US3058244A - Drying and ironing machines - Google Patents

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US3058244A
US3058244A US629287A US62928756A US3058244A US 3058244 A US3058244 A US 3058244A US 629287 A US629287 A US 629287A US 62928756 A US62928756 A US 62928756A US 3058244 A US3058244 A US 3058244A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F67/00—Details of ironing machines provided for in groups D06F61/00, D06F63/00, or D06F65/00
    • D06F67/08—Beds; Heating arrangements therefor
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F65/00—Ironing machines with rollers rotating against curved surfaces
    • D06F65/02—Ironing machines with rollers rotating against curved surfaces with one roller only
    • D06F65/08—Ironing machines with rollers rotating against curved surfaces with one roller only the roller being urged against the bed
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F67/00—Details of ironing machines provided for in groups D06F61/00, D06F63/00, or D06F65/00
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F67/00—Details of ironing machines provided for in groups D06F61/00, D06F63/00, or D06F65/00
    • D06F67/02—Rollers; Heating arrangements therefor
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F83/00—Coverings or pads for ironing or pressing members

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  • the vapours are drawn off through both working surfaces of the heating units which co-operate with the ironing roller or rollers.
  • a second improvement is characterized in that the or each heating unit comprises identical rectilinear singlepiece elements which are disposed parallel with the axis of the main ironing roller and in juxtaposed relation to each other around said roller, each of said elements having an inner part-cylindrical face coaxial with the ironing roller and comprising at least one passageway for the passage ⁇ of heating fluid or for housing a heating device.
  • the heating elements are held in their relative positions by end plates, to which the ends of said elements are connected;
  • the longitudinal facing sides of immediately adjacent heating elements are so arranged as to define a passageway therebetween adapted to be connected to a suction device; said passageway communicating with apertures of the working surfaces of the heating unit;
  • Each heating element is connected to the immediately adjacent element by at least -a plate which may be perforated and which closes said suction passageway, this plate having ⁇ an outer face which is substantially partcylindrical and coaxial with the ironing roller and being fixed to one of the heating elements and simply bearing against the other element (disposed adjacent the leading edge of the plate relative to the direction of movement of the linen), the edges of the plate being disposed in recesses formed in the heating elements;
  • Each heating element which is preferably made of steel
  • arent l 'ice is obtained by extrusion so as to require no subsequent machining operation.
  • a third improvement is characterized in that there is interposed between the outer perforated face of the ironing roller (through which hot and dry air may be passed for carrying away the vapours) and the covering or jacket of the ironing roller a series of springs secured, on the one hand, to the roller and, on the other hand, to a exible lreinforcing layer, such as a metal woven .fabric which surrounds the roller and is connected to the roller covering, so that the latter is yieldingly supported on the roller but rotates with the latter.
  • a series of springs secured, on the one hand, to the roller and, on the other hand, to a exible lreinforcing layer, such as a metal woven .fabric which surrounds the roller and is connected to the roller covering, so that the latter is yieldingly supported on the roller but rotates with the latter.
  • Another improvement is characterized in that the ironing roller or rollers and the heating unit or units are supported by rams which permit manually or automatically adjusting the relative positions of these rollers and units and the pressure therebetween.
  • some of the elements of the heating units may be provided ⁇ on their outer face with recesses adapted to co-operate with auxiliary ironing rollers so as to still more increase the efliciency of the machine.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a part of an ironing roller and a heating unit
  • FIG. 2 is a similar View, a series of springs having been interposed between the roller and the covering 4or jacket for the latter;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view-on an enlarged scale of a part of an ironing roller and a covering therefor, with a series of springs of special type inserted between the roller and said covering;
  • FIG. 4 is an elevational View of the springs shown in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the essential components of the drying and ironing machine comprising principally an ironing roller and a heating unit surrounding a part of the periphery ⁇ of the latter;
  • FIG. 6 is a view similar to that shown in FIG. 5, the ironing roller being shown moved upwardly away from the heating unit; Y
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the essential components of la drying and ironing machine oflarge capacity comprising principally an ironing roller, a heating unit in two parts surrounding almost the whole of the periphery of the roller and a series of auxiliary ironing rollers co-operating With recesses formed in the upper part of the heating unit, and
  • FIG. 8 is a view similar to that shown in FIG-JM, the ironing roller with the upper part of the heating unit and the auxiliary ironing rollers being shown in raised position.
  • 1 designates the cylindrical wall, having perforations 2, of a hollow ironing roller.
  • the inside cavity of the latter advantageously communicates with a source of hot and dry air.
  • Fixed by means of clips 3 (or any other fixing means) on the wall 1 is a stainless woven metal fabric 4 which is connected by pointed elements or tacks 5, distributed over the woven metal fabric, to the conventional covering or jacket 6 which enters into direct contact with the linen A.
  • the heating unit along which slides the linen A driven by the roller 1 provided with the covering 6, consists of identical rectilinear heating elements 7 which are juxtaposed, extend in adirection parallel to the axis of the ironing roller and are held at their ends in end-plates, not shown in the drawing. These elements have part- Vchines of widely varying capacities.
  • Each of the heating elements 7 forming the heating unit comprises a longitudinal passageway 8 for the passage of heating fluid (for example steam) or for the housing of a heating device such as a heating resistance.
  • a heating fluid for example steam
  • a heating device such as a heating resistance.
  • a longitudinal groove 9 Provided in each of the longitudinal sides of each element 7 is a longitudinal groove 9 so that there is obtained, between immediately adjacent elements, a passageway 9a one end of which has an aperture 1t) which communicates with a suction device.
  • Each groove 9 is lled with insulating material 61 which is retained in said groove by means of a perforated sheet 62, in order to hinder as far as possible any loss of the heat emitted in the passageway 8, through the longitudinal sides of the heating units.
  • the heating elements 7 are interconnected by perforated plates 11 the longitudinal edges of which are disposed bear against the surfaces projecting with respect to the groove 9 of said elements and are separated each other by a gap. Said sheets form with Vthe plates 111 a passageway 63 lwhich communicates with the aperture 10.
  • the linen A moves along the inner and outer faces of the heating unit in opposite directions corresponding to arrows F and f, the movement across the convex face (arrow f) being obtained Iby means of a conveyer belt 13 which moves in lthe opposite direction to the periphery of the ironing roller.
  • a series of springs E14 is provided between the woven metal fabric 4 supporting the covering 6 and the periphery of the ironing roller 1.
  • Each of these springs consists of a blade of which one end is fixed to the cylinder and the other hooked on to the woven meti al fabric 4.
  • the heating unit is compose of juxtaposed standard elements extending in a direction parallel to the axis of the ironing roller, it is possible to construct from these elements drying and ironing ma- A machineV of small capacity could be subsequently transformed into a machine of larger capacity.
  • a machine of medium capacity is shown in FIGS. and 6 and comprises a heating unit 21 surrounding substantially the lower half Vof an ironing roller 22 which is enclosed in a series of guide bands 23 which, in this embodiment, pass around band tensioning rollers 24.
  • a belt or band conveyer 25 having its output end adjacent the roller 22, feeds the pieces of linen A into the machine.
  • the linen is held against the guide bands 23 (which drive it in the direction of arrow F) by a series of straps 26 which are held taut on rollers 27 and on an end member 28 which tits into one of the two ends of the heating unit 21.
  • the roller 22 with the guide bands 23 and the rollers 24, the straps 26 and the output end of the feed conveyor 25, may be separated from the heating unit 21 by a pivoting motion about a pivot shaft O.
  • FIGS. 7 and S show a drying and ironing machine of large capacity which vtakes up hardly more room than the machine shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the heating unit 41 here comprising a larger number of elements than in the preceding embodiment so as to almost completely surround the ironing .roller 42.
  • the heating unit 41 is subdivided into two parts, 41a and 41b which are separable by pivoting the upper part 41a about a pivot shaft O about which the roller 42 and certain members associated therewith are also pivotable. l
  • some of the elements of the upper part 41a of the heating unit are provided with outer part-cylindrical longitudinal recesses in which partially engage auxiliary ironing rollers 43 around the assemblage of which passes a series of guide bands 44 which are held taut by two end rollers 45 and 46, the latter being a driving roller.
  • the linen When it reaches the round end 4121 of the part 4111 of the heating unit, the linen is directed by the roller 54 toward the main ironing roller 42 which drivingly engagesit and applies it against the inner face of the whole of the heating unit 41 lfrom the end 41a of which the now dried and ironed linen is separated by guide bands 55 (which co-operate with the roller 42) and is received on the upper horizontal portion of the felt band 48.
  • the felt band 48 co-operates with a conveyor band 56 which passes around rollers 57, 58, 59 and 60.
  • the linen is gripped between the downwardly extending and horizontal parts of the felt band and the conveyor band 56.
  • yIt is the upwardly extending portion of the conveyor band 56 which feeds the linen out of the machine.
  • the raisable members may be shifted and supported by rams which permit, in particular, adjusting the pressure between the heating unit and the ironing roller or rollers.
  • heating units are made up of juxtaposed standard elements, it is possible, in constructing heating units comprising a variable number of said elements, to obtain machines of widely varying capacities without it being necessary to store a large number of different parts.
  • heating unit is formed, on the one hand, of a plurality of oblong single-piece elements, each being parallel with the axis of the rotary roller, comprising at least one longitudinal cavity and having two opposite part-cylindrical working surfaces substantially coaxial with the rotary roller, said elements -being joined together by their facing longitudinal sides in order to form said unit, and, on the other hand, heating means located in said longitudinal cavities.

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