摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely bite the empty can charged onto the cutters of an empty can shredder into the cutters. SOLUTION: An oscillation plate 5 is diagonally disposed above a pair of the cutters 1, 2 and its bottom end is positioned near the contact parts of a pair of the cutters. A short rod 11 is pivotally fitted to the front end of a lever 10 pivotally fitted to the upper part of a casing and a member for pressing the top end of the can K dropped onto the cutters is mounted at the front end of this rod. An electromagnetic actuator for turning the lever 10 downward by a sensor 22 for detecting the can placed on the cutters 1, 2 is disposed so that the upper part of the can K on the cutters 1, 2 is pressed downward. |