DE2758375A1 - Crease removing and steaming machine for jeans - has platform for stretching garments and spreading legs apart during steam injection - Google Patents

Abstract

A machine for removing the creases from jeans after mfr. has a pedestal around which are mounted foot pedals, an upright frame, and a housing at the top, through which air is blown inside the jeans. In addn., a platform which can be raised up-and-down grips and spreads apart the legs, while the tops of the jeans are fitted around a discharge tube for the air, with which steam may be mixed. The platform carries swinging arms with cross guides, operated by pneumatic cylinders, and is attached to a counterweighted carriage which is raised and lowered by vertical pneumatic cylinders housed inside the upright frame.

Description

Trouser steam device.

The invention relates to the so-called conditioning of garments, like pants, although to remove creases, essentially in the top, however also in the trouser legs, above Damp; if necessary mixed with air, blown in while the pant legs are pinched shut. The pants are at the same time bloated, due to the softening effect of the hot steam on the fabric fibers the creases from the fabric disappear.

This procedure is a procedure of the type at which essentially makes the trouser top crease-free. In a next press treatment the creases are pressed into the trouser legs.

In the case of trousers of a certain type, so-called jeans, however, no press processing is carried out applied so that the wrinkling of the pant legs is completely due to the treatment with Steam should take place. Difficulties can arise because such jeans are usually are made of uncomfortable cotton.

The applicant has found that even with relatively difficult uncrease trousers, like jeans, good results can be achieved when using Blowing the steam, possibly in combination with air, onto the trouser legs a pulling force is exerted so that the garment is stretched.

The invention further relates to a device with which the The above-described method can be carried out in two ways, and the number of actions to be performed by the operator are kept to a minimum.

The conditioning device, provided with a support, the one Upper box carries, in the relative to each other spreadable gripping organs for pants or Skirt bands are arranged, as well as with blowing means for steam and possibly air, while in the distance below the upper case clamping elements to grip and pinch of the lower end of the garment is provided according to the invention characterized in that the clamping members are designed as sets of strips that are attached to a Carriages that can be moved up and down along the support are mounted.

To treat a pair of trousers, this is done with the waistband at the bottom of the upper box attached while the lower ends of the pant legs are ripped into the clamping members. While steam is blown in above, the carriage is lowered so that the trouser legs be stretched.

According to the invention, the carriage can precisely adjust the yield stress be balanced by a counterweight and will generate the required stretching force the carriage exercised by means of a fluid cylinder.

after a pair of trousers is pinched at the top and bottom, all you need is Stretching cylinder to be actuated, whereby the carriage is lowered until the desired 8 stretching tension has arisen in the trousers.

According to the invention, the clamping members are used to quickly clamp the trouser legs include two sets of strips extending lengthways from the carriage underneath the Upper box extend, with a 'strip of each set fixedly attached to the carriage while the other bar is pivotably mounted on the carriage, e.g. pneumatically between an open position and a closed position against the stationary one Bar is pivotable. Therefore, you only need the one from the upper box to clamp it in to bring drooping pant legs against the fixed bar and through Actuate one or more pneumatic cylinders in the swiveling bars to move the closed position.

With the longitudinal clamping strips, trousers can be clamped in the "normal" position i.e., in the same position as the one in which a pair of pants is placed in a pants press will.

In order to be able to clamp trousers with the trouser legs crosswise or also To be able to damp skirts, the device according to the invention can with auxiliary clamping means be equipped, provided with extending transversely to the longitudinal clamping strips Last sets. The auxiliary clamping means are preferably releasable with the device detachable so that they can be used whenever a batch of clothing, transverse entrapment of the lower end is required and should then be removed again.

The transverse clamping means are preferably of this type with the "normal" clamping elements can be coupled, that the control means for the normal to operate the cross terminal strips Clamping members can be used.

According to the invention, the fixedly arranged transverse strips can do this be mounted on a plate, which can be releasably attached to the stationary arranged longitudinal strips can be mounted, while each one movable Cross bar connected to a movable longitudinal bar by means of an actuating rod will. In this way, the pivoting movement of the movable longitudinal bar in transverse bar movements be converted to and from the fixedly arranged cross bars.

Except that with the method and the device according to the invention achieved surprising results in terms of creasing clothing embroidery the device according to the invention has the great advantage that items of clothing almost any length can be treated without time-consuming machine adjustmentsa. The Spsanbcraich in the longitudinal direction is essentially due to the stroke of the Fluiduiszylindern certainly. Additional adjustments are possible if necessary by relocating the point of application of the cylinder on the carriage.

Furthermore, the work with the device can be significantly simplified, by ensuring that the Car returns automatically after a predetermined height. This can be done, for example Adjustment of the counterweight and arrangement of a stop on the support in the Movement range of the carriage can be realized.

To clarify the invention, reference is made to the drawing an exemplary embodiment of the trouser steaming device according to the invention is described.

The figures show: FIG. 1, in perspective, the trouser steaming device; FIG. Fig. FIG. 2 shows a partially broken away side view of the damping device according to FIG. 1; Fig. 3 is a front view; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the clamping members on the line IV-TV in Fig. 2, and, Fig. 5 some possible uses of the damping device.

According to the drawing, the trouser-damping device is made up of a stand (1) provided composite support which rests on a base (2) and an upper box (3) carries. Operating pedals (4) are arranged on the base (2) and on the upper case there are control buttons and switches (5). The uprights (1) contain management organs (6) in the form of U-beams in which the wheels of a car (7) can be moved. The car (7) is balanced by a counterweight (o) suspended from a roller (8), in the sense that the size of the weight (9) can be chosen so that the carriage (7) always has an upper position, e.g. limited by a stop take vill. A fluid cylinder (10) is provided for lowering the carriage (7), its piston rod (11) can be coupled to the carriage (7) at various points (12) is.

There are clamping members on a horizontal arm (13) of the carriage (7) mounted in the form of two sets of longitudinal strips (14) and (15). Every sentence has one bar (14 ', 15') firmly mounted on the bracket (13) and a swiveling bar (14 or 15 "). The pivoting longitudinal strips (14", 15 ") are controlled by control cylinders, their Cylinder (16) is visible in FIG. 4, can be actuated.

In Fig. 1 is at a distance above the strip sets (14) and (15) a Auxiliary gluing device shown, while in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 this auxiliary device is specified in the assembled state. The auxiliary clamping device consists of one Plate (17), which can be detached, for example, by bolts (18) with the fixed longitudinal strips (14 ', 15') is connected. Any type of quick coupling can be used. on the plate are strips sets (19) and (20) connected, each consisting of one stationarily arranged bar (19 ', 20') and a movable bar (19 ", 20"). The bars (19 ", 20") are connected to the pivotable by operating rods (21) and (22) Longitudinal strips (14 ") and (15") connected so that the pivoting movement of the strips (14 ") and (15") in a movement of the movable cross bars (19 ") and (20") to and converted by the respective stationary transverse strips (19 ') and (20') will. The coupling of the strips (19 ") and (20") with the strips (19 ') and (20') becomes caused by an articulated connection at the ends.

The trouser cushioning device works as follows: In the upper box (3) blowing means for steam and / or air are appropriate, which are put into operation can after (see Fig. 2 and 3) the pants (23) by spreadable grip organs (24) has been touched by the waistband. As indicated in solid lines in Fig. 2, the lower ends of the pant legs are gripped in the cross clamping strips (19) and (20) and then the carriage (7) is in the position shown in Fig. 2 with broken lines moved down. Then steam is blown in, if necessary in combination with air, so that the trousers (23) assume the inflated position indicated by (23 ').

In Fig. 2, the situation is indicated by dash-dot lines in which chamfered the pants (23) at the lower end by the longitudinal strips (14) and (15) will.

The cylinders (10) and (16) are operated by the foot lever (4) (see Fig. 1).

As can be seen from Fig. 5, a pair of pants (25) at the lower ends the trouser legs through the longitudinal strips (14) and (15), but also the trousers (25 ') be chamfered by the transverse strips (19) and (20). The Qper strips (19) and (20) are also suitable for touching the lower end of a skirt (26). the The device according to the invention is suitable for putting various items of clothing in to treat different dimensions at high speed one after the other and in a mess.

Claims (8)

ANSPRUEC HE 1. Process for de-creasing items of clothing, such as Pants, with steam blown in at the top, possibly in combination with air, while the pant legs, generally at the bottom, are pinched, characterized by that a tensile force is exerted on the lower end of the garment when it is blown so that the garment is stretched. 2. Apparatus for performing the method according to claim 1, provided with a support that carries an upper box in which can be expanded relative to one another Gripping organs for trouser or skirt waistbands are arranged, as well as with blowing agents for Steam and possibly air, while io. Distance below the upper box clamping elements are designed to hold and pinch the lower end of the garment, characterized in that the clamping elements are designed as sets of strips, which are mounted on a carriage that can be moved up and down along the support. 3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the carriage is balanced by a counterweight and the required stretching force on the Carriage is exercised by means of a fluid cylinder. 4. Apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the clamping members comprise two sets of strips extending lengthways from the carriage extend below the upper box, one strip of each set being stationary is attached to the trolley, while the other bar is pivotably mounted on the trolley, e.g. pneumatically between an open position and a closed position against the stationary arranged bar is pivotable. 5. Device according to one of claims 2-4, characterized by Auxiliary clamping means, provided with extending transversely to the longitudinal clamping strips Last sets. 6. Apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that the auxiliary clamping means are releasably coupled to the device. 7. Apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the stationary arranged cross bars are mounted on a plate, e.g. through Bolt, can be detachably mounted on the stationary longitudinal strips, while each a movable cross bar by means of an actuating rod with a movable one Longitudinal bar is connected. 8. Device according to one of claims 2-7, characterized in that that the point of application of the fluid cylinder on the carriage can be moved.