Abstract

Method and apparatus (10) for sterilizing material comprising crushed waste, wherein the apparatus (10) comprises: a body (17) defining a sterilization chamber (V) extending along a development axis (X); a loading device (171) operable to open or close a loading opening (A) of the sterilization chamber (V); a movement assembly comprising at least one processing screw (172a, 172b) within the sterilization chamber (V); at least one discharge device (173) located in a discharge section along the development axis (X) and operable to open or close a discharge opening (B) of the sterilization chamber (V). A gap (I) is defined between the processing screw (172a, 172b) and an upper wall (P) of the body (17), extending at least partially along the processing screw (172a, 172b) and free from the latter to define a passage channel for material to be stirred by the processing screw (172a, 172b).

IPC Classes  ?

• B09B 3/45 - Steam treatment, e.g. supercritical water gasification or oxidation
• A61L 2/07 - Steam
• A61L 11/00 - Disinfection or sterilising methods specially adapted for refuse
• B02C 19/00 - Other disintegrating devices or methods
• B09B 101/65 - Medical waste

Abstract

A process for recycling a solar panel (10), and apparatus which carries it out, wherein the solar panel (10) has an operating layer (15) to which a contaminating encapsulating element (13) is adhesively bonded. The recycling process comprises a step A which provides for subjecting the solar panel (10) to a thermal processing operation which provides for heating the solar panel (10) to a processing temperature for such a processing time that the encapsulating element (13) reaches such a softening state as to be able to be delaminated from the operating layer (15).

IPC Classes  ?

• B09B 3/40 - Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless involving thermal treatment, e.g. evaporation
• B29B 17/02 - Separating plastics from other materials
• B32B 17/10 - Layered products essentially comprising sheet glass, or fibres of glass, slag or the like comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
• H10F 19/80 - Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells
• B09B 101/15 - Electronic waste
• B29K 23/00 - Use of polyalkenes as moulding material
• B29L 9/00 - Layered products

Abstract

Plant (10) for recovering glass from bottles, food jars, and similar items, comprising a roller mill (11), a descent hopper (12), a washing tank (13), a conveying screw (14) partially immersed with its rear section in said washing tank (13), a washing conduit (15) housing the conveying screw (14) in operation, washing means (16) for the glass fragments. At least a rear section (15a) of the washing conduit (15) features a matrix of filtration holes. The washing means (16) are positioned at a front section (15b) of the washing conduit (15).

IPC Classes  ?

• B08B 3/04 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid
• B09B 3/35 - Shredding, crushing or cutting
• B09B 5/00 - Operations not covered by a single other subclass or by a single other group in this subclass
• B02C 4/02 - Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills with two or more rollers
• B02C 4/08 - Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills with two or more rollers with co-operating corrugated or toothed crushing-rollers
• B03B 5/28 - Washing granular, powdered or lumpy materialsWet separating by sink-float separation
• B03B 5/62 - Washing granular, powdered or lumpy materialsWet separating by hydraulic classifiers, e.g. of launder, tank, spiral or helical chute concentrator type
• B08B 3/02 - Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays

Abstract

Apparatus (10) and method for pre-treatment of agricultural waste, wherein the apparatus (10) comprises: - a feeding group (11) for agricultural waste; - a treatment group (12) with a compartment (V) connected to the feeding group (11) to be supplied with agricultural waste; - an extraction group (13) for inert material, which has a channel (C) below the compartment (V) to collect inert material. The treatment group (12) comprises: -at least one shaft (123) that extends along the operational direction (A) and is rotatable around it; - reatment sections (S), each of which comprises first blades (124) and second blades (125), where the first blades (124) are configured to exert, following a rotation of the shaft (123) in a rotational direction, a thrust force in the opposite direction to a thrust force simultaneously exerted by the second blades (125). The treatment sections (S) are configured to exert an overall thrust (T) that pushes the contents of the compartment (V) towards the discharge section (122).

IPC Classes  ?

• A01C 3/00 - Treating manureManuring
• A01C 3/04 - Manure loaders
• A01K 1/01 - Removal of dung or urine
• B01F 27/70 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptaclesKneaders with stirrers rotating about a horizontal or inclined axis with paddles, blades or arms
• B01F 35/75 - Discharge mechanisms
• B01F 35/71 - Feed mechanisms
• C02F 11/04 - Anaerobic treatmentProduction of methane by such processes
• C02F 103/20 - Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from animal husbandry
• B01F 101/00 - Mixing characterised by the nature of the mixed materials or by the application field

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus (100) for extracting toner from a toner cartridge comprising an inlet opening (1), a first outlet opening (2) for discharging toner, and a second outlet opening (3) for discharging toner cartridges. The apparatus (100) also comprises: a toner cartridge opening device (10) configured to break a toner cartridge so that the toner may be removed from inside said toner cartridge; a separating device (20) connected to said opening device (10) for receiving broken toner cartridges from said opening device, and configured to separate toner from a respective toner cartridge broken by said opening device (10), said separating device (20) being further configured to separately convey the broken toner cartridge to said second outlet opening (3) and toner separated from said broken toner cartridge to said first outlet opening (2).

IPC Classes  ?

• B09B 3/35 - Shredding, crushing or cutting
• G03G 21/18 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge
• G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
• B09B 3/32 - Compressing or compacting
• B02C 4/02 - Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills with two or more rollers
• B02C 23/10 - Separating or sorting of material, associated with crushing or disintegrating with separator arranged in discharge path of crushing or disintegrating zone
• B29B 17/02 - Separating plastics from other materials
• B29B 17/00 - Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics

Abstract

An irrecoverable-waste feeding and metering apparatus for feeding a waste separator, comprising: —a loading hopper having a mixing compartment and a discharge duct which extends between the mixing compartment and a discharge mouth thereof, for discharging material from the latter; —a central auger and two lateral augers; the central auger extending into the discharge duct and into the mixing compartment and the lateral augers are arranged inside the mixing compartment each on one side of the central auger; —a transfer device having a feed channel which has a loading portion and a feeding portion. The transfer device comprises two transfer augers extending from the loading portion along the feed channel and which each have a first helicoid. The first helicoid of a first transfer auger has a direction opposite to that of the first helicoid of the second transfer auger.

IPC Classes  ?

• B07B 13/16 - Feed or discharge arrangements
• B09B 3/30 - Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless involving mechanical treatment
• B65G 33/18 - Screw or rotary spiral conveyors for fluent solid materials comprising a screw or screws enclosed in a tubular housing with multiple screws in parallel arrangements
• B09B 101/75 - Plastic waste

Abstract

Waste separator apparatus which comprises: -a frame (11) which delimits a separation chamber (12); -a screening mesh (13) which divides the separation chamber (12) into a shredding chamber (121) and a collection chamber (122); wherein the shredding chamber (121) has a loading mouth (123) and an unloading mouth (124); - a shredder shaft (14) fixed to the frame (11) in a rotatable manner about an operating axis (A) and extending into the shredding chamber (121). The shredder shaft (14) has first cutting hammers (15) and second expelling hammers (16); wherein the screening mesh (13) faces the first hammers (15), in order to receive shredded material, and the discharging mouth (124) faces the second hammers (16). The second hammers (16) have a front edge (17) which is rectilinear and extends substantially parallel to a radial direction (C) with respect to the operating axis (A).

IPC Classes  ?

• B02C 18/14 - Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragmentsMincing machines or similar apparatus using worms or the like with rotating knives within horizontal containers
• B02C 18/00 - Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragmentsMincing machines or similar apparatus using worms or the like

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus (100) for extracting toner from a toner cartridge comprising an inlet opening (1), a first outlet opening (2) for discharging toner, and a second outlet opening (3) for discharging toner cartridges. The apparatus (100) also comprises: - a toner cartridge opening device (10) configured to break a toner cartridge so that the toner may be removed from inside said toner cartridge; - a separating device (20) connected to said opening device (10) for receiving broken toner cartridges from said opening device, and configured to separate toner from a respective toner cartridge broken by said opening device (10), said separating device (20) being further configured to separately convey the broken toner cartridge to said second outlet opening (3) and toner separated from said broken toner cartridge to said first outlet opening (2).

IPC Classes  ?

• G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
• G03G 21/18 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge
• B02C 4/02 - Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills with two or more rollers
• B02C 13/00 - Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements
• B09B 3/00 - Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless

Abstract

Waste separator apparatus which comprises: - a frame (11) which delimits a separation chamber (12); - a screening mesh (13) which divides the separation chamber (12) into a shredding chamber (121) and a collection chamber (122); wherein the shredding chamber (121) has a loading mouth (123) and an unloading mouth (124); - a shredder shaft (14) fixed to the frame (11) in a rotatable manner about an operating axis (A) and extending into the shredding chamber (121). The shredder shaft (14) has first cutting hammers (15) and second expelling hammers (16); wherein the screening mesh (13) faces the first hammers (15), in order to receive shredded material, and the discharging mouth (124) faces the second hammers (16). The second hammers (16) have a front edge (17) which is rectilinear and extends substantially parallel to a radial direction (C) with respect to the operating axis (A).

IPC Classes  ?

• B02C 13/10 - Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements with horizontal rotor shaft and axial flow
• B02C 18/14 - Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragmentsMincing machines or similar apparatus using worms or the like with rotating knives within horizontal containers

Abstract

An irrecoverable-waste feeding and metering apparatus (10) for feeding a waste separator, where the apparatus (10) comprises a loading hopper (12) having a mixing compartment (13) and a discharge duct (14) which extends between the mixing compartment (13) and a discharge mouth (141) thereof, for discharging material from the latter, a central auger (15) and two lateral augers (16, 17), where the central auger (15) extends into the discharge duct (14) and into the mixing compartment (13) and the lateral augers (16, 17) are arranged inside the mixing compartment (13) each on one side of the central auger (15), a transfer device (18) having a feed channel (19) which has a loading portion (191) and a feeding portion (192), the transfer device (18) comprising two mutually parallel transfer augers (20, 21) which extend from the loading portion (191) along the feed channel (19) and which each have a first helicoid (201, 211), the first helicoid (201) of a first transfer auger (20) having a direction opposite to that of the first helicoid (202) of the second transfer auger (21) and the loading portion (191) facing the discharge mouth (141) of the discharge duct (14) so as to receive material from the latter.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01K 5/02 - Automatic devices
• B03B 11/00 - Feed or discharge devices integral with washing or wet-separating equipment
• B09B 3/00 - Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
• B65D 88/28 - Construction or shape of discharge section
• B65D 88/68 - Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying preventing bridge formation using rotating devices
• B65G 33/32 - Adaptations of bearings or couplings for supporting or connecting screws
• B65G 47/02 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
• B65G 47/18 - Arrangements or applications of hoppers or chutes

Abstract

An irrecoverable-waste feeding and metering apparatus (10) for feeding a waste separator, where the apparatus (10) comprises a loading hopper (12) having a mixing compartment (13) and a discharge duct (14) which extends between the mixing compartment (13) and a discharge mouth (141) thereof, for discharging material from the latter, a central auger (15) and two lateral augers (16, 17), where the central auger (15) extends into the discharge duct (14) and into the mixing compartment (13) and the lateral augers (16, 17) are arranged inside the mixing compartment (13) each on one side of the central auger (15), a transfer device (18) having a feed channel (19) which has a loading portion (191) and a feeding portion (192), the transfer device (18) comprising two mutually parallel transfer augers (20, 21) which extend from the loading portion (191) along the feed channel (19) and which each have a first helicoid (201, 211), the first helicoid (201) of a first transfer auger (20) having a direction opposite to that of the first helicoid (202) of the second transfer auger (21) and the loading portion (191) facing the discharge mouth (141) of the discharge duct (14) so as to receive material from the latter.

IPC Classes  ?

• B09B 3/00 - Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
• A01K 5/02 - Automatic devices
• B65D 88/28 - Construction or shape of discharge section
• B65G 33/32 - Adaptations of bearings or couplings for supporting or connecting screws
• B65G 47/02 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
• B65G 47/18 - Arrangements or applications of hoppers or chutes
• B65D 88/68 - Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying preventing bridge formation using rotating devices
• B03B 11/00 - Feed or discharge devices integral with washing or wet-separating equipment

Abstract

Waste separator apparatus which comprises: - a frame (11) which delimits a separation chamber (12); - a screening mesh (13) which divides the separation chamber (12) into a shredding chamber (121) and a collection chamber (122); wherein the shredding chamber (121) has a loading mouth (123) and an unloading mouth (124); - a shredder shaft (14) fixed to the frame (11) in a rotatable manner about an operating axis (A) and extending into the shredding chamber (121). The shredder shaft (14) has first cutting hammers (15) and second expelling hammers (16); wherein the screening mesh (13) faces the first hammers (15), in order to receive shredded material, and the discharging mouth (124) faces the second hammers (16). The second hammers (16) have a front edge (17) which is rectilinear and extends substantially parallel to a radial direction (C) with respect to the operating axis (A).

IPC Classes  ?

• B02C 18/14 - Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragmentsMincing machines or similar apparatus using worms or the like with rotating knives within horizontal containers
• B02C 13/10 - Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements with horizontal rotor shaft and axial flow