Transportable battery disposal unit

Solid material comminution or disintegration – Apparatus – Including means applying fluid to material

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241 60, 241100, 2411017, 241205, 241DIG14, 241DIG38, B02C 2340

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053038720

ABSTRACT:
A field transportable battery disposal unit comprises a storage drum containing a neutralizing fluid and a cutting apparatus adapted to sit on top of the drum, the cutting apparatus including a cutting wheel, a driving apparatus for rotating the cutting wheel, an oscillating apparatus for oscillating the cutting wheel in a "back and forth" motion, slots disposed adjacent the cutting wheel adapted to receive one or more of the exhausted batteries, a water pump for lubricating and cooling the cutting wheel and providing a pre-neutralizing spray of water to the wheel and battery parts, and an air scrubber for neutralizing an acid mist and exhausting the neutralized acid mist, contained within the drum, to the surrounding atmosphere. The battery is inserted into one of the slots in the cutting apparatus, and the cutting wheel cuts the battery into pieces. The water pump sprays water over the cutting wheel and on the battery parts undergoing the cutting operation. The remnants of the battery, cut by the cutting wheel, fall into the drum containing the neutralizing fluid.

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