Clothes-folding machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clothes-folding machine comprising: a frame part; a loading part into which clothes are inserted; and a folding part for transferring and folding the inserted clothes, wherein the folding part includes: a vertical folding plate rotating within a predetermined radial range around a first rotary shaft so as to fold the clothes; a horizontal folding plate rotating within a predetermined radial range around a second rotary shaft, which is vertical to the first rotary shaft, so as to fold the clothes; and a link plate, which is linked to the vertical folding plate or the horizontal folding plate and rotates, and thus an area for folding the clothes can be expanded, and even large clothes can be folded.

1 . A clothes folding machine comprising:
 a frame part;   a loading part into which clothes are inserted; and   a folding part that transfers and folds the inserted clothes,   wherein the folding part includes:   a vertical folding plate that rotates within a predetermined radial range around a first rotary shaft so as to fold the clothes;   a horizontal folding plate that rotates within a predetermined radial range around a second rotary shaft, which is vertical to the first rotary shaft, so as to fold the clothes; and   an interlocking plate that is interlocked to the vertical folding plate or the horizontal folding plate and rotates.   
     
     
         2 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 1 , wherein the folding part includes a first interlocking link that connects the vertical folding plate and the interlocking plate. 
     
     
         3 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 1 , wherein the folding part includes a second interlocking link that connects the horizontal folding plate and the interlocking plate. 
     
     
         4 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 2 , wherein the first interlocking link includes:
 a first interlocking link body; and   a vertical folding plate coupling protrusion that is formed to protrude from the first interlocking link body and is link-coupled to the vertical folding plate,   wherein the vertical folding plate coupling protrusion is disposed on the second rotary axis.   
     
     
         5 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 3 , wherein the second interlocking link includes:
 a second interlocking link body; and   a vertical folding plate coupling protrusion that is formed to protrude from the second interlocking link body and is link-coupled to the vertical folding plate,   wherein the vertical folding plate coupling protrusion is disposed on the first rotary axis.   
     
     
         6 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 1 , wherein the folding plate further includes a vertical folding link plate that is link-coupled to the vertical folding plate and rotates around the first rotary axis. 
     
     
         7 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 1 , wherein the folding part further includes a horizontal folding link plate that is link-coupled to the horizontal folding plate and rotates around the second rotary axis. 
     
     
         8 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 1 , wherein the folding part includes:
 a first folding conveyor that transfers the clothes; and   a second folding conveyor that rotates in the same or opposite direction as the first folding conveyor to fold the clothes.   
     
     
         9 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 8 , wherein a gap between the first folding conveyor and the second folding conveyor is variable. 
     
     
         10 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 1 , wherein the folding part further includes a folding housing that is coupled to the frame part and to which the horizontal folding plate and the vertical folding plate are coupled. 
     
     
         11 . A clothes folding machine comprising:
 a frame part;   a loading part into which clothes are inserted; and   a folding part that transfers and folds the inserted clothes,   wherein the folding part includes:   a folding plate that folds the clothes by rotation and   a link plate that is link-coupled to the folding plate and rotates around a rotary axis.   
     
     
         12 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 11 , wherein the folding part includes:
 a folding plate motor that applies a rotational force to the folding plate;   a driving disk that rotates according to an operation of the folding plate motor;   a first link that is link-coupled to the driving disk and is coupled at a position eccentric from a center of the driving disk;   a second link that is link-coupled to the first link;   a third link that is link-coupled to one side of the second link and is link-coupled to the link plate; and   a fourth link that is link-coupled to the other side of the second link and is link-coupled to the folding plate.   
     
     
         13 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 12 , wherein the folding part further includes:
 a link shaft that penetrates a plurality of the second links; and   a plate position sensor that detects whether the link shaft is located at a predetermined position.   
     
     
         14 . The clothes folding machine of  claim 12 , wherein the folding part further includes a damper in contact with the first link when the first link is located at a predetermined position.