JP2024013923A - Sandbag production unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sandbag production unit allowing sandbags to be easily transported in a needed place and to be efficiently produced in short time upon disaster such as wind and flood damage as well as to be usually stored in a simple manner.

SOLUTION: A sandbag production unit comprises: a frame body 2 made of a square column-shaped material in which items to produce sandbags 100 is arranged and which has required strength allowing loading/unloading on a vehicle 200; a hopper 10 in a funnel-shape by which sand is fed in the sand bag 101; a sealing tool 20 sealing an opening of the sandbag 101 after the sand is fed in the sandbag 101; and a conveyor 30 for transporting the sandbags placed between the hopper 10 and the sealing tool 20.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention is a device for efficiently manufacturing sandbags that are used to prevent damage during disasters such as wind and flood disasters. The present invention relates to a sandbag manufacturing unit that can be easily removed from a vehicle and stored during normal times.

Traditionally, when manufacturing sandbags in the event of a disaster such as a storm or flood, one or more workers use a shovel or the like to dump earth and sand into sandbags held by the workers, using the so-called human sea technique. As a result, the burden on workers is extremely heavy, and securing workers has become an issue.

Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a device that has a substantially cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction, with the upper part serving as an input port for earth and sand and the lower part serving as a discharge port, and the earth and sand introduced from the input port being guided downward and discharged from the discharge port. a support frame that is self-supporting and supports the guide body in a hollow manner so that the discharge port is located at a predetermined height; A sandbag making device is disclosed that includes a locking body that can be detachably locked to the opening of the sandbag when the sandbag is covered and lifted.

Utility model registration No. 3123718

However, in the sandbag making device described in Patent Document 1, although it is possible to hold the sandbag in a suspended state using a locking body and throw in sand, the sandbag making device itself can be thrown in by a worker using a shovel or the like. In addition, the work of attaching and detaching the sandbags and tying the closing straps of the sandbags had to be carried out by the workers, resulting in poor work efficiency and the problem of not being able to manufacture the sandbags needed in the event of a disaster in a short time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its specific purpose is to easily transport sandbags to locations where they are needed during disasters such as storm and flood damage, to manufacture sandbags efficiently and in a short time, and to make it possible to manufacture sandbags efficiently in a short time. An object of the present invention is to provide a sandbag manufacturing unit that is easy to store.

The present invention has been devised to achieve the above object. To be more specific, it includes a frame body made of a prismatic material that has the required strength to allow equipment for manufacturing sandbags to be installed, and to enable loading and unloading onto a vehicle, and a funnel-shaped member for introducing soil into the sandbags. It is composed of a shaped hopper, a sealing device that seals the opening of the sandbag after soil is put into the sandbag, and a conveyor for moving the sandbag disposed between the hopper and the sealing device. has been done. The hopper has a hopper opening that is suspended from near the top of the frame and into which earth and sand can be thrown in from above, and a lower opening that shrinks downward from the hopper opening and into which earth and sand can be thrown into the sandbag. are doing. The lower opening has a structure that can be opened and closed manually by a worker, and is arranged at a required height position depending on the sandbag to be used.

The sandbag manufacturing unit of the present invention has a frame body having the required strength to enable loading and unloading onto a vehicle, so that in the event of a disaster such as wind and flood damage, the sandbag manufacturing unit can be loaded onto the bed of a truck using a crane or forklift, and sandbags can be placed in locations where sandbags are needed. It can be easily transported, and it is easy to unload it from the vehicle and store it during normal times.Furthermore, it is economical because the vehicle used for transportation can be a general truck, and it is not a special vehicle loaded with sandbag manufacturing equipment. Useful efficiencies are gained.

In the present invention, the frame body is formed into a substantially rectangular shape, and completely covers the hopper opening installed near the top of the frame body and the upper part of a position around the sealing device and the conveyor that will be a work area. The hopper opening has a ceiling part, a side wall part that covers the side surface of the frame body, and a floor part that covers the bottom side of the frame body and forms a foothold for a worker, and the hopper opening part is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. A substantially rectangular opening/closing flap main body having a plurality of opening/closing flaps provided near each edge of the shape so as to be freely openable/closable, the opening/closing flaps functioning as a lid covering the hopper opening when closed. and a roughly triangular opening/closing flap connection section that adjoin each other and lock each other when opened, and by opening the opening/closing flaps and locking each other, the earth and sand inlet is extended outward from the hopper opening. Contains configurations that function as extensions that extend .

The sandbag manufacturing unit of the present invention has a ceiling part that covers the upper part of the workshop and an opening/closing flap that extends outward from the hopper opening, so that workers can use heavy equipment to input earth and sand during sandbag manufacturing work. There is no need to worry about soil spilling into the workplace, and work efficiency is improved because the work of putting earth and sand using heavy equipment and the work of manufacturing sandbags can be carried out at the same time.

The present invention includes a configuration including a vibrator consisting of a vibration motor for accelerating the fall of earth and sand, which is attached along the outside of a hopper side wall forming a funnel shape from the hopper opening to the lower opening.

The sandbag manufacturing unit of the present invention has a vibrator attached to the side wall of the hopper, so that it can be used with slightly moist and highly viscous earth and sand that can be obtained at disaster sites such as wind and flood disasters.

The present invention includes a configuration in which a side wall portion that covers a side surface of the frame body has, for example, a shutter or a removable door that can be opened and closed with respect to the frame body.

The sandbag manufacturing unit of the present invention works by opening the openable and closable side walls when manufacturing sandbags, carrying the manufactured sandbags out of the sandbag manufacturing unit, and closing the side walls when moving or storing the sandbags. In addition to preventing equipment theft, for example, incidental equipment and materials used when using the sandbag manufacturing unit can also be stored in the sandbag manufacturing unit.

In the present invention, the upper side of the hopper is attached and fixed to the frame via a cushioning material such as a rubber mount, and further, the upper side is attached to the outside of the hopper side wall, and the lower side is attached to the floor. For example, a configuration including a hopper column vertically installed via a cushioning material such as a rubber mount is included.

In the sandbag manufacturing unit of the present invention, since the hopper is fixed via a cushioning material, the vibration of the vibrator attached to the hopper can be effectively used, and the effect of accelerating the fall of earth and sand can be expected to be more effective. It can be expected to prevent damage and reduce noise during work.

The present invention includes a configuration in which a lifting hook portion having a required strength for loading the sandbag manufacturing unit onto a vehicle is provided at a required position on the outside of the frame.

Since the sandbag manufacturing unit of the present invention has a lifting hook portion, it has the effect of facilitating loading and unloading onto a moving vehicle such as a crane truck or a unic crane truck.

The sandbag manufacturing unit of the present invention can be easily transported by loading it onto a vehicle to a place where sandbags are needed in the event of a disaster such as wind and flood damage, and can manufacture sandbags on-site efficiently and in a short time. In addition to being able to easily store various equipment as a unit, it also provides economical benefits compared to vehicles dedicated to sandbag manufacturing.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the sandbag manufacturing unit according to the present invention is loaded onto a vehicle and further manufactures sandbags. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a sandbag manufacturing unit according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the opening/closing flap is opened. FIG. 2 is a side view of a sandbag manufacturing unit according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the opening/closing flap shown in FIG. 3 in an open state. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for opening the opening/closing flap of the sandbag manufacturing unit according to the present invention in a plan view.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the drawings are schematic illustrations and do not necessarily correspond to actual dimensions, proportions, etc. Furthermore, the drawings may include portions with different dimensional relationships and ratios.
In this embodiment, when describing the sandbag manufacturing unit, the left side of the vehicle is the front, the right side of the vehicle is the back, and the front and rear of the vehicle are referred to as the sandbag manufacturing unit loaded on the loading platform of the vehicle. The direction side will be expressed as a side surface, the upper side of the vehicle will be expressed as a top or plane, and the lower side of the vehicle will be expressed as a bottom or bottom surface.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the sandbag manufacturing unit 1 of this embodiment is equipped with equipment for manufacturing sandbags 100, and has the required strength to enable loading and unloading onto a vehicle 200. A frame body 2 made of a prismatic steel pipe having a cylindrical shape, a funnel-shaped hopper 10 for charging earth and sand into the sandbag 101, and a sealing device for sealing the opening of the sandbag 101 after the earth and sand are thrown into the sandbag 101. 20, and a conveyor 30 for moving sandbags 101 disposed between the hopper 10 and the sealing device 20.

The hopper 10 is suspended from near the top of the frame body 2, and includes a hopper opening 11 into which earth and sand can be thrown from the top, and a lower opening which shrinks downward from the hopper opening 11 and into which sand can be thrown into the sandbag bag 101. It has a section 12. Furthermore, the lower opening 12 is arranged at a required height position according to the sandbag 101 to be used, and an opening/closing part 14 integrally formed with a handle part 13 that is manually opened and closed by a worker 400 is pivotally attached. .

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the frame 2 is formed into a substantially rectangular shape and covers the hopper opening 11 installed at the top of the frame 2 and the upper part of the work area around the sealing device 20 and the conveyor 30. It has a ceiling part 3, a side wall part 4 that covers the front, back, and side surfaces of the frame 2, and a floor part 5 that covers a required position below the frame 2 and forms a foothold for the worker.

Further, the hopper opening 11 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and has a plurality of opening/closing flaps 6 provided near each edge of the rectangular shape so as to be able to open and close, respectively, and the opening/closing flaps 6 close the hopper opening when closed. It functions as a lid body that completely covers 11.

The opening/closing flap 6 includes a substantially rectangular opening/closing flap main body 7 and a substantially triangular-shaped opening/closing flap body 7 which is provided with hinges at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the opening/closing flap main body 7 so as to be freely openable and closable. By opening the opening/closing flap 6 and locking the opening/closing flap connecting part 8A and the opening/closing flap connecting part 8B with each other, the opening/closing flap connecting part 8A and the opening/closing flap connecting part 8B are extended outward from the hopper opening 11 and the earth and sand are fed. It has the ability to expand its mouth.

As shown in FIG. 3, the hopper 10 is comprised of a vibration motor for accelerating the fall of dirt, which is attached along the outside of the side wall of the hopper 10 forming a funnel shape from the hopper opening 11 to the lower opening 12. A vibrating section 15 is provided.

The hopper 10 is fixed to the frame 2 with bolts and nuts (not shown) with a cushioning material 16 such as a substantially rectangular rubber mount interposed at a predetermined position near the hopper opening 11. Further, a hopper column 17 is provided with an upper end attached to the outside of the side wall of the hopper 10 and a lower end vertically attached to the floor 5 with a cushioning material 16 such as a substantially rectangular rubber mount interposed therebetween. may be fixed with bolts and nuts (not shown).

The side wall portion 4 is constructed of a shutter, a flip-up door, a removable door, etc. whose front side and the side surface facing the rear of the vehicle can be opened and closed with respect to the frame 2. A lifting hook portion is provided at a required position outside the frame 2 and has the required strength to lift the sandbag manufacturing unit 1 with a crane truck 300 and load it onto the vehicle 200. 60 may be used.

In this embodiment, the frame 2 is constructed using a square metal pipe material that has the required strength, and the hopper 10 is constructed using a metal plate material. The sealing device 20 uses an electric so-called bag-stitching sewing machine, and is arranged by hanging from the ceiling 3 as shown in FIG. 1, or by standing on a stand on the floor 5 as shown in FIG. It may be arranged.

The conveyor 30 uses a so-called free roller conveyor (W 365 mm, H 63 mm, L 2000 mm), and the belt conveyor 500 that carries the sandbags 100 out of the sandbag manufacturing unit 1 uses a unit type belt conveyor driven by an electric motor. Furthermore, the vibrating portions 15 were installed at four locations using electric motor vibrator devices.

Electric power for driving an electric bag opening sewing machine, a unit type belt conveyor, and an electric motor vibrator device can be generated by a power generation device 600, and in this embodiment, a so-called portable type inverter generator is used. .

Next, a method of using the sandbag manufacturing unit 1 according to this embodiment will be explained. First, the procedure for opening the opening/closing flap 6 and expanding the earth and sand inlet will be explained using FIG. 6. FIG. 6 shows the opening/closing flap of the sandbag manufacturing unit 1 in a plan view, and (a) shows the opening/closing flap 6 in a closed state, forming a lid that completely covers the hopper opening 11. Indicates the condition.

In order to open the opening/closing flap 6, first open/close opening/closing flap main bodies 7A on the left and right sides facing each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, as shown in (b). Furthermore, as shown in (c), the other pair of opening/closing flap main body parts 7B are opened in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and the opening/closing flap connecting part 8A is opened upward in view A. Finally, as shown in (d), the opening/closing flap connecting part 8B is opened downward in view B, and an upward engaging claw 81 is provided vertically at the tip of the opening/closing flap connecting part 8A and opening/closing flap connecting part 8B. By fitting the downward engaging claw 82 with the hopper opening 11, the earth and sand input port can be extended outward from the hopper opening 11.

Here, the opening/closing flap connecting part 8A and the opening/closing flap connecting part 8B are hinged on the opening/closing flap main body 7A and the opening/closing flap main body 7B, respectively, and have hinges 21 and 22 that are held with their openings limited to a required angle. When used, the opening/closing flap connecting portion 8A and the opening/closing flap connecting portion 8B can maintain an open state with each other.

Once the opening/closing flap 6 is opened, earth and sand that can be procured at the sandbag manufacturing site is then poured into the hopper opening 11 using heavy equipment. The earth and sand is basically supplied from the hopper opening 11 to the lower opening 12 by natural falling, but depending on the condition of the earth and sand, the vibrating section 15 is operated to promote the movement of the earth and sand to fall.

The worker 400 places the sandbag 101 in the open state near the lower opening 12 and operates the handle part 13 to throw an appropriate amount of earth and sand into the sandbag 101. A sandbag 101 filled with an appropriate amount of earth and sand is manually moved on a conveyor 30 and handed over to the next worker 400. The worker 400 who receives the sandbag 101 filled with an appropriate amount of earth and sand seals the opening of the sandbag 101 with the sealing device 20 to complete the sandbag 100. The completed sandbag 100 is carried out using a belt conveyor 500.

Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the gist of the invention.

In this example, the frame 2 was constructed using a general structural square steel pipe with outer dimensions of 2000 mm in height, 3000 mm in length, and 1900 mm in width. Further, the dimensions of the hopper opening 11 were 1700 mm x 1700 mm, and the inclination angle α1 of the side wall of the hopper 10 forming a funnel shape was 60 degrees, and the inclination angle α2 was 45 degrees.

As mentioned above, the sandbag manufacturing unit 1 of this embodiment has a size that can be loaded on the loading platform of a so-called 2-ton truck (maximum loading capacity 2000 kg to 3000 kg), and furthermore, when manufacturing sandbags, the shutter of the side wall 4 is opened. However, by transporting the sandbags 100 out of the sandbag manufacturing unit 1 by the belt conveyor 500 and closing the shutter on the side wall portion 4 during transportation or storage, it is possible to prevent equipment theft during storage, and also prevent sandbag manufacturing, for example. There is an advantage that the belt conveyor 500, power generator 600, sandbag 101, etc. that are required when using the unit 1 can also be stored inside the main bag manufacturing unit 1.

As mentioned above, although the best configuration, method, etc. for carrying out the present invention are disclosed in the above description, the present invention is not limited thereto.
For example, in the embodiment described above, a rubber mount is used as a cushioning material, but this does not limit the material. For example, a coil spring or a resin mount may be used as a cushioning material. In the above, the frame is constructed from a general structural square steel pipe, but this is not intended to limit the material; for example, metals such as aluminum alloys and stainless steel alloys, engineering plastics, etc. may be used as the constituent material.

1 Sandbag manufacturing unit 2 Frame body 3 Ceiling part 4 Side wall part 5 Floor part 6 Opening/closing flap 7A, 7B Opening/closing flap body part 8A, 8B Opening/closing flap connecting part 10 Hopper 11 Hopper opening 12 Lower opening 13 Handle part 14 Opening/closing part 15 Vibrating part 16 Cushioning material 17 Hopper pillar part 20 Sealing device 21, 22 Hinge 30 Conveyor 50 Ladder part 60 Lifting hook part 100 Sandbag 101 Sandbag bag 200 Vehicle 300 Crane truck 400 Worker 500 Belt conveyor 600 Power generator α1, α2 Side wall part Tilt angle

Claims (6)

A frame body for arranging equipment for manufacturing sandbags and allowing loading and unloading onto a vehicle; and a funnel-shaped hopper disposed at a required height of the frame body for introducing soil into the sandbag bags. , a sealing device for sealing the opening of the sandbag after soil is inserted into the sandbag, and a conveyor for moving the sandbag disposed between the hopper and the sealing device, the hopper A sandbag manufacturing unit characterized in that it has a hopper opening that is an opening for introducing sand into the hopper, and a lower opening that is an opening for introducing sand into the sandbag bag. The frame body is formed into a substantially rectangular shape, and includes the hopper opening installed at the top of the frame body, a ceiling part that covers the upper part of the workshop, a side wall part that covers the side surface of the frame body, and a side wall part that covers the side surface of the frame body. The hopper opening has a substantially rectangular shape, and a plurality of butterfly openings are provided near each edge of the rectangular shape so that the hopper can be opened and closed, respectively. The opening/closing flap has an opening/closing flap, and the opening/closing flap functions as a lid covering the hopper opening when closed, and when opened, the adjacent opening/closing flaps are locked to each other to extend from the hopper opening and allow soil to be input. The sandbag manufacturing unit according to claim 1, wherein the sandbag manufacturing unit functions as an expansion body that expands the mouth. 3. The sandbag manufacturing method according to claim 1, further comprising a vibrating body attached to the outside of the side wall of the hopper forming a funnel-shaped shape from the hopper opening to the lower opening. unit. 3. The sandbag manufacturing unit according to claim 2, wherein the side wall portion that covers the side surface of the frame has an opening/closing portion that can be opened and closed with respect to the frame. The hopper has an upper side attached and fixed to the frame via a cushioning material, and further has a hopper pillar section with the upper side attached to the outside of the hopper side wall and the lower side vertically attached to the floor via the cushioning material. The sandbag manufacturing unit according to claim 3, characterized in that: 2. The sandbag manufacturing unit according to claim 1, further comprising a lifting hook portion at a predetermined position on the outside of the frame for loading the sandbag manufacturing unit onto a vehicle.

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