JP3821891B2 - Trouser press - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vertical trouser presser that heats and presses trousers with a vertically fixed plate and a movable plate that is closed to the fixed plate, and more particularly to an improvement of a trouser presser having a press sheet between the fixed plate and the movable plate. is there.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At the beginning of the development of trouser presses, there were many horizontal types with a fixed plate and a movable plate that was closed to the fixed plate. However, in recent years, the fixed plate and the movable plate have been taken into consideration in order to improve space utilization and convenience. A vertical type is proposed in which the and are vertically arranged.
[0003]
In addition, when the crotch part (cylinder part) of the trousers is directly overlapped and pressed, the seam part at the center position in the front-rear direction becomes thicker than other parts, and wrinkles are likely to occur in the thin part near the seam. It has also been proposed to prevent the occurrence of wrinkles by providing a thin press sheet disposed between the crotch part of the pants between the fixed plate and the movable plate and absorbing the thickness with this press sheet. The trouser presser having this press sheet is applied to both horizontal and vertical types.
[0004]
By the way, a vertical trouser presser having a press sheet is generally supported on a base and rises substantially vertically, and has a fixed plate with one side as a press surface, and a press surface facing the press surface of the fixed plate, A movable plate having a lower end pivotably attached to a fixed plate by a hinge portion, a press sheet disposed between both fixed surfaces of the fixed plate and the movable plate, and a constant opening angle of the movable plate with respect to the fixed plate An opening angle holding unit that holds the movable plate in a state; a pressure contact holding unit that holds the movable plate in a pressure contact state with the fixed plate; and a heater provided on at least one of the fixed plate and the movable plate.
[0005]
Conventionally, a press sheet of a vertical trouser press, for example, as seen in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-115699, has only a lower end supported between a fixed plate and a movable plate, and the upper end is completely free. It is in a state. Therefore, since such a press sheet needs to withstand buckling in a state where the upper end is free and maintain a standing posture, the entire structure is made of a hard resin, or there is a reinforcing structure that becomes a core at both side edge portions. Adopted, the overall wall thickness is relatively large.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a conventional vertical trouser press having a press sheet, the press sheet is configured to be free from the upper end, and a sheet material having relatively large hardness and thickness is applied. However, when a hard material is applied, the thickness difference between the crotch inseam of the pants and the vicinity thereof cannot be sufficiently absorbed, and the occurrence of wrinkles cannot always be effectively prevented. In addition, when using a flexible material to increase the thickness, the absorbability of the thickness difference of the pants can be improved, but a press sheet with high waist strength is required to maintain the rising state with a free upper end. In order to achieve this, a considerable thickness is required, and problems such as waste of materials, heat transfer inhibition of the heater, and cost increase occur. Further, it is possible to add a core material or the like to a part of the press sheet to achieve flexibility and thinning as a whole, but there is a problem that molding is complicated and product cost is increased.
[0007]
On the other hand, in the vertical trouser presser in which the fixed plate and the movable plate are hinged at the lower end, since the gap between the fixed plate and the movable plate is small, the trouser is set once with the movable plate in the open position. In the middle of pressing the movable plate in the closing direction, the upper side of the pants may slip due to its own weight, and the hem side may be wrinkled. Therefore, conventionally, as a means for holding the movable plate against the fixed plate, a mechanism capable of temporarily fixing the movable plate at a position close to the fixed plate is provided, and after the upper end side of the pants is pulled up at the temporary fixing position, the movable plate is further moved. A mechanism or the like that can be moved to the fixed plate side and fixed as a pressed state is adopted.
[0008]
However, such a conventional pressure contact holding means has a structure in which a handle is provided as an operation unit for temporary fixing and permanent fixing, and it is necessary to perform temporary fixing and permanent fixing operation as well as trouser holding as a manual operation. It was bad and the handling was troublesome.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make the press sheet thin and flexible so as to obtain a good finish without causing wrinkles in the seam portion of the trousers. An object of the present invention is to provide a vertical trouser press that is simple in structure and easy to handle, and that can be reduced in cost.
[0010]
Another object of the present invention is that the operation of temporarily fixing the movable plate at a position close to the fixed plate and the final operation of holding both plates at the press contact position later can be easily performed without requiring any extra work. The object is to provide a trouser press that can be performed.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is a fixed plate that is supported on a base and rises substantially vertically and has one side as a press surface, and a press surface that faces the press surface of the fixed plate. A movable plate having a lower end rotatably attached to the fixed plate by a hinge portion, a press sheet disposed between both fixed surfaces of the fixed plate and the movable plate, and the movable plate to the fixed plate At least one of the opening angle holding means for holding the movable plate in a fixed opening angle state, the pressure contact holding means for holding the movable plate in pressure contact with the fixed plate, and the fixed plate and the movable plate. In a vertical trouser press provided with a heater provided, the opening angle holding means is provided between at least one edge of the fixed plate and an edge of the movable plate facing the fixed plate. Depending on the cable Together constitute, characterized in that the upper side of the press sheet The rigging as a guide was supported movably in the respective plates.
[0012]
The invention of claim 2 is the trouser press according to claim 1, wherein the rope as the opening angle holding means is constituted by a single chain having both ends fixed in the vicinity of one side edge upper part of the fixed plate and the movable plate, This chain is inserted through a hole on the upper end side of the press sheet.
[0013]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the trouser press according to the second aspect, the hole through which the chain is inserted is a hole formed in an ear piece protruding from an upper end corner of the press sheet.
[0014]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the trouser presser according to the third aspect, the ear piece is rotatably connected to the press sheet.
[0015]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the trouser press according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the pressing contact holding means of the movable plate is disposed on both side edges of the movable plate and the fixed plate facing each other. The movable plate is constituted by a claw member and a receiving member which are engaged in a latching manner by a closing operation of the movable plate toward the fixed plate.
[0016]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the trouser press according to the fifth aspect, the claw member and the receiving member are engaged with each other at a close position where there is a small gap between the press surfaces of the fixed plate and the movable plate. It has a latching | locking part and the 2nd stage latching | locking part for the trousers regular stop | fastening meshed | engaged in the closed position which the press surface of the said both board | plates substantially contact | abut.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a trouser press according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0018]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a trouser presser according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing an enlarged configuration of a main part such as a press sheet together with an action. FIG. 4 is an enlarged configuration diagram showing a partial section of the movable plate press-contact holding means, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 6 to 9 are action explanatory views sequentially showing the pressing action.
[0019]
First, the configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1, in the trouser press of this embodiment, a rectangular plate-shaped fixing plate 2 is supported on a pair of left and right bases 1 that can be placed on the floor, and fixed in a state of rising substantially vertically. . This fixing plate 2 has a heater (not shown) inside, and a flat surface covered with a heat-resistant cloth on one side surface in the thickness direction is a press surface 3. A power supply box 4 is attached to the upper part of the fixed plate 2, and an operation section 5 such as a switch, an accessory case 6, a hanger 7, etc. are provided on the cover portion of the power supply box 4. The power cord is not shown.
[0021]
Opposite to the press surface 3 of the fixed plate 2, a rotatable movable plate 8 for pressing the trousers is provided. The movable plate 8 has a rectangular shape similar to that of the fixed plate 2. A surface facing the fixed plate 2 on one side in the thickness direction of the movable plate 8 is a press surface 9, and the surface of the press surface 9 sandwiches a crotch crotch portion where a plurality of cloths are overlapped to increase the thickness. Except for the upper center part, it is covered with a cushioning material 10. The lower end edge of the movable plate 8 is rotatably supported by the fixed plate 2 by a pair of left and right hinges 11. As a result, the upper end side of the movable plate 8 can be rotated in the direction of contacting and separating from the fixed plate 2 with the lower end side as a fulcrum.
[0022]
A press sheet 12 for pressing the crotch part of the pants is disposed between the press surfaces 3 and 9 of the fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8. The press sheet 12 has a substantially rectangular shape whose upper edge matches the crotch position when the trousers are set, and the width is narrower than the two plates 2 and 8. A short hook-like protrusion is formed at the lower end of the press sheet 12, and that portion is fixed to the hinge portion 11. The press sheet 12 is made of a relatively flexible polypropylene (PP) or the like, and has a thickness as thin as 1 mm or less and is translucent. The press sheet 12 has a small surface hardness and can be well depressed following the thickness of the trousers to be pressed. In the present embodiment, the press sheet 12 has a flat structure with a constant thickness and is relatively inexpensive. When the upper end is free, the upper end is inclined by its own weight and the waist strength is relatively small. There is no core for reinforcement.
[0023]
However, in the present embodiment, the upper end side of the press sheet 12 can be held at a predetermined height position by using an opening angle holding means that holds the movable plate 8 in a constant opening angle state. That is, a rope body, for example, one chain 13 in which a large number of spheres are continuous in a bead shape is used as the opening angle holding means, and both ends of the chain 13 are located near upper portions of one side edge of the fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8. The movable plate 8 is fixed through the stoppers 13a so that the movable plate 8 can be opened and rotated in the direction away from the fixed plate 2 within the length range of the chain 13. The chain 13 is linear at the maximum opening angle position of the movable plate 8 shown in FIG. 1, and is not horizontal in that state, and is set so that the fixed plate 2 side has a slope slightly higher than the movable plate 8 side. is there.
[0024]
The press sheet 12 is positioned at one upper end corner corresponding to the chain 13, and a fixed-length ear piece 14 is rotatably connected via a pin 15. A hole 16 having a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the ball element constituting the chain 13 is formed. By inserting the chain 13 through the hole 16 at the tip of the ear piece 14, the upper end of the press sheet 12 is supported while the movable plate 8 is opened as shown in FIG. 1, so that downward bending does not occur. is there. Note that the press sheet 12 can be moved in the same direction using the chain 13 as a guide by picking the ear piece 14 by hand and moving it to the fixed plate 2 or the movable plate 8 side. Further, when the hole 16 of the ear piece 14 is at the position of the small-diameter pin portion between the ball elements constituting the chain 13, the hole 16 portion falls into the small-diameter pin portion due to the weight of the ear piece 14 and the press sheet 12. The press sheet 12 can be stopped and held at a fixed position.
[0025]
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a claw member 17 and a receiving member 18 that mesh with each other are provided as press-contact holding means for holding the movable plate 8 in press-contact with the fixed plate 2. . The claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 are respectively arranged on both side edges of the fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8 facing each other, and automatically engage with each other by the closing operation of the movable plate 8 to the fixed plate 2 side. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a first stage locking portion 19 for temporarily fixing the trousers that meshes at an approach position where a small gap is formed between the press surfaces 3 and 9 of the fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8. As shown in FIG. 3, the trouser main fastening second-stage locking portion 20 meshes at the closing position where the press surfaces 3 and 9 of the plates 2 and 8 are substantially in contact with each other.
[0026]
The structures of the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 are shown in detail in FIGS. FIG. 4 is a view of the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 as viewed from above in FIG. 1. The fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8 are shown as phantom lines, and a part of the receiving member 18 is shown as a cross section. FIG. 5 further shows the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 as a plan view of FIG.
[0027]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the claw member 17 includes a shell portion 22 fixed to the anti-press surface side of the fixing plate 2 by a screw 21 and a side edge of the fixing plate 2 provided integrally with the shell portion 22. It has the latching claw 23 which arrange | positions in a part and the front-end | tip protrudes toward an outer side. The engaging claw 23 is disposed at a position where the side edge of the fixed plate 2 is slightly displaced from the press surface 3 of the fixed plate 2 to the side opposite to the press surface, and the side surface of the claw toward the movable plate 8 is inclined. A mating surface 24 is provided.
[0028]
On the other hand, the receiving member 18 has a rotation base 25 that is rotatably attached to the side opposite to the press surface of the movable plate 8, and a claw receiver that is provided integrally with the rotation base 25 and is disposed on the side edge of the movable plate 8. And a portion 26. The rotation base 25 is formed in a shell shape having a flank 27 inclined at a portion facing the movable plate 8, and is supported by the movable plate 8 via a mounting bracket 28. The mounting bracket 28 includes a base plate 30 fixed to the opposite press surface of the movable plate 8 with screws 29, and flange portions 31 that are integrally formed on the upper and lower ends of the base plate 30 and face each other in the vertical direction. The shaft 32 along the vertical direction is inserted through these flange portions 31. The rotation base 25 is supported on the shaft 32 and can rotate about the longitudinal axis (in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 4). As a result, the claw receiving portion 26 is formed on the side edge of the movable plate 8 in the inner and outer directions ( It can be rotated in the direction of arrow b in FIG. A torsion spring 33 is provided around the shaft 32, whereby the claw receiving portion 26 faces the inner side of the movable plate 8 (in the direction of arrow c in FIG. 4), that is, the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17 that is opposed. It is urged toward the root side of.
[0029]
Further, the claw receiving portion 26 of the receiving member 18 is a long plate that protrudes toward the claw member 17, and the two claws that the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17 is locked along the longitudinal direction thereof. Holes 34 and 35 are provided at intervals. The first locking hole 34 close to the claw member 17 constitutes the first stage locking portion 19 for temporarily fixing the trousers, and the second locking hole 35 far from the claw member 17 is used for fixing the trousers. 2nd stage latching | locking part 20 is comprised. An inner rib 36 and an outer rib 37 along the longitudinal direction of the receiving member 18 are provided on both sides of each locking hole 34, 35, and the inclined engagement of the locking claw 23 is provided at the tip of each rib 36, 37. An inclined surface 38 parallel to the surface 24 is formed, and further, the tip of the claw receiving portion 26 is inclined along the inclined surface 38 of each rib 36, 37 to engage with the engaging surface 24 of the locking claw 23. The engagement rod 39 is overhanging.
[0030]
Next, the pressing action will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 are omitted for the sake of simplicity.
[0031]
FIG. 6 shows a state in which one cylindrical part a1 of the crotch part of the trouser A is set. In this case, the movable plate 8 and the press sheet 12 are opened from the fixed plate 2 as much as possible, the cylindrical portion a1 is placed along the press surface of the fixed plate 2, and the other cylindrical portion a2 and the crotch portion a3 are fixed. Place on the plate 2. Here, the chain 13 is in a fully extended state.
[0032]
Next, FIG. 7 shows a state where the other cylinder part a2 is also set. In this case, the press sheet 12 is moved from the state shown in FIG. 6 to the fixing plate 2 side (left side in the figure), whereby the press sheet 12 is fixed to the one cylindrical portion a1. At this time, the press sheet 12 can be moved easily by picking the ear piece 14 by hand, and the ear piece 14 moves smoothly along the extended chain 13. Since the chain 13 is slightly higher on the side of the fixed plate 2 as described above, the press sheet 12 is pulled upward as it approaches the fixed plate 2 and is a flexible member. Nevertheless, it is maintained naturally in a straight state. At the same time, when the press sheet 12 reaches the cylinder part a1 due to the lifting force of the press sheet 12, the crotch part of the trousers A is pushed up so that the cylinder part does not drop and the cylinder part a1 is good. Held in the press position. Thereafter, the other cylinder part a2 of the trousers A is suspended while covering the press sheet 12.
[0033]
FIG. 8 shows a state in which the trouser A is held at a temporary fixing position for holding both the tube portions a1 and 2 together. In this case, the components are in the state shown in FIG. That is, in this step, the movable plate 8 is moved to the fixed plate 2 side, and the press surfaces of both plates 2 and 8 are brought into the close state. At this time, as shown in FIG. The claw 23 is inserted into the first locking hole 34 of the receiving member 18 and locked (engaged), and the movable plate 8 can be held in a fixed state by this locking. Therefore, the crotch part a3 of the trouser A is pulled up, and each cylindrical part is set in a good pressed state. In the present embodiment, this series of operations can be easily performed by simple manual work. That is, as shown in the above description of the configuration, the receiving member 18 is urged to the inside of the movable plate 8 by the torsion spring 33 and can be rotated around the shaft 32 in the opposite direction to the urging direction. The ribs 36 and 37 and the engagement rod 39 protrude from the front end of the receiving member 18 at an angle along the inclined engagement surface 24 of the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17. The movable plate 8 is slightly narrower than the fixed plate 2 (see FIG. 4).
[0034]
Therefore, when the movable plate 8 is moved to the temporary fixing position in FIG. 6, first, the tip of the rib of the receiving member 18 comes into contact with the side edge portion 3 a (see FIG. 4) of the press surface 3 of the fixed plate 2 for a while. Then, the engagement bar 39 engages with the inclined engagement surface 24 of the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17 and further opens (see arrows d and e in FIG. 4). Then, the latching claw 23 is inserted into the latching hole 34 at a position where the latching claw 23 is aligned with the first engagement hole 34, and a latch-like meshing state is obtained. Since the above operation is automatically performed by the movement of the movable plate 8, the user only needs to close the movable plate 8 toward the fixed plate 2 side. do not need. Accordingly, the movable plate 8 can be moved to the temporary fixing position, the trouser A can be pulled up, and the like.
[0035]
FIG. 9 shows a pressed state in which the trousers A are permanently fixed. In this case, the components are in the state shown in FIG. That is, in this step, the movable plate 8 is further moved from the temporarily fixed state of FIG. 8 to the fixed plate 2 side, and the press surfaces 3 and 9 of both plates 2 and 8 are brought into a pressure contact state. As shown in FIG. 4, the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17 is inserted into the second locking hole 35 of the receiving member 18 and locked (engaged) with the advance of the receiving member 18, and the movable plate 8 is locked by this locking. It becomes possible to hold it in a completely fixed state. Therefore, when the switch is turned on, the heater can be heated to perform a pressing action.
[0036]
According to the above embodiment, by making the press sheet 12 thin and flexible, it is possible to obtain a good finish without the occurrence of wrinkles in the seam portion of the trousers, and the configuration for that is the chain 13. It can be easily realized by using it, is easy to handle, and can be reduced in cost. Further, an operation for temporarily fixing the movable plate 8 at a position close to the fixed plate 2 by the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 and a final fixing operation for holding both the plates 2 and 8 in the press contact position later are extra labor. Can be carried out easily without the need for
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a good finish without the occurrence of wrinkles in the seam portion of the trousers with a simple configuration, easy handling, and cost reduction, The operation to temporarily fix the movable plate at a position close to the fixed plate by adopting the claw member and the receiving member, etc., and the main fixing operation to hold both plates at the press contact position can be easily performed without requiring extra labor. Excellent effects such as being able to be produced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a trouser press according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an enlarged structure of a main part such as a press sheet in the same embodiment together with an action.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an enlarged structure of a main part such as a press sheet in the embodiment together with an action.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a partial cross-sectional view of the movable plate press-contact holding means in the embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an action explanatory view showing the pressing action of the embodiment, and shows a state in which one cylindrical part of the crotch part of the pants is set.
FIG. 7 is an action explanatory view showing the pressing action of the embodiment, showing a state in which the other cylinder part is set.
FIG. 8 is an action explanatory view showing the pressing action of the embodiment, showing a state in which the trousers are held at a temporary fixing position for sandwiching both the tube portions.
FIG. 9 is an action explanatory view showing the pressing action of the embodiment, showing a pressed state in which the trousers are permanently fixed.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Fixing plate 3 Press surface 4 Power supply box 5 Operation part 6 Small container 7 Hanger 8 Movable plate 9 Press surface 10 Cushion material 11 Hinge part 12 Press sheet 13 Chain 12a Stopper 14 Ear piece 15 Pin 16 Hole 17 Claw member 18 receiving member 19 first stage locking part 20 second stage locking part 21 on screw 22 shell part 23 locking claw 24 engaging surface 25 rotating base 26 claw receiving part 27 flank 26 mounting bracket 29 screw 30 base plate 31 Flange portion 32 Shaft 33 Torsion spring 34 First locking hole 35 Second locking hole 36 Inner rib 37 Outer rib 38 Slope 39 Engaging rod A Trousers a1, a2 Tube portion a3 Crotch

Claims (6)

It has a fixed plate that is supported on the base and rises substantially vertically and has one side as a press surface, and a press surface that faces the press surface of this fixed plate. A movable plate attached to the fixed plate, a press sheet disposed between both fixed surfaces of the fixed plate and the movable plate, and an opening angle holding means for holding the movable plate in a fixed opening angle state with respect to the fixed plate. A vertical trouser press comprising: a pressing contact holding means for holding the movable plate in pressure contact with the fixed plate; and a heater provided on at least one of the fixed plate and the movable plate. The angle holding means is constituted by a cable body laid between at least one edge of the fixed plate and an edge of the movable plate facing the fixed plate. Flat wherein said was supported movably in the plates of the upper side of the less sheet. 2. The trouser press according to claim 1, wherein the rope as the opening angle holding means is composed of a single chain having both ends fixed in the vicinity of the upper part of one side edge of the fixed plate and the movable plate, and this chain is the upper end of the press sheet. A trouser press characterized by being inserted into the hole on the side. 3. The trouser presser according to claim 2, wherein the hole through which the chain is inserted is a hole formed in an ear piece protruding from an upper end corner of the press sheet. 4. The trouser presser according to claim 3, wherein the ear piece is rotatably connected to the press sheet. 5. The trouser press according to claim 1, wherein the pressing contact holding means for the movable plate is disposed on both side edges of the movable plate and the fixed plate facing each other, and the fixed plate of the movable plate. A trouser press comprising a claw member and a receiving member that mesh in a latching manner by a closing operation to the side. 6. The trouser presser according to claim 5, wherein the claw member and the receiving member include a first stage locking portion for temporarily fixing the trouser that meshes at an approach position where a small gap is formed between the press surfaces of the fixed plate and the movable plate, A trouser presser comprising: a second tier locking portion for fastening trousers that meshes at a closing position where the press surface of the plate substantially contacts.

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