Inflatable body and use of the inflatable body in a system for drying and/or pressing a piece of textile
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inflatable bodies for drying and smoothing textiles are complex to design with sections of different air permeability, and they can only treat one piece of textile at a time, making the process time-consuming for multiple items.
Innovation Solution
An inflatable body with multiple interconnected chambers connected by a movable element, allowing for sequential filling with air or steam, and equipped with crease removal devices like brushes to enhance smoothing, along with a system that enables efficient treatment of multiple textiles in a treatment cabinet.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If sections of varying air permeability are constructed in the inflatable body, then the smoothing effect is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inflatable body is divided into multiple chambers (first chamber, second chamber, third chamber) with different air permeability characteristics. Each chamber can be independently controlled for inflation and deflation, allowing different sections to have different smoothing functions while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
Different chambers are assigned different air permeability properties to address specific smoothing needs in different regions of the textile. The first chamber has higher permeability for initial smoothing, while subsequent chambers have lower permeability for refined smoothing, creating localized quality variations throughout the inflatable body
2Manufacturing precision
If only one piece of fabric is treated at a time, then the smoothing quality is maintained, but the productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The inflatable body with multiple chambers can treat multiple pieces of textile simultaneously by distributing different chambers to different garments. The system maintains smoothing quality for each piece while increasing overall productivity through parallel processing capability
Solution Approach 2:
The chambers can be dynamically controlled with independent inflation and deflation timing. This allows the system to adapt to different textile pieces and treatment requirements while maintaining high smoothing quality, enabling flexible multi-piece treatment without compromising individual garment results
3Manufacturing precision
If the inflatable body is inflated from the inside with air or steam, then the textile is stretched and smoothed, but the treatment time increases for multiple pieces
Solution Approach 1:
The multi-chamber system enables periodic inflation and deflation cycles that can be optimized for speed. By controlling each chamber independently, the system can rapidly cycle through treatment phases, reducing overall treatment time for multiple pieces while maintaining smoothing effectiveness through the sequential activation of different chambers
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for efficient and simultaneous drying and smoothing of multiple textiles by using a system with a treatment cabinet that can fill and empty chambers multiple times, reducing treatment time and improving wrinkle removal.
Implementation Method 1
two of the chambers are in contact via a pressure relief element, preferably a pressure relief valve, such that an exchange of air and/or steam, preferably air, is possible between the chambers and the several chambers can be successively filled with air and/or steam starting from a first chamber
Implementation Method 2
the drying and smoothing process occurs primarily through the pressure exerted on the textile by the inflated inflatable body
Implementation Method 3
For this purpose, an elastic air hose is preferably located in or on the inflatable body
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AI summary
The invention relates to an inflatable body (1) for drying and/or pressing a piece of textile (2), wherein the inflatable body (1) has at least one set of multiple chambers (4, 5) that are connected together by means of a movable connecting element (3), and wherein in each case two of the chambers (4, 5) are in contact via a positive-pressure element (6) such that an exchange of air and/or steam is possible between the chambers (4, 5), and the multiple chambers (4, 5) can be filled successively with air and/or steam, starting from a first chamber (4). The invention also relates to the use of the inflatable body (1) in a system (1, 7, 12, 13) for drying and/or pressing a piece of textile (2).