CN110629510A - Clothes folding machine and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a clothes folding machine and a control method thereof. The clothes folding machine comprises a clothes folding machine body and a clothes hanger, wherein the clothes hanger is provided with a foldable clothes supporting arm and a foldable switch capable of controlling the folding of the clothes supporting arm; the clothes folding machine body is provided with a hanging mechanism for hanging the clothes hanger and a trigger mechanism capable of triggering the folding switch, and when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the trigger mechanism corresponds to the folding switch of the clothes hanger. The control method comprises the steps that when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the clothes folding machine detects a corresponding signal and controls the trigger mechanism to trigger the folding switch to fold the clothes supporting arm; or after the clothes folding machine receives the instruction of the user, the control trigger mechanism triggers the folding switch to fold the clothes supporting arm. The clothes folding machine is provided with the hanging mechanism, a user can directly hang the clothes hanger at a set position without a structure related to clothes hanger conveying, the occupied space is small, meanwhile, the hanging mechanism is matched with the position of the triggering mechanism, accurate triggering can be achieved, and a more intelligent triggering process is achieved.

Description

Clothes folding machine and control method thereof

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a clothes folding machine and a control method thereof.

Background

In daily household life, aired clothes or manufactured clothes need to be folded and stored, people fold clothes in life generally through manual folding, the time for doing housework is reduced due to the fact that the pace of social development and life is accelerated, and the aired clothes are randomly stacked, so that the waste of storage space is caused, and the clothes are damaged; the improvement of living standard has brought the increase of the kind of clothing, and the user can't grasp the skill of folding and accomodating to different clothing, so that the clothing after folding can't obtain better protection, the clothing that the folding unevenness still need iron before wearing, therefore it is necessary to provide a small, degree of automation is high and the pleasing to the eye folding machine of appearance for the family uses.

The clothes to be worn in daily life are various, and the clothes folding machine used in industry only can provide a single program to fold specific clothes types and cannot bring convenience to home users, so that the market is lack of a more intelligent clothes folding machine suitable for folding different types of clothes.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provides a clothes folding machine and a control method thereof.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

the invention provides a clothes folding machine, which comprises a clothes folding machine body and a clothes hanger, wherein the clothes hanger is provided with a foldable clothes supporting arm and a foldable switch capable of controlling the folding of the clothes supporting arm; the clothes folding machine body is provided with a hanging mechanism for hanging the clothes hanger and a trigger mechanism capable of triggering the folding switch, and when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the trigger mechanism corresponds to the folding switch of the clothes hanger.

According to a further scheme, the hanging mechanism comprises a fixing part and a hanging part, the hanging mechanism is connected with the clothes folding machine body through the fixing part, and the position of the clothes hanger is hung and limited through the hanging part;

preferably, the fixing part and the hanging part are integrally formed or fixedly connected.

In a further scheme, a positioning structure is arranged in the hanging part, and the clothes hanger is placed in the hanging part and limited at a certain position by the positioning structure;

preferably, the positioning structure comprises one or a combination of a groove, a stop rib and a stop block.

In a further scheme, the hanging part is an arc-shaped hook which is concave downwards, and the arc-shaped part of the hanging part is a positioning structure which limits the movement of the clothes hanger in the horizontal direction;

or the hanging part is a horizontal hanging rod, and a groove and/or a blocking rib are/is arranged on the horizontal hanging rod to limit the clothes hanger to move in the horizontal direction.

In a further scheme, the clothes folding machine body is provided with a fixed beam, and the suspension mechanism and the trigger mechanism are fixed on the fixed beam and arranged up and down; the trigger mechanism comprises a driving part and a moving part which can move under the driving of the driving part, and when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the moving part corresponds to the position of the folding switch.

In a further scheme, the moving component is provided with a force application part which is contacted with the folding switch and a force bearing part which receives the driving force of the driving component; a transmission component is arranged between the driving component and the moving component, and a stress part of the moving component is contacted with the transmission component to receive the driving force transmitted by the transmission component;

preferably, the moving component is a lever structure which can rotate around a fixed shaft, the fixed shaft is arranged at one end of the moving component, the force application part and the force bearing part are arranged at the same side of the fixed shaft, and the transmission component is contacted with the middle part of the moving component;

preferably, the transmission member is a cam, and the cam is in contact with the middle part of the moving member and arranged below the moving member to apply an upward force to the moving member.

In a further scheme, the trigger mechanism is also provided with a positioning frame, and the positioning frame is provided with an accommodating groove; the clothes rack is hung on the hanging mechanism, and meanwhile, the clothes rack enters the accommodating groove and is limited;

preferably, the clothes hanger comprises a hanging part and a main body part, the upper end of the hanging part is hung on the hanging mechanism, and the lower end of the hanging part is placed in the accommodating groove and is stopped above the main body part to limit the movement of the clothes hanger in the vertical direction.

According to a further scheme, a clothes hanger detection device is arranged on the clothes folding machine body and/or the suspension mechanism and/or the trigger mechanism, and when the clothes hanger is hung on the suspension mechanism, the clothes hanger detection device detects a signal or is triggered to transmit the signal to a control device of the clothes folding machine;

according to a further scheme, the clothes hanger detection device comprises a sensor, and when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the sensor detects or senses a signal of the clothes hanger;

alternatively, the hanger detection means comprises a contact button which is directly activated when the hanger is hung from the hanging mechanism.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a control method for a clothes folding machine according to any one or combination of the above schemes, wherein when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the clothes folding machine is located at the triggering mechanism, detects a corresponding signal, and controls the triggering mechanism to trigger the folding switch to fold the clothes supporting arm;

or when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the clothes folding machine controls the trigger mechanism to trigger the folding switch to fold the clothes supporting arm after receiving the instruction of the user.

After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. the clothes folding machine is provided with the hanging mechanism, so that a user can directly hang the clothes rack at a set position on the clothes folding machine without a related structure for conveying the clothes rack, and therefore, the clothes folding machine occupies less space and is more convenient to use.

2. The position of the suspension mechanism and the position of the trigger mechanism of the clothes folding machine are matched, when the clothes hanger is hung on the suspension mechanism, the trigger mechanism can be exactly corresponding to the folding switch position of the clothes hanger, the clothes hanger can be folded by the trigger mechanism and enters the clothes folding unit, and therefore the clothes folding machine is accurate in positioning and can be accurately triggered to fold the clothes hanger.

3. According to the invention, the suspension mechanism and the trigger mechanism are respectively provided with a positioning or limiting structure, so that the movement of the clothes rack is limited, the triggering is more accurate, and the clothes rack can be prevented from falling off.

4. The clothes folding machine body and/or the hanging mechanism and/or the triggering mechanism are/is also provided with a clothes hanger detecting device, and the clothes folding machine can detect a clothes hanger signal or is directly triggered, so that a more accurate and intelligent triggering process is realized.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a general schematic view of a clothes folding machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a garment transport device of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a suspension mechanism and hanger of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of one state of the trigger mechanism of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another state of the trigger mechanism of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a garment hanger of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the hanger of FIG. 6 taken in an expanded state and portion B of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the portion B of the garment hanger of FIG. 6 in a collapsed state in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of one state of the folding platform of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of another state of the folding platform of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a garment gathering assembly of the present invention;

in the figure, 100 parts of a clothes folding machine body, 101 parts of a folding unit, 103 parts of a hanging mechanism, 104 parts of a triggering mechanism, 105 parts of a fixing part, 106 parts of a hanging part, 108 parts of a fixing beam, 31 parts of a clothes rack,

10. a folding switch; 111. a limiting column; 1110. a first limit structure; 12. a pressing member; 121. a pressing part; 122. a wing portion; 123. a return device; 13. a third limiting structure; 2. a clothes supporting arm; 21. a second limit structure; 22. an avoidance structure; 23. a rotating shaft; 3. a hanging part;

1111 a first motion part, 1112X-direction guide rail, 1121 second motion part, 1122Z-direction guide rail, 141 moving part, 142 driving part, 143 cam, 144 connecting part, 145 positioning frame;

1211 clothing side flap, 12111 upper half plate, 12112 lower half plate, 1212 clothing body flap, 1213 clothing tail flap, 1221 first flap, 1222 second flap, 131 carriage bar, 1311 carriage bar drive arrangement, 1312 moving guide, 132 fixed link, 133 furl side plate, 134 clothing guide board.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the clothes folding machine of the present invention folds the clothes by turning the clothes supported on the clothes hanger 31 a plurality of times after laying the clothes flat.

The clothes folding machine of the embodiment comprises a clothes folding machine body 100 and a clothes hanger 31, wherein the clothes hanger 31 is provided with a foldable clothes supporting arm 2 and a foldable switch 10 capable of controlling the folding of the clothes supporting arm 2; the clothes folding machine body 100 is provided with a hanging mechanism 103 for hanging the clothes hanger 31 and a triggering mechanism 104 capable of triggering the folding switch 10, and when the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103, the triggering mechanism 104 corresponds to the folding switch 10 of the clothes hanger 31.

The clothes folding machine can realize full-automatic clothes folding by matching with the foldable clothes hanger 31, and is convenient for users to use. The hanging mechanism 103 arranged on the clothes folding machine is a positioning structure of the clothes hanger 31, and a user directly hangs the clothes hanger 31 on the hanging mechanism 103 to fix the clothes hanger 31 at a set position on the clothes folding machine, and the position is matched with the position of the trigger mechanism 104, so that when the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103, the trigger mechanism 104 can just correspond to the position of the folding switch 10 of the clothes hanger 31, the trigger mechanism 104 can fold the clothes hanger 31 and enter a clothes folding unit, and the purposes of accurate positioning, accurate triggering and folding of the clothes hanger 31 are achieved. In addition, the clothes rack 31 is not required to convey related structures in the scheme, so that the whole clothes folding machine occupies less space, reduces cost and energy consumption and is more convenient to use.

Further, the hanging mechanism 103 comprises a fixing part 105 and a hanging part 106, the hanging mechanism 103 is connected with the clothes folding machine body 100 through the fixing part 105, and the position of the clothes rack 31 is hung and limited through the hanging part 106; preferably, the fixing portion 105 and the hanging portion 106 are integrally formed or fixedly connected.

The hanging mechanism 103 may be provided in various manners, such as a hanging rod, a hook, etc., and may be configured to bear the weight of the clothes hanger 31 and the clothes, and fix the clothes hanger 31 at a set position of the clothes folding machine. The suspension mechanism 103 in any mode needs to satisfy two points, one is that the suspension mechanism 103 is fixed with the clothes folding machine body 100, can be directly and fixedly connected with the clothes folding machine body 100, or is integrally formed with the clothes folding machine body 100, and can also be indirectly and fixedly connected with the clothes folding machine body through an intermediate piece and the like; secondly, the hanging mechanism 103 can bear the clothes hanger 31 and the clothes hung on the clothes hanger 31, so that the clothes hanger 31 with the clothes is fixed and limited, the clothes hanger 31 can be ensured to be positioned at a specific position after being placed on the hanging mechanism 103, the trigger mechanism 104 can correspond to the position of the folding switch 10 of the clothes hanger 31, and the next clothes collecting action is facilitated.

In this embodiment, the fixing portion 105 and the hanging portion 106 of the hanging mechanism 103 may be two components with different functions, and the fixing portion 105 and the hanging portion 106 may be fixedly connected or movably connected, for example, may be a hook; it is also possible to realize two functions for one component, both of the fixing with the clothes folding machine body 100 and the placement of the positioning hanger 31. For example, the folding machine may be a cross bar fixed on the body 100, one end of the cross bar is fixedly connected with the body, and the other end of the cross bar is hung on the clothes hanger 31. In either case, the hanging mechanism 103 can achieve the function of fixing the hanger 31 at the set position of the body.

In a further aspect, the hanging portion 106 is provided with a positioning structure (not shown), and the clothes hanger 31 is placed in the hanging portion 106 and is limited in position by the positioning structure.

The positioning structure can comprise any type of existing structure or improved structure capable of limiting, the positioning structure can prevent the clothes hanger 31 from sliding off the hanging mechanism 103, and the clothes hanger 31 is fixed at a set position, so that the triggering mechanism 104 is ensured to correspond to the folding switch 10 of the clothes hanger 31, and the condition that the clothes hanger cannot be triggered is avoided. For example, the positioning structure may include one or a combination of grooves, ribs, stops. The positioning structure can be arranged in one way or can be combined in multiple ways to ensure that the clothes rack 31 is fixed at a set position.

In a further scheme, the hanging part 106 is a downward-concave arc-shaped hook, and the arc-shaped part of the hook is a positioning structure to limit the movement of the clothes rack 31 in the horizontal direction; in the scheme, the hanging mechanism 103 is a hook, the hanger 31 is hung on the arc-shaped part of the hook, and the front and back movement of the hanger 31 in the horizontal direction can be limited, so that the hanging part 106 is in a positioning structure due to the shape arrangement.

Alternatively, the hanging part 106 is a horizontal hanging rod, and a groove and/or a blocking rib are arranged on the horizontal hanging rod to limit the movement of the clothes rack 31 in the horizontal direction. In the scheme; in the scheme, the hanging mechanism 103 is a hanging rod, the movement of the clothes hanger 31 in the horizontal direction is limited by arranging a downward concave groove or an upward convex blocking rib, and the deformation structure of the groove or the blocking rib can also achieve the limiting purpose.

In a further scheme, the clothes folding machine body 100 is provided with a fixed beam 108, and the suspension mechanism 103 and the trigger mechanism 104 are fixed on the fixed beam 108 and are arranged up and down; the triggering mechanism 104 comprises a driving component and a moving component which can move under the driving of the driving component, and when the clothes rack 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103, the moving component is in positive correspondence with the position of the folding switch 10.

In order to realize the correspondence between the trigger mechanism 104 and the folding switch 10 on the clothes hanger 31, and to realize the triggering accurately when the triggering is needed, the setting positions of the hanging mechanism 103 and the trigger mechanism 104 need to be matched with each other. In the present embodiment, a setting mode is provided, that is, the hanging mechanism 103 and the triggering mechanism 104 are both fixed on the fixed beam 108, the hanging mechanism 103 is disposed above the triggering mechanism 104, and the two mechanisms are disposed at a proper distance, which is set according to the distance between the hanging contact point of the clothes hanger 31 and the folding switch 10. The moving parts of the trigger mechanism 104 may be extended or retracted to trigger or stop the folding switch 10. When the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103, the moving part is rightly corresponding to the position of the folding switch 10, so that the accurate positioning of the clothes hanger 31 can be ensured, and the accuracy of triggering can be ensured.

The positions of the hanging mechanism 103 and the trigger mechanism 104 are not limited to the vertical arrangement, and any arrangement may be adopted in which the moving member corresponds to the position of the folding switch 10 when the hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103.

In a further scheme, the triggering mechanism 104 is further provided with a positioning frame 145, and the positioning frame 145 is provided with an accommodating groove; the hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103 while the hanger 31 enters the receiving groove and is restrained.

The hanger 31 is suspended from the suspension mechanism 103 and can be positioned under the influence of gravity alone, yet when subjected to other forces, can easily change position causing the hanger 31 to slide off or fail to be triggered. The hanger 31 is required to bear the force of the moving part when triggered, so that the hanger 31 needs to be further fixed in addition to the positioning structure of the hanging part 106, so that the trigger mechanism 104 can apply a force to the folding switch 10 without pushing the entire hanger 31 away from the triggered position. Meanwhile, the moving component can be aligned with the folding switch 10, so that the folding switch 10 can be accurately applied with acting force to a position when the moving component moves, and invalid actions are not generated. Therefore, the spacer 145 can restrict both the horizontal movement of the hanger 31 and the vertical movement of the hanger 31.

Preferably, the clothes hanger 31 comprises a hanging part 3 and a main body part, wherein the upper end of the hanging part 3 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103, the accommodating groove is used for accommodating the lower end of the hanging part 3 and stopping against the main body part, and the clothes hanger 31 is limited to move in the vertical direction, so that the clothes hanger 31 is limited to move upwards when the moving part applies acting force.

In a further scheme, a clothes hanger 31 detection device is arranged on the clothes folding machine body 100 and/or the hanging mechanism 103 and/or the triggering mechanism 104, and when the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103, the clothes hanger 31 detection device detects a signal or is triggered, and transmits the signal to a control device of the clothes folding machine.

In order to confirm the timing when the moving part of the trigger mechanism 104 starts to move, a hanger 31 detecting device may be provided for determining whether the hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103 and is restrained at the positioning frame 145. Therefore, the clothes folding machine can automatically control the trigger mechanism 104 to start moving when detecting the signal of the clothes hanger 31, so as to trigger, achieve the purpose of being more intelligent and improve the user experience.

In a further aspect, the hanger 31 detection device includes a sensor that detects or senses a signal from the hanger 31 when the hanger 31 is hung from the hanging mechanism 103.

The sensor may be of various types, for example the sensor may be a sensor that senses the distance between the hanger 31 and the trigger mechanism 104. When the distance is smaller than the set value, it can be determined that the hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103 and reaches the set position, and further the moving member is controlled to apply an acting force to the folding switch 10, thereby achieving the purpose of releasing the clothes.

Alternatively, the hanger 31 detection means comprises a touch button which is directly activated when the hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103. The contact button on the hanging mechanism 103 can be arranged at the contact point of the clothes hanger 31 and the hanging mechanism 103, the contact button can be triggered when the clothes hanger 31 is placed on the hanging mechanism 103, and the folding machine starts to be triggered to fold after receiving a signal.

In addition, the present embodiment further provides a method for controlling a clothes folding machine according to any one or combination of the above schemes, which specifically includes:

in the scheme 1, when the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103 and is positioned at the triggering mechanism 104, the clothes folding machine detects a corresponding signal and controls the triggering mechanism 104 to trigger the folding switch 10 to fold the clothes supporting arm 2.

In this scheme, fold and be provided with clothes hanger 31 detection device on the clothing machine, hang the clothes hanger 31 when putting on hanging mechanism 103 at the user, can automated inspection or response, perhaps accept the signal, automatic control trigger mechanism 104 triggers and folds up switch 10 order and prop the clothing arm 2 and fold up, so, fold the clothing machine and can receive the clothing automatically, fold the clothing, reach more automatic, intelligent purpose, improve user experience.

In the scheme 2, when the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism 103, and the clothes folding machine receives an instruction from a user, the trigger mechanism 104 is controlled to trigger the folding switch 10 to fold the clothes supporting arm 2.

In the scheme, the clothes folding machine is not provided with the clothes hanger 31 detection device, a user can press the starting key after hanging the clothes hanger 31, the clothes folding machine starts to act after receiving the instruction of the user, and the scheme gives more operation space for the user and is convenient for the user to use.

Example two

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment is further defined by the first embodiment, and the clothes folding machine further comprises a folding unit 101 and a receiving unit 102, so that a user can directly hang the clothes rack with clothes on the hanging mechanism, and the clothes rack is located at a set position of the clothes folding machine. The clothes hanger 31 can be folded, and the folded clothes can be released, the folding unit 101 is provided with a clothes conveying device and a folding platform, the folding platform is provided with a horizontal surface and used for placing clothes and folding the clothes, and the clothes conveying device can take down the clothes hung on the clothes hanger 31 on the hanging mechanism and lay the clothes on the folding platform.

The clothes conveying device comprises a moving mechanism and a clamping mechanism, wherein the moving mechanism comprises an X-direction moving mechanism and a Z-direction moving mechanism, the X-direction moving mechanism can move in the horizontal direction, the Z-direction moving mechanism can move in the vertical direction, the X-direction moving mechanism comprises a first motion part 1111, an X-direction guide rail 1112 and a first driving motor, the first driving motor drives the first motion part 1111 to move on the X-direction guide rail 1112, similarly, the Z-direction moving mechanism comprises a second motion part 1121, a Z-direction guide rail 1122 and a second driving motor, and the second driving motor drives the second motion part 1121 to move on the Z-direction guide rail 1122. The Z-direction moving mechanism is provided in the first moving portion 1111, and the first moving portion 1111 can move the Z-direction moving mechanism along the X-direction rail 1112 when the first driving motor is driven, and the second moving portion 1121 of the Z-direction moving mechanism can move along the Z-direction rail 1122 when the second driving motor is driven, so that the second moving portion 1121 can be located at any position within a plane region formed by the X-direction rail 1112 and the Z-direction rail 1122.

The X-direction moving mechanism at least comprises a first limiting position and a second limiting position, a first moving part 1111 moves between the first limiting position and the second limiting position, the first moving part 1111 is located at the first limiting position to ensure that the clamping mechanism can clamp clothes on the clothes hanger 31, and the first moving part 1111 is located at the second limiting position to ensure that the clothes are released at the designated position of the folding platform; the Z-direction moving mechanism at least comprises a top limiting position and a bottom limiting position, the second moving portion 1121 moves between the top limiting position and the bottom limiting position, when the second moving portion 1121 is located at the top limiting position, the clamping mechanism can clamp the clothes on the clothes hanger 31, and when the second moving portion 1121 is located at the bottom limiting position, the clothes can be separated from the clothes hanger 31.

The clamping mechanism comprises a connecting rod 113 and two clamping portions 114, the connecting rod 113 is fixed on the second moving portion 1121, the direction of the connecting rod is perpendicular to the plane formed by the Z-direction guide rail 1122 and the X-direction guide rail 1112, the connecting rod 113 is horizontally arranged, the two clamping portions 114 are arranged on the connecting rod 113 and are arranged at intervals, and the second moving portion 1121 can drive the connecting rod 113 to move above the folding platform, so that the clamping portions 114 are driven to move.

The clamping portion 114 is openable and closable, and can clamp clothes on the clothes rack by opening and closing, and can also release the clothes to place the clothes on the folding platform by opening. Two clamping parts interval sets up, and dodge the portion and match on distance and the clothes hanger between two clamping parts, clothes hanger 31 has the clothing arm that props that can fold up, props the portion of dodging that has the undercut on the clothing arm, when the clothing is got to clamping part 114 clamp, can be through getting the clothing of dodging the portion, and can not press from both sides the clothing arm to can take off the clothing from clothes hanger smoothly.

The control method of the clothes folding machine comprises the steps that the clothes folding machine is provided with a clothes hanger folding position, the clothes folding machine is hung on the hanging mechanism when the clothes hanger 31 is located at the clothes hanger folding position, the clamping mechanism is controlled to be opened and closed to clamp clothes on the clothes hanger 31, and the clamping mechanism is moved to enable the clothes to be separated from the clothes hanger 31 after the clothes hanger 31 is folded.

The separation process comprises the following steps: the clothes folding machine drives the Z-direction moving mechanism to separate clothes from the clothes rack, specifically, the clothes folding machine starts the second motor to drive the second moving part to move downwards, so that the clamping mechanism drives the clothes to move downwards, and when the top of the clothes is completely separated from the bottom of the clothes supporting arm folded by the clothes rack, the Z-direction moving is stopped.

When the clothes are separated from the clothes hanger, the clothes folding machine drives the X-direction moving mechanism to drag the clothes on the folding platform, specifically, the clothes folding machine starts the first motor to drive the clothes to move to the other side of the folding platform, when the first moving part reaches the second limiting position, the first motor stops moving, and the clothes folding machine controls the clamping mechanism to release the clothes to enable the clothes to be flatly laid on the folding platform.

EXAMPLE III

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, this embodiment is a further limitation of the first embodiment or the second embodiment, the clothes folding machine includes a clothes hanger 31 for hanging the clothes on a hanging mechanism after the clothes hanger 31 is used for supporting the clothes, the clothes hanger 31 includes a hanging part, a main body and a foldable clothes supporting arm, a folding switch is arranged at a lower part of the main body, and the folding switch is used for controlling the folding of the clothes supporting arm. When the folding switch is pressed down, the two symmetrically arranged clothes supporting arms can hang down to form a furled shape, and the clothes supported by the clothes supporting arms can be released. The trigger mechanism is used for touching the folding switch, so that whether the clothes hanger 31 is folded or not can be controlled to release the clothes.

The clothes hanger 31 comprises a main body and two clothes supporting arms 2, a hanging part 3 is arranged on the upper portion of the main body and used for hanging the clothes hanger 31, the clothes supporting arms 2 are rotatably arranged on the main body, the clothes supporting arms 2 can rotate to a position close to the horizontal position and used for supporting clothes, the clothes supporting arms can also rotate to the vertical position, and the clothes hung on the clothes supporting arms 2 can be released by folding the two arms.

The clothes supporting arm 2 is arranged on the main body through a rotating shaft 23, and the clothes supporting arm 2 can rotate at a certain angle by taking the rotating shaft 23 as a circle center. The rotating angle can be limited by a corresponding limiting mechanism, and the clothes support arm 2 is prevented from over-rotating.

The control of the opening and the folding of the clothes supporting arm of the clothes rack is realized by a limiting piece and a pressing piece 12 which are arranged in the main body. Limiting mechanisms are arranged between the limiting parts and the clothes supporting arms 2 and correspond to each other, so that the limiting structures can support the clothes supporting arms 2 to be in a spreading state at a position close to the horizontal position. The connection between the limiting part and the pressing part 12 is not rigid contact, but the limiting part can deform or move to realize flexible connection, the pressing part 12 can apply force to the limiting part or move the limiting part, so that the limiting part enables the limiting structure between the clothes supporting arm 2 and the limiting part to lose the limit of the clothes supporting arm 2 due to the change of the shape or the change of the position, the clothes supporting arm 2 rotates downwards to be folded, and clothes hung on the clothes supporting arm 2 are released.

The limiting part comprises two limiting columns 111 corresponding to the two clothes supporting arms 2 respectively, the limiting columns 111 are provided with first limiting structures 1110, the clothes supporting arms 2 are provided with second limiting structures 21 matched with the first limiting structures 1110, the limiting columns 111 are integrally in irregular column shapes and can generate certain deformation, namely one ends of the limiting columns 111 can be fixed on the main body, the other ends of the limiting columns 111 can swing freely, and therefore the first limiting structures 1110 can be driven to be separated from the second limiting structures 21. The restraint post 111 is thus able to move between positions where the first restraint structure 1110 contacts and is spaced away from the second restraint structure 21.

The first limiting structure 1110 is a limiting protrusion, the second limiting structure 21 is a limiting groove, the limiting protrusion is arranged on one side, close to the clothes supporting arm 2, of the limiting column 111, the limiting protrusion is arranged on the side, close to the clothes supporting arm 2, the clothes supporting arm 2 is provided with the limiting groove, and the limiting protrusion is abutted to the limiting groove to enable the clothes supporting arm 2 to be in an opening state.

The first limiting structure 1110 and the second limiting structure 21 can be in other shapes, but the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure need to be matched to limit the clothes supporting arm 2, and can be separated from each other to relieve the limitation of the clothes supporting arm 2.

Spacing post 111 can produce recoverable deformation and make spacing arch of spacing post 111 can automatic recovery to the position that corresponds with the spacing recess of propping clothing arm 2, in the figure spacing post 111 is perpendicular setting, spacing post 111 one end and main part inner wall fixed connection, the other end can be followed the horizontal direction and removed.

The pressing piece 12 at least comprises two parts, one part is positioned in the main body and used for controlling the limiting columns 111, the other part is a pressing part 121 positioned outside the main body, the part positioned in the main body needs to control the two limiting columns 111 of the limiting piece at the same time, the part positioned in the main body comprises two fin parts 122, the fin parts 122 are respectively abutted against the limiting columns 111, the fin parts 122 are obliquely arranged, one fin part 122 is abutted against the free end of the limiting column 111 on the left side, the other fin part 122 is abutted against the free end of the limiting column 111 on the right side, and the fin parts 122 are obliquely arranged and have a certain angle, so that the fin parts 122 can generate transverse acting force on the limiting columns 111 in the up-and-down moving process, the limiting columns 111 are far away from the clothes supporting arm 2, the first limiting structure 21 and the second limiting structure 1110 are separated, the limiting effect of the limiting columns 111 on the clothes supporting arm 2 disappears, the clothes supporting arm 2 rotates downwards to fold the clothes supporting arm 2, and at the moment, if clothes are hung on the clothes supporting arm 2, the supporting effect on the clothes is lost.

The wing part 122 has an inclined surface which abuts against the limit post 111, and in order to facilitate the movement of the limit post 111 on the inclined surface, the abutting end parts of the limit post 111 and the inclined surface are also provided with inclined surfaces with the same angle as the inclined surfaces, so that the free end of the limit post 111 can easily slide on the inclined surface of the wing part 122. The pressing part 12 is arranged at the lower part of the limiting part, the wing part 122 of the pressing part 12 is in a V shape, the pressing part 121 of the pressing part 12 extends out of the opening at the bottom of the main body and can receive upward acting force from the outside, and therefore horizontal acting force towards the middle is applied to the limiting column 111.

In order to facilitate installation and production of parts, the limiting column 111 can be provided with two inverted-U-shaped legs to form a complete part, a clamping groove is formed in the main body, and the part can be directly installed in the clamping groove through a limiting mechanism and extends out of the two legs to form the limiting column 111.

Because the outside can exert ascending effort to pressing portion 121, press portion 121 to guarantee to kick-back outside the main part, therefore pressing piece 12 still is provided with return means for want the inside removal of main part when pressing piece 12 received external effort, after the effect of force disappears, can kick-back automatically, reply to the position that does not exert the effort. The return device may be a spring, one end of the spring is abutted against the inner wall of the main body opposite to the pressing member 12, and the other end of the spring is abutted against the end of the pressing member 12 located inside the main body, so that when the pressing member 12 moves towards the inside of the main body, the spring generates a reverse acting force, and when the external force is eliminated, the acting force of the spring pushes the pressing member 12 back to the original position. As shown in the figure, the spring is disposed between the two limiting posts 111 and is substantially parallel to the limiting posts 111, in order to ensure that the position of the spring does not change, the position of the limiting posts 111 should not be changed, and the portion of the pressing member 12 located inside the main body has a cylindrical structure for the spring to be sleeved, so as to ensure that the spring does not shift. Corresponding structures are also provided at the other degree of the spring stop to prevent the spring from shifting.

In order to ensure that the clothes supporting arms 2 rotate in a specific angle, prevent the clothes supporting arms from excessively rotating and losing reasonable support for clothes, or prevent the two clothes supporting arms 2 from excessively rotating and colliding when being folded, a third limiting structure 13 is arranged in the main body, and the clothes supporting arms 2 are also provided with corresponding limiting structures which are matched with the limiting mechanisms in the main body. When the clothes supporting arm 2 is in the unfolded state, the first limiting structure 1110 and the second limiting structure 21 stop against each other to prevent the clothes supporting arm 2 from rotating downwards, and the third limiting structure 13 is arranged at the upper part of the clothes supporting arm 2 to prevent the clothes supporting arm 2 from rotating upwards again. When propping clothing arm 2 and for folding up, prop clothing arm 2 and can rotate downwards and form the state of folding up, at this moment, first limit structure 1110 keeps away from with second limit structure 21, causes first limit structure 1110 can not form spacingly to second limit structure 21, props clothing arm 2 and rotates downwards because of the reason of gravity, and it is when rotating to being close the vertical direction, and second limit structure 21 ends with third limit structure 13 and supports, prevents to prop clothing arm 2 and further rotate. The first retention structure 1110 does not mate with the second retention structure 21.

The triggering mechanism comprises a driving part 142 and a moving part 141, the driving part 142 can be a motor and is used for providing a driving force for moving the moving part 141, the moving part 141 is driven by the driving part 142 to move, and when the clothes rack 31 is conveyed to the triggering mechanism, the moving part 141 exerts a force on a folding switch of the clothes rack 31 when moving so as to trigger the folding switch to fold the clothes supporting arm.

The trigger mechanism is fixedly connected with the clothes folding machine body through a connecting part 144, a fixed shell is further arranged on the connecting part 144, the fixed shell is provided with an opening, and the moving part 141 extends out of the opening.

A transmission part may be disposed inside the fixed housing, and the transmission part may be a cam 143, the motor has a motor shaft, the motor shaft may rotate when the motor is turned on, the cam 143 is fixedly connected to the motor shaft, and when the motor shaft rotates, the cam 143 rotates along the shaft along with the motor shaft. Since the cam 143 has an irregular outer edge, the moving member 141 stopped against the edge of the cam 143 moves.

The one end that the movable part 141 stretches out the set casing is application of force portion for exert the effort to the switch that folds up, and the other end is relatively fixed, through a fixed axle rotatable coupling in the inside of set casing, when the movable part 141 receives the effort of force, can rotate along the fixed axle, thereby drive the application of force portion of movable part 141 and reciprocate, can trigger the switch that folds up.

The moving member 141 needs to receive the acting force from the driving device or the transmission member, so the moving member 141 further has a force receiving portion between the fixed shaft and the force applying portion, that is, the force applying portion and the force receiving portion are both located on the same side of the fixed shaft, the moving directions of the force receiving portion and the force applying portion are the same, the cam 143 is disposed at the bottom of the moving member 141, when the edge of the cam 143 with a longer radius abuts against the moving member 141, because the position of the motor shaft is fixed, the cam 143 pushes the moving member 141 upwards, and because one end of the moving member 141 has the fixed shaft, the other end, that is, the force applying portion, moves upwards, and applies the acting force to the folding switch, thereby realizing the triggering process of folding the hanger 31.

The other implementation principle is basically the same as the above-mentioned implementation principle, and the moving component forms a lever structure which can rotate around the fixed shaft, but the difference is that the force bearing part and the force applying part of the moving component are respectively positioned at two sides of the fixed shaft, and the movement directions of the force bearing part and the force applying part are opposite. Because the motion directions of the cam and the force-applying part are opposite, the cam can be arranged at the upper part of the force-applying part, and when the cam applies downward acting force to the force-applying part, the force-applying part can move upwards, so that the folding switch is pressed, and the purpose of triggering is achieved.

The above description is given by exemplifying that the folding switch of the clothes hanger receives upward acting force to realize triggering, the folding switch of the clothes hanger can also be arranged at other positions to receive acting force in other directions, and the arrangement positions and directions of the moving component, the transmission component and the like also need to be correspondingly adjusted to realize triggering of the folding switch.

In order to confirm the timing when the moving part 141 of the trigger mechanism starts to move, the clothes folding machine may be provided with a sensor for determining whether the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism, and is located at a position corresponding to the trigger mechanism and limited at the positioning frame 145. The sensor may be a sensor that senses the distance between the hanger 31 and the trigger mechanism. When the distance is smaller than the set value, it can be determined that the hanger 31 reaches the set position, and the motor can rotate to make the moving member 141 apply an acting force to the folding switch, thereby releasing the clothes.

The control method of the clothes folding machine is that when the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging mechanism and the trigger mechanism is started, the clothes folding machine starts the driving part 142, and drives the moving part 141 to exert acting force on the folding switch to fold the clothes supporting arm. Specifically, the clothes folding machine is provided with a clothes clamping device for taking down clothes on the clothes hanger 31 and conveying the clothes to a clothes folding position, when the clothes hanger 31 is hung on the hanging structure and the trigger mechanism is started, the clothes clamping device is started to clamp the clothes on the clothes hanger 31, and after the clothes clamping device clamps the clothes, the trigger mechanism is started to control the clothes hanger 31 to fold and release the clothes.

Example four

As shown in fig. 9 to 11, this embodiment is a further limitation of the first embodiment or the second embodiment or the third embodiment, the folding unit 101 includes a horizontally disposed folding platform, the folding platform is provided with a folding flap for turning over the clothes, the folding platform of the clothes folding machine of the present invention is further provided with a falling flap, the falling flap can be turned over downward, so as to form an opening on the folding platform, and the folded clothes can directly fall from the opening, the clothes folding machine of the present invention is provided with a storage unit 102 at the lower portion of the folding unit 101, the folding unit 101 and the storage unit 102 can be communicated through the opening, and the clothes can directly fall from the opening and fall into the storage unit 102 for storage.

The folding turning plate at least comprises two clothes turning plates 1211 and a clothes body turning plate 1212, wherein the clothes turning plates 1211 are positioned at two sides of the folding platform and are used for arranging the clothes in the width direction, and the clothes body turning plate 1212 can turn the clothes in the length direction and enables the finally folded clothes to be positioned at the falling turning plate.

The clothing side turning plates 1211 are oppositely arranged on two sides of the folding platform, the clothing side turning plates 1211 are turned towards the middle and are used for folding two sides of clothing, the clothing body turning plate 1212 and the falling turning plate are arranged between the two clothing side turning plates 1211, the clothing body turning plate 1212 and the falling turning plate are identical in width and aligned, the clothing body turning plate 1212 can be turned towards the falling turning plate, and the clothing side turning plate 1211, the clothing body turning plate 1212 and the falling turning plate are integrally arranged in a rectangular shape.

The garment side flap 1211 of the folding flap has a further embodiment in that the garment side flap 1211 comprises an upper half 12111 and a lower half 12112, the upper half 12111 being arranged in alignment with the body flap 1212 and the lower half 12112 being arranged in alignment with the falling flap. The advantage of setting up like this is, can turn over the clothing according to the corresponding folding board of turning over of the specific size control of clothing, has avoided the unnecessary action of turning over a book.

The folding turning plate further comprises a clothes tail turning plate 1213, the clothes tail turning plate 1213 is arranged on one side of the folding platform to fold the bottom of clothes, and the clothes tail turning plate 1213, the clothes side turning plate 1211, the clothes body turning plate 1212 and the falling turning plate are integrally arranged in a rectangular shape. The tail flap 1213 can tidy the lower part of the overlong clothes, so that the clothes are completely dropped on the upper surface of the folding platform, and other folding flaps can fold the clothes conveniently.

After the folding of the clothes is completed, the clothes enter the storage unit 102 through an opening formed by an opened falling flap, wherein the falling flap comprises a first flap 1221 and a second flap 1222 which are arranged oppositely, and the first flap 1221 and the second flap 1222 are folded from the middle to the lower part to form an opening on the folding platform, so that the clothes can fall.

Because different clothes have different coverage areas after being tiled, the clothes folding machine can be provided with a clothes identification unit for identifying the size of the clothes, and can be provided with a sensing device arranged on the folding turning plate, so that the coverage area of the clothes is obtained, and the action of the folding turning plate is guided.

The control method of the clothes folding machine can be that after the clothes are flatly laid on the folding platform, the clothes folding machine controls the folding turning plates to turn over in sequence, and when the clothes body turning plate 1212 turns the clothes over to the falling turning plate, the clothes folding machine controls the falling turning plate to be opened to enable the clothes to fall.

Specifically, when the clothes folding machine recognizes that the clothes exceed the set length, the tail flap 1213 turns the lower part of the clothes inward, and when the clothes do not exceed the set length, the tail flap 1213 does not act; when the clothes folding machine recognizes that the clothes exceed the set width, the upper half plate 12111 and the lower half plate 12112 are folded inward at the same time, the two clothes side turning plates 1211 are folded at the same time or are successively folded, and when the clothes do not exceed the set width, the clothes side turning plates 1211 do not operate.

The clothes folding machine can respectively control the folding of the upper half plate 12111 and the lower half plate 12112 according to the spreading state of clothes, and preferably, the falling turning plate is folded downwards, and simultaneously the lower turning plate is folded inwards to assist the clothes to fall.

Before the clothes are treated by folding over the folding flap, the clothes may be uneven on the folding platform or the sleeves fall outside the folding platform, requiring further finishing. A movable part 141 is provided on the folding platform to assist the laundry laying process.

The movable part comprises a movable rod 131 for turning over the sleeves on the folding platform, the movable rod 131 is arranged on two sides of the folding platform corresponding to the positions of the sleeves, a movable rod driving device 1311 is arranged on the movable rod 131 for driving the movable rod 131 to horizontally move towards the inside of the folding platform, after the clothes are placed on the folding platform by the clothes conveying device, the sleeves are separated from the main body of the clothes, the sleeves fall on the upper portion of the movable rod 131 in the process of tiling, and the movable rod 131 can turn over the positions of the sleeves in the process of horizontally moving towards the middle. The travel bar 131 also has a travel rail 1312, and the travel bar driving device 1311 can drive the travel bar 131 to move horizontally along the travel rail 1312.

The moving rod driving device 1311 further includes a lifting mechanism capable of driving the moving rod 131 to move up and down to adjust the distance between the moving rod and the folding platform. Since the clothes may have different thicknesses or the sleeves may be folded several times to be placed on the upper surface of the folding platform, it is preferable that the movable rod 131 is provided with a lifting mechanism to adjust the height of the sleeves and the main body of the clothes, so as to cope with different clothes.

The moving rod 131 is provided with a sensor for detecting whether the moving rod 131 is covered with clothes, or the clothes folding machine is provided with an image acquisition unit for judging whether sleeves fall over the moving rod 131, and when the sensor or the image acquisition unit judges that clothes are covered over the moving rod 131, the clothes folding machine can control the moving rod 131 to move, so that the clothes can be driven to the folding platform.

In order to prevent the laundry from moving along with the moving bar 131 during the process of folding the laundry by the moving bar 131, a device for fixing a specific portion of the laundry is required to prevent the main body of the laundry from moving along with the moving bar 131. The movable part further comprises a fixing lever 132 for fixing the laundry to the folding platform, the fixing lever 132 being movable to the upper surface of the folding platform to press the laundry against the middle folding platform for fixing; the two fixing parts are symmetrically arranged and are arranged on one side of the folding platform for placing the collar and used for pressing the boundary between the sleeves and the clothes main body.

When the fixing rod 132 does not need to fix the clothes, the fixing rod 132 rotates to one side of the folding platform, so that the folding of the folding turnover plate is not hindered, when the fixing rod 132 needs to assist the moving rod 131 to fold the sleeves, the fixing rod 132 rotates towards the folding platform and presses the upper parts of the clothes, the moving rod 131 is located at the lower parts of the clothes, the moving rod 131 is higher than the fixing rod 132, and the moving rod 131 can move at the upper parts of the fixing rod 132, so that the sleeve parts are driven to be folded towards the inside of the folding platform. After the movable rod 131 is turned over, the fixed rod 132 rotates to the original position to release the fixation of the clothes, and the folding flap can further fold the clothes.

In order to make the clothes more flat, the folding unit 101 may further be provided with a blower, the blower flattens the clothes by blowing air to the clothes, and the blower may be provided with a plurality of air outlets for blowing air to different parts of the clothes, such as an air outlet for blowing air to flatten a main body part of the clothes, and an air outlet for blowing air to flatten a sleeve part of the clothes; or the fan is provided with a movable air outlet for generating different wind directions, and the air outlet can rotate, so that clothes can be tidied in multiple directions, and more complex clothes states can be dealt with.

The control method of the clothes folding machine can be summarized as that the clothes folding machine drives the movable component to lay the clothes flat after the clothes are placed on the folding platform, and then the clothes are folded.

Specifically, the clothes folding machine determines whether sleeves are dropped on the moving rod 131 through a sensor or an acquired image, and when the sleeves are dropped on the moving rod 131, the clothes folding machine fixes the clothes and drives the moving rod 131 to move towards the inside of the folding platform to fold the sleeves onto the folding platform.

Specifically, before the clothes folding machine drives the movable rod 131 to move, the fixed rod 132 is controlled to rotate to the boundary between the sleeves and the clothes body and tightly press the boundary, and after the clothes are fixed, the movable rod 131 is driven to fold the sleeves; preferably, when the sleeves are long, the clothes folding machine controls the cross rod to repeatedly move towards the middle part to realize the multiple turnover of the sleeves until the sleeves are all placed on the folding platform; when the clothes folding machine is provided with the fan, the clothes folding machine drives the fan to blow and flatten the main body part of the clothes after the fixed rod 132 fixes the clothes, and drives the movable rod 131 to turn over the sleeves after blowing is finished.

Besides the folding platform and the clothes conveying device, the folding unit 101 may further be provided with a clothes collecting assembly, the clothes collecting assembly is disposed on one side of the folding platform, namely, one side of the clothes entering the folding platform, and the clothes collecting assembly can collect two sides of the clothes, so as to prevent the edges of the clothes from falling outside the folding platform in the process that the clothes conveying device conveys and tiles the clothes. The above arrangement may be used alternatively to the arrangement of the moving bar.

The clothes conveying device drives clothes to move from one side provided with the clothes folding component to one side far away from the clothes folding component, the clothes folding component is a horizontally arranged folding side plate 133, and the folding side plate 133 is provided with inclined sides or sunken sides for folding the sides of the clothes in the moving process of the clothes. The two furling side plates 133 are symmetrically arranged, and the inclined sides are oppositely arranged to form a furling area with a concave middle part, and the inclined sides are in contact with two sides of the clothes and furl the two sides of the clothes in the moving process of the clothes. The furling side plate 133 is a right triangle, and two hypotenuses of the right triangle are oppositely arranged.

The clothes folding machine is further provided with a clothes guide plate 134, and the clothes guide plate 134 is arranged between the two folding side plates 133 and is used for flattening the middle of clothes; the edge of the laundry guide plate 134 contacting the laundry is in an arc shape that is outwardly convex. For the edge main part guide board upper surface is cambered surface portion and plane portion, and the part of keeping away from folding platform sets up to cambered surface portion, and the part that is close to folding platform sets up to plane portion, and cambered surface portion and plane portion smooth transition.

The folding platform is provided with a folding turnover plate and a falling turnover plate, the two sides of the folding platform are provided with sleeve turnover plates, and the two sides of the clothes are put on the sleeve turnover plates after being furled; preferably, the distance between the far ends of the inclined sides of the two furling side plates 133 is slightly wider than that of the folding platform, so that the two sides of the clothes can be furled better.

Since wrinkles may be generated on two sides of the clothes or sleeve parts in a furled state, the clothes folding machine can identify the wrinkle condition of the clothes on the folding platform by being provided with an image identification device, and meanwhile, the folding unit 101 is provided with a manipulator which adjusts the clothes according to the wrinkle condition of the clothes; the manipulator is arranged on the clothes conveying device and used for clamping clothes during conveying the clothes and tidying the clothes after the clothes are placed.

The control method for the clothes flatting process can control the clothes conveying device to drive the clothes to be in contact with the clothes gathering component in the moving process for the clothes folding machine, and flatly lay the clothes on the folding platform.

Further, the clothes folding machine controls the clothes conveying device to clamp the clothes so that the main part of the clothes hangs down on the edge of the clothes guide plate 134, and after the two sides of the clothes hang down on the inclined side edges of the folding side plates 133, controls the clothes conveying device to drive the clothes to horizontally move so that the main part of the clothes is unfolded by the clothes guide plate 134 and the two sides of the clothes are folded by the folding side plates 133.

When the clothes folding machine is provided with the image recognition device, the clothes folding machine obtains the state of clothes flatly laid on the folding platform through the image recognition device and controls the manipulator to arrange the uneven positions of the clothes; the two manipulators are matched to operate, and the two manipulators stretch and arrange the uneven positions through relative movement.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A clothes folding machine is characterized by comprising a clothes folding machine body and a clothes hanger, wherein the clothes hanger is provided with a foldable clothes supporting arm and a foldable switch capable of controlling the folding of the clothes supporting arm; the clothes folding machine body is provided with a hanging mechanism for hanging the clothes hanger and a trigger mechanism capable of triggering the folding switch, and when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the trigger mechanism corresponds to the folding switch of the clothes hanger.

2. The clothes folding machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hanging mechanism comprises a fixed part and a hanging part, the hanging mechanism is connected with the clothes folding machine body through the fixed part, and the position of the clothes hanger is hung and limited through the hanging part;

preferably, the fixing part and the hanging part are integrally formed or fixedly connected.

3. A clothes folding machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein said hanging portion is provided with a locating formation, and the clothes hanger is placed in the hanging portion and restrained in position by the locating formation;

preferably, the positioning structure comprises one or a combination of a groove, a stop rib and a stop block.

4. A clothes folding machine according to claim 3, wherein said hanging portion is a downwardly concave arc-shaped hook, and an arc-shaped portion thereof is a positioning structure for restricting the movement of the clothes hanger in the horizontal direction;

or the hanging part is a horizontal hanging rod, and a groove and/or a blocking rib are/is arranged on the horizontal hanging rod to limit the clothes hanger to move in the horizontal direction.

5. The clothes folding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the clothes folding machine body is provided with a fixed beam, and the suspension mechanism and the trigger mechanism are fixed on the fixed beam and arranged up and down; the trigger mechanism comprises a driving part and a moving part which can move under the driving of the driving part, and when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the moving part corresponds to the position of the folding switch.

6. A clothes folding machine according to claim 5, wherein said moving member has a force application portion which is brought into contact with the folding switch and a force receiving portion which receives a driving force of the driving member; a transmission component is arranged between the driving component and the moving component, and a stress part of the moving component is contacted with the transmission component to receive the driving force transmitted by the transmission component;

preferably, the moving component is a lever structure which can rotate around a fixed shaft, the fixed shaft is arranged at one end of the moving component, the force application part and the force bearing part are arranged at the same side of the fixed shaft, and the transmission component is contacted with the middle part of the moving component;

preferably, the transmission member is a cam, and the cam is in contact with the middle part of the moving member and arranged below the moving member to apply an upward force to the moving member.

7. A clothes folding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the trigger mechanism is further provided with a positioning frame, and the positioning frame is provided with a receiving groove; the clothes rack is hung on the hanging mechanism, and meanwhile, the clothes rack enters the accommodating groove and is limited;

preferably, the clothes hanger comprises a hanging part and a main body part, the upper end of the hanging part is hung on the hanging mechanism, and the lower end of the hanging part is placed in the accommodating groove and is stopped above the main body part to limit the movement of the clothes hanger in the vertical direction.

8. A clothes folding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the clothes hanger detection means is provided on the clothes folding machine body and/or the suspension mechanism and/or the trigger mechanism, and when a clothes hanger is hung on the suspension mechanism, the clothes hanger detection means detects a signal or is triggered to transmit the signal to the control device of the clothes folding machine.

9. A clothes folding machine according to claim 8, wherein said hanger sensing means includes a sensor for sensing a hanger signal when a hanger is placed on the suspension means;

alternatively, the hanger detection means comprises a contact button which is directly activated when the hanger is hung from the hanging mechanism.

10. A method for controlling a clothes folding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the clothes folding machine is positioned at the triggering mechanism, the clothes folding machine detects a corresponding signal and controls the triggering mechanism to trigger the folding switch to fold the clothes supporting arm;

or when the clothes hanger is hung on the hanging mechanism, the clothes folding machine controls the trigger mechanism to trigger the folding switch to fold the clothes supporting arm after receiving the instruction of the user.