Apparatus for and method of folding and winding a band of non-woven fabric of a predetermined length

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for folding and winding a predetermined length of non-woven fabric used for the industrial production of moistened wipes. The apparatus for folding and winding a predetermined length of non-woven fabric from a roll wound on a core is mounted on a countertop, equipped with a housing, provided with a drive unit. Mounted on a hub (1) is a cylinder (2), to which eccentrically attached are rods (3) from which at a certain distance is mounted a linear feed (4). The hub assembly (1) with the cylinder (2) with the rods (3) and the linear feed (4) can be mounted vertically or horizontally.

Claims

1. A method of folding and winding a predetermined length of non-woven fabric from a roll wound on a core, the method comprising the steps of: inserting a rolled out band of material between rods; followed by cutting the band; followed by rotationally moving a cylinder in order to fold the band; followed by longitudinally moving a hub assembly, the cylinder, and the rods in a direction of a linear feed; followed by retracting the rods toward the cylinder and taking up the folded band of material by means of the linear feed.

Description

(1) The subject of this invention is presented in an embodiment in the attached drawing, in which

(2) FIG. 1 shows a side view of the apparatus, and

(3) FIG. 2 shows a view of the folding table in perspective,

(4) FIG. 3 shows the folding table in operation mode.

(5) An apparatus for folding and winding a predetermined length of non-woven fabric from a roll wound on a core, mounted on a countertop equipped with a housing, is provided with a drive unit. To a hub 1 is mounted a cylinder 2, to which eccentrically attached are rods 3, from which at a certain distance is mounted a linear feed 4. The hub assembly 1 with the cylinder 2 with the rods 3 and the linear feed 4, can be mounted vertically or horizontally.

(6) A method of folding and winding a predetermined length of non-woven fabric from a roll wound on a core is characterized in that a band of a material W unrolled from a bale is inserted between rods 3, followed by cutting and the rotational movement of a cylinder 2, resulting in folding, followed by moving longitudinally a hub assembly 1 with the cylinder 2 with the rods 3 in the direction of a linear feed 4, followed by the rods 3 being retracted towards the cylinder 2, and the folded band of material W being taken up by means of the linear feed 4.