Apparatus for Driving Clothes Press Irons and Clothes Press Finishing Machine Using the Same

Abstract

This invention relates to a driving device for the clothes press iron 4 or 14 for pressing a front side or rear side of the torso 3 for putting on the clothes 2 and press finish the clothes 2. The driving device of this invention is formed by the vertical-oriented cylinder device 5 oscillated in a forward or rearward direction of the torso 3 and the link device 6 fixed at the extremity end of the rod 5 a of this cylinder device 5 to convert an extending or retracting operation of the rod 5 a into an advancing or retracting operation of the clothes press iron 4 or 14. The main body 6 a of the link device 6 is preferably set such that six link members 10 are connected in a substantial hexagonal shape as seen from the side of the torso 3 by the axle member 9 along a lateral direction of the torso 3. In accordance with this invention, it is possible to restrict a depth size of the finishing machine and a compact-sized finishing machine and its space saving can be attained.

1 . An apparatus for driving clothes press irons for pressing a front side and a rear side of a torso for putting on clothes, wherein the apparatus is formed by a vertical-oriented cylinder device oscillated in a forward or rearward direction of the torso and a link device fixed to the extremity end of a rod of this cylinder device to covert an extending or retracting operation of the rod into an advancing or retracting operation of the clothes press iron. 
   
   
       2 . The apparatus for driving clothes press irons according to  claim 1 , wherein the main body of the link device is formed by connecting six link members in a substantial hexagonal shape as seen from a side part of the torso with an axle member along a lateral direction of the torso. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus for driving clothes press irons according to  claim 2 , wherein the link device is formed to provide a control member for restricting a motion of the main body and moving in parallel the clothes press irons fixed to a side of the main body opposite side against the torso. 
   
   
       4 . A clothes press finishing machine comprising a torso for putting on clothes and clothes press irons for pressing the front and rear sides of the torso to press finish the clothes, the clothes press iron at the front side of the torso is formed at a side part of the torso in such a way that it can be retracted, an improvement in which the driving device of a clothes press iron at the rear side of the torso is formed by a vertical-oriented cylinder device oscillated in a forward or rearward direction of the torso, and a link device fixed to the extremity end of a rod of this cylinder device to covert an extending or retracting operation of the rod into an advancing or retracting operation of the clothes press iron at the rear side. 
   
   
       5 . The clothes press finishing machine according to  claim 4 , wherein the main body of the link device is formed in such a way that six link members are formed to be connected by axle members along a lateral direction of the torso in a substantial hexagonal shape as seen from the side part of the torso. 
   
   
       6 . The clothes press finishing machine according to  claim 5 , wherein the link device is formed to be provided with a control member for restricting a motion of the main body and making a parallel motion of the clothes press iron fixed to opposite side against the torso of the main body. 
   
   
       7 . The clothes press finishing machine according to any one of  claims 4  to  6 , wherein the driving device of the clothes press iron at the front side of the torso is formed by a separating member for arranging the clothes press iron at the front side in front of the torso after pressing the clothes, and a cylinder for turning the clothes press iron at the front side around an axle along a lateral direction of the torso against a force of said separating member toward the torso when the clothes press iron at the front side is moved from the retracted position and arranged in front of the torso and pushing it against the torso, and said cylinder is arranged at the lower part of the rear side of the torso under a state in which the rod is extended or retracted in a forward or rearward direction.