JPH0783769B2 - Disposable mask manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a disposable mask.

(Prior Art) Masks are widely used in medical facilities, food-related industries, and other fields. Conventionally, a mask made of cloth has been mainly used, and it has been repeatedly washed and used from the viewpoint of hygiene. However, because of the hassle of washing and unsanitary conditions,
Recently, disposable paper masks have been developed and put on the market.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The disposable mask is made by attaching ear hooks with rubber cords at both ends of a breathable paper sheet that is cut into appropriate dimensions and is folded in the appropriate width direction. . Thus, this integrated production system has not been established yet, and the winding of the rubber cord is not stable, and the dimensions are not uniform, so that the product must be manually corrected. As described above, it was pointed out that the production system was still inefficient, resulting in a high manufacturing cost and a high cost even though it was used up.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a consistent manufacturing apparatus that can inexpensively and stably supply high-quality disposable masks.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention which achieves the above object will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing the entire structure of the method and apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus, and FIG. 3 is FIG.
An enlarged perspective view of the III line portion, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the carrying table adopted in the present invention, FIG. 5 is a view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 2, and FIG. Enlarged perspective view of means, seventh
The figure is a view taken along the line VII-VII in Fig. 2, and Fig. 8 is Fig. 6 VIII-.
FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII, FIG. 9 is a view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.
10 is a view taken along the line XX of FIG. 2, FIG. 11 is a view taken along the line XI-XI of FIG. 2, FIG. 12 is a view taken along the line XII-XII of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the disposable mask obtained by the above, and FIG. 14 is a view showing the same usage state.

First, a method of manufacturing a disposable mask by the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention will be described. A step [I] of continuously feeding a long strip-shaped raw fabric sheet P from a sheet roll P0, and a fed-out raw fabric sheet P in the width direction. Process of continuous gather folding [II]
And the continuously supplied folded original sheet P is vertically thermo-compressed at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and the original sheet P is longitudinally arranged so that the strip-shaped thermo-compressed portions P1 in the width direction are located at both ends. [III] for cutting the sheet into a predetermined size, and a step [IV] for standing up the longitudinal end pieces P2, P2 including the pressure-bonding portion P1 of the cut sheet piece P'which are sequentially fed, and [IV]. A step [V] of winding the rubber cord S around the both end pieces P2, P2 in a ring shape, and the wound rubber cord S is adhesively fixed to the cut sheet piece P'and the standing both end pieces P2, P2 are attached. It comprises a step [VI] of folding back and sealing the adhesive fixing portion and a step [VII] of sequentially arranging the products G ...

That is, the manufacturing apparatus for a disposable mask of the present invention gathers the raw fabric sheet feeding means 1 for continuously feeding the long strip raw fabric sheet P from the sheet roll P0, and gathers the fed raw fabric sheet P in the width direction. The continuous folding means 2 and the continuously fed folded original sheet P are thermocompressed vertically at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and the original sheet P is placed so that the strip-shaped thermocompressed portions P1 in the width direction are located at both ends. A heat-fusing / cutting means 3 for cutting a fixed size in the longitudinal direction, and a cut sheet piece P '.
A plurality of tables 5 for sequentially receiving each of the sheets are sequentially connected and driven intermittently, and the pressure-bonding portion P1 of the cut sheet pieces P'fed by the tables 5. End piece uprighting means 6 for sequentially erecting the both end pieces P2, P2 in the longitudinal direction, and a rubber string feeding / winding means for winding the rubber string S in a ring shape around each of the both end pieces P2, P2 which are upright. 7
And an ear hook forming means 8 for adhering and fixing the wound rubber cord S to the cut sheet piece P ', and folding back the standing end pieces P2, P2 to seal the adhering and fixing portion, and the transfer conveyor. The gist is that it comprises a product arranging means 9 for receiving products G ...

The transport table 5 in the above-described device has slit-shaped fine grooves 51, 51 extending in the width direction on the upper surfaces of both ends in the longitudinal direction.
And a wide groove 52 extending in the width direction is adopted on the upper surface of the central portion, and the end piece uprighting means 6 has the narrow groove 5
Vertical movable plates 61 and 61 that fit into 1,51 from above and the wide groove 5
2 is employed, which is composed of a soft elastic sheet restraining member 62 which can be vertically moved up and down and which is depressed from above. Further, in the table 5, rubber string restraining pins 53, 53 that are vertically swingable are planted in the vicinity of both ends of the narrow groove 51, and rubber string winding guide pins are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the table 5. It is desirable to adopt a system in which auxiliary pylates 55, 55 having 54 ...

Also, the rubber string feeding / winding means 7 is a rubber band original roll.
A roll supporting portion 71 for laterally supporting S0, hang-stop cover plates 72, 72 arranged above and below the supporting portion 71, and a rubber string S fed from the roll S0 are inserted and inserted in the middle. A rubber cord guide tube 73 having a compressed air supply port 73a for feeding the cord S backwardly and a feeding rod 74 swinging to hook the rubber cord S from the guide pipe 73 and pull it out.
And a second rubber string guide tube 75 having a rubber string stopper 75a for inserting the unwound rubber string S and for stopping the unwounding and unwinding of the inserted elastic string S in the middle thereof. A rubber string S, which is rotatably connected to the guide tube 75 and is fed out from the front end, stands at both ends P of the sheet P '.
It is composed of a rubber string winding pipe 76 that is wound around P2 and P2.

(Operation) The operation of the method and apparatus for manufacturing a disposable mask having the above structure will be described. In the process [I], the breathable long strip-shaped raw fabric sheet P is wound around the sheet roll P0, and the raw fabric sheet P is continuously fed from the sheet roll P0 by the feeding means 1. In II], the folding means 2 continuously gathers in the width direction. As the original sheet P, a breathable paper or a non-woven fabric, or a non-woven fabric laminated and coated with a large number of pores is used.

In the step [III], the heat-fusing / cutting means 3 thermocompresses the raw fabric sheets P, which are continuously gathered in the above-described manner, and which are laminated at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, In addition, the raw sheet P is cut in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals so that the strip-shaped thermocompression-bonded portions P1 in the width direction are located at both ends to obtain cut sheet pieces P '. The cut sheet piece P '
Are sequentially transferred and placed one by one on each table 5 of the conveyor 50.

The cut sheet pieces P ′ on the table 5 of the conveyor 50 are successively conveyed by the intermittent drive of the conveyor 50, and at the step [IV], the end piece erecting means 6 erects both end pieces P2, P2. Processing is done. When the narrow grooves 51, 51 and the wide groove 52 are formed on the upper surface of the table 5 and the end piece uprighting means 6 is constructed as shown in FIG. 5, the soft elastic sheet restraining member 62 is a stationary table. 5, the sheet piece P'on the table 5 is depressed and loosened. Next, when the restraining member 62 rises and the vertical movable plates 61, 61 descend instead and the lower end portions thereof are fitted into the narrow grooves 51, 51, the central portion of the sheet piece P'is pulled in both directions. Both end pieces P2, P2 stand upright. At this time, since the central portion of the sheet piece P'is loosened in advance, the pulling force is absorbed by the loosened portion, so that there is a slight difference in the descending timing of the both vertical movable plates 61, 61.
The end pieces P2, P2 do not have a bias, and all stand up with the same width.

As described above, the sheet piece P'in which both end pieces P2, P2 are erected,
By the intermittent drive of the conveyer 50, it is sent to the next rubber string winding step [V] together with the table 5. In this step [V], the rubber cord S is sewn around the above-mentioned upstanding end pieces P2, P2.
Is wound in a ring shape, but the rubber string feeding / winding means 7 and the table 5 adopted in the present invention are wound as follows. That is, in FIGS. 6 to 7,
The rubber cord S is unwound from the raw rubber cord roll S0 supported by the roll supporting portion 71, and the rubber cord S passes through the rubber cord guide pipe 73 and the second rubber cord guide pipe 75 and is fed to the rubber cord winding pipe 76. It hangs from the tip. After the rubber cord S in the second rubber cord guide tube 75 is pressed by the rubber cord stopper 75a, the feeding rod
When the swinging operation is performed so as to hit 74, the rubber string S is hooked by the feeding rod 74, and the rubber string S is fed out from the roll S0 by a length corresponding to the hooked slack. Then, compressed air is supplied from the supply port 73a to reversely feed the excess amount of feed, so that the feeding rod 74 is lightly stretched with the rubber cord S.
The excess string S due to the reverse feeding is received by the cover plates 72, 72, and its hanging is prevented. Feeding rod 74 at this time
The feeding length of the rubber cord S due to the hooking of is equivalent to one winding length. After that, release the stopper 75a,
When the winding pipe 76 is rotated, the rubber cord S hanging from the tip of the pipe 76 is wound around the rubber cord restraining pins 53, 53 and the guiding pins 54 while being paid out. At this time, the holding pins 53, 53 are in a state of being pushed up by the pushing-up member 77 as shown in the embodiment described later. Immediately before the winding pipe 76 makes about one rotation and the movement of the table 5 starts, the stopper 75a operates to guide the guide pipe 75.
Stop the inner rubber cord S. After that, the restraining pins 53, 53 move downward to restrain and fix the intersecting overlapping portion S1 of the rubber cord S. Then, the next table 5 is moved to immediately below the winding pipe 76 by the intermittent drive of the conveyor 50, and the same operation as above is repeated in a state where the tension is applied to the rubber string S between the tables 5 and 5. The operation of the feeding rod 74, the supply timing of compressed air, the operation timing of the stopper 75a, the rotation timing of the winding pipe 76, and the like are performed based on a predetermined timing chart.

The sheet piece P ′ that has undergone the rubber string winding step [V] as described above.
In the next step [VI], the ear hook ring forming means 8 supplies the adhesive to the intersecting overlapping portion S1 of the wound rubber cord S, and the standing end pieces P2 and P2 are folded back inward. The overlapping portions S1 and S1 are sealed by the end pieces P2 and P2. After that, the rubber string S that is continuous for each sheet piece P '... Is cut, and ear hooks S2, S2 are formed on both sides of each sheet piece P'. Since the tension is applied as described above when the rubber cord S is cut, the cut ends are pulled into the folded portions of the end pieces P2, P2 by the restoring elasticity at the same time as the cutting. It has the added benefit of not being visible from the outside and improving the appearance.

After that, the ear hooks S2, S2 are removed from the pins 53, 53, 54, ... And the products G .. are transferred from the conveyor 50 to the aligning means 9, arranged in order and packed in a predetermined quantity.

(Example) Next, an example will be described.

In the figure, a feeding means 1 for feeding a raw sheet P comprises two raw sheet roll supporting portions 11, 11 and a plurality of tension rolls 1.
The breathable long strip-shaped raw fabric sheets P, P which are composed of 2 ... And are fed from the raw fabric sheet rolls P0, P0 are piled up and down and reach the folding means 2 via the tension rolls 12. The folding means 2 arranges the rod-shaped or plate-shaped finger members 21 ... In the feeding line of the original sheet P, and the original sheet P continuously fed by a proper combination of these is continuously formed into a desired pattern. It is intended that the belt-like material be folded into the belt, and a conventionally known belt-shaped folding means is used. Reference numeral 22 is a pull-out roll, which is used to forcibly pull out the original sheet P and press it from above and below to make the folded shape into a regular shape. It is desirable that the pull-out roll 22 be capable of adjusting the rotation speed by a transmission (not shown).

The heat fusing / cutting means 3 includes heat rolls 31 and 31, take-out rolls 32 and 32 with a transmission, and rotary cutters 33 and 33.
Consists of At least two parallel ridges 31a, 31a containing a heater are provided on one circumference of the heat rolls 31, 31.
Is formed along the thrust direction, and the other heat roll 31 is a heater receiving roll whose surface is plated or treated with silicon or Teflon.
The raw sheet P that has passed through the heat rolls 31 and 31 is provided with at least two streak-like thermocompression bonding portions P1 and P1 at regular intervals, and the upper and lower parts are heat-sealed to each other at this portion. Heat roll
Picking rolls 32 and 32 are arranged subsequent to 31,31, and the picking rolls 32 and 32 are heat-fused raw sheet P.
Of the rotary cutters 33 and 33 to be supplied to the rotary cutters 33, 33. A cutter 33a is fixed to one of the rotary cutters 33, 33, and the raw sheet P continuously supplied with this rotation is cut into a predetermined size. The rotation cycle of the cutter 33a matches the formation interval of the strip-shaped thermocompression bonding parts P1 and P1, and the action site of the cutter 33a is set to be between the adjacent strip-shaped thermocompression bonding parts P1 and P1. Therefore, the cut sheet piece P '
At least one streak thermocompression bonding part P1 at both longitudinal ends
Will exist.

The cut sheet pieces P ′ ... Sequentially supplied by the heat-fusion / cutting means 3 are placed one by one by the delivery device 4 on the table 5 of the intermittent transfer conveyor 50. That is, as shown in FIG.
A frame 40 that can be vertically swung about d as a fulcrum, two endless perforated timing belts 41 and 41 that are stretched in the front-rear direction of the frame 40, and upper surfaces of the timing belts 41 and 41 on the forward side. A pair of front and rear suction chambers 42 and 43 arranged so that the openings are in contact with each other, a sheet piece lifting suction lift 44 installed in the receiving portion of the cut sheet piece, and the suction lift 44.
It consists of a seat piece lifting lift 45 installed directly below the. Further, the frame 40 is horizontally provided between the delivery end 30 of the sheet piece and the start end portion of the transport conveyor 50. Further, a solenoid valve 43a is installed in the suction hose connected to the suction chamber 43 on the front side of the advancing side, and suction on / off in the suction chamber 43 is appropriately performed. With respect to the sheet piece P ′ that has been subjected to the heat fusion / cutting process as described above, the above-mentioned lifting lift 45 rises from the bottom and the sheet piece P ′ is sucked by the suction pad 45a fixed to the tip thereof, and The suction lift 44 descends from above and adsorbs onto the upper surface of the sheet piece P '. Then, the suction lift 44 and the push-up lift 45 simultaneously rise, and the sheet piece P'contacts the lower surfaces of the timing belts 41, 41. The sheet piece P'is sucked onto the lower surface of the timing belts 41, 41 by the negative pressure in the suction chamber 42 through the holes 41a which are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the timing belts 41, 41. At this time, the support of the suction lift 44 and the lifting lift 45 is released, and the timing belt
Along with the intermittent driving of the belts 41, 41, the sheet piece P ′ is conveyed while being sucked onto the lower surfaces of the belts 41, 41. Sheet piece P '
When reaches the position below the second suction chamber 43, the frame 40 swings downward, and the sheet piece P ′ is pressed onto the table 5 of the transport conveyor 50. At this time, the suction chamber
The solenoid valve 43a of 43 is turned off, and the sheet piece P'is separated from the timing belts 41, 41. After that, when the frame 40 is swung upward, the sheet piece P ′ remains on the table 5. The vertical swing of the frame 40 is performed by a cam mechanism 40a driven by a motor, and a spring 40c is elastically mounted between the frame 40 and a crank 40b associated with the cam mechanism 40a. It is designed to prevent the pressing of the.

As described above, the sheet piece P'delivered on the table 5 ...
Are intermittently transferred by driving the transfer conveyor 50, and the processes of the following steps [IV] to [VI] are performed.

The end piece uprighting means 6 is composed of a pair of left and right vertical movable plates as described above.
61, 61 and a soft elastic sheet restraining member 62 arranged in the center thereof. The sheet restraining member 62 is made of a soft elastic material such as sponge, and is attached to the lower end of a cylinder 62a that vertically expands and contracts. A suction pipe 63 is installed immediately below the end piece uprighting means 6, and when the table 5 is transferred / installed at a predetermined position, the suction pipe 63 rises to cause the wide groove of the table 5 to move.
Suction is started from a hole 52a which is opened in the approximate center of 52. At approximately the same time, the sheet pressing member 62 descends, and the central portion of the cut sheet piece P'is pushed into the wide groove 52 and becomes loose due to the suction action. After that, the pressing by the sheet pressing member 62 and the suction by the suction tube 63 are released, the vertical movable plates 61, 61 are lowered, and the lower ends of the vertical movable plates 61, 61 are fitted into the slit-shaped narrow grooves 51, 51, Both end pieces P2, P2 of the sheet piece P'stand upright. At this time, the central portion of the sheet piece P'has a function of being pulled in the left-right direction, but since this pulling force is absorbed by the slack portion,
No interaction is added to both end pieces P2, P2, and both end pieces P2, P2,
P2 will definitely stand up with the same width.

The sheet piece P ′ that has been subjected to the standing process is delivered to the installation site of the rubber string feeding / winding means 7 by the intermittent movement of the table 5. Since the structure and operation of the rubber string feeding / winding means 7 are as described above, a supplementary explanation will be given here. Pillars 70 (70) are erected on both sides of the conveyor 50,
Roll supporting portions 71 (71) are formed laterally on the columns 70 (70). Then, plastic sag prevention cover plates 72, 72 are arranged above and below each roll support portion 71. Original rubber band roll S0 supported by the roll support 71
The rubber string S fed out from the above is engaged with the double rings 71a and 71b and then inserted into the first and second copper rubber string guide tubes 73 and 75. The feeding rod 74 installed between the first and second rubber cord guide pipes 73 and 75 is formed in a curved shape, and is vertically swingable about a pivot point 74a on the way as a fulcrum. The base end of the feeding rod 74 is bonded to the tip of the telescopic rod of the cylinder 74b, and the feeding rod 74 swings up and down by the telescopic drive of the cylinder 74b. For feeding the rubber cord S from the original roll S0, the stopper 65a is operated in the second rubber cord guide tube 75 to fix the rubber cord S, and then the feeding rod 74 is swung downward to move the rubber cord S. This is done by hooking and loosening the rubber string S between the string guide tubes 73, 75. At this time, excess slack is sent back by supplying compressed air from the supply port 73a,
The elastic string S is taut on the feeding rod 74. The second rubber string guide tube 75 is bent into an elbow shape and hollowed out in the middle, and the operating portion of the stopper 75a is inserted into this hollowed portion. The stopper 75a uses an air cylinder or the like as a drive source, and when the stopper 75a is turned on, the rubber cord S in the guide tube 75 is pressed against the tube wall to make it impossible to extend or retract.

The guide tubes 75, 75 are connected to winding pipes 76, 76 rotatably installed around a vertical axis. Winding pipe 76
Is a vertical straight guide pipe 76a and the guide pipe 76a.
And a bent finger pipe 76b connected to the lower end of the. Then, the upper ends of the guide pipes 76a and 76a are transmitted through the horizontal drive shafts 76c and 76c 'and the bevel gears 76d and 76d to rotate about a vertical shaft. Horizontal drive shaft 76c, 76c ′
Drives a clutch brake or the like based on a desired setting mode. The rubber cords S, S are inserted through the guide pipes 76a, 76a and the finger pipes 76b, 76b, and are suspended by the tips of the finger pipes 76b, 76b. By the rotation of the finger pipes 76b, 76b, the inserted rubber strings S, S will be wound around the both end pieces P2, P2 which are upright,
At this time, the lock by the stopper 75a is released, and the feeding rod 74 is retracted from the hooked position as described above. Reference numeral 78 is a winding pipe.
A sheet piece restraint installed between 76 and 76, which is lowered when the rubber cord S is wound and restrains both end portions of the paper piece P ′ on the table 5 in the traveling direction from above so that the sheet piece P ′ at the time of winding. It is intended to prevent the slippage. The sheet piece retainer 78 includes a vertical drive means 78a such as an air cylinder, and a pair of front and rear restraint members 78b, 78b made of urethane or the like fixed to the lower end of the drive means 78a (however, only one side in the drawing is shown. Appears) and is preferably adopted.

In the vicinity of both ends of the narrow groove 51 of the table 5, vertically swingable rubber restraint pins 53, 53 are planted. The pins 53, 53 are always elastically pressed downward by compression springs 53a, 53a. It is energized. And, a push-up member is provided below the table 5.
77 is installed, and the springs 53a, 53 of the push-up member 77 are installed.
The pins 53, 53 are pushed up by the rise against the elasticity of a. When the elastic cords S, S are wound in this state, the elastic cords S, S are sandwiched between the heads of the pins 53, 53 and the table 5, and when the push-up member 77 is lowered, the springs The elastic cords 53a, 53a press and fix the rubber cords S, S to the table 5. The elastic cords S, S are wound around the pins 53, 53, and the guide pins 54 on the auxiliary plates 55, 55 that are connected to both sides of the table 5.
The auxiliary plates 55, 55 are guide pins 5
A plurality of different planting patterns 4 ... Are prepared and can be detachably attached to the table 5, and these can be appropriately exchanged and used according to the size of the earring.

The piece of paper P ′ on which the winding of the elastic band has been completed is subjected to the adhesive fixing of the rubber cord, the sealing of the adhesive fixing portion, and the cutting process of the rubber cord with the intermittent movement of the table 5. That is, the ear ring forming means 8 includes a hot melt adhesive pouring device 81,
It includes a folding device 82 for the both end pieces P2, P2, a pressing device 83 for pressing the folded back end pieces P2, P2 from above, and a rubber string cutting device 84. From the adhesive dispensing device 81, an appropriate amount of adhesive is dispensed and supplied to the intersecting overlapping portion S1 of the wound rubber cord S. The folding device 82 is reciprocally driven from both sides of the paper piece P'by a driving means such as a cylinder, and folds the standing both end pieces P2, P2 to the center side of the paper piece P '. The pressing device 83 is composed of a pair of left and right elevating members 83a, 83a and pressing members 83b, 83b fixed to the lower ends thereof and having a built-in heater. And spread the adhesive to cure it, and fuse both end pieces P2, P2,
It functions to seal the adhesive fixing part. As a result, the ear hooks S2, S2 are formed on both sides of the paper piece P '. Further, the cutting devices 84, 84 function so as to cut the rubber string S connected to each of the paper pieces P ′ on each table 5 by an air chuck type driving means.

The sheet piece P ′ having the ear hooks S2, S2 formed as described above ...
Are transferred intermittently thereafter, and pins 53, 54 ...
After the ear hooks S2, S2 are removed from the product, they are aligned and stocked by the product aligning means 9. Pins 53 and 5
A member for pushing up 3 (the same as the push-up member 77 adopted in the rubber string winding step) and a member 85 for hooking and lifting a string are equipped, and each ear ring S2 of the product G that is conveyed is carried. , S2 are sequentially removed from the pins 53, 54 ....

The product G for which the ear rings S2, S2 have been removed as described above ...
Reaches the end of the conveyor 50 together with the table 5 ...
The delivery device 10 sequentially transfers the product to the product alignment means 9.
The delivery device 10 has a structure similar to that of the delivery device 4, and the product G on the table 5 ...
Are sucked up and sequentially transferred onto the feeding conveyor 91 of the aligning means 9. The feeding conveyor 91 includes two parallel endless belts 91a.
The products G ... Which have reached the feeding conveyor 91 are transferred as they are and are aligned on the alignment table 92a by the first alignment device 92 as shown in FIG. The aligning device 92 is composed of two parallel rotating discs 92c having a plurality of notched pockets 92b on the periphery thereof and an aligning table 92a extending forward from between the rotating discs 92c. The product G supplied from the feeding conveyor 91 is the above pocket 92b of the rotary disk 92c.
When the disc 92c is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the products G ... Co-rotate while being accommodated in the pocket 92b, reach the alignment table 92a, and are released from the rotary disc 92c. Then, due to the rotating action of the rotating disk 92c, the alignment table 9
The product G on 2a is pushed forward while standing sideways, and then the next product G is sequentially stacked horizontally.

The first aligning device 92 is for aligning the products G as they are, but in the illustrated example, the second aligning device 93 for folding the products G in two and aligning them is fed as shown in FIG. The conveyor 91 is installed in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction.
That is, the folding plate 94 that moves up and down above the feeding conveyor 91.
Is installed, and there are multiple pinch roll groups directly underneath.
95 are arranged. Then, the second aligning device 93 is installed at the end of the pinch roll group 95 as in the above. When the products G are to be aligned in two folds, the pinch roll group 95 is driven, the folding plate 94 is lowered, and the product G is moved to the central portion of the product conveyer 91. Is bitten into the pinch roll group 95 and moves in the pinch roll group 95 in a two-fold state, and the second aligning device
Supplied to 93. In the aligning device 93, the products G are folded in two and aligned on the aligning table 93a as described above. still,
Since the second aligning device 93 has the same configuration as the first aligning device 92, the corresponding reference numerals are given in the drawings and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a disposable mask obtained according to the present invention, and FIG. 14 shows its use state. In the figure, the main body of the disposable mask (product) G is composed of a sheet piece P ′,
By attaching the end pieces P2, P2 to the ear straps S2, S2
Is fixedly formed. The sheet piece P'is gather-folded in the vertical width direction, and when used, as shown in FIG. 14, the gathered-folded portion is spread upward and downward so that the ear straps S2, S2 can be applied to the mouth and nose. Put it on your ears. After use, it is thrown away as it is.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, a disposable mask can be efficiently manufactured by a consistent system. Then, in the winding process of the rubber cord for forming the ear hook, the winding pattern can be surely erected by the end erection means in advance without tipping both end pieces of the sheet piece. It is stable, has no dimensional variations, and requires no manual product modifications. By setting the operation timing of each component appropriately by the rubber string feeding / winding means,
As well as ensuring the formation of a fixed size earring, it is possible to apply tension to the rubber strap of the earring and automatically pull the cut end into the folded part of both end pieces at the same time as cutting. As a result, the work of cutting off the end portion of the rubber cord is eliminated, and the work efficiency is dramatically improved. Therefore, production at extremely low cost is promised, and the disposable mask thus obtained literally exhibits practical value as a disposable article, and its useful value is extremely large.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing the overall structure of the method and apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same apparatus, FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the line III in FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the carrying table adopted, FIG. 5 is a view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the rubber string feeding / winding means, and FIG. 7 is a VII of FIG. -VII line arrow view, FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 6 VIII-VIII line, FIG. 9 is FIG. 2 IX-IX line arrow view, and FIG.
Figure XX line view, Figure 11 Figure 2 XI-XI line view,
FIG. 12 is a view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 2, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a disposable mask obtained by the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a view showing the same use state. (Explanation of symbols) 1 ... original sheet feeding means, 2 ... continuous folding means, 3 ...
… Heating and fusing / cutting means, 5 …… Table, 50 …… Conveyor, 51 …… Slit-like narrow groove, 52 …… Wide groove, 53 ……
Rubber string restraining pin, 54 …… Rubber string winding guide groove, 55 …… Auxiliary plate, 6 …… End piece uprighting means, 61 …… Vertical movable plate, 62 …… Soft elastic sheet restraining member, 7 …… Rubber string feeding out
Winding means, 71 ... Roll supporting part, 72 ... Cover plate, 73 ... Rubber string guide tube, 73a ... Compressed air supply port, 74
...... Feeding rod, 75 …… Second rubber string guide tube, 76 …… Rubber string winding pipe, 8 …… Ear hook forming means, 9 …… Product aligning means, P …… Long strip original sheet , P0 …… Sheet roll, P1 …… Striped thermo-compression bonding part, P2 …… End piece, P ′ …… Cut sheet piece, S …… Rubber cord, S0 …… Rubber cord original roll, G
…… Product.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A raw sheet feeding means (1) for continuously feeding a long strip-shaped raw sheet (P) from a sheet roll (P0).
And a continuous folding means (2) for gather-folding the unwound original sheet (P) in the width direction, and the continuously-supplied folded original sheet (P) are thermocompressed vertically at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. The heat-fusing / cutting means (3) for cutting the original fabric sheet (P) in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals so that the widthwise strip-shaped thermocompression-bonded portions (P1) are located at both ends, A plurality of tables (5 ...) Which sequentially receive the sheet pieces (P '...) are connected endlessly and intermittently driven by a conveyor (50) and the table (5 ...) End piece erection means (6) for sequentially erecting longitudinal end pieces (P2) (P2) including the strip-shaped crimped portion (P1) of the cut sheet piece (P ') to be cut, and each of the erected end portions A rubber string feeding / winding means (7) for winding the rubber string (S) in a ring shape around the pieces (P2) (P2), and Ear hook ring forming means (8) for adhesively fixing the rubber string (S) to the cut sheet piece (P ') and folding back the standing end pieces (P2) (P2) to seal the adhesive fixed portion. In the device for manufacturing a disposable mask consisting of the table (5), the table (5) has slit-shaped narrow grooves (51) (51) extending in the width direction on the upper surfaces of both longitudinal ends and a wide groove extending in the width direction on the upper surface of the central portion ( 52), and the end piece uprighting means (6) is vertically movable in the wide groove (52) so as to be recessed from above to form a slack in the central portion of the cut sheet piece (P ′). Elastic sheet restraining member (62)
And the thin grooves (51) (51) are fitted from above into the narrow grooves (5
1) A device for manufacturing a disposable mask, comprising: vertical movable plates (61) (61) which stand up by pushing both end pieces (P2) (P2) into (51). 2. A rubber string restraining pin (53) (53) capable of swinging up and down is planted in the vicinity of both ends of a narrow groove (51) of the table (5), and the longitudinal direction of the table (5). Auxiliary plate (5) with rubber thread winding guide pins (54…) planted on both sides
5) The device according to claim 1, wherein the (55) is connected in series. 3. A raw sheet feeding means (1) for continuously feeding a long strip-shaped raw sheet (P) from a sheet roll (P0).
And a continuous folding means (2) for gather-folding the unwound original sheet (P) in the width direction, and the continuously-supplied folded original sheet (P) are thermocompressed vertically at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction. The heat-fusing / cutting means (3) for cutting the original fabric sheet (P) in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals so that the widthwise strip-shaped thermocompression-bonded portions (P1) are located at both ends, A plurality of tables (5 ...) Which sequentially receive the sheet pieces (P '...) are connected endlessly and intermittently driven by a conveyor (50) and the table (5 ...) End piece erection means (6) for sequentially erecting longitudinal end pieces (P2) (P2) including the strip-shaped crimped portion (P1) of the cut sheet piece (P ') to be cut, and each of the erected end portions The elastic cord (S) is wound around the piece (P2) (P2) in a ring shape, and is wound with the elastic cord feeding / winding means (7). Both end piece standing upright with bonded and fixed elastic string with (S) to cut the sheet pieces (P ') (P2)
In a device for manufacturing a disposable mask, which comprises an ear hook ring forming means (8) for folding back (P2) and sealing the adhesive fixing portion, the rubber string feeding / winding means (7) is a rubber string original fabric. A roll supporting part (71) for laterally supporting the roll (S0), anti-dripping cover plates (72) (72) arranged above and below the supporting part (71), and the roll (S0) being fed out. A rubber cord guide pipe (73) having a compressed air supply port (73a) for inserting the rubber cord (S) and for feeding the inserted rubber cord (S) backward in the feeding direction, and the guide pipe (73). ), And the swinging rod (7) that swings to pull it out.
4) and a second rubber strap stopper (75a) which is inserted into the extended elastic cord (S) and which is stopped by the inserted elastic cord (S) to prevent the elastic cord from being extended or fed in. A rubber string guide tube (75) and both end pieces that are rotatably connected to the guide tube (75) and have a rubber string (S) fed from the tip thereof upright at the end of the sheet piece (P '). (P2) A device for manufacturing a disposable mask, comprising: a rubber string winding pipe (76) which is wound around (P2).