JP2017148279A - Clothing press apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothing press apparatus which can change pressure for pressing clothing with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: A clothing press apparatus 1 of the present invention includes: an upper iron 11 used for pressing clothing placed on a lower iron 12; a drive part 40 for reciprocating a piston rod 41 having one end connected to the upper iron 11 by air pressure in a direction in which the upper iron 11 and the lower iron 12 are separated from and brought into contact with each other; a locking part 42 fixed to the piston rod 41 and having a larger outer diameter than the piston rod 41; one or a plurality of restriction members 64-66 each for restricting the movement of the piston rod 41 toward the lower iron 12 by contact with the locking part 42 when disposed at a predetermined restriction position on the movement path of the locking part 42 of the piston rod 41; and a support member 62 for supporting the one or the plurality of restriction members 64-66 in such a manner as to be able to switch each of them between a first state of being disposed at the restriction position and a second state of being separated from the restriction position so as not to be brought into contact with the locking part 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothing pressing device for pressing clothing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a clothing pressing device that presses clothing by reciprocating a pressure member using an air cylinder is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-353400 A

  By the way, since the appropriate press pressure varies depending on the cloth or thickness of the clothing to be pressed, it is desirable that the press pressure is variable in the clothing press device. However, in the conventional garment press device, in order to change the pressure for pressing the garment, it is necessary to adjust the amount of air supplied to the air cylinder, so the configuration becomes complicated and the cost increases. There's a problem. Also, in some cases, it is possible to change the pressure by adjusting the movable range of the air cylinder by turning the locking part screwed to the tip of the double rod type air cylinder. Since it is difficult to understand the relationship between the amount and the adjustment amount of pressure, it is difficult to perform an accurate adjustment operation, and it is complicated to repeatedly perform the adjustment operation with clothing.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a garment pressing device capable of changing the pressure for pressing garments with a simple configuration.

  The garment press device according to the present invention includes a pressurizing member used for pressurizing a garment placed on a garment placing portion, and a piston rod having one end connected to the pressurizing member by air pressure. And an air cylinder that reciprocates in the direction in which the clothes placement part is separated from and contacted, a locking part that is fixed to the piston rod and has a larger outer diameter than the piston rod, and movement of the locking part of the piston rod One or a plurality of limiting members that limit movement of the piston rod in the direction toward the clothing placement portion by contact with the locking portion when disposed at a predetermined limiting position on the path; Or a support member that supports each of the plurality of restriction members so as to be switchable between a first state in which the restriction member is disposed at the restriction position and a second state in which the restriction member is separated from the restriction position and does not contact the locking portion.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is possible to provide the clothing press which can change the pressure which presses clothing with a simple structure.

The front view which shows schematic structure of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The top view which shows schematic structure of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The left view which shows schematic structure of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The right view which shows schematic structure of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The right view which shows schematic structure of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The right view which shows schematic structure of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the restriction | limiting state by the limitation member of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the restriction | limiting state by the restriction | limiting member of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the restriction | limiting state by the restriction | limiting member of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the restriction | limiting state by the restriction | limiting member of the press apparatus for clothes which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. In addition, the following embodiment is an example which actualized this invention, Comprising: The thing of the character which limits the technical scope of this invention is not.

  First, a schematic configuration of a clothing press device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, description may be made using the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction defined in FIGS. Moreover, in order to prevent complication of drawings, illustrations of coupling members such as screws, air piping, steam piping, and electrical wiring may be omitted as appropriate.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the clothing pressing apparatus 1 includes a pressurizing unit 10, a lower support unit 20, an upper support unit 30, a drive unit 40, a control unit 50, and a pressurization adjustment unit 60. ing. The clothing molded by the clothing press device 1 includes, for example, clothing, towels, or sheets.

  The pressure unit 10 includes an upper collar 11 and a lower collar 12. In the garment press apparatus 1, the garment placed on the lower heel 12 is pressed between the upper heel 11 and the lower heel 12 to finish the garment. That is, the upper eyelid 11 is an example of a pressure member used for pressurizing clothing, and the lower eyelid 12 is an example of a clothing placement portion on which clothing is placed.

  1 to 4, the surface shape of each of the upper heel 11 and the lower heel 12 is shown to be flat, but the surface shape of each of the upper heel 11 and the lower heel 12 is the upper heel. One of 11 and the lower collar 12 may be an arcuate recess, and the other may be an arcuate projection. Moreover, the said recessed part and the said convex part may be circular arc shape in one or both of the front-back direction and the left-right direction. Furthermore, although the case where the said upper eyelid 11 moves is mentioned as an example and demonstrated here, the said upper eyelid 11 and the said lower eyelid 12 should just be a thing to which one or both move and it contacts / separates.

  Moreover, in the said clothing press apparatus 1, it is possible to spray water vapor | steam toward the clothing from the said upper collar 11. FIG. Therefore, the clothing press device 1 is provided with a boiler facility for inputting water vapor to the clothing press device 1. And the said control part 50 controls the presence or absence of the spout of the water vapor | steam from the said upper collar 11 by opening and closing the electromagnetic valve arrange | positioned on the water vapor | steam input path from the said boiler equipment to the said press apparatus 1 for clothes. To do. In addition, the structure which can spray water vapor | steam toward clothing from either one or both of the said upper heel 11 and the said lower heel 12 may be sufficient as the said press apparatus 1 for clothes.

  Further, the clothing press device 1 can suck air from the lower eyelid 12. For this reason, the clothing press device 1 is provided with an air compressor that sucks air from the clothing press device 1. And the said control part 50 controls the presence or absence of the intake from the said lower eyelid 12 by opening and closing the electromagnetic valve arrange | positioned on the intake path by the said compressor. The water vapor sucked by the intake air is drained through a drain pipe (not shown). Moreover, the structure which can be suck | inhaled from either one or both of the said upper eyelid 11 and the said lower eyelid 12 may be sufficient as the said press apparatus 1 for clothes.

  The lower support part 20 supports the lower rod 12, the upper support part 30, the control part 50, and the like. In particular, the lower support portion 20 supports the upper support portion 30 so as to be rotatable about a predetermined rotation shaft 21. The lower support portion 20 includes a drive portion 22 that rotates the upper support portion 30 about the rotation shaft 21.

  The drive unit 22 is an air cylinder that reciprocates the piston rod 23 by air pressure. Specifically, the driving unit 22 includes two air inlets to which air is supplied from an air compressor (not shown), and the piston rod 23 is moved when air is supplied to one of the air inlets. It is a so-called double acting cylinder that moves in one direction and moves the piston rod 23 in the other direction when air is supplied to the other air inlet.

  Then, the control unit 50 controls an electromagnetic valve or the like arranged on the air supply path from the compressor to each of the air inlets, and whether or not air is supplied to each of the air inlets and the air supply The driving of the driving unit 22 is controlled by controlling the amount.

  One end of the piston rod 23 is connected to a drive mechanism 24 that rotationally drives the upper support 30. The drive mechanism 24 is a link mechanism that moves the upper support 30 in accordance with the movement of the piston rod 23 and opens and closes the upper rod 11 with respect to the lower rod 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the worker places the clothes on the lower heel 12 in an open state in which the upper support portion 30 rotates clockwise and the upper heel 11 is largely separated from the lower heel 12. And clothes are taken out from the lower arm 12.

  The upper support part 30 supports the upper collar 11, the drive part 40, and the like. The drive unit 40 is an air cylinder that reciprocates a piston rod 41 having one end connected to the upper rod 11 in a direction in which the upper rod 11 and the lower rod 12 are separated from each other by air pressure. Specifically, the driving unit 40 includes two first air inlets and second air inlets to which air is supplied from an air compressor (not shown), and air is supplied to one of the first air inlets. This is a so-called double-acting cylinder that moves the piston rod 41 in one direction when supplied, and moves the piston rod 41 to the other when air is supplied to the other second air inlet.

  Further, a locking portion 42 used for restricting movement of the piston rod 41 is provided at the upper end of the piston rod 41. For example, the locking portion 42 is a cylindrical member in which a female screw that is screwed into a male screw formed at the upper end of the piston rod 41 is formed, and has an outer diameter larger than that of the piston rod 41. . In particular, in the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the locking portion 42 has a flange portion having an outer diameter larger than that of the piston rod 41.

  The control unit 50 controls an electromagnetic valve or the like disposed on an air supply path from the compressor to each of the first air inlet and the second air inlet, and the first air inlet and The driving of the driving unit 40 is controlled by controlling whether or not air is supplied to each of the second air inlets.

  Specifically, when the air is supplied to the first air inlet, the piston rod 41 moves downward, the upper rod 11 is pressed against the lower rod 12, and the air is supplied to the second air inlet. As a result, the piston rod 41 moves upward, and the upper rod 11 is separated from the lower rod 12. At this time, the maximum movement amount of the piston rod 41 is defined in the drive unit 40. In the clothing press device 1, the downward movement amount of the piston rod 41 is as described later. It may be limited by the locking portion 42.

  By the way, since the appropriate press pressure varies depending on the cloth or thickness of the clothing to be pressed, it is desirable that the press pressure is variable in the clothing press device. In the conventional garment pressing device, in order to change the pressure for pressing the garment, it is necessary to adjust the amount of air supplied to the driving unit 40, so that the configuration becomes complicated and the cost increases. There was a problem. On the other hand, in the said garment press apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment, as demonstrated below, it is possible to change the pressure which presses garment with a simple structure.

  Specifically, the pressure adjusting unit 60 is fixed to the top of the driving unit 40. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the pressure adjusting unit 60 is provided with an opening 61 having an opening diameter larger than that of the piston rod 41 and smaller than that of the locking portion 42. 62. The support member 62 is also formed with one or a plurality of screw holes 63 for fixing the pressure adjusting unit 60.

  The pressure adjusting unit 60 is screwed into the housing of the driving unit 40 with a screw through the screw hole 63 with the piston rod 41 passing through the opening 61. The screw hole 63 is formed in a mortar shape in which the head of the screw does not protrude upward from the surface of the support member 62 when the screw is inserted from above and fastened to the driving unit 40. Yes. Note that the structure for fixing the pressure adjusting unit 60 is not limited to this, and the positioning of the pressure adjusting unit 60 with respect to the piston rod 41 of the driving unit 40 can be performed. Any structure that does not hinder it is sufficient.

  The pressure adjusting unit 60 includes a plurality of limiting members 64 to 66 that are supported by the support member 62 so as to be rotatable about a predetermined rotation shaft 67. Each of the support member 42 and the limiting members 64 to 66 is a flat plate member orthogonal to the moving direction of the piston rod 41. The restricting members 64 to 66 are stacked in the order of the restricting members 64, 65, and 66 from the bottom.

  Each of the limiting members 64 to 66 is directed to the lower rod 12 of the piston rod 41 when the limiting members 64 to 66 are arranged at predetermined limiting positions on the movement path of the locking portion 42 of the piston rod 41. Directional movement is limited by contact with the locking portion 42.

  That is, the support member 62 switches between a first state in which one or a plurality of the restricting members 64 to 66 are disposed at the restricting position and a second state in which the support member 62 is separated from the restricting position and does not contact the locking portion. I support it as possible. The support member 62 is provided with a restricting portion 68 that protrudes upward from the support member 62 and restricts the rotation of the restricting members 64 to 66.

  Each of the limiting members 64 to 66 has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the piston rod 41, and a U-shaped opening through which the piston rod 41 can be inserted when the limiting members 64 to 66 rotate. 69. For example, the thickness of each of the limiting members 64 to 66 is 1 mm for the limiting member 64, 2 mm for the limiting member 65, and 3 mm for the limiting member 66. The plate thickness of the limiting members 64 to 66 may be the same.

  The control unit 50 includes operation units such as a foot switch 51 and operation buttons 52, an electric circuit that controls the operation of the clothing press device 1, and the like. The control unit 50 is not limited to an electric circuit, and is a computer having a control device such as a CPU, RAM, ROM, or EEPROM, for example, and the CPU executes processing according to a control program stored in advance in the ROM. The clothing press apparatus 1 may be controlled.

  Then, the control unit 50 controls the driving unit 40 and the driving unit 22 according to the operation of the foot switch 51 and the operation button 52 by an operator, so that the clothing press device 1 can receive the clothing. Execute the press operation. Hereinafter, an example of the press operation will be described.

  At the start of the pressing operation, as shown in FIG. 5, the clothing pressing apparatus 1 causes the upper support 30 to rotate clockwise about the rotating shaft 21 to move the upper heel 11. Is an open state sufficiently separated from the lower eyelid 12. In this open state, the worker places clothes such as laundry on the lower heel 12, and operates the foot switch 51 and the operation button 52 to start the press operation on the control unit 50. Let

  First, when the pressing operation is started, the drive unit 22 is controlled, and the piston rod 23 moves in a direction protruding from the drive unit 22. As a result, the upper support portion 30 rotates counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 21, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the upper collar 11 moves to the lower collar 12 rather than the opened state. Move to the ready state.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper rod 11 is pressed against the lower rod 12 by controlling the drive unit 40 and moving the piston rod 41 downward. Further, the control unit 50 ejects water vapor from the boiler facility (not shown) from the upper rod 11 and sucks air from the lower rod 12. Thereby, clothing is pressurized and molded between the upper heel 11 and the lower heel 12.

  At this time, in the garment press apparatus 1, since the amount of movement of the lower heel 12 of the upper heel 11 is limited by the pressure adjusting unit 60, the pressure of the press by the upper heel 11 and the lower heel 12 is reduced. It can be adjusted. Specifically, before the pressing operation is started, the restriction members 64 to 66 of the pressure adjusting unit 60 are set in either the first state or the second state, whereby the upper collar 11 and the lower The pressure of the press by the scissors 12 is adjusted.

  7-10 is a figure for demonstrating the adjustment method of the pressure of the press by the said pressurization adjustment part 60 here. 7A to 10A are plan views of the pressure adjusting unit 60, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, when all the restriction members 64 to 66 are set in the second state retracted from the restriction position in the pressurizing adjustment part 60, the piston rod of the drive part 40 The downward movement of 41 is restricted by contact between the locking portion 42 provided at the upper end of the piston rod 41 and the edge of the opening 61 of the support member 62. That is, in this case, the pressure at which the garment is pressed in the garment pressing apparatus 1 is the largest.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the operator rotates only the limiting member 64 arranged at the lowest position in the pressure adjusting unit 60 to the limiting position and sets the first state. Can be considered. In this case, the downward movement of the piston rod 41 is restricted by the contact with the limiting member 64 positioned above the support member 62. Accordingly, the amount of movement of the upper rod 11 connected to the piston rod 41 in the direction toward the lower rod 12 is smaller than that in the case where the limiting member 64 is in the second state, and the upper rod 11 And the pressure of the press by the said lower punch 12 falls.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 9, it is conceivable that an operator rotates only the restriction members 64 and 65 to the restriction position in the pressure adjusting unit 60 and sets the first state. In this case, the downward movement of the piston rod 41 is restricted by contact with the limiting member 65 positioned above the support member 62. Therefore, compared with the case where only the limiting member 64 is in the first state, the amount of movement of the upper rod 11 connected to the piston rod 41 in the direction toward the lower rod 12 is reduced, and the upper rod is reduced. 11 and the pressure of the press by the lower punch 12 are reduced.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, it is conceivable that the operator rotates all the restricting members 64 to 66 to the restricting position and sets them in the first state in the pressure adjusting unit 60. In this case, the downward movement of the piston rod 41 is restricted by contact with the restriction member 66 positioned above the support member 62. Therefore, compared with the case where only the restriction members 64 and 65 are in the first state, the amount of movement of the upper rod 11 connected to the piston rod 41 in the direction toward the lower rod 12 is reduced, The pressure of the press by the upper punch 11 and the lower punch 12 is reduced. That is, in this case, the pressure with which the garment is pressed in the garment pressing apparatus 1 is the smallest.

  As described above, in the garment pressing device 1, the pressure for pressing the garment can be changed by adjusting the amount of movement of the piston rod 41 by the driving unit 40 using the pressure adjusting unit 60. It is. And as mentioned above, the said pressurization adjustment part 60 is a simple structure that each of the said limitation members 64-66 can be switched to the said 1st state and the said 2nd state by rotation. In the present embodiment, as described above, an example in which the press pressure of the upper rod 11 and the lower rod 12 can be adjusted in four stages has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this and is adjusted in at least two stages. If possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration in which the limiting members 64 to 66 are rotatable has been described. For example, the limiting members 64 to 66 can slide (slide) in a predetermined direction along a predetermined groove portion. A configuration is also conceivable as another embodiment. In this case, the limiting members 64 to 66 are configured to be switchable between the first state and the second state by sliding in the predetermined direction. Even in this case, each of the limiting members 64 to 66 has a simple configuration capable of moving between a first state interposed between the piston rod 41 and the support member 62 and a second state not interposed by sliding.

  Moreover, in the said clothing press apparatus 1, since the said limiting member 64, 65, 66 is arrange | positioned from the bottom to the top in the order, the said limiting member 64 is not used, but the said limiting member 65 or 66 is used May cause problems such as deformation of the limiting member 65 or 66. Therefore, the structure which the said limitation members 64-66 interlock | cooperate on the conditions defined beforehand can be considered. Specifically, it is conceivable that the limiting members 64 to 66 are interlocked so that only the upper limiting member does not shift to the first state.

  For example, the limit member 65 protrudes downward from the lower surface of the limit member 65 by a dimension equal to or smaller than the thickness of the limit member 64. When the limit member 65 rotates counterclockwise, the limit member 64 is interlocked and counteracted. A configuration with ribs that rotate clockwise can be considered. Thereby, it is prevented that only the limiting member 65 is used without using the limiting member 64. Similarly, it projects downward from the lower surface of the restricting member 66 by a dimension equal to or smaller than the thickness of the restricting member 65. When the restricting member 66 rotates counterclockwise, the restricting member 64 is interlocked. A configuration including a rib that rotates counterclockwise is conceivable. This prevents the restriction member 66 from being used without using the restriction member 64 or 65.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clothing press apparatus 10 Pressurization part 20 Lower support part 30 Upper support part 40 Drive part 41 Piston rod 42 Locking part 50 Control part 60 Pressurization adjustment part 61 Opening part 62 Support member 63 Screw holes 64-66 Restriction member 67 Rotation shaft 68 Restriction part 69 Opening part

Claims (5)

A pressurizing member used for pressurizing clothing placed on the clothing placement portion;
An air cylinder that reciprocally moves a piston rod, one end of which is connected to the pressure member, in a direction in which the pressure member and the clothing placement portion are separated from each other by air pressure;
A locking portion fixed to the piston rod and having a larger outer diameter than the piston rod;
When the piston rod is disposed at a predetermined restriction position on the movement path of the locking portion, the movement of the piston rod in the direction toward the clothing placement portion is restricted by contact with the locking portion. One or more restrictive members to
A support member that supports one or a plurality of the restriction members so as to be switchable between a first state in which the restriction member is disposed at the restriction position and a second state in which the restriction member is separated from the restriction position and does not contact the locking portion;
A press apparatus for clothing comprising: A plurality of the limiting members;
The clothing pressing device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting member is a plate member that is rotatable between the first state and the second state about a rotation axis that is predetermined by the support member. . A plurality of the limiting members;
The clothing pressing device according to claim 1, wherein the limiting member is a plate member that is slidable between the first state and the second state along a groove portion that is predetermined by the support member.   The clothing pressing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein any one or more of the limiting members have different plate thicknesses. The restricting member has an opening having an opening diameter larger than that of the piston rod and smaller than the locking portion;
The said piston rod is penetrated by the said opening part in the said 1st state, The movement of the said piston rod is controlled by the contact of the edge part of the said opening part and the said latching | locking part. Clothing press equipment.

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