公开(公告)号：US11285683B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16077897

申请日：2017-02-17

申请人： Tomra Systems ASA

发明人： Holger Jenter ,  Thomas Völkle

IPC分类号： B30B9/32 ,  G07F7/06 ,  B30B3/00

摘要： Container compressing arrangement, mountable in a reverse vending machine, for compacting empty containers, in particular beverage bottles or cans which are preferably made of plastic or metallic material, such as PET or tinned metal, the container compressing arrangement including: a first and a second rotatable roller, each of the rollers having a working surface arranged between two oppositely arranged ends, wherein the rollers are arranged adjacent to each other to rotate in opposite directions around a respective rotation axis in a common geometrical xz-plane; and wherein the working surface includes a plurality of ridges extending across the working surface, in an axial direction of the roller, and distributed in the circumferential direction of the working surface, each ridge having a longitudinal extension in the axial direction.

公开(公告)号：US11453189B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-27

申请号：US17424677

申请日：2020-01-31

申请人： Tomra Systems ASA

发明人： Holger Jenter ,  Thomas Völkle ,  Marius Fraurud ,  Kristian Hovde

IPC分类号： B30B9/32 ,  B30B3/00 ,  B30B3/04

摘要： A device for compression of emptied containers, the device for compression of emptied containers including a container compressing arrangement provided with a first and a second roller, each roller having annular segments provided with specially shaped protruding elements. The device is for compression of plastic bottles as well as metal cans.

公开(公告)号：US10071533B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15574673

申请日：2016-05-30

申请人： TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA

发明人： Holger Jenter ,  Thomas Völkle ,  Terje Dehli

IPC分类号： B30B9/32 ,  B30B3/00 ,  G07F9/10 ,  B30B3/04

CPC分类号： B30B9/325 ,  B02C18/142 ,  B02C18/16 ,  B02C19/0081 ,  B30B3/005 ,  B30B3/04 ,  F16C33/7886 ,  G07F9/10

摘要： A shaft arrangement for a reverse vending machine, in particular for a compressing arrangement in a reverse vending machine used for recycling. The shaft arrangement includes a sidewall having an inside and an outside, and at least one opening, and at least one shaft extending through the at least one opening, and the at least one shaft includes a radial groove. The shaft arrangement includes a bearing arrangement arranged on the outside of the sidewall, the bearing arrangement includes a bearing block and a bearing connected to the at least one shaft. The shaft arrangement includes a seal arranged around the outer surface of the at least one shaft at the at least one opening. The bearing block is arranged spaced apart from the sidewall to create a gap between the sidewall and the bearing block. The shaft arrangement further includes a plate arranged on the inside of the sidewall.