摘要 |
An apparatus for feeding a quilting machine with a cloth (P) to be quilted, composed of superimposed sheets (T1, T2, T3) which are unwound from respective rolls (C1, C2, C3) in an advancement direction (B), and comprising longitudinal gripper elements (19, 20, 21, 22) which can move between a closer position for gripping the lateral edges of said cloth (P) which are parallel to said advancement direction (B) and a spaced position for widening the cloth (P), transverse grip means which are arranged downstream of said longitudinal gripper elements (19, 20, 21, 22) and are associated with elements (11, 12) for conveying the cloth (P) and means (10) for the transverse locking of the cloth (P) which are arranged upstream of the longitudinal gripper means (19, 20, 21, 22), auxiliary means (29) being arranged upstream of the transverse locking means (10) and being suitable to act on the upper sheet (T2) and produce an elongation thereof with respect to the underlying sheets (T1, T3).
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