Patent ID: 6497023
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B07B,C22B,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming a metal feedstock from waste metal products, comprising:a first and second magnetic separator for separating sheet-shaped scraps and cast blocks, respectively, from crushed waste metal products; a first, second and third measuring means for measuring out an amount of sheet-shaped scraps, cast blocks and sheet-shaped scraps, respectively, wherein said first and third measuring means receive the sheet-shaped scraps separated by said first magnetic separator, and said second measuring means receives the cast blocks separated by said second magnetic separator; a transport means for successively transporting the amounts of the sheet-shaped scraps, the cast blocks and the sheet-shaped scraps measured out by said first, second and third measuring means respectively; a holding means for receiving and holding the amounts of the sheet-shaped scraps, the cast blocks and the sheet-shaped scraps successively transported by said transport means, thereby forming a layered arrangement of the sheet-shaped scraps, the cast blocks and the sheet-shaped scraps in said holding means; and a pressing means for simultaneously pressing the layered arrangement of the sheet-shaped scraps, the cast blocks and the sheet-shaped scraps in said holding means to form a metal feedstock having a sandwich structure.