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Clothing folding machine

The technology of a folding machine and a folding mechanism is applied in the directions of folder, folding thin material, laundry room device, etc., which can solve the problem of not being suitable for household use, and achieve the effect of reducing the installation area.

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-06-04
PANASONIC CORP
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[0010] Therefore, the existing devices for folding clothes as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 require a wide installation space and a compressor that generates a loud operating sound, so that even if they are suitable for use in a washing factory, they are not suitable for use. Problems of use in the home

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[0086] Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the clothes folder and the clothes hanger used in the clothes folder according to the present invention will be described. The clothes folding machine of the present invention can fold clothes hung on hangers. Therefore, the clothes folding machine according to the present invention can suitably fold and store the dried clothes in a state of being hung on a hanger after washing. The present invention can also be used as a clothes folding system combining a clothes folder and a clothes hanger.

[0087] FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a clothes folder 500 , and FIG. 1B is a schematic side view illustrating components of the clothes folder 500 .

[0088] As will be described in detail below, the clothes folder 500 includes a folding mechanism 501 for folding clothes hung on hangers horizontally and vertically into predetermined sizes. In addition, in the description of the present application, the direction in which the clothes hung on...

no. 2 approach

[0154] A second embodiment of the clothes folder and the hanger used in the clothes folder according to the present invention will be described.

[0155] FIG. 19 is a front view showing a portion where clothes 10 hung on a hanger 2200 are held in the clothes folding machine according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 19 , components other than the clothes holder are the same as those of the clothes folding machine ( FIGS. 1 to 18 ) of the first embodiment, so the same reference numerals are attached and descriptions thereof are omitted. As shown in FIG. 19 , a hanger 2200 according to this embodiment is provided with arms 2202 and 2203 having a robot-like link mechanism. The arms 2202 and 2203 can be contracted simultaneously because they are provided with a link mechanism. In addition, the arms 2202 and 2203 can be expanded and contracted by driving the switching portion 2203t provided on a part of the link mechanism in the direction of the arrow 2203L or in the opposite di...

no. 3 approach

[0162] A third embodiment of the clothes folder and the hanger used in the clothes folder according to the present invention will be described.

[0163] FIG. 21 is a front view showing a portion where clothes 10 hung on a hanger 3200 are held in the clothes folder according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 19 , components other than the hanger 3200 are the same as those of the clothes folding machine ( FIGS. 1 to 18 ) of the first embodiment, so the same reference numerals are attached and descriptions thereof are omitted.

[0164] As shown in FIG. 21 , the clothes folder according to the present embodiment differs from the clothes folder according to the first embodiment in that it does not include the folding width determination units 421 and 422 and the clothes holder 504 .

[0165] The hanger 3200 includes arms 3202,3203. The arm part 3202 has a front end part 3202p, a vertical part 3202v, and a connection part 3202k, and the arm part 3203 has a front end part 3203p, a ...

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A clothing folding machine has a folding mechanism having both a laterally folding section and a longitudinally folding section that fold clothing hanging on a hanger into a predetermined size, in the horizontal direction and vertical direction. The laterally folding section has a pair of clamps for clamping both ends in the horizontal direction of the clothing hanging on a hanger and also has a pair of folding width determination sections. The clamps roll up the folding width determination sections while clamping the clothing and rotate so as to fold the clothing along the folding width determination sections.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a clothes folding machine capable of automatically folding clothes. Background technique [0002] Folding clothes in the family can be said to be one of the more stressful housework. Although various household appliances have been developed and generally utilized, equipment for automatically folding laundry has not yet been put into practical use. For this reason, houseworkers are eager to develop products that reduce the work of folding clothes. [0003] On the other hand, for business use, there is known an apparatus for folding business laundry, especially shirts. Patent Document 1 discloses a device that is unfolded on a stand with the clothes facing upwards and both sides hanging down, and the flaps are slid under the clothes from the side to fold in the hanging parts on both sides of the clothes. Patent Document 2 discloses a device that unfolds the clothes on a three-divided table with the clothes facing down,...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): D06F89/02D06F57/00
CPCD06F89/02
Inventor 佐治义人泷泽辉之江泽弘造毛利政就
Owner PANASONIC CORP
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