Pillow fill machine
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1. A filling system comprising:
- a first component comprising a fiber opener configured to open fibers;
a second component connected to the first component, the second component comprising a fiber blower configured to blow opened fibers;
a third component connected to the second component, the third component comprising a weighing system configured to weigh the opened fibers;
a fourth component connected to the third component, the fourth component comprising a filler configured to dispose the opened fibers into a shell; and
a silo positioned between the first component and the second component, the silo comprising a photo eye configured to sense when the silo is full and an air supply configured to blow the opened fibers away from the photo eye when the silo is not full.
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Abstract
A filling system includes a first component having a fiber opener configured to open fibers. A second component is connected to the first component. The second component includes a fiber blower configured to blow opened fibers. A third component is connected to the second component. The third component includes a weighing system configured to weigh the opened fibers. A fourth component is connected to the third component. The fourth component includes a filler configured to dispose the opened fibers into a shell. Methods of use are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A filling system comprising:
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a first component comprising a fiber opener configured to open fibers; a second component connected to the first component, the second component comprising a fiber blower configured to blow opened fibers; a third component connected to the second component, the third component comprising a weighing system configured to weigh the opened fibers; a fourth component connected to the third component, the fourth component comprising a filler configured to dispose the opened fibers into a shell; and a silo positioned between the first component and the second component, the silo comprising a photo eye configured to sense when the silo is full and an air supply configured to blow the opened fibers away from the photo eye when the silo is not full. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A filling system comprising:
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a first component comprising a fiber opener configured to open fibers; a mixer configured to mix the opened fibers; a second component connected to the first component, the second component comprising a fiber blower configured to blow opened fibers, the fiber blower comprising a first fiber blower and a second fiber blower that is spaced apart from the first fiber blower by the mixer, the first fiber blower being connected to the mixer by a first duct and the second fiber blower being connected to the mixer by a second duct, the ducts each comprising a flexible end that is connected to the mixer to allow the flexible ends to move relative to the mixer; a third component connected to the second component, the third component comprising a weighing system configured to weigh the opened fibers; and a fourth component connected to the third component, the fourth component comprising a filler configured to dispose the opened fibers into a shell.
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20. A filling system comprising:
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a first component comprising a fiber opener configured to open fibers; a mixer configured to mix the opened fibers; a silo; a second component connected to the first component, the second component comprising a fiber blower configured to blow opened fibers, the fiber blower comprising a first fiber blower, a second fiber blower and a third fiber blower, the second fiber blower being spaced apart from the first fiber blower by the mixer, the third fiber blower being spaced apart from the second fiber blower by the silo; a third component connected to the second component, the third component comprising a weighing system configured to weigh the opened fibers; and a fourth component connected to the third component, the fourth component comprising a filler configured to dispose the opened fibers into a shell.
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