Compacting device
AssigneeEnvipco Holding N.V.
InventorsAnton Moch, Maik Schulenberg
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Abstract
The invention relates to a compacting device (1) for compacting empty containers, in particular beverage bottles or cans of plastic or metal, comprising at least one rotatable roller (1a, 1b), which is designed for compressing and perforating empty containers, wherein the roller (1a, 1b) has a roller base body (2a, 2b) and at least one pin element (3) protruding from the roller base body (2a, 2b), wherein the pin element (3) is formed as a hollow pin, at least the end face of the hollow pin that is facing away from the roller base body (2a, 2b) is open.
Claims55
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A compacting apparatus for compacting empty containers, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one rotatable roller,
- wherein the roller comprises a roller base body and at least one hollow pin projecting from the roller base body,
- and wherein the outward facing end of at least one hollow pin is open.
The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising a feeding device,
- wherein the feeding device feeds a container to the at least one rotatable roller.
The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the feeding device is capable of carrying a container that is not drawn in by the at least one roller and re-presenting the undrawn-in container to the at least one roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.