Automatic wardrobe organization

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automatic wardrobe arrangement. The extraction and transfer module comprises a clothes hanging rod, an extraction device for hangers, a transfer device, an identification position for identifying long clothes and a clothes hanger recovery rod arranged on a transfer path. The hangers are hinged in multiple sections and have a dead point at the hinge and a structure capable of controlling the destruction of the dead point. The hangers can support clothes before the dead point is destroyed and can be pulled out after the dead point is destroyed. The folding module comprises a clothes folding device for folding non-long clothes transferred and pulled out of the hangers onto a storage board. The collection module comprises a conveyor belt for stacking used storage boards and a retractable long clothes hanging rod. After the long clothes hangers are transferred to a designated position, the long clothes hanging rod extends out and receives the long clothes hangers. The conveying module comprises a conveying device for providing a storage board for the folding device and stacking the used storage board on the conveyor belt. The supplementing module comprises a supplementing device for supplementing the conveying device with unused storage boards. The present invention can arrange long clothes and non-long clothes separately without laying the clothes flat.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a wardrobe, in particular to an automatic tidying wardrobe. Background Art

[0002] The current automatic clothes sorting machines can only fold clothes by manually laying them flat one by one, and they can only sort short clothes such as tops and pants, but not long clothes such as long skirts. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic tidying wardrobe, which can classify and sort long clothes and non-long clothes, adds extraction, transportation, transmission and collection processes, and does not need to lay clothes flat when tidying.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0005] An automatic wardrobe arrangement comprises an extraction and transfer module, a folding module, a conveying module, a collecting module and a supplementing module; the extraction and transfer module comprises a clothes hanging rod, an extraction device capable of extracting hangers on the clothes hanging rod, a transfer device for driving the extraction device to transfer, an identification position and a hanger recovery rod arranged on the transfer path of the extraction device for identifying long clothes, the hanger adopts a multi-section hinged structure with a dead point at the hinge and a structure capable of controlling the destruction of the dead point, the hanger can support clothes before the dead point is destroyed and can pull out clothes after the dead point is destroyed; the folding module comprises a clothes folding device for folding non-long clothes transferred and after the hanger is pulled out onto a storage board; the collecting module comprises a conveyor belt and a long clothes hanging rod for stacking used storage boards, when long clothes are transferred to a designated position with the hanger, the long clothes hanging rod can extend and receive the hanger; the conveying module comprises a conveying device that provides unused storage boards for the clothes folding device and stacks the used storage boards on the conveyor belt; the supplementing module comprises a supplementing device that supplements the conveying device with unused storage boards.

[0006] Furthermore, the extraction device includes a rotating mechanism arranged at the transmission end of the transfer device and a horizontal hook arranged at the transmission end of the rotating mechanism. A hook ring for cooperating with the horizontal hook is provided on the outer side of the hook on the hanger, and a contact sensor for judging whether the hook ring is hooked is provided on the horizontal hook.

[0007] Furthermore, three infrared sensors are provided at the identification position, the first infrared sensor can face the upper part of the transferred clothes, the second infrared sensor is located below the first infrared sensor and in the same vertical column as the first infrared sensor, and the third infrared sensor is separated from the second infrared sensor by a certain distance and in the same horizontal column as the second infrared sensor.

[0008] Furthermore, the folding module also includes a folding device for driving the entire folding device to unfold and fold. When the long clothing is transferred with the hanger, the folding device drives the entire folding device to fold to avoid interference.

[0009] Furthermore, the folding device includes a mounting plate, a connecting rod, a rotating shaft, a motor, a rack, a gear and a ring sleeve. The folding device is installed on the mounting plate. One end of the mounting plate is fixedly hinged. The connecting rod is hinged on both sides of the mounting plate. The rotating shaft is rotatably arranged between the connecting rods on both sides. The motor is installed on one side of the connecting rod and drives the rotating shaft. The rack is fixed, the gear is fixed on the rotating shaft and meshes with the rack, and one end of the ring sleeve is empty on the rotating shaft and the other end is sleeved on the rack.

[0010] Furthermore, the folding device includes a plurality of folding plates that can be turned over in sequence, and all the folding plates are driven by the same cam, the cam drives the push rods to move in sequence, and the push rods drive the corresponding folding plates to move around the turning axis.

[0011] Furthermore, the conveying device includes a lifting mechanism located between the folding module and the conveyor belt and a lifting seat driven by the lifting mechanism. The lifting seat is provided with a pair of conveying plates and a lowering mechanism corresponding to the conveying plates one by one. The lowering mechanism includes a slider slidingly matched with the horizontal guide rail on the lifting seat and an elastic component that applies an outward force to the slider. The conveying plate is hinged on the slider and there is a dead point at the hinge. The conveying plate is laid flat under the action of the dead point and will only flip over when it is subjected to an upward force from the inside. A slot column is provided on the slider, and the slot column is matched in a fixed track groove. The track groove is parallel to the lifting mechanism from top to bottom, extends outward after reaching the bottom, and then upward and merges into the original track. A one-way baffle is provided at the confluence, and the slot column can only move from the outside to the inside of the one-way baffle.

[0012] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism includes a motor, a synchronous belt driven by the motor, two lifting screws driven synchronously by the synchronous belt, a lifting guide rail located between the two lifting screws, and a slider matched with the lifting screws. The sliders on the two lifting screws are connected to the lifting seat as a whole, and the lifting seat matches the lifting guide rail.

[0013] Furthermore, the replenishing device includes a pushing mechanism and a storage box for storing storage plates. The top layer of the storage box is a linear groove and the linear groove is open on one side of the conveying device. The bottom layer is provided with an elastic component that can push the storage plate into the linear groove. The pushing mechanism can push the storage plate in the linear groove horizontally to the conveying device.

[0014] Furthermore, the pushing mechanism includes a vertical screw driven by a motor, a slider matched with the vertical screw, a push rod hinged to the slider at one end, and a push plate hinged to the other end of the push rod, and the push plate is matched in the linear groove.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] The automatic organizing wardrobe can classify and organize long clothes and non-long clothes - the extraction device extracts the hangers on the clothes hanging rod, the transfer device drives the extraction device to move to the identification position, when the clothes on the hanger are long clothes, the transfer device drives the extraction device and the hanger to move to the designated position, the long clothes hanging rod extends and receives the hanger, when the clothes on the hanger are non-long clothes, the transfer device drives the extraction device and the hanger to transfer to the folding device, and then after the dead point of the hanger is destroyed, the transfer device drives the extraction device and the hanger to extract the clothes, and transfers the hanger to the hanger recovery hanging rod, the folding device folds the non-long clothes onto the storage board, the conveying device stacks the used storage boards on the conveyor belt, the supplementary device supplements the unused storage boards for the conveying device, and the conveying device provides the storage boards for the folding device, and when the used storage boards on the conveyor belt are stacked to a certain height, the conveyor belt moves a certain distance, waiting for the next batch of used storage boards to be stacked.

[0017] The automatic organizing wardrobe adds the extraction, transfer, transmission and collection processes on the basis of automatic storage and folding of clothes. It has good continuity, and there is no need to lay clothes flat when organizing. The operation is convenient. The structure of the hanger is used and removed to facilitate the subsequent folding, transmission and collection processes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the present invention (in order to avoid obstruction, the identification position is removed).

[0019] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of an explosion of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the extraction and transfer module in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a horizontal hook hooked to a hook ring in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of a folding module in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 6 It is an axonometric view of a clothing folding device in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 7 It is a bottom view of the clothing folding device in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of a transmission module in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the case where the conveying plate lowers the storage plate under the action of the lowering mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Fig.10It is a schematic diagram of the confluence of the track groove in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Fig.11 Schematic diagram of a collection module in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Fig.12 Schematic diagram of a supplementary module in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] In the figure: 1-extraction transfer module; 11-extraction device; 111-rotation mechanism; 112-horizontal hook; 113-contact sensor; 12-transfer device; 13-hanging rod; 14-hanger; 141-hook ring; 15-hanger recovery rod; 16-identification position; 161-first infrared sensor; 162-second infrared sensor; 163-third infrared sensor; 2-folding module; 21-folding device; 211-folding board; 212-cam; 213-push rod; 22-folding device; 221-mounting plate; 222-connecting rod; 223-rotating shaft; 224-motor; 225-rack; 22 6-gear; 227-ring; 3-transmission module; 31-lifting mechanism; 311-synchronous belt; 312-lifting screw; 313-lifting guide rail; 314-slider; 32-lowering mechanism; 321-horizontal guide rail; 322-slider; 323-slot column; 324-track groove; 325-one-way baffle; 33-transmission plate; 34-lifting seat; 4-collection module; 41-conveyor belt; 42-long clothes hanging rod; 43-storage plate; 5-supplement module; 51-storage box; 511-linear slot; 52-push mechanism; 521-vertical screw; 522-slider; 523-push rod; 524-push plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0032] like Figures 1 to 12As shown, an automatic wardrobe arrangement includes an extraction and transfer module 1, a folding module 2, a conveying module 3, a collecting module 4 and a replenishing module 5; the extraction and transfer module 1 includes a clothes hanging rod 13, an extraction device 11 capable of extracting a hanger 14 on the clothes hanging rod 13, a transfer device 12 for driving the extraction device 11 to transfer, an identification position 16 for identifying long clothes arranged on the transfer path of the extraction device 11, and a clothes hanger recovery rod 15, the clothes hanger 14 adopts a multi-section hinged structure with a dead point at the hinge and a structure capable of controlling the destruction of the dead point, the clothes hanger 14 can support the clothes before the dead point is destroyed, and after the dead point is destroyed The clothes can be pulled out; the folding module 2 includes a folding device 21 for folding the non-long clothes transferred and after the hanger 14 is pulled out onto the storage plate 43; the collecting module 4 includes a conveyor belt 41 and a long clothes hanging rod 42 for stacking the used storage plates 43. When the long clothes are transferred to the designated position with the hanger 14, the long clothes hanging rod 42 can extend and receive the hanger 14; the conveying module 3 includes a conveying device that provides unused storage plates 43 for the folding device 21 and stacks the used storage plates 43 on the conveyor belt 41; the replenishing module 5 includes a replenishing device for replenishing the unused storage plates 43 for the conveying device.

[0033] The automatic wardrobe can classify and organize long clothes and non-long clothes - the extraction device 11 extracts the hanger 14 on the clothes hanging rod 13, and the transfer device 12 drives the extraction device 11 to move to the identification position 16. When the clothes on the hanger 14 are long clothes, the transfer device 12 drives the extraction device 11 and the hanger 14 to move to the designated position, and the long clothes hanging rod 42 extends and receives the hanger 14. When the clothes on the hanger 14 are non-long clothes, the transfer device 12 drives the extraction device 11 and the hanger 14 to move to the clothes folding device 21, and then the clothes on the hanger 14 are at the dead point. After the destruction, the transfer device 12 drives the extraction device 11 and the hanger 14 to pull out the clothes, and transfers the hanger 14 to the hanger recovery rod 15. The folding device 21 folds the non-long clothes onto the storage plate 43. After the conveying device stacks the used storage plates 43 on the conveyor belt 41, the replenishing device replenishes the unused storage plates 43 for the conveying device, and the conveying device provides the storage plates 43 for the folding device 21. When the used storage plates 43 on the conveyor belt 41 are stacked to a certain height, the conveyor belt 41 moves a certain distance, waiting for the next batch of used storage plates 43 to be stacked.

[0034] The automatic tidying wardrobe adds the extraction, transfer, transmission and collection processes on the basis of automatic storage and folding of clothes, has good continuity, does not need to lay clothes flat when tidying, is easy to operate, and utilizes the structure of the hanger 14 to realize the use and removal of the hanger 14, which is convenient for subsequent folding, transmission and collection processes.

[0035] like Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, in this embodiment, three infrared sensors are arranged on the identification position 46, the first infrared sensor 161 can face the upper part of the transferred clothes, the second infrared sensor 162 is located below the first infrared sensor 161 and in the same vertical column as the first infrared sensor 161, and the third infrared sensor 163 is separated from the second infrared sensor 162 by a certain distance and in the same horizontal column as the second infrared sensor 162. When only the first infrared sensor 161 reacts, the clothes passing by are short clothes such as tops and shorts, when only the first infrared sensor 161 and the second infrared sensor 162 react, the clothes passing by are clothes such as trousers that have a certain length but can still be folded, and when all three infrared sensors react, the clothes passing by are long clothes such as long skirts, among which the first two cases are collectively referred to as non-long clothes.

[0036] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the extraction device 11 includes a rotating mechanism 111 arranged at the transmission end of the transfer device 12 and a horizontal hook 112 arranged at the transmission end of the rotating mechanism 111. The outer side of the hook on the hanger 14 is provided with a hook ring 141 for cooperating with the horizontal hook 112. The horizontal hook 112 is provided with a contact sensor 113 for judging whether it is hooked to the hook ring 141. The extraction device used in this embodiment ensures the reliability of extraction.

[0037] like Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, a lifting structure can be adopted for the clothes hanging rod 13 and the clothes hanger recovery rod 15 to facilitate users to take and put.

[0038] In this embodiment, for the hanger 14, the dead point is formed when the component is blocked by an obstacle when swinging around the hinge point. When the obstacle is an electromagnetically controlled latch, the dead point is maintained and destroyed by extending and retracting the latch.

[0039] In this embodiment, the transfer device 12 adopts a commonly used linear moving structure.

[0040] like Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the folding module 2 further includes a folding device 22 for driving the entire folding device 21 to unfold and fold. When the long clothing is transferred with the hanger 14, the folding device 22 drives the entire folding device 21 to fold to avoid interference. In order to ensure compact space and reduce the overall width, the extended position of the long clothing hanging rod 42 interferes with the folding module 2. Therefore, the folding device 22 is added to avoid interference.

[0041] like Figure 5As shown, in this embodiment, the folding device 22 includes a mounting plate 221, a connecting rod 222, a rotating shaft 223, a motor 224, a rack 225, a gear 226 and a ring sleeve 227. The folding device 21 is installed on the mounting plate 221, one end of the mounting plate 221 is fixedly hinged, the connecting rod 222 is hinged on both sides of the mounting plate 221, the rotating shaft 223 is rotatably arranged between the connecting rods 222 on both sides, the motor 224 is installed on one side of the connecting rod 222 and drives the rotating shaft 223, the rack 225 is fixed, the gear 226 is fixed on the rotating shaft 223 and meshes with the rack 225, one end of the ring sleeve 227 is emptied on the rotating shaft 223, and the other end is sleeved on the rack 225. The folding device 22 used in this embodiment has a simple structure, is easy to install, has low cost, and does not take up space.

[0042] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, in this embodiment, the folding device 21 includes a plurality of folding plates 211 that can be turned over in sequence, and all the folding plates 211 are driven by the same cam 212, and the cam 212 drives the push rod 213 to move in sequence, and the push rod 213 drives the corresponding folding plate 211 to move around the turning axis. The folding device 21 used in this embodiment has a simple structure, is easy to install, has low cost, and does not occupy space.

[0043] like Figures 8 to 10As shown, in this embodiment, the conveying device includes a lifting mechanism 31 located between the folding module 2 and the conveyor belt 41 and a lifting seat 34 driven by the lifting mechanism 31. A pair of conveying plates 33 and a lowering mechanism 32 corresponding to the conveying plates 33 are provided on the lifting seat 34. The lowering mechanism 32 includes a slider 322 that slides with a horizontal guide rail 321 on the lifting seat 34 and an elastic component that applies an outward force to the slider 322. The conveying plate 33 is hinged on the slider 322 and there is a dead point at the hinge. The conveying plate 33 is placed flat under the action of the dead point and will only flip when it is subjected to an upward force from the inside. A slot column 323 is provided on the slider 322, and the slot column 323 is matched in a fixed track groove 324. The track groove 324 is parallel to the lifting mechanism 31 from top to bottom, extends outward after reaching the bottom, and then upward and merges into the original track. A one-way baffle 325 is provided at the merging point, and the slot column 323 can only move from the outside to the inside of the one-way baffle 325. The lowering mechanism 32 used in this embodiment does not affect the return after lowering the storage plate 43 - when the transmission plate 33 moves down, the storage plate 43 is stacked on the conveyor belt 41. When it continues to move down, the two transmission plates 33 open upward from the inside. After moving down to the bottom, the elastic component pushes the slider 322 outward, and at the same time, the slot column 323 extends outward along the track slot 324. The slider 322 drives the two transmission plates 33 to expand the spacing and separate from the contacting storage plate 433. After that, the transmission plate 33 returns and remains separated from the storage plate. After a distance, the slot column 323 merges into the original track along the track slot 324 to the inside, and the slider 322 drives the two transmission plates 33 to restore the original spacing. The transmission device used in this embodiment has a simple structure, is easy to install, has low cost, and does not occupy space.

[0044] like Figure 8 As shown, in this embodiment, the lifting mechanism 31 includes a motor, a synchronous belt 311 driven by the motor, two lifting screws 312 synchronously driven by the synchronous belt 311, a lifting guide rail 313 located between the two lifting screws 312, and a slider 314 matched with the lifting screw 312. The sliders 314 on the two lifting screws 312 are connected to the lifting seat 34 as a whole, and the lifting seat 34 is matched with the lifting guide rail 313. The lifting mechanism 31 used in this embodiment has good stability, is easy to install, has low cost, and does not take up space.

[0045] like Fig.12 As shown, in this embodiment, the supplementing device includes a pushing mechanism 52 and a storage box 51 for storing the storage plate 43. The top layer of the storage box 51 is a linear groove 511 and the linear groove 511 is open to one side of the conveying device. The bottom layer is provided with an elastic component that can push the storage plate 43 into the linear groove 511. The pushing mechanism 52 can push the storage plate 43 in the linear groove 511 horizontally to the conveying device. The supplementing device used in this embodiment has a simple structure, low cost, and does not take up space.

[0046] like Fig.12 As shown, in this embodiment, the pushing mechanism 52 includes a vertical screw 521 driven by a motor, a slider 522 matched with the vertical screw 521, a push rod 523 hinged to the slider 522 at one end, and a push plate 524 hinged at the other end of the push rod 523, and the push plate 524 is matched in the linear groove 511. The pushing mechanism 52 adopted in this embodiment has a simple structure, low cost, and does not take up space.

[0047] The structure of the automatic tidying wardrobe is relatively compact and its size can be adjusted according to the actual installation needs. When the area of ​​the clothes drying area is large enough, the automatic tidying wardrobe can be set in the clothes drying area, and the clothes hanging rod 13 can be used as a clothes drying rod. After drying, the clothes can be directly sorted. In order to ensure strength and reduce weight, the main frame of each module is made of aluminum profile.

[0048] It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make improvements or changes based on the above description, and all these improvements and changes should fall within the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic wardrobe arrangement, characterized in that: It includes an extraction and transfer module, a folding module, a conveying module, a collecting module and a supplementing module; the extraction and transfer module includes a clothes hanging rod, an extraction device capable of extracting hangers on the clothes hanging rod, a transfer device for driving the extraction device to transfer, an identification position for identifying long clothes and a clothes hanger recovery hanging rod arranged on the transfer path of the extraction device, the clothes hanger adopts a multi-section hinged structure with a dead point at the hinge and a structure capable of controlling the destruction of the dead point, the clothes hanger can support the clothes before the dead point is destroyed and can pull out the clothes after the dead point is destroyed; the folding module includes a clothes folding device for folding the non-long clothes transferred and after the hanger is pulled out onto the storage board; the collecting module includes a conveyor belt and a long clothes hanging rod for stacking the used storage boards, and when the long clothes are transferred to the designated position with the hanger, the long clothes hanging rod can extend and receive the hanger; the conveying module includes a conveying device for providing unused storage boards for the clothes folding device and stacking the used storage boards on the conveyor belt; the supplementing module includes a supplementing device for replenishing the unused storage boards for the conveying device; The folding module also includes a folding device for driving the entire folding device to unfold and fold. When the long clothes are transferred with the hanger, the folding device drives the entire folding device to fold to avoid interference. The conveying device includes a lifting mechanism located between the folding module and the conveyor belt and a lifting seat driven by the lifting mechanism. The lifting seat is provided with a pair of conveying plates and a lowering mechanism corresponding to the conveying plates one by one. The lowering mechanism includes a slider that slides with the horizontal guide rail on the lifting seat and an elastic component that applies an outward force to the slider. The conveying plate is hinged on the slider and there is a dead point at the hinge. The conveying plate is laid flat under the action of the dead point and will only flip over when it is subjected to an upward force from the inside. A slot column is provided on the slider, and the slot column is fitted in a fixed track groove. The track groove is parallel to the lifting mechanism from top to bottom, extends outward after reaching the bottom, and then upward and merges into the original track. A one-way baffle is provided at the confluence, and the slot column can only move from the outside to the inside of the one-way baffle.

2. The automatic wardrobe arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that: The extraction device includes a rotating mechanism arranged at the transmission end of the transfer device and a horizontal hook arranged at the transmission end of the rotating mechanism. A hook ring for cooperating with the horizontal hook is arranged on the outer side of the hook on the hanger, and a contact sensor for judging whether the hook ring is hooked is arranged on the horizontal hook.

3. The automatic wardrobe arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that: Three infrared sensors are arranged at the identification position, the first infrared sensor can face the upper part of the transferred clothes, the second infrared sensor is located below the first infrared sensor and in the same vertical column as the first infrared sensor, and the third infrared sensor is separated from the second infrared sensor by a certain distance and in the same horizontal column as the second infrared sensor.

4. The automatic storage closet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The folding device includes a mounting plate, a connecting rod, a rotating shaft, a motor, a rack, a gear and a ring sleeve. The folding device is installed on the mounting plate. One end of the mounting plate is fixedly hinged. The connecting rod is hinged on both sides of the mounting plate. The rotating shaft is rotatably arranged between the connecting rods on both sides. The motor is installed on one side of the connecting rod and drives the rotating shaft. The rack is fixed, the gear is fixed on the rotating shaft and meshes with the rack, and one end of the ring sleeve is emptied on the rotating shaft and the other end is sleeved on the rack.

5. The automatic wardrobe arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that: The folding device comprises a plurality of folding plates which can be turned over in sequence. All the folding plates are driven by the same cam. The cam drives the push rods to move in sequence. The push rods drive the corresponding folding plates to move around the turning axis.

6. The automatic storage closet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes a motor, a synchronous belt driven by the motor, two lifting screws synchronously driven by the synchronous belts, a lifting guide rail located between the two lifting screws, and a slider matched with the lifting screws. The sliders on the two lifting screws are connected to the lifting seat as a whole, and the lifting seat matches the lifting guide rail.

7. The automatic storage closet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supplementary device includes a pushing mechanism and a storage box for storing storage plates. The top layer of the storage box is a linear groove and the linear groove is open on one side of the conveying device. The bottom layer is provided with an elastic component that can push the storage plate into the linear groove. The pushing mechanism can push the storage plate in the linear groove horizontally to the conveying device.

8. The automatic storage closet according to claim 7, characterized in that: The pushing mechanism comprises a vertical lead screw driven by a motor, a slider matched with the vertical lead screw, a push rod with one end hinged with the slider, and a push plate hinged at the other end of the push rod, and the push plate is matched in the linear groove.

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