Hair feeding device
US12089674B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05D2207/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hair feeding device configured to perform a feeding operation for pulling out flocking hairs one by one from a bundle of flocking hairs, the device includes a feeder configured to hold the bundle of flocking hairs and separates hair ends of a plurality of the flocking hairs in a direction different from that of the bundle, a detector configured to detect three-dimensional positions of the separated hair ends of the plurality of flocking hairs, a head for capturing the hair ends of the flocking hairs, a conveyance mechanism configured to convey the head to any three-dimensional position, and a control device that controls the conveyance mechanism so that the head captures the hair ends of the flocking hairs at three-dimensional positions of the hair ends of one flocking hair among the plurality of hairs detected by the detector.
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