Patent ID: 7966682

Claim:
A method for smoothing articles of clothing ( 14 ) in a tunnel finisher, comprising the steps of: transporting the articles of clothing ( 14 ) in a transport direction ( 13 ) longitudinally through a treatment chamber ( 10 ) of the tunnel finisher; aligning the articles of clothing ( 14 ) transversely to the transport direction ( 13 ) when transporting the articles of clothing ( 14 ) through the tunnel finisher; spraying the articles of clothing with steam; rotating the articles of clothing ( 14 ) in opposite directions about a vertical central axis by at least pneumatic means at least when spraying the articles of clothing ( 14 ) with steam; and impinging the articles of clothing ( 14 ) with steam at alternating points while passing through that part of the treatment chamber ( 10 ) in which steam impingement of the articles of clothing ( 14 ) takes place.