Automatic curtain pleating machine
By designing an automatic curtain pleating machine, which uses an electric telescopic rod and a lead screw to drive the slide plate, the machine achieves automated continuous pleating and feeding of curtains into the sewing position. This solves the problems of low efficiency and poor adaptability of traditional curtain pleating machines, and improves production efficiency and product quality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520068149.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-13
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-13
AI Technical Summary
Traditional curtain pleating machines are inefficient, struggle to ensure consistent and precise pleats, and have poor adaptability to fabrics of different thicknesses and materials, thus affecting the quality of curtain products.
An automatic curtain pleating machine was designed, comprising a translation mechanism, an adjustment mechanism, a first pleating mechanism, a second pleating mechanism, and a clamping mechanism. The machine uses an electric telescopic rod and a lead screw to drive a sliding plate to move, thereby achieving automated continuous pleating and feeding of the curtain into the sewing position.
It improved production efficiency, ensured uniformity in pleat height and consistency in pleating effect, reduced reliance on operator skills, and enhanced product quality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pleating machine technology, and in particular to an automatic curtain pleating machine. Background Technology
[0002] As an important part of home decoration, curtains are highly valued by consumers for their aesthetics and practicality. When manufacturing curtains, multiple hooks are evenly set on one side edge of the curtain to facilitate hanging. To facilitate the installation of the hooks, two or three pleats are set at the installation position of each hook, and then the hook is set on the pleats. The pleats of the curtain are made by a curtain pleating machine.
[0003] Traditional curtain pleating techniques rely on manual operation, which is not only inefficient but also makes it difficult to ensure the consistency and precision of each pleat. Existing automatic curtain pleating machines are complex to operate, highly dependent on the skill level of the operators, and have poor adaptability to curtain fabrics, failing to effectively handle fabrics of various thicknesses and materials, resulting in inconsistent pleating effects and affecting the product quality of the curtains.
[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need to provide an automatic curtain pleating machine to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide an automatic curtain pleating machine.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides an automatic curtain pleating machine, including a pleating machine base frame, a pleating machine platform fixedly installed at the top of the pleating machine base frame, a pleating machine body fixedly installed at the top of the pleating machine platform, an equipment platform fixedly installed on one side of the pleating machine base frame, a translation mechanism provided at the top of the equipment platform, an adjustment mechanism provided at the top of the translation mechanism, a first pleating mechanism provided on one side of the top of the adjustment mechanism, a second pleating mechanism provided on the other side of the top of the adjustment mechanism, and a clamping mechanism provided on one side of the adjustment mechanism.
[0007] The present invention is further configured such that: the translation mechanism includes a base plate fixed to the top of the equipment platform; a lead screw motor is fixedly installed at the top of the base plate; a ball screw is rotatably installed at the top of the base plate; the output shaft of the lead screw motor and one end of the ball screw are frictionally connected by a lead screw belt through a pulley; a translation slide plate with a ball nut seat is threadedly installed on the outer surface of the ball screw; and translation rails are fixedly connected to both sides of the top of the base plate; the outer surface of the translation rails is slidably connected to the bottom end of the translation slide plate.
[0008] Through the above technical solution, the lead screw motor drives the ball screw to rotate via the lead screw belt, and the ball screw drives the translation slide to move via the translation slide rail.
[0009] The present invention is further configured such that: the adjustment mechanism includes a mounting base fixed to the top of the translation slide plate, a rotating shaft is rotatably mounted inside the mounting base, an adjustment plate is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the rotating shaft, a flip electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected between the top of the translation slide plate and one end of the rotating shaft, and a limit rubber plate is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the rotating shaft.
[0010] Through the above technical solution, the extension and retraction of the piston rod of the flipping electric telescopic rod drives the rotating shaft and the adjusting plate to flip 90 degrees. The adjusting plate drives the limiting rubber plate to rotate accordingly, and the mounting base limits the rotating shaft through the limiting rubber plate.
[0011] The present invention is further configured such that: the first pleating mechanism includes a transverse slide rail fixed to the top of the adjusting plate, a transverse slide plate is slidably mounted on the outer surface of the transverse slide rail, a transverse electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected between one side of the transverse slide plate and the top of the adjusting plate, a vertical slide plate is slidably mounted on the top of the transverse slide plate, a bidirectional electric pleating plate is fixedly connected to one end of the vertical slide plate, and a vertical electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected between the top of the bidirectional electric pleating plate and the top of the transverse slide plate.
[0012] Through the above technical solution, the horizontal electric telescopic rod drives the horizontal sliding plate to move through the horizontal sliding rail, and the vertical electric telescopic rod drives the bidirectional electric pleating plate to move through the vertical sliding plate. The curtains are pleated by the joining and separating of the bidirectional electric pleating plate.
[0013] The present invention is further configured such that: the second pleating mechanism includes a sliding frame fixed to the top of the adjusting plate, an installation slider is slidably mounted on the outer surface of the sliding frame, a protective shell is fixedly mounted on the top of the installation slider, a fixed pleating plate is fixedly mounted on the inner top wall of the protective shell and the top of the installation slider, a movable pleating plate is slidably mounted on the top of the installation slider, and a pleating electric telescopic rod is fixedly mounted between the movable pleating plate and the inner wall of the protective shell.
[0014] With the above technical solution, the mounting slider moves via the sliding frame, and the electric telescopic pleating rod drives the moving pleating plate to move via the mounting slider. Pleating is performed by the bidirectional electric pleating plate through the gap between the moving pleating plate and the two fixed pleating plates.
[0015] The present invention is further configured such that: a pleating motor is fixedly installed at the top of the adjusting plate, a pleating screw is rotatably installed at the top of the adjusting plate, the output shaft of the pleating motor and one end of the pleating screw are connected by a synchronous belt through a pulley, and a pleating slider with a ball nut seat is threaded on the outer surface of the pleating screw, and the pleating slider is fixedly connected to the mounting slider.
[0016] With the above technical solution, the pleating motor drives the pleating screw to rotate via a synchronous belt, and the pleating screw drives the pleating slider and the mounting slider to move via the sliding frame.
[0017] The present invention is further configured such that: the clamping mechanism includes a mounting plate fixed to one side of the adjusting plate; a belt motor is fixedly mounted on one side of the mounting plate; a driven pulley is rotatably mounted on the other side of the mounting plate; the output shaft of the belt motor is connected to a movable belt through friction between the pulley and the outer surface of the driven pulley; a belt slide rail is fixedly mounted on one side of the mounting plate; two electric clamps are slidably mounted on the outer surface of the belt slide rail; and both electric clamps are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the movable belt.
[0018] With the above technical solution, the belt motor drives the moving belt to rotate through the driven pulley, and the moving belt drives two electric clamps to move through the belt slide rail, and the two electric clamps clamp the curtain.
[0019] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0020] 1. This utility model achieves automated continuous pleating of curtain fabric by providing a first pleating mechanism, a second pleating mechanism and a clamping mechanism. This design not only adapts to the needs of fabrics of different thicknesses and materials, significantly improving production efficiency, but also ensures the uniformity of pleat height compared to traditional manual operation, thereby improving the pleating effect and reducing the dependence on the skill level of the operator.
[0021] 2. This utility model, by providing a translation mechanism and an adjustment mechanism, enables the pleats to be automatically and smoothly fed into the sewing position for further processing after pleating is completed. This function not only further improves production efficiency, but also ensures the consistency and high quality of the pleating effect, thereby comprehensively improving the overall quality of the product. Attached Figure Description
[0022] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the present utility model;
[0023] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the equipment platform of this utility model;
[0024] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the translation mechanism of this utility model;
[0025] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the adjustment mechanism of this utility model;
[0026] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the first pleating mechanism, the second pleating mechanism, and the clamping mechanism of this utility model;
[0027] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the first pleating mechanism of this utility model;
[0028] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the second pleating mechanism of this utility model;
[0029] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the clamping mechanism of this utility model;
[0030] Figure 9 The structural diagram of the second pleating mechanism and clamping mechanism of this utility model.
[0031] In the diagram: 1. Pleating machine base frame; 2. Pleating machine platform; 3. Pleating machine body; 4. Equipment platform; 5. Translation mechanism; 501. Base plate; 502. Lead screw motor; 503. Ball screw; 504. Lead screw belt; 505. Translation slide plate; 506. Translation slide rail; 6. Adjustment mechanism; 601. Mounting base; 602. Rotating shaft; 603. Adjustment plate; 604. Tilting electric telescopic rod; 605. Limiting rubber plate; 7. First pleating mechanism; 701. Horizontal slide rail; 702. Horizontal slide plate; 703. Horizontal electric telescopic rod; 704. Vertical pleating mechanism. 705. Slide board; 706. Bidirectional electric pleating board; 707. Vertical electric telescopic rod; 8. Second pleating mechanism; 808. Sliding frame; 809. Mounting slider; 8000. Protective housing; 8001. Fixed pleating board; 8002. Pleating electric telescopic rod; 801. Moving pleating board; 802. Pleating motor; 803. Pleating screw; 804. Synchronous belt; 810. Pleating slider; 9. Clamping mechanism; 901. Mounting plate; 902. Belt motor; 903. Driven pulley; 904. Moving belt; 905. Belt slide rail; 906. Electric clamp. Detailed Implementation
[0032] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0033] Please see Figures 1-9An automatic curtain pleating machine includes a pleating machine base frame 1, a pleating machine platform 2 fixedly mounted on the top of the pleating machine base frame 1, a pleating machine body 3 fixedly mounted on the top of the pleating machine platform 2, an equipment platform 4 fixedly mounted on one side of the pleating machine base frame 1, a translation mechanism 5 provided on the top of the equipment platform 4, the translation mechanism 5 including a base plate 501 fixedly mounted on the top of the equipment platform 4, a lead screw motor 502 fixedly mounted on the top of the base plate 501, a ball screw 503 rotatably mounted on the top of the base plate 501, a lead screw belt 504 frictionally connecting the output shaft of the lead screw motor 502 and one end of the ball screw 503 via a pulley, and the outer surface of the ball screw 503 is threaded. A sliding plate 505 with ball bearing nut seats is installed. The top two sides of the base plate 501 are fixedly connected to sliding rails 506. The outer surface of the sliding rails 506 is slidably connected to the bottom end of the sliding plate 505. The pleating machine base frame 1 and the pleating machine platform 2 cooperate to install the pleating machine body 3. The pleating machine body 3 performs pleating processing on the curtain fabric. The equipment platform 4 is installed on the equipment platform 4. The lead screw motor 502 drives the ball screw 503 to rotate through the lead screw belt 504. The ball screw 503 drives the sliding plate 505 to move through the sliding rails 506, thereby smoothly sending the pleated curtain into the sewing position for further processing.
[0034] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the top of the translation mechanism 5 is provided with an adjustment mechanism 6. The adjustment mechanism 6 includes a mounting base 601 fixed to the top of the translation slide plate 505. A rotating shaft 602 is rotatably mounted inside the mounting base 601. An adjustment plate 603 is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the rotating shaft 602. A flip electric telescopic rod 604 is fixedly connected between the top of the translation slide plate 505 and one end of the rotating shaft 602. A limiting rubber plate 605 is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the rotating shaft 602. By extending and retracting the piston rod of the flip electric telescopic rod 604, the rotating shaft 602 and the adjustment plate 603 are flipped ninety degrees. The adjustment plate 603 drives the limiting rubber plate 605 to rotate accordingly. The mounting base 601 limits the rotating shaft 602 through the limiting rubber plate 605.
[0035] like Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, a first pleating mechanism 7 is provided on one side of the top of the adjustment mechanism 6. The first pleating mechanism 7 includes a horizontal slide rail 701 fixed to the top of the adjustment plate 603. A horizontal slide plate 702 is slidably installed on the outer surface of the horizontal slide rail 701. A horizontal electric telescopic rod 703 is fixedly connected between one side of the horizontal slide plate 702 and the top of the adjustment plate 603. A vertical slide plate 704 is slidably installed on the top of the horizontal slide plate 702. A bidirectional electric pleating plate 705 is fixedly connected to one end of the vertical slide plate 704. A vertical electric telescopic rod 706 is fixedly connected between the top of the bidirectional electric pleating plate 705 and the top of the horizontal slide plate 702. The horizontal electric telescopic rod 703 drives the horizontal slide plate 702 to move through the horizontal slide rail 701. The vertical electric telescopic rod 706 drives the bidirectional electric pleating plate 705 to move through the vertical slide plate 704. The curtain is pleated by the close-close and open-close of the bidirectional electric pleating plate 705.
[0036] like Figures 7-9 As shown, a second pleating mechanism 8 is provided on the other side of the top of the adjusting mechanism 6. The second pleating mechanism 8 includes a sliding frame 801 fixed to the top of the adjusting plate 603. A mounting slider 802 is slidably mounted on the outer surface of the sliding frame 801. A protective shell 803 is fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting slider 802. A fixed pleating plate 804 is fixedly mounted on both the inner top wall of the protective shell 803 and the top of the mounting slider 802. A movable pleating plate 806 is slidably mounted on the top of the mounting slider 802. A pleating electric telescopic rod 805 is fixedly mounted between the movable pleating plate 806 and the inner wall of the protective shell 803. A pleating motor 807 is fixedly mounted on the top of the adjusting plate 603. A pleating wire is rotatably mounted on the top of the adjusting plate 603. The output shaft of the pleating motor 807 is connected to one end of the pleating screw 808 via a pulley and a synchronous belt 809. A pleating slider 810 with a ball nut seat is threaded on the outer surface of the pleating screw 808. The pleating slider 810 is fixedly connected to the mounting slider 802. The pleating motor 807 drives the pleating screw 808 to rotate via the synchronous belt 809. The pleating screw 808 drives the pleating slider 810 and the mounting slider 802 to move via the sliding frame 801. The electric pleating telescopic rod 805 drives the moving pleating plate 806 to move via the mounting slider 802. Pleating is performed by the bidirectional electric pleating plate 705 through the gap between the moving pleating plate 806 and the two fixed pleating plates 804.
[0037] like Figure 8 and Figure 9As shown, a clamping mechanism 9 is provided on one side of the adjusting mechanism 6. The clamping mechanism 9 includes a mounting plate 901 fixed to one side of the adjusting plate 603. A belt motor 902 is fixedly mounted on one side of the mounting plate 901, and a driven pulley 903 is rotatably mounted on the other side of the mounting plate 901. The output shaft of the belt motor 902 is frictionally connected to the outer surface of the driven pulley 903 via the pulley and a movable belt 904. A belt slide rail 905 is fixedly mounted on one side of the mounting plate 901. Two electric clamps 906 are slidably mounted on the outer surface of the belt slide rail 905. Both electric clamps 906 are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the movable belt 904. The belt motor 902 drives the movable belt 904 to rotate through the driven pulley 903. The movable belt 904 drives the two electric clamps 906 to move through the belt slide rail 905. The two electric clamps 906 clamp the curtain.
[0038] In use, the curtain is fixed between two electric clamps 906. A belt motor 902 drives a moving belt 904 to rotate via a driven pulley 903. The moving belt 904 moves the two electric clamps 906 via a belt slide rail 905. A vertical electric telescopic rod 706 moves a bidirectional electric pleating plate 705 via a vertical sliding plate 704. A horizontal electric telescopic rod 703 moves a horizontal sliding plate 702 via a horizontal slide rail 701. A pleating electric telescopic rod 805 moves a moving pleating plate 806 via a mounting slider 802. A pleating motor 807 drives a pleating screw 808 via a synchronous belt 809. The pleating screw 808 moves the pleating slider 810 and the mounting slider 802 via a sliding frame. The gap between the movable pleating plate 806 and the two fixed pleating plates 804 allows for pleating with the bidirectional electric pleating plate 705. The curtain is pleated by the contact and separation of the bidirectional electric pleating plate 705. The extension and retraction of the piston rod of the flip electric telescopic rod 604 drives the rotating shaft 602 and the adjusting plate 603 to fold 90 degrees. The adjusting plate 603 drives the limiting rubber plate 605 to rotate accordingly. The mounting base 601 limits the rotating shaft 602 through the limiting rubber plate 605. The lead screw motor 502 drives the ball screw 503 to rotate through the lead screw belt 504. The ball screw 503 drives the translation slide plate 505 to move through the translation slide rail 506, smoothly feeding the pleated curtain fabric into the sewing position of the pleating machine body 3 for further processing.
[0039] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the description and drawings of this utility model, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. An automatic curtain pleating machine comprising a pleating machine base frame (1), characterized in that: The top end of the pleating machine base frame (1) is fixedly installed with a pleating machine platform (2), the top end of the pleating machine platform (2) is fixedly installed with a pleating machine body (3), one side of the pleating machine base frame (1) is fixedly installed with an equipment platform (4), the top end of the equipment platform (4) is provided with a translation mechanism (5), the top end of the translation mechanism (5) is provided with an adjusting mechanism (6), one side of the top end of the adjusting mechanism (6) is provided with a first pleating mechanism (7), the other side of the top end of the adjusting mechanism (6) is provided with a second pleating mechanism (8), one side of the adjusting mechanism (6) is provided with a clamping mechanism (9).
2. The automatic curtain pleating machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The translation mechanism (5) comprises a bottom plate (501) fixed to the top end of the equipment platform (4), the top end of the bottom plate (501) is fixedly installed with a lead screw motor (502), the top end of the bottom plate (501) is rotatably installed with a ball screw (503), the output shaft of the lead screw motor (502) is frictionally connected with one end of the ball screw (503) through a belt pulley, the outer surface of the ball screw (503) is threadedly installed with a translation slide plate (505) with a ball nut seat, and the top end of the bottom plate (501) is fixedly connected with translation slide rails (506) on both sides.
3. The automatic curtain pleating machine according to claim 2, wherein: The adjusting mechanism (6) comprises a mounting seat (601) fixed to the top end of the translation slide plate (505), a rotating shaft (602) is rotatably installed in the mounting seat (601), an adjusting plate (603) is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the rotating shaft (602), a turnover electric telescopic rod (604) is fixedly connected between the top end of the translation slide plate (505) and one end of the rotating shaft (602), and a limiting rubber plate (605) is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the rotating shaft (602).
4. The automatic curtain pleating machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first pleating mechanism (7) comprises a horizontal movement slide rail (701) fixed to the top end of the adjusting plate (603), a horizontal movement slide plate (702) is slidably installed on the outer surface of the horizontal movement slide rail (701), a horizontal movement electric telescopic rod (703) is fixedly connected between one side of the horizontal movement slide plate (702) and the top end of the adjusting plate (603), a vertical movement slide plate (704) is slidably installed on the top end of the horizontal movement slide plate (702), a bidirectional electric pleating plate (705) is fixedly connected to one end of the vertical movement slide plate (704), and a vertical movement electric telescopic rod (706) is fixedly connected between the top end of the bidirectional electric pleating plate (705) and the top end of the horizontal movement slide plate (702).
5. The automatic curtain pleating machine according to claim 3, wherein: The second pleating mechanism (8) comprises a sliding frame (801) fixed at the top end of the adjusting plate (603), the outer surface of the sliding frame (801) is slidably provided with a mounting sliding block (802), the top end of the mounting sliding block (802) is fixedly provided with a protective shell (803), the inner top wall of the protective shell (803) and the top end of the mounting sliding block (802) are both fixedly provided with a fixed pleating plate (804), the top end of the mounting sliding block (802) is slidably provided with a movable pleating plate (806), the movable pleating plate (806) and the inner wall of the protective shell (803) are fixedly provided with a pleating electric telescopic rod (805).
6. The automatic curtain pleating machine according to claim 5, wherein: The top end of the adjusting plate (603) is fixedly provided with a pleating motor (807), the top end of the adjusting plate (603) is rotatably provided with a pleating lead screw (808), the output shaft of the pleating motor (807) is frictionally connected with one end of the pleating lead screw (808) through a synchronous belt (809), the outer surface of the pleating lead screw (808) is threadedly provided with a pleating sliding block (810) provided with a ball nut seat, and the pleating sliding block (810) is fixedly connected with the mounting sliding block (802).
7. The automatic curtain pleating machine according to claim 3, wherein: The clamping mechanism (9) comprises a mounting plate (901) fixed on one side of the adjusting plate (603), one side of the mounting plate (901) is fixedly provided with a belt motor (902), the other side of the mounting plate (901) is rotatably provided with a driven belt pulley (903), the output shaft of the belt motor (902) is frictionally connected with the outer surface of the driven belt pulley (903) through a movable belt (904), one side of the mounting plate (901) is fixedly provided with a belt sliding rail (905), the outer surface of the belt sliding rail (905) is slidably provided with two electric clamps (906), and the two electric clamps (906) are both fixedly connected with the outer surface of the movable belt (904).