KR20040108302A - Wet towel vending machine, and method for manufacturing and selling the wet towel from the vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A wet towel vending machine and a method for fabricating and selling the same are provided to supply desired kinds of wet towels to consumers by selecting hot wet towels and cold wet towels. CONSTITUTION: A cash insertion hole is formed on a front face of a main body(10) of a wet towel vending machine. A coin and a bank note are inserted into the cash insertion hole. A coin return slot is used for return the inserted coin and the inserted bank note or discharging the change. A button is used for selecting kinds and numbers of wet towels. A discharging hole(7) is used for discharging the selected wet towels. A control unit(70) is installed at a rear side of the wet towel vending machine. The main body includes roll towels, a wet towel fabrication unit, a water purifier, and a draining unit.

Description

WET TOWEL VENDING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND SELLING THE WET TOWEL FROM THE VENDING MACHINE}

The present invention relates to a hand towel vending machine, and more particularly, to a hand towel vending machine which can select a warm hand towel or a cold hand towel containing a disinfectant solution, and which can be selectively selected for purchase of a number of hand towels.

5 is a view illustrating a conventional general beverage vending machine by way of example. As shown in Fig. 5, vending machines for selling various items such as coffee, beverages, disposable tissues, and the like are widely used at present. Such vending machines are installed in subway stations, large buildings, etc., where many people pass, and are used by many people.

These vending machines can save labor costs, and because of the advantages of easy maintenance and the ability of product manufacturers to facilitate the sale of necessary products without facing consumers directly, the type and number of vending machines have increased rapidly in recent years. It is a well-known fact that it is on the trend.

On the other hand, wet towels have been used after washing and reused using white cotton handkerchief in restaurants, etc., but since the hygiene management of people has been thorough, the demand has gradually increased. Instead of a handkerchief, a disposable towel made of a nonwoven fabric or the like is widely used. Since the disposable towels are now widely used in general households with infants, the demand is increasing.

Due to the increased demand for such towels, a disposable towel towel manufacturing apparatus that can be manufactured on the fly as shown in FIG. 6 is currently rapidly being used. As shown in FIG. 6, it is understood that an instant wet towel manufacturing apparatus is known as a plurality of patents in Korean Patent Publication Nos. 10-025678, 10-0353522, and Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-0240528. .

Therefore, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted about the component of the small wipes manufacturing apparatus mentioned above. In the case of such a small wet towel manufacturing apparatus, most of the normal temperature towels are manufactured, and no warm or cold towels are manufactured. Therefore, in the summer, the user has a desire to use a cold towel if possible, and in other seasons there is a desire to use a cold or warm towel depending on the climate. If the wet towel is used properly according to the season or the climate, it is judged that the user feels better than the wet towel at room temperature.

The demand for such towels is due to the outbreak of epidemic such as the spread of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), and it is reluctant to contact people. Increasingly, the demand for such disposable wipes is expected to increase even further.

However, at present, a wet towel is very difficult to carry by an individual because the wet towel is soaked in water.

Nevertheless, it is even more difficult to be able to wash hands, feet, etc. immediately after contact with a person from outside. While many people live socially, inevitable or accidental contamination of hands, skin, etc., the situation is inevitable that we can only temporarily remove it with a tissue. In particular, when visiting a hospital known to inhabit the most pathogens, many people have anxiety due to invisible pathogens.

Therefore, in this situation, the need arises that street towels, crowded subway stations, department stores, especially hospitals, etc. can be obtained at any time, and such towels must also be hygienic.

In view of the above-described problems, the present invention is to provide a wet towel vending machine that can be used to purchase and use the wet towel at the vending machine whenever the disposable towel is sold.

The present invention also relates to a wet towel vending machine which can select hot or cold towels according to the taste of consumers and the characteristics of the season, and purchase disposable towels in the required quantity.

The present invention also provides a wet towel vending machine for providing a hygienically stable wet towel by injecting a liquid or solid disinfectant at a predetermined rate into a storage tank for manufacturing a wet towel and sterilizing pathogens by an infrared sterilizer. .

1 is a perspective view of a handkerchief vending machine according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the wet towel vending machine of Figure 1,

Figure 3a is a detailed cross-sectional view of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus mounted in the wet towel vending machine,

Figure 3b is a detailed cross-sectional view of the water supply and water purification device mounted in the towel dispenser v

4 is a flow chart showing the steps showing a method for manufacturing and selling a towel in the wipes vending machine of FIG.

5 is a view showing an exemplary general beverage vending machine by way of example,

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a device for manufacturing a towel for home or restaurant.

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1: sales display unit 2: towel type and number of selection buttons

3: cash return lever 4: coin slot

5: input amount display device 6: bill slot

7: Product outlet 8: Cash return

9: Ventilation opening 10: Vending machine main body

30: wet towel manufacturing apparatus 31: roll towel

34: sheet conveying part 50: water supply and water purification device

51: bottled water bottle 53: disinfectant feeder

55: reservoir tank 57: infrared sterilization device

59: cooling device 61: heating device

63: filter 70: control device

71: coin recognizer 73: bill recognizer

75: microcontroller 77: display device

79: wiring 80: air purifier

81: purifying air outlet 100: wet towel vending machine

The wipes vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device for purchasing a towel by inputting a predetermined amount of money, a slot for putting coins and bills in the front, a return lever for returning the put coins and change, Vending machine door part including a coin return port, a button for selectively selecting the type and number of towels, a discharge port for discharging the manufactured towels, and a control device corresponding to each component installed on the front surface at the rear side And a vending machine body portion including a roll towel, a wet towel manufacturing device, a water purification and drainage device.

Preferably, the wipes vending machine further comprises an air purifier.

Preferably, the wet wipe manufacturing apparatus selectively sprays the sheet conveying portion for transferring the roll towel into the wet towel manufacturing apparatus, the sheet length measuring and cutting portion for measuring and cutting the sheet length of the transferred towel sheet, and the hot or cold water. It characterized in that it comprises a water spray nozzle for, and the end of the wet towel for winding the water spray wet towel.

Preferably, the water purification and water supply device built in the wet towel vending machine,

An external water source supplied through a bottled water bottle or a filter, an infrared sterilization device inside, a water storage tank which always stores a certain amount of water, a liquid or solid disinfectant solution, and a predetermined amount of disinfectant is stored in the water storage tank. Disinfectant storage tank for supplying, and a cooling unit or heating unit for cooling or heating before supplying the water stored in the water storage tank to the wet towel manufacturing apparatus.

Preferably, the wipes vending machine can be selected from the warm or cold towels, it is also characterized in that the selective selection of the quantity of the towels can be purchased.

Preferably, the wipes vending machine is characterized in that it is possible to select a warm or cold wipes containing the disinfectant solution, and to selectively select the quantity of the wipes.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of manufacturing and selling a towel in a vending machine includes: inserting coins and bills, selecting a type and number of towels, and transferring a sheet of a roll towel into a towel towel manufacturing apparatus. Measuring and cutting the length of the sheet transferred into the wet towel manufacturing apparatus, determining whether to spray warm or cold water, spraying warm or cold water, and spraying predetermined water And winding the discharged sheet.

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Hereinafter, a wet towel vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3b.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front of the wet towel vending machine according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the wet towel vending machine of Figure 1, Figure 3a is a detailed cross-sectional view of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus mounted in the wet towel vending machine. to be.

In Fig. 1, the wet towel vending machine 100 has the same shape as a general beverage vending machine, and can be sold or sold out. The display device 1 displays a kind of wet towel, that is, a warm towel or cold towel number selection button. That is, a selection button 2 representing one, two, or three sheets, an input amount of money, or a change return lever 3, an energization input hole 4, an amount of money display device 5 displaying an input amount of money, a bank input hole ( 6) a product, ie, a wet towel outlet 7, a coin return port 8, a ventilation port 9, and an air outlet 81 purified from an air purifier 80 (FIG. 2).

Each component and connection relationship will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, 3A, and 3B below.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an internal configuration of the wet towel vending machine 100 shown in FIG. 1, and each connection structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

The wet towel vending machine 100 includes a vending machine main body 10 in which each mechanical and electrical component is installed, and a vending machine door part 20 connected by a hinge or the like to be openable to the main body 10. .

The vending machine body portion 10 includes a wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30, a roll towel 31, a water purification and water supply apparatus 50, and an air purifier 80.

The structure and operation method of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3A described later. Here, only the process of manufacturing the wet towel in the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30 will be described.

When a user inserts coins or bills into the slots 4 and 6 in the towel vending machine 100 and selects one of the towel types and the number selection button 2 to purchase a predetermined number and types of towels. The coin recognizer 71 and the bill recognizer 73 of the control device 70 recognize the input amount, and the quantity and type of the towel selected by the user are input to the microprocessor 75. The microprocessor 75 manufactures the microprocessor 75 by simultaneously operating the roll towel 31, the wet towel manufacturing device 30, and the water and water supply device 50 according to the manufacturing instruction of the quantity and type of the wet towel input. A towel will be produced to correspond to the order.

Here, the roll towel 31 is a sheet-shaped nonwoven fabric or a surface wound in a cylindrical shape and is fixedly arranged by a fixing device (not shown) of the roll towel 31 on the upper side of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30. Although a conventional simple wet towel manufacturing apparatus as shown in FIG. 5 can manufacture about 50 sheets of towels, the roll towel 31 mounted on the vending machine can produce about 500 to 100 sheets of towels. It includes quantity that can be.

One end of the roll towel 31 is bitten by the sheet conveying portion 34 of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30, and the roll towel 31 is a conveying roller constituting the sheet conveying portion 34 of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30 ( When the roll towel is inserted into the wet towel manufacturing device 30 by a rotational drive such as 342 and the inserted roll towel reaches a predetermined length, it is cut by the length measuring and cutting unit 35 mounted in the wet towel manufacturing device 30, Water supplied from the purified water and water supply device 50 is sprayed onto the towel sheet in a roll towel. The towel sheet cut to a predetermined length is rolled up by the wet towel end portion 37, discharged, manufactured by the number of sheets selected by the user, and discharged to the product outlet 7.

The air purifier 80 is for providing fresh purified air to the user when the wet towel vending machine is installed in an enclosed space such as a room. The air cleaner 80 is currently in various forms such as an ion generation method or a dust collection method. However, any one of these commercial products is selected and installed, but the type is not limited thereto.

The purified water and the water supply device 50 will be described in detail in the description related to FIG. 3B described later.

Water supplied into the purified water and water supply device 50 is a general tap water is purified through a plurality of filters 63, commercially available bottled water and the like can be supplied directly without passing through the filter. It is important here to recognize that for the manufacture of the wet towel, the water supplied from the outside contains the disinfectant liquid, the solid disinfectant, etc. before being sprayed, and is also sterilized by an infrared sterilizer or the like.

Thus, the wet wipes finally sold by making the wet wipes with the sterilized water are sterilized or contain sterilized solution. Therefore, this invention comprises the towel vending machine.

Hereinafter, the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3A.

The wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30 is comprised from the sheet | seat conveying part 34, the sheet length measuring part and the cutting part 35, the water spray part 36, and the wet towel end part 37. As shown in FIG.

The sheet feeder 34 is composed of a seat holder 341 and a feed roller 342, so that one end of the roll towel 31 is passed between the seat holder 341 and the feed roller 342, and the feed roller 342 The sheet is inserted into the length measurement and cut section 35 by the rotation of. The length measuring and cutting part 35 is composed of a rotating roller 351 and a cutter (not shown). When detecting one rotation or two rotations of the rotary roller 351 winding the sheet, the cutter is operated to cut the sheet.

The cut sheet is inserted into the wet towel end 37 and rolled up. The water injection part 36 is provided in the upper upper end part of the wet towel end part 37. As shown in FIG. Water injection unit 36 is composed of a nozzle, and is connected to a pipe or pipe to the purified water and water supply device, and evenly supplied to the sheet by receiving hot or cold water.

One or more nozzles of the water spray unit may be formed, and in the case of one nozzle, a control device capable of selectively spraying hot water and water is of course required. The nozzle is sprayed with a certain width to a predetermined portion of the sheet to be rotated and wound, so that water can be sprayed to the entire surface of the sheet to be rotated.

The wet wipe portion 37 is composed of a conveying belt 371 and two or more rollers 372, and the sheet formed by the water spray is wound in a circle to be discharged through the discharge port 38. The outlet 38 is connected to the product outlet 7.

Here, although the wet towel manufactured by the wet towel manufacturing apparatus of the present invention has been described as being rolled in a circle, it is formed in a flatly folded form by discharging the sheet by zigzag without rolling the sheet by the deformation of the wet towel end portion 37. Can be.

Hereinafter, the purified water and the water supply device 50 of the wet towel vending machine 100 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3B.

The external water source of the purified water and water supply device 50 may be a drinking water tank 51 for supplying purified water or tap water connected to the tap water. The tap water is connected to the vending machine through a water pipe or a water pipe 65, and is preliminarily purified through the filter 63. The purified water is temporarily stored in the water storage tank 55. The water storage tank 55 is provided with a water level control device (not shown) that can always store a predetermined amount of purified water through the bottled water tank 51 or the filter. In addition, the water storage tank is equipped with an infrared sterilizer 57 formed in the form of a fluorescent lamp because it is easy to breed pathogens such as viruses because water is always stored.

The disinfectant liquid storage tank 53 generally stores disinfectant liquid made of liquid, and disinfects the purified water by supplying the disinfectant liquid to the water storage tank 55 at a predetermined ratio or a predetermined time or at a predetermined ratio according to the amount of water supplied. To maintain sterilization status. Here, the disinfecting liquid is not limited to the kind thereof, and is not limited to the shape of the liquid or the solid. That is, any kind and type of disinfectant can be used.

The purified and sterilized water stored in the water storage tank 55 is supplied to the water spray section 36 of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30 through the cooling device 59 or the heating device 61.

The cooling device 59 is for cooling the water to 0-10 ° and for producing a cold wet towel. The heating device 61 is for heating water to 30 to 80 degrees and is for producing a warm wet towel.

The cold water cooled by the cooling device 59 and the warm water heated by the heating device 61 are supplied to the water injection unit 36 through a pipe or the like. The water spray unit 36 is selectively sprayed when the wet towel sheet is rotated to produce a warm or cold towel.

Hereinafter, a process of manufacturing and selling wet towels in the wet towel vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

The user inputs money such as coins or banknotes of a predetermined amount into the wipes vending machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 (step S 10). The input money is recognized by coins and banknote recognizers 71 and 72. In addition, the user selects the kind of the wet towel, that is, the warm or cold towel, and simultaneously selects the required number of sheets within the limit of the charged amount (step S20).

At this time, the microprocessor of the control device 70 recognizes a signal corresponding to the amount of money input in the step (S 10 and S 20), the selected kind of towel and the number of sheets, by the microprocessor 73, so that the kind and number of towels Command to the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30 and the water purification and water supply device 50.

According to the wet towel manufacturing instruction in the microprocessor 70, the sheet of the end of the roll towel 31 is transferred into the wet towel manufacturing apparatus 30 (step S 30), the transferred sheet is a sheet length measuring and cutting device ( Cut by 35). Naturally, the amount to be cut corresponds to the number of sheets selected by the user. At this time, the purified water and water supply device 50 determines whether to spray warm water or cold water according to the command of the microprocess (step S50), and sprays the corresponding water (step S60).

The kind and number of towels selected by the user are wound in the wet towel winding device 37 and discharged to the product outlet 7.

In the embodiment of the present invention has been described to fill the disinfectant of the liquid and solid stored in the disinfectant supply device 53 of the water purification and water supply device 50, which is automatically wiped in accordance with the present invention in places where many pathogens, such as hospitals It is designed to be very useful when installing a vending machine.

However, it should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to vending machines of wet wipes.

In other words, in the case of a restaurant or the like which requires a simple towel, which generally does not require a disinfectant towel, the liquid and solid disinfectant stored in the disinfectant supply device 53 of the water purification and water supply device 50 is not filled. The pathogens that can be propagated in the vending machine can be produced with a hygienic wet towel even by the infrared sterilizer 57.

Therefore, the wipes vending machine of the present invention can be selectively manufactured according to the installation site, disinfecting wipes or general sanitary wipes.

According to the wipes vending machine of an embodiment of the present invention, by selling the disposable towels in the vending machine, there is an advantage and convenience that you can purchase and use the towels in the vending machine whenever necessary.

According to the wipes vending machine of one embodiment of the present invention, there is also an advantage that the hot wipes or cold wipes can be selectively selected according to the taste and seasonal characteristics of the consumer, and the disposable towels can be purchased in the required quantity.

According to the wet towel vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, a sanitary stable wet towel is also provided by injecting a liquid or solid disinfectant at a predetermined ratio into a reservoir tank for manufacturing the wet towel, and sterilizing pathogens by an infrared sterilizer. Regardless of the advantage, it can be easily purchased.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to more clearly describe the present invention, but it should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings. Those skilled in the art having read the specification of the present invention should appreciate that modifications and variations of the present invention will be very easy, and therefore the scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (8)

In the device for purchasing a towel by inputting a predetermined amount of money, It includes a slot for putting coins and bills in the front, a return lever for returning put coins and small change, a coin return slot, a button for selectively selecting the type and number of towels, and an outlet for discharging manufactured towels. And a vending machine door unit including a control device corresponding to each component installed at the front side at the rear side, and Vending machine body part including roll towel, wet towel making device, water purification and drainage device Towel vending machine comprising a. 2. The wipes vending machine of claim 1, wherein the wipes vending machine further comprises an air purifier. The wet wipe manufacturing apparatus of claim 1, A sheet conveying unit for transferring the roll towel into the wet towel manufacturing apparatus, Sheet length measuring and cutting part for measuring and cutting the sheet length of the transferred towel sheet, A water spray nozzle for selectively spraying warm or cold water, and Towel vending machine, characterized in that it comprises a wet towel end portion wound around the water spray. According to claim 1, wherein said water purification and water supply apparatus, External water supply through bottled water bottles or filters, A water storage tank including an infrared sterilization device inside, which always stores a certain amount of water, and A wet towel vending machine comprising a cooling section or a heating section for cooling or heating the water stored in the water storage tank before supplying the wet towel manufacturing apparatus. The water purifying and supplying device of claim 4, further comprising a disinfectant storage tank for storing a disinfectant solution of liquid or solid and supplying a predetermined amount of disinfectant to the water storage tank, wherein A wet towel vending machine characterized by being able to manufacture a wet towel containing a disinfectant by supplying a disinfectant. The wipes vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the wipes vending machine can select a warm towel or a cold towel, and can selectively select the quantity of the towel. In the vending machine for purchasing a towel with a predetermined amount of money, It includes a slot for putting coins and bills in the front, a return lever for returning put coins and small change, a coin return slot, a button for selectively selecting the type and number of towels, and an outlet for discharging manufactured towels. And a vending machine door unit including a control device corresponding to each component installed at the front side at the rear side, and Vending machine body part including roll towel, wet towel making device, water purification and drainage device Including, The wet towel manufacturing apparatus, A sheet conveying unit for transferring the roll towel into the wet towel manufacturing apparatus, Sheet length measuring and cutting part for measuring and cutting the sheet length of the transferred towel sheet, A water spray nozzle for selectively spraying warm or cold water, and It includes the end of the wet towel wound around the water spray, The water purification and water supply device, External water supply through bottled water bottles or filters, A water storage tank including an infrared sterilization device inside, which always stores a certain amount of water, and A wet towel vending machine comprising a cooling section or a heating section for cooling or heating the water stored in the water storage tank before supplying the wet towel manufacturing apparatus. Putting coins and bills, Selecting the towel type and number of sheets, Transferring the sheet of the roll towel into the wet towel manufacturing apparatus, Measuring and cutting the length of the sheet transferred into the wet towel manufacturing apparatus; Determining whether to spray warm water or cold water, Spraying warm or cold water, and Winding and discharging the sheet sprayed with the predetermined water Wet manufacturing and selling method comprising a.