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z TOWEL MATERIAL OF WET TOWEL AND A MANUFACTURING
2 APPARATUS THEREOF
3 ~ , Background of the Invention
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a towel material of a wet towel and
6 the manufacturing apparatus thereof, wherein the towel material of the wet
7 towel may maintained at a smaller volume, and. the wet towel can be made
8 conveniently.
9 2: Description of the Related Art
The closest prior art of which the applicant is aware is disclosed in
21 the Taiwanese Patent Publication No. 356819, entitled by "Cutting Structure
i2 Improvement of a Wet Paper Towel Supplying Machine", wherein it discloses
13 a cutting structure of a wet paper towel. A U-shaped frame is mounted in a
14. machine station for placing a paper towel material wheel, so that the
paper
towel material is transferred by the driving wheel to enter the guide plate
set,
16 the mobile cutting blade shaft, and the lower cutting blade set to be cut
into a
17 predeternuned length to proceed the twisting work. The two ends of the main
18 shaft of the mobile cutting blade shaft are respectively secured with a
push cam
19 and a press cam. The push cam is protruded with a push section, and the
press
2o cam is recessed with an operation section. The press plate of the guide
plate set
21 and the Iower cutting blade set are provided with an elasticity by elastic
22 members. Thus, the lower cutting blade set is initially pressed to the
inner side
23 by the press cam. When the paper towel material is to be cut, the press cam
is
24 rotated to the operation section, so that the lower cutting blade set moves
back
by the elastic force of the elastic member, to mate with the upper cutting
blade
26 of the mobile cutting blade set, while the press plate is pressed by the
push
27 plate of the push carn whereby the lower end of the press plate is closely
rested
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. 1 on the guide plate to clamp the paper towel material, so that the upper
and
2 lower cutting blades may cut the paper towel material conveniently.
3 , ~ In the conventional manufacturing method of a wet towel, an entire
4 roll of paper towel material is stored, then cut by the upper and lower
cutting
blades, and is then processed by wetting and twisting works, so that the dry
G paper towel is formed into a wet paper towel to be output. In general, the
7 conventional manufacturing method of the wet towel has a complicated
8 construction, and the cutting blades and the twisting equipment cannot
endure
use during a long period of time, so that they are easily worn out. In
addition,
1 o the entire roll of paper towel material is stored, so that the diameter of
the paper
11 towel material is enlarged to satisfy the requirement of use of a large
amount.
12 Thus, the volume of the paper towel machine becomes very large relatively.
13 . Summary of the Invention
14 The primary obj ective of the present invention is to provide a towel
material strap of a wet towel, wherein the units of a smaller volume may be
16 formed, and the units may be sent out continuously, to be wet by the
ejected
17 liquid or immersed in the liquid to absorb the liquid, so that the units
are
18 expanded into wet towel. .
A secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a
2o manufacturing apparatus of a wet towel, wherein the manufacturing apparatus
21 of the wet towel has a simple structure, can be used during a Iong period
of
22 time, and is not easily worn out.
23 The present invention is to make a towel material for forming a wet
24. towel, that is made by a drying, compressing or evacuating manner into
compact units having a winding bar shape, or block shape. The units are
26 connected by connecting members into a strap; so that the towel material
strap
27 may be stored in the chamber of the manufacturing apparatus. After the user
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emits the using signal, the towel material strap is serially drawn out by a
control wheel member,. and the connecting member is wound by the winding
roller, so that the units may fall into the output member or the article
outlet.
The units are wet or immersed in the liquid, so that the units may be expanded
into a wet towel.
According to the present invention, there is provided a manufacturing
apparatus of a wet towel, comprising:
a housing having a chamber and an article outlet, and provided with a
control member;
a towel material strap having units connected by connecting members
into a continuous strap, placed in the chamber of the housing;
a control wheel member for serially drawing out the units of the towel
material strap, and having a winding roller for winding the connecting
members,
the units falling into an output member after being drawn out;
a liquid supply member for ejecting liquid from a nozzle so that the
units fallen into the output member absorb the liquid to form a wet towel; and
an output member for supplying the wet towel through the article outlet
of the housing.
According to the present invention, there is also provided a
manufacturing apparatus of a wet towel, comprising:
a housing having a chamber and an article outlet, and provided with a
control member;
a towel material strap having units connected by connecting members
into a continuous strap, placed in the chamber of the housing;
a control wheel member for serially drawing out the units of the towel
material strap through a roll onto a support plate, a press member being
mounted on the support plate to move downward to press a unit of the towel
material strap or press the corresponding connecting member, and having a
winding roller for winding the connecting members so that the units between
the
press member and the winding wheel are stripped from the towel material strap,
and the units fall into the article outlet of the housing after being
stripped; and
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a liquid supply member for ejecting liquid from a nozzle by a guide pipe
so that the units fallen into the article outlet or stripped from the towel
material
strap absorb the liquid to form a wet towel.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a towel material strap in accordance
with a first embodiment of the.present invention;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a towel material strap in accordance
~~ a second embodiment of the present invention; . .
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a manufacturing apparatus of a wet
towel in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a towel material strap in accordance
with a third embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a towel material strap in accordance
with a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a manufacturing apparatus of a wet
towel in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;
FiB. 7 is an operational view of the manufacturing apparatus of a wet
towel as shown in Fig. 6 in use; and
Fig. 8 is an operational view of the manufacturing apparatus of a wet
towel as shown in Fig. 6 iri~use.
Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments
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- 1 Referring to the drawings and initially to Fig. I, a towel material
z strap 2 in accordance with a fast preferred embodiment of the present
3 . invention may be derived from cotton starch, wood starch etc. made of a
4 natural fiber or synthetic fiber, and may be made into units 21 which have a
smaller compact volume by a drying, compressing or evacuating manner. The
6 units 21 may be foamed with a bar shape or a block shape, and the top and
bottom sides of the units 21 are fixed by the connecting members 22, thereby
8 forming the towel material strap 2. The connecting members 22 may be
9 bonded on the middle of the units 21 as shown in Fig. I, or bonded on the
two
1o sides of the units 2I as shown in Fig. 2. T'he towel material strap 2 may
be
11 placed in the chamber I I of the housing 1, and may be taken out serially.
12 Referring now to Fig. 3, the wet towel manufacturing, apparatus in
i3 accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention
14 comprises a housing 1 that may be placed or suspended at a proper position.
The housing 1 has a chamber 11 for storing the towel material strap 2, and one
16 end of the towel material sixap Z canbe serially taken out from the chamber
11.
17 The housing 1 is provided with a panel 13, and a control member 14, such
that
is the manufacturing apparatus of the wet towel may be manipulated, and such
19 that the wet towel can be used from the article outlet 12. In the preferred
2o embodiment, the push buttons of the control member 14 may be pressed to
21 select the amount of the using wet towel, and to select the hot wet towel
or cold
22 wet towel.
23 The control wheel member 3 may be a wheel that can be driven. The
. 24. user may push the control member 14 to send a using signal, whereby the
control wheel member 3 can be driven to rotate by a power member, such as a
26 motor, so that the units 21 of the towel material strap 2 can be serially
drawn
2'7 outward by the control wheel member 3. The towel material strap 2 drawn
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1 outward b~ the control wheel member 3 is controlled by the roll 31, and the
2 connecting members 22 are restored by a winding roller 32. T'he: units 21
that
3 have been stripped may be introduced through the guide conduit 33 to the
4 output member 5. The output amount of the units 2 i may be calculated by the
sensor 34. When the entire towel material strap 2 is completely released, the
6 sensor 35 may emit a signal, so as to supply the towel material strap 2 into
the
'7 chamber I I in time.
8 The liquid supply member 4 may be mounted at a proper position of
9 the housing 1, fox storing a liquid with a normal temperature. When the user
sends the signal of using the hot wet towel or cold wet towel, the liquid may
be
11 guided through the guide pipe 4I to the heating member 42 or the cooling
12 member 43, wherein the heating member 42 may be a conventional electrical
13 heater, and the cooling member 43 may be a conventional cooling chip or
14 refrigerant compressor. Thus, the liquid rnay be formed into the hot water
or
cold water; and may be ejected through a plurality of nozzles 44; so as to wet
1 G the units 21 placed in the output member 5, so that the units 21 are
expanded to
17 form the hot wet towel or cold wet towel. In addition, the liquid supply
18 member 4 may be provided with a liquid drain pipe 45. When the liquid
stored
19 in the liquid supply member 4 needs to be cleaned or drained, the liquid
may
directly drained outward through the liquid drain pipe 45. In addition, during
21 the wetting process of the units 21, the auxiliary nozzle 46 may eject a
fragrant
22 agent, so that the hot wet towel ox cold wet towel contains fragrance.
23 The output member 5 is located at the terminal of the guide conduit
24 33, to mate with the liquid ejecting position of the nozzle 44, and may be
formed with a plurality of receiving slots that are rotated like a wheel.. The
26 operation of the output member 5 may be controlled by a program or a timer.
27 After the units 21 fall and are wet, the output member 5 may be driven by a
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1 power member to rotate through a proper angle, so that the hot wet towel or
2 cold wet towel may fall into an article outlet 12 mounted on the housing 1
to be
3 ~ used. The amount of rotation of the output member 5 may be calculated by a
4 sensor.
Referring to Fig. 3, in use of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus
6 in accordance with the present invention, the towel material strap 2 is
placed in
7 the chamber 1 l of the housing 1; so that one end of the towel material
strap 2
8 placed in the chamber l l of the housing l is serially drawn out by the
control
.9 wheel member 3. The user may push the control member 14 to emit a using
to signal, so that the control wheel member 3 may be rotated through a proper
11 angle. A predetermined amount of units 21 may be calculated by the sensor
34
12 and may fall through the guide conduit 33 to the output member 5. At this
time,
13 the liquid supply member 4 outputs the liquid which is controlled by the
using
14 signal emitted from the user to flow through the operated heating member 42
i5 or cooling member 43, so that the liquid becomes hot water or cold water,
to
16 wet the units 21 placed in the output member 5. After the unit 21 absorbs
the
1~ liquid, the unit 21 may be expanded into a wet towel during a short period
of
18 time {about three seconds), which may driven by the output member 5 to fall
19 into the article outlet 12 for use.
2o Referring to Fig. 4, a towel material strap 2 in accordance with a third
21 preferred embodiment of the present invention may be derived from cotton
22 starch, wood starch etc. made of a natural fiber or synthetic fiber, and
may be
23 made into units 21 which have a smaller compact volume by a drying,
24 compressing or evacuating manner. The units 2I may be formed with a rolled
25 bar shape or a block shape, and the units 21 are fixed by connecting
members
26 22, thereby forming the towel material strap 2: 'The connecting member 22
22 may be a strap coated with adhesive; or a plastic f lm, so that the units
21 are
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- L equally spaced. In addition, the connecting members 22 may be bonded on
the
2 middle of the units 21, or bonded on the two sides of the units 21.
3 ~ ~ Referring to Fig. 5, a towel material strap 2 in accordance with a
4 fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The top
and
bottom sides of the units 21 are fixed by the connecting members 22. The two
6 connecting members 22 may be a conventional plastic film, and may be
7 bonded with each otherby adhesive. As shown in the figure, the connecting
8 members 22 encompassing the periphery of the units 21 have different
lengths,
9 wherein the connecting member 22 having a smaller length has a detachable
line 23 mating with the position of the unit 21, so that when the towel
material
1 L strap 2 is pulled, the connecting member 22 is broken from the detachable
line
12 23. Thus, the units 21 may fall, and the towel material strap 2 may be
placed in
13 the chamber 11 of the housing 1, and may be taken out serially.
i4 Referring now to Fig. 6, the wet towel manufacturing apparatus in
L 5 accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention
i6 comprises a housing 1 that may be placed or suspended at a proper position.
17 The housing 1 has a chamber 11 for storing the towel material strap 2, and
one
18 end of the towel material stxap 2 can be serially taken out from the
chamber I 1.
19 The housing 1 is provided with a panel 13, and a control member 14, such
that
the manufacturing apparatus of the wet towel may be manipulated, and such
21 that the wet towel can be used from the article outlet 12. In the preferred
22 embodiment, the push buttons of the control member 14 may be pressed to
23 select the amount of the using wet towel, and to select the hot wet towel
or cold
24 wet towel.
The control wheel member 3 may be a 'wheel that can be driven. The
26 user may push the control member 14 to send a using signal, whereby the
27 control wheel member 3 can be driven to rotate by a power member, such as a
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1 motor, so that the units 2I of the towel material strap 2 can be serially
drawn
2 outward by the control wheel member 3. The towel material strap 2 drawn
3 outward by the control wheel member 3 is controlled by the roll 31, and is
4 conveyed to a support plate 36. The output amount of the units 21 of the
towel
material strap 2 may be calculated by the sensor 35. When the entire towel
6 . material strap 2 is completely released, the sensor 35 may emit a signal,
so as
to supply the towel material strap 2 into the chamber II in time'. A press
8 member 37 is mounted above the support plate 36, and can be moved
9 downward when the user pushes the control member 14 to send a using signal,
1 o . to press one of the units 21 and the connecting member 22 as shown in
Fig. 7,
11 or to directly press the connecting member 22 between two units 21 as shown
12 in Fig. 8. At the same time, a winding roller 32 performs the winding
action;
13 whereby the connecting member 22 between the winding roller 32 and the
14 press member 37 is stretched, so that the units 2I fall from the connecting
member 22 into the article outlet 12 of the housing 1, or the canrzecting
1 G member 22 is broken from the detachable line 23, so that the units 21 fall
into .
1 ~ the article outlet 12 of the housing 1.
18 The liquid supply member 4 may be mounted at a proper position of
19 the housing 1, for storing a liquid with a normal temperature. When the
user
2o sends the signal of using the hot wet towel or cold wet towel, the liquid
may be
21 guided through the guide pipe 41 to 'the heating member 42 or the cooling
22 member 43, wherein the heating member 42 may be a conventional electrical
23 heater, and the cooling member 43 may be a conventional cooling chip or
24 refrigerant compressor. Thus, the liquid may be formed into the hot water
or
cold water; and may be ejected through a plurality of nozzles 44, so as to wet
2G the units 2I of the towel material strap 2 between the winding roller 32
and the
27 press member 37, so that the units 21 of the towel material strap 2 are
expanded
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- 1 to form the hot wet towel or cold wet towel, In addition, the liquid
supply
z member 4 may be provided with a liquid drain pipe 45. When the liquid stored
~3 in the liquid supply member 4 needs to be cleaned or drained, the liquid
may
4. directly drained outward through the liquid drain pipe 45: In addition,
during
the wetting process of the units 2I of the towel material strap 2, the
auxiliary
6 nozzle 46 may eject a fragrant agent, so that the hot wet towel or cold wet
towel contains fragrance.
8 Further, the liquid ejected from the nozzle 44 or the auxiliary nozzle
9 46 may also be directly ejected toward the units 21 placed in the article
outlet
to 12, so that the units 2I may be immersed in the liquid to absorb the
liquid.
11 Referring to Fig. 7, in use of the wet towel manufacturing apparatus
12 in accordance with the present invention, the towel material strap 2 is
placed in
13 the chamber 11 of the housing l, so that one end of the towel material
strap 2
14 placed in the chamber l I of the housing 1 is serially drawn out by the
control
wheel member 3 and the roll 31 to the support plate 36. The user may push the
I G control member 14 to emit a using signal, whereby the control wheel member
3
1 ~ rnay be rotated through a proper angle, so that a predetermined amount of
units
18 21 may be wet by the ej ected liquid, while the press member 37 is lowered
to
19 press the unit 21 as shown in Fig. 7, or press the connecting member 22 as
shown in Fig. 8, and by means of the winding action of the winding roller 32,
21 the units 21 are stripped from the towel material strap 2 to fall into the
article
22 outlet 12. At this time; the liquid supply member 4 outputs the liquid
which is
23 controlled by the using signal emitted from the user to flow through the
24 operated heating member 42 or cooling member 4~, so that the liquid becomes
hot water or cold water, to wet the units 21 stripped from the towel material
2G strap 2, or to wet or sink the units 2I placed in the article outlet 12.
After the
27 unit 21 absorbs the liquid, the unit 21 may be expanded into a wet towel
during
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1 a short period of time (about three seconds), which may be taken out from
the
2 article outlet 12 for use.
3 ~ Accordingly, the wet towel manufacturing method, the wet towel
manufacturing apparatus, and the towel material unit in accordance with the
, present invention are completely different from the conventional ones. In
6 accordance with the present invention, the towel material units rnay be
~.erived
7 from cotton starch, wood starch,etc. made of a natural fiber or synthetic
fiber,
8 and rnay be made to have a smaller compact volume by a drying, compressing
9 or evacuating'manner. The units are connected by the connecting member into
to a continuous strap, such that the units will not be expanded. Thus, the
units
I1 may constantly maintain a smaller volume, thereby facilitating storage. The
12 towel material strap may be mass produced directly thxough the factory,
13 thereby greatly decreasing the cost of fabrication. Especially; the wet
towel
14 manufacturing apparatus does not have the cutting blade set and the
twisting
set that are mast easily worn out, thereby greatly reducing the. possibility
of
16 failure. In addition, the units in accordance with the present invention
derived
1 ~ from cotton starch, wood starch etc. made of a natural fiber or synthetic
fiber
18 are made to have a strip shape, block shape; or particle shape with~a
smaller
19 compact volume by a drying, compressing or evacuating manner, and are then
, made into a continuous towel material strap. Thus, before the units absorb
the
21 liquid, they have a smaller volume and occupy a smaller space, thereby
22 facilitating the storage. Further, when the units are used as wet towel,
they may
23 absorb the liquid to be expanded instantaneously, thereby forming the wet
24 towel.
Although the invention' has been explained in relation to its preferred
26 embodiment as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other
27 possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from
the
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- 1 scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the
appended
z claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall
within the
3 ~ true scope of the invention:
