Patent ID: 9095940
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B01J,B22F,B23P,B23Q,C22C,H01F,Y02P,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for harvesting a waste magnet from an end-of-life product, the system comprising: a positioning mechanism that defines a recess to receive and locate the end-of-life product relative to the positioning mechanism, the end-of-life product including the waste magnet; a base table, positioned below the positioning mechanism, to support the positioning mechanism and the end-of-life product, wherein the end-of-life product is directly supported from underneath; a separating station to substantially separate a portion of the end-of-life product containing the waste magnet from the remainder of the end-of-life product when the positioning mechanism moves the respective end-of-life product through the separating station; and a transport station that receives the portion of the end-of-life product containing the waste magnet from the positioning mechanism when the positioning mechanism moves the respective end-of-life product to the transport station.