JPH0763686B2 - Method for cleaning fur and device therefor - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for cleaning fur and a device therefor, and more particularly to a method for cleaning short fur after cleaning and a device therefor.

[Prior Art] As a conventional method for cleaning fur, the one shown in FIG. 4 is known. In this method, a flat fur is placed on the belt conveyor in a horizontal state with the front side facing upward, and the detergent 2 is sprayed on the front side of the fur 1 by the nozzle 2. Step 4 to spray rinse water 5 to wash away the detergent 3 remaining on the surface of the fur 1 Step to absorb water contained in the fur 1 with the vacuum 6 Dry fur to be put in a drying chamber with an internal temperature of 55 ° C The steps (1) to (3), which are steps (not shown), are mainly performed.

According to such a conventional method, since the fur 1 is leveled and then the detergent and rinse water are sprayed on the surface side of the fur 1, the detergent / rinse water penetrates into the skin of the fur 1 and the fur 1 Has the advantage of high cleaning effect.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above conventional technique, since the fur 1 is placed in a horizontal state and the detergent and rinsing water are sprayed on the front and back, moisture penetrates into the skin portion of the fur 1 and This will increase the water content of some parts. For this reason, there is a problem in that the skin of the fur 1 must be dried after washing, and the fur 1 must be dried for a sufficiently long time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and paying attention to the fact that dirt on the fur mainly occurs in the hair part, and it is possible to shorten the drying time after cleaning while maintaining the effect of cleaning the hair part. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for cleaning fur and a device therefor.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The method for cleaning fur according to the present invention holds the fur in a flat plate state and keeps the surface direction up and down, sprays a detergent from the surface side of the fur in this state, and then rinses it with water. It is configured to be sprayed.

The first fur cleaning device used in the above fur cleaning method includes a moving belt that moves the fur up and down in the plane direction by attaching the back side of the fur in a flat plate state to the surface, and sandwiching the fur between the moving belt. In addition, it comprises a sandwiching belt which moves in the same direction in synchronization with the moving belt, and a spraying unit which is disposed on the surface side of the fur and sprays detergent or rinsing water from the fur surface onto the fur in the process of moving.

Further, the second fur cleaning device used in the above-mentioned fur cleaning method has two rotating bodies provided at positions corresponding to each other in the vertical direction, and an inner peripheral surface is contacted between these two rotating bodies. The fur is clamped between the movable belt and the endless moving belt that moves the fur up and down in the plane direction by attaching the back side of the fur in a flat state to the front side in synchronization with the moving belt. The holding belt is configured to move in the same direction, and a spraying device for spraying detergent or rinsing water from the fur surface onto the fur being moved.

In the above first or second fur cleaning device, a sandwiching roller that sandwiches the fur with the moving belt and that rotates in the same direction in synchronization with the moving belt can be used instead of the sandwiching belt.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In these drawings, 10 is a flat fur, and 40 is a conveyor belt that conveys the fur 10 to the cleaning device 20.

The conveyor belt 40 includes an upper conveyor belt 41 supporting the upper surface of the fur 10 and a lower conveyor belt 42 supporting the lower surface of the fur 10.
It consists of and. Upper / lower transport belts 41/42
Are both configured to have an endless shape, and are laid over between the two rotating bodies 41a and 42a with their inner peripheral surfaces in contact with each other. The conveyor belt 41 is configured to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 1, and the lower conveyor belt 42 is configured to rotate clockwise in FIG. The upper and lower conveyor belts 41, 42 are spaced apart from each other by a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the fur 10, and the fur 10 is sandwiched between the conveyor belts 41, 42 in the moving direction of the conveyor belts 41, 42.
10 can be transported. The upper and lower conveyor belts 41, 42 are inclined to the right at the same angle in FIG. 1, and fur 10 is supplied to one upper end (upper left end in FIG. 1) of a cleaning device 20 described later. It is like this.

The cleaning device 20 includes two rotating bodies 21 provided at positions corresponding to each other in an up-down direction, and an endless moving belt 22 stretched between the two rotating bodies 21 with their inner peripheral surfaces in contact with each other. And an endless holding belt 23 that holds the fur 10 between the moving belt 22 and moves in the same direction in synchronism with the moving belt 22, and the fur 10 on the way of movement from the surface of the fur 10 to a detergent or rinse. Spraying means 24 for spraying water (3rd
Figure) and. The moving belt 22 is the rotating body.
It is driven by the rotation of 21 and is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 1 in this embodiment. On the outer peripheral surface of the moving belt 22, a locking projection 2a for locking the fur 10 from the back surface side is projected. When the moving belt 22 is wound around the rotating body 21, the left and right side surfaces in FIG. 1 are vertical, and the fur 10 can be moved vertically in the plane direction. The holding belt 23,
The inner peripheral surface is in contact with and laid between the two rotating bodies 23a, and is arranged in parallel with the moving belt 22. The sandwiching belts 23 are arranged on the left and right outer surface sides of the moving belt 22 in FIG. 1, respectively, and as shown in FIG.
They are arranged in rows. The inner dimension of these rows is slightly shorter than the width of the fur 10, and the holding belts 23 can hold both sides of the fur 10 between them. The distance between the sandwiching belt 23 and the moving belt 22 is slightly shorter than the thickness of the fur 10,
The fur 10 can be prevented from falling. The spraying means 24 are arranged on the left and right outer surface sides of the moving belt 22. The spraying means 24 is configured to spray the liquid detergent 24a from the tip as shown in FIG. 3 on one side (right side in FIG. 1), and on the other side (left side in FIG. 1). Is configured to spray rinse water (not shown) from the tip. A plurality of the spraying means 24 are arranged between the two rows of the holding belts 23 and between the rotating brushes 30 described later.

A plurality of rotating brushes 30 are arranged on the surface side of the fur 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotary brush 30 is provided with a disk-shaped base 31, a bristle portion 32 vertically attached to the lower surface of the base 31, and a vertical direction at the center of the upper surface of the base 31. And a rotating shaft 33 that is rotated. The rotating brush 30 is
As shown in FIG. 2, three pairs of five inverted triangles are arranged from the bottom along the moving direction of the moving belt 22, and three rotating brushes 30 are arranged on the inverted triangle. The set arranged in is arranged. Further, a rotating belt 34 for rotating the rotating brush 30 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 is wound around the rotating shaft 33 of each rotating brush 30. The rotating belt 34 is adapted to be rotated by a rotating mechanism (not shown).

A vacuum 50 for absorbing the water contained in the fur 10 is attached to the other side upper portion (the upper right side in FIG. 1) of the moving belt 22. The vacuum 50 includes a conveyor belt 51 formed in an endless shape, a rotating body 52 that drives the conveyor belt 51, an intake port 53 formed during conveyance, and a pump 54 that makes the intake port 53 a negative pressure. And inlet 53 and pump
It is composed of a pipe 55 connecting 54 and 54.

Note that 61, 62, and 63 are all guide belts that prevent the fur 10 from falling.

Next, a method of cleaning fur using the cleaning apparatus of the present embodiment having the above structure will be described.

First, the upper and lower conveyor belts 41 and 42 and the moving belt
Rotate 22 in the direction described above. Then, the fur 10 is flattened and put between the lower conveyor belt 41 and the upper conveyor belt 42 of the conveyor belt 40. At this time, the fur 10 is put in with the surface side facing down. Then fur 10
Is lifted while being sandwiched between the conveyor belts 41 and 42, comes into contact with the guide belt 61, and is fed toward the cleaning device 20. Then, the back side of the fur 10 moves to the moving belt 22.
The fur 10 is moved downward by the moving belt 22 in contact with the surface of the fur. At this time, the fur 10 is held by the holding belt 23.
It is held with the surface direction vertical and the surface side outside.
It can descend while being prevented from falling. And
During the descent, the spraying means 24 sprays the detergent 24a from the surface side of the fur 10. In addition, the surface of the fur 10 can be washed by rotating the rotating brush 30 at the same time as spraying the detergent 24a. Then, when the fur 10 reaches the lower end, the guide belt 63 moves the fur 10 upward while preventing the fur 10 from falling. Then, the moving belt 22 and the pinching belt 23
Causes fur 10 to rise. Then, in the middle of ascending, the spraying means 24 sprays rinse water. At the same time as spraying the rinse water, the fur is rotated by rotating the rotating brush 30.
The detergent on the surface of the fur 10 can be washed as well as the surface of 10
24 can be washed away. Then, when the fur 10 reaches the upper end, it comes into contact with the guide belt 62 and is sent out to the conveyor belt 51 of the vacuum 50. This conveyor belt 51 is used for fur 10
To the intake port 53. Since the intake port 53 has a negative pressure by the pump 54, the intake port 53 can absorb the water contained in the fur 10. Then, the conveyor belt 53 conveys the fur 10 to a drying chamber (not shown).
In the drying room, the fur 10 can be completely dried.

Although the holding belt 23 is used as a means for holding the fur 10 in the above embodiment, a holding roller that holds the fur between the moving belt and that rotates in the same direction in synchronization with the moving belt is used. You may use.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the spraying means 24 sprays the liquid detergent 24a from one end (right side in FIG. 1) on one side and rinse water from the other end (left side in FIG. 1) on the other side. However, the structure is not limited to this, and may be a structure in which only detergent or rinsing water is sprayed, and further, a structure in which both detergent and rinsing water are sprayed on one side may be adopted. .

Further, in the above embodiment, the first of the moving belt 22 is
In the figure, the left and right sides are vertical and the fur 10 is moved up and down in the plane direction.
It suffices to have an angle capable of moving 10 up and down in the plane direction.
In short, the angle of the moving belt 22 may be an angle at which water does not easily penetrate into the skin portion of the fur 10 when detergent or rinsing water is sprayed from the surface side of the fur 10.

(Test Example) The fur was held in a flat plate state with the surface direction being vertical, and in this state, a detergent and water were sprayed from the surface side of the fur with a shower to wash. The results are shown in Table 1.

However, the water content before washing was 100%.

After spraying water, vacuumed the water, and then dried it in the drying room.
It took 240 minutes at 45 ° C.

(Comparative Example) Fur was held in a flat plate state with the surface direction being horizontal, and in this state, a detergent and water were sprayed from the surface side of the fur with a shower to wash. Other test conditions are the same as those of the above test example. The results are shown in Table 2.

However, the water content before washing was 100%.

After spraying water, vacuumed the water, and then dried it in the drying room.
It took 480 minutes at 55 ° C.

As is clear from the above-mentioned test examples and comparative examples, according to the fur cleaning method of the present embodiment, the fur drying time can be significantly shortened as compared with the conventional method.

[Advantages of the Invention] The present invention is constituted by a method of cleaning fur, in which the fur is held in a flat plate state and the surface direction is kept upside down, and in this state, a detergent is sprayed from the surface side of the fur and then rinse water is sprayed. Therefore, even if the fur is washed, it is possible to prevent water from penetrating into the skin, thus shortening the fur drying time and reducing the cost required for fur drying. You can

Further, in the present invention, the first fur cleaning device used in the method for cleaning fur is provided with a moving belt for moving the fur up and down in the plane direction by attaching the back side of the flat fur to the surface. A holding belt that holds fur between and moves in the same direction in synchronism with the moving belt; and a spraying means that is placed on the surface side of the fur and sprays detergent or rinsing water from the fur surface onto the fur that is moving. Since it is composed of, the fur is held in a flat plate state and the surface direction is held vertically,
In this state, the detergent can be sprayed from the surface side of the fur, and then rinse water can be sprayed. Therefore, even when the fur is washed, it is possible to prevent water from penetrating into the skin, and thus, it is possible to shorten the time for drying the fur,
The cost of fur drying can be reduced.

Further, the second fur cleaning device used in the above-mentioned fur cleaning method has two rotating bodies provided at positions corresponding to each other in the vertical direction, and an inner peripheral surface is contacted between these two rotating bodies. The fur is clamped between the movable belt and the endless moving belt that moves the fur up and down in the plane direction by attaching the back side of the fur in a flat state to the front side in synchronization with the moving belt. It consists of a pinching belt that moves in the same direction and a spraying means that sprays detergent or rinsing water from the surface of the fur to the fur that is moving, so hold the fur in a flat plate state and keep the plane direction up and down. Detergent can be applied from the surface side of the fur, and then rinse water can be applied. Therefore, even when the fur is washed, it is possible to prevent moisture from penetrating into the skin, and thus the fur drying time can be shortened and the cost required for fur drying can be reduced. .

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a side view of the fur cleaning device, FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of a cleaning device, showing an outline of a conventional fur cleaning method. 10 …… Fur, 21 …… Rotating body, 22 …… Moving belt, 23 ……
Clipping belt, 24 …… Spraying means, 24a …… Detergent.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method for cleaning fur, characterized in that the fur is held in a flat plate state and the surface direction is kept upside down, and in this state, a detergent is sprayed from the surface side of the fur and then rinse water is sprayed. 2. A moving belt for moving the fur up and down in the surface direction by attaching the back side of the flat fur to the surface, and holding the fur between the moving belt and moving in the same direction in synchronization with the moving belt. A fur cleaning device, comprising: a sandwiching belt, and a spraying unit that is disposed on the surface side of the fur and sprays detergent or rinsing water from the fur surface onto the fur that is moving. 3. A back surface side of a fur which is provided in a position corresponding to the up and down direction and has a flat plate-like fur which is laid over and in contact with an inner peripheral surface between these two rotary bodies. Attached to the endless moving belt that moves the fur up and down in the plane direction, a holding belt that holds the fur between the moving belt and moves in the same direction in synchronization with the moving belt, and a fur that is in the process of moving. And a spraying means for spraying detergent or rinsing water from the fur surface. 4. The fur cleaning device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein instead of the holding belt, a holding roller for holding the fur between the moving belt and rotating in the same direction in synchronization with the moving belt is provided. A fur cleaning device characterized by being used.