EP0568423A1 - Apparatus for compacting empty containers - Google Patents

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EP0568423A1
EP0568423A1 EP93401054A EP93401054A EP0568423A1 EP 0568423 A1 EP0568423 A1 EP 0568423A1 EP 93401054 A EP93401054 A EP 93401054A EP 93401054 A EP93401054 A EP 93401054A EP 0568423 A1 EP0568423 A1 EP 0568423A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B15/00—Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing
    • B30B15/08—Accessory tools, e.g. knives; Mountings therefor
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    • B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
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    • B02C19/0081—Other disintegrating devices or methods specially adapted for specific materials not otherwise provided for specially adapted for breaking-up bottles
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  • the present invention relates to the compacting of containers which have been emptied of their contents and which one wants to get rid of, and more particularly relates to an apparatus for compacting empty containers in order to reduce their volume so as to reduce their bulk. for storage and disposal.
  • liquid or powdered products are delivered in containers such as pots, cans, metal or plastic drums which, when they have been emptied of their contents, occupy a large volume for a small mass.
  • containers such as pots, cans, metal or plastic drums which, when they have been emptied of their contents, occupy a large volume for a small mass.
  • the storage of such empty containers with a view to their elimination by destruction or recovery poses problems of bulk when they are grouped together.
  • One technique which makes it possible to resolve the storage of such empty containers consists in compacting them, by compression or crushing for example, in order to increase the apparent density thereof in order to facilitate storage or even transport with a view to their elimination.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy this type of drawback in particular by means of an apparatus for compacting empty containers which is suitable both for metal containers and for synthetic containers.
  • the invention relates to an apparatus for compacting empty containers which comprises, inter alia, a base, mounted on this base a body with a bottom, a side wall and a superstructure, arranged in this body so as to be movable therein.
  • piston with a head and a skirt, drive means connected to the superstructure and to the piston so that it can slide between two extreme positions this piston in the body to move it away or bring it closer to the bottom and a command to set implements the drive means.
  • This device is remarkable in that the side wall is pierced with an orifice in the vicinity of the bottom so as to be able to access the interior of the body between the piston and the bottom and is provided with a hinged door to close this orifice and in that it comprises a compacting device with complementary jaws cooperating opposite which are carried one by the bottom and the others by the piston and which are arranged so that those carried by the piston leave free l 'access through the orifice when the piston is at the maximum distance from the bottom and compress a container placed on the bottom when the piston is at the maximum approximation of the bottom.
  • an apparatus for compacting empty containers essentially comprises a base 10, a body 20, a piston 30, drive means 40, a control 50 and a compacting device 60.
  • the base 10 comprises a base 11 preferably metal, for example mechanically welded in which is formed a housing 110 intended to preferably receive a sealed drawer 12 or the like, to which we will return later.
  • the body 20 for example cylindrical, comprises a bottom 21 with a face 211 which serves as a stopper and which is pierced by at least one passage 212 in the direction of the housing 110 for the reasons which will be understood later.
  • This body 20 also includes a side wall 22 pierced with an orifice 221 in the vicinity of the bottom 21 arranged as illustrated.
  • This side wall 22 is provided with a door 222 provided with an articulation and with a clasp of any conventional type, which allows the orifice 221 to be closed at will and which, when open, gives access to the inside the body so that at least one empty container to be compacted or compacted can be placed on or removed from the bottom.
  • This body 20 also includes a superstructure 23 with for example a beam 231 and a plate 232 to which we will return.
  • the piston 30 comprises a head 31 with a support face 311 and an opposite bearing face 312, as well as a skirt 32.
  • This piston is mounted in the body so as to be movable therein and to be able to slide therein longitudinally between two positions extremes. When the piston is at the maximum distance from the bottom, you can access the interior of the body through the door. When the piston is as close as possible to the bottom, what is inside the body between piston and bottom is compressed, pressed there.
  • the drive means 40 comprise a jack 41 of any conventional type, for example hydraulic, with a rod 411 and a cylinder 412. As can be seen, the rod 411 of this jack is preferably connected to the support face 311 of the head 31 of the piston and the cylinder 412 is then connected to the beam 231 of the superstructure 23 of the body 20.
  • the reverse assembly can be adopted.
  • These drive means also include a pump 42, a reservoir 43 for the supply liquid to the jack 41 and pipes 44 connecting the tank, pump and jack, as is conventional.
  • the control 50 essentially comprises a motor 51 for driving the pump 42, safety devices 52 controlled in particular by the door 222, start and stop buttons 53 placed on a box 531 as well as electrical connections for the connection motors, safety devices and buttons as it is classic.
  • the security controlled by the door is arranged so that it cannot operate the device according to the invention until the door is closed and locked. This is relatively classic and we will not extend it further.
  • the motor 51 is preferably fixed on the plate 232 and the box 531 is preferably fixed on the body 20, outside its side wall 22.
  • the compacting device 60 comprises complementary jaws 600 cooperating, opposite which are carried one by the bottom 21 and the others by the piston 30. These jaws are arranged so that those carried by the piston 30 leave free access to the interior through the orifice 221 when the piston 30 is at the maximum distance from the bottom 21 and compress, press a container placed on the bottom 21 when the piston 30 is at the maximum approximation of the bottom 21.
  • these jaws 600 are constituted by the faces 211 and 312 which are opposite one another, respectively of the bottom 21 of the body 20 and of the head 31 of the piston 30, and which serve as a stopper and support as previously indicated. As seen in particular in FIGS.
  • the jaws 600 are provided with male 61 and female 62 shredding members which preferably overlap one another when the piston 30 is as close as possible to the bottom 21
  • the male members 61 are preferably blades 610 arranged parallel to the sliding axis of the piston 30 and with a triangular edge 611 whose vertices 612 are free and are aligned, preferably in the same plane passing through the axis sliding piston.
  • These blades 610 are for example attached to the bearing face 312 of the head 31 of the piston on which they are for example welded, screwed, bolted or otherwise fixed in any suitable known manner.
  • These blades are preferably provided with reinforcements 613, for example at an angle, placed directly above the tops of the blades.
  • the female organs 62 are preferably double plates 620 parallel to the sliding axis of the piston 30 and with straight edges 621 practically orthogonal to the sliding axis of the piston. These double plates 620 form wings 622, the distance which separates them is at least equal to the thickness of the blades 610 so that they can nest therebetween. These plates are preferably welded or fixed in any suitable known manner to the stop face 211 of the bottom 21 of the body 20. These wings 622 are provided with notches 623 in line with the reinforcements 613 so as not to hinder the movement of the piston in the final part of its course, when it moves to take its position of maximum approach to the bottom.
  • the compacting device with these shredding members somehow forms a press with guillotines, scissors, multiple guillotines or the like when the male and female organs are nested one inside the other.
  • the piston being initially at the maximum distance from the bottom, at least one empty container is placed on the bottom and the door is closed and locked.
  • the motor which drives the pump is started and the actuator is preferably operated by means of a hydraulic distributor.
  • the piston which was initially at the position of maximum distance from the bottom approaches the latter and simultaneously begins to crush the container which is placed there while simultaneously the male organs which play the role of teeth or the like begin to penetrate and become embedded in the container.
  • the piston moves closer to the bottom, the container is more and more compressed and in the final phase the blades of the male organs engage between the plates of the female organs ensuring and perfecting the shredding of the pressed container.
  • This crushed container whether metallic or plastic is therefore also lacerated on all sides and its possible spontaneous ability to partially resume a deployed state, is almost completely annihilated due to the tears practiced.

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Abstract

The apparatus comprises a base (10), a body (20) with a bottom (21), a lateral wall (22) and a superstructure (23), a piston (30) with a head (31) and a skirt (32), drive means (40) for causing this piston (30) to slide in the body (20), a control (50) and a compacting device (60) with jaws (600). The lateral wall (22) is pierced through by an orifice (221) in the vicinity of the bottom (21) and is equipped with a door (222). <IMAGE>

Description

La présente invention est relative au compactage de récipients qui ont été vidés de leur contenu et dont on veut se débarrasser, et a plus particulièrement pour objet un appareil pour le compactage de récipients vides afin d'en réduire le volume de manière à diminuer leur encombrement en vue de leur stockage et élimination.The present invention relates to the compacting of containers which have been emptied of their contents and which one wants to get rid of, and more particularly relates to an apparatus for compacting empty containers in order to reduce their volume so as to reduce their bulk. for storage and disposal.

Dans de nombreux secteurs d'activité industrielle ou domestique des produits liquides ou pulvérulents sont livrés dans des récipients tels des pots, des bidons, des fûts métalliques ou plastiques qui, lorsqu'ils ont été vidés de leur contenu, occupent un volume important pour une masse petite. Le stockage de tels récipients vides en vue de leur élimination par destruction ou récupération pose des problèmes d'encombrement lorsqu'ils sont regroupés.In many sectors of industrial or domestic activity, liquid or powdered products are delivered in containers such as pots, cans, metal or plastic drums which, when they have been emptied of their contents, occupy a large volume for a small mass. The storage of such empty containers with a view to their elimination by destruction or recovery poses problems of bulk when they are grouped together.

Une technique qui permet de résoudre l'entreposage de tels récipients vides consiste à les compacter, par compression ou écrasement par exemple, afin d'en augmenter la densité apparente pour en faciliter le stockage voire le transport en vue de leur élimination.One technique which makes it possible to resolve the storage of such empty containers consists in compacting them, by compression or crushing for example, in order to increase the apparent density thereof in order to facilitate storage or even transport with a view to their elimination.

Toutefois, cette technique soulève certains problèmes en particulier lorsqu'on est en présence de récipients en matière synthétique. En effet, à la différence des récipients métalliques, ils sont doués d'une certaine élasticité, fonction du matériau dont ils sont faits, qui nuit à la conservation de la déformation à laquelle ils ont été soumis lors d'un compactage.However, this technique raises certain problems, in particular when plastic containers are present. In fact, unlike metal containers, they are endowed with a certain elasticity, a function of the material from which they are made, which harms the preservation of the deformation to which they were subjected during compaction.

Le but de l'invention est de remédier notamment à ce type d'inconvénient grâce à un appareil pour compacter des récipients vides qui convient aussi bien pour des récipients métalliques que pour des récipients synthétiques.The object of the invention is to remedy this type of drawback in particular by means of an apparatus for compacting empty containers which is suitable both for metal containers and for synthetic containers.

L'invention a pour objet un appareil pour compacter des récipients vides qui comprend, entre autres, un socle, monté sur ce socle un corps avec un fond, une paroi latérale et une superstructure, disposé dans ce corps de manière à y être mobile un piston avec une tête et une jupe, des moyens d'entraînement reliés à la superstructure et au piston de manière à pouvoir faire coulisser entre deux positions extrêmes ce piston dans le corps pour l'éloigner ou le rapprocher du fond et une commande pour mettre en oeuvre les moyens d'entraînement. Cet appareil est remarquable en ce que la paroi latérale est transpercée d'un orifice au voisinage du fond de manière à pouvoir accéder à l'intérieur du corps entre le piston et le fond et est munie d'une porte articulée pour clore cet orifice et en ce qu'il comprend un dispositif de compactage avec des mors complémentaires coopérants en vis-à-vis qui sont portés les uns par le fond et les autres par le piston et qui sont disposés de manière que ceux portés par le piston laissent libre l'accès par l'orifice lorsque le piston est à l'éloignement maximal du fond et compriment un récipient placé sur le fond lorsque le piston est au rapprochement maximal du fond.The invention relates to an apparatus for compacting empty containers which comprises, inter alia, a base, mounted on this base a body with a bottom, a side wall and a superstructure, arranged in this body so as to be movable therein. piston with a head and a skirt, drive means connected to the superstructure and to the piston so that it can slide between two extreme positions this piston in the body to move it away or bring it closer to the bottom and a command to set implements the drive means. This device is remarkable in that the side wall is pierced with an orifice in the vicinity of the bottom so as to be able to access the interior of the body between the piston and the bottom and is provided with a hinged door to close this orifice and in that it comprises a compacting device with complementary jaws cooperating opposite which are carried one by the bottom and the others by the piston and which are arranged so that those carried by the piston leave free l 'access through the orifice when the piston is at the maximum distance from the bottom and compress a container placed on the bottom when the piston is at the maximum approximation of the bottom.

D'autres caractéristiques de l'invention ressortiront de la lecture de la description et des revendications qui suivent ainsi que de l'examen du dessin annexé, donné seulement à titre d'exemple, où :

  • la Figure 1 est une coupe longitudinale schématique d'un mode de réalisation d'un appareil selon l'invention; et
  • les Figures 2 et 3 sont des vues de détail partiel du mode de réalisation de l'appareil de la Figure 1.
Other characteristics of the invention will emerge from reading the description and the claims which follow, as well as from examining the appended drawing, given only by way of example, where:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic longitudinal section of an embodiment of an apparatus according to the invention; and
  • Figures 2 and 3 are partial detail views of the embodiment of the apparatus of Figure 1.

Les techniques et les équipements pour compacter des récipients vides étant bien connus dans la technique, on ne décrira dans ce qui suit que ce qui concerne directement ou indirectement l'invention. Pour le surplus, l'homme du métier puisera dans les solutions classiques courantes à sa disposition pour faire face aux problèmes particuliers auxquels il est confronté.The techniques and equipment for compacting empty containers are well known in the art. technical, we will only describe in what follows directly or indirectly the invention. For the rest, the person skilled in the art will draw on the conventional solutions available to him to deal with the particular problems with which he is confronted.

Dans ce qui suit, on utilise toujours un même numéro de référence pour identifier un élément homologue quel que soit le mode de la réalisation ou sa variante d'exécution.In what follows, the same reference number is always used to identify a homologous element whatever the embodiment or its variant of execution.

Pour la commodité de l'exposé, on décrira successivement chacun des constituants d'un mode de réalisation d'un appareil pour compacter des récipients vides selon l'invention avant d'en exposer la construction et le fonctionnement.For the convenience of the description, each of the components of an embodiment of an apparatus for compacting empty containers according to the invention will be described successively before exposing its construction and operation.

Comme on le voit, un appareil pour compacter des récipients vides selon l'invention comprend, essentiellement, un socle 10, un corps 20, un piston 30, des moyens d'entraînement 40, une commande 50 et un dispositif de compactage 60.As can be seen, an apparatus for compacting empty containers according to the invention essentially comprises a base 10, a body 20, a piston 30, drive means 40, a control 50 and a compacting device 60.

Le socle 10 comprend une embase 11 de préférence métallique par exemple mécano-soudée dans laquelle est ménagé un logement 110 destiné à recevoir de préférence un tiroir 12 ou similaire étanche sur lequel on reviendra par la suite.The base 10 comprises a base 11 preferably metal, for example mechanically welded in which is formed a housing 110 intended to preferably receive a sealed drawer 12 or the like, to which we will return later.

Le corps 20, par exemple cylindrique, comprend un fond 21 avec une face 211 qui sert de butoir et qui est transpercé d'au moins un passage 212 en direction du logement 110 pour les raisons que l'on comprendra par la suite. Ce corps 20 comprend aussi une paroi latérale 22 transpercée d'un orifice 221 au voisinage du fond 21 disposé comme illustré. Cette paroi latérale 22 est munie d'une porte 222 pourvue d'une articulation et d'un fermoir de tout type classique, qui permet de clore à volonté l'orifice 221 et qui, lorsqu'elle est ouverte, donne accès à l'intérieur du corps de manière à pouvoir déposer ou prélever sur le fond au moins un récipient vide à compacter ou compacté. Ce corps 20 comprend, aussi, une superstructure 23 avec par exemple une poutrelle 231 et un plateau 232 sur lesquels on reviendra.The body 20, for example cylindrical, comprises a bottom 21 with a face 211 which serves as a stopper and which is pierced by at least one passage 212 in the direction of the housing 110 for the reasons which will be understood later. This body 20 also includes a side wall 22 pierced with an orifice 221 in the vicinity of the bottom 21 arranged as illustrated. This side wall 22 is provided with a door 222 provided with an articulation and with a clasp of any conventional type, which allows the orifice 221 to be closed at will and which, when open, gives access to the inside the body so that at least one empty container to be compacted or compacted can be placed on or removed from the bottom. This body 20 also includes a superstructure 23 with for example a beam 231 and a plate 232 to which we will return.

Le piston 30 comprend une tête 31 avec une face support 311 et une face d'appui opposée 312, ainsi qu'une jupe 32. Ce piston est monté dans le corps de manière à y être mobile et à pouvoir y coulisser longitudinalement entre deux positions extrêmes. Lorsque le piston est à l'éloignement maximal du fond, on peut accéder à l'intérieur du corps par la porte. Lorsque le piston est au rapprochement maximal du fond, ce qui se trouve à l'intérieur du corps entre piston et fond y est comprimé, pressé.The piston 30 comprises a head 31 with a support face 311 and an opposite bearing face 312, as well as a skirt 32. This piston is mounted in the body so as to be movable therein and to be able to slide therein longitudinally between two positions extremes. When the piston is at the maximum distance from the bottom, you can access the interior of the body through the door. When the piston is as close as possible to the bottom, what is inside the body between piston and bottom is compressed, pressed there.

Les moyens d'entraînement 40 comprennent un vérin 41 de tout type classique par exemple hydraulique avec une tige 411 et un cylindre 412. Comme on le voit, la tige 411 de ce vérin est reliée de préférence à la face support 311 de la tête 31 du piston et le cylindre 412 est relié alors à la poutrelle 231 de la superstructure 23 du corps 20. Le montage inverse peut être adopté. Ces moyens d'entraînement comprennent, aussi, une pompe 42, un réservoir 43 pour le liquide d'alimentation du vérin 41 et des canalisations 44 reliant réservoir, pompe et vérin, comme il est classique.The drive means 40 comprise a jack 41 of any conventional type, for example hydraulic, with a rod 411 and a cylinder 412. As can be seen, the rod 411 of this jack is preferably connected to the support face 311 of the head 31 of the piston and the cylinder 412 is then connected to the beam 231 of the superstructure 23 of the body 20. The reverse assembly can be adopted. These drive means also include a pump 42, a reservoir 43 for the supply liquid to the jack 41 and pipes 44 connecting the tank, pump and jack, as is conventional.

La commande 50 comprend essentiellement un moteur 51 d'entraînement de la pompe 42, des sécurités 52 pilotées notamment par la porte 222, des boutons 53 de mise en marche et d'arrêt placés sur un coffret 531 ainsi que des liaison électriques pour le raccordement des moteurs, sécurités et boutons comme il est classique. La sécurité pilotée par la porte est agencée de manière à ne pas pouvoir faire fonctionner l'appareil selon l'invention tant que la porte n'est pas fermée et verrouillée. Ceci est relativement classique et on ne s'y étendra pas plus amplement. Le moteur 51 est de préférence fixé sur le plateau 232 et le coffret 531 est de préférence fixé sur le corps 20, à l'extérieur de sa paroi latérale 22.The control 50 essentially comprises a motor 51 for driving the pump 42, safety devices 52 controlled in particular by the door 222, start and stop buttons 53 placed on a box 531 as well as electrical connections for the connection motors, safety devices and buttons as it is classic. The security controlled by the door is arranged so that it cannot operate the device according to the invention until the door is closed and locked. This is relatively classic and we will not extend it further. The motor 51 is preferably fixed on the plate 232 and the box 531 is preferably fixed on the body 20, outside its side wall 22.

Le dispositif de compactage 60 comprend des mors 600 complémentaires coopérant, en vis-à-vis qui sont portés les uns par le fond 21 et les autres par le piston 30. Ces mors sont disposés de manière que ceux portés par le piston 30 laissent libre l'accès à l'intérieur par l'orifice 221 lorsque le piston 30 est à l'éloignement maximal du fond 21 et compriment, pressent un récipient placé sur le fond 21 lorsque le piston 30 est au rapprochement maximal du fond 21. Comme on peut l'observer, ces mors 600 sont constitués par les faces 211 et 312 qui sont en regard l'une de l'autre, respectivement du fond 21 du corps 20 et de la tête 31 du piston 30, et qui servent de butoir et d'appui comme indiqué précédemment. Comme on le voit en particulier sur les Figures 2 et 3, les mors 600 sont munis d'organes de déchiquetage mâles 61 et femelles 62 qui de préférence s'imbriquent les uns dans les autres lorsque le piston 30 est au rapprochement maximal du fond 21. Les organes mâles 61 sont, de préférence, des lames 610 disposées parallèlement à l'axe de coulissement du piston 30 et à arête 611 triangulaire dont les sommets 612 sont libres et sont alignés, de préférence dans un même plan passant par l'axe de coulissement du piston. Ces lames 610 sont par exemple rapportées sur la face d'appui 312 de la tête 31 du piston sur laquelle elles sont par exemple soudées, vissées, boulonnées ou autrement fixées de toute manière connue appropriée. Ces lames sont, de préférence, munies de renforts 613, par exemple en équerre, placés à l'aplomb des sommets des lames. Les organes femelles 62 sont de préférence des plaques doubles 620 parallèles à l'axe de coulissement du piston 30 et à arêtes 621 rectilignes pratiquement orthogonales à l'axe de coulissement du piston. Ces plaques doubles 620 forment des ailes 622 dont la distance qui les sépare est au moins égale à l'épaisseur des lames 610 pour que celles-ci puissent s'y imbriquer entre elles. Ces plaques sont de préférence soudées ou fixées de toute manière connue appropriée sur la face butoir 211 du fond 21 du corps 20. Ces ailes 622 sont munies d'échancrures 623 au droit des renforts 613 de manière à ne pas entraver le déplacement du piston dans la partie finale de sa course, lorsqu'il se déplace pour prendre sa position de rapprochement maximal du fond.The compacting device 60 comprises complementary jaws 600 cooperating, opposite which are carried one by the bottom 21 and the others by the piston 30. These jaws are arranged so that those carried by the piston 30 leave free access to the interior through the orifice 221 when the piston 30 is at the maximum distance from the bottom 21 and compress, press a container placed on the bottom 21 when the piston 30 is at the maximum approximation of the bottom 21. As is can observe, these jaws 600 are constituted by the faces 211 and 312 which are opposite one another, respectively of the bottom 21 of the body 20 and of the head 31 of the piston 30, and which serve as a stopper and support as previously indicated. As seen in particular in FIGS. 2 and 3, the jaws 600 are provided with male 61 and female 62 shredding members which preferably overlap one another when the piston 30 is as close as possible to the bottom 21 The male members 61 are preferably blades 610 arranged parallel to the sliding axis of the piston 30 and with a triangular edge 611 whose vertices 612 are free and are aligned, preferably in the same plane passing through the axis sliding piston. These blades 610 are for example attached to the bearing face 312 of the head 31 of the piston on which they are for example welded, screwed, bolted or otherwise fixed in any suitable known manner. These blades are preferably provided with reinforcements 613, for example at an angle, placed directly above the tops of the blades. The female organs 62 are preferably double plates 620 parallel to the sliding axis of the piston 30 and with straight edges 621 practically orthogonal to the sliding axis of the piston. These double plates 620 form wings 622, the distance which separates them is at least equal to the thickness of the blades 610 so that they can nest therebetween. These plates are preferably welded or fixed in any suitable known manner to the stop face 211 of the bottom 21 of the body 20. These wings 622 are provided with notches 623 in line with the reinforcements 613 so as not to hinder the movement of the piston in the final part of its course, when it moves to take its position of maximum approach to the bottom.

Il est clair que la disposition des organes de déchiquetage mâles et femelles peut être inversée et, de même, que ces organes mâles et femelles peuvent être mêlés au lieu de former deux groupes distincts opposés.It is clear that the arrangement of the male and female shredding organs can be reversed and, similarly, that these male and female organs can be mixed instead of forming two distinct opposite groups.

On voit donc que le dispositif de compactage avec ces organes de déchiquetage forme en quelque sorte une presse avec des massicots, ciseaux, guillotines multiples ou analogues lorsque les organes mâle et femelle sont imbriqués les uns dans les autres.It can therefore be seen that the compacting device with these shredding members somehow forms a press with guillotines, scissors, multiple guillotines or the like when the male and female organs are nested one inside the other.

Le fonctionnement de l'appareil selon l'invention est le suivant.The operation of the apparatus according to the invention is as follows.

Le piston étant initialement à l'éloignement maximal du fond, on place au moins un récipient vide sur le fond et on ferme et verrouille la porte. En actionnant le bouton approprié, on met en marche le moteur qui entraîne la pompe et met en oeuvre le vérin de préférence par l'intermédiaire d'un distributeur hydraulique. Le piston qui était initialement à la position d'éloignement maximal du fond se rapproche de ce dernier et simultanément commence à écraser le récipient qui y est placé alors que simultanément les organes mâles qui jouent le rôle de dents ou similaires commencent à pénétrer et s'incruster dans le récipient. Au fur et à mesure du rapprochement du piston du fond, le récipient est de plus en plus comprimé et dans la phase finale les lames des organes mâles s'engagent entre les plaques des organes femelles en assurant et parfaisant le déchiquetage du récipient pressé. Ce récipient écrasé, qu'il soit métallique ou en matière plastique est donc aussi lacéré de toute part et son aptitude éventuelle spontanée à reprendre partiellement un état déployé, se trouve pratiquement totalement annihilée du fait des déchirures pratiquées.The piston being initially at the maximum distance from the bottom, at least one empty container is placed on the bottom and the door is closed and locked. By actuating the appropriate button, the motor which drives the pump is started and the actuator is preferably operated by means of a hydraulic distributor. The piston which was initially at the position of maximum distance from the bottom approaches the latter and simultaneously begins to crush the container which is placed there while simultaneously the male organs which play the role of teeth or the like begin to penetrate and become embedded in the container. As the piston moves closer to the bottom, the container is more and more compressed and in the final phase the blades of the male organs engage between the plates of the female organs ensuring and perfecting the shredding of the pressed container. This crushed container, whether metallic or plastic is therefore also lacerated on all sides and its possible spontaneous ability to partially resume a deployed state, is almost completely annihilated due to the tears practiced.

Si de tels récipients compactés, écrasés et déchirés, lacérés contenaient des résidus liquides ou solides, ceux-ci peuvent s'échapper par les lacérations produites et s'écouler par les passages 212 pratiqués dans le fond 21 afin d'être recueillis dans le tiroir 12 ou similaire étanche situé à la base du socle.If such compacted, crushed and torn, lacerated containers contained liquid or solid residues, these can escape through the lacerations produced and flow through the passages 212 made in the bottom 21 in order to be collected in the drawer 12 or similar waterproof located at the base of the base.

On comprend tout l'intérêt d'un tel appareil. Il convient en particulier pour des récipients de quelques litres à quelques dizaines de litres qui sont couramment utilisés par exemple dans l'industrie alimentaire à usage collectif pour des conserves, dans l'agriculture pour des pesticides, dans l'industrie pour des huiles ou peintures par exemple. Il va de soi qu'un tel appareil, en en augmentant la taille, peut aussi convenir pour des récipients tels des fûts métalliques ou synthétiques de cent ou deux cents litres.We understand all the interest of such a device. It is particularly suitable for containers of a few liters to a few tens of liters which are commonly used for example in the food industry for collective use for preserves, in agriculture for pesticides, in the industry for oils or paints for example. It goes without saying that such an apparatus, by increasing its size, may also be suitable for containers such as metallic or synthetic barrels of one hundred or two hundred liters.

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1 - Appareil pour compacter des récipients vides qui comprend, entre autres, un socle (10), monté sur ce socle (10) un corps (20) avec un fond (21), une paroi latérale (22) et une superstructure (23), disposé dans ce corps (20) de manière à y être mobile un piston (30) avec une tête (31) et une jupe (32), des moyens d'entraînement (40) reliés à la superstructure (23) et au piston (30) de manière à pouvoir faire coulisser entre deux positions extrêmes ce piston (30) dans le corps (20) pour l'éloigner ou le rapprocher du fond (21) et une commande (50) pour mettre en oeuvre les moyens d'entraînement (40), caractérisé en ce que la paroi latérale (22) est transpercée d'un orifice (221) au voisinage du fond (21) de manière à pouvoir accéder à l'intérieur du corps (20) entre le piston (30) et fond (21) et est munie d'une porte (222) articulée pour clore cet orifice (221) et en ce qu'il comprend un dispositif de compactage (60) avec des mors (600) complémentaires coopérants en vis-à-vis qui sont portés les uns par le fond (21) et les autres par le piston (30) et qui sont disposés de manière que ceux portés par le piston (30) laissent libre l'accès par l'orifice (221) lorsque le piston (30) est à l'éloignement maximal du fond (21) et compriment un récipient placé sur le fond (21) lorsque le piston (30) est au rapprochement maximal du fond (21). 1 - Apparatus for compacting empty containers which comprises, inter alia, a base (10), mounted on this base (10) a body (20) with a bottom (21), a side wall (22) and a superstructure (23 ), disposed in this body (20) so as to be movable therein a piston (30) with a head (31) and a skirt (32), drive means (40) connected to the superstructure (23) and to the piston (30) so as to be able to slide between two extreme positions this piston (30) in the body (20) to move it away from or closer to the bottom (21) and a control (50) for implementing the means of drive (40), characterized in that the side wall (22) is pierced with an orifice (221) in the vicinity of the bottom (21) so as to be able to access the interior of the body (20) between the piston ( 30) and bottom (21) and is provided with a hinged door (222) to close this orifice (221) and in that it comprises a compacting device (60) with complementary jaws (600) coo vis-à-vis which are carried one by the bottom (21) and the other by the piston (30) and which are arranged so that those carried by the piston (30) allow free access by the orifice (221) when the piston (30) is at the maximum distance from the bottom (21) and compress a container placed on the bottom (21) when the piston (30) is at the maximum approximation of the bottom (21). 2 - Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les mors (600) sont constitués par les faces (211; 312) qui sont en regard respectivement du fond (21) et de la tête (31) du piston (30) qui servent de butoir et d'appui. 2 - Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the jaws (600) are constituted by the faces (211; 312) which are respectively opposite the bottom (21) and the head (31) of the piston (30) which serve as a stop and support. 3 - Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les mors (600) sont munis d'organes de déchiquetage mâles (61) et femelles (62) qui s'imbriquent les uns dans les autres lorsque le piston (30) est au rapprochement maximal du fond (21). 3 - Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the jaws (600) are provided with male (61) and female (62) shredding members which overlap each other when the piston (30) East as close as possible to the bottom (21). 4 - Appareil selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les organes mâles (61) sont des lames (610) parallèles à l'axe de coulissement du piston (30), et à arêtes (611) triangulaires dont les sommets (611) sont libres. 4 - Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the male members (61) are blades (610) parallel to the sliding axis of the piston (30), and with edges (611) triangular whose vertices (611) are free. 5 - Appareil selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les sommets (611) sont alignés dans un même plan passant par l'axe de coulissement du piston (30). 5 - Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the vertices (611) are aligned in the same plane passing through the sliding axis of the piston (30). 6 - Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisé en ce que les organes femelles (62) sont des plaques doubles (620) parallèles à l'axe de coulissement du piston (30) et à arêtes (621) rectilignes pratiquement orthogonales à l'axe de coulissement du piston. 6 - Apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the female members (62) are double plates (620) parallel to the sliding axis of the piston (30) and with straight edges (621) practically orthogonal to the sliding axis of the piston. 7 - Appareil selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que les plaques doubles (620) forment des ailes (622) dont la distance qui les sépare est au moins égale à l'épaisseur des lames (610). 7 - Apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the double plates (620) form wings (622) whose distance between them is at least equal to the thickness of the blades (610). 8 - Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'entraînement (40) comprennent, entre autres, un vérin (41) relié, d'une part, à la superstructure (23) du corps (20) et, d'autre part, à la tête (31) du piston (30). 8 - Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the drive means (40) comprise, inter alia, a jack (41) connected, on the one hand, to the superstructure (23) of the body (20) and, on the other hand, the head (31) of the piston (30). 9 - Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de commande (50) comprennent, entre autres, une sécurité (52) pilotée par la porte (222) interdisant le fonctionnement lorsque celle-ci n'est pas fermée et verrouillée. 9 - Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the control means (50) comprise, inter alia, a safety (52) controlled by the door (222) prohibiting operation when the latter n is not closed and locked.
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