The apparatus 10 produces a package of waste material of predetermined size and shape regardless of the amount of material in the package. Thus, from one to four automobile bodies may be placed in the device 10 and in every case crushed to form a package of the same height.
A typical package is about 25 feet long, seven feet wide, and twenty-nine. Such a package may include two complete automobiles with drive trains intact, or three-automobiles without the drive trains.
Additionally, the upper and lower surfaces of the package will always be parallel to facilitate stacking for transport, and the length and width of the package will have predetermined maximum dimensions determined by the bin walls. Further, the extent to which the material is consolidated can be precisely predicted and controlled. Thus, by placing only two automobile bodies in a package, the density of the package may be suffi-' ciently low to permit the package to be fed directly to a shreader.
The configuration of the crusher 10 is such that the weight of the primary actuator 18 directly assists in crushing the waste material. Thus, materially reducing the hydraulic pressure required and also evenly distributing the required power over the cycle.
All moving parts are located at a height well above the heads of workers who might be in the vicinity throughout the cycle, even in the skid mounted units 10 and The downward movement of the lid is relatively slow and can be instantly reversed at any point in the cycle. Thus, the safety factor provided by remote operation is further enchanced by the design of the system.
The crusher is completely self-propelled and fully mobile. The crusher is large enough to crush a plurality of automobiles as heretofore described, yet meets the height, width, length and axle load limitations imposed by substantially every state in the United States. The unit may be used to tow a forklift vehicle suitable for loading automobile bodies into the bin. Thus, a single operator may drive the crusher to ajob site, with a fork-lift truck in tow. Upon reaching the job site, the crusher is ready for immediate use.
The same operator may then use the fork-lift to load and unload automobile bodies in the crusher. Since the crusher is completely automatic, and can be controlled remotely from the fork lift, the entire operation can therefore be carried out by the single operator.
Although preferred embodiments of the invention have been described in detail, it is to be understood that various changes and substitutions can be made therein by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
An apparatus for crushing solid waste material such as automobile bodies or the like into a package of predetermined size and shape, the combination comprising:. The system of claim 3 wherein the first cylinder means is pivotally connected to the lid means substantially at the midpoint of the cylinder means to reduce side loads acting between the cylinder means and the rod means.
The combination of claim 1 further characterized control means for automatically and sequentially actuating the first double-acting linear actuator means to move the lid means from the raised position toward the lowered position in response to an operator initiated start signal,. The combination of claim 6 wherein the first and second double-acting linear actuator means are fluid operated, and the control means comprises a source of fluid under pressure,.
The combination of claim 7 wherein the means under the control of an operator includes a radio data link. The combination of claim 7 further characterized y means for disabling the secondlinear actuator means from operating to move the lid means toward the lowered position except when the lid means is between the latching position and the lowered position.
The combination of claim 1 wherein the second double-acting linear actuator means comprises:. The combination of claim 10 further characterized by first latch means mounted on the lid means adapted to travel through an are as the lid pivots between its raised and lowered position, and wherein, the cylinder means is pivotally connected to the base means and the rod means extends upwardly from the cylinder means and has second latch means for operatively engaging the first latch means, the axis of the rod means being disposed to intersect the arc of the first latch means at the latching position with the second latch means positioned above the firstlatch means when the lid means is at the latching position.
The combination of claim 12 wherein the cylinder means is pivotally connected to the lid means, and. The combination of claim 1 wherein the second double-acting linear actuator means comprises fluid cylinder means and fluid piston and rod means, and.
The combination of claim 1 wherein the second double-acting linear actuator means comprises a second fluid cylinder means and second fluid piston and rod means, for assisting in moving the 'lid means from the latching position to the lowered position, I. In apparatus for crushing solid waste materialsuch as automobile bodies or the like into a flat package having substantially parallel upper and lower surfaces, the combination comprising:.
The combination of claim 17 wherein: the cylinder means is substantially centered above the lid means when the lid means is in the lowered position and is pivotally connected to the lid means for pivotal movement about a second axis disposed parallel to the first axis such that the weightof the cylinder means exerts a force assisting in crushing the waste material, and.
The system of claim 18 wherein the first cylinder means is pivotally connected to the lid means substantially at the midpoint of the cylinder means to reduce side loads acting between the cylinder means and the rod means. The combination of claim 16 further characterized by control means comprising:.
The combination of claim 21 wherein the means under the control of an operator includes a radio data link. The combination of claim 1 wherein: the horizontal surface has length and width dimensions slightly larger Than the length and width dimensions of automobile bodies, the lid means is substantially parallel to the surface of the base means wherein the lowered position, and further characterized by: wall means extending substantially around the periphery of the horizontal surface and upwardly to a point substantially above the lowered position of the lid means for horizontally confining the waste material as it is crushed vertically whereby one or more automobile bodies may be crushed into a package having parallel upper and lower stacking surfaces and predetermined maximum length and width dimensions.
The combination of claim 2 wherein: the first double-acting linear actuator means includes first fluid cylinder means and piston and rod means, the first cylinder means being disposed above the lid means when the lid means is in the lowered position and being pivotally connected to the lid means for pivotal movement about a second axis disposed parallel to the first axis such that the weight of the cylinder means exerts a force assisting in crushing the waste material, and the first piston and rod means being pivotally connected to the base means for pivotal movement about a third axis that is disposed parallel to the first axis.
The combination of claim 4 wherein: the first axis is disposed a distance above the horizontal surface of the base means approximately equal to the height of the lid means when in the lowered position, the second axis is disposed a height above the lid means, and the third axis is disposed at approximately the same height above the lid means as the second axis and is spaced on the other side of the first axis from the second axis by a distance at least as great as the height of the second axis above the lid means.
The combination of claim 1 further characterized by: control means for automatically and sequentially actuating the first double-acting linear actuator means to move the lid means from the raised position toward the lowered position in response to an operator initiated start signal, actuating the second double-acting linear actuator after the lid means has moved to the latching position to apply an additional force to move the lid means to the lowered position, reversing the first and second linear actuator means when the lid means reaches the lowered position, and discontinuing the operation of the first and second fluid actuators when the lid means has returned to the raised position.
The combination of claim 7 further characterized by means for disabling the second linear actuator means from operating to move the lid means toward the lowered position except when the lid means is between the latching position and the lowered position.
The combination of claim 1 wherein the second double-acting linear actuator means comprises: second-fluid cylinder means disposed generally vertically at the other end of the base means, second fluid piston and rod means extending upwardly from the cylinder means, means connecting said fluid cylinder means to the base means, and latching means for temporarily connecting the piston and rod means to the lid means after the lid means has been moved from the raised position to the latching position.
The combination of claim 10 further characterized by first latch means mounted on the lid means adapted to travel through an arc as the lid pivots between its raised and lowered position, and wherein, the cylinder means is pivotally connected to the base means and the rod means extends upwardly from the cylinder means and has second latch means for operatively engaging the first latch means, the axis of the rod means being disposed to intersect the arc of the first latch means at the latching position with the second latch means positioned above the first latch means when the lid means is at the latching position.
The combination of claim 1 wherein the second double-acting linear actuator means comprises: second fluid cylinder means disposed generally vertically at the other end of the lid means, second fluid piston and rod means extending downwardly from the cylinder means, means connecting the fluid cylinder means to the lid means, and latching means for temporarily connecting the piston and rod means to the lid means after the lid means has been lowered to the latching position.
The combination of claim 12 wherein the cylinder means is pivotally connected to the lid means, and the latching means comprises a first latch member on the piston and rod means and a second latch member on the base means, and fluid operated means for engaging the first and second latch members after the lid means has moved from the raised position to the latching position.
The combination of claim 1 wherein the second double-acting linear actuator means comprises fluid cylinder means and fluid piston and rod means, and latching means operative in response to movement of the piston and rod means within the cylinder means for interconnecting said other ends of the lid and base means. The combination of claim 1 wherein the second double-acting linear actuator means comprises a second fluid cylinder means and second fluid piston and rod means, for assisting in moving the lid means from the latching position to the lowered position, one of said second fluid cylinder means and second fluid piston and rod means being pivotally connected to one of the base means and the lid means, and latch means for connecting the other of the second fluid cylinder means and the second fluid piston and rod means to the other of the base means and the lid means after the lid means has been lowered to the latching position, the latch means including a third fluid operated linear actuator for operating the latch means.
The combination of claim 16 wherein: the horizontal surface has length and width dimensions slightly larger than the length and width dimensions of automobile bodies, the lid means is substantially parallel to the surface of the base means when in the lowered position, and further characterized by: wall means extending substantially around the periphery of the horizontal surface and upwardly to a point substantially above the lowered position of the lid means for horizontally confining the waste material as it is crushed vertically whereby one or more automobile bodies may be crushed into a package having parallel upper and lower stacking surfaces and predetermined maximum length and width dimensions.
The combination of claim 17 wherein: the cylinder means is substantially centered above the lid means when the lid means is in the lowered position and is pivotally connected to the lid means for pivotal movement about a second axis disposed parallel to the first axis such that the weight of the cylinder means exerts a force assisting in crushing the waste material, and the rod means being pivotally connected to the base means for pivotal movement about a third axis that is disposed parallel to the first axis.
The combination of claim 19 wherein: the first axis is disposed a distance above the horizontal surface of the base means approximately equal to the height of the lid means when in the lowered position, the second axis is disposed a height above the lid means, and the third axis is disposed at approximately the same height above the lid means as the second axis and is spaced on the other side of the first axis from the second axis by a distance at least as great as the height of the second axis above the lid means.
USA true USA en. Method of working for processing scrap metal on a scrap-metal recycling site, and shearing press or press or shears employed in this method. Improvements in car crusher design focus on two areas: ease of use, and set-up and crushing speed. Older crushers needed more than one operator, and setting up and tearing down a portable crusher could take a lot of time. New crushers have automatic push-button set-up and can be easily run by a single operator.
Faster crushers mean more cars crushed per minute, and the more efficient a crushing operation is, the more money the crusher's owner can make. Once a car reaches the junkyard, it goes through several steps before finally being shredded to scrap metal.
Granutech's Big MAC portable crusher needs about 45 seconds per car, and can crush four or five cars at a time. Overbuilt's Model 10 crusher is built with a higher clearance on the bed, allowing trucks and buses to be crushed, or six cars at one time. A special hydraulic system that allows rapid transfer of hydraulic fluid increases overall crushing speed [Source: American Recycler].
It's something everyone ponders, if only for a moment, when they see a car crusher in action: what would happen if a person were actually in the car when it was crushed? That horrific thought has lead to the car crusher used as a murder weapon, means of body disposal or a simple yet effective threat in countless films and crime novels.
But has it ever really happened? In the annals of crime history, it's likely that someone, somewhere was murdered by being put through a car crusher.
The principal components of machine 14 include the power source 36, the hydraulically operated crushing arm 58 and battering ram 60 and the means for moving car bodies 20 across platform 38 from the entrance side 22 to the exit side 24 which may take the form of a winch mechanism 62 FIG.
For the power source 36 we have used a gasoline engine but either diesel or electric power plants may be employed, if desired and such power is utilized to drive a hydraulic pump 65 which is illustrated onlyin the schematic drawing of FIG.
The crushing arm 58, which is one of the novel features of this invention can best be described as being similar in shape to a stairway in View of the stepped outline 66 on the underside of the arm which engages the car body 20 as will become apparent.
Arm 58 is preferably designed with a six-foot width although this may be varied and is pivotally secured at one end to the opposed bearings 68 and 70 at the exit side 24 of platform Bearings 68 and 70 are mounted to the respective supports 72 and 74 which may be of any suitable type and which we show as end portions of side walls that are extended across platform 38 to the entrance side 22 to form an approximate six foot passageway or channel through which the car bodies 28 are moved.
On each side of the other end of arm 58, near the entrance side 22, there is connected the respective two way acting hydraulic jacks 76 which are operatively connected to pump 65 in a well known manner. Thus far described, it is pointed out that when jacks 76 are fully retracted to position arm 58 in its down position FIGS. With reference now to FIGS.
Ram 60 is in the form of a large block operatively connected to a two-way hydraulic jack 80 carried by any suitable supporting structure 82 on floor Jack 80 is also connected to pump 65 and is designed to move the ram 60 approximately one foot across the entrance edge of platform 38 toward wall Jack 80 is interconnected with jacks 76 as will be later explained in detail and two sets of main controls are provided of which one set 84 is located adjacent the front end 16 of machine 14 and the other set 86 is located near jack The entrance side of platform 38 is reinforced underneath by the I-beam 88 FIG.
The forward projecting portion of beam 88 carries the large upstanding gusset-like plates or abutment 90 to provide adequate resistance for car bodies being crushed by ram 60 as will appear. Also at the entrance side of platform 38 there is provided a hinged ramp 92 for which there is a detachable ramp extension 94 that can be disposed as seen in FIG. Ramp 92 can be folded up for travel as seen in FIG. A deflector or guide plate 98 FIG.
Plate 98 may be folded for travel FIG. In the operation of machine 14, the car bodies 20 are moved across platform 38 as shown in FIGS. Winch is hydraulically operated by motor which is connected to the hydraulic system shown in FIG. The drum on winch 62 because of its location is angularly disposed relative to a center line between the entrance and exit sides 22 and 24 so that the winch cable can be reeved around a pulley secured to an anchor or deadman located at a remote point out from side 24 and substantially equidistant between the side walls 72 and The free end of the cable is passed over platform 38, out through side 22 and attached to a car body 20 which will have been dragged or delivered to a point in the vicinity of ram-p The operation of the winch 62, arm 58 and ram 60 are all inter-related in the following manner.
Machine 14 can be operated by one person from either of the control locations 84 and 86 which are mechanically linked together. Such du-al controls are a matter of convenience, however, and one may be eliminated, if desired. These controls are provided with a neutral position from which movement of the lever handle in different directions will effect the respective lowering and raising of arm 58 in a well-known manner.
The winch valve includes neutral, forward and reverse positions and when in either forward or reverse, is controlled by the main valves 84 or 86 so that it operates only when arm 58 is elevated and is inoperative when arm 58 is lowered. A control valve for the jack 80 that powers ram 60 has an on and off position whereby ram 60 is retracted in the off position and in the on position, such ram is controlled by the main valves 84 and 86 so that with valve 1 16 on, jack 80 extends and retracts correspondingly with jacks Recycling metal uses about 74 percent less energy than making new steel, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Once cars are crushed, they're shipped off to a recycling center where they are shredded and separated into small pieces, which are then sorted into various metals.
Can a baler crush a car engine? The baler can flatten a car engine. It can cut off your arm and crush your entire body without skipping a beat : DunderMifflin. Where do junk cars go?
Recycle the Leftover Parts of a Junk Car These parts are heavy and can be sold to a recycler for a decent amount of company. Many of the parts are then melted down and turned into recycled metal products, giving them new life. How long does a car last at a junkyard? Most vehicles that enter the scrap yard are in the ,mile range on average. So taking broad averages of all passenger vehicles, the average scrap age is 11 years, , miles. Do junkyards buy old cars? Junkyards will buy cars regardless of their condition because they can be recycled.
However, the state of your vehicle does have some impact on how much you may receive for your car. How can I junk my old car?
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