Towel delivery structure of towel machine

By adopting a three-stage bin discharge structure and an internal water spray mechanism in the towel machine, combined with the weight sensor and rocker arm eccentric wheel structure, the problem that the existing towel machine bin discharge is easily affected by the outside world is solved, and an efficient, automated and all-weather towel discharge process is achieved.

CN222751918UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-15ZHAO QING SHI LI YUN ZHI NENG KE JI YOU XIAN GONG SI
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Application Number
CN202421536634.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-01
Publication Date
2025-04-15
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-01

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Technical Problem

The warehouse outlet structure of existing towel machines is limited by working principle and is easily affected by external events, resulting in false alarm failures and poor user experience.

Method used

The three-stage bin discharge structure is adopted, and the water spray mechanism is located in the water outlet bin inside the machine and is separated from the towel picking position. A weight sensor and rocker arm eccentric wheel structure are used to achieve an automated and efficient towel bin discharge and return process.

Benefits of technology

It solves the problem that the towels are easily affected by the outside world during the warehouse, ensure that the towels that are released from the warehouse can be taken away immediately, avoid artificial misoperation, and achieve 24/7 use without being affected by the sun.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a towel delivery structure of a towel machine. The towel delivery structure comprises a shell and a towel conveying device. A drawer groove is formed in the lower portion of the shell, the drawer groove sequentially comprises a water outlet bin position and a discharging bin position from an opening to the inside, a water spraying mechanism is arranged above the water outlet bin position, and a towel storage mechanism is arranged above the discharging bin position; the towel conveying device comprises a towel plate arranged in the drawer groove in a sliding mode and a driving mechanism driving the towel plate to move along the drawer groove and push the towel plate out of an opening of the drawer groove, the towel plate is provided with a groove used for receiving compressed towels from the towel storage mechanism, and the towel plate is provided with a weight sensor; and the weight sensor is electrically connected with the driving mechanism. Therefore, the process is not influenced by the user, the towels discharged every time can be taken away immediately, and manual misoperation is avoided. And secondly, a weight bridge sensor is used, the influence of outdoor sunlight is avoided, and all-weather use is really achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of towel machines, in particular to a towel discharging structure of a towel machine. Background Art

[0002] The out-of-warehouse structure of disposable compressed towel machines on the market is a two-stage type, and its working principle is simple. Most factories use such a structure to design towel machine products with automatic out-of-warehouse. However, this simple product structure has a very fatal flaw. Due to the limitation of the working principle, the towels can only be sprayed with water to heat the towels after they are out of the warehouse and outside the machine. This process is easily affected by external events, causing the machine to falsely report failures and affect the user experience. For example: the machine is used outdoors, because infrared detection is used to detect whether there is a lack of towels. When used outdoors, the infrared detection function fails due to interference from sunlight. For example, when the user is anxious to use the towel, when the machine has not finished spraying water after it comes out of the warehouse, the user directly takes the towel away, the machine will alarm, and at the same time, the towel tray contains water. After resetting back to the warehouse, it will immediately contaminate the other towels inside the machine with water, causing the entire machine to be paralyzed and unable to work. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the utility model proposes a towel discharging structure of a towel machine, which adopts a three-stage discharging structure, and the water spraying mechanism is arranged inside the machine, and the water spraying position is separated from the towel taking position, which solves the pain points of other machines at one time.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is:

[0005] A towel discharging structure of a towel machine, comprising

[0006] The housing has a drawer slot at the bottom, and the drawer slot includes a water outlet position and a material discharge position from the opening inward in sequence, a water spray mechanism is provided above the water outlet position, and a towel storage mechanism is provided above the material discharge position;

[0007] The towel conveying device includes a towel tray slidably arranged in the drawer groove, and a driving mechanism that drives the towel tray to move along the drawer groove and pushes out of the drawer groove opening. The towel tray is provided with a groove for receiving the compressed towel from the towel storage mechanism. The towel tray is installed with a weight sensor, and the weight sensor is electrically connected to the driving mechanism.

[0008] According to the towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to the embodiment of the utility model, at least the following beneficial effects are achieved: the present scheme is a three-stage discharging structure, which is mainly divided into three working states according to the working process, and each working state requires staying at the corresponding position. In normal standby mode, the towel tray is in the middle water outlet position. When receiving the working instruction, the towel tray moves inward under the action of the driving mechanism. When reaching the unloading position, the towels of the towel storage mechanism are compressed under the action of gravity and fall into the groove of the towel tray. When the weight sensor of the towel tray detects the presence of compressed towels, the towel tray continues to operate, and the driving mechanism will push the towel tray forward to the water outlet position. After detecting the water outlet position, the towel tray stays at this position, waiting for the water spraying mechanism to complete the water spraying action, and then pushes the towel tray out of the machine, waiting for the user to take away the water-filled towel. When it is detected that the user has taken away the water-filled towel, the towel tray returns to the water outlet position and enters standby or the next working cycle. Because the water spray mechanism is set in the middle section of the water outlet position and is completed inside the machine, this process is not affected by the user, ensuring that the towels that come out can be taken away immediately without human error. Secondly, this case uses a weight bridge sensor, which is not affected by outdoor sunlight and can be used all day long.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water spraying mechanism includes a water outlet pipe arranged above the water outlet position, a water pump and a water tank connected to the water outlet pipe.

[0010] Advantageously, the water spraying mechanism delivers the heated or cooled pure water to the water outlet pipe through a water pump and a water tank.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the towel storage mechanism includes a towel barrel for storing towels.

[0012] The benefit is that the towel roll storage mechanism uses a towel roll to conveniently place compressed towels, which is easy to use.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the utility model, a supporting plate is further provided between the towel tray and the driving mechanism, the height of the towel tray is lower than the height of the supporting plate, and the supporting plate is used to push the compressed towel out and against the outlet of the towel barrel.

[0014] Advantageously, such an arrangement can push out the compressed towel along with the towel tray and abut against the outlet of the towel barrel to prevent the compressed towel from continuing to fall. After the supporting plate retreats, the compressed towel continues to fall into the towel tray.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the driving mechanism includes a rotating motor, a first rocker arm driven to rotate by the rotating motor, and a second rocker arm hinged to the first rocker arm, and the other end of the second rocker arm is hinged to the supporting plate.

[0016] The advantage is that: by adopting the rocker arm eccentric wheel structure, the warehouse exit and warehouse return are completed by a rotating motor, and there is no need for positive and negative rotation control, and there is no hard collision when using gears to control the movement, so the service life can be improved.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm, as well as the second rocker arm and the supporting plate are all hinged by plug screws.

[0018] Advantageously, the first rocker arm, the second rocker arm and the supporting plate can be easily assembled and disassembled by hinged connection with screws.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the towel tray and the bottom of the supporting plate are connected by a connecting plate.

[0020] Advantageously, the towel tray and the supporting plate can be connected by the connecting plate.

[0021] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the weight sensor is integrated on the connecting plate.

[0022] Advantageously, the weight sensor is arranged in such a way as to facilitate weighing the weight of the towel tray.

[0023] According to some embodiments of the utility model, an exit baffle is provided at the opening of the drawer slot, the exit baffle is L-shaped, and a return spring is provided at the bottom of the exit baffle to abut against the inner wall of the shell.

[0024] The benefits are: setting up an outlet baffle is conducive to separating the towel tray from the outside of the machine, which is conducive to keeping the inside of the machine clean, and at the same time preventing water from splashing out when the water outlet mechanism sprays water. A reset spring is provided at the bottom of the outlet baffle to abut against the inner wall of the shell, so that the outlet baffle can be reset after the driving mechanism drives the towel tray back to the water outlet position.

[0025] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0027] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a conventional standby state of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the towel unloading state in the embodiment of the utility model;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the water spraying state of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a wet towel waiting to be taken according to an embodiment of the utility model.

[0032] Figure numerals: outer shell 100, drawer slot 110, water outlet position 120, material discharge position 130, towel tray 140, groove 150, compressed towel 160, water outlet pipe 170, towel tube 180, support plate 190, rotating motor 200, first rocker arm 210, second rocker arm 220, plug screw 230, connecting plate 240, outlet baffle 250, return spring 260. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0034] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientation, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0035] In the description of the present utility model, "several" means one or more, "more" means more than two, "greater than", "less than", "exceed" etc. are understood to exclude the number itself, and "above", "below", "within" etc. are understood to include the number itself. If there is a description of "first" or "second", it is only used for the purpose of distinguishing the technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of the indicated technical features.

[0036] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0037] Reference below Figure 1-Figure 5 A towel discharging structure of a towel machine is described in detail with a specific embodiment. It is worth noting that the following description is only an exemplary description and not a specific limitation of the utility model.

[0038] like Figure 1-Figure 5 As shown, a towel discharging structure of a towel machine includes a shell 100 and a towel conveying device.

[0039] Among them, a drawer groove 110 is provided at the lower part of the shell 100, and the drawer groove 110 includes a water outlet position 120 and a material discharge position 130 in sequence from the opening to the inside, a water spraying mechanism is provided above the water outlet position 120, and a towel storage mechanism is provided above the material discharge position 130; the towel conveying device includes a towel tray 140 slidably arranged in the drawer groove 110, and a driving mechanism that drives the towel tray 140 to move along the drawer groove 110 and pushes out of the opening of the drawer groove 110, the towel tray 140 is provided with a groove 150 for receiving a compressed towel 160 from the towel storage mechanism, and the towel tray 140 is installed with a weight sensor, and the weight sensor is electrically connected to the driving mechanism. The present solution is a three-stage bin discharge structure, which is mainly divided into three working states according to the working process. Each working state requires a stop at the corresponding position. In normal standby mode, the towel tray 140 is in the middle water discharge position 120. When receiving a working instruction, the towel tray 140 moves inwardly under the action of the driving mechanism. When it reaches the unloading position 130, the towels of the towel storage mechanism fall into the groove 150 of the towel tray 140 under the action of gravity. When the weight sensor of the towel tray 140 detects the presence of the compressed towel 160, the towel tray 140 continues to operate, and the driving mechanism pushes the towel tray 140 forward to the water discharge position 120. After detecting the water discharge position 120, the towel tray 140 stays at this position, waiting for the water spraying mechanism to complete the water spraying action, and then pushes the towel tray 140 out of the machine, waiting for the user to take away the water-filled towel. When it is detected that the user has taken away the water-filled towel, the towel tray 140 returns to the water discharge position 120 and enters standby or the next working cycle. Because the water spray mechanism is set at the water outlet position 120 in the middle section and is completed inside the machine, this process is not affected by the user, ensuring that the towels that come out every time can be taken away immediately without human error. Secondly, this case uses a weight bridge sensor, which is not affected by outdoor sunlight and can be used all day long.

[0040] Specifically, the water spraying mechanism includes a water outlet pipe 170 arranged above the water outlet position 120, a water pump and a water tank connected to the water outlet pipe 170. The water spraying mechanism transports the pure water that has been heated or cooled to the water outlet pipe 170 through the water pump and the water tank. In addition, the towel storage mechanism includes a towel barrel 180 for storing towels. The towel barrel 180 storage mechanism uses the towel barrel 180 to conveniently place the compressed towel 160, which is convenient to use. In addition, a supporting plate 190 is also provided between the towel tray 140 and the driving mechanism. The height of the towel tray 140 is lower than the height of the supporting plate 190. The supporting plate 190 is used to push out the compressed towel 160 and abut against the outlet of the towel barrel 180. This arrangement can push the compressed towel 160 out with the towel tray 140 and abut against the outlet of the towel barrel 180 to prevent the compressed towel 160 from continuing to fall. After the supporting plate 190 retreats, the compressed towel 160 continues to fall to the towel tray 140.

[0041] It should be noted that the driving mechanism includes a rotating motor 200, a first rocker arm 210 driven to rotate by the rotating motor 200, and a second rocker arm 220 hinged to the first rocker arm 210, and the other end of the second rocker arm 220 is hinged to the support plate 190. In this way, the rocker arm eccentric wheel structure is adopted, and the warehouse exit and warehouse return are completed by a rotating motor 200, and there is no need for positive and negative rotation control, and there is no hard collision when using gears to control movement, so the service life can be improved. Specifically, the first rocker arm 210 and the second rocker arm 220, the second rocker arm 220 and the support plate 190 are all hinged by the plug screw 230. The hinge connection by the plug screw 230 facilitates the disassembly and assembly of the first rocker arm 210, the second rocker arm 220 and the support plate 190.

[0042] It is worth mentioning that a connecting plate 240 is provided at the bottom of the towel tray 140 and the supporting plate 190 to connect. The connecting plate 240 is conducive to connecting the towel tray 140 and the supporting plate 190. In addition, a weight sensor is integrated on the connecting plate 240 (the weight sensor is not shown in the figure). The weight sensor is arranged in this way to facilitate weighing the weight of the towel tray 140.

[0043] like Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown, a discharge baffle 250 is provided at the opening of the drawer slot 110. The discharge baffle 250 is L-shaped, and a return spring 260 is provided at the bottom of the discharge baffle 250 to abut against the inner wall of the housing 100. The discharge baffle 250 is provided to separate the towel tray 140 from the outside of the machine, to keep the inside of the machine clean, and to prevent water from splashing out when the water outlet mechanism sprays water. A return spring 260 is provided at the bottom of the discharge baffle 250 to abut against the inner wall of the housing 100, so that the discharge baffle 250 can be reset after the driving mechanism drives the towel tray 140 to return to the water outlet position 120.

[0044] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the knowledge scope of ordinary technicians in the technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. A towel discharging structure of a towel machine, characterized in that: include: The housing (100) is provided with a drawer slot (110) at the lower part, and the drawer slot (110) includes a water outlet position (120) and a material discharge position (130) in sequence from the opening to the inside, a water spraying mechanism is provided above the water outlet position (120), and a towel storage mechanism is provided above the material discharge position (130); The towel conveying device comprises a towel tray (140) slidably arranged in the drawer groove (110), and a driving mechanism driving the towel tray (140) to move along the drawer groove (110) and push out the opening of the drawer groove (110), the towel tray (140) being provided with a groove (150) for receiving a compressed towel (160) from the towel storage mechanism, and the towel tray (140) being installed with a weight sensor, and the weight sensor being electrically connected to the driving mechanism.

2. The towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water spraying mechanism comprises a water outlet pipe (170) arranged above the water outlet position (120), a water pump connected to the water outlet pipe (170), and a water tank.

3. The towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The towel storage mechanism comprises a towel barrel (180) for storing towels.

4. The towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: A supporting plate (190) is also provided between the towel tray (140) and the driving mechanism. The height of the towel tray (140) is lower than that of the supporting plate (190). The supporting plate (190) is used to push out the compressed towel (160) and abut against the outlet of the towel tube (180).

5. The towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a rotating motor (200), a first rocker arm (210) driven to rotate by the rotating motor (200), and a second rocker arm (220) hinged to the first rocker arm (210), wherein the other end of the second rocker arm (220) is hinged to the supporting plate (190).

6. The towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first rocker arm (210) and the second rocker arm (220), as well as the second rocker arm (220) and the supporting plate (190) are all hingedly connected by means of screws (230).

7. The towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The towel tray (140) and the supporting plate (190) are connected by a connecting plate (240) at the bottom.

8. The towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The weight sensor is integrated on the connecting plate (240).

9. The towel discharging structure of a towel machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: An exit baffle (250) is provided at the opening of the drawer slot (110); the exit baffle (250) is L-shaped; a return spring (260) is provided at the bottom of the exit baffle (250) to abut against the inner wall of the housing (100).