METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE DISASSEMBLY OF MATTRESSES

摘要

An apparatus (1) to disassemble a mattress (2), the mattress including a mattress core (4) between a top ticking (3-1) and a bottom ticking (3-2) and the mattress having perimeter surfaces comprising a pair of opposing side surfaces (2-1) extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of opposing end surfaces (2-2) extending between the opposing side surfaces (2-1), the apparatus (1) including: a cutting arrangement (5) for applying at least one cut (6) along a length of at least one of the perimeter surfaces (2-1, 2- 2); and at least one peeling roller (7) having a peeling surface (7-5) with retractable pins (9) for engaging with the top and/or bottom ticking (3-1, 3-2), the retractable pins (9) being movable between a retractedposition and an extended position, wherein the at least one peeling roller (7) is rotatable in a peeling direction for peeling the top and/or bottom ticking (3-1, 3-2) from the mattress (2) with the pins (9) in the extended position and wherein the at least one peeling roller (7) is rotatable in a removal direction, opposite to the peeling direction, for removing the peeled ticking (3-1, 3-2) from the peeling surface (7-5) with the pins in the retracted position.