TW201700385A - Separation device for separating multiple intersecting and folded fiber products comprising the first and second separation units that are inserted into fiber products and movable away from each other and vibrated to make the fiber products to be separated from each other - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a separation device for separating multiple intersecting and folded fiber products and comprises a separation base, which is installed in fiber product posterior processing facility, the first separation units, which are mounted on the separation base, the second separation units, which overlap the first separation units, the first drive units, which drive the first separation units to move and vibrate and which cause the second separation units to move when the first separation units move, and the second drive units, which drive the second separation units to move with respect to the first separation units, where the first separation units and the second separation units move and penetrate into fiber products such that when the second separation units constantly move away from the first separation units and gaps are generated between the fiber products, the first separation units are vibrated to make the fiber products separate from each other. As such, when intersecting and folded fiber products are separated from each other, damage and break of the fiber products can be prevented.

Description

Separating device for separating complex cross-folded fiber products

This invention relates to a separation apparatus, and more particularly to a separation apparatus for separating a plurality of cross-folded fibrous articles.

Conventional fiber product post-processing equipment separates, grips, and packages the fiber products by separating the plurality of fiber products by a plurality of positioning pins.

However, when the fiber products are separated by the positioning pins, the sandwiching members are disposed between the two fiber products at a position where the positioning nails are located only in a plan view. It is not easy to insert between two fibrous articles to separate one of the fibrous products.

In addition, when the fiber products are connected by a cross-folding manner such as C-fold, N-fold, V-fold, W-fold or Z-fold, if the gripping elements are inserted between the two fiber products to separate and hold In the case of one of these fibrous products, the fibrous products are damaged.

According to the above, the current common solution is that after the plurality of fiber products are separated by the positioning nails, the separated fiber products are separated and taken by manual means, and then placed into the fiber processing equipment. In the packaging mechanism, packaging is performed, which increases manufacturing costs and reduces manufacturing speed.

Therefore, how to invent a device for separating a plurality of cross-folded fiber products, to automatically and easily separate a plurality of cross-folded fiber products, to prevent breakage of the fiber products, to reduce manufacturing costs, and to increase manufacturing speed, will be the present invention What you want to actively expose.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a separation apparatus for separating a plurality of cross-folded fibrous articles, which automatically and easily separates a plurality of cross-folded fibrous articles, prevents breakage of the fibrous products, reduces manufacturing costs, and increases manufacturing speed.

To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a separation apparatus for separating a plurality of cross-folded fiber products, which is disposed in a fiber product post-processing apparatus, the separation apparatus comprising: a separation base disposed behind the fiber product Processing device; at least one first separation unit is pivotally disposed on the separation base; at least one second separation unit is movably overlapped with the first separation unit and coaxial with the first separation unit; at least one first drive unit, Driving the first separating unit to move and vibrate relative to the separating base, and driving the second separating unit to move when the first driving unit drives the first separating unit to move; and at least one second driving unit driving the Moving the second separation unit relative to the first separation unit; wherein, after the first separation unit and the second separation unit are moved and inserted between the cross-folded fiber products, when the second separation unit continues to move away from the a first separating unit that vibrates the first separating unit to cause the cross-folded fibers when the cross-folded fibrous articles create a gap Fractions from each other.

In the separating device of the present invention, the first separating unit, the second separating unit, the first driving unit and the second driving unit are all two or more, and the number is the same.

In the separating apparatus of the present invention, the first driving units are synchronized, and the second driving units are synchronized.

In the separating apparatus of the present invention, when the first separating unit and the second separating unit are moved and inserted between the cross-folded fiber products, the insertion portions of the first separating unit and the second separating unit are close to each other. The top of the cross-folded fibrous product.

In summary, the separating device for separating a plurality of cross-folded fiber products of the present invention can automatically and easily separate a plurality of cross-folded fiber products by the first separating unit and the second separating unit to prevent the fibers from being separated. The product is damaged, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the manufacturing speed is increased.

In order to fully understand the objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail by the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a schematic view of a separation apparatus 100 for separating a plurality of cross-folded fibrous articles 1-3 of the present invention. The term "cross-folding" means that the fiber products 1-3 are connected by stacking in a cross-folding manner such as C-fold, N-fold, V-fold, W-fold or Z-fold, and the so-called "fiber product" means a paper product or a non-woven product. ...and so on, it should be understood that the "cross-folding" and "fibrous products" in this specification are not limited to one type. The separation device 100 is disposed on a work table 1000 of a fiber product post-processing apparatus, and the drawing is omitted for other parts of the fiber product post-processing apparatus. The separation device 100 includes a separation base 10 and at least a first separation unit 20, At least one second separating unit 30, at least one first driving unit 40, and at least one second driving unit 50. The number of the first separating unit 20, the second separating unit 30, the first driving unit 40 and the second driving unit 50 is determined based on the length of the fiber products 1-3; as shown in FIG. The number of the first separation unit 20, the second separation unit 30, the first driving unit 40, and the second driving unit 50 is four, but is not limited thereto. .

Wherein, the direction of the dotted arrow shown in FIG. 1 is the direction in which a fiber product of the fiber products 1-3 is conveyed, that is, the fiber products 1-3 are from the upstream side 1100 of the work table 1000 to the downstream of the work table 1000. The side 1200 is transported; in addition, in actual operation, there are not only three of the fiber products 1-3, and the plurality of fiber products are arranged on the upstream side 1100 after the fiber product 3, and are sequentially transported to the downstream side 1200, but Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, only three examples are illustrated, but are not limited thereto.

The separation base 10 is disposed on the work table 1000 of the fiber product post-processing apparatus, and the separation base 10 is preferably located above the fiber products 1-3.

Each of the first separation units 20 is pivotally disposed on the separation base 10, and each of the first separation units 20 is preferably a one-piece body or a plate body.

Each of the second separating units 30 is movably overlapped with each of the first separating units 20 and coaxial with each of the first separating units 20, and each of the second separating units 30 is preferably a piece or a plate.

Each of the first driving units 40 drives each of the first separating units 20 to move and vibrate relative to the separating base 10, and “the first separating unit 20 moves relative to the separating base 10” means each of the first The separation unit 20 can be inserted into the movement between the cross-folded fiber products 1-3, such as lifting or rotating, which is described below by rotation, but is not limited thereto. When each of the first driving units 40 drives each of the first separating units 20 to rotate, the second separating units 30 are respectively driven to rotate. Each of the first driving units 40 may be a cylinder member, a hydraulic cylinder member, a motor member or other member capable of driving the first separating unit 20 to rotate and vibrate, respectively. In addition, in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , each of the first driving units 40 is merely an example, and does not represent a limitation on the installation position and structure of each of the first driving units 40 .

Each of the second driving units 50 drives each of the second separating units 30 to move relative to each of the first separating units 20. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the second driving units 50 drives each of the second separating units 30 to move toward the downstream side 1200. Each of the second driving units 50 may be a cylinder member, a hydraulic cylinder member, a motor member or other member capable of driving each of the second separating units 30 to be separated from each of the first separating units 20, etc. . In addition, in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , each of the second driving units 50 is merely an example, and does not represent a limitation on the installation position and structure of each of the second driving units 50 .

Next, with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 and the following description, how the separation device 100 can automatically and easily separate the textile products by each of the first separation unit 20 and each of the second separation units 30. -3, to prevent the fiber products from being damaged, and to facilitate the clamping and packaging of the components (not shown). Hereinafter, for convenience, in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, the first separating unit 20, the second separating unit 30, the first driving unit 40, and the second driving unit 50 are exemplified by only two.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, it is shown that the work piece 1000 has a plurality of staggered fiber products 1-3, and the fiber products 1-3 are connected in a cross-folding manner due to the fiber products 1 The -3 is staggered so that the edges of each of the fibrous articles 1-3 are concave-convex to facilitate rotation of the first separating unit 20 and insertion between the fibrous articles 1-3.

Next, referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, when the foremost fiber product 1 reaches a specific position, each of the first driving units 40 drives each of the first separating units 20 to rotate relative to the separating base 10, At the same time, each of the second separating units 30 is rotated to insert the first separating unit 20 and each of the second separating units 30 into the cross-folded fiber products 1, 2. By "specific location" is meant that the junction of the fibrous article 1 with the fibrous article 2 is located directly below the first separation unit 20. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the first driving units 40 are preferably synchronized to rotate the first separating unit 20 and the second separating units 30 synchronously, but are not limited thereto, and may be sequentially get on. Furthermore, each of the first separating unit 20 and each of the second separating units 30 is rotated and inserted between the cross-folded fiber products 1, 2, each of the first separating unit 20 and each of the second separating units The insertion portion of 30 is preferably adjacent to the top of the cross-folded fibrous articles 1, 2, thereby facilitating subsequent actuation.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, after each of the first separation unit 20 and each of the second separation units 30 is rotated and inserted between the cross-folded fiber products 1, 2, each of the second drives The unit 50 drives each of the second separation units 30 to continue away from each of the first separation units 20 to create a gap between the cross-folded fiber products 1, 2 while the second separation unit 30 continues to the fiber product. 1 is pushed toward the downstream side 1200 until the gap reaches a certain distance. The term "specific distance" refers to the distance that allows the gripping elements to grip the fibrous article 1. Since the fiber product 1 is connected to the fiber product 2 in a cross-folding manner, when the gap reaches the specific distance, each of the first separating unit 20 and each of the second separating units 30 respectively stops the fiber product 1 and One side of the fibrous article 2. In addition, the second driving units 50 are preferably synchronized to synchronize the second separating units 30 with respect to the first separating units 20, but are not limited thereto, and may be sequentially performed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, each of the first driving units 40 drives each of the first separating units 20 to vibrate, so that the fiber product 1 and the portion of the fiber product 2 that are cross-folded are loosened, thereby facilitating the The fiber product 1 is gripped by the gripping member, thereby preventing the fiber product 1 or the fiber product 2 from being damaged when the fiber product 1 is gripped by the pinch member. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the fibrous product 1 and the fibrous product 2 are cross-folded in a V-fold manner, and when the gap reaches the specific distance, each of the first separating units 20 presses the fibrous product 2 At the same time, the joint of the fibrous product 1 and the fibrous product 2 is also pressed; as shown in FIG. 5, by shaking each of the first separating units 20, the joint of the fibrous product 1 is no longer the first one. The separating unit 20 is pressed to facilitate the gripping of the fibrous product 1 by the gripping members, and to effectively prevent the fibrous product 1 or the fibrous product 2 from being damaged by pulling.

In addition, it should be understood that when the insertion portions of the first separation unit 20 and each of the second separation units 30 are close to the top of the cross-folded fiber products 1, 2, each of the first separation units 20 only needs to be slightly shaken. The joint of the fibrous product 1 is no longer pressed by each of the first separating units 20.

The first separating unit 20 and each of the second separating units 30 are respectively driven by the driving of each of the first driving unit 40 and each of the second driving units 50. 2 to the position of FIG. 2, the fiber product 2 continues to be transported by the work table 1000, and after the fiber product 2 reaches the specific position, each of the first separation unit 20 and each of the second separation units 30 performs the above operation again. Thereby, the plurality of cross-folded fiber products 2, 3 are repeatedly separated.

In summary, the separating apparatus for separating a plurality of cross-folded fiber products of the present invention automatically and easily separates the cross-folded fiber products by repeated operations of the first separating unit and each of the second separating units. In order to facilitate the gripping of the fiber products by the gripping elements, thereby avoiding damage to the fiber products when the fiber products are gripped, the manufacturing cost and the manufacturing speed can be reduced.

The invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It should be noted that variations and permutations equivalent to those of the embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the scope of the patent application.

1-3‧‧‧Fiber products
10‧‧‧Separation base
20‧‧‧First separation unit
30‧‧‧Second separation unit
40‧‧‧First drive unit
50‧‧‧Second drive unit
100‧‧‧Separation device
1000‧‧‧ workbench
1100‧‧‧ upstream side
1200‧‧‧ downstream side

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a separating apparatus for separating a plurality of cross-folded fiber products of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an operation diagram of the separating apparatus of the present invention. Fig. 3 is an operation diagram of the separating apparatus of the present invention. Fig. 4 is an operation diagram of the separating apparatus of the present invention. Fig. 5 is an operation diagram of the separating apparatus of the present invention.

1-3‧‧‧Fiber products

10‧‧‧Separation base

20‧‧‧First separation unit

30‧‧‧Second separation unit

40‧‧‧First drive unit

50‧‧‧Second drive unit

100‧‧‧Separation device

1000‧‧‧ workbench

1100‧‧‧ upstream side

1200‧‧‧ downstream side

Claims (4)

A separating device for separating a plurality of cross-folded fiber products, disposed in a fiber product post-processing apparatus, the separating device comprising: a separating base disposed on the fiber product post-processing apparatus; at least a first separating unit, pivot Provided on the separation base; at least one second separation unit is movably overlapped with the first separation unit and coaxial with the first separation unit; at least one first drive unit drives the first separation unit relative to the separation base Moving and vibrating, and driving the second separating unit to move when the first driving unit drives the first separating unit to move; and at least one second driving unit driving the second separating unit relative to the first separating unit Moving; wherein, after the first separation unit and the second separation unit are moved and inserted between the cross-folded fiber products, when the second separation unit continues away from the first separation unit, the cross-folding is performed When the fibrous product creates a gap, the first separating unit is vibrated to separate the cross-folded fibrous articles from each other. The separation device of claim 1, wherein the first separation unit, the second separation unit, the first driving unit, and the second driving unit are all two or more, and the number is the same. The separating device of claim 2, wherein the first driving units are synchronized, and the second driving units are synchronized. The separation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first separation unit and the second separation unit are moved and inserted between the cross-folded fiber products, the first separation unit and The insertion portion of the second separation unit is adjacent the top of the cross-folded fibrous article.