JP2001046265A - Wet towel manufacturing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manufacture roll-shaped moist hand towels easily and to adapt by speedy manufacturing at the time of congestion. SOLUTION: This device comprises a cutter 2 for a raw textile roll 1, a nozzle 10 for providing sheet-shaped moist hand towels by adding moisture, a transferring endless belt 8 for transferring sheet-shaped moist hand towels, and an endless belt 14 for upper rolls for rolling sheet-shaped moist hand towels on the transferring endless belt 8. The endless belt 14 for upper rolls is rotated in such a way as to reversely move its opposite surface with respect to the transferring direction of the transferring endless belt 8, and a space part 15 for rolls is generated between the transferring endless belt 8 and the endless belt 14 for upper rolls by arranging a tip reversely rotating part 14a at a location where the front edge of a sheet-shaped moisture hand towel on the transferring endless belt 8 is passed in a state in contact with the lower-side belt surface and by bringing the side of the rear-end reversely rotating part 14b into a sprung up state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a towel manufacturing apparatus for forming a wet nonwoven fabric into a roll, and more particularly to a towel manufacturing apparatus capable of manufacturing towels having different diameters and shortening the manufacturing time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a towel manufacturing apparatus of this kind includes a cutter for cutting a drawn-out portion of a raw roll into a predetermined length, a nozzle for providing a wet towel to the cut portion and providing a sheet-shaped towel, An endless transfer belt for conveying the towel, and the sheet-shaped towel is rolled on the endless belt for conveyance in cooperation with the endless transfer belt (including a surface in which the belt is inverted and arranged downward). And a roll means for forming a roll-shaped towel. And, among these, the roll means is a downstream side of the nozzle arranged on the transporting endless belt and continuously surrounds the fixed belt so as to surround the endless belt from the upper surface to the lower surface including the rear end reversing portion. The sheet-shaped towel is folded in a folded state near the beginning of the fixing belt without folding, and the folded part is conveyed inside while being curved. In this manner, the curved portion is first abutted against the inner surface of the fixed sheet inside, and the abutted portion is rolled between the endless belt for conveyance to form the beginning of a roll, and then the roll is formed in a small portion by a small portion. This is to gradually increase the size while forming into a roll.

[0003]

The conventional towel manufacturing apparatus has the following problems. 1. A long sheet, that is, a towel with a large roll diameter cannot be manufactured. When manufacturing a towel having a large roll diameter, it is necessary to lengthen an endless transport belt or a fixed belt. 2. The production speed is slow. When we are crowded, we cannot cope smoothly. 3. Inside the manufacturing apparatus, a sheet-shaped towel is manufactured on the way, but it cannot be used as it is when it is needed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to easily produce roll-shaped towels of various sizes by the same roll means. Another object of the present invention is to provide a towel manufacturing apparatus capable of coping with a rapid manufacturing when crowded. Another object of the present invention is to provide a convenient towel manufacturing apparatus that can easily take out and use even a sheet-shaped towel with a simple structure, and that can be used in a wide variety of forms.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a towel manufacturing apparatus, comprising: a cutter for cutting a drawn portion of a raw roll into a predetermined length; A nozzle that imparts wetness to the portion to provide a sheet-shaped towel, an endless belt for conveyance that conveys the sheet-shaped towel, and cooperates with the endless belt for conveyance to roll the sheet-shaped towel on the endless belt for conveyance. And a roll means for forming a roll-shaped towel, wherein the roll means has an endless belt for an upper roll disposed above the endless belt for conveyance. The endless belt rotates the endless belt so that its opposite surface moves in the conveying direction of the conveying endless belt, and forms a sheet on the conveying endless belt. The leading end reversing part is arranged at a position where the front end edge of the squeezing member is brought into contact with the lower surface side belt surface and passed therethrough, and the trailing end reversing part is flipped up so that the space between the endless belt for conveyance and the roll space part Was created.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the towel manufacturing apparatus of the first aspect, the front end of the sheet-shaped towel on the endless belt for conveyance is contacted and the front end is detachably locked. Thus, a winding core forming part whose front end is appropriately folded back in width is arranged on the upstream side of the endless belt for rolls, and the folded part forms a front end edge of the sheet-shaped towel.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the transport speed of the endless belt for transport is faster than the transport speed of the endless belt for the upper roll. It is configured to have a speed ratio preferably set to three times.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the towel manufacturing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein at least the transport endless belt and the upper roll endless belt are provided. And the roll means and the nozzle are integrally arranged in one frame, and this frame is detachably attached to the towel manufacturing apparatus main body frame.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the apparatus for manufacturing a towel according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, further comprising a switch for reversely rotating the endless belt for the upper roll. At the same time, the operation of this switch causes the winding core forming portion to be separated from the endless belt for conveyance.

[0010]

In the towel manufacturing apparatus according to the first and second aspects, the endless belt for the upper roll is inclined with respect to the endless belt for conveyance such that the leading end reversing part is brought close to the endless belt and the rear end is lifted. It is arranged, and the sheet-shaped towel is rolled in the roll space defined in the acute angle state, so that it is not necessary to lengthen the endless belt for conveyance. Can be formed compactly. That is, the entire structure can be formed compact. Also, in order to feed the front end provided by appropriately folding back at the winding core forming part to the space for the roll, the narrowed part between the thickened front end and the endless belt for conveyance when passing through the end reversing part of the endless belt for the upper roll. And the start of the roll can be reliably performed, and the speed of roll formation can be increased.

In the towel manufacturing apparatus according to the third aspect, the roll-shaped towel rolls in the acute-angled roll space, but the speed of the endless belt for conveyance is higher than the speed of the endless belt for the upper roll. The roll part retreats to the rear end reversal side as the diameter increases during rolling, without letting the rolled towel bite into the narrow part, but the roll space at the reversal start position of the rear end reversal part Is rapidly expanded, so that the roll towel can be quickly released without delay at the end of the roll.

In the towel manufacturing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, since the main part of the towel manufacturing portion is intensively integrated with the frame, by removing the towel from the body frame, maintenance such as cleaning and replacement of parts can be performed. Inspection can be performed easily.

In the towel manufacturing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, when the endless belt for the upper roll is reversely rotated by the switch, the direction of conveyance on the side facing the endless belt for conveyance becomes the same direction as the endless belt for conveyance. Further, since the core forming part is detached, the leading end of the sheet-shaped towel is sent to the roll space without bending, and the sheet-shaped towel is conveyed without rolling in the roll space. The towel can be taken out as it is.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a towel manufacturing apparatus according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view of a main part.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a raw roll for toweling, and reference numeral 2 denotes a feeder for a raw roll pull-out portion 1a. Is the feed roller 2a
They may be combined with each other. Reference numeral 3 denotes a cutter of the material roll withdrawal portion 1a, which cuts between the blades provided in a pair of rotating rollers after the operation of the feed device 2, but intersects a plate-like blade. It may be one that is cut by cutting. 4 is a water tank, 5 is a pump connected to the water tank 4, and these are set on the body frame 6 side of the towel manufacturing apparatus A.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a frame detachably mounted on the main body frame 6, and reference numeral 8 denotes an endless transport belt stretched between pulleys 8a pivotally supported at both ends of the frame.
A large number of anti-slip projections are provided on the transport surface, and the tip reversing portion 8c is disposed below the cutter 3. Reference numeral 9 denotes a shower room, and 10 denotes a nozzle provided on the ceiling of the shower room 9. A pipe 5a from the pump 5 is detachably connected to the water W containing an antibacterial agent.
Is supplied. Reference numeral 11 denotes a winding core forming portion disposed on the downstream side of the shower room, and a non-slip 11a on the lower surface is provided at the front end 1 of the sheet towel 12 on the endless conveying belt 8.
2b are arranged at intervals at which they can be detachably and lightly locked. The front end portion of the sheet-shaped towel 12 is folded back at the winding core forming portion 11 so that the folded end is a front end edge 12a.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an endless belt for an upper roll disposed downstream of the core forming section 11. The endless belt 14 for the upper roll uses an O-ring for the belt,
Gap 14c between tip reversing portion 14a and endless belt 8 for conveyance
Are disposed at positions substantially at the same interval as the slip stopper 11a of the winding core forming portion. Also, the rear end reversing part 14b
Are rolled up, during which a roll space 15 is created. The roll space 15 is provided between the endless belt 8 for transport and the endless belt 1 for upper roll.
4, the roll diameter gradually increases as it is rolled up, and when it is rolled up to the end, the roll-shaped towel 13 has moved to the rear end reversing portion start end position 8d of the endless belt for conveyance, and the rearward Is rapidly expanded and comes off the belt. The transport speed of the upper roll endless belt 14 is one third of the speed of the transport endless belt 8, but is not limited thereto. The feeder 2 and the cutter 3, the transport endless belt 8 and the upper roll endless belt 14 are equipped with an electric motor (not shown) and a gear device for transmitting the power of the electric motor to each part according to a required rotation speed ratio. Reference numeral 16 denotes a forming path which is opened from the rear end reversing portion 8b of the endless belt 8 for conveyance to the front reversing portion 8c on the lower surface side, and is formed by a belt-like rubber belt or the like. A gap 16 a slightly smaller than the diameter of the towel 13 is provided and fixed. 16b is a chute of a take-out port which is continuous with the above.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described. The towel manufacturing apparatus A configured as described above,
First, in FIG. 1, a feeder 2 draws a predetermined length from a raw fabric roll 1 and a cutter 3 cuts the position by a button operation (not shown) of a person who needs toweling. At this time, since the transporting endless belt 8 is rotating, the cut sheet passes through the shower room 9 and is sprayed with water W by the nozzle 10 to form the sheet-shaped towel 12. Next, in FIG. 2 (a), when the sheet-shaped towel 12 passes through the core forming part 11, its front end 12b is slightly engaged with the non-slip 11a, but its rear part is advanced downstream. Therefore, the front end is appropriately folded back. The folded front end portion is released from the locking portion and proceeds as it is to come into contact with the tip reversing portion 14a of the endless belt for the upper roll as shown in FIGS.
Get caught in In this position, since the upper endless belt 14 is conveyed in reverse to the conveyance of the endless belt 8 for conveyance, the upper endless belt 14 is sandwiched between the two and rolled to the end.
As shown in FIG. 2 (d), the roll towel 13 has moved to the rear end reversing portion start end position 8d of the endless belt for conveyance, and as shown in FIG. From the belt, falls on the forming path 16 and is conveyed to a take-out port via a chute. In the molding path 16, the paper may be sent while being wound, or may be carried only.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a specific description thereof will be omitted. The towel manufacturing apparatus B of the present embodiment includes a roll space 15
The feature is that the rolled item is taken out as it is. In this case, the cut position of the material roll 1 is located on the back side, making it difficult to see the state of the cut portion. However, there is an advantage that the roll state can be seen well and the number of parts can be reduced.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The towel manufacturing apparatus C of the present embodiment is different from the towel manufacturing apparatus A of the first embodiment in that the forming path 16 is used instead of the conveying conveyor 20.
And the core forming portion 21 is provided so as to be able to move up and down by a solenoid 22. In this embodiment, a sheet-shaped towel 12 is manufactured, and the core forming portion 11 is raised by a solenoid 22 so that the leading end of the sheet is passed without bending, and the endless belt 14 for upper roll is rotated in the reverse direction. That is, the operation of the roll space portion is stopped by setting the conveyance direction on the lower surface side to the same direction as the conveyance endless belt 8, and the sheet is conveyed as it is. In this case, there is an advantage that the cut sheet can be taken out as a sheet towel as it is via the transport conveyor 20 without rolling, according to the customer's preference.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The towel manufacturing apparatus D of the present embodiment is characterized in that the winding core forming part 21 is provided by a solenoid 22 so as to be able to move up and down in the same manner as described above. In this case, there is an advantage that the cut sheet can be quickly taken out as a sheet towel according to the customer's preference without rolling the cut sheet.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, toweling is performed by button operation, but a vending machine type for manufacturing towels by inserting coins (for example, 10 yen coins) may be used, or when installing at a game hall, by inserting several balls. The production may be started.

[0023]

As described above, in the towel manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, the sheet-shaped towel is rolled by the roll space because of the above-mentioned configuration, and therefore, the endless belt for conveyance is lengthened. Since there is no need to perform the operation, the periphery of the endless belt for conveyance can be formed compactly. That is, the entire structure can be formed compact. Also, in order to feed the front end provided by appropriately folding back at the winding core forming part to the space for the roll, the narrowed part between the thickened front end and the endless belt for conveyance when passing through the end reversing part of the endless belt for the upper roll. And the start of the roll can be reliably performed, and the speed of roll formation can be increased. The roll part retreats to the rear end reversing part side as the diameter increases during rolling without the rolled towel biting into the narrow part, but the roll space at the reversal start end position of the rear end reversal part becomes Because of the rapid expansion, the roll towel can be quickly released without delay at the end of the roll. Since the main part of the towel manufacturing part is intensively integrated with the frame, by removing this from the main frame, maintenance and inspection such as cleaning and replacement of parts can be easily performed. When the endless belt for upper roll is rotated in the reverse direction, the conveyance direction on the side facing the endless belt for conveyance becomes the same direction as the endless belt for conveyance, and since the core forming part is separated, the leading end of the sheet-shaped towel is removed. Since the sheet is fed to the roll space without being bent and the sheet towel is conveyed without being rolled in the roll space, it is possible to obtain the effect that the sheet towel can be taken out at the end thereof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a towel manufacturing apparatus A according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a towel manufacturing apparatus A according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a towel manufacturing apparatus A according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a towel manufacturing apparatus A according to a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B, C, D Towel manufacturing apparatus 1 Raw roll for towel 3 Cutter 5 Pump 6 Body frame 7 Frame 8 Endless transport belt 10 Nozzle 11, 21 Core forming part 11a Non-slip of core forming part 12 Sheet shape Toweling 14 Endless belt for upper roll 14a Front end reversing part of endless belt for upper roll 14b Rear end reversing part for endless belt for upper roll 15 Space for roll 22 Solenoid for elevating and lowering core forming part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cutter for cutting a drawn-out portion of a raw roll into a predetermined length, a nozzle for providing a sheet-shaped towel by applying moisture to the cut portion, and a transport endless belt for transporting the sheet-shaped towel. Roll means for forming a roll-shaped towel by cooperating with the transport endless belt and rolling the sheet-shaped towel on the transport endless belt, wherein the roll means is An endless belt for upper rolls is disposed above the endless belt for conveyance, and the endless belt for upper rolls rotates the endless belt so that a facing surface of the endless belt for conveyance moves reversely with respect to a conveyance direction of the endless belt for conveyance. And a leading end reversing part is disposed at a position where the leading edge of the sheet-shaped towel on the endless belt for conveyance is brought into contact with the lower surface side belt surface and passed therethrough. Rutotomoni hand towel manufacturing apparatus, characterized in that it is creating the space for the roll between the rear reversing portion side upturning the transporting endless belt in the state. 2. The endless belt for a roll, wherein the front end of the sheet-shaped towel on the endless belt for conveyance is brought into contact with the front end of the towel, and the front end is detachably locked so that the front end is appropriately folded back in width. 2. The apparatus for manufacturing towels according to claim 1, wherein the folded part is located on the more upstream side and forms a front edge of the towel on the sheet. 3. The conveyance speed of the endless belt for conveyance is set faster than the conveyance speed of the endless belt for upper roll, and preferably has a speed ratio of three times. Towel manufacturing equipment. 4. An endless belt for conveyance, an endless belt for an upper roll, a roll means and a nozzle are arranged integrally in one frame, and this frame is detachably mounted on a body frame of the towel manufacturing apparatus. The towel manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. A switch for reversely rotating the endless belt for upper roll, and the operation of the switch causes the winding core forming portion to be separated from the endless belt for conveyance so as to be spaced therefrom. 2 to claim 4
The towel manufacturing apparatus according to any one of the above.