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Existing Solutions

image Fig.1.Handmade cloth folding machine[1]

A handmade device is made to fold any clothes (including shirts, T-shirts, sweaters, trousers, linen and towels) fast and carefully. That's a significant time saving device. It will really take less than 3 seconds. Handmade device is easy to use: you should put clothes on the board, and just fold it for a few times. Using the handmade clothes folding board at home you'll get equal piles, and volume of the clothes will decrease due to release of air. Folding board is made of a carton box.

image Fig.2.Automated cloth folding machine[2]

A California tech start up developed the FoldiMate , but it won't fold all your laundry. It doesn't fold large items, like linens, or small items, like socks or underwear. Convenience comes at a cost. The team hasn't set a final price but lists its target price between $700 and $850.

image Fig.3.Fully Automated Pricey Machine[3][3.1] image
Fig.3.Fully Automated Pricey Machine[3][3.2]

The automatic folding machine FX-23 folds clothes quickly, silently and with precision. It functions independently and requires 1 operator. It is designed to fold t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, undershirts, etc. It can be very easily adjusted for the various sizes and types of clothes so that the best desired folding is achieved. The FX-23, apart from the automatic folding, also offers two important options after the garment has been folded. The first option is a program for stacking and easy gathering of the folded clothes. The second option is a program for easy packaging of the garment in a bag.

image Fig.4.Automatic t-shirt folding machine High productivity, efficiency, accurate folds, cost saving and excellent cost x benefit ratio are only a few of the benefits this folding machine is capable of, which already is a reference in the market. With its operation fully automatic, the MDM 280- only requires the operator to feed the workpieces in, thus requiring much less labour and offering a much faster process.

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       Fig.5. Home made wooden cloth folding machine[5][5.1]

image Fig.5. Home made wooden cloth folding machine[5][5.2]

Using the Woodworking skills Izzy Swan designed and built this clothes folding machine to make it fun for his kids to fold their clothes. Not only fun but it will fold any t- shirt, pants, or shorts in under 2 seconds.

image Fig.6.VEIT 3610 Shirt folding Machine

This equipment is ideally suited for manufactures of ready to wear men's shirts as well for commercial dry cleaners.

image Fig.7.Pnematic automatic T-shirt Folder

The machine folds T-shirt and this way prepares it for packing. Designed, constructed and produced by KMS ENGINEERING Ltd. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, European Union(EU).

LIST OF COMPONENTS & SUB-COMPONENTS

  1. Carton box
  2. Gears
  3. Motors
  4. Chains & Belts
  5. Hinge Joints
  6. Metal flaps & Wood
  7. Plastic Boards

TABLE.1.INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES[1][1.1]

Sl. No. Components or parts used Mechanism/working principle identified Links
Electronics / Mechanical
1 None / Carton flaps Folding 3
2 Motors, wires, cables / Rods Chain and belt >10
3 Motors, wires, cables / Plastic boards Hinges 7
4 Motors, wires, cables / Plastic boards Hinges >6
5 None / Gears, levers, wooden flaps Folding, gears transmission 6
6 None / Metal board Manual folding 0
7 Motors, wires, cables / Boards Motor operation >6

image Fig 8 : Veil Folded and hanged with the help of knot.

DIRECT SOLUTIONS

Machines are availaible in market such as foldimate.

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Fig.8.Foldimate Cloth Folding Machine[8]

Image courtesy;https://uncrate.com/foldimate-clothes-folding-machine/

MiracleFold Laundry Folder Clothes T-Shirts Pants Towels.

OBSERVATION

  1. There are no such devices found in local market that can fold the clothes.
  2. In online market, the cloth folding machines are available. Example:- https://www.amazon.com/ (Amazon Market). This product is available in amazon market at $35 (Rs.2,442.30) Description :- MiracleFold Laundry Folder Clothes T-Shirts Pants Towels Organizer Fast Easy and Fun Time Saver (Blue)

image Fig.9.Handmade Cloth Folding on Amazon 3. There are no such cloth folding machines in our college campus. 4. Khadi Gram Udyog situated at Hubli which supplies Indian flag all over India has the machine for folding large fabrics but not household clothes. image Fig.10.Long Fabric Folding Machine 5. Large shops like Gangavati Silk Palace, Preeti Silks. etc hire labours for folding clothes.

COST ESTIMATION

  1. Handmade Machines costs up to Rs. 3,000 online.
  2. Automated Machines costs up to Rs. 51,000
  3. Manually operated machines can be made at home costing up to 500 INR

REFERENCES

  1. How To Make A T-Shirt Folding Machine / Tutorial, Crazy Experimenter, Published on Mar 20, 2016, https://youtu.be/cv7y2n0fOhw
  2. This Pricey Machine Will Fold Your Laundry For You, Newsy , Published on Jun 7, 2016, https://youtu.be/Qv74DZL2gS4
  3. Automatic Folding Machine FX23, Thermotron ,Published on Sep 21, 2016, https://youtu.be/e-g0oBFwcOg
  4. Automatic T-Shirt / T Shirt Folding Machine, Texgraff - Garment Decoration & Textile Printing Solutions, Published on Jul 4, 2015, https://youtu.be/nq3-P88ogdA
  5. Homemade clothes folding machine, izzy swan, Published on Oct 18, 2014, https://youtu.be/gzCHk0JZ2hY
  6. VEIT 3610 Shirt Folding Station, veitmarketing, Published on Nov 13, 2012, https://youtu.be/y0vEtLb3Px0
  7. Pneumatic automatic T-Shirt Folder, Christopher S ,Published on Apr 12, 2011, https://youtu.be/Kh64uz0VzFo
  8. Miraclefold laundry folder clothes t-shirts pants towels organizer fast easy and fun time saver (blue), by miracle fold,https://amazon.com/miraclefoldlaundaryclothesoraganiser

JOURNAL

Gravity-Based Robotic Cloth Folding by Stephen Miller. sdavidmiller.com/octo/files/wafr2010.pdf