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US 9,346,086 B2Granted
Machine and method for continuous removal of labels from containers made of plastic materials
AssigneeAmut S.P.A.
InventorPiergiorgio Teruggi
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Abstract
A machine and a method for the continuous removal of labels from plastic containers made of recyclable material are described. The machine comprises a fixed treatment chamber in which an agitator provided with a plurality of vanes is rotated. Toothed plates are mounted in a removable way on at least one of the flat surfaces of each of the vanes.
Claims17
A machine for the continuous removal of labels from the surface of plastic containers, comprising:
- a fixed treatment chamber having an inlet for the containers to be treated, at least one outlet for said containers with the labels removed and at least one portion of perforated wall for the expulsion of the removed labels;
- at least one agitator rotating inside said treatment chamber and having a plurality of vanes distributed along the rotor of said agitator and provided with at least two opposite flat surfaces,
- and means for making cuts to the labels adhering to the surface of said containers during transit thereof inside said chamber,
- characterized in that said means for making cuts to the labels comprise one or more toothed plates mounted in a removable way on at least one of the flat surfaces of each of said vanes.
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A method for the continuous removal of labels from the surface of plastic containers, the method comprising the steps of:
- feeding said containers in a randomly oriented way to a fixed treatment chamber through an inlet;
- rotating at least one agitator located inside said treatment chamber and having a plurality of vanes distributed along the rotor of said agitator and provided with at least two opposite flat surfaces;
- extracting said containers from said treatment chamber through an outlet of said chamber;
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- expelling said labels removed from the surface of said containers through a portion of perforated wall of said treatment chamber,
- characterized by making cuts to the labels adhering to the surface of said containers using one or more toothed plates mounted in a removable way on at least one of the flat surfaces of each of said vanes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.