Method, System and Process for Preparing a Recyclable Material

Abstract

A method for preparing material comprising the steps of providing a transport vehicle including a horizontal ejector and a basin that defines an opening, wherein the horizontal ejector is coupled to the material within the basin; loading a first material into the basin proximate the horizontal ejector; loading a second material into the basin proximate the opening; actuating the horizontal ejector for movement from a retracted position toward a deployed position; and horizontally ejecting the second material through the opening and then subsequently horizontally ejecting the first material through the opening. A system is also disclosed.

1 - 15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A system, comprising:
 a vehicle including a non-elevatable basin including a rear-eject opening and a horizontally-movable ram disposed within the material-holding basin;   scrap material disposed within the non-elevatable basin, wherein the scrap material includes a first material and a second material, wherein the first material is in direct contact with the second material, wherein the first material is loaded into the non-elevatable basin proximate the horizontally-movable ram and the second material is loaded into the non-elevatable basin proximate the rear-eject opening, wherein horizontal movement of the horizontally-movable ram causes movement of both of the first material and the second material through the rear-eject opening and out of the non-elevatable basin; and   a container lined with refractory tiles that receives both of the first material and the second material from the non-elevatable basin in response to the horizontal movement of the horizontally-movable ram.   
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the second material is firstly ejected through the rear-eject opening and into the container such that the second material is disposed adjacent to a bottom surface of the container including the refractory tiles, and   the first material is secondly ejected through the rear-eject opening and into the container such that the first material is disposed over the second material whereby the second material provides a cushioning-effect for the first material as the first material is received within the container as the first material is secondly ejected through the rear-eject opening of the non-elevatable basin.   
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the second material is sized to prevent damage to the refractory tiles of the container. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 18 , wherein:
 the first material is a larger, metallic-based material, and,   comparatively, with respect to the first material, the second material is a smaller, shredded, metallic-based material.   
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the scrap material is a recyclable material. 
     
     
         21 . The system according to  claim 20 , wherein the recyclable material is a metallic-based material. 
     
     
         22 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the first material is a low volume, high density material, and   the second material is a high volume, low density material.   
     
     
         23 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the container is an electrode arc furnace. 
     
     
         24 . A system, comprising:
 a vehicle including a non-elevatable basin including a rear-eject opening and a horizontally-movable ram disposed within the material-holding basin;   scrap material disposed within the non-elevatable basin, wherein the scrap material includes a first material and a second material; and   a container lined with refractory tiles that receives both of the first material and the second material from the non-elevatable basin in response to horizontal movement of the horizontally-movable ram, wherein the second material is firstly ejected through the rear-eject opening and into the container such that the second material is disposed adjacent to a bottom surface of the container including the refractory tiles, wherein the first material is secondly ejected through the rear-eject opening and into the container such that the first material is disposed over the second material whereby the second material provides a cushioning-effect for the first material as the first material is received within the container as the first material is secondly ejected through the rear-eject opening of the non-elevatable basin.   
     
     
         25 . The system according to  claim 24 , wherein, when the first material and the second material are disposed within the non-elevatable basin, the first material is in direct contact with the second material. 
     
     
         26 . The system according to  claim 24 , wherein the first material is loaded into the non-elevatable basin proximate the horizontally-movable ram and the second material is loaded into the non-elevatable basin proximate the rear-eject opening. 
     
     
         27 . The system according to  claim 24 , wherein the second material is sized to prevent damage to the refractory tiles of the container. 
     
     
         28 . The system according to  claim 27 , wherein:
 the first material is a larger, metallic-based material, and,   comparatively, with respect to the first material, the second material is a smaller, shredded, metallic-based material.   
     
     
         29 . The system according to  claim 24 , wherein the scrap material is a recyclable material. 
     
     
         30 . The system according to  claim 29 , wherein the recyclable material is a metallic-based material. 
     
     
         31 . The system according to  claim 24 , wherein:
 the first material is a low volume, high density material, and   the second material is a high volume, low density material.   
     
     
         32 . The system according to  claim 24 , wherein the container is an electrode arc furnace. 
     
     
         33 . A system, comprising:
 a vehicle including a non-elevatable basin including a rear-eject opening and a horizontally-movable ram disposed within the material-holding basin;   scrap material disposed within the non-elevatable basin, wherein the scrap material includes a first material and a second material; and   a container lined with refractory tiles that receives both of the first material and the second material from the non-elevatable basin in response to horizontal movement of the horizontally-movable ram, wherein the second material is sized to prevent damage to the refractory tiles of the container.   
     
     
         34 . The system according to  claim 33 , wherein, when the first material and the second material are disposed within the non-elevatable basin, the first material is in direct contact with the second material. 
     
     
         35 . The system according to  claim 33 , wherein the first material is loaded into the non-elevatable basin proximate the horizontally-movable ram and the second material is loaded into the non-elevatable basin proximate the rear-eject opening. 
     
     
         36 . The system according to  claim 33 , wherein the second material is firstly ejected through the rear-eject opening and into the container such that the second material is disposed adjacent to a bottom surface of the container including the refractory tiles, wherein the first material is secondly ejected through the rear-eject opening and into the container such that the first material is disposed over the second material whereby the second material provides a cushioning-effect for the first material as the first material is received within the container as the first material is secondly ejected through the rear-eject opening of the non-elevatable basin. 
     
     
         37 . The system according to  claim 36 , wherein:
 the first material is a larger, metallic-based material, and,   comparatively, with respect to the first material, the second material is a smaller, shredded, metallic-based material.   
     
     
         38 . The system according to  claim 33 , wherein the scrap material is a recyclable material. 
     
     
         39 . The system according to  claim 38 , wherein the recyclable material is a metallic-based material. 
     
     
         40 . The system according to  claim 33 , wherein:
 the first material is a low volume, high density material, and   the second material is a high volume, low density material.   
     
     
         41 . The system according to  claim 33 , wherein the container is an electrode arc furnace.