CRUSHING APPARATUS, CRUSHING METHOD, DISASSEMBLING METHOD, AND VALUABLES RECOVERING METHOD

摘要

A crushing apparatus is provided for crushing a printed circuit board on which electronic components are mounted into pieces of a size ranging from a few to ten centimeters square and separating some of the components and sheathed wires from the printed circuit board. The crushing apparatus comprises a rotor (3) having a substantially conical or truncated conical projected center (6) mounted at the center of rotation thereof, a plurality of extensions (3a) thereof extending from the conical projected center (6) radially and horizontally, and studs (3 and 4) mounted on the extensions (3a) thereof, a drive motor (8) for rotating the rotor (3), a cylindrical case (1) accommodating the rotor (3) therein, and a plurality of studs (2) mounted on the inner side of the cylindrical case (1).