JPH0716691U - Rolled hand towel manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a warm "rolled towel". [Structure] Support frame 4 of rolled hand towel manufacturing section 36
Driven roller 42 and drive roller 44 disposed between 0 and 40
The endless belt 46 is wound between the and. A fixed belt 54 that surrounds the drive roller 44 is disposed between the support frames 40, 40 at a predetermined distance from the transfer surface of the endless belt 46. The sheet material 14a, which is cut to a predetermined length and to which moist air is applied, is rolled while being sandwiched between the belts 46 and 54 and wound into a roll shape. A lower frame 60 is installed between the support frames 40, 40 so as to face the transfer surface of the endless belt 46 at a predetermined distance. A heater 62 is arranged on the lower surface of the lower frame 60. The “rolling hand towel” held in standby between the lower frame 60 and the endless belt 46 is heated by the frame 60 heated by the heater 62.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 This invention is a rolled hand towel manufacturing apparatus configured to hold a rolled rolled hand towel in a roll shape in the rolled hand towel manufacturing section in a standby state in the manufacturing section so as to supply warm "rolled hand towel". It is about.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 At coffee shops, restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments, "rolled towels" of towel cloth are provided as a customer service. Since this type of facility uses a large amount of "rolled towels" per day, most of them use the towels supplied by the manufacturers. However, the "rolled towel" of the towel cloth can be used again and again, but if it is not completely recycled, it not only causes unsanitary problems, but also has the drawback of increasing costs.

Therefore, the applicant of the present invention has been keenly developing a “rolling hand towel” made of inexpensive and disposable paper or non-woven fabric into a compact rolling hand towel manufacturing apparatus that can be homemade, and has been put to practical use. Filed a new model registration application. The rolled hand towel manufacturing apparatus according to these applications can efficiently and fully automatically manufacture a rolled hand towel in which a sheet material made of paper or non-woven fabric is wound into a roll.

That is, in the manufacturing apparatus, the sheet material pulled out from the sheet roll housed in the main body through the feeding means is cut into a predetermined length by the cutting mechanism, and the necessary wetness is applied as a wet towel. After that, it will be supplied to the rolled hand towel manufacturing department. The rolled hand towel manufacturing section includes an endless belt that is driven to travel and a fixed belt that is arranged so as to surround the endless belt. The sheet material cut to the predetermined length is transferred between both belts in a sandwiched manner. While rolling, it rolls and is wound into a roll with the required diameter. Then, the roll-shaped sheet material is discharged from the manufacturing unit to the outside of the machine.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The "rolled hand towel" manufactured by the above-mentioned rolled hand towel manufacturing device uses water at room temperature as a hand towel to give necessary moistness. For this reason, when the outside air is cold like in winter, the temperature of the water used is also low, and the "rolling towel" itself becomes cold, which has been a problem for users.

Therefore, in order to provide a warm “rolled towel”, it is possible to spray hot water on the sheet material. However, since the amount of spray on the sheet material is a small amount of about 5 cc, it cools down while the sheet material is rolled into a roll in the rolling hand towel manufacturing department, and this method provides a warm "rolling towel". Is difficult to do. It is also possible to store the entire manufacturing equipment in a hot cabinet, but in this case a separate cabinet is required, which raises the cost and increases the overall external dimensions. In other words, there is a need for a means that can provide a warm "rolling towel" with a simple structure without causing an increase in size.

[0007]

[The purpose of the device]

 In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve the problems, and an object thereof is to provide a rolled hand towel manufacturing device having a simple structure capable of manufacturing a warm “rolled hand towel”. To do.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems and achieve the intended purpose, the present invention is directed to an endless belt in which a sheet material cut to a required dimension length and to which a required amount of moisturization is applied is movably arranged and the belt. It is equipped with fixed belts that are spaced apart by a specified distance along the transfer surface.The roll-shaped sheet material obtained by feeding and rolling the sheet material sandwiched between both belts while transferring In the rolled wet hand towel manufacturing apparatus configured to be held in standby in the manufacturing unit, a frame disposed opposite to the transfer surface of the endless belt with a predetermined gap, and a surface opposite to the end surface of the frame facing the endless belt. And a heater disposed on the surface of the roll sheet, and the roll-shaped sheet material is warmed by being held in standby between the frame and the endless belt.

[0009]

【Example】

 Next, a rolled hand towel manufacturing device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments. FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of a rolled hand towel manufacturing apparatus. Inside a device body 10 formed in a rectangular shape, a storage section 12 that opens upward is formed. A sheet roll 14 in which a sheet material 14a as a material is wound around a paper core as a core is rotatably housed and can be pulled out to the left. In addition, a water tank 18 for supplying water to a water sprinkling pipe 16 described later is detachably stored in the storage unit 12, and the water in the tank 18 is sprinkled through a pump 20 arranged inside the apparatus. Pumped to.

A feed roller 22 that intersects with a direction in which the sheet material 14 a is pulled out is rotatably disposed on the main body 10 facing the left side of the storage portion 12, and the roller 22 is connected to a drive motor 23 by a gear train (see FIG. Power transmission is possible via (not shown). Then, the feed roller 22 rotates counterclockwise by driving the drive motor 23. A plurality of (only one is shown) O-rings 24 projecting outward in the radial direction are wound around the feed roller 22 at predetermined intervals in the axial direction. It functions to prevent slipping on the rollers. A holding plate 28, which is pressed against the O-ring 24 of the feed roller 22 by a torsion spring 26, is rotatably supported on the side opposite to the housing portion 12 with the feed roller 22 interposed therebetween. Therefore, when the feed roller 22 is rotated counterclockwise with the sheet material 14a pulled out from the sheet roll 14 sandwiched between the holding plate 28 and the O-ring 24, the sheet material 14a is sequentially pulled out. Supplied.

Below the feed roller 22, the rotary blade 30 and the fixed blade 32 are arranged in the width direction of the sheet material 14 a so as to sandwich the sheet material 14 a that is drooped and fed from the roller 22. ing. The rotary blade 30 is disposed on a rotary blade mounting roller 34 that is rotatably supported by the apparatus body 10. The roller 34 is provided to the drive motor 23 via a required gear train (not shown). The roller 34 is connected so as to be capable of transmitting power, and is configured to rotationally drive the roller 34 in synchronization with the feed roller 22. Therefore, the sheet material 14a passing between the fixed blade 32 and the rotary blade mounting roller 34 is connected to the rotary blade 30 and the fixed blade 32 by rotating the rotary blade mounting roller 34 in a predetermined direction. Cut down widthwise. Since the sheet material 14a supplied to the cutting mechanism is cut every time the rotary blade mounting roller 34 makes one rotation, the number of rotations of the roller 34 is detected by an appropriate detecting means, and based on this detection signal. By controlling the operation of the drive motor 23, the number of "rolled towels" to be manufactured can be set.

Below the cutting mechanism including the rotary blade 30 and the fixed blade 32, which is separated from the cutting mechanism by a predetermined distance, as shown in FIG. The hand towel manufacturing section 36 is provided, and the sheet material 14a cut into a predetermined length by the cutting mechanism is wound into a roll having a required diameter in the manufacturing section 36. The rolled hand towel manufacturing section 36 is provided with a sheet holder 38 for surely supplying the sheet material 14a cut into the required size by the cutting mechanism to the manufacturing section 36. The seat holder 38 also has a function of receiving water from the sprinkling pipe 16. That is, on the front side of the seat holder 38, a water sprinkling pipe 16 having a plurality of water sprinkling holes (not shown) directed to the holder 38 is arranged, and is pumped from the water tank 18 via a pump 20. Water is sprinkled on the sheet material 14 a that hangs down from the water sprinkling holes to the front side of the seat holder 38. As a result, the sheet material 14a is provided with the necessary moistness as a towel.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rolled hand towel manufacturing unit 36 includes a pair of support frames 40, 40 (only one of which is shown) arranged opposite to each other at a predetermined distance from each other. 42 and a driving roller 44 are rotatably provided, and an endless belt 46 is wound between the rollers 42 and 44. A gear 48 is coaxially arranged at one end of the drive roller 44 in the axial direction, and the gear 48 is configured to mesh with a gear 52 arranged on a rotating shaft of a motor 50 arranged in the main body of the apparatus. There is. Therefore, by driving the motor 50, the endless belt 46 runs in a predetermined direction. It should be noted that the motor 50 is controlled to stop by the time-up of the timer that starts when the drive motor 23 is stopped (when the sheet material 14a is cut by the cutting mechanism).

As shown in FIG. 2, a fixed belt 54 that surrounds the drive roller 44 at a predetermined distance from the transfer surface of the endless belt 46 is arranged between the substantially middle position and the rear half of the both support frames 40, 40. It is set up. That is, the sheet material 14a, which has been cut to a predetermined length and to which moist air has been applied, is rolled while being sandwiched between the belts 46 and 54 and rolled into a roll shape, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. , And is discharged to the tray / dish lid 58 (described later) via the discharge port 56. On the right side of the discharge port 56 (upstream side in the lower transfer direction of the endless belt 46), a lower frame 60 facing the transfer surface of the endless belt 46 with a predetermined distance is provided between the support frames 40. It is installed between 40 and 40. Further, one end of the fixed belt 54 is attached to the right end of the lower frame 60. Therefore, the sheet material 14a which is rolled while being sandwiched between the endless belt 46 and the fixed belt 54 and wound into a roll finally passes between the lower frame 60 and the endless belt 46, and It is discharged from the discharge port 56. As shown in FIG. 3, a heater 62 is disposed on the lower surface of the lower frame 60 opposite to the surface facing the endless belt 46, and the lower frame 60 is heated by energizing the heater 62. It has become. The lower frame 60 is preferably a metal plate having a good thermal conductivity.

Here, in the rolled hand towel manufacturing apparatus, it takes about 6 to 6 times from when the push button 64 (manufacturing button of “rolled hand towel” described later) is pushed until the “rolled hand towel” is discharged to the saucer / cover 58. It takes 8 seconds. Further, it has been found that it takes about 3 seconds from the time when the sheet material 14a is cut by the cutting mechanism to the time when the sheet material 14a is transferred and discharged from the rolled hand towel manufacturing section 36. Therefore, in the embodiment, the set time limit of the timer for controlling the stop of the motor 50 is set to about 2 seconds, and the "rolling hand towel" produced after the push button 64 is pressed is stored in the winding hand towel manufacturing unit 36. It is clamped between the lower frame 60 and the endless belt 46 to be held in standby. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the “rolling hand towel” that is held in standby between the lower frame 60 and the endless belt 46 is heated by the frame 60 heated by the heater 62 and then pushed. When the button 64 is pressed, a warm "rolling towel" is released and supplied.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the front panel 35 constituting the apparatus main body 10, a saucer and lid 58 is openably and closably pivoted below the front panel 35, which is manufactured by the rolled hand towel manufacturing section 36. Is configured so that it can be taken out by opening the lid 36. Further, on the front side of the front panel 35, a power switch 66, push buttons 64 for setting the number of "rolling towels" to be manufactured (in the embodiment, there are one and five) and indicator lamps 68 and the like are arranged. It is set up.

[0017]

[Operation of the embodiment]

 Next, the operation of the rolled hand towel manufacturing device according to the embodiment will be described below. First, in manufacturing the "rolled hand towel", the leading end of the sheet material 14a is pulled out from the sheet roll 14 stored in the storage section 12, and is inserted between the feed roller 22 and the pressing plate 28. When the power switch 66 of the manufacturing apparatus is turned on in this state, for example, the display lamp 68 is turned on to display the operable state. The heater 62 is energized by turning on the power switch 66. Then, for example, when the push button 64 for one is pressed, the drive motor 23 is started, and the feed roller 22 and the rotary blade mounting roller 34 rotate in predetermined directions, respectively. Therefore, the sheet material 14a sandwiched between the feed roller 22 and the pressing plate 28 is pulled out from the sheet roll 14 as the feed roller 22 rotates and is fed vertically downward (see FIG. 1). Further, the motor 50 is also started, and the endless belt 46 of the rolled hand towel manufacturing section 36 is also driven in a predetermined direction.

The rotation of the drive motor 23 continues, the sheet material 14 a is fed downward by a predetermined length, passes between the fixed blade 32 and the rotary blade mounting roller 34, and reaches the surface of the sheet holder 38. At the timing when the water drops, the pump 20 is driven to pump water from the water tank 18 to the water spray pipe 16, and the water is sprayed on the sheet material 14a through the water spray holes. Further, the rotary blade 30 disposed on the rotary blade mounting roller 34 contacts the fixed blade 32, and the sheet material 14a located between the two blades 30, 32 is cut. When the sheet material 14a is cut (the rotary blade mounting roller 34 makes one rotation), the detection means detects it, stops the drive of the drive motor 23, and starts the timer.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cut sheet material 14 a falls down in a direction away from the sheet holder 38 and comes in contact with the endless belt 46 of the rolled hand towel manufacturing section 36. Since the endless belt 46 is driven to run from the time when the push button 64 is pressed, the sheet material 14 a lying on the belt 46 is transferred by the endless belt 46. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the sheet material 14a is rolled while being transported between the fixed belt 54 and the endless belt 46, and is rolled up to a predetermined diameter.

Here, the time limit of the timer is set when the sheet material 14a arrives at the position where the lower frame 60 is disposed in the rolled hand towel manufacturing section 36 (just before being discharged from the discharge port 56). It is set to do so. Therefore, when this timer times out and the motor 50 is stopped to stop the traveling of the endless belt 46, the roll-shaped sheet material 14a is sandwiched between the endless belt 46 and the lower frame 60 as shown in FIG. Be held in a locked state. At this time, since the lower frame 60 is heated by the heater 62, the sheet material 14a is heated through the frame 60.

When the push button 64 is pressed again in this state, as shown in FIG. 1, the “rolled hand towel” (rolled sheet material 14 a ) Immediately falls on the tray and lid 58 of the front panel 35. Therefore, the waiting time from when the push button 64 is pressed until the "rolled towel" is released becomes extremely short. Also, since the "rolled towel" is heated during standby, it is possible to provide a warm "rolled towel", which is particularly suitable when the outside air is cold, such as in winter.

Since the roll-shaped sheet material 14a sandwiched between the endless belt 46 and the lower frame 60 becomes flat as shown in FIG. 3, when it is discharged and dropped onto the tray / cap 58, It has the effect of making it difficult to unwind. Further, by making the roll-shaped sheet material 14a flat, the heat conduction to the portion separated from the lower frame 60 is improved and the evaporation of water is suppressed. An experiment was conducted in which the roll-shaped sheet material 14a was held between the endless belt 46 and the lower frame 60 for about 2 hours while the temperature of the heater 62 was set to 50 ° C to 60 ° C. . In this case, the sheet material 14a discharged after 2 hours had sufficient moisture to endure use. That is, the rolled hand towel manufacturing apparatus of the embodiment can provide a warm "rolled hand towel" having a necessary moistness as a hand towel.

In the embodiment, the case where the heater 62 is energized by turning on the power switch 66 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a switch for separately controlling energization of the heater 62 is provided. The heater 62 may be energized as needed by a switch.

[0024]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the rolled hand towel manufacturing device of the present invention, since the rolled rolled hand towel can be warmed up in the rolled hand towel manufacturing section, the warm rolled hand towel can be discharged and supplied. can do. That is, even when the outside air is cold as in the winter, a warm "rolling towel" can be suitably provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a rolled hand towel manufacturing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a rolled hand towel manufacturing section.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the manufactured “rolling hand towel” is held in standby between the lower frame of the rolled hand towel manufacturing section and the endless belt.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the rolled hand towel manufacturing device according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

14 sheet roll, 14a sheet material, 36 rolled hand towel manufacturing section 46 endless belt, 54 fixed belt, 60 lower frame, 62 heater

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A sheet material (14a), which is cut to a required size length and to which a required amount of dampness is applied, is provided along an endless belt (46) movably arranged and a transfer surface of the belt (46). Manufacturing department with fixed belts (54) arranged at intervals
(36), and roll-shaped sheet material (14a) obtained by rolling while transferring while sandwiching the sheet material (14a) between both belts (46, 54), 36) In the rolled wet towel manufacturing apparatus configured to be held in a standby state, a frame (60) arranged to face the transfer surface of the endless belt (46) with a predetermined gap, and the endless portion of the frame (60). Consisting of a heater (62) arranged on the surface opposite to the surface facing the belt (46) (62), the roll-shaped sheet material (14a) between the frame (60) and the endless belt (46). A rolled hand towel manufacturing device characterized by being configured to be held in standby and warmed.