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Depackaging apparatus with improved cleaning

US11376603B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2018
Grant dateJul 5, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB07B13/16
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Processor apparatus for collecting material adhering to surfaces of packages for processing as waste. The processor apparatus includes a cylindrical drum that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and provided with orifices to form a screen that retains the packages while allowing the material for collecting to pass through; and motor device for driving the rotary drum in rotation. The processor apparatus also includes an unclogging device for at least partially unobstructing the orifices while the cylindrical drum is rotating.

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