JP2004174010A - Tunnel finisher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize saving of the use of steam and reduction of operation costs, and to neatly finish a garment by sufficiently steaming it without increase in sizes of an apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: As to a tunnel finisher which inserts the garment 2 hung at a hanger 1 between a pair of roll-type steam bags 3 as it is hung for insert-press-finishing the garment 2 by steaming it with steam jetting from the peripheral surfaces of the steam bags 3, the steam bags 3 are shielded with a pair of side plates 7. At positions which are between the side plates 7 and which are adjacent to and in front of the steam bags 3 in the carrying direction of the garment 2, a pair of roll-type hot air bags 11 for preheating the garment 2 while inserting it through are provided. At positions which are between the side plates 7 and which are in rear side of the steam bags 3 in the carrying direction of the garment 2, a pair of roll-type dry bags 12 for pre-drying the garment 2 while inserting it through are provided. In a closed housing space S formed by pressing the inner surfaces of the side plates 7 by the dry bags 12 and the hot air bags 11, the steam bags 3 are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tunnel finisher, and more particularly to a tunnel finisher used to dry finish clothing during washing operations.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a finishing device of this type, for example, a garment suspended on a hanger is passed between a pair of roll-type steam bags, and the clothes are steamed with steam blown from the peripheral surface of the roll-type steam bag to roll-type steam bags. Are formed so as to be subjected to a pinching finish (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-3-297497 [0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Thus, in the case of the conventional apparatus, the pair of roll-shaped steam bags are provided in an open state on a tunnel-shaped conveyance path through which clothing passes. Therefore, when the conventional apparatus is used, there is a problem in that steam that is spouted from the steam bag and steams the clothes diffuses, and the amount of steam used is increased by the amount of steam loss, resulting in increased operating costs.
Moreover, the conventional apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a hot plate for generating steam on the bottom surface of the conveyance path between the carry-in entrance and the roll-type steam bag, and after steam is put on clothes in advance, it is further steamed with the roll-type steam bag. It is formed so that it can be.
However, in this case, since the transport path becomes longer by the provision of the heat generating plate for generating steam, the conventional apparatus has a problem that a large occupied area is required and the apparatus is enlarged.
[0005]
The present invention has been proposed in view of such conventional problems.
Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to prevent the loss of steam thermal energy, to reduce the amount of steam used, to reduce the operating cost, and to sufficiently steam the garment without causing the apparatus to be enlarged. It is to provide a tunnel finisher that can be finished beautifully.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention employs the following technical means in order to solve the above problems.
[0007]
That is, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, a garment 2 suspended on a hanger 1 is sandwiched between a pair of roll-shaped steam bags 3 while being suspended. A tunnel finisher in which clothing 2 is steamed with steam erupted from a peripheral surface and finished with a pressure, and the roll-type steam bag 3 is shielded by a pair of opposing side plates 7. A pair of roll-type hot air bags 11 preliminarily heated while sandwiching the clothes 2 in the front side position adjacent to the roll-type steam bag 3 in the conveying direction of the clothes 2 and between the side plates 7; A pair of roll-shaped drying bags 12 that are preliminarily dried while sandwiching the clothes 2 are provided at the rear side position of the roll-shaped steam bag 3 in the conveying direction of the clothes 2, and the roll-shaped drying bag 12 and the roll-shaped hot air bag 11 described above. The inner surface of the side plate 7 The closed form of the housing space S which is formed by, characterized in that the roll-type vapor bag 3 above is provided (claim 1).
[0008]
Here, the closed storage space S means a closed space that can prevent the diffusion of steam and the loss of thermal energy. Accordingly, in the case of the present invention, the storage space S includes a case where there is a slight gap above and below, and conversely, the upper and lower portions of the storage space S are covered and the storage space S is formed in a sealed shape. When the storage space S is formed in a hermetically sealed state, the diffusion of steam can be more completely prevented, the high temperature state of the storage space S can be maintained, and the operating cost can be further reduced.
[0009]
Thus, in the case of the present invention, the rotational speeds of the outer peripheral surfaces of the roll-type steam bag 3, the roll-type hot air bag 11, and the roll-type dry bag 12 are preferably set to be the same as the conveying speed of the garment 2 ( Claim 2).
[0010]
This is because according to this, the clothes 2 can be smoothly pinched and conveyed in a stable state without being pulled.
[0011]
In the present invention, it is preferable that the bottom surface 19 between the side plates 7 is formed in the shape of a saucer and can be heated by a heater 20 to evaporate the droplets collected on the bottom surface 19 (Claim 3). ).
[0012]
This is because according to this, the vaporized liquid droplets are received by the bottom surface 19 and can be reused for steaming the clothing 2. Further, in this case, since the droplets that have not been liquefied are evaporated, less heating energy is required, and the garment 2 can be steamed without lengthening the conveyance path.
[0013]
In the present invention, a steam ejection pipe 8 having steam ejection holes 8a spaced apart in the axial direction is provided at the axial center of the roll-type steam bag 3, and the hot air ejection pipe is formed in an outer shape on the steam ejection pipe 8. It is preferable that the hot air jet hole 9a of the hot air jet pipe 9 is formed at a position corresponding to the steam jet hole 8a (claim 4).
[0014]
This is because in this case, the roll-type steam bag 3 can be bulged strongly with hot air to increase the pinching pressure, and not only the clothing 2 is steamed with steam, but also it can be finished more beautifully.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0016]
In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, a garment 2 suspended from a hanger 1 is sandwiched between a pair of roll-shaped steam bags 3 in a suspended state. The clothing 2 is steamed by the steam erupted from the surface and is subjected to a pinching finish. On the side surface of the box-shaped device body 4, a carry-in port 4 a and a carry-out port 4 b for the clothes 2 are formed. A chain conveyor 5 is provided on the ceiling 4c of the apparatus body 4 in an oval shape, for example. In the present invention, a conveying path 6 is formed in the apparatus main body 4 along the chain conveyor 5, and the clothes 2 suspended by the hanger 1 are conveyed in a folded shape from the carry-in port 4 a to the carry-out port 4 b, It is steamed with squeezed and pressed and dried.
[0017]
The roll steam bag 3 is shielded by a pair of opposing side plates 7. In this embodiment, the side plate 7 has a position 7 a corresponding to the roll-shaped steam bag 3 formed in a convex step shape on the outside, and is provided upright along the conveying direction of the garment 2.
[0018]
The roll-type steam bag 3 is formed of a heat-resistant fabric made of polyester fiber. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a steam jet pipe 8 and a hot air jet pipe 9 are fixed at the axial center position of the roll type steam bag 3 with the same axis center, for example. The steam ejection pipe 8 is formed with a plurality of steam ejection holes 8a at intervals in the axial direction. The hot-air ejection pipe 9 has a plurality of hot-air ejection holes 9a formed at intervals in the axial direction at positions corresponding to the steam ejection holes 8a. The steam ejection pipe 8 is provided with a heating pipe 10 joined to prevent the steam from becoming drained. The hot air jet pipe 9 is selected to have a diameter larger than that of the steam jet pipe 8 and is externally mounted on the steam jet pipe 8.
[0019]
11 (see FIG. 3, FIG. 4, etc.) is a roll-type hot tare that preheats the garment 2 while sandwiching it. A pair of roll-shaped hot air bags 11 are provided between the side plates 7 and adjacent to the roll-shaped steam bags 3 in the conveying direction of the garment 2 at their front positions. The roll type hot air bag 11 is formed of a heat resistant cloth made of polyester fiber, like the roll type steam bag 3. The roll-type hot air bag 11 is provided with a hot air jet pipe 11a at the axial center position. A plurality of hot air ejection holes 11 a 1 are formed in the hot air ejection pipe 11 a at intervals in the axial direction. In the present invention, hot air of about 80 ° C. is ejected from the hot air ejection holes 11 a 1, and It is formed so as to be discharged from the surface and sprayed onto the garment 2.
[0020]
Reference numeral 12 denotes a roll-type drying bag that is preliminarily dried while sandwiching the clothes 2. A pair of roll-shaped drying bags 12 is provided between the side plates 7 and at the rear side position of the roll-shaped steam bag 3 in the conveying direction of the clothes 2. The roll-type drying bag 12 is formed of a heat-resistant polyester fiber fabric like the roll-type steam bag 3 and the roll-type hot air bag 11, and similarly to the roll-type hot air bag 11, a hot-air blowing pipe 12 a is provided at the axial center position. It has been. A plurality of hot air jet holes 12 a 1 are formed in the hot air jet pipe 12 a at intervals in the axial direction. In the present invention, hot air of about 80 ° C. is jetted from the hot air jet holes 12 a 1, and the roll-shaped drying bag 12 It discharge | releases from a surrounding surface and is sprayed on the clothing 2, and it is formed so that preliminary drying is possible.
[0021]
The roll-type hot air bag 11 and the roll-type drying bag 12 are provided so as to press the inner surface of the side plate 7, and a closed storage space S is formed between the side plates 7. The roll steam bag 3 is provided in this storage space S in a sliding contact with the roll hot air bag 11 and the roll dry bag 12 in this embodiment.
[0022]
The roll-type steam bag 3, the roll-type hot air bag 11, and the roll-type dry bag 12 are formed so as to be rotatable by a drive mechanism 13 provided outside the ceiling 4c of the apparatus body 4, as shown in FIG. ing. As shown in FIG. 6, the drive mechanism 13 transmits the motor 13 a and the driving force of the motor 13 a to the roll-type steam bag 3, the roll-type hot air bag 11, and the roll-type drying bag 12 on one side. For example, a chain 13b is provided. The roll-type steam bag 3, the roll-type hot air bag 11, and the roll-type drying bag 12 on one side have gears 14a and 15 concentrically fixed to a shaft 14. The chain 13b is hooked endlessly on the gear 14a and the rotating shaft 13a1 of the motor 13a via the transmission gear 16. The gear 15 is meshed with a gear 18 fixed concentrically to the shaft 17 of the roll-type steam bag 3, the roll-type hot air bag 11, and the roll-type drying bag 12 on the other side. Therefore, when the motor 13a is driven and the chain 13b is pulled as shown by an arrow in FIG. 6, the roll-type steam bag 3, the roll-type hot air bag 11, and the roll-type drying bag 12 on one side are counterclockwise in plan view. The roll-type steam bag 3, the roll-type hot air bag 11, and the roll-type drying bag 12 on the other side rotate in the clockwise direction.
In this case, the motor 13a is synchronized with a drive motor (not shown) of the chain conveyor 5, and the rotational speeds of the outer peripheral surfaces of the roll-shaped steam bag 3, the roll-shaped hot air bag 11, and the roll-shaped drying bag 12 are It is set to be the same as the conveyance speed of the clothes 2.
[0023]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the present invention according to this embodiment has a bottom surface 19 between the side plates 7 formed in a tray shape, and a heater 20 for evaporating drops collected on the bottom surface 19. It is formed to be freely heated. The heater 20 is formed of a steam pipe through which steam is circulated, and is in a meandering manner so that the bottom surface 19 can be uniformly heated in contact with the lower surface of the steel plate forming the bottom surface 19. Reference numeral 21 denotes a hole in which the shaft 14 of the roll steam bag 3 on one side and the shaft 17 of the roll steam bag 3 on the other side are attached in a watertight manner.
[0024]
Next, the operation of the present invention will be described.
[0025]
First, when the apparatus is operated, the garment 2 is sent into the apparatus main body 4 from the carry-in entrance 4a in a state where it is suspended by the hanger 1. Then, the garment 2 is heated by the roll-type hot air bag 11, and then steamed by the roll-type steam bag 3 and sandwiched, and the cocoon is stretched. Thereafter, it is passed between the roll-shaped drying bags 12 to remove water to some extent and preliminarily dried. And hot air is blown in the drying part provided in the middle of the conveyance path 6, is completely dried, and is sent out from the carrying-out port 4b.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the case of the present invention, the roll-type steam bag is provided in the closed storage space.
Therefore, if the present invention is used, it is possible to prevent the diffusion of steam, the loss of the heat energy of the steam, the use of steam can be reduced, and the operation cost can be reduced.
In addition, the present invention is such that before the clothing is steamed, it is heated with a roll-type hot air bag provided adjacent to the roll-shaped steam bag, and the clothing which has been steamed and stretched is pre-dried with the roll-shaped drying bag. It is.
Therefore, in the case of the present invention, since steam is preliminarily heated and sprayed on the clothing in a high temperature state, it becomes easy for the steam to penetrate between the fibers of the clothing, and the drying can be accelerated by the roll-type drying bag. As a result, according to this, clothes can be sufficiently steamed and finished beautifully without lengthening the conveyance path or increasing the size of the apparatus.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a preferred embodiment of a finisher of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same finisher as viewed from the carry-in port side.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part of the finisher.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of an essential part of the finisher.
5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part taken along line VV in FIG. 4. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of an essential part for explaining a drive mechanism.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of a principal part with a part cut away showing a bottom surface between side plates.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hanger 2 Clothing 3 Roll-type steam bag 4 Apparatus main body 5 Chain conveyor 6 Carriage path 7 Side plate 11 Roll-type hot air bag 12 Roll-type dry bag S Storage space

Claims (4)

The clothes hung on the hanger are sandwiched between a pair of roll-type steam bags in a suspended state, and the clothes are steamed with the steam sprayed from the peripheral surface of the roll-type steam bags, and are subjected to a pinching finish. A tunnel finisher, wherein the roll-type steam bag is shielded by a pair of opposing side plates, and the clothing is sandwiched between the side plates and adjacent to the roll-type steam bag in the direction of transporting the clothing, at the front side thereof. A pair of roll-type hot air bags that are preheated while being passed are provided, and a pair of roll-type dry bags that are pre-dried while sandwiching clothes between the side plates and at the rear side of the roll-type steam bag in the direction of carrying the clothes. The roll-type steam bag is provided in a closed storage space formed by the roll-type dry bag and the roll-type hot air bag pressed against the inner surface of the side plate. That tunnel finisher. 2. The tunnel finisher according to claim 1, wherein the rotational speeds of the outer peripheral surfaces of the roll-type steam bag, the roll-type hot air bag, and the roll-type dry bag are set to be the same as the clothes conveying speed. Tunnel finisher. 3. The tunnel finisher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bottom surface between the side plates is formed in a tray shape, and is formed so as to be freely heated by a heater for evaporating drops collected on the bottom surface. Tunnel finisher. The tunnel finisher according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a steam ejection pipe having a steam ejection hole spaced apart in the axial direction is provided at an axial center position of the roll-shaped steam bag. A tunnel finisher characterized in that a hot air jet pipe is provided in an external form on the pipe, and a hot air jet hole of the hot air jet pipe is formed at a position corresponding to the steam jet hole.

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