JPH0344800B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a shirt finishing machine that finishes shirts using steam and hot air.

[Conventional technology]

A finishing machine that uses steam and hot air is known as a device for finishing washed clothes.

This type of finishing machine has a torso shaped like the human body, and the torso is equipped with steam and hot air supply ports.
It has a structure that blows hot steam air from inside the torso. Finishing work using this finishing machine is
After covering the torso with a shirt to maintain its shape, steam is blown out from the torso to create an uneven finish on the shirt.
Next, hot air is blown out from the torso to dry the shirt.

When the finishing cycle is completed, the shirt is removed from the body stand, a hanger is inserted into the cuff of the shirt, and the hook portion of the hanger is suspended from a guide bar for carrying out, and the shirt is carried out.

This hanger may be attached to the shirt before the finishing work. In this case, a method is generally used in which the hook portion of the hanger is hooked to the collar portion of the shirt to prevent the hanger from falling during the finishing cycle.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, many recent casual shirts and dress shirts have a placket part a formed by sewing a vertically long piece of cloth to the front opening, as shown in FIG.

However, if the placket part a is sewn tightly, wrinkles may occur along the seam (seam puckering phenomenon) when the shirt is washed. If the shirt is placed over the bodice and finished with such wrinkles still formed, the wrinkles will not be smoothed out, but instead will be pressed against the bodice, and the shirt will be finished with the wrinkles remaining.

In such cases, the shirt will need to be refinished and corrected with a hand iron after finishing work.
The drawback was that it required extra work.

In addition, the underarm part of the shirt is finished by expanding and tensioning with steam and hot air blown out from the bodice.
As shown in the figure, the side seam b is often not sufficiently tensioned, and there is a drawback that the seam b is finished with wrinkles remaining.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention was made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and its first purpose is to create a finishing machine that eliminates the remaining wrinkles on the placket of a shirt and eliminates the need for correction work using a hand iron after finishing. Our goal is to provide the following.

In addition, in conventional finishing machines, removing the finished shirt from the stand is done entirely by hand, making the job of transporting the shirt time-consuming. Therefore, a second object of the present invention is to provide a structure in which the shirt can be automatically removed from the body stand.

A third object is to provide a structure that allows the underarm portion of a shirt to be finished stably without wrinkles.

[Means to achieve the purpose]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the present invention includes a clip device for gripping the upper end of the fly of a shirt that is placed over the body stand, a driving means for moving the clip device in the vertical direction, and A pad presser for crimping the entire length of the pad to the body stand is provided, and an air suction passage communicating with the crimping surface is formed inside the pad press. It is connected to an air suction means for sucking air.

In addition, in order to achieve the second objective, in the above structure, the driving means is composed of a swing arm that rotates in the vertical direction and a drive cylinder of the swing arm, so that when the swing arm is lowered to the swing arm, the tip thereof is vertically A structure was adopted in which a guide rod reaching the upper end of the shirt was attached, and a locking portion was provided at the tip of the guide rod to lock the hook portion of the hanger to which the shirt was attached.

Furthermore, in order to achieve the third object, this invention attaches tension plates that can approach and leave the torso stand on both sides corresponding to both sides of the shirt of the torso stand. A structure is adopted in which driving means for moving them is provided.

[Effect]

In the first structure, the pad presser presses the placket of the shirt onto the bodice, and the clipping device is moved upward to tension the placket and smooth out wrinkles. In this state, steam and hot air are blown out from the torso, and the heat of the hot air remaining in the placket is sucked into the air suction passage of the pad presser and removed.

By tensioning the placket and finishing it, it is possible to eliminate wrinkles on the finished surface, and by cooling the entire placket by air suction after drying with hot air, it is possible to prevent wrinkles from returning after drying. can.

In the second structure, the upper end of the fly is gripped by a clip device, and the locking portion at the tip of the guide rod is engaged with the hook portion of a hanger attached to the shirt. In the finishing operation, the driver is activated to rotate the swing arm upward, thereby tensioning the fly of the shirt between the clipping device and the pad presser.

On the other hand, when the finishing cycle is completed, the support of the clip device and the pad presser is removed, and the swing arm is rotated upward by the drive of the drive machine. This movement of the pivot arm pulls the shirt upwards together with the hanger and automatically removes it from the trunk.

In the third structure, with the shirt set on the torso stand, the tension plate is expanded to forcibly stretch the underarm portion of the shirt to smooth out wrinkles. In this state, the shirt is finished by blowing out steam and hot air from the torso.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show the overall structure of a shirt finishing machine according to an embodiment, in which a torso stand 1 is mounted on a base 2 equipped with a control panel and the like.

This one torso stand consists of a torso stand main body 3 and the torso stand main body 3.
It consists of a pair of tension plates 4, 4 arranged on both sides of the body, and shoulder rest plates 5, 5 connected to the tension plates 4, 4, and is formed to resemble the shape of the upper body of a human body as a whole.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the tension plates 4, 4 have cross sections shaped like an arc to match the shape of the armpits of the shirt, and are connected to the torso main body 3 via a cloth 6. . A guide plate 8 that engages with a guide rail 7 provided on the upper surface of the base 2 is attached to the lower end of the tension plates 4, 4, and an air cylinder 9 is attached to the tip of the guide plate 8.
are connected, and the tensions 4, 4 move along the guide rail 7 by the operation of the air cylinder 9, approaching and away from the torso main body 3.

One end of the shoulder rest plates 5, 5 is connected to the upper end of the tension plates 4, 4 via leaf springs 10, 10, and the other end is in sliding contact with the upper part of the torso stand main body 3, so that the tension plates 4, 4 are movable. Then, in accordance with the movement, the torso stand body 3 expands.
It's starting to shrink.

The lower part of the torso stand 1 includes a torso stand main body 3, a tension plate 4,
The tension plates 4, 4 are each connected to a steam supply pipe 11 and a steam drain pipe 12.
Each of the supply pipes 11 is connected to a steam supply source (not shown) built into the base 2.

On the front side of the torso stand 1 is a padded presser foot 1 that swings back and forth.
3 is provided. This pad presser 13 is fixed to a swinging lever 14 attached to the base 2 so as to be able to swing back and forth, and is directed toward the torso stand 1 by the operation of an air cylinder 15 connected to the lower end of this swinging lever 14. It once approached and moved away, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, it comes into contact with the placket part a of the shirt A placed over the torso 1.

The pad presser 13 has a length that covers almost the entire length of the placket part a, and as shown in FIGS. Attach material 17,
The surface thereof is covered with a cloth cover 18. Further, an air suction pipe 19 is connected to the back surface of the pad presser 13, and an air suction passage 20 communicating with the suction pipe 19 is formed inside the suction body 16.

The suction pipe 19 is a flexible pipe so as to be able to cope with the swinging of the pad presser 13, and its end is connected to an intake pipe 22 connected to an air suction device 21. In addition, this air suction device 21
are connected to actuating means that actuate air suction for a predetermined time after steam and hot air are blown out from the torso 1, respectively.

In the pad presser 13 having the above structure, when the air suction device 21 operates, the air inside the suction pipe 19 and the air suction passage 20 is suctioned to create a negative pressure, and suction is generated on the surface of the pad material 17.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, a swing arm 25 is attached to the upper end of a column 23 erected at the rear of the torso stand 1 via a pin 24, and is rotatable in the vertical direction. It is attached to the swivel arm 25
A drive cylinder 26 for rotating the swing arm 25 is attached between the support column 23 and the support column 23 . A double-action air cylinder is used as the drive cylinder 26.

A clip device 28 is attached to the tip of the swing arm 25 via a support rod 27. This clip device 28 consists of a clip 29 and an air cylinder 30 that opens and closes the clip 29. As shown in FIG. The tip is positioned at the upper end of the placket part a of the shirt A placed over the bodice stand 1.

Further, a hanger guide rod 32 is attached to the lower side of the swing arm 25 via an angle bracket 31. The free end of the guide rod 32 is adapted to engage with a hook 33a of a hanger 33 attached to the shirt when the swing arm 25 is in the lowered position.
A locking portion 34 is provided to prevent 3a from coming off.

Further, an extension rail 35 is attached to the support column 23 in the vicinity of the guide rod 32, so that when the swing arm 25 rotates upward, the guide rod 3
2 and the extension rail 35 are arranged to be continuous.

This embodiment has the structure described above.
Next, its effect will be explained.

Before starting work, the swing arm 25 is set in an upward position so that the clip device 28 does not interfere when attaching the shirt to the torso stand 1.

To set the shirt A on the torso stand 1, as shown in FIG. Both sleeves are attached to sleeve pressers 36, 36 provided on both sides of the base 2.

Once the shirt is set on the barrel stand 1, the drive cylinder 26 is then actuated to lower the swing arm 25, where it is balanced and held so that the operator can manually move the clip device 28 to the desired position. This balancing can be achieved by directing compressed air to both sides of the piston of the drive cylinder 26.

In this state, the air cylinder 30 of the clip device 28 is operated to grip the upper end of the front part a of the shirt with the clip 29, and the hook part 33a of the hanger 33 is engaged with the tip of the guide rod 32.

The steam/hot air finishing cycle is then started. That is, when the finishing cycle activation button is pressed, the air cylinder 15 of the pad presser 13 is activated, and the pad presser 13 comes into contact with the placket part a of the shirt and presses it against the bodice 1.

At the same time, compressed air is supplied only to the bottom of the drive cylinder 26, the swing arm 25 rotates upward, and the clip 29 pulls up the upper end of the front part a of the shirt A. As a result, the placket part a is tensioned between the pad presser 13 and the clip device 28. The pressure of this drive cylinder 26 is adjusted so as to obtain a tension that will sufficiently stretch out the wrinkles in the placket part a.

The tension produced by the clipping device 28 and the pad presser foot 13 acts on the placket a of the shirt throughout the finishing cycle to eliminate the puckering phenomenon.

When the placket part a is tensioned, the air cylinders 9, 9 in the base 2 are operated, and the tension plates 4, 4 move along the upper surface of the base 2, and are expanded to the left and right. At this time, the shoulder rest plates 5, 5 are also expanded to the left and right at the same time. This tensions the underarm portion of the shirt, as shown in FIG. 3, and smooths out wrinkles. This tension is continued during the finishing cycle to remove the puckering phenomenon in the underarm area.

When the shape of the shirt is properly maintained as described above, steam is supplied from the steam supply pipe 11 to the torso stand 1, and the steam is transferred between the torso stand body 3 and the expanded tension plates 4, 4 and shoulder plates 5, 5. It blows out from the gap onto the shirt, giving it an uneven finish. When finishing with this steam is completed, the air suction device 21 is activated.
The inside of the air suction passage 20 of the pad presser 13 is sucked, and steam is sucked from the placket part a in contact with the pad presser 13.

Due to this suction, residual steam and excess moisture are removed from the placket part a where the fabrics overlap. This steam suction may be performed simultaneously with steam blow-off.

When the steam suction is completed, hot air is then supplied from the base 2 between the torso stand 1 and the tension plate 4, blows out over the entire shirt, penetrates the fabric of the shirt, and finishes drying the shirt.

When this blowing of hot air is finished, the air suction device 21 is operated again to suck the remaining hot air from the placket part a that is in contact with the pad presser 13.

For this reason, the placket part a is cooled and finished, preventing the wrinkle return phenomenon after drying and providing a good finish.

When the finishing cycle is finished, the padded presser foot 13
The air cylinder 15 is operated, and the pad presser 13 is separated from the placket part a, and the clip device 28
The air cylinder 30 is activated and the clip 29 is released.

At the same time, the drive cylinder 2 continues to operate.
6, the swing arm 25 rotates upward as shown by the broken line in FIG. removed from.

When the angle of inclination of the swing arm 25 increases, the sheath A slides down on the guide rod 32, is moved along the extension rail 35, and is sent, for example, to a temporary storage area.

Meanwhile, the next shirt is set on the torso stand 1 while the swing arm 25 returns to the lowered position, and the above-mentioned operation is repeated again.

In the above embodiment, the pad presser 13 is attached to the placket part a.
Since the length is made to cover almost the entire length of the front part a and residual steam and hot air are removed, there is an advantage that the entire front part a can be finished uniformly.

In the above embodiment, a combination of the clip device 28 and the pad presser 13 was used as the tensioning mechanism for the placket portion a, but the upper and lower ends of the placket portion a may be gripped by the clip device.

〔Effect of the invention〕

With the above configuration, the present invention has the following effects.

() Equipped with a tensioning mechanism for the shirt placket and a mechanism for cooling and finishing the entire placket by suctioning air, it is possible to finish the placket without wrinkles and eliminate wrinkles from returning after drying. It is possible to obtain a uniform and good finish. Therefore, the need for manual ironing after the finishing cycle is eliminated.
This has the effect of improving work efficiency.

() By attaching the tensioning mechanism to the swivel arm and providing the swivel arm with a guide rod that engages with the hook of the hanger, the finished shirt can be automatically removed from the body stand by the operation of the swivel arm. . Therefore, the operator only needs to set the next shirt without removing the shirt from the body stand, which has the advantage of improving the productivity of the shirt finishing machine.

() By providing tension plates for the underarm portion of the shirt, the underarm portion can be forcibly tensioned and the entire shirt can be finished in a beautiful wrinkle-free condition.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the same, FIG. 3 is a front view showing the operating state of the same as above, FIG. 6 is a side view showing the operation of the embodiment,
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the main part of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the shape of the shirt. 1... Todachi, 2... Base, 4... Tension plate, 13
... Padded presser foot, 14 ... Swing lever, 19 ...
Suction pipe, 20... Air suction passage, 21... Air suction device, 23... Support column, 25... Swivel arm,
26... Drive cylinder, 28... Clip device,
29...Clip, 30...Air cylinder, 32
...Guide rod, 33...Hanger, 33a...
Hook part, 34...Locking part, A...Shirt, a...
...Front part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A shirt finishing machine that finishes a shirt by placing a shirt on a body stand and blowing steam and hot air from the body stand, comprising: a clip device that grips the upper end of the placket of the shirt placed on the body stand; , a drive means for vertically moving the clipping device, and a pad holder for crimping almost the entire length of the placket portion to the body stand, and an air suction passage communicating with the crimping surface is formed inside the pad holder, In the air suction passage,
A shirt finishing machine characterized in that an air suction means is connected to suck air in an air suction passage after hot air is blown from a body. 2. The drive means consists of a swing arm that rotates in the vertical direction and a drive cylinder for the swing arm, and a guide rod is attached to the swing arm, the tip of which reaches the upper end of the barrel stand when the swing arm is lowered, and a shaft is attached to the tip of this guide rod. 2. The shear finishing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a locking portion for locking a hook portion of the hanger attached to the hanger. 3. On both sides corresponding to the sides of the torso shirt,
3. The shirt finishing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a tensioning plate that can be moved toward and away from the body, and a driving means for moving the tensioning plate at this time.