Patent ID: 6102311
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B02C,Y10S

Abstract:
A working method of crushing and separating a waste substance of a weather strip useful for installation on a vehicle, said weather strip being formed of a flexible metal member having a cut groove and a rubber member covering the metal member, said working method comprising:a step of supplying said waste substance to a shredder having an inlet side and an outlet side;a step of leading the waste substance supplied to the shredder into a crushing gap formed between a wall surface of an intermediate wall and hammers of the shredder, and crushing and separating the waste substance into a crushed waste metallic substance and a crushed waste rubber substance utilizing the crushing gap and striking of the hammers, wherein the intermediate wall is pivoted about a first shaft to adjust the distance between said wall surface and said hammers;a step of discharging the crushed waste metallic substance and the crushed waste rubber substance out of the shredder from the outlet side through box-shaped holes provided in an inclined upper shredder damper which is pivoted about a second shaft to adjust the slope of the inclined upper shredder damper, and the longitudinal axes of the first shaft and the second shaft are displaced from each other in a direction extending from the inlet side to the outlet side of the shredder; anda step of separating the discharged crushed waste metallic substance having a 2-5 mm particle size and the discharged crushed waste rubber substance.