Glassware crushing, grading, screening and collecting dry-type method and apparatus

摘要

A method and apparatus for crushing glassware such as glass bottles and the like, and for grading, screening and collecting the crushed glass in accordance with the size of the crushed glass, said method comprising the steps of: supplying glassware 12, 74, 104 such as glass bottles to a glassware charging frame 14, 76, 106; supplying the glassware 12, 74, 104 to a first crusher 18, 66; crushing the glassware by means of a first crusher 18, 66; removing metal from the glassware 12, 74, 104 crushed by the first crusher 18, 66; supplying the glassware 12, 74, 104 with the iron piece being removed to the last crusher 34, 70; supplying the glassware 12, 74, 104 being crushed by the last crusher 34, 70 to a sieve device 41, 72; selecting the glassware being crushed by the last crusher in accordance with the grain size by the sieve device 41, 72; and collecting the glassware selected in accordance with grain size.