JPS6153079B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a garment press, and particularly to a garment press in which an upper trowel applies pressure perpendicularly to a pad (including when it functions as a lower trowel).

Generally, in this type of clothing press, the upper trowel is supported by a two-stage arm mechanism so that it does not get in the way when clothing is attached or removed. That is, a first arm is rotatably supported on the main body where the pad is located, and the first arm is pivoted at the tip of the first arm and rotates around an axis parallel to the center line of rotation of the first arm. This second arm has a second arm that is free to move.
The upper trowel is swingably supported at the tip of the arm of the pad, and the upper trowel is configured to be able to move behind and below the pad when not pressing. This two-stage arm mechanism provides a necessary and sufficient space above the pad in the open state. However, because the movement range of the upper trowel is wide, the secondary radiation heat of the upper trowel directly hits the operator during movement and in the open position, worsening the working environment.
In some cases, there is a danger that the worker may touch the upper iron. In addition, when the first arm is in the press position, the upper trowel is configured to be substantially horizontal and face the padde, so that one outer end of the lower surface of the upper trowel is first pressed against the clothing on the padde. will be pressed,
It tends to cause wrinkles and twists in clothing.

The present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and is intended to provide a clothing press in which the upper trowel applies pressure perpendicularly to the pad. , a rotation member having a rotation center axis located below the pad and slightly rearward from the center line of pressure applied by the upper trowel against the pad; A leg is formed that overhangs and extends downward, the base of the pressure arm is attached to the leg so as to be movable up and down, and between the rotation member and the base of the pressure arm on the front side of the rotation center axis. The feature is that a cylinder device is attached to the cylinder.

The present invention will be described below with reference to an illustrated embodiment.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a pad 2 is fixed to the upper part of the clothes press main body 1, and a shielding plate 1' is provided around it, and an upper trowel 3 facing this is equipped with a pair of pressurizing arms. It is swingably attached to the tip of 4.
The pressurizing arm 4 has a horizontal protrusion 4a that supports the upper iron 3.
, a curved portion 4b that is curved rearward and downward from the horizontal protrusion when viewed from the operator, and a base portion 4c that is located at the lower end of the curved portion and projects inside the curved shape. The base 4c of the pressurizing arm 4 is located within the press body 1, and has a support arm 4d protruding forward from the lower end of the base. As can be clearly seen from FIG.
A machine 5 provided between the bottom surface of the tip of the base, a machine 6 provided between the top end of the base, a machine 7 provided between the top surface of the support arm 4d protruding from the bottom end of the base, and several other machines 8 and 9. , 10.

A shaft 11 having both ends fixed to side walls 1a and 1b of the main body casing is provided inside the press body 1, and a boss portion of a rotating member 12 is rotatably fitted onto the shaft. As can be clearly seen from FIG. 3, the rotating member 12 has a pair of legs 13 extending rearward from the shaft 11 and hanging downward, and a pair of arms 14 projecting diagonally upward from the front side. Support plates 15 and 16 are fixed in parallel to the shaft 11 between the upper and lower ends of a pair of legs 13, 13 extending rearward from the shaft 11, respectively. Both support plates 15 and 16 are the legs 13
The extended portion of the support plate 15 and the support plate 1
A rod 17 is fixed between each of the extending portions of the rods 6 and 6. Reference numerals 18 and 19 are stoppers that limit the rotation range of the rotating member 12, and among these, the position where the leg 13 of the rotating member contacts the stopper 18 (the second
In Figure 1) the rod 17 is vertical.

A base 4c of the pressurizing arm 4 protruding inwardly is superimposed on the leg 13 protruding rearward of the rotating member 12, and the base 4a of the pressurizing arm 4 is attached to the rod 17 of the rotating member 12. It is supported by bearings 20 and 21 provided at two locations on the upper and lower sides of the side surface. The pressure arm 4 can be moved up and down along the rod 17 as viewed in FIGS. 2 and 3. 22 is a stopper for controlling the movement of this pressurizing arm 4. This stopper 22 is attached to the support plate 15 at the upper end of the leg of the rotating member 12 via an auxiliary plate, and is located at a position where it can come into contact with the machine 6 provided at the upper end of the base of the pressurizing arm 4 mentioned above. Protruding the legs 13 of the rotating member 12 backward and protruding the base 4c of the pressurizing arm 4 inward (frontward), and overlapping them both ensures a predetermined vertical movement distance of the pressurizing arm 4. This not only eliminates the need to unnecessarily increase the length of the legs 13 of the rotating member 12, but also means that the center of rotation of the entire curved body of the pressurizing arm 4 is moved away from the inside of the curved body. .

The machine 7 bridging the support arms 4d, 4d protruding forward from the lower end of the base 4c of the pressure arm 4 is made of a plate material having a protrusion 7' at the center of its upper surface, and both ends of the support arm 4d of the pressure member It extends parallel to the axis 11 of the pivoting member 12 beyond. On the other hand, the rotating member 12
A shaft 23 is provided between the tips of the pair of arms 14, 14, and this shaft 23 also extends outside the arms 14, 14 in parallel with the shaft 11 of the rotating member. As a driving source for moving the pressure member 4 relative to the rotating member 12,
A cylinder device 24 is installed between the central portion of the shaft 23 of the rotating member and the central projection 7' of the machine 7 of the pressurizing arm 4. In this embodiment, the cylinder device 2
The piston rod 4 is connected to the shaft 23 of the arm 14 of the rotating member.
The base of the cylinder is pivoted to the central projection 7' of the pressure arm 4 via a pin 25. Further, as a return means for returning the pressure member 4 to the original position with respect to the rotation member 12, there is a ( In this embodiment, one coil spring 26 is fixed in each of the parts of the pivoting member 12 extending outward from the arms 14). Due to the action of this spring 26, the pressurizing arm 4 is normally pulled up to the upper limit of its movement range, that is, the position where it contacts the stopper 22 (original position), and the cylinder device 24 resists the force of this spring. It serves to push the pressurizing arm 4 downward along the rod 17.

The axis of the cylinder device 24 coincides with the ideal pressure center line (vertical line) 27 of the upper iron 3 against the pad 2, and the rotation center axis 11 of the rotating member 12 is slightly away from this pressure center line 27. It is located far away at the back. The pressurizing arm 4 includes a rod 17 and a cylinder device 2.
4 and the spring 26, it can rotate integrally with the rotating member 12 about the shaft 11 in the direction of arrow P in FIG. Therefore, the shaft 11 is located above the base 4c of the pressurizing arm 4 as the center axis of rotation of the pressurizing arm 4, and the pressurizing arm as a whole is located on the inside of its curved body. In this case, an assembly that rotates around the shaft 11, that is, the upper trowel 3, the pressing arm 4, the rotating member 12,
Rod 17, cylinder device 24 and spring 26
is generally balanced around the axis 11, and the base 4c of the pressurizing arm 4 functions as a weight for maintaining this balance. Furthermore, 2
Reference numeral 8 represents a handshake portion for opening and closing the pressurizing arm 4, and reference numeral 29 represents a shelf on which working tools and the like are placed.

Next, the operation will be explained. Initially, it is assumed that the pressurizing arm 4 is in the closed position shown in FIG. At this time, the upper iron 3 attached to the tip of the pressurizing arm 4
is located directly above (upper position) pad 2 and is separated from pad 2 by an appropriate distance.

Now, if you hold the handshake part 28 provided at the tip of the horizontal protrusion 4a of the pressure arm 4 and push the pressure arm 4 backward,
The pressurizing arm 4 rotates together with the rotating member 12 about the shaft 11 in the direction of arrow P1 in FIG. 2, and as shown in FIG.
It stops at the position where it touches (open position). At this time, the upper iron 3 attached to the tip of the pressurizing arm 4
The reason for this is that the center of rotation of the pressure arm 4 is slightly away from the pressure center line 27 of the pad 2 toward the rear, and the pressure arm as a whole is located closer to the inside of its curved body. 2, while moving horizontally for a relatively long time, gradually moving downward, and finally moving to the open position shown in FIG. The length of the pressure arm 4 from the axis 11 is shorter than that in the case where the rotation center of the pressure arm 4 is not shifted to the inside of the curved body of the pressure arm 4. 4 protrudes rearward from the press body by a relatively small amount.

With the upper trowel 3 open to the pad 2, the garment to be pressed is attached to the pad 2, and then the pressing arm 4 is returned to the closed position shown in FIG. 2.

Press the press switch (not shown) to adjust the air pressure.
The cylinder device 24 is actuated by a suitable pressure source such as steam pressure or hydraulic pressure. The cylinder device 24 is
The support arm 4d of the pressurizing arm 4 in the closed position is pushed down against the arm 14 of the rotating member 12 against the force of the spring 26. The pressing arm 4 moves downward from the state shown in FIG. 2 along the rod 17 of the rotating member 12. At this time, the upper iron 3 descends perpendicularly to the pad 2, and
Press the top garment. At this time, steam is added from the upper trowel 3 or pad 2 as required. Since the cylinder device 24 is located on the pressing center line 27 and pulls down the pressing arm 4 directly below the pad 2, the clothes are pressed with high quality without wrinkles or the like.

After an appropriate press time set manually or automatically, when the cylinder device 24 is depressurized, the spring 26
2, the pressurizing arm 4 returns from the press position to the closed position shown in FIG. The operator tilts the pressurizing arm 4 to the open position and takes out the pressed clothing.

As described above, according to the present invention, the upper trowel 3 moves rearward almost horizontally with respect to the pad 2, so that the operator may not touch the upper trowel 3 when opening or closing the pressurizing arm, or may have to wear it properly. There is no danger of touching clothing, and work efficiency is significantly improved. Since the radius of rearward tilting of the pressurizing arm 4 is small, a relatively compact clothing press is provided, and the shelf 29 can be provided above the upper trowel 3 as in the embodiment. Furthermore, during pressing, the upper trowel 3 descends perpendicularly to the pad 2, resulting in a good press finish.

In addition, in the embodiment, the rod 17 and the bearing 2
Although the pressurizing arm 4 is made vertically movable relative to the rotating member 12 through the pins 0 and 21, this can also be done using a slot or the like.

Further, although the entire assembly including the pressure member 4 and the rotating member 12 is manually rotated using the handshake portion 28, for example, the arm 14 or the leg 13 of the rotating member 12 is rotated via an appropriate link mechanism. It is configured so that it can be rotated by a cylinder device dedicated to opening and closing.
It is also possible to automatically open and close the pressurizing arm 4.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a clothes press according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken from Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a connection of a pressurizing arm and a rotating member. FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the state in which the pressurizing arm is tilted to the open position. 1... Clothing press main body, 2... Padded, 3...
...Upper trowel, 4...Pressure arm, 4a...Horizontal protrusion, 4
b...Curved part, 4c...Base, 4d...Support arm,
11... Axis, 12... Rotating member, 13... Leg, 1
4... Arm, 15, 16... Support plate, 17... Rod, 18, 19... Stopper, 20, 21... Bearing, 22... Stopper, 23... Shaft, 24... Cylinder device, 25... ...Pin, 26...Spring, 2
7... Pressure center line, 28... Handshake part, 29...
shelf.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In a clothing press in which the upper trowel applies pressure perpendicularly to the pad, the pressurizing arm has an upper trowel at the tip and is curved backward, and the center line of pressure of the upper trowel is below the pad and against the pad. A rotating member having a rotation center axis is provided at a position slightly rearwardly away from the rotation member, and a leg is formed on the rotation member that extends rearwardly and downward from the rotation center axis, and the leg is provided with a leg extending downward from the rotation center axis. A clothing press machine, characterized in that a base of a pressure arm is mounted to be movable up and down, and a cylinder device is mounted between the rotating member and the base of the pressure arm on the front side of the rotation center axis.