Global Patent Index - EP 3983128 B1

EP 3983128 B1 20230607 - SHREDDER

Title (en)

SHREDDER

Title (de)

SCHREDDER

Title (fr)

BROYEUR

Publication

EP 3983128 B1 20230607 (EN)

Application

EP 19731701 A 20190614

Priority

EP 2019065768 W 20190614

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020249241A1] The present invention relates to a shredder. More in particular, the present invention relates to a shredder configured for shredding confidential or sensitive data carriers, such as hard drives, and removable storage media such as USB or flash drives, floppy discs, data tapes and the like. The shredder according to the invention comprises a hollow rotatable guiding unit in which a first knife assembly is arranged. A sieve is disposed below the first knife assembly of which a size of the sieve openings decreases in the longitudinal direction of the guiding unit. According to the invention, the guiding unit is configured to collect pieces that are pushed through the openings of the sieve and to provide the collected pieces to the second side of the first knife assembly for subsequent cutting, punching, tearing or otherwise deforming. Furthermore, the guiding unit is configured to displace the collected pieces in the first direction between collecting the pieces and providing the pieces to the second side of the first knife assembly.

IPC 8 full level

B02C 18/06 (2006.01); B02C 18/14 (2006.01); B02C 18/16 (2006.01); B02C 18/22 (2006.01); B02C 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B02C 18/062 (2013.01); B02C 18/141 (2013.01); B02C 18/142 (2013.01); B02C 18/146 (2013.01); B02C 18/2266 (2013.01); B02C 19/0056 (2013.01); B02C 2018/162 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2020249241 A1 20201217; EP 3983128 A1 20220420; EP 3983128 B1 20230607; EP 3983128 C0 20230607; ES 2950725 T3 20231013

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019065768 W 20190614; EP 19731701 A 20190614; ES 19731701 T 20190614