JPH052358B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a folding machine for folding shirts such as dress shirts into a predetermined shape.

[Prior art and its issues]

A dress shirt that has been sewn and cleaned has a predetermined size and shape (usually about 20 cm wide and 30 cm long).
After being folded into a rectangular shape (cm), it is packaged, transported and stored.

FIG. 26 shows a conventional folding machine for shirts. As shown in the figure, this device is equipped with a pedestal 70 for setting the shirt at the upper end, a holding plate 71 that rotates in the front-rear direction, and two folding plates 72, 72 that rotate in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 27, the sleeves and both side edges of the body part of the shirt can be folded in the width direction by rotating the presser plate and the folding plate in sequence.

However, with the above-mentioned device, although it is possible to fold a shirt to a fixed size in the width direction, it is not possible to fold it in the length direction. However, it is necessary to fold back the shirt S in the length direction using the end of the pedestal 70 as a guide, and then fold the hem of the shirt between the fabrics, which creates a problem that the work is complicated and time-consuming. Ta.

In addition, in order to fold a shirt correctly lengthwise, it is necessary to pull the hem of the shirt strongly in the lengthwise direction to align the side edges of the shirt, but this increases work time and increases productivity. It has the disadvantage of reducing efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a shirt folding machine that can mechanically fold a shirt in the longitudinal direction and improve production efficiency.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cradle equipped with a folding plate for folding the upper half of the shirt.
A folding table is provided so as to be movable in the length direction of the shirt, and a folding table is provided on the path of movement of this table, and one end thereof is inclined in a direction in which one end approaches the moving table. A pair of guide shafts are provided, which are located at the front and back of the folding table, and are opposed to each other by the folding width of the shirt, and a guide portion is formed at the tip of each guide shaft to be bent parallel to the top surface of the folding table. A rotation device is connected to each guide shaft to rotate the guide part in the width direction and length direction of the shirt, and the other end of the folding table is connected to the upper part of the guide shaft on the rear side in the moving direction. This structure is equipped with a folding rod that rotates forward in the direction of movement.

Further, in the above structure, it is preferable that the folding rod is provided with a bent portion into which the shirt fits, with a length smaller than the folded width of the shirt.

[Effect]

In the above configuration, the top half of the shirt is folded and the bottom half of the shirt is set on the folding stand with the bottom half hanging down. Slide the half part onto the top surface of the sloping folding platform. As a result, the upper and lower halves of the shirt are folded between the pedestal and the folding table.

Next, by rotating the guide part of each guide shaft so that it protrudes above the shirt, the shirt on the top surface of the folding table can be regulated from the width direction and the top.
Next, turn the folding bar to fold the end of the shirt back to the front of the folding table.

In this state, the shirt is folded in half in the length direction using the rear guide shaft as the bending fulcrum between the end of the folding table and the cradle.

〔Example〕

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

In Figures 1 to 6, 1 is a fixed pedestal, 2 is
is a movable pedestal, and both pedestals 1 and 2 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction in an inclined state with respect to the installation base 3 of the folding machine.

The fixed pedestal 1 is formed with a regular folding width of the shirt, and is fixed to the jacket frame 4 of the folding machine. In addition, the movable pedestal 2 has a width dimension equal to the folded width of the shirt and a length equal to the folded length of the upper half of the shirt. It is attached to the guide shafts 5,5.

A pair of guide rods 6, 7 extending in the width direction of the fixed pedestal 1 is spanned over the upper part of the fixed pedestal 1, and a slider 9, 10 having a linear bush 8 is inserted between each of the guide rods 6, 7. Folding plates F and G facing each other are attached to both sides of the fixed pedestal 1.

Further, each slider 9, 10 has a guide rod 6,
Drive cylinders 11 and 12 that extend and retract along 7 are connected, and by the operation of both cylinders 11 and 12, each folding plate F and G is independently moved from the side of the fixed pedestal 1 to the lower part thereof in an overlapping range. It's starting to move.

The above-mentioned folding plates F and G are provided with a phase shift in the vertical direction, and between the upper folding plate F and the fixed pedestal 1,
A gap is provided between the folding plates F and G, through which the fabric of the shirt folded by each folding plate can be inserted.

In addition, each folding plate F, G has a width larger than the fixed pedestal 1, and as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. Overlap until it matches the edge, and vice versa.
In the most open state as shown in the figure, a gap b is formed between the shirt S and the fixed pedestal 1 so that the sleeves and body part of the shirt S can be inserted therein. Note that 66 is a roller attached to the tip of the folding plate G for guiding the pulling out of the shirt.

On the other hand, on the upper part of the movable pedestal 2, an elevating frame 1 is provided.
3, two guide shafts 5, 5 extend in the front-rear direction, and four support frames 19, 20, 21, 22 are attached to a movable frame 14 movably attached to the guide shafts 5, 5. Fixed. Further, between the movable frame 14 and the outer covering frame 4 of the folding machine, a cylinder 23 for forward and backward movement is connected to move the movable frame 14 in the front and rear directions along the guide shaft 5.

The four support frames 19 to 22 have side edges and support members 24 that also serve as slider stoppers.
A pair of guide rods 15, 16, 17, 18 are attached to each of the guide rods, each extending parallel to the width direction of the shirt, and five sliders 25, 26, 27, 28 are attached to each guide rod via a linear bush. ,2
9 is movably attached. Further, among the guide rods, the guide rod 16 includes a connecting member 30.
A movable pedestal 2 is connected via.

Furthermore, each slider 25 to 29 is provided with a driving cylinder 3 that extends and contracts along each guide rod.
1, 32, 33, 34, and 35 are connected, and five folding plates A, B, C, D, and E facing both side edges of the movable pedestal 2 are attached to the lower surface thereof.

The above folding plates A to E are fixed pedestal 1 folding plates F and G.
Similarly, the shirts are arranged alternately with a slight gap a in the vertical direction between each other and the lower surface of the movable pedestal 2, allowing the fabric of the shirt to pass through, and the shirts are in a closed state as shown in Fig. overlaps the lower surface of the movable cradle 2, and in the open state as shown in Fig. 3, forms a gap b' with the movable pedestal 2 through which both sleeves and both sides of the body part of the shirt can be inserted. It's summery.

Lifting frame 13 over which the guide shaft 5 spans
is a linear bushing 37, which has a vertical guide bar 36 attached along its side, and the guide bar 36 is attached to the outer cover frame 4 of the folding machine.
37, and a lifting cylinder 38 is connected to the upper end.

Further, a folding table 39 is attached below the rear end of the guide shaft 5 and is arranged parallel to the installation base 3.

This folding table 39 forms an inclined surface whose end approaches toward the front side in the direction of movement with respect to the movable pedestal 2 that moves on the guide shaft 5 inclined with respect to the installation base 3, and is movable. When the pedestal 2 is moved toward the folding pedestal 39 at the highest position, the movable pedestal 2 moves as shown in FIG.
The lower half of the shirt S hanging down comes into sliding contact with the upper surface of the folding table 39, so that the shirt is folded back in the length direction.

Further, at both front and rear ends of the upper surface of the folding table 39, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a pair of guide shafts 40, 41, 42, and 43 are provided, respectively, facing each other at an interval in the width direction of the shirt. ing.

The upper ends of each of the guide shafts 40 to 43 are formed into guide portions 40a, 41a, 42a, and 43a that are bent parallel to the upper surface of the folding table 39, and the lower ends of each of the guide shafts 40 to 43 are folded. It is inserted below the stand 39 and connected to rotating plates 44, 45, 46, 47 provided below.

The rotation plates 44 to 47 are connected to each other by three links 48, 49, and 50, and a rotation cylinder 52 is connected to one of the rotation plates 44.

In this structure combining a link and a rotation plate, when the rotation cylinder 52 is in an extended state,
Guide portions 40a to 4 of each guide shaft as shown in FIG.
3a stops parallel to the shirt, and when the rotating cylinder 52 contracts from this state, each guide shaft 40 to 43 moves due to the movement of each link and rotating plate.
rotates in the direction of the arrow in the figure, so that each of the guide portions 40a to 43a faces in the width direction of the shirt, as shown in FIG.

Further, a rotating shaft 53 is provided on the lower surface near the rear end of the folding table 39, and both ends of a folding rod 54 are connected to the rotating shaft 53.
A folding cylinder 55 that rotates a folding rod 54 is connected to the central portion of 3.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, the folding rod 54 is moved from the side of the rear end of the folding table 39 to the guide shaft 4 on the rear side by the operation of the cylinder 55.
2, 43 and toward the front end of the folding table 39, the hem of the shirt S protruding from the folding table is guided by the guide shaft 4.
Fold in the length direction using 2 and 43 as fulcrums.

Further, the folding bar 54 includes a folding table 39.
The bent portion 5 has a length smaller than the width of the shirt that slides into contact with the
6 is formed, and by fitting the shirt into this bent portion 56, the shirt is narrowed in the width direction and guided.

Furthermore, a rotating roller 57 is attached to the rear end of the folding table 39 for smoothing the movement of the sheet S inserted between the folding rod 54 and the guide shafts 42 and 43.

On the other hand, below the fixed pedestal 1 and the movable pedestal 2, there is provided a sheet conveying device 58 for moving the sheet S set at the receiving end of the fixed pedestal 1 to the movable pedestal 2.

This sheet conveying device 58 has a base 60 movably attached to a guide rail 59 provided in the arrangement direction of both pedestals 1 and 2, and a support plate having a U-shaped cross section that is attached to the base 60 so as to be movable up and down. At the tip of 61, gripping plates 62, 62 for gripping the sleeves of the shirt S hanging from both sides of the fixed pedestal 1 are attached, and a rotating cylinder for rotating them is provided between the gripping plates 62, 62. 63 are connected.

Further, a moving cylinder 64 for moving the base along the guide rail 59 is connected between the base 60 and the outer cover frame 4, and a lifting cylinder 65 for moving the base up and down is connected to the support plate 61. connected.

The folding machine of this embodiment has the structure as described above, and its operation will be explained next.

3 and 6 on the upper surface of the rear end of the fixed pedestal 1.
As shown in the figure, set the shirt S with the button side facing upward and both edges of the sleeve and torso hanging down from both sides of the pedestal 1. Next, set the shirt S on the shirt conveying device 5.
8 to move the shirt S to the tip of the movable pedestal 2. (FIG. 13) In this moving state, the upper half of the shirt S is located above the movable pedestal 2, and the lower half of the shirt S is set on the tip side of the fixed pedestal 1.

Next, as shown in FIG.
Move the shirt downwards and fold up the sleeves and body part of the shirt that hangs down from the cradle.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 15 to 17,
The folding plates B, C, D, E, and G are sequentially moved from the top to below each of the pedestals 1 and 2, and both sleeves and the body of the shirt are alternately folded.

With the shirt folded as described above, when the lifting cylinder 38 is operated to raise the movable frame 14, the upper half of the shirt S is folded into the movable pedestal 2 as shown in FIG. The movable pedestal 2 is then set in a state in which the lower half thereof hangs down from the end of the movable pedestal 2 and pulled up.

Next, when the forward and backward movement cylinder 23 is activated and the movable cradle 2 is moved toward the folding table 39, the lower half of the hanging shirt is placed on the upper surface of the folding table 39, as shown in FIG. Sliding contact,
The shirt S is folded in the length direction between the folding table 39 and the movable pedestal 2.

In this state, each guide shaft 40, 41, 42,
43 in the direction of the arrow to cause each guide portion 40a, 41a, 42a, 43a to protrude above the shirt S as shown in FIG. Thereby, the shirt that comes into sliding contact with the upper surface of the folding table 39 is restricted from the width direction and the upper direction, and both sides are aligned with the folding width.

Next, as shown in FIG. 22, the folding cylinder 55 is operated to rotate the folding bar 54 forward, and the folding bar 54 is rotated above the hem of the shirt protruding from the folding table 39, and the guide shaft 4 is rotated.
Fold back around 2,43 as a fulcrum.

In this case, the expansion of the shirt in the width direction is suppressed by the guidance of the bent portion 56 of the folding rod 54, so that the hem of the shirt is folded back without protruding from a predetermined dimension, and Folds securely onto the shirt.

When the above-mentioned folding is completed, the folding rod 54
is rotated in the opposite direction, and after returning to the initial state, the second
As shown in FIG. 4, the forward and backward movement cylinder 23 is operated to move the movable frame 2 away from the folding table 39. As a result, the folding plate and movable cradle are pulled out from the upper half of the folded shirt, but at this time, the guide shaft 4 on the front side of the folding pedestal 39
Since the sheets 0 and 41 hold down the shirt from above, the shirt as a whole is prevented from shifting in the pulling direction when the folding plate etc. is pulled out, and the shirt is held in a fixed position.

When the folding plate or the movable pedestal is pulled out, the guide shaft rotation cylinder 52 expands and contracts to rotate each guide shaft to the initial state shown in FIG. A shirt folded into a regular shape is left behind.

As described above, in the folding machine of the embodiment, the folding dimension of the shirt is regulated in the length direction between the end of the movable pedestal 2 and the guide shafts 42, 43.
Since the width direction is regulated by the width of each guide shaft 40, 41, 42, 43 and the bending part 56 of the folding rod 54, even if the size of the shirt changes, it can always be folded to a constant size.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides an inclined folding table on the moving path of the pedestal on which the lower half of the shirt is set with its lower half hanging down, and the shirt is regulated on the folding table in the width direction and upward. We have provided a guide shaft for folding the hem of the shirt and a folding bar for folding the hem of the shirt, so by moving the cradle to the folding base and rotating the folding bar, the shirt can always be kept at the same length in the length direction, regardless of the size of the shirt. It can be folded in half.

Therefore, by using the folding machine of the present invention, it is possible to mechanically fold the shirt in the width direction and the length direction, resulting in an effect that the folding operation can be carried out with high efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing the overall structure of the folding machine of the embodiment, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken from the - line in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken from the - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4. is a front view showing the main parts of the above, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken from the - line in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the folding table, FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the operating state of FIG. 6, FIG. 10 is a side view showing the sheet conveying device, FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the main parts of the same, and FIG. Fig. 12 is a longitudinal cross-sectional plan view taken from line XII-XII in Fig. 1, Figs. 13 to 24 are views showing the operation of the folding machine, Fig. 25 is a perspective view showing the folded state of the shirt, Fig. 26 The figure is a perspective view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 27 is a plan view showing the operation of the conventional example. 1... Fixed pedestal, 2... Movable pedestal, 5... Guide shaft, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18... Guide bar, 11, 12, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
...Driving cylinder, 13...Elevating frame, 1
4... Movable frame, 23... Cylinder for forward/backward movement, 38... Cylinder for lifting/lowering, 39... Folding table, 40, 41, 42, 43... Guide shaft, 4
0a, 41a, 42a, 43a...Guide portion, 4
4, 45, 46, 47... rotating plate, 52...
...Rotating cylinder, 54... Turning rod, 55...
Turning cylinder, 56...bending portion, 58...sheet conveying device, A, B, C, D, E, F, G...
Folded plate, S...shirt.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pedestal equipped with a folding plate for folding the upper half of the shirt is provided so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the shirt, and a pedestal is provided on the movement path of the pedestal with respect to the moving pedestal. A folding table whose one end is inclined in the direction of approach is provided, and a pair of guide shafts are provided on the upper surface of the folding table, located at the front and rear of the moving direction of the cradle and facing each other by the folding width of the shirt, and each guide A rotating device in which a guide portion is formed at the tip of the shaft to be bent parallel to the top surface of the folding table, and each guide shaft is configured to rotate the guide portion within a range facing the width direction and length direction of the shirt. concatenate,
A folding bar is attached to the other end of the folding table, and the folding bar rotates to the front in the movement direction beyond the upper side of the guide shaft on the rear side in the movement direction. 2. The shirt folding machine according to claim 1, wherein the folding rod is provided with a bent portion into which the shirt fits with a length smaller than the folded width of the shirt.