摘要 |
<p>A compactor device for the automatic compacting of empty containers ( 5 ), e.g. disposable bottles/cans of metal, plastic, glass or other suitable material, wherein the container ( 5 ) is essentially being pressed flat and possibly punctured, possibly crushed, and wherein the compacting area is formed by a cuneiform area between a conveyor belt ( 20 ) and a first jaw set ( 36 a) and a second jaw set ( 36 b), and wherein a plurality of jaws ( 32 ), which are provided with teeth on their active side, are arranged in such a way that each alternate jaw ( 32 ), as seen transversally to the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt ( 20 ), is connected to the jaw sets ( 36 a) and ( 36 b) respectively, the jaw sets ( 36 a) and ( 36 b) being rotatably connected to two common eccentric shafts ( 38, 38' ), and the eccentric shafts ( 38, 38' ) being formed in such a way that the eccentric motion of the jaw sets ( 36 a , 36 b) is out of phase, typically by 180 degrees.</p> |