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WO1995016520A1
WO1995016520A1 PCT/US1993/011944 US9311944W WO9516520A1 WO 1995016520 A1 WO1995016520 A1 WO 1995016520A1 US 9311944 W US9311944 W US 9311944W WO 9516520 A1 WO9516520 A1 WO 9516520A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
    • B02C—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN
    • B02C19/00—Other disintegrating devices or methods
    • B02C19/0056—Other disintegrating devices or methods specially adapted for specific materials not otherwise provided for
    • B02C19/0081—Other disintegrating devices or methods specially adapted for specific materials not otherwise provided for specially adapted for breaking-up bottles
    • B02C19/0087—Other disintegrating devices or methods specially adapted for specific materials not otherwise provided for specially adapted for breaking-up bottles for glass bottles
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
    • Y02W30/60—Glass recycling

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  • TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to waste disposal and more particularly to the on-site disposal in bars, restaurants and the like, of used glass beer, soda, and other bottles.
  • trash cans and other receptacles located behind the bar for receiving the empty glass bottles tend to take up valuable space and interfere with the efficient movement of the bartender or waiter. Even where glass bottles are stored temporarily on-site for recycling, they still must be collected in small lots behind the bar and transported frequently to a storage area to await delivery to or pick up by a recycling concern.
  • a continuing and heretofore unaddressed need persists for an apparatus and methodology adapted to address effectively and economically the aforementioned and other problems associated with the storage, disposal, and recycling of empty glass bottles in bars, restaurants , and the like. It is to the provision of such a methodology and an implementing apparatus that the present invention is primarily directed.
  • the present invention in one preferred embodiment thereof, comprises an apparatus for receiving empty glass bottles and pulverizing the bottles into small fragments that are then deposited in a receptacle.
  • the apparatus comprises a cabinet or housing that is separated by an interior partition into an upper chamber and a lower chamber.
  • the lower chamber houses a pulverizing station that includes a heavy metal pulverizing blade adapted to be spun rapidly in a horizontal plane just beneath the interior partition.
  • An inwardly tapered annular metal cowl depends from the underside of the partition extending about and partially enclosing the spinning pulverizing blade.
  • a flexible rubberized skirt extends from the lower rim of the cowl into a removable receptacle for receiving the small glass fragments that result from the pulverizing process.
  • An opening is formed in the partition overlaying the moving arms of the spinning pulverizi-ig blade and a corresponding vertically aligned opening is formed in the top of the cabinet.
  • a metal chute communicates between these two openings such that the openings and shoot together form a passageway extending from the top of the cabinet to the pulverizing station within the lower chamber of the cabinet.
  • the passageway is sized to pass empty glass bottles to the pulverizing station and at least one split rubber diaphragm is disposed in the passageway to prevent broken glass from being ejected back up the passageway while simultaneously allowing glass bottles to be inserted through the passageway for smashing at the pulverizing station.
  • an annular brush with radially inwardly extending bristles is also disposed along the passageway. These bristles are densely packed but relatively flexible to allow the passage of bottles down the passageway but to prevent the movement up the passageway of fine glass dust that is often created during the pulverization process.
  • the metal pulverizing blade of the apparatus spins at a high rate of rotation with its arms passing just beneath the lower end of the passageway formed by the top and partition openings and the chute that extends therebetween.
  • Empty glass bottles can then be inserted into the passageway through the top of the cabinet and pressed through the split rubber diaphragm and annular brush that are disposed in the passageway.
  • the bottles fall through the passageway to the pulverizing station, where the rapidly moving arms of the spinning pulverizing blade strike and smash the bottles into small fragments.
  • the annular tapered cowl that extends about and partially underlies the pulverizing blade functions to retain larger fragments of glass in the path of the spinning pulverizer blade where they are struck repeatedly by the moving arms of the blade and smashed into smaller and sm?ller fragments. When these fragments become smaller than a predetermined maximum size that is set by the size and configuration of the cowl, they fall downwardly out of the pulverizing station and are directed by the flexible chute into a waiting receptacle.
  • the receptacle When filled with pulverized glass, the receptacle can simply be removed from the cabinet, emptied, and replaced in the cabinet for continued operation of the apparatus. It has been found that a relatively small 10 gallon receptacle can hold up to 220 pulverized bottles, which is many times the number of whole empty bottles that can be contained in a full size 30 gallon trash can. Accordingly, the receptacle of this invention takes up much less space and requires dumping much less often than conventional trash cans of the prior art.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the type described that fits neatly in a bar or other similar establishment and does not take up unnecessary space within the bar.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a method of producing pulverized glass from bottles with the glass being in condition for direct recycling.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a glass bottle pulverizing method and apparatus that is reliable, efficient, and economical with respect to prior art methods.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide a glass pulverizer that effectively prevents glass fragments and glass dust generated during the pulverizing process from escaping from the pulverizing device through its feeder chute.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the external appearance of an apparatus that embodies principals of this invention in a preferred form.
  • Fig. 2 is a cutaway side view as seen from the left in Fig. 1 and partially in section, illustrating a preferred configuration of functional elements of this invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a view of the pulverizing station of the invention as seen from the lower chamber of the cabinet thereof.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a preferred method of constructing the chute of this invention with split rubber diaphragms disposed therein.
  • Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the top and chute of the invention showing a chute embodiment for preventing escape of glass dust through the chute.
  • FIG. 6 shows the annular brush filter for use in the embodiment of Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a preferred fabrication of the brush filter of Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates the top portion of the invention showing the safety door and cooling fan assembly.
  • Fig. 1 depicts the external appearance of an apparatus that embodies principals of the present invention in a preferred form.
  • the apparatus 11 is seen to include a substantially closed rectangular cabinet or housing 12 having a top 13 and a hinged access door 14.
  • a safety switch 30 (Fig. 2) is positioned in the cabinet to be activated when the door 14 is shut to allow normal operation of the apparatus and deactivated when the door is opened to prevent operation of the apparatus when accessing the interior of the cabinet for cleaning or emptying.
  • the cabinet 12 is preferably sized to be installed in a bar or the like with its top 13 being substantially coextensive with the upper surface of the bar. In this way, the cabinet becomes an installed fixture of the bar similar to a dishwasher and does not take up valuable working space behind the bar as trash cans often do.
  • the top 13 of the cabinet 12 is formed with a circular opening 16 that preferably is forwardly displaced as shown.
  • the opening 16 is sized to receive empty glass bottles such as beer bottles, soda bottles, and the like.
  • a split rubber diaphragm 17 having resilient flaps 18 spans the opening 16 to allow bottles to be pressed through the opening 16 while preventing pieces of broken glass from being ejected out of the opening from the interior of the cabinet as detailed more fully below.
  • a switch 19 for activating the apparatus is provided on the front of the cabinet. The switch 19 is conveniently located and preferably lighted or includes a pilot light so that the operating status of the apparatus can easily be determined at a glance.
  • Fig. 2 is a cutaway view of the present invention as seen from the left in Fig. 1, and shown partially in section.
  • the cabinet 12 is seen to be formed with an interior partition 21 that separates or segregates the interior of the cabinet into an upper chamber 22 and a lower chamber 23.
  • the cabinet 12 is formed of laminate covered plywood and the partition 21 is formed of plywood 24 having a stainless steel or other metal sheet 26 bonded to the lower surface thereof.
  • the metal sheet 26 forms a part of the pulverizing station and protects the wood of partition 21 from destruction by breaking glass bottles as detailed more fully below.
  • the preferred embodiment is constructed of plywood because of its sound deadening characteristics and covered with plastic laminate for appearance, it will be understood that any other suitable construction materials, such as sheet metal, might also be used with comparable results. Accordingly, the plywood construction of the preferred embodiment should not be interpreted as a limitation upon the scope of this invention but only exemplary of a preferred construction material.
  • the upper chamber 22 of the cabinet 12 houses a conventional electric motor 27 that is mounted to a rigid bracket 28 that, in turn, is secured by means of bolts or the like to the upper surface of partition 21.
  • Vertically spaced bearing blocks 29 and 31 are also mounted to the bracket 28.
  • Each of the bearing blocks 29 and 31 preferably house a sealed, self-aligning ball-bearing (not shown) with the bearings together supporting a vertically extending drive shaft 32 for rotation about its longitudinal axis.
  • the lower end portion of the drive shaft 32 extends through a corresponding hole in the partition 21 and into the lower chamber 23.
  • the drive shaft 32 is coupled at its upper end to the electric motor 27 by means of sheaves 33 and pulley belt 34. Obviously, activation of the electric motor 27 by means of the switch 19 causes the drive shaft 32 to rotate rapidly about its longitudinal axis.
  • the pulverizing station 36 Disposed just below the partition 21 in the lower chamber 23 is the pulverizing station 36 of the apparatus 11.
  • the pulverizing station 36 is comprised of metal plate 26 in conjunction with an elongated metal pulverizing blade 37 that is bounded and partially enclosed by a generally annular tapered metal cowl 38.
  • the pulverizing blade 37 preferably is fabricated of half-inch steel or other suitably dense material and is formed in the shape of an elongated rectangular bar as best seen in Fig. 3.
  • the blade 37 is securely mounted to the lower end portion of drive shaft 32 by means of a nut 39 or other suitable fastener. In this way, rotation of the drive shaft 32 by electric motor 27 causes the pulverizing blade 37 to spin rapidly in a horizontal plane just below the partition 21 as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3.
  • the tapered annular cowl 38 preferably is formed of stainless steel or other suitable material to resist corrosion.
  • the cowl 38 is secured to the underside of partition 21 and extends downwardly therefrom to surround the pulverizing blade 37 as it spins beneath the partition 21.
  • the lower peripheral rim of the cowl 38 has a diameter that is less than the length of pulverizing blade 37 such that a portion of the cowl 38 underlies and partially encloses the tips of the blade 37 as best seen in Fig. 3. This configuration insures that glass fragments are maintained in the path of the moving arms of spinning blade 37 where they can be struck -repeatedly to reduce them to small fragments that are at most a predetermined maximum size.
  • a flexible rubber skirt 42 is secured about the lower peripheral rim of the cowl 36 and extends downwardly into a suitable receptacle 43. With this configuration, pulverized glass fragments from the pulverizing station 36 are directed by the skirt 42 into the receptacle 43.
  • the receptacle 43 is disposed in the lower chamber 23 behind the access door 14 (Fig. 1) such that, when full, the receptacle can easily be removed, emptied, and replaced for subsequent use of the invention.
  • a circular opening 44 is formed in the partition 21 and is positioned to underlie and vertically align with the top opening 16 when the top is in place on the cabinet 12.
  • a cylindrical steel sleeve 46 is mounted within the opening 44 and extends upwardly therefrom to a position intermediate the partition 21 and the top of the cabinet 12.
  • a corresponding chute assembly 47 is secured to the lower side of top 13 surrounding and extending downwardly from the opening 16 formed therein. As best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4, the chute assembly 47 comprises split rubber diaphragms or sheets 48 and 49 sandwiched and secured between respective flanged chute sections 51, 52, and 53. As previously discussed, a similar split rubber diaphragm
  • the lower chute section 53 extends downwardly from chute assembly 47 and has an outer diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of sleeve 46. In this way, the chute section 53 telescopes tightly and securely into the top of sleeve 46 when the top 13 is placed on the cabinet 12 as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1. Accordingly, the chute assembly 47 and sleeve 46, when coupled together, define a passageway communicating between the cabinet top opening 16 and the lower chamber of the cabinet 12. Glass bottles inserted in the top opening 16 and pressed through the split rubber diaphragms 17, 48, and 49 are thus delivered through the passageway directly to the pulverizing station 36 as is apparent from Fig. 2.
  • each of the split rubber diaphragms has intersecting slits 54 that define in the sheet four resilient rubber flaps 56.
  • the rubber diaphragms 17, 48, and 49 are preferably fabricated of silicon rubber that is about one-half inch thick.
  • the flaps formed in the rubber sheets are sufficiently flexible to allow glass bottles to be pressed through them and thus through the chute assembly 47 while at the same time exhibiting sufficient rigidity to prevent broken glass fragments from being ejected back through the chute assembly 47.
  • the c aning 44 in the partition 24 is positioned to overlay the path of the moving arms of spinning pulverizing blade 37 and partially to overlay the metal cowl 38 as best illustrated in Fig. 3.
  • Figs. 5-7 illustrate an alternate embodiment of the glass bottle chute of this invention, specifically designed to prevent the migration of small airborne glass dust back through the chute as bottles are pulverized in the machine.
  • the top 61 of the device is provided with an opening 62 for insertion of bottles through the top and into the machine as with previous embodiments.
  • Bolted to the bottom of the top 61 and axially aligned with the opening 62 is a stainless steel flanged coupler ring 63, which depends downwardly from the top 61.
  • a first split rubber diaphragm 64 Sandwiched between the flanges of the coupler ring 63 and the top 61 is a first split rubber diaphragm 64, which functions as previously described to allow bottles to be inserted through the opening and prevent glass fragments from being ejected back through the opening.
  • a first generally annular flanged chute section 66 is sized to be telescopically received onto the coupling ring 63 when the chute section 66 and coupling ring 63 are brought together.
  • the inside diameter of the chute section 66 is substantially the same as the outside diameter of the coupling ring 63. In this way, the coupling ring 63 slides into the chute section 66 when the two are brought together.
  • a brush filter 67 is designed and sized to fit snugly within the first chute section 66 and is adapted to prevent the migration of small airborne glass dust back through the chute and into the atmosphere.
  • the brush filter 67 which is described in more detail below, comprises an annular hard rubber support ring 68 from which a multitude of bristles 69 inwardly extend.
  • the bristles 69 of the brush filter 67 extend radially inwardly toward the axis of the support ring with the free ends of the bristles meeting with each other at the center of the brush filter. With this configuration, it will be seen that the bristles 69 of the brush filter 67 define a dense barrier in the chute through which airborne glass dust cannot pass.
  • the bristle 69 of the brush filter 67 are flexible enough to allow easy passage of a glass bottle through the chute. As a bottle passes through the brush filter 67, the bristles flex downwardly to allow passage of the bottle but bear firmly against the surface of the bottle to prevent any accidental escape of dust through the chute as the bottle is inserted through the brush filter.
  • the coupler ring 63 and first chute section 66 have radii that are larger than the radius of the opening 62 and the top 61. Specifically, the radius of each of these elements is substantially equal to the radius of the opening 62 plus the thickness of the rubberized support ring 68 of the brush filter 67, as indicated by the designation "T" in Fig. 7.
  • the diameter of opening 62 substantially corresponds to the inner diameter of the rubberized support ring 68.
  • the support ring 68 of the brush 67 does not constrict the overall diameter of the chute and thus does not restrict movement of glass bottles through the chute.
  • second and third flanged chute sections 71 and 72 respectively are adapted to be affixed to the chute section 66 to form a unitary continuous chute assembly.
  • split rubber diaphragms 73 and 74 are sized and adapted to be sandwiched between the chute sections when they are coupled together by means of bolts 76.
  • the inside diameters of chute section 71 and 72 correspond to the diameter of opening 62 in the top 61 and also correspond to the inside diameter of the rubberized support ring 68 of the brush filter 67. In this way, the minimum inside diameter of the chute, when assembled, is the same throughout its length so that no obstructions to the passage of bottles are present within the chute.
  • the rubberized support ring 68 is formed as a continuous linear belt and bristles 69 are embedded within the belt and extend upwardly therefrom.
  • the ends of the ring 68 are cut at an angle as shown in Fig. 7 so that when the brush is curled around upon itself as indicated by arrows 77 to form the annular configuration of Fig. 6, the ends of the belt meet in a clean fashion forming a continuous annular support ring from which the brushes inwardly extend to form the brush filter.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates yet another embodiment of the present invention having a hinged safety door that covers the opening in the top of the housing and a cooling fan that removes heat from the upper chamber of the housing.
  • a door 78 is hingedly affixed to the top 61 and, when hinged downwardly to its closed position as indicated by arrow 79, covers the opening 62 in the top 61.
  • the door 78 serves to prevent unwanted objects from falling into the chute and also serves as a safety feature that helps to prevent children and others from inserting hands into the chute.
  • a cooling fan 81 is mounted on the inside of the housing's upper chamber adjacent to a vent 82. In operation, the fan draws cooling air through the vent to which it is adjacent and directs the air stream onto the electric motor within the upper chamber. This air then cools the motor and is passed out of the upper chamber through a second vent that is mounted on the other side of the housing. In this way, the motor and bearings can function continuously without associated heat stress.
  • the apparatus of this invention preferably is mounted in a bar or other similar establishment with its top 13 being coextensive with the upper surface of the bar.
  • the invention thus becomes a built-in appliance of the bar.
  • the glass bottles are struck with massive momentum by the fast moving arms of the spinning pulverizing blade 37.
  • the bottles are thus smashed and begin to shatter and break into fragments within the pulverizing station 36.
  • the configuration and placement of the tapered annular cowl 38 in conjunction with centrifugal forces imparted by the blade to the glass fragments tends to maintain larger fragments of glass inside the cowl and in the path of the rapidly moving arms of the spinning pulverizing blade 37.
  • These larger fragments are thus struck repeatedly by the blade and are smashed into smaller and smaller fragments.
  • the fragments are reduced to a size at most equal to a predetermined maximum size, they are free to slide down the sides of the cowl and through the flexible skirt into the receptacle.
  • the predetermined maximum size into which bottles are pulverized by the apparatus of this invention is determined primarily by the speed at which the blade is spun. However, the size is also affected by the diameter and configuration of the cowl 38. If, for example, the cowl is sized such that the tips of the blade 37 move in a circle close to the interior surface of the cowl, then bottles will be broken into relatively small fragments corresponding roughly in size to the space between the blade tips and the cowl surface. In general, greater distances between the tips of the pulverizing blade 37 and the interior surface of the cowl 38 results in correspondingly larger maximum sizes for the final pulverized fragments. Further, the angle of the cowl's taper as well as the extent to which it extends beneath and underlies the tips of the blade 37 and the opening 44 can also effect the size of the resulting pulverized glass fragments.
  • the resulting glass fragments are directed by the skirt 42 into a removable receptacle 43 positioned in the lower chamber of the cabinet 12.
  • a plastic ten- gallon receptacle holds about ten cases of empty bottles and fits neatly within the lower chamber 23 of the cabinet 12.
  • ten cases of empty bottles would require significant storage space and numerous trips from the bar to remove the bottles therefrom.
  • the present invention preserves both storage space and handling time and effort.
  • the annular brush filter 67 is disposed between the first split rubber diaphragm 64 and the second split rubber diaphragm 73.
  • the first diaphragm 64 As a glass bottle is inserted through the opening 62, it passes through the first diaphragm 64 and begins to move through the brush filter 67.
  • the bristles of the filter As the bottle moves through the brush filter 67, the bristles of the filter are forced downwardly to allow the bottle to pass.
  • the bristles 69 are stiff enough so that their ends bear firmly against the surface of the bottle as it passes through the filter. Thus, there are virtually no gaps or openings between the bottle and the bristles as the bottle moves through the filter.
  • the bristles 69 spring back to their inwardly extending orientations as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the bottle then moves on down through the chute, passing split rubber diaphragm 73 and 74 before being presented to the pulverizing station.
  • the bottle is smashed as previously described.
  • the diaphragms 64, 73, and 74 effectively prevent any larger pieces of glass from being ejected back through the chute where they could injure users of the device.
  • the closely packed bristles 69 of the brush filter 67 capture and prevent the escape of any very fine airborne glass dust that may be produced during the pulverizing process.
  • the oversized coupling ring 63 and first chute 66 insures that the brush filter 67 does not create an obstruction through the chute that can trap bottles or fragments therein.
  • the present invention also aids in recycling and conservation since empty glass bottles are reduced on-site to a granulated state highly suitable for direct insertion into a recycling furnace.
  • two or three of the devices of this invention could be used side-by-side to pulverize and segregate clear and colored glass bottles for direct recycling. This can be desirable since some recycling centers pay more for glass that is pre-pulverized and separated than for mere empty glass bottles.

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Abstract

La présente invention a pour objet un procédé et un appareil de pulvérisation de bouteilles de verres vides en petits fragments d'une taille maximale prédéterminée afin de résoudre en grande partie les problèmes de stockage et de manutention associés aux bouteilles vides par le passé. L'appareil comprend une armoire (11) dotée d'un passage vertical (17) à travers lequel les bouteilles sont apportées vers un poste de pulvérisation (36) où elles sont écrasées en petits fragments. Le poste de pulvérisation comprend une lame de pulvérisation métallique (37) en rotation, entourée d'un tablier (38) qui l'enferme partiellement. La lame en rotation et le tablier assurent conjointement que les bouteilles sont entièrement pulvérisées en fragments d'une taille maximale prédéterminée avant d'être déposées dans un réservoir (43) situé au-dessous du poste de pulvérisation. Des membranes de caoutchouc fendues (17, 48 et 49) ainsi qu'un filtre à brosse (67) sont disposés le long du passage en vue d'empêcher toute fuite de fragments et de poussière de verre par le passage et dans l'atmosphère.
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US08/500,969 US5620146A (en) 1993-12-08 1993-12-08 Glass bottle pulverizing method and apparatus
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