JPH0321758Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an automatic ironing device that automatically irons clothes, etc. using a three-dimensional movement mechanism device. This invention relates to an automatic ironing device configured to move up and down according to the undulations of clothes.

[Prior Art and its Problems] Conventionally, most of the ironing of clothes and the like has been done manually, and depending on the type of clothes, a press has been used.

Ironing by hand has the advantage of being able to iron clothes with complex shapes reliably, since delicate ironing operations can be performed.
Since it is a manual process, it is troublesome, and especially when ironing a large number of clothes, it takes time and becomes extremely inefficient.

In addition, since press machines are devices that press the entire garment, delicate ironing operations cannot be performed and accuracy cannot be achieved, so they are not used for garments with complex shapes.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances. In the automatic ironing device, the support mechanism is provided with an upper base body and a lower base body arranged parallel to each other, and between these base bodies,
a plurality of support rods that movably support the lower base to the upper base; a universal joint provided between each of these support rods and the lower base; The iron is provided with a resilient member that urges the iron in a direction to separate the iron, and the iron is attached to the lower base body side.

[Function] Since clothes are automatically ironed by an iron attached to a three-dimensional moving device controlled by a control device, there is no need for manual work when ironing, and there is no pocket in the clothes. If there is a convex part such as a part of the garment or thick material, the lower base of the support mechanism to which the iron is attached rides on the convex part and moves upward, and also moves smoothly on the surface of the garment along the convex part. This allows all types of clothing to be ironed accurately.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 7 are diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes an elongated base, on which a three-dimensional movement device A is provided. This three-dimensional movement device A has a base 1
an X-axis moving mechanism 2 extending horizontally in the length direction of the
It consists of a Z-axis moving mechanism 3 supported by the axis moving mechanism 2 and extending in the vertical direction, and a Y-axis moving mechanism 4 supported by the Z-axis moving mechanism 3 and extending in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the X-axis moving mechanism 2. It has a so-called rectangular coordinate type configuration. Each of these moving mechanisms 2 to 4 includes ball screws 2a and 3 provided in each of the moving mechanisms 2 to 4.
Similarly, each ball screw a, 4a is connected to each moving mechanism 2.
Motors 2b, 3b, 4b provided in ~4,
Each axis is moved by being rotationally driven by the controller B, and the direction of movement, distance, and order of movement are controlled by control device B. This control device B has a built-in microcomputer and can perform program control, and by operating various switches provided in the teaching box B ₁ of the control device B, it is possible to control the clothes in advance. Adjust the ironing method according to the size and shape of the clothes using the X of the three-dimensional moving device A.
By moving and teaching the axis movement mechanism 2, Y-axis movement mechanism 4, and Z-axis movement mechanism 3, information on the movement direction, movement distance, and movement order is programmed, and by reproducing it, the ironing work can be performed. It has the ability to perform repeatedly. In addition, it is now possible to input several types of programs depending on the type of clothing.

At the tip of the Y-axis moving mechanism 4, a support member 5 is attached, which consists of a shaped steel 5a framed by a steel plate or the like, and a stay 5b made of a steel cylindrical body attached under the shaped steel 5a. An iron 6 is placed under this support member 5 via a support mechanism C.
is installed.

The support mechanism C includes an upper base 7 attached below the support member 5, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
and a lower base 8 provided below this upper base 7 are arranged parallel to each other with a space provided between them. It is supported by a cylindrical support rod 10 that extends upward and is loosely inserted into the plate material 7, and a universal joint 12 provided via a stay 11 at the midpoint of the support rod 10 in the front and back direction, It is supported by the base body 7 by a similarly cylindrical support rod 13 extending upward and loosely inserted into the upper base body 7, and bolts 14 screwed into the upper ends of these support rods 10 and 13. That is, the lower base 8 is
The upper base body 7 is supported by the support rods 10 and 13.
The structure is such that it is supported in a suspended state so that it can move toward the upper base body 7 side. In this embodiment, rectangular aluminum plates are used for the upper base 7 and the lower base 8. On the outer periphery of the support rods 10 and 13,
Since a plurality of grooves 15, 15... are provided along the length direction of these support rods 10 and 13,
The support rods 10 and 13 are equipped with coil springs 16 that bias the base body 8 downward when the base body 8 moves upward. Further, as described above, there are grooves on the outer periphery of the support rod 10 and the lower base.
5, 15, . . . are provided, it is possible to prevent the lower base body 8 from shifting in any direction when the lower base body 8 moves up and down. and,
An iron 6 is attached below the lower base 8 of the support mechanism C configured as described above. In addition,
Reference numeral 17 is an air cylinder for supplying steam to the iron 6, and the operation of this air cylinder 17 is also performed by the control device B. Further, reference numeral 18 is a temperature regulator for the iron 6.

An ironing board 19 is provided below the iron 6 in close proximity to the base 1 and is supported by a post 20 so as to be movable up and down. is being adjusted.

A method of using the automatic ironing device of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

First, the iron temperature is set to a predetermined temperature using the iron temperature regulator 18. Next, the clothes to be ironed are placed on the ironing board 19, and the X-axis movement mechanism 2, Y-axis movement mechanism 4, and Z-axis movement mechanism of the three-dimensional movement device A are moved so that the iron 6 moves according to the shape and thickness of the clothes. The moving direction, moving distance, moving order, and steam supply timing of the shaft moving mechanism 3 are programmed into the control device B. Then, by operating the three-dimensional movement mechanism device A by the control device B, the iron 6 moves over the clothes according to the program, and the clothes are ironed. At this time, even if there is a protrusion such as a pocket of clothing or a part of thick material, the support mechanism C allows the iron 6 to be attached to the lower part of the iron 6 to correspond to the protrusion, as shown in Figures 4 to 7. Since the front, rear, left and right surfaces of the base body 8 independently move upward and ride on the convex part, the iron 6 moves smoothly along the convex part, and the iron 6 is urged downward by the coil spring 16. Since the pressure is maintained, even convex parts of clothing can be ironed accurately.

As described above, clothes are automatically ironed by the iron 6 attached to the three-dimensional movement device A controlled by the control device B, so there is no need for any manual work, and the iron 6 is configured to move up and down according to the protrusions of the clothes by the support mechanism C, so that clothes can be ironed smoothly.

Note that by replacing the coil spring 16 with one having a different strength depending on the thickness of the clothing or the height of the protrusions on the clothing, the clothing can be ironed more reliably. In addition, when using clothes that do not require much pressure, such as clothes made of particularly thin fabric, it is possible to remove the shaft 13 provided at the midpoint of the shaft 10 in the front-rear direction to reduce the pressure. You can also do it. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the support mechanism C to which the iron is attached is used in a three-dimensional movement device having a rectangular coordinate configuration.
It can also be used in various so-called industrial robots, such as cylindrical coordinate configurations and various multi-joint configurations.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, in the present invention, clothes are automatically ironed by an iron attached to a three-dimensional movement device controlled by a control device, thereby Since manual work is not required when ironing and the working time can be shortened, work efficiency is greatly improved.

In addition, for clothes that have protrusions such as pockets or thick parts, the lower base of the support mechanism to which the iron is attached rides on the protrusions and moves upward, and the clothes smoothly move along the protrusions. Since the iron can be moved over the surface and the iron is pressurized downward by the elastic member, delicate manual ironing operations can be performed, allowing precise ironing of all types of clothing. is applied.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are views showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 2 is a front view of the support mechanism C, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the support mechanism C. ,
4 to 7 show the support mechanism C and the iron 6
FIG. A... Three-dimensional movement device, B... Control device, C...
...Support mechanism, 2...X-axis movement mechanism, 3...Z-axis movement mechanism, 4...Y-axis movement mechanism, 6...Iron,
7... Upper base, 8... Lower base, 10, 13...
...Support rod, 16... Resilient member (coil spring).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an automatic ironing device in which an iron is attached to a three-dimensional moving device controlled by a control device via a support mechanism with a buffer function, the support mechanism includes an upper base body and a lower base body arranged parallel to each other. and provided between these two bases,
a plurality of support rods movably supporting the lower base toward the upper base; a universal joint provided between each of the support rods and the lower base; An automatic ironing device comprising a resilient member biased in a direction to separate them from each other, and wherein the iron is attached to the lower base body side.