CN104105434B - Automatic napkin dispenser - Google Patents

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CN104105434B
CN104105434B CN201380008541.2A CN201380008541A CN104105434B CN 104105434 B CN104105434 B CN 104105434B CN 201380008541 A CN201380008541 A CN 201380008541A CN 104105434 B CN104105434 B CN 104105434B
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A·C·卡斯
D·J·金里奇
K·J·卡尔森
S·A·莱瑟姆
C·T·斯特拉姆
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47KSANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/32Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/42Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H16/00Unwinding, paying-out webs
    • B65H16/005Dispensers, i.e. machines for unwinding only parts of web roll
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H37/00Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations
    • B65H37/06Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for folding
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/14Buckling folders
    • B65H45/142Pocket-type folders
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/28Folding in combination with cutting
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/41Winding, unwinding
    • B65H2301/413Supporting web roll
    • B65H2301/41306Slot arrangement, e.g. saddle shaft bearing
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/12Surface aspects
    • B65H2701/121Perforations
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1924Napkins or tissues, e.g. dressings, toweling, serviettes, kitchen paper and compresses

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  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
  • Advancing Webs (AREA)
  • Controlling Rewinding, Feeding, Winding, Or Abnormalities Of Webs (AREA)

Abstract

This application provides a kind of napkin dispenser for being used to distributing to the napkin folded from a kind of many of sheet material into terminal user.The napkin dispenser can include:One load station, the load station is used to load the sheet material;One folding station, the folding station is used to fold a napkin from the sheet material;And a presentation station, the presentation station is for the one or more of these napkins folded to be presented to the terminal user.

Description

Automatic napkin dispenser
Technical field
The application and gained patent relate in general to a kind of napkin dispenser, and more particularly, to one kind with controlled and Efficient mode is folded from continuous sheet convolution and distributes the automatic napkin dispenser of one or more napkin or multigroup napkin.
Background of invention
Napkin dispenser etc distributor is typically configured to enable terminal user to obtain the production such as napkin Product are used for personal use.Although conventional distributor can fully distribute product therein, such distributor also makes terminal user Any number of napkin is resulted in without controlling mechanism.In addition, this kind of conventional distributor may be because storing and/or distributing the phase Between contact with surrounding environment and napkin is got dirty.Therefore, excessively distribute napkin, besmirch napkin too early and other kinds of Thus waste may cause unnecessary operating cost.
Known distributor typically provides the napkin that a pile is folded wherein.The mechanisms such as quick serve restaurant are necessary This kind of napkin is supplied in holding at any time, and continuously must also refill these distributors to ensure customer satisfaction.However, this The previously folded good napkin of class would generally for example continuous napkin material volume of ratio or other kinds of sheet material costliness.Can be from this company Continuous material volume forms more napkins.In addition, previously folded good napkin also requires continuously to refill what these distributors were spent Time and expense.
The need for the improved napkin dispenser and method for distributing napkin etc..This kind of improved point Orchestration and method can be provided so that economic, efficient and hygienic mode is controlled, automatically distribution napkin and similar type is made of paper Product, to limit or eliminate unnecessary waste and expense.
The content of the invention
Therefore, the application and gained patent can provide a kind of for many from a continuous sheet volume to be folded Napkin distribute to the napkin dispenser of a terminal user.The napkin dispenser can include:One load station, the loading Station is used to load the sheet material;One folding station, the folding station is used to fold a napkin from the sheet material;And one Individual presentation station, the presentation station is used to the one or more of these napkins folded be presented to the terminal user.
The application and gained patent can further provide a kind of flexing foldable assembly for folding sheet material.The flexing is rolled over Stacked group part can include:One first pair of hold-down roller;One second pair of hold-down roller, second pair of hold-down roller is pressed positioned at the first Dui Tight roller downstream;And a flexing pallet, the flexing pallet is adjacent to second pair of hold-down roller.One afterbody fill bucket of the sheet material A wrinkle in shape chamber, and the sheet material are forced through second pair of hold-down roller.
The application and gained patent can further provide a kind of a kind of slit foldable assembly for being used to fold sheet material.This is narrow Groove foldable assembly can include:One vertical plate, the vertical plate has a slit wherein;One push pedal, the push pedal is determined Position extends through the slit therein into the neighbouring sheet material;And a plate motor, the plate motor is for driving this Push pedal and the sheet material pass through the slit, to form a wrinkle in the sheet material.
The application and gained patent can further provide a kind of reverse folded component for folding sheet material.This is reversely rolled over Stacked group part can include roller mechanism more than one and a reverse driving mechanism.The reverse driving mechanism can include one first drive Dynamic roller, second driven roller, and an orientation roller, so that the orientation roller rotates to promote in the first direction The sheet material, and rotate to form a wrinkle in the sheet material in a second direction.
The application and gained patent can further provide a kind of a kind of filling foldable assembly for being used to fold sheet material.This is filled out Plug foldable assembly can include:One blade assembly, the blade assembly is used to separate the sheet material;One tamping bar, the tamping bar It is positioned adjacent to the blade assembly;And a slit, the slit is positioned adjacent to the tamping bar, so makes the sheet material quilt Compel through the slit and form a wrinkle wherein.
Read with reference to some accompanying drawings and appended claims it is described further below after, the ordinary skill of this area Personnel will be clear that the application and these and other features of gained patent and improvement.
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Fig. 1 is as can a kind of schematic diagram of napkin dispenser described here.
Fig. 2 is as that described here can have a kind of the saturating of an example of napkin dispenser of a partially transparent shell View.
Fig. 3 is the local side plan view of Fig. 2 napkin dispenser.
Fig. 4 is as that described here can have one second of a kind of napkin dispenser of partially transparent shell replacement The perspective view of embodiment.
Fig. 5 is as that described here can have a kind of the 3rd replacement of napkin dispenser of a partially transparent shell The perspective view of embodiment.
Fig. 6 is the local side plan view of Fig. 5 napkin dispenser.
Fig. 7 is as that described here can have a kind of the 4th replacement of napkin dispenser of a partially transparent shell The perspective view of embodiment.
Fig. 8 is the partial side view of Fig. 7 napkin dispenser.
Fig. 9 is as that described here can have a kind of the 5th replacement of napkin dispenser of a partially transparent shell The perspective view of embodiment.
Figure 10 is the partial side view of Fig. 9 napkin dispenser.
Figure 11 is as that described here can have one the 6th of a kind of napkin dispenser of a partially transparent shell to replace For the perspective view of embodiment.
Figure 12 is the partial side view of Figure 11 napkin dispenser.
Figure 13 is as that described here can have one the 7th of a kind of napkin dispenser of a partially transparent shell to replace For the perspective view of embodiment.
Figure 14 is the partial side view of Figure 13 napkin dispenser.
Figure 15 be as can many napkin dispensers described here in some different configurations perspective view.
Embodiment
Referring now to accompanying drawing, in all some accompanying drawings, like numeral refers to similar components, and Fig. 1 is shown as that can retouch herein A kind of schematic diagram of one example of the napkin dispenser 100 stated.Such as it will be described in greater detail below, napkin dispenser 100 Different sizes, shape and construction can be used, and many different types of parts can be used.In addition, in following instance These parts of description can be interchangeable, so that napkin dispenser 100 is not limited to what is given in any one example Part or construction.On the contrary, any one in part described herein and the like can be come together with any combinations or orientation Use.
In general, napkin dispenser 100 can use a kind of one or more continuous volumes 110 of sheet material 120.Can be Any amount of volume 110 is used in napkin dispenser 100.Sheet material 120 can include any kind of natural and/or synthesis pieces of cloth Or the scraps of paper, including weaving and non-thermoplastic product.Sheet material 120 may or may not include giving multiple perforation that interval is separated. The front end of sheet material 120 on each volume 110 can be considered as an afterbody 125.Napkin dispenser 100 is separated and folding sheet material 120, to produce many napkins 130 wherein with a wrinkle 135.Wrinkle 135 can have a folding wherein Trace or more is the hard wrinkle that one " U " or " C " shape are constructed.In addition it is also possible to form multiple wrinkle 135, i.e. herein also A Z-shaped wrinkle or dinner napkin (dinner napkin) wrinkle can be formed.
Therefore, napkin dispenser 100 includes many stations, to produce these napkins 130 from the sheet material 120 on volume 110. These stations can include a load station 140.Load station 140 receives the volume 110 of sheet material 120 wherein.Load work Position 140 can include a loader mechanism 145 and a transport mechanism 150.Napkin dispenser 100 can also include a folding Station 160.Folding station 160 can perform many functions.Therefore, folding station 160 can include a He of fold mechanism 170 One cutting mechanism 180.Fold mechanism 170 is also used as a snap action mechanism 185 so that napkin is separated, and no matter has or not With cutting mechanism 180, as will be described in more detail.
Napkin dispenser 100 can also include a presentation station 190.Station 190 is presented to be supplied to these napkins 130 One terminal user.Napkin dispenser 100 can also include a user interface 200.User interface 200 can allow terminal to use Quantity of family selection napkin 130 etc., and allow terminal user to initiate primary distribution.These stations of napkin dispenser 100 and Miscellaneous part can be enclosed among a shell 210 in whole or in part.Shell 210 can be by any kind of generally firm The material of property is made.Shell 210 can have one or more loading doors 220 thereon.Napkin dispenser 100 can also be with one Platform cashier's machine 225 or other kinds of order or input unit communication.Miscellaneous part and other mechanisms herein can also it is many not Used with construction.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 show as can be described herein folded for a monovolume, flexing, the napkin dispenser of horizontal distributor 230 100 first example.Distributor 230 can include a monovolume 110.Monovolume 110 can have with substantial uniform Every many perforation 235 separated.The loader mechanism 145 of load station 140 can include a slit mechanism 245, the slit machine Structure has a pair of spindle embolisms (spindle plug) 240 in volume 110 and forms a pair of slits 250 in shell 210. These slits 250 are configured to accommodate these spindle embolisms 240 wherein.A filling finger-like can also be had by loading door 220 Thing (tucker finger) 260, the filling finger piece be sized to adapt to sheet material 120, it is as explained below.
Folding station 160 can include the fold mechanism 170 in a form of flexing fold mechanism 270.Flexing folding machine Structure 270 can include first pair of hold-down roller 280 and second pair of hold-down roller 290.Flexing fold mechanism 270 can also be wrapped Include a flexing pallet 300 and a dispensing rack 310.First pair of hold-down roller 280 can be positioned at volume 110 and load door 220 weeks Enclose.Second pair of hold-down roller 290 can be positioned at downstream, around flexing pallet 300 and dispensing rack 310.With under afterbody 125 Drop, second pair of hold-down roller 290 can align with first pair of hold-down roller 280.The size of flexing pallet 300 can be determined to accommodate Need the napkin 130 of length.These hold-down rollers 280,290 can be spring-loaded and can be motor-driven.Each pair pressure Tight roller 280,290 can be driven with friction speed.Multiple stripping finger pieces between these hold-down rollers can also be used herein (stripper finger)。
Station 190, which is presented, can include a presentation pallet 330.It can be half mulching that pallet 330, which is presented,.Pallet is presented 330 can include an angle excursion 340, to stack these napkins 130 in the presentation pallet.The angle of flexing pallet 340 Degree can be about 140 degree or so.Other angles can be used herein.Pallet 330 is presented can also have multiple shrink wherein Frame, as will be described in more detail.User interface 220 can include many buttons 350.These buttons 350 can be any Mechanically or electrically selector of type etc..These buttons 350 can indicate to need the quantity of the napkin 130 from its distribution.Although showing Go out the multiple buttons 350 for two, four, six napkins 130, but herein can be by the button of any quantity or orientation 350 use any amount of napkin 130.
In use, volume 110 can along slit mechanism 245 these slits 250 via load door 220 fall to shell In 210.The afterbody 125 of volume 110 can be placed on first pair of hold-down roller 280.When loading the closing of door 220, door 220 is loaded On filling finger piece 260 afterbody 125 can be promoted between first pair of hold-down roller 280, so as to which afterbody 125 is loaded in into it In.Flexing fold mechanism 270 forms wrinkle 135 by the way that afterbody 125 is driven into flexing pallet 300.Once afterbody 125 is touched To the end of flexing pallet 300, second pair of hold-down roller 290 just drives wrinkle 135 to pass through.Can be based on first pair of hold-down roller A speed difference between 280 and second pair of hold-down roller 290 separately perforates 235, and first pair of hold-down roller and the second couple compress Roller serves as snap action mechanism 185.Speed difference can be about two to one or so, to be separated between these hold-down rollers 280,290 Perforation 235.Once perforation 235 is separated, napkin 130 just can be fallen to along dispensing rack 310 in presentation pallet 330.Exactly, The napkin 130 of the quantity indicated by these buttons 350 can be fallen in presentation pallet 330.These napkins 130 can be by terminal User removes in groups.Then, reloaded as can as above being retouched and pallet 330 is presented.Miscellaneous part can be used herein With other constructions.
Fig. 4 shows a kind of monovolume, flexing folding, another example of vertical distributor 360.Distributor 360 can be very big Above-mentioned distributor 230 is similar in degree, difference is user interface 200.Instead of these buttons 350, user interface 200 One or more sensors 370 can be included.Each sensor 370 can be any kind of motion sensor, if do not required Photoelectric sensor, infrared sensor of physical contact etc..Any position that sensor 370 can be positioned on shell 210.Cause This, terminal user can activate distributor 360 by swinging his or her hand around sensor.Distributor 360 can be set The napkin 130 of distribution predetermined quantity is set to, or for each swing of the hand around sensor 370 of terminal user, can be with Distribute individual napkin 130.Distributor 360 can distribute these napkins 130 into presentation pallet 330, or directly distribute to end In the hand of end subscriber.Then, can reload presentation pallet 330 as described above.Other portions can be used herein Part and other constructions.
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show as can be described herein folded for a multireel, slit, the napkin dispenser of vertical distributor 380 100 the 3rd example.Distributor 380 can include two or more volumes 110.In this situation, one can be used A roll 390 and a volume Two 400, but any amount of volume can also be used herein.The loader mechanism of load station 140 145 can include a gate-type loader mechanism 405 with many loading doors 220.Each volume 390,400 can have their own Loading door 220, wherein the first volume 390 have one first loading door 410, and the volume Two 400 have one second Load door 420.Each door 410,420 can be stayed open via a door supporter (door prop) 430.Door supporter 430 The support bar that the operations such as shape mechanism (pen click like mechanism) are pressed with a kind of pen can be included.These dresses Carrying door 410,420 can remain closed via magnet etc..Transport mechanism 150 can include a roller mechanism 435, each of which Individual door 410,420 has a pair of spring-loaded hold-down rollers being positioned at around these.Exactly, first pair of compression Roller 440 can be positioned at around first 410, and second pair of hold-down roller 450 can be positioned at around second 420. One in these rollers 440,450 can be positioned in these each in 410,420, and another is positioned at these doors It is internal.Other positions can be used herein.These hold-down rollers 440,450 can be motor-driven, i.e. driven roller.It can make Determine when one in these volumes 390,400 exhaust with a sensor, to start a pair of hold-down rollers of another volume 440、450。
The folding station 160 of distributor 380 can include the fold mechanism 170 as a slit fold mechanism 460.It is narrow Groove fold mechanism 460 can include a vertical plate 470, have one thin slit 480 in the vertical plate.One horizontal push pedal 490 and be able to can include being used for a plate motor of largely horizontal motion with the relative positioning of slit 480 500.The top edge of slit 480 can form friction as small as possible, and lower edge can form a frictional force around it. Therefore, it is possible to use a slightly biased oblique sharpening turning.The leading edge of push pedal 490 can also have multiple sharpening turnings to form one Individual frictional force.Multiple push pedals 490 can be used herein.Slit fold mechanism 460 can have a Component driver mechanism 510, To transfer slit fold mechanism 460 straight up and downwards or on any kind of direction.It can use herein any Type drive mechanism.
Station 190 is presented can be presented the form of pallet 530 using slotted more than one.Pallet 530 is presented in many slotteds There can be many slits 540 wherein.One first group 550 slits 540 can accommodate two napkins 130, one second group 560 slits 540 can accommodate four napkins 130, and the 3rd group of 570 slits 540 can accommodate six napkins 130.This A little groups can accommodate any amount of napkin 130.Any amount of group can be used herein.It can use herein any kind of User interface 200.
In use, the first volume 390 can be through first 410 loading, and volume Two 400 can pass through gate-type loading machine Second 420 loading of structure 405.The afterbody 125 of each volume 390,400 can be positioned at the corresponding hold-down roller of roller mechanism 435 Around 440,450, and it is fed into corresponding hold-down roller centering.As corresponding hold-down roller pulls down moving plate to 440,450 Material 120, the push pedal 490 of slit fold mechanism 460 drives sheet material 120 into slit 480, to form wrinkle 135.Push pedal 490 power can also separate these perforation 235, be kept with the leading edge for opening napkin 130 at present via this pair of hold-down roller 440,450. Push pedal 490 can then be extracted out, napkin 130 is stayed among one in these slits 540.Slit fold mechanism 460 can To be transferred vertically via Component driver mechanism 510, so that a napkin 130 can be positioned at into these by push pedal 490 In each group these slits 540 in group 550,560,570.Terminal user can remove 130 groups of appropriate napkin.Then, Can as described above be reloaded presentation pallet 530.Miscellaneous part and other constructions can be used herein.
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are shown as that can be described herein as the napkin dispenser of a multireel, reverse folded, vertical distributor 580 100 the 4th example.Distributor 580 can use many volumes 110.In this example, a first volume 590 can be used With a volume Two 600, but any amount of volume 110 can also be used herein.The loader mechanism 145 of load station 140 can With a side door loader mechanism 405 including loading door 610 with one or more sides.These volumes 590,600 can pass through side The spindle of door 610 is loaded to load.The first volume 590 can deploy along a rear side 620 of shell 210, and volume Two 600 can be along outer Deploy one front side 630 of shell 210.A piece guiding piece 640 can be used between these volumes 590,600.
Transport mechanism 150 can use the form of roller mechanism 650 more than one.Many roller mechanisms 650 can be positioned at these volumes 590th, 600 lower section.Many roller mechanisms 650 can include a top feed roller 660, and a pair of bottom orientation rollers:One first orientation Roller 670 and one second orientation roller 680.Some or all of in these rollers 660,670,680 can be motor-driven.Push up to Send roller 660 to be cooperated with the first orientation roller 670 so that sheet material 120 is pulled away from into the first volume 590, and push up feed roller 660 can be with the Two orientation rollers 680 cooperate sheet material 120 being pulled away from volume Two 600.One filling finger piece 690 may be positioned such that adjacent side is loaded Door 610, so as to which the afterbody 125 of each volume 590,600 is loaded onto in many roller mechanisms 650.Other positions can be used herein.
The folding station 160 of distributor 580 can include fold mechanism 170, and the fold mechanism is in a reverse folded machine The form of structure 700.Reverse folded mechanism 700 can include a reverse driving mechanism 710, and the reverse driving mechanism is positioned at many The downstream of roller mechanism 650.Reverse driving mechanism 710 can include a pair of driven rollers:One the first driven roller 720 and one second drive Dynamic roller 730, and an orientation roller 740.Some or all of in these rollers 720,730,740 can be motor-driven.Instead The a pair of rolls 750 for being positioned at the reverse folded downstream of mechanism 700 can also be included to fold mechanism 700.These rollers 750 can be bullet Spring is loaded and motor-driven.
Station 190, which is presented, can include a presentation pallet 760.It can be part covering that pallet 760, which is presented,.One is in Existing pallet 760 can be positioned in the either end 620,630 of shell 210 or on two ends.User interface 200 can using one The form of knob 770 or other kinds of selector is adjusted, to indicate the quantity for needing the napkin 130 from distributor distribution.
In use, these volumes 590,600 can load door 610 via the side in side door loader mechanism and load.The first volume 590 afterbody 125 can extend along rear side 620 towards many roller mechanisms 650, and the afterbody 125 of volume Two 600 can be along front side 630 Extend towards many roller mechanisms 650.When side door 610 is closed, these afterbodys 125 are fed at most roller mechanism by filling finger piece 690 650.When there is the first volume 590 to be allocated, the top feeding guide reel 660 of many roller mechanisms 650 can be rotated in a counter-clockwise direction, simultaneously First orientation roller 670 rotates in a clockwise direction.When there is volume Two 600 to be allocated, top feeding guide reel 660 can be clockwise Direction rotates, while the second orientation roller 680 is rotated in a counter-clockwise direction.(these direction of rotation only be citing, and only refer to absolutely To relative direction in opposite direction.In any order or it can be orientated herein and use any direction of rotation.)
In either orientation, afterbody 125 is to the reverse drive machine for delivering to reverse folded mechanism 700 from many roller mechanisms 650 In structure 710.First driven roller 720 can be rotated clockwise, while the second driven roller 730 is rotated in a counter-clockwise direction, with Just afterbody 125 is pulled downward on.Orientation roller 740 can be rotated in a counter-clockwise direction, and sheet material 120 is advanced into required length.Then, Orienting roller 740 can be with reverse directions, so that forms wrinkle 135 and is captured by downstream rollers 750.Serve as snap action mechanism 185 Many roller mechanisms 650 and reverse driving mechanism 710 between speed official post these perforation 235 separate.Then, orientation roller 740 can With reverse directions again, to continue to pull downward on sheet material 120.The napkin 130 folded now falls to presentation pallet 760 In.Then, terminal user can remove 130 groups of appropriate napkin.Then, can reload presentation as described above Pallet 760.
However, multiple alternate examples can use a grade of cutting mechanism 180 positioned at the reverse folded downstream of mechanism 700 These napkins 130 are separated, as will be described in more detail.Instead of reverse folded mechanism 700, distributor 580 herein can be with Use flexing fold mechanism 270 etc..Miscellaneous part and other constructions can be used herein.
Fig. 9 and Figure 10 are shown as that can be described herein as a monovolume, flexing folding, the napkin distribution of vertical distributor 780 One the 5th example of device 100.Distributor 780 can use monovolume 110, but it is also possible to use extra volume.Distributor 780 can With the load station 140 including finding the form of mechanism 790 in an afterbody.Afterbody, which finds mechanism 790, can include a bracket 800.Bracket 800 can carry out spring loads by many springs 810 or other kinds of tensioning apparatus.Afterbody finds mechanism 790 can include a pair of driven rollers 820.This pair of driven roller 820 can be positioned at the bottom periphery of bracket 800.Volume 110 can be via Door 220 is loaded to position using bracket 800.These rollers 820 can be rotated back and forth, until afterbody 125 is trapped in wherein.
Load station 140 can also include the cutting mechanism 180 as a blade assembly 830.Blade assembly 830 can be with It is included in a rotor 840 thereon with a blade 850, and an anvil roller 860.Blade assembly 830 can be with sheet material One of 120 is used together without perforation volume 870.Blade assembly 830 can by the contact between rotor 840 and anvil roller 860 come Napkin 130 is cut from without perforation volume 830.Blade 850 can be slightly angled.An extra roller can be used to keep opening Power.Blade assembly 830 can also be used together with a volume with these perforation 235.
Load station 140 can also have the fold mechanism 170 of the form in a filling foldable assembly 880.With meal Towel 130 is promoted from blade assembly 830, and napkin 130 can be promoted through one by a tamping bar 900 of filling foldable assembly 880 Individual slit 890.The size of tamping bar 900 can be determined to adapt to slit 890.Then, napkin 130 is via a pair of hold-down rollers 910 It is pulled through slit 890.These hold-down rollers 910 can be spring loads and motor-driven.As napkin 130 is extended through Slit 890, can form wrinkle 135.
Napkin dispenser 780 can also include the presentation station 190 of the form in a hiding pallet component 920.Hide Pallet component 920 can include a flat tray 925 outside terminal user's normal line of sight.Flat tray 925 can be What motor driving or gear drove.One promotion gate (push paddle) 930 can be positioned at the lower section of flat tray 925 simultaneously And connected with flat tray 925.Pressing promotes gate 930 that flat tray 925 can be caused to shrink, so that many napkins 130 fall Fall.Sensor etc. can also be used herein, to initiate primary distribution.Napkin dispenser 780 can also be used in one The user interface 200 of knob 940 or the other types mechanically or electrically form of selector.Any suitable triggering machine can be used herein Structure.
In use, monovolume 110 can be thrown and lost to afterbody in the bracket 800 for finding mechanism 790.These rollers 820 can be with Rotate back and forth, until afterbody 125 is trapped in wherein.Then, sheet material 120 can be pulled in cutting mechanism 180.Set of blades Part 830 cuts sheet material 120 by the contact between rotor 840 and anvil roller 860 from without perforation volume 830.As sheet material 120 is from knife Piece component 830 is promoted, and sheet material 120 can be promoted by filling foldable assembly 880 a tamping bar 900 through a slit 890, to form wrinkle 135 and napkin 130.Then, napkin 130 can fall to the flat tray of hiding pallet component 920 On 925.Pressing promotes gate 930 that flat tray 925 can be caused to shrink, and is pushed away to fall to one or more napkin 130 Move on gate 930 or fall to terminal user on hand.One or more pallets can also be used.Other can be used to construct herein And miscellaneous part.
Figure 11 and Figure 12 are shown as that can be described herein the napkin distribution for a multireel, reverse folded, horizontal distributor 950 One the 6th example of device 100.Distributor 950 can have multiple volumes 110 wherein.In this example, one can be used The first volume 960 and a volume Two 970, but any amount of volume can also be used.Component 950 can be used and loaded in gate-type The load station 140 of the form of mechanism 405 (as shown in Figure 5 that), the gate-type loader mechanism has two doors 410,420 With a pair of driven rollers 440,450 in roller mechanism 435.Equally, distributor 950 can be used with having the with carrying for Fig. 7 One driven roller 720 is as the second driven roller 730 and the reverse folded mechanism 700 for the reverse driving mechanism 710 for orienting roller 740 Fold mechanism 170 folding station 160.
If using without perforation volume 870, then distributor 950 can cutting with the form in a wheel type cutter 980 Cutting mill structure 180.Wheel type cutter 980 can have a cutting wheel 990 by a grade transfer of pulley 1000.Pulley 1000 can be with Wheel type cutter 980 is pulled on sheet material 120, to separate these napkins.If having perforation volume 110 using one, then also The speed difference formed by many hold-down rollers etc. can be used to separate these perforation 235 as described above.
Distributor 950 can have the presentation in the form of a presentation bucket 1010 with many pallets 1020 wherein Station 190.These pallets 1020 can be separated by many framves 1030.In this example, a first 1040 and one is shown Individual second frame 1050.Any amount of frame can be used herein.These can each have in 1040,1050 are positioned at it One frame motor 1060 of surrounding.Frame motor 1060 can make these 1040, one or both of 1050 contractions.These 1030 First pallet 1070, the second pallet 1080 and the 3rd pallet 1090 can be formed.It can use and appoint herein The pallet 1020 of what quantity.Any kind of user interface 200 can be used herein.
In use, these volumes 960,970 can be loaded in these doors 410,420 of gate-type loading assembly 405, and It is fed through these hold-down rollers 440,450 of roller mechanism 435.Then, can be via reverse folded mechanism 700 or similar device Form wrinkle 135.Once having advanced into the sheet material 120 of suitable length, wheel type cutter 980 just can be promoted via along pulley 1000 Cutting wheel 990 cut sheet material 120.Or, if using there is perforated paper, then the speed of these respective pinch rollers can be used Spend to separate a perforation 235.Then, each napkin 130 can be fallen into presentation bucket 1010.3rd pallet 1090 can be accommodated (for example) six napkins 130, the second pallet 1080 can accommodate four napkins 130, and the first pallet 1070 can accommodate two Open napkin 130.Then, terminal user can remove an appropriate number of napkin 130 from appropriate pallet 1020.For presentation of reloading Bucket 1010, shrinks via these motors 1060 frame 1050 of first 1040 and second.Then, six napkins 130 can To fall in the 3rd pallet 1090.Then, the second frame 1050 can be closed, so that four napkins 130 can be fallen to In second pallet 1080.Then, first 1040 can be closed, so that two napkins 130 can fall to the first pallet In 1070.Other can be used to open and loading technology herein.Miscellaneous part and other constructions can be used herein.
Figure 13 and Figure 14 show that the napkin as that can be described herein as a multireel, flexing folding, vertical distributor 1100 divides One the 7th example of orchestration 100.Distributor 1100 can use many volumes 110.In this example, a first volume can be used 1110 and a volume Two 1120, but any amount of volume 110 can also be used herein.In this example, component 1100 can be with There is a load station 140 with similar mode shown in Fig. 7, there is wherein side door loader mechanism 605 side to load door 610, and And guiding piece 640 is positioned between these volumes 1110,1120.Load station 140 can also be used in roller mechanism 650 more than one The transport mechanism 150 of form.Distributor 1100 can further use the folding station 160 with fold mechanism 170, the folding Mechanism is similar to the above-mentioned flexing fold mechanism 270 with hold-down roller 280,290 and flexing pallet 300.
Distributor 1100, which can have, can transfer the presentation station for the form that pallet 1130 is presented in slotted more than one 190.Many slotteds, which can transfer presentation pallet 1130, can have a vertical drive for being positioned adjacent to flexing fold mechanism 270 Motivation structure 1140.Many slotteds can transfer presentation pallet 1130 can have many slits 1150 wherein.These slits 1150 It can organize in groups, so that one first group 1160 can have two slits 1150, and one second group 1170 can have There are four slits 1150, and one the 3rd group 1180 can have six slits 1150.It can use herein any amount of Slit and group.Upright driving mechanism 1140 drives many slotteds to transfer presentation pallet 1130 up and down, so that bend An appropriate number of napkin 130 can be delivered in each group 1160,1170,1180 by bent fold mechanism 270.These napkins 130 Can in groups it be removed by terminal user.Then, pallet 1130 being presented can reload as described above.It can make herein With miscellaneous part and other constructions.
As can be seen, various types of load stations 140, various types of folding stations 150, various types of presentation works Position 190 and various types of user interfaces 200 can many different combinations and orientation be applied to whole napkin dispenser 100.Pacify although 1190 and 1100, the Figure 15 of horizontal alignment illustrated above that is vertically oriented also illustrates to be orientated side by side on 1210, platform Fill and 1230, rear wall installation 1240 and side wall installation 1250 are installed under 1220, platform.Other Setup Types can be used herein.Remove Using outside said various types of user interfaces 200, these distributors can also be with cashier's machine 225 or other types Ordering apparatus direct communication.Any kind of input unit can be used herein.Based on order contents or other specification, cashier's machine 225 or other devices can indicate the quantity of napkin 130 to be allocated.Other can be used to construct and miscellaneous part herein.
It should be clear that foregoing teachings merely relate to some embodiments of the application and gained patent.Without departing substantially from such as by institute In the case of overall spirit of the invention and scope that attached claims and its equivalent are limited, the ordinary skill people of this area Member can make many changes and modifications herein.

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1. in a kind of distributor that user is distributed to for the product that folds many rolled up from continuous sheet, the sheet material With multiple perforation, the distributor includes:
One load station, the load station is used to load the sheet material;
Flexing fold mechanism, for folding the sheet material, the flexing fold mechanism includes:First pair of hold-down roller;Second pair of pressure Tight roller, second pair of hold-down roller is in the downstream of first pair of hold-down roller;And flexing pallet, the flexing pallet is adjacent to institute State second pair of hold-down roller;First pair of hold-down roller is positioned at around the continuous sheet volume, and second pair of hold-down roller is determined Position is around the flexing pallet;
Once the afterbody of the sheet material encounters the end of the flexing pallet, second pair of hold-down roller just drives the product Wrinkle are passed through;
Wherein, first pair of hold-down roller includes First Speed, and second pair of hold-down roller includes second speed;And
One presentation station, the presentation station is used to the one or more of the product folded be presented to the user.
2. distributor as claimed in claim 1, the wherein load station include a loader mechanism.
3. distributor as claimed in claim 2, the wherein loader mechanism include a slit mechanism.
4. distributor as claimed in claim 2, the wherein loader mechanism include a gate-type loader mechanism.
5. distributor as claimed in claim 2, the wherein loader mechanism include a side door loader mechanism.
6. distributor as claimed in claim 2, the wherein loader mechanism, which include an afterbody, finds mechanism, the afterbody is found Mechanism includes multiple rollers, for driving the afterbody of the continuous sheet volume to pass through.
7. distributor as claimed in claim 1, the wherein load station include a transport mechanism.
8. distributor as claimed in claim 7, the wherein transport mechanism include a roller mechanism.
9. distributor as claimed in claim 7, the wherein transport mechanism include roller mechanism more than one.
10. distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distributor also includes a cutting mechanism.
11. distributor as claimed in claim 10, the wherein cutting mechanism include a blade assembly.
12. distributor as claimed in claim 10, the wherein cutting mechanism include a wheel type cutter with wheel shape blade.
13. distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the presentation station include a presentation pallet.
14. distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the presentation station include a hiding pallet component.
15. distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the presentation station, which include slotted more than one, can transfer presentation pallet.
16. distributor as claimed in claim 1, further comprises a user interface.
17. distributor as claimed in claim 16, the wherein user interface include one or more buttons.
18. distributor as claimed in claim 17, the wherein user interface include one or more sensors.
19. distributor as claimed in claim 1, further comprises the cashier's machine communicated with the distributor.
20. distributor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distributor also include being used for by speed difference by the sheet material from The continuous sheet rolls up a separated snap action mechanism.
21. distributor as claimed in claim 20, the wherein snap action mechanism include first pair of hold-down roller and second pair of hold-down roller.
22. distributor as claimed in claim 20, the wherein snap action mechanism include roller mechanism more than one and a reverse drive Mechanism.
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