On site recycling modification of florescent tubes, compact florescent tubes and mercury vapour high intensity discharge lamps into a 44 gallon drum

摘要

#$%^&*AU2015101164A420151210.pdf#####ABSTRACT The machine is designed to crush long fluorescent tubes and mercury filled HID lights. Fluorescent tubes are fed from the side of the machine down a hollow pipe (29). They are crushed by a squirrel type crusher (2) and enter the holding drum (3). The machine has a one way flap (28) to prevent glass from flying out of the machine. The flap has a limit switch (33) with a timer. If the flap is open too long the machine will stop. During the crushing process the mercury vapour is collected in a carbon filter (26) and the glass and metal fragments are stored in a separate container for later disposal. The mercury vapour is sucked through a two stage pre-filter (22), through a fan (24) and pushed into a carbon filter to collect the mercury vapour.0 T 7 Iz'0 cm, 1'rz)