US3912136A - Device for folding shirts or similar articles of clothing for packing - Google Patents

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US3912136A
US3912136A US471611A US47161174A US3912136A US 3912136 A US3912136 A US 3912136A US 471611 A US471611 A US 471611A US 47161174 A US47161174 A US 47161174A US 3912136 A US3912136 A US 3912136A
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Karl-Heinz Nolte
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Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH and Co
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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 device for folding shirts or similar articles of clothing wherein a pivotable folding plate is at- I 1 tached to a movable frame.
  • the folding plate is pivot- [30] Forelgn Apphcatlon Pnonty Dam able between a position adjacent a table plate, which May 23, 1973 Germany 2326222 i l tt hed to the movable frame, and a position substantially perpendicular thereto.
  • the folding plate U-S. Cl. is pivoted working cylinders attached to a tation- [51] Int. Cl.
  • the present invention relatesto a device for folding shirts or similar articles of clothing for packing wherein a plurality of folding devices each designed to receive a shirt or similar article of clothing are mounted for synchronized rotation and the folding elements of these folding devices are progressively activatable from station to station. 2.
  • a machine where-the folding elements of the folding devices adapted to rotatein synchronism are activated by a stationary or fixedly mounted drive means, that is, which is not adapted to rotate in synchronism with the folding devices, is disclosed in German Offenlegungschrift 1,964,228.
  • Thestationary drive meansfor the folding elements is disposed below the folding devices rotatable about a verticle center point or axis.
  • US. Pat.- 1,657,552 discloses a machine where each article of clothing to be folded is first placed manually on a multipart plate having hingedly connected sections and is subsequently folded by moving the multipart plate by means of a conveyor belt past stationary elements which displace the sections of the plate in the folding direction in such a way that the article of clothing is completely folded when it leaves the folding device.
  • the drive means of the movable parts of the folding plate of this device-which can be considered as the folding elements- is not suitable for use with a machine of the type mentioned initially for folding shirts or similar articles of clothing with long sleeves for packing. The reason for this is the same as that mentioned in connection with the machine disclosed by German OS 1,964,228, namely, that the long sleeves hang down during the synchronized movement of the folding devices from one station to the next.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a machine of the type mentioned initially which takes into account the method of operation of such machines in the mechanical folding and preparation for packing of shirts or similar articles of clothing having long sleeves and accordingly is provided with less drive means for the folding elements of the folding devices and is thus less subject to breakdowns than the known machines and thus requires less maintenance than these machines. 7 V
  • the device according to the invention ischaracterizedin that thefolding elements are mechanically activated by drive means mounted in a stationary manner at the front of the folding stations outside the path of rotation of the folding devices.
  • This arrangement of the drive means permits thein the longitudinal direction of the folding devices and,
  • FIG. 1 shows a side view of one of the folding devices adapted to rotate in synchronism, showing its attachment points on the rotary mechanism of the machine as-well as two turnstiles and a part of the folding means.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan viewof FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a section of the side view according to- FIG. 1 on an enlarged scale.
  • the referencenumbers in the drawings designate the following:
  • the folding device 11 consists essentially of the frame 39 to which the table plate 32 is secured and the folding element consisting of the plate 33 about which the shirt or similar article of clothing to be folded (not shown) is mechanically folded.
  • the folding plate 33 is swivellably mounted on the bearing block 43 of the folding device 11 and is adapted to be pivoted in the direction of the arrow 99 (FIG. 1) and back again in order for a shirt or similar article of clothing to be placed on the table plate 32.
  • gear 88 which consists essentially of the gear wheel 91 arranged on the swivel axis of the folding plate 33 and the gear racks 92, 93 (FIG. 3).
  • the gear 88 and hence the folding element consisting of the folding plate 33 are activated by the drive means 94 arranged in the frame 79 of the device and comprising a working cylinders 95, 96 and the piston rods 97, 98.
  • the piston rod 97 of the working cylinder 95 and hence also the gear rack 93 are moved in the direction of the arrow 89, whereupon the gear wheel 91 and the swivel axis 90 are rotated and the plate 33, as mentioned above, is swivelled and the gear rack 92 moved into its position represented by the perforated lines.
  • the plate 33 is swivelled in the opposite direction to that mentioned above (arrow 99) after the piston rod 97 of the working cylinder 95 has been returned to its starting position. This is effected by moving the piston rod 98 of the working cylinder 96 and thus the gear rack 92 from the position indicated by the perforated lines in the direction of the arrow 89 whereupon the gear wheel 91 and thus the swivel axis 90 are rotated and, as stated the plate swivelled; the gear rack 93 .also being moved into its position indicated by the perforated lines.
  • the swivelling movement or the removal and deposition of the plate 33 from and on the table plate 32 of the folding device 1 1 takes place in two folding stations disposed in succession in the direction of movement of the folding device 11 such that in the first folding station which also serves as the attendants position at the device, the plate 33 is moved in the direction of the arrow 99. In the second folding station this plate 33 is moved in the opposite direction.
  • a device for folding shirts or similar articles of clothing for packing comprising:
  • a folding means (33) movably attached to said movable frame (39);
  • first means (91, 92, 93) attached to said movable frame (39) to move said folding means with respect to said movable frame (1. a stationary frame (79);
  • second means (95, 96, 97, 98) attached to said stationary frame (79) and engageable with said first means (91, 92, 93) to cause said folding means (33) to move with respect to said movable frame.
  • a gear wheel (91) connected to said folding means b.
  • a first gear rack (92) slidably attached to said movable frame (39) and engaging one side of said gear wheel (91);
  • a second gear rack (93) slidably attached to said movable frame (39) and engaging said gear wheel (91) diametrically opposite said first gear rack (92).
  • a first working cylinder (95) attached to said stationary frame (79) and having a piston rod (79) movable axially with respect to said first working cylinder (95) and engagable with said second gear rack (93);
  • a second working cylinder (96) attached to said stationary frame (79) and having a piston rod (98) movable axially with respect to said second working cylinder (96) and engable with said first gear rack (92).

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US5934523A (en) * 1997-07-16 1999-08-10 Southland Equipment Company, Inc. Universal automatic long sleeve folding device

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US2616594A (en) * 1948-09-04 1952-11-04 Calder Automatic shirt folding machine
US2639065A (en) * 1947-06-02 1953-05-19 Forse Corp Shirt folding apparatus
US2687832A (en) * 1949-04-27 1954-08-31 Automatic Folding Machine Co Garment folding machine
US3391839A (en) * 1964-08-27 1968-07-09 Nat Packaging Products Method and apparatus for packaging shirts
US3464602A (en) * 1968-06-12 1969-09-02 Mc Graw Edison Co Shirt unloader and delivery apparatus

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US2639065A (en) * 1947-06-02 1953-05-19 Forse Corp Shirt folding apparatus
US2616594A (en) * 1948-09-04 1952-11-04 Calder Automatic shirt folding machine
US2687832A (en) * 1949-04-27 1954-08-31 Automatic Folding Machine Co Garment folding machine
US3391839A (en) * 1964-08-27 1968-07-09 Nat Packaging Products Method and apparatus for packaging shirts
US3464602A (en) * 1968-06-12 1969-09-02 Mc Graw Edison Co Shirt unloader and delivery apparatus

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5934523A (en) * 1997-07-16 1999-08-10 Southland Equipment Company, Inc. Universal automatic long sleeve folding device

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