Precious plastic SHREDDER improvements

P.J. Hinten May 8th 2017

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 PROJECT INFORMATION

Issues that came up using the current design:

➢ The axle-engine connection with flat edge and bolt will seize.
➢ Larger plastic objects tend not to shred, but “bounce” on the knifes
➢ Mounting the unit on the frame has brackets which might not be needed
➢ Sieve is hard to remove, should be easier
➢ Safety is a concern
➢ General easy of manufacturing could be improved

Target is to resolve those without increasing costs and complexity.

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Enlarged the
opening to fit large
Changed the knife bottle. Total width
sequence to of the unit is the
enable large same
opening

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2 frame sections 2 endplate sections

are identical, and are identical, and
symmetric for easy symmetric for easy
manufacturing and manufacturing and
avoiding mistakes avoiding mistakes

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2 parts are 2 parts are identical,

identical, and and symmetric for
symmetric for easy easy manufacturing
manufacturing and and avoiding mistakes
avoiding mistakes

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To fix the unit on Bearing is now 25mm

the frame. No end to fit enlarged axle.
profiles needed. Need thick washers to
support them, as its
not possible to
enlarge the 8mm bolts
since the countersunk
bolts wont fit the 6mm
endplates.

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Knife area is Axle is enlarged for

decreased to avoid increased strength
cutting large part in
one time. Now it
should “ chew” it
off piece by piece.

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Best coupling would

be using a spline or
axle key. Drilling a
hole and using a bolt
is also an option.

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Extra part to avoid

sieve.

Extra part to
increase strength

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Axles to remove the

sieve without tools

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This part will

prevent the axle to
go out, but allows
removal in
upwards position.

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Cover to shield the
rotating axle

Emergency switch.

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Lower frame for

increased stability and
lower costs.
Angled legs to
increase stability

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Size is such that humans cant
reach the knifes. Positioned
over the engine to keep Opening that prevent
footprint of the machine small insertion of too large
objects. Position to
prevent objects falling
Window to check in by accident.
for problems. Must
be covered with
transparent plastic

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Bottles can still fall through, the

large hopper also functions as a
buffer so you don’t need to feed
the machine continuously.

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 disclaimer

Disclaimer: the information in this document is not a complete

safety assessment or an attempt to be compliant with any
certification body whatsoever.

So consider remarks in this document as input only, proper

steps still need to be taken to ensure safety compliance.

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