WO1988005421A1 - A machine for manufacturing cushions - Google Patents

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WO1988005421A1
WO1988005421A1 PCT/FI1988/000003 FI8800003W WO8805421A1 WO 1988005421 A1 WO1988005421 A1 WO 1988005421A1 FI 8800003 W FI8800003 W FI 8800003W WO 8805421 A1 WO8805421 A1 WO 8805421A1
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weighing apparatus
cushion
filler material
machine
filling
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PCT/FI1988/000003
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French (fr)
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Sitthiphon Kanchanasthira
Juha Vesa
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Noworoll Oy
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Priority to KR1019880701110A priority Critical patent/KR890700537A/en
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Publication of WO1988005421A1 publication Critical patent/WO1988005421A1/en
Priority to NO884049A priority patent/NO884049L/en
Priority to DK509588A priority patent/DK509588A/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B68—SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
    • B68G—METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B68G7/00—Making upholstery
    • B68G7/06—Filling of cushions, mattresses, or the like

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  • Previously cushions have generally been filled by hand.
  • the object is to provide a machine by means of which the manufacture of cushions, mainly the filling thereof, can be carried out essentially more effi ⁇ ciently and by means of which the cushion filler ma ⁇ terial, such as feathers, foam plastic or a non-woven fibre material, can be introduced into the cushions in a purer form than previously.
  • the cushion filler ma ⁇ terial such as feathers, foam plastic or a non-woven fibre material
  • the machine according to the invention com ⁇ prises means for opening a cushion filler raw material to a predetermined looseness, means for transferring the filler material thus opened to a weighing appar ⁇ atus for dosing a charge of filler material for one cushion, a cushion bag filling apparatus arranged after the weighing apparatus, and a blower arranged after the filling apparatus to produce a suction for feeding a charge of filler material from the weighing apparatus into a cushion bag in the filling apparatus.
  • An essential feature of the invention is that the charge of filler material is fed from the weighing apparatus into the cushion bag, which is held open in the filling apparatus, by means of suction acting through the bottom of the cushion bag.
  • varia ⁇ tions in the air permeability of the bag material have no essential effect on the bag filling operation, which would be the case if the charge of filler ma- terial were blown into the bag.
  • a consider ⁇ ably higher filler material density and a better dis ⁇ tribution of the filler material in the cushion bag are achieved than what would be achieved by blowing.
  • a cyclone which separates essentially pure filler material from the mass flow to the weighing ap ⁇ paratus, which is preferably controlled by means of a microprocessor.
  • cushion filler material bales are opened to a desired looseness in a manner known per se in means 2 and 3.
  • a blower 4 the filler material is passed on as a free mass flow into a cyclone 5, into a feeding box 6, preferably volumetric, positioned below said cyclone, and into a weighing apparatus 7 con ⁇ trolled by a microprocessor.
  • 8 designates a filling apparatus, 9 a suction blower, and 10 a sack or the like for receiving dust.
  • the pure filler material is passes -from the- cyclone 5 into the weighing apparatus 7 controlled by the microprocessor. After having received a charge for one cushion the weighing apparatus feeds said charge into the filling apparatus 8, in which the filler ma ⁇ terial charge is introduced into a cushion bag. The charge is fed from the weighing apparatus 7 into the filling apparatus 8 by a suction effect produced by the suction blower 9 mounted after the filling appar- atus 8, whereby the suction acts through the bottom of a cushion bag positioned in the filling apparatus.
  • the machine according to the invention may be almost fully automated; however, the control of the filling of the cushion bags as well as the change and closing of the bags may be carried out by a worker.
  • the amount of the cushion filler material is con ⁇ trolled by means of the weighing apparatus 7 in accor ⁇ dance with the cushion size in each particular case. It should not be necessary to describe here the drive and control means of the different parts of the machine in more detail because one skilled in the art. will find no difficulty in the realization thereof.
  • One or more blowers may be arranged in connec ⁇ tion with the cyclone 5; thus, the cyclone is a so called pneumatic mixing container (separating device) out of which the filler material (portion) at least essentially free from dust falls into the filling shaft of the weighing apparatus.
  • the filler material is passed from the shaft into the weighing apparatus e.g. through two transferring rolls.
  • the cyclone, the filling shaft, the weighing apparatus and the cushion filling apparatus itself may all be of a closed structure.

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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
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  • Treatment And Processing Of Natural Fur Or Leather (AREA)
  • Weight Measurement For Supplying Or Discharging Of Specified Amounts Of Material (AREA)

Abstract

A machine which enables an efficient manufacture of cushions. The cushions are filled e.g. with a fibre material. The machine comprises means for opening a fibre material bale, whereafter a blower blows the fibres thus opened as a continuous flow through a cyclone (5) into a weighing apparatus (7). After the weighing apparatus has received a charge of filler material for one cushion, a blower (9) sucks the charge out of the weighing apparatus and into a cushion bag positioned in a filling apparatus (8) between the weighing apparatus and the blower.

Description

A machine for manufacturing cushions
Previously cushions have generally been filled by hand. The object is to provide a machine by means of which the manufacture of cushions, mainly the filling thereof, can be carried out essentially more effi¬ ciently and by means of which the cushion filler ma¬ terial, such as feathers, foam plastic or a non-woven fibre material, can be introduced into the cushions in a purer form than previously.
The machine according to the invention com¬ prises means for opening a cushion filler raw material to a predetermined looseness, means for transferring the filler material thus opened to a weighing appar¬ atus for dosing a charge of filler material for one cushion, a cushion bag filling apparatus arranged after the weighing apparatus, and a blower arranged after the filling apparatus to produce a suction for feeding a charge of filler material from the weighing apparatus into a cushion bag in the filling apparatus.
An essential feature of the invention is that the charge of filler material is fed from the weighing apparatus into the cushion bag, which is held open in the filling apparatus, by means of suction acting through the bottom of the cushion bag. Thereby varia¬ tions in the air permeability of the bag material have no essential effect on the bag filling operation, which would be the case if the charge of filler ma- terial were blown into the bag. Further, a consider¬ ably higher filler material density and a better dis¬ tribution of the filler material in the cushion bag are achieved than what would be achieved by blowing.
Before the weighing apparatus is preferably ar- ranged a cyclone which separates essentially pure filler material from the mass flow to the weighing ap¬ paratus, which is preferably controlled by means of a microprocessor.
In the following one preferred embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the attached schematic drawing.
Cushion filler material bales are opened to a desired looseness in a manner known per se in means 2 and 3. Through a blower 4 the filler material is passed on as a free mass flow into a cyclone 5, into a feeding box 6, preferably volumetric, positioned below said cyclone, and into a weighing apparatus 7 con¬ trolled by a microprocessor. 8 designates a filling apparatus, 9 a suction blower, and 10 a sack or the like for receiving dust.
The pure filler material is passe -from the- cyclone 5 into the weighing apparatus 7 controlled by the microprocessor. After having received a charge for one cushion the weighing apparatus feeds said charge into the filling apparatus 8, in which the filler ma¬ terial charge is introduced into a cushion bag. The charge is fed from the weighing apparatus 7 into the filling apparatus 8 by a suction effect produced by the suction blower 9 mounted after the filling appar- atus 8, whereby the suction acts through the bottom of a cushion bag positioned in the filling apparatus.
The machine according to the invention may be almost fully automated; however, the control of the filling of the cushion bags as well as the change and closing of the bags may be carried out by a worker. The amount of the cushion filler material is con¬ trolled by means of the weighing apparatus 7 in accor¬ dance with the cushion size in each particular case. It should not be necessary to describe here the drive and control means of the different parts of the machine in more detail because one skilled in the art. will find no difficulty in the realization thereof.
One or more blowers may be arranged in connec¬ tion with the cyclone 5; thus, the cyclone is a so called pneumatic mixing container (separating device) out of which the filler material (portion) at least essentially free from dust falls into the filling shaft of the weighing apparatus. The filler material is passed from the shaft into the weighing apparatus e.g. through two transferring rolls. The cyclone, the filling shaft, the weighing apparatus and the cushion filling apparatus itself may all be of a closed structure.

Claims

Claims :
1. A machine for manufacturing cushions, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that it comprises means (2, 3) for opening a cushion filler raw material to a predetermined looseness, means (4) for transferring the filler material thus opened to a weighing apparatus (7) for dosing a charge of filler material for one cushion, a cushion bag filling apparatus (8) arranged after the weighing apparatus (7) , and a blower (9) arranged after the filling appar¬ atus (8) to produce a suction for feeding a charge of filler material from the weighing apparatus (7) into a cushion bag in the filling apparatus (8) .
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2.-A machine-according to claim 1-- c h a r a c- t e r i z e d in that a cyclone (5) is arranged be¬ fore the weighing apparatus (7) in order to separate at least essentially pure filler material to the weighing apparatus.
3. A machine according to claim 1, c h a r a c¬ t e r i z e d in that the weighing apparatus is ar¬ ranged to be controlled by a microprocessor.
PCT/FI1988/000003 1987-01-14 1988-01-12 A machine for manufacturing cushions WO1988005421A1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

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KR1019880701110A KR890700537A (en) 1987-01-14 1981-01-12 Cushion maker
NO884049A NO884049L (en) 1987-01-14 1988-09-12 MACHINE FOR MAKING CUSHIONS.
DK509588A DK509588A (en) 1987-01-14 1988-09-13 MACHINE FOR MAKING CUSHIONS

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FI870128 1987-01-14
FI870128A FI870128A (en) 1987-01-14 1987-01-14 APPARAT FOER FRAMSTAELLNING AV KUDDAR.

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CN (1) CN88100295A (en)
AU (1) AU1106688A (en)
DK (1) DK509588A (en)
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WO (1) WO1988005421A1 (en)

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WO1991018828A1 (en) * 1990-06-08 1991-12-12 Vesa, Anneli Apparatus for the production of formed parts
US6063317A (en) * 1998-04-01 2000-05-16 Oakwood Padded Products, Inc. Method for molding polymeric fibers into products
CN103101874A (en) * 2013-02-18 2013-05-15 苏州比阳特服装设备有限公司 Down output mechanism of automatically quantitative down filling mechanism
IT201600102562A1 (en) * 2016-10-12 2018-04-12 Brosiomeccanica S R L Pillow manufacture apparatus.
CN108516517A (en) * 2018-05-04 2018-09-11 常熟市百联自动机械有限公司 Pillow fills assembly line
CN113044799A (en) * 2021-03-10 2021-06-29 乐清市彤思服饰有限公司 Down cloth down filling and head filling mechanism capable of preventing down flying

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FR1418267A (en) * 1964-10-09 1965-11-19 H Laplaud & Co Sa Des Ets Distributor of weighed quantities of light materials such as down
DE2451664B2 (en) * 1974-10-30 1977-02-03 L.H. Lorch Ag Maschinenfabrik, 7300 Esslingen DEVICE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FEATHERS, DOWN, FOAM FLAKES, ETC.
DE2702166A1 (en) * 1977-01-20 1978-07-27 Brinkhaus Fa H Appts. for filling pillows, bolsters etc. with synthetic fibres - has two sets of beaters and carders supplying different length fibres to mixer drum
DK140933B (en) * 1977-10-06 1979-12-10 Nordisk Fjerfabrik As Apparatus for filling weighed quantities of feathers or down or a mixture thereof into pillows, duvets, garments or similar articles.
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FR1418267A (en) * 1964-10-09 1965-11-19 H Laplaud & Co Sa Des Ets Distributor of weighed quantities of light materials such as down
DE2451664B2 (en) * 1974-10-30 1977-02-03 L.H. Lorch Ag Maschinenfabrik, 7300 Esslingen DEVICE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH FEATHERS, DOWN, FOAM FLAKES, ETC.
DE2702166A1 (en) * 1977-01-20 1978-07-27 Brinkhaus Fa H Appts. for filling pillows, bolsters etc. with synthetic fibres - has two sets of beaters and carders supplying different length fibres to mixer drum
DK140933B (en) * 1977-10-06 1979-12-10 Nordisk Fjerfabrik As Apparatus for filling weighed quantities of feathers or down or a mixture thereof into pillows, duvets, garments or similar articles.
FI854572A (en) * 1985-11-20 1987-05-21 Kevytrakenne Oy APPARAT FOER FRAMSTAELLNING AV KUDDAR.

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WO1991018828A1 (en) * 1990-06-08 1991-12-12 Vesa, Anneli Apparatus for the production of formed parts
AU652943B2 (en) * 1990-06-08 1994-09-15 Vesa, Anneli Apparatus for the production of formed parts
US5378296A (en) * 1990-06-08 1995-01-03 Vesa; Juha Apparatus and process for the production of seat pad parts from loose padding raw material
US6063317A (en) * 1998-04-01 2000-05-16 Oakwood Padded Products, Inc. Method for molding polymeric fibers into products
US6221292B1 (en) 1998-04-01 2001-04-24 Oakwood Padded Products, Inc. Apparatus and method for molding polymeric fibers into products
CN103101874A (en) * 2013-02-18 2013-05-15 苏州比阳特服装设备有限公司 Down output mechanism of automatically quantitative down filling mechanism
CN103101874B (en) * 2013-02-18 2014-09-24 苏州比阳特服装设备有限公司 Down output mechanism of automatically quantitative down filling mechanism
IT201600102562A1 (en) * 2016-10-12 2018-04-12 Brosiomeccanica S R L Pillow manufacture apparatus.
WO2018069403A1 (en) * 2016-10-12 2018-04-19 G Technologies S.R.L. Apparatus for manufacturing pillows
US11358857B2 (en) 2016-10-12 2022-06-14 G Technologies S.R.L. Apparatus for manufacturing pillows
CN108516517A (en) * 2018-05-04 2018-09-11 常熟市百联自动机械有限公司 Pillow fills assembly line
CN113044799A (en) * 2021-03-10 2021-06-29 乐清市彤思服饰有限公司 Down cloth down filling and head filling mechanism capable of preventing down flying

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DK509588A (en) 1988-09-13
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