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US 12,331,168 · App. 17/606,450 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Thermal decomposition apparatus

Inventor: Hideyuki Sakumoto (Niimi, JP)
Assignee: Niimi-Solar Co., Ltd.
C08J11/14B09B3/45H10F71/00B09B2101/15B09B2101/75C08J2367/02
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Patent No.
US 12,331,168
App. No.
17/606,450
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thermal decomposition apparatus comprises: a thermal decomposition apparatus mechanism being provided with a thermal decomposition furnace that decomposes a panel having a plastic layer; and a superheated steam generator that generates superheated steam being supplied to the thermal decomposition furnace. A furnace body of the thermal decomposition furnace is provided with an inner wall made of metal having a space for housing the panel, and with an outer wall made of metal enclosing the inner wall. A thermal insulation material layer is provided between the inner wall and the outer wall that encloses the inner wall. A heat storage material layer is provided between the inner wall and the thermal insulation material layer.

Claims (24)

1. A thermal decomposition apparatus comprising:

a thermal decomposition apparatus mechanism being provided with a thermal decomposition furnace that decomposes a panel having a plastic layer; and

a superheated steam generator that generates superheated steam being supplied to the thermal decomposition furnace,

the thermal decomposition furnace including a furnace body that is provided with

an inner wall made of metal having a space for housing the panel,

an outer wall made of metal enclosing the inner wall,

a thermal insulation material layer provided between the inner wall and the outer wall that encloses the inner wall, and

a heat storage material layer provided between the inner wall and the thermal insulation material layer.

2. The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the furnace body is further provided with a thermal insulation sheet layer that comprises a sheet-shaped thermal insulation material having flexibility and that is provided between the inner wall and the outer wall, so as to enclose the inner wall.

3. The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermal decomposition furnace is provided with a superheated steam introducing portion that introduces the superheated steam into the inner wall,

the superheated steam introducing portion is provided with a main pipe portion that is installed so as to penetrate the outer wall and the inner wall of the furnace body, and with a branch pipe portion that branches from the main pipe portion, and

the main pipe portion is provided with a main pipe that is installed so as to penetrate the outer wall and the inner wall, and with a main pipe flange that is screwed into an end of the main pipe outside the thermal decomposition furnace.

4. The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the thermal decomposition furnace comprises a superheated steam introducing portion that introduces the superheated steam into the inner wall, and a gas discharge section that discharges a gas in the inner wall to the outside of the furnace body, and

the superheated steam introducing portion is provided with a spray portion that sprays the superheated steam toward a gas discharge port of the gas discharge portion inside the inner wall.

5. The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the thermal decomposition furnace is provided with a superheated steam introducing portion that introduces the superheated steam into the inner wall,

the superheated steam introducing portion is provided with a main pipe portion that is installed so as to penetrate the outer wall and the inner wall of the furnace body, and with a branch pipe portion that branches from the main pipe portion, and

the main pipe portion is provided with a main pipe that is installed so as to penetrate the outer wall and the inner wall, and with a main pipe flange that is screwed into an end of the main pipe outside the thermal decomposition furnace.

6. The thermal decomposition apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the thermal decomposition furnace comprises a superheated steam introducing portion that introduces the superheated steam into the inner wall, and a gas discharge section that discharges a gas in the inner wall to the outside of the furnace body, and

the superheated steam introducing portion is provided with a spray portion that sprays the superheated steam toward a gas discharge port of the gas discharge portion inside the inner wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2021
From: SAKUMOTO, HIDEYUKI
To: NIIMI-SOLAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057906/0325 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2019-086335 · Apr 26, 2019 · national
JP 2019-109419 · Jun 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220195139A1 · Jun 23, 2022
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