Apparatus and method of separating plastic films from garbage for collection
First Claim
1. A method of separating plastic films from garbage for collection comprising the steps of:
- (1) mixing garbage with water;
(2) removing heavy garbage sunk in water;
(3) separating light garbage and plastic films from the garbage while permitting organic matter and small garbage in water to pass through;
(4) separating medium-sized light garbage and plastic films from the garbage by conveying the garbage in a waterway to a driving inclined conveyor; and
(5) picking up the plastic films from the waterway by passing the plastic films under the inclined conveyor or dropping the plastic films into the waterway again via the inclined conveyor, conveying the plastic films along the waterway to reach a plastic film interception mechanism in the waterway for picking up the plastic films from the waterway and for separating the plastic films from the garbage still in the waterway.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method capable of separating plastic films from garbage for collection is taking advantage of ductility of plastics, separation and extensibility properties of plastic films in water, and adhesion property of water to plastic films in order to provide a novel and unique garbage disposal implementation of rapidly, effectively, conveniently, and precisely separating medium-sized, light materials and plastic films from small garbage for collection and perform an initial cleaning of garbage by means of water while classifying garbage for facilitating a subsequent garbage disposal.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of separating plastic films from garbage for collection comprising the steps of:
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(1) mixing garbage with water;
(2) removing heavy garbage sunk in water;
(3) separating light garbage and plastic films from the garbage while permitting organic matter and small garbage in water to pass through;
(4) separating medium-sized light garbage and plastic films from the garbage by conveying the garbage in a waterway to a driving inclined conveyor; and
(5) picking up the plastic films from the waterway by passing the plastic films under the inclined conveyor or dropping the plastic films into the waterway again via the inclined conveyor, conveying the plastic films along the waterway to reach a plastic film interception mechanism in the waterway for picking up the plastic films from the waterway and for separating the plastic films from the garbage still in the waterway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus of separating plastic films from garbage for collection comprising:
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a conveyor screen assembly for permitting small, light garbage and organic matter in garbage to pass through;
a waterway beneath and extended away from the conveyor screen assembly, the waterway including an injection nozzle for spraying water into the waterway;
an inclined conveyor at an intermediate section of the waterway, a lower end of the inclined conveyor being sunk in the waterway and the other higher end thereof being formed as a discharge;
a medium-sized garbage conveyor spaced apart and beneath the discharge of the inclined conveyor;
a medium-sized garbage collection container under a discharge end of the medium-sized garbage conveyor;
a plastic film interception mechanism at a downstream of the waterway, the plastic film interception mechanism being adapted to intercept the plastic films from the waterway; and
a plastic film conveyor between a discharge end of the plastic film interception mechanism and the waterway, the plastic film conveyor being adapted to transport the plastic films. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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