(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a shirts press finishing machine of a type in which a shirt such as a white shirt of laundry is put on the torso of the machine and finished while being pressed with press irons, and more particularly, the shirts press finishing machine adapted to enable the side parts of the shirts to be finished neatly and to a sheet material for use on the shirts press finishing machine.
(2) Description of the Related Art
With this type of prior art press machine, there has been already disclosed a system described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,868,996, for example. This prior art machine is formed such that the devices for pulling out the side parts of the shirts and applying tension to them are installed on both side parts of the torso.
In addition, with this type of prior art press machine, there has been already disclosed a system formed in such a way that the side bags are installed at both side parts of the torso and the side parts of the shirts are finished in tension by the side bags (refer to U.S. Pat. No. 6,840,412, for example).
To the contrary, this type of prior art press machine has shown sometimes a situation in which upon pressing the shirts with a pair of a front part side press iron and a rear part side press iron, as the case may be, lines at both ends of the torso from some iron marks on the shirts.
Accordingly, it is preferable for this type of press machine to be formed in such a way that the side parts of the shirts can be finished neatly without applying any such iron marks at the shirts.
To the contrary, the prior art press machine described in each of the above cited References has a structure in which the side parts of the shirts are tensioned to remove some wrinkles formed at the side parts of the shirts. However, some of these prior art machines merely enabled the wrinkles at the side parts of the shirts to be removed and could not prevent the lines at both ends of the torso from being left on the shirts as iron marks.
This invention has been proposed in view of the aforesaid problems found in the prior art.
Accordingly, the technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a shirts press finishing machine capable of preventing the lines at both ends of the torso from being left on the shirts as iron marks and further capable of finishing the side parts of the shirts neatly with the press irons, and to provide a sheet material for use on the shirts press finishing machine.
In order to solve the aforesaid problems, this invention employs the technical means described as follows.
That is, as shown in
The sheet material is practically formed such as felt, flannelette, sponge and rubber etc. Since the sheet material has a cushion characteristic, it has a function for causing the press irons to be adapted for the torso when the torso is pressed by press irons. In addition, the bags are made of non-porous cloth and formed to have lateral width under flat state, for example, of about 8 (cm) In addition, in this case, the substantial entire longitudinal length of the sheet material is meant by a range of a longitudinal where a press pressure is applied. More practically, this length is realized with the same length as the longitudinal length of the sheet materials covered the iron receiving surfaces of the front and rear parts of the torso or with a length of little bit shorter than the former length.
As a method for attaching the bags, it can be performed with a sewing operation or an adhering operation and the like, for example. In this case, it may also be applicable that the bags can remove and attach to the sheet material because this method enables only the sheet materials to be replaced with a new one when a cushion characteristic of the sheet material is reduced, and further enables its cost to be reduced.
In addition, as the cushion-type sheet material for used the shirt press finishing machine of this invention, one illustrated in
That is, the sheet material of this invention is made such that the long and thin bags expanded by supplying gas are attached to both side portions of sheet materials over a substantial entire longitudinal length (Claim 7).
The shirts press finishing machine of this invention and the sheet material for used it are formed like described above.
Accordingly, in the case of this invention, the bags push the side parts of the shirts against the iron surfaces of the press irons when the bags are expanded. Accordingly, this invention can be prevented to the lines at both ends of the torso from being left in the shirts as the iron marks with the bags being applied as cushions. As a result, in accordance with this invention, it is possible to press finishing of the side parts of the shirts neatly.
Referring now to the accompanying drawings, one preferred embodiment of the shirts press finishing machine of this invention and the sheet material for use in the shirts press finishing machine will be described as follows.
As shown in
The torso 2 is shaped to imitate the trunk of a human body.
In the case of this preferred embodiment, as shown in
Additionally, as shown in
Then, this invention, is made such that long and thin bags 6 expanded by supplying gas are attached to both side portions of the front and rear parts sheet materials 5 over substantially the entire longitudinal length of the sheet materials 5, as shown in
In addition, the bags 6 in this preferred embodiment are formed from a non-porous cloth. As shown in
Reference numeral 7 denotes a seam. The upper ends 6a of the bags 6 are closed. In addition, the lower ends 6b protrude from the lower edges of the sheet materials 5 are opened and form inlet ports for gas. The lower ends 6b of the bags 6 are folded back and double sewed and then fastening strings 8 are passed through it. As shown in
In addition, the other sheet materials 9 are covered with covers 10. Further, the other sheet materials 9 in this preferred embodiment are formed by the same material as that of the sheet materials 5.
Additionally, this invention in the preferred embodiment is made such that resilient mats 11 of silicone are held between the iron receiving surface 2a and the sheet material 5. In this case, the mats 11 are arranged so as not to protrude out of the edges 2a2 of the iron receiving surface 2a.
Further, both edges 5a of the sheet materials 5 protrude out of both edges 2a2 of the iron receiving surfaces 2a. Accordingly, in this case, when a press pressure is applied to the sheet materials 5, the sheet materials 5 cover both edges 2a2 of the iron receiving surfaces 2a. Thus, with this arrangement, it is possible more positively to prevent the lines at both ends of the iron receiving surfaces 2a from being applied to the side parts of the shirts 1 as the iron marks together with the bags 6.
Additionally, as shown in
This invention in the preferred embodiment is formed such that the hot air acting as gas can be supplied to the bags 6 from within the base part 13 through the fixing portions 12. That is, the air sent from a blower 14 (refer to
In addition, as shown in
Then, the actions of the shirts press finishing machine of this invention and the sheet material will be described as follows.
In this invention, As shown in
Accordingly, positions of the shirts 1 correspond to the side parts of the torso 2 are softly press finished with the press irons 3, 4. As a result, in accordance with this invention, the shirts 1 can be finished neatly without applying iron marks by the lines at both ends of the torso 2 to the side parts of the shirts 1.
Additionally, the shirts press finishing machine of this invention in its preferred embodiment is constructed as described above in such a way that the iron receiving surfaces 2a, the sheet materials 5, another sheet materials 9 and the covers 10 are protruded sideways in sequence and overlapped with each other as the members are set outwardly of the shins press finishing machine. Then, both sections 2a1 of the iron receiving surface 2a are slanted inwardly.
Accordingly, as the press irons 3, 4 press the shirts 1, the side parts of the shirts 1 are pressed against the sections 2al at both sides of the iron receiving surface 2a corresponding to the iron surfaces of the press irons 3, 4. As a result, since this invention enables the side parts of the shirts 1 to be positively and accurately pressed with the press irons 3, 4 at both side parts of the torso 2, in view of this fact, the shirts 1 can be finished neatly.
In the foregoing arrangement, although the aforesaid example shows that the mat 11 is held between the iron receiving surfaces 2a and the sheet materials 5 and the iron receiving surfaces 2a are covered with the sheet materials 5 through the mat 11, this invention is not restricted to such an arrangement as described above. That is, this invention may also be applicable to a system formed in such a way that the press pressure can be received only with the sheet material 5 in place of material quality and a thickness of the sheet material 5.
In addition, this invention may also be applicable to another system in which another sheet material 9 is eliminated. Additionally, it may also be applicable for this invention to provide a system in which another sheet materials 9 are overlapped with the iron receiving surface 2a in advance and the sheet materials 5 are overlapped with the bags 6 being placed inside.
Additionally, in the case of the aforesaid example, although the bags 6 are formed by folding non-porous cloth into two segments and sewed at their released ends to the sheet materials 5, a method for forming the bags 6 is not restricted to this process. Farther, it may also be applicable that the center of the bags 6 in a lateral width direction is sewed to the sheet materials 5, and also for example, the bags can be removed and attached to the sheet materials 5 by a zipper. It may also be applicable that the bags 6 are arranged at the side ends of the sheet materials 5 while being protrude out for extend side parts.
In addition, although the shirts press finishing machine is formed to be sent the hot air acting as gas separately from the fixing portions 12 to each of the bags 6, this invention is not restricted to this embodiment. That is, the shirts press finishing machine of this invention may also be applicable as a system in which the lower ends 6b of the bags 6 are connected to and communicated to each other to form one assembly unit and connected at one fixing portion 12.
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