CN213230896U

CN213230896U - Towel folding machine

Info

Publication number: CN213230896U
Application number: CN202021349631.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴天伟; 罗宝; 解保元; 杨建林
Original assignee: Ningxia Zhongzi Information Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Ningxia Zhongzi Information Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-10
Filing date: 2020-07-10
Publication date: 2021-05-18
Anticipated expiration: 2030-07-10

Abstract

The utility model discloses a towel folding machine, which comprises a frame, a turnover device and a conveying channel arranged on the frame, wherein the conveying channel comprises a first conveying channel, a second conveying channel and a third conveying channel which are arranged in sequence; the folding device comprises transverse folding devices arranged at two sides of the first conveying channel and longitudinal folding devices arranged in the second conveying channel and the third conveying channel; the transverse turning device is a turning plate external member; the longitudinal turnover device is a turnover fork sleeve; towel detectors are arranged on the first conveying channel, the second conveying channel and the third conveying channel; and the driving part, the folding device and the towel detector of the conveying channel are all connected to the controller. The folding device of this scheme adopts to turn over the horizontal folding that the board external member realized the towel, adopts the upset fork to realize the vertical folding of towel, the folding effect of effectual improvement towel.

Description

Towel folding machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a towel folding equipment field, more specifically the utility model relates to a towel folder that says so.

Background

The towel folding machine is a machine which adopts the mechanical principle of combining electricity and gas phases to fold towels of various specifications into a rectangular flat shape, is mainly used for the packaging operation of hotel towel and bath towel, wet towel and towel production plants, and saves time and labor. The existing towel folding machine has many structures, such as a towel folding machine with application number 201921116826.9, and adopts a plurality of folding devices to fold towels, wherein the folding devices are at different heights, the structure is complex, and the manufacturing cost is high; and its folding towel adopts step motor drive link mechanism to drive the folding plate and inserts the towel to folding towel export, adopts this structure, and folding towel export is the clearance between two hold-in ranges needs big enough, enables the folding device who inserts and send to next height of towel, and the clearance between two hold-in ranges should not too big yet, avoids the towel front end at the transfer process from the clearance roll-off, guarantees the effective folding of towel, adopts the folding effect of this structure towel not good promptly.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a towel folder for solving the technical problem.

The utility model discloses a following technical scheme realizes:

a towel folding machine comprises a frame, a turnover device and a conveying channel arranged on the frame,

the conveying channel comprises a first conveying channel, a second conveying channel and a third conveying channel which are arranged in sequence;

the folding device comprises transverse folding devices arranged at two sides of the first conveying channel and longitudinal folding devices arranged in the second conveying channel and the third conveying channel; the transverse turning device is a turning plate external member; the longitudinal turnover device is a turnover fork sleeve;

towel detectors are arranged on the first conveying channel, the second conveying channel and the third conveying channel;

and the driving part, the folding device and the towel detector of the conveying channel are all connected to the controller.

The folding device of this scheme adopts to turn over the horizontal folding that the board external member realized the towel, adopts the upset fork to realize the vertical folding of towel, the folding effect of effectual improvement towel.

Preferably, the turning plate kit comprises a turning plate and a first driving piece, wherein one side of the turning plate is rotatably arranged on two sides of the first conveying channel, and the first driving piece is used for driving the other corresponding side of the turning plate to rotate.

Preferably, the turnover fork kit comprises an upper rotating shaft, a turnover fork fixed on the upper rotating shaft and a second driving piece used for driving the upper rotating shaft to rotate.

Furthermore, the turnover forks are multiple, the second conveying channel and the third conveying channel are provided with a plurality of conveying belts which are arranged in parallel, and the turnover forks are respectively arranged between two adjacent conveying belts.

Further, the second driving piece comprises a lower rotating shaft, a synchronous belt sleeved between the upper rotating shaft and the lower rotating shaft, and a cylinder driving the synchronous belt to rotate.

Preferably, the two longitudinal folding devices on the second conveying channel are opposite in folding direction.

Preferably, the towel detector is a photoelectric sensor.

Preferably, the controller is connected with a communication module.

Preferably, in order to prevent the towels from being thrown away during the second folding and control the folding size of the towels, pressing devices are arranged on two sides of the third conveying channel, and each pressing device comprises a pressing plate, a third driving device for controlling the pressing plate to move on a vertical plane and a fourth driving device for controlling the third driving device to move along the vertical direction of the third conveying channel.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model, following advantage and beneficial effect have:

1. the utility model discloses a turn over a device and adopt to turn over the horizontal folding that the board external member realized the towel, adopt the upset fork to realize the vertical folding of towel, the folding effect of effectual improvement towel.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a top view of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the first conveying channel.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the third transfer passage 23 of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is an electrical schematic diagram of the control unit of the present invention.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the following examples and drawings, and the exemplary embodiments and descriptions thereof of the present invention are only used for explaining the present invention, and are not intended as limitations of the present invention.

Example 1

A towel folding machine as shown in fig. 1 and 4 comprises a frame 1, a folding device and a conveying channel arranged on the frame,

the conveying channels comprise a first conveying channel 21, a second conveying channel 22 and a third conveying channel 23 which are arranged in sequence;

the folding device comprises transverse folding devices arranged at two sides of the first conveying channel 21 and longitudinal folding devices arranged in the second conveying channel 22 and the third conveying channel 23; the transverse turning device is a turning plate external member; the longitudinal turnover device is a turnover fork sleeve;

the first conveying channel 21, the second conveying channel 22 and the third conveying channel 23 are all provided with towel detectors;

By adopting the towel folding machine, the transverse folding can be realized only by manually or mechanically placing the towel on the first conveying channel 21 and detecting that the towel is at the designated position by the towel detector on the first conveying channel 21; after the transverse folding is finished, the first conveying channel 21 and the second conveying channel 22 continue to work, when the second conveying channel 22 detects that the towel is conveyed to a specified position, the second conveying channel 22 stops working, and the longitudinal folding device on the second conveying channel realizes longitudinal turnover; after the first longitudinal overturning is finished, the second conveying channel 22 and the third conveying channel 23 continue to work, when the third conveying channel 23 detects that the towel is conveyed to the specified position, the third conveying channel 23 stops working, and the longitudinal overturning device on the third conveying channel carries out longitudinal overturning operation on the towel again; after the second longitudinal turning operation, the third transport path 23 continues to work and the folded towels are removed. By adopting the device, the structure is simple, and the folding effect of the towel can be improved.

Specifically, the towel detector is a photoelectric sensor.

Example 2

Based on the principle of the above embodiments, the present embodiment discloses a specific implementation manner, and refer to fig. 1 to 5.

The first conveying channel 21, the second conveying channel 22 and the third conveying channel 23 are all of conventional structures of a driving wheel 31, a driven wheel 32, a conveying belt 33 sleeved on the driving wheel and the driven wheel, and a tensioning wheel for tensioning a synchronous belt, a plurality of conveying belts 33 arranged in parallel are sleeved between the driving wheel 31 and the driven wheel 32, and the driving wheel 31 is driven by a stepping motor 34 in a rotating mode. A synchronous belt is sleeved between the output shaft of the stepping motor 34 and the driving wheel 31 to drive the driving shaft to rotate.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the flap assembly includes a flap 41 rotatably disposed on two sides of the first conveying passage on one side and a first driving member 42 for driving the flap to rotate on the other corresponding side. One side of the first driving device can be movably arranged at two sides of the first conveying channel 21 through a rotating shaft, the side is a fixed side, and the bottom of the turning plate 41 is provided with a first driving piece for driving the turning plate to rotate around the fixed side. Specifically, the first driving piece can adopt an air cylinder, the air cylinder is movably connected to the bottom of the other side of the turning plate, and the side is the movable side of the turning plate.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the turnover fork assembly includes an upper rotating shaft 51, a turnover fork 52 fixed on the upper rotating shaft 51, and a second driving member for driving the upper rotating shaft to rotate. An upper rotating shaft is provided with a plurality of turnover forks which are respectively arranged between two adjacent conveying belts. Specifically, the second driving member includes a lower rotating shaft 53, a timing belt disposed between the upper rotating shaft 51 and the lower rotating shaft 53, and a cylinder 54 for driving the timing belt to rotate. The piston of the cylinder 54 is fixed on the synchronous belt, and the up-and-down movement of the piston can control the synchronous belt to rotate, so that the turnover fork is driven to rotate.

Specifically, two turnover fork sets are arranged on the second conveying channel 22, and the turning directions of the turning plates 41 of the two turnover fork sets are opposite. The third transfer passage 23 is provided with a turnover fork assembly.

And pressing devices are arranged on two sides of the third conveying channel and comprise a pressing plate 61, a third driving device 62 for controlling the pressing plate 61 to move on a vertical surface and a fourth driving device 63 for controlling the third driving device 62 to move along the vertical direction of the third conveying channel. Specifically, the third driving device 62 and the fourth driving device 63 may both adopt a cylinder structure, and are connected to the controller. As shown in fig. 4, the third driving device 62 is horizontally disposed, the fourth driving device 63 is vertically disposed, and the third driving device 62 may be connected to the fourth driving device 63 through a connecting structure. The pressure plate is arranged horizontally and is fixed to the piston of the third drive 62 by a connecting block. The expansion and contraction of the fourth driving device 63 can control the pressing plate to move in the vertical direction of the third conveying channel, and the expansion and contraction of the third driving device 62 can control the pressing plate to move in the vertical direction. When the device acts, the pressing plates of the pressing devices on the two sides are closed and then move downwards, and after the pressing plates are closed, the pressing plates are controlled to move upwards and towards the two sides.

The electrical structure can be realized by adopting the following specific hardware structure: the towel detector is arranged on the first conveying channel 21, the second conveying channel 22 and the third conveying channel 23 to detect whether the towel moves to a proper position, the towel detector can adopt a photoelectric switch, the photoelectric switch is arranged at one position on the first conveying channel 21, the second conveying channel 22 and the third conveying channel 23, the towel moves to the position, namely the proper position, and the photoelectric switch detects a signal to trigger the controller to control the corresponding parts of the driving part and the folding device to act. The folding position of the towel is determined according to the specification and the folding style of the towel, namely the photoelectric switch is arranged at the corresponding position according to specific conditions, the position of the towel is detected by the photoelectric switch, the detection precision is high, the precision of the folding position can be effectively improved, and the folding quality of the towel is improved. And the quantity of the folded towels can be counted conveniently by adopting the photoelectric switch.

The controller can be completed by adopting a PLC (programmable logic controller), and a communication module is connected to the controller, so that remote monitoring and control are realized. The communication module can be realized by adopting wireless communication modules such as Bluetooth, 4G module, 5G module and the like. A touch screen can be connected to the controller, so that start-stop control of the components, setting of parameters and the like can be realized.

By adopting the structure of the embodiment, the operation principle is as follows:

the towel is placed on the synchronous belt of the first conveying channel 21 through manual or mechanical equipment, the controller drives the stepping motor 34 on the first conveying channel 21 to operate, the conveying belt rotates, the moving front end of the towel moves to the position of the photoelectric switch to shield a light signal between the emitting end and the receiving end of the photoelectric switch, the photoelectric switch sends a signal to the controller, the controller triggers the air cylinder of the turning plate suite to act, and the turning plate rotates to realize transverse folding. After the folding is finished, the controller controls the stepping motors 34 of the first conveying channel 21 and the second conveying channel 22 to operate, the towel continues to move, and after the photoelectric switch on the second conveying channel 22 detects a signal, the controller controls the stepping motor 34 of the second conveying channel 22 to stop operating, and simultaneously controls the air cylinder 54 of the second conveying channel 22 to act simultaneously, so that the first longitudinal folding of the two ends of the towel is realized. After the folding is finished, the controller controls the stepping motors 34 of the second conveying channel 22 and the third conveying channel 23 to operate, the towel continues to move, after the photoelectric switch on the third conveying channel 22 detects a signal, the controller controls the stepping motor 34 of the third conveying channel 23 to stop operating, the fourth driving device 63 acts to control the pressing plates on the two sides to close, and the third driving device 62 acts to control the pressing plates to move downwards to press the towel; the cylinder 54 of the third transfer passage 23 is actuated to complete the second longitudinal folding; the fourth driving device 63 operates to control the movement of the pressing plates on both sides in the separating direction, and the third driving device 62 operates to control the upward movement of the pressing plates. When the folding is finished again, the stepping motor 34 of the third conveying channel 23 is started to operate and convey the towel to finish the folding work. The whole folding process does not need manual intervention, relieves the complex and urgent physical labor of workers, reduces the production cost and improves the labor productivity. All stations of the folding device are mutually assisted and independent, so that the folding device is convenient to control and improves the stability of the system.

The above-mentioned embodiments, further detailed description of the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention, it should be understood that the above description is only the embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a towel folder, includes frame, turns over a device and sets up the transfer passage in the frame, its characterized in that:

2. A towel folding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the flap set comprises flaps arranged on both sides of the first transport path with one side being rotatable, and a first drive for driving the flaps to rotate on the other corresponding side.

3. The towel folder according to claim 1, wherein the reversing fork assembly comprises an upper shaft, a reversing fork fixed on the upper shaft, and a second driving member for driving the upper shaft to rotate.

4. A towel folding machine according to claim 3, wherein there are a plurality of said turnover forks, and a plurality of parallel conveyor belts are disposed on said second and third conveyor paths, and said turnover forks are respectively disposed between two adjacent conveyor belts.

5. The towel folding machine according to claim 3, wherein the second driving member comprises a lower rotating shaft, a synchronous belt sleeved between the upper rotating shaft and the lower rotating shaft, and a cylinder for driving the synchronous belt to rotate.

6. A towel folder according to claim 1, wherein there are two longitudinal folding means on the second transport path, and the folding directions of the two longitudinal folding means are opposite.

7. A towel folder according to claim 1, wherein said towel detector is a photoelectric sensor.

8. A towel folder according to claim 1, wherein a communication module is connected to the controller.

9. A towel folding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the third transport path is provided on both sides with pressing means comprising a pressing plate, third driving means for controlling the movement of the pressing plate in the vertical plane, and fourth driving means for controlling the movement of the third driving means in the vertical direction of the third transport path.