CN220068965U - Lining pressing device for clothes - Google Patents

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CN220068965U
CN220068965U CN202321445881.9U CN202321445881U CN220068965U CN 220068965 U CN220068965 U CN 220068965U CN 202321445881 U CN202321445881 U CN 202321445881U CN 220068965 U CN220068965 U CN 220068965U
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陈泽荣
王晴
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朱舟
郭毅
郭志清
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The utility model relates to the technical field of clothing lining pressing, and discloses a clothing lining pressing device, which comprises a bottom plate, wherein a U-shaped plate is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate, a lining pressing mechanism is fixedly connected to the U-shaped plate, a placing mechanism is arranged on the top of the bottom plate, the lining pressing mechanism comprises a lining pressing plate, the lining pressing plate is arranged on the inner side of the U-shaped plate, and two rectangular plates are fixedly connected to the front side of the U-shaped plate. Through the design of lining pressing mechanism, before pressing lining to cloth and lining, need through the position of camera place, the camera can observe the surface of cloth and lining, in recognition process, can drive the screw thread piece after the threaded rod rotates and remove to realize the observation angle regulation of camera, with judge whether the two laminating accords with the standard, and can also discern the fold condition that probably appears, avoid the long-time detection of people's eye and appear tired easily and can't guarantee detection quality's condition.

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Lining pressing device for clothes
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of clothing lining pressing, in particular to a clothing lining pressing device.
Background
The clothing lining pressing step is to stick cloth and lining together after high temperature, and the lining pressing machine is to heat the electric heating pipe or plate to certain temperature and to set the cloth and lining to be adhered onto the lining pressing machine to apply certain pressure to the cloth and lining.
Patent net publication No. CN215124753U discloses a lining pressing device for clothing processing, including operation panel and activity setting place the board in the operation panel is inside, place the board and be connected with the operation panel through drive mechanism, the inside top of operation panel is provided with the lining pressing subassembly, drive mechanism includes the roller, set up first motor and the clamping assembly in the operation panel outside, place the board activity and set up in the roller top and slide in the roller top, the roller is even interval distribution, connect through the belt between the adjacent roller, the clamping assembly includes the bull stick, the link, L shape grip block and second motor. The lining pressing device can effectively prevent the phenomenon that the clothes are wrinkled in the lining pressing process, prevent hot air from injuring others by mistake in the lining pressing process, can realize the rapid lining pressing of the clothes, and ensures the quality and effect of the lining pressing device after lining pressing of the clothes.
In the process of lining clothing, the cloth and the lining are required to be laminated and lined, and in order to ensure the attractive appearance, the integrity of lamination and no wrinkles are required to be ensured before lining, and the quality of fine parts cannot be maintained for a long time by direct visual inspection, so that the device lacks the function of lamination inspection treatment before lining.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems, the utility model provides a clothing lining pressing device.
The utility model provides a clothing lining pressing device which adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a dress is pressed lining device, includes the bottom plate, bottom plate top fixedly connected with U-shaped plate, fixedly connected with presses lining mechanism on the U-shaped plate, the bottom plate top is provided with and places the mechanism.
The lining pressing mechanism comprises a lining pressing plate, the lining pressing plate is arranged on the inner side of a U-shaped plate, two rectangular plates are fixedly connected to the front side of the U-shaped plate, a threaded rod is connected between the two rectangular plates in a rotating mode, one of the rectangular plates is fixedly connected with a first motor, the first motor is fixedly connected with one end of the threaded rod through an output shaft, a threaded block is arranged on the outer portion of the threaded rod, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the threaded block, a camera is fixedly connected to the bottom of the connecting plate, a switch is fixedly connected to the front side of one of the rectangular plates, and the switch is arranged on the rear side of the threaded block.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, before pressing lining to cloth and lining, need pass through the camera position, the camera can observe the surface of cloth and lining, in recognition process, can drive the screw thread piece after the threaded rod rotates to realize the observation angle regulation of camera, with judge whether the two laminating accords with the standard, and can also discern the fold condition that probably appears, for the inspection of people's eye is finer.
Preferably, the first electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected to the top of the pressing lining plate and is fixedly connected to the inner side of the U-shaped plate, the telescopic plate is fixedly connected to the top of the inner side of the U-shaped plate and is fixedly connected to the top of the pressing lining plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the expansion plate can provide spacingly to pressing the welt, avoids pressing the welt to appear shifting in the in-process that reciprocates.
Preferably, the switch front side is provided with the contact plate, two spacing telescopic links of contact plate rear side fixedly connected with, spacing telescopic link fixed connection is in rectangular plate front side, spacing telescopic link outside is provided with the spring, both ends respectively with contact plate and rectangular plate fixed connection around the spring.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, after the switch receives touching, first electric telescopic handle stop work.
Preferably, the pushing plate is fixedly connected to the rear side of the threaded block, and the limiting plate is fixedly connected between the two rectangular plates and penetrates through the connecting plate.
By adopting the technical scheme, the limit plate penetrates through the connecting plate and can limit the thread block.
Preferably, the placing mechanism comprises a platform plate, the platform plate is arranged at the top of the bottom plate, a first round rod and a second round rod are arranged at the bottom of the platform plate, the left end and the right end of the first round rod and the right end of the second round rod are respectively connected with a positioning plate in a rotating mode, the positioning plates are fixedly connected to the bottom of the platform plate, overturning plates are respectively fixedly connected to the outer parts of the first round rod and the second round rod, pressing plates are fixedly connected to the bottom of the overturning plates, a transmission rod is arranged on the front side of the second round rod, and the left end and the right end of the transmission rod are respectively connected with the positioning plates in a rotating mode.
By adopting the technical scheme, the pressing plate can press and position the cloth and the lining placed at the top of the platform plate.
Preferably, one side of one positioning plate is fixedly connected with a second motor, the second motor is fixedly connected with one end of a first round rod through an output shaft, belt pulleys are fixedly connected to the outside of the first round rod and a transmission rod, a belt is arranged between the two belt pulleys, the two belt pulleys are connected through the belt, a first gear is fixedly connected to the outside of the second round rod, a second gear is fixedly connected to the outside of the transmission rod, the first gear is arranged on the rear side of the second gear, and the first gear is meshed with the second gear.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, first round bar and transfer line carry out synchronous rotation through two belt pulleys.
Preferably, square board is fixedly connected with at bottom plate top, square board one side fixedly connected with second electric telescopic handle, second electric telescopic handle and switch electric connection, platform board bottom fixedly connected with accessory plate, second electric telescopic handle one end and accessory plate one side fixed connection, the spout has been seted up at the bottom plate top, two backup pads of platform board bottom fixedly connected with, two backup pads extend into two spouts respectively inside, and backup pad and spout assorted.
By adopting the technical scheme, the supporting plate can flexibly move in the chute.
In summary, the utility model has the following beneficial technical effects:
1. the utility model provides a dress is pressed lining device, through the design of pressing lining mechanism, before pressing lining to cloth and lining, need pass through the camera position, the camera can observe the surface of cloth and lining, in recognition process, can drive the screw thread piece after the threaded rod rotates and remove to realize the observation angle regulation of camera, with judge whether the two laminating accords with the standard, and can also discern the fold condition that probably appears, avoid people's eyes to detect for a long time and appear tired easily and can't guarantee the condition of quality of detection.
2. The utility model provides a dress presses lining device, through the design of placing the mechanism, with cloth and lining place the back of laminating at the platform board top, rotate to pressing down behind cloth and lining top when pressing the board, can carry out spacingly to cloth and lining, can promote the accessory plate after the work of second electronic telescopic link to impel the platform board to remove to pressing the welt bottom, through pressing the board to pressing down the cloth, can avoid appearing the skew at removal in-process cloth and lining and cause the condition that laminating is not accurate enough.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of the structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view at A in FIG. 2;
fig. 4 is a bottom view of the platform plate of the present utility model.
Reference numerals illustrate: 1. a bottom plate; 2. a U-shaped plate; 3. a lining pressing mechanism; 31. pressing a lining plate; 32. a rectangular plate; 33. a threaded rod; 34. a first motor; 35. a screw block; 36. a splice plate; 37. a camera; 38. a switch; 39. a first electric telescopic rod; 391. a telescoping plate; 392. a contact plate; 393. a limiting telescopic rod; 394. a pushing plate; 395. a limiting plate; 4. a placement mechanism; 41. a platform plate; 42. a first round bar; 43. a second round bar; 44. a turnover plate; 45. pressing the plate; 46. a transmission rod; 47. a positioning plate; 48. a second motor; 49. a belt pulley; 491. a first gear; 492. a second gear; 493. a second electric telescopic rod; 494. and a support plate.
Detailed Description
The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to fig. 1-4.
The utility model discloses a clothing lining pressing device. Referring to fig. 1-4, a clothing lining pressing device comprises a bottom plate 1, wherein a U-shaped plate 2 is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate 1, a lining pressing mechanism 3 is fixedly connected to the U-shaped plate 2, a placing mechanism 4 is arranged at the top of the bottom plate 1, the lining pressing mechanism 3 comprises a lining pressing plate 31, the lining pressing plate 31 is arranged on the inner side of the U-shaped plate 2, two rectangular plates 32 are fixedly connected to the front side of the U-shaped plate 2, a threaded rod 33 is rotationally connected between the two rectangular plates 32, a first motor 34 is fixedly connected to the rear side of one rectangular plate 32, the first motor 34 is fixedly connected with one end of the threaded rod 33 through an output shaft, a thread block 35 is arranged outside the threaded rod 33, and a connecting plate 36 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the thread block 35;
the camera 37 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the connecting plate 36, the switch 38 is fixedly connected to the front side of one rectangular plate 32, the switch 38 is arranged on the rear side of the threaded block 35, before lining is pressed on cloth and lining, the position of the camera 37 is needed, the camera 37 can observe the surfaces of the cloth and the lining, in the identification process, the threaded rod 33 can drive the threaded block 35 to move after rotating, so that the adjustment of the observation angle of the camera 37 is realized, whether the two are attached meets the standard or not is judged, and the possible wrinkle condition can be identified, and the detection is finer relative to the human eye detection.
The top of the pressing lining plate 31 is fixedly connected with a first electric telescopic rod 39, the first electric telescopic rod 39 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the U-shaped plate 2, the top of the inner side of the U-shaped plate 2 is fixedly connected with a telescopic plate 391, the telescopic plate 391 is fixedly connected to the top of the pressing lining plate 31 and can provide limiting for the pressing lining plate 31, the pressing lining plate 31 is prevented from shifting in the vertical moving process, the front side of a switch 38 is provided with a contact plate 392, the rear side of the contact plate 392 is fixedly connected with two limiting telescopic rods 393, the limiting telescopic rods 393 are fixedly connected to the front side of a rectangular plate 32, springs are arranged outside the limiting telescopic rods 393, the front end and the rear end of each spring are respectively fixedly connected with the contact plate 392 and the rectangular plate 32, and after the switch 38 is touched, the first electric telescopic rod 39 stops working;
the push plate 394 is fixedly connected to the rear side of the threaded block 35, the limiting plate 395 is fixedly connected between the two rectangular plates 32, the limiting plate 395 penetrates through the joint plate 36, and the limiting plate 395 can provide limiting for the threaded block 35 after penetrating through the joint plate 36.
The placing mechanism 4 comprises a platform plate 41, the platform plate 41 is arranged at the top of the bottom plate 1, a first round rod 42 and a second round rod 43 are arranged at the bottom of the platform plate 41, positioning plates 47 are rotatably connected to the left end and the right end of the first round rod 42 and the right end of the second round rod 43, the positioning plates 47 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the platform plate 41, turning plates 44 are fixedly connected to the outer parts of the first round rod 42 and the second round rod 43, pressing plates 45 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the turning plates 44, a transmission rod 46 is arranged at the front side of the second round rod 43, the left end and the right end of the transmission rod 46 are rotatably connected with the positioning plates 47, and the pressing plates 45 can press and position cloth and lining placed at the top of the platform plate 41;
one side of one positioning plate 47 is fixedly connected with a second motor 48, the second motor 48 is fixedly connected with one end of a first round rod 42 through an output shaft, belt pulleys 49 are fixedly connected to the outside of the first round rod 42 and the outside of a transmission rod 46, a belt is arranged between the two belt pulleys 49, the two belt pulleys 49 are connected through the belt, a first gear 491 is fixedly connected to the outside of the second round rod 43, a second gear 492 is fixedly connected to the outside of the transmission rod 46, the first gear 491 is arranged on the rear side of the second gear 492, the first gear 491 is meshed with the second gear 492, and the first round rod 42 and the transmission rod 46 synchronously rotate through the two belt pulleys 49;
the bottom plate 1 top fixedly connected with square board, square board one side fixedly connected with second electric telescopic handle 493, second electric telescopic handle 493 and switch 38 electric connection, platform board 41 bottom fixedly connected with accessory plate, second electric telescopic handle 493 one end and accessory plate one side fixedly connected with, the spout has been seted up at bottom plate 1 top, two backup pads 494 of platform board 41 bottom fixedly connected with, two backup pads 494 extend into two spouts respectively inside, and backup pad 494 and spout phase-match, backup pad 494 can be in the flexible removal of spout inside.
In the actual operation process, when the device is used, firstly, the device is powered on, after cloth and lining are attached to the top of the platform plate 41, the second motor 48 works and drives the connected first round rod 42 to rotate, the first round rod 42 drives the external belt pulley 49 to rotate, the belt pulley 49 drives the other belt pulley 49 to rotate through a belt, the belt pulley 49 drives the transmission rod 46 to rotate, the transmission rod 46 drives the second gear 492, the second gear 492 drives the first gear 491 to rotate, the first gear 491 drives the second round rod 43 to rotate, at the moment, the first round rod 42 and the second round rod 43 simultaneously start to rotate, after the pressing plate 45 rotates to press the top of the cloth and the lining, the cloth and the lining can be limited, and the second electric telescopic rod 493 can push the auxiliary plate after working, so that the platform plate 41 is driven to move to the bottom of the pressing plate 31, and the cloth and the lining can be prevented from being offset in the moving process to cause the condition of inaccurate attachment by pressing the pressing plate 45;
when the platform plate 41 moves to the bottom of the camera 37, the camera 37 can shoot and detect the top of the cloth, the situation that adhesion is not accurate enough and wrinkles exist between the cloth and the lining can be avoided, in the detection process, the first motor 34 works and drives the threaded rod 33 to rotate, the threaded rod 33 drives the threaded block 35 to move, the threaded block 35 drives the joint plate 36 to move, the joint plate 36 drives the camera 37 to move so as to detect different areas of the cloth, the existence of detection dead zones is avoided, when the adhesion of the cloth is not accurate enough or wrinkles exist, the threaded block 35 moves towards the direction of the switch 38, the push plate 394 on one side of the threaded block 35 presses the contact plate 392, the contact plate 392 moves towards the position of the switch 38 after being pressed, and after the contact plate 392 moves to touch the switch 38, the second electric telescopic rod 493 stops working, so that the cloth is stopped to move towards the bottom of the pressing lining plate 31, and workers can process the cloth in time;
when the camera 37 detects that the adhesion of the cloth and the lining is in the standard state, after the platform plate 41 continues to move to the bottom of the lining plate 31, the first electric telescopic rod 39 works to push the lining plate 31 downwards, and after the lining plate 31 moves downwards, the cloth and the lining at the top of the platform plate 41 are lined.
The above embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model, so: all equivalent changes in structure, shape and principle of the utility model should be covered in the scope of protection of the utility model.

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1. Lining device is pressed to dress, including bottom plate (1), its characterized in that: the top of the bottom plate (1) is fixedly connected with a U-shaped plate (2), the U-shaped plate (2) is fixedly connected with a lining pressing mechanism (3), and the top of the bottom plate (1) is provided with a placing mechanism (4);
the lining pressing mechanism (3) comprises a lining pressing plate (31), the lining pressing plate (31) is arranged on the inner side of a U-shaped plate (2), two rectangular plates (32) are fixedly connected to the front side of the U-shaped plate (2), a threaded rod (33) is connected between the two rectangular plates (32) in a rotating mode, one of the rectangular plates (32) is fixedly connected with a first motor (34), the first motor (34) is fixedly connected with one end of the threaded rod (33) through an output shaft, a threaded block (35) is arranged on the outer portion of the threaded rod (33), a connecting plate (36) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the threaded block (35), a camera (37) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the connecting plate (36), a switch (38) is fixedly connected to the front side of one of the rectangular plates (32), and the switch (38) is arranged on the rear side of the threaded block (35).
2. A garment lining apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the utility model discloses a pneumatic compression device, including lining board (31), U-shaped board (2), compression plate (31) top fixedly connected with first electric telescopic handle (39), first electric telescopic handle (39) fixedly connected with is inboard in U-shaped board (2), inboard top fixedly connected with expansion plate (391) of U-shaped board (2), expansion plate (391) fixedly connected with is in compression plate (31) top.
3. A garment lining apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the switch (38) front side is provided with contact plate (392), two spacing telescopic links (393) of contact plate (392) rear side fixedly connected with, spacing telescopic link (393) fixed connection is in rectangular plate (32) front side, spacing telescopic link (393) outside is provided with the spring, both ends respectively with contact plate (392) and rectangular plate (32) fixed connection around the spring.
4. A garment lining apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the rear side of the threaded block (35) is fixedly connected with a pushing plate (394), a limiting plate (395) is fixedly connected between the two rectangular plates (32), and the limiting plate (395) penetrates through the connecting plate (36).
5. A garment lining apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the placing mechanism (4) comprises a platform plate (41), the platform plate (41) is arranged at the top of the bottom plate (1), a first round rod (42) and a second round rod (43) are arranged at the bottom of the platform plate (41), positioning plates (47) are rotatably connected to the left end and the right end of the first round rod (42) and the right end of the second round rod (43), the positioning plates (47) are fixedly connected to the bottom of the platform plate (41), overturning plates (44) are fixedly connected to the outer parts of the first round rod (42) and the second round rod (43), pressing plates (45) are fixedly connected to the bottom of the overturning plates (44), transmission rods (46) are arranged on the front side of the second round rod (43), and the left end and the right end of each transmission rod (46) are rotatably connected with the positioning plates (47).
6. A garment lining apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein: one of them locating plate (47) one side fixedly connected with second motor (48), second motor (48) pass through output shaft and first round bar (42) one end fixed connection, the equal fixedly connected with belt pulley (49) of first round bar (42) and transfer line (46) outside is provided with the belt between two belt pulleys (49), connects through the belt between two belt pulleys (49), second round bar (43) outside fixedly connected with first gear (491), transfer line (46) outside fixedly connected with second gear (492), first gear (491) set up in second gear (492) rear side, first gear (491) meshes with second gear (492).
7. A garment lining apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein: the utility model discloses a motor vehicle, including bottom plate (1), square board, electric telescopic handle (493) of second, electric telescopic handle (493) and switch (38) electric connection, platform board (41) bottom fixedly connected with accessory plate, spout has been seted up at bottom plate (1) top, two backup pads (494) of platform board (41) bottom fixedly connected with, two backup pads (494) extend into inside two spouts respectively, and backup pad (494) and spout assorted.
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