JP4472306B2 - Shirt packaging machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging machine for shirts and blouses.

  Conventionally, as a packaging machine for shirts, for example, the one shown in Patent Document 1 is known. The packaging machine includes a back plate having a hook for hanging a hanger on which a shirt is hung, a pair of clips for holding a shoulder portion of the shirt, and a pair of shoulders for folding a sleeve portion of the shirt to the back side of the back plate. At least a folding arm, a positioning arm that presses the front surface of the shirt against the back plate, a sleeve pressing arm that holds the sleeve portion folded by the pair of shoulder folding arms, and a pair of hem folding arms that fold the hem portion of the shirt I have.

  In the packaging machine, the operation of folding the side portions of the sleeve portion and the hem portion (front viewing portion) of the shirt to the back (rear viewing portion) side is performed as follows. While pulling the shoulder of the shirt laterally, turn it to the back side and insert it into the clip to secure the shoulder so that it does not fall. In this state, one shoulder folding arm rotates to fold one sleeve portion of the shirt to the back side with reference to the back plate. At that time, the shoulder portion fixed to one clip is detached from the clip. Subsequently, the other shoulder folding arm rotates to fold the other sleeve portion in the same manner as described above. Thereafter, the pair of hem folding arms are operated to fold the hem portion of the shirt into the back with reference to the back plate. As a result, both sides of the shirt can be folded back.

Utility Model Registration No. 3038427

  The above prior art has the following problems. First, a pair of clips, a pair of shoulder folding arms, a pair of bottom folding arms, a pair of shoulder folding arm driving means for driving the pair of shoulder folding arms, and a bottom folding for driving the pair of bottom folding arms. Since it has the arm drive means, it becomes an expensive apparatus. Second, the shoulder fold arm and the hem fold arm simply rotate and fold the shirt sleeve and hem into the back with reference to the back plate, so that both sides of the shirt are on the back side. There was a certain limit to the quality of folding. Thirdly, a step of pulling and attaching the shoulder portion of the shirt to the clip, a step of sequentially turning the pair of shoulder folding arms to fold the sleeve portion, and a step of folding the skirt portion by operating the hem folding arm are required. There was also a problem in terms of productivity.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a shirt packaging machine that can reduce the cost of the apparatus, improve the folding quality, and improve the productivity.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, a back plate having a hook for hanging a hanger on which shirts are hung on the upper end, positioning means for pressing the front side of the shirts against the back plate, and folding In a shirt packaging machine comprising a sleeve pressing means for pressing the sleeve portion, a pair of shoulder hem folding arms disposed along the back plate on both sides of the back plate, and the pair of shoulders A pair of shoulder fold arm movement drive means for moving the hem folding arms from the front side to the rear side of the back plate, and a pair of shoulders for rotating the pair of shoulder hem folding arms to the back side of the back plate, respectively. And a folding arm rotation driving means.

  A second aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is that, in the first aspect, the shoulder hem folding arm includes a shoulder folding portion extending in parallel with a side surface of the backrest plate at an upper portion, and the shoulder folding portion. It consists of a hem fold part below the part.

  A pair of shoulder hem folding arms provided on both sides of the back plate, a shoulder fold arm moving drive means for moving the shoulder hem folding arm from the front side of the back plate to the rear side of the back plate, and a shoulder hem folding arm The sleeve portion and the hem portion of the shirt can be folded by a pair of shoulder folding arm rotation driving means for rotating the back plate to the back side of the back plate, and since it has a more simplified structure than before, the cost of the apparatus can be reduced. Further, since it can be folded by a small number of steps, productivity can be improved. The shoulder hem folding arm is provided so as to be movable along the side surface of the back plate, and has a shoulder folding arm at the upper part and a hem folding part below the shoulder folding arm. Therefore, by moving the shoulder hem folding arm from the front side of the back plate to the back side of the back plate, the sleeve portion and the hem portion of the shirt are moved to the back side of the back plate, and then the shoulder hem folding arm is used. Since the sleeve portion and the hem portion of the shirt are folded on the back surface side of the back plate, the sleeve portion and the hem portion are completely folded on the back surface side of the back plate, and the folding quality is improved.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the structure part substantially the same as the prior art will be described with reference to FIG. The left and right ends of the tubular film 1 are chucked to seal the upper part of the film 1 covering the shirt 3 and the film chuck 4 for lowering the film 1 according to the length of the shirt 3 hung on the hanger 2. And a not-shown seal cut mechanism for cutting, and a not-shown film end opening for opening the end of the film 1 are provided. Fixed plates 6 and 7 are fixed to the base plate 5 on the front and rear sides, and a slide shaft 8 is fixed to the fixed plates 6 and 7. A slider 9 is slidably fitted on the slide shaft 8, and the slider 9 is moved back and forth along the slide shaft 8 by driving means (not shown).

  On the slider 9, a back plate 15 is erected on the front side, and a hook 16 is provided on the upper end of the back plate 15. The hanger 2 on which the shirt 3 is hung is hung on the hook 16. Further, a sleeve pressing arm 18 having a sleeve pressing portion 17 at the upper end behind the back plate 15 is supported on the slider 9 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. The sleeve presser arm 18 is rotatably connected to an operating rod of a sleeve presser cylinder 19 fixed to the slider 9. A positioning arm 21 is supported on the support shaft 22 fixed to the fixed plate 6 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. The positioning arm 21 is provided with a positioning member 23 made of a roller at the upper end, and a pedal 24 extending forward is fixed to the lower end. The positioning arm 21 is urged by a spring (not shown) so that the positioning member 23 is pressed against the back plate 15. The above is the same structure as before.

  Next, a characteristic structure of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B extending from below to above are disposed on both sides of the back plate 15, and the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B are The upper part is composed of a shoulder fold arm 31 extending parallel to the side surface of the back plate 15 and a bottom fold part 32 below the shoulder fold arm 31. The shoulder hem folding arms 30 </ b> A and 30 </ b> B are rotatably supported by the support shafts 33 and 33, respectively, so that the shoulder hem folding arms 30 </ b> A and 30 </ b> B can rotate in parallel with the side surface of the back plate 15. It is fixed to one end side. In the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B, the operating rods of the shoulder fold arm moving drive cylinders 36 and 36 are rotatable so that the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B are rotated about the support shafts 33 and 33, respectively. The shoulder folding arm moving drive cylinder 36 is rotatably supported by a connecting rod 37 fixed to the support plates 34, 35.

  Below the support plates 34 and 35 are fixed to a block 40, and the block 40 is rotatably supported by a vertically extending support shaft 41 via a bush 42. The support shaft 41 is fixed on the base plate 5. An operating rod of a shoulder folding arm rotation driving cylinder 43 is rotatably connected to the block 40 so that the shoulder folding arms 31 of the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B are rotated to the back side of the backing plate 15. The shoulder folding arm rotation driving cylinder 43 is rotatably attached to the base plate 5.

  Next, the operation will be described. The shirt 3 is hung on the hanger 2 and the first button at the top of the shirt 3 is stopped. 1 and 2, the hanger 2 on which the shirt 3 is hung is hung on the hook 16 in a state where the pedal 24 is stepped on with a foot, that is, in a state where the positioning arm 21 is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Align the front center of the shirt 3. Then, when the foot that has stepped on the pedal 24 is released, the positioning arm 21 rotates as indicated by the solid line and presses the shirt 3 against the back plate 15. The above is the same as before.

  Next, the operating rods of the pair of shoulder folding arm moving drive cylinders 36 and 36 project, and the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B rotate around the support shaft 33, as shown in FIG. Move to the side. As a result, the sleeve portion and the hem portion, which are the shirt 3 portions outside the back plate 15, are moved rearward from the back plate 15.

  Next, the operating rod of the shoulder folding arm rotation driving cylinder 43 on the side of one shoulder hem folding arm 30A is retracted as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 from the state of FIGS. As a result, the block 40 on the side of the shoulder hem folding arm 30A rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 5 from the state of FIG. That is, the shoulder hem folding arm 30A, the support shaft 33, the support plates 34 and 35, the shoulder folding arm moving drive cylinder 36, and the connecting rod 37, which are parts integrated with the block 40, also rotate. As a result, the shoulder hem folding arm 30A rotates to the back side of the back support plate 15, and the sleeve 3 and the hem portion of the shirt 3 are backed by the shoulder fold arm 31 and the hem folding portion 32 of the shoulder hem folding arm 30A. Fold it into the back side of 15. Subsequently, the operating rod of the shoulder folding arm rotation driving cylinder 43 on the other shoulder hem folding arm 30B side is similarly retracted. As a result, the shoulder hem folding arm 30B rotates to the back side of the back support plate 15, and the other sleeve portion and hem portion of the shirt 3 are backed by the shoulder fold arm 31 and the hem folding portion 32 of the shoulder hem folding arm 30B. Fold it into the back side of 15. Accordingly, the sleeve portion and the hem portion folded by the shoulder hem folding arm 30B are superimposed on the sleeve portion and the hem portion folded by the shoulder hem folding arm 30A.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the sleeve pressing cylinder 19 is actuated to rotate the sleeve pressing arm 18 and press the sleeve portion folded by the sleeve pressing portion 17. Subsequently, the operating rods of the pair of shoulder fold arm moving drive cylinders 36 and 36 are retracted in the opposite direction, and the shoulder hem fold arms 30A and 30B are separated from the folded sleeve and hem portions as shown in FIG. In this case, since the folded sleeve portion is pressed by the sleeve pressing portion 17, the shape of the folded sleeve portion does not collapse even if the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B are pulled out as described above.

  Thereafter, as in the prior art, a slider cylinder (not shown) is operated to move the slider 9 to the rear side, and the hook 16 is positioned below the opened film 1 as shown in FIG. Next, the film chuck portion 4 that chucks the end portion of the film 1 descends and covers the film 1 on the shirt 3. Then, the sleeve pressing cylinder 19 operates in the opposite direction, and the sleeve pressing portion 17 of the sleeve pressing arm 18 is separated from the sleeve portion. Thereafter, the film chuck portion 4 is lowered again, and the shirt 1 is covered with the film 1. Next, a seal cut mechanism portion (not shown) is operated to perform a seal cut of the film 1. Subsequently, the film chuck unit 4 is lowered again while the film 1 is chucked, and the cut film 1 is torn and pulled down, and the sealed portion of the film 1 is lowered to the shoulder portion of the shirt 3. Thereby, packaging is completed. The hanger 2 on which the shirt 3 that has been packaged is hung is removed from the hook 16.

  As described above, the pair of shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B provided on both sides of the back plate 15 and the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B are moved from the front side of the back plate 15 to the rear side of the back plate 15. The sleeves of the shirt 3 and the sleeve folding arm rotation driving cylinders 36, 36 and the pair of shoulder folding arm rotation driving cylinders 43, 43 for rotating the shoulder hem folding arms 30A, 30B to the back side of the back plate 15 and Since the skirt portion can be folded and the structure is simplified as compared with the prior art, the cost of the apparatus can be reduced, and the folding can be performed with fewer steps, so that productivity can be improved. The shoulder hem folding arms 30 </ b> A and 30 </ b> B are provided so as to be movable along the side surface of the back plate 15, and have a shoulder folding arm 31 at the upper portion and a hem folding portion 32 below the shoulder folding arm 31. Therefore, by moving the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B from the front side of the back plate 15 to the back side of the back plate 15, the sleeve portion and the hem portion of the shirt 3 are moved to the back of the back plate 15, After that, the sleeve portion and the hem portion of the shirt 3 are folded to the back side of the back plate 15 by the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B, so that the sleeve portion and the hem portion are completely folded to the back side of the back plate 15; Folding quality is improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the shoulder hem folding arms 30A and 30B are provided so as to be rotatable about the support shaft 33, but may be configured to move in parallel.

1 shows an embodiment of a shirt packaging machine according to the present invention, in which (a) is a side view and (b) is a front view of an essential part. It is the sectional view on the AA line of the principal part of FIG.1 (b). The state of the next process of FIG. 1 is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view of the principal part. The state of the next process of FIG. 3 is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view of the principal part. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in the main part of FIG. The state of the next process of FIG. 4 is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view of the principal part. The state of the next process of FIG. 6 is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view of the principal part. The state of the following process of FIG. 7 is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view of the principal part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Film 2 Hanger 3 Shirt 15 Back plate 16 Hook 17 Sleeve pressing part 18 Sleeve pressing arm 19 Sleeve pressing cylinder 21 Positioning arm 23 Positioning member 30A, 30B Shoulder hem folding arm 31 Shoulder folding arm 32 Bottom folding part 33 Support shaft 36 Shoulder folding arm moving drive cylinder 41 Support shaft 43 Shoulder folding arm rotation driving cylinder

Claims (2)

  Shirts comprising a back plate having a hook at the upper end for hanging a hanger on which shirts are hung, positioning means for pressing the front side of the shirts against the back plate, and sleeve pressing means for pressing the folded sleeve portion In this packaging machine, a pair of shoulder hem folding arms disposed along the back plate on both sides of the back plate, and the pair of shoulder hem folding arms on the rear side from the front side of the back plate, respectively. A pair of shoulder folding arm movement driving means for moving the pair of shoulder folding arms, and a pair of shoulder folding arm rotation driving means for rotating the pair of shoulder hem folding arms to the back side of the back plate, respectively. Packaging machine.   The shirt according to claim 1, wherein the shoulder hem folding arm includes a shoulder fold extending in an upper portion parallel to a side surface of the back plate and a hem folding portion below the shoulder fold. Kind of packaging machine.

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