Integrated towel after-finishing production line

Abstract

The integrated towel after-finishing production line comprises a longitudinal sewing machine, a transverse sewing machine, a rotary towel conveying table, a detection conveying table and a sorting table which are connected end to end, the production line is arranged in a U shape, the longitudinal sewing machine is parallel to the rotary towel conveying table, the detection conveying table and the sorting table which are connected into a line, and the transverse sewing machine is connected with the longitudinal sewing machine and the rotary towel conveying table at the end. According to the utility model, multiple procedures of longitudinal sewing, slicing, transverse sewing, detecting and sorting of the cloth towel are automatically completed on one production line, so that the production efficiency is improved, and the labor investment is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of cloth towel production equipment, in particular to an integrated towel finishing production line. Background Art

[0002] The towel production process involves sewing the long strips of towel cloth lengthwise on a longitudinal sewing machine, then cutting them into pieces and sewing the horizontal edges on a transverse sewing machine. The finished products are then manually inspected for quality, sorted, and packaged. Each process is performed separately, making automated production difficult and requiring further improvement in efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] In response to the problems existing in the prior art, the utility model provides an integrated towel finishing production line, which can automatically complete the multiple processes of longitudinal seaming, slitting, transverse seaming, inspection and sorting of towels on one production line, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing labor input.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] The integrated towel finishing production line includes a longitudinal sewing machine, a transverse sewing machine, a towel rotating conveyor table, a detection conveyor table and a sorting table connected end to end. The production line has a U-shaped layout, with the longitudinal sewing machine being arranged in parallel with the towel rotating conveyor table, the detection conveyor table and the sorting table connected in a line, and the transverse sewing machine connecting the longitudinal sewing machine and the towel rotating conveyor table at the end.

[0006] A further improvement plan is that the rotating towel conveyor platform includes a conveyor A, a linear slide rail A is horizontally arranged at a high position at the front end of the conveyor A, and a towel pressing clamp that can move up and down is connected to the slider of the linear slide rail A. Linear slide rails B are installed on both sides of the conveyor A, and the towel grabbing clamp and its mounting frame are horizontally arranged on the conveyor A, and the two ends of the towel grabbing clamp's mounting frame are connected to the slider of the linear slide rail B.

[0007] A further improvement is that a linear slide C is installed on the mounting frame, the fixed towel grabbing clamp is fixed on the mounting frame, and the movable towel grabbing clamp is fixed on the slider of the linear slide C. The position of the movable towel grabbing clamp can be adjusted to adapt to production according to the different widths of batches of cloth towels.

[0008] A further improvement is that the inspection conveyor platform includes conveyor B, a flipping device mounted in the middle of conveyor B, and visual inspection devices mounted at each end. The flipping device includes a telescopic push rod A, a towel gripper A, a linear slide D, and a flipping rod. The telescopic push rod A drives and connects the towel gripper A, which can move up and down. The linear slide D is mounted on frames on both sides of conveyor B in front of the towel gripper A. The flipping rod, which runs horizontally above conveyor B, has its ends fixed to the sliders of the linear slide D, with its initial position behind the towel gripper A. The visual inspection device includes a line scan camera, a lighting source, and an encoder. The line scan camera is suspended above conveyor B with its lens facing downward. The lighting source is located below the line scan camera, close to the conveyor belt of conveyor B. The encoder is connected to the conveyor belt of conveyor B, and the encoder signal is connected to the line scan camera. During the transfer process, the sewn towels are first photographically inspected from the front, then flipped, and then photographically inspected from the back to facilitate subsequent rejection of defective products.

[0009] A further improvement is to provide a towel blowing rod above the front of the towel gripper A, on which a blowing device is installed, so that the turned-over cloth towel piece can be flattened better.

[0010] A further improvement plan is that the telescopic push rod A is installed on a gantry horizontally arranged above the conveyor B, the bottom end of the telescopic push rod A is connected to the mounting plate, and a guide rod is installed on the gantry on both sides of the telescopic push rod A. The bottom end of the guide rod is connected to the two ends of the mounting plate, and the towel grabbing claw A is installed on the bottom surface of the mounting plate.

[0011] A further improvement is that the sorting station includes a receiving station, a transport module, and a stacking station for qualified towels. The receiving station is docked at the rear end of the inspection and conveyor station, and the stacking station for qualified towels is located to the side of the receiving station. The transport module is mounted above the receiving station and the stacking station. The transport module includes a bracket with a left-right linear slide E mounted on it. The slider of the linear slide E is mounted with a telescopic push rod B, which drives a towel-grabbing claw B that can move up and down. Qualified products are moved to the stacking station for neat stacking by the transport module, while unqualified products slide directly out of the rear end of the receiving station.

[0012] A further improvement is that the bottom end of the telescopic push rod B is connected to the base frame, and the towel grabbing claws B are installed at the four corners of the base frame.

[0013] A further improvement is that the qualified towel stacking station is a conveyor.

[0014] A further improvement is that a towel storage bin is provided at the towel outlet end of the longitudinal sewing machine, and a sensor is provided in the towel storage bin, and the sensor signals respectively control the start switches of the longitudinal sewing machine and the transverse sewing machine. Beneficial effects

[0015] Long strips of towel cloth enter the longitudinal sewing machine for longitudinal sewing, and after flowing out, they enter the transverse sewing machine for cutting and dividing into pieces and transverse sewing. Then the single piece of cloth is clamped from the material outlet of the transverse sewing machine to the inspection conveyor table by the rotating towel conveyor table. During the transportation process on the inspection conveyor table, it is first photographed for inspection on the front side, and then turned over for photographic inspection on the back side. Qualified products and unqualified products are separated. When they reach the receiving table of the sorting table, the qualified products are sent to the qualified towel stacking table by the towel grabbing claws of the handling module, and the unqualified products slide out from the end of the receiving table and fall into the collection box. The whole set of equipment forms an automatic production line, which greatly improves production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a top view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the towel conveyor;

[0019] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the detection conveyor structure;

[0020] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the handling module of the sorting platform. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the utility model includes a longitudinal sewing machine 1, a transverse sewing machine 2, a towel rotating conveyor table 3, a detection conveyor table 4 and a sorting table 5 connected end to end. The production line is U-shaped. The longitudinal sewing machine 1 is arranged in parallel with the towel rotating conveyor table 3, the detection conveyor table 4 and the sorting table 5 connected in a line. The transverse sewing machine 2 connects the longitudinal sewing machine 1 and the towel rotating conveyor table 3 at the end.

[0022] The rotating towel conveyor platform 3 comprises a conveyor A 31. A linear slide A 32 is mounted horizontally at a high position at the front end of conveyor A. A towel-holding clamp 33 is attached to the slider of linear slide A 32, which can move up and down. Linear slides B 34 are mounted on either side of conveyor A. A towel-grabbing clamp 35 and its mounting bracket 36 are mounted horizontally on conveyor A. The ends of the towel-grabbing clamp's mounting bracket 36 are connected to the sliders of linear slide B 34. A linear slide C 37 is mounted on the mounting bracket 36. A fixed towel-holding clamp 351 is secured to the mounting bracket 36, while a movable towel-holding clamp 352 is secured to the slider of linear slide C 37. When a finished towel emerges from the horizontal sewing machine 2, the towel-holding clamp 33 presses on one end of the towel, takes it, and then moves horizontally to the front end of conveyor A 31. The towel-holding clamp 35 extends, grips the towel, and pulls it backward, where it is then transported by conveyor A to the inspection conveyor platform at the rear.

[0023] The inspection conveyor platform 4 includes a conveyor B 41 and a turning device 42 installed in the middle of the conveyor B, and visual inspection devices 43 installed at both ends. The turning device 42 includes a telescopic push rod A 421, a towel grabbing claw A 422, a linear slide D 423, and a towel turning rod 424. A gantry 426 is horizontally arranged above the conveyor B 41. The telescopic push rod A 421 is installed on the gantry 426. The bottom end of the telescopic push rod A 421 is connected to the mounting plate 427. Guide rods 428 are installed on the gantry on both sides of the telescopic push rod A 421. The bottom end of the guide rod 428 is connected to the two ends of the mounting plate 427. The towel grabbing claw A 422 is installed on the bottom surface of the mounting plate 427. The towel grabbing claw A 422 is driven by the telescopic push rod A 421 to move up and down; the linear slide D 423 is mounted on a frame on both sides of conveyor B in front of the towel gripper A. A towel turning rod 424, mounted horizontally above conveyor B, has its ends fixed to the sliders of linear slide D 423. The turning rod 424 initially positions itself behind the towel gripper A 422. The visual inspection device 43 includes a line scan camera 431, a lighting source 432, and an encoder 433. The line scan camera 431 is suspended above conveyor B with its lens facing downward. The lighting source 432 is located below the line scan camera, close to the conveyor belt of conveyor B. The encoder 433 is attached to the conveyor belt of conveyor B, and its signal is connected to the line scan camera 431. A towel blowing rod 425, equipped with an air blowing device, is mounted above and in front of the towel gripper A 422. During transportation on the inspection conveyor, the front side is first photographically inspected, and then the back side is flipped over for photographic inspection. Acceptable and unacceptable products are then sorted and transported to the sorting station.

[0024] The sorting platform 5 includes a receiving platform 51, a transport module 52 and a qualified towel stacking platform 53 (conveyor). The receiving platform 51 is docked at the rear end of the detection and conveying platform 4, and the qualified towel stacking platform 53 is arranged on the side of the receiving platform 51. The transport module 52 is mounted above the receiving platform 51 and the qualified towel stacking platform 53; the transport module 52 includes a linear slide rail E521 that can move left and right installed on the bracket, and a telescopic push rod B522 is installed on the slider of the linear slide rail E521. The bottom end of the telescopic push rod B522 is connected to the base frame 524, and the four corners of the base frame 524 are installed with towel grabbing claws B523. The telescopic push rod B522 drives the towel grabbing claw B523 that can move up and down. When the towels reach the receiving platform 51 of the sorting station, qualified towels are sent to the qualified towel stacking platform 53 by the towel grabbing claws of the transport module 52, and unqualified towels slide out from the tail end of the receiving platform 51 and fall into the collection box on the ground behind.

[0025] The longitudinal sewing machine 1 is provided with a towel storage bin 11 at the towel outlet end. A sensor 12 is installed in the towel storage bin 11. The sensor 12 controls the start switches of the longitudinal sewing machine 1 and the horizontal sewing machine 2 respectively. The sensors 12 are used to control the running speed of the equipment. When the towel storage bin is overloaded, the longitudinal sewing machine is shut down. When the towel storage bin is insufficient, the horizontal sewing machine is shut down. This achieves collaborative production of the production line.

[0026] The telescopic push rod in the equipment can be a pneumatic push rod, an electric push rod, etc., the towel grabbing claw is a needle-type mechanical claw, and the linear slide is a linear module.

[0027] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. All technical solutions based on the concept of the present invention are within the scope of protection of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, certain improvements and modifications that do not depart from the principles of the present invention should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. Integrated towel finishing production line, characterized by: The production line comprises a longitudinal sewing machine (1), a transverse sewing machine (2), a towel conveying platform (3), a detection conveying platform (4) and a sorting platform (5) connected end to end. The production line is arranged in a U shape. The longitudinal sewing machine (1) is arranged in parallel with the towel conveying platform (3), the detection conveying platform (4) and the sorting platform (5) connected in a line. The transverse sewing machine (2) is connected to the longitudinal sewing machine (1) and the towel conveying platform (3) at the end.

2. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating towel conveying platform (3) includes a conveyor A (31), a linear slide rail A (32) is horizontally arranged at a high position at the front end of the conveyor A, a towel pressing clamp (33) that can move up and down is connected to the slider of the linear slide rail A (32), linear slide rails B (34) are installed on both sides of the conveyor A, a towel grabbing clamp (35) and its mounting frame (36) are horizontally arranged on the conveyor A, and both ends of the mounting frame (36) of the towel grabbing clamp are connected to the slider of the linear slide rail B (34).

3. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 2, characterized in that: A linear slide rail C (37) is mounted on the mounting frame (36), a fixed towel grabbing clamp (351) is fixed on the mounting frame (36), and a movable towel grabbing clamp (352) is fixed on a slider of the linear slide rail C (37).

4. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inspection conveyor platform (4) includes a conveyor B (41) and a flipping device (42) mounted in the middle of the conveyor B, and visual inspection devices (43) mounted at both ends. The flipping device (42) includes a telescopic push rod A (421), a towel grabbing claw A (422), a linear slide rail D (423), and a towel flipping rod (424). The telescopic push rod A (421) drives and connects the towel grabbing claw A (422) that can move up and down. The linear slide rail D (423) is installed on the racks on both sides of the conveyor B in front of the towel grabbing claw A. The flipping rod (424) is horizontally mounted on the conveyor B. The ends of the towel rod (424) are fixed on the slider of the linear slide rail D (423), and the starting position of the towel turning rod (424) is at the rear side of the towel grabbing claw A (422); the visual detection device (43) includes a line scan camera (431), a lighting light source (432), and an encoder (433), the line scan camera (431) is suspended above the conveyor B with the lens facing downward, the lighting light source (432) is located below the line scan camera and close to the conveyor belt of conveyor B, the encoder (433) is close to the conveyor belt of conveyor B, and the encoder (433) is connected to the line scan camera (431) by signal.

5. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 4, characterized in that: A towel blowing rod (425) is mounted above the front of the towel grabbing claw A (422), and a blowing device is mounted on the towel blowing rod (425).

6. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 4, characterized in that: The telescopic push rod A (421) is installed on a gantry (426) arranged horizontally above the conveyor B (41). The bottom end of the telescopic push rod A (421) is connected to the mounting plate (427). Guide rods (428) are respectively installed on the gantry on both sides of the telescopic push rod A (421). The bottom ends of the guide rods (428) are connected to the two ends of the mounting plate (427). The towel grabbing claw A (422) is installed on the bottom surface of the mounting plate (427).

7. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting platform (5) comprises a receiving platform (51), a transport module (52) and a qualified towel stacking platform (53), wherein the receiving platform (51) is docked at the rear end of the detection and conveying platform (4), the qualified towel stacking platform (53) is arranged on the side of the receiving platform (51), and the transport module (52) is mounted above the receiving platform (51) and the qualified towel stacking platform (53); the transport module (52) comprises a linear slide rail E (521) which is mounted on a bracket and can move left and right, and a telescopic push rod B (522) is mounted on a slider of the linear slide rail E (521), and the telescopic push rod B (522) drives and connects a towel grabbing claw B (523) which can move up and down.

8. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom end of the telescopic push rod B (522) is connected to the bottom frame (524), and the towel grabbing claws B (523) are installed at the four corners of the bottom frame (524).

9. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 7, characterized in that: The qualified towel stacking platform (53) is a conveyor.

10. The integrated towel finishing production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The towel outlet end of the longitudinal sewing machine (1) is provided with a towel storage bin (11), and a sensor (12) is provided inside the towel storage bin (11). The sensor (12) respectively controls the start switches of the longitudinal sewing machine (1) and the transverse sewing machine (2) through signals.

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