BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIGS. 1A and 1B show one preferred embodiment of the shirt finishing machine of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a substantial perspective view for showing a state of use and FIG. 1B is a substantial top plan view for showing a collar set state.
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view for showing the shirt finishing machine.
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view for showing the shirt finishing machine.
FIG. 4 is a top plan view for showing the shirt finishing machine.
FIG. 5 is a top plan view for showing a collar iron buck with the cover being removed from it.
FIG. 6 is a substantial perspective view for showing a collar iron buck with the cover being removed from it.
FIG. 7 is a substantial front elevational view for showing a collar iron buck with the cover being removed from it.
FIG. 8 is a substantial perspective view for showing the collar iron buck.
FIG. 9 is a substantial front elevational view for illustrating an action of the shirt finishing machine.
FIG. 10 is a substantial front elevational view for illustrating an action of the shirt finishing machine.
FIG. 11 is a bottom view for showing a state in which the cover is seen from its rear side.
FIG. 12 is a top plan view for showing the cover.
FIG. 13 is a substantial enlarged sectional view taken along XIII-XIII in FIG. 12.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to the drawings, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1 or the like, the shirt finishing machine of the present invention is formed to comprise a collar iron buck 2 in which a collar 1a of a shirt 1 is extended laterally and mounted on it and a press iron 3 for pressing collar 1a against the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2. An iron surface of the press iron 3 is formed into a flat surface.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper surface position 2a of the collar iron buck 2 corresponding to the central part of the collar 1a in its longitudinal direction is set such that a pair of right and left plates 4 are pivotally connected at a pivot shaft 5 and they are formed into an inverse triangular shape as seen from its front elevational view. The ends 4a at the side of the pivoted portions of the pair of right and left plates 4 are formed into a rectangular wave shape as seen from their top plan view, the pair of right and left plates 4 are connected by the pivot shaft 5 to each other while the convex portions and concave portions of the ends 4a are being engaged to each other.
In addition, the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 is set such that the right and left position 2b corresponding to both ends of the collar 1a in its longitudinal direction are formed into a horizontal surface. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 or the like, the pair of right and left plates 4 are pivoted at their side ends to the horizontal plates 6 forming the right and left position 2b in the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 through joint shafts 7.
In addition, in the case of the present invention, the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 are formed such that they may be fallen into the flat surface shape when they are pressed with the press iron 3. Reference numeral 8 denotes a first coil spring acting as a resilient member for supporting the right and left position 2b of the collar iron buck 2. The first coil springs are arranged at the terminal ends of the horizontal plate 6, outwardly fitted to a raised first metallic rod 9 (refer to FIG. 8 or the like), the lower part of the first metallic rod 9 is inserted into a first supporting rod 10 in such a way that the rod can be moved up and down, and its removal is stopped by a nut 11. In addition, the upper end of the first metallic rod 9 is pivoted to the horizontal plate 6 through a lateral shaft 12 extending in a forward and rearward direction.
In addition, reference numeral 13 (refer to FIG. 8 or the like) denotes a second coil spring acting as a resilient member for supporting the inverse triangular-shaped upper surface position 2a of the collar iron buck 2. This second coil spring is outwardly fitted to an inclined second metallic rod 15 connected to a joint block 7a and arranged between the joint block 7a of the joint shaft 7 and the second supporting rod 14 laterally installed along a forward or rearward direction of the collar iron buck 2. The lower part of the second metallic rod 15 is inserted into the second supporting rod 14 in such a way that it may be moved up and down and its removal is stopped by the nut 11. Then, a resilient pressure of the first coil spring acting as the resilient member 8 is selected to be larger than a resilient pressure of the second coil spring acting as the resilient member 13 for use in supporting the inverse triangular-shaped upper surface position 2a of the collar iron buck 2.
Reference numeral 16 (refer to FIGS. 5 to 7 or the like) denotes convex-stepped heat transfer segments for receiving the right and left position 2b of the upper surface when the upper surface of the collar iron bucks 2 are fallen and transferring heat to the upper surface to heat them. The heat transfer segments 16 are arranged below the upper surface position 2a and the right and left position 2b. In addition, in case of this preferred embodiment, the heat transferring segments 16 are formed into a rectangular block shape as seen from its top plan view and steam is supplied into it.
Thus, the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 is covered by the mat-like cover 17. This cover 17 in this preferred embodiment is formed such that the resilient surface member 17a (refer to FIGS. 11 to 13 or the like) of silicone rubber is covered by a cloth 17b. The lower surface position of the resilient surface member 17a corresponding to the inverse triangular-shaped upper surface position 2a of the collar iron buck 2 is enclosed by the aforesaid cloth 17b. Then, the resilient surface member 17a is arranged such that it is directly struck against the horizontal surface right and left position 2b of the collar iron buck 2. In addition, the resilient surface member 17a has many holes 17a1 passing through it in an upward or downward direction.
In this preferred embodiment, the cover 17 is formed such that the upper side of the resilient surface member 17a is provided with a flannel surface member 17c (refer to FIG. 13). Then, as shown in FIG. 1A, the cover 17 is fixed in tension to the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 by a method wherein the cloth 17b is pulled downward by the pulling member 18 at the central forward or rearward position or both side position or the like of the collar iron buck 2.
Reference numeral 19 (refer to FIGS. 1A and 2 or the like) denotes an iron buck for a mountain-shaped cuff for use in setting a cuff 1b of the shirt 1. A pair of right and left iron bucks 19 for cuff are arranged below the collar iron buck 2. In addition, reference numeral 20 denotes an iron part for pressing against the upper surface of the cuffs iron buck 19. This iron part 20 is formed at the lower surface of the collar iron buck 2 while being concaved in a mountain-shaped in an upward direction. The collar iron buck 2 is formed such that it may be turned in an upward or downward direction around the fulcrum point 22 through an extending or retracting operation of the rod in the cylinder device 21 (refer to FIG. 3) arranged to be raised.
In addition, reference numeral 23 in FIG. 3 denotes an operating cylinder for the press iron 3. When the rod in the operating cylinder 23 is extended, the press iron 3 is turned around the pivoted part 25 through the link mechanism 24 in an upward or downward direction to depress against the collar iron buck 2 and at the same time to depress the lower side cuff iron buck 19 through the collar iron buck 2.
Then, an action of the present invention in accordance with this preferred embodiment will be described as follows.
At first, the operator sets the cuff 1b of the shirt 1 to the cuff iron buck 19 as shown in FIG. 1A. Then, the operator depresses a start button. Then, the rod in the cylinder device 21 (refer to FIG. 3) is retracted, the collar iron buck 2 descends and the iron part 20 depress against the cuff iron buck 19.
Then, as shown in FIG. 1B, the operator expands the collar 1a of the shirt 1 laterally onto the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 and sets the collar. Then, the operator depresses the switch. Then, the rod in the operating cylinder 23 (refer to FIG. 3) extends and the press iron 3 turns around the pivoted part 25 in a downward direction. Then, when the press iron 3 depresses against the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 against a resilient force of the resilient members 8, 13 (refer to FIG. 9), the pair of right and left plates 4 are lowered, turned around the pivot shaft 5 and pushed down, the horizontal plates 6 at the right and left position 2b corresponding to both ends of the collar 1a are gradually depressed down while moving slightly in an outward direction, and finally the plates 4 and the horizontal plates 6 are fallen into a flat surface state (refer to FIG. 10).
In this case, a resilient pressure of the resilient member 8 in the present invention is selected to be larger than a resilient pressure of the resilient member 13. Accordingly, in accordance with the present invention, at first, the press iron 3 fixes the right and left ends of the collar 1a and presses the collar 1a while expanding it in a lateral direction.
In addition, when the press iron 3 makes the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 fall, the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 abuts against the heat transfer portions 16 and then the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 is heated by the heat transfer portions 16. As a result, the collar 1a is applied with heat from above by the press iron 3 and from below by the upper surface of the collar iron buck 2 and then the collar is press finished fast and neatly.
Thus, in the present invention, when the press iron 3 depresses against the collar iron buck 2, the press pressure is also added to the cuff iron buck 19 (refer to FIGS. 1A and 2). Accordingly, the iron part 20 depress against the cuffs 1b, and the collar 1a and cuffs 1b are concurrently press finished.
With such an arrangement as above in the present invention, it is also applicable that the cuff iron buck 19 is eliminated. In addition, also when the cuff iron buck 19 is installed to form the present invention, the buck is not limited to the lower side of the collar iron buck 2, but the bucks can be arranged at both sides of the collar iron buck 2 in the same manner as that of this type of prior art finishing machine. In addition, it may also be applicable that the collar iron buck 2 is constructed such that the resilient members 8, 13 are composed of a leaf spring or a damper and the like and freely fallen into a flat state.
The shirt finishing machine of the present invention is constituted such that the lateral width of each of the inverse triangular-shaped upper surface position 2a of the collar iron buck 2 is formed narrow and the collar 1a can be set without requiring any receiving plate already described in the Patent Document 1. Accordingly, in accordance with the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the receiving plate or the receiving plate removal mechanism of the prior art machine and correspondingly the product can be provided in less-expensive price.
Patent Application
20080047947
