US Patent 7618002 Empty can processing vehicle

An empty can processing vehicle includes first, second, and third chambers formed by partitioning a platform of a van track with partition walls, a can crushing machine disposed in the first chamber to crush an empty can supplied from a can inlet port to a casing and to discharge can chips from a can chip outlet port, and a can chip magnetic separation machine disposed in the second chamber to separate the can chips sent from the can crushing machine via a can chip outlet tube into steel chips and aluminum chips through magnetic force; the steel chips are stored in the second chamber; and the aluminum chips are stored in the third chamber.