Vacuum table for clothes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vacuum tables for clothes require continuous foot plate operation to maintain suction, leading to operator fatigue and lack of height adjustment, making them cumbersome and inconvenient.

Innovation Solution

A vacuum table with a foot plate that uses a position fixing mechanism to maintain suction without continuous pressing and includes height adjusting means using a cylinder to adapt to operator height, featuring a clamp, spring, and operating shafts for position fixation and a bellows pipe for adjustable suction strength.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the foot plate is operated continuously to maintain vacuum suction, then the vacuum suction state can be maintained, but the operator's fatigue increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevacuum suction state maintenanceVSAvoidoperator fatigue
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The foot plate position fixing means is activated in advance to hold the foot plate in the pressed position, so that the operator does not need to continuously press the foot plate to maintain vacuum suction. This preliminary action of fixing the position eliminates the need for continuous operation while maintaining the desired state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The foot plate position fixing means automatically maintains the foot plate in the pressed position without requiring continuous operator input. The system serves itself by mechanically holding the position, freeing the operator from continuous manual operation while maintaining vacuum suction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If the foot plate is not pressed continuously, then the operator's fatigue is reduced, but the vacuum suction state cannot be maintained

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperator fatigue reductionVSAvoidvacuum suction state maintenance
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The foot plate position fixing means is activated in advance to hold the foot plate in the pressed position, so that the operator does not need to continuously press the foot plate to maintain vacuum suction. This preliminary action of fixing the position eliminates the need for continuous operation while maintaining the desired state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The foot plate position fixing means automatically maintains the foot plate in the pressed position without requiring continuous operator input. The system serves itself by mechanically holding the position, freeing the operator from continuous manual operation while maintaining vacuum suction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Device complexity

If the height of the vacuum table is fixed, then the structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to operators of different heights

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural simplicityVSAvoidheight adjustment capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The vacuum table height is made adjustable through height adjusting means that allow the table to change its height position. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the table to adapt to operators of different heights while maintaining operational simplicity through a straightforward adjustment mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The height adjusting means provides multi-functionality by enabling the vacuum table to serve operators of various heights. A single table structure can accommodate different user requirements by adjusting to multiple height positions, making the device universally applicable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Adaptability or versatility

If the height of the vacuum table is adjustable, then it can adapt to different operators, but the structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveheight adjustment capabilityVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The vacuum table height is made adjustable through height adjusting means that allow the table to change its height position. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the table to adapt to operators of different heights while maintaining operational simplicity through a straightforward adjustment mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The height adjusting means provides multi-functionality by enabling the vacuum table to serve operators of various heights. A single table structure can accommodate different user requirements by adjusting to multiple height positions, making the device universally applicable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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 controlled vacuum suction and adjustable height, reducing operator fatigue and improving work convenience and efficiency by enabling sustained suction and customizable height settings.

Implementation Method 1

a vacuum suction device (300) which is mounted at a lower part of the upper plate part (200) and generates suction pressure in the upper plate part (200) by a motor (310)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectVacuum suction: Suction

Implementation Method 2

a spring (540) which is mounted between the support block (530) and the support plate (512) to push the support block (530) toward the foot plate (400)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSpring force: Spring

Data Source

PatentUS20250009059A1Vacuum table for clothes
Publication Date: 2025.01.09 RYU SI YANG
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a vacuum table for clothes, and more particularly, to a technology that imparts a vacuum suction function so that clothes can be fixed to a table top plate during manufacture and ironing of clothes, controls the foot plate for controlling vacuum suction so as to maintain the vacuum state without being pushed by an operator one by one, and thereby enhances convenience of an operator' work and enables adjustment to suit the operator's body by adjusting the height of the table top plate. That is, the present invention provides a vacuum table for clothes comprising: a plurality of support bases which is mounted vertically, an upper plate part which is mounted on the upper part of the support base so that clothes are placed on it, and has a vacuum suction hole formed at the lower part thereof, a vacuum suction device which is mounted at a lower part of the upper plate part and generates suction pressure in the upper plate part by a motor, a foot plate which is mounted on a mounting rod in the form of horizontally connecting the support base and opens and closes a damper of the vacuum suction device to control the suction propriety of the upper plate part, a position fixing means which is mounted on one side of the foot plate to fix the position of the foot plate in the form of supporting the upper part of the foot plate, and height adjusting means which are respectively mounted on both sides of the support base to adjust the height of the upper plate by the operation of a cylinder.