JP3180070B2 - Agricultural film folding machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an agricultural film folding machine mainly used as a greenhouse covering film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Agricultural greenhouses differ in size (width, height, length) from building to ridge. When purchasing agricultural films for greenhouses (covered films), the greenhouse Depending on the area to be covered, the order can be several meters wide and several meters long.

[0003] On the other hand, agricultural film distributors sell agricultural films by cutting them into widths and lengths according to customer's orders, but agricultural films used in greenhouses are quite wide. Is required, and in general, FIG.
As shown in, wide W ₀ of the tubular (or gusset) is processed strip film B from the wrapping original fabric roll A. In addition, this kind of agricultural film is manufactured in a tubular shape by an inflation method, and the circumferential length of the tube is manufactured in a standard size such as 8 m (W ₀ = 4 m) and 10 m (W ₀ = 5 m). I have. In the case of agricultural films having a wider width, they are formed with gussets. For example, when an order for an agricultural film having a width of 7 m is made, one of the double films is width W _{1 in the} width direction while unwinding the tubular band-shaped film B from the raw material roll A of W ₀ = 4 m. (1m width) is cut out (inside out), and the product film C (deployment width 7m) in which the inside out is cut out is sequentially zigzag by a predetermined folding width (for example, a folding piece E of 90cm width) by the order length. It is folded and processed into a long (4 m) folding laminated film F as shown in FIG. After that, the folding laminated film F is bent from both ends, and FIG.
The package is packed and shipped in a compact state as shown by the symbol H in (C).

[0004] In order to bring back the folded laminated film H of FIG. 8C and cover the frame of the greenhouse, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a long folded laminated film F is placed on the roof center of the frame 11 of the greenhouse, and the uppermost folded piece of the folded laminated film F is held.
After pulling in the length direction and expanding as shown by reference numeral C, the folded portions on both sides are opened outward as shown by reference numerals P and P, so that the entire area of the frame 11 is covered with the agricultural film. Can be coated.

By the way, a predetermined width W ₀ (for example, when the circumference is 8)
FIG. 8 shows a state in which the surplus width W ₁ (for example, 1 m width) is cut off from the material roll A on which the belt-shaped film B of FIG.
FIG. 10 shows a conventional folding machine for processing a long folding laminated film F as shown in FIG.

[0006] In the conventional folding machine shown in Fig. 10, a tubular strip film B is fed out from a web roll A by a feeder 1, and a blade of a slitter apparatus 2 is cut into one strip of the strip film (double film) B. At 21 (there are two sheets at intervals of the cutting width W ₁ ), the surplus width W ₁ shown in FIG. 8A is cut off, and the sorting film 3 sorts the cut film D and the product film C. Then, the product film C is sequentially folded in a zigzag manner by folding pieces E having a predetermined folding width by the swing-off device 5 to be laminated on the folded laminated film F.

[0007] The swing-off device 5 reciprocates the planar oscillator 51 with the oscillator 6 so that the oscillator 51 is reciprocated.
The product film C guided to the front surface 51a of the product can be sequentially folded in a zigzag manner. The oscillating body 51 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a belt belt 54 is wound around the upper roll 52 and the lower roll 53, and the lower roll 53 side can swing back and forth around the upper roll 52. The oscillating device 6 is configured to oscillate the oscillating body 51 in a crank manner by a motor 61 via an arm 62 and a connecting rod 63. The rocking body 51 is rocked in a range between a substantially vertical position indicated by reference numeral 51 'and a position where the rocking body 51 is tilted forward by an angle b (for example, angle b = about 30 °) as shown by a solid line. The reason why the rocking body 51 is rocked in the range between the vertical posture position and the forward inclined position is that the product film C transferred along the front face 51a of the rocking body 51 is separated from the rocking body front face 51a. This is to prevent it.

On the other hand, the cut film D distributed by the distribution unit 3 is taken to another place via the guide rollers 13 to 15. At this time, if the cut-off film D becomes loose on the way, there is a possibility that the cut-off film D may bite into the machine. Therefore, the operator collects the cut-off film D while pulling the cut-off film D by hand. When the product film C is folded in a zigzag shape by an order length, the product film C is cut off by the cross cutter 10, and a long (4 m) folding laminated film F shown in FIG. 8B is formed. You.

[0009]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional folding machine, each of the folded pieces E folded in a zigzag shape by the swing-off device 5 is successively placed on a flat floor as shown in FIG. The foldable laminated film F is provided with the side edges E in the folding width direction (front-back direction) of the folding piece E.
Due to the fact that a is folded back, both side edges are bulky and the front and rear central portions are concave. In particular, as the number of the folded pieces E to be stacked increases, the height (thickness) of the front and rear side edges becomes larger than the height (thickness) of the front and rear center part.

However, as described above, when the front and rear side edges of the folding laminated film F become bulky with respect to the central portion, particularly, the upper layer side folding piece E is greatly lowered and inclined toward the center at a position closer to the front and rear side edges. To become
The upper and lower folding pieces E are more likely to slide toward the center near the front and rear edges. In particular, in recent years, as an agricultural film,
Due to the convenience of handling, a material having a small frictional force (a film that does not stick easily) has been developed, and such a film having a small frictional force becomes more slippery when laminated in an inclined state. Then, when the folding pieces E are folded and stacked, if the front and rear side edges of the folding piece E on the upper layer slide toward the center, wrinkles may occur at the position near the center of the folding piece E (deterioration in quality), There has been a problem that the edge Ea is displaced in the folding width direction and the side edges Ea, Ea,... Of each folding piece E become irregular (appearance deteriorates).

Conventionally, in order to correct the above-mentioned irregularity of one side edge Ea, Ea, each of the oscillating members 51
There is a case in which a worker (one set of two persons) is arranged on each outer side of the left and right lengths, and the folding position Ea of each folding piece E to be sequentially folded is manually aligned from both left and right sides. In this case, there is a problem that during the operation, two workers are always required for the alignment work, which increases the human cost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the conventional folding machine, and when folding pieces are sequentially folded by the rocking member, the folding pieces are arranged such that the center in the folding width direction is higher than both side edges. An object of the present invention is to provide an agricultural film folding machine capable of preventing the folded pieces to be sequentially stacked from slipping by stacking, and thereby preventing the side edges of the stacked folded pieces from being displaced. The purpose is.

[0013]

The present invention has the following structure as means for solving the above-mentioned problems. The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is an agricultural film folding apparatus in which a belt-shaped film fed from a raw material roll is sequentially folded in a zigzag manner by a swing-off device with a predetermined folding width. The machine is targeted.

According to the invention of claim 1 of the present application, as a swing-off device for a folding machine, a rocking body capable of guiding a belt-like film to the front side and a lower side swinging back and forth, and swinging the swinging body. A rocking device.

As the oscillating body, generally, an oscillating body having a belt belt stretched between an upper roll and a lower roll is used. In that case, the lower roll side swings back and forth around the upper roll. As the oscillating device, one having an appropriate structure (for example, a crank type) can be adopted as long as the oscillating body can be oscillated back and forth.

In addition, immediately below the middle portion of the swinging body in the front-rear amplitude range, there is provided a support which can support a folding piece folded from the lower end of the swinging body and which is considerably smaller in width than the folding width of the folding piece. A stand device is installed. The cradle of the cradle device preferably has a width equal to or longer than the width of the band-shaped film to be folded. Further, as the pedestal, any suitable shape such as a roll, a square pipe, a narrow plate, or the like can be used. Further, the pedestal is installed at a position (an appropriate height position) that can support a folding piece that is sequentially folded from the lower end of the rocking body.

In the receiving device, when folding the band-shaped film by the swinging member, both side edges in the folding width direction of the folding piece are placed on the receiving device in a hanging state on the front and rear sides of the receiving device. ing.

In the folding machine according to the first aspect, the folding pieces that are sequentially folded from the lower end of the rocking body are placed on a receiving table installed immediately below the folding pieces. Approximately the center in the folding width direction rests on the pedestal. Then, both side edges in the folding width direction of the respective folding pieces hang down on the front and rear sides of the receiving table, and even if there are folded portions on both side edges in the folding width direction of each folding piece, each folding piece is in the folding direction. The layers are stacked in a state where the center is high. Therefore, once the folding pieces are stacked on the receiving table, the folding pieces do not slide in the folding width direction and do not shift.

Further, in the folding machine of the first aspect, the receiving device is moved up and down between the upper position for supporting the folding piece to be swung down from the rocking body and the lower position for approaching the floor. A cradle vertical movement device is provided. The cradle vertical movement device may be either a power type or a manual type (handle type) as long as the cradle can be moved up and down between the upper position and the lower position. Further, the pedestal can be swung in an arc shape or vertically moved up and down to move up and down between the upper position and the lower position.

The pedestal raising / lowering device functions as follows. When the band-shaped film is folded, the receiving stand is positioned upward, and the folding pieces are stacked on the receiving stand by a required length. Then, after the folded laminated film is separated from the raw roll, the pedestal is moved down to a lower position near the floor by the pedestal lifting / lowering device, and the folded laminated film on the pedestal is pulled down on the floor. Can be. In this case, when the cradle is lowered to the lower position, when the foldable film is moved from the cradle to the floor, the work of moving the foldable film can be easily performed, and the shape is not easily deformed. Become. The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the invention according to claim 1,
The front and rear two receiving plates are used as a receiving stand of the receiving stand device, and the receiving stand device is provided between a folding position in which each receiving plate is folded in a mountain shape and a horizontally opened horizontal position at the same height. An opening / closing device for displacing is provided.

In the folding machine according to the third aspect, when the band-shaped film is folded, the front and rear two receiving plates are folded in a mountain shape so that the upper interval between the receiving plates is reduced. In this case, as in the case of the first aspect, both side edges in the folding width direction of each folding piece that is sequentially folded are placed in a hanging state on both front and rear sides of both receiving plates. On the other hand, after the band-shaped film having a predetermined length is folded on each of the receiving plates in the folded state, when discharging the folded laminated film, both receiving plates are opened from the folded position to the horizontal position to form a planar receiving stand. The folded film is changed from the hanging state to the horizontal state and pulled out forward.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An agricultural film folding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 shows a folding machine according to the first embodiment, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show modifications (second and third embodiments) of the cradle device portion of the folding machine according to the first embodiment. It is shown.
In the following description, the left-right direction is the depth direction in FIG. 1, and the front-rear direction is the left-right direction in FIG.

The folding machine of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, after resection the film D of surplus width W ₁ from the source roll A wound a tubular strip film B, the remainder of the product As shown in FIG. 8B, the film C is configured to be processed into a long folded laminated film F.
In this embodiment, the surplus width W _{1 is obtained} from the band-shaped film B.
The remaining film D is referred to as a product film C, but the product film C of this embodiment corresponds to the band-shaped film in the claims.

The raw roll A is a roll of a belt-shaped film B manufactured with a standard dimension width W ₀ (for example, W ₀ = 4 m, 5 m, 6 m, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, this folding machine includes a feeding device 1 for feeding a tubular film B from a material roll A, and a surplus width W _{1 of the} film B.
Device 2, a sorting unit 3 for separating the product film C and the cut film D cut by the slitter device 2, and a winding device 4 for winding the cut film D
And a swing-off device 5 for folding the product film C in a zigzag manner by a predetermined folding width, and a cradle device 8 for receiving folding pieces E sequentially zigzag-down from the swing-off device 5.

The feeding device 1 is set so as to feed the belt-shaped film B at the same speed as the feeding speed of the belts 54 and the like of the succeeding feed rolls and the swing-off device 5.

In this embodiment, the slitter 2 is
As shown in FIG. 2, two blades (leather knives) 21 and 21 installed so as to be adjustable in the width direction of the band-shaped film B.
have. The slitter device 2 has receiving plates 22, 22 at positions corresponding to the blades 21, 21, respectively. Each of the receiving plates 22, 22 is set in a tubular strip-shaped film B so that only one film can be cut by the blades 21, 21. Note that the number of the blade 21 and the receiving plate 22 can be increased or decreased as necessary (in accordance with the number of slits).

The sorting section 3 sends the cut film D cut by the slitting device 2 to the winding device 4 and sends the product film C to the swinging device 5.

The winding device 4 has two winding rolls 41, 4
2 and a rider roll 43, and the three rolls 4
The cutting film D can be wound around the winding core 40 between 1, 42 and 43. Rider roll 43
Is displaced by a vertical movement device (telescopic cylinder) 44 in accordance with the winding diameter of the cut film D. The winding core 40 arranged in the winding section is positioned at a fixed position in the length direction of the winding core by holding both ends of the winding core with chucks (not shown).

The product film C sorted by the sorting unit 3
Is sent to the swing-off device 5 side through another winding device 4A similar to the winding device 4 for the cut film D. The winding device 4A can be used when three cutting tools 21 are installed in the slitting device 2 and cut into one product film C and two cutting films D (for example, two having a width of 1 m), or It can also be used when the strip film B is simply divided into two and wound into a roll without using the swing-off device 5. In other embodiments, the winding device 4A can be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 in an enlarged manner, the swing-off device 5 includes an oscillating body 51 having a considerable area,
And a swinging device 6 for swinging the swinging body 51 back and forth.

The oscillating body 51 includes a pair of left and right side plates 55, 55.
An upper roll 52 and a lower roll 53 are attached above and below, and a plurality of strip belts 54 are wound between the upper and lower rolls 52, 53. This rocking body 51
The upper roll 52 serves as a drive shaft, and the upper roll 52
, The lower roll 53 side can swing back and forth. As shown in FIG. 5, small gaps are provided in the left-right direction between the belt belts 54 wound around the upper and lower rolls 52, 53. In this gap, a narrow belt 75 of the vacuum device 7 described later is interposed.

At the front end (lower end) of the rocking body 51 to which the product film C is transferred, a holding roll 56 is provided.
Is installed. The presser roll 56 includes the swinging body 51.
In order to prevent the product film C from being separated from the front end of the product film C, the entire width of the product film C is sandwiched between the pressing roll 56 and the belt belt 54 at the front end of the rocking body 51. When the press roll 56 is provided, the product film C separates from the lower end of the rocking body 51 not only when the rocking body 51 moves forward from the rear side, but also when the rocking body moves backward from the front side. There is no. The pressing roll 56 is rotated at the same peripheral speed as the traveling speed of the belt 54.

Further, the oscillating body 51 is provided with a vacuum device 7 for transferring the product film C while adsorbing the product film C to the oscillating body front surface 51a. This vacuum device 7
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
Narrow belts 75, 75 each having a number of small holes 76 between them
The vacuum boxes 72, 72,... Are arranged at positions corresponding to the narrow belts 75 in the belt belt 54, respectively.
The air in 2, 72...
It is configured to suck. Each of the vacuum boxes 72, 72,.
The suction holes 73 having a long hole shape are formed so as to correspond to the thin belts 75.
Of the product film C through the small hole 76 of the oscillator 51a.
(Each front surface of the band belt 54 and the narrow belt 75).

As described above, when the front surface 51a of the rocking body 51 is sucked by the vacuum device 7 with respect to the product film C to be transferred, when the rocking body 51 rocks backward from the front position 51 '. In this case, even if the product film C receives wind pressure on the back surface of the product film C, the product film C
Does not bend on the side of the front surface 51a. Therefore, the expected folding line position of the product film C does not shift.

The oscillating device 6 is of a crank type. When the arm 62 is rotated by a motor 61, the oscillating device 6 is connected via a connecting rod 63 connecting the arm 62 and the oscillating body side plate 55. The rocking body 51 is rocked back and forth. The position of the connecting portion 64 between the arm 62 and the connecting rod 63 can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the arm 62. By adjusting the position of the connecting portion 64 (the effective length of the arm 62). The amplitude of the oscillating body 51 can be adjusted. When the amplitude of the rocking body 51 is changed, the folding width of each folding piece E can be changed. Also, a transmission can be provided between the motor 61 and the arm 62 to make the rotation speed of the arm 62 variable,
In this case, the folding width of the folding piece E can be adjusted by changing the swing speed of the swinging body 51 without changing the effective length of the arm 62 (without changing the amplitude of the swinging body 51). That is, when the swinging speed of the swinging body 51 is reduced, the product film C is moved within the time when the swinging body 51 moves between the front swinging position indicated by reference numeral 51 'and the rear swinging position indicated by reference numeral 51 ". When the folding length of the folding piece E to be folded is increased due to the extended feeding length, and the swinging speed of the swinging body 51 is increased, the folding width of the folding piece E is narrowed for the opposite reason. Become.

The oscillating device 6 includes an oscillating body 51 shown in FIG.
From the vertical position shown by a solid line, as shown by reference numerals 51 ′ and 51 ″, an equal angle a (angles 20 to 30)
°). In this way, the swinging body 51 is equiangularly forward and backward with respect to the vertical posture position.
When each of the foldable pieces E is folded in the same manner as in the conventional example (FIGS. 10 and 11), the foldable pieces E are folded in a uniform width as compared with the case where only the front side swings from the vertical posture position as in the conventional example (FIGS. 10 and 11). The piece E can be folded in a state where the folding lines on both side edges are sequentially aligned at the same position. When the amplitude of the rocking body 51 is equally distributed in the front-rear direction from the vertical posture position,
The rocking body 51 is positioned rearward of the vertical posture position (reference numeral 5).
When the product film C swings to the position 1 "), the product film C tends to separate from the rocker front surface 51a.
When the press roll 56 is provided at the front end of the rocking body 51, the product film C does not separate from the rocking body front end, and the folding line of the folding piece E is always aligned at a fixed position. In this case, the vacuum device 7 also functions so that the product film C does not separate from the front surface 51a of the rocking body 51.

Below the swing-off device 5, a cradle device 8 for supporting folding pieces E which are sequentially folded in a zigzag manner.
Is provided. The cradle device 8 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 includes a pair of left and right long cradles 82 that are considerably narrower than the folding width of the folding piece E, just below the intermediate position of the amplitude of the rocking body 51. It is supported by a support 81. In the first embodiment, a roll rotatable with respect to the support column 81 is employed as the receiving table 82. The roll 82 may be lockable by an appropriate locking means, and the roll 82 may be locked to the support column 81 during the folding operation by the swing-off device 5. The pedestal 82 can be made of any suitable material as long as it is a long object such as a square pipe or a narrow flat plate instead of a roll.

In the cradle device 8 of the first embodiment,
By the tilting device 83, the support column 81 is set to the upright posture and the reference numeral 81 '.
It can be displaced between a forward inclined posture shown in FIG. 1 (substantially horizontal posture in the illustrated example). The tilting device 83 is a cradle vertical moving device in the claims. The tilting device 83 tilts the column 81 via a worm gear 85 by a motor 84. The tilting device may be replaced with a manual handle.

Before the folding of the product film C is started, the receiving stand device 8 places the support column 81 in an upright posture, and positions the roll 82 so as to be located immediately below the intermediate position of the amplitude of the rocking body 51. Then, when the folding operation of the product film C is started in this state, the intermediate portion of the folding width of the folding piece E, which is sequentially folded from the lower end of the rocking body 51, is placed on the receiving table (roll) 82, and The front and rear both side edges of each folding piece E are sequentially laminated in a state of being distributed before and after the receiving table 82 (hanging state). After that, when the folding operation of the product film C of the predetermined length is completed (the product film C is cut by the cross cutter 10), the support column 81 which has been in the upright posture by the tilting device 83 is indicated by reference numeral 81 '. Flip forward. Then, the pedestal approaches the floor surface as indicated by reference numeral 82 ', and the folded laminated film F' on the pedestal also approaches the floor surface. And the cradle (roll) 82 '
Is released, and the folding laminated film F 'is pulled in the direction of the arrow, so that the cradle (roll) 82' rolls and the folded laminated film F 'can be smoothly dropped on the floor.

The folding machine according to the embodiment shown in FIGS.
There are the following usage methods.

First, if the customer's order has a standard dimension width (for example, the development width is 8 m), the width corresponding to the width (W ₀₎
= 4 m), and the raw material roll A on which the tubular band-shaped film B is wound is placed on the feeding device 1. In this case, one blade 21 is used as the slitter device 2, and the blade 21 is positioned at a middle portion in the width direction of the band-shaped film B. Further, in this case, since the film of the excess width is not generated, the winding device 4
Is not used. Then, while feeding the band-shaped film B by a small distance, the front end of the band-shaped film is passed through the slitter device 2 and each roll, and further passed between the pressing roll 56 and the band belt 54 at the front end of the rocking body 51. The receiving device 8
Keep the column 81 in an upright posture. When each device is driven in this state, the strip film B is fed from the material roll A by the feeding device 1, and a slit is formed in one of the strip films B by the slitter device 2,
A band-shaped film (to be a product film C) is placed on the receiving table 82 of the receiving apparatus 8 while being sequentially folded in a zigzag manner from the tip of the rocking body 51 by the swing-off device 5.
At this time, the oscillating body 51 oscillates in an equiangular range a before and after the vertical posture position, and the product film C is held by the pressing roll 56 at the tip of the oscillating body 51, and the product film C is further evacuated by the vacuum device 7. Are successively folded in a state of being sucked toward the rocker front surface 51a, so that the folding width of each folding piece E becomes uniform and the folding lines (side edges) of each folding piece E come to be neatly aligned. In addition, each folding piece E
The intermediate part of the folding width is placed on the receiving table 82, and both side edges are distributed before and after the receiving table 82 and are stacked in a hanging state. At this time, since the folded portions are formed on both side edges of each of the folded pieces E, the thickness is increased, but the folded portions E are stacked with the folded width middle portion being high. As described above, when each of the folding pieces E straddles the front and rear of the receiving table 82 and is placed with both side edges hanging down, a large frictional force is generated between the upper and lower folding pieces E, and the pieces are once laminated. The folding piece E is not displaced in the folding width direction. In the related art, the positional deviation of the folded pieces E to be stacked has been corrected by one set of two persons. However, the use of the cradle device 8 of the present application eliminates the need for manual labor for correcting the positional deviation. . Then, when the product film C is cut at the required length position by the cross cutter 10 and folded to the end of the cut-off film on the folding laminated film F, the folding operation is completed. afterwards,
The support 81 of the cradle device 8 may be lowered as shown by the reference numeral 81 'in FIG. 1, and the folded laminated film F' on the cradle 82 may be pulled out forward.

Next, if the customer's order width does not match the standard size, a belt-shaped film B (raw material roll A) having a perimeter larger than the order width is used. For example, in order width 7m, close to it peripheral length of the standard size in the case of 8m, width W ₀ uses tubular strip film B of 4m. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the two cutters 21 and 21 are attached to the slitter device 2.
The blades 21 and 21 are distributed to the left and right from the center in the width direction of the band-shaped film B and are set at the same interval as the surplus width (width W _{1 in} FIG. 3). Further, the winding device 4 for winding the excess width film D is used, and the leading end of the cut film D cut by each of the blades 21 and 21 is guided to the winding portion of the winding device 4 while being slightly fed. The leading end of the cut film is wound around a core 40 set there. Note that the leading end of the product film C from which the cut film D has been removed is guided to the leading end of the rocking body 51 while being slightly fed. When each device is driven in this state, the cut film D cut by the slitter device 2 is wound by the winding device 4 around the core 40 in a state where the film side ends are aligned. (The roll film G is formed.) On the other hand, the product film C from which the cut film D has been removed is sequentially folded in a zigzag manner by the swing-off device 5 as described above. Then, when the product film C is cut at the required length position by the cross cutter 10 and folded to the end of the cut-off film on the folding laminated film F, the folding operation is completed. The roll film G wound on the core 40 is cut off from the strip film B by cutting the cut film D between the slitter device 2 and the winding device 4, and the winding film 40 is wound together with the winding core 40. Remove it from. In this case, for example, a roll film G having a width of 1 m can be obtained as a by-product. still,
Since the roll film G is wound in an aligned state, it can be reused (commercialized) as a small-width film.

Further, as the tubular strip film B, a considerable surplus width (for example, 2
In the case where a film having a width of m or more is used and the film of the surplus width portion is wound into a roll in a state where the film is further divided into two parts, the following is performed. That is, three cutters 21 are used for the slitter device 2, and the slitter device 2 cuts the product film C and the two cut films D, D. Then, the product film C is sent to the shake-off device 5 as it is, zigzag folded, and the remaining cut films D, D
Are guided to the front winding device 4 and the rear winding device 4A, respectively, where they are wound into rolls (two roll films G are formed).

Furthermore, in this folding machine, a wide band-like film B (raw material roll A) can be moved in the width direction only by the slitter device 2 and the two winding devices 4 and 4A without using the swing-off device 5. It can also be used to wind each of the two divided rolls.

The folding machine of this embodiment can be applied to the processing of a gusseted band-shaped film or a single band-shaped film in addition to the tube-shaped band-shaped film B in the illustrated example.

The receiving device 8 of the second embodiment shown in FIG.
The receiving table 82 made of a roll can be moved up and down by an elevating device 86. The elevating device 86 serves as a cradle vertical moving device in the claims. In the lifting device 86, each lifting member 87 is attached to both ends of the receiving table 82, and each lifting member 87 is supported by a screw bolt 88. Then, by rotating the screw bolt 88 by the motor 89, the elevating body 87 and the receiving table 82 can be moved between the upper movement position in FIG. 6A and the lower movement position in FIG. 6B. Has become. In addition, the lifting device 86 may use a servomotor as the motor 89, and may move the folding piece E laminated on the receiving table 82 slightly downward as the height of the folding piece E increases. . This way,
The height from the oscillating body 51 to the seating surface of the folding piece E is always constant, and the edges of the folding pieces E falling onto the receiving table 82 are more evenly aligned. In the second embodiment, the motor 89 is used for the lifting device 86.
A manual handle may be used instead of the motor. Incidentally, the folded laminated film F on the receiving table 82 is the same as that shown in FIG.
In the lowering position shown in (B), when pulled in the direction of the arrow, the cradle (roll) 82 'rolls and the folded laminated film F can be smoothly lowered onto the floor.

The receiving device 8 of the third embodiment shown in FIG.
Two front and rear receiving plates 82, 82 are used as a receiving table attached to the upper position of the support column 81. These receiving plates 82, 82
Can be changed by the opening / closing device 90 between the state shown in FIG. 7A and the state shown in FIG. 7B. That is, this opening / closing device 90 uses a telescopic cylinder 91, and the rod end of the telescopic cylinder 91 and the receiving plates 82, 82 are connected by arms 92, 92, respectively. Then, in a state where the telescopic cylinder 91 is reduced, the front and rear receiving plates 82, 82 fall down as shown in FIG.
When the telescopic cylinder 91 is extended, the distance between the upper ends of the two and 82 becomes considerably smaller than the folding width of the folding piece E.
As shown in (B), the front and rear receiving plates 82, 82 are arranged at the same height and in a horizontal posture. Therefore, in the cradle device 8 of the third embodiment, during the folding operation of the product film C, the two receiving plates 82 are folded down as shown in FIG. The two side edges are sequentially laminated in a state of being distributed before and after the receiving table (receiving plates 82, 82). After that, when the folding operation of the product film C having the predetermined length is completed, the telescopic cylinder 91 is extended as shown in FIG. Can be pulled out in the direction of the arrow in a horizontal state. Although the telescopic cylinder 91 is employed as the opening and closing device 90 in the cradle device 8 of the embodiment of FIG. 7, a motor or a manual handle may be used instead of the telescopic cylinder 91.

[0049]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the oscillating body 51 of the swing-out device 5 is provided.
In an agricultural film folding machine in which the belt-like film C is sequentially folded in a zigzag manner by swinging back and forth, the swinging body 51 extends from the lower end of the swinging body 51 immediately below a substantially middle portion of the longitudinal amplitude range. A cradle device 8 that can support the folding piece E to be folded and has a cradle 82 that is considerably smaller than the folding width of the folding piece E is provided. During operation, the center of the folding piece E, which is sequentially folded from the lower end of the rocking body 51 in the folding width direction, is placed on the small receiving stand 82, and both front and rear edges of the folding piece E are placed on the receiving stand. Since it hangs down before and after 82, a large frictional force acts between the folding pieces E, E stacked vertically.

Therefore, in the folding machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the folding pieces E once laminated on the receiving table 82 are not displaced, and the edges in the folding width direction are perfectly aligned. There is an effect that the film F can be processed.
Further, as described above, each of the folding pieces E stacked on the
Is not displaced, so that there is also an effect that the displacement correction work conventionally performed by a pair of two people becomes unnecessary.

Further, in the folding machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cradle device 8 is provided between the upper position where the cradle 82 supports the folding piece E which is swung down from the rocking body 51 and the lower position where it is close to the floor. Cradle up / down moving device (83, 86)
Is provided. When the band film C is folded, the folding piece E can be smoothly and accurately placed on the receiving table 82 by positioning the receiving table 82 upward, while the receiving table 82 is placed on the floor surface. If it is lowered to a near lower position, the folded laminated film F on the receiving table can be smoothly pulled down on the floor. Therefore, there is an effect that the work of discharging the folded laminated film F laminated on the receiving table 82 can be easily performed, and the shape of the folded laminated film F is not easily deformed at the time of discharging. According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the folding machine according to the first aspect, the front and rear two receiving plates 82 and 82 are used as the receiving base of the receiving base device 8.
And each receiving plate 82, 82
An opening / closing device 90 is provided for displacing between a folding posture in which is folded in a mountain shape and a horizontally opened horizontal posture having the same height.
When the belt-like film C is folded, the front and rear 2
The two receiving plates 82, 82 are folded in a mountain shape and used in a state in which the upper interval between the receiving plates is reduced, and on the other hand, a band-shaped film having a predetermined length is folded on each of the folded receiving plates 82, 82. When the folded laminated film F is discharged after being folded, the two receiving plates 82, 82 can be opened from the folded position to the horizontal position to form a flat support. Therefore, in the folding machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, the folding laminated film F is laminated on the receiving plates 82, 82 with both edges in the folding width direction hanging down.
Can be changed to a horizontal state by pulling both receiving plates 82 and 82 in a horizontal position, and can be pulled out forward, which has the effect of facilitating the discharge operation of the folded laminated film F.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an agricultural film folding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the folding machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a functional explanatory view of the folding machine in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a swing-off device portion of the folding machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the swing-off device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is another structural view of the cradle device used in the folding machine according to the embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 7 is still another structural view of the cradle device used in the folding machine according to the embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 8 is a process diagram of a folding laminated film used for a greenhouse.

FIG. 9 is a work explanatory diagram when the folding laminated film is stretched on a frame of a greenhouse.

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of a conventional folding machine.

FIG. 11 is a side view of a swing-off device portion of the folding machine of FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a feeding device, 2 is a slitter device, 3 is a sorting unit,
4 is a winding device, 5 is a swing-off device, 6 is a swinging device, 7
Is a vacuum device, 8 is a cradle device, 40 is a core, 51 is a rocking body, 51a is a front surface, 54 is a belt belt, 56 is a pressing roll, 81 is a support, 82 is a cradle, and 83 is a tilting device (cradle). Vertical movement device), 86 is an elevating device (a cradle vertical movement device), 9
0 is a switchgear, A is a raw material roll, B is a strip film, C
Is a product film, D is a cut film, E is a folding piece, F
Is a folding laminated film, and G is a roll film.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tatsuya Oe 1-2-1, Waki, Waki-cho, Kuga-gun, Yamaguchi Prefecture Inside Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (56) References JP-A-60-26572 (JP, A) 48-99486 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 5-86957 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65H 45/107

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An agricultural film in which a band-shaped film (C) fed from a raw material roll (A) is sequentially folded in a zigzag manner by a swing-off device (5) with folding pieces (E) having a predetermined folding width. The swing-off device (5) comprises: an oscillating body (51) capable of guiding the band-shaped film (C) to the front side (51a) and swinging the lower part back and forth; A swinging device (6) for swinging the moving body (51), and the folding piece (E) can be supported and provided immediately below a substantially middle portion of the swinging body (51) in the longitudinal amplitude range. A cradle device (8) having a cradle (82) considerably smaller than the fold width of (E) is installed, and both side edges of the folding piece (E) in the fold width direction of the fold piece (E) are provided on the cradle (82). The cradle (8) is mounted on the cradle (8) so that the cradle (8) 82) the oscillator
Supports the folding piece (E) that is shaken off from (51)
Move it up and down between the upper position and the lower position
A folding machine for agricultural films, comprising a cradle vertical moving device (83, 86) . 2. A belt-like sheet fed from a material roll (A).
Ilm (C) is shaken off and folded to a predetermined folding width by the device (5).
Agriculture in which the pieces (E) are successively folded in a zigzag pattern
An industrial film folding machine, wherein the swing- off device (5) is provided on a front surface (51a) side.
It can guide the band-shaped film (C) and the lower part swings back and forth
A swingable body (51), and swinging the swingable body (51).
A swinging device (6), which is located immediately below a substantially middle portion of the swinging body (51) in the longitudinal amplitude range.
And a cradle device (8) capable of supporting the folding piece (E).
It is installed, and two receiving plates (8
2, 82), and each receiving plate (82, 82) is mounted on the receiving device (8).
Horizontal figure horizontal open of Jo in the folded folding attitude and the same height
A folding machine for agricultural films, comprising an opening / closing device (90) for displacing the same with a force .