EP0542332B1 - Dispositif pour distribuer automatiquement et, sur commande, des gants provenant de minces feuilles; en particulier de résine synthétique - Google Patents

Dispositif pour distribuer automatiquement et, sur commande, des gants provenant de minces feuilles; en particulier de résine synthétique Download PDF

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EP0542332B1
EP0542332B1 EP92203231A EP92203231A EP0542332B1 EP 0542332 B1 EP0542332 B1 EP 0542332B1 EP 92203231 A EP92203231 A EP 92203231A EP 92203231 A EP92203231 A EP 92203231A EP 0542332 B1 EP0542332 B1 EP 0542332B1
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Daniele Cigarini
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H35/00—Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machines; Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers
    • B65H35/0006—Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices
    • B65H35/002—Hand-held or table apparatus
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F13/00—Shop or like accessories
    • A47F13/08—Hand implements, e.g. grocers' scoops, ladles, paper-bag holders
    • A47F13/085—Shopping-bag holders

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  • This invention relates to the dispensing of thin sheet gloves of synthetic resin (generally polyethylene) or other material, such as paper, the dispensing being effected at particular retail sales points such as supermarkets, or at automatic fuel dispensers for motor vehicles, to prevent contact between the user's hand and the product (for example for hygienic reasons, particularly in the case of supermarkets), or to protect the user's hand (for example in the case of fuel dispensing).
  • synthetic resin generally polyethylene
  • other material such as paper
  • Such gloves are currently dispensed freely and passively, in that the user takes the required glove from a supply means which does not restrict or control the supply (such as a box containing the gloves), with the result that each person can take as many gloves as he wishes.
  • a problem connected with this type of dispensing is that as the supply is freely available the user can take more glove than he really requires. This can be involuntary in that as there are no active dispensing means, they being taken manually by the user, it can happen that several glove remain joined together with the result that several gloves are taken instead of only one.
  • the source of the preamble of Claim 1 shows a device for dispensing gloves comprising a thin strip of indefinite length having gloves holded into sections joined together in succession and provided with transverse pre-fracture lines.
  • a pair of small motorized conveyor means is provided for advancing the thin strip, controlled by control means operated by the user.
  • a casing is provided which encloses the strip and the conveyor means.
  • this device is made for dispensing sterilized surgical gloves and is not practicable for retail sales point.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a glove dispensing device which is able to dispense such gloves in an ordered and controlled manner, and in particular in the case of automatic fuel dispensers (or similar cases) a device able to dispense the gloves individually and only after pre-payment for the fuel or after inserting money into the fuel dispenser.
  • the gloves are joined together one at a time in succession to form a thin strip 2 of indefinite length.
  • the strip 2 is provided with transverse pre-fracture lines 3' which enable each glove to be torn from the strip 2 by relatively slight longitudinal pulling.
  • the strip 2 comprises two thin facing superimposed sheets of synthetic resin, on which a welding line 3'' is formed by thermowelding for each glove, to weld the two sheets together and define the contour of the glove 3.
  • the gloves are arranged one behind another in the same geometrical position, that portion defining the finger region of each glove being joined to that portion defining the wrist region of the next glove.
  • Pre-fracture lines 3' are provided in this joining zone.
  • One of the sides of the strip 2 is shaped in accordance with the profile of the thumb region and wrist region. This latter region is wider than the finger region.
  • the device of the invention comprises a pair of small motorized conveyor bands 10 with their active branches 10' facing each other and moving in the same direction with the same speed.
  • the active branches are in mutual contact at least at their upstream end, whereas they diverge at their downstream end.
  • each conveyor band 10 comprises an upstream roller 11 of horizontal axis and a downstream roller (or pulley) 12 also of horizontal axis.
  • the upstream rollers 11 have grooves 14 which act as seats for the belts 13 so that the outer surface of the belts 13 is substantially flush with the cylindrical surface of the rollers 11.
  • the outer surface of the rollers 11 is preferably of elastomer material, as are the belts 13, so as to present surfaces having a relatively high coefficient of friction.
  • the active branches of the belts 13 are practically horizontal and define said active branches 10'. In addition they slightly diverge from the rollers 11 where they are in mutual contact, towards the rollers 12 where they are slightly spaced apart.
  • the strip 2 formed from the gloves is wound in a reel 4 on a roller 5 with its axis parallel to the axes of rotation of the rollers 11 and 12.
  • the roller 5 is idle and its shaft 6 is lightly braked, for example by light friction action.
  • the strip 2 of gloves unwinds from the reel 4 and passes through the rollers 11, between the active branches 10' of the belts 13 and over that roller 12 in the lower position.
  • the strip 2 is moved along by the rotation of the rollers 11 and the advancement of the belts 13.
  • the device of the invention comprises a casing 30 enclosing the conveyor bands 10 and reel 4 and protecting them from persons on the outside.
  • the casing 30 comprises a mouth 31 positioned at the rollers 12, for the exit of the strip 2. Said mouth 31 is as narrow as possible, so as to make the region between the belts 13 where the strip 2 is located as inaccessible as possible.
  • a geared motor 20 simultaneously rotates both rollers 11 with equal and opposite movement.
  • said control means operate the motor 20, which drives the conveyor bands 10 to cause the strip 2 to advance through a distance substantially equal to the length of one glove 3, ie until the end of the glove 2 projects slightly from the mouth 31 (or at least is manually accessible through the mouth 31), after which the motor 20 stops (position shown in the figures).
  • this stoppage is determined by a sensor 22 positioned along the path of travel of the strip 2 between the belts 13, a little to the outside on one side of the strip 2.
  • the sensor 22 halts the motor 20 when it senses the presence of the finger region of the end glove 3a, and is positioned to cause this stoppage when the end of the strip 2 projects slightly from the mouth 31.
  • the end glove 3a can be pulled through the mouth 31 by the user, to tear it away from the next glove 3 upstream, this being clamped between the rollers 11 and the belts 13.
  • the initial condition is hence restored, with the end of the strip 2 between the active branches 10' and inaccessible from the outside, the device being ready to effect a further cycle and dispense a further glove 3.
  • the said action by the user can advantageously be that of pre-payment to obtain the fuel.
  • said control means of the glove dispenser according to the invention are also activated to produce the desired exit of the end of the strip 2 from the mouth 31.
  • the control means remain inactive as the sensor 22 is already in the presence of the finger region of the end glove.
  • the device is restored to the position for dispensing a further glove only after the glove projecting from the mouth 31 has been extracted.
  • the action by the user can simply be a pulse provided by an operating button.
  • the invention hence attains the aforesaid object, ie of dispensing the gloves 3 in a regular and controlled manner in a quantity depending on their effective use, ie in an ordered manner, so preventing vandalism involving unnecessary taking of gloves.
  • a door 7 can be provided, automatically operated (by known means not shown in the figures) in such a manner as to open the mouth 31 only on command by said control means, and to close the mouth 31 after the glove 3 has been extracted.

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  • Gloves (AREA)
  • Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)
  • Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Dispositif pour distribuer de façon automatique, sur commande, des gants formés en une mince feuille de résine synthétique, comprenant :
    une mince bande de longueur indéfinie formée de gants (3) réunis à la suite, un par un, les uns aux autres, et comportant des lignes transversales (3') de pré-fracture qui permettent de séparer chaque gant (3) de la bande (2) lorsqu'on le tire longitudinalement ;
    une paire de petits moyens convoyeurs motorisés pour déplacer la bande (2) ;
    un boîtier (30) enfermant la bande (2) formée par les gants et les moyens convoyeurs et présentant une ouverture (31) ;
    des moyens pour commander le fonctionnement des moyens convoyeurs sur une action de l'utilisateur,
    caractérisé par le fait que :
    lesdits moyens convoyeurs comprennent une paire de bandes de convoyeur (10) dont les branches actives (10') se font face l'une à l'autre et se déplacent dans la même direction avec la même vitesse, ces branches étant en contact mutuel au moins à leur extrémité amont (11) tandis qu'elles divergent à leur extrémité aval (12), la bande (2) formée par les gants étant faite pour avancer entre lesdites branches actives (10') sous l'action des bandes de convoyeur (10), l'ouverture (31) étant positionnée à l'extrémité aval (12) desdites branches actives (10) pour la sortie de la bande (2) des gants vers l'extérieur ;
    lesdits moyens pour commander l'actionnement des moyens convoyeurs étant tels que ladite bande (2) formée par les gants avance d'une distance finie suffisante pour rendre l'extrémité de la bande accessible à l'utilisateur au travers de l'ouverture de sortie (31), la longueur desdites branches actives (10) étant telle que lorsque l'extrémité d'un gant (3) est ainsi accessible, le gant suivant situé en amont est saisi entre les extrémités amont (11) des branches actives (10').
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdites bandes de convoyeur (10) comprennent chacune une paire de rouleaux (11 et 12) autour desquels deux ou un plus grand nombre de courroies (13) s'étendent sans fin, les rouleaux amont (11) comprenant des gorges agissant comme des sièges pour les courroies (13) de telle façon que la surface extérieure des courroies (13) est de niveau avec la surface cylindrique des rouleaux (11), les surfaces extérieures des courroies (13) et les surfaces cylindriques des rouleaux (11) présentant un coefficient de frottement relativement élevé.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la bande (2) formée des gants (3) est enroulée selon une bobine (4) sur un rouleau (5) ayant son axe parallèle aux axes de rotation de la bande de convoyeur (10), ledit rouleau (5) étant fou et légèrement freiné.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la bande (2) comprend deux feuilles superposées minces se faisant face, dont chaque gant est formé par une ligne de soudure (3'') qui soude les deux feuilles ensemble et définit le contour des gants.
EP92203231A 1991-11-12 1992-10-21 Dispositif pour distribuer automatiquement et, sur commande, des gants provenant de minces feuilles; en particulier de résine synthétique Expired - Lifetime EP0542332B1 (fr)

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ITRE910092U 1991-11-12
ITRE910092 1991-11-12
ITRE910092U IT224656Z2 (it) 1991-11-12 1991-11-12 Dispositivo distributore automatico, dietro comando, di guanti in lamina sottile in particolare di resina sintetica.

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CA2942028C (fr) 2007-09-17 2019-03-05 Glovematic Pty Ltd Gant jetable et appareil pour enfiler un gant sur la main d'un utilisateur
ES1068674Y (es) * 2008-08-14 2009-02-16 Gomez Jose Miguel Martin "dispensador de porciones laminadas de material plastico para protecc ion higienica"
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IT1402233B1 (it) 2010-10-01 2013-08-28 Virosac Srl Guanto igienico palmato usa e getta e procedimento di realizzazione di detto guanto in bobina a strappo.

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EP0542332A3 (en) 1994-10-05
ATE161403T1 (de) 1998-01-15
IT224656Z2 (it) 1996-05-29
ITRE910092V0 (it) 1991-11-12

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