JPH0716558B2 - Method for three-dimensional shaping and drying of clothes and apparatus for three-dimensional shaping and drying of clothes - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for drying and simultaneously dry-cleaning clothes in three dimensions.

[Conventional technology]

Among the conventional cleaning operations, the following three methods are used for shaping and drying.

First, there is a method in which the drying process of clothes after cleaning is performed in a drying room and the shaping process is performed by a finishing machine, and the working process is completely separated. This method is the most general method. Can be said.

Secondly, as in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 46-4351, for example, in the state where the clothes are hung on the hanger while passing through the transportation route in the tunnel type drying chamber where both ends are opened, move along the above route. In this method, hot air and steam are added to clothes passing through the drying chamber to dry and shape simultaneously and continuously.

The third is a method in which a three-dimensional dummy former having a shape close to a human body is attached to a batch type drying chamber, and drying and shaping are simultaneously performed by hot air and steam in the drying chamber. That is, usually 1
A three-dimensional dummy former close to the human body shape is erected in the drying room, and the worker puts clothes on the dummy former in the drying room, performs drying and shaping at the same time, and then As said to replace the clothes, the clothes are dressed and shaped and dried once.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

 The above method has the following drawbacks.

In the first case, a large number of clothes are collectively dried in the drying chamber in the first case, and it is difficult to bring the clothes into an optimum dry condition for shaping conditions. Especially in the case of dry cleaning, the purpose of the drying work is to remove the solvent remaining in the clothes, so the clothes after drying become over-dried, making it difficult to perform the shaping work and the work efficiency is poor. Become.

In the second case, since the clothes are hung on a hanger, the shaping force tends to be insufficient, and it is difficult to perform sufficient shaping.

In the third case, since a three-dimensional dummy former close to a human body is erected from the floor of the drying chamber, the shape of the dummy former can be freely designed as compared with a hanging hanger.
The shape can be closer to the shape of the human body. Also,
In the shaping drying room, hot air or steam is introduced from the lower part of the dummy former and is passed from the inside of the garment supported by the garment support part to the outside, so the garment is shaped according to the shape of the human body. can do. On the other hand, since the dummy former is set and fixed in the orthopedic drying room, it is difficult to create a work system that adapts to the amount of various clothes that changes from day to day. Moreover, in order to improve the efficiency of shaping and drying, it is necessary to reduce the volume of the same room, and the inside of the drying room is extremely narrow. Therefore, it is difficult to put on and take off the clothes in the drying room, and it is necessary to spend a lot of time on the putting on and taking off.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

Therefore, the first invention of the present application solves the above-mentioned problems by providing the following three-dimensional shaping drying method for clothes.

That is, the first invention of the present application is a garment that includes a base and a garment support section that stands upright from the base, and the air or steam introduced from the lower surface of the base is supported by the garment support section. Prepare a dummy former that can be passed from the inside to the outside of the clothes, have a support part for the base of the dummy former, and place the dummy former on this support part and move it to the desired position The former is moved, and the dummy former is transferred from the moving device to the preset table by the delivery means for the dummy former, and then the clothes are placed on the clothes support section of the dummy former placed on the preset table. After dressing, shaping and setting the clothes, the dummy former is placed on the moving device by the above-mentioned delivery means, and the dummy former with the clothes set is backed by the moving device. H-type orthopedic drying chamber, the dummy former is placed in the orthopedic drying chamber from the moving device by the delivery means for the dummy former, and then hot air and steam as necessary are dummyed in the orthopedic drying chamber. After the clothes are shaped and dried by introducing them from the lower surface of the base of the former and passing them through the clothes supported by the clothes supporting section to the outside of the clothes, the dummy former is transferred to the moving device by the delivery means for the dummy former. (EN) A three-dimensional shaping drying method for clothes, which is placed and returned to a preset table to change clothes.

A second invention of the present application provides a three-dimensional shaping drying apparatus for washed and drained clothes, which is composed of the following four parts.

A dummy fore provided with a base and a garment support section standing upright from the base and supporting the clothes in three dimensions, and having an air or steam conducting section formed from the lower surface of the base to the garment support section. Mar.

A moving device that has a supporting portion for the base of the dummy former and places the dummy former and moves it to a desired position.

A press set table provided with a delivery means for delivering the dummy former to and from the moving device by supporting the dummy former from below and moving up and down.

The dummy former is supported from below and moved up and down to provide a delivery means for delivering the dummy former to and from the moving device, and hot air and, if necessary, steam are introduced from the bottom surface of the base of the dummy former. Then, a batch-type shaping and drying room equipped with a means for shaping and drying the clothes by passing the clothes supported by the clothes support section to the outside of the clothes.

[Action]

In the present invention, while the clothes supported by the dummy formers are being dried in the shaping drying room, the clothes can be attached to and detached from other dummy formers on the preset table. Therefore, the clothes can be attached to and detached from the dummy former in a wide space. Moreover, since the next garment can be attached to and detached from another dummy former while the garment is drying, it only takes time to put the dummy former in and out of the orthopedic drying room after the garment is dried. It is possible to eliminate the time required only for attaching / detaching to / from the former.

Moreover, when a plurality of shaping / drying chambers are provided, the relationship between the dummy former and each shaping / drying chamber is completely free. Therefore, by preparing a plurality of dummy formers of a plurality of types, Use efficiency is extremely high.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 is an overall view of an apparatus for shaping and drying clothes according to one embodiment. This apparatus includes a plurality of dummy formers 1 inserted into the clothes and supporting the clothes, and attaching and detaching the clothes from the dummy formers 1. And a shaping drying chamber 3 for storing the dummy former attached with the clothes so that the dummy former can be put in and out, and drying the clothes supported by the dummy former, a preset table and a shaping drying chamber. And a cart 4 for moving the dummy former.

Dummy Former The dummy former 1 includes a base 11 and a garment support 12 that is provided upright from the base 11. The base 11 has a middle cylindrical shape in which a large cylindrical portion 13 and a small cylindrical portion 14 extending from the upper end thereof are integrally formed. The base 11 is provided with a hook 15 that engages with a mounting arm of the cart 4 described below. In this embodiment, four hooks 15 are provided as shown in FIG. A pair of bars 16, 16 are attached to the upper end surface of the large cylindrical portion 13 of the base, and a hook 15 is fixed to the tip of each bar. In addition, the bar 16 can be attached to the side surface of the small cylindrical portion 14 via a support plate,
The structure for attaching the hook 15 to the base is arbitrary.

The garment support 12 may be fixed to an appropriate position of the base 11 such as the upper end of the small cylinder 14 (the garment support 12 is not shown in FIG. 2). Further, the shape of the garment support portion 12 can be changed to various shapes according to the type of garment. Although not shown, the clothing support portion 12 is covered with a tubular tare with an open lower end, and the tare is inflated by introducing air from the open lower end so as to approximate the shape of the human body. There is.

Cart Next, as the moving means, in this embodiment, the cart 4 on which the dummy former is placed and can be carried is adopted, and the cart 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The cart 4 includes a column 21, a bottom arm 22 extending forward from the lower end of the column, and a mounting arm 23 extending forward from the upper end of the column. Although only one of these is shown in FIG. 3 which is a side view, one pair is provided on the left and right sides in the traveling direction of the cart.

A total of four rotating wheels 24 are provided on the pair of bottom arms 22 of the cart, and a positioning guide portion 25 is provided on the placing arm 23. The guide part 25 receives the hook 15 of the dummy former and prevents the dummy former from moving forward and backward. In this embodiment, two guide parts 25 are formed on the left and right sides as shown in FIG. However, the number of hooks 15 can be changed to 4 as is the case with the number of hooks 15.

A hand pushing bar 26 is provided between the upper ends of the pair of left and right columns 21.

Further, a positioning rod 27 is provided on the column 21 on the left side in the traveling direction of the cart. The positioning rod 27 extends forward from an intermediate position between the bottom arm 22 and the placing arm 23 in the left column 21.

Here, the relationship between the dummy former 1 and the cart 4 will be described. In the dummy former 1, the hook 15 is placed on the placing arm 23 of the cart, and the dummy former 1 is supported by the cart 4 and transferred. To be done. At this time, as described above, the guide section of the cart
25 receives the hook 15 of the dummy former, and prevents the dummy former from moving forward and backward.

Preset Base Next, the preset base 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

The preset base 2 includes a base 31 that is fixed by four legs, and an elevating plate 32 that is arranged to be movable up and down with respect to the base 31.

First, the raising / lowering means of the raising / lowering plate 32 will be described.
An air cylinder 32 is attached to 31, and the tip of the piston rod 32 is fixed to the elevating plate 32, and the elevating plate 32 moves up and down as the piston rod 34 expands and contracts. And
In order to move the lifting plate 32 up and down horizontally, auxiliary rods 35 and 36 combined in an X shape are used. The upper end of one auxiliary rod 35 is rotatably fixed to the elevating plate 32, and the lower end thereof is attached to the base 31 so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction. The lower end of the other auxiliary rod 36 is rotatably fixed to the base 31, and the lower end is attached to the elevating plate 32 so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction. As a result, when the lifting plate 32 moves up and down due to the expansion and contraction of the piston rod 34, the auxiliary rods 35 and 36 combined in the X shape are deformed as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. It is designed to be able to move up and down while maintaining a horizontal state. Although FIG. 4 shows only one set of auxiliary rods 35 and 36, two sets of auxiliary rods are shown.
It is desirable to provide 35 and 36 so that the left and right sides are balanced.

The dummy former 1 is placed on the lift plate 32. In this embodiment, the dummy former 1 can be rotated so that clothes can be easily attached to and detached from the dummy former 1. ing. Specifically, a shaft 37 is erected at the center of the lifting plate 32, a rotary bearing 38 is attached to the upper end of the shaft 37, an octagonal rotary plate 39 is attached to the rotary bearing 38 in plan view, and an upper surface of the rotary plate 39 is attached. To the dummy former 1 base 11
Is to be placed. 4 and 5, the garment support 12 is not shown.

The rotating plate 39 is manually rotated, and it is desirable that a handle (not shown) is provided upright from the outer edge of the rotating plate so that the handle is rotated. Further, it is also preferable that the rotation of the rotary plate is stopped at a fixed position. In this structure, as shown in FIG. 4, a small hole 40 is provided through the rotary plate 39, and a stopper pin 41 urged in the direction of fitting into the small hole 40 is provided on the lift plate 32. 41 can be retracted by an air cylinder (not shown). Then, when rotating, the stopper pin 41 is moved downward by the air cylinder and pulled out from the small hole 40. During rotation, the stopper pin 41 is urged upward so that the tip of the stopper pin 41 abuts against the back surface of the rotary plate 39.
When rotated, the tip of the stopper pin 41 is fitted into the small hole 40 to stop the rotation.

As described above, the garment support portion 12 of the dummy former 1 is covered with the tubular tare with an open lower end, and the air is introduced from the open lower end to inflate the tare so that the tare becomes closer to the shape of the human body. However, it is preferable that the tare is inflated even when the clothes are attached and detached.
Therefore, in this embodiment, the base portion 31 is provided to be rotated by the electric motor 42 so as to blow the air upward. And
A hole for passing air is formed in the center of each of the lifting plate 32 and the rotating plate 39, and the air is passed through the hole 44 from the cylindrical base 11 of the dummy former to the open lower end of the tare. I am able to send it. The hole may be a large open hole, or a large number of small holes such as a net or punching metal may be formed. In addition, if there is a risk that the strength of the lift plate 32 and the rotary plate 39 will decrease due to the formation of the holes, appropriate ribs may be provided.

Next, the dummy former is transferred by the cart 4 and placed on the preset base 2. The positioning means at that time will be described.

First, the cart 4 is introduced from left to right (in the X direction) in FIGS. 4 and 5. At this time, the four rollers 45 for guiding the cart positioning rod 27 are attached to the base 31. As a result, the introduction position of the cart 4 in the vertical direction (Y direction) in the figure is determined, and the cart 4 is introduced in the X direction. And the depth of introduction (position in the X direction) is
The position is such that the support 21 of the cart hits the end face of the base 31. In order to confirm this hit, in this embodiment, X
A direction micro switch 46 is attached to the end surface of the base 31. In addition, the Y direction micro switch 47 for confirming the insertion of the cart positioning rod 27 is a roller of the base.
It is installed near 45.

Operation procedure on the preset table Next, the operation procedure on the preset table will be described.

1. First, the cart 4 on which the dummy former 1 is placed is introduced with the elevating plate 32 positioned downward.

2. The introduction of the cart 4 is detected by the micro switch 46 for the X direction, and the piston rod 34 of the air cylinder 33 is extended based on this detection signal to raise the elevating plate 32.

3. By raising the lifting plate 32, the hook of the dummy former 1 is hooked.
15 disengages from the guide portion 25 of the cart 4. As a result, the dummy former 1 can move the lift plate 32 (more accurately, the rotary plate 3).
It is placed on the upper surface of 9) and the edge with the cart 4 is cut off.

4. Pull out the cart 4. As a result, the contact between the positioning rod 27 of the cart and the micro switch 47 for the Y direction is released,
A signal from the micro switch 47 causes the piston rod 34 of the air cylinder 33 to contract to lower the elevating plate 32.

5. With the lifting plate 32 lowered, remove the clothes attached to the dummy former 1 and attach new clothes. At this time, the fan 43 is operated by a pedal switch (not shown) to inflate the tare.
The fan 443 may be operated by the signal of.

6. After wearing new clothes, the piston rod 34 of the air cylinder 33 is extended by another pedal switch (not shown), and the lift plate 32 is raised.

7. Introduce cart 4. The introduction of the cart 4 is detected by the micro switch 46 for the X direction, and the piston rod 34 of the air cylinder 33 is contracted based on this detection signal, and the lift plate 32 is moved.
To lower.

Incidentally, in the above-mentioned 2., the elevator plate 32 is raised by detecting the introduction of the cart 4 by the micro switch 46 for the X direction, but in 7., the reverse movement is performed. This is because the operating condition is changed by the pedal switch (not shown) at the time of ascent 6, which extends the piston rod 34 of the air cylinder 33 and raises the elevating plate 32.

8. By lowering the lifting plate 32, the hook of the dummy former 1 is hooked.
The guide 15 is guided by the guide portion 25 of the cart 4 and placed on the placing arm 23 at a predetermined position. In this state, the cart 4 is pulled out and moved to the shaping drying room 3.

Next, the shaping drying chamber will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

This orthopedic drying chamber is, as shown in FIG.
Although it is divided into chambers, only the right shaping and drying chamber will be described in FIGS. 6 and 7. The number of orthopedic drying chambers is arbitrary, and can be appropriately changed according to the work scale.

The orthopedic drying chamber 3 has a door (not shown) that can be opened and closed at the front, and is floated from the ground by legs 51. The bottom of the shaping drying chamber 3 is open, and below the bottom, a fan 52 rotated by an electric motor and a heater arranged above the fan 52 are opened.
53 and are attached. An elevating plate 54 is provided on the inner side of the bottom of the shaping drying chamber 3. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the elevating means for the elevating plate is similar to the above-mentioned preset base, and employs an air cylinder 55 and auxiliary rods 56, 56 combined in an X shape. ing. And the lift plate
A blower hole 57 is formed in the center of 54.

An air intake hole 58 is formed in the top plate of the orthopedic drying chamber 3, and a heater 59 is arranged above it. In addition, the top plate of the orthopedic drying chamber 3 has a sirocco fan 60 for discharging air.
Are formed. The sirocco fan 59 is shared by the right and left shaping / drying chambers, and has a vertical hole 61 for air conduction in the wall that divides the left and right shaping / drying chambers. The upper end of this vertical hole 61 communicates with the sirocco fan 60, and the lower end has an opening whose opening can be adjusted.
It is connected to the vicinity of the bottom of the shaping drying chamber 3 via 62.

Although not shown, similar to the preset table, a micro switch for the X direction and a micro switch for the Y direction are provided to position the cart 4 or the like. In addition to or in place of the heaters 53 and 59, a steam generator may be provided.

Operation Procedure in Orthopedic Drying Room Next, the operation procedure in the orthopedic drying chamber will be described.

1. First, the cart 4 is introduced into the orthopedic drying chamber 3 with the door of the orthopedic drying chamber 3 opened and the lifting plate 54 positioned downward.
The dummy former 1 in which new clothes are attached to the preset table is placed on the cart 4.

2. The introduction of the cart 4 is detected by the micro switch for the X direction, and the piston rod of the air cylinder 55 is extended based on this detection signal to raise the elevating plate 54.

3. The hook of the dummy former 1 is lifted by raising the lifting plate 54.
15 disengages from the guide portion 25 of the cart 4. As a result, the dummy former 1 is placed on the upper surface of the elevating plate 54, and the edge of the cart 4 is cut off.

4. Pull out the cart 4. As a result, the contact between the positioning rod 27 of the cart and the Y direction micro switch is released, and the piston rod of the air cylinder 55 is contracted by the signal of the micro switch to lower the elevating plate 54.

5. Close the door of the orthopedic drying room 3 to dry the clothes.

Specifically, the fan 52 and the heater 53 at the bottom are operated to inflate the tare of the dummy former 1 with hot air (hot air and steam when a steam generator is used together) to dry the clothes from the inside. . At the same time, the sirocco fan 60 and the heater 59 of the top board are operated. As a result, the hot air heated by the heater 59 is introduced into the shaping drying chamber through the intake holes 58 of the top plate to fill the shaping drying chamber with hot air, and the sirocco fan 60 through the opening 62 and the vertical hole 61. Is discharged to the outside of the shaping drying room.

These operations are performed by a pedal switch (not shown), and a timer automatically terminates these operations. Of course, the operation may be terminated by the pedal switch without using the timer, or an automatic stop device other than the timer may be used.

7. After the above drying process is completed, the piston rod of the air cylinder 55 is extended by another pedal switch (not shown) to raise the elevating plate 54 and open the door. The operation of opening the door may be automatically performed with the lifting of the elevating plate 54 by a pedal switch, or may be manually opened.

8. Introduce cart 4. The introduction of the cart 4 is detected by a micro switch for the X direction, and the piston rod of the air cylinder 55 contracts based on this detection signal, and the lift plate 32 is lowered.

In addition, in the above-mentioned 2., the elevating plate 54 is raised by detecting the introduction of the cart 4 by the micro switch for the X direction.
8. In the opposite direction. This is because the operating condition is changed by extending the piston rod of the air cylinder 55 and raising the elevating plate 54 by the pedal switch (not shown) in 7. above.

9. By lowering the lifting plate 54, the hook of the dummy former 1
15 is guided to the guide portion 25 of the cart 4 and placed at a predetermined position on the placing arm 23. In this state, the cart 4 is pulled out and moved to the preset table, and the operation procedure of the preset table is repeated.

Modification Example In the above embodiment, two shaping and drying chambers, one preset table, and several dummy formers were used, but these numbers can be changed as appropriate to implement efficiently. . In particular, by preparing a large number of preset stands and a large number of dummy formers of various types, depending on the type of clothes,
It is possible to properly use various dummy formers. If an opening / closing device (for example, such as a camera diaphragm structure) whose opening can be adjusted is attached to the cylindrical base of the dummy former, it is sent to the tare through the cylindrical base. The air volume can be adjusted, and drying can be performed with the optimum air volume according to the type of clothes. Although the cart is used as the moving means in the embodiment, it may be changed to a moving means capable of carrying a dummy former such as a belt conveyor or the like other than the cart. Further, when preparing a plurality of dummy formers of a plurality of types, a plurality of temporary holders for placing unused dummy formers may be provided. This temporary table may have the same structure as the preset table, but it is not necessary to provide a fan because clothes are not attached and detached.

〔The invention's effect〕

In the present invention, while the clothes supported by the dummy formers are being dried in the shaping drying room, the clothes can be attached to and detached from other dummy formers on the preset table. Therefore, the clothes can be attached to and detached from the dummy former in a wide space. Moreover, since the next garment can be attached to and detached from another dummy former while the garment is drying, it only takes time to put the dummy former in and out of the orthopedic drying room after the garment is dried. It is possible to eliminate the time required only for attaching / detaching to / from the former. Therefore, the first invention of the present application can very efficiently perform the work of drying a large number of clothes.
It was possible to provide a method of shaping and drying.

In addition, the second invention of the present application can provide the shaping drying device capable of accurately performing the above method and capable of performing the drying operation of a large number of clothes extremely efficiently. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view of a three-dimensional shaping drying apparatus of one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a cart with a dummy former mounted, FIG. 3 is a side view of the cart, and FIG. 4 is a preset. Side view of the table, FIG. 5 is the same plan view, FIG. 6 is a front view of the shaping drying chamber, FIG. 7 is the same side view, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the lifting means of the shaping drying chamber, and FIG. It is the same side view. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Dummy former, 2 ... Preset stand, 3 ... Shaping / drying room, 4 ... Cart for moving dummy former, 11 ... Base, 12 ... Clothes support part, 15 ... Hook, 23 ... Placement arm, 25 ... Guide part, 27 ... Positioning rod, 32 ... Elevating plate, 45 ... Roller, 46 ...
Micro switch for X direction, 47 ... Micro switch for Y direction, 52 ... Fan, 53, 59 ... Heater, 54 ... Lift plate,
60 ... Sirocco fan.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pedestal and a garment support section standing upright from the pedestal, wherein air or steam introduced from the lower surface of the pedestal is transferred from inside the garment supported by the garment support section to outside the garment. Prepare a dummy former that can be passed through, have a support section for the base of the dummy former, and place the dummy former on this support section to move it to the desired position. , The dummy former is transferred from the moving device to the preset stand by the delivery means to the dummy former, and then the clothes are put on the clothes support section of the dummy former mounted on the preset stand to put the clothes on. After shaping and setting, the dummy former is placed on the moving device by the above delivery means, and the dummy former with clothes set is batch-shaped shaped and dried by the moving device. The dummy former is transferred from the moving device to the shaping and drying chamber by the delivery means for the dummy former, and then hot air and, if necessary, vapor are transferred to the base of the dummy former in the shaping and drying chamber. After shaping and drying the garment by introducing it from the lower surface of the garment and passing it from the garment supported by the garment support to the outside of the garment, the dummy former is placed on the moving device by the delivery means for the dummy former. A three-dimensional shaping drying method for clothes that was put back on the set table to change clothes. 2. A laundry comprising the following four parts,
Three-dimensional orthopedic drying device for drained clothes. A dummy fore provided with a base and a garment support section standing upright from the base and supporting the clothes in three dimensions, and having an air or steam conducting section formed from the lower surface of the base to the garment support section. Mar. A moving device that has a supporting portion for the base of the dummy former and places the dummy former and moves it to a desired position. A preset base provided with a delivery means for delivering the dummy former to and from the moving device by supporting the dummy former from below and moving up and down. The dummy former is supported from below and moved up and down to provide a delivery means for delivering the dummy former to and from the moving device, and hot air and, if necessary, steam are introduced from the bottom surface of the dummy former base. An orthopedic drying room provided with a means for shaping and drying the clothes by passing the clothes from the inside supported by the clothes support section to the outside of the clothes.