JP2004244203A - Supplying device for wash - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supplying device for the wash capable of reducing the labor required to supply the wash and making efficient the finishing process of the wash by introducing such a structure that each piece of the wash is together with a hanger set over certainly on a hook of a transport belt automatically. <P>SOLUTION: The supplying device for the wash is equipped with a first guide 6 in the shape of downward inclining for hitching the hanger 3, a second guide 9 in the shape of downward inclining for slipping the hanger 3 handed over from the first guide 6 down in parallel displacement interlocking with the transport belt 1 and setting over on the hook 2, and a returning means 10 for returning the second guide 9 upon setting over the hanger 3 on the hook 2. Further the device includes a sequential feeding device 12 to prevent temporarily the hanger 3 hitched at the first guide 6 from slipping off and release the prohibited condition of the hanger 3 on the condition that the second guide 9 is returned and also a stopper 14 to engage the hanger 3 handed over from the first guide 6 temporarily with the second guide 9 and maintain the engaged condition until the second guide 9 makes parallel displacement interlocking with the transport belt 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a laundry supply device, and more particularly, laundry for hanging the laundry hung on a hanger together with a hanger to a hook attached to an endless transport belt at a predetermined interval. It is related with the supply apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of apparatus, for example, an apparatus in which an empty hanger is continuously supplied and a laundry that has been washed is hung on the hanger can be continuously sent to the next process is known. Yes. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-7-148400 [0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, conventionally, a belt-free transport belt is provided in a tunnel-shaped transport path, and the laundry is hung on a hook that is attached to the transport belt at a certain interval, and the laundry is dried while transporting the laundry. There is. In the case of this type of finishing machine, if the laundry can be automatically supplied to the hook of the transport belt together with the hanger, time and labor associated with the supply of the laundry can be reduced, and the efficiency of the laundry finishing process can be improved.
However, since the hook circulates together with the transport belt, it has been difficult in the past to reliably hang the laundry together with the hanger on this type of hook that circulates and moves.
[0005]
The present invention has been proposed in view of such conventional situations.
Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to enable the laundry to be automatically and reliably hung on the hook of the belt-like transport belt that circulates and reduce the time and effort involved in the supply of the laundry, An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry supply apparatus formed so as to improve the efficiency of the laundry finishing process.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention employs the following technical means in order to solve the above problems.
[0007]
That is, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the laundry 4 suspended by the hanger 3 is hung together with the hanger 3 on the hook 2 attached to the endless transport belt 1 at a predetermined interval. A supply device for laundry 4 for delivery, wherein the downwardly inclined first guide 6 on which the hanger 3 is hooked and the hanger 3 delivered from the first guide 6 are interlocked with the transport belt 1. The second guide 9 having a downwardly inclined shape for sliding on the hook 2 of the transport belt 1 and the hanger 3 over the hook 2 of the transport belt 1 after being slid down while moving in parallel. The return means 10 for returning the hanger 3 and the hanger 3 that is hooked on the first guide 6 are temporarily prevented from slipping, and the slip-off prohibition state of the hanger 3 is canceled on condition that the second guide 9 is returned. Order feeder 1 In addition, the hanger 3 delivered from the first guide 6 is temporarily locked to the second guide 9, and a stopper that maintains this locked state until the second guide 9 moves in parallel with the transport belt 1. 14 (Claim 1).
[0008]
The apparatus of the present invention is attached to a laundry finishing machine 5 or the like that circulates the transport belt 1 to dry finish while transporting the laundry 4, or is used in parallel with this kind of finishing machine. In the case of the present invention, the gradient of the first guide 6 and the second guide 9 may be selected as appropriate. That is, the hanger 3 can be smoothly transferred from the first guide 6 to the second guide 9, and the hanger 3 can be slid down from the second guide 9 to be reliably transferred to the hook 2 of the transport belt 1. For example, the gradients of the first guide 6 and the second guide 9 may be the same or selected in different states.
[0009]
In the present invention, the rod 15a is extended when the hook 2 of the transport belt 1 is detected while the hanger 3 is locked to the second guide 9 by the stopper 14, and the rod 15a is engaged with the hook 2. A cylinder device 15 is provided on the second guide 9 so that when the second guide 9 is pulled by the hook 2 and the hanger 3 is stretched over the hook 2, the rod 15a contracts and the engagement with the hook 2 is released. (Claim 2).
[0010]
This is because according to this, the second guide 9 can be translated in conjunction with the transport band 1 with a simple configuration. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second guide 9 may be moved by, for example, a motor in accordance with the movement of the hook 2 of the transport band 1.
[0011]
In the present invention, it is preferable that the return means 10 is an air cylinder in which the rod 10a is disposed along the moving direction of the second guide 9. (Claim 3)
[0012]
This is because the air pressure source that is normally used as a drive source for the laundry finishing machine 5 in the cleaning factory can be used for the returning action of the second guide 9, and the structure is simplified compared to the case where the air is restored by a motor or the like. Because it can.
[0013]
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.
[0014]
In FIG. 1 etc., 1 is a chain conveyor as an endless conveyance belt. Hooks 2 are attached to the transport band 1 at regular intervals. 3 is a hanger, and 4 is a laundry hung on the hanger 3. The apparatus of the present invention of this embodiment is attached to a laundry finishing machine 5 that finishes drying while conveying the laundry 4 suspended on the hanger 3.
[0015]
Reference numeral 6 denotes a downwardly inclined first guide on which the hanger 3 is hooked. Reference numeral 7 denotes an attachment frame for attaching the first guide 6. This attachment frame 7 is fixed to the upper part of the side wall in which the laundry entrance 5a and the exit 5b of the laundry finishing machine 5 are formed. The first guide 6 is fixed to the open end of the attachment frame 7 in a downwardly inclined manner on the laundry finishing machine 5 side via a support piece 8.
[0016]
Reference numeral 9 denotes a second guide for sliding the hanger 3 delivered from the first guide 6 while moving in parallel with the conveyance band 1 and suspending the hanger 3 on the hook 2 of the conveyance band 1. The second guide 9 has the same gradient as the first guide 6 and is formed on the laundry finishing machine 5 side so as to be inclined downward.
[0017]
Reference numeral 10 denotes a return means for returning the second guide 9 after the hanger 3 is bridged over the hook 2 of the transport band 1. In this embodiment, the return means 10 is constituted by an air cylinder in which a rod 10a is disposed along the moving direction of the second guide 9. The second guide 9 is connected to the tip of a rod 10 a of an air cylinder as the return means 10 via a support portion 11.
[0018]
12 is a sequential feeding device that temporarily prevents the hanger 3 from being slipped off by the first guide 6 and cancels the slip-off prohibited state of the hanger 3 on the condition that the second guide 9 is restored. is there. The sequential feeding device 12 includes a photoelectric sensor 12a that is turned on when the hanger 3 is detected, and a cylinder 12b that is fixed vertically to the mounting frame 7 with the rod 12b1 facing downward. A pair of left and right parallel rods 13 are connected to the lower end of the rod 12b1 of the cylinder 12b in an extended manner. The lower end of the parallel rod 13 is disposed below the upper surface of the first guide 6 with the first guide 6 interposed therebetween.
[0019]
Reference numeral 14 temporarily holds the hanger 3 delivered from the first guide 6 to the second guide 9 and maintains this locked state until the second guide 9 moves in parallel with the transport belt 1. It is a stopper. The stopper 14 is provided in a hanging manner on the mounting frame 7.
[0020]
Reference numeral 15 denotes a cylinder device provided in the second guide 9 via the support portion 11. In the cylinder device 15, when the hook 2 of the transport band 1 is detected while the hanger 3 is locked to the second guide 9 by the stopper 14, the rod 15 a extends, and the rod 15 a is engaged with the hook 2. When the second guide 9 is pulled by the hook 2 and the hanger 3 is stretched over the hook 2, the rod 15 a contracts and the engagement with the hook 2 is released. Reference numeral 16 denotes a limit switch that detects the hook 2 of the transport band 1. When the hook 2 of the transport band 1 turns on the limit switch 16, the cylinder device 15 is driven in response to the detection signal, and the rod 15a is protruded.
[0021]
Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0022]
First, the hanger 3 is hooked on the first guide 6 in a state where the laundry 4 is suspended. Then, the hanger 3 slides down from the first guide 6 toward the second guide 9, and when the second guide 9 is not disposed at the return position, the hanger 3 is locked to the parallel rod 13 of the sequential feeding device 12. 6 (see the state of FIG. 1). When the rod 10a of the air cylinder as the return means 10 contracts, the sequential feeding device 12 turns on the cylinder 12b when the logical sum of the signal that is turned on and the signal from the photoelectric sensor 12a that is turned on when the hanger 3 is detected. Is driven, the rod 12b1 is pulled, and the parallel rod 13 is raised. As a result, the locked state of the hanger 3 is released, and the hanger 3 is transferred from the first guide 6 to the second guide 9.
[0023]
The hanger 3 delivered to the second guide 9 is temporarily locked to the second guide 9 by the stopper 14. Then, when the hook 2 of the transport band 1 turns on the limit switch 16, the rod 15 a of the cylinder device 15 is extended in response to this on signal and engages with the hook 2. In the case of this embodiment, the rod 15a of the cylinder device 15 is protruded beyond the hook 2 and engaged with the hook 2 so that the side end of the hook 2 in the traveling direction is in contact with the rod 15a. As a result, the second guide 9 translates in the lateral direction in conjunction with the movement of the hook 2, that is, the movement of the transport belt 1. In this case, the rod 10 a of the air cylinder as the return means 10 is pulled as the second guide 9 moves. When the second guide 9 moves in parallel with the transport belt 1, the hanger 3 is released from the locked state with the stopper 14, slides down the upper surface of the second guide 9, and is bridged on the hook 2.
[0024]
When the hanger 3 is stretched over the hook 2, in this embodiment, the rod 10a of the air cylinder as the return means 10 is protruded by a slight distance. In this control, for example, a switch that is turned on when the rod 10a is moved by a distance necessary for bridging the hanger 3 to the hook 2 is incorporated in the return means 10, and when the switch is turned on, the rod 10a is set to a preset length. This is realized by constructing a pneumatic circuit so as to extend only slightly.
[0025]
When the rod 10a is slightly protruded, the rod 15a of the cylinder device 15 together with the second guide 9 is slightly fed in the moving direction of the transport band 1. As a result, the rod 15 a is separated from the side end of the hook 2. Next, the cylinder device 15 is driven by receiving a signal from a timer, for example, and the rod 15a contracts. As a result, the rod 15a of the cylinder device 15 is pulled without receiving contact resistance with the hook 2, and the engagement with the hook 2 is released. Thereafter, the rod 10a of the air cylinder as the return means 10 contracts, and the second guide 9 returns.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the laundry suspended from the hanger is transferred from the first guide to the second guide, the second guide is moved in parallel with the transport belt, and the hanger is slid down from the second guide. It is formed so that it can be hung over the hook of a conveyance belt.
[0027]
Accordingly, in the case of the present invention, the laundry can be automatically and reliably supplied to the hooks of the transport belt that circulates and the hanger is automatically and reliably reduced according to this. And the efficiency of the laundry finishing process can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a device of the present invention in use.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a laundry finishing machine provided with the same apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the same device as viewed from below.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transport belt 2 Hook 3 Hanger 4 Laundry 6 1st guide 9 2nd guide 10 Returning means 12 Sequence feeder 14 Stopper

Claims (3)

A laundry supply device for hanging the laundry suspended on a hanger together with a hanger to a hook attached to an endless transport belt at regular intervals. A sloping first guide and a second sloping second guide for sliding the hanger delivered from the first guide while moving in parallel with the transport belt, and spanning the hook on the transport belt. And a return means for returning the second guide after the hanger is passed over the hook of the transport belt, and the sliding of the hanger hooked on the first guide is temporarily prevented, and the second guide is returned. On this condition, the sequential feeding device for releasing the hanger slip-off prohibiting state and the hanger delivered from the first guide are temporarily locked to the second guide, and the second guide is conveyed. Feeder of laundry, characterized in that it is formed and a stopper for maintaining the locked state until translates in conjunction with. 2. The laundry supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rod extends when the hanger is detected by the second guide while the hanger is locked by the stopper, and the rod is engaged with the hook. The second guide is provided with a cylinder device in which the second guide is pulled by the hook and the rod is contracted and the engagement with the hook is released when the hanger is stretched over the hook. Supply device. 3. The laundry supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the return means is an air cylinder in which a rod is arranged along the moving direction of the second guide.

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