Device for the preparation of used metal barrels with a view to facilitating handling and recycling thereof
OwnerJean-Claude Vasseurinventor
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Abstract
A device for the processing of a barrel of which the upper side comprises a filling hole situated in a standardized position, this device comprising a processing enclosure fitted with a supporting structure bearing a rotary annular part on which the barrel can be disposed, centered and pivoted about its vertical axis of symmetry, and with a purging device comprising a purging rod that is vertically translatable, this rod being disposed to come into line with the axis of the hole subsequent to a rotation of the barrel and to then be inserted inside the barrel by translational motion.
Claims11
A device for processing a used barrel with a view to storage and/or recycling thereof, said barrel having a vertical axis of symmetry and comprising an upper side fitted with a filling and/or draining hole having a vertical axis spaced from said axis of symmetry and situated in a standardized position, said device comprising:
- a processing enclosure inside which said barrel is processed,
- a supporting structure comprising a base bearing a rotary supporting means on which said barrel is disposed, centered and pivoted about said vertical axis of symmetry, and
- a purging device comprising a purging rod that is mobile along a vertical axis situated at a same distance from said axis of symmetry as the axis of said hole, in order for said rod to be able to be brought into line with the axis of said hole when said barrel is disposed in said enclosure and centered on said rotary supporting means, by means of a simple rotation of said barrel on said rotary supporting means, and to then be inserted inside the barrel by a downward translational motion along said vertical axis, said rod being connected to a suction means.
A device for processing a used metal barrel with a view to storage and/or recycling thereof, said barrel having a vertical axis of symmetry and comprising an upper side fitted with a filling and/or draining hole having a vertical axis spaced from said axis of symmetry and situated in a standardized position, said device comprising:
- a supporting structure comprising a base bearing a rotary supporting means on which said barrel is disposed, centered and pivoted about said vertical axis of symmetry,
- a purging device comprising a purging rod that is mobile along a vertical axis situated at a same distance from said axis of symmetry as the axis of said hole, in order for said rod to be able to be brought into line with the axis of said hole when said barrel is disposed and centered on said rotary supporting means, by means of a simple rotation of said barrel on said rotary supporting means, and to then be inserted inside the barrel by translational downward motion along said vertical axis,
- a crushing plate for crushing said barrel against said base, said plate being parallel to said base and vertically mobile under the action of a first dual-action hydraulic jack, and
- a perforating and cleaning mechanism for cleaning said barrel, said mechanism comprising a cylindrical tube mounted vertically slidable through an opening in the plate and operated by a second dual-action hydraulic jack.
A device for processing a used barrel with a view to storage and/or recycling thereof, said barrel having a vertical axis of symmetry and comprising an upper side fitted with a filling and/or draining hole having a vertical axis spaced from said axis of symmetry and situated in a standardized position, said device comprising:
- a supporting structure comprising a base bearing a rotary supporting means on which said barrel is disposed, centered and pivoted about said vertical axis of symmetry, said supporting means comprising a circular groove of rectangular cross-section housing an annular bearing member for bearing said barrel which is centered thereon, said bearing member being fitted with plural axial cavities each housing a compression spring and a ball intended to roll on the bottom of said groove, and
- a purging device comprising a purging rod that is mobile along a vertical axis situated at a same distance from said axis of symmetry as the axis of said hole, in order for said rod to be able to be brought into line with the axis of said hole when said barrel is disposed and centered on said rotary supporting means, by means of a simple rotation of said barrel on said rotary supporting means, and to then be inserted inside the barrel by translational downward motion along said vertical axis.
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