US3869073A - A process for folding shirts or similar articles of clothing for packing - Google Patents

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US3869073A
US3869073A US445760A US44576074A US3869073A US 3869073 A US3869073 A US 3869073A US 445760 A US445760 A US 445760A US 44576074 A US44576074 A US 44576074A US 3869073 A US3869073 A US 3869073A
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Heinrich Knappe
Karl-Heinz Nolte
Reinhold Kempelmann
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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
    • D06F89/00—Apparatus for folding textile articles with or without stapling
    • D06F89/02—Apparatus for folding textile articles with or without stapling of textile articles to be worn, e.g. shirts
    • D06F89/023—Apparatus for folding textile articles with or without stapling of textile articles to be worn, e.g. shirts of shirts

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  • a clamping arm (51) then bears down on and holds the lower part Foreign Application Prlonty Data of the shirt, the shirt tails (10f) are blown over the Feb. 26, 1973 Germany 2309592 arm o a d the o and a second clamping Nov. 22, 1973 Germany 2358175 arm (5 swings e th arm to g p he shirt at this lower fold line (49).
  • the clamping arms are then [52] 11.8. C1. 223/37 tat d about s (55) n th dir ti of arrow (59) [51] llnt.
  • the present invention relates to a process for folding shirts or similar articles of clothing for packing by means of a device wherein a plurality of folding devices are mounted for synchronized rotation and each shirt or similar article of clothing placed on the table plates of the same is folded in the course of its step-by-step processing about a pasteboard insert and prevented from falling apart.
  • German OS No. l 760 429 discloses a process for folding and more particularly for preparing shirts or similar articles of clothing for packing which is characterized essentially in that the folding and more particularly the preparation of a shirt for packing takes place in a plurality of folding and preparation steps, preferably of equal duration, and in that each folding and preparation stage is effected in a specific station.
  • a plurality of folding devices are used in the manner they are normally used as individual folding devices for the manual folding and preparation of shirts for packing, but are adapted to rotate in synchronism. Consequently, the only essential folding and preparation elements which the folding devices comprise are a collar clamping and retaining device and a folding plate about which the shirts to be folded and prepared for packing are folded inserting a pasteboard liner.
  • the folding and preparation of the shirts for packing during the synchronized rotation of the folding devices thus takes place largely manually, five stations with one operator located at each being provided for this purpose.
  • the folding devices of the apparatus can also operate in a known manner more or less fully mechanically, namely as a part of the so-called individual folding devices.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a process with which it is possible within the framework of the process mentioned initially to cater to clothing manufacturers and to mechanically fold crosswise. that is, to complete the folding for the retail market of shirts and similar articles of clothing already folded lengthwise and arranged on the table plates of folding devices rotating in a synchronized manner.
  • the process according to the invention is characterized in that the shirt arranged on the table plate of the device, having already been folded lengthwise, is clamped to the table plate at a distance which is approximately twice as great as the cross-folded size of the folded shirt measured from the upper collar piece, the part of the lengthwise folded shirt projecting beyond the clamping point is folded over the clamping point in the direction of the collar piece and then also clamped at the above-mentioned clamping point.
  • This process enables a shirt or similar article of clothing which has already been folded lengthwise and which is arranged on a folding device rotating in a synchronized manner to be folded once crosswise in an advantageous manner by means of folding elements known in themselves for example, folding rods and/or an air-blower and to be manipulated in such a way that the second transverse fold of the same canalso be provided mechanically in an advantageous manner.
  • a further development of the process according to the invention consists in smoothing in the direction of the collar piece the part of the lengthwise folded shirt projecting beyond the clamping point at its fold point after it has been folded and before and/or while it is being clamped.
  • This development of the process according to the invention is advantageous because it prevents the part of the lengthwise folded shirt which is folded crosswise over the clamping point from being folded again without correction of a not quite perfect fold.
  • the elements of the stretching and clamping device grip the fold edge and/or adjacent parts of the shirt until these parts are prevented from falling apart, for example, by the mechanical pressing of clips onto these parts and onto the lengthwise folded shoulder parts of the shirt located below these parts.
  • the mechanical fastening or inserting of the clips is an advantage, inter alia, not only because this is possible but also because it can be effected without adversely affecting the quality of folding and preparation obtained hitherto.
  • the process comprising all the above-mentioned features, in the first instance, enables a shirt of similar article of clothing already folded in a lengthwise direction and arranged on the table plate of a folding device rtating in a synchronized manner to be mechanically folded and packed attractively for sale, that is rapidly and in conformity with the requirements of clothing manufacturers and with uniform folding and preparation quality.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of the above-mentioned devices showing a lengthwise folded shirt arranged on the table plate of the folding device of the same and clamped on this table plate at a distance which is approximately twice as great as the cross folded size of the folded shirt.
  • FIG. 2 shows a plan view according to FIG. 1 but after the first transverse folding of the lengthwise folded shirt and the renewed clamping of the same at the first transverse fold point.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view according to FIGS. 1 and 2 after the second transverse fold has been made.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view according to FIG. 3 showing a different view of the folding elements and a view of the stretching and clamping device.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged scale view in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged scale view of a folded shirt which is prevented from falling apart by means of clips.
  • the reference numbers in the drawings relate to the following:
  • transverse folding device 132 comprising, in particular, two clamping bars 51, 52, adapted to be moved in a plurality of directions.
  • the clamping bars 51, 52 are capable of moving in a plurality of directions because they are secured to a swivel arm 57 which is adapted to be moved by way of the swivel and displacement axis 55 about in the direction of the arrow 59 and back again in the direction of the arrow 58.
  • the drive elements for the swivel and displacement axis 55 are not shown in the drawmgs.
  • the movement of the clamping bars 51, 52, in the direction of the arrow 58 and back again by way of the swivel and displacement axis 55 may be totally or partially eliminated if the entire transverse folding device 132 is adapted to move in the direction of the arrow 55 and to return to its starting position. This can be effected by means of known drive and guide elements which are not shown in the drawings.
  • the clamping bar 52 is also adapted to swivel in the direction of arrow 54 about the swivel axis 53 and to return to its initial position. It is also vertically displaceable on the swivel axis 53. The necessary means for this are not represented in the drawings.
  • clamping bars 51, 52 are also mounted on the swivel arm 57 by way of means not represented in the drawings but which are known in themselves. They are mounted in such a way as to be mobile in the longitudinal direction of the swivel arm.
  • the table plate 32 of the folding device 11 which rotates in a synchronized manner is secured to a frame 39 which is arranged at its two front sides on the ends of the arms 40, 41 of two multi-armed turnstiles which are not shown in the drawings.
  • the two multi-armed turnstiles are arranged adjacent to each other with mutual spacing and are adapted to' rotate in a synchronized manner about two horizontal axes staggered with respect to each other.
  • the table plate 32 of the folding device 11 also comprises a collar gripping and clamping device 42.
  • the stretching and clamping device 129 comprises an element 126 and four elements 127 adapted to press onto the fold edge and its adjacent parts formed at its first transverse fold point 49 in the region of the lengthwise folded shoulder parts of the shirt -4 (FIGS. 4 and 5).
  • Two of the four elements 127 are always arranged adjacent to each other spaced slightly apart.
  • the aforementioned distance between the two elements 127 is such that after they have been pressed onto the abovementioned fold edge of the shirt 10-4, a clip 101 can be mechanically pushed between these elements 127 onto the fold edge and the parts of the shirt 10-4 located directly therebeneath without adversely affecting the folding quality.
  • the position of the clips 101. on the folded and prepared shirt 10-1 is shown in FIG. 6.
  • the transverse folding device 132 For the transverse folding of the shirt 10-2 located on the table plate 32 of the folding device 11 and already folded lengthwise about the folding plate 33 with insertion of a pasteboard liner, the transverse folding device 132 is moved from a position outside the path of rotation of the folding device 11 into a position according to FIG. 1 and then the clamping bar 51 of the same is pressed at the point of the first transverse fold 49 onto the lengthwise folded shirt 10-2. Immediately thereafter, the part 10f or the lower end of the lengthwise folded shirt 10-2 projecting beyond the clamping points is folded by means of known folding elements which are not represented, preferably by means of an air blowing device, over the clamping point in the direction of the collar piece l0e.
  • the clamping bar 52 is moved in the direction of the arrow 54 (FIG. 1) about the swivel axis 53 until it is situated above the clamping bar 51 including the part 10fof the shirt 10-2 (FIG. 2).
  • the clamping bar 52 is pressed onto the first transverse fold point 49 it smooths that playt of the lengthwise and once transversely folded shirt 10-3 and if if is suitably constructed it can even smooth the entire part 10fof the same.
  • the part of the lengthwise and once transversely folded shirt 10-3 arranged on the table plate 32 is then stretched in its lengthwise direction by the movement of the clamping bars 51, 52 in the direction of the arrow 56 (FIG. 2).
  • the second transverse fold is produced by moving the clamping bars 51, 52 together with the clamped part of the lengthwise and once transversely folded shirt 10-3 (FIG. 2) in the direction of the arrow 59.
  • the path of movement of the clamping bars 51, 52 is selected in such a way that the part of the lengthwise and once transversely folded shirt 10-3 crossing the second transverse fold point 50 or the edge of the folding plate 33 located there is stretched.
  • the stretching and clamping device 129 which cooperates with a clip insertion device not represented in the drawings is moved from a position outside the path of rotation of the folding device 11 into a position according to FIG. 4 and the element of the stretching and clamping device 129 is then firmly pressed on the shirt 10-4.
  • the entire transverse folding device 132 is moved from the position according to FIG. 3 to a position according to FIG. 4 and thus the clamping bars 51, 52 are withdrawn from the folded shirt 10-4.
  • the elements 127 of the stretching and clamping device 129 which are arranged in pairs are pressed firmly onto the fold edge of the shirt 10-4 formed during the first transverse folding operation and thus the part of the shirt folded crosswise over the second transverse fold point 50 in the direction of the collar piece 10e is stretched in the direction of the arrow 130 or the collar piece l0e. This is effected by displacing the entire stretching and clamping device 129 in the direction of the arrow 131.
  • the elements 126, 127 remain pressed on the above-mentioned parts of the shirt 10-4 for a sufficient length of time until these are prevented from falling apart by means of the abovementioned clip insertion device, for example, by pushing clips 101 onto these parts and the lengthwise folded shoulder parts ofthe shirt 10-4 located directly beneath these.
  • the elements 126, 127 are raised from the above-mentioned parts of the shirt 10-4 and the entire stretching and clamping device 129 is pushed in the direction of the arrow 131 until the folding device 11 can be moved into the next station which is not shown in the drawings.
  • a process for transversely folding an article of clothing having a collar piece, for example a shirt, after the article of clothing has been longitudinally folded about a pasteboard insert and placed on a table plate movable between a plurality of operating stations com prising the steps of:
  • first and second clamping elements are first and second clamping elements.

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