JP2013039936A - Towel processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a towel processing machine which achieves a more effective sterilization process by more organically combining a sterilization process, a towel foreign matter removing process and a double-folding process and which has a simple configuration.SOLUTION: The towel processing machine 1 includes a conveyance conveyor 2 for conveying a towel P which is widened and placed on the conveyor, a foreign matter removing part 3, a sterilization liquid imparting part 4, and a double-folding part 5. The conveyance conveyor 2 has a towel detection sensor 22 for detecting the towel P. The foreign matter removing part 3 has a foreign matter capturing roller 31 for removing a foreign matter following the movement of the towel P when the roller contacts with the towel P. The sterilization liquid imparting part has a sterilization liquid imparting roller 42 for imparting a sterilization liquid to the towel P following the movement of the towel P when the roller contacts with the towel P. The sterilization liquid imparting part 4 is supplied with the sterilization liquid from a sterilization liquid tank when the towel detection sensor 22 detects the towel P. The double-folding part 5 has a towel contact member 51 which starts moving with a predetermined time difference from the detection of the towel P by the towel detection sensor 22 and contacts with the towel P so as to traverse the vicinity of the center of the towel P.

Description

  The present invention relates to a towel processing machine that makes a towel used in restaurants and the like clean and can be used repeatedly.

  Towels for cloth towels provided to customers at restaurants, etc. are usually collected after use, and after passing through processes including washing, etc., foreign substances such as remaining hair are further removed, sterilized and folded in a round shape. It is reused in such a way that it is packaged by bagging and again provided as a clean towel.

  In such towel reuse, foreign matter removal and sterilization after a process including washing is preferably performed immediately before the towel is folded and wrapped. Inventor of the present application proposes a towel processing machine in Patent Document 1 that sterilizes a towel with a sterilizing liquid having a stable application amount by a sterilizing liquid application unit having two circumscribing sterilizing liquid application rollers (buffer member and application roller). doing. Moreover, in Patent Document 2, even if the foreign matter is removed by using the foreign matter catching roller having the adhesive layer formed on the outer peripheral surface, the diameter of the foreign matter catching roller is changed or the adhesive force of the adhesive layer is changed. Proposes a towel processing machine that can properly remove foreign matter on both sides of a towel without being caught by the foreign matter catching roller. This Patent Document 2 also shows a mechanism that folds a towel from which foreign matter has been removed and a mechanism that transports the folded towel to a sterilizing liquid application unit. Is done continuously before packaging.

JP 2000-281024 JP 2010-89902 A

  By the way, Patent Document 1 proposes a towel sterilization process, and Patent Document 2 proposes a towel foreign matter removal process and a two-fold process. If the inventor of the present application combines the sterilization process, the foreign substance removal process, and the two-fold process more organically, a better, specifically, a towel processing machine that enables a more effective sterilization process is provided. The present invention was devised by thinking that it could be realized with a simple configuration and devised.

  The present invention has been made in view of such reasons, and its purpose is to enable a more effective sterilization process by organically combining a sterilization process, a towel foreign matter removal process, and a two-fold process. It is providing the towel processing machine of the simple structure which becomes.

  In order to achieve the above object, a towel processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the towel processing machine has a conveyor belt and conveys a towel placed on the conveyor belt from the front to the rear, and the towel being conveyed. A foreign matter removing part for removing the foreign matter, a sterilizing liquid applying part for applying a sterilizing liquid to the towel that is arranged and conveyed on the rear side of the foreign substance removing part, and a sterilizing unit arranged near the rear end of the conveyor. A folded section that folds the towel to which the liquid is applied, and the transport conveyor has a towel detection sensor that detects the towel being transported, and the foreign matter removing section is transported It has a foreign matter catching roller that rotates to follow the movement of the towel when it comes into contact with the towel and removes the foreign matter on the towel, and the sterilizing liquid application section follows the movement when it comes into contact with the towel being conveyed. Rotate A sterilizing liquid application roller for applying a sterilizing liquid to the towel, and the two-folded portion starts moving at a predetermined time difference after the towel detection sensor detects the towel and crosses the vicinity of the center of the towel. It is characterized by having a towel contact member that contacts and moves to a predetermined place.

  The towel processing machine according to claim 2 is the towel processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the sterilizing liquid application unit is supplied with a sterilizing liquid from a sterilizing liquid tank when the towel detection sensor detects the towel. It is characterized by.

  The towel processing machine according to claim 3 is the towel processing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the foreign matter removing unit includes first, second and third guide rollers, and the first and second A guide roller is disposed above the transport belt in parallel with each other, a third guide roller is spaced apart from the first and second guide rollers, and a guide roller group is disposed above the transport belt. A guide wire that is closed and stretched in a ring shape on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first, second, and third guide rollers, and the foreign matter catching roller is inside the ring shape of the guide wire, And it is arrange | positioned in the middle of the 2nd guide roller, The foreign material of the surface on the opposite side to the mounting surface of a towel is removed, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The towel processing machine according to claim 4 is the towel processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sterilizing liquid application unit includes two circumscribing sterilizing liquid application rollers. It is characterized by that.

  According to the towel processing machine of the present invention, the foreign matter removing unit, the sterilizing solution applying unit, and the two-folded unit are sequentially provided in this order on the upper side of the transport belt of the transport conveyor in this order. By combining the folding process more organically, a sterilization solution can be spread evenly and an effective sterilization process can be realized with a simple configuration.

It is a schematic plan view of the towel processing machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic sectional side view of a towel processing machine same as the above. It is an enlarged schematic diagram explaining peeling of the adhesive sheet of the foreign material capture roller of a towel processing machine same as the above. It is a schematic sectional side view explaining operation | movement of the foreign material removal part of a towel processing machine same as the above. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the disinfection liquid provision part of a towel processing machine same as the above. It is a general | schematic cross-section side view explaining the operation | movement of the 2-fold part of a towel processing machine same as the above. It is a schematic sectional side view explaining other operation | movement of the 2-fold part of a towel processing machine same as the above. It is a perspective view explaining further another operation | movement of the 2-fold part of a towel processing machine same as the above.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The towel processing machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention processes towels P for toweling after washing. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the towel processor 1 includes a conveyor belt 21 that has a conveyor belt 21 and that is spread and placed on the conveyor belt 21. A foreign substance removing unit 3 for removing foreign substances such as hair, a sterilizing solution applying unit 4 for applying a sterilizing solution to the towel P which is disposed and conveyed on the rear side of the foreign substance removing unit 3, and a rear end of the conveyor 2 A two-folded portion 5 for folding the towel P that has been placed and transported in the vicinity. In addition, the towel processor 1 includes a sterilizing liquid control unit 6 that supplies the sterilizing liquid to the sterilizing liquid application unit 4. In the towel processing machine 1, the direction where the operator is located is the front (downward in FIG. 1, rightward in FIG. 2), and the opposite side is the rear (upward in FIG. 1, left in FIG. 2). To do. In FIG. 1, the towel P is indicated by a broken line for easy understanding. FIG. 2 shows a cross section viewed from the left and cut along the line XX in FIG. Moreover, in each figure, some structures, such as a framework which is not the principal part of this invention, are abbreviate | omitted.

  The transport conveyor 2 is provided with a towel detection sensor 22 that detects the towel P being transported. In the present embodiment, the towel detection sensor 22 is installed in the center in the width direction of the transport belt 21 (direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the towel P) and slightly below the surface of the transport belt 21 (see FIG. 1). Therefore, the conveyor belt 21 is separated into two pieces in the width direction. The conveying belt 21 is not limited to being separated into two in the width direction, and may be separated into three or more. In that case, the individual portions of the transport belt 21 are not limited to a belt shape but may be a string shape. In some cases, the towel detection sensor 22 may be supported by a member that is provided slightly above the transport belt 21 and extends in the width direction to detect the towel P that passes through the lower side. . In that case, the conveyance belt 21 may not be separated in the width direction.

  The towel detection sensor 22 includes a photoelectric element, a signal processing circuit, and the like, and detects one end of the towel P being conveyed (the end on the rear side in the towel processing machine 1) by a change in the amount of light incident on the photoelectric element. After that, the other end of the towel P (the front end in the towel processing machine 1) can be detected.

  Specifically, the transport belt 21 of the transport conveyor 2 is closed and stretched between a front wheel 23 positioned in front and a rear wheel 24 positioned rearward. Accordingly, the conveyor belt 21 is driven in a form that circulates (moves and circulates) following the rotation of the front wheel 23 or the rear wheel 24. In this case, either the front wheel 23 or the rear wheel 24 may be a drive wheel or a driven wheel. The shaft of the drive wheel is connected to a motor (not shown). The conveyor 2 may be slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. In addition, an operation unit 25 having a power switch, a stop button, and the like, a control unit (not shown) for controlling operations described later in the bi-folding unit 5 and the sterilizing liquid control unit 6 based on detection of the towel P, and the like. Is provided.

  The foreign matter removing unit 3 is a first surface foreign matter removing portion 3 </ b> A that removes foreign matters such as hair attached to the first surface (surface) opposite to the placement surface of the towel P, and the placement surface of the towel P. And a second surface foreign matter removing portion 3B that removes foreign matters such as hair attached to the second surface (back surface).

  The first surface foreign matter removing portion 3A is provided with a foreign matter catching roller 31, a guide roller group 3G, and a guide wire 32. When the foreign matter catching roller 31 comes into contact with the towel P, the foreign matter catching roller 31 follows the movement thereof and catches the foreign matter on the towel P. The guide roller group 3G includes first and second guide rollers 33 and 34 disposed in parallel with each other above the transport belt 21 and a third guide roller 35 disposed in parallel therewith above them. Including. The guide wire 32 is looped and stretched around the outer peripheral surfaces of the first, second, and third guide rollers 33, 34, and 35 of the guide roller group 3G.

  Specifically, the foreign matter catching roller 31 is disposed inside the annular shape so as to be in contact with the guide wire 32 and is disposed at any position between the first and second guide rollers 33 and 34. Further, the foreign matter catching roller 31 is disposed so as to be freely rotatable and movable up and down according to the state of the towel P. The foreign matter catching roller 31 may be biased with a weak force toward the guide wire 32.

  A typical example of the structure of the foreign matter catching roller 31 is one in which a central shaft body 31a, a surrounding core portion 31b, and a surrounding adhesive sheet laminated portion 31c are integrated. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet stacking portion 31c is formed by stacking multiple pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side. When the adhesive force of the adhesive layer on the outer peripheral surface is reduced and the foreign matter capturing ability is reduced, the worker peels one adhesive sheet of the adhesive sheet laminate portion 31c as shown in the enlarged schematic view of FIG. The new adhesive layer is exposed on the surface to restore the ability to capture foreign matter.

  Each of the first to third guide rollers 33, 34, and 35 of the guide roller group 3G is configured to rotate following the circular movement of the guide wire 32 stretched over them. The first guide roller 33 rotates around an axis fixed between support members 26 provided at both ends. The second guide roller 34 rotates around an axis fixed between support members 27 and 27 provided at both ends. The third guide roller 35 rotates around an axis fixed between support members 29 and 29 provided at both ends and fixed to the conveyor frame. Further, support members 28 and 28 are provided in which a through hole through which a fixed shaft between the support members 29 and 29 passes is formed in the central portion. A support member 26 and a support member 27 are fixed to both ends of the support member 28. As a result, the first or second guide roller 33, 34 can swing around the central axis of the third guide roller 35, and resists when pushed up by the towel P passing underneath. It will not become. In addition, the guide rollers 33, 34, and 35 that constitute the guide roller group 3G may be configured such that only the portion with which the guide wire 32 comes into contact freely rotates. In the cross-sectional view, the supporting members 26 to 29 are shown only in FIG.

  In the guide roller group 3G, first to third guide rollers 33, 34, and 35 are arranged so that the guide wire 32 to be stretched has a triangular shape in a side view. It is also possible to include more guide rollers so that the guide wire 32 to be stretched has a more polygonal shape in a side view.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first to third guide rollers 33, 34, and 35 are provided with a ring 3Ga made of, for example, silicone having some elasticity at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral surface. It may be fitted. These rings 3Ga prevent excessive resistance when the towel P starts to enter the first or second guide rollers 33 and 34, and reduce the contact of the guide wire 32 with the towel P to guide the ring 3Ga. The movement of the wire 32 is not disturbed. Further, these rings 3Ga also function to prevent the guide wire 32 from shifting.

  Usually, two or more guide wires 32 are necessary. Thereby, the circular movement of the guide wire 32 is stabilized, and power is stably transmitted to the guide roller group 3G. Moreover, the guide wire 32 has some elasticity, for example, the thing made from urethane resin or silicone resin about 2 mm in diameter can be used.

  Such foreign matter catching roller 31, guide roller group 3G, and guide wire 32 operate as follows. That is, the foreign matter catching roller 31 comes into contact with the transport belt 21 (towel P when the towel P has reached) by its own weight, and rotates following the transport belt 21 (or towel P). The guide wire 32 circulates and moves following the rotation of the foreign matter catching roller 31, and transmits power to the guide roller group 3G. Power is transmitted to the guide roller group 3G by the guide wire 32, and the guide rollers 33, 34, and 35 rotate following the circulation movement of the guide wire 32, respectively.

  When the towel P spread and placed reaches the first guide roller 33 of the guide roller group 3G, the first guide roller 33 is slightly pushed up by the towel P. Since the first guide roller 33 is rotating, the towel P is fed toward the foreign matter catching roller 31. And the guide wire 32 pinches | interposes the towel P between conveyance belt 21, guides the towel P, and conveys it toward the foreign material capture | acquisition roller 31. FIG. Then, the foreign matter catching roller 31 comes into contact with the towel P and is pressed against the towel P by its own weight. The foreign matter catching roller 31 catches the foreign matter on the first surface (front surface) of the towel P, and the guide wire 32 guides the towel P together with the transport belt 21 and transports it toward the second guide roller 34. When the towel P reaches the second guide roller 34, the second guide roller 34 feeds out the towel P.

  As described above, the first surface foreign matter removing portion 3 </ b> A is in the middle of the conveyor 2 and automatically removes the foreign matter attached to the first surface (surface) of the towel P. The second surface foreign matter removal portion 3B described below is located near the front end of the conveyor 2 and removes foreign matter adhering to the second surface (back surface) of the towel P while requiring some operator operation. To do.

  In the second surface foreign matter removing portion 3B, a second foreign matter catching roller 36 is disposed in the vicinity of the front end of the conveyor 2. The structure of the second foreign matter catching roller 36 is the same as that of the foreign matter catching roller 31. Further, a support roller 37 is provided to support the user so that the user can easily place the towel P on the second foreign matter catching roller 36. The second foreign matter catching roller 36 and the supporting roller 37 are rotated by being transmitted with power by a wire 38 closed in a ring shape between the front conveyor 23 and the front wheel 23 of the conveyor 2. The user spreads the towel P and places its end on the second foreign matter catching roller 36. The second foreign matter catching roller 36 moves the towel P in the rotating direction while catching foreign matter on the second surface (back surface) of the towel P. Then, the user guides and places the end portion of the towel P that has moved to the vicinity of the transport belt 21 on the transport belt 21 (see FIG. 4).

  Next, the sterilizing liquid application unit 4 and the sterilizing liquid control unit 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The sterilizing liquid control unit 6 includes a sterilizing liquid tank 61 that stores the sterilizing liquid diluted to an appropriate concentration, a delivery pump 62 that pumps the sterilizing liquid from the sterilizing liquid tank 61, and from the sending pump 62 to the sterilizing liquid application unit 4. And an open / close valve 63 (such as an electromagnetic valve) for opening and closing the flow path, and a supply pipe 64 serving as a flow path for the sterilizing liquid from the open / close valve 63 to the sterilizing liquid applying unit 4. When the delivery pump 62 is operated and the on-off valve 63 is open, the sterilizing liquid is dropped from the dropping port 64 a at the tip of the supply pipe 64 and supplied to the sterilizing liquid application unit 4. Further, the supply pipe 64 is branched into a plurality of sterilizing liquid dropping ports 64 a so as to increase the uniformity of the sterilizing liquid supplied to the sterilizing liquid applying unit 4.

  Here, when the towel detection sensor 22 detects one end of the towel P, the opening / closing valve 63 is opened, and the sterilizing liquid is supplied from the sterilizing liquid tank 61 to the sterilizing liquid application unit 4. When the towel detection sensor 22 does not detect the towel P, or when a predetermined time (for example, about several seconds) elapses after detection of the towel P, the on-off valve 63 is closed and the sterilizing liquid is not supplied to the sterilizing liquid application unit 4.

  The sterilizing liquid application unit 4 includes two circumscribing sterilizing liquid application rollers, that is, a first sterilizing liquid application roller 41 and a second sterilizing liquid application roller 42.

  The first sterilizing liquid application roller 41 diffuses and disperses the sterilizing liquid dropped from the supply pipe 64 of the sterilizing liquid control unit 6 and stores it. Since the first sterilizing liquid application roller 41 is circumscribed with a second sterilizing liquid application roller 42 described later, the first sterilizing liquid application roller 41 follows the rotation and rotates. The first sterilizing liquid application roller 41 has a porous elastic layer on the outer peripheral surface. The porous elastic layer is preferably made of a porous material that can hold a relatively large amount of liquid, such as a rubber foam or sponge.

  In the second sterilizing liquid application roller 42, the sterilizing liquid stored in the first sterilizing liquid application roller 41 in contact with the upper side is transferred to the surface. Thereby, the second sterilizing liquid application roller 42 applies the sterilizing liquid transferred to the towel P while rotating following the movement when the towel P conveyed by the conveying belt 21 comes into contact. For the outer peripheral surface of the second sterilizing liquid application roller 42, a material having a certain degree of hardness and elasticity, such as rubber, is preferably used. Further, the surface of the outer peripheral surface of the second sterilizing liquid application roller 42 may be rough or have a large number of irregularities so that the transferred sterilizing liquid can be stably held without dripping.

  By appropriately controlling the amount of the sterilizing liquid supplied to the sterilizing liquid applying unit 4, the second sterilizing liquid applying roller 42 is omitted, and the first sterilizing liquid applying roller 41 is directly applied to the towel P. It may be possible to make contact. In this case, when the first sterilizing liquid application roller 41 comes into contact with the towel P, the first sterilizing liquid application roller 41 follows the movement and rotates to apply the sterilizing liquid to the towel P.

  Next, the bifold part 5 will be described. The bi-folding part 5 is arranged in the vicinity of the rear end of the conveyor 2 and is a stick that moves to a predetermined place by contacting the vicinity of the center of the towel P that has been transported and hangs down from the conveyor belt 21. It has a body-shaped towel contact member 51. There are a plurality of towel abutting members 51, and these are erected on the abutting member rotating body 52. Moreover, the bifold part 5 has the towel receiving stand 53 and the carrying-out conveyor 54 which carries out the towel P toward the bagging apparatus. The shaft of the contact member rotating body 52 and the shaft of the drive wheel of the carry-out conveyor 54 are connected to motors for the contact member rotating body 52 and the carry-out conveyor 54, respectively.

  The towel contact member 51 starts moving at a predetermined time difference after the towel detection sensor 22 detects the towel P. This movement of the towel contact member 51 occurs when the contact member rotating body 52 rotates by a predetermined angle. The predetermined time difference from the detection of the towel P can be derived by detecting both ends of the towel P, deriving the center position of the towel P, and calculating from the moving speed of the transport belt 21. Further, in the present embodiment, the predetermined rotation angle of the contact member rotating body 52 is such that the three towel contact members 51 are erected on the contact member rotating body 52, and therefore the circumferential interval is 120 degrees.

  More specifically, one of the towel contact members 51 passes close to the rear end of the conveyor 2 while moving upward when the contact member rotating body 52 rotates, as shown in FIG. In contact with the vicinity of the center of the towel P hanging from the rear end of the transport conveyor 2 toward the towel tray 53, and lifted up on the transport belt 54a of the carry-out conveyor 54 as shown in FIG. And stops near the edge of the conveyor belt 54a. The conveyor belt 54a starts to move with a delay from the rotation of the abutting member rotating body 52, moves in a direction orthogonal to the conveyor belt 21 of the conveyor 2, and causes the towel P to abut on the towel as shown in FIG. Extract from member 51.

  The usage method and overall operation of the towel processing machine 1 will be briefly described. The user spreads the towel P, removes foreign matter on the second surface (back surface) by the second surface foreign matter removal portion 3 </ b> B of the foreign matter removal unit 3, and places it on the transport belt 21 of the transport conveyor 2. The towel P is transported by the transport belt 21 of the transport conveyor 2, and the first surface (front surface) foreign matter is removed by the first surface foreign matter removing portion 3A of the foreign matter removing unit 3. Then, the sterilizing liquid is applied by the sterilizing liquid applying unit 4. The towel P is folded in half when the towel contact member 51 contacts the towel P near the rear end of the transport conveyor 2 and moves to a predetermined location. And the towel P folded in half is carried out toward the bagging apparatus. In the bagging device, the towel P is folded in a circle and packaged by bagging.

  As described above, the foreign matter removing unit 3, the sterilizing liquid applying unit 4, and the two-folded unit 5 are sequentially provided in this order on the upper side of the transport belt 21 of the transport conveyor 2, thereby removing the foreign matter from the towel P. The sterilization process and the two-fold process are combined in a more organic manner. Since the towel P is folded in half after the sterilizing solution is applied in a spread state (single state), the sterilizing solution penetrates from the applied surface to the other surface, and the change in concentration is almost no. Therefore, it can be distributed almost uniformly and an effective sterilization process becomes possible. Accordingly, the sterilizing liquid supplied from the sterilizing liquid storage tank and applied to the towel P may have a relatively low concentration. If the concentration of the sterilizing solution is low, the fiber is less damaged and the number of times it can be reused is increased.

  Further, since the towel detection sensor 22 is commonly used for the control of the movement of the towel contact member 51 of the folded portion 5 and the control of the supply of the sterilizing solution to the sterilizing solution applying unit 4, the apparatus configuration is not complicated. When the towel P is not detected, since the sterilizing liquid is not supplied to the sterilizing liquid application unit 4, it is possible to prevent an excessive sterilizing liquid from being supplied to the sterilizing liquid application unit 4. It is possible to prevent an unintended amount of the sterilizing liquid from being biased and added to the towel P without dripping down and soiling the conveyor belt 21.

  Moreover, since the foreign matter catching roller 31 of the foreign matter removing unit 3 and the sterilizing solution applying rollers 41 and 42 of the sterilizing solution applying unit 4 perform the foreign matter removal and sterilization following the movement of the transport belt 21, they become resistances. The towel P can be smoothly conveyed from the front part to the rear part so that it is folded in half at a predetermined timing without being pinched or pinched.

  The towel processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the one described in the embodiment, and various design changes within the scope of the matters described in the claims. Is possible. For example, if the foreign matter catching roller 31 and the sterilizing liquid application rollers 41 and 42 follow the movement of the towel P, various configurations of the foreign material removal unit 3 and the sterilizing liquid application unit 4 are possible. Various configurations of the two-folded portion 5 having the towel P contact member are possible.

  In addition, towel towels P processed by the towel processing machine 1 are usually packaged one by one by a bagging device, but a large number of towels P are packed together without bagging into a bag or box. It is also possible to wrap it. The towel processing machine 1 can also be used for other towels P, for example, towels P used in beauty salons and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Towel processing machine 2 Conveyor 21 Conveyor belt 22 Towel detection sensor 3 Foreign material removal part 31 Foreign material capture roller 32 Guide wire 3G Guide roller group 33 1st guide roller 34 2nd guide roller 35 3rd guide roller 4 Sterilizer Giving part 41 First sterilizing liquid application roller 42 Second sterilizing liquid application roller 5 Folding part 51 Towel contact member 6 Bactericidal liquid control part 61 Bactericidal liquid tank P Towel P

Claims (4)

A transport conveyor that transports a towel that has a transport belt and is spread on the belt from the front to the back;
A foreign matter removing unit for removing foreign matter from the towel to be conveyed;
A sterilizing liquid application unit that applies a sterilizing liquid to the towel that is arranged and conveyed on the rear side of the foreign matter removing unit;
Folding part that is arranged in the vicinity of the rear end of the conveyor, and folds the towel provided with the sterilizing solution,
The transport conveyor has a towel detection sensor for detecting the towel being transported,
The foreign matter removing unit has a foreign matter catching roller that rotates following the movement when contacting the towel being transported, and removes the foreign matter on the towel,
The sterilizing liquid application unit has a sterilizing liquid application roller that rotates to follow the movement of the towel when it is in contact with the conveyed towel and applies the sterilizing liquid to the towel.
The two-folded portion starts to move at a predetermined time difference after the towel detection sensor detects the towel, contacts the towel so as to cross the vicinity of the center of the towel, and moves to a predetermined location. A towel processing machine characterized by comprising: In the towel processing machine according to claim 1,
The sterilizing liquid application unit is configured to supply a sterilizing liquid from a sterilizing liquid tank when the towel detection sensor detects the towel. In the towel processing machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The foreign matter removing unit is
Including first, second and third guide rollers, wherein the first and second guide rollers are arranged in parallel with each other above the conveyor belt, and the third guide roller is the first and second guide rollers. A group of guide rollers disposed above and spaced apart from each other;
A guide wire that is closed and stretched in a ring shape on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first, second, and third guide rollers of the guide roller group;
The foreign matter catching roller is disposed inside the annular shape of the guide wire and between the first and second guide rollers, and removes foreign matter on the surface opposite to the surface on which the towel is placed. Towel processing machine. In the towel processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The sterilizing liquid application unit includes two circumscribing sterilizing liquid application rollers.

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