[54] APPARATUS FOR DISPOSING OF MEDICAL WASTE BY CRUSHING
[75] Inventor: Norihiro Nojima, Tokyo, Japan
[73] Assignees: Nojima Keikinzoku Co., Ltd.,
Higashimurayama; Kaneto Co., Ltd.,
Kaminoyama, both of Japan
[21] Appl. No.: 478,574
[22] Filed: Feb. 12, 1990
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Feb. 15, 1989 [JP] Japan 1-16472[U]
May 16, 1989 [JP] Japan 1-56358[U]
Dec. 8, 1989 [JP] Japan 1-320048
[51] Int. CI.5 B02C 19/14
[52] U.S. CI 241/37.5; 241/73;
241/99; 241/100; 241/101.7; 241/190; 241/243;
241/292.1; 241/DIG. 38
[58] Field of Search 241/101.7, 99, 100,
241/190, 186 A, 34, 195, 37.5, DIG. 38, 243, 73, 246, 247, 89.3, 292.1
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Primary Examiner—Mark Rosenbaum
[57] ABSTRACT
An apparatus for disposing of medical industrial waste by crushing comprises an opening for use in putting the industrial waste therethrough, a door for use in opening and closing the opening, a waste conveyor unit, a crushing unit for crushing the medical industrial waste conveyed by the conveyor unit, a discharging unit for discharging the waste crushed by the crushing unit, a container for storing the crushed waste discharged from the conveyor unit, and a sterilizing unit. The crushing unit includes fixed blades and rotary blades and the crushed material discharged from the crushing unit is stored in the container as the rotary blades rotates.
19 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets
