CN101218080A - Method and apparatus for thermally compacting expanded polystyrene articles - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for thermally compacting expanded polystyrene articles Download PDF

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CN101218080A
CN101218080A CNA2006800239425A CN200680023942A CN101218080A CN 101218080 A CN101218080 A CN 101218080A CN A2006800239425 A CNA2006800239425 A CN A2006800239425A CN 200680023942 A CN200680023942 A CN 200680023942A CN 101218080 A CN101218080 A CN 101218080A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29BPREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS
    • B29B17/00Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics
    • B29B17/0026Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics by agglomeration or compacting
    • B29B17/0047Compacting complete waste articles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09BDISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B09B3/00Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29KINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2025/00Use of polymers of vinyl-aromatic compounds or derivatives thereof as moulding material
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29KINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
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    • Y02WCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
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An apparatus for thermally compacting boxes or other articles of expanded polystyrene, comprises a housing (10) having an entry opening (11) and first and second electrically- heated surfaces (14, 16) inclined downwardly towards each other and having a passage (15) at their lower ends. In use, boxes or other articles of expanded polystyrene are introduced into the housing (10) through the entry opening (11) to slide down the first electrically-heated surface (14) and into contact with the second surface (16) : the boxes or other articles melt and the melted polymer drains through the passage (15) and is collected by a receptacle (18), in which it solidifies.

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The Apparatus and method for that is used for thermally compacting expanded polystyrene articles
The present invention relates to a kind of equipment that is used for the chest that hot compression made by expanded polystyrene (expanded polystyrene), be particularly useful for but be not limited only to the chest of the sort of dress fish.
With boxes of expanded polystyrene transport with storage of fish be very common, fish is therefrom taken out these chests of back will be processed falls.These discarded chests can occupy a large amount of spaces, and can discharge strong smell, and these smells are to be caused by the fish that held in the chest.
We have designed a kind of equipment that is used for this fish box of hot compression now, but it can also be used for other expanded polystyrene articles of hot compression.
Therefore, according to the present invention, a kind of equipment that is used for thermally compacting expanded polystyrene chest or other goods will be provided, the device that this equipment comprises shell and forms first electrical heating surface and second electrical heating surface, wherein said shell has ingate (entry opening), described first electrical heating surface and second electrical heating surface are downward-sloping toward each other and dispose the passage that is positioned at their lower ends, and the polymer that is melted is by this passage discharge.
During use, one or more boxes of expanded polystyrene can be introduced this equipment by the ingate, glide along first electrical heating surface, and contact with second electrical heating surface, heat from these surfaces is used for melting dilation type polystyrene, and the polymer that is melted is discharged by the slit passage of two area of heating surface lower ends.
Preferably, the ingate is provided with the door of can when closing.Preferably, a scavenger fan is set, keeping the negative pressure in the shell, and extracts styrene, fishlike smell and other smell out, though these smells be safe from danger, but tedious.Preferably, scavenger fan is designed to increasing its air velocity when entrance door scavenger fan when opening, and reduces to minimum by this heat that is subjected to and smell operating personnel.
Preferably, described equipment comprises that one extends to the chute (chute) of first upper end, electrical heating surface from the ingate, and each chest can slide along this chute when this equipment of introducing.The risk that this structure can be met operating personnel the area of heating surface drops to minimum.
Preferably, at least one in the area of heating surface is configurable to be had (such as, extending in the downward-sloping direction on surface) fin (fin) or groove to be to increase surface area, improves burn-off rate.
Preferably, two surperficial and horizontal plane inclinations at 45 of electrical heating.Preferably, second above-mentioned surface, between its upper end and its lower end, shorter than first surface.
Preferably, described equipment comprises that one is used for the temperature controlling system on control electrical heating surface, constant temperature ground.
Preferably, described electrical heating table is formed by two plates.Preferably, these plates are formed by metal, are preferably formed by aluminium.The passage that is used to discharge the polymer that is melted can comprise two slits between the plate lower end.
Preferably, dispose the coating (coating) of preferably special teflon (Teflon) or other plastic material on the electrical heating surface, to prevent or repression of swelling type polystyrene boxes or other goods adhere to the area of heating surface.
In the preferred embodiment that will describe, the polymer of fusing enters in the plate or other container that is arranged in the passage below herein, and this passage is arranged on the lower end on two electrical heating surfaces, and the polymer of fusing will solidify in above-mentioned plate or container.
Preferably, described equipment comprises and is used to survey or predicts the device when container of the polymer that receives fusing is filled.Preferably, described equipment is set to the temperature by conditioning equipment, perhaps implements container that a time delay allows to hold the polymer of fusing and can be opened at door and cool down with before removing container.
According to the present invention, provide a kind of method that is used for hot compression polystyrene boxes or its modified styrene polymer equally.This method may further comprise the steps: at least one polystyrene boxes or other modified styrene polymer opening by shell is incorporated in the shell, so that described chest or other goods slide along first electrical heating surface and contact with second electrical heating surface, described first electrical heating surface and second electrical heating surface are downward-sloping toward each other and be provided with a passage in its lower end, and the polymer of fusing is by this passage discharge.
Now will be only describe embodiment of the present invention by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, the free hand drawing in the accompanying drawing is the longitudinal section according to equipment of the present invention of passing through of summary.
With reference to accompanying drawing, here showed a kind of equipment that is used for the thermally compacting expanded polystyrene chest, this equipment is particularly useful for but is not limited only to the boxes of expanded polystyrene that hot compression is used for adorning fish, the equipment of being showed comprises shell 10 and is installed in first electrical heating aluminium sheet 14 and second electrical heating aluminium sheet 16 in the shell 10 that wherein shell 10 has the hole 11 that is equipped with door 12 in its front portion.First electric boiling plate 14 is inner downward-sloping from inlet chute 13, and chute 13 is 11 downward-sloping from the hole, and hole 11 is used as chest, such as the inlet of B access arrangement.Second electric boiling plate 16 is inclined upwardly from the lower end of first plate 14, and is provided with narrow slit 15 between the lower end of two plates 14,16.
In the embodiment shown, 14,16 pairs of vertical plane inclinations at 45 of plate are compared with first plate 14, and second plate 16 (between its upper end and its lower end) is shorter, and slit 15 is in 5mm arrives the scope of 20mm.The upper surface of two plates 14,16 coats with special teflon.15 supported underneath has a plate 18 movably between plate 14,16 lower ends, in the slit, so that collect the material of fusing, is provided with door 19 in the side of shell 10, so that plate 18 can be removed in full, and changes blank panel.
The said equipment comprises a control system, and this control system has the control panel 20 on the front portion that is positioned at shell 10, and in order to the power supply of control panel 14,16 heating element heaters that are equipped with, and also control is equipped with the scavenger fan 22 of filter 23.The said equipment can be by single-phase or three phase mains power supply.
The said equipment preferably is set to and can operates out of doors, although the prerequisite of described equipment present position is to be positioned at the food land for sale, this equipment is near regular meeting is positioned in food retailer.Shell 10 is preferably formed by steel, plastics or the glass fibre of stainless steel, plastics-powder coating, so that stand common heat, humidity and the salt that occurs in the typical operation environment of this equipment.
When door 12 was closed with door 19, the inside of shell 10 sealed, and scavenger fan 22 is used for producing little negative pressure in enclosure interior.Control system be provided to be used to respond to entrance door 12 when be open improving the air velocity of fan 22, thereby drop to styrene and the fishlike smell amount of shedding by ingate 11 minimum.
When the operator opens entrance door 12, the chest of one or more dress fish is introduced the said equipment such as B, so that these chests slide along inlet chute 13, arrive afterwards on first electric boiling plate 14.This device has limited the risk that the operator runs into heating plate 14.The operator closes entrance door 12 then.Thereafter, first fish box slides from heating plate 14, front end up to it touches second heating plate 16, the heat that is transmitted to fish box by two heating plates 14,16 is used for melting gradually chest, the polymer of fusing advances plate 18 by 15 rows of the slit between two plates, plate 18 is as mould, and its collected polymer will solidify therein.
Control system is arranged to survey plate 18 and when is reached full state, such as surveying by weight sensor or proximity transducer (proximity sensor) are set, when perhaps control system can expire if can being calculated plate from used time and temperature, in either event, control system all can provide a kind of visible index signal on control panel 20, illustrate that plate is full, and cut off the electricity supply or reduce power supply supply to heating plate 14,16.Control system is locked the door 19 that shifts out plate, till plate 18 preferably cools down for a time delay (such as 30 minutes) by the locking prerequisite of removing opposite house 19.
Heating plate 14,16 adopts thermostatic control, so that keep a usually predetermined temperature within 180 ℃ to 250 ℃ of scopes, under such temperature, any animal byproduct, the expense material can both be sterilized as blood or bacterium etc., so that can be handled or reclaim safely.This equipment can be used to the volume of expanded polystyrene material is reduced up to 95%.
Described control system comprises programmable logic controller (PLC) (PLC) or EPROM (EPROM), and can be provided to be used for remote access.
When needed, can limit the operator puts into chest equipment, opens or closes equipment and moves the plate that fills with the polymer that solidifies.Control panel 20 comprises a START button as power contactor (mainscontactor), is can replenishing of contactor (wall-mounted contactor) be installed by its wall formula that is supplied to described equipment to power supply.Control panel 20 comprises only three indicator lamps, promptly " is fully loaded with ", " sky " and " fault ".
Should be understood that the said equipment can receive fish box without difficulty, and can disposablely hold more than one chest and handle being used for.Except for putting into entrance door 12 that chest is provided with and for removing the door 19 that the plate 18 that holds the polymer that solidifies is provided with, this equipment does not have other moveable portion.
Shell 10 is provided with movably panel (showing) to be provided for removing the passage of any obturator.Control system is arranged to moving of this panel of energy perception, to cut off the electricity supply and to enter the pattern that the engineer that needs repairing resets system.Shell 10 is arranged to bolting to ground, to prevent stolen or machine is overthrown.Entrance door 12 has manual key lock (not showing), to be used for fixing door when equipment is in non-working condition.

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1. equipment that is used for thermally compacting expanded polystyrene chest or other goods, the device that described equipment comprises shell and forms first electrical heating surface and second electrical heating surface, described shell has the ingate, described first electrical heating is surperficial and described second electrical heating surface is downward-sloping toward each other and be provided with a passage in its lower end, and the polymer of fusing can be discharged by described passage.
2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described ingate is provided with one, when closing, the described shell of described door sealing.
3. as claim 1 or the described equipment of claim 2, further comprise the scavenger fan of keeping the negative pressure in the described shell is set.
4. equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described scavenger fan is arranged in described entrance door described scavenger fan when opening and improves its air velocity.
5. as the described equipment of arbitrary aforementioned claim, further comprise chute, it extends downwardly into the upper end on described first electrical heating surface from described ingate.
6. as the described equipment of arbitrary aforementioned claim, at least one in the wherein said electrical heating surface is provided with fin or groove.
7. equipment as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described fin or groove are along the extremely direction extension of described lower end of described upper end from described electrical heating surface.
8. as the described equipment of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, described electrical heating surface is oblique with horizontal plane angle lapping at 45.
9. as the described equipment of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, described second electrical heating surface is between its upper end and its lower end, than described first electrical heating surface weak point.
10. as the described equipment of arbitrary aforementioned claim, further comprise the temperature controlling system that is used for the described electrical heating of control surface, constant temperature ground.
11. as the described equipment of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, described electrical heating surface is formed by two plates.
12. equipment as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described plate is formed by metal.
13. equipment as claimed in claim 12, wherein, described plate is formed by aluminium.
14. as any one described equipment in the claim 11 to 13, wherein, the described passage that is used to discharge the polymer of fusing comprises a slit between the lower end of described plate.
15. as the described equipment of arbitrary aforementioned claim, wherein, described electrical heating is disposed coating on the surface, in order to prevent or to suppress described boxes of expanded polystyrene or other goods adhere on the described electrical heating surface.
16. as the described equipment of arbitrary aforementioned claim, further comprise the container that is placed on described passage below, the polymer of fusing is arranged into described container, and the polymer of fusing solidifies in described container.
17., further comprise being used to survey or predicting when described container is full of the device of the polymer of fusing as claim 16 described equipment.
18. as claim 17 described equipment, its described container of being arranged to allow to hold the polymer of fusing can be opened at door and cool down before removing described container.
19. method that is used for thermally compacting expanded polystyrene chest or other goods, said method comprising the steps of: at least one boxes of expanded polystyrene or other goods opening by shell is incorporated in the described shell, so that described chest or other goods slide along first electrical heating surface, and contact with second electrical heating surface, described first electrical heating surface and second electrical heating surface are downward-sloping toward each other and be provided with a passage in its lower end, and the polymer of fusing is by described passage discharge.
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