Patent ID: 7618002

Claim:
An empty can processing vehicle comprising: first, second, and third chambers formed by partitioning a platform of a van track; a can crushing machine, located in the first chamber, and comprising a can inlet port, a can crushing chamber, and a can chip outlet port, said can crushing machine configured to crush an empty can introduced from the can inlet port to the can crushing chamber and to discharge can chips from the can chip outlet port; and a can chip magnetic separation machine disposed in the second chamber to separate the can chips discharged from the can chip outlet port into steel chips and aluminum chips through magnetic force, the vehicle storing the steel chips separated by the can chip magnetic separation machine in the second chamber, the vehicle storing the aluminum chips separated by the can chip magnetic separation machine in the third chamber, wherein the can crushing machine includes: a cylindrical casing that includes the can crushing chamber, the can inlet port, and the can chip outlet port; an impeller that sucks air from the can inlet port and sends air toward the can chip outlet port to guide the empty can introduced from the can inlet port to the circumferential direction of the casing; a plurality of can crushing blades that is located at positions surrounding the outer circumference of the impeller to crush the empty can guided by the rotation of the impeller; and a can chip guide path that guides the can chips generated by crushing the empty can to the can chip outlet port through the rotation of the impeller.