JPH05184789A - Tunnel finisher - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To keep water drops formed as dew from building up on the bottom part of a steam chamber. CONSTITUTION:A tunnel finisher is made up of a steam chamber to which steam is supplied from jetting nozzles 12 and 14, and a heating pipe 44 which is disposed on the bottom part 40 of the steam chamber to evaporate water drops formed as dew in the steams chamber. Thus, there is no building up of water drops on the bottom part 40 of the steam chamber thereby keeping clothes dropped from being soiled.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tunnel finisher for blowing steam on clothes to finish wrinkles and finish the clothes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of tunnel finisher is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-11031. In this product, while clothes are hung on the hooks of the chain transport belt and passed through the steam injection chamber, the clothes are steamed by the steam injected from the nozzles to extend wrinkles and finish.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above conventional example,
Since the side wall of the steam injection chamber is in contact with the outside air, the temperature is lower than that of steam, and the steam filling the steam chamber condenses into water droplets on the side wall and travels along the side wall of the steam injection chamber and accumulates at the bottom of the steam injection chamber. . If this accumulated water is left as it is, if clothes come off the hook and fall to the bottom,
Since the clothes may be soiled, it was necessary for the user to periodically open the valve of the discharge pipe attached to the bottom of the steam injection chamber to discharge the accumulated water. However, this work is different from the normal work performed by the user, so I sometimes forget to open the valve and leave it alone.At this time, when the clothes dropped to the bottom, the clothes got stains and dirt,
Sometimes it was washed again.

The present invention solves this problem.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems include a steam chamber to which steam is supplied from a nozzle, a transporting device for transporting clothes into the steam chamber, and a steam chamber of the steam chamber. The heater is disposed at the bottom and is configured to evaporate water droplets condensed in the steam chamber.

[0006]

In other words, since the heater is arranged at the side wall of the steam chamber or at the bottom of the steam chamber where water vapor condensed on the clothes conveyed in the steam chamber is collected, the collected water droplets are heated and vaporized again in the steam chamber. It is intended to prevent water droplets from accumulating at the bottom of the steam chamber at all times.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIGS. 1 to 3, 1 is a tunnel finisher main body, 2 is a hooking operation section for a user to hook clothes on a chain conveyor 3, and 4 is a steam section for spraying steam on the clothes and extending wrinkles of the clothes. 5 is a hot air part for drying clothes wet with steam with hot air, and 36 is a chain conveyor 3 for the user.
It is an extraction part for removing clothes from. The chain conveyor 3
A hook 16 is provided at a predetermined interval, and the clothes 13 hung on the hanger are hooked on the hook 16.

Reference numeral 6 is a steam chamber provided in the steam section 4, and is composed of side walls 7, 8 and a ceiling 9.

10 and 11 are steam pipes which are heating devices arranged along the side walls 7 and 8 for heating the side walls 7 and 8, and 12 and 14 are for spraying steam to the clothes 13 in the steam chamber 6. It is attached to the side walls 7 and 8 by an injection nozzle. Reference numeral 15 is a steam pipe for heating the chain conveyor 3 in the steam chamber 6, 17 is a steam supply pipe for supplying steam to the injection nozzles 12 and 14, and 18 is a steam pipe 10 arranged on the side wall 7 and a heating pipe described later. A heating steam supply pipe for supplying steam to 44, a heating steam supply pipe 19 for supplying steam to the steam pipe 11 arranged on the side wall 8, and a steam pipe 1 for heating the chain conveyor 3.
5 is a heating steam supply pipe for supplying steam, 21 is a steam valve that serves as a steam supply device that opens and closes to supply steam to the steam supply pipe 17, and 22 is steam pipes 10, 11,
Exhaust pipe for exhausting steam passing through 15
Is a thermal switch which is attached to the outer surface of the side wall 8 of the steam chamber 6 and serves as a temperature detecting device for detecting the temperature of the side wall 8.
Is a distributor for distributing and supplying steam from an external steam generator (not shown) to the steam supply pipes 17, 18, 19, 20.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom portion 40 of the steam chamber 6 is formed in a V-shape by the first bottom surface 41 and the second bottom surface 42, and the deepest portion 43 of the bottom portion 40 serves as a heater. A pipe 44 is arranged.

Since the heating pipe 44 is heated to a high temperature by the steam passing through the pipe, even if water droplets condensed on the side walls 7 and 8 travel along the first bottom surface 41 or the second bottom surface 42 and gather in the deepest portion 43. It will be heated and evaporated. Therefore, even if the clothes 13 fall onto the bottom 40 of the steam chamber 6, water droplets are not accumulated on the bottom 40, so that the clothes 13 do not stain or stain the clothes 13.

Reference numeral 24 is a drying chamber provided in the hot air section 5, 25 is a hot air duct connected to the upper portion of the drying chamber 24 and serving as a hot air outlet, and 26 is an exhaust provided on a side wall below the drying chamber 24. 27 is a filter provided in the exhaust port 26, 28 is a blower for sucking air from the exhaust port 26 of the drying chamber 24, 29 is connected to the hot air duct 25, and air blown from the blower 28 is heated by steam A heating heater, a duct 30 connecting the blower 28 and the heating heater 29, and a thermocouple 31 arranged in the hot air duct 25 to measure the temperature of the air heated by the heating heater 29. The blower 28 sucks the air in the drying chamber 24 from the exhaust port 26, and blows the air to the heating heater 29 through the duct 30 to heat the air. The air heated by the heater 29 for heating is supplied from the upper part of the hot air chamber 24 through the heating duct 25 to dry the clothes 13.

Reference numeral 32 is a clothing detection switch provided on the hooking operation section 2, for example, a limit switch is used. If clothing is detected by the clothing detection switch 32,
It operates to open the steam valve 21 and inject steam from the injection nozzles 12 and 14. 33 is a chain conveyor 3
, 34 is a small pulley that also supports the chain conveyor 3, and 35 is a conveyor drive device that drives the chain conveyor 3. The conveyor driving device 35 and the chain conveyor 3 form a conveying device.

Reference numeral 37 is a partition wall that partitions the steam chamber 6 and the drying chamber 24, and the partition wall 37 is provided with a communication port 38 that connects the steam chamber 6 and the drying chamber 24.

The steam chamber 6 and the drying chamber 24 are separated by a partition wall 37 for the time being, but since the communication port 38 is provided for carrying the clothes 13, the steam in the steam chamber 6 is dried. There is a risk that the air leaks into the drying chamber 24 and moistens the air in the drying chamber 24, thereby lowering the drying efficiency. This is because when sucked out by the blower 28 from the exhaust port 26 provided in the drying chamber 24, the pressure in the vicinity of the exhaust port 26 becomes a negative pressure, so that the steam in the steam chamber 6 is drawn.

Therefore, the positions of the injection nozzles 12 and 14 attached to the side walls 7 and 8 in a state of being projected into the steam chamber 6 are set higher than the exhaust port 26 of the drying chamber 24, and the direction of injection is about 45 from the horizontal direction. By inclining upward, the steam is injected in the direction away from the exhaust port 26 at a remote position near the exhaust port 26 where it is not easily affected by negative pressure, and the steam in the steam chamber 6 leaks into the drying chamber 24. Making it difficult.

Further, when the steam is injected from the lower side to the upper side of the steam chamber 6, the steam has a low density because it is hot and convects upward in the atmosphere, so that the steam is uniformly distributed over the clothes 13 in the steam chamber 6. Can be sprayed and can be finished neatly.

[0018]

According to the present invention, since the water droplets accumulated on the bottom of the steam chamber are evaporated by the heater, the water droplets are not accumulated on the bottom, and even if the clothes fall, the water droplets adhere to the clothes and stain the clothes. It is possible to prevent it from being attached or soiled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a tunnel finisher of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 Chain Conveyor 6 Steam Chamber 12, 14 Injection Nozzle 35 Conveyor Driving Device (Forms Conveying Device with Chain Conveyor) 40 Bottom 44 Heating Pipe (Heater)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A steam chamber to which steam is supplied from a nozzle,
A tunnel finisher comprising: a transport device for transporting clothes into the steam chamber; and a heater disposed at the bottom of the steam chamber to evaporate water droplets condensed in the steam chamber.