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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Takano, Kouka-gun, JP;
Tetsushi Yonekawa, Otsu, JP;
Yoshihiro Ogawa, Kusatsu, JP;
Takashi Okada, Yasu-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/900 ; B30B 9/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/900 ; B30B 9/32 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a metal feedstock from waste metal products is disclosed. The apparatus includes devices for: crushing the metal products into pieces; magnetically separating sheet-shaped ferrous scraps and ferrous cast blocks from the crushed pieces; placing the cast blocks between the sheet-shaped scraps to make a sandwich structure; and pressing the sandwich structure to form a metal feedstock.