Title (en)

DEVICE FOR COMPACTING RETURNABLE PACKAGES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ZUSAMMENPRESSEN VON MEHRWEGVERPACKUNGEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE COMPACTAGE D'EMBALLAGES CONSIGNES

Publication

EP 0685096 B1 19980107 (EN)

Application

EP 94907763 A 19940217

Priority

• SE 9400131 W 19940217
• SE 9300527 A 19930217

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9419776A1] The invention relates to a device for compacting recyclable packages, such as beverage cans or bottles, which comprises an infeed unit, a checking unit and a compacting unit. The novelty of the invention is that the compacting unit comprises a fixed, rigid wall (32), a movable, rigid wall (34) as well as means for displacing the movable wall (34) towards the fixed wall (32), the walls (32, 34) being substantially parallel also during the displacement of the movable wall (34) towards the fixed wall (32).

IPC 1-7

G07F 7/06; B30B 9/32

IPC 8 full level

B30B 9/32 (2006.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B30B 9/321 (2013.01); G07F 7/0609 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9419776 A1 19940901; AT E161991 T1 19980115; AU 6120094 A 19940914; DE 69407761 D1 19980212; DE 69407761 T2 19980806; DK 0685096 T3 19980907; EP 0685096 A1 19951206; EP 0685096 B1 19980107; FI 116489 B 20051130; FI 953869 A0 19950816; FI 953869 A 19951004; NO 953176 D0 19950814; NO 953176 L 19951003; SE 9300527 D0 19930217

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 9400131 W 19940217; AT 94907763 T 19940217; AU 6120094 A 19940217; DE 69407761 T 19940217; DK 94907763 T 19940217; EP 94907763 A 19940217; FI 953869 A 19950816; NO 953176 A 19950814; SE 9300527 A 19930217