Process and installation for recovering valuable materials, in particular from waste material on building sites

Claim 1

Method of recovering valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising the steps of: prescreening a waste and valuable substance mixture using a coarse screening device, said coarse screening device removing large items over a predetermined size from the substance mixture; feeding the substance mixture by way of an ascending conveyor into an elevated, transportable container, said container resting on a transportable foundation of at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said container; arranging one of the at least two vertically intersecting walls in a longitudinal direction extending in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, and arranging the other of the at least two vertically intersecting walls in a latitudinal direction, wherein at least two of said chambers are located on each side of the longitudinally arranged wall and at least two of said chambers are located on each side of the latitudinally arranged wall; separating the valuable substances from the waste within said container using at least one sorting device including a screening machine equipped with plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture; throwing each said fraction into a respective chamber for temporary storage; feeding the remaining substance mixture to a subsequent processing station; and recovering the valuable substances from said chambers for subsequent recycling.

Claim 11

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; an elevated sorting device for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station; a transportable foundation having one vertical longitudinally arranged wall extending in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture and at least one vertical latitudinally arranged wall, said walls intersecting to form at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, at least two of said chambers being located on each side of said longitudinally arranged wall and at least two of said chambers being located on each side of said latitudinally arranged wall, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device.

Claim 12

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; an elevated sorting device for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station; a transportable foundation having one vertical longitudinally arranged wall extending in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture and at least one vertical latitudinally arranged wall, said walls intersecting to form at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, at least two of said chambers being located on each side of said longitudinally arranged wall and at least two of said chambers being located on each side of said latitudinally arranged wall, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device.

Claim 15

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; an elevated sorting device for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening machine and a sloping sorter, said screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station, said sloping sorter having a sloped conveying device being tilted transversely to and ascending in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, said sloping sorter further comprising vibrating means for vibrating said sloped conveying device, a retaining curtain arranged obliquely on said sloped conveying device whereby flat and light weight materials remain on said sloped conveying device to be fed as a fraction into a chamber, and rounded and heavy materials slide down said sloped conveying device in a direction of the tilt through said retaining curtain, and a supplemental conveyor belt extending parallel to said sloped conveying device for transporting the rounded and heavy materials for further processing; a transportable foundation having at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device.

Claim 16

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; an elevated sorting device for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening machine and a sloping sorter, said screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station, said sloping sorter having a sloped conveying device being tilted transversely to and ascending in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, said sloping sorter further comprising vibrating means for vibrating said sloped conveying device, a retaining curtain arranged obliquely on said sloped conveying device whereby flat and light weight materials remain on said sloped conveying device to be fed as a fraction into a chamber, and rounded and heavy materials slide down said sloped conveying device in a direction of the tilt through said retaining curtain, and a supplemental conveyor belt extending parallel to said sloped conveying device for transporting the rounded and heavy materials for further processing; a transportable foundation having at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device.

Claim 19

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; an elevated sorting device for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station; a transportable foundation having at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device, said container including a manual sorting station for separating interfering and residual substances from the substance mixture, said manual sorting station being located within the container in an area separate from the sorting device.

Claim 20

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; an elevated sorting device for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station; a transportable foundation having at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device, said container including a manual sorting station for separating interfering and residual substances from the substance mixture, said manual sorting station being located within the container in an area separate from the sorting device.

Claim 23

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; an elevated sorting device for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening machine followed by a sloping sorter and a manual sorting station, respectively, whereby the screening machine, said sloping sorter and said manual sorting station are arranged relative to the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, and wherein said screening machine has plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station; a transportable foundation having at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device.

Claim 24

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; an elevated sorting device for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening machine followed by a sloping sorter and a manual sorting station, respectively, whereby the screening machine, said sloping sorter and said manual sorting station are arranged relative to the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, and wherein said screening machine has plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station; a transportable foundation having at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device.

Claim 25

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending plate belt conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device, said ascending conveyor having iron plates and being disassemblable for transporting purposes; enclosure means for encapsulating the ascending conveyor against moisture and the emission of noise and dust; a magnetic tape drum for separating magnetic components from the substance mixture at an upper end of the ascending conveyor; an elevated sorting device from receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station; a transportable foundation having at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device.

Claim 26

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending plate belt conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device, said ascending conveyor having iron plates and being disassemblable for transporting purposes; enclosure means for encapsulating the ascending conveyor against moisture and the emission of noise and dust; a magnetic tape drum for separating magnetic components from the substance mixture at an upper end of the ascending conveyor; an elevated sorting device from receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said sorting device including a screening screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, each said screen separating by size a fraction of the substance mixture, the remaining substance mixture being fed to a subsequent processing station; a transportable foundation having at least two vertically intersecting walls forming at least four chambers underneath said sorting device, said sorting device being disposed on said transportable foundation, each said fraction being subsequently thrown into a respective chamber for temporary storage and later recovery; and a transportable, closed container for housing said elevated sorting device.

Claim 27

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; a transportable container for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said container having plural sorting devices for separating the valuable substances into several fractions, said sorting devices including a screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, and a sloping sorter for separating flat and three-dimensional materials, said screening machine and said sloping sorter being arranged in the direction of the feed, respectively; a transportable foundation having at least tow vertically intersecting walls forming plural chambers, said container being disposed on said transportable foundation; a supplemental conveyor for transporting the three-dimensional materials for further processing; and a manual sorting station for sorting the three-dimensional materials, said manual sorting station being located within said container in an area separate from said sorting devices.

Claim 28

A system for separating valuable materials from construction site wastes or industrial trash, comprising: a prescreening device having a course mesh for prescreening out large items over a predetermined size from a substance mixture; an ascending conveyor for transporting the substance mixture from said prescreening device; a transportable container for receiving the substance mixture from said ascending conveyor, said container having plural sorting devices for separating the valuable substances into several fractions, said sorting devices including a screening machine having plural screens arranged sequentially in the direction of the feed of the substance mixture, and a sloping sorter for separating flat and three-dimensional materials, said screening machine and said sloping sorter being arranged in the direction of the feed, respectively; a transportable foundation having at least tow vertically intersecting walls forming plural chambers, said container being disposed on said transportable foundation; a supplemental conveyor for transporting the three-dimensional materials for further processing; and a manual sorting station for sorting the three-dimensional materials, said manual sorting station being located within said container in an area separate from said sorting devices.