CN220222959U - Towel folding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of textile, and solves the technical problems that a traditional towel folding machine in the prior art is complex in structure and low in precision, and the folded towel is not uniform in shape. The towel folding equipment provided by the utility model can be used for rapidly folding and storing a large number of towels, has a simple structure, is convenient to operate, and can be used for neatly and attractive folded towels, and the labor intensity of workers is effectively reduced.

Description

Towel folding equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of textile, in particular to towel folding equipment.

Background

Along with the development of social economy, the living standard of people is increasingly improved, and the demands on service industries such as catering, accommodation and the like are synchronously improved. The consumption of disposable wet towels or convenient dry towels is greatly improved while enjoying comfortable and tidy services. In order to facilitate the packaging, transportation and clean and tidy falling of the towel, the towel is required to be folded, particularly the towel for supply in a hotel is required to be folded and then supplied, and certain requirements are also met on the folding mode, and the towel is required to be folded according to the designated folding mode, so that the towel is manually folded at present, the production efficiency is low, and a lot of labor force is wasted. The towel folding machine in the market at present is complex in structure, low in precision and different in folded towel shape, and cannot meet the existing production requirements.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the utility model provides towel folding equipment, which is used for solving the technical problems of complex structure, low precision and non-uniform folded towel shape of the traditional towel folding machine.

The utility model provides towel folding equipment, which comprises an input module: for placing and moving towels;

folding module: the towel folding device is arranged on the moving path of the towel and is used for folding the towel reaching the preset position and moving the towel to the next preset position; storage module: the towel folding device comprises a storage groove for receiving the towel after the folding module is folded; a driving module: the towel folding device comprises an input module, a folding module, a storage module and a towel moving module, wherein the towel moving module is used for moving towels and providing power for the input module, the folding module and the storage module; and (3) a transfer module: including setting up the liftable of accomodating the groove bottom holds in the palm material platform, pushing away material subassembly and stock platform, after accomodating the towel in the groove and reaching preset quantity, liftable hold in the palm the material platform and descend to preset position, pushing away the material subassembly with stock platform sets up respectively the both sides of preset position, pushing away the material subassembly can with liftable hold in the palm the towel that folds on the material platform is pushed up on the stock platform.

Preferably, the transfer module further comprises a front material baffle and a rear material baffle assembly, the rear material baffle assembly comprises a rear material baffle, and the front material baffle and the rear material baffle are respectively arranged on two sides of the liftable material supporting platform. Preferably, the storage module further comprises a lower slotting tool and a pushing block, and a storage space is formed between the lower slotting tool and the pushing block; the folding module comprises: a first folding component: the towel folding device is used for folding the towel from the input module and moving the towel to a preset first folding position; a second folding component: the towel folding device is used for folding the towel at the first folding position and moving the folded towel to a preset second folding position; third folding assembly: and the towel folding device is used for folding the towel at the second folding position and moving the folded towel into the containing space between the pushing block and the lower slotting cutter.

Preferably, the first folding component, the second folding component and the third folding component respectively comprise a first folding knife, a second folding knife and a third folding knife, the first folding knife and the third folding knife translate in the vertical direction, and the second folding knife rotates in the horizontal direction.

Preferably, the first folding component further comprises a first forming groove, the first forming groove is arranged under the first folding knife and used for accommodating towels folded by the first folding knife, and the first forming groove is further provided with a first avoiding groove corresponding to the second folding knife.

Preferably, the second folding assembly further comprises a second forming groove, the notch of the second forming groove is formed in a position corresponding to the first avoiding groove, and the second forming groove is formed in a position corresponding to the third folding knife.

Preferably, the material backstop assembly further comprises a material backstop sliding rail and a material backstop locking handle, and the material backstop assembly can move along the material backstop sliding rail and is fixed in position through the material backstop locking handle.

Preferably, the storage module further comprises a material pushing block, and the material pushing block are respectively provided with a material pushing block roller and a material pushing block roller.

Preferably, the first folding assembly further comprises a first material ejection device, a first gap is formed in the first folding knife, and after the first folding knife folds the towel into a preset first folding position of the first forming groove, the first material ejection device can pass through the first gap to prevent the towel from being retracted along with the first folding knife; the second folding assembly further comprises a second ejection device, a second gap is formed in the second folding knife, and after the second folding knife folds the towel in the first forming groove into a preset second folding position in the second forming groove, the second ejection device can pass through the second gap to prevent the towel from retracting along with the second folding knife; the third folding assembly further comprises a third ejection device, a third gap is formed in the third folding knife, and after the third folding knife folds the towel in the second forming groove between the pushing block and the lower inserting knife, the third ejection device can pass through the third gap to prevent the towel from retreating along with the third folding knife.

Preferably, the input module comprises a feeding belt for conveying the towel to be folded to a preset position.

In summary, compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

1. the utility model provides towel folding equipment, which comprises an input module: for placing and moving towels; folding module: the towel folding device is arranged on the moving path of the towel and is used for folding the towel reaching the preset position and moving the towel to the next preset position; storage module: comprises a containing groove for receiving the towel after the folding module is folded; a driving module: the device is used for moving towels and providing power for the input module, the folding module and the storage module; and (3) a transfer module: including setting up at the liftable of accomodating the groove bottom hold in the palm material platform, pushing away material subassembly and stock platform, accomodate behind the towel in the inslot reach preset quantity, liftable hold in the palm the material platform and descend to preset the position, pushing away material subassembly and stock platform and setting up respectively in the both sides of preset the position, pushing away material subassembly can hold in the palm folding towel on the material platform with liftable and push away on the stock platform. It can be understood that the reason that the towel folded by the conventional towel folding machine is not uniform in shape includes the step of storing the folded towel after the towel is folded, and the folded towel is not reasonably limited, so that the folded towel is loosened due to vibration of the machine or self gravity, and then manual intervention and adjustment are needed, so that the labor force is not saved. Compared with the prior art, the towel folding machine provided by the utility model has the following advantages: 1. the degree of automation is high: the folding machine comprises a plurality of modules and a driving module, and can automatically complete the processes of placing, folding, moving, storing and the like of towels without manual intervention. Compared with the traditional manual folding, the degree of automation can improve the production efficiency and save the labor cost. 2. Fast and efficient: due to the automatic operation, the towel folding machine can complete the folding task of a large number of towels in a short time. The speed is faster and the efficiency is higher than the traditional manual folding. 3. Accuracy and consistency: the folding module of the towel folding machine can accurately fold according to a preset folding mode and a preset folding position, so that each folded towel is ensured to have a consistent shape and size. Compared with manual folding, the method can avoid human errors and inconsistencies. 4. The manual labor is reduced: the towel folding machine can reduce repeated and complicated towel folding work of people, thereby reducing work load and fatigue feeling and improving work efficiency. 5. Space utilization and cleanliness: the design of folding module and accomodate the module can make the towel neatly stack and accomodate, make full use of space, makes work area neater and more orderly. 6. More folded towels can be stored: the towel in the storage module can be timely transferred through the design of the transfer module, so that the storage module can receive the towel folded by the folding module, and the towel in the storage module does not need to be manually taken away after the machine is stopped, and the working efficiency is greatly improved.

2. In the towel folding equipment provided by the utility model, the transfer module further comprises a front material baffle and a rear material baffle, the rear material baffle comprises a rear material baffle, and the front material baffle and the rear material baffle are respectively arranged at two sides of the liftable material supporting platform. It will be appreciated that the design of the front and rear baffle assemblies has the following advantages: 1. the towel is positioned accurately: the arrangement of the front baffle and the rear baffle can ensure the fixed position of the towel on the lifting material supporting platform. The front baffle and the rear baffle can prevent the towel from tilting or dumping in the transferring process. This ensures that the towels remain aligned during transfer. 2. Folding efficiency is improved: due to the arrangement of the front baffle and the rear baffle, the towel can keep a stable position in the transferring process, and the requirement for adjusting the position of the towel is reduced. Thus, the folding efficiency can be improved, and the time and energy consumption in the folding process can be reduced. 3. Operational safety: the arrangement of the front baffle and the rear baffle can reduce the unstable factors of the towel in the folding process, and reduce the occurrence probability of accidents and operation risks. This is of great importance for the safety of the operator.

3. In the towel folding equipment provided by the utility model, the storage module further comprises a lower slotting cutter and a pushing block, wherein a storage space is formed between the lower slotting cutter and the pushing block; the folding module includes: a first folding component: the towel folding device is used for folding the towel from the input module and moving the towel to a preset first folding position; a second folding component: the towel folding device is used for folding the towel at the first folding position and moving the folded towel to a preset second folding position; third folding assembly: and the towel folding device is used for folding the towel at the second folding position and moving the folded towel into the containing space between the pushing block and the lower slotting cutter. It can be appreciated that the folding module provided by the utility model folds the towel to the preset shape for three times through the first, second and third folding assemblies, the towel after each folding is sent to the position to be folded next time, the structure between the folding assemblies is compact, the movement stroke of the towel is shortened, the folding time of each towel is shorter, and the efficiency of the towel folding machine is higher.

4. In the towel folding equipment provided by the utility model, the first folding component, the second folding component and the third folding component respectively comprise a first folding knife, a second folding knife and a third folding knife, the first folding knife and the third folding knife translate in the vertical direction, and the second folding knife rotates in the horizontal direction. It can be understood that the movement modes of the first folding knife, the second folding knife and the third folding knife enable the movement track sequence of the towel to be approximately longitudinal, transverse and longitudinal, so that the travel of the towel in a certain direction in the device does not occupy a larger specific gravity, and the whole volume of the towel folding device is controlled to a certain extent.

5. In the towel folding equipment provided by the utility model, the first folding component further comprises a first forming groove, the first forming groove is arranged right below the first folding knife and used for accommodating towels folded by the first folding knife, and a first avoiding groove is further formed in the first forming groove at a position corresponding to the second folding knife. It can be understood that the design of the first avoiding groove makes the folding process of the towel more coherent, namely, after the towel is folded by the first folding knife, the towel is ready for being folded by the second folding knife, the towel is not required to be moved, the folding step is reduced, the folding efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, the towel is not required to be moved, the change of the shape of the towel is avoided to a certain extent, namely, the folding quality is improved.

6. In the towel folding equipment provided by the utility model, the material backstop assembly further comprises a material backstop sliding rail and a material backstop locking handle, and the material backstop assembly can move along the material backstop sliding rail and is fixed in position through the material backstop locking handle. It can be appreciated that the design of the material backstop slide rail and the material backstop locking handle has the following advantages: 1. flexibility and adjustability: the material backstop assembly can move along the material backstop sliding rail, and the position can be adjusted according to the requirement. Thus, the towel machine can adapt to towels of different sizes and types, and provides greater flexibility and adaptability. 2. Stability and reliability: through the fixed position of the material backstop locking handle, the material backstop assembly can be ensured to be kept stable in the use process. The design of the locking handle can provide reliable fixing force, and the material backstop assembly is prevented from accidentally moving or loosening in the operation process. 3. The operation is simple and convenient: through the combination design of material backstop slide rail and material backstop locking handle, adjust the position of material backstop subassembly and become more simple and convenient and quick. Operators can easily move and fix the material backstop assembly according to the needs so as to meet different folding requirements. 4. High-precision folding: due to the adjustability and fixability of the material backstop assembly, higher-precision folding can be achieved. According to specific requirements, the material backstop assembly can be accurately positioned to a required position, and the towel is ensured to be stable and accurate in the folding process.

7. In the towel folding equipment provided by the utility model, the storage module further comprises a material pressing block, and the material pushing block and the material pressing block are respectively provided with a material pushing block roller and a material pressing block roller. It will be appreciated that the design of the pusher block roller and the presser block roller has the following advantages: 1. stability and uniformity: the presence of the presser pieces provides a stable pressure against the stored towels to keep them in a clean stack. The rollers of the pushing block can help the towels to move smoothly in the storage process, and accumulation and dislocation among the towels are avoided. 2. Reduce the resistance of towel descent: when the towel descends to a preset position along with the liftable platform, the friction resistance of the towel in the descending process can be reduced by the arrangement of the rollers, so that the towel is smoother in the descending process. Therefore, the towel can be ensured to stably descend, and the uniformity of the towel after descending is ensured. 3. The working speed is improved: due to the presence of the presser and the pusher, the towel can be moved rapidly and smoothly in the receiving module. 4. The towel quality is protected: by proper pressure and movement, the presser and the pusher can avoid damage or deformation to the towel. Therefore, the quality and the appearance of the towel can be protected, and the towel after being stored can be ensured to be kept in a good state.

8. In the towel folding equipment provided by the utility model, the first folding component further comprises a first ejection device, a first notch is formed in the first folding knife, and after the first folding knife folds the towel into a preset first folding position of the first forming groove, the first ejection device can penetrate through the first notch to prevent the towel from being retracted along with the first folding knife; the second folding assembly further comprises a second ejection device, a second notch is formed in the second folding knife, and after the second folding knife folds the towel in the first forming groove into a preset second folding position in the second forming groove, the second ejection device can penetrate through the second notch to prevent the towel from being retracted along with the second folding knife; the third folding assembly further comprises a third ejection device, a third gap is formed in the third folding knife, and after the third folding knife folds the towel in the second forming groove between the pushing block and the lower inserting knife, the third ejection device can penetrate through the third gap to prevent the towel from retreating along with the third folding knife. It can be appreciated that the non-uniform shape of the towel folded by the conventional towel folding machine is also an important reason, that is, the folding structure needs to be retracted after the towel is folded, and at this time, the towel often retracts along with the folding mechanism for a certain distance, so that the folded towel is easy to deform, and the folding effect is further affected. In the utility model, a notch is formed on each folding knife, each folding assembly comprises the ejection device, after the folding knife folds the towel into the forming groove, the ejection device passes through the notch on the folding knife and is blocked between the folding knife and the towel, and when the folding knife retreats, the ejection device can block the towel from retreating along with the folding knife, thereby protecting the folding shape of the towel and improving the stability and reliability of the towel folding equipment.

9. In the towel folding equipment provided by the utility model, the input module comprises the feeding belt, and the feeding belt is used for conveying the towel to be folded to a preset position. It will be appreciated that the use of a feed belt to transport towels is less noisy and more accurate in controlling the position of the towels.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments of the present utility model will be briefly described, and it is within the scope of the present utility model to obtain other drawings according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a towel folding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a towel folding apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a towel folding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the material backstop assembly in the towel folding apparatus provided by the utility model.

Parts and numbers in the figures:

1. towel folding equipment;

100. a feeding belt; 101. a discharging platform; 120. a first ejection device; 121. a second ejection device; 122. a third material ejection device; 130. a lower slotting tool; 131. a pushing block; 132. a storage groove; 133. pressing a material block; 134. a material pressing block pull rope; 135. a pushing block roller; 136. a material pressing block roller; 137. a receiving groove width adjusting hand wheel; 140. a supporting rod; 141. a pushing component; 142. a material front baffle; 143. a material backstop assembly; 144. a stock plate;

1100. a first folding knife; 1101. a first molding groove; 1110. a second folding knife; 1111. a second molding groove; 1120. a third folding knife; 1121. a guide plate; 1310. the slotting tool dodges the groove; 1320. a storage groove guard plate; 1331. a material pressing block guide rail; 1400. a supporting rod lifting cylinder; 1410. a pushing rod; 1411. the pushing rod drives the cylinder; 1430. a material back baffle; 1431. a rear supporting rod; 1432. a rear supporting rod lifting cylinder; 1433. a rear pushing rod; 1434. the rear pushing rod drives the cylinder; 1435. a material back stop slide rail; 1436. a material backstop locking handle;

11000. a first notch; 11100. a second notch; 11101. a second folding knife driver; 11102. a second folding knife rotating shaft; 11200. and a third notch.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. It is noted that relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present application and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that comprises the element. If not conflicting, the embodiments of the present utility model and the features of the embodiments may be combined with each other, which are all within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a towel folding apparatus 1, including an input module: for placing and moving towels; folding module: the towel folding device is arranged on the moving path of the towel and is used for folding the towel reaching the preset position and moving the towel to the next preset position; storage module: includes a receiving groove 132 for receiving the towel folded by the folding module; specifically, the receiving groove 132 is formed by two receiving groove shields 1320 provided opposite to each other. A driving module: the device is used for moving towels and providing power for the input module, the folding module and the storage module; and (3) a transfer module: including setting up at the liftable support material platform of accomodating the groove bottom, pushing away material subassembly 141 and stock platform. Specifically, the liftable material supporting platform is a supporting rod 140, lifting is realized through a supporting rod lifting cylinder 1400, and the material storage platform is a material storage plate 144. After the towel in the storage groove 312 reaches the preset number, the liftable material supporting platform descends to the preset position, the pushing component 141 and the material storing platform are respectively arranged on two sides of the preset position, and the pushing component 141 can push the folded towel on the liftable material supporting platform to the material storing platform.

It can be understood that the reason that the towel folded by the conventional towel folding machine is not uniform in shape includes the step of storing the folded towel after the towel is folded, and the folded towel is not reasonably limited, so that the folded towel is loosened due to vibration of the machine or self gravity, and then manual intervention and adjustment are needed, so that the labor force is not saved. Compared with the prior art, the towel folding machine provided by the utility model has the following advantages: 1. the degree of automation is high: the folding machine comprises a plurality of modules and a driving module, and can automatically complete the processes of placing, folding, moving, storing and the like of towels without manual intervention. Compared with the traditional manual folding, the degree of automation can improve the production efficiency and save the labor cost. 2. Fast and efficient: due to the automatic operation, the towel folding machine can complete the folding task of a large number of towels in a short time. The speed is faster and the efficiency is higher than the traditional manual folding. 3. Accuracy and consistency: the folding module of the towel folding machine can accurately fold according to a preset folding mode and a preset folding position, so that each folded towel is ensured to have a consistent shape and size. Compared with manual folding, the method can avoid human errors and inconsistencies. 4. The manual labor is reduced: the towel folding machine can reduce repeated and complicated towel folding work of people, thereby reducing work load and fatigue feeling and improving work efficiency. 5. Space utilization and cleanliness: the design of folding module and accomodate the module can make the towel neatly stack and accomodate, make full use of space, makes work area neater and more orderly. The transfer module can store the folded towels on the stock platform in batches, and the towels do not need to be manually moved after the storage groove is filled with the towels each time.

In some embodiments, the input module includes a feed belt 100 for transporting the towel to be folded to a preset position. It will be appreciated that the use of the feed belt 100 to transport towels is less noisy and more accurate in control of towel position.

Further, the input module further comprises a discharging platform 101, when the towel to be folded is placed, the towel can be placed on the discharging platform 101 in a half mode, the towel is placed on the feeding belt 100 in a half mode, the discharging platform 101 is arranged to avoid the need of placing the towel on the feeding belt 100 in a whole mode, the length of the feeding belt 100 and the travel of the towel can be reduced, the size of the device is reduced, and meanwhile folding efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments, the transfer module further comprises a front baffle 142 and a back baffle 143, wherein the back baffle 143 comprises a back baffle 1430, and the front baffle 142 and the back baffle 1430 are respectively disposed on two sides of the liftable material supporting platform.

It will be appreciated that the design of the front and rear baffles 142, 143 has the following advantages: 1. the towel is positioned accurately: the arrangement of the front and rear baffles 142, 1430 ensures that the towel is fixed in position on the liftable stock platform. The front 142 and rear 1430 baffles prevent the towels from tipping or toppling during movement. This ensures that the towels remain aligned during transfer. 2. Folding efficiency is improved: due to the arrangement of the front and rear baffles 142, 1430, the towel can maintain a stable position during folding, reducing the need for towel position adjustment. Thus, the folding efficiency can be improved, and the time and energy consumption in the folding process can be reduced. 3. Operational safety: the arrangement of the front baffle 142 and the rear baffle 1430 can reduce the instability factors of the towel in the folding process, and reduce the occurrence probability of accidents and operation risks. This is of great importance for the safety of the operator.

In some embodiments, the storage module further comprises a lower insert 130 and a pushing block 131, wherein a storage space is formed between the lower insert 130 and the pushing block 131; the folding module includes: a first folding component: the towel folding device is used for folding the towel from the input module and moving the towel to a preset first folding position; a second folding component: the towel folding device is used for folding the towel at the first folding position and moving the folded towel to a preset second folding position; third folding assembly: for folding the towel in the second folded position and moving the folded towel between the pusher 131 and the lower knife 130. It can be appreciated that the folding module provided by the utility model folds the towel to the preset shape for three times through the first, second and third folding assemblies, the towel after each folding is sent to the position to be folded next time, the structure between the folding assemblies is compact, the movement stroke of the towel is shortened, the folding time of each towel is shorter, and the efficiency of the towel folding machine is higher.

Further, the first folding assembly, the second folding assembly and the third folding assembly respectively include a first folding blade 1100, a second folding blade 1110 and a third folding blade 1120, the first folding blade 1100 and the third folding blade 1120 translate in a vertical direction, and the second folding blade 1110 rotates in a horizontal direction. It can be appreciated that the movement modes of the first folding knife 1100, the second folding knife 1110 and the third folding knife 1120 are such that the movement track of the towel is approximately longitudinal, transverse and longitudinal, so that the travel of the towel in a certain direction in the device does not occupy a larger specific gravity, and the whole volume of the towel folding device 1 is controlled to a certain extent.

In some embodiments, the first folding assembly further includes a first forming groove 1101, the first forming groove 1101 is disposed directly under the first folding knife 1100, for accommodating a towel folded by the first folding knife 1100, and the first forming groove 1101 is further provided with a first avoiding groove corresponding to the position of the second folding knife 1110. It can be appreciated that the design of the first avoiding groove makes the folding process of the towel more coherent, i.e. the towel is ready to be folded by the second folding knife 1110 after being folded by the first folding knife 1100, and the towel is not required to be moved, so that the folding step is reduced, the folding efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, the towel is not required to be moved, and the change of the towel shape is avoided to a certain extent, i.e. the folding quality is improved.

Further, the second folding assembly further includes a second forming groove 1111, a notch of the second forming groove 1111 is formed at a position corresponding to the first avoiding groove, and a second avoiding groove (not shown) is formed at a position of the second forming groove 1111 corresponding to the third folding blade 1120.

Still further, the third folding assembly further includes a guide plate 1121, where the guide plate 1121 is disposed at a side of the corresponding second avoidance groove near the storage module.

In some embodiments, the backstop assembly 143 further comprises a backstop slide rail 1435 and a backstop locking handle 1436, said backstop assembly 143 being movable along said backstop slide rail 1435 and being fixed in position by the backstop locking handle 1436. It will be appreciated that the design of the backstop slide rails 1435 and backstop locking handles 1436 has the following advantages: 1. flexibility and adjustability: the backstop assembly 143 can be moved along the backstop slide 1435 and the position can be adjusted as desired. Thus, the towel machine can adapt to towels of different sizes and types, and provides greater flexibility and adaptability. 2. Stability and reliability: the fixed position of the backstop locking handle 1436 ensures that the backstop assembly 143 remains stable during use. The design of the locking handle provides a secure securing force to prevent accidental movement or loosening of the material backstop assembly 143 during operation. 3. The operation is simple and convenient: through the combined design of material backstop slide rail 1435 and material backstop locking handle 1436, the position of adjusting the material backstop subassembly becomes more simple and convenient and quick. Operators can easily move and fix the material backstop assembly according to the needs so as to meet different folding requirements. 4. High-precision folding: due to the adjustability and fixability of the material backstop assembly 143, a higher precision of folding can be achieved. The backstop assembly 143 can be precisely positioned to the desired location to ensure that the towel remains stable and accurate during folding, depending on the particular needs.

In some embodiments, the receiving module further includes a receiving slot width adjustment hand wheel 137, the receiving slot width adjustment hand wheel 137 being configured to adjust the distance between two receiving slot guard plates 1320 to accommodate towels of different widths.

In some embodiments, the pushing assembly 141 includes a pushing rod 1410 and a pushing rod drive cylinder 1411. The material backstop assembly 143 further includes a rear push rod 1433 and a rear push rod driving cylinder 1434, the push rod 1410 is disposed on one side of the material front baffle 142, the rear push rod 1433 is disposed on one side of the material rear baffle 1430, and the push rod 1410 and the rear push rod 1433 cooperate to push the folded towel onto the stock plate 144.

In some embodiments, the backstop assembly 143 further includes a rear bracket 1431 and a rear bracket lift cylinder 1432. The supporting rod 140 and the supporting rod lifting cylinder 1400 are arranged at one side of the front material baffle 142, the rear supporting rod 1431 and the rear supporting rod lifting cylinder 1432 are arranged at one side of the rear material baffle 1430 and extend in opposite directions, and together support and can descend the towel in the containing groove to a preset position, so that the folded towel can be conveniently pushed onto the material storage plate 144 by the pushing rod 1410 and the rear pushing rod 1433.

In some embodiments, the driving means of the first folding knife 1100, the second folding knife 1110, and the third folding knife 1120 include hydraulic driving, pneumatic driving, and motor driving. It can be appreciated that the movement modes of the first folding knife 1100, the second folding knife 1110 and the third folding knife 1120 are all single, and are easy to realize and control by hydraulic driving, pneumatic driving or motor driving.

Preferably, the first folding blade 1100, the folding blade 1110, and the third folding blade 1120 are hydraulically or pneumatically driven. Specifically, the second folding blade 1110 is driven by the second folding blade driver 11101, and the second folding blade 1110 is rotated about the second folding blade rotation axis 11102.

It will be appreciated that since the first folding knife 1100 and the third folding knife 1120 are translated in a vertical direction, this can be accomplished directly using a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder.

In some embodiments, the storage module further comprises a presser block 133, and the presser block 131 and the presser block 133 are respectively provided with a presser block roller 135 and a presser block roller 136. It will be appreciated that the design of the pusher block roller 135 and the presser block roller 136 has the following advantages: 1. stability and uniformity: the presence of the presser pieces 133 can provide a stable pressure against the stored towels to keep them in a clean stack. The pushing block roller 135 and the pressing block roller 136 can help the towels to move smoothly in the process of storing, and accumulation and dislocation between the towels are avoided. 2. Reduce the resistance of towel descent: when the towel descends to a preset position along with the liftable platform, the friction resistance of the towel in the descending process can be reduced by the arrangement of the rollers, so that the towel is smoother in the descending process. Therefore, the towel can be ensured to stably descend, and the uniformity of the towel after descending is ensured. 3. The working speed is improved: due to the presence of the presser pieces 133 and the pusher pieces 131, the towel can be moved in the housing module quickly and smoothly. 4. The towel quality is protected: the presser 133 and the pusher 131 can avoid damage or deformation to the towel by appropriate pressure and movement. Therefore, the quality and the appearance of the towel can be protected, and the towel after being stored can be ensured to be kept in a good state.

Further, the storage module further comprises a pressing block guide rail 1331 and a pressing block pull rope 134, and the pressing block pull rope 134 can pull the pressing block 133 to move along the pressing block guide rail 1331 towards the pushing block 131, so that towels in the trough are pressed, and the towels are prevented from falling down.

In some embodiments, the first folding assembly further includes a first ejector device 120, the first folding knife 1100 is provided with a first notch 11000, and after the first folding knife 1100 folds the towel into a preset first folding position of the first forming groove 1101, the first ejector device 120 can pass through the first notch 11000 to prevent the towel from being retracted along with the first folding knife 1100; the second folding assembly further comprises a second material ejection device 121, a second gap 11100 is formed on the second folding blade 1110, and after the second folding blade 1110 folds the towel in the first forming groove 1101 into a preset second folding position in the second forming groove 1111, the second material ejection device 121 can pass through the second gap 11100 to prevent the towel from retreating along with the second folding blade 1110; the third folding assembly further includes a third ejection device 122, a third notch 11200 is formed on the third folding blade 1120, and after the third folding blade 1120 folds the towel in the second forming slot 1111 between the pushing block 131 and the lower inserting blade 130, the third ejection device 122 can pass through the third notch 11200 to prevent the towel from being retracted along with the third folding blade 1120.

It can be appreciated that the non-uniform shape of the towel folded by the conventional towel folding machine is also an important reason, that is, the folding structure needs to be retracted after the towel is folded, and at this time, the towel often retracts along with the folding mechanism for a certain distance, so that the folded towel is easy to deform, and the folding effect is further affected. In the utility model, a notch is formed on each folding knife, each folding assembly comprises a material ejection device, after the folding knife folds the towel into the forming groove, the material ejection device passes through the notch on the folding knife and is blocked between the folding knife and the towel, and when the folding knife retreats, the material ejection device can block the towel from retreating along with the folding knife, thereby protecting the folding shape of the towel and improving the stability and reliability of the towel folding equipment 1.

It should be appreciated that the drive module powers the feed belt 100, the first folding knife 1100, the second folding knife 1110, the third folding knife 1120, the lower slotting knife 130, and the pusher block 131.

In some embodiments, the towel folding apparatus 1 further includes a control module 14, where the control module 14 is electrically connected to the driving module, and the driving module is used to control the matching motion among the input module, the folding module and the storage module, so as to rapidly, continuously and stably complete the folding operation of the plurality of towels.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model, and not for limiting the same; although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A towel folding apparatus, characterized in that:

an input module: for placing and moving towels;

folding module: the towel folding device is arranged on the moving path of the towel and is used for folding the towel reaching the preset position and moving the towel to the next preset position;

storage module: the towel folding device comprises a storage groove for receiving the towel after the folding module is folded;

a driving module: providing power for the input module, the folding module and the storage module;

and (3) a transfer module: including setting up the liftable of accomodating the groove bottom holds in the palm material platform, pushing away material subassembly and stock platform, after accomodating the towel in the groove and reaching preset quantity, liftable hold in the palm the material platform and descend to preset position, pushing away the material subassembly with stock platform sets up respectively the both sides of preset position, pushing away the material subassembly can with liftable hold in the palm the towel that folds on the material platform is pushed up on the stock platform.

2. The towel folding apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: the transfer module further comprises a front material baffle and a rear material baffle assembly, the rear material baffle assembly comprises a rear material baffle, and the front material baffle and the rear material baffle are respectively arranged on two sides of the liftable material supporting platform.

3. The towel folding apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: the storage module further comprises a lower slotting tool and a pushing block, and a storage space is formed between the lower slotting tool and the pushing block;

the folding module comprises:

a first folding component: the towel folding device is used for folding the towel from the input module and moving the towel to a preset first folding position;

a second folding component: the towel folding device is used for folding the towel at the first folding position and moving the folded towel to a preset second folding position;

third folding assembly: and the towel folding device is used for folding the towel at the second folding position and moving the folded towel into the containing space between the pushing block and the lower slotting cutter.

4. A towel folding apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that: the first folding component, the second folding component and the third folding component respectively comprise a first folding knife, a second folding knife and a third folding knife, the first folding knife and the third folding knife translate in the vertical direction, and the second folding knife rotates in the horizontal direction.

5. The towel folding apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that: the first folding component further comprises a first forming groove, the first forming groove is arranged right below the first folding knife and used for accommodating towels folded by the first folding knife, and a first avoiding groove is formed in the position, corresponding to the second folding knife, of the first forming groove.

6. The towel folding apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that: the second folding assembly further comprises a second forming groove, the notch of the second forming groove is formed in a position corresponding to the first avoiding groove, and the second forming groove is formed in a position corresponding to the third folding knife.

7. The towel folding apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that: the material backstop assembly further comprises a material backstop sliding rail and a material backstop locking handle, and the material backstop assembly can move along the material backstop sliding rail and is fixed in position through the material backstop locking handle.

8. A towel folding apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that: the storage module further comprises a material pressing block, and the material pushing block and the material pressing block are respectively provided with a material pushing block roller and a material pressing block roller.

9. The towel folding apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that: the first folding assembly further comprises a first material ejection device, a first gap is formed in the first folding knife, and after the towel is folded into a preset first folding position of the first forming groove by the first folding knife, the first material ejection device can penetrate through the first gap to prevent the towel from being retracted along with the first folding knife;

the second folding assembly further comprises a second ejection device, a second gap is formed in the second folding knife, and after the second folding knife folds the towel in the first forming groove into a preset second folding position in the second forming groove, the second ejection device can pass through the second gap to prevent the towel from retracting along with the second folding knife;

the third folding assembly further comprises a third ejection device, a third gap is formed in the third folding knife, and after the third folding knife folds the towel in the second forming groove between the pushing block and the lower inserting knife, the third ejection device can pass through the third gap to prevent the towel from retreating along with the third folding knife.

10. The towel folding apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: the input module comprises a feeding belt for conveying the towel to be folded to a preset position.