Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Bale and package ties – hose clamps – With tighteners
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-24
2001-08-28
Watson, Robert C. (Department: 3723)
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Bale and package ties, hose clamps
With tighteners
Reexamination Certificate
active
06279206
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system for recycling the components dismantled from a discarded automobile and more particularly, to an apparatus for automatically dismantling a weather strip mounted on the door opening of a discarded automobile, which can save cost and labor hours.
Generally, the body of the discarded automobile is melted in a furnace and recycled as reclaimed material. According to the traditional method of dismantling the discarded automobile, metal parts, resin parts like an instrument panel and tires are dismantled from the automobile before the body of the discarded automobile is mechanically compacted and inserted into a furnace.
Rubber articles such as a weather strip cannot be effectively recycled according to developed rubber recycling technology.
Until now, when dismantling the discarded automobile, rubber articles such as weather strips mounted at the edges of the door opening and the door are not collected for recycling because of the substantial difficulty and cost in collecting the weather strip etc. from the discarded automobile.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for automatically dismantling a weather strip from a door opening of an automobile, before compacting the body of the discarded automobile, thereby reducing compacting cost and labor hours.
To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a main control body, a working arm pivotally mounted on the main body, a weather strip remover mounted at the end of the working arm, for pulling the weather strip and detaching it from the body of the automobile, an arm supporter supporting the body to the main body of the automobile door frame; and a movable means transporting the main body with the weather strip remover and the working arm to the working location.
The weather strip remover comprises a weather strip holder pivotally mounted on the end of the working arm for holding an end of the weather strip and pulling it, a motor mounted on the end of the working arm for pivoting the weather strip holder, and a cover covering the weather strip holder.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4839958 (1989-06-01), Angelo et al.
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Hyundai Motor Company
Watson Robert C.
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