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US1368684A
US1368684A US102296A US10229616A US1368684A US 1368684 A US1368684 A US 1368684A US 102296 A US102296 A US 102296A US 10229616 A US10229616 A US 10229616A US 1368684 A US1368684 A US 1368684A
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F71/00Apparatus for hot-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles, i.e. wherein there is substantially no relative movement between pressing element and article while pressure is being applied to the article; Similar machines for cold-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles
    • D06F71/04Apparatus for hot-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles, i.e. wherein there is substantially no relative movement between pressing element and article while pressure is being applied to the article; Similar machines for cold-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles power-actuated
    • D06F71/043Apparatus for hot-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles, i.e. wherein there is substantially no relative movement between pressing element and article while pressure is being applied to the article; Similar machines for cold-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles power-actuated with an upper movable pressing member and a lower fixed pressing member
    • D06F71/046Apparatus for hot-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles, i.e. wherein there is substantially no relative movement between pressing element and article while pressure is being applied to the article; Similar machines for cold-pressing clothes, linen or other textile articles power-actuated with an upper movable pressing member and a lower fixed pressing member the upper movable member rotating about a fixed axis

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  • This invention relates generally to garment presses and particularly tov presses of the type having power mechanism applied for exerting the pressure.
  • the invention relates to a garment press comprising a frame supporting a lower buck, a supporting lever for an upper buck, treadle mechanism, connections' between the treadle mechanism and. the supporting lever for bringing the upinto pressing position and power 7 per buc mechanism preferably arranged inconjunc-
  • the invention may be tion with the supporting lever operating mechanism for exerting a final pressure upon the work;
  • Figure 1 is a right side elevation of the machine
  • FIG. 2 is a detail view in elevation showing trea- .-dle'lock operating mechanism; Fig. 3 1s a left side elevation; Fig. 4 is a left side elevation of the lower portion of the machine clearly show the mechanism.
  • This view is tailsectional view of a Fig. 11' is a plan view of axlever; and 'Fig.
  • Fig. 10 is a deportion of the switch 12 is a cross section on the line 1212Fig:4.-'
  • the main frame of the machine coinprises a base 1 having anopen and substantiallysquarestandard 2 projecting upward therefrom witha rear'wardly-and upwardlyv extending arm 3 having sidewebs 4 and 5 ex-. tending down to the base'l which is extended well beyond the rear of the standard 2.
  • Fig. 5 is a-horizontal section upon the linch-5 of Fig. 4
  • Fig. 6 is a front elevation .of the machine
  • 7 is a detail view in section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1 showing the steam and vacuum valve mechanism
  • Fig. 8 is. a detailed view partly in section and partly in elevation looking at theswitch mechanism as viewed from the left side of the machine;
  • Fig. 5 is a-horizontal section upon the linch-5 of Fig. 4
  • Fig. 6 is a front elevation .of the machine
  • 7 is a detail view in section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1 showing the steam and vacuum valve mechanism
  • Fig. 8 is. a detailed view partly in section and partly in elevation looking at theswitch mechanism as viewed from the left side of the machine
  • FIG. 9 is view partly in section and partly in elevation viewing the switch
  • the passa'e of steam through the open, ing-Q'intot e channels 11' and 12' is c'on-' trolled by avalve 16Vmountedupon a stem 17 extending downward and provided with a head 18 receiving a nut 19 secured to a rod 20, passing through a tube 21.and a stuffing box at its lower end.
  • the endfof'this rod is connected by a suitable connection to an acti ating rod 24 in turn pivoted to a steam trea( 1e 25 mounted in the standard.
  • the vmain body portion of this buck is 7 also.provided with' a vacuum passage ea ing 26 having a port 27 therethrough adaptto be controlled by a valve 28 arranged under the late 14 in a manner to permit the exhaust of air from under this plate and This 7 through the perforations therein.
  • valve is. provided with a stem 20 passing I down through the exhaust pipe 30-t0 an 31 U pper buclc.
  • Pivotally mounted in the upwardly extending arm 3 is an .upper buck supporting and actuating lever having a forwardly extending arm 35 carrying an upperbuck structure 36 pivotally mounted upon the arm, and a rearwardl extending arm structure 37 provided w th a counterbalance weight-"38.
  • This arm 37 is. connected at '39 to a coiled spring 40 in turn connected to the base so that they normal tendency of this 1ever is to'raise the upper buck when re leased.
  • a v closing treadle'pivot Extending through the webs 4 and 5 is a v closing treadle'pivot; 41 receiving between the webs a treadle boss 42 having a closing treadle 43 extending through the frame to the front and there provided with a foot plate 44.
  • This treadle lever nearlthefoot” plate 44 is provided with an upwardly extending ear 45 adapted to engage between ,the arms of the.-
  • clevis 46 threaded ontoa rod 47 in turn env gaging a connection 48 .pivotally connected to a lever 49 pivotally mounted upon a pin 50 supportedin cross struts 51 secured to the standard; This lever has spaced side portions 52 which receive the pin 50, and its outer parallel arm' portions 54 are piercedto receive a pin- 55 to which links-56 are pivotally connected.
  • This. mechanism is for the purpose of rockin the lower toggle link structure 60 from t e position shown in Fig. 3 to, that shown in Fig. 4 or in other words, it 'is for the purpose of" straightening the toggle structure formed by the toggle link 58 and the toggle link member 60.
  • the toggle link member comprises two side link portions, each having an opening 68 for the reception of the shaft 61 and an opening69 for the reception of the shaft or pin 59. These side 7 "link portions are connected by a connecting web 70 so that they will operate in unison. Secured to one of these side link portions of this toggle link member, is an actuating arm 71.
  • this swinging arm 81 is provided with an are shaped face 84 for engagement with the roller and a rearwardly extending portion 85 which receives a pin 86 extending to one sidefof the swinging arm as shown'in Fig. 5 and receiving the end of a rod 87.
  • a hut 88 is provided upon'this rod forward of the pin 86 and aspring 89' is arranged to therear of this pin and between it and the stop or collar 90 provided 8 on the rod.
  • This rod 87 passes through the frame and is pivotally connected,"as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to the lower'end of a lever 91 secured to a .pin 92 mounted on the web 5.
  • a spring 93 is arranged between the standard and this lever, and this spring.
  • toggle link member is being'brought into straight line position and the pressure is being applied to the work.
  • the "swinging arm 81 remains in this position until the releasing mechanism to be described is set treadle released. This does not occur, how
  • This mechanism is best shown in F igs. 8 and 9.
  • "Mounted upon a bracket 95"se cured to the web 5 is a boss 96 forming a part of a base 97 of a switch casing which includes in addition to this member 97 a 76 'back casing member 98 and a removable front casing or cover 99 held in place in any suitable manner;
  • Slidably mounted in'the boss 96 is a switch tube 100'preferably of metal and having a lower keeper notch 101 80 and an upper keeper notch102 in the pe- .riphery thereof, these notches being in longitudinal alinement with respect to the tube.
  • This tube is provided with a key way for.
  • this pin is forced inwardly by a. spring 109 which thrusts against the head of the keeper pin. atone end and a ainst a plug 110 threaded in the boss.
  • breaded onto the extension 106 is an insulating switch tube 100 v111 havinglongitudinally disposed segments 11% sunk into the periphery of the tube at various pointsjon its ci rcumference there being three shown in Fig. 8 and each of these segments is of a lengtli'such that it 10 will reach from'the one contact to the other of each pair as will appear.
  • the upper end of this insulating switch tube is provided with aspring recess 113.
  • an actuating rod 114 Threaded at its upper end to receive a thrust nut 115 and a check nut 116.
  • a spring 117 11 normally tending to ,force the switch tube endwisewith respect to the rod 114.
  • nuts l15a'nd 118 are of a size such that they will engage the ends of the switch tube strucpositive movement thereof as will. appear. I 1
  • the "extreme lower endf the rod 114 is provided with an operating head 121 having an elongated transversely disposed slot 122 adapted to engage a crank 123 tor iised, the idea being that each pair will projecting from the side face of. a crank 7 disk 124 mounted. upon the end of the shaft 79 outside of the web 4.
  • a switch sleeve actuat ing rod .127 provided near the boss 126 with keeper recesses 128 and 129. These'recesses are engaged by a keeper pin 130 held in place by a spring 131' thrusting outward against a; plug 132.
  • the upperend of this rod is. provided with a suitable head' 133 I held in any adjustedposition by-a set screw 134. This head.133 isa-dapted tobe engaged by a trip 135 (Figs.
  • I Mou nted in suitablebearings 151 in the frame near the base is a release treadle shaft a 152 having secured thereto a release treadle 153 provided witha foot plate 154 onohe side of the shaft and a rearwardly extending arm 155 on the opposite sidelofithe shaft.
  • the lower end of therod 127 is provided i with a clevis 142 engaging one arm of a'bell" crank lever 143 supported upon a pin 144 secured-to theweb 4.
  • This bell crank lever is actuated by the release treadle-mechanism which will be described.
  • v casing is. a switch sleeve member 145 secured in any suitable manner to a switch-sleeve i in pairs vertically asshown andtheynum 146 -of any suitable insulating r'naterial.
  • This sleeve surround's'the switch tube 111- as shown.
  • The, sleeve carries suitable contacts or brushes and these brushes are arranged inside of the switeh her of pairs corresponds to the type 'of 1110+ 167 arranged b'etween thepivdjted member andthead shown in spring 153normally tends to'hold'this release. treadle up or in the position shown in the drawing.
  • This arm 155 is provided with a laterally extending member 156 adapted to extend down and engage the floor and'form a stop for-the plate 154 and to also serve to engage underneath the main treadle lever 143 to cause it to positively return to normal position with the opening of the press!
  • This release treadle, lever 153 is also pro-' vided with an upwardly extendin arm 157 for a purpose to be described.
  • an upwardly extending'switch shifting arm 158 having a flat plate portion 159 with a later? ally extending hbokengaging lug 160 prefer- I ably formed integral with an outer guide member 161.
  • the plate'159 is also providedw'itha pin 162 extending laterally in thesame direction as the hook engaging lug 160.
  • ahook 163 mounted upon a rod '164 extending to the rear through a 1 suitable opening in the frame and passing throu h an opening-in a pivoted member 165'p1votally mounted in one arm-of the lever 143.
  • oneside of this pivoted memher 165 is a collar 166 secured to the rod 164' 1 and on the opposite side there is a coil-spring 'usting nut 168 It .will
  • This cam is of such a shape and it is so located, as shown in Fig, 4, that the roller rests in the low part of the cam when the press is closed thus placing the hook .163 in the path of the hook engaging lug 160 so that the operator maydepress the release treadle at any time and cause the; operation of the switch mechanisrn, as will appear,to set the power operating mechanism in motion to release the press. But as soonlas the ress is released which consumes substantially a half arevolution ofthe shaft 79 then the friction roller is engaged and the lever 170 raises the hook out of the path of the hook engaging lug 160 thus preventing the release operation ofthe switch until after the press has been closed.
  • a motor supporting plate 17 5 supporting a motor 176.
  • the shaft of this motor enters a gear case 177 of any preferred type but capable of supporting a worm 178 which meshes with a worm'wheel.
  • a link 182 Pivotally connected to the arm 157 integral with the release treadle is a link 182 in turn pivoted to a suction valve operating lever 183 mounted upon a shaft 184 supported in suitable bearings 185 secured to.
  • valve is open and the chamber under the perforated plate of the lower buck is connected to the exhaust and the steam is exhausted from the surface ofthe lower buck and fromthe material operated upon.
  • the motor is then set in motion causing the gear 78 to rotate in a clockwise direction as shown in Fig. 1 and to engage the lever 91 and move the swinging arm 81 out over the roller 83, thus preventing the release of the main'treadle lever 43.
  • the roller 172 is released from the high partof the cam and is dropped and therefore permits the hook 163 to drop onto the hook engaging lug 160 or into the position shown in Fig. 3.
  • crank disk 124 is rotated from the full line position shown in Fig 8 toward the dotted line position shown .in this figure with the result that the thrust nut 115, engages theswitch tube structure 111 until it is released, whenit will move down by the action of the spring 117 as described and the circuit or' circuits, which are at that time closed through the switch mechanism,
  • the press is released from the final pres sure by a quick action by-reason of the fact that the crank. pin 77 not only exerts a.
  • a garment pressing machine In a garment pressing machine the means for locklng sai 4. In "a garment pressing machine the combinationwith co-acting pressing elements movable one in relation to the other, means for applying steam to the garment between said elements, and means operative during only the opening movement of the press for removing the steam from the gar: ment. q 4 5. In a garment pressing machine th combination with co-acting pressing elements movable one in relation tothe other, means for producing send movement, means for applying steam to the garment between said elements, and means rendered eflective by saidfirst named means for removing the steam only when the pressing'elements' are open.
  • means for producing said movement means for applying. steam to the garment between said elements, and means rendered efi'ective bya part-of said first named means for removing the steam only when the pressingv elements are open.
  • a garment press a frame, a hollow buck, a foranfinous plate upon said buck,-an air :pirculating conduit connected to the chamber in said buck, motor means, means for applying power therefrom for the pressing operation, releasing mechanism, and means actuated thereby for. establishing communication between the air circulating conduit and the chamber beneath the foraminous plate of the buck.

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W- E. ANDREE.
GARMENT PRESS.
APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7. 1916- RENEWED JULY I, 1920.
1,368,684. V Patented Feb. 15, 1921.
6 SHEETS-SHEET lw. E. ANDREE.
GARMENT PRESS.
APPLICATION FILED JUNET, I916- IIENEWED JULY 1. I920. 1,368,684. I
Patented Feb. 15, 1921. v
6 SHEETS-SHEET 2.
W. E. ANDREE.
GARMENT PRESS.
APPLICATION FILED JUNEZ. 191s. RENEWED JULY 1. 1920.
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GARMENT PRESS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1916. RENEWED JULY h 1920- Patented Feb. 15, 1921.
6 SHEETS-SHEET 4- w. E. ANDREE.
GARMENT PRESS.
APPLICATION FILED JUNET 1916- RENEWED JULY 1, I920.
Patented Feb. 15, 1921.
6 SHEETSSHEET 5.
w. E. ANDREE.
GARMENT PRESS.
APPLICATION FILED JUNET. 1916. RENEWED JULY 1, 1920. 1,368,684.
L 2. 9 1.1 H 5 1 L bI 6:.- FM 8 m H m D1v f T YSTATE'S, PATENT MACHINERY COMPANY; or CINCINNATLOBIO, A CORPORATION or. 01110.
GARMENT-PRESS.
Application filed June 7, 1916, Serial No. 102,296. Renewed July 1 1920. Serial No. 393,454.
To all whomz'tmay concern: g
Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. Anonn, citizen of the United States, residln at Chicago, in the county of Cook and tate of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Presses,
of which thefollowing is a specification;
This invention relates generally to garment presses and particularly tov presses of the type having power mechanism applied for exerting the pressure.
More specifically. the invention relates to a garment press comprising a frame supporting a lower buck, a supporting lever for an upper buck, treadle mechanism, connections' between the treadle mechanism and. the supporting lever for bringing the upinto pressing position and power 7 per buc mechanism preferably arranged inconjunc- The invention may be tion with the supporting lever operating mechanism for exerting a final pressure upon the work; I I
further briefly sum- 'marized' as consisting in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter described in the following drawings, description and claims. I
Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a right side elevation of the machine; Fig.
2 is a detail view in elevation showing trea- .-dle'lock operating mechanism; Fig. 3 1s a left side elevation; Fig. 4 isa left side elevation of the lower portion of the machine clearly show the mechanism. This view is tailsectional view of a Fig. 11' is a plan view of axlever; and 'Fig.
described under omen. f
WILLIAM E. ANDREE, or CHICAGO, ILLmois, AssreNoR TO THE AMERICAN Lennon? .1
Specification of ihetters Patent. Patented-Feb, 15
mechanismat 90. to 5; Fig. 10 is a deportion of the switch 12 is a cross section on the line 1212Fig:4.-' Inthe embodiment of the invention The main frame of the machine coinprises a base 1 having anopen and substantiallysquarestandard 2 projecting upward therefrom witha rear'wardly-and upwardlyv extending arm 3 having sidewebs 4 and 5 ex-. tending down to the base'l which is extended well beyond the rear of the standard 2.
Lower buck.
, Mounted upon the upper end of the standcentral opening 9 communicating by openings 1O withchan'nels 11 and 12arrangedin the. upper surface of the main body per-'- tion 13 of the lower buck. Secured to'the .upper surface of this main body portion 13 .is a perforated platelet adapted to be arranged under suitable'pa-dding 15 secured in any preferredmanner to the lower buck.
with parts broken away and in section to taken with the upper left hand portionof I the frame as shown broken'away and is substantially a view taken just inside ofthe 'motor and the gear case and substantially on the line H of Fig. -5, it being impossible to take any uniform section which would give I an intelligent illustration -of the j mechanism; Fig. 5 is a-horizontal section upon the linch-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a front elevation .of the machine; 7 is a detail view in section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1 showing the steam and vacuum valve mechanism; Fig. 8 is. a detailed view partly in section and partly in elevation looking at theswitch mechanism as viewed from the left side of the machine; Fig. 9 is view partly in section and partly in elevation viewing the switch The passa'e of steam through the open, ing-Q'intot e channels 11' and 12'is c'on-' trolled by avalve 16Vmountedupon a stem 17 extending downward and provided with a head 18 receiving a nut 19 secured to a rod 20, passing through a tube 21.and a stuffing box at its lower end. The endfof'this rod is connected by a suitable connection to an acti ating rod 24 in turn pivoted to a steam trea( 1e 25 mounted in the standard.
The vmain body portion of this buck is 7 also.provided with' a vacuum passage ea ing 26 having a port 27 therethrough adaptto be controlled by a valve 28 arranged under the late 14 in a manner to permit the exhaust of air from under this plate and This 7 through the perforations therein. valve is. provided with a stem 20 passing I down through the exhaust pipe 30-t0 an 31 U pper buclc. Pivotally mounted in the upwardly extending arm 3 is an .upper buck supporting and actuating lever having a forwardly extending arm 35 carrying an upperbuck structure 36 pivotally mounted upon the arm, and a rearwardl extending arm structure 37 provided w th a counterbalance weight-"38. This arm 37 is. connected at '39 to a coiled spring 40 in turn connected to the base so that they normal tendency of this 1ever is to'raise the upper buck when re leased.
. Closing trcadle mechanism. 7
Extending through the webs 4 and 5 is a v closing treadle'pivot; 41 receiving between the webs a treadle boss 42 having a closing treadle 43 extending through the frame to the front and there provided with a foot plate 44. This treadle lever nearlthefoot" plate 44, as' shown in the drawings, is provided with an upwardly extending ear 45 adapted to engage between ,the arms of the.-
clevis 46 threaded ontoa rod 47 in turn env gaging a connection 48 .pivotally connected to a lever 49 pivotally mounted upon a pin 50 supportedin cross struts 51 secured to the standard; This lever has spaced side portions 52 which receive the pin 50, and its outer parallel arm' portions 54 are piercedto receive a pin- 55 to which links-56 are pivotally connected. These. links engage on the outside of the clevis 57'form'ing a' part.of the toggle link 58 connected at its lower end to a pin 59 mounted in a final pressure toggle member .60 .in turn pivoted at a point removed from the pin 59 to anotherpin' 61 arranged between the webs I 4 and 5 at the rear end of the base as shown.
' Engaging between the arms of the clevis 57 is a connection 62'threaded onto the end of'a rod link 63 passing through a swivel member'f64. mountedupon a shaft 65 supported in'the upper, buck supporting lever arm 37 as shown in Fig. 3. coiled spring 66 is arranged" between this swivel member 64 and a nut6'7 arranged upon the rod 63.
The closing treadle mechanism just described'is in the positionshown in Figs. 1 and 3 when the-upper buck is raised and inorder to lower 'th'is buckthe operator depresses the treadle 43 causing the lever. 49
. to rook in 'a clock-wise direction as shown in Fig. 3 and thereby causing the links 56 to straighten the toggle comprising the toggle Q5 link 58 and the-toggle rod 63 and its as- F'i/nal pressure mc/zamz'sm.
This. mechanism is for the purpose of rockin the lower toggle link structure 60 from t e position shown in Fig. 3 to, that shown in Fig. 4 or in other words, it 'is for the purpose of" straightening the toggle structure formed by the toggle link 58 and the toggle link member 60. The toggle link member comprises two side link portions, each having an opening 68 for the reception of the shaft 61 and an opening69 for the reception of the shaft or pin 59. These side 7 "link portions are connected by a connecting web 70 so that they will operate in unison. Secured to one of these side link portions of this toggle link member, is an actuating arm 71. having a recess 72 therein for the reception ofthe end of an operating arm 73 held in this recess by a suitable bolt 74. The enrikof this operating arm is provided with a ngitudinally disposed slot portion 75 merging into an arc-shaped slot portion 76, the complete slot made up of the portions 75 and 76 receivinga crank pin 77 secured to the. side of a gear' wheel 78 nlounted upon .a shaft 79 supported inzsuitable bearings in the frame. Secured to the-back of the gear 78 and preferably formed integral with it is a cam 80 shownin dotted lines in'Figs. land 4'and partly in full lines in Fig. 2 and this cam is in the relation with respect to the crank pin 77 as shown'in Fig. 1,and its object will later appear.
'From the (lGSCI'lPtlOIl of the "crank pin and the lever 73 and assuming. that the gear 78 "rotates in a counter-clockwise direction as shown in Fig.1 1 and thatth e parts are in the osition shown in this lfigure; then assumlng. that the treadle mechanism has been operated to bring the upper. buck down u on the lower buck so that the toggle mechanism assumes the position shown'in Fig. '4 except thatthe toggle link member 60 is not: in a I,
straight line with respect to the link 58,
- then as the gear 7 8 rotates the crank pin 77 travels out in the slot portion 75 and rocks the lever 73 straightening the toggle link member 60, or in other words bringing it nto the posi tio'n shown in Fig. 4 when the crankpln .Wlll be in the position shown in .Fig. 2. -At this particular time the drive 'is stopped in any suitable manner and preferably by the breakmgof the circuit of the motor, whose switch mechanism and control are later described. When the circuit to its controlling mechanism or when power is. gear 78 so that it again transmitted to the rotates in the same direction the crank pin operates in the slot portion 76 untilit causes the lever 73 to be rocked until these parts assume the position shown in Fig. 1 again, whenthe toggle link member will be returned to its normal position or the po ition "which it assumes when the press'is open.
Treadle look.
In order to hold the press closed when the treadle, is depressed by the operator and during the time that the final pressure is being exerted as just described and obviously to prevent the breaking of the toggle formed 83 provided on the pin arranged in the car 45 of the treadle lever 43. The extreme "lower end of this swinging arm 81 is provided with an are shaped face 84 for engagement with the roller and a rearwardly extending portion 85 which receives a pin 86 extending to one sidefof the swinging arm as shown'in Fig. 5 and receiving the end of a rod 87. A hut 88 is provided upon'this rod forward of the pin 86 and aspring 89' is arranged to therear of this pin and between it and the stop or collar 90 provided 8 on the rod. This rod 87 passes through the frame and is pivotally connected,"as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to the lower'end of a lever 91 secured to a .pin 92 mounted on the web 5. A spring 93 is arranged between the standard and this lever, and this spring.
forces a fi'at portion 94 of the lever 91'against the cam80, as in Fig. 2.
It will beseen that when these -parts are. 1n the position shown inFig; '1, the swinging arm is out of the path of the friction roller 83. When the treadle is depressed, however, and the .upper buck isbrought down upon the work and the motor is started through its controlling. mechanism as will appear, the rot'ation'of the gear 78 in a clockwise" direction, as shown .in Fig. 1, will cause the lever 91.- throug htherod87 to move theswinging arm into the position ing the upward movement of this treadle lever and hence holding the press, closed.
In the meantime, however, as described, the
toggle link member is being'brought into straight line position and the pressure is being applied to the work. The "swinging arm 81 remains in this position until the releasing mechanism to be described is set treadle released. This does not occur, how
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. ture and cause a ever, until after the final pressure togglelink member .60 is returned to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 'or normal position.
This mechanism is best shown in F igs. 8 and 9. "Mounted upon a bracket 95"se cured to the web 5 is a boss 96 forming a part of a base 97 of a switch casing which includes in addition to this member 97 a 76 'back casing member 98 and a removable front casing or cover 99 held in place in any suitable manner; Slidably mounted in'the boss 96 is a switch tube 100'preferably of metal and having a lower keeper notch 101 80 and an upper keeper notch102 in the pe- .riphery thereof, these notches being in longitudinal alinement with respect to the tube. This tube is provided with a key way for.
receiving the key- 103 engaging in a suitable, 85 I recess 104 and this key prevents this tube from turning. The lower end of the tube is counterbored to form a spring recess 105 for a purpose to be described. The upper end of the tube is provided with a threaded 0 extension 105 for a purpose to be described.- Extending transversely through the boss is a keeper pin recess 107 receiving a keeper pm 108 adapted to engage in one or the other ofthe two recesses 101 and 102 and 95,
. this pin is forced inwardly by a. spring 109 which thrusts against the head of the keeper pin. atone end and a ainst a plug 110 threaded in the boss. breaded onto the extension 106 is an insulating switch tube 100 v111 havinglongitudinally disposed segments 11% sunk into the periphery of the tube at various pointsjon its ci rcumference there being three shown in Fig. 8 and each of these segments is of a lengtli'such that it 10 will reach from'the one contact to the other of each pair as will appear. The upper end of this insulating switch tube is provided with aspring recess 113. Slidably mounted in this tube and the metal tube 100 is an actuating rod 114 threaded at its upper end to receive a thrust nut 115 and a check nut 116. Between the thrust nut 115'and the bottom of thels'pring recess 113 in the insulating switch tube 111 is a spring 117 11 normally tending to ,force the switch tube endwisewith respect to the rod 114. Below the metal tube 100 the rod. 114 is threaded and receives a lower thrust nut 118 and a check nut 119 the thrust nut 118 engaginga '12 0 coil spring 120 arranged between it and the bottom of She recess 105 and this spring likewise .tend to force the switch tube 111 and -100 in a direction contrary to that resulting fromthe action of the spring 117. The
nuts l15a'nd 118 are of a size such that they will engage the ends of the switch tube strucpositive movement thereof as will. appear. I 1
The "extreme lower endf the rod 114 is provided with an operating head 121 having an elongated transversely disposed slot 122 adapted to engage a crank 123 tor iised, the idea being that each pair will projecting from the side face of. a crank 7 disk 124 mounted. upon the end of the shaft 79 outside of the web 4.
It will be seen from stru'cti'on that as the crank disk rotates the rod 114 will be moved downward against the pressure of-the spring 117' unt1l the thrust nut 115 engages the upper end of the tube'111 when the latterwill be moved positively until the keeper pin 108 is moved out of the lower recess 101 when the. spring the foregoing con- 117 will have sufiicient pressure to move the I sleeve downward with a quick action until the pin 108 'p'assesinto the recess 102,the
reverse, operation taking place when the rod is raised. v Mounted in'a boss '125 in the lower casing member 97 and in an upperboss 126in the casing member 98 is a switch sleeve actuat ing rod .127 provided near the boss 126 with keeper recesses 128 and 129. These'recesses are engaged by a keeper pin 130 held in place by a spring 131' thrusting outward against a; plug 132. The upperend of this rod is. provided with a suitable head' 133 I held in any adjustedposition by-a set screw 134. This head.133 isa-dapted tobe engaged by a trip 135 (Figs. 3 and 4) pivoted upon a trip arm 136 secured to a rockshaft 137 mounted in the frame web 4 and havmg on its inner endan actuating lever arm 138 arranged in-the 'pathof a lug 139 provided on thelever 49, the arrangement being" I 'suchthat when the lever is rockedinto the position shown in Fig. 4 the'arm 138 is engaged andthe latchraises the head'133 and the rod 27 into the position shown in Fig; .4 or with the pin.130 in the recess or notch 128. v v v The trip 135 is pivoted upon a pin 140 in a manner such that it'engagesthearm 136 when the head 133 is engaged but when this aim 136 moves down'to. the position shown in Fig. 3 .this strip may spring upward and permit the arm to pass the head 133. A
close one circuitof the motor 'to be closed. 7
Each of these brushes-comprises a metal holder 147 threaded into the sleeve 146- and guiding a carbon or other brush 148 held m engagement with the tube 111 by aspring 149 which in turn is held in place by a cap 150 threaded onto an extension of the holder 147 IThis cap also serves as a binding screw for-one of the leads. r
The several parts of this mechanism are arranged in a manner such that the motor circuit is controlled in the proper manner and the complete operation will follow in connection with the complete operationvof the machine, the description of the operation I of this switch mechanism being deferred until [after the releasing treadle mechanism,
which has considerable to do with the operation ofthis device; has been described.
v Releasing treedlemechanism. I Mou nted in suitablebearings 151 in the frame near the base is a release treadle shaft a 152 having secured thereto a release treadle 153 provided witha foot plate 154 onohe side of the shaft and a rearwardly extending arm 155 on the opposite sidelofithe shaft.
spring 141 holds this trip in normal positlon with respect to the-arm 136.
The lower end of therod 127 is provided i with a clevis 142 engaging one arm of a'bell" crank lever 143 supported upon a pin 144 secured-to theweb 4. This bell crank lever is actuated by the release treadle-mechanism which will be described.
- I Secured to the-rod 127. v casing is. a switch sleeve member 145 secured in any suitable manner to a switch-sleeve i in pairs vertically asshown andtheynum 146 -of any suitable insulating r'naterial.
.This sleeve surround's'the switch tube 111- as shown. The, sleeve carries suitable contacts or brushes and these brushes are arranged inside of the switeh her of pairs corresponds to the type 'of 1110+ 167 arranged b'etween thepivdjted member andthead shown in spring 153normally tends to'hold'this release. treadle up or in the position shown in the drawing. This arm 155 is provided with a laterally extending member 156 adapted to extend down and engage the floor and'form a stop for-the plate 154 and to also serve to engage underneath the main treadle lever 143 to cause it to positively return to normal position with the opening of the press! This release treadle, lever 153 is also pro-' vided with an upwardly extendin arm 157 for a purpose to be described. ecured to the shaft 152 outside of the bearing is an upwardly extending'switch shifting arm 158 having a flat plate portion 159 with a later? ally extending hbokengaging lug 160 prefer- I ably formed integral with an outer guide member 161. The plate'159 is also providedw'itha pin 162 extending laterally in thesame direction as the hook engaging lug 160. Coiiperating with the plate portions 159- and 161v and withthehook engaging lug160 is ahook 163 mounted upon a rod '164 extending to the rear through a 1 suitable opening in the frame and passing throu h an opening-in a pivoted member 165'p1votally mounted in one arm-of the lever 143. .Dn oneside of this pivoted memher 165 isa collar 166 secured to the rod 164' 1 and on the opposite side there is a coil-spring 'usting nut 168 It .will
pressedor moved in a clockwise direction as:
4 the'.hook 163 will then be t e hook engaging lug and engaged by rod 127 of the, switch mechanism will be moved downward into the position shown m Fig. 9. This operation performs certain -functions,relative to the switch mechanism and it is desirable that this operation should not be permitted to be brought about by the operator while the machine is being plosed and while pressure is being brought to bear upon the buck, and during these several operations the hook 163 is positively held out of the path'of the hook engaging lug 160 by a pad 169 adjustably mounted in the end of a hook raising lever 170 mounted in the frame This lever is "pivoted at 170' and extends tov the rearof the standard 2 and is there provided with an upwardly extending arm 171 provided with a friction roller 172 adapted to engage the peripheryof the cam 173 mounted on the shaft 79. This cam is of such a shape and it is so located, as shown in Fig, 4, that the roller rests in the low part of the cam when the press is closed thus placing the hook .163 in the path of the hook engaging lug 160 so that the operator maydepress the release treadle at any time and cause the; operation of the switch mechanisrn, as will appear,to set the power operating mechanism in motion to release the press. But as soonlas the ress is released which consumes substantially a half arevolution ofthe shaft 79 then the friction roller is engaged and the lever 170 raises the hook out of the path of the hook engaging lug 160 thus preventing the release operation ofthe switch until after the press has been closed.
Power appliance and its transmssidni Mounted on a suitable bracket 174 secured to the base is a motor supporting plate 17 5 supporting a motor 176. The shaft of this motor enters a gear case 177 of any preferred type but capable of supporting a worm 178 which meshes with a worm'wheel.
179 mounted upon a power shaft 180supported in suitable hearings in the frame in a position such that a ini0n'181 thereon may mesh ,withthe gear 78.
Air val v e actuating connections.
Pivotally connected to the arm 157 integral with the release treadle is a link 182 in turn pivoted to a suction valve operating lever 183 mounted upon a shaft 184 supported in suitable bearings 185 secured to.
1 valve is open and the chamber under the perforated plate of the lower buck is connected to the exhaust and the steam is exhausted from the surface ofthe lower buck and fromthe material operated upon.
Complete operation. Assuming that the machine is open then .the several= parts of the mechanism of the press itself are in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 and the switch mechanism is has not been straightened into the positions shown in these figures and the-cam 173 is in a position such that the hook 163 1s elevated out of the path of the hook engaging lug'160. In bringing about this result, however, the lever 138 has been engaged and the trip 135, through its engagement with the head 134 has raised the rod 127 and consequently the switch sleeve 146 bringing the several pairs of contacts onto the segments 112 thus closing the circuits through the several connections-necessary for the operation of the motor. The motor is then set in motion causing the gear 78 to rotate in a clockwise direction as shown in Fig. 1 and to engage the lever 91 and move the swinging arm 81 out over the roller 83, thus preventing the release of the main'treadle lever 43. Just as the shaft 79 is completing its half'rotation the roller 172 is released from the high partof the cam and is dropped and therefore permits the hook 163 to drop onto the hook engaging lug 160 or into the position shown in Fig. 3. During this Op813l3lOI1,-hl10WBVeI,
the crank disk 124 is rotated from the full line position shown in Fig 8 toward the dotted line position shown .in this figure with the result that the thrust nut 115, engages theswitch tube structure 111 until it is released, whenit will move down by the action of the spring 117 as described and the circuit or' circuits, which are at that time closed through the switch mechanism,
will be broken.
' When the press is to be released the operator depresses the releasing treadle caus- "ing the hook engaging lug 160 to engage the hook'163 which has been lowered as described, causing the rod 127 to be moved downward into the position shown in Fig. 9, it having .been previously raised when the press was. closed. This 0 'eration causes the several brushes carried y the sleeve 146 to move into engagement with the segments carried by the switch tube structure} thus again closing the circuits of the motor and causing its operation, with the result that the cam173 will again raise the hook 163 and the lever 9l willbe returned by i s Fig.2.
Having described my invention, I claim spring 93 and the swinging arm 81 wil move to the rear releasing the roller carried by the main treadle. When this release is brought about then the extension.
156 carried by the release treadle engages the main treadle and causes the opening of the press. In'the meantime, however, the
toggle member 60'is moved fromits straight ready for another operation. As the press is being opened the downward movement of the treadle 153 through the parts connected to the member 157 'actuates 'the vacuum valve 28 thereby: causing the suction to draw the vapor from the material which has been treated upon the surface of the lower buck. Thistreadle may be actuated at any time while the press is open since the hook 163 is raised out of the path of the hook engaging lug and at any time during the closed or open yposition of the steam valve, may be operated to permit the passage of steam to the material on the owe'rbuck.
The press is released from the final pres sure by a quick action by-reason of the fact that the crank. pin 77 not only exerts a.
raising action upon the actuatin arm 71- buta camming action is produce between the pin and the upper wall ofthearcshaped slot portion 76 as will bereadily seen from 1. In a garment pressing machine the combination withco-acting pressing elements movable one in relation to the other,
means for ap lying-steam to the garment between said e ements, and means for removing the steam only when the pressing elements are open.
2. In ,a garment pressing machine the combination with co-acting pressing. elements movable one in relation to the other,
means for ap lying steam to the garment between said e ements, and means for withdrawing the steam only when the pressing elements are open.
3. In a garment pressing machine the means for locklng sai 4. In "a garment pressing machine the combinationwith co-acting pressing elements movable one in relation to the other, means for applying steam to the garment between said elements, and means operative during only the opening movement of the press for removing the steam from the gar: ment. q 4 5. In a garment pressing machine th combination with co-acting pressing elements movable one in relation tothe other, means for producing send movement, means for applying steam to the garment between said elements, and means rendered eflective by saidfirst named means for removing the steam only when the pressing'elements' are open.
combination. with co-actingpressing ele- 6..In a garment pressing -machine. the 1 ments movable one in relation to the other,
means for producing said movement, means for applying. steam to the garment between said elements, and means rendered efi'ective bya part-of said first named means for removing the steam only when the pressingv elements are open.
7, In a garment pressing machine the combination with 'co-acting pressing 'elements movable one in-relation to the other,
roducing said. movement and d elements in closed position, means for releasing said elements, means for applying steam'to the garment between said a elements, and means rendered effective by one of said first-named meansfor removing the steam only when the pressing elements are 0 en.
8. n a garment press, a frame, a hollow buck, a foranfinous plate upon said buck,-an air :pirculating conduit connected to the chamber in said buck, motor means, means for applying power therefrom for the pressing operation, releasing mechanism, and means actuated thereby for. establishing communication between the air circulating conduit and the chamber beneath the foraminous plate of the buck. I 1
In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.
WILLIAME. ANDREE.
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