Patent · US Expired

Paper sorting method

US4124168A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Filing dateFeb 7, 1977
Grant dateNov 7, 1978
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W30/64
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are method and apparatus for applying forces to a waste paper mixture programmed to procure progressive fragmentation of the respective components of the mixture; the method including the step of harvesting the resulting paper fragments at intervals when fragmentation of one component is virtually completed and fragmentation of the next commences.

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