Clothes stacking and storing all-in-one machine

Abstract

The invention discloses a clothes stacking and storing all-in-one machine which comprises a rack, a clothes grabbing device, a power device, a clothes stacking rod lifting device, a clothes stacking rod horizontal movement driving device, a movable platform, a fixed platform, a long rod, a movable plate connecting piece, a clothes classified storage device and a weighing device, wherein the clothes grabbing device, the power device, the clothes stacking rod lifting device, the clothes stacking rod horizontal movement driving device, the movable platform, the fixed platform, the long rod, the movable plate connecting piece, the clothes classified storage device and the weighing device are arranged in the rack. According to the full-automatic clothes folding and storing device, clothes can be folded and stored in a classified mode, after the clothes are folded, the clothes are automatically classified and stored in the corresponding positions, the full-automatic process of clothes folding and storing can be achieved, and the clothes folding and storing efficiency is greatly improved. The clothes folding machine is simple in structure and easy to implement, the equipment cost of the clothes folding machine is effectively reduced, and application and popularization are facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of smart homes, and in particular to a clothes folding and storing machine. Background Art

[0002] Currently, in some laundry companies, folding and storing clothes is primarily done manually. This is inefficient, and labor costs have been increasing year by year in recent years. Furthermore, the high cost of folding machines on the market has hindered their widespread adoption and prevented their successful industrialization.

[0003] Chinese patent application CN222390106U discloses a clothing folding device comprising a frame, a clamping and translating device mounted on the frame, a width folding assembly, a clothing conveying system, and a first lifting and clamping device. However, this solution cannot classify and store clothing. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention aims to provide an all-in-one clothing folding and storage machine.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A clothes folding and storage machine includes a frame and a clothes grabbing device, a power device, a clothes folding rod lifting device, a clothes folding rod horizontal movement drive device, a movable platform, a fixed platform, a long rod, a movable plate connecting piece, a clothes sorting and storing device, and a weighing device.

[0007] The power device is connected to the clothing grabbing device and can drive the clothing grabbing device to move forward and backward;

[0008] Two clothes-folding rod lifting devices are respectively provided on two adjacent sides of the frame, and are respectively provided with clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving devices, each clothes-folding rod lifting device is connected to a clothes-folding rod and can drive the clothes-folding rod to move up and down; each clothes-folding rod lifting device located on the same side is connected to the clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving device on the side, and the clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving device can drive the two clothes-folding rod lifting devices on the side to move horizontally along the length direction of the side; the positions of the two clothes-folding rods on one side are higher than those of the two clothes-folding rods on the other side;

[0009] The movable platform is located below the two lower clothes folding rods; the movable platform is composed of two movable plates, and the sides of the two movable plates away from each other are rotatably connected to the fixed platform via rotating connecting pieces, and the fixed platforms on both sides of the movable platform are respectively fixed to the frame; the two movable plates are respectively connected to a rotating rod, and each rotating rod is respectively connected to a rotating motor, and the rotating motor can drive the rotating rod to rotate axially, and the rotating rod can drive the connected movable plate to rotate up and down around the rotating connecting piece;

[0010] The weighing device is connected to a weighing device moving mechanism, and the weighing device moving mechanism can drive the weighing device to move to the bottom of the movable platform or leave the bottom of the movable platform;

[0011] A plurality of clothing sorting and storage devices are provided at the bottom of the frame, each of which is connected to a storage device horizontal movement drive device, which can drive any clothing sorting and storage device to move to the bottom of the movable platform or leave the bottom of the movable platform;

[0012] The power device, clothing grabbing device, clothes folding rod lifting device, clothes folding rod horizontal movement driving device, rotating motor, weighing device, weighing device moving mechanism and storage device horizontal movement driving device are all communicatively connected to the control system.

[0013] Furthermore, the clothing grabbing device includes a connecting portion, a rotating mechanism and a mechanical claw, the connecting portion is connected to the power device, the rotating mechanism is connected to the connecting portion and to the mechanical claw, and the rotating mechanism can drive the mechanical claw to rotate.

[0014] Furthermore, the clothing grabbing device includes more than two mechanical claws, each of which is fixed to a rotating rod, and the rotating mechanism is transmission-connected to the rotating rod and can drive the rotating rod to rotate circumferentially; a plurality of fixing holes are arranged on the rotating rod along the length direction, and the top and bottom of the rotating rod are respectively provided with guide grooves extending along the length direction, and a C-shaped slider is provided on the back of each mechanical claw, and the rotating rod is inserted into each C-shaped slider, and the top and bottom of each C-shaped slider are slidably matched with the guide grooves at the top and bottom of the rotating rod, and are fixed to the fixing holes at the corresponding positions by bolts.

[0015] Furthermore, the power device includes a dual-output motor, a synchronous transmission rod, a T-shaped connector and two groups of linear modules; the linear module includes a base extending in the front-to-back direction and synchronous pulleys respectively arranged at both ends of the base, and the synchronous pulleys at both ends of the base are respectively connected to the two ends of the synchronous belt; one end of the output end of the dual-output motor is transmission-connected to the synchronous pulley located at one end of the base on one group of linear modules and can drive its axial rotation, and the other end of the output end of the dual-output motor is transmission-connected to one end of the synchronous transmission rod and can drive the synchronous transmission rod axial rotation; the other end of the synchronous transmission rod is transmission-connected to the synchronous pulley located at one end of the base on the other group of linear modules and can drive its axial rotation; the two ends of the transverse part of the T-shaped connector are respectively fixedly connected to the synchronous belts of the two groups of linear modules through fixed blocks; the rotating mechanism is connected to the lower end of the vertical part of the T-shaped connector.

[0016] Furthermore, the clothes folding rod lifting device includes a lifting fixed plate, a transmission belt, a lifting fixed block, a lifting drive motor and transmission pulleys respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the lifting fixed plate, the transmission pulleys at the upper and lower ends respectively transmit and connect the upper and lower ends of the transmission belt, one of the transmission pulleys is connected to the output shaft of the lifting drive motor; the lifting fixed block is fixed to the transmission belt and connected to one end of the clothes folding rod.

[0017] Furthermore, the horizontal movement driving device of the storage device includes a horizontal movement base, a horizontal movement driving motor, a horizontal movement transmission belt and a horizontal movement transmission pulley; horizontal movement transmission pulleys are respectively provided in the middle of the two ends of the horizontal movement base, the horizontal movement driving motor is transmission-connected to one of the horizontal movement transmission pulleys, and the two ends of the horizontal movement transmission belt are respectively wound around the horizontal movement transmission pulleys at both ends; horizontal movement guide grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the horizontal movement base, and horizontal movement sliders are respectively provided on both sides of each clothing classification and storage device, and each horizontal movement slider is slidably matched with the horizontal movement guide groove on the corresponding side; the bottom of each clothing classification and storage device is fixed to the horizontal movement transmission belt.

[0018] Furthermore, the moving mechanism of the weighing device includes a mounting base, a rotation drive motor and a horizontal rotating rod. The weighing device is fixed to one end of the horizontal rotating rod, and the other end of the horizontal rotating rod is connected to the rotation drive motor. The rotation drive motor can drive the horizontal rotating rod to rotate horizontally; the rotation drive motor is fixed to the mounting base, and the mounting base is fixed to the frame.

[0019] Furthermore, the clothing folding and storage machine also includes a clothing fixing device, and clothing fixing devices are provided on the left and right sides of each movable panel and the left and right sides of the fixed platform located at the rear side; the clothing fixing device includes a servo fixing frame, a servo, a steering wheel, a coupling and a fixing rod; the servo is fixed on the servo fixing frame, the steering wheel is fixed to the servo and can rotate horizontally under the drive of the servo, one end of the fixing rod is connected to the steering wheel through a coupling and can rotate horizontally under the drive of the steering wheel; the other end of each fixing rod is located lower than the lower folding rod.

[0020] The present invention provides a working method of the above-mentioned clothes folding and storing machine, the specific process is as follows:

[0021] When folding clothes, the control system starts the power device and the clothes grabbing device, which drives the clothes grabbing device to move through the power device, and lifts the clothes through the cooperation of the rotating mechanism and the mechanical claws, grabs the clothes from the outside of the rack, puts them into the inside of the rack and places them on the two clothes folding rods on one side at a higher position;

[0022] Then, the other clothes folding rod is lifted upward to the highest point under the action of the clothes folding rod lifting device connected thereto, lifting one side of the clothes. Thereafter, the two clothes folding rods are translated in opposite directions together, and the other side of the clothes falls as the other clothes folding rod moves inward. At this time, the clothes fall onto the two lower clothes folding rods, and the two folded sides of the clothes just fall on the two lower clothes folding rods; the two lower clothes folding rods follow the same process to fold the other two sides of the clothes inward; after completing this process, the folded clothes fall from the two lower clothes folding rods onto the movable platform below;

[0023] After the clothes are folded, the control system starts the weighing device moving mechanism, and uses the weighing device moving mechanism to drive the weighing device to move to the bottom of the movable platform; then the rotating motor is started, and the rotating motor drives the connected rotating rod to rotate, thereby driving the two movable plates of the movable platform to move downward, so that the folded clothes fall on the weighing device, and the weighing device transmits the measured weight data of the clothes to the control system. The control system then controls the starting of the rotating motor, and uses the rotating motor to drive the rotating rod to rotate in the opposite direction, driving the two movable plates of the movable platform to rotate and lift upward, so that the clothes on the weighing device return to the movable platform. The control system further uses the weighing device moving mechanism to drive the weighing device to move and leave the bottom of the movable platform;

[0024] At this time, the control system determines the classification of the clothes according to the weight of the clothes, and starts the horizontal movement driving device of the storage device. The horizontal movement driving device of the storage device drives the clothing classification storage device corresponding to the classification of the clothes to move to the bottom of the movable platform. The control system starts the rotating motor again, and the rotating motor drives the connected rotating rod to rotate, thereby driving the two movable plates of the movable platform to move downward, so that the folded clothes fall into the clothing classification storage device below the movable platform, thereby completing the classification and storage of the clothes.

[0025] The beneficial effects of the present invention are that it can realize the folding and classified storage of clothes. After the clothes are folded, the clothes are automatically classified and stored in the corresponding locations, which can realize a fully automated process of folding and storing clothes, greatly improving the efficiency of folding and storing clothes. In addition, the structure of the present invention is simple and easy to implement, which effectively reduces the equipment cost of the clothes folding machine and facilitates its popularization and application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a clothes stacking and storage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 A side view of the clothes stacking and storage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a front view of the clothes stacking and storage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 4 A top view of the clothes stacking and storage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of a clothing grabbing device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of a power device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 7Schematic diagram of the structure of the clothes folding rod lifting device and the clothes folding rod horizontal movement driving device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the structure of the movable platform and the fixed platform in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the arrangement of a clothing classification and storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 10 A schematic diagram of the arrangement of a weighing device in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 11 Schematic diagram of the arrangement of a clothing fixing device in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that this embodiment is based on the technical solution and provides a detailed implementation method and specific operation process, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

[0038] This embodiment provides a clothes folding and storing machine. Figure 1 As shown, it includes a frame 16 and a clothing grabbing device, a power device 2, a clothes folding rod lifting device 6, a clothes folding rod horizontal movement driving device 7, a movable platform 10, a fixed platform 11, a long rod 12, a movable plate connecting member 13, a clothing sorting and storing device 14 and a weighing device 15 arranged in the frame 16;

[0039] The power unit 2 is connected to the clothing grabbing device and can drive the clothing grabbing device to move forward and backward. The clothing grabbing device includes a connecting portion 1, a rotating mechanism 4, and a mechanical claw 5. The connecting portion 1 is connected to the power unit 2, and the rotating mechanism 4 is connected to the connecting portion 1 and the mechanical claw 5. The rotating mechanism 4 can drive the mechanical claw 5 to rotate. By driving the mechanical claw 5 to rotate by the rotating mechanism 4, the mechanical claw 5 can grasp clothing from different angles and adapt to different clothing positions.

[0040] Two clothes-folding rod lifting devices 6 are respectively provided on the front and right sides of the frame 16, and are respectively provided with clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving devices 7. Each clothes-folding rod lifting device 6 is connected to a clothes-folding rod 17 and can drive the clothes-folding rod 17 to move up and down; each clothes-folding rod lifting device 6 located on the same side is connected to the clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving device 7 on that side, and the clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving device 7 can drive the two clothes-folding rod lifting devices 6 on that side to move horizontally along the length direction of that side; the position of the two clothes-folding rods 17 on one side is higher than the position of the two clothes-folding rods 17 on the other side. In this way, the two clothes-folding rods 17 on the same side can move up and down, and move closer to or away from each other through horizontal movement.

[0041] It should be noted that Figure 1 As shown, two clothes folding rod lifting devices 6 are respectively provided on the front side and the right side of the frame 16, but in fact, it can be implemented as long as the two sides are non-adjacent, that is, two clothes folding rod lifting devices 6 can also be respectively provided on the front side and the left side, the rear side and the right side, or the rear side and the left side of the frame 16.

[0042] The movable platform 10 is located below the two lower clothes folding rods 17; the movable platform 10 is composed of two movable panels 18, and the sides of the two movable panels 18 away from each other are rotatably connected to the fixed platform 11 through rotating connectors 13, and the fixed platforms 11 on both sides of the movable platform 10 are respectively fixed to the frame 16; the two movable panels 18 are respectively connected to the rotating rod 12, and each rotating rod 12 is respectively connected to a rotating motor 19, and the rotating motor 19 can drive the rotating rod 12 to rotate axially, and the rotating rod 12 can drive the connected movable panel 18 to rotate up and down around the rotating connector 13.

[0043] The weighing device 15 is connected to a weighing device moving mechanism, and the weighing device moving mechanism can drive the weighing device 15 to move to the bottom of the movable platform 10 or leave the bottom of the movable platform 10 .

[0044] A plurality of clothing classification and storage devices 14 are provided at the bottom of the frame 16 , and each clothing classification and storage device 14 is connected to a horizontal movement drive device for the storage device, which can drive any clothing classification and storage device 14 to move to the bottom of the movable platform 10 or leave the bottom of the movable platform 10 .

[0045] The power device 2, rotating mechanism 4, mechanical claw 5, clothes folding rod lifting device 6, clothes folding rod horizontal movement drive device 7, rotating motor 19, weighing device 15, weighing device moving mechanism and storage device horizontal movement drive device are all communicatively connected to the control system.

[0046] When folding clothes, the control system starts the power device 2 and the clothes grabbing device, drives the clothes grabbing device to move through the power device 2, and lifts the clothes through the cooperation of the rotating mechanism 4 and the mechanical claw 5, grabs the clothes from the outside of the frame 16 into the inside of the frame 16 and places them on two higher folding rods 17.

[0047] Then, the other clothes folding rod 17 is lifted upward to the highest point under the action of the clothes folding rod lifting device 6 to which it is connected, and the other side of the clothes is lifted. Thereafter, the two clothes folding rods 17 are translated in the opposite direction together, and the other side of the clothes falls during the translation of the other clothes folding rod 17, and the other side of the clothes is also folded inward. At this point, the clothes fall onto the two lower clothes folding rods 17, and the two unfolded sides of the clothes fall exactly on the two lower clothes folding rods 17. The two lower clothes folding rods 17 follow the same process to fold the other two sides of the clothes inward. After completing this process, the folded clothes fall from the two lower clothes folding rods 17 onto the movable platform 10 below.

[0048] After the clothes are folded, the control system activates the weighing device moving mechanism, which drives the weighing device 15 to move below the movable platform 10. The rotary motor 19 is then activated, which drives the connected rotating rod 12 to rotate, thereby driving the two movable plates 18 of the movable platform 10 to move downward, allowing the folded clothes to fall onto the weighing device 15. The weighing device 15 transmits the measured weight data of the clothes to the control system. The control system then controls the rotary motor 19 to start, and uses the rotary motor 19 to drive the rotating rod 12 to rotate in the opposite direction, driving the two movable plates of the movable platform 10 to rotate and lift upward, allowing the clothes on the weighing device 15 to return to the movable platform 10. The control system further uses the weighing device moving mechanism to drive the weighing device 15 to move and leave the bottom of the movable platform 10.

[0049] At this time, the control system determines the classification of the clothes according to the weight of the clothes, and starts the horizontal movement driving device of the storage device. The horizontal movement driving device of the storage device drives the clothes classification storage device 14 corresponding to the classification of the clothes to move to the bottom of the movable platform 10. The control system starts the rotating motor 19 again, and the rotating motor 19 drives the connected rotating rod 12 to rotate, thereby driving the two movable panels 18 of the movable platform 10 to move downward, so that the folded clothes fall on the clothes classification storage device 14 below the movable platform 10, thereby completing the classification and storage of the clothes.

[0050] In this embodiment, if Figure 5 As shown, the clothing grabbing device includes more than two mechanical claws 5, each mechanical claw 5 is fixed to a rotating rod 8, and the rotating mechanism 4 is transmission-connected to the rotating rod 8 and can drive the rotating rod 8 to rotate circumferentially.

[0051] More specifically, in this embodiment, the rotating rod 8 is provided with a plurality of fixing holes 20 along its length, and the top and bottom of the rotating rod 8 are each provided with a guide slot 101 extending along its length. Each mechanical claw 5 is provided with a C-shaped slider 102 on the back side. The rotating rod 8 is inserted into each C-shaped slider 102. The top and bottom of each C-shaped slider 102 slidably engage with the guide slots 101 at the top and bottom of the rotating rod 8, respectively, and are secured to the fixing holes 20 at the corresponding positions via bolts. When the distance between the mechanical claws needs to be adjusted, the corresponding bolts can be loosened, and the C-shaped sliders of the mechanical claws can be slid along the guide slots on the rotating rod to reach the target position. The mechanical claws and the rotating rod are then secured to each other using bolts and the fixing holes at the target position.

[0052] In this embodiment, if Figure 6 As shown, the power unit 2 includes a dual-output motor 21, a synchronous drive rod 22, a T-shaped connector 23, and two sets of linear modules. The linear modules include a base 25 extending in the front-to-back direction and synchronous pulleys provided at both ends of the base 25. The synchronous pulleys at both ends of the base 25 are respectively connected to the ends of a synchronous belt 24. One output end of the dual-output motor 21 is transmission-connected to the synchronous pulley located at one end of the base of one set of linear modules, driving the synchronous pulley 24 in axial rotation. The other output end of the dual-output motor 21 is transmission-connected to one end of the synchronous drive rod 22, driving the synchronous drive rod 22 in axial rotation. The other end of the synchronous drive rod 22 is transmission-connected to the synchronous pulley located at one end of the base of the other set of linear modules, driving the synchronous drive rod 22 in axial rotation. The two ends of the transverse portion of the T-shaped connector 23 are fixedly connected to the synchronous belts of the two sets of linear modules via fixed blocks. The rotating mechanism 4 is connected to the lower end of the vertical portion of the T-shaped connector 23 via a connecting portion 1. In this embodiment, the other end of the base 25 is connected to the frame 16 via a fixed housing 3.

[0053] When the control system activates the dual-output motor 21, it not only rotates the synchronous pulleys on one end of the base of one set of linear modules, but also drives the synchronous drive rod 22, which in turn rotates the synchronous pulleys on the other end of the base of the other set of linear modules. The rotation of the synchronous pulleys on one end of the base further drives the synchronous belt and the synchronous pulleys on the other end of the base, thereby driving the T-shaped connector 23, the rotating mechanism 4, and the manipulator 5 to move forward and backward.

[0054] In this embodiment, if Figure 7 As shown, the clothes folding rod lifting device 6 includes a lifting fixed plate 61, a transmission belt 62, a lifting fixed block 63, a lifting drive motor 64, and a transmission pulley 65 respectively provided at the upper and lower ends of the lifting fixed plate 61. The upper and lower transmission pulleys 65 are respectively connected to the upper and lower ends of the transmission belt 62, one of which is connected to the output shaft of the lifting drive motor 64. The lifting fixed block 63 is fixed to the transmission belt 62 and connected to one end of the clothes folding rod 17. When it is necessary to drive the clothes folding rod 17 to rise or fall, the control system starts the lifting drive motor 64, which drives one of the transmission pulleys 65 to rotate, and the transmission pulley drives the transmission belt 62 and the other transmission pulley to rotate, thereby driving the lifting fixed block 63 and the clothes folding rod 17 to rise or fall.

[0055] In this embodiment, if Figure 9 As shown, the horizontal movement drive device of the storage device includes a horizontal movement base 301, a horizontal movement drive motor 302, a horizontal movement transmission belt 303 and a horizontal movement transmission pulley 304; the two ends of the horizontal movement base 301 are respectively provided with a horizontal movement transmission pulley 304, the horizontal movement drive motor 302 is transmission-connected to one of the horizontal movement transmission pulleys 304, and the two ends of the horizontal movement transmission belt 303 are respectively wound around the horizontal movement transmission pulleys 304 at both ends; the two sides of the horizontal movement base 301 are respectively provided with a horizontal movement guide groove 305, and each clothing classification and storage device 14 is provided with a horizontal movement slider 306 on both sides, and the horizontal movement sliders 306 on both sides are respectively slidably matched with the horizontal movement guide groove 305 on the corresponding side; the bottom of each clothing classification and storage device 14 is fixed to the horizontal movement transmission belt 303.

[0056] When the clothing sorting and storage device 14 needs to be moved, the control system activates the horizontal motion drive motor 302, which rotates the connected horizontal motion drive pulley 304. This horizontal motion drive pulley 304 further rotates the horizontal motion drive belt 303 and another horizontal motion drive pulley 304, thereby driving each clothing sorting and storage device 14 to move horizontally together until the target clothing sorting and storage device 14 reaches the bottom of the movable platform 10. The cooperation between the horizontal motion guide groove 305 and the horizontal motion slider 306 ensures more stable and smooth movement of the clothing sorting and storage device 14.

[0057] like Figure 10 As shown, the moving mechanism of the weighing device includes a mounting base 401, a rotation drive motor 402 and a horizontal rotation rod 403. The weighing device 15 is fixed to one end of the horizontal rotation rod 403, and the other end of the horizontal rotation rod 403 is connected to the rotation drive motor 402. The rotation drive motor 402 can drive the horizontal rotation rod 403 to rotate horizontally; the rotation drive motor 402 is fixed to the mounting base 401, and the mounting base 401 is fixed to the frame 16.

[0058] After the control system starts the rotary drive motor 402 , the rotary drive motor 402 can drive the horizontal rotary rod 403 to rotate horizontally, thereby driving the weighing device 15 to reach the bottom of the movable platform 10 or leave the bottom of the movable platform 10 .

[0059] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 、 11 As shown, the clothes stacking and storage machine also includes a clothes fixing device 9, and clothes fixing devices 9 are provided on the left and right sides of each movable plate 18 and the left and right sides of the fixed platform 1 at the rear side. Figure 11 As shown, the clothing securing device 9 includes a steering gear mounting frame 501, a steering gear 502, a steering wheel 503, a coupling 504, and a fixing rod 505. The steering gear 502 is fixed to the steering gear mounting frame 501, and the steering wheel is fixed to the steering gear 502 and can rotate horizontally under the drive of the steering gear 502. One end of the fixing rod 505 is connected to the steering wheel 503 via the coupling 504 and can rotate horizontally under the drive of the steering wheel 503. The other end of each fixing rod 505 is positioned lower than the lower-positioned clothing folding rod 17. When the control system activates the steering gear 502, the steering gear 502 can drive the steering wheel 503 to rotate horizontally. The steering wheel 503 further drives the fixing rod 505 to rotate horizontally through the coupling 504, reaching above the movable platform 10 or the fixed platform 11 to press the clothing.

[0060] In this embodiment, the clothing fixing devices 9 are arranged in pairs at three locations. Before the clothing is caught in the rack, each steering gear 502 drives the corresponding fixing rod 505 to rotate horizontally away from the movable platform 10 or the fixed platform 11 through the steering wheel 503. When the clothing enters the rack, it is placed on the two higher clothes folding rods 17. The part of the clothing between the two clothes folding rods 17 is lifted by the clothes folding rods, and the rest of the clothing (according to the Figure 1 In the arrangement of the clothes folding rod shown in FIG. 1 , the remaining portion (including the left and right sides and the back side of the clothes) is in a naturally falling state.

[0061] When folding the left side of the garment, the two fixed rods 505 located on the left side of the movable platform 10 and the fixed platform 11 are driven to rotate to the upper left and right sides of the front side of the garment using their corresponding steering gears 502 and steering wheels 503, thereby constraining the left and right sides of the front side of the garment and preventing the garment from moving as a whole along with the folding rod 17 when folding. The garment fixing device is kept stationary while the right side of the garment is folded. After the left and right sides of the garment are folded, the fixed rods 505 located on the left side of the movable platform 10 and the fixed platform 11 are rotated in the opposite direction and away from the upper left and right sides of the garment, releasing the constraints on the left and right sides of the garment. After the garment falls onto the two folding rods 17 below, when folding the front and back sides of the garment, the fixed rods 505 located on both sides of the fixed platform 11 are driven to rotate to the upper middle part of the garment using their corresponding steering gears 502 and steering wheels 503, thereby constraining the middle part of the garment and preventing the garment from moving as a whole along with the folding rod 17 when folding the front and back sides of the garment.

[0062] Those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and modifications based on the above technical solutions and concepts, and all of these changes and modifications should be included in the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A clothes folding and storing machine, characterized in that: The machine comprises a frame and a clothing grabbing device, a power device, a clothing folding rod lifting device, a clothing folding rod horizontal movement driving device, a movable platform, a fixed platform, a long rod, a movable plate connecting piece, a clothing sorting and storing device and a weighing device arranged in the frame; The power device is connected to the clothing grabbing device and can drive the clothing grabbing device to move forward and backward; Two clothes-folding rod lifting devices are respectively provided on two adjacent sides of the frame, and are respectively provided with clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving devices, each clothes-folding rod lifting device is connected to a clothes-folding rod and can drive the clothes-folding rod to move up and down; each clothes-folding rod lifting device located on the same side is connected to the clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving device on the side, and the clothes-folding rod horizontal movement driving device can drive the two clothes-folding rod lifting devices on the side to move horizontally along the length direction of the side; the positions of the two clothes-folding rods on one side are higher than those of the two clothes-folding rods on the other side; The movable platform is located below the two lower clothes folding rods; the movable platform is composed of two movable plates, and the sides of the two movable plates away from each other are rotatably connected to the fixed platform via rotating connecting pieces, and the fixed platforms on both sides of the movable platform are respectively fixed to the frame; the two movable plates are respectively connected to a rotating rod, and each rotating rod is respectively connected to a rotating motor, and the rotating motor can drive the rotating rod to rotate axially, and the rotating rod can drive the connected movable plate to rotate up and down around the rotating connecting piece; The weighing device is connected to a weighing device moving mechanism, and the weighing device moving mechanism can drive the weighing device to move to the bottom of the movable platform or leave the bottom of the movable platform; A plurality of clothing sorting and storage devices are provided at the bottom of the frame, each of which is connected to a storage device horizontal movement drive device, which can drive any clothing sorting and storage device to move to the bottom of the movable platform or leave the bottom of the movable platform; The power device, clothing grabbing device, clothes folding rod lifting device, clothes folding rod horizontal movement driving device, rotating motor, weighing device, weighing device moving mechanism and storage device horizontal movement driving device are all communicatively connected to the control system.

2. The clothes stacking and storage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clothing grabbing device includes a connecting portion, a rotating mechanism, and a mechanical claw. The connecting portion is connected to the power device, the rotating mechanism is connected to the connecting portion and to the mechanical claw, and the rotating mechanism can drive the mechanical claw to rotate.

3. The clothes stacking and storage machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clothing grabbing device includes more than two mechanical claws, each of which is fixed to a rotating rod, and the rotating mechanism is connected to the rotating rod and can drive the rotating rod to rotate circumferentially; a plurality of fixing holes are arranged on the rotating rod along the length direction, and the top and bottom of the rotating rod are respectively provided with guide grooves extending along the length direction, and the back of each mechanical claw is provided with a C-shaped slider, and the rotating rod is inserted into each C-shaped slider, and the top and bottom of each C-shaped slider are slidably matched with the guide grooves at the top and bottom of the rotating rod, and are fixed to the fixing holes at the corresponding positions by bolts.

4. The clothes stacking and storage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power device includes a dual-output motor, a synchronous transmission rod, a T-shaped connector and two groups of linear modules; the linear module includes a base extending in the front-back direction and synchronous pulleys respectively provided at both ends of the base, and the synchronous pulleys at both ends of the base are respectively connected to the two ends of the synchronous belt; one end of the output end of the dual-output motor is connected to the synchronous pulley located at one end of the base on one group of linear modules and can drive the axial rotation thereof, and the other end of the output end of the dual-output motor is connected to one end of the synchronous transmission rod and can drive the synchronous transmission rod to rotate axially; the other end of the synchronous transmission rod is connected to the synchronous pulley located at one end of the base on the other group of linear modules and can drive the axial rotation thereof; The two ends of the transverse portion of the T-shaped connector are fixedly connected to the synchronous belts of the two groups of linear modules through fixed blocks respectively; the rotating mechanism is connected to the lower end of the vertical portion of the T-shaped connector.

5. The clothes stacking and storage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clothes folding rod lifting device includes a lifting fixed plate, a transmission belt, a lifting fixed block, a lifting drive motor and transmission pulleys respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the lifting fixed plate, the upper and lower ends of the transmission pulleys respectively transmitting and connecting the upper and lower ends of the transmission belt, one of the transmission pulleys is connected to the output shaft of the lifting drive motor; the lifting fixed block is fixed to the transmission belt and connected to one end of the clothes folding rod.

6. The clothes stacking and storage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal movement driving device of the storage device includes a horizontal movement base, a horizontal movement driving motor, a horizontal movement transmission belt and a horizontal movement transmission pulley; a horizontal movement transmission pulley is respectively provided in the middle of both ends of the horizontal movement base, the horizontal movement driving motor is transmission-connected to one of the horizontal movement transmission pulleys, and both ends of the horizontal movement transmission belt are respectively wound around the horizontal movement transmission pulleys at both ends; a horizontal movement guide groove is respectively provided on both sides of the horizontal movement base, and a horizontal movement slider is provided on both sides of each clothing classification and storage device, and each horizontal movement slider is slidably matched with the horizontal movement guide groove on the corresponding side; the bottom of each clothing classification and storage device is fixed to the horizontal movement transmission belt.

7. The clothes stacking and storage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving mechanism of the weighing device includes a mounting base, a rotation drive motor and a horizontal rotating rod. The weighing device is fixed to one end of the horizontal rotating rod, and the other end of the horizontal rotating rod is connected to the rotation drive motor. The rotation drive motor can drive the horizontal rotating rod to rotate horizontally; the rotation drive motor is fixed to the mounting base, and the mounting base is fixed to the frame.

8. The clothes stacking and storage machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The utility model also includes a clothing fixing device, which is provided on the left and right sides of each movable panel and the left and right sides of the fixed platform located at the rear side; the clothing fixing device includes a steering gear fixing frame, a steering gear, a steering wheel, a coupling and a fixing rod; the steering gear is fixed to the steering gear fixing frame, the steering wheel is fixed to the steering gear and can rotate horizontally under the drive of the steering gear, one end of the fixing rod is connected to the steering wheel through a coupling and can rotate horizontally under the drive of the steering wheel; the other end of each fixing rod is located lower than the lower clothes folding rod.

9. A method for operating the clothes stacking and storage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The specific process is: When folding clothes, the control system starts the power device and the clothes grabbing device, which drives the clothes grabbing device to move through the power device, and lifts the clothes through the cooperation of the rotating mechanism and the mechanical claws, grabs the clothes from the outside of the rack, puts them into the inside of the rack and places them on the two clothes folding rods on one side at a higher position; Of the two clothes folding rods at a higher position, one of the clothes folding rods is first lifted to the highest point by the clothes folding rod lifting device connected thereto, thereby lifting one side of the clothes; Then, driven by the horizontal movement drive device of the connected folding rods, the two folding rods move together toward the other side of the clothes. As the raised folding rod moves, the raised side of the clothes will gradually separate from the raised folding rod and fall inward, so that the raised side of the clothes is folded inward, while the other folding rod is at the lowest point and moves under the clothes. Then, the other folding rod is lifted upward to the highest point under the action of the folding rod lifting device to which it is connected, lifting the other side of the clothes. Afterwards, the two folding rods move in the opposite direction together, and the other side of the clothes falls as the other folding rod moves inward, and the other side of the clothes is also folded inward. At this time, the clothes fall onto the two lower folding rods, and the two folding rods at the lower position fold the other two sides of the clothes inward according to the same process. After completing this process, the folded clothes fall from the two lower folding rods onto the movable platform below. After the clothes are folded, the control system starts the weighing device moving mechanism, and uses the weighing device moving mechanism to drive the weighing device to move to the bottom of the movable platform; then the rotating motor is started, and the rotating motor drives the connected rotating rod to rotate, thereby driving the two movable plates of the movable platform to move downward, so that the folded clothes fall on the weighing device, and the weighing device transmits the measured weight data of the clothes to the control system. The control system then controls the starting of the rotating motor, and uses the rotating motor to drive the rotating rod to rotate in the opposite direction, driving the two movable plates of the movable platform to rotate and lift upward, so that the clothes on the weighing device return to the movable platform. The control system further uses the weighing device moving mechanism to drive the weighing device to move and leave the bottom of the movable platform; At this time, the control system determines the classification of the clothes according to the weight of the clothes, and starts the horizontal movement driving device of the storage device. The horizontal movement driving device of the storage device drives the clothing classification storage device corresponding to the classification of the clothes to move to the bottom of the movable platform. The control system starts the rotating motor again, and the rotating motor drives the connected rotating rod to rotate, thereby driving the two movable plates of the movable platform to move downward, so that the folded clothes fall into the clothing classification storage device below the movable platform, thereby completing the classification and storage of the clothes.

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