DE1460996A1 - Method and device for ironing trousers - Google Patents

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DR. FRITZ WALTER

DIPL-INQ. ERNICKE

PATENTANWÄLTE '89AUQSBURQ

Ulridisplatz 12 Telephone 27815 and 28844

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Date: September 21, 1965 Files: 117-204,205 'ern / ka

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Kleindienst company; & Co., Augsburg

Method and device for ironing trousers

The invention relates' to methods and devices for ironing trousers with the aid of press plates which are based on the Outer surfaces of the stretched trousers act, while at least one of the trouser legs absorbs the pressure Center piece is located.

Normally, trousers are ironed on conventional clothes presses, whereby it is necessary to seam each pair of trousers press to treat each trouser leg individually and also the waistband in a separate operation

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to press. The well-known method is particularly useful for a large number of trousers to be ironed as much too time consuming and costly.

The problem arose, therefore, of these operations decrease and achieve greater performance. For this purpose, a previously known press with a after , table to the left and to the right has become known in advance. With such a design, two pant legs be ironed at the same time. However, only a gradual improvement can be achieved with this.

Another known embodiment of an ironing press provides an intermediate plate so that both Trouser legs can be machined at the same time by pressing against the trouser legs from the outside with two pressure plates presses and hopes for sufficient ironing of the inner surfaces of the pants through the intermediate plate.

Finally, a trouser cabinet is known in which the trousers are hung by the two legs. Between the trouser legs also have a plate as a base. The pants so hung up will be between two. Ironing plates retracted and then ironed. But even with these known embodiments it is necessary edit the waistband specially, for which purpose in

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a special machine is usually required.

The invention is thus concerned with the task of significantly improving the procedure for machine ironing of trousers, to change in order to achieve that with a minimum of manipulations on the one hand and machine equipment on the other hand, a maximum of performance can be achieved, with the trousers included in one operation of the waistband is to be edited. A suitable and useful device for this task is so far remained unknown.

Surprisingly, this object could be achieved within the meaning of the invention in that the pants with the help of the press plates are only pressed in the edge area of the trouser bend and in the other areas from the inside like a flat shirt is acted upon with steam and / or warm air, the bulging of the non-pressed trouser areas being formed by an unclamping relative movement of the press plates is compensated.

The biggest problem with ironing laundered or dry-cleaned trousers is that on and off same device pants of different sizes and different cuts with consistent quality should be ironed. While you are at the stand

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technology gave thought to how to adapt the middle dividing plates to the crotch of different trousers could, the invention deliberately dispenses with the use of a dividing plate adapted to the trouser crotch seam. Rather, the press plates according to the invention only press the pants in the areas where there are no difficulties prepares to keep the pants taut and properly so that no gaps can be ironed in. Of course I would If only the edge areas of the trousers are processed, a reduction in quality in the middle area of the trousers enter. Surprisingly, however, it was found here that these middle areas are not included Need to apply pressure plates from the outside .. It is only necessary to bring about the ironing Bring medium, such as steam or hot air, to these free trouser areas from the inside. You will find that the pants tends to inflate outwards by the pressure of the steam or the hot air. This little- ' docile shape change is in the. Compensated for the purposes of the invention in that the press plates, which are the bow areas Keeping the pants clamped between you can be moved slightly apart relatively, resulting in a tightening the bloated pants leads ..

A processed according to the invention pants has a regular

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moderate and excellent external appearance; One can do not recognize that certain areas of the pants have not been pressed with sheets;

In a further embodiment of the invention that the "pants fixed at its front bow during sustained Lingssträffung is provided maintained only with the aid of ¹ de'n rear bow press plates processed is transversely stretched, wherein the pressing plates one at about the oblique intersection of the hintöreii Hssenbuges parallel Move your; This movement can be achieved by overlapping horizontal and vertical movement components with the help of separate drives. But you can also adjust the direction of movement of a single drive in a corresponding manner;

The invention also relates to a method fcum Ironing trousers ^ whose waistband is attached to a topper is and their trouser legs with the help of press plates from outside against a middle section located between them is pressed;

The invention consists in this case is ₄ that is Hosenbimd is outweighed in triangular shape at the topper and secured * wherein the legs that form the eesäßbug outgoing Dreieckssehenkel, whereupon the legs in the longitudinal

direction tightened and .die press plates and middle pieces be moved by both against the stretched trousers that the prismatic center pieces between the still spread Trouser legs come to rest, which are then pressed against the center pieces by the pressure plates, so that the trouser legs now also have a have approximately parallel position to each other.

This method of hanging up and holding the waistband has proven to be much more advantageous than previously known topper shapes. This is because it is up to you to fix the front trouser bend or the corresponding dart precisely on the topper without the need for one of the previously known top shapes, which are round or ellipsoidal . . · P '

In the context of further refinements, it is advisable to keep the front trouser bow stationary and the trousers at the rear Unclamp the collar part, the unclamping path with the help of suitable control devices for the movement of the assigned press plates determined and then the distance of these press plates is determined.

In addition, it is recommended that the rear Press plate group assigned to the trouser bend is initially moved against the stretched trousers until the upper one

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Press plate part has the correct position in the pant crotch area, after which the press plate group is pivoted so far until the lower part of the press plate extends a sufficient distance beyond the trouser bend. With the help of this measure it is achieved that the one assigned to the rear bow Press plate group is set approximately parallel to the trouser cut and thus in a sufficient width rear bow presses. It doesn't matter what size and cut the individual pants are, because with the help of the control device according to the invention it is possible, the press plate group of any form of Adjust pants.

The invention relates to a device for carrying out the described method, which is carried out by a press plate arrangement goes out, which is pressed from the outside against the stretched trousers, between the trouser legs there is a middle piece for absorbing the pressing pressure.

The invention consists in that two pairs of press plates provided and these are guided so far movably that their press plates only the edge areas of the pants are released a middle area, with a. Steam and / or hot air supply to the inside of the Pants are provided.

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As part of a particularly advantageous embodiment example the invention provides that the individual group of press plates can be moved back and forth and with

Press plates two pivotally mounted / and one between them

located appropriately large center piece is. While in the prior art, the pants must be placed over the center piece and pulled back accordingly, the subject of the invention is das.Mittestück between the spread and spaced apart but already stretched pant legs introduced, · whereby the individual press plate group consists of three press plates in the true sense of the word which the middle as a central piece is stationary, while the two outer pressure plates are pivotable and against the middle plate must be pressed on.

It is advisable to design the middle piece as a hollow body with porous walls for the passage of steam. This means that the actual press plates do not have to be supplied with steam or hot air needs. In a further design of this middle piece it is provided that it has two adjacent cavities, of which the cavity with steam assigned to the trouser bend and the other can be charged with hot air. This facility, which is used in all other pressing or BübersIvorrichtungen can be used with equal success and therefore

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is not limited to the present invention, has the advantage that the cavities through which the Steam is to be kept constantly heated as a result of the neighboring hot air chamber, which in turn results in the result has that no condensates can form in the steam rooms. The thermal utilization of the steam is therefore particularly, cheap. The press plates therefore only need on their press side within the meaning of the invention to be provided with a soft layer which is suitable to bring about the desired pressing work.

In the context of the invention it is provided that the range of motion of the pressing plate group assigned to the front trouser bend is limited by a constant stop, the position of which corresponds to the fixation of the bow on the topper. After this according to the invention, the front trouser bend is held in a very defined manner in the waistband area of the trousers on the topper, needs accordingly, the associated pressing plate group is only ever brought into a previously determinable pressing position .. ■

The group of press plates facing the back of the trousers is also movable to and fro within the scope of the invention guided, but also pivotably mounted and accordingly preferably provided with separately controllable drive means. It is advisable to use a combined control device to limit the movement of the rear trouser bend

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To provide facing press plate group, one of which Part of the lifting movement of the group depending on the stretched waistband and the other part of the group Pivoting movement of the press plates in. Limited depending on the incline of the trouser cut.

The advantage is thus achieved that the press plate group assigned to the rear bow is always only Moved as far as the cut and size of the pants

erdies / demand. The control device according to the invention

. allows automatic adjustment of the machine so that manual adjustments are not necessary.

The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method described at the beginning. It is based on a topper for fastening the waistband and provides as an invention that the topper has two has pivotable and spread in the open position support plates, around which the front waistband area mainly can be fixed by means of scraping straps, while the rear waistband area by means of a resilient Pin is unclamped.

The bearings of these support plates are arranged in.einem such a distance from one another within the meaning of the invention that the support plates pivoted against each other have approximately the same ■ hem as the middle

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ingest pieces and allow ironing of pant legs that are parallel to each other.

In terms of further refinements, it can be provided that the (drag plates as well as the (double frame) of a vapor- and air-permeable sack are surrounded, which is designed to be open at the bottom and in places at the top. This sack has the task of expanding outward under the inflation pressure and the trousers just below the waistband to the outside to puff tight and thereby bring about an ironing effect.

In addition, the invention provides within the scope of embodiments that protruding into the topper interior Steam and / or hot air lines are arranged. In addition, it is advisable to have something protruding into the trouser legs from below sword-like or weight- or spring-loaded tensioning organs are provided for the transverse and longitudinal tension of the pant legs.

Further details of the invention emerge from the drawing. In it the invention is schematic and example shown. Show it:

Pig. 1: a schematic side view of an automatic Trouser hanger device according to the invention,

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Pig. 2: an enlarged side view of a press plate group according to Pig. 1,

Pig. 3: a partial longitudinal section through the topper according to the invention and

Pig. 4 to 6: Cross-sections through the topper according to the line IV - IV according to Pig. 3 or cross-sections through the pressing devices in different working positions. ·

In the embodiments of the Pig. 1 and 2, the trousers to be ironed are denoted by 1. In this embodiment the trousers 1 are arranged in a hanging manner, in that the waistband is at the top. This waistband is held with a Topper.2 in a manner to be described later. The topper 2 is on one Machine frame 3ι which is gallows-like and sufficient Has space to accommodate the press plate groups 8, 12 movably.

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It can be assumed that the trousers 1 to be ironed are either washed or dry-cleaned and therefore a has labile Porm. The ironing of the pants 1 thus requires that the pants 1 both in the longitudinal and transverse directions is sufficiently tensioned. For this purpose, the invention provides sword-like clamping elements 4- ·, 5, which from below into the

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Trouser legs are introduced and resiliently spread apart and are loaded by weights 6 so that the pant leg is stretched taut and spread apart. The weight.6 is here on a guide rod 7. arranged longitudinally movable. Take the clamping elements 4, 5 take part in this movement.

While in the known ironing devices there are separating plates or the like between the trouser legs, the invention takes a different approach. Each of the press plate groups 8, 12 can be moved relative to one another. They have pivotably mounted pressure plates 9 »13, which are designed to be pivotable about vertically directed axes 10, 14 with the aid of the lifting cylinders 11, 15. In J ¹ Xg. 1, the drawn-up position is shown in solid lines, while the position of the press plate groups 8, 12 during the press work is shown in dash-dotted lines.

The pants / is held on the topper 2 with the front trouser bend in a precisely defined position, so that the front The press plate group 8 facing the pant bend only needs to be moved into a defined position, which from the outset is adjustable. The range of motion of the other press plate group 12, however, must be variable because of it it can be assumed that the pants 1 have different sizes and different cuts.

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Vie too. Fig. 2 shows, is somi-t the adjustment drive for strand this press plate group 12 with various control means. A lifting motor 25 is initially used for transverse movement, the stroke of which depends on the stop 22 and the counter-stop 23. This stop 22 is located on a sleeve 20, which also has a dowel pin 19 or a similar one Carrying device, which spans the pants 1 in the rear waistband area. The sleeve 20 can be moved on the guide 21 and if necessary under spring pressure. It | is easy to see that by the distance between the dowel pin 19 and the stop 22, both of which are arranged on the sleeve 20, a defined stop position for the press plate group 12 is formed, so that the press plates 13 always.nur so far be moved so that they cover a certain area of the back of the trouser bend. But after the pants 1 from above is cut diagonally at the bottom, but the press plates 13 originally occupy a vertical position, it is necessary this position of the press plates 13 after the cut of the pants 1 to correct. For this purpose, the pressure plates 13 can be pivoted about the horizontal bearing 16. Also · isti.ein Lifting cylinder 17 with a connecting rod 18 is provided. The lifting cylinder .17 is switched on by a special control, as soon as the press plate group 12 has hit the stop 22. As a result, the press plate 13 rotates in the Clockwise until the 'photocell control 24' dips into the free space between the trouser legs and as a result, a switching pulse is given, which switches off the lifting cylinder 17.

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By superimposing the two drives 25, 17, the press plates 13 can thus be shifted to the dashed line shown in FIG Move position. Of course, it is also possible to use another suitable drive for this purpose to be provided.

In Fig. 2 it is also shown that a brake arrangement 26, for example in the form of an eccentric lock, are provided with a lifting cylinder 27, which are then activated when the stops 22, 23 in Came into contact.

How the waistband is stretched in the area of the topper 2 can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4. The topper 2 has in the basic view approximately triangular shape, as can be seen from FIG. The inner waistband 37 is increased by two 34 pivotably mounted support plates are laid around so that the trouser bend or the seams exactly with the front edge of the front the support plate 35 matches. In order to keep this waistband 37 non-slip, one can, within the meaning of the invention Provide scraper bands 36 on the outer surface of the support plates 35, which penetrate the waistband with barbed pins and hold him tight.

The two bearings 34 of the support plates 35 are in a certain Distance from each other provided, which is necessary for the pant legs when stretching on the

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Toppers 2 have a distance from each other. Above the topper 2 there is a topger cavity 28 with a Hot air supply 29 and a steam supply 30, one of which Steam inlet pipe 31 continues downward. To the In addition, an inflatable bag 32 is placed on the topper walls, which is open at the bottom and has the task of expanding outwards, when steam or hot air is introduced into the topper interior under pressure. This inflatable bag 32 is on its closed upper side (cf. FIG. 3) is provided with hangers 33 which can slide on the guide 21. ' Thus, not only the dowel pin 19 but at the same time also the inflatable bag 32 is more controlled with the aid of the guide 21.in Way movable.

Fig. M- shows the topper or the support plates 35 in the drawn-up position, while in Fig. 5 the pressing position is illustrated. It can be seen that the support plates 35 are now parallel to one another, specifically at the distance that the two bearings 34- mediate. The press plates 9 'only have a soft covering 38 on their inner surfaces. They are arranged in the pressing position so that they only press the two edge areas of the pants on the bow. The middle pants area remains unaffected by the press plates, as can be seen from the dash-dotted lines in FIG.

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In Fig. 6, the press plate groups 8, 12 are shown in a section below the trouser crotch. It it can be seen here that the press plate groups 8, 12 each have a center piece 39 (which is also shown in FIG Fig. 5 is shown in plan view). This center piece 39 is designed as a hollow body and, in the exemplary embodiment, is provided with two hollow chambers 40, 41, of which the steam chamber 40 with porous walls and the hot air chamber 41 is provided with tight walls. The steam in the steam air chamber 40 can pass through from the inside the walls reach the pants in the area of the two bends and leads to sufficient humidification for one proper crease formation. The warm air chamber 41, on the other hand, has the task of the walls of the steam chamber keep warm to prevent condensation from forming. This has the advantage of making the most of the steam.

The space 42 which can be seen in FIG. 6 between the two middle pieces 39 is neither from the outside nor from the inside Press elements covered. However, this space is filled with steam or hot air from the topper 2 and accordingly put under pressure. This pressure increase has the consequence that the pants 1 is inclined to be in the uncompressed part to curve slightly outwards. In order to avoid the change in the press pattern caused by the bulging, im

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According to the invention it is provided that the press plate groups 8, 12 are moved relative to one another when the bulge begins .. This has the consequence that the pants in the transverse direction is tightened, which compensates for the bulge and produces an excellent ironing effect.

But it is also recommended here, only to the rear To move bow associated pressing plate group 13 and to take advantage of the pivotability of the pressing plates 13 to the transverse. tension in the buttocks area greater than in the foot area of the trousers, so that the trousers are stretched evenly overall will.·

The operation of the device according to the invention is great simple: you put the topper 2 with the support plates 32 in the position according to Fig. 4- and pulls the pants so that the front bow with the front edge of the support plates 35 exactly matches. The inner waistband 37 is attached to the scratching tape 36, while, with the help of the dowel pin 19, the Pants are stretched backwards.

Now the two groups of press plates 8, 12 are moved towards one another, with the middle bridge 39 into space get between the pant legs while the pressure plates 9 are still inclined, as shown in FIG. IT-

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more you can see the support plates -35 around their bearings 34 after pivot inside so that they are parallel to each other, as shown in FIG. Down will that Trouser leg through the sword-like tensioning organs 4, 5, such as portrayed, stretched out. The supply of steam at 30 causes steam to enter both the steam chambers 40 of the centerpieces as well as into the space 42 between the middle pieces 39. Due to the pressure, the ones that are not pressed bulge Pants areas to the outside, which is equalized by the fact that the press plate group 12 to a small distance for the purpose Cross tension of the pants is moved back.

The pants 1 is now ironed neatly at the edge regions by Preßplattenwirkung "and also so ironed in the central region by Blähsackwirkung with sufficient tension, as if it had the impression that the entire surface pit trousers press plates has been ironed without formation of Palten. Ii

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Claims (1)

PR. FRITZ WALTER 'ATENTATORS. 89AUQSBURQ Ulrichsplatz 12 Telephone 27815 and 28844 Date: September 21, 1965 Files: 117-204,205 ern / ka Company Kleindienst & Co. Claims 1) method of ironing trousers with the help of press plates acting on the outer surfaces of the stretched trousers, while between the trouser legs there is at least one center piece which absorbs the pressure, characterized in that the trousers are made with the aid of the pressure plates only in the edge area, the trouser bend pressed and in the other areas from the inside like a flat shirt with steam or / and hot air is applied, wherein the bulging of the unpressed pants areas formed by a relaxing relative movement of the press plates is compensated. 2) Method according to claim 1, characterized in that that the pants held in place at their front bow with continued longitudinal tightening and only with the help of the rear bow machining press plates is stretched transversely, 909819/0339 -H- jr.i Tcdinikrat Augsburg · Telephone calls require written confirmation ■ Consultation time only by agreement ο 5P11 Stadtsparkasse Augsburg · Account 1317 Fürst-Fugger-Bank Augsburg · Postsdicckkonto 96333 Munich wherein the pressing plates move approximately parallel to the inclined line of intersection of the rear trouser bend carry out. 3) Method of ironing trousers whose waistband is attached to a Topper is attached and their pant legs with the help of pressure plates from the outside against a between them MitteIstück is pressed, especially after Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the waistband is drawn up in a triangular shape on the topper and is attached, with the pant legs extending from the buttocks outgoing triangular legs form, whereupon the pant legs tightened in the longitudinal direction and the pressure plates as well as middle pieces of both are moved against the stretched trousers that the prismatic middle pieces come to lie between the trouser legs, which are still spread apart, which then move from the press plates against the center pieces are pressed so that the trouser legs now also have an approximately parallel position in the waistband area to each other. 4-) Method according to claim 3, characterized in that that the front trouser bend is held in place and. the trousers are stretched out at the back part of the waistband, whereby the Ausspannweg determined with the help of suitable control devices for the movement of the associated pressure plates and then the distance of these press plates is determined » • - III - 909819/0339 '. 5) procedure according to. Claim 4, characterized in, that the group of press plates assigned to the rear trouser bend initially so far against the stretched trousers is moved until the upper press plate part has the correct position in the trouser cut area, after which the press plate group is pivoted until the lower part of the press plate is a sufficient distance to over the front of the trousers reaches out. 6) Device for performing the method according to claim 1 or the following, consisting of a press plate arrangement that is pressed from the outside against the stretched trousers, a middle piece for absorbing the pressing pressure is located between the trouser legs, characterized in that that two pairs of press plates (8, 12) are provided 'and these are guided so far movable that their press plates (9il3) only the edge areas of the pants (1) under exposure a central area, with a steam and / or hot air supply (29,30) to the inside of the pants is provided. · · 7) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that that the individual pressing plate group (8, 12) can be moved back and forth and is provided with two pivotably mounted pressing plates and a correspondingly large middle piece (39) located between them is provided. -IV - 909819/0339 8) Device according to claim 6 or 7i thereby g e k e η η ζ e i c h η e t that the middle piece (39) as a hollow body is designed with porous walls for the passage of steam,. · 9) Device according to claim 8, characterized in that that the middle piece (39) has two adjacent cavities, of which the cavity associated with the trouser bend (40) can be charged with steam and the other (41) with hot air. · 10) Device-according to claim 6 or the following, characterized in g e that the press plates (9 »13) on their pressing side are only provided with a soft layer (38). 11) Device according to claim 6 or the following, characterized in that. "That the range of motion of the dem front trouser bend associated pressing plate group (9) is limited by a constant stop, the position of which is the Fixing the bow on the topper (2) corresponds. 12) Device according to claim 6 or the following, characterized in that the facing towards the rear trouser bend Press plate group (12) both guided to and fro and pivotably mounted and accordingly separated controllable drive means (17, 25) is provided. _ γ _ 909819/0333 - U60996 13) Device according to claim 12, characterized in that a combined control device to limit the movement of the press plate group (12) facing the rear trouser bend, the of a part (22, 23) the lifting movement of the group (12) as a function of the stretched waistband and the other Part (24) limits the pivoting movement of the press plates (13) as a function of the incline of the trouser cut. Device for carrying out the method according to claim 3, consisting of a topper for fastening the waistband, characterized in that the topper (2) has two pivotable and in the open position has spread support plates (35), around which the front waistband area (37) primarily by means of scratching tapes (36) can be fixed, while the rear waistband area can be stretched out by means of a resilient pin (19). ι f 15) Device according to claim 14, characterized in that that the bearings (34) of the support plates (35) are arranged at such a distance from each other that the against each other pivoted support plates (35) approximately the same space as that provided in the press plate groups (8, 12) Take center pieces (39) and ironing parallel to each other allow lying trouser legs. • - VI - ■ 909819/0339 16) Device according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that the support plates (35) as well the topper frame (2) are surrounded by a vapor- and air-permeable sack (32) which is below and in places is designed to be open at the top. 17) Device according to claim 14 or the following, characterized characterized in that steam and / or hot air lines projecting into the topper interior (2) (29, 30) are provided. 18) Device according to claim 6 or the following, characterized in that from below into the pant legs protruding sword-like and weight or spring-loaded tensioning elements (4,5) for transverse and longitudinal tension the pant legs are provided. DrS ¹ .Walter and Dipl.-Ing.Ernicke patent attorneys