JP2020146258A - Feather recovery device and feather recovery method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide technology that can streamline work by mechanizing the step of making it easier to remove feathers from feather products.SOLUTION: A feather recovery device 1 comprises support means 10 for supporting the feather inclusion body, feeding means 20 for moving the feather inclusion body along the support means 10, first cutting means 30 for cutting the feather inclusion film of the feather inclusion body along the feeding direction by the feeding means 20, second cutting means 40 for cutting along the crossing direction with respect to the feeding direction by the feeding means 20, control means 50 for controlling at least the mutual movement of the feeding means 20 and the second cutting means 40, and feather removing means 60 for removing feathers from the feather inclusion body from which the feather inclusion film has been cut.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a feather collecting device for taking out feathers from a feather product such as a duvet or a down jacket that encloses the feathers, and a method for collecting the feathers.

Feathers used for duvets, down jackets, etc. have excellent hygroscopicity and heat retention, and are lightweight. Therefore, many other products using feathers are known in addition to these products. However, feathers are not artificial but are limited as resources and are expensive, so there is a demand to take out only feathers from old feather products and reuse them.

In response to these demands, in order to remove feathers from a feather product, the surface material of the feather product was manually cut and the feathers were taken out from the inside. Therefore, mechanization has been desired because the efficiency is low due to the scattering of feathers and the hygiene is not preferable. However, a device for cutting a feather product and taking out the feather has not been developed, and as a related technique, it is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-46119 (Patent Document 1) for incising a compressed coarse feather package. Only the technology as described was disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 52-46119

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a technique capable of mechanizing a process for facilitating the removal of feathers from a feather product and improving work efficiency.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention constitutes the following (1) to (8).
(1) A support means for supporting the feather inclusion body, a feeding means for moving the feather inclusion body along the support means, and a first cutting for cutting the feather inclusion film of the feather enclosure along the feeding direction by the feeding means. Means, a second cutting means that cuts along the crossing direction with respect to the feeding direction by the feeding means, at least a control means that controls the mutual movement of the feeding means and the second cutting means, and feather encapsulation in which the feather encapsulation coating is cut. It is a feather collecting device having a feather taking-out means for taking out feathers from a body.
(2) A support means for supporting the feather encapsulation body, a first cutting means for cutting the feather encapsulation film of the feather encapsulation body, and a second cutting means for cutting the feather encapsulation film in a crossing direction with respect to the cutting direction of the first cutting means. It is a feather collecting device having.
(3) The feather collecting device further comprising a feeding means for moving the feather inclusion body along the supporting means.
(4) The feather collecting device further having at least a control means for controlling the mutual movement of the feeding means and the second cutting means.
(5) The feather collecting device further comprising a feather taking-out means for taking out feathers from a feather-encapsulating body from which a feather-encapsulating film has been cut.
(6) The first cutting means includes a cutting blade fixing shaft fixed on the supporting means, a first cutting blade provided on the cutting blade fixing shaft, a cutting blade fixed shaft drive motor for rotating the cutting blade fixing shaft, and the like. The feather collecting device having the above.
(7) The second cutting means includes a cutting blade moving shaft fixed on the supporting means, a cutting blade moving vehicle that moves along the cutting blade moving shaft, and a second cutting blade provided on the cutting vehicle moving vehicle. The feather collecting device including a cutting blade moving vehicle drive motor that moves a cutting blade moving vehicle along a cutting blade moving axis.
(8) While feeding the feather inclusion body in one direction by the feeding means, the surface cloth of the feather inclusion body is cut in the one direction by the first cutting means to stop the feeding of the feather inclusion body, and then the surface of the feather inclusion body. This is a method for collecting feathers by cutting a cloth in a crossing direction with respect to the one direction by a second cutting means and making cuts on three sides along a partition line forming a quadrangular feather allocation region.

According to the feather collection device of the present invention, feathers can be efficiently collected.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the feather collection apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a part of the feather collection apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic plan view of a duvet.

The present invention will be described in more detail based on the embodiments. In each embodiment, duplicate description will be omitted for the same parts, materials, functions, actions and effects, and the like.

First Embodiment [FIGS. 1 and 2]:
As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, the feather collecting device 1 described as the first embodiment has a support means 10 for supporting the feather inclusion body U and a feeding means 20 for moving the feather inclusion body U along the support means. The first cutting means 30 for cutting the feather inclusion film of the feather inclusion body U along the feeding direction by the feeding means 20, and the second cutting means 40 for cutting along the crossing direction with respect to the feeding direction by the feeding means 20. It has a control means for controlling the mutual movement of the feeding means 20, the first cutting means 30, and the second cutting means 40, and a feather taking out means 60 for taking out feathers from the feather inclusion body U in which the feather inclusion film has been cut. are doing.
The feather collecting device 1 is a device suitable for taking out feathers from the duvet U as the feather inclusion body U. Hereinafter, each portion constituting the feather collecting device 1 will be described with reference to the perspective views of FIGS. 1 and 2.

Support means 10: The table 10 as the support means 10 functions as a workbench on which the duvet U is placed and the surface cloth (feather encapsulation coating) of the duvet U is cut by the cutting means described later. The width of the table 10 is preferably a size that allows one futon to be opened and placed on it, and preferably has a length that can correspond to the width of a double-sized futon. On the other hand, the depth is preferably longer than the length of the feather allocation region R, which is a region in which the feathers are collectively described, which will be described later, but it does not have to be as long as the total length of the duvet U. On the other hand, the height is preferably about the height of the waist where it is easy for a human to put the end of the duvet U on the table 10, but this is not the case if a mechanical device such as an automatic feather inclusion body attachment device is used. Absent.

Feeding means 20: The feeding means 20 moves the duvet U from the front edge 10a of the table 10 to the back side in the vertical direction. For convenience of explanation, if the spreading direction of the front edge 10a of the table 10 is referred to as the width direction and the direction perpendicular to the spreading direction is referred to as the depth direction, the feeding means 20 feeds the duvet U in the depth direction. The feeding means 20 in the feather collecting device 1 has at least four rollers 21 (feeding rollers 21), a chain 22 for crossing them, and a feather feeding motor 23 which is a drive motor for rotating at least one roller 21. There is. However, in the feeding means 20 shown in FIG. 2, the set formed by the four rollers 21 and the two chains 22 on the front edge 10a side is connected to the set on the back edge 10b via the connecting portion 24. It forms another similar set.

Looking at the set of rollers 21 and the chain 22 on the front edge 10a side, the rollers 21 are arranged so that the rotation axis of the rollers 21 is parallel to the front edge 10a of the table 10. Further, the chain 22 is formed so as to extend in the direction perpendicular to the front edge 10a of the table 10, that is, in the depth direction. Further, the rollers 21 are arranged so that the surfaces of the rollers 21 float with respect to the surface 10c of the table 10 at predetermined intervals. The chain 22 is formed of rubber having a high frictional resistance on the surface or a resin having irregularities on the surface. The same applies to the set on the back edge 10b side. By arranging the feeding means 20 in this way, the duvet U sandwiched between the surface of the roller 21 and the surface 10c of the table 10 is chained to the surface 10c of the table 10 by the rotation of the roller 21 and the chain 22. It is sent from the front edge 10a to the back side while sliding on the surface of 22.

First cutting means 30: On the table 10, a first cutting means 30 for cutting the surface cloth of the duvet U is provided. The first cutting means 30 cuts the surface cloth of the duvet U along the feeding direction by the feeding means 20 in the feather collecting device 1, and the round blade 31 (first cutting) perpendicular to the front edge 10a of the table 10. It is formed by a blade 31). The round blade 31 is provided on the cutting blade fixing shaft 32 parallel to the front edge 10a of the table 10, and the cutting blade fixing shaft 32 is connected to the cutting blade fixing shaft drive motor 33. The round blade 31 can be rotated by rotating the cutting blade fixing shaft 32 around the axis by the cutting blade fixed shaft drive motor 33. The round blade 31 which is the first cutting means 30 is preferably installed between the chains 22 constituting the feeding means 20, in other words, between the rollers 21 on the front side and the rollers 21 on the back side.

Since it is preferable that the first cutting means 30 cuts the surface cloth along both sides of the partition line L provided in the duvet U, which will be described later, two pairs of two round blade cutting blades are paired at a predetermined interval. It is preferable to prepare the blade. Further, although the round blade 31 is fixed to the cutting blade fixing shaft 32 during the operation of the feather collecting device 1, it is placed on the cutting blade fixing shaft 32 so that it can be adjusted and arranged at a desired interval when the operation is stopped. It is mounted so that it can be moved. Further, when the round blade 31 is rotated, the surface cloth can be reliably cut by the round blade 31 by rotating the duvet U in the direction opposite to the feeding direction. During the operation of the feather collecting device 1, the round blade 31 is in a position fixed to the cutting blade fixing shaft 32, and when the duvet U is fed in the depth direction by the feeding means 20, the round blade 31 is attached to the duvet U. Cut the surface cloth along the feed direction.

In the duvet U, there is a bulging part with feathers and a dented part where the front and back are sewn together, and in order to cut such an uneven surface, by using a round blade 31, it is possible to cope with such a difference in thickness. Since it can be moved, it is possible to reduce the catching with the surface cloth.

Second cutting means 40: In addition to the first cutting means 30, a second cutting means 40 for cutting the surface cloth of the duvet U is also provided on the table 10. The second cutting means 40 in the feather collecting device 1 cuts the surface cloth of the duvet U along the direction intersecting the feeding direction by the feeding means 20, in this case, the width direction which is the vertical direction. The cutting blade moving shaft 42 parallel to the front edge 10a of the table 10 is formed by a round blade 41 (second cutting blade 41) that moves in the width direction along the shaft. More specifically, the round blade 41 is provided on the cutting blade moving vehicle 43 provided on the cutting blade moving shaft 42, and the cutting blade moving vehicle 43 is connected to the cutting blade moving vehicle drive motor 44. There is. By moving the cutting blade moving vehicle 43 in the length direction of the cutting blade moving shaft 42 by the cutting blade moving vehicle drive motor 44, the round blade 41 can be moved in the width direction. The movement of the round blade 41 by the cutting blade moving wheel 43 is performed in a state where the movement of the feeding means 20 is stopped and the duvet U is stopped. The round blade 41 may be separately provided with a drive motor (not shown) for rotating the round blade 41.

In the second cutting means 40, the surface cloth can be cut either from the left side to the right side or from the right side to the left side in the width direction of the table 10, so that the surface cloth can be cut in either moving direction. It is preferable to use a round blade 41. Further, when the round blade 41 is rotated, the surface cloth is cut with the duvet U stopped. Therefore, by rotating the round blade 41 in the forward direction with respect to the moving direction, the surface of the round blade 41 is formed. The cutting of the cloth can be ensured.

Control means 50: The control means 50 links at least the movement of the duvet U in the depth direction by the feeding means 20 and the movement of the duvet U in the width direction by the round blade 41 of the second cutting means 40. Yes, preferably, the rotation of the round blade 31 of the first cutting means 30 is also linked.
The control means 50 controls the start and end of movement of the feather feed motor 23 of the feed means 20 and the cutting blade moving vehicle drive motor 44 of the second cutting means 40 according to the operation program of the feather recovery device 1. Preferably, the start and end of the movement of the cutting blade fixed shaft drive motor 33 of the first cutting means 30 are also controlled. According to the control means 50, the timing of moving and stopping the duvet U by the feeding means 20 and the timing of moving and stopping the round blade 41 of the second cutting means 40 can be controlled, so that the first cutting from the feeding of the duvet U can be performed. The cutting of the surface cloth by the means 30 and the second cutting means 40 can be automated. The control means 50 of the feather collection device 1 has a predetermined item according to the type of the duvet U to collect feathers through an input device such as a control monitor or a keyboard, for example, the size of the feather allocation area R described later. If the operator inputs, a suitable operation timing according to the type of the duvet U is calculated.

Feather removal means 60: The feather removal means 60 takes out feathers from the feather duvet U from which the surface cloth has been cut. In the feather recovery device 1, the feather recovery means 60 is opposite to the front edge 10a on the table 10. A suction duct 61 having a wide-mouth opening 61a on the back side and tapering from the wide-mouth opening 61a to the communication hose 61b, a suction means 62 such as a compressor provided at the tip of the communication hose 61b and sucking the suction duct 61, It is composed of an airtight cover 63 that covers the surface of the table 10 so that feathers are sucked toward the wide-mouth opening 61a by the suction force of the suction duct 61.

The wide-mouth opening 61a of the suction duct 61 has a bottom opening facing the surface of the table 10 and a front opening provided at the lower end of the front surface of the suction duct 61 facing the front edge 10a of the table 10. It makes it easier to suck feathers from the cut duct U. The width of the bottom opening is set to be about the same as the width of the table 10, so that feathers can be reliably sucked in the width direction of the table 10. The length in the feeding direction is shorter than that in the width direction, and is set in relation to the speed at which the duvet U moves on the table 10, and the feathers are not sucked into the suction duct 61 but remain in the duvet U. The length is set so that it will not be stored. The opening of the suction duct 61 opposite to the wide-mouth opening 61a is connected to a communication hose 61b that communicates with the suction means 62 described later.

As the suction means 62, for example, a compressor may be used as long as the feathers can be sucked through the suction duct 61. The airtight cover 63 can absorb feathers from the suction duct 61 without any particular provision, but the surface of the table 10 can prevent the feathers from scattering into the room and more efficiently absorb the feathers from the suction duct 61. It is designed to cover the side. It is preferable to maintain airtightness such that the suction force from the suction duct 61 is attracted to the duvet U and the feathers are attracted toward the wide-mouth opening 61a. Even if the inside of the airtight cover 63, that is, the surface side of the duvet U or the table 10 is depressurized by suction by the suction means 62, it is sufficient if it is hard enough to retain its shape, and it can be made of hard resin or a vinyl house. Even a thin resin film such as the above can be formed by providing a hard material on the frame.

Action: The action of the feather recovery device 1 will be described. First, the partition line L provided on the duvet U to be collected the feathers and the feather allocation area R partitioned by the partition line L are confirmed, and the position of the first cutting means 30 according to the feather allocation area R is adjusted. , The unit feed length is set by the feed means 20. As shown in the schematic plan view of FIG. 3, the duvet U has partition lines L in which the front surface cloth and the back side surface cloth of the duvet are sewn vertically and horizontally so that the feathers are not unevenly distributed in the duvet. There is a feather allocation region R that is provided and is divided by the partition line L. In order to remove all the feathers from the duvet U, it is necessary to cut all the feather allocation regions R. Then, when the feather allocation region R is cut, as shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 3, a cut end K is formed by cutting the surface cloth along the vicinity of the partition line L for each feather allocation region R. preferable. This is because feathers tend to remain in the vicinity of the partition line L, so that cutting in the vicinity of the partition line L can reduce the amount of feathers left behind. Therefore, the round blade 31, which is the first cutting means 30 for cutting the surface cloth in the feeding direction of the duvet U, is arranged at a position where both sides thereof can be cut along the partition line L along the feeding direction.

When the operator puts the duvet U on the end of the table 10 from the front edge 10a side of the table 10 so that the end of the duvet U hits the feeding means 20 and turns on the control means 50, the feeding means The duvet U sandwiched between the roller 21 of the 20 and the surface of the table 10 slides on the surface of the table 10 along the rotation of the chain 22 of the feeding means 20 and moves to the back side. At this time, since the round blade 31 which is the first cutting means 30 is arranged at a position between the roller 21 on the front side and the roller 21 on the back side constituting the feeding means 20, the duvet U feeds to the back side. The surface cloth is cut in the depth direction during the process.

When the duvet U is fed in the depth direction and the partition line L in the width direction reaches the round blade 41 of the second cutting means 40, the control means 50 stops the feeding means 20. Then, by moving the round blade 41, which is the second cutting means 40, from one side to the other side in the width direction, for example, from the left side to the right side, the surface cloth on one side is cut along the partition line L extending in the width direction. To do. In this way, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 3, the three sides of each feather allocation region R are cut by the first cutting means 30 and the second cutting means 40, and a U-shaped cut end is made for each feather allocation region R. Form K. It is preferable that the cut end in the width direction is provided on the depth side of the partition line L in the width direction. This is because the U-shaped cut end is easier to open when the feathers are sucked from the suction duct 61 than when the front side is cut. In other words, it is preferable that the control means 50 controls the feeding means 20 so that a cut end by the second cutting means 40 can be formed at such a position.

After cutting the surface cloth by one square of the feather allocation region R in this way, the feeding means 20 again moves the duvet U by one square of the feather allocation region R in the feeding direction. Then, the movement of the duvet U is stopped, and the second cutting means 40 is moved. At this time, the round blade 41, which is the second cutting means 40, is moved in the direction opposite to that when the feather allocation region R one square before is cut, that is, from the right side to the left side, so that the partition line L extends in the width direction. Cut the surface cloth along. Then, the duvet U is moved in the feeding direction by the feeding means 20 again. By repeating this movement by the control means 50, the three sides of each feather allocation region R are cut by the first cutting means 30 and the second cutting means 40.

On the other hand, the suction means 62 of the feather taking-out means 60 is moved to suck the feathers from the wide-mouth opening 61a of the suction duct 61. That is, when the duvet U whose surface cloth is cut is sent to the position facing the wide mouth opening 61a in the same manner as sucking dust from the floor nozzle of the vacuum cleaner, the feathers are sucked into the suction duct 61. .. The feathers sucked through the suction duct 61 are collected by sending them to a feather pool (not shown). On the other hand, the surface cloth of the duvet U remaining after the feathers have been sucked out is dropped from the inner edge 10b of the table 10 and collected. By attaching a weight to the tip of the duvet U in advance, it is possible to easily drop the surface cloth from the table 10.

In the cutting work of the surface cloth by the first cutting means 30 and the second cutting means 40 and the suction work from the suction duct 61, the table 10 is covered with the airtight cover 63, so that the feathers do not scatter in the room. , The working environment is good. Further, since the cutting of the surface cloth of the duvet U is mechanized by the first cutting means 30 and the second cutting means 40, the work efficiency is excellent. Further, since the feather taking out means 60 also mechanizes the taking out of the feathers from the duvet U, the work efficiency is excellent in this respect as well.

Second Embodiment [not shown]:
The feather collecting device described as the second embodiment includes a supporting means for supporting the feather inclusion body, a first cutting means for cutting the feather encapsulation coating of the feather inclusion body, and feathers in a crossing direction with respect to the cutting direction of the first cutting means. It has a second cutting means for cutting the encapsulating film.

This feather collecting device is a device suitable for taking out feathers from a down jacket as a feather inclusion body, and the supporting means is a clip for grasping the down jacket. The size of the clip may be such that the down jacket can be hung and held. The first cutting means cuts the surface cloth of the down jacket in one direction, and uses a plurality of rod-shaped cutting blades so that the surface cloth of the down jacket held by the clip can be cut at a plurality of places, for example, in the lateral direction. Is forming. The plurality of cutting blades are attached in parallel to the cutting blade attachment, and the cutting blade attachment is attached to the support plate. Then, the surface cloth of the down jacket is cut by moving the cutting blade attachment mounted on the support plate by the drive motor. The second cutting means can have the same structure as the first cutting means, but the movement of the attached cutting blade is to some extent with respect to the crossing direction with respect to the first cutting means, that is, the lateral direction of the first cutting means. Be prepared to cut in an angled direction (30 ° to 90 °). The feathers taken out of the down jacket should be received by the feather holder placed below the down jacket.

According to such a feather collecting device, the first cutting means and the second cutting means are alternately placed on the surface of the down jacket, and the cutting blade is moved by driving the motor to cut the surface cloth of the down jacket. Then, the feathers can be taken out to the feather holder by hand or the like. According to this feather recovery device, the cutting of the surface cloth of the down jacket is mechanized by the first cutting means and the second cutting means, so that the surface cloth can be cut efficiently and the feathers can be easily taken out from the down jacket. is there.

As a modification of the feather collecting device of the second embodiment, a feather taking-out means can be provided therein. The feather removal means is to take out the feathers from the down jacket from which the surface cloth has been cut, and the airtight cover that covers the entire surface of the down jacket attached to the clip, the communication hose that protrudes from the bottom of the airtight cover to the outside, and the communication hose thereof. It can be formed from a suction means provided at the tip of the communication hose. In this case, the inner surface of the airtight cover may be used as a support plate for attaching the cutting blade attachment in the first cutting means or the second cutting means. According to this feather recovery device, the removal of feathers is also mechanized, and it is possible to prevent the feathers from scattering due to the airtight cover, which is excellent in terms of efficiency and working environment.

The above embodiment is an example of the present invention, and may be further provided with known means and methods, and can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention. For example, with the first embodiment. Each device described in the second embodiment can be used differently from each other. A down jacket may be passed through the feather collecting device 1 of the first embodiment and used as a device for collecting feathers from the down jacket, or a plate-like body may be used as a support means for the feather collecting device of the second embodiment and the plate thereof. The down jacket may be supported in the state. Alternatively, in the feather collecting device 1 of the first embodiment, the round blades 31 and 41 are used for the first cutting means 30 and the second cutting means 40, but the rod-shaped blade as described in the second embodiment is used. It can also be. These are examples of modifications.

In the feather collecting device 1 of the first embodiment, it has been described that the duvet U is placed on the table 10 by human power, but a feather inclusion body automatic mounting device (not shown) is used on the table 10. It is also possible to mechanize the movement and placement of the duvet U.

1 Feather recovery device (first embodiment)
10 Support means (table)
10a Front edge of table 10b Back edge of table 10c Table surface 20 Feeding means 21 Roller (feed roller)
22 Chain 23 Feather feed motor 24 Connecting part 30 First cutting means 31 Round blade (first cutting blade)
32 Cutting blade fixed shaft 33 Cutting blade fixed shaft drive motor 40 Second cutting means 41 Round blade (second cutting blade)
42 Cutting blade moving shaft 43 Cutting blade moving vehicle 44 Cutting blade moving vehicle Drive motor 50 Control means 60 Feather extraction means 61 Suction duct 61a Wide mouth opening 61b Communication hose 62 Suction means (compressor)
63 Airtight cover U Feather inclusion body (duvet)
R Feather allocation area L Partition line K Cut

Claims (8)

Supporting means to support the feather inclusions and
A feeding means for moving the feather inclusion body along the supporting means, and
A first cutting means for cutting the feather inclusion film of the feather inclusion body along the feeding direction by the feeding means, and
A second cutting means for cutting along the crossing direction with respect to the feeding direction by the feeding means,
At least a control means for controlling the mutual movement of the feeding means and the second cutting means,
A feather collecting device having a feather taking-out means for taking out feathers from a feather inclusion body from which a feather-filling coating has been cut. Supporting means to support the feather inclusions and
The first cutting means for cutting the feather inclusion film of the feather inclusion body,
A feather collecting device comprising a second cutting means for cutting the feather encapsulating coating in a crossing direction with respect to the cutting direction of the first cutting means. The feather collecting device according to claim 2, further comprising a feeding means for moving the feather inclusion body along the supporting means. The feather collecting device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a control means for controlling the mutual movement of at least the feeding means and the second cutting means. The feather collecting device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a feather taking-out means for taking out feathers from a feather inclusion body from which a feather-filling coating has been cut. A claim in which the first cutting means includes a cutting blade fixing shaft fixed on the supporting means, a first cutting blade provided on the cutting blade fixing shaft, and a cutting blade fixed shaft drive motor for rotating the cutting blade fixing shaft. Item 1. The feather collecting device according to any one of claims 5. The second cutting means is a cutting blade moving shaft fixed on the supporting means, a cutting blade moving vehicle that moves along the cutting blade moving shaft, a second cutting blade provided on the cutting vehicle moving vehicle, and a cutting blade moving. The feather collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a cutting blade moving vehicle drive motor for moving a vehicle along a cutting blade moving axis. While feeding the feather inclusion body in one direction by the feeding means, the surface cloth of the feather inclusion body is cut in the one direction by the first cutting means, the feeding of the feather inclusion body is stopped, and then the surface cloth of the feather inclusion body is cut. A method for collecting feathers by cutting with a second cutting means in a crossing direction with respect to one direction and making cuts on three sides along a partition line forming a square feather allocation region.

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