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A Peer Reviewed International Journal of Asian

Academic Research Associates

AARJMD
ASIAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY

AUTOMATIC IRONING MACHINE (AIM)

AMAN KAUSHIK*; AAKASH MISHRA**; HARSH SINGH***;
ASST. PROF. B.HEMALATHA****
*Near Khadi Bhandar, Fatwaria MohallaV.P.O.Beri, District-Jhajjar,Haryana-124201
**H-3/22, Paradise C.H.S, Sector-7, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra-400705
***Q No.-90, T.F.Colony, Gautam Road, VIdyapatinagar, Baridih, Jamshedpur- 831017
****No-7 Eswaran Koil Street, Selaiyur, Chennai-600073

Abstract

AIM is a design that uses an innovative framework and motorized mechanisms to effectively iron
various clothes by minimizing the difficulties in the task of ironing. It will be a cheap (maximum
Rs.3000-4000), fold-able and portable machine (maximum 3-3.5 Kg) which is able to iron any cloth
(shirt, trousers etc.) within a time frame of maximum 30-35 seconds without any external help from
the user except feeding the cloth. Here two irons are used to increase the effectiveness and speed of
ironing as well as reduce the overall time taken for one cloth (by ironing it from both sides i.e. up &
down simultaneously). The cloth will be mounted on a stationary frame between the two irons. The
movement of these irons is based upon chain & sprocket mechanism governed by ONLY two motors
(X & Y direction each). For designer clothes and all other different varieties of clothes (thousands)
that will not be ironed by AIM, a special feature has been given i.e. the upper iron can be completely
detached off from the setup and can be used as our usual house-hold iron. Provision for long clothes
like sarees, bed-sheets etc. is also provided It will be very beneficial product for hospitals, railways,
hotels, housing societies, textile mills and to the working population around the world.

Keywords: stepper motor, unique design, x-y plotter

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Introduction: Today in our modern world we have every new technology like washing machine for
clothes, vacuum cleaners for cleaning, refrigerators for cooling and in some cases, even cooking
machines also finding their way in our home. But from long time we do not have an Efficient Ironing
Machine in our homes. The main reason why we do not have any ironing machine is the large variety of
clothes that are used around the world. If we consider India only then also we have around thousands of
variety of clothes that are worn from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gujarat to Assam. The problem
gets even bigger when the whole world is taken into account. We do have few Ironing Machines that are
used in western countries in limited number of houses but still they are not very popular. The main
reason is that they are not cheap, consume lot of electricity which is not good for a common man, also
they are not light &portable enough so that it could be carried around like our household iron.

So here we are trying to make an Automatic Ironing Machine that will be in the bounds of a common
man in every aspect like- cost, weight, portability, ease of use, speed, electrical power consumption etc.
One of the motives of designing this machine is to ease out the efforts needed in ironing. Also it will
lead us one-step closer to smart homes, which is going to be the technology of the future.

Unique design features: The unique setup of AIM is designed with the aim of having adaptability,
portability, efficiency, simplicity and affordability. The constraints kept in mind while designing the
AIM are:

 Cost (Maximum Rs-3000-4000)

 Weight (Maximum 3-3.5 Kg)
 Ease of usage (No training required)
 Electric Power Consumption.(write the approximate power)
 Space (2.5’*2.5’)
 Can iron different types of clothes used around the world.
 Speed: Maximum time taken to iron a cloth is 25-30 sec
 All parts should be separable and hence, portable

To achieve these constraints AIM has been developed with unique features and components. The
components used in the AIM are:

 Two Irons(both further separable in two)

 Board(any material- plastic preferred for its light weight)
 Two pillar like structures-Wooden (Hollow)
 Two Stepper Motors + 4 DC Motors
 Gear assembly for transferring motion to both chains.

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 Two long hollow rods Two assemblies of chain & sprockets(2 Chains & 9

Sprockets)
Fig.1

In order to achieve the above mentioned constraints we have made certain innovative and unique design
improvements. These include:

1. Hefty upper iron: The weight of upper iron is 1.7Kg (each half 850g) and the lower half only of
150g (each half 75g). The upper iron is made heavy to get the crease in the cloth.
2. Thermostat: No of Thermostats=1 ONLY (Placed in the upper iron-its main function is to break
the circuit by giving ON/OFF control). Upper Iron acts as the Master iron that will house the
Thermostat as well as the connection cord to the External Power supply.
3. Frame: The frame is used to taunt the cloth so that it can be easily ironed. The design of the
frame is as shown below:

Fig.2
4. Soleplate: In order to achieve efficient and smooth ironing we have to make sure that each area
of the cloth receives proper ironing. In order to achieve such effective ironing a unique and
innovative soleplate is designed. The soleplate is specifically designed to provide wrinkle free
and fast ironing. This is achieved by providing the soleplate a curve on both the sides unlike the
normal soleplate in which the curve is only on one side of the soleplate as shown below:

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Fig.3

Another problem that needed to be solved was ironing of the shirt because of the array of buttons
present in the shirt. This problem was solved by dividing the press into further two parts (this is
discussed in detail in ironing of shirt section) but with this solution came another problem of ironing
the section just back of the array of buttons. This problem was solved by increasing the size of the
lower plate uniformly more than the upper plate and then using flapping mechanism in which the
upper part opens up just like in mobile phones. This mechanism is shown below:

Fig.4

5. Sensors: Sensors are used in the setup in order to sense the cloth that is being ironed. A total of
five sensors are used in order to make sure that the iron plates do not come into contact with each
other. . Here we are using reflecting type Transceivers which continuously produce rays which
are absorbed by the cloth when the iron is above the cloth and are reflected back by the other
iron directly when the cloth gets over , in this case a signal is send directly to the main controller
to stop the motor’s movement in that direction.

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Fig.5

6. Rollers: DC motor operated Rollers are embedded inside each half of the bottom iron to help the
movement of any cloth whose length is longer than that of the board. The location of the roller is
as shown-

Fig.6

Location of the DC motor that will drive it as shown-

Fig.7

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7. Flexibility: This is one of the most important features that are added to this AIM. This will help
in ironing the various types of designer clothes and all other different varieties of clothes
(thousands) that will not be ironed by AIM. Here the upper iron can be completely detached off
from the setup and can be used as our usual house-hold iron as in the figure shown-

Fig.8

The main setup will be like-

Fig.9

Working:
1. The cloth is placed in the frame as shown in the figure:

Fig.10

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2. Now after the cloth is placed as shown, we just need to push the button to start the ironing the
AIM. Adjust the temperature according to the type of cloth and push the start button. The rest
of the work is to be completed by AIM within 25 to 30 seconds. The general Ironing pattern
of a cloth is as follows-

Fig.11
T-Shirt: The T-Shirt is done in the same way as mentioned above:

Fig.12

Shirt: The procedure of ironing a shirt is somewhat different than that of a T-Shirt because of the
presence of buttons on it. The main problem is that the machine will not be able to identify
whether a button is in front of it and it will try to go over it just leading to damage to both the
cloth and itself. So for this, the simplest solution is that we can break apart the Iron in two
identical halves about the buttons where each is placed on each side i.e. left and right side. At
this point the effective number of irons becomes FOUR not TWO (both irons are separated apart-
up & down). Then the ironing strategy that will be followed is as shown in figure-

Fig.13

Main Advantages-Saves time, Reduces human effort and increases efficiency, Can iron a large number
of clothes using minimum time and power, Portable and easy to use.
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