JPH10165698A - Presser for trousers - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a presser having a press sheet which is thin and pliable so as to finish trousers without occurrence of small wrinkles in a narrow sawn joint part of the trousers, and having a simple structure so as to be easily handled. SOLUTION: A presser for trousers comprises a stationary panel 2, a movable panel 8 which is rotatable, a press sheet 12, an opening angle holding means 13 for holding the movable panel to the stationary panel at a predetermined opening angle thereto, and press-contact holding means 17, 18 for holding the movable panel in press-contact with the stationary panel, and a heater provided at least one of the panels. The opening angle holding means is composed of a wire 13 bridging between either one of edges of the stationary panel and the corresponding edge of the movable panel 8. The upper end of the press sheet 12 is supported between the movable and stationary panels, being movable therebetween and being guided by the wire 13. The wire 13 is composed of a chain having their ends fixed to positions in the vicinity of the top ends of one side edges of the stationary and movable panels 2, 8. The chain 13 is inserted through a hole 16 formed in the upper part of the press sheet 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical trouser presser for heating and pressing trousers with a vertically fixed plate and a movable plate to be closed with the fixed plate, and in particular, a press sheet between the fixed plate and the movable plate. The present invention relates to an improvement in a trouser presser.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At the beginning of the development of trouser presses, there were many horizontal types in which a fixed plate and a movable plate to be closed with the fixed plate were placed side by side. A vertical type in which a fixed plate and a movable plate are placed vertically has been proposed.

Further, when the crotch portion (tube portion) of the pants is directly overlapped and pressed, the seam portion at the center position in the front-rear direction becomes thicker than other portions, and the thin portion near the seam tends to be wrinkled. For this reason, it has been proposed to provide a thin press sheet disposed between the crotch portion of the pants between the fixed plate and the movable plate, and absorb the thickness with the press sheet to prevent the occurrence of wrinkles. The trouser press having this press sheet is applied to both horizontal and vertical types.

A vertical trouser presser having a press sheet is generally supported on a base and rises substantially vertically, and includes a fixed plate having one side as a press surface, and a press surface facing the press surface of the fixed plate. A movable plate having a lower end rotatably attached to a fixed plate by a hinge portion, a press sheet disposed between both press surfaces of the fixed plate and the movable plate, and a movable plate fixed to the fixed plate. Opening angle holding means for holding the movable plate in an open angle state, pressure contact holding means for holding the movable plate in a pressure contact state with the fixed plate, and a heater provided on at least one of the fixed plate and the movable plate. I have.

Conventionally, a press sheet for a vertical trouser press has only a lower end portion supported between a fixed plate and a movable plate and has an upper end portion completely as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-115699. It is in a free state. Therefore, such a press sheet is required to withstand buckling in a state where the upper end is free, and to maintain a standing posture, so that the whole is made of a hard resin,
Or the reinforcement structure which becomes the core is adopted in both side edge parts,
The overall thickness is relatively large.

[0006]

In a conventional vertical trouser press having a press sheet, the press sheet is configured to have a free upper end, and a sheet material having relatively large hardness and thickness is applied. However, when a hard material is used, the difference in thickness between the crotch portion of the pants and the vicinity thereof cannot be sufficiently absorbed, and the occurrence of wrinkles cannot always be effectively prevented. Also, when using a flexible material to make the thickness thicker, although it is possible to improve the absorbency of the difference in pants thickness, it is necessary to use a press sheet with a high stiffness to maintain the rising state free at the upper end. Requires a considerable wall thickness, waste material, impede heat transfer to the heater,
Problems such as high cost arise. Furthermore, it is possible to add a core material or the like to a part of the press sheet to achieve flexibility and thinness as a whole, but there is a problem that molding and the like become complicated and product cost increases.

On the other hand, in a vertical trouser press in which the fixed plate and the movable plate are hinged at the lower ends, since the gap between the fixed plate and the movable plate is small, the pants are temporarily closed with the movable plate in the open position. After the setting, the movable plate is turned in the closing direction and pressed during the pressing, whereby the upper side of the pants may slip down due to its own weight, and wrinkles may be generated on the hem side.
Therefore, conventionally, as a means for pressing and holding the movable plate against the fixed plate, a mechanism that can temporarily fix the movable plate at a position close to the fixed plate is provided, and after pulling up the upper end side of the pants at the temporarily fixed position, the movable plate is further removed. A mechanism or the like that can be moved to the fixed plate side and finally fixed in the pressed state is adopted.

However, such a conventional press contact holding means has a structure in which a handle is provided as an operation part for temporary fixing and permanent fixing, and it is necessary to perform temporary fixing and permanent fixing operations manually while holding the pants. However, there are disadvantages such as poor ease of use and troublesome handling.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to make a press sheet thin and flexible so as to obtain a good finish with no occurrence of wrinkles at the seams of pants. An object of the present invention is to provide a vertical trouser presser which has a simple structure, is easy to handle, and can be reduced in cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a temporary fixing operation of a movable plate at a position close to a fixed plate and a final fixing operation of holding both plates at a press-contact position later without any extra labor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a trouser presser which can be performed easily and simply.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a fixing plate which is supported on a base, rises substantially vertically, and has a press surface on one side surface, and A movable plate having a press surface facing the press surface of the plate, the lower end of which is rotatably attached to the fixed plate by a hinge portion, and a press sheet disposed between the fixed plate and the movable plate. Opening angle holding means for holding the movable plate in a fixed opening angle state with respect to the fixed plate, pressure contact holding means for holding the movable plate in a pressure contact state with the fixed plate, the fixed plate, and In a vertical trouser press provided with a heater provided on at least one of the movable plates, the opening angle holding means includes at least one edge of the fixed plate and the movable plate facing the edge. Edge of Together constituting the bridged been rigging between, characterized in that the upper side of the press sheet The rigging as a guide was supported movably in the respective plates.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the trouser press according to the first aspect, the cord as the opening angle holding means is provided with:
It is characterized by comprising a single chain having both ends fixed near the upper side of one side edge of the fixed plate and the movable plate, and this chain is inserted into a hole on the upper end side of the press sheet.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the trouser press according to the second aspect, the hole through which the chain is inserted is a hole formed in a lug projecting from the upper end corner of the press sheet.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the trouser presser according to the third aspect, the lug is rotatably connected to the press sheet.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the trouser press according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the press-contact holding means for the movable plate is disposed on both side edges of the movable plate and the fixed plate facing each other. It is characterized by comprising a claw member and a receiving member which are provided and engage in a latching manner by a closing operation of the movable plate to the fixed plate side.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the trouser presser according to the fifth aspect, the claw member and the receiving member are used for temporary fastening of pants that mesh with each other at a close position where a small gap is formed between the pressing surfaces of the fixed plate and the movable plate. The present invention is characterized in that it has a first-stage locking portion and a second-stage locking portion for final fixing of the pants that meshes at a closed position where the press surfaces of the two plates substantially abut.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a trouser press according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a trouser presser according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are enlarged perspective views showing the main components such as a press sheet together with the operation. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the pressure contact holding means of the movable plate in an enlarged partial cross-section, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG.
6 to 9 are operation explanatory diagrams sequentially showing the press operation.

First, the configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the trouser press of this embodiment, a rectangular plate-shaped fixing plate 2 is supported on a pair of left and right bases 1 that can be placed on the floor, and fixed in a state of standing substantially vertically. Have been. The fixing plate 2 has a heater (not shown) inside, and a flat surface covered with a heat-resistant cloth on one side in the thickness direction is a pressing surface 3. A power supply box 4 is mounted on an upper portion of the fixing plate 2, and an operation unit 5 such as a switch, a small accessory case 6, a hanger 7, and the like are provided on a cover portion of the power supply box 4. The power cord is not shown.

A rotatable movable plate 8 for pressing the pants against the press surface 3 of the fixed plate 2 is provided. The movable plate 8 has the same rectangular shape as the fixed plate 2. The surface of the movable plate 8 facing the fixed plate 2 on one side in the thickness direction is a press surface 9, and the surface of the press surface 9 sandwiches the crotch portion of the trousers, which is made up of a plurality of cloths and becomes thick. Except for the upper central part, it is covered with the cushion material 10. The lower edge of the movable plate 8 is rotatably supported by the fixed plate 2 by a pair of left and right hinge portions 11. Thus, the upper end of the movable plate 8 can rotate in a direction of coming into contact with and separating from the fixed plate 2 with the lower end as a fulcrum.

A press sheet 12 for pressing the crotch portion of the pants is provided between the press surfaces 3 and 9 of the fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8. This press sheet 12
Has a substantially rectangular shape whose upper edge matches the crotch position when the pants are set, and has a width smaller than that of the two plates 2 and 8. A short kite foot-shaped protrusion is formed at the lower end of the press sheet 12, and that portion is fixed to the hinge 11. This press sheet 12
Is made of relatively flexible polypropylene (PP) or the like, has a thin thickness of 1 mm or less, and is translucent. The press sheet 12 has a small surface hardness and can be well recessed following the thickness of the pants to be pressed. In this embodiment, the press sheet 1
2 is a flat structure having a constant thickness and is relatively inexpensive,
When the upper end is free, the stiffness is relatively small, for example, the upper end is inclined by its own weight, but no core or the like for reinforcement is particularly provided.

However, in this embodiment, an opening angle holding means for holding the movable plate 8 at a constant opening angle state is used,
The upper end of the press sheet 12 can be held at a predetermined height. That is, a rope body as the opening angle holding means,
For example, one chain 1 in which many spheres are connected in a rosary
3, the both ends of the chain 13 are fixed near the upper end of one side edge of the fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8 via the stopper 13a, thereby fixing the movable plate 8 within the length range of the chain 13. The opening rotation can be performed in a direction away from the plate 2. The chain 13 is linear at the maximum opening angle position of the movable plate 8 shown in FIG. 1, and is not horizontal in that state, but is set so that the fixed plate 2 side has a slightly higher inclination than the movable plate 8 side. is there.

The press sheet 12 has the chain 1
3, a lug 14 of a fixed length is rotatably connected via a pin 15, and a ball element constituting a chain 13 is provided at the tip end of the lug 14. A hole 16 having a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter is provided. By inserting the chain 13 into the hole 16 at the tip of the ear piece 14, the upper end of the press sheet 12 is supported with the movable plate 8 opened as shown in FIG. 1 to prevent downward bending. is there. The ear piece 14 is picked up by hand and the fixing plate 2
Alternatively, by moving to the movable plate 8 side, the press sheet 12 can be moved in the same direction using the chain 13 as a guide. When the hole 16 of the ear piece 14 is located at the position of the small diameter pin between the ball elements constituting the chain 13, the weight of the ear piece 14 and the press sheet 12 causes
The press sheet 12 can be stopped and held at a fixed position with the hole 16 falling into the small-diameter pin portion.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a latch member 17 and a receiving member 18 which engage with each other as a press contact holding means for holding the movable plate 8 in a press contact state with the fixed plate 2 are provided. It is provided. The claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 are respectively disposed on both side edges of the fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8 facing each other, and are automatically meshed by the closing operation of the movable plate 8 to the fixed plate 2 side. So that
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a first step locking portion 19 for temporary fastening of pants that meshes at an approaching position where there is a small gap between the pressing surfaces 3 and 9 of the fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8, and FIG. As shown in the figure, a second stage locking portion 20 for final fixing of the pants is provided which meshes at a closed position where the pressing surfaces 3 and 9 of the two plates 2 and 8 substantially abut.

The structures of the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 are shown in detail in FIGS. FIG. 4 is a view of the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 as viewed from above in FIG.
The fixed plate 2 and the movable plate 8 are shown as virtual lines,
A part of the receiving member 18 is shown as a cross section. FIG.
Further, the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 are shown as a plan view in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
Is a shell part 22 fixed by screws 21 on the side opposite to the pressing surface of the fixing plate 2, and is provided integrally with the shell part 22, is disposed on the side edge of the fixing plate 2, and has a tip protruding outward. Locking claw 23 that engages. This locking claw 2
Reference numeral 3 denotes an engagement surface 24 which is disposed at a side edge of the fixed plate 2 at a position slightly displaced from the press surface 3 of the fixed plate 2 toward the press surface side, and in which a claw side surface facing the movable plate 8 side is inclined. Have been.

On the other hand, the receiving member 18 is rotatably mounted on the non-pressing surface side of the movable plate 8, and is provided at the side edge of the movable plate 8 provided integrally with the rotary base 25. And a claw receiving portion 26 which is formed. The rotating base 25 has a shell shape having a flank flank 27 at a portion facing the movable plate 8.
It is supported by. The mounting bracket 28 includes a base plate 30 fixed to the anti-press surface of the movable plate 8 by screws 29,
The upper and lower ends of the base plate 30 are integrally formed with flange portions 31 vertically opposed to each other. A shaft 32 extending in the vertical direction is inserted through these flange portions 31. The rotation base 25 is supported by the shaft 32 and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis (in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 4). As a result, the claw receiving portion 26 is moved inward and outward (at the side edge of the movable plate 8). It can rotate in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 4). A torsion spring 33 is provided around the shaft 32 so that the claw receiving portion 26 faces the inside of the movable plate 8 (in the direction of arrow c in FIG. 4), that is, the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17 facing the claw member 17. It is urged toward the root side of.

The claw receiving portion 26 of the receiving member 18 is a long plate-like member protruding toward the claw member 17, and the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17 is locked along the longitudinal direction thereof. Two locking holes 34 and 35 are provided at intervals. The first locking hole 34 close to the claw member 17 constitutes the first step locking portion 19 for temporarily fixing the above-mentioned trousers, and the second locking hole 35 far from the claw member 17 is used for the final fixing of the pants. Constitutes the second-stage locking portion 20. A receiving member 18 is provided on both sides of each of the locking holes 34 and 35.
An inner rib 36 and an outer rib 37 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the hook, and at the tip of each of the ribs 36 and 37, a slope 38 parallel to the inclined engaging surface 24 of the locking claw 23 is formed. At the tip of the receiving portion 26, the slopes 3 of the ribs 36 and 37 are provided.
An engagement flange 39 that is inclined along 8 and engages with the engagement surface 24 of the locking claw 23 projects.

Next, the press operation will be described with reference to FIGS. In these figures, the claw member 17, the receiving member 18 and the like are omitted for the sake of simplicity.

FIG. 6 shows one tubular part a of the crotch part of the pants A.
This shows a state in which 1 is set. In this case, the movable plate 8 and the press sheet 12 are opened as far as possible from the fixed plate 2 so that the cylindrical portion a1 is along the pressed surface of the fixed plate 2 and the other cylindrical portion a2 and the crotch portion a3 are fixed. Board 2
Place on top. Here, the chain 13 is in an extended state.

Next, FIG. 7 shows a state in which the other cylindrical portion a2 is also set. In this case, the press sheet 12 is moved to the fixing plate 2 side (the left side in the figure) from the state of FIG. 6, and the press sheet 12 is fixed to the one cylindrical portion a1. At this time, since the press sheet 12 can be moved by picking the ear piece 14 by hand, the operation is easy.
Moves along the chain 13 in the fully extended state, so that it is smooth. As described above, since the chain 13 is slightly higher on the fixed plate 2 side, the press sheet 12 is stretched upward in a state of being pulled upward as approaching the fixed plate 2 and is a flexible member. Nevertheless, it is naturally kept straight. At the same time, when the press sheet 12 reaches the tubular portion a1 due to the lifting force of the press sheet 12, the crotch portion of the pants A is pushed up.
Is well held in the pressed position. Thereafter, the other tubular portion a2 of the pants A is hung down in a state of covering the press sheet 12.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the pants A are held at a temporary fixing position where the pants A are sandwiched by both the cylinder portions a1 and a2. In this case, the components are in the state shown in FIG. That is, in this step, the movable plate 8 is moved to the fixed plate 2 side, and the pressing surfaces of the two plates 2 and 8 are brought close to each other.
As shown in FIG.
The movable plate 8 can be once held in a fixed state by being inserted into the first locking hole 34 and locked (meshing). Then, the crotch part a3 of the pants A is pulled up, and each cylinder is set in a good pressed state. In the present embodiment, this series of operations can be easily performed by a simple manual operation. That is, as shown in the above configuration description,
The receiving member 18 is urged toward the inside of the movable plate 8 by a torsion spring 33, and the shaft 32 is moved in a direction opposite to the urging direction.
The ribs 36 and 37 and the engagement flange 39 project from the tip of the receiving member 18 at an angle along the inclined engagement surface 24 of the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17. The movable plate 8 is slightly narrower than the fixed plate 2 (see FIG. 4).

Therefore, when the movable plate 8 is moved to the temporary fixing position shown in FIG. 6, first, the tip of the rib of the receiving member 18 contacts the side edge 3a of the press surface 3 of the fixed plate 2 (see FIG. 4). Then, it slightly opens, and then the engagement flange 39 engages with the inclined engagement surface 24 of the locking claw 23 of the claw member 17 to be further opened (see arrows d and e in FIG. 4). Then, the locking claw 23 is inserted into the locking hole 34 at a position where the locking claw coincides with the first engagement hole 34, so that a latch-shaped meshing state is obtained. The above operation is automatically performed by the movement of the movable plate 8, so that the user merely needs to close the movable plate 8 toward the fixed plate 2 side, and there is no manual operation for locking and holding. do not need. Therefore, the movement of the movable plate 8 to the temporary fixing position, the pulling up of the pants A, and the like can be performed very easily.

FIG. 9 shows a pressed state in which the pants A are completely fixed. In this case, the components are in the state shown in FIG. That is, in this step, the movable plate 8 is further moved from the temporarily fixed state in FIG. 8 to the fixed plate 2 side, and the press surfaces 3 and 9 of the two plates 2 and 8 are brought into a press-contact state. As shown in FIG.
The locking pawl 23 of the seventh member is inserted into the second locking hole 35 of the receiving member 18 and locked (meshed), and the movable plate 8 can be held in a completely fixed state by this locking. Therefore, by switching on, the heater can be heated to perform the pressing action.

According to the above embodiment, the press sheet 1
By making the 2 thin and flexible, it is possible to obtain a good finish in which the seams of the pants do not have wrinkles, and the structure for this can be easily realized by using the chain 13, and the handling is easy. It is easy and cost reduction can be achieved. In addition, the operation of temporarily fixing the movable plate 8 at a position close to the fixed plate 2 by the claw member 17 and the receiving member 18 and the final fixing operation of holding the both plates 2 and 8 at the pressure contact position later require extra labor. Can be easily performed without the need for

[0037]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a good finish with no generation of wrinkles at the seam portion of the pants with a simple configuration, and furthermore, the handling is easy and the cost is reduced. In addition, the operation of temporarily fixing the movable plate at a position close to the fixed plate by the use of the claw member and the receiving member and the like, and the final fixing operation of holding both plates at the pressure contact position can be performed without extra labor. Excellent effects such as simple operation can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a trouser presser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view showing an enlarged configuration of a main part of a press sheet and the like in the embodiment together with an operation;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a configuration of a main part of a press sheet and the like in the embodiment together with an operation thereof.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a press-contact holding unit of the movable plate in the embodiment in an enlarged and partially sectional view.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view showing a press operation of the embodiment, and shows a state in which one cylindrical portion of a crotch part of pants is set.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing a press operation of the embodiment, and shows a state in which the other cylindrical portion is set.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing a pressing operation of the embodiment, and shows a state in which the pants are held at a temporary fixing position where both pants are sandwiched.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view showing the press operation of the embodiment, and shows a press state in which the pants are completely fixed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Fixed plate 3 Press surface 4 Power supply box 5 Operation part 6 Accessory 7 Hanger 8 Movable plate 9 Press surface 10 Cushion material 11 Hinge part 12 Press sheet 13 Chain 12a Stopper 14 Ear piece 15 Pin 16 Hole 17 Claw member Reference Signs List 18 receiving member 19 first-stage locking portion 20 second-stage locking portion 21 screw 22 shell portion 23 locking claw 24 engagement surface 25 rotation base 26 claw receiving portion 27 flank 26 mounting bracket 29 screw 30 base plate DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 31 Flange part 32 Shaft 33 Torsion spring 34 First locking hole 35 Second locking hole 36 Inner rib 37 Outer rib 38 Slope 39 Engagement flange A Trousers a1, a2 Tube part a3 Crotch

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus that is supported on a base and rises substantially vertically,
A fixed plate having one side as a press surface, a movable plate having a press surface facing the press surface of the fixed plate, and a lower end rotatably attached to the fixed plate by a hinge portion, A press sheet disposed between the two pressing surfaces of the movable plate, an opening angle holding means for holding the movable plate at a fixed opening angle with respect to the fixed plate, and pressing the movable plate against the fixed plate. Pressure contact holding means for holding in a state,
In a vertical trouser press provided with a heater provided on at least one of the fixed plate and the movable plate, the opening angle holding means may be provided so that at least one edge of the fixed plate is opposed to the edge. And an upper end side of the press sheet is movably supported between the respective plates by using the rope as a guide. Trouser press. 2. The trouser presser according to claim 1, wherein the cord as the opening angle holding means is constituted by a single chain having both ends fixed near the upper part of one side edge of the fixed plate and the movable plate. Trouser presser, characterized in that a trouser press is inserted through a hole on the upper end side of the press sheet. 3. The trouser press according to claim 2, wherein the hole through which the chain is inserted is a hole formed in a lug projecting from an upper end corner of the press sheet. 4. The trouser press according to claim 3, wherein the lug is rotatably connected to the press sheet. 5. The trouser press according to claim 1, wherein the press-contact holding means for the movable plate is provided at both side edges of the movable plate and the fixed plate facing each other. A trouser presser comprising: a claw member and a receiving member that mesh with each other in a latching manner by closing the plate to the fixed plate side. 6. A trouser presser according to claim 5, wherein the claw member and the receiving member engage at a close position where there is a small gap between the pressing surfaces of the fixed plate and the movable plate, and the first-stage locking for temporary fastening of the trousers. A trouser presser comprising: a first portion; and a second-stage locking portion for final locking of the trousers engaged at a closed position where the press surfaces of the two plates substantially abut.