Patent ID: 6594877
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B09B,B62D,Y02W,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of recycling used-automobiles, comprising the steps of:collecting reusable parts including exterior parts from a used-automobile; collecting liquid from said used-automobile; prearranging the used automobile to facilitate subsequent collecting operations; collecting functional parts from said used-automobile; collecting non-ferrous metal parts and resin parts from said used-automobile to an extent such that a remaining Cu content is in a range of about 0.2 to about 0.04 weight percent and such that a remaining Sn content is in a range of about 0.01 to about 0.0013 weight percent based on 100 weight percent of total metal weight remaining in said used-automobile after said step of collecting non-ferrous metal parts; and pressing a body of said used-automobile which has been subjected to said steps, wherein said steps are sequentially carried out in a continuous straight line to directly recover collected parts and a body of the used-automobile without shredding of the used-automobile, and a recycling rate of said used-automobile yielded by said collected parts directly collected from said used-automobile and said body of said used-automobile after collecting parts is adapted to be in the range of 85 to 97 weight percent.