Depackaging apparatus with improved cleaning
AssigneeGreen Creative Ltd.
InventorRémi Gomez
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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.
Claims15
A processor apparatus for collecting material adhering to surfaces of packages for processing as waste, comprising:
- a cylindrical drum that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and that is provided with orifices to form a screen that retains the packages while allowing the material for collecting to pass through;
- motor means for driving the cylindrical drum in rotation;
- and
- unclogging means for at least partially unobstructing the orifices while the cylindrical drum is rotating, the unclogging means comprising a wheel mounted to rotate about a first axis, the wheel comprising:
- at least two successive radially projecting elements, for engaging in an orifice of the cylindrical drum, that extend along respective radial directions forming a first angle between them;
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- at least two successive radially projecting elements, for engaging in an orifice of the cylindrical drum, that extend along respective radial directions forming a second angle between them, the second angle having a value N times greater than a value of the first angle, N being an integer greater than 1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.