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AssigneeBridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
InventorsNobuyuki Kataoka, Yoshihiko Fujii
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There are disclosed a method and an apparatus for removing a cover from a golf ball. There is used a pair of geared rolls in an engaged manner, each geared roll comprising a cylindrical shaft on which teeth are axially formed and are circumferentially arranged at predetermined pitches. After the pair of geared rolls are rotated, the golf ball is placed on the upstream side of rotation of the geared rolls, so that part of the cover of the golf ball is bitten between the geared rolls. The cover bitten between the geared rolls is advanced by a rotational force of the geared rolls and is drawn out to the downstream side of rotation of the geared rolls. In this way, the core and cover of the golf ball are separated from each other. Accordingly, the cover can be mechanically removed from the golf ball with improved efficiency, so that the efficiency of work for recycling golf balls can be improved, and the amount of golf balls disposed as industrial waste can be reduced.
A method of separating a cover from a golf ball, comprising the steps of:
A method of recycling a golf ball, comprising the steps of:
A method of recycling a golf ball, comprising the steps of separating a core and a cover of a golf ball from each other by using an apparatus comprising, cover separation means which comprises a pair of geared rolls, which rotate in an engaged manner and each of which comprises a cylindrical shaft on which teeth are axially formed and are circumferentially arranged at predetermined pitches, wherein part of the cover of the golf ball, which is placed on an upstream side of rotation of said geared rolls, is bitten between said geared rolls, and the cover bitten between said geared rolls is advanced by a rotational force of said geared rolls to be drawn out to a downstream side of rotation of said geared rolls, to thereby separate the core and the cover of the golf ball from each other;
A method of recycling a golf ball, comprising the steps of:
A method of recycling a golf ball, comprising the steps of separating a core and a cover of a golf ball from each other by using an apparatus comprising cover separation means which comprises a pair of geared rolls, which rotate in an engaged manner and each of which comprises a cylindrical shaft on which teeth are axially formed and are circumferentially arranged at predetermined pitches, wherein part of the cover of the golf ball, which is placed on an upstream side of rotation of said geared rolls, is bitten between said geared rolls, and the cover bitten between said geared rolls is advanced by a rotational force of said geared rolls to be drawn out to a downstream side of rotation of said geared rolls, to thereby separate the core and the cover of the golf ball from each other, and enclosing a new core with a new cover made from material from said cover that was separated from the core.
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