WO2023089910A1

WO2023089910A1 - Storage device, garment processing device, and garment processing method

Info

Publication number: WO2023089910A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/032941
Authority: WO
Inventors: 勇二一丸; 耕一反田; 祥平谷口; 明宏細川
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2021-11-19
Filing date: 2022-09-01
Publication date: 2023-05-25
Also published as: JP2023075412A

Abstract

This storage device comprises: a storage plate and holding plate for sandwiching an object to be processed therebetween when storing the object to be processed in a storage unit for storing the object to be processed; a storage availability determination unit 758 that determines whether or not the object to be processed can be stored in the storage unit; and a storage control unit 759 that, if the object to be processed is determined to be storable by the storage availability determination unit 758, controls the storage plate and the holding plate to store the object to be processed in the storage unit, and that if the object to be processed is determined to be unstorable by the storage availability determination unit 758, does not store the object to be processed in the storage unit.

Description

Storage device, clothes processing device, and clothes processing method

The present disclosure relates to a storage device for storing processing objects such as clothing, a clothing processing device, and a clothing processing method.

A processing device that unfolds and folds processing objects such as clothing has been proposed. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a processing apparatus provided with a plurality of holding devices capable of holding an arbitrary point of an object to be processed and a storage device for receiving and storing the processed object from the holding devices. .

JP 2020-054473 A

Depending on the shape of the processed object after processing, troubles such as the processed object being caught in the storage device or other structures may occur, failing to store, or damaging the processed object or the structure of the device. may cause problems such as

The present disclosure provides a technique for appropriately storing objects to be processed.

The storage device according to the present disclosure includes a storage plate and a holding plate for sandwiching the processing object when storing the processing object in the storage unit for storing the processing object, and whether or not the processing object can be stored in the storage unit. and if it is determined that storage is possible by the storage availability determination unit, the object to be processed is stored in the storage unit by controlling the storage plate and the holding plate, and the storage availability determination unit determines that storage is not possible. a storage control unit that does not store the object to be processed in the storage unit when the determination is made.

The laundry processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a processing unit for processing an object to be processed, a storage unit for storing the processing object processed by the processing unit, and a storage device for storing the processing object in the storage unit. Prepare. The storage device includes a storage plate and a holding plate for sandwiching the processing object when the processing object is stored in the storage unit, and a storage availability determination unit that determines whether the processing object can be stored in the storage unit. , when it is determined by the storability determination unit that storage is possible, the processing object is stored in the storage unit by controlling the storage plate and the holding plate, and when the storage possibility determination unit determines that storage is not possible, the processing object is stored. and a storage control unit that does not store in the storage unit.

The laundry processing method according to the present disclosure includes the step of determining whether or not the object to be processed can be stored in a storage unit for storing the object to be processed; and a step of controlling the holding plate to store the object to be processed in the storage unit, and not storing the object to be processed in the storage unit when it is determined that storage is not possible.

It should be noted that any combination of the above constituent elements, and any conversion of the expression of the present invention between methods, devices, systems, recording media, computer programs, etc. are also effective as embodiments of the present invention.

According to the technology of the present disclosure, it is possible to properly store the processing target.

1 is a perspective view of the clothes processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 Schematic front configuration diagram of the clothes processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 Schematic side view of the clothes processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 Schematic configuration diagram of a storage device according to Embodiment 1 Schematic configuration diagram of a storage device according to Embodiment 1 Schematic configuration diagram of a storage device according to Embodiment 1 Schematic configuration diagram of a holding portion according to Embodiment 1 Schematic configuration diagram of a holding portion according to Embodiment 1 Schematic configuration diagram of another example of the holding portion according to the first embodiment Schematic configuration diagram of another example of the holding portion according to the first embodiment Functional configuration diagram of storage device and control device according to Embodiment 1 Flowchart showing procedure of clothes processing method in Embodiment 1

(Knowledge, etc. on which this disclosure is based)
A laundry processing apparatus according to the present disclosure folds a processing target such as clothing, and stores the folded processing target in a storage unit. Depending on the shape of the object to be processed after processing, troubles such as the object to be processed being caught in the storage device or other structures may occur, failing to store, or damaging the object to be processed or the structure of the device. may cause problems such as

The inventors discovered such a problem, and came to constitute the subject of the present disclosure in order to solve the problem. A storage device and a clothes processing device according to the present disclosure include a storage plate and a pressing plate for sandwiching an object to be processed when storing the object to be processed in a storage unit for storing the object to be processed, and an object to be processed in the storage unit. and if it is determined that the object can be stored, the object to be processed is stored in the storage unit by controlling the storage plate and the pressing plate, and the storage availability determination is made. a storage control unit that does not store the object to be processed in the storage unit when it is determined by the unit that storage is not possible. As a result, it is possible to prevent problems that may occur when the object to be processed is stored in the storage unit.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, more detailed description than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed descriptions of well-known matters or redundant descriptions of substantially the same configurations may be omitted.

It should be noted that the accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to allow those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter of the claims.

(Embodiment 1)
Embodiment 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. FIG. Regarding the three directions of the clothes processing apparatus 1, when viewed from the front, the left and right width directions are indicated by arrows in the X direction (left direction X1 and right direction X2), and the front and rear depth directions are indicated by arrows in the Y direction (forward direction). Y1, backward direction Y2), and vertical height directions are described as Z directions (upward direction Z1, downward direction Z2) indicated by arrows.

[1-1. composition]
[1-1-1. Overall configuration of clothes processing apparatus]
The clothes processing apparatus 1 is a device that holds, recognizes, folds, and stores an object T to be processed, which is a deformable thin object. As shown in FIG. 1, the clothes processing apparatus 1 includes a housing 100, and a receiving section 200, a holding device 300, a work plate device 400, an imaging device 500, and a housing 100. It includes a support section 600 , a storage device 700 and a control device 900 . In addition, the receiving unit 200 and the processing space above it are configured in one housing, and the storage device 700 and the like are configured in another housing, and the respective housings are connected to be integrated. good too.

The object to be processed T is a deformable thin object represented by, for example, cloth such as clothing and towels, film, paper, and sheet. The shape may be rectangular like towels, or substantially rectangular like T-shirts, running shirts, long-sleeved shirts, and trousers.

The housing 100 is composed of a frame 110 forming a rectangular parallelepiped frame and an outer shell 120 provided on a predetermined surface of the rectangular parallelepiped. The frame 110 and the shell 120 may be integrally formed.

The receiving unit 200 is a receiving unit that receives the processing target T from the outside. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the receiving portion 200 has a box-like shape with an open top. The receiving part 200 is arranged at the bottom of the clothes processing apparatus 1 so as to be easily accessible by the user, and is arranged so that it can be taken in and out in the depth direction (Y direction). For example, the receiving portion 200 is provided with a guide rail 210 at its lower portion and is pulled forward in the Y1 direction. The object to be processed T is put into the pulled-out receiving section 200 from above. The receiving part 200 is returned in the rearward direction Y2 along the guide rails 210 and housed in the housing 100 when the processing object T is put therein.

The holding device 300 is a device that holds the processing object T in order to process the processing object T. The holding device 300 includes a holding section 310 that holds the processing target T, and a moving mechanism that moves the holding section 310 in three directions: width direction (X direction), depth direction (Y direction), and height direction (Z direction). 320 and. A plurality of holding devices 300 are provided, and hold and lift the processing object T placed in the receiving part 200, and cooperate with the work plate device 400 on which the processing object T can be placed temporarily to perform processing. Unfolding and folding are performed while changing the grip of the object T.

The clothes processing apparatus 1 includes two

holding devices

300A and 300B as holding devices 300, as shown in FIGS. The holding device 300A has one holding portion 310A as the holding portion 310, and a moving mechanism 320A for moving the holding portion 310A in three directions. The holding device 300B has two

holding portions

310B and 311B as the holding portion 310, and a moving mechanism 320B for moving the

holding portions

310B and 311B in three directions.

The holding

parts

310A, 310B, and 311B are relatively movable in the width direction, the depth direction, and the height direction with respect to a work plate 410 of a work plate device 400, which will be described later. For example, the moving

mechanisms

320A, 320B can be positioned such that the

retainers

310A, 310B, 311B are aligned along the edge of the working plate 410. FIG.

The holding

devices

300A and 300B are communicably connected to a control device 900, which will be described later, by wire or wirelessly. The controller 900 controls the operations of the holding

units

310A, 310B, 311B and the moving

mechanisms

320A, 320B.

The moving

mechanisms

320A and 320B used in the

holding devices

300A and 300B will be explained using the configuration of the moving mechanism 320A of the holding device 300A. The configuration of the moving mechanism 320B of the holding device 300B is basically the same as that of the holding device 300A except for the number of holding portions. Therefore, for the holding device 300B, the reference numeral "A" in the reference numeral for the holding device 300A is replaced with "B", and the description thereof is omitted.

The movement mechanism 320A, as shown in FIG. 2, includes a width direction movement mechanism 330A, a height direction movement mechanism 340A, and a depth direction movement mechanism 350A.

The width direction moving mechanism 330A moves the holding portion 310A in the width direction (X direction). The width direction moving mechanism 330A has a width direction driving portion 332A that serves as a driving force source for moving the holding portion 310A, and an X guide 334A that serves as a movement guide. Although not shown in detail, the width direction driving section 332A is a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation and has a pinion gear. The X guide 334A is a rack gear and a rail to which the power of the width direction driving portion 332A is transmitted via a pinion gear, and is arranged such that its longitudinal direction is along the width direction. The width direction driving portion 332A slides along the X guide 334A when energized. When the width direction driving portion 332A moves in the width direction along the X guide 334A, the holding portion 310A fixed to the width direction driving portion 332A also moves in the width direction.

The height direction moving mechanism 340A moves the holding portion 310A in the height direction (Z direction) together with the width direction moving mechanism 330A. The height direction moving mechanism 340A has a height direction driving portion 342A that serves as a driving force source for moving the width direction moving mechanism 330A, and a Z guide 344A that serves as a movement guide. The height direction drive unit 342A is a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation. Although not shown in detail, the height direction driving portion 342A has a transmission shaft that is fixed to the left end of the frame of the width direction movement mechanism 330A and transmits driving force to the right end. The two left and right Z guides 344A include a rack and pinion and are arranged such that their longitudinal direction extends along the height direction. The two left and right Z guides 344A are connected at their upper ends and configured in an arch shape. By energizing the height direction driving portion 342A, the width direction moving mechanism 330A moves along the height direction.

The depth direction moving mechanism 350A moves the entire holding device 300A (height direction moving mechanism 340A, width direction moving mechanism 330A and holding section 310A) in the depth direction (Y direction). The depth direction moving mechanism 350A has a depth direction driving section 352A that serves as a power source for moving the height direction moving mechanism 340A, and a plurality of Y guides 354 that serve as movement guides. Although not shown in detail, the depth direction driving section 352A is a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation and has a pinion gear. The depth direction driving portion 352A is fixed to the left end of the connecting portion on the top of the frame of the height direction moving mechanism 340A, and has a transmission shaft that transmits driving force to the right end. The Y guides 354 are rack gears and rails to which the power of the depth direction driving portion 352A is transmitted, and are arranged at the upper and lower ends of the left and right Z guides 344A so that the longitudinal direction of the Y guides 354 extends along the depth direction.

Regarding the transmission of driving force to the Y guide 354, the power of the depth direction driving part 352A is transmitted to the upper Y guide 354 through the transmission shaft, as described above. Driving force is transmitted to the lower Y guide 354 from a transmission shaft provided in the upper portion via a gear belt provided in the frame body of the height direction movement mechanism 340A. By energizing the depth direction driving portion 352A, the arch-shaped height direction moving mechanism 340A moves parallel along the depth direction, and the width direction moving mechanism 330A and the holding portion 310A also move.

In the present embodiment, the two

holding devices

300A and 300B share four vertical and horizontal Y guides 354 in order to move in the depth direction (Y direction). Therefore, the holding device 300A is always located behind the holding device 300B. In addition, in the holding device 300B, the two holding

portions

310B and 311B share the X guide 334B in order to move in the width direction (X direction). Therefore, the holding portion 310B is always located on the left side of the holding portion 311B.

In the present embodiment, the moving mechanism is of the rack and pinion type, and the motor of the drive section is also moved, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a ball screw or wire suspension may be used so that the motor does not move.

The work plate device 400 is a device that rotates and moves the work plate 410 on which the processing object T is placed during recognition processing and folding processing. The work plate device 400 has a moving mechanism similar to the moving mechanism 320 . The working plate 410 is, as shown in FIG. 2, a substantially rectangular plate with chamfered corners on the working plane. Since the working plate 410 is formed so as to have no corners, it is possible to suppress the problem that the processing target T such as cloth is caught. The working plate 410 is fixed to the rotating shaft so that the longitudinal direction of the working plate 410, that is, the two edges of the long sides are parallel to the rotating shaft.

The imaging device 500 is a device that detects end points and the like of the object T to be processed when grasping, recognizing, and folding the object T after it is received. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , imaging device 500 includes first imaging section 510 , second imaging section 520 , and third imaging section 530 . For example, a digital still camera is used for the first imaging unit 510 and the second imaging unit 520, and used for end point detection, discrimination of the type of the processing object T, and the like. The third imaging unit 530 uses, for example, a stereo camera, and is used to measure the distance in the depth direction and the width of the processing object T for edge point detection. Both imaging units are provided on the frame on the front inner wall side, and the orientation of the lens is the rearward direction Y2.

The support part 600 is a wall surface that supports the object T to be processed, such as holding down the folding line and smoothing wrinkles of the object T when the object T is folded. For example, the support part 600 includes at least one of a front side support part 610 provided in front of the working plate 410 and a rear side support part 620 provided in the rear thereof.

The storage device 700 receives and stores the processed processing object T from the holding device 300 . The storage device 700 includes a plurality of storage units 710, as shown in FIGS. Storage device 700 may include a transporter for receiving and storing workpieces T in respective storages 710 . The storage device 700 is arranged adjacent to the processing space in which the receiving part 200 and the holding device 300 are stored. .

The control device 900 supervises the control of each section in the clothing processing apparatus 1. The control device 900 is mainly composed of a ROM, a RAM, an arithmetic unit, and an input/output interface. The ROM stores an operating system, a control program for controlling each part of the clothes processing apparatus 1, and data necessary for executing the control program. Further, the arithmetic unit is provided for loading the control program stored in the ROM into the RAM or executing it directly from the ROM. In other words, the control device 900 can control the clothes processing device 1 by the execution of the control program by the arithmetic device. The data processed by the arithmetic device is transmitted to each part (holding device 300, work plate device 400, etc.) of the clothes processing apparatus 1 via the input/output interface. Data required for processing by the arithmetic unit is received from each unit (such as the imaging device 500) of the clothing processing apparatus 1 via an input/output interface.

[1-1-2. Storage device details]
Details of the storage device 700 for storing the processing object T folded by the holding device 300 and the like in the storage section 710 will be described.

4 to 6 schematically show the configuration of the storage device 700 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The storage device 700 includes a storage plate 750 and a holding plate 751 for sandwiching the processing object T when storing the processing object T in the storage section 710 . FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751. FIG. 5 and 6 are top views showing a state in which the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751. FIG.

The pressing plate 751 has a size slightly smaller than that of the storage plate 750 . A protrusion detection auxiliary portion 753 for detecting the protrusion of the processing target T is provided on the periphery of the storage plate 750 . The holding plate 751 is provided with a slit 752 for detecting protrusion of the processing target T. As shown in FIG. Details of these will be described later.

FIG. 7A schematically shows the configuration of the holding portion 310 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. A hand portion 315 that functions as a gripping portion for gripping the processing target T is provided at the tip of the holding portion 310 . The hand part 315 has two fingers 315a. As shown in FIG. 7B, by closing the two fingers 315a, the workpiece T is gripped between the two fingers 315a. The thickness t of the processing object T can be calculated by detecting the angle θ of the finger 315a.

FIG. 8A schematically shows another example of the configuration of the holding section 310 according to the embodiment. In the holding part 310 shown in FIG. 7A, the object to be processed T is held by rotating the two fingers 315a. The object to be processed T is gripped by narrowing the distance between . The thickness t of the processing object T can be calculated by detecting the distance d between the two fingers 315a.

FIG. 9 shows functional configurations of the storage device 700 and the control device 900 according to the first embodiment. This figure shows a configuration related to the function of storing the processing target T in the storage section 710 . The storage device 700 includes a hand section angle sensor 754 , a holding section angle sensor 755 , an RGB camera 756 and a depth camera 757 . The control device 900 includes a holding device control section 901 and a storage device control section 904 . The storage device control unit 904 includes a storage possibility determination unit 758 and a storage control unit 759 .

The holding device control section 901 controls the operation of the holding section 310 . The holding device control section 901 controls the position of the holding section 310, the posture of the hand section 315, the angles of the two fingers 315a provided on the hand section 315, and the like. A hand angle sensor 754 detects the angles of the two fingers 315a. 8A and 8B, a gap sensor for detecting the gap between the two fingers 315a is provided in place of or in addition to the hand angle sensor 754. FIG.

The holding portion angle sensor 755 detects the angle between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . Instead of or in addition to the clamping portion angle sensor 755, a gap sensor that detects the gap between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 may be provided. The RGB camera 756 has elements for detecting RGB pixel values, and captures a color image of the object. The depth camera 757 has a distance measuring function and captures an image including distance information to an object.

The accommodation determination unit 758 determines whether or not the processing object T can be stored in the storage unit 710 . When it is determined that storage is possible, the storage control unit 759 stores the processing object T in the storage unit 710 by controlling the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . When it is determined that storage is impossible, the storage control unit 759 does not store the processing target T in the storage unit 710 . As a result, it is possible to prevent the processing object T that cannot be stored in the storage section 710 from being stored in the storage section 710 .

The processing target T that cannot be stored in the storage unit 710 is, for example, an object that is too thick or an object that is too large in size. The upper limit of the thickness of the particles T to be processed may be, for example, about the same as the width of the storage opening for posting the objects T to the storage section 710, or slightly smaller than that. The upper limit of the outer size of the object to be processed T may be, for example, approximately the same as the size of the storage space of the storage unit 710 or slightly smaller than that. The upper limit of the external size of the processing object T may be a size that protrudes from the storage plate 750 or the pressing plate 751 when the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 .

The accommodation determination unit 758 may determine whether or not the processing object T can be stored in the storage unit 710 based on the thickness of the processing object T. If the thickness of the processing object T is less than a predetermined value, the storage possibility determination unit 758 determines that the processing object T can be stored. may The accommodation determination unit 758 detects protrusion of the processing object T from the storage plate 750 or the pressing plate 751 when the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751, and based on the detection result. , whether or not the processing object T can be stored in the storage unit 710 may be determined. The accommodation determination unit 758 may determine that the object to be processed T is storable when it does not protrude, and may determine that it is not storable when the object T is protruded. As a result, it is possible to prevent problems when storing the processing target T in the storage section 710 . The accommodation determination unit 758 may determine storage availability based on both the thickness and protrusion of the processing target T, or may determine storage availability based on only one of them.

The accommodation determination unit 758 may determine storage availability before the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to quickly determine that the object to be processed T cannot be stored in the storage unit 710 and terminate the process, thereby shortening the processing time. The accommodation determination unit 758 may determine storage availability after the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

The accommodation determination unit 758 may determine whether or not the processing object T can be stored based on the thickness of the processing object T before the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to quickly determine that the object to be processed T cannot be stored in the storage unit 710 and terminate the process, thereby shortening the processing time. In this case, before holding the processing object T between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751, the storage propriety determination unit 758 determines the angle or interval of the fingers 315a when the processing object T is gripped by the hand unit 315. It is also possible to determine whether or not the processing object T can be accommodated based on the thickness of the processing object T obtained from the part angle sensor 754 or the interval sensor and calculated from the angle or interval of the fingers 315a. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not storage is possible using the sensor provided in the hand section 315 for controlling the hand section 315, so that the manufacturing cost of the storage device 700 can be suppressed.

The accommodation determination unit 758 may determine storage availability based on the thickness of the processing object T after the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination. In this case, after the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751, the storing plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 hold the processing object T between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751. The angle or distance between the holding plate 751 is acquired from the holding portion angle sensor 755 or the distance sensor, and the thickness of the processing object T calculated from the angle or distance between the storage plate 750 and the holding plate 751 is calculated. You may judge whether accommodation is possible. As a result, it is possible to determine whether storage is possible or not by using the sensor provided in the storage device 700 for controlling the storage plate 750 and the holding plate 751, so that the manufacturing cost of the storage device 700 can be suppressed. In addition, the storability determination unit 758 is calculated from the angle or interval of the fingers 315a when the processing object T is gripped by the hand unit 315 after the processing object T is held between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751. Whether or not the processing object T can be accommodated may be determined based on the thickness thereof. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not storage is possible using the sensor provided in the hand section 315 for controlling the hand section 315, so that the manufacturing cost of the storage device 700 can be suppressed.

The accommodation determination unit 758 calculates the thickness of the processing object T from the captured image captured by the RGB camera 756 or the depth camera 757 when the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751. Based on this, it may be determined whether or not storage is possible. The storable/impossible determining unit 758 determines whether the processing target T protrudes from the storage plate 750 or the pressing plate 751 or the processing target T is too thick and the angle between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 is a predetermined angle. It may be possible to detect whether or not the door is opened from the captured image, and determine whether or not the door can be stored based on the detection result. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

The accommodation determination unit 758 detects that the processing object T protrudes from the storage plate 750 or the pressing plate 751 before the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751, and determines based on the detection result. , it may be determined whether or not it can be stored. As a result, it is possible to prevent problems when storing the processing target T in the storage section 710 . In this case, the storability determination unit 758 may determine storability based on the external size of the processing object T before the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to quickly determine that the object to be processed T cannot be stored in the storage unit 710 and terminate the process, thereby shortening the processing time. For example, the accommodation availability determination unit 758 may measure the outer size of the processing target T based on the captured image captured by the depth camera 757, or may measure the processing target T based on the captured image captured by the RGB camera 756. The external size of the object T may be measured. The accommodation determination unit 758 may extract the imaging area of the processing object T based on the RGB information from the captured image captured by the RGB camera 756 and measure the outline size of the extracted processing object T. The accommodation determination unit 758 may extract the imaging area of the processing object T based on the depth information from the captured image captured by the depth camera 757, and measure the outline size of the extracted processing object T. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

After the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751, the storability judgment unit 758 may detect the protrusion of the processing object T, and may judge storability based on the detection result. In this case, the accommodation determination unit 758 determines whether the processing object T is protruded based on the captured image captured by the RGB camera 756 or the depth camera 757 in the state in which the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751. may be detected. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

After the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 sandwich the processing object T, the storage availability determination unit 758 may detect protrusion of the processing object T from the continuity of the edges of the storage plate 750 . As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the storage device 700 of the present embodiment, the sizes of the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 are different, and the pressing plate 751 is smaller than the storage plate 750 . Therefore, when an image is captured from the holding plate 751 side, the edge of the storage plate 750 can be captured. As shown in FIG. 5, when the processing target T does not protrude from the storage plate 750, the edges of the storage plate 750 are continuous in the captured image. As shown in FIG. 6, when the object to be processed T protrudes from the storage plate 750, the edge of the storage plate 750 is divided by the object to be processed T and becomes discontinuous in the captured image. Therefore, the accommodation possibility determination unit 758 may detect the protrusion of the processing target T by detecting whether or not the edge of the accommodation plate 750 is continuous in the captured image. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In order to improve the accuracy of detecting the continuity of the edge of the storage plate 750, a protrusion detection auxiliary portion 753 may be provided at the edge of the storage plate 750, as shown in FIGS. The protrusion detection auxiliary part 753 may include a special color or material that is not included in the processing object T or included in a sufficiently low frequency. For example, the protrusion detection assisting portion 753 may include a fluorescent color, or may include a material that emits light such as a light guide plate or an LED. As a result, it is possible to easily distinguish between the protrusion detection assisting portion 753 and the processing target T, so it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation determination.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the storage device 700 of the present embodiment, a slit 752 is provided near the center of the pressing plate 751 in the longitudinal direction. A portion 753 is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, when the processing target T does not protrude to the slit 752 side, the protruding detection auxiliary portion 753 of the slit 752 portion is continuous in the captured image. As shown in FIG. 6, when the object to be processed T protrudes toward the slit 752, the protrusion detection auxiliary part 753 in the part of the slit 752 is divided by the object to be processed T and becomes discontinuous in the captured image. ing. Therefore, the accommodation possibility determination unit 758 detects whether or not the protrusion detection auxiliary unit 753 in the slit 752 portion of the captured image is continuous, thereby detecting protrusion of the processing object T on the slit 752 side. good. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

The accommodation possibility determination unit 758 may execute any one of the above storage possibility judgment methods, or may execute any combination of two or more methods. The RGB camera 756 and depth camera 757 may be omitted if not required.

[1-2. motion]
The operation and function of the clothes processing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described below.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the clothes processing method according to the first embodiment. The control device 900 controls the holding unit 310 and the like to advance processing such as unfolding and folding of the processing target T (S10). When the processing of the processing object T is completed, the accommodation determination unit 758 determines whether the processing object T can be stored in the storage unit 710 (S12). If the accommodation determination unit 758 determines that storage is possible (Y in S14), the storage control unit 759 controls the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 to store the processing object T in the storage unit 710 (S16). . If the accommodation determination unit 758 determines that storage is not possible (N in S14), S16 is skipped and the processing object T is not stored in the storage unit 710. FIG.

[1-3. effects, etc.]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the storage device 700 includes the storage plate 750 and the holding plate 750 for sandwiching the processing object T when storing the processing object T in the storage unit 710 for storing the processing object T. A plate 751, a storage availability determination unit 758 that determines whether or not the processing object T can be stored in the storage unit 710, and if the storage availability determination unit 758 determines that storage is possible, the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 are moved. a storage control unit 759 that controls and stores the processing object T in the storage unit 710 and does not store the processing object T in the storage unit 710 when the storage possibility determination unit 758 determines that storage is not possible. As a result, it is possible to prevent problems when storing the processing target T in the storage section 710 .

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation determination unit 758 determines whether or not the processing object T can be stored in the storage unit 710 based on the thickness of the processing object T. As a result, it is possible to prevent problems when storing the processing target T in the storage section 710 .

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation determination unit 758 prevents the processing object T from protruding from the storage plate 750 or the pressing plate 751 when the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751. Based on the detection result, it is determined whether or not the processing object T can be stored in the storage unit 710 . As a result, it is possible to prevent problems when storing the processing target T in the storage section 710 .

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation determination unit 758 determines whether or not the object to be processed T is stored before the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 sandwich the processing object T. As a result, it is possible to quickly determine that the object to be processed T cannot be stored in the storage unit 710 and terminate the process, thereby shortening the processing time.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation determination unit 758 determines whether or not the processing object T can be stored after the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation determination unit 758 determines whether or not the processing object T can be stored based on the thickness of the processing object T before the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to quickly determine that the object to be processed T cannot be stored in the storage unit 710 and terminate the process, thereby shortening the processing time.

Further, in this embodiment, the storage device 700 includes the hand portion 315 for gripping the processing object T, and the storage availability determination unit 758 determines whether or not the processing object T is held between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751. Secondly, whether or not the object T can be stored is determined based on the thickness of the object T calculated from the angle or interval of the fingers 315 a when the object T is gripped by the hand portion 315 . As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not storage is possible using the sensor provided in the hand section 315 for controlling the hand section 315, so that the manufacturing cost of the storage device 700 can be suppressed.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation determination unit 758 determines whether or not the processing object T can be stored based on the thickness of the processing object T after the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In addition, in the present embodiment, after the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751, the storage possibility determining unit 758 determines that when the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751, Storage availability is determined based on the thickness of the processing object T calculated from the angle or interval between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to determine whether storage is possible or not by using the sensor provided in the storage device 700 for controlling the storage plate 750 and the holding plate 751, so that the manufacturing cost of the storage device 700 can be suppressed.

Further, in this embodiment, the storage device 700 includes the hand portion 315 for gripping the processing object T, and the storage availability determination unit 758 holds the processing object T after the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 sandwich the processing object T. , and based on the thickness of the processing object T calculated from the angle or interval of the fingers 315 a when the processing object T is gripped by the hand portion 315 , whether or not the object T can be accommodated is determined. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not storage is possible using the sensor provided in the hand section 315 for controlling the hand section 315, so that the manufacturing cost of the storage device 700 can be suppressed.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation determination unit 758 calculates the state of the processing object T sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 from the captured image captured by the RGB camera 756 or the depth camera 757. Based on the thickness of the object T to be processed, whether or not it can be accommodated is determined. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In addition, in the present embodiment, before the storage plate 750 and the holding plate 751 sandwich the processing object T, the storage possibility determination unit 758 detects that the processing object T protrudes from the storage plate 750 or the holding plate 751. Based on the detection result, it is determined whether or not the container can be stored. As a result, it is possible to prevent problems when storing the processing target T in the storage section 710 .

In addition, in the present embodiment, the storability determination unit 758 determines storability based on the external size of the processing object T before the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to quickly determine that the object to be processed T cannot be stored in the storage unit 710 and terminate the process, thereby shortening the processing time.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation availability determination unit 758 measures the external size of the processing object T based on the captured image captured by the depth camera 757 . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the accommodation determination unit 758 measures the external size of the processing object T based on the captured image captured by the RGB camera 756 . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

Further, in the present embodiment, after the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the pressing plate 751, the storage propriety determination unit 758 detects protrusion of the processing object T, and determines whether or not the processing object T is protruding based on the detection result. judge. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In the present embodiment, the storage plate 750 and the holding plate 751 have different sizes, and the storability determining unit 758 determines whether the processing object T is sandwiched between the storage plate 750 and the holding plate 751, and then the edge of the storage plate 750 is moved. The protrusion of the object T to be processed is detected from the continuity of . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the storage plate 750 is provided with a protrusion detection auxiliary unit 753 at the edge of the storage plate 750 in order to detect the continuity of the edge of the storage plate 750 by the storage possibility determination unit 758 . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the protrusion detection auxiliary unit 753 includes colors or materials that are not included in the processing target T. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the protrusion detection auxiliary portion 753 includes a material that emits light. As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

Further, in the present embodiment, the holding plate 751 has a slit 752 , and the storage plate 750 has a protrusion detection auxiliary portion 753 at a position overlapping the slit 752 of the holding plate 751 . As a result, it is possible to improve the robustness and accuracy of the accommodation availability determination.

Further, in the present embodiment, the clothes processing apparatus 1 includes a processing section for processing the processing target T, a storage section 710 for storing the processing target T processed by the processing section, and a storage section 710 for processing. a storage device 700 for storing an object T, the storage device 700 having storage plates for sandwiching the object T when the object T is stored in a storage unit 710 for storing the object T. 750 , a holding plate 751 , a storable judgment unit 758 that judges whether or not the processing object T can be stored in the storage unit 710 , and if the storable storage unit 758 determines that storage is possible, the storage plate 750 and the holding plate 750 a storage control unit 759 that controls the plate 751 to store the processing target T in the storage unit 710, and does not store the processing target T in the storage unit 710 when the storage possibility determination unit 758 determines that storage is not possible; Prepare. As a result, it is possible to prevent problems when storing the processing target T in the storage section 710 .

As described above, Embodiment 1 has been described as an example of the technology disclosed in the present application. However, the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can also be applied to embodiments with modifications, replacements, additions, omissions, and the like. Also, it is possible to combine the constituent elements described in the first embodiment to form a new embodiment.

It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are intended to illustrate the technology of the present disclosure, and various changes, replacements, additions, omissions, etc. can be made within the scope of the claims or equivalents thereof.

The present disclosure can be used for a clothing processing apparatus that processes processing objects such as clothing.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 clothing processing apparatus T object to be processed 100 housing 110 frame 120 outer shell 200 receiving part 210

guide rail

300, 300A,

300B holding device

310, 310A, 310B, 311B... Holding part 315... Hand part 315a...

Finger

320, 320A, 320B... Moving mechanism 330, 330A, 330B... Width direction moving mechanism 332A, 332B... Width direction driving part 334A, 334B... X guide, 340A, 340B... height direction moving mechanism 342A, 342B... height

direction driving unit

344A, 344B... Z guide 350A, 350B... depth direction moving mechanism 352A, 352B... depth direction driving unit 354A, 354B... Y Guide 400 Work plate device 410 Work plate 400 Work plate device 410 Work plate 500 Imaging device 510 First imaging unit 520 Second imaging unit 530 Third imaging unit 600... Support part 610... Front side support part 620... Back side support part 700... Storage device 710... Storage part 750... Storage plate 751... Pressing plate 752... Slit 753... Protrusion detection auxiliary part, 754...Hand section angle sensor 755...Clamping section angle sensor 756...RGB camera 757...Depth camera 758...Accommodation determination unit 759...Accommodation control unit 900...Control device 901...Holding device control unit 904 .

Claims

a storage plate and a holding plate for sandwiching the processing object when storing the processing object in a storage unit for storing the processing object;
a storage propriety determination unit that determines whether or not the processing object can be stored in the storage unit;
When it is determined that the object can be stored by the storage availability determination unit, the object to be processed is stored in the storage unit by controlling the storage plate and the holding plate, and the storage availability determination unit determines that storage is not possible. , a storage control unit that does not store the processing object in the storage unit;
A storage device comprising a
2. The storage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said accommodation determination unit determines whether or not said processing object can be stored in said storage unit based on the thickness of said processing object.
The storable/impossible determination unit detects protrusion of the processing object from the storage plate or the pressing plate when the processing object is sandwiched between the storage plate and the pressing plate, and based on the detection result, 2. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not the object to be processed can be stored in the storage unit.
2. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein said storage propriety determination unit determines whether or not said processing object can be stored before said storage plate and said pressing plate sandwich said processing object.
2. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein said storage propriety determination unit determines whether or not storage is permissible after said processing object is sandwiched between said storage plate and said pressing plate.
5. The storage device according to claim 2 or 4, wherein said storage propriety determination unit determines storage propriety based on the thickness of said processing object before said processing object is sandwiched between said storage plate and said pressing plate. .
A gripping unit that grips the object to be processed,
The storability judgment part is calculated from the angle or interval of the gripping part when the processing object is gripped by the gripping part before the processing object is sandwiched between the storage plate and the pressing plate. 7. The storage device according to claim 6, wherein whether or not storage is possible is determined based on the thickness of the object to be processed.
6. The storage apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said storage availability determination unit determines storage availability based on the thickness of said processing object after said processing object is sandwiched between said storage plate and said pressing plate.
The storage propriety determination unit determines whether the storage plate and the pressing plate hold the processing object after the processing object is sandwiched between the storage plate and the pressing plate. 9. The storage device according to claim 8, wherein whether or not storage is possible is determined based on the thickness of the object to be processed calculated from the angle or interval between.
A gripping unit that grips the object to be processed,
The storage propriety determination unit calculates the angle or the interval of the gripping portion when the processing target is gripped by the gripping portion after the processing target is gripped by the storage plate and the pressing plate. 9. The storage device according to claim 8, wherein whether storage is possible or not is determined based on the thickness of the object to be processed.
The storable determination unit determines whether the storable object can be stored based on the thickness of the object to be processed, which is calculated from an image captured by an imaging device when the object to be processed is sandwiched between the storage plate and the pressing plate. 9. The storage device of claim 8.
The storage propriety determination unit detects that the processing object protrudes from the storage plate or the pressing plate before the processing object is sandwiched between the storage plate and the pressing plate, and based on the detection result, 5. The storage device according to claim 3 and 4, for determining whether or not storage is possible.
13. The storage device according to claim 12, wherein said accommodation possibility determination unit determines accommodation availability based on an outer size of said processing object before said processing object is sandwiched between said storage plate and said pressing plate.
14. The storage device according to claim 13, wherein the storage propriety determination unit measures the external size of the processing object based on a captured image captured by a depth camera.
14. The storage device according to claim 13, wherein the storage propriety determination unit measures the external size of the processing object based on an image captured by an RGB camera.
6. The storing propriety determining unit detects protrusion of the processing object after the processing object is sandwiched between the storage plate and the pressing plate, and determines storage propriety based on the detection result. The storage device described in .
The storage plate and the holding plate have different sizes,
17. The storage according to claim 16, wherein the storage propriety determination unit detects protrusion of the processing object from continuity of edges of the storage plate after the processing object is sandwiched between the storage plate and the pressing plate. Device.
18. The storage device according to claim 17, wherein the storage plate is provided with a protrusion detection auxiliary part at the edge of the storage plate in order to detect the continuity of the edge of the storage plate by the storage propriety determination part.
19. The storage device according to claim 18, wherein the protrusion detection auxiliary part includes a color or material that is not included in the processing object.
19. The storage device according to claim 18, wherein the protrusion detection auxiliary part includes a material that emits light.
The holding plate has a slit,
18. The storage device according to claim 17, wherein the storage plate includes the protrusion detection auxiliary portion at a position overlapping the slit of the pressing plate.
a processing unit for processing an object to be processed;
a storage unit that stores the processing object processed by the processing unit;
a storage device that stores the object to be processed in the storage unit;
with
The storage device is
a storage plate and a holding plate for sandwiching the processing object when storing the processing object in the storage unit;
a storage propriety determination unit that determines whether or not the processing object can be stored in the storage unit;
When it is determined that the object can be stored by the storage availability determination unit, the object to be processed is stored in the storage unit by controlling the storage plate and the holding plate, and the storage availability determination unit determines that storage is not possible. , a storage control unit that does not store the processing object in the storage unit;
A clothes processing apparatus comprising:
a step of determining whether or not the object to be processed can be stored in a storage unit for storing the object to be processed;
When it is determined that the processing object can be stored, the processing object is stored in the storage unit by controlling the storage plate and the holding plate for holding the processing object, and when the processing object is determined to be unstorable. is not stored in the storage unit;
A garment treatment method comprising: