Waste fluorescent lamp dismantling apparatus
AssigneeIndustrial Technology Research Institute
InventorsHsien-Kun Tsai, Fong-Ru Yang
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Abstract
A waste fluorescent lamp dismantling method and apparatus is set up to clamp two ends of a waste fluorescent lamp adjacent to its aluminum caps, and to maintain an airtight seal between the clamp sections and the aluminum caps, so that when the aluminum caps at two ends are separated from the waste fluorescent lamp, the gas and vapor in the lamp tube will be prevented from escaping. This apparatus and method can rapidly process waste fluorescent lamps while also conforming to environmental protection requirements.
Claims22
A waste fluorescent lamp dismantling apparatus for dismantling waste fluorescent lamps each having a lamp tube and two aluminum caps located at two ends thereof, the apparatus comprising at least:
- an aluminum cap separation mechanism including a pair of clamp units and a pair of clamp sections for clamping the waste fluorescent lamp at selected locations adjacent the aluminum caps, the portion between the clamp locations and the aluminum caps being maintained at an airtight condition, and the clamp units being used to clamp the aluminum caps and to turn relatively against the lamp tube for separating the aluminum caps from the lamp tube;
- a powder removing mechanism including a nozzle engageable with one end of the lamp tube which has the aluminum cap removed for injecting air to remove powders in the lamp tube;
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- a collection tank for collecting the lamp tube after the powders being removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.