PURPOSE: To compress and reduce a can-like body at a high volume reduction ratio and to make the storage thereof easy, by compressing and depressing in a part in the cylindrical part of the can-like body longitudinally to a hollow groove shape of a prescribed width then compressing the can-like body longitudinally to a flat shape.
CONSTITUTION: A used drum can 2 is pushed through an opened guide face 6 into the U-shaped notch part consisting of the arc surface 4 and inner side surface 5 of a cylinder body 1 by means of a side cylinder 10 and a side piston 14. When the can 2 is held in an approximately cylindrical chamber 13 formed of the surface 4 and the arc surface 11 of the cylinder 10, a connecting member 16 is moved downward until a regulating member 17 contacts with the outside end face 10a of the clinder 10 and a recess 21 is formed longitudinally on the can 2 by the piston body 15 of the piston 14. After the piston 15 is retreated upward, a piston 19 for compression is advanced to compress and reduce volume the can 2 to a flat shape between the same and a cylinder cap 9. The compressed can is discharged with a removing plate 20 to the outside of the chamber 13.
| JPH0525564 | [Name of device] Vending machine for soft drinks, etc. |
| JP2004136340 | PRESSING DEVICE FOR EMPTY VESSEL |
OZAKI AKIO
FUJISAWA HIROSHI
HARADA TOMOJI
JAPAN GASOLINE
| JPS5496269A | 1979-07-30 |