KR102446539B1 - Mattress separating system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mattress separation system, and more particularly, to a mattress separation system that continuously performs separation between an outer cover part of a mattress and a cushion part and between a metal material and a cloth material in the cushion part.
A mattress separation system according to the present invention includes a first clamp device for fixing the outer cover part of one end of the mattress, a second clamp device for fixing the cushion part exposed to the outside from the other end side of the mattress, and a connector to the second clamp device It includes a first separation device connected through the first separation device configured as a power device for separating the cushion portion from the outer cover portion by moving in one direction.

Description

Mattress Separation System {MATTRESS SEPARATING SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a mattress separation system, and more particularly, to a mattress separation system that continuously performs separation between an outer cover part of a mattress and a cushion part and between a metal material and a cloth material in the cushion part.

Conventionally, for recycling (recycling of metal materials) for the mattress, a worker manually separates the outer cover part and the cushion part of the mattress, and then, the process of manually separating the metal material from the cushion part. This was done.

This manual separation process not only consumes excessive work time, but also causes pain and injury to the operator's wrists and fingers.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mattress separation system that continuously performs separation between the outer cover portion and the cushion portion of the mattress and the separation between the metal material and the cloth material in the cushion portion.

A mattress separation system according to the present invention includes a first clamp device for fixing the outer cover part of one end of the mattress, a second clamp device for fixing the cushion part exposed to the outside from the other end side of the mattress, and a connector to the second clamp device It includes a first separation device connected through the first separation device configured as a power device for separating the cushion portion from the outer cover portion by moving in one direction.

In addition, it is preferable that the first clamp device fixes the outer cover and cushion together before the operation of the power unit, and fixes only the outer cover when the cushion is moved in one direction by the operation of the power unit.

In addition, the mattress separation system includes a crushing device that receives and crushes the cushion unit from the first separation device, and a second separation device that separates the pulverized product including a cloth material and a metal material from the crushing device into a cloth material and a metal material; It is preferable to include a dust collecting device for collecting the cloth material from the second separating device, a first collecting unit for receiving the dusted cloth material, and a second collecting unit for receiving the metal material from the second separating device.

In addition, the second separation device receives the pulverized material so that it falls, but the cloth material is moved through the first connection pipe using the air flow from the blower device, and the metal material is discharged through the discharge port at the bottom by gravity. and a first connecting pipe for transferring the fabric material from the main body to the dust collecting device, the main body having a first receiving space formed therein and a first accommodating space formed therein The first body part having the upper and lower portions of the accommodating space open, and the second accommodating space are formed therein, and the open upper part of the second accommodating space communicates with the lower part of the first body part and is located in the open lower part of the second accommodating space. A second body portion having a discharge port formed thereon, an inclined portion connecting the second accommodation space and the first connecting pipe on one side of the second body portion while the inner diameter is gradually reduced, and a side surface of the second body portion from the blower device It is preferable to include a second connecting pipe for allowing air to be introduced into the second receiving space.

In addition, the central axis of the second connecting pipe is preferably formed to be higher than or equal to the central axis of the inclined portion.

The present invention has the effect of improving the efficiency and processing speed of mattress recycling by separating the mattress that continuously performs the separation between the outer cover part and the cushion part of the mattress and the separation between the metal material and the cloth material in the cushion part.

1 is a block diagram of a mattress separation system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through examples and drawings. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood that various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the embodiments of the present invention are included. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like components.

In this document, expressions such as "have", "may have", "includes", or "may include" refer to the presence of a corresponding characteristic (eg, a numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, expressions such as “A or B”, “at least one of A or/and B”, or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", or "at least one of A or B" means (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B; Or (3) it may refer to all cases including both at least one A and at least one B.

Expressions such as "first", "second", "first", or "second" used in this document may modify various elements, regardless of order and/or importance, and may modify one element to another. It is used only to distinguish it from the components, and does not limit the components. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of rights described in this document, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be renamed as a first component.

A component (eg, a first component) is "coupled with/to (operatively or communicatively)" to another component (eg, a second component) When referring to "connected to", it should be understood that the certain element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (eg, a third element). On the other hand, when it is said that a component (eg, a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (eg, a second component), the component and the It may be understood that other components (eg, a third component) do not exist between other components.

The expression "configured to (or configured to)" as used in this document, depending on the context, for example, "suitable for", "having the capacity to" It can be used interchangeably with "," "designed to", "adapted to", "made to", or "capable of". The term "configured (or set up to)" may not necessarily mean only "specifically designed to" in hardware. Instead, in some circumstances, the expression “a device configured to” may mean that the device is “capable of” with other devices or parts. For example, the phrase "a processor configured (or configured to perform) A, B, and C" executes a dedicated processor (eg, an embedded processor), or one or more software programs stored in a memory device, to perform the corresponding operations. By doing so, it may mean a generic-purpose processor (eg, a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

Terms used in this document are only used to describe specific embodiments, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. The singular expression may include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art described in this document. Among the terms used in this document, terms defined in a general dictionary may be interpreted with the same or similar meaning as the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this document, have an ideal or excessively formal meaning. not interpreted In some cases, even terms defined in this document cannot be construed to exclude embodiments of this document.

1 is a block diagram of a mattress separation system according to the present invention.

The mattress separation system includes a first separating device 10 for separating the cushion part 3 from the outer cover part 2 of the mattress 1 , and a crushing device for the cushion part 3 from the first separating device 10 . The first conveying unit 30 conveyed or conveyed to (40), the crushing device 40 crushing the cushion unit 3 conveyed from the first conveying unit 30, and the crushed product (cloth The second transfer unit 50 for transferring or conveying the material 3a and the metal material 3b) to the second separation device 60, and the cloth material 3a by receiving the pulverized material from the second transfer unit 50 and a second separation device 60 for separating each of the metal materials 3b from each other.

As is known, the mattress 1 is composed of an outer cover portion 2 forming an inner accommodation space, and a cushion portion 3 accommodated in the accommodation space within the outer cover portion 2 . The cushion part 3 is composed of a metal material such as a spring, and a cloth material for wrapping or fixing the spring. In addition, before the mattress 1 is placed on the work table 11 of the first separating device 10 , a cutout 2a must be formed on the side surface of the outer cover part 2 . The cutout 2a may be a zipper formed on the side of the openable exterior cover 2 or may be formed by cutting the side of the exterior cover 2 by an operator. In addition, the mattress separation system may additionally include a device for forming the cutout (2a) on the side of the outer cover part (2) by a cutting tool. As shown in FIG. 1 , at least a portion of the exterior cover part 2 is separated from the upper and lower directions of the cutout 2a, and at least a portion of the cushion part 2 is exposed to the outside. .

The first separation device 10 includes a work table 11 on which the mattress 1 is placed, a first clamp device 12 for fixing one end of the mattress 1 , and the other end of the mattress 1 to the outside. The second clamping device 13 for fixing the exposed cushion part 3 is connected to the second clamping device 13 through the connecting pipe 22 and moved in the transport direction (arrow direction) to move the outer cover part 2 ) and a power unit 20 that separates the cushion part 3 and is configured.

As described above, one end of the mattress 1 is a portion accommodating (covering) the cushion part 3 by the outer cover part 2 , and the first clamping device 12 is the operation of the power unit 20 . Before, the outer cover part 2 and the cushion part 3 of one end of the mattress 1 are fixed together, and when the cushion part 3 is moved in the transport direction by the operation of the power unit 20, the external cover Only part (2) is continuously fixed.

The power unit 20, for example, a hydraulic cylinder or the like is applied, is operated and stopped by a control device (not shown), and moves the second clamp device 14 connected to the connecting pipe 22 in the transport direction. or return to the original position.

Next, the first transfer unit 30 is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and moves in the same direction as the transfer belt 31 , which moves to the grinding device 40 in the transfer direction while the cushion part 3 from the separating device 10 is placed. It is configured to include first and second rotating parts 32a and 32b for moving the conveying belt 31 in a predetermined direction while rotating.

Next, in the crushing device 40 , the cushion unit 3 transferred from the first conveying unit 30 is introduced into the space between the first upper roller 41a and the first lower roller 41a to be pulverized, and partially The cushion part 3 pulverized as a result is put into the space between the second upper roller 42a and the second lower roller 42b and pulverized again. That is, the crushing device 40 includes at least a pair of first rollers 41a and 41b or second rollers 42a and 42b, so that the cushion part 3 is formed of a cloth material 3a and a metal material 3b. crushed or separated.

The second conveying unit 50 is mounted on the conveying belt 51 and the conveying belt 51 for moving the pulverized material (a mixture of the cloth material 3a and the metal material 3b) from the crushing device 40 in the conveying direction. A transfer film that is formed to protrude upward of the transfer belt 51 and prevents the pulverized material (the cloth material 3a and the metal material 3b) from falling downward before reaching the second separation device 60 . (52) is included.

The second separation device 60 receives the pulverized material to fall, but the cloth material 3a is moved through the connection pipe 65 using the air flow from the blower 63, and the metal material 3b) collects the main body 61 to be discharged through the discharge port at the bottom by gravity, the blower 63 for supplying air to the main body 61, and the cloth material 3a from the main body 61 The connection pipe 65 to be transferred to the device 67, and the cloth material 3a from the main body 61 through the connection pipe 65 are inputted and dust-collected, and the dust is discharged to the first collection unit 68 A second collecting unit ( It is configured to include a third transfer unit 69 for transferring to 70 , and a second collecting unit 70 for receiving the metal material 3b from the third transfer unit 69 .

In detail, the body part 61 has a first accommodating space formed therein, a first body part 61a having upper and lower portions of the first accommodating space open, and a second accommodating space formed therein, and a second accommodating space. The open upper part of the first body part 61 communicates with the lower part, and a discharge port is formed in the open lower part of the second receiving space, so that the metal material 3b is used as the third transfer part 69 or the second collecting part 70. A second body portion 61b for discharging or discharging, and an inclined portion 61c connecting the second accommodation space and the connector 65 from one side of the second body portion 61b while the inner diameter is gradually reduced. and a connecting pipe 61d for allowing air from the blower 63 to be introduced into the second accommodation space from one side of the second body portion 61b.

The central axis of the connecting pipe 61d is formed to be higher than or equal to the central axis of the inclined portion 61c, and the cloth material 3a is concentrated on the inclined portion 61c by the flow of air and dust is collected through the connecting pipe 65. to be moved separately to the device 67 .

The power unit 20 described above is rotatable, so that the cushion part 3 separated from the exterior cover part 2 is rotated to be placed on the first transfer unit 30 or without passing through the first transfer unit 30 . It may be put into the crushing device 40 .

Also, the pulverized product from the pulverizing device 40 may be directly introduced into the main body 61 of the second separating device 60 without passing through the second conveying unit 50 .

In addition, the metal material 3b from the second separation device 60 may be discharged from the main body 61 and put into the second collection unit 70 without going through the third transfer unit 69 .

As described above, the separation between the outer cover part 2 and the cushion part 3 of the mattress 1 and the separation between the metal material 3b and the cloth material 3a in the cushion part 3 are continuously performed. .

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and anyone with ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains can use various methods without departing from the gist of the invention as claimed in the claims. It goes without saying that modifications are possible, and such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the claims.

10: first separation device 30: first transfer unit
40: crushing device 50: second transfer unit
60: second separation device

Claims (5)

a first clamp device for fixing the outer cover of one end of the mattress;
a second clamp device for fixing the cushion part exposed to the outside from the other end side of the mattress;
and a first separating device connected to the second clamp device through a connecting pipe and configured as a power device for separating the cushion part from the outer cover part by moving it in one direction,
The first clamp device is composed of a cushion part, an exterior cover part accommodating the cushion part and having a cutout formed on the side, and one end of the outer cover part accommodates the cushion part, and the other end is one end of the mattress, the cushion part is exposed to the outside by separation of the cutout part. However, before the operation of the power unit, the outer cover and the cushion are fixed together, and when the cushion is moved in one direction by the operation of the power unit, only the outer cover is fixed. The method of claim 1,
Mattress separation system is a mattress separation system, characterized in that it has a device for forming an incision on the side of the outer cover portion by a cutting tool. The method of claim 1,
The mattress separation system includes a crushing device for receiving and crushing the cushion unit from the first separation device, a second separation device for separating a pulverized product including a cloth material and a metal material from the crushing device into a cloth material and a metal material, and a second separation device A mattress separation system comprising a dust collecting device for collecting the cloth material from the apparatus, a first collecting unit for receiving the dusted cloth material, and a second collecting unit for receiving the metal material from the second separating device . 4. The method of claim 3,
The second separation device receives the pulverized material to fall, but using the air flow from the blower, the fabric material is moved through the first connection pipe and the metal material is discharged through the discharge port at the bottom by gravity. It includes a unit, a blower for supplying air to the main body, and a first connection pipe for transferring the fabric material from the main body to the dust collector,
The body part has a first accommodating space formed therein, a first body part having upper and lower portions of the first accommodating space open, a second accommodating space is formed therein, and an open upper part of the second accommodating space is the first body part. A second body portion communicating with the lower portion and having a discharge port formed at an open lower portion of the second accommodation space, and an inclined portion connecting the second accommodation space and the first connector at one side of the second body portion while the inner diameter is gradually reduced and a second connection pipe configured to allow air from the blower to be introduced into the second accommodation space from one side of the second body part. 5. The method of claim 4,
The central axis of the second connection pipe is a mattress separation system, characterized in that formed to be equal to or higher than the central axis of the inclined portion.

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