JP5087431B2 - Clothing folding machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothes folding machine for folding small clothes such as a yukata, a gown or a uniform with a hem length (used as a mantle).

  At hotels and inns, yukata and gowns are used in large quantities. On the other hand, athletes use hem-length uniforms (coats), but these used clothes are folded into small pieces after washing in a laundry factory. Often delivered to customers. In addition, clothes such as yukata, gowns, and uniforms with a hem length are quite long with a total length of about 1000 to 1200 mm depending on the size, and the length direction is about 4 folds (even in the case of 3 folds) Folded to a customer) and delivered to the customer.

  By the way, as a clothing folding machine for folding this type of clothing (hem length clothing) small, the present applicant has already applied for a patent as shown in FIG. 18 (FIG. 8 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-159726).

  The known garment folding machine shown in FIG. 18 has first to fifth conveyors 121 to 125 as a series of garment conveying apparatuses 101, a first sleeve folding apparatus 102 is provided on the first conveyor 121, 1st folding device 103 is provided between 1 conveyor 121 and 2nd conveyor 122, 2nd sleeve folding device 103A is provided on 4th conveyor 124, and 2nd between 3rd conveyor 123 and 4th conveyor 124 is 2nd. A double folding device 103A is provided, a width folding device 104 is provided on the fifth conveyor 125, and a four folding device 105 is provided at the entrance between the fifth conveyor 125 and the press conveyor 126. Both the second conveyor 122 and the fourth conveyor 124 are controlled so as to travel in both forward and reverse directions.

In the clothing folding machine of FIG. 18, the back shown in FIG. 19 (E) from the extended clothing Y ₀ with both sleeves Yb and Yb widened as shown in FIG. 19 (A) or FIG. Two types of folding are possible: a case where the side Ye is exposed to the surface and a small fold, and a case where the chest Yf is exposed to the surface as shown in FIG. 20 (E). ing. Then, as shown in FIG. 20, when there is a display Yd such as a hotel name near the chest of clothing, the customer requests a folding method that exposes the chest side Yf on the surface as shown in FIG. Often done. In the following description, the folding method in which the back side Ye is exposed on the surface as shown in FIG. 19E is referred to as back folding, and the chest side Yf is exposed on the surface as shown in FIG. The folding method is sometimes called breast folding.

In the garment folding apparatus of FIG. 18, when the folding back out the garment as shown in FIG. 19 (A) ~ (E), the first conveyor the stretched garment Y ₀ shown in FIG. 19 (A) in the chest directed upward The first sleeve folding device 102 feeds the root of the sleeves Yb and Yb onto the first conveyor 121, and valley folds (valley fold lines G ₁ and G _{1 in} FIG. 19A). and a garment Y ₁ folding sleeve of FIG. 19 (B) (the both sleeves are folded chest side), then half the length position of該袖folding garments Y ₁ and the first conveyor 121 and the second conveyor A valley fold (valley fold line G ₂ in FIG. 19B) is made between the two foldable clothes Y _{2 in} FIG. 19C by the first two-fold device 103 between the two foldable clothes Y ₂ . As it is (without operating the second folding device 103A and the second sleeve folding device 102A), the third conveyor After the 123 was ERROR fourth conveyer 124 side, the folded garment Y ₂ by reversing the traveling direction of the fourth conveyor 124 is ERROR from the fourth conveyor 124 to the fifth conveyor 125, the width on the fifth conveyor 125 The folding device 104 folds the left and right side edges Yc, Yc of the folded garment Y _{2 by} a predetermined width M (for example, M = 150 mm) (valley fold lines G ₃ , G ₃ in FIG. 19C). 19 and the width folding garments Y ₃ in (D), followed by a valley fold by the width folding garments Y ₃ half length position 4 folding device 105 (valley fold lines G ₄ in FIG. 19 (D)) to 19 The four-fold clothing Y ₄ of (E) is completed.

On the other hand, the garment folding apparatus of FIG. 18, when the folding chest out a garment as shown in FIG. 20 (A) ~ (E) is a chest upward posture stretched garment Y ₀ shown in FIG. 20 (A) supplied onto the starting end of the first conveyer 121, as a (first sleeve folding device 102 without operating) leading side of該展Zhang garment Y ₀ is reversed at the end of the first conveyor 121 (sleeve side) It is transferred to the top of the fourth conveyor 124 via the third conveyor 123 (the stretch garment straddles the third conveyor 123 and the fourth conveyor 124 in a chest downward posture), and the second sleeve folding device 102A is used for both. The roots of the sleeves Yb and Yb are valley-folded (mountain fold lines H ₁ and H ₁ in FIG. 20A) to form a sleeve-folded clothing Y _{1 in} FIG. 20B (both sleeves are folded back) have), then half the length position of該袖folding garments Y ₁ and the third conveyor 123 first Valley fold by the second 2 folding apparatus 103A in between the conveyor 124 and by a twofold clothing Y ₂ in FIG. 20 (C) (FIG. 20 (convex fold of H ₂ B)), followed by the two-fold garment Y ₂ mountain fold line H of valley fold the left and right side edge portions of the width folding device 104 by folded garment Y ₂ on the fifth conveyor 125 Yc, one by each predetermined width M (eg M = 150mm) Yc (Fig. 19 (C) _3, H ₃₎ and a width of folding the garment Y ₃ in FIG. 20 (D) are followed by a garment Y ₃ fold the width by the transfer to the end portion of the fifth conveyor 125, where the width folding half-length of the garment Y ₃ The position is valley-folded (mountain fold line H _{4 in} FIG. 20D) by the four-fold device 105 to complete the four-fold clothing (folded clothing) Y ₄ in FIG.

In FIG. 18, the four-fold clothing (folded clothing) Y ₄ folded by the back folding of FIG. 19 and the chest folding of FIG. 20 is pressed by the press conveyor 126 and then placed on the gate plate 117. Then, the gate plate 117 is opened and dropped onto the discharge conveyor 118. Moreover, clothing Y ₄ fold of the final folded state, the width N 1/4 (about 300 mm) in length is stretched length becomes (approximately 300 mm) degree.

JP 2004-159726 A

By the way, the folded clothing Y ₄ folded by the clothing folding machine shown in FIG. 18 (known) has the folding portions (G _{1 to} G ₄ in FIG. 19 and H _{1 to} H _{4 in} FIG. 20) in the folding order when worn. Need to be deployed in reverse order. That is, from the folded state shown in FIG. 19 or FIG. 20E, first, the first extension in the length direction is performed at the G ₄ or H ₄ portion of each (D), and then the G _{3 of} each (C). Or stretch in the width direction at the H ₃ part, then the _second stretch in the length direction at the G ₂ or H ₂ part of each (B), and finally expand both sleeves Yb, Yb Can be deployed. As described above, in the folded garment Y ₄ folded in the folding order by the garment folding machine of FIG. 18, the length direction (fold lines G ₄ , H ₄ ) → width direction (fold lines G ₃ , H ₄ ) ₃ ) → length direction (fold lines G ₂ , H ₂ ) → width direction (fold lines G ₁ , H ₁ ), the length direction and the width direction need to be alternately expanded in order, The Y ₄ expansion work became complicated and the expansion took time.

  18 (known), the first folder folding device 102, the first two folding device 103, the second two folding device 103A, the second sleeve folding device 102A, the width folding device 104, Since each of the four folding devices 105 is installed at an individual position, there is a problem in that the clothes conveyance path becomes longer, and the size of the machine increases accordingly.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a clothing folding machine that can be folded so that the expansion work can be easily performed when the clothes with sleeves are unfoldably deployed from the folded state, and the body can be configured compactly. The purpose is to do.

  The present invention has the following configuration as means for solving the above problems. The present invention is directed to a clothing folding machine for folding a garment having a fairly long overall length (for example, 1000 to 1200 mm), such as a yukata, a gown, or a uniform with a hem length (used as a mantle).

[Invention of Claim 1 of the Present Application]
The garment folding machine according to the first aspect of the present invention folds both sleeves from the stretched garment with both sleeves widened to the trunk side, and the widthwise side edges of the sleeve foldable clothing are centered by a predetermined width by a width folding device. After folding in half, the width of the width-folded garment is divided into two times by the first two-folding device and the second two-folding device so that the total length can be folded to ¼ length or ３ length. It is configured.

  In the garment folding machine of the present application, it is preferable to provide a sleeve fold device that folds both sleeves of the garment automatically. However, both sleeves of the garment are folded manually on the start end of a series of conveying devices (conveyors). You can also. In addition, the sleeve foldable clothing in a state where both sleeves are folded remains the original length (for example, 1000 to 1200 mm), and is conveyed to the width folding device portion by the conveyor in the long state.

  The width folding device has a pair of left and right folding guides and side edges of the sleeve folded clothing that have a length longer than the overall length of the stretch clothing and determine the folding widths of both side edges of the sleeve folded clothing on the conveyor. And a pair of left and right folding devices for folding each folding guide.

  The conveyor of the width folding device portion is divided into two parts in the front and rear, and a press part capable of pressing clothing between the front and rear conveyors is provided.

  Each folding guide is divided into two in the sleeve folding garment conveying direction, and the front end portions of the respective split folding guides are opposed to each other with a predetermined small interval, and the space between the front ends of the respective folding guides is both front and rear. It arrange | positions so that it may be located just above the press part between conveyors. Note that there are a pair of folding guides on the left and right sides, and each folding guide is divided into two in the clothing transport direction, so there are a total of four folding guides on the front, rear, left and right.

  A first two-fold device is provided above the space between the tips of the split folding guides. As the first two-fold device, for example, a type in which a folded plate is moved up and down by an extension cylinder can be adopted.

  The garment folding machine according to claim 1 of the present application operates as follows.

  First, the folded sleeve clothing with both sleeves folded is conveyed to a predetermined position of the width folding device by the conveying device, and the folded sleeve clothing is temporarily stopped there. In addition, as for the stop position in the width folding device portion of the sleeve folded clothing, when the clothing is folded to ¼ length, the half length position of the clothing is located directly below the first two folding device. When the garment is folded to 1/3 length, the garment is stopped so that the 1/3 length position of the overall length of the garment is located directly below the first folding device.

  Next, the left and right folding guides (four divided folding guides) are close to the upper surface of the sleeve folded garment at the center side by the folding width from both side edges, and then the left and right folding devices are operated. Fold both side edges of the sleeve-folded clothing on the left and right split folding guides. In this state, both side edges of the sleeve-folded garment enclose the left and right divided folding guides, respectively. In the following description, clothing in which both side edges are folded on each folding guide may be referred to as folded clothing.

  Next, the first two-folding device is activated, and at the same time, the folding plate pushes the folding position of the folded clothing (located at the interval between the front and rear end portions of the divided folding guide) downward, The conveyors before and after the width folding device are operated so that their upper surfaces run closer to each other.

  Then, the folding position of the folding garment enters (takes over) the press part between the front and rear conveyors, and the folding parts on the front and rear sides of the folding garment sequentially from the tip of each split folding guide. It slips out and is folded in two in a state where both side edges are folded to the center side (in the state of width folded clothing).

  Thereafter, the half-folded garment is further folded into two at the second half-folding device portion to form a quarter-length (or １ ／ -length) folded garment (final folded form), and the folded garment is discharged. It is discharged from the department.

  In the garment folding machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the state where the full length of the sleeve-folded garment is stretched, the width of the foldable garment is first folded by the width fold device, and the total length of the width fold garment is first and second fold devices. You can fold it in two small steps. Therefore, in order to unfold the folded garment, it is stretched twice in the length direction, then stretched once in the width direction, and finally both sleeves are unfolded so that it can be worn. be able to.

  In the garment folding machine according to the first aspect, the width folding device and the first two-folding device are in the same position (the first two-folding device is positioned at the middle in the length direction of the width folding device). Therefore, the installation space (especially the installation space in the front-rear direction) for the width folding device and the first two-fold device can be shared.

  Furthermore, in the garment folding machine according to claim 1, when the width-folded garment after the width fold is folded in two, it is folded in two at the interval portion between the opposite ends of each split fold guide. At the same time as the two-folding operation, the folded portion of the clothing folded on each split folding guide is automatically removed. Therefore, even if the sleeve-folded garment is folded in its full length, it is possible to shorten the time for the foldable portion of the garment to be removed from the front and rear divided folding guides.

[Invention of claim 2 of the present application]
The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the clothes folding machine according to claim 1, wherein a back posture conveying path for conveying the sleeve folded clothing in a posture in which the back side is an upper surface is connected to one of the front and rear conveyors of the width folding device. The upper chest posture conveyance path for conveying the sleeve-folded garment in such a posture that the chest side is the upper surface is connected to the other conveyor of the width folding device.

  In the garment folding machine according to claim 2, since the back posture conveyance path and the chest posture conveyance path are connected to one and the other of the two conveyors of the width folding device, respectively, by selecting both conveyance paths, Carry sleeve-folded clothing to the width folding device with the back side facing up (folded with the chest side facing up), or carry the sleeve-folded clothing with the chest side facing up (back) Can be folded with the side facing).

[Effect of the invention of claim 1 of the present application]
In the garment folding machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the width of the foldable garment is folded in the state where the full length of the sleeve foldable garment is stretched in the width fold device portion, and the first fold device and the second fold device are used. Since it is configured to be folded in two small steps, when wearing folded clothing, it is stretched twice in the length direction, then once in the width direction, and finally By expanding both sleeves, the wearable state can be developed.

  Therefore, in the folded garment folded by the garment folding machine according to claim 1 of the present application, compared with the conventional folding method shown in FIG. effective.

  In the garment folding machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the first two-folding device is provided above the middle part of the front and rear of the width folding device, the installation space for the width folding device and the first two-folding device (especially the front and rear) The installation space in the direction) can be shared, and the entire folding machine can be made compact.

  Furthermore, in the clothes folding machine according to claim 1 of the present application, the conveyor of the width folding device portion is divided into two in the front and rear directions, each of the left and right folding guides of the width folding device is divided into two portions, and the interval portion of each tip portion of each divided folding guide Since the first two-fold device is provided above the folding device, when folding the width-folded garment after the width fold, the folding part of the garment that is folded on each split folding guide at the same time as the two-folding operation is provided. While being able to remove, the folding part of clothing can be removed simultaneously at the front and back. Therefore, even when the sleeve-folded garment is folded in its full length, there is an effect that the time for removing the foldable portion of the garment from each folding guide does not become long.

[Effect of the invention of claim 2 of the present application]
In the clothes folding machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, a back posture conveying path for conveying the sleeve folded clothing in a posture in which the back side is the upper surface and the sleeve folded clothing are on the chest side on the front and rear conveyors of the width folding device. Since it is connected to the upper-chest posture transport path that transports in posture, by selecting both transport paths, sleeve-folded clothing can be transported to the width folding device part with the back side facing up (the chest side is the surface) The sleeve foldable clothing can be conveyed with the chest side facing up (folded with the back side facing the surface).

  Therefore, in this garment folding machine, in addition to the effect of the above-mentioned claim 1, in response to the customer's request, there is a garment carrying-in posture (an posture in which the body part can be manually shaped with the chest side up). Even if it is the same, there is an effect that it is possible to select whether to fold back (fold with the back side facing up) or chest fold (fold with the chest side facing up).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 17. FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a clothes folding machine of the present embodiment. In this embodiment, as the clothing Z to be processed, a uniform with a hem length (used as a mantle) is used as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B). Yukata and gowns can be used.

The outline of the garment folding machine shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. This garment folding machine has both sleeves Zb and Zb spread as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 (A). is obtained by the stretched clothing Z ₀ of the state to obtain folding the final folding garments Z ₄ shown in each of FIGS. 3 5 (B) each through-process in each (E) (F).

The garment folding machine shown in FIG. 1 has a series of conveying devices 1 for transferring garments to be folded to the discharge unit 8 while sequentially folding them. The conveying device 1 includes a first conveyor 11 at the start end, a second conveyor 12 whose end side swings up and down, a third conveyor 13 provided with a sleeve shaping device 4 and a sleeve folding device 3 described later, and sleeve folding. The fourth conveyor 14 that receives the sleeve folded clothing Z ₁ (the state (B) of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4B) that has been folded by the apparatus 3 and sends it to the sleeve, and the sleeve folded clothing Z at the end of the fourth conveyor 14. ₁ FLIP first five conveyors 15, and the width-folded width folded garment Z ₂ (FIG. 3 or FIG provided width folding device 5 is allowed to Koso (FIG. 3 or the state of the (C) of FIG. 4) 4 (the state of (D)) is folded by the first two-folding device 6 in the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17, and the folded clothing Z ₃ (each (E) in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4) 8) which functions as a second two-folding device 7 for further folding (final folding). Bear 18, ninth conveyor 19, a second 10 conveyor 20, and the 11 conveyor 21 for transferring the final folding clothes Z ₄ to the discharge unit 8 side, and a twelfth conveyor 22 of the discharge portion 8.

As shown in detail in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a sliding plate 31 having substantially the same width as the trunk portion Za of the stretchable garment Z ₀ is provided at a position near the lower surface of the third conveyor 13. The body portion Za of the stretchable garment that is transferred while being brought into contact with the lower surface can be slid on the sliding plate 31. The third conveyor 13 is provided with two belt-like belts in a narrow state in the first half portion and four belt-like belts in a wide state in the second half portion. Moreover, between the 6th conveyor 16 and the 7th conveyor 17, it has the press part P made to adjoin longitudinally so that it may mention later.

  On the other hand, the transport device 1 has a thirteenth conveyor 23 that directly connects the second conveyor 12 ′ and the seventh conveyor 17 that are swung downward as shown by the chain line.

  In the garment folding machine of this embodiment, the garment Z to be folded is put on the hanger 9 as shown in FIG. 2 (A). That is, the hanger hanging rod 25 and the hanger transfer device 26 which are inclined downward are provided on the upper part of the front side of the machine body. Then, when the hanger 9 is hooked on the hanger hanging rod 25 with the clothes Z on the hanger (the state shown in FIG. 2A) facing forward, the hanger 9 hooks the hanger of the hanger transfer device 26. After being received by the locking tool, the clothing is deposited on the first conveyor 11 as indicated by the symbol Z ″ through the state of the symbol Z ′. At this time, the hanger 9 on which the clothing is hung. 2 is released from the hanger transfer device 26, and then the hanger 9 is pulled off from the garment Z by the hanger pulling device 27 as shown in FIG. The hanger 9 is moved up together with the hanger extraction device 27 by the upper moving device 28 (position 27 '), and the empty hanger 9' is moved to the empty hanger collecting device 29 at the upper moving position. In another embodiment, the worker can place only the clothes Z (not hung on the hanger 9) directly on the first conveyor 11, in which case the hanger hanger is hung. The rod 25, the hanger transfer device 26, the hanger pulling device 27, the upper moving device 28, the empty hanger collecting device 29, etc. can be omitted.

Details of the configurations of the sleeve shaping device 4, the sleeve folding device 3, the width folding device 5, the first two-folding device 6, the second two-folding device 7 and the like in the clothing folding machine of this embodiment will be described later. the clothes folding machine, FIG. 3 clothing, Figure 4, so as can be folded into the final folding clothes Z ₄ each through a respective folding process of FIG. 5 each (F).

[Folding process in FIG. 3]
The folding process of FIG. 3 is performed with the chest side Zf of the clothing as the surface as shown in FIG. 3 (F), and is performed with the second conveyor 12 connected to the third conveyor 13 side.

In this case, the chest side Zf a stretched garment Z ₀ as shown in FIG. 3 (A) multiplied placed on the first conveyor 11 in a posture becomes the top surface, where workers cleanly shape the body portion by hand. In this state, as shown by the symbol Z ″ in FIG. 1, the upper half of the body portion Za is placed on the first conveyor 11 and the sleeves Zb and Zb are in the state where the hanger 9 is removed. 1 conveyor 11 is hung from the left and right side edges.

  When the start switch is pressed after shaping the body part, the clothing Z ″ on the first conveyor 11 slides on the upper surface of the sliding plate 31 by the third conveyor 13 via the second conveyor 12, and the sleeve shaping device 4 described later. (Details are shown in FIGS. 6 and 7) Temporarily stop (the third conveyor 13 stops), and the base portions of both sleeves Zb and Zb are neatly shaped (mainly stretched).

Next, the third conveyor 13 is driven again, and is folded at the fold lines J ₁ and J _{1 in} FIG. 3A by the sleeve folding device 3 (the left sleeve folding belt 32 and the right sleeve folding belt 34). each of the left and right sleeves Zb, Zb is folded back side, a garment Z ₁ folding sleeve of FIG. 3 (B).

Then, the sleeve-folding garment Z ₁ is to ERROR on the fourth conveyor 14, figure該袖folding clothes Z ₁ when the ERROR from the terminal end of the fourth conveyor 14 to the fifth conveyer 15 3 (C) Flip it up and down like this.

Next, the sleeve-folded garment Z ₁ is transferred to a position straddling the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 in the state of FIG. At this time, when the garment is folded in four in the length direction, the central portion in the length direction of the sleeve-folded garment Z ₁ is positioned directly below the folding plate 61 of the first two-fold device 6 as shown in FIG. To stop. Then, the width folding device 5 performs valley folding at the fold lines J ₂ and J _{2 in} FIG. 3C, and the left and right side edges Zc and Zc are folded to the upper surface side (back side Ze). (D) is a width-folded garment Z ₂ (details of this width-folding step are shown in FIGS. 9 to 13).

Next, the width-folded garment Z ₂ is pushed by the first folding device 6 at the fold line J ₃ portion of FIG. 3D into the press portion P between the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 (FIG. 14 code Zg) simultaneously, and by the press section P portions of both conveyor 16, 17 travels downwardly, respectively, to form a twofold garment Z ₃ in FIG. 3 (E).

Next, the half-folded garment Z ₃ is further folded into two at the fold line J _{3 in} FIG. 3 (E) by a second half-folding device 7 (details are FIGS. 15 to 17), and FIG. ) Is the final folded garment Z _{4 in} which the length direction shown in FIG. In the folding process of FIG. 3, folding is performed so that the chest side Zf of the folded garment Z ₄ becomes the surface.

As shown by (D ′) to (F ′) in FIG. 3, when the length direction of the width-folded garment Z ₂ is folded in three, the length of the sleeve-folded garment Z ₁ shown in FIG. It stops on both conveyors 16 and 17 in a state where the position in the vertical direction 2/3 is located immediately below the first two-folding device 6 (folding plate 61). 3 (C) is folded at each fold line J ₂ , J ₂ , and the width folded garment Z ₂ ′ at FIG. 3 (D ′) is folded at the fold line J ₃ ′. The folded garment Z ₃ ′ of E ′) can be folded at the fold line J ₄ ′, and folded into the final folded garment Z ₄ ′ in which the length direction shown in FIG. Also in this case, the chest side Zf ′ of the folded garment Z ₄ ′ becomes the surface.

[Folding process in FIG. 4]
The folding process of FIG. 4 is performed with the back side Ze of clothing as the surface as shown in FIG. 4F, and is performed in a state where the second conveyor 12 is connected to the third conveyor 13 side.

In this case, the garment Z hung on the hanger 9 is put into the hanger hanging rod 25 in such a posture that the back side Ze faces the front surface, and the back side Ze of the extended garment Z ₀ becomes the upper surface as shown in FIG. Place it on the first conveyor 11 in a posture. In this case, since the body part is facing downward, it is difficult to shape the body part, but the entire body part Za is shaped as cleanly as possible.

  When the start switch is pressed after shaping the body part Za, the clothing on the first conveyor 11 is transferred to the upper surface of the sliding plate 31 of the third conveyor 13 via the second conveyor 12 as described above, and the sleeve shaping device 4 then both The bases of the sleeves Zb and Zb are neatly shaped (mainly stretched).

Next, the third conveyor 13 is driven again, the sleeve folding device 3 folds the mountain at the fold lines K ₁ and K _{1 in} FIG. 4A, and the left and right sleeves Zb and Zb are folded to the chest side. rarely, sleeve folding garments Z ₁ next to FIG. 4 (B), the subsequently該袖folding garments Z ₁ and is a該袖folding clothes Z ₁ when the ERROR fifth conveyor 15 through the fourth conveyor 14 Figure 4 (C Flip it up and down like

Then, clothing Z ₁ folding said sleeves are transported up extending over position sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 in the state shown in FIG. 4 (C), the folding line K shown in FIG. 4 (C) by the width folding apparatus 5 _2, K ₂ portions at the side edges of the right and left are valley-folded, respectively section Zc, Zc is folded on the upper surface side (the breast side Zf), a width folded garment Z ₂ in Figure 4 (D).

Next, the width-folded garment Z ₂ is folded into two at the fold line K ₃ portion of FIG. 4 (D) by the first two-fold fold device 6 to form a foldable garment Z _{3 in} FIG. 4 (E).

Next, the half-folded garment Z ₃ is further folded into two at the fold line K _{3 in} FIG. 4 (E) by the second half-folding device 7 to become the final folded garment Z _{4 in} FIG. 4 (F). . In the folding process of FIG. 4, the folded clothing Z ₄ is folded so that the back side Ze becomes the surface. In the case of performing this 4 folding step, because the dorsal Ze the stretched garment Z ₀ on the first conveyor 11 needs to carry in position to become the upper surface, the garment on the first conveyor 11 There is a drawback that it is difficult to manually shape the body part.

Also in folding process of FIG. 4, it is possible to trifold the length direction of the width of the folding clothes Z ₂ as shown in the FIG. 3 (D ') ~ (F ').

[Folding process in FIG. 5]
The folding process of FIG. 5 is performed by folding the clothing with the chest side Zf as the surface as shown in FIG. 5 (F), and the second conveyor 12 is shown on the side of the 13th conveyor 23 as shown by a chain line (reference numeral 12 '). Perform in a connected state.

In this case, as in the folding step of FIG. 3, the clothes Z hung on the hanger 9 are put into the hanger hanging rod 25 with the posture where the chest side Zf faces the front, and as shown in FIG. _It is placed on the first conveyor 11 in such a posture that the chest side Zf of ₀ becomes the upper surface. In this case, since the body part of the garment faces upward, an operator can cleanly shape the body part manually on the first conveyor 11. Further, in the folding step of FIG. 5, since the sleeve folding by the sleeve folding device 3 is not performed, each fold line L in FIG. _{The 1} and L ₁ parts are valley-folded, and both sleeves Zb and Zb are also folded to the chest side Zf. (This is the sleeve folded clothing Z _{1 in} FIG. 5B).

When the start switch is pressed after folding both sleeves, the sleeve folded garment Z ₁ is transferred from the first conveyor 11 to the front end side of the seventh conveyor 17 through the second conveyor 12 ′ and the thirteenth conveyor 23. The sleeve folded clothing Z ₁ stops at a position across the seventh conveyor 17 and the sixth conveyor 16 in the state of FIG.

Next, similarly to the folding steps of FIGS. 3 and 4, the width folding device 5 is valley-folded at the fold lines L ₂ and L _{2 in} FIG. 5C, respectively, and left and right side edges Zc and Zc. There folded on the upper surface side (the breast side Zf), a width folded garment Z ₂ in FIG. 5 (D).

Thereafter, the width-folded garment Z ₂ is folded into two at the fold line L ₃ portion of FIG. 5D by the first two-folding device 6 to form the foldable garment Z ₃ of FIG. 5E. The second folding device 7 folds it further along the fold line L ₄ in FIG. 5E to form the final folded garment Z _{4 in} FIG. 5F. In the folding process of FIG. 5, folding is performed so that the back side Ze of the garment Z ₄ becomes the surface.

Also in folding process of FIG. 5, it is possible to trifold a longitudinal width folded garment Z ₂ as shown in the FIG. 3 (D ') ~ (F ').

  Next, detailed configurations of the sleeve shaping device 4, the width folding device 5, the first two-folding device 6, and the second two-folding device 7 in this clothing folding machine will be described. The sleeve shaping device 4 has a pair of left and right.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the sleeve shaping devices 4 and 4 are for extending the base portions Zb ′ and Zb ′ of the sleeves Zb and Zb of the garment Z ₀ outward, respectively. Each of the sleeve shaping devices 4 and 4 is installed in a set of left and right positions near the front on the sliding plate 31 on the lower surface side of the third conveyor 13.

Each sleeve shaping device 4, 4 right and left sleeves Zb of stretched garment Z _0, which is transferred to a predetermined position on the slide plate 31, the base portion of Zb Zb ', Zb' outward (FIG. 7), respectively It has left and right brush rolls 41, 41 for rubbing. Each of the left and right brush rolls 41 and 41 is a pair of front and rear pairs (there are a total of four brush rolls). The pair of front and rear brush rolls 41, 41 are arranged in an outward “<” shape with a slight angle, and the shafts of the front and rear brush rolls 41, 41 are connected by a universal joint 42. doing. The pair of front and rear brush rolls 41 and 41 are driven by a single motor 43 and 43 so that the lower surface of the roll is rotated outward. In another embodiment, one set (two) of brush rolls 41 and 41 may be driven by individual motors 43, respectively.

In addition, each pair of left and right brush rolls 41, 41 is provided with a telescopic cylinder 44, 44 at an upper standby position (a position where it does not come into contact with the clothing on the sliding plate 31) and each sleeve root of the clothing Z ₀ on the sliding plate 31. It can be moved up and down between the contact positions contacting the portions Zb ′ and Zb ′.

  The sleeve shaping devices 4 and 4 wait on the left and right brush rolls 41, 41... In the upper position until the sleeve portions Zb and Zb of the clothing are conveyed to the sleeve shaping position on the sliding plate 31. After the sleeves Zb and Zb of the garment are conveyed to the position just below the sleeve shaping position and stopped there, the left and right brush rolls 41 and 41 are moved down to the contact position by the telescopic cylinders 44 and 44, respectively. In addition, the motors 43, 43 drive the motors 41, 41,... So that the lower surface of the roll rotates outward.

By the way, wrinkles are likely to occur at the sleeve root portions Zb ′ and Zb ′ of the garment Z ₀ , but it is difficult to remove the wrinkles at the sleeve root portions Zb ′ and Zb ′ by hand. In the case where each sleeve shaping device 4, 4 is provided as in this embodiment, the four brush rolls 41, 41... Are connected to the left and right sleeve root portions Zb ′, Zb ′ (especially the upper and lower ends of the sleeve root). By rotating the lower surface of the roll outward in a state where it is in contact with the vicinity of the portion), the ridges of the sleeve root portions Zb 'and Zb' can be automatically and neatly extended by the brush rolls 41, 41,. .

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the sleeve folding device 3 includes a left sleeve folding belt 32 for folding the left sleeve and a right sleeve folding belt 34 for folding the right sleeve on the rear side of the lower surface of the sliding plate 31. Have. In this embodiment, the left sleeve folding belt 32 is located on the front side in the conveying direction by the third conveyor 13 and the right sleeve folding belt 34 is located on the rear side in the conveying direction.

  The left sleeve folding belt 32 is installed in a posture in which the front side is inclined backward from the left side to the right side at a position near the lower surface of the mounting plate 33. Further, the front edge portion of the mounting plate 33 on the left sleeve folding belt 32 side is inclined backward at a position slightly behind the backward inclination portion of the left sleeve folding belt 32 with the same inclination as the belt backward inclination portion. Note that the left sleeve folding belt 32 is driven by a motor (not shown) so that the belt receding inclined portion runs from left to right.

  The right sleeve folding belt 34 is installed in a posture in which the front side is inclined backward from the right side to the left side at a position near the lower surface of the mounting plate 35. Further, the front edge portion of the mounting plate 35 on the right sleeve folding belt 34 side is also inclined backward with the same inclination as the belt backward inclination portion at a position slightly behind the backward inclination portion of the right sleeve folding belt 34. The right sleeve folding belt 34 is driven by a motor (not shown) so that the belt receding inclined portion travels from right to left.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, left and right sleeve portions Zb and Zb of the garment Z ₀ to be transferred on the sliding plate 31 are respectively provided at the front portion of the left sleeve folding belt 32 and the front portion of the right sleeve folding belt 34. A pair of left and right sleeve feed belts 46, 46 which are fed back at the same speed as the clothing transfer speed are provided.

  The sleeve feed belts 46 and 46 are positioned in the vicinity of the upper end height of the sleeve portions Zb and Zb suspended from the side edges of the sliding plate 31 in the front-rear posture, and the inner sides of the sleeve feed belts are While being driven by the motors 47 and 47 so as to travel from the front side to the rear side, respectively, the retracting positions on the left and right outwards (contact with the sleeves Zb suspended from the side edges of the sliding plate 31 by the telescopic cylinders 48 and 48 respectively) Position) and the sleeve contact position on the left and right inner sides can be moved forward and backward.

  The sleeve feed belts 46 and 46 are shaped by the sleeve shaping devices 4 and 4 to shape the left and right sleeve roots Zb ′ and Zb ′, respectively, and then extend the hanging sleeves by the telescopic cylinders 48 and 48. The motors 47 and 47 are driven at a constant speed in synchronism with the driving of the third conveyor 13 in a state of being advanced to a position where they contact the parts Zb and Zb. In addition, the drive timing of each sleeve feed belt 46 and 46 is performed in synchronism with the drive timing of the third conveyor 13.

As described above, when the sleeve feed belts 46 and 46 are provided, when the trunk portion Za of the garment Z ₀ slides on the sliding plate 31 (when the third conveyor 13 is driven), the vicinity of the sleeve base is located on the sliding plate 31. Even if it is bent at each side edge (the frictional resistance at the side edge of the sliding plate is large), the vicinity of each sleeve base can be forcibly transferred together with the garment body part Za, and the entire garment can be smoothly (without deformation) ) Can be transported.

  FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the width folding device 5, the first two-folding device 6, and the second two-folding device 7 in the clothes folding machine of FIG. The sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 are installed.

The total length of the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 is considerably longer than the overall length of the garment Z as shown in FIG. Then, the both conveyors 16 and 17 are proximity to such sleeves folded garment Z ₁ is obtained Noriutsuri free from one conveyor (16 or 17) to the other conveyor (17 or 16). Sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 includes a motor 16a and are adapted to each be brought into driving control in each direction before and after individually by a motor 17a, clothing Z ₁ folding sleeve in the width folding apparatus 5 parts as described below It folded in two operations or the like in the carrying direction and the width folding garments Z _2, which is the traveling direction of the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 to each be controlled to a predetermined direction.

At the rear end of the sixth conveyor 16, a back posture conveying path (12, 13, 14, 15) for carrying the sleeve-folded garment Z ₁ in a posture (folding step in FIG. 3) with the back side Ze as an upper surface. Are connected (see FIG. 1). Further, the front end of the seventh conveyer 17, Munejo posture conveying path clothing Z ₁ folding sleeves chest side Zf of carrying in a posture becomes the upper surface (folding process of FIG. 5) (12 ', 23) is connected (See FIG. 1). It should be noted that the clothes folding machine of the present application is provided with the above-mentioned back posture conveyance path (12 ′, 23) because the stretch clothing Z ₀ is placed on the first conveyor 11 and the chest side Zf is the top surface (the body part is hand-held). Even when it is carried in with a posture that can be shaped by work), it can be folded with the back side Ze as the surface as shown in FIG. 5 (F).

A sixth conveyor 16 in the adjacent portions of the seventh conveyor 17, a press section P of a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction is provided, a garment Z ₁ folded sleeves twofold state by passing the press section P and it is able to compress the folded garment Z ₃ from the front and back each side.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the width folding device 5 includes a pair of left and right folding guides 51, 51 having a total length longer than the total length of the stretch garment Z ₀ , and the left and right fold clothing Z ₁ . A pair of left and right folding devices 55 and 55 for folding the side edge portions Zc and Zc on the folding guides 51 and 51 are provided.

Each folding guides 51 and 51 is for determining a sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh widthwise side edges Zc of the garment Z ₁ folding sleeve which is conveyed astride the conveyor 17, the folding width of Zc. Each folding guides 51 and 51, each have a transport direction each split folding guides 52, 52 of Hosoban rod-like divided into two parts (the front-rear direction) of the garment Z ₁ folding sleeve. Each of the split folding guides (four in total) 52, 52... Has a length of, for example, about 800 to 1000 mm, and cantileverally supports the front and rear end portions. The front-end | tip parts 52a and 52a which a pair of division | segmentation folding guides 52 and 52 located in the front and back oppose each other at predetermined small intervals (for example, intervals of about 100 to 120 mm).

Each split folding guides 52, 52 ... are about 1/4 about the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh width direction each side edge Zc clothing Z ₁ folding sleeves being transported on the conveyor 17, shank width from Zc Are attached so that the distal end 52a side can be swung up and down by the telescopic cylinders 53, 53,. Each of the folding folding guides 52, 52,... Is positioned considerably above the upper surface of the sixth conveyor 16 and the upper surface of the seventh conveyor 17, as shown by the solid line in FIG. As shown in the chain line, when the leading end 52a 'is moved downward (when the telescopic cylinder 53 is contracted), it comes close to the upper surface of the sixth conveyor 16 and the upper surface of the seventh conveyor 17 (position 52'). Yes.

As shown in FIG. 9, each of the pair of left and right folding devices 55, 55 has a predetermined width (width of about 200 mm in the illustrated example) and a length (for example, about 1200 mm) longer than the total length of the clothing Z ₁ (for example, about 1200 mm). , About 2000 mm) and a telescopic cylinder 57 for moving the push plate 56 back and forth.

  The push plate 56 of the folding device 55 is advanced and retracted in the left-right direction by the telescopic cylinder 57 at a position slightly higher than the height position of each of the divided folding guides 52, 52 moved downward as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, in the state where the push plates 56, 56 are retracted outward, the respective split folding guides 52, 52... Can be moved up and down between the push plates 56, 56.

On the left and right sides of the rear end of the sixth conveyor 16 (which will be the clothes carry-in end when the back posture transport path is used), the left and right folding devices 55, 55 are placed on the push plates 56, 56, respectively. sleeves left and right side edge portions Zc folding garments Z _1, short guide conveyer 16b was inclined upward for placing the Zc, it is provided 16b (see FIGS. 8 and 9). In addition, on the left and right sides of the front end portion of the seventh conveyor 17 (which becomes the clothing carry-in side end portion when using the chest posture conveyance path), on the push plates 56, 56 of the left and right folding devices 55, 55 left and right side edge portions Zc of the garment Z ₁ folding sleeves, short guide conveyer 17b was inclined upward for placing the Zc, and 17b are provided in (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

  The first two-folding device 6 employs a folding plate 61 that can be moved up and down by a telescopic cylinder 62. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the folded plate 61 is positioned in the right-and-left orientation immediately above the proximity portion (press part P) between the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17.

The first two-folding device 6 is folded at a position straddling the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 as will be described later (FIG. 12 to FIG. 14) by extending the telescopic cylinder 62. The folded position (for example, the intermediate portion in the length direction) of the width-folded garment Z ₂ can be pushed into the press portion P side.

  The second half-folding device 7 is installed immediately below the press portion P between the sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17. The second half-folding device 7 includes two blowers 71 and 72 (first blower 71 and second blower 72) installed in the vicinity of the front and rear of the outlet of the press portion P, and the vicinity immediately below each of the blowers 71 and 72. The two conveyors 18 and 19 (the eighth conveyor 18 and the ninth conveyor 19) installed in the front and rear and the tenth conveyor 20 installed in the vicinity immediately below the two conveyors 18 and 19 are provided.

  The eighth conveyor 18, the ninth conveyor 19, and the tenth conveyor 20 are controlled to travel forward and backward by motors (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 8, the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 can be deformed up and down by a telescopic cylinder 20a for lifting. That is, when the telescopic cylinder 20a is reduced, the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 is in a low position (shown by the solid line in FIG. 8) and is separated from the lower surface traveling portions of the eighth conveyor 18 and the ninth conveyor 19. However, when the telescopic cylinder 20a is extended, the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 is deformed into a mountain shape as indicated by the chain line in FIG. 8 (reference numeral 20 '), and the upper surface traveling portion 20' becomes the eighth conveyor 18 and the ninth. It is designed to be close to each lower surface traveling portion of the conveyor 19. In addition, in the state which the upper surface driving | running | working part of the 10th conveyor 20 deform | transformed into the mountain shape as shown by the code | symbol 20 ', as shown in FIGS. Clothing can be pressed between the respective lower surface running portions of the 9 conveyor 19.

  The function and operation sequence of each device portion (71, 72, 18, 19, 20, 20a) of the second two-fold device 7 will be described in detail later.

  The width folding device 5, the first two-folding device 6, and the second two-folding device 7 operate as follows.

In FIG. 1, when the garment is transported from the back posture transport path (12, 13, 14, 15) side, mainly in the folding step of FIG. 3 (carrying in with the chest side Zf of the stretch garment Z ₀ as the upper surface). Done. Then, after manually shaping the body part of the stretch garment Z ₀ on the first conveyor 11 and then pressing the start switch, the shaped stretch garment Z ₀ is transferred from the second conveyor 12 to the third conveyor 13 → sleeves The sleeve bases Zb ′ and Zb ′ (FIGS. 6 and 7) are stretched by the shaping device 4 → the sleeve folding devices 3 (the left sleeve folding belt 32 and the right and right sleeve folding belt 34) are used to connect the sleeve portions Zb and Zb. Folded to the lower surface side of the body portion Za, the sleeve-folded garment Z ₁ is transferred onto the fourth conveyor 14.

Subsequently, the ERROR in該袖folding clothes Z ₁ is state flipped from the terminal end of the fourth conveyor 14 on the fifth conveyor 15 (back side Ze shown in FIG. 3 (C) is the upper surface) →該袖folding clothes Z ₁ is transferred from the end of the fifth conveyor 15 onto the sixth conveyor 16. At this time, as for the 6th conveyor 16 and the 7th conveyor 17, each upper surface is each drive | working from the rear side to the front side.

When the sleeve-folding the garment Z ₁ is ERROR from the rear end of the sixth conveyer 16, but the body portion Za of該袖folding garment Z ₁ is conveyed on the sixth conveyor 16 narrow, right and left side edges The parts Zc and Zc are transported on the respective push plates 56 and 56 of the left and right folding devices 55 and 55 through the guide conveyors 16b and 16b. The sixth conveyor 16 and the seventh conveyor 17 are temporarily stopped when the half-folding position of the sleeve-folded garment Z ₁ is located directly below the folding plate 61 of the first two-fold device 6. At this time, the sleeve folded garment Z ₁ is in the state shown in FIGS.

Next, the width folding device 5 operates. First, the respective folding guides 52, 52,... Are moved down by the telescopic cylinders 53, and then the push plates 56, 56 of the folding devices 55, 55 are respectively telescopic cylinders. As shown in FIG. 11, left and right folding guides 51 and 51 (each divided folding guide) are operated on the clothing side edge portions Zc and Zc (FIG. 10), which are actuated left and right by 57 and placed on the respective pressing plates 56 and 56. 52) Folding on top → After that, each push plate 56, 56 retracts to the left and right outside. At this time becomes the state shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the left and right side edge portions Zc of the garment Z ₂ folding width in this state, Zc is folded full-length (e.g. 1200mm long) but is on the folding guides 51, 51 each guide Since 51 and 51 are the division | segmentation folding guides 52 and 52, respectively, each clothing side edge part Zc and Zc straddles the division | segmentation folding guides 52 and 52 of front and back. In addition, there is a gap of a predetermined interval (for example, 100 to 120 mm) between the respective front end portions 52a and 52a facing each of the split folding guides 52 and 52, and this gap is directly below the folding plate 61 of the first two-fold device 6. It is in.

  Next, the telescopic cylinder 62 of the first two-folding device 6 is extended, and the folding plate 61 is pushed down as shown by the chain line in FIG. 13 (reference numeral 61 '). At this time, as shown by the arrow in FIG. The sixth conveyor 16 is driven so that its upper surface travels forward, and the seventh conveyor 17 is driven so that its upper surface travels rearward.

Then, the tip portion 52a of each split folding guides 52, 52 as the folding portion in the width folded garment Z ₂ is the chain line shown (reference numeral Zg) in FIG. 14, the gap between 52a and the sixth conveyor 16 of the seventh conveyer 17 Although pushed into the press section P side, side edges Zc around each side of the garment Z ₂ folding width at this time, Zc is the divided folding guides 52, 52 as shown in FIG. 15 tip 52a, successively smoothly from 52a To get out. Therefore, even garments Z ₂ folding width folded width garment Z ₁ folded sleeve remains full length, and relatively a withdrawal is relatively easily from the folding guides 51, 51 (split folding guides 52, 52) Can be extracted in a short time. As shown in FIG. 15, when the folded portion of the width folded garment Z ₂ is passed through the press section P is folded portions of the garment is flat is pressed from the front and rear.

  On the other hand, when the first half-folding device 6 is operated, the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 is pushed up by the telescopic cylinder 20a as shown in FIG. The conveyor 18 and the ninth conveyor 19 are close to the lower surface running portions (the pressing function is exhibited in the upper and lower conveyor portions).

  As shown in FIG. 15 from the state of FIG. 14, the bottom surface of the eighth conveyor 18 and the top surface of the tenth conveyor 20 run to the rear side when the folded clothing moves down the press part P, respectively. The high-pressure air (arrow) is blown out from the first blower 71 when the front end of the folded garment is sent out from the outlet (lower end) of the press part P as shown in FIG. Then, the front side of the half-folded portion is deflected to the eighth conveyor 18 side as shown in the chain line, and the front side of the two-folded portion is placed between the lower surface running portion of the eighth conveyor 18 and the upper side running portion of the tenth conveyor 20. Lead to.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 16, at the timing when the intermediate portion in the length direction (second two-folded portion) of the folded clothing Z ₃ faces the second blower 72, high-pressure air (arrow) is drawn from the second blower 72. At the same time, the eighth conveyor 18 and the tenth conveyor 20 are run in reverse (the lower surface traveling portion of the eighth conveyor 18 and the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 are respectively traveling from the rear side to the front side), and The ninth conveyor 19 is also driven so that its lower surface traveling portion travels from the rear side to the front side. Then, the second half-folded portion of the half-folded garment Z ₃ is guided between the lower surface traveling portion of the ninth conveyor 19 and the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 so that a broken line is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 17, the folded clothing Z ₃ is further folded in two between the lower surface traveling portion of the ninth conveyor 19 and the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 (becomes a four-fold clothing Z ₄ ). . And as shown in FIG. 17, when the full length of the four-fold garment Z ₄ is introduced between the ninth conveyor 19 and the tenth conveyor 20, the driving of the ninth conveyor 19 and the tenth conveyor 20 is stopped, Subsequently, the telescopic cylinder 20b is reduced, and the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 is moved downward as shown by a chain line (reference numeral 20 ″).

Next, after the upper surface traveling portion of the tenth conveyor 20 is moved downward (state 20 ″), the tenth conveyor 20 ″ is driven so that the upper surface travels from the front side to the rear side. Then, the four-fold garment Z ₄ ′ on the tenth conveyor 20 ″ is transferred from the tenth conveyor 20 ″ to the twelfth conveyor 22 side on the discharge section side through the eleventh conveyor 21.

In this way, the stretch garment Z ₀ carried on the first conveyor 11 with the chest side Zf as the upper surface is used to form the width folding device 5 portion using the back posture conveying path (12, 13, 14, 15). breast side Zf is when treating folded posture comprising an upper surface, as shown in (F) of the folding step 3, (and folding the garment Z ₄₎ folded in a state in which the breast side Zf appears on the surface in be able to.

  In FIG. 1, the discharge unit 8 is provided with a gate plate 81 at a position near the lower surface of the twelfth conveyor 22, and is placed under the gate plate 81 by a platform 83 (lifting cylinder 84) of the lifter device 82. ) Are arranged to be movable up and down. Then, the folded clothes transferred from the eleventh conveyor 21 to the gate plate 81 by the twelfth conveyor 22 are received from the gate plate 81 onto the platform 83, and the platform 83 is further moved down to discharge the conveyor 85. It will be delivered to the top and discharged outside the aircraft.

On the other hand, as shown in (F) of the folding process of FIG. 5, the back garment Z ₀ (the body part can be manually shaped) carried on the first conveyor 11 with the chest side Zf as the upper surface is When folding in a state of appearing on the surface, the above-mentioned chest posture conveyance path (12 ', 23) is used.

  That is, in this case, in FIG. 1, the second conveyor 12 is inclined downward (reference numeral 12 ') by the telescopic cylinder 12a, and the stretched clothing on the first conveyor 11 is inclined downward by the second conveyor 12' and the second conveyor 12 '. It passes through the 13 conveyor 23 and is transferred to the front end of the seventh conveyor 17 at the width folded portion. In this case, since the stretch garment does not pass through the sleeve folding device 3, the sleeves Zb and Zb are folded manually to the trunk chest side Zf when shaping the body part on the first conveyor 11. Keep it.

Thus, Munejo posture conveying path (12 ', 23) The use of the garment Z ₁ folded sleeve on the conveyor (7 conveyor 17 and the sixth conveyer 16) of the wide-folding portion (width folding apparatus 5 parts) In a state in which the chest side Zf is brought into an upper surface (the posture in FIG. 5C) and the back side Ze appears on the surface in each subsequent folding step (steps (D) to (F) in FIG. 5). Can be folded.

  In the clothes folding machine according to this embodiment, the use of the back posture conveyance path and the chest posture conveyance path can be performed simply by switching the connection side of the second conveyor 12 with the extension cylinder 12a. The customer's request for (chest folding and back folding) can be achieved by simple switching.

Further, the garment folding apparatus of this embodiment, folding width in a state of being stretched the entire length of the garment Z ₁ folding sleeve in the width folding apparatus 5 parts as above, the overall length of the garment Z ₂ folding width first Since the folding device 6 and the second folding device 7 are folded in two small portions, when the folded garment Z ₄ is worn, it is continuously stretched twice in the length direction. By expanding the sleeves once in the width direction and finally expanding both sleeves Zb and Zb, the wearable state can be developed. Therefore, the work for unfolding clothes can be performed easily and in a short time.

  Further, since the first two-fold device 6 is provided above the front and rear intermediate portion of the width folding device 5, the installation space (especially the installation space in the front-rear direction) for the width folding device 5 and the first two-fold device 6 is increased. It can be shared and the entire folding machine can be made compact.

Further, the conveyor of the width folding device 5 is divided into two in the front and rear direction (sixth conveyor 16 and seventh conveyor 17), the left and right folding guides 51, 51 of the width folding device 5 are divided into two, and each divided folding guide 52 is divided. , 52 is provided with the first two-folding device 6 above the space between the tip portions 52a, 52a, so that when the width-folded garment Z2 is folded in _two , Since the folded part of the clothing folded on the split folding guides 52 and 52 can be removed and the folded parts (both side edges Zc and Zc) of the clothing can be removed simultaneously in the front and rear, Even if the clothing Z ₁ is folded in its full length, the time for removing the clothing folding portion from each folding guide does not increase.

It is a schematic side view which shows the whole structure of the clothing folding machine of an Example of this application. It is explanatory drawing of the hanger hanging state and hanger removal state in the clothes with a hanger used with the clothing folding machine of FIG. It is a folding process figure at the time of carrying out breast folding of clothing using a back posture conveyance path in the clothes folding machine of FIG. It is a folding process figure at the time of folding back | folding clothes using a back posture conveyance path | route in the clothing folding machine of FIG. It is a folding process figure at the time of folding back | folding clothes using the upper chest posture conveyance path | route in the clothing folding machine of FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sleeve shaping device portion and a sleeve folding device portion of the clothes folding machine of FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a plan view of FIG. 6. It is an enlarged view of each folding device part of the clothing folder of FIG. It is a top view of FIG. It is XX expanded sectional drawing of FIG. It is a state change figure from FIG. It is a top view after the state change from FIG. It is XIII-XIII expanded sectional drawing of FIG. It is a partial side view after the state change from FIG. It is a state change figure from FIG. It is a state change figure from FIG. It is a state change figure from FIG. It is a schematic side view of the clothes folding machine of a prior art example. It is a folding process figure at the time of folding back | folding clothes with the clothing folding machine of FIG. It is a folding process figure at the time of carrying out chest-folding of clothing with the clothing folding machine of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 is a conveying device, 3 is a sleeve folding device, 4 is a sleeve shaping device, 5 is a width folding device, 6 is a first two folding device, 7 is a second two folding device, 11 to 23 are conveyors, and 51 is a folding device. guide, 52 split folding guides, 52a the distal end, the sleeve 55 is folded over device, P is the press section, Z ₀ is stretched garment, Za is barrel, Zb is sleeves, Zc is the side edge portions, Z ₁ A folded garment, Z ₂ is a width folded garment, Z ₃ is a folded clothing, and Z ₄ is a folded clothing.

Claims (2)

Fold both sleeves (Z ₀ ) from the extended garment (Z ₀ ) with the sleeves (Zb, Zb) widened, and fold both side edges (Zc, Zc) in the width direction of the sleeve foldable clothing (Z ₁ ). After folding to the center side by a predetermined width by the width folding device (5), the length of the width folded clothing (Z ₂ ) is changed by the first two folding device (6) and the second two folding device (7). It is a clothing folding machine that can be folded into two times and the total length can be folded into 1/4 length or 1/3 length,
The width folding device (5) has a length longer than the entire length of the stretch garment (Z ₀ ) and both side edges (Zc,) of the sleeve fold garment (Z ₁ ) on the conveyor (16, 17). A pair of left and right folding guides (51, 51) for determining each folding width of Zc) and a pair of left and right folding the respective side edge portions (Zc, Zc) of the sleeve foldable clothing (Z ₁ ) to each folding guide (51, 51). Folding device (55, 55),
While the conveyor (16, 17) of the width folding device (5) portion is divided into two parts in the front and rear and provided with a press part (P) capable of pressing clothes between the front and rear conveyors (16, 17),
Each of the folding guides (51, 51) is divided into two in the conveying direction of the sleeve folded clothing (Z ₁ ), and the front end portions (52a, 52a) facing each of the divided folding guides (52, 52) have a predetermined small size. It is arranged so as to be opposed to each other with an interval, and further, the interval portion between the respective folding guide tip portions (52a, 52a) is located immediately above the press portion (P) between the front and rear conveyors (16, 17). And
The first two-fold device (6) is provided above the space between the tip portions (52a, 52a) of the divided folding guides (52, 52).
A clothing folding machine characterized by that. In claim 1,
Back posture conveying path (12, 13, 14) for conveying sleeve-folded clothing (Z ₁ ) to _one of the front and rear conveyors (16, 17) of the width folding device (5) with the back side (Ze) facing upward. , 15) and carrying the sleeve-folded garment (Z ₁ ) to the other of the front and rear conveyors (16, 17) of the width folding device (5) in such a posture that the chest side (Zf) is the upper surface. Connecting the posture transport path (12 ', 23),
A clothing folding machine characterized by that.

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