EP0122569B1 - Dispositif pour le repassage à la vapeur de vêtements - Google Patents

Dispositif pour le repassage à la vapeur de vêtements Download PDF

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EP0122569B1
EP0122569B1 EP19840103866 EP84103866A EP0122569B1 EP 0122569 B1 EP0122569 B1 EP 0122569B1 EP 19840103866 EP19840103866 EP 19840103866 EP 84103866 A EP84103866 A EP 84103866A EP 0122569 B1 EP0122569 B1 EP 0122569B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F73/00—Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam 
    • D06F73/02—Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam  having one or more treatment chambers

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  • This invention relates to a machine for steam ironing clothes, and is particularly useful in dry- cleaning, dyeing, and the like establishments.
  • manikins which are mounted on a base or bed and deliver steam to the environment where the operation is carried out. It will be appreciated that this can be of considerable inconvenience to the operators, who are thus subjected to intense heat in their working areas during the steps of steaming and drying the clothes being ironed.
  • Another prior method is that of placing the clothes to be ironed into an enclosure and subjecting them to the cited treatment; in this case, the ironing operation takes place within the machine, which may be differently equipped for ironing jackets, trousers, or other articles, but owing indeed to the universal character of such machines the clothes ironing quality is unsatisfactory.
  • a further object of the invention is to simplify and standardise the ancillary or control structures in a machine for steam ironing capable of providing high output rates.
  • Still another object of this invention is to reduce the overall size of an ironing machine, thereby it can be installed in small size rooms, while affording a working site which is ecologically and hygienically appropriate.
  • a machine for steam ironing clothes in general, which comprises, within a closet frame, members for supporting clothes to be ironed and being operatively connected to vapor blowing members and to a ventilating unit, and is characterised in that said supporting members are housed in at least two separate booths, at least one of said booths being set up for steam ironing trousers and the like and at least another of said booths being set up for ironing such clothes as jackets, overcoats, and the like, a single closure door being provided for said booths.
  • said door is carried slidably on said frame and alternately closes either of said booths.
  • the machine of this invention is generally designated with the reference numeral 1 and comprises essentially a closet frame 2 wherein a first booth 3 and second booth 4 are mounted side-by-side but held separately apart; placed inside each of the booths are members for supporting clothes to be ironed, such as a manikin 5 for ironing jackets, overcoats, dresses, and the like, in the first booth, and a fixture 6 for ironing trousers, and the like, in the second booth.
  • Both booths are connected to a ventilating unit 7 including a fan 8 which is connected hydrau- lially to a first ventilating duct 9 located at the bottom of the first booth and selectively shut off by means of a swinging vane 10 of a deflector unit 11 so as to allow the admission of air into the first booth to be selected, or according to the position taken by the vane, hydraulic connection of the fan to the second booth.
  • a similar principle may be utilised to switch over a steam flow as explained hereinafter.
  • the ventilating duct 9 is extended horizontally to a space 12 between the bottom walls of the adjacent booths where it extends vertically to the booth tops to open into a compartment 13 at the top end of the booth 4.
  • a tank 14 for collecting steam and condensation water which is connected hydraulically to a steam generator 15 located at the bottom of the first booth and partly arranged below the manikin 5.
  • the generator 15, where the machine is connected to an independent steam supply, may also be replaced with a water collecting or discharging tank.
  • the steam generator is located in a chamber 16 which is communicated to the first ventilating duct through commands imparted on the swinging vane 10; thus, the ventilating air is heated while sweeping past the generator and promotes drying of the article to be ironed.
  • a coil 17 wherethrough the steam flow is passed which thus reaches the water trap tank after heating the air being fed into the compartment 13 and forming a thermal exchange device.
  • a steam blowing nozzle 18 underlaid by members for supporting clothes to be ironed comprising in this case trousers supports fabricated in a manner known per se for example by means of a fixed bow 19 cooperating with a moving bow 20, which is loaded by a counterweight 21 and holds the cited trousers spread and suspended under the blowing nozzle.
  • the cited trousers designated with the reference numeral 22 are suspended from the bows and clamped at the lower ends by means of tensioning members 23 possibly comprising a pair of grippers.
  • a distribution chamber 24 having a swinging vane 25 operative to admit air flow into the distribution chamber jointly in the direction from the compartment 13 to the booth 4.
  • Both booths are equipped with one-way valves for exhausting the spent air or steam to the outside of the closet frame; in particular the first booth is provided with a throttle 26 located in a first exhaust duct 27 in communication with an exhaust distributor 28.
  • a second exhaust duct 80 connected to the second booth, picking up exhaust air from the bottom of the booth and being provided, at the distributor 28, with a one-way valve 29 which only allows air and/or steam to flow from the direction from the second booth toward the distributor 28.
  • Both booths cooperate with a closure door 30 which is carried slidably on the frame 2 and alternatively closes either of said booths.
  • the door is mounted on slideways 31 associated with the front wall corresponding to the open surface of the booths of the closet frame.
  • the slideways detailedly shown in Figure 2, have a shaped profile having, at the closed positions of the door over either booth, elastic bias means 33 acting on engagement wheels 34 arranged on the upper and lower sides of the door to urge the door, on reaching its closed position, against the frame front wall.
  • the door On its coupling face looking towards the booths the door is provided with a gasket 35 effective to sealingly close the corresponding booth.
  • the closure door is preferably provided with a peripheral frame 36 and framing a transparent plate-like element 37; handles 38 are provided on the frame, and at the bottom portion of said frame on the side toward the deflector, a pair of pegs 39 cooperate with a deflector lever 40 which, through a linkage 41, acts on the swinging vane 10 to effect the connection of the ventilating unit or possibly of the steam blower to that of the booths which is closed by the door at the time.
  • the closet frame further includes a control panel 42 having the machine controls and instruments among which are timers and programmers of known types driving both the ventilating unit and steam generator.
  • a lever 43 for controlling the air flow delivered from the fan 8.
  • Said lever through a deflector linkage 44 drives a shaft 45 on which acts a friction device 46 and carrying, moreover, at the outlet mouth of the fan, a device for throttling the air flow 47.
  • brackets 49 Inside either or both of the booths there are blocks 48 provided for removably attaching hanger holding brackets 49 shown in Figure 7, on such brackets hangers may be hung on which articles of clothing to be steamed such as sweaters, shirts, and the like can be placed.
  • the steam blowing members may be driven by means of electromagnets 51 acting on links 50.
  • the steam generator introduces into the manikin interior steam under pressure which, in flowing through the article fabric, causes wrinkles and crumplings to be removed therefrom.
  • a wait time may be contemplated to fully utilise the steam admitted into the booth and carrying on its action on the article.
  • the fan 8 becomes operative to deliver a flow of air into the chamber 16; that air, in sweeping past the steam generator is heated and is introduced into the manikin 5 at a higher temperature than the ambient one.
  • the throttle 26 opens to allow exhausting of the previously introduced air and/ or steam, through the distributor 28 which may be connected directly to the exterior of the room where the machine is thus avoiding pollution of the room.
  • the operator may set up the second booth for example by arranging for ironing the trousers 22.
  • Said rigging is effected by loading the trousers at the waist on the bows 19 and 20 and then releasing the latter bow such that, under the effect of the counterweight 21, it holds the trousers spread and firmly at an area underlying the nozzle 18.
  • Grippers 23 or any desired like device of a conventional design may be applied to the end portion of the trousers legs.
  • the door is caused to slide along its slideways such as to engage it to close the second booth.
  • the deflector operates again the swinging vane to connect the ventilating unit to the space 12 and hence to the compartment 13 and second booth.
  • the spent air is again conveyed to the exhaust distributor and owing to its overpressure state automatically opens the one-way valve 29.
  • the materials used and the dimensions and contingent shapes may be any ones depending on requirements and the state of the art.

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1. Machine pour le repassage de vêtements à la vapeur comprenant, à l'intérieur d'une armoire (2), des éléments (5, 6) supportant les vêtements à repasser et étant connectés fonctionnellement à des éléments de soufflage de vapeur (18) et à un groupe de ventilation (7), caractérisée en ce que lesdits éléments supports (5, 6) sont logés dans au moins deux cabines séparées (3, 4), au moins l'une de ces cabines (3, 4) étant équipée pour le repassage à la vapeur de pantalons (22) et analogues, et au moins une autre desdites cabines (3, 4) étant équipée pour le repassage de vêtements tels que vestes, manteaux et analogues, une seule porte de fermeture (30) étant prévue pour lesdites cabines.
2. Machine suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite porte (30) est tenue de façon coulissante sur ladite armoire (2) et ferme alternativement l'une ou l'autre desdites cabines (3, 4).
3. Machine suivant la revendication 1 et/ou 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite porte (30) est montée sur des glissières (31) prévues sur les bords avant de ladite armoire (2) et elle coopère avec un déflecteur (11) agissant sur ledit groupe de ventilation (7) et/ou le dispositif de soufflage de vapeur (18) pour les connecter en communication de fluide avec celle desdites cabines (3, 4) qui est fermée par ladite porte (30).
4. Machine suivant une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ledit déflecteur (11) comprend, sur un cadre (36) de ladite porte (30), deux broches (39) qui coopèrent avec un levier de déflecteur (40) agissant par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison (41) sur un volet oscillant (10) monté dans ledit groupe de ventilation (7).
5. Machine suivant l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que, entre les cabines adjacentes (3, 4) est défini un espace (12) en communication de fluide avec ledit groupe de ventilation (7) et l'une ou l'autre desdites cabines (3, 4).
6. Machine suivant une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que, sur ledit groupe de ventilation (7), est prévu un dispositif d'étranglement (47) pour le réglage du débit d'air envoyé auxdites cabines (3, 4).
7. Machine suivant une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que lesdites cabines (3, 4) comportent des clapets unidirectionnels sur des conduits d'évacuation (27, 80).
8. Machine suivant une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, dans au moins l'une desdites cabines (3, 4), sont prévues des consoles (49) montées de façon démontable sur des blocs (48), pour suspension de porte-manteaux.
9. Machine suivant une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en -ce que lesdits éléments de soufflage de vapeur (18) sont munis de dispositifs d'échange thermique (13, 11, 17) pour chauffer l'air envoyé par ledit groupe de ventilation (7) auxdites cabines (3, 4).
EP19840103866 1983-04-13 1984-04-07 Dispositif pour le repassage à la vapeur de vêtements Expired EP0122569B1 (fr)

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IT2153083U IT8321530V0 (it) 1983-04-13 1983-04-13 Macchina per la stiratura a vapore di indumenti in genere.

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