JP2000107895A - Device for pressing absorber - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To squeeze out the liquid which is absorbed in the inner part of an absorber by crushing it. SOLUTION: A water receiving box 3 is provided in the lower part of a frame 2. In one end part of the bottom surface (the upper surface of a bottom plate 31), a placing part 4 for placing a floral foam (absorber) F to be crushed is divided and formed. Above the placing part 4, a press plate 6 is provided movably in the vertical direction on the frame 2. By downward moving the press plate 6 by a moving means 10, the floral foam F is crushed. The bottom plate 31 is inclined so as to form a down-grade from the one end part on the side of the placing part 4 toward the other end so that the water squeezed out of the crushed floral foam F flows from the one end part to the side of the other end part and is immediately separated from the floral foam F.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an absorber pressing device for pressing an absorber to squeeze liquid such as water absorbed therein.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, floral arrangements (absorbers) have been frequently used in ikebana instead of sword mountains. This floral foam is made of a phenolic resin foam and has open cells communicating vertically.
Therefore, when a floral form is placed on a vase filled with water, water is sucked up from the lower surface. Therefore, by inserting a branch or the like on the upper surface of the floral foam, it can be used as a substitute for the sword mountain.

[0003]

The floral foam is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a length of 24 cm, a width of 11 cm and a height of 8 cm, for example, and weighs about 50 g when water is not absorbed. However, when water is sufficiently absorbed, the weight becomes about 1.5 kg. For this reason, when discarding the used floral foam, it becomes difficult to convey it. In addition, there is a problem that since it contains a large amount of water, it cannot be incinerated and is difficult to dispose.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a press apparatus for pressing an absorber to squeeze liquid sucked into the absorber. And, in the shape of a box with an open top,
A liquid receiving member provided on the frame, a pressing member movably provided on the frame in a vertical direction, and a moving means for moving the pressing member in the vertical direction, a bottom surface of the liquid receiving member A part of one end of the mounting member is a mounting portion on which the absorber is mounted, and the pressing member is mounted on the mounting portion in order to press the absorbing member mounted on the mounting portion by the pressing member. And a bottom surface of the liquid receiving member is inclined so as to form a downward gradient from one end on the placement section side to the other end. in this case,
On both side surfaces of the liquid receiving member extending from one end to the other end of the bottom surface, a positioning member for positioning the absorber in a direction opposite to the both sides is provided, and the positioning member is It is desirable to dispose it upward away from the bottom surface. It is desirable to incline the upper part from the upper edge of the placement part on the bottom surface at a larger angle than the lower part. It is desirable that the center of the lower surface of the pressing member be recessed upward from one end to the other end.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 are front views of a press device 1 according to the present invention,
It is a top view, a right side view, and a perspective view. Press equipment 1
Is for squeezing up and down a rectangular parallelepiped floral foam (absorber) F to squeeze out water absorbed therein, and is configured as follows.

That is, the press device 1 has a frame 2 made of a pipe material. A water receiving box (liquid receiving member) 3 is fixed to a lower portion of the frame 2. The water receiving box 3 is for receiving the water squeezed out of the floral form F while the floral form (absorber) F is placed thereon. 1 are referred to as front and rear, and the left and right in FIG. 3 are referred to as left and right). The upper surface and the front side of the water receiving box 3 are open. A part of the front end of the bottom plate 31 (a part surrounded by an imaginary line in FIG. 2) is a mounting part 4 on which the floral form F to be pressed is mounted.

[0007] The water receiving box 3 is fixed to the frame 2 in an inclined state such that the rear portion is located below the front portion. Therefore, the bottom plate 31 is inclined so as to form a downward slope from the front side to the rear side, and water squeezed out from the floral form F flows on the bottom plate 31 and reaches the rear part of the water receiving box 3. At the rear end of the water receiving box 3, a discharge pipe 5 is provided.
Is provided. The discharge pipe 5 is for discharging water flowing to the rear end of the water receiving box 3 to the outside, and is discharged from the water receiving box 3 by connecting a rubber pipe or the like to the discharge pipe 5. Water can be drained into sewage or the like.

The front portion 31a of the bottom plate 31 is bent upward with respect to the rear portion 31b, and the bent portion 31c coincides with the front edge of the mounting portion 4. Therefore, by aligning the front end of the floral form F with the bent portion of the front portion 31a, the position of the floral form F in the front-rear direction can be correctly adjusted. The bent portion 31c may be located slightly ahead of the mounting portion 4, and in this case, the bent portion 31c serves as a guide for positioning the floral form F in the front-rear direction.

A press plate (pressing member) 6 is disposed above the mounting portion 4 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The press plate 6 is for crushing the floral form F placed on the placing portion 4 by moving it downward, and as shown in FIG. The dimension in the horizontal plane is set slightly larger than that of the floral form F so that it slightly protrudes.

As shown in FIG. 1, both ends 6a and 6b of the press plate 6 in the front-rear direction are slightly bent downward with respect to the center 6c. As a result, both end portions in the front-rear direction of the lower surface of the press plate 6 are inclined so as to gradually descend downward from the center portion side to both end portions, and the lower surface center portion is correspondingly inclined with respect to the lower surface both end portions. It is concave upward. Accordingly, when the press plate 6 is moved downward, first, both ends 6a and 6b abut against both ends of the floral foam F in the front-rear direction.

Positioning plates (positioning members) 7 are provided on the left and right side plates 32 of the water receiving box 3. Each positioning plate 7 includes a central portion 7a, a front portion 7b, and a rear portion 7c. The central portion 7a extends in the front-rear direction along both left and right sides of the mounting portion 4, and the central portion 7a,
The space in the left-right direction of 7a is set substantially equal to the length of the floral form F. Therefore, by positioning the floral form F between the central portions 7a, 7a, the position of the floral form F in the left-right direction can be correctly adjusted. The interval between the central portions 7a, 7a may be larger than the length of the floral form F. In this case, the central portions 7a, 7a are used as a guide when the floral form F is placed on the placing portion 4. Can be.

The front part 7b and the rear part 7c of the positioning plate 7
Are inclined so as to approach the side plate 32 as they move away from the central portion 7a in the front-rear direction, and both ends are fixed to the side plate 32. Therefore, the rear part 7c
Comes closer to the mounting portion 4 from the rear end side toward the front end side. When the floral form F is slid on the rear portion 31b of the bottom plate 31 and moved to the mounting portion 4, the floral form F Become F's guide.

The height of the positioning plate 7 is set so that the pressing plate 6 does not abut even if the pressing plate 6 is moved to the lowest position. However, in a case where the horizontal portion 7a is arranged away from the mounting portion 4 so that the press plate 6 does not abut against the positioning plate 7 as in the case where the positioning plate 7 is merely used as a guide for positioning the floral form F. , The height of the positioning plate 7 can be set arbitrarily.

The positioning plate 7 is fixed to the side plate 32 so as to be spaced upward from the bottom plate 31. Therefore, the water squeezed out from the floral form F to the front side and the left and right sides thereof is not blocked by the floral form F itself and the positioning plate 7, and is located below the positioning plate 7 between the side plate 32 and the floral form F. It can flow to the rear end of the water receiving box 3 through the side.

The frame 2 is provided with moving means 10 for moving the press plate 6 in the vertical direction. That is, a guide member 11 extending horizontally in the left-right direction is provided at the intermediate portion in the up-down direction of the frame 2 via the brackets 12, 12 (in FIG. 2, for convenience of illustration, the guide member 11 and the bracket 12 is omitted). The guide member 11 is disposed so as to be located above a central portion of the mounting portion 4 in the front-rear direction.
Are slidably provided. The press plate 6 is detachably fixed to the lower ends of the shafts 13, 13 by cap nuts 14, 14 screwed to the lower ends of the shafts 13, 13.

A front end of a pair of levers 15 extending in the front-rear direction is rotatably connected to an upper end of the frame 2 via a shaft 16. At the rear ends of the levers 15, 15, a connecting shaft 17 for connecting the two is provided. The levers 15 and 15 can be rotated downward by holding the connecting shaft 17 by hand and pushing it downward, or by putting a foot on the connecting shaft 17 and pushing it downward.

The upper ends of the connecting plates 18, 18 are rotatably connected via a horizontal shaft 19 to the positions on the front side of the levers 15, 15 above the mounting portion 4. ing. At the lower ends of the connecting plates 18, 18, a horizontal shaft 20 is provided in a bridging state. At both ends of the shaft 20, cylinders 21 and 21 are rotatably inserted outside.
The upper ends of the shafts 13, 13 are connected and fixed to the cylinders 21, 21, respectively. Therefore, levers 15 and 1
When the pivot 5 is rotated downward, the press plate 6 moves downward. Note that, between the lever 15 and the frame 2, the lever 15 is at a predetermined rotation position (a rotation position at which the press plate 6 is moved downward until the floral form F is crushed to the maximum).
It is desirable to provide a stopper (not shown) for preventing the pivoting of the press plate 6 from hitting the positioning plate 7 by the stopper (not shown).

A tension spring 22 is provided between the upper end of the frame 2 and the press plate 6 as urging means.
The tension spring 22 is used to move the press plate 6 moved downward.
To return to the original position shown in FIG.
When the press plate 6 is moved upward by the tension spring 22, the lever 15 rotates upward accordingly.
When the lever 15 hits the upper end of the frame 2 and cannot rotate upward any more, the press plate 6 returns to the original position.

When the floral form F is crushed by the press device having the above-described configuration, the rear portion 31b of the bottom plate 31 is required.
The floral form F is placed on the rear part 31b, and is slid on the rear part 31b toward the front part 31a and moved to the placement part 41. At this time, the rear portions 7c, 7c of the positioning plates 7, 7 guide the floral form F to be directed between the central portions 7a, 7a. Then, the left and right positioning of the floral form F is performed by the central portions 7a, 7a. When the floral form F reaches the bent portion 31c between the rear portion 31b and the front portion 31a of the bottom plate 31, the resistance to the movement of the floral form F increases. You can see that it has arrived.
Therefore, by stopping the movement of the floral form F, the position in the front-back direction can be correctly adjusted.

After the floral form F is correctly placed on the placing section 4 as described above, the lever 15 is rotated downward, and the press plate 6 is moved downward. Then, the press plate 6 strikes against the upper surface of the floral form F, crushes it, and squeezes out the water absorbed by the floral form F.

Here, the front and rear ends 6a, 6a,
Since the press plate 6b is located below the central portion 6c, the press plate 6 does not abut against the entire upper surface of the floral form F at once. Crush gradually from both ends. Therefore, the floral form F can be crushed with a relatively small force.

Since the floral form F has open cells communicating vertically, the floral form F
The water absorbed in the water is squeezed out from both upper and lower surfaces. At this time, it is desirable that the water absorbed by the floral form F be squeezed out without resistance. Otherwise, a large force is required to crush the floral form F. However, since the entire lower surface of the floral foam F is in contact with the bottom plate 31, water relatively easily flows out from the peripheral portion of the lower surface of the floral foam F, but hardly flows out from the central portion of the lower surface. On the other hand, on the upper surface of the floral foam F, the central portion 6c of the press plate 6 is concave upward, and the front and rear end portions 6c are formed.
Only a and 6b contact the floral form F. Therefore, water easily flows out from the upper surface of the floral form F. In particular, since a gap is formed between the center of the upper surface of the floral foam F and the center 6c of the press plate 6,
The water easily comes out, and covers the part where water hardly comes out from the center of the lower surface. Therefore, floral form F
Is smoothly squeezed out as the floral form F is crushed. In addition, if the continuous direction of the bubbles of the floral foam F is directed in the front-back or left-right direction, the absorbed water is more easily squeezed out.
Is not preferred because it scatters around

The water flowing out of the floral form F flows on the bottom plate 31 to the rear end of the water receiving box 3 because the bottom plate 31 is inclined. In this case, floral form F
Although the water which has flowed out onto the bottom plate 31 from the rear end flows without any obstacle, if the positioning plates 7, 7 are in contact with the bottom plate 31, the water flows out onto the bottom plate 31 from the front end and both side ends of the floral form F. The water is blocked by the floral form F and the positioning plates 7,7. However, since the positioning plates 7, 7 are arranged above and separated from the bottom plate 31, the water that has flowed out onto the bottom plate 31 from the front end and both left and right ends of the floral form F is displaced between the side plate 32 and the floral form F. Flows through the lower side of the positioning plate 7. In any case, the water discharged from the floral form F flows on the bottom plate 31 to the rear end side of the water receiving box 3 and immediately leaves the floral form F. Therefore, the water squeezed out from the floral form F is not absorbed again by the floral form F after the crushing is completed. The water that has flowed to the rear end of the water receiving box 3 is discharged from the discharge pipe 5 to the outside.

When the crushing of the floral form F is completed, the lever 15 is released. Then, the press plate 6 and the lever 15 are returned to the original positions by the tension spring 22. Thereafter, another floral form F to be crushed is placed on the rear portion 31b of the bottom plate 31, and is moved to the placing portion 4 in the same manner as described above. Then, the previously crushed floral form F becomes the other floral form F
And is pushed out onto the front part 31a. Therefore, the crushed floral form F can be easily taken out. The crushed floral form F has a small volume and is lightened by discharging water. Therefore, it can be easily transported and can be easily incinerated.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the floral foam F having vertically continuous bubbles is crushed, but it is needless to say that the press device of the present invention can also crush other absorbers. Further, an absorber that has absorbed a liquid other than water may be crushed. The center 2c in the front-rear direction of the lower surface of the press plate 6 is recessed from one end to the other end in the left-right direction, but the center part in the left-right direction is recessed from one end to the other end in the front-rear direction. It may be.
Further, although the bottom plate 31 is a simple flat plate and the bottom surface of the water receiving box 3 is made flat, a groove extending in the front-rear direction may be formed on the bottom surface. Further, the press plate 6 may be moved in the vertical direction using a drive source such as a motor.

[0026]

As described above, according to the press apparatus of the present invention, the liquid absorbed in the absorber can be squeezed out of the absorber by crushing the absorber. Moreover, the liquid that has flowed out of the absorber flows on the bottom surface of the liquid receiving member and leaves the absorber, so that the liquid is not absorbed again by the absorber.
Therefore, there is an effect that the absorber can be easily transported and disposed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 F Floral foam (absorbent) 1 Absorber pressing device 2 Frame 3 Liquid receiving box (liquid receiving member) 4 Placement part 6 Press plate (pressing member) 7 Positioning plate (positioning member) 10 Moving means 31 Bottom plate 31a Part 31b Rear part 31c Bending part 32 Side plate

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[Submission date] July 22, 1999 (July 7, 1999
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[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, a first invention is a press apparatus for pressing an absorber to squeeze liquid sucked into the absorber.
A frame, having a box shape with an open upper surface, a liquid receiving member provided on the frame, a pressing member movably provided on the frame in a vertical direction, and Moving means for moving, wherein a part of one end of the bottom surface of the liquid receiving member is a mounting portion on which the absorbent body is mounted, and the absorbing body mounted on the mounting portion is the pressing member In order to press by, the pressurizing member is disposed above the mounting portion, and the bottom surface of the liquid receiving member is formed so as to form a downward slope from one end portion to the other end portion of the mounting portion side. On both sides of the liquid receiving member that extends from one end of the bottom surface to the other end of the liquid receiving member, a positioning member for positioning the absorber in a direction opposite to the both sides is provided. It is noted that the members were placed above the bottom It is set to. A second invention is a press device for pressing an absorbent body to squeeze out liquid sucked into the absorber, comprising a frame, a box-like shape having an open upper surface, and a liquid provided on the frame. A receiving member, a pressing member provided in the frame so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a moving means for moving the pressing member in the vertical direction, and a part of one end of the bottom surface of the liquid receiving member. As a mounting portion on which the absorber is mounted, in order to press the absorber mounted on the mounting portion by the pressing member,
The pressurizing member is disposed above the mounting portion, and the bottom surface of the liquid receiving member is inclined so as to form a downward slope from one end to the other end of the mounting portion, and the bottom surface The upper part from the upper edge of the mounting part is inclined at a larger angle than the lower part. In the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is desirable that the central portion of the lower surface of the pressing member be recessed upward from one end to the other end.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A press device for pressing an absorber to squeeze out liquid sucked into the absorber, comprising a frame, a box-like shape having an open upper surface, and a liquid receiver provided on the frame. A member, a pressing member movably provided in the frame in the vertical direction, and moving means for moving the pressing member in the vertical direction, wherein a part of one end of the bottom surface of the liquid receiving member is As a mounting portion on which the absorber is mounted, in order to press the absorber mounted on the mounting portion with the pressing member, the pressing member is disposed above the mounting portion, A press apparatus for an absorbent body, wherein a bottom surface of a liquid receiving member is inclined so as to form a downward slope from one end on the placement section side to the other end. 2. A positioning member for positioning the absorber in a direction opposite to the both side surfaces, provided on both side surfaces of the liquid receiving member extending from one end side to the other end side of the bottom surface, A press device for an absorbent body, wherein the positioning member is disposed upwardly away from the bottom surface. 3. The absorber pressing device according to claim 1, wherein an upper portion from the upper end edge of the upper mounting portion of the bottom surface is inclined at a larger angle than a lower portion. . 4. The absorbent body pressing device according to claim 1, wherein one end to the other end of a central portion of a lower surface of the pressing member is recessed upward.