EP1346096B1 - Device for pressing shirts using a subdivided inflatable body - Google Patents

Device for pressing shirts using a subdivided inflatable body Download PDF

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EP1346096B1
EP1346096B1 EP01271471A EP01271471A EP1346096B1 EP 1346096 B1 EP1346096 B1 EP 1346096B1 EP 01271471 A EP01271471 A EP 01271471A EP 01271471 A EP01271471 A EP 01271471A EP 1346096 B1 EP1346096 B1 EP 1346096B1
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Joachim Damrath
Gerhard Wetzl
Markus Spielmannleitner
Kathrin Redlin
Sebastian Siegele
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  • the invention relates to a device for smoothing garments, in particular shirts, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the shirt is usually smoothed as in conventional steam ironing under the influence of moisture and heat.
  • the shirt is applied to the inflatable body in the wet state, optionally fixed to the collar and button placket and the inflatable body inflated with heated air, so that the shirt is dried under tension. If the shell of the inflatable body is made permeable to air, the heated air can also flow through the shirt and thus accelerate the drying process.
  • a device of the type mentioned is, for example, from the US 3,165,244 known. There, a subdivided into several chambers inflatable body is described, wherein the individual chambers can be inflated by separate lines of a fan and the air supply can be throttled into a chamber in favor of the air supply to the other chambers. In this way, different pressures can be achieved in the chambers, disadvantageously caused by the required lines and the valve a lot of effort.
  • the invention thus has the task to create in a device of the type mentioned specifically different conditions in the various cavities of the inflatable body with little effort and high repeatability.
  • the partitions or the sheaths of the cavities are made of a textile material, wherein the use of air-permeable films is conceivable.
  • the air permeabilities of the individual partitions or sheaths and thus the conditions in the various cavities can be adjusted in this way particularly easily and inexpensively by selecting a specific textile material or generally a flexible material with a defined air permeability.
  • the conditions for the different cavities are determined reliably long term by the choice of a specific textile material or air-permeable material.
  • An arranged within the inflatable body frame can support in particular the sheaths of the cavities and the chambers in which a higher pressure prevails than in the rest.
  • the outer shape of the inflatable body can thus be influenced more, since the supported chambers can exert a higher force to the outside.
  • This is advantageous in the case of a shirt-shaped inflatable body, especially on the sides of the fuselage, since the fuselage portion can thus be stretched into a flat shape by the outward lateral pressure so that an applied shirt can be smoothed according to its cut and thus wrinkle-free.
  • the racks or bodies for supporting individual chambers within the inflatable body need not necessarily be rigidly connected to the shirt-flattening device, but may also be fastened exclusively to the casings of the inflatable body cavities or of the inflatable body.
  • the support bodies floating in this way can better follow the movements of the inflatable body and are advantageously carried out particularly easily.
  • Such non-rigidly mounted frames or bodies for supporting individual chambers can be used, for example, in the arm sections or in the upper region of the inflatable
  • the shape of the inflatable body in the inflated state can be influenced.
  • the orientation of this support surface can also be used to compensate for external influences on the shape of the inflatable body.
  • Such an influence can be caused, for example, by a button band tensioner which is arranged on the front side of the inflatable body torso and fixes the button or buttonhole bar of an applied shirt and in this way exerts a force on the inflatable body either directly or indirectly via the shirt. This force can lead to a deflection of the inflatable body and / or its sections and thus wrinkles in the shirt.
  • the surfaces for supporting the laterally disposed chambers may be rotated about the vertical axis toward the button band tensioner.
  • air can be passed through a substantially flow-resistant compound at locations where a higher amount of air is advantageous to achieve a better smoothing result. This can be especially at the points of the shirt to be smoothed, where the tissue is multi-layered or the drying is hindered by additional applications.
  • the air can be increasingly directed into cavities that are under the more difficult to dry shirt sections, or to direct ventilation devices that can direct the air out of the inflatable body and from the outside against the shirt to be smoothed.
  • direct ventilation devices may be arranged, for example, in the collar or cuff area of the shirt.
  • the webs for reducing the air flow can be arranged in particular in the directly inflated chambers, in which a higher temperature is usually achieved. Too high a temperature may result in premature drying of adjacent shirt sections, unnecessarily dissipating energy since the smoothing process will not stop until the shirt is completely dry. With the help of the webs, the energy output to the various shirt sections can be influenced so that a more uniform drying of the different shirt sections and thus a lower energy consumption is achieved.
  • the divided areas with reduced air flow can be provided in particular at the points where it would come in unimpeded air flow to an excessively high overheating of the inflatable body. The heat insulation in such areas of reduced air flow is higher, the lower the flow velocity of the air in these areas.
  • a connection between the sheaths of the indirectly inflated cavities and the inflatable body can be created for example by push buttons or zippers, the snaps are advantageously used in the sleeve bottom side and zippers are advantageously used in the region of the sleeve neck.
  • shirt flattening device has a lower part 11 with a shirt-shaped inflatable body 18 mounted thereon, wherein within the lower part 11, a fan 9 is housed with an integrated heater to inflate the inflatable body 18 with heated air can.
  • the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18 consists of an air-permeable textile material.
  • a frame 8 is mounted on the lower part 11.
  • a ventilation device 12 is arranged with air inlets 15 and 16 air outlets to direct heated air out of the inflatable body 18 and from the outside directly on the collar of an inflated on the inflatable body 18 shirt.
  • the casings 2 of the side chambers 1 are also made of an air-permeable textile material.
  • the side chambers 1 extend over the entire Height of the body portion of the inflatable body 18 and partially protrude into the sleeve portions of the inflatable body 18.
  • the protruding into the sleeve portions portions of the side chambers 1 may have a higher air permeability to achieve a higher air flow into the sleeve sections into it.
  • the casings 2 of the side chambers 1 can be more permeable to air, have openings, or be provided with nozzles, in particular on the outwardly directed end faces.
  • the fan 9 is connected to the side cavities 1 via an air duct 10, which leads from the lower part 11 into the frame 8, divides below in the frame 8 and two air outlets 17, which respectively protrude through the two side parts of the frame 8.
  • the side cavities 1 each have at the bottom air inlets connected to the air outlets 17 of the air duct 10 and at the top air outlets connected to the air inlets 15 of the ventilator 12.
  • the side cavities 1 are inflated directly from the fan 9 with heated air, wherein the air flows from the side cavities 1 through the air-permeable casing 2 in the inflatable body 18 and the other through the upper openings in the ventilation device 12. From the inflatable body 18, the heated air flows through the air-permeable cover 4 to the shirt to dry it.
  • the air directed into the aeration device 12 is released again via the air outlets 16, the amount of air flowing through the aeration device 12 being influenced by the flow resistance of the air outlets 16 and / or other throttling devices within the aeration devices 12.
  • Die Flow resistances at the transitions from the side cavities 1 to the interior 3 of the inflatable body and into the ventilating device 12 or during the outflow of air through the inflatable casing 4 determine the pressure distribution within the cavities 1, 3 in the stationary inflated state.
  • the flow resistance of the casings 2, 4 hangs From the textile material used and the shell surface and can be advantageously adjusted so that during operation of the air pressure in the Side chambers 1 is significantly higher than in the remaining interior 3 of the inflatable body 18. For example, in the side cavities 1, an overpressure of 4 to 6 mbar and in the inflatable body interior 3 an overpressure of 1 to 3 mbar can be set.
  • the side cavities 1 are supported against the frame 8 and press the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18 at the points to the outside, where the shell 2 of the side cavities 1 rests against the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18, in particular due to the higher pressure in the side chambers 1 at these points a higher force on the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18 acts.
  • the shell 4 of the inflatable body 3 in the trunk area is pressed laterally under the arm sections to the outside and in the shoulder region upwards.
  • the body portion of the inflatable body 18 can be brought in this way in a flat shape, which corresponds better to the shirt shape and thus leads to a wrinkle-free ironing results.
  • webs 5 are further arranged to prevent too high heat emission of the inflatable body 18 in the region of the side cavities 1.
  • the air flowing out of the air outlets 17 is conducted upwards into the shoulder region of the side chambers 1 and the sleeve regions of the inflatable body 18.
  • the webs 5 divide areas 6, 7 in which the air flows at a slower speed or substantially rests and causes thermal insulation. This is especially at the opposite the air outlets 17 points of the sheaths 2 of the side cavities 1 advantage, since at this point without the webs 5 impinge the air directly and this point would heat excessively.
  • a chamber 7 is provided in which ensures a substantially dormant air cushion for thermal insulation.
  • the side cavities 1 below the shoulder areas inside the frame 8 and outside of the arm extensions 6 areas are divided, which have only at their upper ends via an inflow opening and in which there is a lower air flow.
  • the aim of the thermal insulation, especially in the inflow region of the side cavities 1, is to adjust the heat output at the various points of the inflatable cover 4 so that an applied damp shirt advantageously dries simultaneously at all points. Otherwise, the first dry areas would unnecessarily be exposed to warm air and thus unnecessarily consumed energy.
  • the side chambers 1 in the inflow area below would be heated particularly strongly and an applied shirt would dry too fast at the bottom on the sides. With the help of the webs 5, the heat output can be reduced at these points instead directed to the more distant areas.
  • the aerator 12 is directly connected to the higher pressure side cavities 1 in order to better dry the collar of an applied wet shirt by direct air flow, since the collar is usually multi-ply and therefore difficult to dry.
  • the aerator 12, around which the erected collar is placed, has a device for fixing and tensioning the erected collar.
  • FIG. 2 shows a horizontal section through the shirt-smoothing device according to the invention.
  • a button band tensioner 14 is arranged, which serves for fixing the button or buttonhole strip of an open shirt.
  • the button band tensioner 14 is attached to the lower part 11 and extends substantially over the entire height of the inflatable body 18 to the beginning of the portion of the ventilation device 12, is placed around the shirt collar around.
  • the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18 presses from the back against the button band tensioner 14, so that the inflatable body 18 tries to push away from the button band tensioner 14 to the rear.
  • the side surfaces of the frame 8 are rotated slightly forward, so that the surface normal of these surfaces are inclined against the inflatable body. Due to this inclination, the force of the side chambers 1 is directed not only perpendicular to the outside, but also a little forward, so that the inflatable body 18 is not deflected back despite the pressure exerted by the button band tensioner 14.

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A shirt-shaped inflatable body for pressing shirts and on which the shirt is stretched flat includes lateral cavities, which are inflated by an increased pressure, in the sides of the trunk section of the inflatable body. The cavities are supported by a frame located inside the inflatable body and press the trunk section outwards, forming a flat shape. The pressure in the lateral chambers located inside the casing of the inflatable body is increased by the fact that both the casing of the lateral chambers and the casing of the inflatable body are permeable to air and that the lateral chambers are directly supplied with air by a fan, whereas the remaining areas of the inflatable body are only inflated with the air that flows through the casing of the lateral chambers against a flow resistance.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Glätten von Kleidungsstücken, insbesondere Hemden, nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The invention relates to a device for smoothing garments, in particular shirts, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Durch den Blähkörper wird das zu glättende Kleidungsstück beziehungsweise Hemd von innen gespannt, wodurch die Knitter entfernt werden. Um das Glättergebnis zu verbessern, wird das Hemd in aller Regel wie beim herkömmlichen Dampfbügeln unter Einwirkung von Feuchtigkeit und Wärme geglättet. Dazu wird das Hemd im feuchten Zustand auf den Blähkörper aufgebracht, gegebenenfalls an Kragen und Knopfleiste fixiert und der Blähkörper mit erhitzter Luft aufgebläht, so dass das Hemd unter Spannung getrocknet wird. Wird die Hülle des Blähkörpers luftdurchlässig ausgestaltet, so kann die erhitzte Luft auch das Hemd durchströmen und so den Trocknungsvorgang beschleunigen.Through the inflatable body to be smoothed garment or shirt is stretched from the inside, causing the wrinkles are removed. In order to improve the smoothness result, the shirt is usually smoothed as in conventional steam ironing under the influence of moisture and heat. For this purpose, the shirt is applied to the inflatable body in the wet state, optionally fixed to the collar and button placket and the inflatable body inflated with heated air, so that the shirt is dried under tension. If the shell of the inflatable body is made permeable to air, the heated air can also flow through the shirt and thus accelerate the drying process.

Eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art ist beispielsweise aus der US 3,165,244 bekannt. Dort ist ein in mehrere Kammern unterteilter Blähkörper beschrieben, wobei die einzelnen Kammern durch getrennte Leitungen von einem Ventilator aufgebläht werden können und die Luftzufuhr in eine Kammer zugunsten der Luftzufuhr in die übrigen Kammern gedrosselt werden kann. Auf diese Weise können in den Kammern unterschiedliche Drucke erzielt werden, wobei nachteiligerweise durch die erforderlichen Leitungen und das Ventil ein hoher Aufwand entsteht.A device of the type mentioned is, for example, from the US 3,165,244 known. There, a subdivided into several chambers inflatable body is described, wherein the individual chambers can be inflated by separate lines of a fan and the air supply can be throttled into a chamber in favor of the air supply to the other chambers. In this way, different pressures can be achieved in the chambers, disadvantageously caused by the required lines and the valve a lot of effort.

Der Erfindung stellt sich somit die Aufgabe, bei einer Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art gezielt unterschiedliche Bedingungen in den verschiedenen Hohlräumen des Blähkörpers mit geringem Aufwand und hoher Wiederholgenauigkeit zu schaffen.The invention thus has the task to create in a device of the type mentioned specifically different conditions in the various cavities of the inflatable body with little effort and high repeatability.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe durch die in Patentanspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindungen ergeben sich aus den nachfolgenden Unteransprüchen.According to the invention this object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention will become apparent from the following subclaims.

Aufgrund des Strömungswiderstandes der luftdurchlässigen Trennwände kann ein zeitverzögertes Aufblähen der indirekt aufgeblähten Hohlräume erreicht werden, wodurch das zu glättende Hemd zu Beginn des Spannens zunächst in eine optimale Lage gebracht werden kann.Due to the flow resistance of the air-permeable partitions, a time-delayed expansion of the indirectly inflated cavities can be achieved, whereby the shirt to be smoothed can be brought into an optimal position at the beginning of the tensioning.

Wenn durch die Hülle eines indirekt aufgeblähten Hohlraums Luft entweichen kann, ist es zusätzlich möglich, im stationären aufgeblähten Zustand unterschiedliche Drücke in den Hohlräumen zu erreichen. Damit kann das zu glättende Hemd zur Erzielung eines faltenfreien Glättergebnisses gezielt in verschiedene Richtungen unterschiedlich stark gespannt werden.If air can escape through the envelope of an indirectly inflated cavity, it is additionally possible to achieve different pressures in the cavities in the stationary inflated state. Thus, the smoothing shirt to achieve a wrinkle-free smoothing result can be targeted differently in different directions.

Vorteilhafterweise werden die Trennwände bzw. die Hüllen der Hohlräume aus einem Textilmaterial gefertigt, wobei auch die Verwendung von luftdurchlässigen Folien denkbar ist. Die Luftdurchlässigkeiten der einzelnen Trennwände bzw. Hüllen und damit die Bedingungen in den verschiedenen Hohlräumen können auf diese Weise besonders einfach und kostengünstig durch Auswahl eines bestimmten Textilmaterials bzw. allgemein eines flexiblen Materials mit einer definierten Luftdurchlässigkeit eingestellt werden. Weiterhin werden durch die Wahl eines bestimmten Textilmaterials bzw. luftdurchlässigen Materials die Bedingungen für die unterschiedlichen Hohlräume langfristig zuverlässig festgelegt.Advantageously, the partitions or the sheaths of the cavities are made of a textile material, wherein the use of air-permeable films is conceivable. The air permeabilities of the individual partitions or sheaths and thus the conditions in the various cavities can be adjusted in this way particularly easily and inexpensively by selecting a specific textile material or generally a flexible material with a defined air permeability. Furthermore, the conditions for the different cavities are determined reliably long term by the choice of a specific textile material or air-permeable material.

Ein innerhalb des Blähkörpers angeordnetes Gestell kann insbesondere die Hüllen der Hohlräume bzw. die Kammern abstützen, in denen ein höherer Druck herrscht als in den übrigen. Die äußere Form des Blähkörpers kann damit stärker beeinflusst werden, da die abgestützten Kammern eine höhere Kraft nach außen ausüben können. Dies ist bei einem hemdförmigen Blähkörper besonders an den Seiten des Rumpfes vorteilhaft, da der Rumpfabschnitt auf diese Weise durch den nach außen gerichteten seitlichen Druck in eine flache Form gespannt und so ein aufgebrachtes Hemd entsprechend seinem Schnitt und damit faltenfreier geglättet werden kann. Die Gestelle bzw. Körper zum Abstützen einzelner Kammern innerhalb des Blähkörpers müssen nicht notwendigerweise mit der Hemdenglättvorrichtung steif verbunden sein, sondern können auch ausschließlich an den Hüllen der Blähkörperhohlräume bzw. des Blähkörpers befestigt sein. Die auf diese Weise schwimmend befestigten Abstützkörper können den Bewegungen des Blähkörpers besser folgen und sind vorteilhafterweise besonders leicht ausgeführt. Solche nicht steif befestigten Gestelle bzw. Körper zum Abstützen einzelner Kammern können beispielsweise in den Armabschnitten oder im oberen Bereich des Blähkörpers verwendet werden.An arranged within the inflatable body frame can support in particular the sheaths of the cavities and the chambers in which a higher pressure prevails than in the rest. The outer shape of the inflatable body can thus be influenced more, since the supported chambers can exert a higher force to the outside. This is advantageous in the case of a shirt-shaped inflatable body, especially on the sides of the fuselage, since the fuselage portion can thus be stretched into a flat shape by the outward lateral pressure so that an applied shirt can be smoothed according to its cut and thus wrinkle-free. The racks or bodies for supporting individual chambers within the inflatable body need not necessarily be rigidly connected to the shirt-flattening device, but may also be fastened exclusively to the casings of the inflatable body cavities or of the inflatable body. The support bodies floating in this way can better follow the movements of the inflatable body and are advantageously carried out particularly easily. Such non-rigidly mounted frames or bodies for supporting individual chambers can be used, for example, in the arm sections or in the upper region of the inflatable body.

Wenn die Kammern über eine Fläche abgestürzt werden, kann mittels der Orientierung dieser Fläche die Form des Blähkörpers im aufgeblähten Zustand beeinflusst werden. Die Ausrichtung dieser Abstützfläche kann ferner dazu verwendet werden, äußere Einflüsse auf die Form des Blähkörpers zu kompensieren. Eine solche Beeinflussung kann beispielsweise durch einen Knopfleistenspanner verursacht werden, der auf der Vorderseite des Blähkörperrumpfabschnitts angeordnet ist und die Knopf- bzw. Knopflochleiste eines aufgebrachten Hemds fixiert und auf diese Weise entweder direkt oder mittelbar über das Hemd eine Kraft auf den Blähkörper ausübt. Diese Kraft kann zu einer Auslenkung des Blähkörpers und/ oder dessen Abschnitte und somit zu Falten im Hemd führen. Um dem entgegenzuwirken, können die Flächen zum Abstützen der seitlich angeordneten Kammern um die Hochachse in Richtung zu dem Knopfleistenspanner hin verdreht werden.If the chambers are crashed over a surface, by means of the orientation of this surface, the shape of the inflatable body in the inflated state can be influenced. The orientation of this support surface can also be used to compensate for external influences on the shape of the inflatable body. Such an influence can be caused, for example, by a button band tensioner which is arranged on the front side of the inflatable body torso and fixes the button or buttonhole bar of an applied shirt and in this way exerts a force on the inflatable body either directly or indirectly via the shirt. This force can lead to a deflection of the inflatable body and / or its sections and thus wrinkles in the shirt. To counteract this, the surfaces for supporting the laterally disposed chambers may be rotated about the vertical axis toward the button band tensioner.

Aus den direkt mit Luft versorgten Hohlräumen bzw. den Hohlräumen mit höheren Drücken kann Luft über eine im wesentlichen strömungswiderstandsfreie Verbindung an Stellen geleitet werden, an denen zur Erzielung eines besseren Glättergebnisses eine höhere Luftmenge vorteilhaft ist. Dies kann insbesondere bei den Stellen des zu glättenden Hemds sein, an denen das Gewebe mehrlagig vorhanden ist oder die Trocknung durch zusätzliche Applikationen behindert wird. Dazu kann die Luft verstärkt in Hohlräume, die unter den schwieriger zu trocknenden Hemdabschnitten liegen, oder zu Direktbelüftungseinrichtungen geleitet werden, die die Luft aus dem Blähkörper heraus und von außen gegen das zu glättende Hemd leiten können. Solche Direktbelüftungseinrichtungen können beispielsweise im Kragen- oder Manschettenbereich des Hemds angeordnet sein.From the directly supplied with air cavities or the cavities with higher pressures, air can be passed through a substantially flow-resistant compound at locations where a higher amount of air is advantageous to achieve a better smoothing result. This can be especially at the points of the shirt to be smoothed, where the tissue is multi-layered or the drying is hindered by additional applications. For this purpose, the air can be increasingly directed into cavities that are under the more difficult to dry shirt sections, or to direct ventilation devices that can direct the air out of the inflatable body and from the outside against the shirt to be smoothed. Such direct ventilation devices may be arranged, for example, in the collar or cuff area of the shirt.

Die Stege zur Verringerung der Luftströmung können insbesondere in den direkt aufgeblähten Kammern angeordnet werden, in denen in der Regel eine höhere Temperatur erreicht wird. Eine zu hohe Temperatur kann zu einer vorzeitigen Trocknung anliegender Hemdabschnitte führen, wodurch unnötig Energie abgegeben wird, da der Glättvorgang erst bei vollständig getrocknetem Hemd beendet wird. Mit Hilfe der Stege kann die Energieabgabe an die verschiedenen Hemdabschnitte so beeinflusst werden, dass eine gleichmäßigere Trocknung der verschiedenen Hemdabschnitte und damit ein geringerer Energieverbrauch erzielt wird. Die abgeteilten Bereiche mit verringerter Luftströmung können insbesondere an den Stellen vorgesehen werden, an denen es bei ungehinderter Luftströmung zu einer übermäßig starken Überhitzung des Blähkörpers kommen würde. Die Wärmedämmung in solchen Bereichen verringerter Luftströmung ist umso höher, je geringer die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit der Luft in diesen Bereichen ist.The webs for reducing the air flow can be arranged in particular in the directly inflated chambers, in which a higher temperature is usually achieved. Too high a temperature may result in premature drying of adjacent shirt sections, unnecessarily dissipating energy since the smoothing process will not stop until the shirt is completely dry. With the help of the webs, the energy output to the various shirt sections can be influenced so that a more uniform drying of the different shirt sections and thus a lower energy consumption is achieved. The divided areas with reduced air flow can be provided in particular at the points where it would come in unimpeded air flow to an excessively high overheating of the inflatable body. The heat insulation in such areas of reduced air flow is higher, the lower the flow velocity of the air in these areas.

Eine Verbindung zwischen den Hüllen der indirekt aufgeblähten Hohlräume und des Blähkörpers kann beispielsweise durch Druckknöpfe oder Reißverschlüsse geschaffen werden, wobei die Druckknöpfe vorteilhafterweise im Bereich der Ärmelunterseite eingesetzt werden und Reißverschlüsse vorteilhafterweise im Bereich des Ärmelansatzes verwendet werden.A connection between the sheaths of the indirectly inflated cavities and the inflatable body can be created for example by push buttons or zippers, the snaps are advantageously used in the sleeve bottom side and zippers are advantageously used in the region of the sleeve neck.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in den Zeichnungen rein schematisch dargestellt und wird nachfolgend näher beschrieben. Es zeigen

Figur 1
eine Vorrichtung zum Glätten von Hemden in einer Schnittansicht von vorne und
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eine waagerechte Schnittansicht der Vorrichtung nach Figur 1.
An embodiment of the invention is shown purely schematically in the drawings and will be described in more detail below. Show it
FIG. 1
a device for straightening shirts in a sectional view from the front and
FIG. 2
a horizontal sectional view of the device according to FIG. 1 ,

Die in Figur 1 dargestellte Hemdenglättvorrichtung weist ein Unterteil 11 mit einem darauf montierten hemdförmigen Blähkörper 18 auf, wobei innerhalb des Unterteils 11 ein Gebläse 9 mit einer integrierten Heizung untergebracht ist, um den Blähkörper 18 mit erwärmter Luft aufblähen zu können. Die Hülle 4 des Blähkörpers 18 besteht aus einem luftdurchlässigen Textilmaterial.In the FIG. 1 illustrated shirt flattening device has a lower part 11 with a shirt-shaped inflatable body 18 mounted thereon, wherein within the lower part 11, a fan 9 is housed with an integrated heater to inflate the inflatable body 18 with heated air can. The shell 4 of the inflatable body 18 consists of an air-permeable textile material.

Im Inneren der Blähkörperhülle 4 ist auf dem Unterteil 11 ein Gestell 8 befestigt. Oben auf dem Gestell 8 ist eine Belüftungseinrichtung 12 mit Lufteinlässen 15 und Luftauslässen 16 angeordnet, um erwärmte Luft aus dem Blähkörper 18 heraus und von außen direkt auf den Kragen eines auf den Blähkörper 18 aufgebrachten Hemds richten zu können.Inside the inflatable shell 4, a frame 8 is mounted on the lower part 11. On top of the frame 8, a ventilation device 12 is arranged with air inlets 15 and 16 air outlets to direct heated air out of the inflatable body 18 and from the outside directly on the collar of an inflated on the inflatable body 18 shirt.

Weiterhin sind innerhalb der Blähkörperhülle 4 zwei Seitenkammern 1 beiderseits des Gestelles 8 angeordnet. Die Hüllen 2 der Seitenkammern 1 sind ebenfalls aus einem luftdurchlässigen Textilmaterial. Die Seitenkammern 1 erstrecken sich über die gesamte Höhe des Rumpfabschnitts des Blähkörpers 18 und ragen teilweise in die Ärmelabschnitte des Blähkörpers 18 hinein. Die in die Ärmelabschnitte hineinragenden Abschnitte der Seitenkammern 1 können eine höhere Luftdurchlässigkeit aufweisen, um einen höheren Luftstrom in die Ärmelabschnitte hinein zu erreichen. Beispielsweise können dazu die Hüllen 2 der Seitenkammern 1 insbesondere an den nach außen gerichteten Stirnflächen luftdurchlässiger sein, Öffnungen aufweisen oder mit Düsen versehen sein.Furthermore, four side chambers 1 are arranged on both sides of the frame 8 within the inflatable body shell 4. The casings 2 of the side chambers 1 are also made of an air-permeable textile material. The side chambers 1 extend over the entire Height of the body portion of the inflatable body 18 and partially protrude into the sleeve portions of the inflatable body 18. The protruding into the sleeve portions portions of the side chambers 1 may have a higher air permeability to achieve a higher air flow into the sleeve sections into it. For example, the casings 2 of the side chambers 1 can be more permeable to air, have openings, or be provided with nozzles, in particular on the outwardly directed end faces.

Das Gebläse 9 ist mit den Seitenhohlräumen 1 über einen Luftkanal 10 verbunden, der von dem Unterteil 11 bis in das Gestell 8 führt, sich unten im Gestell 8 teilt und zwei Luftauslässe 17 aufweist, die jeweils durch die beiden Seitenteile des Gestells 8 hindurchragen. Die Seitenhohlräume 1 weisen jeweils unten Lufteinlässe, die mit den Luftauslässen 17 des Luftkanals 10 verbunden sind, und oben Luftauslässe auf, die mit den Lufteinlässen 15 der Belüftungseinrichtung 12 verbunden sind.The fan 9 is connected to the side cavities 1 via an air duct 10, which leads from the lower part 11 into the frame 8, divides below in the frame 8 and two air outlets 17, which respectively protrude through the two side parts of the frame 8. The side cavities 1 each have at the bottom air inlets connected to the air outlets 17 of the air duct 10 and at the top air outlets connected to the air inlets 15 of the ventilator 12.

Im Betrieb werden somit ausschließlich die Seitenhohlräume 1 vom Gebläse 9 direkt mit erwärmter Luft aufgebläht, wobei die Luft von den Seitenhohlräumen 1 zum einen durch die luftdurchlässige Hülle 2 in den Blähkörper 18 und zum anderen durch die oberen Öffnungen in die Belüftungseinrichtung 12 strömt. Aus dem Blähkörper 18 strömt die erwärmte Luft durch die luftdurchlässige Hülle 4 zu dem Hemd, um es zu trocknen. Die in die Belüftungseinrichtung 12 geleitete Luft wird über die Luftauslässe 16 wieder abgegeben, wobei die durch die Belüftungseinrichtung 12 strömende Luftmenge vom Strömungswiderstand der Luftauslässe 16 und/oder anderer Drosseleinrichtungen innerhalb der Belüftungseinrichtungen 12 beeinflusst wird.In operation, therefore, only the side cavities 1 are inflated directly from the fan 9 with heated air, wherein the air flows from the side cavities 1 through the air-permeable casing 2 in the inflatable body 18 and the other through the upper openings in the ventilation device 12. From the inflatable body 18, the heated air flows through the air-permeable cover 4 to the shirt to dry it. The air directed into the aeration device 12 is released again via the air outlets 16, the amount of air flowing through the aeration device 12 being influenced by the flow resistance of the air outlets 16 and / or other throttling devices within the aeration devices 12.

Die Luft strömt vom Gebläse 9 nahezu widerstandsfrei in die Seitenhohlräume 1 und von dort zum einen gegen den Strömungswiderstand der Hülle 2 in den Hohlraum 3 des Blähkörpers 18 und zum anderen gegen den Strömungswiderstand der Luftauslässe 16 und/ oder anderer Drosseleinrichtungen in die Belüftungseinrichtung 12. Die Strömungswiderstände bei den Übergängen von den Seitenhohlräumen 1 zu dem Innenraum 3 des Blähkörpers und in die Belüftungseinrichtung 12 beziehungsweise beim Ausströmen der Luft durch die Blähkörperhülle 4 bestimmen im stationären aufgeblähten Zustand die Druckverteilung innerhalb der Hohlräume 1, 3. Die Strömungswiderstände der Hüllen 2, 4 hängt vom verwendeten Textilmaterial und der Hüllenoberfläche ab und können vorteilhafterweise so eingestellt werden, dass im Betrieb der Luftdruck in den Seitenkammern 1 deutlich höher als im übrigen Innenraum 3 des Blähkörpers 18 ist. Beispielsweise kann in den Seitenhohlräumen 1 ein Überdruck von 4 bis 6 mbar und in dem Blähkörperinnenraum 3 ein Überdruck von 1 bis 3 mbar eingestellt werden.The air flows from the fan 9 almost without resistance in the side cavities 1 and from there on the one hand against the flow resistance of the shell 2 in the cavity 3 of the inflatable body 18 and the other against the flow resistance of the air outlets 16 and / or other throttle devices in the aeration device 12. Die Flow resistances at the transitions from the side cavities 1 to the interior 3 of the inflatable body and into the ventilating device 12 or during the outflow of air through the inflatable casing 4 determine the pressure distribution within the cavities 1, 3 in the stationary inflated state. The flow resistance of the casings 2, 4 hangs From the textile material used and the shell surface and can be advantageously adjusted so that during operation of the air pressure in the Side chambers 1 is significantly higher than in the remaining interior 3 of the inflatable body 18. For example, in the side cavities 1, an overpressure of 4 to 6 mbar and in the inflatable body interior 3 an overpressure of 1 to 3 mbar can be set.

Im aufgeblähten Zustand stützen sich die Seitenhohlräume 1 gegen das Gestell 8 ab und drücken die Hülle 4 des Blähkörpers 18 an den Stellen nach außen, an denen die Hülle 2 der Seitenhohlräume 1 an der Hülle 4 des Blähkörpers 18 anliegt, wobei insbesondere aufgrund des höheren Druckes in den Seitenkammern 1 an diesen Stellen eine höhere Kraft auf die Hülle 4 des Blähkörpers 18 wirkt. Insbesondere wird auf diese Weise die Hülle 4 des Blähkörpers 3 im Rumpfbereich seitlich unter den Armabschnitten nach außen und im Schulterbereich nach oben gedrückt. Der Rumpfbereich des Blähkörpers 18 kann auf diese Weise in eine flache Form gebracht werden, die besser der Hemdform entspricht und führt so zu einem faltenfreieren Bügelergebnis führt.In the inflated state, the side cavities 1 are supported against the frame 8 and press the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18 at the points to the outside, where the shell 2 of the side cavities 1 rests against the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18, in particular due to the higher pressure in the side chambers 1 at these points a higher force on the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18 acts. In particular, in this way, the shell 4 of the inflatable body 3 in the trunk area is pressed laterally under the arm sections to the outside and in the shoulder region upwards. The body portion of the inflatable body 18 can be brought in this way in a flat shape, which corresponds better to the shirt shape and thus leads to a wrinkle-free ironing results.

In den Seitenkammern 1 sind weiterhin Stege 5 angeordnet, um eine zu hohe Wärmeabgabe des Blähkörpers 18 im Bereich der Seitenhohlräume 1 zu verhindern. Mit Hilfe senkrecht verlaufender Stege 5 wird die aus den Luftauslässen 17 strömende Luft nach oben in den Schulterbereich der Seitenkammern 1 und den Ärmelbereichen des Blähkörpers 18 geleitet. Zusätzlich teilen die Stege 5 in manchen Abschnitten Bereiche 6, 7 ab, in denen die Luft mit einer langsameren Geschwindigkeit strömt bzw. im wesentlichen ruht und eine Wärmedämmung bewirkt. Dies ist besonders bei den den Luftauslässen 17 gegenüberliegenden Stellen der Hüllen 2 der Seitenhohlräume 1 von Vorteil, da an dieser Stelle ohne die Stege 5 die Luft direkt auftreffen und diese Stelle übermäßig stark erhitzen würde. An dieser Stelle ist daher eine Kammer 7 vorgesehen, in der ein im wesentlich ruhendes Luftpolster für eine Wärmedämmung sorgt. Zusätzlich sind in den Seitenhohlräumen 1 unterhalb der Schulterbereiche innen nahe dem Gestell 8 und außen unterhalb der Armfortsätze Bereiche 6 abgeteilt, die nur an ihren oberen Enden über eine Einströmöffnung verfügen und in denen eine geringere Luftströmung herrscht.In the side chambers 1 webs 5 are further arranged to prevent too high heat emission of the inflatable body 18 in the region of the side cavities 1. With the aid of vertically extending webs 5, the air flowing out of the air outlets 17 is conducted upwards into the shoulder region of the side chambers 1 and the sleeve regions of the inflatable body 18. In addition, in some sections, the webs 5 divide areas 6, 7 in which the air flows at a slower speed or substantially rests and causes thermal insulation. This is especially at the opposite the air outlets 17 points of the sheaths 2 of the side cavities 1 advantage, since at this point without the webs 5 impinge the air directly and this point would heat excessively. At this point, therefore, a chamber 7 is provided in which ensures a substantially dormant air cushion for thermal insulation. In addition, in the side cavities 1 below the shoulder areas inside the frame 8 and outside of the arm extensions 6 areas are divided, which have only at their upper ends via an inflow opening and in which there is a lower air flow.

Das Ziel der Wärmedämmung gerade in dem Einströmbereich der Seitenhohlräume 1 ist es, die Wärmeabgabe an den verschiedenen Stellen der Blähkörperhülle 4 so einzustellen, dass ein aufgebrachtes feuchtes Hemd vorteilhafterweise an allen Stellen gleichzeitig trocknet. Andernfalls würden die zuerst trockenen Bereiche unnötig mit warmer Luft beaufschlagt und so unnötig Energie verbraucht werden. Beispielsweise würden ohne eine Wärmedämmung gerade die Seitenkammern 1 im Einströmbereich unten besonders stark erhitzt werden und ein aufgebrachtes Hemd unten an den Seiten zu schnell trocknen. Mit Hilfe der Stege 5 kann die Wärmeabgabe an diesen Stellen verringert stattdessen in die weiter entfernten Bereiche gelenkt werden.The aim of the thermal insulation, especially in the inflow region of the side cavities 1, is to adjust the heat output at the various points of the inflatable cover 4 so that an applied damp shirt advantageously dries simultaneously at all points. Otherwise, the first dry areas would unnecessarily be exposed to warm air and thus unnecessarily consumed energy. For example Without heat insulation, the side chambers 1 in the inflow area below would be heated particularly strongly and an applied shirt would dry too fast at the bottom on the sides. With the help of the webs 5, the heat output can be reduced at these points instead directed to the more distant areas.

Die Belüftungseinrichtung 12 ist mit den unter einem höheren Druck stehenden Seitenhohlräumen 1 direkt verbunden, um den Kragen eines aufgelegten nassen Hemds durch direkte Anströmung mit Luft besser trocknen zu können, da der Kragen in der Regel mehrlagig und aus diesem Grund schwerer zu trocknen ist. Die Belüftungseinrichtung 12, um die der aufgestellte Kragen herum gelegt wird, weist eine Vorrichtung zum Fixieren und Spannen des aufgestellten Kragens auf.The aerator 12 is directly connected to the higher pressure side cavities 1 in order to better dry the collar of an applied wet shirt by direct air flow, since the collar is usually multi-ply and therefore difficult to dry. The aerator 12, around which the erected collar is placed, has a device for fixing and tensioning the erected collar.

Figur 2 zeigt einen waagerechten Schnitt durch die erfindungsgemäße Hemdenglättvorrichtung. Vorn im Brustbereich des Blähkörpers 18 ist ein Knopfleistenspanner 14 angeordnet, der zum Fixieren der Knopf- bzw. Knopflochleiste eines aufgelegten Hemds dient. Der Knopfleistenspanner 14 ist am Unterteil 11 befestigt und erstreckt sich im wesentlichen über die gesamte Höhe des Blähkörpers 18 bis zum Beginn des Abschnitts der Belüftungseinrichtung 12, um den der Hemdkragen herum gelegt wird. Im aufgeblähten Zustand drückt die Hülle 4 des Blähkörpers 18 von hinten gegen den Knopfleistenspanner 14, so dass sich der Blähkörper 18 von dem Knopfleistenspanner 14 nach hinten wegzudrücken versucht. Um dieser Auslenkung des Blähkörpers 18 entgegenzuwirken, sind die Seitenflächen des Gestelles 8 etwas nach vorne verdreht, sodass die Flächennormale dieser Flächen gegen den Blähkörperrumpf geneigt sind. Durch diese Neigung richtet sich die Kraft der Seitenkammern 1 nicht nur senkrecht nach außen, sondern auch ein wenig nach vorne, so dass der Blähkörper 18 trotz des vom Knopfleistenspanner 14 ausgeübten Druckes nicht nach hinten ausgelenkt wird. FIG. 2 shows a horizontal section through the shirt-smoothing device according to the invention. In front of the chest area of the inflatable body 18, a button band tensioner 14 is arranged, which serves for fixing the button or buttonhole strip of an open shirt. The button band tensioner 14 is attached to the lower part 11 and extends substantially over the entire height of the inflatable body 18 to the beginning of the portion of the ventilation device 12, is placed around the shirt collar around. In the inflated state, the shell 4 of the inflatable body 18 presses from the back against the button band tensioner 14, so that the inflatable body 18 tries to push away from the button band tensioner 14 to the rear. To counteract this deflection of the inflatable body 18, the side surfaces of the frame 8 are rotated slightly forward, so that the surface normal of these surfaces are inclined against the inflatable body. Due to this inclination, the force of the side chambers 1 is directed not only perpendicular to the outside, but also a little forward, so that the inflatable body 18 is not deflected back despite the pressure exerted by the button band tensioner 14.

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  1. Device for smoothing articles of clothing, particularly shirts, comprising an inflatable body (18) and devices (9) for inflation of the inflatable body (18) by air, wherein the inflatable body (18) is internally subdivided by partition walls into several cavities (1, 3, 7), characterised in that at least one indirectly inflated cavity (3, 7) of the inflatable body (18) is separated from at least one adjoining cavity (1) by a partition wall (2, 5) through which air can pass against a flow resistance, and the indirectly inflated cavity (3, 7) is inflated exclusively by air through this partition wall (2, 5).
  2. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that the casing (4) of the indirectly inflated cavity (3, 7) is permeable to air.
  3. Device according claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the air-permeable partition wall (2, 5) consists of an air-permeable material.
  4. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the air-permeable partition wall consists of a material substantially impermeable to air and has a valve through which the air can flow.
  5. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the cavities (1, 3, 7) have air pressures which differ at least at times and that a frame (8) against which the casing (2) of at least one cavity (1) in the inflated state can be supported is arranged in the interior of the inflatable body (18).
  6. Device according to claim 5, characterised in that the inflatable body (18) is shirt-shaped and has, at the narrow sides of the torso section below the sleeve sections, two lateral cavities (1) which are directly inflated and the casings (2) of which in the inflated state are supported at a frame (8) arranged between the two lateral cavities (1), wherein the interior space (3) of the inflatable body (18) outside the lateral cavities (1) is inflated exclusively by air through the partition wall (2) to the lateral cavities (1).
  7. Device according to claim 6, characterised in that the inflatable body (18) has cavities (1), which are connected with the lateral cavities (1) in a manner substantially free of flow resistance, in the sleeve sections and/or the shoulder sections.
  8. Device according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that the lateral cavities (1) are connected with at least one direct ventilating device (12) in a manner substantially free of flow resistance, which device can direct air out from the interior of the inflatable body (18) and from outside against a shirt placed on the inflatable body (18).
  9. Device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that the device comprises a clamping device (14), which extends parallel to the upright axis of the inflatable body (18), for fixing the torso section of a shirt placed on the inflatable body (18) and that the frame (8) has support surfaces (13) for supporting the casings (2) of the lateral cavities (1), wherein the surface normals of the support surfaces (13) are inclined relative to the plane of the substantially flat inflatable+ body torso section.
  10. Device according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterised in that arranged within the lateral cavities (1) are webs (5) for air guidance, which webs within the lateral cavities (1) at least partly divide off regions (6, 7) in such manner that the air flow in these regions (6, 7) is reduced.
  11. Device according to claim 10, characterised in that the regions (6) divided off by the webs (5) have only an inlet opening opening into the interior of the lateral cavities (1).
  12. Device according to claim 10, characterised in that the regions (7) divided off by the webs (5) are closed and are separated relative to the interior of the lateral cavities (1) by an at least partly air-permeable wall.
  13. Device according any one of claims 1 to 12, characterised in that the air-permeable partition wall (2, 5) allows the air to flow into the indirectly inflated cavity with a delay in time.
  14. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterised in that the casing (2) of the directly inflated cavity (1) is detachably connected with the casing (4) of the inflatable body.
  15. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterised in that casing (2) of the directly inflated cavity (1) is connected with the casing (4) of the inflatable body at points and/or along a line.
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