JP2002052290A - Cleaning method and system for each set of uniform for respective patrons - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning method wherein a product administration for respective patrons regarding all cleaning processes is facilitated, and in the meantime, a sorting error is absolutely eliminated, and the lead time can be shortened, and the productivity can be increased, and a system which can advantageously realize such a cleaning method. SOLUTION: Various kinds of uniforms (82) which are collected from respective patrons are gathered as small lots (86). Under the configuration of the small lots (86), washing (88) and drying (89) works are performed. Then, the small lots are sorted (90) into respective patron sets (92), and various kinds of finish treatments (94, 95 and 96) are applied while keeping the state of the patron sets (92).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and a system for cleaning uniforms according to a set of customers, and more particularly to a method of cleaning uniforms according to a set of customers who can eliminate any sorting errors when sorting uniforms by customer. It relates to a cleaning system in which prevention of such sorting errors can be advantageously realized.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, in a cleaning work in a uniform rental business, rented uniforms have been regularly collected and cleaned. In such a cleaning operation, since the same kind of uniform is handled in large quantities, cleaning has generally been performed by a method described in detail below.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10, a cleaning company first collects uniforms from a plurality of customers such as restaurants (cooking / restaurants), factories, and hospitals (10).
0) and attach a tag to each customer's laundry (uniform), and if necessary, cotton, synthetic fiber,
They are classified by the material of the laundry, such as hair, or by color and pattern. Thereafter, the number of the collected laundry (101), the degree of dirt, the contents of the pockets, and the like are confirmed in the acceptance confirmation (102), and then the collected laundry (101) is gathered together with the laundry of a plurality of customers (105). 100kg or 200
10kg depending on the capacity of large washing machine
Large lots of laundry (10 kg to 200 kg)
3) and this large lot of laundry (103)
, The washing and drying (104, 106) operations are performed.

Next, the large lot (103) that has been subjected to the washing / drying (104, 106) is transported to a finishing place separated from the washing place where the above-mentioned large-sized washing (dewatering) machine / dryer is arranged. In such a finishing place, finishing (108) processing such as pressing or ironing is performed one by one.
8) Before processing, the laundry collected in the washing place (105) is processed by finishing (112, 114, 116) such as jacket press, pants press, hat press, etc. The uniforms thus classified are placed in a place such as a truck or a table, and sorting (107) is performed according to the kind. The laundry sorted in this manner is transported to finishing machines arranged in plurals for each of various finishing processes, and is individually pressed or ironed by a dedicated worker or the like. Finishing (108) processing is performed, and the laundry subjected to such finishing (108) processing is temporarily stored in a hanger rack or a sort sorting shelf (not shown) in order. And then, the laundry stored by type is
Using a symbol or a number written on a tag or the like, an operator or a sorting device such as a sorting machine performs a customer-specific sorting (110) operation, and the sorted laundry is collected and packed. Etc. are set by
Then, the set is completed and shipped (118).

[0005] However, in the above-described cleaning method, a large number of customers' laundry items are washed together in large lots for the purpose of increasing economic efficiency and productivity, so that the water required for washing is increased. The number of washings and the number of washings are further reduced, but since such large lots cause the washings of many customers to be mixed at random, the collected washings are classified by customer. In the work of sorting (110),
The problem is that a large number of man-hours (many hours and many workers) are required.

In addition, washing a large amount of laundry at a time,
Work efficiency due to the time required for the laundry to accumulate in a predetermined amount (the amount corresponding to the washing machine) from where batch processing is used for sorting, or where a lot of man-hours are required for sorting (110) work per customer. Because there is a lot of stagnation time during which no work is performed on the laundry, such as poor quality,
In addition to prolonging the lead time and causing problems such as delays in delivery, in addition to the large amount of man-hours involved in the sorting by customer (110) described above, From many places,
Sorting errors due to tag reading errors etc. are inevitable,
This also led to problems such as misdelivery.

[0007]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to realize a line of cleaning work using small lots of laundry. Eliminating the assembly work as described above facilitates customer-specific product management for all processes such as washing / drying, customer-specific sorting, finishing, inspection / packaging, etc., while eliminating sorting errors and leading It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning method that can advantageously reduce time and improve productivity, and a system that advantageously realizes such a cleaning method.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in order to solve such problems, (a) hats collected for each customer,
Laundry that is set by combining various uniforms such as outerwear, shirts, blouses, pants, etc. is grouped as small lots of 1-2 customers, or at most 5 or less customers, and in the form of the small lots Performing the necessary washing and further drying; (b) sorting the various uniforms from the dried small lot according to customer sets; and (c) sorting the customer sets of the sorted uniforms. A step of placing each set on a transport line and sequentially transporting the set; and (d) arranging a plurality of necessary finishing machines along the transport line and setting a customer set to be transported on the transport line. In the state where is maintained, uniforms constituting the customer set are individually taken out, subjected to a predetermined finishing process by the finishing machine, and again returned to the transport line. And (e) taking out the customer set of the uniform which has been finished with the predetermined finishing from the transport line, And a step of packing the customer set after inspecting the uniforms constituting the customer set.

In other words, according to the method of cleaning uniforms according to the present invention according to the present invention, the laundry of a large number of customers can be collected without being collected into a large lot.
Customer uniforms of ~ 2 or at most 5 or less are collected as small lots, washed and dried in the form of the small lots, and then the dried small lots are sorted, Separately, various uniforms are set (for example, hat x number + outerwear x number + pants x
), And the subsequent work is performed for each customer set. Therefore, the conventional large-scale classification and customer classification work is no longer required, and Product management can be greatly facilitated, and sorting errors can be eliminated.In addition, a cleaning line can be realized for each small lot, and lead time can be effectively reduced. As a result, productivity can be advantageously improved.

Further, in the cleaning method according to the present invention, a large-scale sorting operation by type and a sorting operation by customer, which have been performed before and after a finishing step such as a conventional press working, can be performed on a small scale. (1 to 5 for the number of customers)
Furthermore, equipment and equipment can be advantageously omitted.

In the present invention, each customer set of uniforms sorted as described above is placed on a transport line and sequentially transported, and the customer set transported along the transport line is sequentially transmitted to the customer set. In the state maintained, individually take out the uniforms constituting the customer set,
Repeating the required predetermined finishing and returning to the transport line again, the specified finishing is performed on all of the uniforms that make up the customer set. This facilitates the management, thereby making it possible to effectively prevent misdelivery and the like.

According to a preferred embodiment of the method of cleaning a uniform according to a customer set according to the present invention, the transport line has a structure in which a plurality of transport tables are connected and can be moved in one direction. And one of the customer sets is placed on one of the transport tables and transported. Therefore, by using such a transport line, the customer set can be moved in one direction while maintaining the order in which the customer sets are placed on each transport table, so that customer-specific management is more advantageous. Therefore, mis-delivery can be effectively prevented.

According to another preferred embodiment of the cleaning method according to the present invention, the sorted customer sets are placed on every other one of the transport tables, and the customer sets are placed on the other hand. The finished uniforms are placed on the other every other transfer table. In this way, by placing the finished work and the one before finish work on every other transfer table, it is possible to check at a glance whether or not the finish work has been performed. Thus, work efficiency can be effectively improved.

Further, according to another preferred embodiment of the cleaning method according to the present invention, every other one of the transfer tables has a peripheral wall having a predetermined height provided on an outer peripheral portion of a bottom plate. It has a mold shape, and inside the box shape, the sorted customer set after drying is accommodated,
When transported to the position of the predetermined finishing machine, a predetermined uniform forming a customer set is taken out of the box-shaped shape, and a finishing process corresponding to the predetermined finishing machine is performed. In this way, the difference between the shape of the table on which the finished product and the one before the finish process are placed makes it possible to more clearly distinguish between the finished product and the one before the finish process. Become.

The present invention is also directed to a cleaning system suitably employed in the above-described cleaning method. Specifically, the type of application of the uniform, the material and the white matter / color are described. It has multiple cleaning lines corresponding to the items, and in each cleaning line, collects laundry collected by customer and combined with various uniforms such as hats, outerwear, shirts, blouses, pants, etc. into small lots. In a state where the laundry is washed and the various uniforms are sorted for each customer set, the cleaning system is adapted to carry out the necessary finishing work, wherein each of the cleaning lines is (A) a small lot of the laundry. A washing machine that individually accommodates the small lots sequentially supplied and performs necessary washing. A washing and drying line in which a plurality of washing machines and a plurality of drying machines for drying small lots washed in each washing machine are arranged; and (B) the washing and drying line is provided following the washing and drying line, and From a small lot, a sorting zone for sorting various uniforms for each customer set, and (C) a customer set of uniforms sorted in the sorting zone, for each set,
A transport line that is placed and transported sequentially;
(D) While arranging a plurality of necessary finishing machines along the transport line and maintaining a customer set transported on the transport line, uniforms constituting the customer set are individually taken out and the finishing is performed. A finishing line for performing a predetermined finishing process by a machine and repeating the operation of returning to the conveying line again to perform a predetermined finishing process on all of the uniforms constituting the customer set. The gist is a uniform cleaning system for each customer set.
And, by adopting the cleaning system having such characteristics, it is possible to enjoy the excellent advantages as described above.

According to a preferred embodiment of the uniform customer-specific cleaning system according to the present invention, the transport line comprises: (a) a transport table on which the customer set is mounted; A transport path for sequentially moving in the arrangement direction, and (b) a transport table disposed on either the upper side or the lower side of the transport path and after the customer set has been removed, the transport path of the transport path. A return path for returning from the end point to the transport start side,
(C) an input-side lifter provided on the transport starting point side of the transport path, receiving the transport table returned through the return path, moving up and down to the height of the transport path, and sending out to the transport path; And a delivery side lifter that is provided on the transport end side of the transport path, receives a transport table transported through the transport path, moves up and down to the height of the return path, and sends out the return table to the return path. . By using such a transport line, it is possible to continuously and efficiently perform various finishing processes and the like.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, in order to clarify the present invention more specifically, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 schematically shows a cleaning equipment layout according to an example of a cleaning system according to the present invention. The cleaning system shown in FIG. 1 includes four cleaning lines A to D according to the type of business of the uniform, the type of material used, and the white matter / colored matter (black matter), specifically, used in cooking / restaurants. For cleaning uniforms used in the cafeteria, uniforms used in the cafeteria, or uniforms used in the factory, food and drink uniform white goods, food and drink uniforms,
Cleaning lines for the cafeteria uniform and the factory uniform are provided in parallel. In each cleaning line, a cleaning / finishing machine such as a washing machine, a dryer, a press machine, and other necessary devices such as a tatami mat are provided in the order of the cleaning line in the order of the cleaning work / finishing process ( 1 (right direction in FIG. 1).

In a plurality of such cleaning lines, a cleaning line A (line A in FIG. 1) in which white food and drink uniforms are to be cleaned is taken as an example. Starting from the laundry storage area 11a where the white laundry (uniform) collected from each dish / restaurant is deposited, the reception table 12 from which the laundry is received is sequentially arranged from the storage area 11a. A washing machine comprising six relatively small capacity washing machines 14 for washing small lots of laundry and three drying machines 16 having sufficient capacity to dry such small lots of laundry. A drying line, a sorting zone including four sorters 18, a transport line including a conveyor 19 for transporting the sorted laundry, and A conveying finishing line comprising a plurality of finishing machines and finishing stand arranged along the line, it is constructed.

In FIG. 1, the finishing line as described above folds a collar press machine 20a, a sleeve press machine 20b, a torso press machine 20c as the jacket finish machine 20, and a finished jacket. The tatami table 21, the trouser press machine 22, the tatami table 23 for folding the pants, the hat press machine 24, the packaging machine 25 and the like are arranged in order in the traveling direction (right direction in FIG. 1). I have.

Further, the conveyor 19 as the above-mentioned transport line is for sequentially transporting the loaded predetermined laundry items for each laundry item. Here, a structure as described in detail below is used. It is advantageously employed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the conveyor 19 as such a transport line is
6, a lower return path 28, an elevating elevator 30 and an elevating lifter 32. As shown in FIG. 3, there is a structure capable of moving a connecting body 36 including a plurality of transport tables 34 in the traveling direction. are doing.

More specifically, the upper conveying path 26 is constituted by a pair of upper guide rails 38, 38 (see FIG. 4) and a chain conveyor 40 as a driving unit. Each of the upper guide rails 38 is formed of a U-shaped cross section that opens upward, and they are arranged in parallel in the transport direction at predetermined intervals. , Those two upper guide rails 3
Reference numerals 8 and 38 denote two left and right vertical girders 42 supported by a plurality of pillars 41 having a prismatic shape and extending in the same direction as the upper guide rail 38 and a plurality of horizontal girders 43 bridging the two vertical girders 42. Fixed and supported on a supporting frame. Further, a plurality of rollers 39 arranged at predetermined intervals in the rail length direction are freely rotatably attached to the U-shaped openings of the upper guide rails 38, 38.

The chain conveyor 40 has two sprockets 44 installed at a predetermined distance in the conveying direction at an intermediate portion between the two upper guide rails 38, 38.
a, 44b, one endless chain belt 45
However, it has a bridged structure. The sprocket 44 installed on the front side in the traveling direction (the right side in FIG. 2)
As shown in FIG. 4, a driven pulley 47 that is driven by the rotation of a motor 46 as a drive source is connected to a rotation shaft (not shown) of b through a belt. When the driven pulley 47 is rotated, the sprocket 44b coaxially supported by the driven pulley 47 is rotated in the transport direction (clockwise in FIG. 2), and the chain belt 45 and the other sprocket 4 are rotated.
4a can be rotated or rotated in the same direction. That is, by driving the motor 46, the chain conveyor 40 is operated. The rotation speed, the rotation pattern, and the rotation amount of the chain conveyor 40 are continuously changed according to the operation speed, the arrangement interval of the machines, and the like in the finishing process along the conveyor 19 (transport line). Are set intermittently and appropriately.

Further, the chain belt 45 includes
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, an upwardly protruding engaging projection 49 is fixedly attached to the outer link 48a of the outer link 48a and the inner link 48b constituting the chain belt 45. As will be described later, the coupling body 36 including the plurality of transport tables 34 can be moved by the engagement projection 49.

On the other hand, the lower return path 28 is composed of a pair of lower guide rails 50, 50 and a rubber belt conveyor 52, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the lower guide rails 50, 50 are connected to the upper guide rail 3 as described above.
Arms attached to the left and right columns 41, 41 so as to extend in the same direction at a lower position separated from the upper guide rails 38, 38 by a predetermined distance, Each is supported.

A rubber belt conveyor 52 is provided at a center position between two lower guide rails 50, 50 with a plurality of rubber belt pulleys 54 provided at a predetermined distance in the conveying direction, and has an endless circular cross section. Rubber belt 53
It is configured by stretching. More specifically, in FIG. 2, pulleys 54a to 54e for rubber belts are used.
Are disposed at predetermined intervals in the transport direction, and two rubber belt pulleys 54 adjacent to each other in the transport direction are provided.
One endless rubber belt 53 is stretched between the pulleys. For example, in FIG.
b and pulley 54c, pulley 54c and pulley 54d
, One endless rubber belt 53a to 53d is stretched between the pulley 54d and the pulley 54e. Here, of the rubber belt pulleys 54a to 54e, the pulleys 54b, 54c, 54
In the case of d, as shown in FIG. 4, two rubber belt pulleys 54 are installed. The rubber belt pulley 54 is connected to a rotating shaft of a motor 55 via a belt.
b and 54b, the driven pulley 56 is rotated in synchronization with the rotation of the driven pulley 56.
Drives all four rubber belts 53a-53
d is rotated in a direction opposite to the transport direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 2).

Further, the input side lifter 30 and the output side lifter 32
6 has the same structure, and the following describes the output side lifter 32 by describing the input side lifter 30 shown in FIG. 6 as a representative. First, the entrance-side lifter 30 has lifter guide rails 58, 58 on its upper surface corresponding to the above-mentioned pair of upper guide rails 38, 38 and extending at a predetermined length in their extending direction. The guide rails 58, 58 are fixedly mounted on an upper support frame 59 having a rectangular planar shape, and are attached to the upper guide rails 38, 38 at the rising end, and to the lower guide rails at the descending end. 5
0 and 50 are connected continuously. Further, a pair of outer tilt links having an upper end rotatably and immovably supported by the upper support frame 59 and a pinion 61 rotatably mounted at the lower end of the entrance-side lifter 30. 62, 62 and a pair of inwardly tilting links whose lower ends are rotatably and immovably supported by a fixed lower support frame 60, and at the upper end of which are provided freely rotatable rollers 63. 64, 64 are provided such that one is located on each of the left and right sides (left and right in FIG. 6) in the transport direction. The corresponding outer tilt link 62 and inner tilt link 64 intersect at a substantially central portion in the length direction, and a support shaft arranged at the intersecting portion and connecting the two links 62 and 64. 6
At 5, it is rotatably supported around the support shaft 65.

The rotation shaft 6 is attached to pinions 61, 61 attached to the lower ends of a pair of outer tilt links 62, 62 provided at a predetermined distance on the left and right sides in the transport direction.
6 is fixedly attached, and this rotating shaft 66 is
By rotating in synchronization with the rotation of the motor 68,
The pinions 61 are rotated in conjunction with each other, and the locking teeth of the pinions 61 engage with the rack 67 engraved in the transport direction of the lower support frame 60. Thereby, for example, the rotation shaft 66 is rotated in the opposite direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 2) to the traveling direction, so that the pinions 61, 61 are opposite to the traveling direction (left direction in FIG. 2). The outer tilting links 62, 62 are caused to be tilted in the horizontal direction, and the inner tilting links 64, 62,
The rollers 63, 63 attached to the upper end of the
Rolling contact with the lower surface of the upper support frame 59,
Thus, the lifter guide rail 5 can be moved in the same direction by the same amount as that of the lifter guide rails 1 and 61.
8, 58, while maintaining the horizontal state, the lower return path 28
Until it reaches the same height as. Conversely, by rotating the rotating shaft 66 clockwise in FIG. 2, the pinions 61, 61 are moved in the traveling direction, so that the lifter guide rail 5
8, 58 can be raised to the same height as the above-mentioned upper conveying path 26 while maintaining the horizontal state. In the present embodiment, the entrance lifter 30 is generally configured such that the lifter guide rail 58 is at the same height as the lower return path 28, while the exit lifter 32 is generally configured as a lifter guide. The rail 58 has the same height as the upper conveying path 26.

By the way, the connecting body 36 which can be moved on the conveyor 19 having such a structure is formed by connecting a plurality of transport tables 34 each having a substantially rectangular shape in a plane form.
As shown in FIG. 7, the transfer table 34 has a predetermined size on which laundry can be placed, for example, 400 mm × 7.
It is composed of a mounting plate 69 having a size of 00 mm × 10 mm.
A pair of L-shaped plates 7 extending in the longitudinal direction at both ends
0, 70 are fixed. Also, such a pair of L
A pair of guide rails (38, 50, 58) is arranged between both opposing inner surfaces of the dials 70, 70,
Thereby, the transport table 34 is moved to the guide rail (3
8, 50, 58), it is possible to move straight without derailing. Further, a connection piece 72 protruding outward is attached to the mounting plate 69 at substantially the center of one end in the length direction, and the connection piece 72 is provided at a substantially center of the other end. Engagement hole 7 to be engaged
4 are provided, and the connection pieces 72 and the engagement holes 74 are engaged with each other, so that a plurality of transport tables 3 are provided.
4 are connected in series. Further, on the lower surface of the end to which the connecting piece 72 is attached, a downwardly protruding engagement plate 76 which is engaged with the engagement projection 49 attached to the chain belt 45 of the chain conveyor 40 is attached. It is being done.

A plurality of transfer tables 34 having the above-described structure are connected to each other to form a connected body 36 as shown in FIG.
The number of the transport tables 34 connected to the upper transport path 2
6 (lower return path 28). Further, on every other transfer table 34 of the connecting body 36, a cage body 37 having a box shape in which a peripheral wall having a predetermined height is provided on an outer peripheral portion of a bottom plate having the same size as the transfer table 34, It is fixedly attached detachably (see FIGS. 3 and 8). In addition, such a cage 37 is attached so as not to hinder the functions of the connecting piece 72 and the engaging hole 74 provided on the transport table 34. The connector 36 (transport table 34) having such a structure can be moved on the conveyor 19 as follows.

That is, the connecting body 36 placed on the upper conveying path 26 is moved by driving the chain conveyor 40 as a driving unit. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the chain belt 45 is rotated by the driving of the motor 46, and any one of the engagement protrusions 49 provided on the outer link 48 a of the chain belt 45 is provided. Finally, one of the engagement plates 76 of the connecting body 36 is locked, and the engagement
Is pushed, so that the connecting body 36 is moved in the transport direction by an amount corresponding to the operation amount of the chain conveyor 40. In the present embodiment, the chain conveyor 40 is not always rotated, but the lifter guide rail 58 of the outlet lifter 32 described later is not at the same height as the upper conveying path 26. Employs at least an operation pattern in which the rotation is stopped.

The movement of the connecting body 36 causes the transfer table 34 to reach the transfer end point of the upper transfer path 26, that is, the transfer table 34 (the transfer table 34) moved from the upper transfer path 26 onto the output lifter 32. Basket 37
The transfer table 34 is also returned to the transfer start point of the upper transfer path 26 in which the transfer table 3 is first removed.
4 is lowered by the outlet side lifter 32 and sent out to the lower return path 28. At this time, the connection of the transport table 34 to be returned is released by the detachment of the connecting piece 72 from the engagement hole 74 as the outlet side lifter 32 descends.

Next, the transport table 34 on the output side lifter 32 which has been lowered to the same height as the lower return path 28 is sent to the lower return path 28 by an operator or the like, and is returned to the lower return path 2.
8 is placed so that the lower surface of the mounting plate 69 of the transfer table 34 is in contact with the rubber belt 53 of the rubber belt conveyor 52 that is rotated over substantially the entire area of the conveyor belt 8. As the rubber belt 53 is driven to rotate, the rubber belt 53 is moved toward the entry-side lifter 30 and returned.

The transport table 34 moved onto the entrance lifter 30 is positioned at the transport start point of the upper transport path 26 by raising the entrance lifter 30 to the height of the upper transport path 26. Becomes Therefore, the transport table 34 thus returned is connected again by an operator or the like, and becomes a part of the connected body 36.

When the cleaning operation according to the present invention is performed using a cleaning line (cleaning system) including a transport line having the above-described structure, the following method is used as an example. Becomes

That is, as described above, various types of laundry (uniforms) are respectively provided with a washing (dehydrating) machine 14, a drying machine 16, a sorter 18, as shown in FIG.
Cleaning machines and devices, such as various finishing machines (20, 22, 24) and a packaging machine 25, are sequentially arranged in one direction (right direction in FIG. 1) on a cleaning line A in which laundry is processed and processed in order. Although the laundry is to be advanced, the cleaning work and processing are performed on the laundry to be cleaned in a work flow as shown in FIG.

More specifically, the white food / drink uniform A (laundry 82) collected from a plurality of customers 80 is delivered to the uniform storage area 11a.
A reception confirmation 84 similar to the conventional one is performed to confirm the customer name and customer number, the number of the collected laundry items 82, the number of the collected laundry items 82, the degree of dirt, the contents of the pockets, and the like. In addition, in such an acceptance check 84, it is needless to say that an operation of applying a detergent to the soiled portion, an operation of removing the contents of the pocket, and the like are carried out in advance for those which are extremely dirty. . Then, from the laundry 82 for which the reception confirmation 84 has been completed, the laundry 82 is sent to the reception stand 12, and 1 to 2 customers or at most 5 or less customers (two stores a and b in FIG. 2). ), The small lot 86 is put together, and the lot number and the like are set.

Here, the size of the small lot 86 is appropriately determined according to the size of the washing machine 14 and the like to be used. In the present invention, the size is preferably 50 kg or less, more preferably 50 kg or less. Is 10-30k
The laundry weight is about g, in order to improve productivity, shorten lead time, prevent sorting errors, etc.
It is desirable. In the case where the amount of laundry of one customer is extremely large and exceeds the washing capacity of the washing machine 14 to be used, the laundry of one customer is divided into a plurality of small lots 86. do it.

Then, the small lot 8 assembled as described above
6 is put in the unused washing machine 14 on a washing / drying line in which a plurality of washing machines 14 and drying machines 16 are arranged in a predetermined order, and a predetermined washing 88 is performed. . The washing 88 operation is performed under conventionally known various conditions according to the material of the laundry, the type of dirt, and the like. The washing machine 14 used in the present invention
Is not particularly limited, but a small lot 8
As the size of 6, the size as described above, preferably 50 kg or less, more preferably a size that gives a weight of 10 to 30 kg is suitably adopted. Machine 14 will be used. This means that, for example, when washing 10 kg of laundry in a 100 kg-compatible industrial washing machine, a large amount of water is used in comparison with the amount of washing, which is not economically desirable and is undesirable. Less effective,
This is because it becomes difficult to ensure cleaning quality. Therefore, when using a washing machine for 20 kg,
It is more desirable that the laundry (20 kg) corresponding to the amount is weighed by the weighing machine 13 to obtain a small lot 86 having a constant weight, whereby a certain excellent cleaning effect can be secured. . Then, the small lot 86 having been subjected to the washing (including dehydration) 88 process is subjected to a predetermined drying 89 operation in the vacant dryer 16.

Next, the dried small lot 86 is transferred to any unused sorting table 18 among the four sorting tables 18 constituting the sorting zone, and the customer number or the like attached to the slip or the laundry is added. As a clue, the sorting 90 is performed so that a uniform set (coating □ + trousers ＋+ hat △ in FIG. 9) is set for each customer, and the customer set 92 (9
2a or 92b). Unlike the conventional large-lot sort 107 and the customer-specific sort 110, the sorting 90 has a small amount of handling, unlike the conventional large-lot sorting 107, so that the operation is not complicated and can be performed in a short time. There is. Here, the uniform is set as a set for each customer and the customer set 92 is set. However, the customer set (9
2) is also possible.

Then, the sorted customer set 92
Is a customer set 92 (92a, 92b,
...), One cage 3 placed on every other one of the transport tables 34 constituting the connected body 36 on the conveyor 19.
7 and sequentially conveyed on a conveyor 19, and along the conveyor 19, a jacket finish 9
4. Various finishing processes such as trouser finishing 95 and hat finishing 96 are performed in the order in which the finishing machines are arranged.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 9,
For example, when the basket 37 accommodating the customer set 92a is transferred to the position of the collar press 20a that performs the jacket finishing 94, only the jacket (□) is taken out of the basket 37, and first, The collar press process is performed. Next, the sleeve press machine 20b and the body press machine 20c perform the sleeve press work and the body press work, respectively, in that order, and all the outerwear finishing 94 work is completed. And the outerwear (□) that has been subjected to the outerwear finish 94 processing is such an outerwear (□)
Is placed on the transport table 34 adjacent to the front of the removed cage body 37 in the traveling direction. Here, the finished coat (□) is placed on the transport table 34 adjacent to the front of the basket body 37 in the traveling direction, but is placed on the transport table 34 adjacent to the rear of the basket 37 in the traveling direction. The good thing is that
Needless to say.

The basket body 37 from which the outerwear (□) is taken out
However, when the trousers are transferred to the position of the trouser press 22 for performing the trouser finishing 95, the trousers (（) are taken out of the basket body 37, and the trousers (○) are subjected to the trouser finishing 95 processing. The finished trousers (○) are also placed on the transfer table 34 on which the previously finished outerwear (□) is placed. Similarly, the hat (△) is also subjected to hat finishing 96 processing, and after that processing, is placed on the transport table 34 in the same manner, thereby finishing all the uniforms of the customer set 92a. The interior of the basket 37 is also emptied. In FIG. 9, the customer set 92b is
The finishing process is performed next to the customer set 92a. The customer set 92a is stored in the basket 37 located behind the basket 37 in which the customer set 92a is stored.
After finishing the outer coat finish 94, the outer coat finish 94
Is to be implemented.

Next, the finished customer set 92 is taken out of the transport table 34 and subjected to various inspections, and then packed by the packaging machine 25. In addition, as the above-mentioned inspection, confirmation of the quantity of cleaning products against a slip, confirmation of the degree of dirt removal, looseness, breakage, presence or absence of a button, etc. are performed. Cleaning products are wrapped for each type of product. And such inspection
After the packaging process is completed, the package is shipped 98.

As described above, in the cleaning method and the system according to the present invention, a line-type flow operation in which various cleaning operations are continuously performed in a small lot or a customer set in which the operation unit is reduced. This eliminates the need for conventional large-scale categorization by product type and customer classification, which greatly facilitates product management by customer and pursues the causes of problems that occur in the cleaning line. This facilitates product stagnation and product waiting on the cleaning line, shortens lead times, and eliminates all problems such as delays in delivery, and improves productivity. Can be improved. In addition, there is a feature that sorting errors can be completely eliminated and misdelivery can be prevented.

Further, since the washing / drying operation is performed for each small lot, it is possible to further optimize the washing / drying conditions, etc., and to enjoy the advantage that the cleaning quality is effectively improved. Become.

Furthermore, the large-scale sorting work by type and the sorting work by customer, which were performed before and after the finishing process such as the conventional press working, could be reduced to a small scale. The necessary personnel, equipment, and fixtures were eliminated.

In the present invention, all the uniforms constituting the customer set along the transport line are maintained along the transport line while the customer set to be transported is maintained while being transported sequentially by using the transport line as described above. Since a predetermined finishing process is performed on the customer, management by customer can be further facilitated, and misdelivery can be effectively prevented.

Further, every other basket is attached to the transfer table moving on the transfer line.
Inside the basket, a customer table before finishing processing is accommodated, while the transport table 3 without the basket is attached.
4 shows that the finished customer set 32 is placed, so that the progress of the finishing process can be instantaneously recognized, and the working efficiency can be effectively improved. It becomes.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention,
Although described in detail, it is to be understood that this is merely an example, and that the present invention is not to be construed as being limited in any way by the specific description of such an embodiment. Should be.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the method of cleaning white food and drink uniforms collected from restaurants and restaurants has been described in detail. In the lines B to D, it is a matter of course that cleaning work and processing corresponding to the uniforms are performed, and in addition to the uniforms in the above example, medical uniforms used in medical institutions such as hospitals. Needless to say, various kinds of uniforms corresponding to the type of business are covered by the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the outerwear, pants, and hat are cleaned. However, the same applies to other shirts, blouses, aprons, skirts, and the like. A finishing machine is appropriately installed on the cleaning line. For example, when there is an apron as a uniform, the finishing process is performed by a roll finishing machine 15 as shown in FIG. .

Further, in the above embodiment, the finishing is performed by various press machines, but the finishing may be performed by an iron.

In addition, in the transport line of the above-described embodiment, the return path is provided below the transport path. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
It is also possible to arrange a return path above the transport path, and such a structure in which the transport path and the return path are arranged vertically is preferably adopted in reducing the installation area of the transport line. Becomes In addition, other well-known arrangement structures of various transport lines, such as a parallel arrangement structure in which a transport path and a return path are arranged in parallel, can be appropriately adopted.

The timing for driving the conveyor is appropriately set, and it is possible to simultaneously finish a color product and a white product. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, one transport line (19) is provided and used for one cleaning line (A line). Instead, one transport line is replaced with two cleaning lines. May be used jointly.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the transport table 34 is constituted by a mounting plate having a size of 400 mm × 700 mm × 10 mm. However, the size is not limited to this, Is appropriately determined in consideration of the size of the conveyor, the size of the conveyor, and the like.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the entrance side
The exit side lifters 30 and 32 have been raised and lowered by locking a pinion to a rack by using a motor as a drive source, but a known mechanism using a cylinder, a gear, or the like instead of such a mechanism. It is also possible to adopt a lifting mechanism,
Further, in the above embodiment, the chain conveyor,
Although the transfer table is moved by the rubber belt conveyor, the transfer table is not limited to these, and it is also possible to use other known various conveyors or to move the table manually.

In addition, the number of cleaning machines such as washing machines is not limited to the illustrated one, and the predetermined cycle time and the cleaning and processing of the color and white products are completed at the same time. It can be set appropriately in response to a request such as the above.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, confirmation is performed using a slip at the time of sorting, inspection, or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any form can be used as long as it can be easily identified. Things can also be adopted.

Further, if a button that has come off the uniform, a break or a tear is found during the inspection, the break or the like may be repaired with a sewing machine or the like before packaging. Various other known operations employed by the trader can be performed on the cleaning line.

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As is apparent from the above description, in the cleaning using the cleaning system according to the present invention, in order to maintain a small work unit of a small lot or a customer set in all processes, all processes are performed. This makes it easier for customers to manage products by customer and makes it possible to eliminate sorting errors.

Further, since continuous operation and processing can be realized by forming a line instead of the conventional batch method, there is no need to wait for the start of operation and processing, so that the lead time can be reduced and the productivity can be improved. There is also an advantage that can be realized in a practical manner.

Further, by employing the transport line according to the present invention, the working efficiency is further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example of a layout of a cleaning system that can implement a customer-specific cleaning method for uniforms according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall front view of a conveyor as an example of a transport line constituting a cleaning system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view partially showing an example of a linked body of a transport table moved on an upper transport path of the conveyor shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 shows a connection state of the transfer tables shown in FIG. 3, and the transfer table is placed on an upper transfer path on a conveyor shown in FIG. 2 and is driven by a chain belt. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view taken in the direction of arrow VI in FIG. 2, but for ease of understanding, only an input-side lifter is shown.

7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating a transfer table placed on the conveyor shown in FIG. 2 and moved on the conveyor, wherein FIG. 7A is a plan view and FIG. 7B is a plan view of FIG. FIG. 3B is an explanatory view of a cross section, and FIG.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state where the basket is attached to the transport table, wherein (a) is a plan explanatory view thereof;
(B) is a BB cross-sectional view in (a), and (c) is an explanatory view taken in the direction of arrow C in (a).

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product flow in the cleaning method according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of a product in a conventional cleaning method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 Washing Machine 16 Dryer 18 Sorting Table 20 Outer Finisher 22 Trouser Press Machine 24 Hat Press Machine 25 Packaging Machine 26 Upper Transport Path 28 Lower Return Path 30 Inlet Lifter 32 Outlet Lifter 34 Transport Table 36 Linked Body 37 Basket 82 Laundry 86 Small Lot 88 Laundry 89 Drying 90 Sorting 92 Customer Set 94 Outer Finish 95 Trouser Finish 96 Hat Finish

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims 1. A laundry, which is set by combining various uniforms such as hats, outerwear, shirts, blouses, and pants, collected for each customer, is collected by one or two customers or
A process of performing necessary washing and further drying in the form of small lots of customers of at most 5 or less, and sorting out various uniforms for each customer set from the dried small lots. And a step of placing a sorted customer set of uniforms on a transport line for each set and sequentially transporting them, and arranging a plurality of necessary finishing machines along the transport line, In a state where the customer set conveyed on the conveyance line is maintained, uniforms constituting the customer set are individually taken out, subjected to predetermined finishing by the finishing machine, and returned to the conveyance line again. Repeatedly performing a predetermined finishing process on all of the uniforms constituting the customer set; and completing the predetermined finishing process. Removing the customer set of the uniform from the transport line, inspecting the uniforms constituting the customer set, and packing the customer set, and cleaning the uniform by customer set. 2. The transport line has a structure in which a plurality of transport tables are connected and moved in one direction, and one of the customer sets is placed on one of the transport tables. The method according to claim 1, wherein the uniform is configured to be transported. 3. While the sorted customer sets are placed on every other one of the transport tables, the finished uniforms in the customer sets are:
3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, which is mounted on every other transfer table.
Cleaning method according to customer set of uniform. 4. Every other one of the transfer tables is
A peripheral wall of a predetermined height is erected on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom plate to have a box shape, and the sorted customer set is accommodated inside the box shape, and the predetermined finishing machine 4. A predetermined uniform forming a customer set is taken out of the box-shaped shape when the sheet is transported to the position of the box shape, and a finishing process corresponding to the predetermined finishing machine is performed. Cleaning method according to customer set of the described uniform. 5. A plurality of cleaning lines corresponding to the type of business, material and white / colored goods used for the uniform, and each cleaning line collects various types of hats, outerwear, shirts, blouses, pants, etc. In a state where the laundry set as a set by combining the uniforms is collectively washed in small lots, and the various uniforms are sorted according to the customer set, a cleaning system adapted to perform necessary finishing is provided. A cleaning line corresponds to a small lot of the laundry, and a plurality of washing machines that individually accommodate the sequentially supplied small lots and perform necessary washing, and a small lot washed in each washing machine. A washing / drying line in which a plurality of dryers for drying are arranged, and a washing / drying line connected to the washing / drying line. A sorting zone for sorting various uniforms from the dried small lot according to customer sets, and a customer set of uniforms sorted in the sorting zone are placed for each set and sequentially conveyed. In a state where a plurality of necessary finishing machines are arranged along the transfer line and a set of customers transferred along the transfer line are maintained, uniforms constituting the set of customers are individually taken out. And a finishing line for performing a predetermined finishing process on all of the uniforms constituting the customer set by repeating a predetermined finishing process by the finishing machine and returning the work to the conveying line again. A uniform cleaning system for each customer set. 6. A transport path for sequentially moving a transport table on which the customer set is placed in an arrangement direction of the finishing machine, wherein the transport line includes: a transport path for moving the transport table on an upper side or a lower side of the transport path. Placed,
A return path for returning the transport table after the customer set has been removed from the transport end point of the transport path to the transport start point side, and a return path provided at the transport start point side of the transport path and returned through the return path. Receiving the transfer table, moving up and down to the height of the transfer path, and sending out to the transfer path, and receiving the transfer table provided at the transfer end point side of the transfer path and transferred through the transfer path. And an exit-side lifter that ascends and descends to the height of the return path and sends out the return path.
6. The cleaning system according to claim 5, wherein the cleaning system includes a uniform.