JP2562874Y2 - Press machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a press machine for pressing clothes to spread wrinkles, and more particularly, to providing two or more lower irons so that their positions can be interchanged. At the position of the lower iron, the work of placing the clothes on the lower iron is performed, and the upper iron is provided above the lower iron of the other position so as to be detachable from the lower iron. It relates to a continuous press machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of press machine is a rotary type in which two lower trowels are rotated around a rotation axis and their positions are interchangeably provided. In addition to pressing the upper garment with the upper trowel, in the working position, the work of taking out the already pressed garment on the lower trowel and the work of placing new garment on the lower trowel were performed. .

[0003]

However, in this press machine, the garment pressed at the press position must be manually removed from above the lower iron when it comes to the work position. Need work.

[0004] In particular, clothing is hot immediately after being pressed at the pressing position, and may be deformed or wrinkled if handled carelessly, and must be handled carefully.

[0005] Thus, while removing the pressed garment on the lower iron and placing it in place for the next step,
The worker could not carry out the work of placing new clothes on the lower iron, and the work efficiency was poor.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and mechanically removes pressed clothing from above the lower iron, and allows the worker to place new clothing on the lower iron at the working position. The purpose of the present invention is to make it possible to concentrate on only the work to be placed, and to improve work efficiency.

[0007]

According to the first invention of the present application, two or more lower irons are provided so that their positions can be exchanged with each other, and the clothes are placed on the lower iron at one position. Along with
In a press machine provided with an upper trowel above and below another lower trowel so as to be detachable from the lower trowel, the terminal portion of the garment is gripped on the side of the lower trowel above the press position. The chuck is provided so as to be detachable from the lower iron, and a conveyor device for transporting clothes is provided from below the chuck to a side of the working position.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a base having a comb-like edge on the side of the lower iron is extended,
The edge of the garment is placed on the table, and the chuck has a comb-like shape that meshes with the edge of the table.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a middle mat is rotatably provided on an upper portion of each of the lower irons so as to be separated from and connected to the lower iron. And an operating member for slightly rotating the middle mat upward when the upper iron is moved upward is provided at the press position, and is particularly suitable for trousers. Press machine.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a trouser press according to one embodiment of the present invention, wherein 1 is a frame. The frame 1 is composed of a lower frame 2 and an upper frame 3 projecting above a rear part of the lower frame 2.
It is supported by.

A rotary shaft 5 is provided between the center of the lower frame 2 and the front end of the upper frame 3, and a rotary plate 6 is rotatably supported on the rotary shaft 5. . Lower irons 7 are attached to both ends of the rotary plate 6, respectively. When the rotary plate 6 rotates, the lower irons 7 alternate between the working position A and the pressing position B. To and fro.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a middle mat provided on the upper part of each of the lower irons 7, which is attached to a pivot 12 rotatably supported at the center of the rotating plate 6, and rotates the pivot 12 concerned. By doing so, it comes into contact with the lower iron 7.

The middle mat 8 has a substantially U-shaped frame 9.
The mat 10 and the frame 9 are connected by a spring 11. The frame 9 is provided at a position surrounding the outer periphery of the lower iron 7, and when the middle mat 8 is placed on the lower iron 7, the mat 10 is pressed against the upper surface of the lower iron 7.

FIG. 5 shows a rotation mechanism of the middle mat 8, and shows an air cylinder 13 attached to the rotating plate 6.
A substantially U-shaped operating member 14 is attached to the tip of the operating member 14, and the lower end of the operating member 14 is connected to the support shaft 12 via links 15 and 16.

By operating the air cylinder 13, the middle mat 8 is rotated via the support shaft 12,
The middle mat 8 has a position C where the middle mat 8 is pressed against the upper surface of the lower iron 7 and a position D where the middle mat 8 is opened upward with respect to the lower iron 7.

Further, another air cylinder 17 is provided above the operation member 14 corresponding to the lower iron 7 at the press position B, and the upper end of the air cylinder 17 is provided below the operation member 14 by the air cylinder 17. By pushing, the middle mat 8 is slightly rotated, and the mat 10 is held at a position E slightly raised from the position C where the mat 10 is pressed against the lower iron 7.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a distributor which is attached to a lower portion of the rotary plate 6 and distributes compressed air, steam, vacuum, etc. supplied to various members rotating with the rotary plate 6 through the distributor 18. And control it.

Reference numeral 19 denotes an air cylinder for rotating the rotary plate 6, the base of which is rotatably mounted on the frame 1, and the tip of which is rotatably mounted on an eccentric position below the distributor 18. I have.

When the air cylinder 19 is contracted from the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the rotary plate 6 rotates clockwise. Then, after the rotation of the rotary plate 6 exceeds 90 °, the air cylinder 19 is extended and further rotated in the same direction, and is rotated to the state shown by the dashed line.
The rotating plate 6 rotates by 180 °, and the positions of the two lower irons 7 attached to the rotating plate 6 are switched.

Further, by contracting and extending the air cylinder 19 again from the state of the chain line, the rotary plate 6 is rotated by 180 ° counterclockwise, the position of the lower iron 7 is switched, and the air cylinder 19 is moved. Return to the position indicated by the solid line again.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an upper iron, which is provided above the lower iron 7 at the press position B, and comes into contact with the lower iron 7 from above by an air cylinder 21 attached to the upper frame 3. ing.

Reference numeral 22 denotes an operation table provided at the front end of the lower frame 2, and reference numeral 23 denotes a push button switch provided on the operation table 22 for controlling opening and closing of the middle mat 8 at the work position A. Reference numeral 24 denotes a drawer switch for controlling the rotation of the rotary plate 6.

The lower iron 7 has a base 26 integrally attached to one end of the iron body 25, and an end of the base 26 forms a comb-shaped edge 27. And the above mat 8
The upper iron 20 and the upper iron 20 are separated from each other so as to overlap the upper surface of the iron body 25 of the lower iron 7.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a clothes take-out device provided on the rear side of the frame 1, and reference numeral 29 denotes a conveyor device arranged so as to extend from the front of the clothes take-up device 28 to the side of the work position A.

In the clothes taking-out device 28, the slider 31 is moved along the guide 30 by the lower iron 7 of the press position B.
It is slidably mounted on the left and right so as to be separated from the side. A chuck 33 is attached to the slider 31 via a bar 32.

The chuck 33 has an air hand 35 in which a pair of fingers 34 is opened and closed by compressed air, and a gripping plate 36 is attached to the finger 34. The air hand 35 is operated by the compressed air to move the gripping plate 36. Opening / closing operation is performed to grasp clothes.

The holding plate 36 of the chuck 33
Has a comb-like shape as shown in FIG. 1, and when the chuck 33 is close to the lower iron 7, as shown by a chain line in FIG. Part 2
7 and are arranged so as to be staggered.

The conveyor device 29 is arranged from the lower front part of the center of the guide 30 to the side of the working position A toward the front. The conveyor device 29 has an endless conveyor belt 37, and both side edges of the conveyor belt 37 are covered with a slide cover 38 having a substantially L-shaped cross section.

On the surface of the conveyor belt 37, a conveying projection 39 is provided intermittently. Then, with the clothes hung on the conveyor device 29, the conveyor belt 3
The garment 7 is driven, the garment is supported by the transport projection 39, and is transported forward while sliding on the surface of the slide cover 38.

[0031]

Next, the operation of the trouser press according to the present invention will be described based on the above embodiment.

In the present invention, the worker works while standing in front of the operation table 22 at the work position A.

Here, in the working position A, the middle mat 8 is turned upward, and the upper part of the lower iron 7 is opened. Then, the pants 40 as clothing are placed on the lower iron 7, the legs are placed on the iron body 25, and the waist is placed on the table 26.

On the lower iron 7, the lower leg portion of the pants 40 is first extended to adjust the shape.

When the air cylinder 13 is operated by operating the push button switch 23 and the operating member 14 is pushed up, the support shaft 12 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 5 and the middle mat 8 is moved from the D position to the C position. Is pivoted to the position above, and the middle mat 8 is placed on the lower iron 7 and the leg extended between the lower iron 7 is sandwiched.

Next, the pants 4 are placed on the mat 8.
Extend the upper leg of the 0 and shape it. The waist of the pants 40 is shaped on the table 26.

That is, the pants 40 are placed on the lower iron 7 with the middle mat 8 sandwiched between the legs and the waist placed on the table 26.

Next, in this state, the drawer switch 2
When the user operates the air cylinder 4, the air cylinder 19 shown in FIG. 4 is operated and contracted, and the rotating plate 6 is rotated clockwise. After the rotation angle of the rotating plate 6 exceeds 90 °, the air cylinder 19 is extended to rotate the rotating plate 6 by 180 °.

As a result, the positions of the two lower irons 7 are switched, and the lower iron 7 on which the pants 40 are placed in the previous step comes to the pressing position B.

At the pressing position B, the upper iron 20
Is moved downward, and the pants 40 on the lower iron 7 are pressed for a predetermined time.

In the meantime, in the clothes removing device 28, the chuck 33 is opened, and the slider 31 is slid to the left along the guide 30. When the chuck 33 comes to the position of the base 26, the comb teeth of the holding plate 36 come to a position where they engage with the edge 27 of the base 26, so that the air hand 35 is operated to close the chuck 33 and the pants between the holding plates 36. The terminal at the waist of 40 is grasped.

After pressing for a predetermined time, the upper trowel 20 is moved upward, and the air cylinder 17 is operated to lower the operation member 14 slightly. As a result, the mat 10 slightly rotates to take the position of E in FIG.

The slider 3 of the clothes take-out device 28
When the user slides 1 to the right, the pants 40 are gripped by the chuck 33 and pulled out from above the lower iron 7. At this time, in the embodiment, since the middle mat 8 is slightly lifted, the middle mat 8 does not press the lower leg of the pants 40 to prevent the drawer from being pulled out.

When the pants 40 are pulled out from between the upper and lower trowels 7 and 20, the legs hang down and are hooked on the conveyor device 29. Then, when the air hand 35 is operated to open the chuck 33, the waist also hangs down, and the pants 40 are hooked on the conveyor device 29 as shown by a chain line in FIG.

When the conveyor device 29 is driven, the pants 40 are supported by the transfer projections 39 and the slide cover 3
8 and is transported forward.

On the other hand, during these steps, in the working position A, new pants 40 are placed on the lower iron 7,
The middle mat 8 is sandwiched between the legs, and the press is ready.

Then, when the air cylinder 19 is operated again, the rotating plate 6 is moved counterclockwise by 1 in the opposite direction.
Rotate 80 °. Thereby, the lower iron 7 on which the pants 40 are placed at the work position A moves to the press position B,
Further, the pants 40 are pressed at the press position B, and the lower iron 7 from which the pants 40 have been removed by the clothes removal device 28 thereafter returns to the work position A again.

Therefore, returning to the beginning of the following steps, the pants 40 are placed on the lower iron 7 at the work position A. In the press position B, the upper iron 20 moves downward and the lower iron 7
Press the upper pants 40.

The pants 40 pressed in the previous step
Is transported to the side of the work position A by the conveyor device 29, so that the worker picks up the pants 40 from the conveyor device 29 during the work of placing the pants 40 on the It can be placed on the desired table.

[0050]

According to the present invention, the trousers 40 pressed at the press position B are taken out from the lower iron 7 by the clothes take-out device 28 at the press position B,
It is conveyed to the side of the work position A by the conveyor device 29.

Accordingly, the operation of placing new pants 40 on the lower iron 7 at the work position A and the operation of removing the pressed pants 40 and sending them to the next step are performed separately and independently. be able to.

Normally, the work of placing the pants 40 at the work position A requires a longer time than the pressing process at the press position B, so that the work of placing the pants 40 on the lower iron 7 at the work position A is completed. The trousers 40 pressed at the press position B are taken out from above the lower iron 7 and are conveyed to the side of the work position A by the conveyor device 29.

Accordingly, by operating the drawer switch 24 and utilizing the time during which the rotary plate 6 is rotated and the two lower irons 7 exchange their positions, the conveyor device 29 is used to release the pants 4.
0 can be picked up and replaced in the place for the next process, and if the next lower iron 7 stops at the work position A, it is possible to immediately concentrate on the work of placing the trousers 40, thereby improving the work efficiency. Is extremely good.

In the above description, the present invention has been described as a trouser press. However, the present invention is not limited to trouser presses, but may be applied to general-purpose presses and other presses for clothing. . In this case, the middle mat 8 as shown in the embodiment is unnecessary.

In the embodiment, a rotary press having two irons 7 is provided. However, the number of irons 7 is not limited to two, and the iron has three or more irons 7. In addition to the rotary press, a plurality of lower irons 7 may exchange the positions with each other.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the press machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the press shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the press shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing a rotation mechanism of a lower iron in the press shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a main part showing a rotating mechanism of a middle mat in the press shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of a main part, showing a device for taking out pressed clothes in the press machine of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Working position B Pressing position 7 Lower iron 8 Middle mat 13, 14, 15, 16 Rotating mechanism of middle mat 20 Upper iron 26 units 27 Edges 33 Chuck 40 Clothing (trousers)

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A trowel (7) having one or more positions (A), wherein two or more lower trowels (7) are provided so that their positions are interchangeable.
, And the upper iron (20) can be separated from and connected to the lower iron (7) above the lower iron (7) at another position (B). In the press machine provided in the above, the chuck (33) for gripping the terminal portion of the garment (40) is separated from the lower iron (7) beside the lower iron (7) at the press position (B). The chuck (3
3) a press machine provided with a conveyor device (29) for conveying clothes (40) from below to the side of the working position (A). 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step (26) having a comb-shaped edge (27) on a side of the lower iron (7).
The edge of the garment (40) is placed on the table (26), and the chuck (33) is placed on the edge (2) of the table (26).
7) A press machine characterized in that it has a comb-like shape that meshes with 3. The medium mat (8) according to claim 1, wherein a middle mat (8) is rotatably provided on an upper part of each of the lower irons (7) so as to be separated from and connected to the lower iron (7). ) Are integrally mounted with the lower iron (7), and the upper iron (2) is placed at the press position (B).
0) A trouser press machine provided with an operating member (17) for slightly rotating the middle mat (8) upward when moving upward.