JP3081592B2 - Roll towel manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a rolled towel by extracting a sheet material from a towel roll wound in a roll shape, cutting the sheet material into a predetermined length, and winding one cut sheet material into a roll shape. The present invention relates to an automatic towel manufacturing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a variety of food-related stores, "Oshibori" is often provided to customers as part of customer service. Conventionally, as this "towel", a "roll towel" of a towel cloth or a "fold towel" obtained by folding a sheet material is generally used. Toweling rolls can be repeatedly used and are preferable from the viewpoint of resource saving, but on the other hand, if the reprocessing is incomplete, they have a problem in hygiene such as remaining dirt or giving off odor. On the other hand, folding towels are sanitary because they are disposable only once, but the costs are relatively high because they are individually wrapped and delivered by a vendor. Moreover, for customers who are accustomed to using the conventional toweling roll towel, the flat towel is inferior in use.

On the other hand, there has been developed a small roll towel manufacturing apparatus which manufactures and supplies on-the-spot roll towels made of inexpensive and disposable sheet material such as paper or non-woven fabric as needed. For example, a roll towel manufacturing apparatus described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-33321 or the like includes a roll holding unit that holds a towel roll in which a sheet material is wound in a roll shape on a cylindrical paper core so as to be rotatable substantially horizontally, Feeding means for pulling the sheet material forward from the towel roll and sending it further downward; watering means for giving wetness to the pulled-out sheet material; and feeding the wet-applied sheet material a predetermined length from the leading end. And a forming means for winding a single cut sheet material into a roll to form a substantially cylindrical towel. Since the operation of each of the above means is automatically controlled in conjunction with each other, if the user presses the towel supply button on the operation unit provided on the outer box, a roll towel made of a sheet material at the outlet of the forming means is pressed. Obtainable.

[0004] A more detailed configuration of the molding means is as follows. That is, the forming means comprises: a conveyor having an endless belt made of rubber wound between two rollers which are separated from each other by a predetermined distance and shifted in the height direction; and an endless roller is provided on the outer peripheral side of the roller below the conveyor. A fixed belt made of rubber is provided with an appropriate gap from the belt, and a guide plate made of metal is provided on the inlet side and the outlet side of the fixed belt in the conveying direction, and also serves as a blanket for supporting the fixed belt. When the sheet material cut to a predetermined length by the cutting means is placed on the endless belt of the conveyor, the sheet material is conveyed to the gap between the endless belt and the fixed belt according to the rotation of the roller. The fixed belt gives a suitable friction to the upper surface of the sheet material, while the endless belt moves as it is, so that the sheet material is entangled rearward as it is conveyed. Then, the sheet material wound in a roll shape is conveyed while rolling in the gap between the endless belt and the fixed belt, and falls from the terminal end of the guide plate on the exit side.

[0005]

However, in the conventional apparatus for manufacturing towels having the above-mentioned structure, the frictional force applied to the surface of the sheet material placed on the endless belt is unstable, so that the winding operation cannot be performed properly. There was something.

[0006] Further, the fixed belt has elasticity,
While the gap between the endless belt and the endless belt is appropriately widened with the conveyance of the rolled sheet material, the gap between the guide plate and the endless belt is substantially constant. For this reason,
There is also a problem that the sheet material wound in a roll shape is not smoothly conveyed at the connecting portion between the fixed belt and the guide plate, and tends to stagnate. In particular, when a plurality of roll towels are to be continuously manufactured, if the sheet material successively supplied by the transport conveyor stagnates at the connecting portion, "clogging" occurs, and the manufacture of the roll towel is interrupted. When such a clogging occurs, not only can the towel be temporarily manufactured, but also the user has to perform a troublesome work of disassembling the apparatus according to a predetermined procedure and removing the clogged towel. .

[0007] Furthermore, in the case of a roll towel, an appropriate "fluffiness" is generally required when the customer uses the roll. However, the above-mentioned conventional device tends to be too strong in the roll, so There has been a demand for a device that can provide a good-feeling roll towel.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent poor winding of a roll towel and clogging during conveyance, and at the same time, to provide an appropriate "soft feeling". It is an object of the present invention to provide a roll towel manufacturing apparatus capable of obtaining a roll towel having:

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a sheet material pulled out from a towel roll and cut to a predetermined length is wound into a roll to form a roll towel. In the winding towel manufacturing apparatus, a) two rollers rotatable about a horizontal axis and arranged at predetermined intervals and offset in the height direction; and b) winding between the two rollers. An endless belt which is hung and travels in the downward inclined direction on the upper side and runs in the upward inclined direction on the lower side; andc) the endless belt from the upper straight portion of the endless belt to the lower straight portion via the lower roller. A fixed belt that is disposed at a predetermined gap facing the conveying surface and has a plurality of protrusions formed on the opposing surface thereof, wherein the endless belt and the fixed belt wrap the sheet material while sandwiching the sheet material. It is characterized by:

A second invention made to solve the above-mentioned problem is a roll towel manufacturing apparatus for forming a roll towel by winding a sheet material drawn out of a towel roll and cut to a predetermined length into a roll. A) two rollers which are rotatable about a horizontal axis and are arranged at a predetermined distance and shifted in the height direction; andb) wound around the two rollers, and An endless belt whose side is inclined downward and whose lower side is inclined upward; c) facing the conveying surface of the endless belt from the upper straight portion of the endless belt to the lower straight portion via the lower roller. A) a fixed member disposed at a predetermined gap, d) a supporting member fixed in position with respect to the two rollers, and e) the fixed belt having one end fixed to a conveying direction outlet end thereof. Disposed substantially parallel to the endless belt, and A guide plate fixed via an elastic body to the support member so that the interval changes within a predetermined range, and, while the sheet material is wound while the sheet material is sandwiched between the endless belt and the fixed belt, The rolled sheet material is taken out through the guide plate.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In the apparatus for manufacturing a roll towel according to the first invention, when the sheet material placed on the endless belt near the upper roller reaches the gap between the fixed belt and the endless belt, the endless belt ends. The contact surface (lower surface) with the belt continues to move, while the protrusions of the fixed belt give a large friction to the upper surface. For this reason, the sheet material is rolled backward as the endless belt runs, and is wound in a roll while rotating. Therefore, according to the roll towel manufacturing apparatus according to the first invention, the sheet material can be stably wound.

In the roll towel manufacturing apparatus according to the second invention,
Specifically, for example, the support member includes a support frame body extending from both sides to the endless belt side, and the guide plate is fixed to the support frame body at four corners thereof through an elastic body such as a coil spring. It can be. In such a configuration, when the sheet material wound in a roll while rolling in the gap between the fixed belt and the endless belt reaches the terminal end of the fixed belt, the guide plate supported via the elastic body forms the sheet material. The lower weight is applied by the pressing force and the own weight. As a result, the gap between the guide plate and the endless belt is appropriately widened. This allows
Since the sheet material is smoothly conveyed at the connecting portion between the fixed belt and the guide plate, no clogging occurs even when a plurality of towels are continuously manufactured.

Further, when the gap between the guide plate and the endless belt is widened, the pressing force acting on the radially inner side of the wound sheet material is weakened, so that the winding of the sheet material is loosened. Then, it reaches the terminal end of the guide plate with the winding loose and falls. For this reason, it is possible to obtain a good-feeling towel with a moderately soft feeling on the exit side of the guide plate.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a roll towel manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of a main part of the roll towel manufacturing apparatus of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the roll towel manufacturing apparatus of the present embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG.
7 are enlarged views for explaining the winding operation.

First, a schematic configuration of a roll towel manufacturing apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The roll towel manufacturing apparatus includes a roll holding means 10 for holding a towel roll 11 in which a sheet material made of paper, nonwoven fabric, chemical fiber pulp or the like is wound in a roll shape in a substantially horizontal and rotatable manner. Feeding means 20 for nipping and pulling the sheet material forward from the upper outer peripheral side of the towel roll 11 stored in the towel roll 11 and feeding it further downward, and stored in a water tank 31 arranged behind the roll holding means 10. Watering means 30 including a water sprinkling pipe 37 for spraying water onto the hanging sheet material to give wetness to the sheet material, and cutting means 40 for cutting the hanging sheet material substantially horizontally from a lower end at a predetermined length. And forming means 50 for holding a single sheet material cut into a rectangular shape from both upper and lower surfaces and conveying the sheet material and winding the same into a roll shape. The operation of each of the above-described units is controlled by a control unit including an electric circuit unit (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 2, an operation unit 2 provided with a plurality of buttons and display lamps is provided on a front plate 1 of an outer box of the roll towel manufacturing apparatus. Below the front plate 1, around a shaft 3 a erected substantially at the lowermost end,
A saucer / front cover 3 is provided so as to be able to freely swing forward.
The tray / front cover 3 can be tilted forward to open the squeezing supply port 5 only when the apparatus is used, as shown in FIG. Also, the top cover 4 of the outer box
Is detachably attached so that the user can easily replace the towel roll 11 and replenish the water in the water tank 31 with the user.

Next, the configuration of each means of the above-mentioned roll towel manufacturing apparatus will be described in more detail. (I) Roll holding means 10 As shown in FIG. 1, a bottom wall 13 a formed in an arc shape is provided between both side supporting plates 12 erected inside the both side plates 6 of the outer box. And a towel roll storage chamber 13 having an upper side opened with the top cover 4 removed. The towel roll 11 is formed by winding a band-shaped sheet material around a cylindrical paper or plastic core. A substantially W-shaped groove 14 having an arc-shaped bottom surface is formed in each of the side support plates 12, and a front auxiliary groove 14b is formed in a rear holder support groove 14a.
It is provided at a position slightly higher than that. Towel roll 1
Numeral 1 is mounted such that both side protrusions of the roll holder 11b fitted in the center thereof are fitted into the holder support grooves 14a on both sides. A movable switch 15a protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the holder support groove 14a, and a small switch 15 is embedded therein.
The upper part of the front wall of the towel roll storage chamber 13 is bent forward to form a substantially horizontal extension 13b.

(II) Feeding Means 20 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, below the leading end of the extending portion 13b, a feeding roller 21 is installed substantially horizontally between the support plates 12 on both sides. The rotation shaft 22 of the feeding roller 21 is configured to rotate in a counterclockwise direction (direction of an arrow E in FIG. 3) by a rotation transmitting mechanism such as a feeding motor and a gear (not shown). A plurality of rubber rings 21 a protruding in the radial direction are provided around the feed roller 21 at predetermined intervals in the extending direction of the rotating shaft 22. Further, a resin pressing member 23 that rotates within a predetermined range around a shaft 23 a attached to the support plate 12 on both sides is disposed so as to cover the upper side and the front side of the feed roller 21. This holding member 23
Is biased by the torsion coil spring 23b in the direction of the feed roller 21 with an appropriate force, whereby the lower surface of the pressing member 23 comes into contact with the ring 21a of the feed roller 21 and presses it lightly. In addition, a fixed guide plate 24 that is inclined forward is provided below the front of the feed roller 21 to help the sheet material to hang down without being caught below the feed roller 21. .

(III) Watering means 30 As shown in FIG. 1, a tank storage chamber 32 having an open top for holding the water tank 31 in an inverted state is formed behind the towel roll storage chamber 13. I have. When the water tank 31 is inverted and installed in the tank storage chamber 32, the water supply port 31a is opened, and the water in the water tank 31 is released from the tank storage chamber 3
2 is discharged into the recess 32a at the bottom. At this time, recess 3
The water level in the recess 32a is detected by a water level sensor 32b rising from the bottom of 2a. A suction pipe 33a of a pump 33 is connected to the bottom of the recess 32a, and a discharge port of the pump 33 is connected to a temperature control unit 35 and an injection amount adjustment unit 36 via a water supply pipe 34. The temperature control unit 35 holds a predetermined amount of water therein, and can heat or cool the water. Below the fixed blade holder 41 described below,
Water receiving wall 3 having a plurality of vertically extending grooves formed on its surface
8 are arranged obliquely. Further, a watering pipe 37 having a plurality of injection holes is provided extending in front of the water receiving wall 38 between the support plates 12 on both sides toward the water receiving wall 38, and is sprayed from the watering pipe 37. The amount of water to be supplied can be adjusted by the injection amount adjusting unit 36.

(IV) Cutting Means 40 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a fixed blade holder 41 is provided between the support plates 12 on both sides immediately below the feed roller 21. At 41, fixed blades 42 longer on both sides than the width of the sheet material are attached toward the front. The fixed blade holder 41 is urged forward by a spring (not shown) against the support plates 12 on both sides. On the other hand, at a position facing the fixed blade 42 with the sheet material hanging down from the feed roller 21 interposed therebetween, a rotary blade holder 43 is installed between the support plates 12 on both sides so as to be rotatable substantially horizontally. The rotary blade 44 is mounted so as to extend in the axial direction at a predetermined angle with respect to the rotation axis of the rotary blade holder 43. When the rotary blade holder 43 is rotated at the time of cutting the sheet material, the rotary blade 44 is rotated. From one end in the direction, it advances to the other end while sequentially contacting the fixed blade 42. As a result, the sheet material sandwiched between them is cut along a substantially horizontal cutting line. At this time, when the rotary blade 44 comes into contact with the fixed blade 42,
The fixed blade holder 41 is pushed backward and slightly retreats by overcoming the force of the spring biasing the fixed blade holder 41. Thereby, the blades can be prevented from being damaged because unnecessarily large force is not applied to the rotary blades 44 and the fixed blades 42.

A cam 4 having a predetermined shape is provided at the end of the rotary shaft of the rotary blade holder 43 projecting outward from the one side support plate 12.
5 and a timing cam 46 partly recessed on the inner peripheral side are attached. The lower end protruding piece 23c of the pressing member 23 is close to the outer peripheral edge of the cam 45, and when the rotary blade holder 43 rotates and the protruding portion of the cam 45 reaches upward, the lower end protruding piece 23c comes into contact with the lower end protruding piece 23c. Push up. Then
The holding member 23 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 23a (see FIG. 3).
(In the direction of arrow G in the middle). Thereby, the lower end edge piece of the pressing member 23 extending in the horizontal direction is rotated forward (see FIG. 1).
(Right side in FIG. 3), and the sheet material is slightly pushed upward and rearward. This contact line is located slightly above the cutting line, and pressing the sheet material gives tension to the sheet material hanging downward from the contact line, so that cutting can be performed neatly. When the holding member 23 rotates as described above, the ring 21 of the feed roller 21 is rotated.
a is released, and at the same time, the sheet material above the contact line is slightly pulled downward. For this reason,
Even if a slight distortion occurs in the feeding of the sheet material due to the unbalance of the feeding in the left-right direction in the feeding means 20, this can be corrected.

A movable piece of the switch 47 is fixedly mounted on the outer peripheral edge of the timing cam 46 so that the rotary blade holder 43 rotates and the concave portion of the timing cam 46 reaches the movable piece of the switch 47. The movable piece operates to open the contact of the switch 47. Thereby, it is detected that the fed sheet material has reached the predetermined position, and the sprinkling pipe 37 is detected.
The timing of the injection of water from can be determined.

(V) Forming means 50 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, below the water receiving wall 38, there are provided two rollers 51 and 52 rotatably provided between the support plates 12 on both sides. A transport conveyor around which an endless belt 53 having a predetermined width is wound is installed to be inclined downward from the front side to the rear side. The rotating shaft of the lower driving roller 51 is driven to rotate clockwise (in the direction of arrow H in FIG. 4) by a rotation transmission mechanism such as a motor and gears (not shown), and the upper driven roller 52 rotates the driving roller 51. Endless belt 5 with
3 and rotate in the same direction. Outside the endless belt 53 below the conveyor, a fixed belt 54 is provided with an appropriate gap from the endless belt 53. At the upper end of the fixed belt 54, that is, at the entrance side in the transport direction, the gap between the fixed belt 54 and the endless belt 53 is gradually narrowed as it is tilted downward, and the gap between the endless belt 53 and the connecting portion with the fixed belt 54 is restricted. The plate 55 is provided also as a blanket for fixing the upper end of the fixing belt 54.

The endless belt 53 is made of, for example, synthetic resin or hard rubber, and has a relatively small bending. On the other hand, the fixed belt 54 is made of soft rubber or the like, and has a relatively large deflection. On the inner side of the fixed belt 54 (the surface facing the endless belt 53), a large number of substantially conical projections 54a are formed in the width direction and the transport direction. Thereby, when the sheet material is nipped between the endless belt 53 and the fixed belt 54 and conveyed as described later, the protrusion 54a of the fixed belt 54 is pressed against the upper surface of the sheet material with an appropriate force. Has become.

At the end of the fixed belt 54, that is, near the exit side in the transport direction, a metal guide plate 56 is provided with an endless belt 53.
The gap is almost the same as the gap between the endless belt 53 and the fixed belt 54. Information board 56
Are attached to the guide plate support 57 fixed to the both side support plates 12 at four corners thereof by the coil springs 58a and 58b urged toward the endless belt 53, that is, upward. The upper end of the guide plate 56 (that is, the exit side of the endless belt 53 in the transport direction) is bent obliquely downward toward the towel supply port 5.

Next, the operation of the apparatus for manufacturing a roll towel having the above configuration will be described along the procedure until one roll towel is provided.

The towel roll 1 is stored in the towel roll storage room 13.
When the towel roll 11 is not mounted, the movable piece 15a of the switch 15 protrudes upward and the contact of the switch 15 is opened. When the towel roll 11 is mounted as described above, the outer protrusion of the roll holder 11b is set. When the movable piece 15a is pressed, the contact of the switch 15 is closed. Thus, it is detected that the towel roll 11 is attached.

The user pulls out the leading end of the sheet material 11a from the towel roll 11, rotates the pressing member 23 so that the pressing member 23 is separated from the feeding roller 21, and feeds the leading end of the sheet material 11a. The pressing member 23 is put down on the roller 21. As described above, since the pressing member 23 is urged by the torsion coil spring 23b, the sheet material 11a is sandwiched between the lower surface of the pressing member 23 and the ring 21a of the feeding roller 21. On the other hand, in the tank storage chamber 32, for example, a water tank 31 filled with water containing a sterilizing component is provided.
Is stored upside down as shown in FIG.

As described above, the towel roll 11 and the water tank 3
When the user presses the towel supply button 2a in the operation unit 2 in a state where 1 is properly set, a supply motor (not shown) is driven, and the supply roller 21 moves in the direction of arrow E in FIG. Rotated. The leading end of the sheet material 11a is sandwiched between the ring 21a of the feed roller 21 and the pressing member 23. The lower surface of the pressing member 23 is relatively smooth, while the ring 21a has a relatively large frictional force. Sheet material 11a
Give to. For this reason, with the rotation of the feed roller 21, the sheet material 11a is further fed substantially vertically downward from the horizontal front. Then, it passes through the gap between the holding member 23 and the fixed guide plate 24, and is further sent to the gap between the fixed blade 42 and the rotary blade holder 43. That is, when the towel roll 11 is replaced, the user simply pulls out the tip of the sheet material 11a lightly and places it on the feed roller 21 to automatically set the sheet material 11a on an appropriate feeding path.

The length of the sheet material fed by one operation of the squeezing supply button 2a, that is, the number of rotations of the feeding roller 21, is predetermined. Therefore, the sheet material 11a
Is suspended through the gap between the fixed blade 42 and the rotary blade holder 43, and stops when it reaches a predetermined position determined by the number of rotations of the feed roller 21. Note that when the squeeze supply button 2a is operated for the first time after the towel roll 11 is attached as described above, the feed roller 2
When the feeding of the sheet material 11a is stopped, the position of the leading end portion is changed from the position of the leading end of the sheet material 11a. Slightly higher than in the case of.

When the feed roller 21 is rotated as described above, the rotary blade holder 43 rotates clockwise (in the direction of arrow F in FIG. 3) in synchronization with the rotation of the feed roller 21. When the leading end of the sheet material 11a reaches the rotation position reaching the front of the watering pipe 37, the concave portion of the timing cam 46 reaches the movable piece of the switch 47, and the switch 47 is opened. As a result, the pump 33 is driven, and the water sucked from the water tank 31 is passed through the water pipe 34 to the temperature control unit 35.
Sent to Pressed by this water, temperature control unit 35
The water accumulated inside is sent to the sprinkling pipe 37 via the injection amount adjusting unit 36. Since the water stored in the temperature control unit 35 is heated or cooled in advance according to the setting of the user, hot or cold water is injected toward the sheet material 11a from the injection holes of the watering pipe 37. Sheet material 11a
As the sheet is fed, the position where the sprayed water falls is sequentially moved, so that the water uniformly falls on the entire sheet material for forming the towel. The water that does not fall on the sheet material 11a or that drips from the sheet material 11a hits the water receiving wall 38, flows down along the groove, and falls on the endless belt 53 below. Further, the water dropped along the endless belt 53 is collected in the water collecting tray 7 below.

The lower end of the sheet material 11a comes into contact with the surface of the water receiving wall 38 and hangs down along the surface, and the hanging is restricted by the protruding piece 38a projecting from the lower end of the water receiving wall 38 so that the sheet material 11a falls forward. It bends into a squiggle shape (see FIG. 5A). When the sheet material 11a hangs by a predetermined length, the cam 45 just pushes up the lower end protruding piece 23c of the pressing member 23. As a result, as described above, the pressing member 23 is
The sheet material 11 which rotates in the direction of the arrow G around the center a, temporarily cancels the feeding of the sheet material 11a, and
Push a backward to give tension. Immediately thereafter, the rotary blade 44 sequentially contacts the fixed blade 42 from one end to the other end, and the sheet material 11a is cut substantially horizontally.

Sheet material 11a cut to predetermined length
Slides down on the endless belt 53 along the water receiving wall 38, and at this time, the lower edge of the sheet material 11a falls on the endless belt 53 while being bent by the protruding piece 38a of the water receiving wall 38. (See FIGS. 5B and 5C). Since the endless belt 53 moves at a constant speed, the sheet materials 11a are conveyed in the order in which they are placed on the endless belt 53. Sheet material 1
When the leading end of 1 a passes through the narrow gap between the regulating plate 55 and the endless belt 53, the upper surface of the bent portion comes into contact with the regulating plate 55 and is crushed and folded, and the friction from the regulating plate 55 causes friction. Immediately after passing through the regulating plate 55, it is bent in a direction away from the endless belt 53 (see FIG. 6A). Then, the fixed belt 54 located in front of the movement
, It is wound in a roll with the folded portion as the center (see FIG. 6B).

At this time, the sheet material wound in a roll shape may tend to advance in the direction opposite to the conveying direction. However, since the gap at the conveying inlet is narrowed by the regulating plate 55, the sheet material may move upward. Movement is blocked. A projection 54a is formed on the fixed belt 54, and the projection 54a presses the outer periphery of the sheet material to be wound, so that slippage is reduced and the winding is reliably achieved. The gap between the fixed belt 54 and the endless belt 53 is appropriately widened by the weight of the towel sheet S wound in a roll shape and the mechanical pressing force thereof, and the towel sheet S is rolled through the gap.
Is transported.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when the towel sheet S reaches the lower end of the guide plate 56, the coil spring 58a is pressed by the weight of the towel sheet S and the outward pressing force when the winding is about to be loosened. 58b contracts and the guide plate 56 is pushed down. Thereby, the endless belt 53 and the guide plate 5
6, the towel sheet S, which had been strongly wound until immediately before, is loosened. As shown in FIG.
The towel sheet S reaches the upper end of the guide plate 56 while rolling in a state in which the winding is loose, and falls downward (arrow J in FIG. 7B). Since the towel supply port 5 is opened below the towel sheet S, the towel sheet S falls through the towel supply port 5 onto the lower receiving / front cover 3. This makes it possible to provide a fluffy towel having a moderately loose winding state.

A series of towels is provided by the above series of operations. The operation unit 2 is provided with a button for setting the number of towels to be provided. When provision of two or more towels is set by operating the button, the above operation is performed according to the number of towels. Repeated continuously,
A predetermined number of towels are completed.

The above embodiment is merely an example, and it is apparent that changes and modifications can be made within the spirit of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a main part of a roll towel manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a roll towel manufacturing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view for explaining a sheet material winding operation.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view for explaining a sheet material winding operation.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view for explaining a sheet material winding operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Roll holding means 11 ... Towel roll 11a ... Sheet material 12 ... Side support plate 13 ... Towel roll storage room 13a ... Bottom wall 13b ... Extension part 14 ... Groove 14a ... Holder support groove 14b ... Auxiliary groove 15 ... Switch 15a ... Movable piece 20 ... Sending means 21 ... Sending roller 21a ... Ring 22 ... Rotating shaft 23 ... Holding member 23a ... Shaft 23b ... Twisting coil spring 30 ... Hydration means 31 ... Water tank 33 ... Pump 37 ... Sprinkling pipe 38 ... Water receiving Wall 40 cutting means 41 fixed blade holder 42 fixed blade 43 rotating blade holder 44 rotary blade 45 cam 46 timing cam 47 switch 50 forming means 51 driving roller 52 driven roller 53 endless Belt 54 ... Fixed belt 54a ... Protrusion 55 ... Regulatory plate 56 ... Guide plate 57 ... Guide plate support 58a, 58b ... Coil bar S ... towel sheet

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A roll towel manufacturing apparatus for forming a roll towel by winding a sheet material drawn out of a towel roll and cut to a predetermined length into a roll, comprising: a) rotatable about a horizontal axis; Two rollers which are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other and are offset in the height direction; b) an endless belt which is wound between the two rollers and travels in a downward inclined direction on the upper side and in an upward inclined direction on the lower side. And c) a plurality of belts disposed at a predetermined distance from the upper straight portion of the endless belt to the lower straight portion via a lower roller so as to face the conveying surface of the endless belt. And a fixed belt formed with the projections, wherein the endless belt and the fixed belt sandwich the sheet material and wind the sheet material therein. 2. A roll towel manufacturing apparatus for forming a roll towel by winding a sheet material drawn out of a towel roll and cut into a predetermined length into a roll, comprising: a) rotatable about a horizontal axis; B) two rollers which are separated from each other by a predetermined distance and are offset from each other in the height direction, and b) an endless belt which is wound between the two rollers and travels in a downward inclined direction on the upper surface side and in an upward inclined direction on the lower surface side. A) a fixed belt disposed at a predetermined distance from the upper straight portion of the endless belt to the lower straight portion via a lower roller, facing the conveying surface of the endless belt; d) A) a support member fixed in position with respect to the two rollers, and e) one end is fixed to the exit end of the fixed belt in the conveyance direction and disposed substantially parallel to the endless belt. The support member is elasticized so that the distance can be changed within a predetermined range. A guide plate fixed via a body, and the sheet material is wound while the sheet material is sandwiched between the endless belt and the fixed belt, and the wound sheet material is taken out through the guide plate. An apparatus for manufacturing rolled towels, characterized in that: