WO2010136601A1 - Household appliance for separating contents in the form of food waste from the container thereof and for separate collection - Google Patents

Household appliance for separating contents in the form of food waste from the container thereof and for separate collection Download PDF

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WO2010136601A1
WO2010136601A1 PCT/EP2010/057532 EP2010057532W WO2010136601A1 WO 2010136601 A1 WO2010136601 A1 WO 2010136601A1 EP 2010057532 W EP2010057532 W EP 2010057532W WO 2010136601 A1 WO2010136601 A1 WO 2010136601A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09B—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
    • B09B3/00—Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09B—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
    • B09B5/00—Operations not covered by a single other subclass or by a single other group in this subclass
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
    • B30B9/32—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for consolidating scrap metal or for compacting used cars
    • B30B9/321—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for consolidating scrap metal or for compacting used cars for consolidating empty containers, e.g. cans
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09B—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
    • B09B2101/00—Type of solid waste
    • B09B2101/02—Gases or liquids enclosed in discarded articles, e.g. aerosol cans or cooling systems of refrigerators

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  • the present invention relates to a household appliance capable of separating from its container, a content in the form of a food product in the form of waste and recovering them separately. More specifically, the present invention aims to extract from a single-use cartridge and single or multiple dose for beverage preparation machine, the food product used in the preparation thereof. State of the art
  • Cartridges for beverage preparation machines are sealed containers that contain a food product such as coffee or tea powder.
  • a food product such as coffee or tea powder.
  • these cartridges are formed of a container body for a grind and a seal sealing the receptacle.
  • these cartridges are introduced into a dedicated housing that includes the machine and are traversed by a stream of hot water or pressurized steam which by contact with the food product, in this case the milling dissolve and entrain the soluble substances contained in it.
  • the drink thus prepared is collected upstream of the housing by a collector element terminated by a spout.
  • the cartridges are made of recyclable food grade material.
  • the most commonly used material is aluminum.
  • US-A-2003/0029880 discloses an instrument for separating tablets and the like from their packages.
  • This instrument consists of two branches joined elastically to one another, one door a pusher and the other, in the axis of the pusher, a support seat of the package, the seat being perforated and formed at above a receptacle adapted to receive the tablet removed from the package under the effect of the thrust action of the piston.
  • a device of a similar configuration is also known from EP-A-2 158 829. Such a device is provided to receive cartridges of the aforementioned type. This device thus ensures the separation of a content, its container.
  • FR-A-2 916 126 is an integrated device in a coffee machine suitable after use to extract the used coffee grounds first and then to compact the cartridge.
  • This device implements a first drain piston for stamping the used cartridges, to extract the contents, a second lateral displacement piston adapted to move each cartridge stamped under a third compacting piston of the cartridge. used.
  • the coffee machine equipped with this device is equipped with a first receptacle for recovering the grounds and a second receptacle for recovering the compacted cartridges.
  • WO 2005/077811 is an apparatus for dispensing a substance contained in a disposable container. This substance by opening the container flows to a cup or the like. A liquid such as water is then added to this substance for the purpose of making a drink. The problem of the recovery of the marc does not arise since the substance is completely dissolved in the added water.
  • the object of the present invention is to achieve the above-mentioned objective by implementing a domestic appliance capable of ensuring the separation between a content of the food product type in the form of waste and a container containing it, of the machine cartridge type. production of beverages.
  • the apparatus for domestic use according to the invention for separating a container of the beverage machine cartridge type, from its contents in the form of a food waste product such as coffee grounds or tea, is essentially characterized in that it consists of a body provided with an internal compacting chamber in which is mounted a horizontal cartridge holder adapted to receive in the chamber at least one cartridge and position it in the action zone of a piston compactor, single, movable in said chamber to act axially on the cartridge to crush and simultaneously expel the product it contains to a housing of the body formed under the support.
  • a piston compactor single, movable in said chamber to act axially on the cartridge to crush and simultaneously expel the product it contains to a housing of the body formed under the support.
  • the support is provided with a part of an imprint of positioning and maintenance of the cartridge and secondly of a through hole for evacuation of the food product, practiced at the right of the positioning imprint and opening into the latter.
  • the apparatus is provided with a second housing adjoining the preceding one, designed to receive the compacted cartridge, this second housing being in communication relation with the compacting chamber.
  • the compacted cartridge is driven to the second housing under the effect of the introduction of a new cartridge into the inner chamber.
  • the compaction chamber is provided with a lateral opening and the cartridge holder is transverse to said opening.
  • This lateral opening is closable by a movable door slidably mounted in vertical rails of the body.
  • FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of an apparatus according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of an apparatus according to the invention, the piston being in the compacting position of a cartridge,
  • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an apparatus according to the invention, the compacting piston being in the rest position,
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cartridge holder,
  • FIG. 5 is section of the apparatus along the line AA of Figure 2.
  • the apparatus comprises a body 1 provided in the upper part with an internal compacting chamber 10 in which is mounted a horizontal support 2 of cartridge, in the form of a blade, adapted to receive at least one used cartridge C with lip and keep it in the chamber in the zone of action of a compacting piston 3 installed above the support and movable vertically in the chamber to act axially in compression on the cartridge in order to crush it and allow the crushing, the expulsion of the marc it contains to a lower housing 11 recovery formed in the body, under the support 2 and under the compacting chamber 10.
  • a horizontal support 2 of cartridge in the form of a blade
  • the compacting chamber 10 is provided with a lateral opening 12 through which the horizontal support 2 extends.
  • a vertical obturating hatch 12a slidably mounted in vertical slideways of the body 1 between a upper position of release of the opening and a closed position of the latter.
  • This opening allows the introduction into the chamber of a cartridge C to be compacted, which by sliding movement on the support 2, is brought into position in a hollow imprint 20, positioning that has said support 2 in the area of action of the piston 3.
  • This recessed imprint 20 matches the outer contour of the lip of the cartridge.
  • the support 2 has a through hole 21 for the discharge of the grounds to the lower housing 11.
  • the length of the support is such that at least two cartridges can stand on the latter, one of these cartridges in the imprint, the other behind the latter.
  • the support behind the cavity has a rear zone 2a provided to receive a cartridge waiting for compaction.
  • the chamber 10 is dimensioned accordingly to receive these two cartridges.
  • the compacting chamber 10 has an abutment surface 13 against which the cartridge C is brought to compact. This abutment surface 13 thus opposes the progression of the cartridge to be compacted forward. This arrangement, in combination with the imprint 20 of the support 2, ensures a relatively accurate positioning of the cartridge C in the area of action of the compacting piston 3.
  • the body 1, in the compaction chamber, immediately above the support 2, has two horizontal parallel rails 14 in which is intended to be engaged the lower lip of the cartridge C to compact. This arrangement guards the cartridge during its movement towards the footprint 20 of the support 2.
  • the cross section of the chamber 10 substantially matches the profile of the cartridge, this profile can be frustoconical. This arrangement, for the introduction of the cartridge into the compacting chamber 10, imposes a positioning of the cartridge such that its face equipped with the lip is turned towards the support 2.
  • the body of the apparatus Adjacent to the lower housing 11, the body of the apparatus is provided with a second housing 15 provided for receiving the compacted cartridges, this second housing being situated in line with a clearance notch 16 formed in the body 1.
  • notch 16 is in communication relation with the compacting chamber 10, opens into the abutment surface 13 of the latter and has a height greater than the height of the cartridge after compaction. In this way, the cartridge after compacting, by this clearance notch 16, can be removed from the compacting chamber 10 and introduced into the housing 15.
  • the evacuation of the compacted cartridge C will be operated under the effect of the thrust exerted by a new cartridge during the introduction of the latter into the footprint of 20 of the support 2.
  • the support 2 is slidably mounted in horizontal slides body 1. This arrangement allows to release at less in part the support 2 of the body 1 and bring the positioning imprint 20 outside the latter.
  • the compacting piston 3 has a cylindrical piston shank 30 slidably engaged in a vertical, through guide bore formed in the body 1.
  • the piston tail 30 cooperates with an actuating mechanism 4 of the piston 3.
  • This actuating mechanism is constituted for example by an inter-resistant lever, on the one hand secured by a slide 40 to an axis 41 attached to the body 1 of the apparatus and secondly hinged to the piston rod 30.
  • the slide 40 is constituted by two oblong slots formed at the end of the lever 4 in the lateral flanks that the latter has.
  • the lever is equipped with an axis 42 carried by its lateral flanks. This axis 42 is engaged in a diametrical bore made in the piston rod. This arrangement is the articulation of the lever to the piston tail.
  • To this lever may be associated a return spring (not shown) adapted to bring it back to the up position or rest position.
  • the compacting piston 3 may be actuated by any means other than a lever. Thus it can be operated by a motor member of any known type. Thus, the compacting piston, as shown in FIG. 6, can be actuated by a cam 43 coupled to the output shaft of an electric motor, not shown, supplied with electrical energy by a power source of the electric battery or other type. . Preferably, this power source will be integrated into the device.
  • the end of the tail 30 of the latter will be provided with a rolling member 44 such as a roller in the form of a ball bearing, able to receive the thrust of the cam 43.
  • the tail 30 of the compactor piston 3 will be immobilized in rotation in its guide bore.
  • the apparatus according to the invention may be equipped with a vertical magazine 45 for receiving several used cartridges arranged in a vertical stack in said magazine.
  • This magazine 45 will have a lower opening opposite and above the support 2 either externally to the body 1 or in the chamber 10 behind the compacting piston 3.
  • this magazine 45 will have a first lower lateral opening 46 for to allow the extraction of a cartridge to be compacted C.
  • the magazine is not external to the chamber 10, but opens into the latter.
  • the magazine opposite to the first lateral opening 46, may have a second opening 47 for passage of a horizontal pushbutton 48 motorized adapted to act in thrust on the lower cartridge C of the battery for l extracting from the magazine 45 and pushing it towards the footprint 20 of the support 2.
  • this pusher 48 in the form of a horizontal blade for example, will be secured to a transmission of motion coupled to the output shaft of a motor unit not shown.
  • this transmission of movement will be constituted by a rack 49a in meshing relation with a toothed pinion 49b.
  • This transmission and this drive member are able to animate the pusher 48 in a rectilinear movement back and forth between a rest position in which the free end of said pusher 48 is spaced apart and facing the second opening 47 of the store 45 and a delivery position spaced from the previous one.
  • the end of the pusher in the dispensing position will be located immediately behind the cavity.
  • said end In the case where the reservoir is external to the chamber, said end, always in the pusher delivery position, will be spaced from the cavity by a value equal to n times minus one, the diameter of the large base of each cartridge, n being equal to the number of cartridges present on the front portion 2a of the support 2.
  • the actuating motors of the cam 43 and the pusher 48 will be controlled and activated by one of the automation means known per se. These means can be activated from the action of the user on a starting cycle electrical contactor.
  • housings 11 and 15 may each receive a recovery container of the marc or compacted capsules.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a household appliance for separating a container such as a pod for a beverage machine from the contents thereof in the form of food waste such as coffee or tea grounds, characterised in particular in that said appliance is made up of a body (1) provided with an internal compacting chamber (10) in which a horizontal pod support (2) is mounted, suitable for receiving at least one pod (C) and for positioning said pod in the chamber, in the working area of a single compacting piston (3) movable inside said chamber such as to engage axially with the pod in order to crush the pod and simultaneously expel the product contained therein into a lower recess (11) formed in the body (1) under the support (2) and under said chamber (10).

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APPAREIL A USAGE DOMESTIQUE POUR SERARER UN CONTENU SOUS FORME DE DECHET ALIMENTAIRE, DE SON CONTENANT ET A LES APPARATUS FOR DOMESTIC USE TO SERVE FOOD WASTE CONTENT, CONTAINER, AND
RECUPERER SEPAREMENT. Domaine technique La présente invention est relative à un appareil à usage domestique apte à séparer de son contenant, un contenu sous forme de produit alimentaire sous forme de déchet et à les récupérer de manière séparée. Plus précisément, la présente invention vise à extraire d'une cartouche à usage unique et à dose unique ou multiple, pour machine de préparation de boisson, le produit alimentaire ayant servi à la préparation de cette dernière. État de la technique antérieure.RECOVER SEPARATELY. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a household appliance capable of separating from its container, a content in the form of a food product in the form of waste and recovering them separately. More specifically, the present invention aims to extract from a single-use cartridge and single or multiple dose for beverage preparation machine, the food product used in the preparation thereof. State of the art
Les cartouches pour machines de préparation de boisson sont des contenants étanches qui renferment un produit alimentaire tel que de la poudre de café ou de thé. Typiquement ces cartouches sont formées d'un corps formant réceptacle pour une mouture et d'un opercule obturant de manière étanche le réceptacle.Cartridges for beverage preparation machines are sealed containers that contain a food product such as coffee or tea powder. Typically these cartridges are formed of a container body for a grind and a seal sealing the receptacle.
En vue de la préparation de la boisson, ces cartouches sont introduites dans un logement dédié que comporte la machine et sont traversées par un courant d'eau chaude ou de vapeur sous pression qui par contact avec le produit alimentaire, en l'espèce la mouture, dissout et entraîne les substances solubles contenues dans cette dernière. La boisson ainsi préparée est recueillie en amont du logement par un élément collecteur terminé par un bec verseur.With a view to the preparation of the drink, these cartridges are introduced into a dedicated housing that includes the machine and are traversed by a stream of hot water or pressurized steam which by contact with the food product, in this case the milling dissolve and entrain the soluble substances contained in it. The drink thus prepared is collected upstream of the housing by a collector element terminated by a spout.
Habituellement, les cartouches sont constituées par un matériau recyclable de qualité alimentaire. Le matériau le plus communément utilisé est l'aluminium.Usually, the cartridges are made of recyclable food grade material. The most commonly used material is aluminum.
Exposé de l'invention Problème technique.Presentation of the invention Technical problem.
Les pouvoirs publics, soucieux de la protection de l'environnement, initient des politiques visant à la récupération et à la valorisation des déchets ménagers. Un des axes de ces politiques est d'inciter chaque individu à adopter de nouvelles règles de comportement notamment en procédant au tri de ses déchets ménagers. Pour cette raison sont mis à la disposition de chaque foyer plusieurs conteneurs de collectes sélectives. Notamment l'un de ces conteneurs est dédié à la récupération des emballages en carton, des emballages en matière plastique et du papier, et un autre à la récupération des récipients en verre. Pour ce qui concerne les autres types de déchets ménagers, non encore soumis au tri, est utilisé un conteneur dédié pour les recevoir. Ces déchets sont ensuite collectés en vue d'une mise à la décharge et d'un enfouissement. Or beaucoup de ces déchets pourraient être recyclés si en amont, notamment par le particulier, ils pouvaient subir un traitement approprié. C'est notamment le cas des cartouches usagées pour machine de préparation de boisson, pour lesquelles il serait possible de récupérer et valoriser leur matière constitutive si, en préalable, elles étaient vidées de leur contenu, tel que marc de café, de thé et autre, lequel de surcroît, en tant que déchet organique, pourrait être utilisé comme amendement.The public authorities, concerned with the protection of the environment, initiate policies aimed at the recovery and recovery of household waste. One of the thrusts of these policies is to encourage each individual to adopt new rules of behavior, in particular by sorting out their household waste. For this reason, several collection containers are made available to each household. In particular one of these containers is dedicated to the recovery of cardboard packaging, plastic packaging and paper, and another to the recovery of glass containers. For other types of household waste, not yet sorted, a dedicated container is used to receive them. This waste is then collected for landfill and landfill. However, many of these wastes could be recycled if upstream, particularly by the individual, they could undergo appropriate treatment. This is particularly the case of used cartridges for beverage preparation machine, for which it would be possible to recover and enhance their constituent material if, previously, they were emptied of their contents, such as coffee grounds, tea and other which, moreover, as organic waste, could be used as an amendment.
On connaît de la demande de brevet US-A-2003/0029880 un instrument pour séparer de leurs emballages des comprimés et autres. Cet instrument se compose de deux branches jointes élastiquement l'une à l'autre dont une porte un poussoir et l'autre, dans l'axe du poussoir, un siège d'appui de l'emballage, ce siège étant perforé et formé au-dessus d'un réceptacle apte à recevoir le comprimé chassé de l'emballage sous l'effet de l'action de poussée du piston. Un dispositif d'une configuration analogue est également connu du EP-A-2 158 829. Un tel dispositif est prévu pour recevoir des cartouches du type précité. Ce dispositif assure donc la séparation d'un contenu, de son contenant.US-A-2003/0029880 discloses an instrument for separating tablets and the like from their packages. This instrument consists of two branches joined elastically to one another, one door a pusher and the other, in the axis of the pusher, a support seat of the package, the seat being perforated and formed at above a receptacle adapted to receive the tablet removed from the package under the effect of the thrust action of the piston. A device of a similar configuration is also known from EP-A-2 158 829. Such a device is provided to receive cartridges of the aforementioned type. This device thus ensures the separation of a content, its container.
Cependant avec de tels dispositifs, la récupération et du contenu et du contenant peut s'avérer mal aisée. S'agissant du dispositif selon le EP A 2 158 829 est prévu un réceptacle pour la réception du marc. Cependant n'est prévu aucun réceptacle intégré pour la récupération de la cartouche vidée de son contenu. D'ailleurs cette cartouche devra être retirée à la main par l'utilisateur pour la mise en place d'une nouvelle cartouche.However with such devices, the recovery and contents and the container can prove to be difficult. With regard to the device according to EP A 2 158 829 there is provided a receptacle for receiving the grounds. However there is no built-in receptacle for the recovery of the cartridge emptied of its contents. Moreover this cartridge will have to be removed by hand by the user for the installation of a new cartridge.
On connaît également du FR-A- 2 916 126 un dispositif intégré dans une machine à café apte après usage à extraire d'abord le marc de café usagé et ensuite à compacter la cartouche. Ce dispositif met en œuvre un premier piston de vidange destiné à emboutir les cartouches usagées, pour en extraire le contenu, un deuxième piston de déplacement latéral apte à déplacer chaque cartouche embouties sous un troisième piston de compactage de la cartouche usagée. La machine à café équipée de ce dispositif est équipée d'un premier réceptacle de récupération du marc et d'un second réceptacle de récupération des cartouches compactées.Also known from FR-A-2 916 126 is an integrated device in a coffee machine suitable after use to extract the used coffee grounds first and then to compact the cartridge. This device implements a first drain piston for stamping the used cartridges, to extract the contents, a second lateral displacement piston adapted to move each cartridge stamped under a third compacting piston of the cartridge. used. The coffee machine equipped with this device is equipped with a first receptacle for recovering the grounds and a second receptacle for recovering the compacted cartridges.
L'inconvénient de ce dispositif est qu'il n'est pas indépendant de la machine à boisson, par ailleurs il met en œuvre deux pistons pour respectivement extraire le marc et compacter la cartouche ce qui complique sa réalisation.The disadvantage of this device is that it is not independent of the beverage machine, moreover it implements two pistons for respectively extract the grounds and compact the cartridge which complicates its implementation.
On connaît également du WO 2005/077811 un appareil pour distribuer une substance contenue dans un récipient à usage unique. Cette substance par ouverture du récipient s'écoule vers une tasse ou analogue. Un liquide tel que de l'eau est ensuite ajoutée à cette substance dans le but de préparer une boisson. Le problème de la récupération du marc ne se pose pas puisque la substance est intégralement dissoute dans l'eau ajoutée. Solution technique. La présente invention a pour objet de parvenir à l'objectif sus visé en mettant en œuvre un appareil à usage domestique apte à assurer la séparation entre un contenu du genre produit alimentaire sous forme de déchet et un contenant le renfermant, du type cartouche pour machine de production de boissons. À cet effet, l'appareil à usage domestique selon l'invention, pour séparer un contenant du type cartouche pour machine de production de boisson, de son contenu sous forme d'un déchet alimentaire tel que marc de café ou thé, se caractérise essentiellement en ce qu'il est constitué d'un corps doté d'une chambre interne de compactage dans laquelle est monté un support de cartouche horizontal apte à recevoir dans la chambre au moins une cartouche et la positionner dans la zone d'action d'un piston compacteur, unique, mobile dans ladite chambre pour agir axialement sur la cartouche afin de l'écraser et simultanément expulser le produit qu'elle renferme vers un logement du corps formé sous le support. Ainsi par la manœuvre du piston sont simultanément réalisées deux opérations à savoir le compactage de la cartouche et l'extraction du marc de café ou de thé.Also known from WO 2005/077811 is an apparatus for dispensing a substance contained in a disposable container. This substance by opening the container flows to a cup or the like. A liquid such as water is then added to this substance for the purpose of making a drink. The problem of the recovery of the marc does not arise since the substance is completely dissolved in the added water. Technical solution. The object of the present invention is to achieve the above-mentioned objective by implementing a domestic appliance capable of ensuring the separation between a content of the food product type in the form of waste and a container containing it, of the machine cartridge type. production of beverages. For this purpose, the apparatus for domestic use according to the invention, for separating a container of the beverage machine cartridge type, from its contents in the form of a food waste product such as coffee grounds or tea, is essentially characterized in that it consists of a body provided with an internal compacting chamber in which is mounted a horizontal cartridge holder adapted to receive in the chamber at least one cartridge and position it in the action zone of a piston compactor, single, movable in said chamber to act axially on the cartridge to crush and simultaneously expel the product it contains to a housing of the body formed under the support. Thus by the operation of the piston are simultaneously performed two operations namely compaction of the cartridge and the extraction of coffee grounds or tea.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le support est doté d'une part d'une empreinte de positionnement et de maintien de la cartouche et d'autre part d'un orifice traversant d'évacuation du produit alimentaire, pratiqué au droit de l'empreinte de positionnement et débouchant dans cette dernière. Grâce à cette disposition, la cartouche se trouve parfaitement positionnée dans la zone d'action du piston compacteur et le produit alimentaire peut s'évacuer simplement sous l'effet de la gravité vers le récipient inférieur .According to another characteristic of the invention, the support is provided with a part of an imprint of positioning and maintenance of the cartridge and secondly of a through hole for evacuation of the food product, practiced at the right of the positioning imprint and opening into the latter. With this arrangement, the cartridge is perfectly positioned in the area of action of the compactor piston and the food product can evacuate simply under the effect of gravity to the lower container.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, l'appareil est doté d'un second logement attenant au précédent, prévu pour recevoir la cartouche compactée, ce second logement étant en relation de communication avec la chambre de compactage. Avantageusement, la cartouche compactée se trouve chassée vers le second logement sous l'effet de l'introduction d'une nouvelle cartouche dans la chambre interne. Une telle disposition facilite grandement la réalisation de l'appareil et en réduit son coût de revient.According to another characteristic of the invention, the apparatus is provided with a second housing adjoining the preceding one, designed to receive the compacted cartridge, this second housing being in communication relation with the compacting chamber. Advantageously, the compacted cartridge is driven to the second housing under the effect of the introduction of a new cartridge into the inner chamber. Such an arrangement greatly facilitates the realization of the device and reduces its cost.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la chambre de compactage est dotée d'une ouverture latérale et le support de cartouche est transversal à ladite ouverture. Cette ouverture latérale, selon une autre disposition de l'invention, est obturable par une trappe mobile montée en coulissement dans des glissières verticales du corps. Une telle disposition constitue une sécurité en s'opposant à ce que les enfants en bas âge introduisent leurs doigts dans la chambre de compactage.According to another characteristic of the invention, the compaction chamber is provided with a lateral opening and the cartridge holder is transverse to said opening. This lateral opening, according to another embodiment of the invention, is closable by a movable door slidably mounted in vertical rails of the body. Such a provision is a security against the fact that young children introduce their fingers in the compaction chamber.
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D'autres avantages, buts et caractéristiques de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description d'une forme préférée de réalisation donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif en se référant aux dessins annexés en lesquels : - la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un appareil conforme à l'invention,Other advantages, aims and features of the invention will appear on reading the description of a preferred embodiment given by way of non-limiting example with reference to the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of an apparatus according to the invention,
- la figure 2 est une vue en coupe longitudinale d'un appareil selon l'invention, le piston étant en position de compactage d'une cartouche,FIG. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of an apparatus according to the invention, the piston being in the compacting position of a cartridge,
- la figure 3 est une vue en coupe longitudinale d'un appareil selon l'invention, le piston de compactage étant en position de repos, - la figure 4 est une vue en plan du support de cartouche,FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an apparatus according to the invention, the compacting piston being in the rest position, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cartridge holder,
- la figure 5 est section de l'appareil selon la ligne AA de la figure 2.- Figure 5 is section of the apparatus along the line AA of Figure 2.
- les figures 6 et 7 illustrent de manière schématique, le détail d'un appareil dans une version automatisée. Meilleure manière de réaliser l'invention- Figures 6 and 7 schematically illustrate the detail of a device in an automated version. Best way to realize the invention
Tel que représenté, l'appareil selon l'invention, comprend un corps 1 doté en partie supérieure d'une chambre interne 10 de compactage dans laquelle est monté un support horizontal 2 de cartouche, sous forme de lame, apte à recevoir au moins une cartouche usagée C avec lèvre et la maintenir dans la chambre dans la zone d'action d'un piston compacteur 3 installé au dessus du support et mobile verticalement dans la chambre pour agir axialement en compression sur la cartouche afin de l'écraser et permettre du fait de l'écrasement, l'expulsion du marc qu'elle renferme vers un logement inférieur 11 de récupération formé dans le corps, sous le support 2 et sous la chambre de compactage 10.As shown, the apparatus according to the invention comprises a body 1 provided in the upper part with an internal compacting chamber 10 in which is mounted a horizontal support 2 of cartridge, in the form of a blade, adapted to receive at least one used cartridge C with lip and keep it in the chamber in the zone of action of a compacting piston 3 installed above the support and movable vertically in the chamber to act axially in compression on the cartridge in order to crush it and allow the crushing, the expulsion of the marc it contains to a lower housing 11 recovery formed in the body, under the support 2 and under the compacting chamber 10.
La chambre de compactage 10 est dotée d'une ouverture latérale 12 au travers de laquelle s'étend le support horizontal 2. À cette ouverture est associée une trappe verticale d'obturation 12a, montée en coulissement dans des glissières verticales du corps 1 entre une position supérieure de dégagement de l'ouverture et une position d'obturation de cette dernière. Cette ouverture permet l'introduction dans la chambre d'une cartouche C à compacter, laquelle par mouvement de glissement sur le support 2, est amenée en position dans une empreinte en creux 20, de positionnement que présente ledit support 2 dans la zone d'action du piston 3. Cette empreinte en creux 20 épouse le contour externe de la lèvre de la cartouche.The compacting chamber 10 is provided with a lateral opening 12 through which the horizontal support 2 extends. At this opening is associated a vertical obturating hatch 12a, slidably mounted in vertical slideways of the body 1 between a upper position of release of the opening and a closed position of the latter. This opening allows the introduction into the chamber of a cartridge C to be compacted, which by sliding movement on the support 2, is brought into position in a hollow imprint 20, positioning that has said support 2 in the area of action of the piston 3. This recessed imprint 20 matches the outer contour of the lip of the cartridge.
Au droit de l'empreinte en creux 20, le support 2 présente un perçage traversant 21 pour l'évacuation du marc vers le logement inférieur 11. Selon la forme préférée de réalisation, la longueur du support est telle qu'au moins deux cartouches peuvent se tenir sur ce dernier, l'une de ces cartouches dans l'empreinte, l'autre en arrière de cette dernière. Ainsi le support en arrière de l'empreinte présente une zone arrière 2a prévue pour recevoir une cartouche en attente de compactage. Toujours selon la forme préférée de réalisation la chambre 10 est dimensionnée en conséquence de façon à recevoir ces deux cartouches. Avantageusement, la chambre de compactage 10 présente une surface de butée 13 contre laquelle est amenée la cartouche C à compacter. Cette surface de butée 13 s'oppose ainsi à la progression de la cartouche à compacter vers l'avant. Cette disposition, en combinaison avec l'empreinte 20 du support 2, assure un positionnement relativement précis de la cartouche C dans la zone d'action du piston compacteur 3.At the right of the intaglio imprint 20, the support 2 has a through hole 21 for the discharge of the grounds to the lower housing 11. According to the preferred embodiment, the length of the support is such that at least two cartridges can stand on the latter, one of these cartridges in the imprint, the other behind the latter. Thus the support behind the cavity has a rear zone 2a provided to receive a cartridge waiting for compaction. Still according to the preferred embodiment the chamber 10 is dimensioned accordingly to receive these two cartridges. Advantageously, the compacting chamber 10 has an abutment surface 13 against which the cartridge C is brought to compact. This abutment surface 13 thus opposes the progression of the cartridge to be compacted forward. This arrangement, in combination with the imprint 20 of the support 2, ensures a relatively accurate positioning of the cartridge C in the area of action of the compacting piston 3.
Le corps 1 , dans la chambre de compactage, immédiatement au-dessus du support 2, présente deux glissières parallèles 14 horizontales dans lesquelles est destinée à être engagée la lèvre inférieure de la cartouche C à compacter. Cette disposition assure le guidage de la cartouche lors de son mouvement vers l'empreinte 20 du support 2.The body 1, in the compaction chamber, immediately above the support 2, has two horizontal parallel rails 14 in which is intended to be engaged the lower lip of the cartridge C to compact. This arrangement guards the cartridge during its movement towards the footprint 20 of the support 2.
En outre la section droite de la chambre 10 épouse sensiblement le profil de la cartouche, ce profil pouvant être tronconique. Cette disposition, pour l'introduction de la cartouche dans la chambre de compactage 10, impose un positionnement de la cartouche tel que sa face équipée de la lèvre soit tournée vers le support 2.In addition the cross section of the chamber 10 substantially matches the profile of the cartridge, this profile can be frustoconical. This arrangement, for the introduction of the cartridge into the compacting chamber 10, imposes a positioning of the cartridge such that its face equipped with the lip is turned towards the support 2.
De manière attenante au logement inférieur 11 , le corps de l'appareil est doté d'un second logement 15 prévu pour recevoir les cartouches compactées, ce second logement étant situé au droit d'une entaille de dégagement 16 formée dans le corps 1. Cette entaille 16 est en relation de communication avec la chambre de compactage 10, débouche dans la surface de butée 13 de cette dernière et présente une hauteur supérieure à la hauteur de la cartouche après compactage. De cette manière, la cartouche après compactage, par cette entaille de dégagement 16, pourra être évacuée de la chambre de compactage 10 et introduite dans le logement 15. L'évacuation de la cartouche compactée C sera opérée sous l'effet de la poussée exercée par une nouvelle cartouche lors de l'introduction de cette dernière dans l'empreinte de 20 du support 2. Dans une forme préférée de réalisation, le support 2 est monté en coulissement dans des glissières horizontales le corps 1. Cette disposition permet de dégager au moins en partie le support 2 du corps 1 et d'amener l'empreinte 20 de positionnement à l'extérieur de ce dernier.Adjacent to the lower housing 11, the body of the apparatus is provided with a second housing 15 provided for receiving the compacted cartridges, this second housing being situated in line with a clearance notch 16 formed in the body 1. notch 16 is in communication relation with the compacting chamber 10, opens into the abutment surface 13 of the latter and has a height greater than the height of the cartridge after compaction. In this way, the cartridge after compacting, by this clearance notch 16, can be removed from the compacting chamber 10 and introduced into the housing 15. The evacuation of the compacted cartridge C will be operated under the effect of the thrust exerted by a new cartridge during the introduction of the latter into the footprint of 20 of the support 2. In a preferred embodiment, the support 2 is slidably mounted in horizontal slides body 1. This arrangement allows to release at less in part the support 2 of the body 1 and bring the positioning imprint 20 outside the latter.
Afin que dans la position de dégagement le support 2 puisse demeurer en prise avec le corps, ledit support 2 est prolongé au-delà de l'empreinte 20 par une partie avant 2b, laquelle, en position de rétraction du support 2 dans le corps 1 , vient se situer entre l'entaille 16 et le logement 15. Afin que les cartouches compactées C puissent être évacuées vers le logement 15, cette partie avant 2b présente une ouverture traversante 22 débouchant dans l'empreinte 20. Une telle disposition de montage en coulissement du support 2 permet également le retrait total de ce dernier en vue par exemple du nettoyage de l'appareil ou bien encore en vue du dégagement d'une cartouche C bloquée dans l'appareil. Le piston compacteur 3 présente une queue de piston, cylindrique 30, engagée en coulissement dans un alésage de guidage vertical, traversant formé dans le corps 1.So that in the release position the support 2 can remain in engagement with the body, said support 2 is extended beyond the cavity 20 by a front portion 2b, which, in the retracted position of the support 2 in the body 1 is located between the notch 16 and the housing 15. So that the compacted cartridges C can be discharged to the housing 15, this front portion 2b has a through opening 22 opening into the cavity 20. Such a sliding mounting arrangement of the support 2 also allows the total withdrawal of the latter for example for cleaning the device or for the release of a cartridge C blocked in the device. The compacting piston 3 has a cylindrical piston shank 30 slidably engaged in a vertical, through guide bore formed in the body 1.
Extérieurement au corps 1 , la queue 30 de piston coopère avec un mécanisme d'actionnement 4 du piston 3. Ce mécanisme d'actionnement est constitué par exemple par un levier inter-résistant, d'une part solidarisé par une coulisse 40 à un axe 41 fixé au corps 1 de l'appareil et d'autre part articulé à la queue 30 de piston.Externally to the body 1, the piston tail 30 cooperates with an actuating mechanism 4 of the piston 3. This actuating mechanism is constituted for example by an inter-resistant lever, on the one hand secured by a slide 40 to an axis 41 attached to the body 1 of the apparatus and secondly hinged to the piston rod 30.
Comme on peut le voir, la coulisse 40 est constituée par deux lumières oblongues formées en extrémité du levier 4 dans les flancs latéraux que ce dernier présente. Sensiblement dans sa zone médiane, le levier est équipé d'un axe 42 porté par ses flancs latéraux. Cet axe 42 est engagé dans un perçage diamétral pratiqué dans la queue 30 de piston. Cette disposition constitue l'articulation du levier à la queue 30 de piston.As can be seen, the slide 40 is constituted by two oblong slots formed at the end of the lever 4 in the lateral flanks that the latter has. Substantially in its central zone, the lever is equipped with an axis 42 carried by its lateral flanks. This axis 42 is engaged in a diametrical bore made in the piston rod. This arrangement is the articulation of the lever to the piston tail.
À ce levier pourra être associé un ressort de rappel (non représenté) apte à le ramener en position haute ou position de repos.To this lever may be associated a return spring (not shown) adapted to bring it back to the up position or rest position.
Le piston de compactage 3 pourra être actionné par tout autre moyen qu'un levier. Ainsi il pourra être actionné par un organe moteur de tout type connu. Ainsi, le piston compacteur, comme représenté en figure 6, pourra être actionné par une came 43 accouplée à l'arbre de sortie d'un moteur électrique, non représenté, alimenté en énergie électrique par une source de courant du type batterie électrique ou autre. De préférence, cette source de courant sera intégrée à l'appareil.The compacting piston 3 may be actuated by any means other than a lever. Thus it can be operated by a motor member of any known type. Thus, the compacting piston, as shown in FIG. 6, can be actuated by a cam 43 coupled to the output shaft of an electric motor, not shown, supplied with electrical energy by a power source of the electric battery or other type. . Preferably, this power source will be integrated into the device.
Pour minimiser l'importance des efforts de glissement entre la came 43 et le piston 3, l'extrémité de la queue 30 de ce dernier sera dotée d'un organe de roulement 44 tel un galet sous forme de roulement à bille, apte à recevoir la poussée de la came 43. Dans cette variante, la queue 30 du piston compacteur 3 sera immobilisée en rotation dans son alésage de guidage.To minimize the importance of the sliding forces between the cam 43 and the piston 3, the end of the tail 30 of the latter will be provided with a rolling member 44 such as a roller in the form of a ball bearing, able to receive the thrust of the cam 43. In this variant, the tail 30 of the compactor piston 3 will be immobilized in rotation in its guide bore.
En outre, l'appareil selon l'invention, comme représenté en figure 7, pourra être équipé d'un magasin vertical 45 prévu pour recevoir plusieurs cartouches usagées agencées selon une pile verticale dans ledit magasin. Ce magasin 45 présentera une ouverture inférieure en regard et au-dessus du support 2 soit extérieurement au corps 1 soit dans la chambre 10 en arrière du piston compacteur 3. En regard du piston compacteur, ce magasin 45 présentera une première ouverture latérale inférieure 46 pour permettre l'extraction d'une cartouche à compacter C. Avec cette forme de réalisation il est possible, par mouvement de recul du support 2 d'amener l'empreinte 20 dans l'axe du magasin afin qu'une cartouche à compacter puisse s'y positionner en ensuite, par mouvement du support 2 vers l'avant, d'amener cette cartouche C dans l'axe du piston compacteur 3. Dans cette forme de réalisation, non représentée, le magasin n'est pas externe à la chambre 10, mais débouche dans cette dernière.In addition, the apparatus according to the invention, as shown in FIG. may be equipped with a vertical magazine 45 for receiving several used cartridges arranged in a vertical stack in said magazine. This magazine 45 will have a lower opening opposite and above the support 2 either externally to the body 1 or in the chamber 10 behind the compacting piston 3. Opposite the compactor piston, this magazine 45 will have a first lower lateral opening 46 for to allow the extraction of a cartridge to be compacted C. With this embodiment it is possible, by recoil movement of the support 2 to bring the impression 20 in the axis of the magazine so that a cartridge to be compacted can position thereafter, by movement of the support 2 forward, to bring the cartridge C in the axis of the compactor piston 3. In this embodiment, not shown, the magazine is not external to the chamber 10, but opens into the latter.
Alternativement et non limitativement, le magasin, à l'opposé de la première ouverture latérale 46, pourra présenter une seconde ouverture 47 de passage d'un poussoir horizontal 48 motorisé apte à venir agir en poussée sur la cartouche inférieure C de la pile pour l'extraire du magasin 45 et la pousser vers l'empreinte 20 du support 2. Avantageusement, ce poussoir 48, sous forme de lame horizontale par exemple, sera solidarisé à une transmission de mouvement accouplée à l'arbre de sortie d'un organe moteur non représenté. À titre d'exemple cette transmission de mouvement sera constituée par une crémaillère 49a en relation d'engrènement avec un pignon denté 49b. Cette transmission et cet organe moteur sont aptes à animer le poussoir 48 d'un mouvement rectiligne de va et vient entre une position de repos selon laquelle l'extrémité libre dudit poussoir 48 est disposée à écartement et en regard de la seconde ouverture 47 du magasin 45 et une position de délivrance écartée de la précédente. Dans le cas ou le magasin 45 débouche dans le chambre de compactage, l'extrémité du poussoir en position de délivrance sera située immédiatement en arrière de l'empreinte. Dans le cas ou le réservoir est externe à la chambre, ladite extrémité, toujours en position de délivrance du poussoir, sera écartée de l'empreinte d'une valeur égale à n fois moins un, le diamètre de la grande base de chaque cartouche, n étant égal au nombre de cartouche présentes sur la partie avant 2a du support 2. Enfin les moteurs d'actionnement de la came 43 et du poussoir 48 seront commandés et activés par un des moyens d'automatismes connus en soi. Ces moyens pourront être activés à partir de l'action de l'utilisateur sur un contacteur électrique de départ de cycle.Alternatively and without limitation, the magazine, opposite to the first lateral opening 46, may have a second opening 47 for passage of a horizontal pushbutton 48 motorized adapted to act in thrust on the lower cartridge C of the battery for l extracting from the magazine 45 and pushing it towards the footprint 20 of the support 2. Advantageously, this pusher 48, in the form of a horizontal blade for example, will be secured to a transmission of motion coupled to the output shaft of a motor unit not shown. By way of example, this transmission of movement will be constituted by a rack 49a in meshing relation with a toothed pinion 49b. This transmission and this drive member are able to animate the pusher 48 in a rectilinear movement back and forth between a rest position in which the free end of said pusher 48 is spaced apart and facing the second opening 47 of the store 45 and a delivery position spaced from the previous one. In the case where the magazine 45 opens into the compaction chamber, the end of the pusher in the dispensing position will be located immediately behind the cavity. In the case where the reservoir is external to the chamber, said end, always in the pusher delivery position, will be spaced from the cavity by a value equal to n times minus one, the diameter of the large base of each cartridge, n being equal to the number of cartridges present on the front portion 2a of the support 2. Finally the actuating motors of the cam 43 and the pusher 48 will be controlled and activated by one of the automation means known per se. These means can be activated from the action of the user on a starting cycle electrical contactor.
Enfin les logements 11 et 15 pourront recevoir chacun un récipient de récupération soit du marc soit des capsules compactées.Finally, the housings 11 and 15 may each receive a recovery container of the marc or compacted capsules.
Il va de soi que la présente invention peut recevoir tous aménagements et variantes du domaine des équivalences techniques sans pour autant sortir du cadre des revendications. It goes without saying that the present invention can receive any arrangements and variants of the field of technical equivalence without departing from the scope of the claims.

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REVENDICATIONS 1/ Appareil à usage domestique pour séparer un contenant du type cartouche pour machine de production de boisson, de son contenu sous forme d'un déchet alimentaire tel que marc de café ou thé, caractérisé qu'il est constitué d'un corps (1 ) doté d'une chambre interne (10) de compactage dans laquelle est monté un support (2) de cartouche horizontal apte à recevoir au moins une cartouche (C) et la positionner dans la chambre de compactage, dans la zone d'action d'un piston compacteur (3), unique, mobile dans ladite chambre pour agir axialement sur la cartouche afin de l'écraser et simultanément expulser le produit qu'elle renferme vers un logement inférieur (11 ) formé dans le corps CLAIMS 1/ Apparatus for domestic use for separating a cartridge-type container for a beverage production machine from its contents in the form of food waste such as coffee or tea grounds, characterized in that it consists of a body ( 1) provided with an internal compaction chamber (10) in which is mounted a horizontal cartridge support (2) capable of receiving at least one cartridge (C) and positioning it in the compaction chamber, in the action zone a single compactor piston (3), movable in said chamber to act axially on the cartridge in order to crush it and simultaneously expel the product it contains towards a lower housing (11) formed in the body
(1 ) sous le support (2) et sous ladite chambre (10).(1) under the support (2) and under said chamber (10).
2/ Appareil selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que la chambre de compactage est dotée d'une ouverture latérale et que le support de cartouche2/ Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the compaction chamber is provided with a lateral opening and that the cartridge support
(2) est transversal à ladite ouverture. 3/ Appareil selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture latérale est obturable par une trappe mobile (12) montée en coulissement dans des glissières verticales du corps.(2) is transverse to said opening. 3/ Apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the lateral opening can be closed by a movable hatch (12) mounted slidingly in vertical slides of the body.
4/ Appareil selon la revendication 2 ou la revendication 3, caractérisé en que le support (2) est monté en coulissement dans des glissières horizontales du corps (1 ).4/ Apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that the support (2) is slidably mounted in horizontal slides of the body (1).
5/ Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le support (2) est doté d'une part d'une empreinte (20) de positionnement et de maintien de la cartouche (C) et d'autre part d'un perçage traversant (21 ) d'évacuation du produit alimentaire, pratiqué au droit de l'empreinte de positionnement (20) et débouchant dans cette dernière.5/ Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support (2) is provided on the one hand with an imprint (20) for positioning and holding the cartridge (C) and on the other hand a through hole (21) for evacuating the food product, made to the right of the positioning imprint (20) and opening into the latter.
6/ Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est doté d'un second logement (15) prévu pour la récupération des cartouches compactées, attenant au premier logement (11 ), ledit second logement (15) étant en relation de communication avec la chambre de compactage (10).6/ Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is provided with a second housing (15) provided for the recovery of compacted cartridges, adjacent to the first housing (11), said second housing (15) being in communication relationship with the compaction chamber (10).
7/ Appareil selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que la chambre interne de compactage (10) comporte une surface de butée (13) contre laquelle est amenée la cartouche à compacter. 8/ Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le piston compacteur (3) est doté d'une queue (30) cylindrique, engagée en coulissement dans un alésage de guidage vertical, traversant, formé dans le corps (1 ). 9/ Appareil selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce qu'extérieurement au corps (1 ), la queue (30) de piston coopère avec un mécanisme d'actionnement (4) du piston (3).7/ Apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the internal compaction chamber (10) comprises an abutment surface (13) against which the cartridge to be compacted is brought. 8/ Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the compactor piston (3) is provided with a cylindrical tail (30), engaged in sliding in a vertical, through guide bore formed in the body ( 1). 9/ Apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that externally to the body (1), the tail (30) of the piston cooperates with an actuation mechanism (4) of the piston (3).
10/ Appareil selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme d'actionnement est un levier inter-résistant. 11/ Appareil selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme d'actionnement est constitué par une came (43) accouplée à l'arbre de sortie d'un moteur électrique.10/ Apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the actuation mechanism is an inter-resistant lever. 11/ Apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that the actuation mechanism is constituted by a cam (43) coupled to the output shaft of an electric motor.
12/ Appareil selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité de la queue (30) du piston de compactage (3) est dotée d'un organe de roulement (44) apte à recevoir la poussée de la came (43).12/ Apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the end of the tail (30) of the compacting piston (3) is provided with a rolling member (44) capable of receiving the thrust of the cam (43) .
13/ Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il est doté d'un magasin vertical (45) prévu pour recevoir plusieurs cartouches usagées agencées selon une pile verticale, ledit magasin comportant une ouverture inférieure (45a) située au-dessus et en regard du support (2) et une première ouverture latérale (46) en regard du piston compacteur, pour permettre l'extraction d'une cartouche à compacter (C).13/ Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that it is provided with a vertical magazine (45) intended to receive several used cartridges arranged in a vertical stack, said magazine comprising a lower opening (45a) located at the -above and facing the support (2) and a first lateral opening (46) facing the compacting piston, to allow the extraction of a cartridge to be compacted (C).
14/ Appareil selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que le magasin, à l'opposé de la première ouverture latérale (46), présente une seconde ouverture (47) de passage d'un poussoir horizontal (48) motorisé apte à venir agir en poussée sur la cartouche inférieure (C) de la pile pour l'extraire du magasin (45) et la pousser vers l'empreinte 20 du support 2. 14/ Apparatus according to claim 13, characterized in that the magazine, opposite the first lateral opening (46), has a second opening (47) for the passage of a motorized horizontal pusher (48) capable of acting by pushing on the lower cartridge (C) of the battery to extract it from the magazine (45) and push it towards the cavity 20 of the support 2.
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