Guide rail supported seam ironing apparatus
AssigneeVeit GmbH & Co.
InventorDieter Mai
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Abstract
An ironing apparatus has a controlled suction work surface for holding a fabric part thereon. Two guide rails are mounted above the work surface and a slide box is coupled to the guide rails for sliding thereon. A steam iron is adjustably suspended from the slide box for ironing the seam of the fabric part. The guide rails are journaled to a pair of guide rods axially oriented substantially perpendicular thereto. The steam iron is moved along the path of the seam by moving the slide box on the guide rails, and by moving the guide rails on the guide rods.
Claims19
An ironing apparatus for ironing fabric parts, said apparatus comprising:
- a work table adapted to receive a fabric part thereon;
- at least one guide rod supported above said work table;
- at least one guide rail axially oriented substantially perpendicular to said at least one guide rod and journaled thereto, said at least one guide rail being moveable in the axial direction of said at least one guide rod over said work table;
- a steam iron adjustably suspended from said guide rail and moveable relative thereto in substantially the axial direction thereof, said steam iron being moveable relative to said guide rail above said work table for ironing a fabric part placed thereon.
An ironing apparatus for ironing fabric parts, said apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a work table mounted on said frame, said work table being dimensioned to place a fabric part thereon;
- at least one guide rail mounted to said frame above said work table;
- a slide box coupled to said guide rail for moving relative to said guide rail;
- a steam iron adjustably suspended from said slide box above said work table for ironing a fabric part placed thereon;
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- at least one guide rod mounted to said frame above said work table, said guide rod being axially oriented substantially perpendicular to said guide rail, said guide rail being journaled to said guide rod for moving said guide in the axial direction of said guide rod over said work table.
An ironing apparatus for ironing fabric parts, said apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a work table mounted on said frame, said work table being dimensioned to place a fabric part thereon;
- at least one guide rail mounted to said frame above said work table;
- a slide box coupled to said guide rail for moving relative to said guide rail;
- a steam iron adjustably suspended from said slide box above said work table for ironing a fabric part placed thereon;
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- suspension means for suspending said steam iron from said slide box and for adjustably positioning said steam iron relative to said work table, said suspension means including
- a center frame, said steam iron being suspended from one end thereof;
- a lifting plate, said lifting plate being coupled to the other end of said center frame for vertically adjusting said center frame relative to said work table;
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- at least one lifting lever, said lifting lever being pivotally mounted on one end to said lifting plate and pivotally mounted on another end to sid slide box, such that when said lifting lever is pivoted about its end mounted to aid slide box, said lifting plate and said center frame and, therefore, said steam iron suspended therefrom are vertically adjusted relative to said work table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.