Patents Assigned to CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
  • Publication number: 20190168422
    Abstract: A device for jointly delivering plastic particles and a liquid to a cleaning device to remove impurities from the plastic particles comprises a delivery funnel comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is configured to connect to a supply for the plastic particles, and the outlet is configured to connect to the cleaning device. At least one delivery nozzle is positioned on the delivery funnel and is configure to connect to a liquid supply. The at least one delivery nozzle is configured to discharge at least one liquid jet into the delivery funnel, wherein a position of the at least one delivery nozzle promotes mixing of the supplied plastic particles and the liquid in the delivery funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Dirk Schneider
  • Patent number: 10058898
    Abstract: A device for removing impurities from shredded plastic includes at least one first cleaning body having a sectionally tapered and/or cylindrical outer surface forming a first cleaning surface, and at least one second cleaning body having a sectionally tapered and/or cylindrical inner surface forming a second cleaning surface. The second cleaning body accommodates the first cleaning body such that the cleaning surfaces oppose each other and delimit a cleaning gap between each other. A drive apparatus can rotate at least one of the cleaning bodies about its longitudinal axis, and a feed apparatus feeds the shredded plastic into the cleaning gap. The cleaning surfaces each have cleaning ribs, wherein at least one flank of the cleaning ribs is inclined or curved. Cleaning bars running transversally to the direction of extension of the cleaning ribs are arranged between at least some neighboring cleaning ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Gercke, Michael Hofmann, Carsten Wermter
  • Patent number: 9498800
    Abstract: A device for removing impurities from shredded plastic has a first and second cleaning disk with first and second cleaning surfaces, the cleaning surfaces are opposite each other and delimit a cleaning gap. A drive device rotates the cleaning disks, and shredded plastic is fed between the cleaning disks. The cleaning surfaces have a plurality of cleaning ribs extending between an inner and outer edge of the cleaning surfaces, wherein at least one flank of the cleaning ribs is angled or curved relative to the axial direction of the respective cleaning disk, and a plurality of cleaning bars running transversally to the direction of extension of the cleaning ribs are arranged between at least some cleaning ribs neighboring each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke, Carsten Wermter
  • Patent number: 9266257
    Abstract: A method for removing impurities from shredded plastic uses a device having a first and second cleaning disc with a first and second cleaning surface respectively. The cleaning surfaces lie opposite each other and border a cleaning gap between each other. The cleaning discs are rotated and liquid is fed into the cleaning gap. Shredded plastic is fed between the cleaning discs and conveyed through the cleaning gap, and the shredded plastic is processed abrasively by the cleaning surfaces. The temperature difference of the liquid guided through the cleaning gap during entry into the cleaning gap and the temperature of the liquid as it exits the cleaning gap and/or at least one parameter characterizing this temperature difference is measured. The distance between the cleaning surfaces is set such that the measured temperature difference and/or the at least one parameter characterizing this temperature difference achieve a setpoint value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke, Carsten Wermter
  • Patent number: 8388873
    Abstract: A method for the recycling of all types of waste plastic, in particular mixed plastic (MP), in which compactate, in particular agglomerate, is ground from flakes or other plastic parts in at least one refiner stage in the presence of water, from which fine particles are removed from the ground material emerging from the refiner stage with the process water, the remaining ground material is washed and/or mechanically dehydrated and dried or the dehydrated ground material is again ground in another refiner stage in the presence of water and then dehydrated and dried, wherein the grinding of the compactate is performed in at least one refiner stage using a disk refiner (toothed disk refiner), the disks of which have engaging teeth, which are arranged separated on concentric circles, wherein there is a hole between neighboring teeth of a circle and the holes of a circle are each big enough that the particles to be ground or ground up to that point can pass through freely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke
  • Patent number: 8162242
    Abstract: A method for the removal of wood pulp and other adhering substances from waste plastics in the recycling of all types of waste plastics, of mixed plastics (MKS) in particular, in which foils and pieces from thicker plastic parts of if necessary pre-sorted waste plastics are mechanically pre-shredded into flakes or particles up to a preset size, wherein oversizes are sorted out, the shredded product is charged into a disc refiner together with water, wherein the proportion of flakes and other particles is at least 10% of the total volume, substances adhering on the flakes are rubbed down by the co-operating discs of the refiner to a large extent, and are then present as separate substances, and the substances rubbed down are separated from the plastic particles by a suitable separation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Gercke
  • Patent number: 7875346
    Abstract: A plate of wood material, wherein wood fibers or wood flakes and synthetic particles or fibers, respectively, are compressed to a plate by a heat compression process, a portion of the wood flakes or fibers is substituted by a milled or fibrillated agglomerate of mixed synthetics of waste material from waste removal and the particle size of wood flakes or fibers on one side and of the milled agglomerate on the other side, is approximately equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Andreas Holm, Dirk Venschott
  • Patent number: 7757974
    Abstract: Method for comminuting and cleaning waste plastic, in particular, mixed plastic (MKS) with the following steps: a compacted material, especially, an agglomerate is produced from film scraps or film remnants comminuted into flakes and/or thick-walled plastic parts chopped up into chips, the compacted material is introduced into a disc or drum refiner and is ground therein in the presence of water, wherein the portion of compacted material of the goods located in the refiner amounts to at least 10 percent by weight, a fine grain fraction is removed from the ground stock exiting from the refiner, the remaining ground stock is washed and either mechanically dewatered and dried, or pulverized again in a further refiner stage in the presence of water, and subsequently dewatered and dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Alexander Feddern, Jens-Martin Loffler
  • Patent number: 7514025
    Abstract: Method for producing a fibrous material for the manufacturing of preformed parts, in which a binder is added to the fibrous material and it is pressed into a preformed part upon application of heat, characterised in that a portion of particles of plastics and/or fibers from plastics is admixed to a particle or fiber mass of a first group of particles or fibers, the particle size of said particles from plastics and/or fibers from plastics approximately corresponding to the particle size of the particles or fibers of the first group, wherein the particles from plastics and/or fibers from plastics are obtained by crushing and/or defibrating agglomerates of pure or mixed plastics in a disc refiner, and that if necessary water is fed into the disc refiner during the crushing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: CVP Clean Value Plastics GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hofmann, Andreas Holm, Dirk Venschott