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Clothing folding machine

a folding machine and garment technology, applied in the field of garment folding machines, can solve the problems of inefficiency, manual work on the spread of garments on the table, and no automatic holding apparatus has been put to practical us

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-14
PANASONIC CORP
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[0046]A garment folding apparatus according to the present invention can fold a garment hung on a hanger. Therefore, the garment folding apparatus requires a smaller installation area than an apparatus for folding a garment spread horizontally. Since the garment folding apparatus can fold a garment hung on a hanger, a washed garment, when being dried, can be automatically transferred to the garment folding apparatus to be folded with no manual work.

Problems solved by technology

Various electric and electronic housekeeping apparatuses have been developed and generally used, but no apparatus for automatically holding garments has been put to practical use.
However, an apparatus having such a structure needs to include a large working table on which the garment can be spread horizontally, which requires a large floor area.
In addition, the work of spreading the garment on the table needs to be done manually and is inefficient.

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embodiment 1

[0117]Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of a garment folding apparatus and a hanger used for the garment folding apparatus according to the present invention will be described. The garment folding apparatus according to the present invention is capable of folding a garment hung on a hanger. Therefore, the garment folding apparatus according to the present invention is capable of preferably folding a garment washed and then dried while being hung on a hanger and putting the garment into a stocker for storage. The present invention may be usable as a garment folding system including the garment folding apparatus and a hanger in combination.

[0118]FIG. 1A is an isometric view of a garment folding apparatus 500, and FIG. 1B is a schematic side view of the garment folding apparatus 500 showing elements of the garment folding apparatus 500.

[0119]As described below in detail, the garment folding apparatus 500 includes a folding mechanism 501 for folding a garment hung on a hanger into a predetermin...

embodiment 2

[0184]Embodiment 2 of a garment folding apparatus and a hanger used for the garment folding apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

[0185]FIG. 19 is a front view showing positions at which the garment 10 hung on a hanger 2200 is held by the garment folding apparatus in this embodiment. In FIG. 19, the elements other than the garment holder are the same as those in the garment folding apparatus in Embodiment 1 (FIG. 1 through FIG. 18), and so these identical elements bear the identical reference numerals thereto and descriptions thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 19, the hanger 2200 in this embodiment includes arms 2202 and 2203 having a link mechanism like a magic hand. Owing to the link mechanism, the arms 2202 and 2203 are extended or contracted at the same time. The arms 2202 and 2203 can be extended or contracted by driving a switching section 2203t, provided in a part of the link mechanism, in the direction of arrow 2203L or the opposite direction....

embodiment 3

[0191]Embodiment 3 of a garment folding apparatus and a hanger used for the garment folding apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

[0192]FIG. 21 is a front view showing positions at which the garment 10 hung on a hanger 3200 is held by the garment folding apparatus in this embodiment. In FIG. 21, the elements other than the garment holder are the same as those in the garment folding apparatus in Embodiment 1 (FIG. 1 through FIG. 18), and so these identical elements bear the identical reference numerals thereto and descriptions thereof will be omitted.

[0193]As shown in FIG. 21, the garment folding apparatus in this embodiment includes none of the folding width determination sections 421 and 422 and the garment holder 504 unlike in Embodiment 1.

[0194]The hanger 3200 includes arms 3202 and 3203. The arm 3202 includes a tip section 3202p, a vertical section 3202v, and coupling sections 3202k. The arm 3203 includes a tip section 3203p, a vertical section 3203v, an...

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Abstract

A garment folding apparatus according to the present invention includes a folding mechanism including a width direction folding section and a length direction folding section for folding a garment hung on a hanger in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction into a predetermined size. The width direction folding section includes a pair of clamps for picking two horizontal-direction ends of the garment hung on the hanger, and a pair of folding width determination sections. The clamps pivot while picking the garment so as to wrap the garment around the folding width determination sections and fold the garment along the folding width determination sections.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a garment folding apparatus capable of automatically folding garments.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Folding garments in households is listed as one of relatively stressful housekeeping works. Various electric and electronic housekeeping apparatuses have been developed and generally used, but no apparatus for automatically holding garments has been put to practical use. Therefore, people engaged in housekeeping strongly desire the development of an apparatus for alleviating the work of folding garments.[0003]For industrial use, apparatuses for folding garments, especially shirts, for cleaning business are known. Patent Document No. 1 discloses an apparatus which works as follows. A garment is spread on a table with the front side up and with both side parts being hung down. Folding plates are slid to below the garment from both sides to fold the hung-down side parts of the garment. Patent Document No. 2 discloses an apparatus which works as...

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IPC IPC(8): A41H33/00A41D27/22
CPCD06F89/02
Inventor SAJI, YOSHITOTAKIZAWA, TERUYUKIEZAWA, KOZOMOHRI, MASANARI
Owner PANASONIC CORP
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