Modular process for dismantling light automobile vehicles
OwnerHugues Boyenvalinventor
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Abstract
A modular process is provided for dismantling light automobile vehicles with a view to recovering their detached parts and recycling in an organized network. In each module the sum of the times of testing, conveyance, dismantling, recovery, sorting, packing and storing of the parts, pressing and evacuation of the carcasses, with respect to the number of vehicles treated, whatever their original state, remains constant over a determined period. A line is provided for conveying the light automobile vehicles and in this line stations for dismantling by batch of parts and not by unitary parts follow one another. Further logistics are provided for ensuring supply of each station depending on the demand of the operator independently of the operator of the preceding station.
Claims17
A modular process for dismantling light automobile vehicles for recovery of their detached parts and for recycling in an organized network, and comprising:
- providing a three superimposed functional levels building structure;
- providing at least one module for carrying out testing, conveyancing, dismantling, recovery, sorting, packing and storing of parts, pressing and evacuation of carcasses;
- obtaining for each said module a sum by adding the sum of the number of times for carrying out the operations of testing, of conveyance, of dismantling, of recovery, of sorting, of packing and storing of the sorted parts, of pressing and evacuation of the carcasses, all with respect to the number of vehicles being treated, regardless of the original state of the vehicle parts being treated and the time remains constant over a predetermined period;
- conveying the vehicles to be treated along a line for conveying the light automobile vehicles along a conveyor line having therealong stations for dismantling the vehicle by a batch of parts and not by unitary parts, the stations following one another;
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- each station demand being different and providing the logistics ensuring a supply of material at each station depending on the demand of the operator at a particular station independently of the demand of the operator of the preceding station.
A modular process for dismantling light automobile vehicles to recover and recycle parts which are considered reusable as replacement parts in a secondary market, comprising:
- providing at least one basic module for treating a constant quantity of vehicles per day, even though there is no uniformity in the vehicles to be treated because of the nature of the reason for the vehicles to be dismantled and differences in the parts to be recovered and the parts to be discarded as non-recoverable;
- sorting the vehicles at a sorting station into two groups after examining the vehicles to determine those which have recoverable parts and placing them into a first group and those which are too damaged to have useful recoverable parts and placing them into a second group;
- conveying those vehicles in said first group by a first conveyor line to three loading stations at a place displaced from said sorting station;
- subjecting the vehicles at the loading stations to various tests to ascertain the state of each element of the vehicle, said subjecting step including inspection by visual, auditive, electrical, electronic and mechanical measuring controls for determining which of the elements are to be further recovered and sold and which are to be disposed of by recovery of metals;
- providing a computerized control for each vehicle with a card therefor containing information concerning the elements of each vehicle as to which is to be dismantled and sold and which is to be recovered as metal;
- providing a plurality of dismantling stations equipped with a complete set of dismantling equipment for rendering the operator entirely independent, and dismantling the vehicle completely but leaving the engine, wheel axles, gear-boxes and direct accessories therefor;
- providing a second conveyor line for collecting the dismantled parts and placing the dismantled parts into a basket carried by said second conveyor line and directing them to a parts storage bank for reusable parts;
- providing wheels and tires dismantling stations solely for the dismantling of wheels and tires, and moving the vehicle to the dismantling station for dismantling of the wheels and tires;
- providing a further dismantling station for the dismantling of front wheel axles, brakes and universal joints, and moving the vehicle to the further dismantling station for the further dismantling thereof;
- washing the front wheel axles, brakes and universal joints for degreasing thereof and then conveying the degreased parts to said storage bank;
- moving the vehicles to an accumulation zone after all of the preceding dismantling operations are carried out;
- further dismantling the engine, gear-box and accessories at another station including starters and alternators to leave only the portion that cannot be dismantled and forming the carcasses of the vehicle;
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- conveying the last-mentioned dismantled parts to a washing station for washing thereof and then conveying the engine and gear-boxes to the storage bank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.