Crushing apparatus, crushing method, disassembling method, and valuables recovering method

A crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom and an opening mechanism for opening a portion of the bottom of the case, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side.

A method of crushing a printed circuit board, comprising:

• loading a first printed circuit board into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to crush the first printed circuit board into pieces of a desired size.

A method of crushing a printed circuit board, comprising:

• loading a first printed circuit board into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to crush the first printed circuit board into pieces of a desired size and separate from the first printed circuit board at least one set selected from a set of electronic components, a set of radiator sheets, a set of wires, and a set of second printed circuit boards.

A method of disassembling a deflection yoke, comprising:

• loading a deflection yoke into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to separate the deflection yoke into at least windings and crushed pieces of a resin base.

A method of disassembling a tuner, comprising:

• loading a tuner into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to separate the tuner into at least a shielding case and crushed pieces of a printed circuit board for controlling.

A method of disassembling an electronic component, comprising:

• loading an electronic component equipped with a radiator sheet into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to separate the radiator sheet from the electronic component.

A method of disassembling a transformer, comprising:

• loading a transformer into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to separate the transformer into at least a winding core and copper windings.

A method of recovering valuables from an electronic instrument, comprising:

• loading an electronic instrument into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to separate the electronic instrument into at least crushed pieces of a cabinet and a printed circuit board and various components which are dismounted from the printed circuit board and deformed but substantially kept in their shapes.

A method of recovering valuables from an electronic component, comprising:

• loading an electronic component into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to separate the electronic component into at least two different materials.

A method of reducing the volume of a cabinet, comprising:

• loading a cabinet into a crushing apparatus comprising a rotor including a plurality of extensions thereof extending radially from the center of rotation, a rotor rotation driving device for rotating the rotor, and a case in which the rotor is mounted at the bottom, wherein the rotor has a plurality of studs mounted on its surface and a conical or truncated conical projected center mounted at the center of rotation thereof while the case has a plurality of studs mounted on its inner side;
• and rotating the rotor to crush the cabinet into small pieces.