Abstract: A magazine for a plurality of reels of tape provided with a device for selecting a reel of tape to be used, comprising a plurality of supports for the reels, which can slide on a guide so that the reels form a stack whose axis is parallel to the guide, elements for actuating simultaneously the plurality of supports along the guide in order to position the reel of tape to be used in a preset point of the guide.

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 inserting through a mattress tufting straps having a frame for locking said mattress, a device for inserting the tufting straps through the mattress, supported by the frame, and actuators for actuating the device to move above the mattress. The inserting device includes a magazine for tufting straps, a needle with a tip receptacle for receiving and transferring a clip through the mattress, a transfer element, with a seat for receiving the clip, and a pusher, movable transversely to the needle for engaging the clip and inserting the clip in the tip receptacle.

Abstract: A machine for packaging a mattress in a sheet, comprising horizontal supporting and receiving mattress surfaces, guides for guiding the sheet on a vertical plane, so that by moving the mattress in the advancement direction from the supporting surface toward the receiving surface the sheet is arranged over and under the mattress, a device for joining and cutting the sheet upstream of the mattress and for forming a bag which wraps around the mattress, sheet unwinding assemblies comprising two rollers movable along the receiving surface with a return stroke, the rollers being articulated to rotate between alignment and parallel positions in which they are perpendicular or parallel to the advancement direction and to the sides of the mattress, and actuators for actuating the rollers.

Abstract: An apparatus for inserting through a mattress tufting straps having a frame for locking said mattress, a device for inserting the tufting straps through the mattress, supported by the frame, and actuators for actuating the device to move above the mattress. The inserting device includes a magazine for tufting straps, a needle with a tip receptacle for receiving and transferring a clip through the mattress, a transfer element, with a seat for receiving the clip, and a pusher, movable transversely to the needle for engaging the clip and inserting the clip in the tip receptacle.

Abstract: A cloth cutting and border applying machine for manufacturing mattresses starting from a roll wound sheet, comprising a framework, a cloth moving device, two sewing machines arranged upstream of the moving device to form longitudinal stitch lines for stitching a strip supported on a roll support along lateral edges of the cloth, a cloth finishing assembly arranged downstream of the moving device and having a sewing machine with at least two needles for providing parallel transverse stitch lines and mounted on a carriage slideable on guides to join a band to the cloth along transverse stitch lines, a cutter for cutting between the parallel stitch lines to separate a cloth portion lying downstream of the assembly from one lying upstream, a carriage actuator, and a band cutter to cut the band and the cloth transversely between the two stitch lines.

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 machine for packaging a mattress in a sheet, comprising horizontal supporting and receiving mattress surfaces, guides for guiding the sheet on a vertical plane, so that by moving the mattress in the advancement direction from the supporting surface toward the receiving surface the sheet is arranged over and under the mattress, a device for joining and cutting the sheet upstream of the mattress and for forming a bag which wraps around the mattress, sheet unwinding assemblies comprising two rollers movable along the receiving surface with a return stroke, the rollers being articulated to rotate between alignment and parallel positions in which they are perpendicular or parallel to the advancement direction and to the sides of the mattress, and actuators for actuating the rollers.

Abstract: A machine for cutting cloths and for applying borders thereto, particularly for manufacturing mattresses starting from at least one component sheet which is wound in a roll, which comprises a framework, means for moving the cloth in an advancement direction and along a horizontal plane of arrangement, two sewing machines which are arranged upstream of the movement means and are adapted to form longitudinal stitch lines along the lateral edges of the cloth, a cloth finishing assembly which is arranged downstream of the movement means and comprises a sewing machine which is adapted to produce at least two parallel stitch lines which lie transversely to the advancement direction of the cloth, and a cutting element which is adapted to produce an intermediate separation cut between the two stitch lines, so as to separate the portion of cloth that lies downstream of the assembly from the one that lies upstream thereof, the sewing machines of the pair being each provided with a support for a roll of a strip of fabri

Abstract: A device for positioning and joining at an angle, by a sewing machine, the edges of two flaps of fabric, particularly of a horizontal sheet and of a vertical band for forming a mattress case, said device comprising a first guiding wall for the edge of the sheet and a second guiding wall for the edge of the band, said walls forming mutually adjacent cylindrical sectors, two advancement elements being further provided which comprise rotating heads accommodated within cavities formed by said walls, said walls being movable between a position in which said rotating heads tangentially engage the edges of said sheet and said band on said walls in order to advance said edges toward a sewing region and a position in which said walls allow said heads to disengage from said walls.

Abstract: A quilting machine which comprises a frame composed of a first beam arranged horizontally above a cloth to be quilted and a second beam arranged below the cloth, the beams being provided with respective guides for the carriages for supporting sewing heads and, respectively, a hook assembly of at least two stitchers, one of which is provided with means for moving one of the sewing heads and the hook assembly synchronously and along the same path and with the same orientation, the carriages that support the sewing head and the hook assembly of a first stitcher supporting respective motor elements for the synchronous movement of the carriages that support the sewing head and the hook assembly of the second stitcher.

Abstract: An apparatus for temporarily storing manufactured items, particularly mattresses, comprising: a framework for supporting a plurality of horizontal and superimposed frames for supporting the mattresses to be stored, the framework being provided with guides for guiding the frames vertically; an actuation system for individually actuating the frames between a lowered position, in which they are mutually close so as to form a stack, and a raised position, in which they are mutually spaced by an extent which is greater than the height of the individual mattresses; a platform for receiving a mattress which lies above the upper frame of the stack; transfer elements for individually transferring and positioning the mattresses on the receiving platform and for individually removing the mattresses from the receiving platform, the transfer elements being synchronized with the actuation system for actuating the frames so that during the storage of the mattresses the upper frame of the stack is raised until the mattress i

Abstract: A device for positioning and joining at an angle, by means of a sewing machine, the borders of two flaps of fabric, particularly of a horizontal cloth and of a vertical band for forming the case of a mattress, having an angular element which comprises a first laminar channel, forming a guide for the border of the cloth, and a second laminar channel, which forms a guide for the border of the band; the channels are arranged at a right angle and each channel is comprised between two walls: one wall is external to the channels and the other wall is internal thereto; respective through openings are formed in the outer wall and two feeders are also provided which comprise rotating heads which are arranged so as to tangentially engage the cloth and the band through the through openings in order to place the borders of the cloth and of the band, guided in the channels, adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A quilting machine which comprises a frame composed of a first beam, arranged horizontally above the cloth to be quilted, and of a second beam arranged below the cloth, the beams being provided with respective guides for the carriages that support the sewing head and respectively the hook assembly of at least one stitcher, characterized in that in order to move the sewing head and the hook assembly of the stitcher there are respective linear motors, in which the inductor elements are arranged on the upper beam and lower beam, respectively, and the armature windings are arranged on the carriages that support the sewing head and the hook respectively.

Abstract: The apparatus allows to automatically change bobbin cases in quilting machines. The apparatus comprises a pick-up element which is mounted on a carriage which can move between a magazine which contains full cases and a hook assembly of a sewing machine in which an empty case is to be replaced. The pick-up element extracts the empty case and deposits it into a specifically provided container. It is further positioned at the magazine, from which it removes a full case and transfers the case into the hook assembly.

Abstract: The apparatus has a structure with two frames which can move towards each other and between which the mattress is locked. The frames support a plurality of devices for applying the quilting braces. Each device comprises a needle, to which a quilting brace is coupled; the needle is driven through the mattress. On the other side of the mattress there is provided a unit which applies a tuft to the quilting brace guided by the needle. During this operation, the mattress is compressed so that once it is released it expands and tensions the applied quilting braces.

Abstract: An apparatus for temporarily storing products at the exit of a quilting machine comprising an inclined guiding element along which at least one carriage, provided with an element for gripping the product manufactured by the quilting machine, can slide by gravity, a first and a second stop elements for the carriage being arranged along the guiding element, and actuation elements, which act on the grip element to release the removed product, being associated with the stop elements. The carriage released by the second stop element is transferred onto a vertical lifting unit, which is provided with retention and release elements for retaining the carriage at the lower stroke limit and releasing it at the upper stroke limit to insert the carriage on the guiding element.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising two horizontal and parallel guides in which the lateral borders of the cloth to be quilted are inserted. The guides have grippers and can move transversely to the cloth advancement direction. Downstream of the guides there are provided two counterrotating rollers between which the cloth that exits from the guides is to be inserted. Downstream of the counterrotating rollers there is provided a cloth finishing device which forms two parallel lines of stitches. The device is also provided with a rotating blade which cuts the cloth along a line which lies between the two lines of stitches.

Abstract: The apparatus has a pair of chains on which a bar is transversely fixed. The bar is provided with clamps for gripping the front edge of a cloth to be quilted. The chains move the cloth from a position for gripping its front edge to a quilting position, where it is transferred onto the clamps of a carriage which transfers the cloth onto a removal device.

Abstract: The apparatus has a supporting frame defined by four uprights bearing a pair of horizontal parallel beams interconnected by cross members having guides. A gearmotor-driven carriage is movable horizontally along the guides in a first direction. The carriage bears rods extending parallel to the guides. A gearmotor-driven trolley is movable along the rods in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction. The trolley rotatably supports a downwardly extending C-shaped frame having a platform supporting a working unit. The frame is rotatable about an axis which is perpendicular to the first direction of movement of the carriage and perpendicular to the second direction of movement of the trolley.