WO2010107274A2

WO2010107274A2 - Apparatus for collecting waste fluorescent lamps and light-emitting diode lamps

Info

Publication number: WO2010107274A2
Application number: PCT/KR2010/001709
Authority: WO
Inventors: 정성미
Original assignee: Jeong Seong Mi
Priority date: 2009-03-20
Filing date: 2010-03-19
Publication date: 2010-09-23
Also published as: KR100919668B1; WO2010107274A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting waste fluorescent lamps and light-emitting diode lamps, which collects noxious gas generated while crushing waste fluorescent lamps or light-emitting diode lamps to prevent the noxious gas from being discharged to the atmosphere, and which separately collects glass and metal from the crushed lamps for recycling. The apparatus for collecting waste fluorescent lamps and light-emitting diode lamps according to the present invention comprises: a main body having an accommodation chamber with an inlet for inserting waste fluorescent lamps therethrough and a plurality of outlets for discharging crushed waste fluorescent lamps; a door mounted on the main body to open/shut the inlet; a screw which is rotatably installed in the accommodation chamber and has a shaft, onto the outer surface of which a blade is fixed into a spiral form to crush and separate waste fluorescent lamps; an air-regulating unit which evacuates air from the accommodation chamber prior to crushing the waste fluorescent lamps to put the accommodation chamber under vacuum, and which supplies a small amount of air to the accommodation chamber while crushing the waste fluorescent lamps; and a plurality of collection units installed at the respective outlets to collect glass, metal, and gas from the crushed waste fluorescent lamps when the outlets are opened in accordance with the signal output by a control unit.

Description

Waste fluorescent lamp and LED lamp collecting device

The present invention relates to a waste fluorescent lamp and a light emitting diode lamp collection device, and more particularly, to collect harmful gases generated when crushing a waste fluorescent lamp or a light emitting diode lamp to prevent harmful gases from being discharged into the atmosphere, Glass and metal relate to a collection of waste fluorescent and light emitting diode lamps that can be separately collected for recycling.

Fluorescent lamps use a vacuum in a glass tube to insert mercury and argon gas, and a fluorescent paint is applied to the inner wall to convert ultraviolet light generated by the discharge of mercury into visible light and to illuminate the lamp. Such fluorescent lamps are widely used to illuminate indoors or outdoors, such as offices, shops, apartments and apartments, and end-of-life fluorescent lamps are collected and disposed of separately from general waste.

Conventional waste fluorescent light separation treatment apparatus is disclosed in Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2001-0105676. The waste fluorescent lamp separation processing apparatus includes an inlet through which the waste fluorescent lamp is input and a shredding unit for shredding the injected waste fluorescent lamp. A waste fluorescent light collecting unit is installed to collect glass and metal of waste fluorescent lamps crushed by the crushing unit. Next, a mercury gas mercury is filtered and adsorbed on a fluorescent material collecting unit for separating and collecting fluorescent materials and mercury, a harmful gas. Rejection is installed. A filter is installed at the bottom of the mercury gas collection unit so that mercury and fine dust are adsorbed on the filter and filtered, and the filtered air is discharged to the atmosphere.

As described above, in the conventional waste fluorescent light separation processing apparatus, when the waste fluorescent lamp is crushed, no harmful gas is discharged through the inlet, or when each collection part is replaced, the harmful gas present in the collecting part is discharged into the atmosphere. Of course, there is a problem of causing damage to mercury poisoning workers. Since the glass and metal of the pulverized waste fluorescent lamp are not separated, but are collected in the waste fluorescent light collecting unit, it is troublesome to separate each glass and metal collected in the waste fluorescent light collecting unit for recycling. The waste fluorescent light collecting unit, the fluorescent material collecting unit, and the mercury gas collecting unit are connected by a connecting pipe, and the connecting pipe is exposed to the outside, thereby having a structurally weak problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the various problems described above, an object of the present invention, by crushing a waste fluorescent lamp or a light emitting diode lamp in a vacuum state excellent in airtightness to collect harmful gases harmful to the human body to be discharged into the atmosphere Disclosed is a waste fluorescent lamp and a light emitting diode lamp collection device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a waste fluorescent lamp and a light emitting diode lamp collecting device that can separately collect the crushed glass and metal while crushing the waste fluorescent lamp and the light emitting diode lamp using a screw.

The waste fluorescent lamp and the light emitting diode lamp collecting device according to the present invention are provided with a main body having an inlet in which the waste fluorescent light is input and a plurality of outlets for discharging the pulverized waste fluorescent light, and a main body to open and close the inlet. It is installed rotatably in the door and the receiving chamber, and the screw is fixed spirally on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft to crush and separate the waste fluorescent lamp, and the air in the chamber is discharged into vacuum before the waste fluorescent lamp is broken. An air conditioning unit is provided to supply a small amount of air to the storage chamber when the waste fluorescent lamp is crushed, and a plurality of outlets which are respectively installed at a plurality of outlets and sealed in response to a signal from the control unit are opened and crushed glass and metal. A waste fluorescent lamp and a light emitting diode lamp collection station comprising a plurality of collection units for respectively collecting the gas and the gas. Start the value.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a waste fluorescent lamp and a light emitting diode collection device according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B shown in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic operating state of the portion C shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of part D shown in FIG. 2.

6 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a collecting unit mounted to the waste fluorescent lamp and light emitting diode collection device of the present invention.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the preferred embodiments associated with the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a waste fluorescent lamp and a light emitting diode lamp collection device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the waste fluorescent light collecting device 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 110. The main body 110 is provided with a door 111 at the top. The worker sequentially supplies the waste fluorescent lamp 200 to be shredded to the entrance of the door 111. When the waste fluorescent lamp 200 is supplied through the inlet, since the inlet of the door 111 is in a state of being kept airtight, outside air does not flow into the main body 110, and the hazardous waste generated from the broken waste fluorescent lamp 200 is broken. Gas is not discharged to the outside of the main body 110. Inside the door 111, a sensor S for detecting the quantity of the waste fluorescent lamp 200 supplied to the entrance is installed. The sensor S collects the number of the supplied waste fluorescent lamps 200 and displays them externally, thereby collecting the metal terminals 210, glass fragments 220,

gases

230, 240, etc., of the crushed waste fluorescent lamps 200. Inform the collection units when to replace them.

The accommodation chamber 112 is provided inside the main body 110 and has a plurality of outlets 118, h2, and 119 connected to an inlet through which the waste fluorescent lamp 200 is introduced and discharging the crushed waste fluorescent lamp 200. . In the storage chamber 112, a screw 113 whose blade is fixed in a spiral shape on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft for crushing and separating the waste fluorescent lamp 200 is rotatably installed. The shaft of the screw 113 is mounted to a bearing whose both ends are provided at both ends of the storage chamber 112. The shaft of the screw is hollow and a plurality of holes h1 are formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof and connected to the inside of the hollow shape, and the nozzles N are respectively provided in the holes h1. The nozzle (N) is opened and closed in one direction toward the storage chamber 112, and consists of a body and a ball and a spring installed inside the body. The first pulley 115 is installed at one end of the screw shaft, and the first pulley 115 is connected to the second pulley 116 of the motor 117 by a belt 114.

The air conditioning unit 130 is installed to discharge the air in the storage chamber 112 or to input a small amount of air, the compressor 131, the suction pipe 132, the filter 133, the fan 134 and the supply pipe ( 135). Referring to FIG. 3, the compressor 131 discharges air from the accommodation chamber 112 or serves to supply air to the accommodation chamber 112. That is, the compressor 131 is operated to make the storage chamber 112 into a vacuum before the waste fluorescent lamp 200 is crushed, and the air of the storage chamber 112 is discharged to the outside through the suction pipe 132. In order to effectively collect the harmful gas generated when crushing the waste fluorescent lamp 200, the compressor 131 is operated to supply a small amount of air to the accommodation chamber 112 through the supply pipe 135 repeatedly. The supply pipe 135 is connected to the shaft of the screw, and while the screw 113 rotates, the nozzle N installed on the screw shaft opens in one direction and repeatedly supplies air toward the accommodation chamber 112.

The compressor 131 discharges the air of the accommodation chamber 113 through the suction pipe 132 to make the storage chamber 112 into a vacuum. A fan 134 is provided at an upper portion of the storage chamber 112, and a filter 133 is provided at the rear of the fan 134 so that fine dust or gas does not flow into the discharged air. The filter 133 is a primary filter made of polypropylene (Poly-propanene) that filters glass dust and some harmful gases, a secondary filter made of non-woven fiber glass (FIBER GLASS) installed on the upper portion thereof, and finally carbon It consists of a third-order filter of nonwoven fabric. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any gas can be used as long as it can adsorb harmful gas or fine dust.

A plurality of outlets are formed below the storage chamber 112. The plurality of outlets are a first outlet 118, a second outlet h2, and a third outlet 119, and each outlet includes a first collection unit 140, a second collection unit 150, and a third collection unit ( 160 is installed. The first collection unit 140 is for collecting the glass fragments 220, and the third collection unit 160 is used for collecting the metal terminal 210. The second collection unit 150 is used to collect the condensed mercury liquid 230 and argon gas 240 and other harmful gases. The first outlet 118 of the first collection unit 140 and the third outlet 119 of the third collection unit 160 are opened and closed according to the signal of the controller 120, and the first collection unit 140 and the first collection unit 140 are closed. Of course, the collection unit 160 may be reversed collection object.

Referring to FIG. 5, the second collection unit 150 includes a container 151 and a solenoid valve 152. The solenoid valve 152 includes a body 153, a passage 154, a spring 155, a ball flanger 156 and a coil 157. The inlet of the passage 154 is connected to the second outlet h2 of the storage chamber 112 and the outlet is connected to the container 151. Therefore, when the ball plunger 156 blocking the passage 154 by the signal of the control unit 120 is pushed while pressing the spring 155, the passage 154 is opened and the moment of the storage chamber 112 Mercury liquid 230 and argon gas 240 and other harmful gases are collected in the container 151. By repeating the above operation, the mercury liquid 230 and the argon gas 240 and other harmful gases remaining in the storage chamber 112 can be safely and quickly collected.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a collection unit mounted to a waste fluorescent lamp and a light emitting diode lamp collection device according to the present invention, wherein the bag 170 is installed at the first and

second outlets

118 and 119. The bag of sacks 170 are secured to the first and

second outlets

118, 119 using clamps 171. The bag of sacks 170 fixed by the clamp 171 is easily detachable at each outlet, so that the work is convenient.

In detail, the operating state, the waste fluorescent lamp 200 collected through the inlet of the door 111 is supplied. Operate the air control unit 130 to discharge the air chamber 112 to the outside through the suction pipe 132 to make the air chamber 112 in a vacuum state, when the set vacuum state reaches the air control unit 130 Stops working. Next, when the actuator P operates, the door 111 in which the waste fluorescent lamp 200 is stored is inclined and the waste fluorescent lamp 200 is introduced into the accommodation chamber 112. When the closing of the fluorescent lamp 200 is completed, the actuator P is returned and the door 111 is maintained in the initial state. In response to a signal from the controller 120, the motor 117 operates to rotate the screw 113 connected thereto.

The screw 113 crushes the injected waste fluorescent lamp 200. Since the screw 113 has a spiral blade formed on the outer circumferential surface, the bulky metal terminals 210 are gathered into one end by the rotation of the blades, and the small glass fragments 220 are opposite to the metal terminals 210. Gather in the other end of the direction. The screw 113 may of course adjust the rotation speed according to the operation of the control unit 120 installed on the outside of the main body 110 according to the quantity, size and shape of the injected waste fluorescent lamp 200.

While the waste fluorescent lamp 200 is crushed, a small amount of air is supplied to the accommodation chamber 112 through the nozzle N installed on the shaft of the screw through the supply pipe 135 of the air conditioning unit 130. The supplied air condenses gaseous mercury into the mercury liquid 230. When the passage 154 of the solenoid valve 152 is opened in response to a signal from the controller 120, the second collection unit 150 instantly stores the mercury solution 230 and argon gas 240 remaining in the storage chamber 112. ) And other harmful gases are collected in the container 151. When the operation is repeated, the argon gas 240 and other harmful gases and the mercury liquid 230 in the storage chamber 112 are completely collected in the second collection unit 150.

When the collecting of the harmful gas is completed, the glass debris 220 is collected to the first collection unit 140 by opening the first outlet 118 according to the signal of the control unit 120 to collect the glass debris 220. . At this time, the suction device (not shown) may be used to quickly collect the glass fragments 220. When the collection operation of the glass fragments 220 is completed, the first outlet 118 is closed and then the second outlet 119 is opened. When the second outlet 119 is opened, the metal debris 210 may be collected by the third collection unit 160, and the metal debris 210 may be forcibly collected using a suction device (not shown). to be. When the collection operation of the metal debris 210 is completed, the second outlet 119 is closed.

As described above, the waste fluorescent lamp and the light emitting diode lamp collecting device of the present invention can quickly and collect the mercury liquid, argon gas and other harmful gases because the waste fluorescent lamp and the light emitting diode lamp are crushed in a sealed storage chamber. In addition, it is possible to automatically separate and collect the glass fragments and metal terminals at the same time while crushing the waste fluorescent lamp, the operation is safe and convenient.

Embodiments of the present invention described above and illustrated in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Therefore, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

As described above, according to the waste fluorescent lamp and the light emitting diode lamp collection device according to the present invention, by breaking the waste fluorescent lamp in the vacuum state with excellent airtightness and trapping the harmful gas, it is possible to block the harmful gas outflow into the atmosphere to prevent environmental pollution It is effective to prevent mercury poisoning of workers. In addition, since the crushed glass and metal are separately collected while crushing the waste fluorescent lamp using a screw, the operation is easy and safe. Waste fluorescent lamp is put in the upper part, harmful gas and crushed glass and metal are collected in the lower part, so it is easy to install and easy to maintain.

Claims

A main body provided with an accommodation chamber having an inlet through which the waste fluorescent lamp is input and a plurality of outlets for discharging the crushed waste fluorescent lamp;

A door mounted to the main body to open and close the entrance;

A screw rotatably installed in the accommodation chamber, the blade being fixed spirally on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft for crushing and separating the waste fluorescent lamp;

An air regulating unit installed to discharge the air in the accommodation chamber before vacuuming the waste fluorescent lamp to make a vacuum, and to supply a small amount of air to the accommodation chamber when the waste fluorescent lamp is broken;

And a plurality of collection units respectively installed at the plurality of outlets and collecting the glass and the metal and the gas of the waste fluorescent lamps which are closed and crushed according to a signal from the controller. LED lamp collecting device.
The method of claim 1,

Any one of the plurality of collection unit, the solenoid valve for opening and closing the passage communicating with the storage chamber in order to suck the gas of the storage chamber in accordance with the signal of the control unit;

And a container installed to store the gas sucked in communication with the passage of the solenoid valve.
The method of claim 1,

The pneumatic control unit is connected to the shaft of the screw,

The screw shaft is hollow, and a plurality of holes are formed in the outer circumferential surface, each of the plurality of holes are equipped with a waste fluorescent lamp and a light emitting diode lamp collecting device, characterized in that the nozzle opening and closing operation in one direction toward the receiving chamber is mounted. .
The method of claim 1,

The waste fluorescent lamp and the LED lamp collecting device, characterized in that the sensor is installed inside the door to detect the waste fluorescent light to be entered into the entrance.