Automatic can crusher apparatus
US11338531B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB30B15/30
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic can crusher apparatus for crushing cans for recycling includes a housing having a ram aperture extending through to a housing inside. A ram has a pneumatic cylinder body, a ram arm extending through the ram aperture, and a ram head coupled to the ram arm. The ram moves the ram head between a load position and a crush position adjacent a housing right side. A can positioner is coupled to a housing left side within the housing inside to secure a can adjacent the ram head in the load position. A feeder chute is coupled to the housing top side to receive a plurality of cans through a chute top end and dispense each can through a chute bottom end onto the can positioner when the ram head is in the load position.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.