US1608351A

US1608351A - Collar ironer

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Publication number: US1608351A
Application number: US427767A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles E Waream
Original assignee: American Laundry Machinery Co
Current assignee: American Laundry Machinery Co
Priority date: 1920-12-02
Filing date: 1920-12-02
Publication date: 1926-11-23
Anticipated expiration: 1943-11-23

Description

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. BEST Amiante com PAT and more especiallyto that-class of ironing "machines used in ironing small flat articles' 1 -f v Qn one-side of whichf-may be -desirable to io- .A

'- 6' duce .a high' finished or polished lsur ace,

such as collars `and cutis., i

' The objects of the inventionjareftog rO-IJ. vide an im roved ironing {I n'achine in iv ch small art-ic es -may be ironedV infilaform .`.:l0-

without any 'necessity of -providin of the-x' articles: between-fithem,l--and 'more specifically, finfwhich the chest reciprocates, all =for the -purpseibf -avoiding depositslpof Starch -on the liest simplify and improve i rolls so as to maintainsaid 'gears 'intrue j meshmgrelat-ionand 'at the'sam'e timeA per- Imit .the rolls 'to b'e raised from the chest to fg iniprovcdi'ro'ning machin'eifwhiclii's-c'a able removing the padding! from" the padded ment .of the padded-and ironing or burnishf 1n detail hereinaftenf- 1f embodying-the invention, the driving pulley being omitted and parts ofthe gearcasing'- being sectioned toexpcse the driving gear.

vationon substantially the line 2-2, Fig.' 5;

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1^ a This invention' relates to ironing machines thefarrangement of the driving 'gears for the."-

" rrolls; andv finally to provid'efamore-rsimple halfin elevation.' andfhalt in 'section,11i-illus- "l art obvious and'in 4partwillappearv more )Kings rises a' suitableframe including rightand- In the drawings,"Fig1 isz'an outside ele-v i ration ofthe left handf'side' oga machineseries of ironing members to' the operation ing; Fig. 2 is 4a longitudinal sectional elecmL B.LEs E. walmart, or ci'NcmjNa-rx, onli-o', assIGNon To 'rnamarcm- Lamar llongitudinal sectional elevation on the line `"(5-45, Fig. 5;- Fi'g.'7 is a sectional plax 1., riewv f ;.o'n substantially the line (-7, Figs'.- 1 and 2;.

Fig. 8 is a detail longitudinal sectional eleisa transverse sectional elevation on the `ne 9-9, F1g.f55 '.Flg. 10 in a longitudinal sec-'lftional elevatlonlof apartof themachine on the l1ne 'l0-410, Figi 5 Figi 11 is :a detail sectiona'l plan view of one end ortion of. .theprelimina 'ironing 'roll's an showing 1f the doier k'ni e arrangement,;theview besection 'on the line -A172517, Fig., 5,-showing the pressure :indicator Fig. 18 is a trans-4 ,as tratinga hand'operatedclutch for'cou ling l or uncoupling the-padded rolls rive shafts.4 The machine -sh'owx'i in the dm,

` com#v 100:.; eft side frame members 1 2 suitably-con? -nectedv together by .cross ties and carrying' -the necessary brackets and-supports for the L mechanism. In said machine are mounted a .l I

los; of which vthe articles" to be ironed are -sub j jected during theirtravel through the maf- A, chine. Referring-.to Fig.- 6,1 these ironing.

'membersjcomprise ahot roll 3 and co-operf' V. machine and,which produce a preliminary i ironing effect, the'hot roll 3 engaging thev i' -.}1pper surface o f the article, such as the inner surface of the fiap and outer surface vof the band of a roll or turn-down collar.

Next in .order -are a hot roll` 5 and cooperating padded roll 6 reversely arranged and above which is located a series of padded n rollers 8, all rotating in the clockwise direction and adapted to advance the articles over the surfaceaf the ironing chestI The chest Yhas .horizontal .reciprocating motion lon'- :tudinally of the machinein a mannerto '.de'scribed for assisting in the ironing operation and particularly for avoiding deposits ofv starch on the chest, while the padded rolls 8 may progressively increase in diameter I from the'iirst to the lastof said rolls, or

from the right tothe leftin Fig. 6 so that .thel peripheral speed of each roll is slightly greater .thanwthat of the preceding .roll,` .which tends to stretch theicollar-or articles being ironed .and keep them smoth and fiat n and free'fromwrinlrles. Bey'ondthe chest and cooperanpadded rollers is an upper added roller-9 urnishin rollers 10 designed to produce u high finis if desired, lupon the outer sur- -face ofthelia and inner surface of. thel band, or in ot er' words, lupon the lower surface of the article being ironed. Y

' -The machine may be driven in any suitable manner, such asby an individual electric'motor, but is shown as i'ovided with a pivoted onastud 16 aving an. arm 17 connected by'a link 18 to a bell crank lever 19.

(Fig." 5).- ;Bell'crank-lever 19 is connected by a rod 20 (Fig, 1.), bell crank 21A and rodA 22 to an'operating handle '23 at the feeding endof the machine, enabling the operator without leaving his. position at the feeding -end to start and stop the machine when desired. The-driving shaft 12 is provided with a worm 24 driving a worm lwheel 25 on a shaft 26 extending ngitudinally ofthe machine along its left .hand frame. .This

shaft is rovided with.'v three bevel gears, marked 2x7 gear 30. Bevel gears27f and 28 actuate the I i padded rolls 8. vBevel gear 29 actuatesthe padded rolls 4-and 6.` Worm gear 30 actuchine :is idle..

ates the .mechanism for reciprocating the chest.. y The'several paddedrolls 8 (with two exceptions to be later described) -are alike as to arrangementand manner of operation.

Referring to Figs. 9 and 10, each of said neath which aie a pair of' 28 and 29 and .with one wormV rolls is journaled at its opposite ends in the.

arms of a pressure bearing member 31, two of said rolls being journaled'in each pressure bearing member,l Eachtwo adjacent resl sure bearing members are connected to inks 32 which are pivoted on the right handsideofthe machine on short stub shafts 33, and at the left side ofthe machine on the inner ends of the stub shafts-34 (Fig. 9) which at their outer ends are provided'with bevel gears 35 'meshin with anddriven by. lthe gears 27,l 28 be ore .referred to. On lthe shafts 34 are also located'pinions36,`each of each ofthe padded rolls'. Each pinion 38 is loosely rotatable u'pon .the shaft of its roll and may be coupled thereto oimuncoupled therefrom .by longitudinal sliding movement of the clutchl members 39, Fig,- 5, 9 and 2 3'. Said clutch vmembers are like the clutch member 125'. hereinafter referred .to -and shown in FigsQlS and 21. They-:rre splined to the rollershafts and are coupled to drive the rollers durin the ordinary operation of 'Whenever itd isv necessary to change or renew the paddinv owever,

upon a roller -itsclutch 39 can be'uncouple so that-theroll will become freely rotatable, thereby enabling the unwound from the ro By then attaching a new'sheet of padding and coupln ult up tothe. proper thickness.4

1padding yto be' readily' the -1 clutch 39 the rollcan be'driven an the f padding' [wound upon` theroll luntil Intermediate gears'` 37 are journaled uponA I.

fthe ivots connecting thepressure bearing'- loose belt -ul-ley 11..on the riving sha'ft 12 iP' be'ing connected` thereto when, desired byasuitable clutch 13 actuated byf Aa cone 14, the shiftin form 15 for which is mein ers 3l and the links-32, 'as a conrequence Vof which the several gears remain in true meshing relation -under all' circumstances, while at the same time therollers -8 are flexible as to; position. and can be adjusted verticall "relative to .the chest.' '.They are also se faccommodating`- to the chest land are held against the same to pro- 'lio ducethefioningpressure. by mechanism'to- .I

1 be later-described... y The third bevel gear-29 on shaft26 drives a bevel-gear40 on ai hot roll drive shaft 41.-

rollersare suitably mounted to be adjustable:

relatively to the heated rollers to avoid burning or'injuring thepadding when-thema On the left .hand "nd ofthe machine lthe shaft 41 is provided with a gear 42 driving an intermediate gear 43 -journaled in a lever. i

44 and which intermediate pinion drives e loose pinion 45 on the shaft-of the padded rdll 6 and capable of being connected to drive said padded roll by operation of a clutch 46 similar to the clutches39. Gear 42 also drives an intermediate pinion 47 on a stationary shaft 48 which in turn drives an intermediate pinion 49 journaled in a pressure lever 50, Fig. 3, said gear 49 driva gear 49al on the shaft of the padded 4 and capable of beingconnected to drive vsaid roller by manipulation of the clutch 51 similar to clutches 39.

At the right hand side of the machine the hot roll drive shaft 41 is provided with a gear 52 which drives a gear 53 fast on a gudgeon on "the shaft of hot'roll 5. Fast .with the gear 53 is another gear 54 meshing with a driving the hot roll 3.

The levers 44 and 50 which carry the y gear 55 fast on theshaft of padded rolls `4 and 6 are mounted to swing about their

respective pivots

41 and 48 to enable the padded rolls to be moved relative i to the heated ironing rolls, but true meshing 'relation ofthe driving gearing is maintained regardless of adjustment of said padded rollers.

A11 @fthe padded rollers are heid to their i co-operating-ironin members, such as to the 4'chest and hot rolls, y yielding pressure and the machine' is preferably so constructed that alltof said rolls can be applied with pressure either by power operation of the mechanism, or, if de sired, by hand operated devices suitable `for -incre delicate adjust- -f uy-iiient.. The pressure applying and releasing mechanism is as follows: At each side of the machine (see Fig. 5)

i is a .longitudinally extending pressure bar "56 which may be of channel-'form in cross section, as shown in Fig. 17. These bars are provided with seats for pressure spring;

' 57 'bearing down upon seats on the pressure bearing members 3l. The pressure ofA each spring maybe. regulated by theset .screw 58 whilejhe pressure, bearing members 31 are'i'held'in place by the hanger bolts 59.

Bars 56 are guided as to their vertical movement by rods 60., on the stationary frame passing through openings in said bars. Each end of each pressure bar 56 is connected by alinklto anecc-entric strap 62 on one of a 'i pair of cross'shafts 63, so that by rotating saidshaftsin unison through approximately spring 64 bearing upon a seat meinber65 carriedon oneend of the-lever 44,and each pressure bar has a pin 66 workingA in a slot '67 in member 65. Therefore, operation of the bars 56 to apply the rolls 8 to the chest also applies the padded roller 6 to its cooperatino heated roller 5.

Referring to Fig. 10, 68 represents one of a pair of levers, one at each side4 of the machine, each of said levers having one arm provided with a spring cup or seat 69 for :i

spring 70 effective upon the shaft of padded a roll 4, the other arm of said lever being connected by a link 7l to an eccentric strap 72 upon one of the transverse pressure producingshafts 63. The two-sets of' levers 50,

68 .'-at OPPOSte sides of the -machine are relatively rotatable aboutthe shafts 48 so that actuation of the shaft 63 applies the padded roll 4 in unison with -application of the other padded rolls 6, 8.

The operating mechanism :for applying the rolls with pressure is as follows:

Referring to Fig. 7, the drive shaft12 is carries a loosely rotatable bevel gear '76ca pable of being connected to be driven by shaft by means of a 4slidabl'e clutchmember 77 actuated by a lever 78 having the usual clutch shifting yoke 79. Said lever slides vin a guide .formed by a transverse tie rod 80 and# a bracket ,orsupport -81 adjacent thereto and isnormally held in clutch open provided at the leftvhand side of themachinewitha gear 73'meshing with 'a gear- .74on a transverse-shaft 75. Sai'dshaft" position by a tension spring'82. The bevel i tudinally extendingshaft '84 provided with two worms 85. eachof .which actuates siworm gear 86. These wormV gears are fastwith the two transverse pressurecontrolling shafts 63 before referred to;

Whenthe machine is idle the are" -4 adjusted so that the padded rolls are out- Aof contact with the chest andheated ironing rollers, but when it is ,desired to 'operate thc machine the operator closes the clutch'7 7 by --V *operating handle 78 and utilizes the power ofshaft 75 toturn-.the two shafts 63 in unison untilsaid shafts have been rotated pro. .duce the proper pressure of the padded rollapproximately 180 .(more or less) to ers on the chest and ironing rollers. The clutch -is then opened and the machine, operated for ironing. The same mechanism may beused for-releasing the pressure.

Shaft 8 4 .is preferably also provided at the feeding or operators end of the machine with a hand wheel' 87 suitable for usein adjusting the shaft 63 by hand for 4more d'eli'-A i the 4power mechanism.

1' The several tie or hanger 'bolts 59 support .i

-cateadjustment thanmight besecuredwith them as to their 4relation 'with the pressure'- bars so thatthey will contact properly with bars 56 so thatby proper adjustment of the "i screws 58l all of the rollers can bebrought to' "the proper positionI relative to the pressure ma the padded' rollers'nor moreaccurately hold 1 255 position for the f 'rhein 'the chest. The first-two padded'rollers 8 ati :the feeding endjof the machine, which are shown more particularly in'Fi s. 10 and 16,- are however preferably provide with .special -the eollarscontain a relatively great amount- 16' o'f moisture-and enables the 'pressure at the.

- first one yor tworollers to.'be."red uced'or re.

leased so that the collar will. readily "travel beneath the' first two .rolls andalong the chest make the collar stickto` and travel.- 'aro undja roll.- Alsofby reducing the pressure'fatthese" dried with 'maximum thickness and not unnecessarily thinned' a's. it 'is' with" higher thereon, andljrithout .beingfurther thix' 1r 1ed,. .While the arrangement-described enables the first two rolls to beraisedto reduce 'the` pressure thereof,- .it is of course obvious' that he so arrangedj. '.Al'so when these adjustable 'ner as theother-'muganathfuupressufe'of construction *of thesel machines the'f springs'- under full pressure-the springs havea deli-f 'nite'degree of yield and usually adjustment is made so thatthe degree' of. yieldisthe same for all of the rollers;This is'useful in padding 'l the "rollers as the material-. is' Wound pressure position, the-pressure of the springsf eing effective to pack the padding to thedecan also be. raised to a 'reduced pressure purposes before stated. 'The ironingc est .7 'is a hollow form', as

shown in Figzt, end is mounted to have' horizontalreciprocating motion from right ....to left andv back again in Fig. 6. It .is v.preferably'supported on anti'zfrction members, such .asi rollers 93, to reduce the friction.

.vided with 'apinion 96 'on the outside lof the'l adjusting means. As to these rollers, theirhanger 'bolts' 59"have heads 88 lying' above the effect ofthe-.padded roller's,'or"i n othervoperative 'ironing relation- The' crank arms .travel of the chest is slightly greater than the .without beingsubjected to such a .great I pressure as' f to form' wrinkles] therein or tend. toy.

.starch which mightltend -to be epositedfpr rollers the 'collar preliminari-lyfironed or. Suitablemeans is preferablyfalso provided for burnishing the collars or lwork, or; in' r pressure. After passing these f irst'two" roll-f-l ersjthe heat of thechest has usually dried thef collarisuiiiciently so that it=will readily-pass.; beneath thelater rollers with full- -pressure;

heated burnishing rollers .10 y These =rol ers. are driven by'mechanism as fllowsz-f if -12`is provided at its right hand Lend. withjaf.. j? one or evenfmo're than twoiof the 1 'ol1sco1'1lcli- 3 5 zdicfated .'generally -at 105 (F ig.V .4) vthe' final f one. of whichgdrivestwo 'gearsi106 one on-' j.

each ofthe shafts of the rolls 10. .;negear.` 1:;106-'drives 'fav' gear 107 von- .a1 cross (sha'ft 108,".p theV springs isllel'ective upon' them.-' ln 'the' provided with. 'a .gear 109 driving'fan inter-' are -al-l carefullyl made and'adjusted. so that:

rolls-'are lowered. to their. .full f ressurefposi'.1l tionsl they. operate "inexactly tie.; same; inane?- .ing driving connection and .true '-nieshing' sired'densit' Therefore,'v thelirst two rolls'fj.-`

' onthis Inac iine'canbe padded in their down" position'- just'the 'same as-all'other".rol1s, but.

-surroundingthe .--eccentric 118 on across echanism forreciprocating the chest is' *shaft-1.119; Said shaft at its'lower'end is frame driving'- agear 97.011 a short shaft 98 which is connected by gears. 99 (Figz' 7') to rotate a transverseshaft 100 mounted in suitable brackets onV the frame. Thisshaft is provided at its opposite ends with crank arms 101, eachof 'which is connected by a rod'102 (Fio. 6) toa dependingear 103011. the chest. he reduction at the worm' gearing produces constant but relatively slow ro-V tative motion of the shaftlOO, so vthat the ef;V 75? feet is to' slowly reciprocate thea'chest?A While the work is `bemgcarried across the-.same by words while the. chest and' rollers are 'in -coare preferably of such length that the total distance between. two successive rolls 8; .Consequently every square `inch of the chest is', acted' u on by -the pressure A*of .the rolls-8 `and iszt ierefore cleaned .of any articles-of tobe collected therefrom.

pinion 104 which drives a trainpf gears in lim 'joint-'betwee-.two links'orfleversfll to enable the padded 4.roller 9to beadjusted ver'- ticlally' toward and away fronrthe hot rolls lO'in-substantiallylthefsamemanner as the rolls 4 and 6 are'adjusted but still maintain-' .155' heated rollers 'by the yielding pressure of springs 114 bearing upon blocks 115 and located' in yokes 116 at the-upper' ends ,off

'therods Vlil-7 (Figs. 18, 19and 20), said rods 5'- i being oonnected at i'heil' lower ends to straps enter any one' 'of- 'a:s er1es of openings 122- in :1301i a segment 123, s 124, Fig. 4, represents a stop lug against which the handle 120 abuts when the padded roll'is raisedto remove the pressure. By turning the handle 120 in the` counterclockwise direction, Fig. 4, shaft 119 Aisfturned to actate the eccentric 118 and move the padded-roll down withincreasing pressure into pressing engagementA with the burnis'hing rollers.' The Astop pin 121 may be, entered into anyone of the holes-122 to hold the parts in adjusted position.

125 represents a' clutch similar to thev 'i clutches 39 for connecting the padded-roller to be released or driven when desired.

Fig. illustrates a section through one of the heated rolls and specifically through the left hand end of the roll 3. Itillustrates thesupply of heating medium, such as steam, for the hotroll 3, but -it is understood Athat heating may be supplied to all of the hot' rolls 3, 5 and 10 in the same manner.` 'As illustra-ted, steam supplied from'a pipe 126 flows through a channel 127 to'the chamber 128 in the roll from which it flows by way of channel 129 to-the loutl'et -pipe 130, al-

though the lowcouldbe in the reverse/di-A vre-ctio'n if desired. 131' indicates the necesl sary stuing box for permitting rotation of .the roll relative to the steam supply lpipe.

Steam for'heating the chest is supplied from a 'pipe 132 from which it flows through stuilin'g" boxes 133, 134, and 135' at the` joints in the pipe connections 136, thence through a supply pipe 137 .to the chamber 138 in thechest and out through apipe 139 to a similar series of stuffing boxes and-pipe connections. This arrangement circulates a continuoussupply of steam through the -chest and at the' same time enables it to moveback and forth as desired.

Fig. 17 indicates the pressure indicator,

` comprising'a segment dial 140 provided with indicia 141 to c'o-operate with a pointer or indicator 142 pivoted at 143V and an arm of which is connected by a link 144 to a portion of the stationary frame 145. The dial is carried by one ofthe pressure bars 56 and machine is operating.

as said pressure bar moves up and down the indicator-travels over the dia-1 and indicates to the-operatorv the pressure under which the Referring@ Fig. e, 14e, 147,v and 148 indicate a series of strippers'ordofer'knives yee between the first rollers 3, 4. Roll orturn down'collars are introduced to the:machine with the outer'surface -of the flap and inner surface of the" band dovvn.- .The .first two pairs of rollers 3, 4, and 5, 6 `produce a. preliminary' pressing effect which is desirable when the collars are particularly moist but which in anyv event is accomplished by rolls as distinguished from- Aa chest along I which the material slides. Each .surface of the collar passes .over a heated ironing roller so'that both sides are preliminarily treated in the same way.4 The collar then passes along the surface of the ironing chest and is advanced by the effect -of the padded may be 'adjusted to give a 'reducedpressurewhen thickness' is-a desirable quality in the finished work or when the collars:are-specially moist, so that. they'will pass said rolls 'Wit-hout the formation of wrinkles and will. be sutiiciently dried so that the later rollers 'can operate wit-h'full pressure." -While pass'- ing the several rollers the -collaris straightened by the increasing peripheral speed. to v further-assist in'avoidin'g wrinkles Finally rollers. The first two of these. padderlrollers the collar. is subjected to theeifect of burnishing rollers 10 which rotate at relatively -high speed gand produce a smooth `finish, although,. if" desired, these rollers 10 may be grooved or otherwiseroughenedzor have any desired kind of polishing surface.

When al specialinish is not desiredthe padded roller 9 can be adjusted outlof contact with the burnishing rollers 10 Without Veffect up] n any other part of the machine,

in Whic the rollers 10 and are discharged over the doier knife 148 to the receivlng bin.150.

In other words, themachine can be operated either with or withoutthe burnishing rollers.

' What I claim is 'case the collars travel 4idly over los l" 1. An ironing machine, comprising a chest having an ironing surface, a series'of` pressure rollers' v(zo-operatingV -with and spaced at intervals along the ironing surface of said chest, means-far causing said rollers to rotate at varying' peripheral speeds, vthe peripheral speed of each succeeding roller being greater than that of the preceding roller, and means for producing'relative ref ciprocation between saidl chest and said pressure rollersalong the line of, movement of the 'work along the chest.

2. An ironing. machine, comprising a chest having a flat ironing surface, a series of pressure rollers 'co-operating with and spaced at intervals along the chest, the diameter of each succeeding roller being greater than that of the preceding roller, and means for producing relative reciprocation between said chest and rollers along the line of movement of the Work along the chest. 3. An ironing` machine, comprising a. chest, a plurality of ironing rollers, adjustyielding means.

` .j tive ironingrelation.

able yielding-"means for applying said rollers 'to'the chest witli-v any desired ironing pressure, -and'means independent of said yield- 4in means4 for relieving the pressure of one 5 li'o er upon the 4chest without disturbing the adj ustment' of said adjustable means.

4. An ironing` machine, comprising a' chest, a plurality of ironing rollers, operating means for moving said rollers as a gang into and out of ironingposition, adjustable yielding means for applying said rollers when'in ironing position to the chest with 'any desired ironing pressure, and means independent of said' operating means and of said yielding means for' relieving lthefpressure-of. one roller upon the chest without *A disturbing the adj ustment of said adjustable i 5. -An 'ironing machine', r. comprising i 2e.

eh ag plurality' of 'ironing rollers, adjusta le yielding means `for 'applying said rollers-tothe chest with any desired ironing 6i An-ironing 'maehine, a

Itho pressure ofeone g signature. l

chest, a plurality of ironing rollers,"operat ing means for moving said rollers as v-agang intoand out of ironing position, adjustable' yielding means for applying said rollers when in ironing position to the chest with l' any desired ironing pressure, means inde# pendent of said operating means and of said yielding means for relieving the pressure` of one rol er upon the chest without disturbing the adjustmentjof saidadjustable yielding means, and means lfor producing relative reciprocatory movement of said chest 4and rollers along the line of motion of the work along the chest-whilg the chest and rollers are in cooperative ironing relation.

7. An ironing machine, comprising a chest, a series of cooperating preure rollers, afpair of co-operating rollers effective for lproducing an ironing operation upon the Work before it reaches the chest, and means for simultaneously adjustin the chest rollers relative'to the chest an one of' said oooperating rollers relative to the other.

8,'An ironing vmachine, comprising' anironing chest, co-operating pressure rollers, and burnishingrollei's also effective upon the Worlr before leaving said machine, 'saidburnishing rollers being arranged on the same side of the woikas the ironing clies't..

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my oHARLEsfnWAnmM'-,