Method for compacting empty plastic containers and press for carrying out said method
First Claim
1. Method of producing a transport unit (18, 28) of substantially empty, compacted plastic containers (17), specifically of not sorted PET-bottles, for a transporting thereof to a reclamation site, whereby a respective plurality of containers (17) is compacted into a package (18) and retained by wrapping means (28, 38) in a package shape and is provided in this manner as transportable package and the wrapping means (28) retains the package in a compacted state and is a wrapping means (20) or a encasing means which is placed in a state of the package held compacted around same, characterized in that the forming of the package proceeds in a plurality of steps by adding individual or several containers (17) to a already compacted partial package (18′
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Abstract
According to the invention, in order to transport empty PET containers, said containers are compacted to form a packet (18) and are held in the compacted state by means of encompassing means (28). In this way, the transport volume of the containers is significantly reduced.
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21 Claims
- 1. Method of producing a transport unit (18, 28) of substantially empty, compacted plastic containers (17), specifically of not sorted PET-bottles, for a transporting thereof to a reclamation site, whereby a respective plurality of containers (17) is compacted into a package (18) and retained by wrapping means (28, 38) in a package shape and is provided in this manner as transportable package and the wrapping means (28) retains the package in a compacted state and is a wrapping means (20) or a encasing means which is placed in a state of the package held compacted around same, characterized in that the forming of the package proceeds in a plurality of steps by adding individual or several containers (17) to a already compacted partial package (18′
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14. Press (20) for the production of a transport unit (18) of compacted plastic containers (17), which press (20) is provided with a compacting chamber, and a compacting means (14, 15) for a compacting of containers (17) to be compacted into a package (18) and received in the compacting chamber and includes a wrapping arrangement which has at least one wrapping means (28, 38) adapted to encase the packages compacted into a package in a compacted state which remains at the package, characterized in that the press is designed for the forming of the package in a plurality of steps by a adding of individual or several containers (17) to a already compacted partial package (18′
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) by means of which the partial package is arrestable in the compacting chamber in a compacted state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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