Method and apparatus for recycling oil filters
US7162786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for automatically feeding an oil filter(s) into a crushing zone to shear a canister from a connector plate. The apparatus feed the oil filters into the crushing zone one at a time for the crushing by a movable wall against a fixed wall (211) to flatten the canister while blade shears the canister from the connector plate. The apparatus enables capture of oil and recycling of the canister and connector plate.
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