Claims
- 1. Apparatus for reclaiming expanded synthetic resin wastes, comprising:
- a tank disposed to receive resin wastes and to dissolve the resin wasted in a solvent;
- a precipitator including a precipitator housing, said precipitator connected to said tank by a conduit, said conduit terminating in a nozzle within said precipitator housing, said precipitator further comprising an evaporator, said evaporator including an endless belt located beneath said nozzle, said evaporator also including a heater disposed in a heat exchange relationship with said endless belt, said evaporator also including a blower to circulate air through said precipitator housing to precipitate dissolved resin wastes in the form of a thin film;
- a rolling element for winding the film into a wound roll; and
- a fusing element disposed to fuse the wound roll into a solid mass.
- 2. The apparatus for reclaiming expanded synthetic resin wastes according to claim 1, further comprising a granulator disposed to receive wound rolls produced by said means for fusing the wound roll and to granulate the wound roll into granules.
- 3. The apparatus for reclaiming expanded synthetic resin wastes according to claim 1, further comprising a condenser disposed in heat exchange relationship with air being circulated over said endless belt.
- 4. The apparatus for reclaiming expanded synthetic resin wastes according to claim 3, said condenser comprising a vapor compression refrigeration machine having a chilling circuit disposed in heat exchange relationship with air being circulated over said endless belt.
- 5. The apparatus for reclaiming expanded synthetic wastes according to claim 1, further comprising a motor disposed to operate said endless belt and a variable speed drive disposed to control speed of said motor.
- 6. The apparatus for reclaiming expanded synthetic wastes according to claim 1, said fusing element comprising a roller having a source of heat, said roller disposed in rolling contact with a wound roll being formed on said rolling element.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a Continuing patent application of Ser. No. 08/818,953, filed Mar. 14, 1997 now abandoned.
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