CN206520295U - Non-woven fabrics leg covers compounding machine - Google Patents

Non-woven fabrics leg covers compounding machine Download PDF

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CN206520295U
CN206520295U CN201621480622.XU CN201621480622U CN206520295U CN 206520295 U CN206520295 U CN 206520295U CN 201621480622 U CN201621480622 U CN 201621480622U CN 206520295 U CN206520295 U CN 206520295U
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Compounding machine is covered the utility model discloses a kind of non-woven fabrics leg, including the first unreeling structure being arranged in compounding machine frame, the second unreeling structure, composite structure and rolling-up mechanism, being provided between composite structure and the first unreeling structure is used to guide the first base material unreeled through the first unreeling structure to the first guide roller set of composite structure, and being provided between the second unreeling structure and composite structure is used to guide the second base material unreeled through the second unreeling structure to the second guide roller set of composite structure;The first base material is composite membrane, and the second base material is elastic non-woven cloth;Composite structure, which includes a pair, can respectively reach the heating roller of composite membrane and the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth, and the first base material and the second base material heat the non-woven fabrics leg set that is composited after pressurization from heated roller between two heating rollers.The utility model realizes a pair of heating rollers not equality of temperature, is compound, environmental protection and the saving equipment investment cost that different substrate materials can be achieved without glue.

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Non-woven fabrics leg covers compounding machine
Technical field
The utility model is related to a kind of non-woven fabrics leg set compounding machine.
Background technology
With the technical maturity of non-woven fabrics preliminary working, increasing enterprise turns to sight the deep processing of non-woven fabrics, with The profit of value-added content of product and enterprise is set to be lifted as far as possible.
Disposable medical supplies(Such as operating coat, surgical drape, hole towel, gloves, footwear, cap), it is industrial protection class product, individual People's nursing materials is main, and these industries are almost identical for the requirement of product based on non-woven fabric compounded film product, That is water proofing property, gas permeability and comfortableness.For medical non-woven fabrics leg set(Mainly excessively completely cut off blood, anti-bacteria), usually outer layer Elastic membrane(That is PE films), internal layer non-woven fabrics, also there are some to have outer layer ventilated membrane(That is PE, PP composite membrane), internal layer elastic non-woven cloth Setting, combination process foreign countries on ventilated membrane using spraying elastic yarn, but this combination process is unstable, has gap;Hot rolling: It is the standard technology that two step method manufactures compound nonwoven cloth, domestic part enterprise carries out film, the composite manufacturing of cloth using this technique.Though Ready-made equipment and technique can be so used, but the composition of film is PE, and the composition of non-woven fabrics is polypropylene fibre, both fusing points are not It is same to prevent the temperature of hot roll from while taking into account.And solvent-free composite machine with the most use is to use solventless adhesive by two Kind or a kind of method for being combined with each other of a variety of base materials, also known as response type is combined, and it will use adhesive, not environmentally and equipment is thrown Money is big.
Utility model content
The technical problem that the utility model is mainly solved is to cover compounding machine there is provided a kind of non-woven fabrics leg, realizes a pair and add Hot-rolling not equality of temperature, is different substrate materials can be achieved compound without glue, environmental protection and saves equipment investment cost.
The utility model solves the technical scheme that its technical problem used:Non-woven fabrics leg covers compounding machine, including sets The first unreeling structure, the second unreeling structure, composite structure and rolling-up mechanism, the composite structure and institute in compounding machine frame Stating to be provided between the first unreeling structure is used to guide the first base material unreeled through first unreeling structure to the compounding machine First guide roller set of structure, between second unreeling structure and the composite structure be provided be used for will be through second unreeling structure The second base material unreeled is guided to the second guide roller set of the composite structure;The composite structure and rolling-up mechanism are arranged on compound In the middle part frame of machine, first unreeling structure and the second unreeling structure are separately positioned in the machine frame at two sides of compounding machine;Institute The first base material is stated for composite membrane, second base material is elastic non-woven cloth;The composite structure includes to respectively reach for a pair Composite membrane and elastic non-woven cloth are combined the heating roller of fusing point, and the first base material and the second base material are from heated between two heating rollers Be composited non-woven fabrics leg set after roller heating pressurization.It is such that no apparatus for coating is set, without adhesive, equipment investment cost Two kinds of base materials, are directly composited non-woven fabrics leg set by low and environmental protection, it is contemplated that the compound fusing point of different substrate materials is different, therefore will A pair of heating rollers realize different temperatures and are attained by compound fusing point to realize but do not melt corresponding base material respectively.
The further improvement of compounding machine is covered as the utility model non-woven fabrics leg, the temperature of a pair of heating rollers is equal to elastic nothing The temperature of the compound fusing point of cloth is spun, is unreeled by the first unreeling structure and is provided with the metal gasket fitted with the first base material lower surface Plate, the side of the metal caul is provided with inlet opening, metal caul provided with the coil pipe for connecing cooling water.Metal caul can be used Flexible preferably material such as aluminium alloy etc.;The temperature for causing two rollers is so set equally to be easy to control with realizing, but by connecing The setting of the metal caul of cooling water causes the no picture of its heating-up temperature of heating roller heated to composite membrane to reach elastic non-woven cloth Compound fusing point temperature(Only reach the compound fusing point of composite membrane), realize a pair of rolls and equality of temperature but do not allow two kinds of different substrate materials It is compound well.
The further improvement of compounding machine is covered as the utility model non-woven fabrics leg, the temperature of a pair of heating rollers is equal to composite membrane Compound fusing point temperature, the metal caul for being provided with and being fitted with the second base material lower surface, institute are unreeled by the second unreeling structure The side for stating metal caul is provided with fuel feed hole, metal caul provided with the coil pipe for connecing heating oil.So set and cause two rollers Temperature be equally easy to control with realize, but by connect heating oil settings enable to heating to elastic non-woven cloth heating roller its Heating-up temperature reaches the temperature of the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth, realizes a pair of rolls and equality of temperature but does not allow two kinds of different substrate materials very Good is compound.
Cover the further improvement of compounding machine as the utility model non-woven fabrics leg, two heating rollers one of them set in side There are inlet opening and fuel feed hole, another heating roller was provided with fuel feed hole, heating roller in side provided with being used for for being connected with fuel feed hole Enter the inner tube of deep fat, said inner tube is set in the shape of a spiral, the opposite face of the side provided with fuel feed hole of heating roller is provided with fuel-displaced Hole, the opposite face of the side provided with inlet opening of heating roller is provided with apopore, the heating roller provided with inlet opening and apopore It is additionally provided with pipe with spiral pipe in roller, the pipe with spiral pipe and inner tube nestle provided with inlet opening and going out close to, composite membrane after being unreeled On the roll surface of the heating roller in water hole, oil is sent into by two oil temperatures for heating oil of heating rollers and answering for elastic non-woven cloth by oil pump Fusing point is closed to match.Do not change on such setting oil circuit, or unified heating is oily, and oil temperature is also unanimously easy to control and manage Reason, but being close to the pipe with spiral pipe of inner tube setting can then cause heating roller its heating-up temperature heated to composite membrane unlike to elastic nothing The heating-up temperature for spinning the heating roller of cloth heating is so high(So that the roller of the heating roller heated respectively to composite membrane and elastic non-woven cloth Face temperature one reaches the compound fusing point of composite membrane, and another is exactly the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth).
Cover the further improvement of compounding machine as the utility model non-woven fabrics leg, two sides of heating roller be respectively equipped with into Provided with the helical form inner tube being connected with fuel feed hole in oilhole and oil outlet, heating roller, wherein the heating for heating the second base material The fuel feed hole of roller is directly connected with the oil pump of petrol station, is connected to for heating the oil outlet of heating roller of the second base material by oil pipe In heat insulation tank, it is connected for heating the fuel feed hole of heating roller of the first base material by pump with heat insulation tank.Set by a pair of heating rollers There is the petrol station of a generation deep fat, by oil pump by oil feeding heating roller.Such setting can be by the high heating oil of temperature The heating roller heated to elastic non-woven cloth is first passed through, oily be recycled to then is heated and is passed through again after heat insulation tank to adding that composite membrane is heated In hot-rolling, so high oil temperature is used for heating elastic non-woven cloth, and the heating oil after oil temperature reduction is used for heating composite membrane again, meets The different compound fusing point of two kinds of base materials.Corresponding temperature detect switch (TDS) and heater can also be set in heat insulation tank to ensure to be supplied to use Match come the compound fusing point of the oily oil temperature of the heating for the heating roller for heating composite membrane and composite membrane, certainly, oil circuit front end is provided Oil temperature to the heating oil of the heating roller for heating elastic non-woven cloth is consistent with the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth.
The utility model realizes a pair of heating rollers not equality of temperature, is compound, environmental protection and the section that different substrate materials can be achieved without glue Save equipment investment cost.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation that the utility model non-woven fabrics leg covers compounding machine;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of heating roller segment in the utility model embodiment one;
The first base material and the result schematic diagram of the end face of metal caul part that Fig. 3 is Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the top view of metal caul in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of heating roller segment in the utility model embodiment two;
The second base material and the result schematic diagram of the end face of metal caul part that Fig. 6 is Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is the top view of metal caul in Fig. 5;
Fig. 8 is a pair of the heating rollers and the first base material, the decomposing schematic representation of the second base material of the utility model embodiment three;
Fig. 9 is the enlarged diagram of the heating roller on Fig. 8 left side;
Figure 10 is a pair of the heating rollers and the first base material, the decomposing schematic representation of the second base material of the utility model example IV.
In figure:1st, the first unreeling structure 2, the second unreeling structure 3, composite structure 4, rolling-up mechanism 5, One base material 6, the first guide roller set 7, the second base material 8, the second guide roller set 9, heating roller 10, metal caul 11st, inlet opening 12, coil pipe 13, fuel feed hole 14, inner tube 15, oil outlet 16, apopore 17, spiral water Pipe 18, heat insulation tank.
Embodiment
Clearly understand to have to technical characteristic of the present utility model, purpose and effect, now compare accompanying drawing detailed Describe bright embodiment of the present utility model in detail.
Embodiment one:
As shown in Figures 1 to 4, non-woven fabrics leg set compounding machine, including the first unreeling structure being arranged in compounding machine frame 1st, the second unreeling structure 2, composite structure 3 and rolling-up mechanism 4, are provided between the composite structure 3 and first unreeling structure 1 It is described for the first base material 5 unreeled through first unreeling structure 1 to be guided to the first guide roller set 6 of the composite structure 3 The second base material 7 for being used for being unreeled through second unreeling structure 2 is provided between second unreeling structure 2 and the composite structure 3 Guide to the second guide roller set 8 of the composite structure 3;The composite structure 3 and rolling-up mechanism 4 are arranged on the middle part machine of compounding machine On frame, the unreeling structure 2 of the first unreeling structure 1 and second is separately positioned in the machine frame at two sides of compounding machine;It is such to set There is no apparatus for coating, without adhesive, equipment investment cost is low and environmental protection, directly two kinds of base materials are composited non-woven fabrics leg Set, it is contemplated that the compound fusing point of different substrate materials is different, therefore a pair of heating rollers are realized into different temperatures can be reached with realizing respectively Corresponding base material is not melted to compound fusing point but.The first base material 5 is composite membrane, and second base material 7 is elastic non-woven cloth;Institute The heating roller 9 of composite membrane and the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth, first base can be respectively reached including a pair by stating composite structure 3 The base material 7 of material 5 and second heats the non-woven fabrics leg set that is composited after pressurization from heated roller 9 between two heating rollers 9.A pair of heating rollers 9 temperature is equal to the temperature of the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth, is unreeled and is provided with and the first base material 5 by the first unreeling structure 1 The metal caul 10 of lower surface laminating, the side of the metal caul 10, which is provided with to be provided with inlet opening 11, metal caul 10, connects cold But the coil pipe 12 of water.Metal caul can be using flexible preferably material such as aluminium alloy etc.;The temperature for causing two rollers is so set Degree be equally easy to control with realize, but by connect cooling water metal caul setting cause to composite membrane heat heating roller its Temperature of the heating-up temperature without the compound fusing point as reaching elastic non-woven cloth(Only reach the compound fusing point of composite membrane), realize one Equality of temperature but two kinds of different substrate materials are not allowed to be combined well on roller.
Embodiment two:
It is with the difference of embodiment one:As shown in Figures 5 to 7, the temperature of a pair of heating rollers 9 is equal to the compound of composite membrane The temperature of fusing point, is unreeled by the second unreeling structure 2 and is provided with the metal caul 10 fitted with the lower surface of the second base material 7, described The side of metal caul 10 is provided with fuel feed hole 13, metal caul 10 provided with the coil pipe 12 for connecing heating oil.So set and cause two The temperature of individual roller is equally easy to control and realized, but the setting by connecing heating oil was enabled to adding that elastic non-woven cloth is heated Its heating-up temperature of hot-rolling reaches the temperature of the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth, realizes a pair of rolls and equality of temperature but does not allow two kinds of differences Base material is combined well.
Embodiment three:
It is with the difference of embodiment one:As shown in Figure 8, Figure 9, two heating rollers 9 one of them in side provided with water inlet Hole 11 and fuel feed hole 13, another heating roller 9 are provided with side and are provided with what is be connected with fuel feed hole 13 in fuel feed hole 13, heating roller 9 Inner tube 14 for entering deep fat, said inner tube 14 is set in the shape of a spiral, the opposite face of the side provided with fuel feed hole 13 of heating roller 9 Oil outlet 15 is provided with, the opposite face of the side provided with inlet opening 11 of heating roller 9 is provided with apopore 16, provided with inlet opening 11 Be additionally provided with pipe with spiral pipe 17 in the roller of the heating roller 9 of apopore 16, the pipe with spiral pipe 17 and inner tube 14 are close to composite membrane quilt Nestle on the roll surface of the heating roller 9 provided with inlet opening 11 and apopore 16, heated oil feeding for two after unreeling by oil pump The oil temperature of heating oil and the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth of roller 9 match.Do not change on oil circuit, or unified heating Oil, oil temperature is also unanimously easy to control and manage, but be close to inner tube setting pipe with spiral pipe can then cause to composite membrane heat plus Its heating-up temperature of hot-rolling is so high unlike the heating-up temperature of the heating roller heated to elastic non-woven cloth(So that respectively to composite membrane and The roll surface temperature one of the heating roller of elastic non-woven cloth heating reaches the compound fusing point of composite membrane, and another is exactly elastomeric nonwoven The compound fusing point of cloth).
Example IV:
It is with the difference of embodiment three:As shown in Figure 10, two sides of heating roller 9 are respectively equipped with fuel feed hole 13 and gone out Provided with the helical form inner tube 14 being connected with fuel feed hole 13 in oilhole 15, heating roller 9, wherein the heating for heating the second base material 7 The fuel feed hole 13 of roller 9 is directly connected with the oil pump of petrol station, for heat the second base material 7 heating roller 9 oil outlet 15 by oil Pipe is connected in heat insulation tank 18, is connected for heating the fuel feed hole 13 of heating roller 9 of the first base material 5 by pump with heat insulation tank 18. The high heating oil of temperature can first be passed through the heating roller heated to elastic non-woven cloth by such setting, then heat oil and be recycled to It is passed through again after heat insulation tank in the heating roller heated to composite membrane, so high oil temperature is used for heating elastic non-woven cloth, oil temperature reduction Heating oil afterwards is used for heating composite membrane again, meets the different compound fusing point of two kinds of base materials.Corresponding temperature detect switch (TDS) can also be set And heater in heat insulation tank with the oil temperature of the heating oil that ensures to be supplied to heating roller for heating composite membrane and composite membrane Compound fusing point matches, certainly, and the oil temperature that oil circuit front end is supplied to the heating of the heating roller for heating elastic non-woven cloth oily is It is consistent with the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth.
Above content is to combine specific optimal technical scheme further detailed description of the utility model, it is impossible to Assert that specific implementation of the present utility model is confined to these explanations.For the ordinary skill of the utility model art For personnel, without departing from the concept of the premise utility, some simple deduction or replace can also be made, should all be regarded To belong to protection domain of the present utility model.

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1. non-woven fabrics leg covers compounding machine, it is characterised in that including be arranged in compounding machine frame the first unreeling structure, second put Mechanism, composite structure and rolling-up mechanism are rolled up, is provided with that be used for will be through described between the composite structure and first unreeling structure The first base material that first unreeling structure is unreeled is guided to the first guide roller set of the composite structure, second unreeling structure and institute Stating to be provided between composite structure is used to guide the second base material unreeled through second unreeling structure to the composite structure Second guide roller set;The composite structure and rolling-up mechanism are arranged in the middle part frame of compounding machine, first unreeling structure and Second unreeling structure is separately positioned in the machine frame at two sides of compounding machine;The first base material is composite membrane, and second base material is Elastic non-woven cloth;The composite structure, which includes a pair, can respectively reach the heating of composite membrane and the compound fusing point of elastic non-woven cloth Roller, the first base material and the second base material heat the non-woven fabrics leg set that is composited after pressurization from heated roller between two heating rollers.
2. non-woven fabrics leg according to claim 1 covers compounding machine, it is characterised in that the temperature of a pair of heating rollers is equal to elasticity The temperature of the compound fusing point of non-woven fabrics, is unreeled by the first unreeling structure and is provided with the metal gasket fitted with the first base material lower surface Plate, the side of the metal caul is provided with inlet opening, metal caul provided with the coil pipe for connecing cooling water.
3. non-woven fabrics leg according to claim 1 covers compounding machine, it is characterised in that the temperature of a pair of heating rollers is equal to compound The temperature of the compound fusing point of film, the metal caul for being provided with and being fitted with the second base material lower surface is unreeled by the second unreeling structure, The side of the metal caul is provided with fuel feed hole, metal caul provided with the coil pipe for connecing heating oil.
4. non-woven fabrics leg according to claim 1 covers compounding machine, it is characterised in that two heating rollers one of them in side Provided with inlet opening and fuel feed hole, another heating roller is provided with fuel feed hole, heating roller in side provided with the use being connected with fuel feed hole In the inner tube for entering deep fat, said inner tube is set in the shape of a spiral, and the opposite face of the side provided with fuel feed hole of heating roller is provided with out Oilhole, the opposite face of the side provided with inlet opening of heating roller is provided with apopore, the heating roller provided with inlet opening and apopore Roller in be additionally provided with pipe with spiral pipe, the pipe with spiral pipe and inner tube nestled close to, composite membrane after being unreeled provided with inlet opening and On the roll surface of the heating roller of apopore, by oil pump by the oil temperature of the heating oil of oil two heating rollers of feeding and elastic non-woven cloth Compound fusing point matches.
5. non-woven fabrics leg according to claim 1 covers compounding machine, it is characterised in that two sides of heating roller are respectively equipped with Provided with the helical form inner tube being connected with fuel feed hole in fuel feed hole and oil outlet, heating roller, wherein for heating adding for the second base material The fuel feed hole of hot-rolling is directly connected with the oil pump of petrol station, is connected for heating the oil outlet of heating roller of the second base material by oil pipe Into heat insulation tank, it is connected for heating the fuel feed hole of heating roller of the first base material by pump with heat insulation tank.
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