JP2002103094A - Empty can recovery treatment vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an empty can recovery treatment vehicle capable of treating an empty cab accumulated in a maker, a shop, etc., to a state to be recycled. SOLUTION: The vehicle is provided with, on a vehicle 1 of self traveling type, means 8, 19 to select an empty can from a recovered material, a means 16 to crush the selected empty can by the selection means 8, 19 and a means 17 to select a crushed chip obtained by the crushing means 16 based on its material property.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an empty can recovery processing vehicle for processing collected empty cans until they can be recycled in the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, empty cans collected from a beverage vending machine or the like are once accumulated in a manufacturer, a store, or the like, and then transported to an empty can processing facility for processing. In empty can processing facilities, large quantities of empty cans are brought in from each region, so a large plant is absolutely necessary to process it.
Including construction and maintenance costs, the cost was very high. Thus, some solution has long been desired.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable empty cans accumulated in manufacturers, dealers, and the like to be processed to a state where they can be recycled. An object of the present invention is to provide an empty can collection processing vehicle.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a self-propelled vehicle, comprising: means for selecting empty cans from collected items; This is attained by providing an empty can collection processing vehicle provided with means for crushing cans and means for selecting crushed chips obtained by the crushing means according to the material. According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a self-propelled vehicle, comprising: means for sucking a collected object; means for selecting an empty can from the sucked collected substance according to its material; Means for pressing the empty cans selected by the means. By collecting empty cans in the above-mentioned self-propelled vehicle, instead of collecting and processing a large number of empty cans, the cans are processed at a relatively small accumulation stage. Cost of the processing facility can be reduced. In addition, since it is processed to the state of crushed chips sorted by material or the state crushed by a press, it is easy to recycle. Further, since the processing can be performed not only when the vehicle is stopped but also when the vehicle is running, it is very efficient.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a perspective view and a plan view, respectively, of an internal configuration showing an embodiment of an empty can collection processing vehicle according to the present invention. This example shows a case where the present invention is applied to a truck. In FIG. 1, the front (right side in the drawing) is a driver's seat, which is equipped with tires 3 and is a container of a loading portion of a truck that runs on its own using an engine (not shown) as power. Machines, devices, and the like for performing the empty can collection process are disposed at predetermined positions in the inside 2.

That is, a generator 4, a hopper 5, a conveyor 7, a magnetic conveyor 8, a steel can and aluminum can box 12, a crusher 16, a material sorter 17, and the like are arranged at predetermined positions in the container 2. ing.

First, the collected empty cans are put into the hopper 5 using the drawer type rollers 6. Here, the empty cans may be directly sucked into the hopper 5 using the suction means. A conveyor 7 is disposed so as to be slightly forward of the bottom of the hopper 5. The empty cans put into the hopper 5 are transported forward by this conveyor 7.

[0008] From the middle of the conveyor 7, the magnetic conveyor 8
The so-called steel can among the empty cans is sucked up by the magnetic conveyor 8 and carried upward. The upper end of the magnetic conveyor 8 faces the upper opening of the steel can and aluminum can box 12, and the steel can carried to the upper end by the magnetic conveyor 8 falls into the steel and aluminum can box 12 here. . At present, more than 80% of the empty cans are steel cans, and the magnetic conveyor 8 sorts steel cans that account for more than 80% of the total.

For example, aluminum cans other than steel cans are carried by the conveyor 7 without being sucked up by the magnetic conveyor 8, and are collected in the collection box 9 at the front end thereof. In this way, empty cans are roughly classified into steel cans and aluminum cans, but empty bottles and empty plastic bottles are accidentally dumped in empty cans installed near vending machines. There are cases. In such a case, since empty bottles and empty plastic bottles are mixed in the collection box 9 in addition to the aluminum cans, the empty bottles and empty plastic bottles are manually selected, and the empty bottle container 10 and empty plastic bottles are removed. Collect in container 11. Then, the aluminum can is put into the steel can and aluminum can box 12.

In this manner, the selected steel can and aluminum can are mixed and accommodated in the steel can and aluminum can box 12. By the way, on the bottom of the steel can and aluminum can box 12, a sawboard 13 is installed in a state where the front is slightly inclined downward. Steel cans and aluminum cans use this slanted snowboard 1.
3 and forwardly, the inside of the hose 14 attached to the front is sequentially sucked and sent to the next crusher 16.
The metal bottle lid and the like are placed on the magnetic conveyor 8 together with the steel can and the steel can and aluminum can box 1
Although it may be transported inside 2, it may be collected and processed later because it falls down from the eyes of the bat. In addition, the front end of the snowboard 13 is provided with a receptacle for storing the liquid remaining in the empty can when it spills out and a drain hole 15 for discharging the same.

The crushing machine 16 is used to make the collected empty cans into fine crushing chips. The crushing machine 16 has, for example, a structure in which a cylindrical fan having fixed blades is rotated at a high speed. The empty can sucked simultaneously with the suction comes into contact with the fixed blade and is instantaneously crushed into a crushed tip of 10 mm or less. The generated crushed chips are sent to the next material sorter 17 by the discharged air.

Since the crushed chips produced by the crusher 16 contain both steel and aluminum, the material separator 17 separates steel and aluminum. This material sorter 17 is, for example, of the air-flow magnetic sorter, and sorts crushed chips discharged from the crusher 16 into steel and aluminum by using air discharged at the same time. The crushed chips sorted by material in this way are temporarily stored in the collection resource box 18.

The conveyor 7 and the magnetic conveyor 8 are driven by a drive motor (not shown), and the power is obtained from the generator 4. Although the power of the crusher 16 is obtained from the engine, the crusher 16 may be configured by an electric motor.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the internal structure showing another embodiment of the empty can collection processing vehicle according to the present invention. The same parts as those in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated. In the above-described embodiment, the collected empty cans are roughly classified into steel cans and aluminum cans, and bottles and PET bottles mixed with the aluminum cans are manually selected. In this embodiment, the collected empty cans are sorted into three such as steel cans, aluminum cans, other bottles, plastic bottles, and the like, so that the labor of manual selection can be completely omitted.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a conveyor 19 with an aluminum separator is provided from the hopper 5 toward the steel can and aluminum can box 12, and a magnetic conveyor 8 intersecting with the box is provided on the way. ing. Here, the conveyor with an aluminum separator (hereinafter, simply referred to as “conveyor”) 19 has a magnet that rotates at high speed disposed inside a pulley on the front end side around which a belt is stretched.

In this configuration, the empty cans (contained with empty bottles and empty PET bottles) put into the hopper 5 are carried upward by the conveyor 19, and the steel cans are sucked up by the magnetic conveyor 8 on the way. It is carried and carried. Then, other aluminum cans and the like are carried by the conveyor 19 as they are, and when they are carried to the front end, when the aluminum can comes on the above-mentioned high-speed rotating magnet, a turbulent magnetic field is generated in the aluminum can and repelled. It jumps forward and falls into the steel can and aluminum can box 12. Bottles, other PET bottles, etc. fall from the conveyor 19 as they are and are collected in the collection box 9. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to manually sort the bottles and the like, and the selected steel cans and aluminum cans are both stored in the steel can and aluminum can box 12.

The empty can collection processing vehicle constructed as described above firstly performs empty can processing at a collection base such as a maker or a store where temporary collection of empty cans collected from vending machines and the like in town is performed. Do. Although it depends on the processing capacity, it takes about 30 minutes before sorting on average, and about 15 minutes for subsequent crushing. Depending on the amount of empty cans to be processed at one collection base, if the amount of empty cans can be put into the hopper 5 at one time, the vehicle can be run after being put in, and the empty can processing can be performed during traveling to the next collection base. I can do it. Further, when the processing cannot be performed at once, for example, half of the empty cans can be put in, the processing can be performed on the spot, and the other half can be put in before going to the next collection base. In the case of separate processing, as a rough guide, when the previously input amount is sent to the crusher 16 after the sorting is completed, the remaining amount is input.

As described above, by collecting empty cans in a self-propelled vehicle, a relatively small number of empty cans can be collected and processed, instead of collecting and processing a large number of empty cans in one place as in the related art. Since the treatment is performed at a different stage, the cost for constructing and maintaining a conventional large-scale treatment facility can be reduced. Further, waste of collection and transportation efficiency of transporting empty cans as they are as in the related art can be eliminated. Further, since the empty can is made into a state of crushed chips to greatly reduce the volume, and furthermore, processed to the state of crushed chips selected according to the material, it is easy to recycle and the recyclability can be improved. Furthermore, since the processing can be performed not only when the vehicle is stopped but also when the vehicle is running, it is possible for a single vehicle to go around several collection sites a day, thereby performing an extremely efficient empty can collection processing.

FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the empty can collection processing vehicle according to the present invention. The feature of the present embodiment is that an empty can is sucked from a collection box by a suction means, sorted by material, and then crushed by a press to reduce the volume. Inside the container 2, a round suction tank 22, an empty can sorter 23, a steel can box 24, an aluminum can box 25, a hydraulic press machine 26 and the like are provided. In such a configuration, the collection box 2
The empty can or the like contained in the suction tank 21 is sucked directly by the suction hose 21 and taken into the suction tank 22. By using the suction means (vacuum), empty cans in the collection box 20 can be automatically taken into the suction tank 22, so that labor and labor can be saved.

The empty cans and the like taken into the suction tank 22 are automatically sent to the empty can sorter 23.
The empty can sorter 23 is provided by combining a conveyor with an aluminum separator and a magnetic conveyor as shown in FIG. Of the empty cans (contained with empty bottles and empty PET bottles), the steel cans are sucked up by the magnetic conveyor and transported, fall into the steel can box 24, and other aluminum cans and the like are separated by the aluminum separator. The aluminum cans are conveyed by a conveyer, and when transported to the front end, the aluminum can jumps out and falls into the aluminum can box 25. Bottles, other PET bottles, etc. fall off the conveyor as they are and are collected in a collection box (not shown).

As described above, after the steel can and the aluminum can are sorted by the blank can sorter 23, the blank can is crushed by the hydraulic press machine 26 for each material and flattened. As mentioned above,
This embodiment has an advantage that the labor of the operation can be further reduced.

[0022]

As described above in detail, according to the empty can recovery processing vehicle of the present invention, empty cans are collected and processed in a self-propelled vehicle to collect and process a large number of empty cans. Instead, the processing is performed at a relatively small amount of accumulated stages, so that the cost of constructing a large processing facility as in the related art can be reduced. Further, since it is possible to process the state of the crushed chips selected for each material or the state of being crushed by a press, the collected resources can be easily recycled. Further, since the processing can be performed not only when the vehicle is stopped but also when the vehicle is running, it is very efficient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an internal configuration showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an internal plan view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an internal configuration showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the empty can collection processing vehicle according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Empty can collection processing vehicle 2 Container 3 Tire 4 Generator 5 Hopper 6 Pull-out roller 7 Conveyor 8 Magnetic conveyor 9 Collection box 10 Empty bottle holder 11 Empty PET bottle holder 12 Steel can and aluminum can holder box 13 Snowboard 14 Hose 15 Water Drilling hole 16 Crusher 17 Material sorter 18 Collection box 19 Conveyor with aluminum separator 21 Suction hose 22 Suction tank 23 Empty can sorter 26 Hydraulic press

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A means for sorting empty cans from a collection, a means for crushing the empty cans selected by the sorting means, and a crushed chip obtained by the crushing means on a self-propelled vehicle. An empty can collection processing vehicle, comprising: means for selecting according to the material. 2. A means for sucking collected items, a means for selecting empty cans from the sucked collected items according to the material, and a means for pressing the empty cans selected by the selecting means on a self-propelled vehicle. An empty can collection processing vehicle characterized by comprising: