US1955664A

US1955664A - Seam pressing machine

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Publication number: US1955664A
Application number: US574204A
Authority: US
Inventors: Weisner Harry
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-11-10
Filing date: 1931-11-10
Publication date: 1934-04-17
Anticipated expiration: 1951-04-17

Description

2 Sheets-Sheet l ho oi H. WEISNER SEAM PRESSING MACHINE Original Filed Feb. 6, 1930 April 17, 1934.

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Patented Apr. 17, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,955,864 SEAM rmrssmc. Macnmn Harry Weisner, Philadelphia, Pa.

6 Claims.

My invention relates to seam pressing machines, that is to say, to machines adapted to press down the loose edges of seams of garments, which seams are formed by the stitching together of pieces of material such as cloth.

This is a substitute for my application for Letters Patent filed February 6, 1930, Serial No. 426,265.

The principal object of my present invention is to provide a seam pressing machine of simple and efiicient character, which is particularly adaptable for pressing seams of garments and the like, and which may be operated by persons having relatively little skill.

A further object of my invention is to provide a seam pressing machine which is so constructed and arranged that the seams of relatively flat articles as well as tubular articles such as sleeves and trouser legs may be readily and expeditiously pressed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine which is so constructed as to be adaptable for pressing the seams of one type of article with one arrangement of the parts, and for pressing the seams of other types of articles with a different arrangement of the parts.

A further object of my invention is to provide improved means for maintaining one of the pressing rollers in a heated condition, and for supplying the requisite amount of moisture to the seams being pressed, to facilitate the pressing thereof.

The nature and characteristic features of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a seam pressing machine embodying the main features of my present invention, the same being arranged for pressing the seams of tubular articles such as sleeves and trouser legs;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, of

, the upper portion of the machine, illustrating rollers in their operative relationship, and also illustrating means for turningover the free edges of the seam when the material is fed to the pressing rollers.

It will, of'course, be understood that the draw- 60 ings and description herein contained are illustrative merely, and that various modifications and changes may be made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In the drawings, 10 is the framework of the machine. A table top 11 is supported by the framework 10. A bracket arm 12 is supported at the upper rear portion of the framework 10, and textends upwardly and outwardly over the table 7

Bearings

13 and 14 are carried by the front end of the bracket 12. The upper pressing roller 15 is journaled in the

bearings

13 and 14. One of the spindles 16 of the pressing roller 15 is provided with an extension 17, projecting outwardly beyond the bearing 13. Upon the extension 17 a bevel gear 18 is mounted. A bevel pinion 19 meshes with the bevel gear 18.

The bevel pinion 19 is mounted on the front end of a horizontal shaft20, which is journaled in suitable bearings 21 .and 22. The

bearings

21 and 22 are secured to or integral with the bracket arm 12. The rear end of the shaft 20 is provided with a driving pulley 23, or other 5 means for rotating the shaft 20.

The upper pressing roller 15 is preferably made hollow to form a steam chamber 24 therein. The periphery 26 of the upper pressing roller 15 is preferably concave, and is provided with a series of steam outlets 27, whereby the proper quantity of moisture may be applied to the material being pressed.

The upper pressing roller is provided on the side opposite that on which the bevel gear 18 is 5 mounted with a spindle 28, which is journaled in the bearing 14. The spindle 28 is provided with a central port 29, to permit the steam to enter the steam chamber 24.

Suitable packing 30 is provided in the bearing 1 14. The packing 30 is compressed against the spindle 28 by means of a gland 31. The gland 31- is secured by bolts 32 on the outer side of the bearing 14. The gland 31 also serves as a means of connection of the steam supply pipe 33, the end of which is threaded therein.

The bracket 12 is provided near its lower inner end with two

ears

35 and 36. The ear 35 is preferably arranged above the table top 11, and the car 36 is preferably arranged below the same,

Reference will now be had more particularly to the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. In that arrangement, levers 37 are pivotally mounted, as at 38, to the car 35 of 5 the bracket 12.

The front ends of the levers 37 support the lower pressing roller 39, the same being journaled therein by means of a. spindle 40. The periphery of the lower pressing roller 39 is preferably made concave, complemental to the surface of the upper pressing roller 15, which it engages.

A foot lever 42 has its rear end pivotally supported in brackets 43. A pull rod 44 extends from the foot lever 42 to the levers 37 which support the lower pressing roller 39 at their front ends.

A spring 45 is mounted on the pull. rod 44. The spring 45 bears at one end against an ear 46 carried by the bracket member 12. The other end of the spring 45 bears against a pivot block 47, bymeans of which the pull rod 44 is connected to the levers 37. By the foregoing arrangement, the lower pressing roller 39 is pushed upwardly toward the upper pressing roller 15, andis retracted therefrom by depressing the foot lever 42.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the levers 37 are pivotally connected at their inner ends to the ear 36 which extends from the bracket member 12 below the table top 11. In this arrangement, the levers 37 are connected at their front ends to a vertical rod 48, the upper end of which carries a bracket 49 in which the lower pressing roller 39 is journaled by means of its spindle 40.

The vertical rod 48 is guided in a bracket 50 secured to the framework 10 of the machine. The vertical rod 48 is provided with a collar 51. A spring 52 is mounted on the rod 48, being interposed between the collar 51 and a portion of the bracket 50, and serving normally to force the lower pressing roller 39 upwardly toward the upper pressing roller 15.

The steam supply pipe 33, which is connected to the upper pressing roller 15 in the manner hereinbefore described, is provided with a control valve 53. The operating lever 54 of the control valve 53 is connected by means of a link 55 to an arm 56 which is carried by the pull rod 44. By the foregoing arrangement, the control valve is actuated in unison with the foot lever 42.

A bracket member 60 is secured to the front ends of the

bearings

13 and 14. This bracket member 60 extends across in front of the top pressing roller 15, and serves as a means of support for fingers 61, the free ends of which extend to positions adjacent the surface of the lower pressing roller 39. The fingers 61 serve to spread the edges of the seam to a flat position just prior to the seam being engaged between the contiguous surfaces of the upper and lower pressing rollers.

It is, of course, obvious that when the bulk of the pressing consists of tubular articles, such as sleeves and trouser legs, the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings would be preferred, and this arrangement may, if desired, be used for pressing seams of other portions of such garments. However, if the bulk of the work consists of flat articles, the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 would be preferred.

It will be seen that there is thus provided a simple, eflicient, and relatively inexpensive machine, by means of which the seams of garments carried by the upper and outer end of said bracket arm, a pressing roller journaled in said bearings with its axis of rotation in a fixed location, means for rotating said pressing roller, an auxiliary pressing roller arranged below the main pressing roller, means for supporting said auxiliary pressing roller including a lever pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projecting outwardly therefrom, said auxiliary pressing roller being mounted at the forward end of said lever with its axis at right angles to the longitudinal extension of said lever, a spring acting on said lever and normally impelling the auxiliary pressing roller toward the main pressing roller, and means for retracting the auxiliary pressing roller comprising a foot lever and a rod connected at one end to said foot lever and at the other end to the auxiliary pressing roller supporting lever.

2. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising a framework, a bracket arm carried by said framework and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, bearings carried by the upper and outer end of said bracket arm, a hollow pressing roller journaled in said bearings, means for rotating said pressing roller, a pipe for supplying steam to the interior of said pressing roller, apertures in the periphery of said pressing roller for permitting steam to moisten the work, an auxiliary pressing roller arranged below the main pressing roller, means for supporting said auxiliary pressing roller including levers pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projecting outwardly therefrom, a spring normally impelling the auxiliary pressing roller toward the main pressing roller, means for re tracting the auxiliary pressing roller comprising a foot lever and a connecting rod extending between said foot lever and the levers for supporting the auxiliary pressing roller, a control valve interposed in the steam supply pipe, and means for automatically actuating said control valve concurrently with the movement of the auxiliary pressing roller toward and away from the main pressing roller.

3. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising a framework, a bracket arm carried by said framework and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, bearings carried by the upper and outer end of said bracket arm, a hollow pressing roller journaled in said bearings, means for rotating said pressing roller, a pipe for supplying steam to the interior of said pressing roller, apertures in the periphery of said pressing roller for permitting steam to moisten the work, an auxiliary pressing roller arranged below the main pressing roller, means for supporting said auxiliary pressing roller including levers pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projecting outwardly therefrom, a spring normally impelling the auxiliary pressing roller toward the main pressing roller, means for retracting the auxiliary pressing roller comprising a foot lever and a connecting rod extending between said foot lever and the levers for supporting the auxiliary pressing roller, a control valve interposed in the steam supply pipe, and a connection between said control valve and the connecting rod whereby the control valve will be actuated concurrently with the auxiliary pressing roller in its movement toward and away from the main pressing roller.

4. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising a hollow pressing roller, means for rotating said pressing roller, a pipe for supplying steam to the interior of said pressing roller, apertures in the periphery of said pressing roller for permitting steam to moisten the work, an auxiliary pressing roller arranged below the main pressing roller, means for moving the auxiliary pressing roller toward and away from the main pressing roller, a control valve interposed in the steam supply pipe, and a connection between said control valve and the means for moving the auxiliary pressing roller whereby the control valve will be actuated concurrently with the auxiliary pressing roller in its movement toward and away from the main pressing roller.

5. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising a framework, a bracket arm carried by said framework and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, a pressing roller journaled at the outer end of said bracket arm, the axis of rotation of said pressing roller being fixedly located, means for rotating said pressing roller, a lever pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projecting outwardly therefrom, an auxiliary idler pressing roller journaled at the outer end of said lever with its axis at right angles to the longitudinal extension of said lever, a foot lever, and a rod connected at one end to said foot lever and at the other end to the auxiliary pressing roller supporting lever.

6. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising a framework, a bracket arm carried by said framework and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom, a pressing roller journaled at the outer end of said bracket arm, the axis of rotation of said pressing roller being fixedly located, means for rotating said pressing roller, a lever pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projecting outwardly therefrom, an auxiliary pressing roller journaled at the outer end of said lever with its axis at right angles to the longitudinal extension of said lever, a foot lever, a rod connected at one end to said foot lever and at the other end to the auxiliary pressing roller supporting lever, and a spring acting upon the lever for supporting the auxiliary pressing roller and adapted to impel the auxiliary pressing roller toward the main