CN219383079U - Roll paper production equipment with easy-to-tear tape - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a roll paper production device with an easy-to-tear tape, which is characterized in that: the paper feeding and conveying device comprises a paper feeding and conveying component, a paper edge unfolding and conveying component and a paper edge rewinding and conveying component, wherein the paper feeding and conveying component is used for conveying a roll paper and detecting the paper edge of the roll paper, a paper roll barrel with the same paper edge is sent to the paper edge unfolding and conveying component, the paper edge unfolding and conveying component is used for unfolding and unfolding the paper edge of the roll paper, an easy-tear tape is attached to the inner side of the paper edge, sealing glue is coated on the paper edge, the paper edge is sent to the paper edge rewinding and conveying component, and the unfolded paper edge is rewound to seal the roll paper and is sent out. The utility model is used for full-automatic and efficient production of the roll paper with the easy-to-tear tape, ensures the accuracy of the sealing position of the roll paper, and ensures the quality of the product with neat and uniform appearance.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a production device for a roll paper with easy-to-tear tape, which is used for producing the roll paper with the easy-to-tear tape.
Background
The roll paper is packaged by using a heat shrinkage film or an outer wrapping paper in the past, along with the social progress, especially in European market, the roll paper starts to be packaged without using the heat shrinkage film, but the roll paper is directly sealed by glue at the paper edge, the opening of the roll paper seal is facilitated, an easy-tearing belt is arranged at the inner side of the seal of the roll paper, the distance from the position of the easy-tearing belt to the seal is generally slightly larger than the length of the circumference of the roll paper, when the easy-tearing belt is torn off, the seal of the roll paper is naturally opened, and the roll paper can be unfolded for use. In order to meet the market demands, development of a production device of a roll paper with a tearing tape, which is specially used for producing the roll paper with the tearing tape, is urgently needed.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the utility model aims to provide the equipment for producing the roll paper with the easy-to-tear tape, which is used for full-automatic and efficient production of the roll paper with the easy-to-tear tape and ensures the accurate sealing position of the roll paper.
The utility model is completed by adopting the following technical scheme:
easy tear tape web production facility, its characterized in that: the paper feeding and conveying device comprises a paper feeding and conveying component, a paper edge unfolding and conveying component and a paper edge rewinding and conveying component, wherein the paper feeding and conveying component is used for conveying a roll paper and detecting the paper edge of the roll paper, a paper roll barrel with the same paper edge is sent to the paper edge unfolding and conveying component, the paper edge unfolding and conveying component is used for unfolding and unfolding the paper edge of the roll paper, an easy-tear tape is attached to the inner side of the paper edge, sealing glue is coated on the paper edge, the paper edge is sent to the paper edge rewinding and conveying component, and the unfolded paper edge is rewound to seal the roll paper and is sent out.
The paper feeding conveying part comprises a paper feeding conveying belt driven by power, a sponge pressing strip arranged along the paper feeding conveying direction is arranged above the paper feeding conveying belt, the height distance between the sponge pressing strip and the paper feeding conveying belt is matched with the outer diameter of the roll paper during operation, a paper edge detection photoelectric detecting device for detecting the paper edge of the roll paper is arranged at the position close to the output end of the paper feeding conveying belt, a paper edge detection wheel is arranged above the position, the paper edge detection wheel is driven by a paper edge detection motor in a control mode, and the paper edge detection motor is electrically connected with the paper edge detection photoelectric detecting device.
The output end of the paper feeding conveyor belt is connected with a positioning receiving conveyor part, the positioning receiving conveyor part is formed by arranging a plurality of V-shaped grooved wheels, the arrangement direction of the V-shaped grooved wheels is perpendicular to the output direction of the paper feeding conveyor belt, and an O-shaped conveyor belt is wound on the V-shaped grooved wheels.
The paper edge unfolding conveying component comprises a unfolding conveying belt driven by power, an air suction hole is formed in one side of the paper edge unfolding conveying belt, the air suction hole is communicated with negative pressure during operation, a paper pushing block for unfolding the paper edge of a roll paper and a detection element for detecting the position of the paper edge are arranged at the feeding end of the unfolding conveying belt, a glue spraying head and an easy-to-tear tape attaching head are arranged at the discharging end of the unfolding conveying belt, the glue spraying head is aligned with the position of a paper edge sealing opening, the easy-to-tear tape attaching head is aligned with the position of the paper edge attaching easy-to-tear tape, the glue spraying head is arranged on a transverse sliding frame, the transverse sliding frame is transversely adjusted by controlling driving action of a transverse sliding motor, and the transverse sliding motor is electrically connected with the detection element.
The easy-to-tear tape attaching head is arranged on the transverse sliding frame.
The detection element is a stay wire displacement sensor.
And an inclined backup plate is arranged above the unfolding conveyor belt and corresponds to the pushing end point of the paper pushing block, and the inclined backup plate is provided with a rolling working surface.
The paper edge rewinding conveying part comprises a roller conveying table, a rewinding sponge conveying belt is arranged above the roller conveying table, the rewinding sponge conveying belt is driven by a rewinding motor, a rewinding lifting plate is arranged in the middle of the roller conveying table, and the rewinding lifting plate is pushed by a lifting driving piece to move up and down; in a normal state, the rewind lifting plate is lower than the roller conveying table.
The side of roller conveying platform is equipped with paper delivery conveying part, and paper delivery conveying part is including fixed mounting's paper delivery guide rail, and paper delivery guide rail's top is equipped with out paper sponge conveyer belt, and paper delivery sponge conveyer belt is by paper delivery motor control drive.
The outlet of the paper outlet guide rail is provided with a chain conveying roller platform, the chain conveying roller platform passes through the lower part of the paper edge rewinding conveying part, and a labeling machine is arranged on the chain conveying roller platform.
Through implementation of the technical scheme, the automatic high-efficiency production of the roll paper with the easy-to-tear tape can be realized, the accuracy of the sealing position of the roll paper is ensured, the appearance of the roll paper product is neat and uniform, and the quality is better ensured.
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figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model,
figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the present utility model,
figure 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the right half of figure 2,
fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the left half of fig. 2.
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The utility model is illustrated in more detail below by means of specific examples:
as shown in the figure, the roll paper production equipment with the easy-tearing tape comprises a paper feeding conveying part 1, a paper edge unfolding conveying part 3 and a paper edge rewinding conveying part 4, wherein the paper feeding conveying part 1 is used for conveying a roll paper A and detecting the paper edge of the roll paper, a roll paper cylinder A with the same paper edge is sent to the paper edge unfolding conveying part 3, the paper edge unfolding conveying part 3 is used for attaching the easy-tearing tape and sealing glue on the inner side of the paper edge after the paper edge of the roll paper is unfolded and unfolded, the paper edge is sent to the paper edge rewinding conveying part 4, and the unfolded paper edge is rewound at the paper edge rewinding conveying part 4 to seal and send the roll paper A.
The paper feeding and conveying part 1 comprises a paper feeding conveyor belt 11 driven by a servo motor, a sponge pressing strip 16 arranged along the paper feeding and conveying direction is arranged above the paper feeding conveyor belt 11, when the paper feeding conveyor belt 11 is driven by the motor, the paper feeding conveyor belt 11 can roll and convey the paper web A, a baffle plate 15 is also arranged above the paper feeding conveyor belt 11, the baffle plate 15 is pushed by a baffle cylinder 14 to swing so as to release or block the roll paper A which is roll and conveyed on the paper feeding conveyor belt 11, a paper edge detection photoelectric 13 for detecting the paper edge of the roll paper A is arranged at the position close to the output end of the paper feeding conveyor belt 11, a paper edge detection wheel 12 is arranged above the position, the paper edge detection wheel 12 is closer to the paper feeding conveyor belt 11 than the sponge pressing strip 16, the paper edge detection wheel 12 is controlled and driven by the paper edge detection motor, and the paper edge detection motor is electrically connected with the paper edge detection photoelectric 13; when the paper edge detection photoelectric 13 detects the paper edge position of the passing roll paper A in operation, the paper edge detection wheel 12 is controlled to roll correspondingly, and friction drives the roll paper to rotate, so that the paper edge position of the roll paper A is basically consistent and then sent out. The output end of the paper feeding conveyor belt 11 is connected with a positioning material receiving conveyor part 2, the positioning material receiving conveyor part 2 is formed by arranging a plurality of V-shaped grooved wheels 21, the rolling arrangement direction of the V-shaped grooved wheels 21 is perpendicular to the output direction of the paper feeding conveyor belt 11, an O-shaped conveyor belt is wound on the V-shaped grooved wheels 21, so that the paper edges of the rolled paper A output from the paper feeding conveyor belt 11 are basically consistent, and the rolled paper A is conveyed by the positioning material receiving conveyor part 2 and basically consistent when reaching the unfolding conveyor belt 31.
The paper edge unfolding conveying part 3 comprises an unfolding conveying belt 31 driven by a servo motor, wherein an air suction hole 32 is formed in one side of the paper edge unfolding conveying belt 31, the air suction hole 32 is communicated with negative pressure during operation and is used for absorbing and fixing the outer side surface of the paper edge of the roll paper A, a paper pushing block 33 for unfolding the paper edge of the roll paper A and a detection element for detecting the position of the paper edge are arranged at the feeding end of the unfolding conveying belt 31, the paper pushing block 33 is pushed by a paper pushing cylinder 34 to act, the detection element is a stay wire displacement sensor 35, the stay wire displacement sensor 35 is arranged on the paper pushing cylinder 34, a stay wire of the stay wire displacement sensor 35 is connected with the paper pushing block 33, an inclined backup plate 36 is arranged at the pushing end point corresponding to the paper pushing block 33, and a rolling working surface (the rolling working surface consists of arranged rollers) is arranged on the inclined backup plate 36; at the discharge end of the unfolding conveyor belt 31, a glue spraying machine and a tearing tape pasting machine are arranged, the glue spraying machine is provided with a glue spraying head 38, the tearing tape pasting machine is provided with a tearing tape pasting head 37, if the tearing tape sent by the tearing tape pasting machine is not sticky, another group of glue spraying machines are required, the glue spraying head 30 of the another group of glue spraying machines is utilized to align with the pasting position of the tearing tape to spray glue at the tearing tape pasting position in advance (see fig. 4), the glue spraying head 38 is aligned with the paper edge sealing position, the tearing tape pasting head 37 is aligned with the paper edge pasting position, the glue spraying head 38 and the tearing tape pasting head 37 are installed on a transverse sliding frame 39, the transverse sliding frame 39 is transversely adjusted by controlling the driving action by a transverse sliding motor 29, and the transverse sliding motor 29 is electrically connected with the stay wire displacement sensor 35. When the paper edge of the roll paper is adsorbed and fixed by the air suction hole, when the paper pushing block pushes the roll paper to expand the paper edge, the stay wire displacement sensor can accurately sense the position of the paper edge, and then the paper edge information can be transmitted to the transverse sliding motor, so that the transverse sliding frame can be transversely adjusted, the glue spraying head can accurately align to the position, needing to be sealed, of the inner side of the paper edge, and glue is sprayed on the glue spraying head, so that the accuracy of the sealing position of the roll paper can be realized after the roll paper is rewound.
The paper edge rewinding conveying part 4 comprises a flat belt conveying table 40 and a roller conveying table 41 which are arranged front and back, the flat belt conveying table 40 is connected with the unwinding conveying belt 31, a rewinding sponge conveying belt 43 is arranged above the roller conveying table 41, the rewinding sponge conveying belt 43 is driven by a rewinding motor, a rewinding lifting plate 42 is arranged in the middle of the roller conveying table 41, and the rewinding lifting plate 42 moves up and down by pushing action of a lifting cylinder; in a normal state, the rewinding lifting plate 42 is lower than the roller conveying table 41, in a paper edge rewinding state, the rewinding lifting plate 42 is pushed upwards to be higher than the roller conveying table 41, so that the upper part of the roll paper A is in pressing contact with the rewinding sponge conveying belt 43, then the rewinding motor is controlled to drive the rewinding sponge conveying belt 43 to act, the roll paper A rolls towards the paper edge unwinding side, the paper edge is rewound, and the inner side of the paper edge is coated with sealing glue, so that the roll paper A achieves accurate sealing. The roller conveying table 41 is provided with a paper outlet conveying part 5 at the side, the paper outlet conveying part 5 comprises a paper outlet guide rail 52 fixedly installed, the paper outlet guide rail 52 is obliquely arranged, a paper outlet sponge conveying belt 51 is arranged above the paper outlet guide rail 52, the paper outlet sponge conveying belt 51 is driven by a paper outlet motor in a control mode, the height distance between the paper outlet sponge conveying belt 51 and the paper outlet guide rail 52 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of a roll paper A, and the purpose of the roller conveying table is that when the roll paper is sent out through the paper outlet conveying part, the paper outlet sponge conveying belt can compact the paper edge sealing position of the roll paper again, and sealing reliability is guaranteed. The exit of the paper-out guide rail 52 is provided with a chain conveying roller platform 6, namely a plurality of conveying rollers are equidistantly arranged on a conveying chain of the chain conveying roller platform 6, the conveying rollers support the roll paper A for conveying, the chain conveying roller platform 6 passes through the lower part of the paper edge rewinding conveying component 4, and a labeling machine 7 is arranged on the chain conveying roller platform 6 and is used for labeling the surface of the finally-sent roll paper.
The utility model is to produce the easy-to-tear tape roll paper: the roll paper A is fed by the paper feeding conveyor belt 11, the stop plate 15 moves to sequentially release the roll paper, when the paper edge detection photoelectric 13 detects the paper edge position of the passing roll paper, the paper edge detection wheel 12 is controlled to correspondingly roll to drive the roll paper A to rotate, so that the paper edge position of the roll paper is basically consistent, then the roll paper A falls on the V-shaped grooved pulley 21 to be positioned, the roll paper A is fed onto the unfolding conveyor belt 31 under the conveying action of the O-shaped conveyor belt, and the paper edge position of the roll paper at the moment is basically consistent without large error; then on the unwinding conveyer 31, the suction hole 32 is communicated with negative pressure to adsorb and fix the paper edge outside of the roll paper A, the paper pushing block 33 pushes the roll paper A to transversely act until the roll paper is pressed and contacted with the rolling working surface of the inclined leaning plate 36, the paper edge is unwound, and the roll paper is temporarily prevented from being rewound and returned due to friction, and the accurate position of the paper edge is sensed by the stay wire displacement sensor 35 in the process, and the accurate paper edge position information is transmitted to the transverse sliding motor 29, so that the glue spraying head 38 is accurately adjusted to be aligned with the position of the paper edge sealing glue; then, the web of paper edge is sent to the lower part of the glue spraying head 38 and the easy tearing tape attaching head 37, the glue spraying head 38 sprays glue to the edge sealing position, the easy tearing tape attaching head 37 attaches the easy tearing tape to the edge attaching position, after the above action is finished, the web A is sent to the roller conveying table 41, when the probe detects that the web is in place, the upper part of the web A is lifted up to the roller conveying table 41 and pushed to be in pressing contact with the rolling sponge conveying belt 43, then the rolling motor is controlled to drive the rolling sponge conveying belt 43 to act, the web rolls to the side of the paper edge to roll the paper edge, and the inner side of the web A is coated with sealing glue, so that the web A realizes accurate sealing; the sealed web a then falls onto the chain transfer roller platform 6 via the paper exit guide rail 52, and on the chain transfer roller platform 6, the labelling machine 7 applies labels to the surface of the web a, and finally the web a is fed to the collecting table 8 for collection. The whole production process realizes the automatic production of the roll paper with the easy-to-tear tape, ensures the accuracy of the sealing position of the roll paper, and ensures the uniformity and the quality of the product appearance.
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1. Easy tear tape web production facility, its characterized in that: the paper feeding and conveying device comprises a paper feeding and conveying component, a paper edge unfolding and conveying component and a paper edge rewinding and conveying component, wherein the paper feeding and conveying component is used for conveying a roll paper and detecting the paper edge of the roll paper, a paper roll barrel with the same paper edge is sent to the paper edge unfolding and conveying component, the paper edge unfolding and conveying component is used for unfolding and unfolding the paper edge of the roll paper, an easy-tear tape is attached to the inner side of the paper edge, sealing glue is coated on the paper edge, the paper edge is sent to the paper edge rewinding and conveying component, and the unfolded paper edge is rewound to seal the roll paper and is sent out.
2. The tear-away strip web production apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the paper feeding conveying part comprises a paper feeding conveying belt driven by power, a sponge pressing strip arranged along the paper feeding conveying direction is arranged above the paper feeding conveying belt, the height distance between the sponge pressing strip and the paper feeding conveying belt is matched with the outer diameter of the roll paper during operation, a paper edge detection photoelectric detecting device for detecting the paper edge of the roll paper is arranged at the position close to the output end of the paper feeding conveying belt, a paper edge detection wheel is arranged above the position, the paper edge detection wheel is driven by a paper edge detection motor in a control mode, and the paper edge detection motor is electrically connected with the paper edge detection photoelectric detecting device.
3. The tear-away strip web production apparatus of claim 2 wherein: the output end of the paper feeding conveyor belt is connected with a positioning receiving conveyor part, the positioning receiving conveyor part is formed by arranging a plurality of V-shaped grooved wheels, the arrangement direction of the V-shaped grooved wheels is perpendicular to the output direction of the paper feeding conveyor belt, and an O-shaped conveyor belt is wound on the V-shaped grooved wheels.
4. The tear-away strip web production apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the paper edge unfolding conveying component comprises a unfolding conveying belt driven by power, an air suction hole is formed in one side of the paper edge unfolding conveying belt, the air suction hole is communicated with negative pressure during operation, a paper pushing block for unfolding the paper edge of a roll paper and a detection element for detecting the position of the paper edge are arranged at the feeding end of the unfolding conveying belt, a glue spraying head and an easy-to-tear tape attaching head are arranged at the discharging end of the unfolding conveying belt, the glue spraying head is aligned with the position of a paper edge sealing opening, the easy-to-tear tape attaching head is aligned with the position of the paper edge attaching easy-to-tear tape, the glue spraying head is arranged on a transverse sliding frame, the transverse sliding frame is transversely adjusted by controlling driving action of a transverse sliding motor, and the transverse sliding motor is electrically connected with the detection element.
5. The tear-away strip web production apparatus of claim 4 wherein: the easy-to-tear tape attaching head is arranged on the transverse sliding frame.
6. A tear-away roll paper manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: the detection element is a stay wire displacement sensor.
7. The tear-away strip web production apparatus of claim 4 wherein: and an inclined backup plate is arranged above the unfolding conveyor belt and corresponds to the pushing end point of the paper pushing block, and the inclined backup plate is provided with a rolling working surface.
8. The tear-away strip web production apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the paper edge rewinding conveying part comprises a roller conveying table, a rewinding sponge conveying belt is arranged above the roller conveying table, the rewinding sponge conveying belt is driven by a rewinding motor, a rewinding lifting plate is arranged in the middle of the roller conveying table, and the rewinding lifting plate is pushed by a lifting driving piece to move up and down; in a normal state, the rewind lifting plate is lower than the roller conveying table.
9. The tear-away strip web production apparatus of claim 8 wherein: the side of roller conveying platform is equipped with paper delivery conveying part, and paper delivery conveying part is including fixed mounting's paper delivery guide rail, and paper delivery guide rail's top is equipped with out paper sponge conveyer belt, and paper delivery sponge conveyer belt is by paper delivery motor control drive.
10. The tear-away strip web production apparatus of claim 9 wherein: the outlet of the paper outlet guide rail is provided with a chain conveying roller platform, the chain conveying roller platform passes through the lower part of the paper edge rewinding conveying part, and a labeling machine is arranged on the chain conveying roller platform.
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