Patent ID: 8308032

Claim:
Machine ( 10 ) for forming and ironing folds in pieces of cloth, comprising a plate frame ( 20 ) on which there are fixed: a support and pressure system ( 16 ) for supporting and pressing a template ( 112 , 113 ) on which the piece of cloth to be worked is put, a moving system ( 14 ) for moving a blocking plate ( 40 ) which blocks the piece of cloth to be worked by beating the template ( 112 , 113 ), a guide system ( 12 ) for guiding at least a folding element ( 73 , 75 ) which folds the outer edges of the piece of cloth, an ironing plate ( 50 ) with moving means ( 48 , 52 , 54 ), which is put on the piece of cloth having the outer edges folded so as to iron said edges in position, characterized in that said guide system ( 12 ) comprises at least a guide profile ( 66 , 68 ) fixed on the plate frame ( 20 ), and at least a translating arm ( 72 , 74 ) which is translated according to a longitudinal direction by moving means ( 48 , 50 , 52 , 54 ), and comprising a roller ( 86 , 88 ) and a folding element ( 73 , 75 ), said at least an arm ( 72 , 74 ) being under pressure towards the at least a guide profile ( 66 , 68 ) through pressing means ( 70 ), so that the roller ( 86 , 88 ) beats and slides along the edge of the at least a guide profile ( 66 , 68 ) and the folding element ( 73 , 75 ) follows the movement of the at least an arm ( 72 , 74 ) according to the outline of the edge of the guide profile ( 66 , 68 ) and moves according to the longitudinal direction and a transversal direction.