sewing apparatus toward a collection unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for bordering mattresses, comprising two mattress bordering assemblies, arranged at upper and at lower levels and provided with superimposed worktables being provided with mattress overturning devices, a mattress distribution assembly arranged upstream of the bordering assemblies to send the mattresses individually to the upper worktable or lower worktable, a chute arranged at the output of the worktable of the upper assembly and inclined to convey the mattresses bordered by the upper assembly toward a receiving table, the chute comprising actuatable movable elements, in order to allow the advancement of the mattresses from the upper worktable toward the receiving table.

Abstract: A device for feeding an apparatus for applying tufting straps to a mattress with disks for backing the tufting straps, the device comprising a support, a channel which is formed in the support for guiding at least one tape unwound from a reel in order to form the backing elements of the tufting straps of the mattress, the channel having an outlet connected to the apparatus, an advancement element for the advancement of the tape along the channel by a preset step, and a cropping element for cropping the tape at each step and forming disks whose length substantially matches the step.

Abstract: An apparatus for inserting tuft assemblies through a mattress, with retention disks, comprising a mattress locking structure composed of: two walls, flat and parallel with a space for accommodating the mattress for compression; a first carriage, supported by one of the walls with a first disk feeder and a tuft insertion device; a second carriage, supported by the second wall supporting a second disk feeder; an actuator for the carriages; each one of the feeders for disks comprises a disk magazine that is supported on a respective carriage and contains disks arranged in stack acted upon by a pusher in order to keep a front disk of the stack in a pick-up position; and pick-up elements each with a transfer element, supported by a carriage.

Abstract: An apparatus for sewing finishing a piece cut from a length of textile material unwound from a roll and closing the leading edge thereof, comprising: advancement rollers for advancement of the length of textile material, to unwind two successive portions of the length of material, for a total longitudinal extension equal to the longitudinal extension of the piece; a cutting blade suitable to cut a piece from the length of textile material with a cut that is perpendicular to the unwinding direction and forms the rear edge of the cut piece and the leading edge of the length of textile material to be unwound; and positioning elements for arranging the leading edge of the unwound length of material with respect to a sewing machine.

Abstract: A device for temporarily storing manufactured articles, particularly mattresses, comprising a framework with a mattress insertion and a removal side adapted to guide vertically a plurality of superimposed horizontal frames for temporarily accommodating mattresses to be stored, the framework including: elements for actuating the frames between a lowered stacked position and a raised, spaced, position, a mattress receiving surface, above the upper stack frame, a mattress transferring-removal device synchronized with the actuation elements so that for storage each frame is raised until the mattress accommodated thereon is at a height, from the receiving surface, greater than the mattress height, and selective expulsion elements for removing the mattress accommodated on the frames.

Abstract: A mattress packaging machine with an automatic roll replacement device for automatically replacing a roll for feeding a sheet for wrapping the mattress, having: a horizontal frame upon which the mattress slides; a sheet guiding mechanism so the sheet is arranged over and under the mattress; a sheet joiner and cutter after the mattress is wrapped; a sliding carriage with feed roll supporting assemblies for unwinding and takeup of a respective sheet and with a transferable take-up roll with which an end of the sheet is connected.