TYPE PROTECTION DEVICE FOR SHREDDERS

• US 20100270404A1
• Filed: 07/27/2009
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aurora Office Equipment Co., Ltd, Shanghai
• Original Assignee: Aurora Office Equipment Co., Ltd, Shanghai
• Inventors: Chen, Xinxiong
• Application Number:
  US12/509,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20100270404A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 241/36
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 18/0007 specially adapted for disintegrating documents
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 2018/0023 Switching devices
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 2018/164 Prevention of jamming and/or overload
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 25/00 Control arrangements specially adapted for crushing or disintegrating

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new type protection device for shredders which comprises a paper number detecting device mounted at the paper inserting passage of the shredder, a warning device mounted on the shredder and a controlling device in line connection with the paper number detecting device and the warning device respectively, mounted in the shredder and in line connection with the driving component of the shredder driving the shredder blades, preferably the protection device further comprises an insert detecting device in line connection with the controlling device and mounted at the paper inserting passage, and at least one opaque shielding component mounted at the paper inserting passage and at the middle of which there is at least one slot along the length direction, the present invention controls the number of the paper to be shredded during the paper inserting stage, and shreds paper automatically only in a predetermined value range, to avoid abnormalities that result in failure of the machine such as jam and tooth breaking when the shredder is shredding many pieces of paper, so as to reduce maintenance times and cost, extend service life, and make application of shredders safer and more reliable, more convenient and simpler, then to achieve better protection of shredders.

Claims

1. A new type protection device for shredders, comprising

a paper number detecting device, mounted at the paper inserting passage of the shredder, and detecting the number of the paper inserted into the paper inserting passage;

a warning device, mounted on the shredder and warning the user;

a controlling device, in line connection with the paper number detecting device and the warning device respectively, mounted in the shredder and in line connection with the driving component of the shredder driving the shredder blades, for controlling the driving component and the warning device respectively according to the detecting result of the paper number detecting device.

2. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 1, wherein the paper number detecting device is an optically controlled paper number detecting device.

3. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 2, wherein the optically controlled paper number detecting device comprises an optical emitting component and an optical receiving component mounted respectively and oppositely at two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage.

4. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 3, wherein the optical emitting component and the optical receiving component are mounted at the middle parts of the two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage respectively.

5. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 3, wherein the optical emitting component is an optical emitting tube, and the optical receiving component is an optical receiving tube.

6. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 5, wherein the optical emitting tube is an infrared ray emitting tube, a visible light emitting tube or an ultraviolet ray emitting tube, correspondingly the optical receiving tube is an infrared ray receiving tube, a visible light receiving tube or an ultraviolet ray receiving tube.

7. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 1, wherein the control center of the shredder and the controlling device are integrated as a whole.

8. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 1, wherein the warning device is an audible warning component or a light warning component.

9. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 8, wherein the audible warning component is a loudspeaker, and the light warning component is a LED indicating lamp.

10. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 1, wherein the new type protection device for shredders further comprises an insert detecting device in line connection with the controlling device and mounted at the paper inserting passage of the shredder for detecting whether an insert in the paper inserting passage is paper or not, and the controlling device would control the startup of the paper number detecting device when the insert detected by the insert detecting device is paper.

11. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 10, wherein the insert detecting device is mounted at the paper inserting passage and parallel to the paper number detecting device.

12. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 10, wherein the insert detecting device is an optically controlled insert detecting device.

13. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 12, wherein the optically controlled insert detecting device comprises an optical emitting piece and an optical receiving piece mounted respectively and oppositely at two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage.

14. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 13, wherein the optical emitting piece and the optical receiving piece are mounted at the middle parts of the two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage respectively.

15. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 13, wherein the optical emitting piece is an optical emitting pipe, and the optical receiving piece is an optical receiving pipe.

16. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 15, wherein the optical emitting pipe is an infrared ray emitting pipe, a visible light emitting pipe or an ultraviolet ray emitting pipe, correspondingly the optical receiving pipe is an infrared ray receiving pipe, a visible light receiving pipe or an ultraviolet ray receiving pipe.

17. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 1, wherein the new type protection device for shredders further comprises at least one opaque shielding component at the middle of which there is at least one slot along the length direction, and the opaque shielding component(s) is (are) mounted at the paper inserting passage for shielding off beams and sundries.

18. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 17, wherein the opaque shielding components the number of which is 2 are mounted at two ends of the paper inserting passage respectively.

19. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 17, wherein the number of the slot in the opaque shielding component is 1, two ends of the opaque shielding component are separated from two relatively short sides of the paper inserting passage, and two sides of the opaque shielding component are fixed to the two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage.

20. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 17, wherein the opaque shielding component is a plastic film, a piece of paper, a metal sheet or a cloth strip.

21. A new type protection device for shredders, comprising:

a paper number detecting device, mounted at the paper inserting passage of the shredder, and detecting the number of the paper inserted into the paper inserting passage;

a warning device, mounted on the shredder and warning the user;

an insert detecting device, mounted at the paper inserting passage of the shredder for detecting whether an insert in the paper inserting passage is paper or not;

a controlling device, in line connection with the paper number detecting device, the warning device and the insert detecting device respectively, mounted in the shredder and in line connection with the driving component of the shredder driving the shredder blades, for controlling the startup of the paper number detecting device when the insert detected by the insert detecting device is paper, and controlling the driving component and the warning device respectively according to the detecting result of the paper number detecting device; and

at least one opaque shielding component, at the middle of which there is at least one slot along the length direction, and mounted at the paper inserting passage for shielding off beams and sundries.

22. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 21, wherein the paper number detecting device is an optically controlled paper number detecting device.

23. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 22, wherein the optically controlled paper number detecting device comprises an optical emitting component and an optical receiving component mounted respectively and oppositely at two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage.

24. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 23, wherein the optical emitting component and the optical receiving component are mounted at the middle parts of the two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage respectively.

25. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 23, wherein the optical emitting component is an optical emitting tube, and the optical receiving component is an optical receiving tube.

26. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 25, wherein the optical emitting tube is an infrared ray emitting tube, a visible light emitting tube or an ultraviolet ray emitting tube, correspondingly the optical receiving tube is an infrared ray receiving tube, a visible light receiving tube or an ultraviolet ray receiving tube.

27. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 21, wherein the control center of the shredder and the controlling device are integrated as a whole.

28. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 21, wherein the warning device is an audible warning component or a light warning component.

29. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 28, wherein the audible warning component is a loudspeaker, and the light warning component is a LED indicating lamp.

30. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 21, wherein the insert detecting device is mounted at the paper inserting passage and parallel to the paper number detecting device.

31. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 21, wherein the insert detecting device is an optically controlled insert detecting device.

32. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 31, wherein the optically controlled insert detecting device comprises an optical emitting piece and an optical receiving piece mounted respectively and oppositely at two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage.

33. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 32, wherein the optical emitting piece and the optical receiving piece are mounted at the middle parts of the two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage respectively.

34. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 32, wherein the optical emitting piece is an optical emitting pipe, and the optical receiving piece is an optical receiving pipe.

35. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 34, wherein the optical emitting pipe is an infrared ray emitting pipe, a visible light emitting pipe or an ultraviolet ray emitting pipe, correspondingly the optical receiving pipe is an infrared ray receiving pipe, a visible light receiving pipe or an ultraviolet ray receiving pipe.

36. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 21, wherein the opaque shielding components the number of which is 2 are mounted at two ends of the paper inserting passage respectively.

37. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 21, wherein the number of the slot in the opaque shielding component is 1, two ends of the opaque shielding component are separated from two relatively short sides of the paper inserting passage, and two sides of the opaque shielding component are fixed to the two relatively long sides of the paper inserting passage.

38. The new type protection device for shredders according to claim 21, wherein the opaque shielding component is a plastic film, a piece of paper, a metal sheet or a cloth strip.