JP6077282B2 - Clothing shaping input device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a device for shaping a washed garment and a sleeve suction part for shaping the sleeve of the garment, and for feeding the shaped garment to a loading conveyor by moving the shaped body upward. It is.

  In the linen supply industry, there is a service in which clothes are collected from customers, the collected clothes are washed, ironed, folded and delivered. In order to efficiently process such a process, the garment to be put is put on a shaped body and shaped, and the sleeve is shaped at the sleeve suction part. The shaping body is located in front of the throwing machine, and the sleeve suction part is arranged on the left and right of the shaping body, and the shaped body and the throwing conveyor are close to each other to feed the shaped clothing onto the throwing conveyor from the shaping body. This often causes problems in shaping work.

  An apparatus provided with such a shaping body and a sleeve suction device has been developed through, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-218099 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-87321. In the former invention, the entire garment is shaped with the clothes hung on the hanger placed in the input section. In the latter invention, the hanger is omitted, and the upper conveyor is arranged above the input conveyor. It is comprised so that clothing may be inserted | pinched between the conveyor introduction parts between these conveyors, and the improvement with respect to delivery of clothing is performed. In any of the inventions, the shaped body and the input conveyor need to be arranged close to each other in order to smoothly input the clothes.

  More specifically, with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16, a is a loading conveyor, b is a shaped body, c is a gap, W is clothing, and S is a sleeve. The garment W is put on the shaped body b by the operator and shaped, and then the sleeve is sucked and shaped by the sleeve suction part V in the process of the upward movement of the shaped body for putting in the garment. However, since the gap c between the input conveyor a and the shaped body b is narrow, if the sleeve S enters the gap c, it becomes resistance when the sleeve S is extended, and smooth suction by the suction portion is hindered. As a result, shaping of the sleeve by the suction portion becomes insufficient, causing problems such as wrinkles and disturbances in the clothing, and re-insertion.

JP 2000-218099 JP 2005-87321 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to allow the garment to be put into the process while maintaining the shaping state without causing any disturbance in the shape and shape of the garment. Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that exhibits a reliable shaping effect with a minimum improvement while maintaining the basic configuration of the current shaping input apparatus of which the effectiveness is clear.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a shaped body for shaping washed clothes and a sleeve suction part for shaping the sleeves of the clothes, and the shaped clothes are moved to the input conveyor by moving the shaped body upward. With regard to the device to be thrown in, the throwing conveyor is composed of a front part of the conveyor which is located behind the shaped body and conveys the clothes in the vertical direction, and a curved surface which acts to stretch the clothes moved to the upper part of the front part of the conveyor. A turning part and a conveyor upper part for conveying the clothing that has passed through the turning part in the front-rear direction, and the conveyor front part of the input conveyor is separated from the shaping body, together with the shaping body Means is provided for providing a position conversion mechanism for occupying an approach position close to a position where clothing is sandwiched.

  As described above, the garment shaping input device of the present invention maintains the basic configuration of the current shaping input device. The feeding conveyor is located at the rear of the shaping body and has a front part for conveying clothes in a generally vertical direction, and a turning direction composed of a curved surface that acts to stretch the clothes moved to the upper part of the front part of the conveyor. And a conveyor upper part for conveying the clothing that has passed through the turning portion in the front-rear direction.

  In that configuration, it can be said that the input conveyor having the respective parts corresponding to the front part of the conveyor, the turning part, and the upper part of the conveyor is conventionally known, but the turning part is particularly provided for the purpose of extending the clothes. There is no conventional example, and the structure is unique to the present invention. The garment is almost straight up to just before the turning part, but when it reaches the curved part of the turning part, the outer side is pulled along the curvature, and the collar part (especially the front side) is the tip of the garment conveyance direction. The working force that stretches out works. Since the collar portion is an important point for the finished quality evaluation, it is possible to enhance the evaluation of the garment processed by the shaping input device of the present invention.

  As for the input conveyor, it is possible to provide a pressurizing conveyor that presses the change-over-clothes between the changer and the pressurizing conveyor has a pressurizing member therein, and the pressurizing member is A configuration in which pressure rollers are provided on both sides, and the upper pressure roller presses the garment at the front portion of the input conveyor and the lower pressure roller presses the clothing at the upper portion of the conveyor brings about a more preferable effect. This is because the pressure roll can strengthen the action force for extending the aforementioned collar portion.

  The apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that a position conversion mechanism is provided that occupies the conveyor front portion of the input conveyor at a separation position away from the shaping body and an approaching position near the position where the clothing is sandwiched together with the shaping body. Is. Until the sleeve is shaped, the front part of the conveyor is spaced apart from the shaped body, so that the movement of the sleeve is guaranteed and the sleeve suction part is sucked smoothly, and the clothes are put together with the shaped body. By taking the position, the garment can be reliably transferred from the tip to the input conveyor.

  The feeding conveyor is composed of a suction box having a substantially L-shaped side surface and a conveyor belt that moves along a circular path including the suction box and the guide roller. It is desirable to be configured to include a swinging member attached to the side so as to be swingable and having the other end attached to the input conveyor and a drive device that occupies the input conveyor at the separation position and the approach position. The substantially inverted L-shaped corner portion of the suction box hits the curved portion of the turning portion, but the suction box including the curved portion extends over the entire width of the input conveyor and functions as a substitute for the guide roller.

  The position conversion mechanism has a swinging member, and the position of the separation position and the approaching position with respect to the shaped body can be adjusted by swinging the input conveyor. Specifically, the input conveyor is moved by the driving device and occupies either the separated position or the approach position. For this occupation, it is only necessary to occupy the input conveyor at either the separation position or the approach position, and it can move between the separation position and the approach position steplessly and can be stopped at any position. It may be made like.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, it becomes possible to carry out suction shaping of the sleeve as intended, and since the sleeve does not become a resistance when the garment is put in and conveyed, the appearance of the garment, There is an effect that the clothes can be put into the process while maintaining the shaping state without causing any disturbance in the shape. In addition, according to the present invention, by changing the position of the input conveyor, it is possible to eliminate the resistance at the time of shaping the sleeve and transporting clothes, so that the basic configuration of the current shaping input device with clear effectiveness is maintained. It is possible to provide a device that exerts a reliable shaping effect with minimal improvement.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to illustrated embodiments. 1 to 4 show a shaping body 11 constituting the clothing shaping input apparatus 10 according to the present invention and its operation. The shaped body 11 mainly has a form imitating a torso of a human body so as to put on a front-opening garment W such as a yukata, and the garment W is spread in advance by an operator and hung up after being corrected.

  The shaping body 11 includes a base body 14 that is coupled to a base portion 12 by a shaft support portion 13 and that has an upper portion that can be tilted in the front-rear direction, and a main body 15 that is movable up and down with respect to the base body 14. ing. For this purpose, the base body 14 is provided with a cylinder device as a vertically extending / contracting portion 16 that enables the main body 15 to move up and down, and a distal end expanding / contracting portion 17 of the piston is connected to the main body side receiving portion 18. That is, the main body 15 can move up and down as a whole. The body 15 is also provided with an adjustment mechanism for the body width and the collar width as an adjustment element corresponding to the form of the garment W, but is not shown in the embodiment.

  The main body 15 is provided with arm-like extendable arms 21 and 22 and their extension mechanisms 23 and 24. The telescopic mechanisms 23 and 24 are formed of a cylinder device, and are pivotally supported on the main body side at the lower ends thereof. The telescopic arms 21 and 22 attached to the piston tips are operated under the guidance of the arm guides 25 and 26. Yes. The arm guides 25 and 26 of the arm-shaped telescopic arms 21 and 22 are provided at positions corresponding to the vicinity of the arm base, and the arm guides 25 and 26 of the embodiment are the left and right arm-shaped telescopic arms. 21 and 22 are shown as small rolls juxtaposed in contact with both inside and outside.

  The arm-like extendable arms 21 and 22 can be extended and retracted between the contracted position shown in FIG. 1 and the extended position shown in FIG. It is configured. When in the extended position, the arm-shaped extendable arms 21 and 22 expand the sleeves S and S substantially in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. If the length is too long, a portion that is not supported is generated. However, the sleeves S and S are in a state where they can follow the suction force regardless of their length.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the shaping body 11 is provided so as to be able to incline in the front-rear direction around the shaft support portion 13. That is, the arm 27 provided on the shaft support portion 13 disposed on the base portion 12 and the movable end of the drive mechanism 20 illustrated as a cylinder device are axially coupled. Therefore, it is configured to be able to take the upright position of FIGS. 1 and 2 that is substantially upright by the movement of the movable end and the inclined position of FIG. 4B that is inclined toward the input conveyor 35.

  In the present invention, sleeve suction portions 28 and 29 for shaping the sleeves S and S of the garment W are provided, and the shaped garment W is thrown into the loading conveyor 35 by the upward movement of the shaping body 11. The sleeve suction portions 28 and 29 maintain the basic configuration of the current shaping and charging device. Therefore, the shaping body 11 and the loading conveyor 35 are common in the vertical and horizontal positional relationships. As simply shown in FIG. 5, the sleeve suction portions 28 and 29 are attached to the apparatus main body 30 with an arrangement located on the front left and right of the input conveyor 35. The sleeve suction portions 28 and 29 can be rotated by links 31 and 32. The suction state of FIG. 5 in which the openings 28a and 29a face the clothing W, and the sleeves S and S of the clothing W come out of the openings 28a and 29a. The non-suction state of FIG. 9 is provided.

  A conventionally known technique can be applied to the sleeve suction portions 28 and 29 formed of such a rotary sleeve suction mechanism, as described. As the sleeve suction mechanism for that purpose, the invention relating to the development of the present applicant described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-218099 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-87321 can be appropriately incorporated.

  The shaped clothing W is thrown into the loading conveyor 35 by the upward movement of the shaped body 11. The input conveyor 35 is located behind the shaping body 11 and is composed of a conveyor front part 33 for conveying the garment W in a generally vertical direction and a curved surface that acts to stretch the garment moved to the upper part of the conveyor front part. It has a direction part 34 and a part called a conveyor upper part 36 for conveying the garment W that has passed through the direction change part 34 in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 7 and the like). In terms of mechanism, the input conveyor 35 includes a suction box 37 having a substantially inverted L-shaped side surface, and a conveyor belt 39 that moves along a circular path including the suction box 37 and a plurality of guide rollers 38. have.

  The suction box 37 has a box structure formed in an airtight manner for sucking the clothes W, and has a plurality of air inlets, and is configured to hold the clothes W to be conveyed by vacuum suction. . The turning portion 34 is a curved surface portion 40 that is slidably contacted to change the direction of the conveyor belt 39, and the portion having the curved surface portion 40 bends both end portions 40a and 40b inward to form a so-called rubbing plate. It is configured and provided as a separate member that can be attached and detached for the sake of convenience in cleaning the yarn scraps and the like accumulated in the box (FIG. 8). Moreover, the corner | angular part which consists of the curved surface part 40 of the said suction box 37 which exhibits a reverse L-shape functions as a substitute of a guide roller. The suction box 37 including the curved surface portion 40 is provided over the entire width of the input conveyor 35 in the width direction.

  In addition, the suction box 37 serves as a main part of the input conveyor 35. The conveyor front 33 is separated from the shaping body 11 by a separation position A (see FIG. 7) and an approach position B (FIG. 8) between which the clothing is put together with the shaping body 11. The position conversion mechanism 41 is provided so as to operate. As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the position converting mechanism 41 is attached to the apparatus main body side at one end shaft fulcrum 42 and is swingable back and forth, and the other end side is connected to the input conveyor. 35, a swinging member 43 attached to the suction box 37, and a drive device 44 for occupying the input conveyor 35 at the separation position A and the approach position B.

  As described above, the conveyor front portion 33 occupies the separation position A and the approach position B with respect to the shaped body 11 by the operation of the suction box 37 described above. Suppose that it is in the inclination posture shown in 4B. In the separation position A, the sleeves S and S of the garment W are kept at an interval as long as it touches or does not touch the conveyor front portion 33 of the input conveyor 35, for example, at least a few centimeters. On the other hand, the distance between the two at the approach position B is zero, that is, the conveyor front portion 33 may contact the rear surface of the shaped body. In the present invention, the above-mentioned interval is in contact with each other or is less than 1 centimeter even if it is not in contact.

  Further, the input conveyor 35 is provided with a pressurizing conveyor 45 that presses the clothes W with the direction changing portion 34 therebetween. The pressurizing conveyor 45 is installed at a position for pressurizing the collar portion, such as the central portion of the input conveyor 35. The pressure conveyor 45 has a pressure member 46 inside. The pressure member 46 has a pressure roll 46a in the upper part and a rotation shaft 46b in the lower part, and is configured to be rotatable around the rotation shaft 46b. The pressurizing conveyor 45 includes several rollers 47 and 47 a and a belt 48, and is configured to be rotatable about the main shaft 47 in the direction of the turning portion 34.

  The operation of the clothing shaping and throwing device 10 according to the present invention configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, first, the washed garment W is put on the shaped body 11 in an upright position by an operator. By operating the start switch on the operation panel 51, the shaping body 11 rises while tilting backward, and in parallel, the telescopic arms 21 and 22 are also in the extended state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A to 4B. become. Then, the sleeve suction portions 28 and 29 on the upper left and right of the shaped body 11 in the inclined and extended state start operating. At this time, the sleeves S and S hang down to the rear side of the inclined shaped body 11, but in the apparatus 10 of the present invention, the conveyor front 33 of the input conveyor 35 is as shown in FIGS. Since it is placed at a separated position away from the shaping body 11, it does not become a resistance when the sleeves S and S are stretched, and is smoothly sucked into the sleeve suction portions 28 and 29. Therefore, the clothing W has its body portion and sleeves S, S all shaped, and preparation for loading is completed (state shown in FIG. 7).

  When shaping of the garment W is completed, the throwing conveyor 35 swings so as to narrow the space 49 between the throwing conveyor 35 and the pressure conveyor 45 into which the leading end side of the shaped body 11 enters, and the conveyor of the throwing conveyor 35 The front portion 33 is ready to come into contact with the front end side of the shaping body 11 on the back surface thereof (state shown in FIG. 8). In this state, the upper half of the garment W from the collar to the lower side of the sleeve is deposited on the conveyor front 33, and the pressure conveyor 45 rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The part is pressed down, and the sleeves S and S are spread out, and are sucked and held in the suction box 37. Further, the sleeve suction portions 28 and 29 have been retracted left and right (states shown in FIGS. 10 and 11). In a state where the belt 48 of the pressure conveyor 45 is in contact with the central portion of the front surface of the garment W centering on the collar portion (FIG. 10), the pressure member 46 further rotates about the lower rotation shaft 46b. Therefore, the upper pressure roll 46a pressurizes the conveyor upper portion 36 of the input conveyor 35, and the acting force of pulling and extending the collar portion, particularly the front side, along the curvature of the curved surface of the turning portion 34. Works (state of FIGS. 12 and 13).

  As described above, according to the present invention, the input conveyor 35 has a movable configuration in which the conveyor front 33 is positioned at a separated position away from the shaping body 11 and an approach position that sandwiches the clothing together with the shaping body. Therefore, by setting a sufficient space 49 if necessary between the inclined shaped body 11 and the sleeves S and S can be stretched without causing resistance, the garment W is almost Fully shaped. Further, when the garment W is put in, the collar portion is pressurized by the pressure conveyor 45, and the finished quality evaluation can be further enhanced. In the apparatus of the present invention, the operation is controlled according to a sequence programmed in advance.

It is front explanatory drawing which shows an example of the shaping body applied to the shaping input device of the clothing which concerns on this invention. It is side surface explanatory drawing of an apparatus same as the above. It is a front view which shows the expansion | extension state of the expansion-contraction arm in the same as the above. It is related with an apparatus same as the above, A is an upright posture, B is a side view which shows an example of an inclination posture. It is front explanatory drawing of the apparatus of this invention similarly. It is side explanatory drawing same as the above. It is side explanatory drawing which similarly shows an example of a loading conveyor and a pressurization conveyor. It is an operation state figure of the input conveyor in the same as the above. It is an operation state figure at the time of a pressurization conveyor starting operation similarly. It is an operation state figure at the time of a pressure conveyor and a shaping body contacting similarly. It is front explanatory drawing of the state which completed the shaping of clothing similarly. It is an operation state figure when a pressurizing member act | operates after FIG. It is an operation state figure when clothes which completed throwing in are conveyed. It is plane explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship of the conventional shaping body and an input conveyor. It is front explanatory drawing same as the above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Clothing input device 11 Shaped body 12 Base part 13 Shaft support part 14 Base body 15 Main body 16 Vertical expansion / contraction part 20 Drive mechanism 21, 22 Telescopic arm 23, 24 Telescopic mechanism 25, 26 Arm guide 27 Arm 28, 29 Sleeve suction part 30 Device main body 31, 32 Link 33 Conveyor front part 34 Turning part 35 Loading conveyor 36 Conveyor upper part 37 Suction box 38 Guide roller 39 Conveyor belt 40 Curved part 41 Position conversion mechanism 42 Shaft support point 43 Oscillating member 45 Pressure conveyor 46 Pressure Member 48 Belt 49 Void

Claims (3)

A device for shaping a washed garment and a sleeve suction part for shaping the sleeve of the garment, and for feeding the shaped garment to the loading conveyor by moving the shaped body upward,
The input conveyor is located behind the shaped body and conveys clothes in a generally vertical direction, and a turning section composed of a curved surface that acts to stretch the clothes moved to the top of the conveyor front, A conveyor upper part for conveying the clothing that has passed through the turning part in the front-rear direction, and a separation position where the conveyor front part of the input conveyor is separated from the shaping body, and an approach position that sandwiches the clothing together with the shaping body Provided a position conversion mechanism to occupy
A clothing shaping input device for shaping clothing when the front portion of the input conveyor is moved away from the shaping body by the position converting device. The charging conveyor has a suction box having a substantially inverted L-shaped side surface, and a conveyor belt that moves along a circular path including the suction box and the guide roller. The garment according to claim 1, further comprising a swinging member attached to the input conveyor so as to be swingable, and a drive member that occupies the input conveyor at a separation position and an approach position. Shaping input device. The input conveyor is provided with a pressurizing conveyor that presses the clothes between the turning parts, and the pressurizing conveyor has a pressurizing member therein, and the pressurizing member pressurizes both the upper and lower sides. The shaping of the garment according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a roll, wherein the upper pressure roll is configured to pressurize the garment at the upper portion of the input conveyor and the lower pressure roll is configured to press the garment at the front portion of the conveyor. Input device.

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