Recycling Equipment

Abstract

To provide a recycling device for recycling a solar panel body of a solar cell module.SOLUTION: A recycling device for recycling a solar panel body 900 includes a housing mechanism 3 defining: a recycling area; a feeding mechanism; and a recycling mechanism 5. The feeding mechanism includes: a conveying module for conveying the solar panel body 900; and a carriage module for carrying, as well as, sucking and urging the solar panel body 900 to abut thereagainst. The recycling mechanism 5 includes: recycling modules 52 operable to conduct a physical recycling process for recycling a pending section 910; and a recycling driving module 51. The recycling modules 52 can move to a processing position of performing pressing against the solar panel body 900. The recycling driving module 51 conducts the physical recycling process for the solar panel body 900 while causing the recycling modules 52 to reciprocally move in a processing direction 803.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a recycling device for recycling solar cell modules, and more particularly to a recycling device for recycling the solar panel body of a solar cell module. [Background technology]

[0002] Solar cell modules are one of the most popular ecological equipment today, but in order to prevent discarded solar cell modules from becoming a source of pollution, many companies are entering the recycling business of discarded solar cell modules to turn them into reusable resources.

[0003] A solar cell module generally includes a solar panel body that converts solar energy into electric power, and a frame and a junction box that are installed on the outside of the solar panel body.

[0004] The solar panel body is composed of a back plate, a glass cover plate, and a number of solar cells fixed to the back plate and the glass cover plate by an adhesive layer.

[0005] Current recycling methods for solar panel bodies mainly involve recycling the materials of each layer through chemical processing and heat treatment.

[0006] However, chemical processing methods use chemical agents, and the process for recovering the resulting chemical waste liquid is complicated and may pollute the environment.

[0007] Heat treatment methods have problems in that thermal energy is lost to the environment. In addition, the back plate and glass cover plate are easily damaged during the heat treatment process, and toxic gases may be produced, as disclosed in Patent Document 1.

[0008] There are also physical recycling facilities that perform physical recycling of solar cell modules, but the processing method is usually to send a complete solar cell module into the facility and then process it. Since the size of a solar panel is approximately 196 cm x 99 cm, a large-volume recycling facility such as that described in Patent Document 1 is required. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0009] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6806386 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0010] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT It is an object of the present invention to provide a recycling apparatus that overcomes at least one of the problems of the prior art. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a recycling device for recycling a solar panel body of a solar cell module, comprising: a housing mechanism defining a recycling processing area therein; a feed mechanism attached to the housing mechanism; a recycling mechanism attached to the housing mechanism; The feed mechanism is a transport module configured to be controlled to transport the solar panel body through the recycling processing area; a support module that is installed in the recycling processing area and is configured to be driven to attach to itself a portion of the solar panel body awaiting processing located in the recycling processing area and to support the portion awaiting processing, The recycling mechanism is configured to be able to drive at least one recycling module to perform a physical recycling process on the pending portion of the solar panel body; a recycle drive module to which the recycle module is attached; the recycling module is configured to be controllable to move from a non-processing position away from the waiting portion to a processing position toward the support module against the waiting portion, The recycling device is characterized in that the recycling drive module is configured to be controlled to perform a physical recycling process on the waiting-for-processing portion while moving the recycling module, which is located at the processing position, back and forth along a predetermined processing direction between a first position and a second position in the processing direction. Effect of the Invention

[0012] The recycling device of the present invention is capable of performing physical recycling processing on the solar panel body in parts at a time by designing the feeding mechanism and recycling mechanism, thereby significantly reducing the overall volume of the recycling device, particularly the front-to-rear size in the direction in which the solar panel body is transported. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a recycling device of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a plurality of recycling modules in the embodiment in a first position. [Diagram 3] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a process in which one recycling module performs physical recycling processing in the above embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a top view showing the correction module in the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a top view showing the correction module in the above embodiment correcting the position of the solar panel body. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the recycling mechanism in the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a recycle drive module and one recycle module in the embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which each recycle module is in the middle of moving to a second position in the embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 shows the recycling modules in the above embodiment in a second position. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the suction module in the embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the corresponding relationship between a suction module and two recycle modules in the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] In order to more clearly describe the objectives, technical means and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical means in the embodiments of the present invention in combination with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. It is clear that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention depicted and shown in the accompanying drawings can be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided below in the accompanying drawings does not constitute any limitation on the protection scope of the present invention, but only represents selected embodiments of the present invention.

[0015] Before describing the present invention in more detail, it should be noted that, where considered appropriate, reference numerals or terminal portions of reference numerals have been repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements, which may optionally have similar characteristics.

[0016] In describing the present invention, terms indicating orientations and positional relationships, such as "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "left," "right," "front," and "rear," are based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings or the orientations and positional relationships customarily placed when using the product of the present invention, for the purpose of easier and clearer description, and are not intended to teach or suggest that the corresponding apparatus or device has a specific orientation, a structure or operation in a specific orientation, etc., and are not intended to be limitations on the present invention.

[0017] Moreover, in describing the present invention, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for distinguishing purposes only and do not teach or imply any relative importance.

[0018] 1 to 3, an embodiment of a recycling device 200 of the present invention performs a physical recycling process on a solar panel body 900 of a solar cell module. Examples of the physical recycling process in the present invention include, but are not limited to, milling and grinding.

[0019] The solar panel body 900 is the part remaining after removing the frame and the junction box from the solar cell module. As shown in Fig. 3, the solar panel body 900 is made by bonding a glass cover plate 901, a plurality of solar cells 902, and a back plate 903 in a layered configuration with an adhesive layer 904.

[0020] That is, the solar panel body 900 is formed by laminating a glass cover plate 901, an adhesive layer 904, a plurality of solar cells 902, another adhesive layer 904, and a back plate 903 in this order.

[0021] The recycling device 200 physically recycles multiple solar cells 902, a back plate 903, and an adhesive layer 904 in a solar panel body 900 to obtain a residual panel consisting of a glass cover plate 901 and the remaining adhesive layer 904.

[0022] In implementation, the recycling device 200 is applicable to physically recycle the solar panel body 900 whose glass cover plate 901 has been broken.

[0023] As shown in FIG. 1, the recycling apparatus 200 includes a housing mechanism 3 having an attachment frame 31, a feed mechanism 4 attached to the housing mechanism 3, and a recycling mechanism 5 attached to the housing mechanism 3.

[0024] That is, in the recycling device 200, the feed mechanism 4 transports the solar panel body 900 along a transport direction 801, and the recycling mechanism 5 presses the solar panel body 900 against the solar panel body 900 along a tool movement direction 802 perpendicular to the transport direction 801, to perform a physical recycling process on the solar panel body 900 in a processing direction 803 perpendicular to the transport direction 801 and the tool movement direction 802. In this embodiment, the transport direction 801 is the front-back direction, the tool movement direction 802 is the up-down direction, and the processing direction 803 is the left-right direction.

[0025] The housing mechanism 3 defines therein a recycling area 30 for physically recycling the solar panel body 900. Since there are many types of housing mechanism 3 and it is not a main improvement of the present invention, a detailed description will be omitted.

[0026] As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the feed mechanism 4 includes a feed guide module 41, a correction module 42, a transport module 45, and a support module 46, which are attached to the housing mechanism 3, respectively.

[0027] The feed-in guide module 41 supports the solar panel body 900 while guiding it from front to rear (from right to left in FIG. 5) along the conveying direction 801 to the conveying module 45, and includes two guide plates 411 installed parallel to one another above and below. That is, the lower guide plate 411 can support the solar panel body 900.

[0028] The two guide plates 411 define a feed guide trough 410 which extends horizontally along the conveying direction 801 and penetrates therethrough.

[0029] The vertical dimensions of the feed guide trough 410 are slightly larger than the thickness of the solar panel body 900 .

[0030] Each guide plate 411 has four guide holes 412 formed at the four corners (front, back, left, and right) that extend left and right (up and down in FIG. 5) and penetrate vertically.

[0031] The feed-in guide tank 410 allows the solar panel body 900 to be inserted horizontally along the conveying direction 801 and can guide the solar panel body 900 horizontally to the conveying module 45 .

[0032] Further, the feed guide trough 410 has a width on both sides such that the left and right sides of the solar panel body 900 overlap portions of the four guide holes 412 as shown in FIG.

[0033] The correction module 42 is configured to be driven to correct the position of the solar panel body 900 by pushing the solar panel body 900 in the feed-in guide module 41 in the opposite direction along the processing direction 803, and includes a correction rail unit 43 attached to the housing mechanism 3 and located below the feed-in guide module 41, two correction seats 432 attached to the correction rail unit 43 below the feed-in guide module 41 so as to be movable along the processing direction 803, and a correction drive unit 44 attached to the housing mechanism 3 and connected to the two correction seats 432 between the two correction seats 432.

[0034] The correction rail unit 43 includes two correction rails 431 that extend horizontally along the processing direction 803 and are spaced apart from each other on the left and right.

[0035] The two correction seats 432 are attached to the respective correction rails 431. In addition, each correction seat 432 is provided with two columnar pushing members 433 that are spaced apart from each other in the front and rear and extend upward so as to pass through the two guide holes 412, respectively.

[0036] When each correction seat 432 is driven to move left and right along the correction rail 431 , each pushing member 433 moves left and right along the corresponding guide hole 412 .

[0037] As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the correction drive unit 44 is configured to move two correction seats 432 oppositely along the correction rail unit 43 so as to be able to push opposite sides of the solar panel body 900 oppositely, and includes a rotating seat 441 attached to the housing mechanism 3 so as to be able to rotate on an axis extending in the tool movement direction 802, which is the vertical direction, two transmission rods 442, one end of each of which is pivoted to the two correction seats 432 and the other end of which is eccentrically pivoted to the rotating seat 441 (i.e., pivoted to a part other than the axis of the rotating seat 441), and a rotation driver 443 connected to the rotating seat 441.

[0038] The rotary driver 443 can rotate the rotary base 441, and as the rotary base 441 rotates, the two transmission rods 442 move left and right opposite to each other, whereby each correction base 432 and each pushing member 433 installed on each correction base 432 move left and right opposite to each other in conjunction with each other, thereby pushing oppositely on both the left and right sides of the solar panel body 900 in the feed-in guide tank 410, and rotating the solar panel body 900 to correct it to the correct position.

[0039] In practice, the number and structural design of the pushing members 433 of each correcting seat 432 are not limited to those in the above embodiment, and for example, the pushing members 433 can be plate-shaped.

[0040] The conveying module 45 is configured to be controlled to convey the solar panel body 900 and pass through the recycling processing area 30, and includes an in-feed conveying unit 451 installed on one side of the support module 46 in the conveying direction 801, an out-feed conveying unit 452 installed on the opposite side of the one side of the support module 46 at a distance from the in-feed conveying unit 451 along the conveying direction 801, and a conveying drive unit 453 attached to the housing mechanism 3 and connected to the in-feed conveying unit 451 and the out-feed conveying unit 452.

[0041] The recycling processing area 30 is located between the infeed transport unit 451 and the outfeed transport unit 452, as shown in FIGS.

[0042] The infeed transport unit 451 is configured to transport the solar panel body 900 along the transport direction 801. The outfeed transport unit 452 is configured to transport the remaining portion 920 generated after the physical recycling process is performed on the awaiting processing portion 910 of the solar panel body 900 along the transport direction 801.

[0043] That is, the in-feed conveying unit 451 and the out-feeding conveying unit 452 are located on opposite sides of the recycling processing area 30, and the in-feed conveying unit 451 is driven synchronously by the conveying drive unit 453 to convey the solar panel body 900 along the conveying direction 801, and the solar panel body 900 constitutes the remaining part 920 after physical recycling processing.

[0044] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the infeed conveying unit 451 and the outfeed conveying unit 452 includes two rolls 450 extending laterally and parallel to each other with a vertical gap therebetween.

[0045] The feed-in transport unit 451 is configured to sandwich the solar panel body 900 between two rolls 450 in the upper and lower tool movement directions 802, and transport it through the recycling processing area 30 along the transport direction 801. The portion of the solar panel body 900 located in the recycling processing area 30 becomes a waiting portion 910.

[0046] The delivery transport unit 452 is configured to sandwich the remaining portion 920 between two rolls 450 in the upper and lower tool movement directions 802 and transport it along a transport direction 801 .

[0047] In this embodiment, the speed at which the outgoing transport unit 452 pinches and transports the remaining portion 920 is faster than the speed at which the ingoing transport unit 451 pinches and transports the solar panel body 900, and the speed difference can be designed to pull the waiting portion 910 from the front and rear. However, since there are many types of ingoing transport units 451 and outgoing transport units 452, the implementation is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0048] The support module 46 is installed in the recycling processing area 30 so as to be positioned between the feed-in conveying unit 451 and the feed-out conveying unit 452, and is configured to be driven to attach the awaiting processing portion 910 of the solar panel body 900 located in the recycling processing area 30 to itself and to support the awaiting processing portion 910 of the solar panel body 900.

[0049] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, the support module 46 has a plurality of suction holes 460 formed on its top surface with their openings facing the awaiting processing portion 910, and the plurality of suction holes 460 are connected to a suction device (not shown) so that negative pressure is generated through the plurality of suction holes 460 by the suction of the suction device, and the awaiting processing portion 910 can be attached to the top surface of the support module 46 (below in Figure 4) by the negative pressure.

[0050] Furthermore, the attachment by the support module 46 in combination with the pulling by the infeed transport unit 451 and the outfeed transport unit 452 makes the waiting-for-processing portion 910 flat.

[0051] However, in practice, the support module 46 may attach the supported to-be-processed portion 910 by other means, for example by clamping the to-be-processed portion 910 to the top surface of the support module 46 with a movable clamp.

[0052] There are many ways for the support module 46 to allow the to-be-processed portion 910 to stick to the top surface of the support module 46, and the implementation is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0053] As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4, the recycling mechanism 5 includes a recycling drive module 51 attached to the housing mechanism 3 and positioned above the support module 46, four recycling modules 52 attached to the recycling drive module 51 and configured to be driven to perform physical recycling processing on the awaiting processing portion 910 of the solar panel body 900, and two suction modules 53 attached to the recycling drive module 51.

[0054] As shown in Figures 2, 7 and 8, the recycle drive module 51 is configured to be controlled to perform physical recycle processing on the waiting-for-processing portion 910 while reciprocatingly moving the recycle module 52 located at the processing position along the processing direction 803 between a first position shown in Figure 2 in the processing direction 803 and a second position shown in Figure 10, and includes a rail unit 511 attached to the mounting frame 31 of the housing mechanism 3 so as to extend left and right along the processing direction 803, a movable seat 513 attached upright to the rail unit 511 and to which each recycle module 52 and each suction module 53 are attached, and a first drive unit 514 attached to the housing mechanism 3 and attached to the movable seat 513.

[0055] The rail unit 511 includes four rails 512 extending left and right along the process direction 803 and spaced symmetrically above, below, left and right.

[0056] The movable seat 513 is installed across four rails 512 so as to be movable left and right.

[0057] The first drive unit 514 is configured to be controlled to move the movable base 513 along the extension direction of the rail unit 511, thereby moving the recycling module 52 reciprocally between the first position and the second position, as shown in Figures 7 and 8, and includes a first driver 515 attached to the housing mechanism 3, a guide rail 516 attached to the movable base 513 so as to extend upward and downward along the tool movement direction 802, and an arm 517 attached between the first driver 515 and the guide rail 516.

[0058] The arm 517 includes a connecting end 518 pivoted to the first driver 515 about an axis extending in the conveying direction 801, and a swinging end 519 pivoted to the guide rail 516 about an axis extending in the conveying direction 801.

[0059] The first driver 515 is composed of a combination of a motor and a reduction gear, and by rotating the arm 517, the swinging end 519 of the arm 517 rotates relative to the guide rail 516 and moves up and down reciprocatingly along the guide rail 516 in the tool movement direction 802.

[0060] As shown in Figures 2, 9 and 10, the arm 517 is driven to rotate by a first driver 515 to move up and down reciprocatingly along the guide rail 516 in the tool movement direction 802, and is configured to drive the movable seat 513 via the guide rail 516 to move each recycling module 52 reciprocatingly left and right between the first position shown in Figure 2 and the second position shown in Figure 10.

[0061] In this embodiment, when the arm 517 is driven to rotate 360 ​​degrees from the horizontal state, each recycling module 52 is driven to move exactly one round trip between the first position and the second position.

[0062] When each recycling module 52 located at the processing position is driven to move back and forth between the first position and the second position, each recycling module 52 moves left and right along the processing-awaiting portion 910 of the solar panel body 900, and performs physical recycling processing on four areas on the left and right of the processing-awaiting portion 910.

[0063] Each recycling module 52 and each suction module 53 are installed on a movable base 513 so as to be aligned at intervals from each other along the processing direction 803, and are positioned above the support module 46 in the recycling processing area 30 with an interval therebetween.

[0064] Since each recycling module 52 has the same structure, and each suction module 53 also has the same structure, the structure will be described below by taking one recycling module 52 and one suction module 53 as an example.

[0065] As shown in Figures 2, 7 and 8, the recycling module 52 is configured to be controllable so as to move from a non-processing position away from the portion awaiting processing 910 to a processing position in which it presses against the portion awaiting processing 910 toward the support module 46, and includes a base 520 attached to a moving seat 513, a cutting tool seat 521 spaced apart from the base 520 in the tool movement direction 802, a cutting tool unit 522 attached to the cutting tool seat 521 and capable of performing a physical recycling process on the portion awaiting processing 910, and a second drive unit 524 attached between the cutting tool seat 521 and the cutting tool unit 522.

[0066] The cutting tool unit 522 includes a cutting blade 523 configured to enable a physical recycling process to be performed on the waiting portion 910 .

[0067] In this embodiment, the cutting blade 523 is a milling cutter, ie, the physical recycling process in this embodiment is milling, but in other embodiments, the cutting blade 523 can be a grinder.

[0068] The second drive unit 524 is configured to move the cutting tool seat 521 relative to the base 520 along the tool movement direction 802 to move the cutting tool unit 522 between the non-processing position and the processing position. Specifically, the second drive unit 524 includes a guide unit 525 attached to the base 520 and connected to the cutting tool seat 521 so as to be movable up and down along the tool movement direction 802, a threaded rod 527 screwed into the base 520 so as to extend along the tool movement direction 802 and the bottom end is connected to the cutting tool seat 521, a connecting seat 528 attached between the top end of the guide unit 525 and the top end of the threaded rod 527 without being fixed to the moving seat 513, and a second driver 529 attached to the connecting seat 528 and connected to the threaded rod 527.

[0069] The cutting tool seat 521 is connected to the guide unit 525 and the threaded rod 527 so as to straddle between the guide unit 525 and the threaded rod 527 .

[0070] The guide unit 525 includes two guide rods 526 which extend vertically, penetrate the base 520 and are connected to the cutting tool seat 521 and the connecting seat 528 so as to be vertically movable relative to the base 520 .

[0071] The second driver 529 is a servo motor, and is configured to rotate the threaded rod 527 relative to the base 520 to move it up and down along the tool movement direction 802, thereby driving the cutting tool seat 521 to move the two guide rods 526 and the cutting tool unit 522 up and down, and move the cutting tool unit 522 between a non-processing position away from the portion waiting for processing 910 and a processing position where the cutting tool unit 522 is pressed against the portion waiting for processing 910 to perform a physical recycling process (i.e., milling) on ​​the portion waiting for processing 910. That is, when the threaded rod 527 is rotated relative to the base 520, the threaded rod 527, the two guide rods 526, and the cutting tool unit 522 move up and down together.

[0072] Thereby, the second drive unit 524 is configured such that it can be controlled to adjust the distance of the cutting tool unit 522 to the support module 46 when it is located in said processing position.

[0073] In addition, the second actuator 529 is configured to be controlled to adjust the height of the processing position according to the height of the layer portion of the solar panel body 900 that is currently being milled.

[0074] 3, in this embodiment, when performing physical recycling processing on the solar panel body 900, each recycling module 52 performs physical recycling processing on the back plate 903, the adhesive layer 904 between the back plate 903 and the plurality of solar cells 902, the plurality of solar cells 902, and at least a part of the adhesive layer 904 between the plurality of solar cells 902 and the glass cover plate 901 in this order, so that the height of the processing position of the cutting tool unit 522 is gradually adjusted during the recycling process. A method for adjusting the height of the processing position of the cutting tool unit 522 will be described later.

[0075] As shown in Figures 7, 11 and 12, the suction module 53 includes an adjustment and movement unit 531 attached to the moving base 513, and a cover 534 attached to the adjustment and movement unit 531 and having an opening facing downward.

[0076] As shown in FIG. 7, the cover 534 includes a cover body 535 that is disposed so as to straddle and surround the two cutting tool units 522 from the outside.

[0077] The adjustment movement unit 531 is configured to move the cover 534 toward the support module 46 along the tool movement direction 802, so that the opening of the cover 534 can be controlled to cover the cutting tool body 523 toward the support module 46. Specifically, the adjustment movement unit 531 includes an adjustment movement rail 532 attached to the moving seat 513 so as to extend up and down along the tool movement direction 802 and to which the cover 534 is attached, and an adjustment movement driver 533 located between the moving seat 513 and the cover 534 and connected to the moving seat 513 and the cover 534.

[0078] The adjustment movement driver 533 can drive the cover 534 to move along the adjustment movement rail 532 between a release position (as shown in FIG. 11) located above each corresponding cutting edge 523 and a suction position (as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10) in which the cover body 535 moves downward to cover the outside of each corresponding cutting edge 523.

[0079] The cover 534 can be combined so as to communicate with a suction device (not shown). When the cover 534 is located at the suction position, the suction device operates to generate a negative pressure suction force to suck in the debris generated during the physical recycling process, and an air flow is generated to flow around each cutting blade 523, thereby cooling each cutting blade 523.

[0080] As shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6, in one embodiment, the recycling device 200 of the present invention is signal-connected to a control device (not shown) when performing physical recycling processing on the solar panel body 900, and controls its operation based on physical recycling processing parameters received by the control device.

[0081] The physical recycling process parameters include, but are not limited to, the height of the bottom surface of the backplate 903 relative to the top surface of the glass cover plate 901, the height of the bottom surfaces of the plurality of solar cells 902 relative to the top surface of the glass cover plate 901, and the thickness of the glass cover plate 901.

[0082] In addition, when the recycling device 200 physically performs recycling, it can be controlled to perform the physical recycling process in a stepwise manner or in a continuous manner.

[0083] When controlled to perform physical recycling processing in stages, the solar panel body 900 is inserted horizontally into the guide tank 410 along the conveying direction 801 with the back plate 903 facing upward, and the correction module 42 is driven to correct the position of the solar panel body 900 from the left and right. Then, the in-feed conveying unit 451 is driven to intermittently convey the solar panel body 900 along the conveying direction 801, and the solar panel body 900 is moved stepwise to the recycling processing area 30 so that the waiting portions 910 are generated stepwise. Then, when the conveying module 45 stops conveying the solar panel body 900, the waiting portion 910 is sucked downward and fixed by the support module 46.

[0084] 2, 3, 9 and 10, the cutting tool units 522 are started to move the corresponding cutting tool units 522 downward to a processing position at a height where the backplate 903 can be milled by the second driving unit 524, and the first driving unit 514 is operated to move the cutting tool units 522 from the first position synchronously (i.e., multiple cutting tool units 522 simultaneously) to the second position, simultaneously milling the backplate 903 of the waiting portion 910. At the same time, the adjusting moving unit 531 is driven to move the cover 534 downward to the suction position close to the top surface of the waiting portion 910 to cover the outside of the cutting blade 523, and the suction device is driven to suck up the chips generated by the milling.

[0085] When each cutting tool unit 522 is driven to move from one of the first position and the second position to the other, the processing position of each cutting tool unit 522 is adjusted downward, so that the cutting blade 523 of each cutting tool unit 522 is moved to the height of the layer portion currently being processed of the solar panel body 900. Then, each cutting tool unit 522 is again moved between the first position and the second position to continue milling, so that the back plate 903, the adhesive layer 904, and the plurality of solar cells 902 are milled layer by layer in the processing waiting portion 910 and recycled.

[0086] When the to-be-processed portion 910 has been milled into a remaining portion 920 consisting of a portion of the glass cover plate 901 and the remaining adhesive layer 904, the second drive unit 524 adjusts each cutting tool unit 522 upward to the non-processing position shown in FIG. 4, simultaneously adjusts the cover 534 upward, and releases the suction on the remaining portion 920 of the support module 46.

[0087] Then, the feed-in transport unit 451 is operated to transport the solar panel body 900 and transport the remaining portion 920 out of the recycling processing area 30, and also transport the next portion of the solar panel body 900 to be physically recycled into the recycling processing area 30 as a new portion 910 waiting to be processed.

[0088] At that time, the outgoing transport unit 452 starts transporting the remaining portion 920 transported outside the recycling processing area 30, and together with the ingoing transport unit 451 pulls the new waiting portion 910.

[0089] Then, the recycling mechanism 5 again physically recycles the new pending portion 910 using the above-mentioned recycling method to generate a new remaining portion 920.

[0090] By repeating the above physical recycling process, the physical recycling process can be completed for the multiple solar cells 902, the back plate 903 and the adhesive layer 904 of the solar panel body 900 one by one, and a residual panel having an intact glass cover plate 901 can be obtained.

[0091] When controlled to perform continuous physical recycling processing, the conveying module 45 conveys the solar panel body 900 continuously along the conveying direction at a constant speed, and the cutting tool unit 522 is maintained at the processing position and continuously reciprocates between the first position and the second position to perform milling, and recycles the continuously generated waiting-for-processing portion 910 into the remaining portion 920. When the solar panel body 900 is continuously conveyed, the waiting-for-processing portion 910 is pulled by the difference in conveying speed between the outgoing conveying unit 452 and the incoming conveying unit 451, while at the same time the waiting-for-processing portion 910 is sucked downward by the negative pressure suction force of the support module 46 and attached to the support module 46.

[0092] For example, even if the glass cover plate 901 of the solar panel body 900 breaks before recycling and the rigidity of the entire solar panel body 900 is lost, the support module 46 supports and sucks the portion waiting for processing 910, so that the portion waiting for processing 910 can be positioned flat in the recycling processing area 30. Furthermore, by leaving a part of the adhesive layer 904 between the multiple solar cell 902 and the glass cover plate 901 in the physical recycling process, the glass cover plate 901 of the recycled remaining portion 920 has the residual adhesive layer 904, so that the broken glass cover plate 901 will not fall apart even if the remaining portion 920 is transported outside the recycling processing area 30.

[0093] In this embodiment, four recycling modules 52 are installed, and during milling, each recycling module 52 is moved left and right by a predetermined distance, so that the four recycling modules 52 each mill a predetermined area of ​​the waiting portion 910, and together complete the physical recycling process of the waiting portion 910, thereby shortening the recycling time.

[0094] In implementation, the number of recycling modules 52 can be adjusted as needed; for example, in another embodiment, only one recycling module 52 can be installed and the recycling module 52 can be moved left and right across the recycling processing area 30 to perform physical recycling processing, thereby reducing the cost of the recycling device 200.

[0095] In another embodiment, the speed at which the in-feed transport unit 451 transports the solar panel body 900 can be the same as the speed at which the out-feed transport unit 452 transports the solar panel body 900 .

[0096] In another embodiment, the connecting seat 528 is configured to be fixed to the moving seat 513, so that the threaded rod 527 and each guide rod 526 are installed to extend vertically and penetrate the base 520 and the connecting seat 528 so as not to be able to move vertically, and the cutting tool seat 521 is inserted into each guide rod 526 so as to be able to move vertically relative to each guide rod 526 and is screwed to the threaded rod 527 so as to be able to move vertically. With this design, the cutting tool seat 521 can be driven by the rotation of the threaded rod 527 to move the cutting tool unit 522 vertically between a non-processing position away from the waiting portion 910 and a processing position where the cutting tool unit 522 is pressed against the waiting portion 910 to perform a physical recycling process (i.e., milling) on ​​the waiting portion 910. That is, when the threaded rod 527 is rotated, the cutting tool unit 522 moves vertically without the threaded rod 527 and the two guide rods 526 moving vertically. It should be noted that there are many configurations for vertically moving the cutting tool seat 521 and the cutting tool unit 522 using the second drive unit 524, and the embodiment is not limited to the above.

[0097] According to the above configuration, through the structural design of the conveying module 45 and the support module 46 of the feed mechanism 4, and the structural design of the recycling drive module 51 and the recycling module 52 of the recycling mechanism 5, physical recycling processing can be performed on the solar panel body 900 one part at a time, so that in addition to being able to recycle the back plate 903, the adhesive layer 904 and the multiple solar cells 902 layer by layer, a remaining portion 920 having a glass cover plate 901 with a complete plate-like structure can also be obtained, and the volume of the entire recycling apparatus, especially the front-to-rear size in the direction in which the solar panel body is transported, can be significantly reduced.

[0098] Furthermore, by providing a plurality of recycle modules 52 and synchronously carrying out physical recycle processing on the corresponding portions of the processing waiting portion 910, the recycle time can be significantly reduced.

[0099] Furthermore, since the support module 46 can suck and fix the awaiting treatment portion 910 of the solar panel body 900, physical recycling can be performed even on the solar panel body 900 whose glass cover plate 901 has burst.

[0100] Therefore, the recycling apparatus 200 for recycling the solar panel body of the solar cell module of the present invention is novel and practical, and can achieve the object of the present invention.

[0101] While the invention has been described in connection with what are considered to be exemplary embodiments, it is understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is intended to cover various arrangements within the broadest spirit and scope so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.

[0102] The above embodiment is illustratively intended to explain the principles and effects of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make some changes or modifications to the above embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention should be considered to be within the scope of protection of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0103] INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for providing a recycling device for recycling the solar panel body of a solar cell module. [Explanation of symbols]

[0104] 200 Recycling Equipment 3. Housing mechanism 30 Recycling Processing Area 31 Mounting frame 4. Feeding mechanism 41 Infeed guide module 410 Infeed guide tank 411 Guide plate 412 Guide hole 42 Correction Module 43 Modified Rail Unit 431 Correction Rail 432 Correction seat 433 Pushing member 44 Modified Drive Unit 441 Swivel seat 442 Transmission rod 443 Rotary Drive 45 Transport Module 450 rolls 451 Infeed transport unit 452 Sending conveying unit 453 Transport drive unit 46 Support Module 460 Suction hole 5 Recycling Organization 51 Recycling Drive Module 511 Rail Unit 512 Rail 513 Mobile Seat 514 First Drive Unit 515 First Driver 516 Guide Rail 517 Arm 518 Connecting end 519 Oscillating end 52 Recycle Module 520 Base 521 Cutting tool seat 522 Cutting Tool Unit 523 Cutting edge 524 Second Drive Unit 525 Guide Unit 526 Guide Rod 527 Threaded Rod 528 Connecting seat 529 Second Driver 53 Suction Module 531 Coordination Mobile Unit 532 Adjustable moving rail 533 Adjustment movement driver 534 Cover 535 Cover body 801 Transport direction 802 Tool movement direction 803 Processing direction 900 Solar panel body 901 Glass Cover Plate 902 Solar Cell 903 Backplate 904 Adhesive layer 910 Pending processing 920 Remaining part

Claims

1. A recycling device for recycling a solar panel body of a solar cell module, comprising: a housing mechanism defining a recycling processing area therein; a feed mechanism attached to the housing mechanism; a recycling mechanism attached to the housing mechanism; The feed mechanism is a transport module configured to be controlled to transport the solar panel body through the recycling processing area; a support module that is installed in the recycling processing area and is configured to be driven to attach to itself a portion of the solar panel body awaiting processing located in the recycling processing area and to support the portion awaiting processing, The recycling mechanism is configured to be able to drive at least one recycling module to perform a physical recycling process on the pending portion of the solar panel body; a recycle drive module to which the recycle module is attached; the recycling module is configured to be controllable to move from a non-processing position away from the waiting portion to a processing position toward the support module against the waiting portion, The recycling device is characterized in that the recycling drive module is configured to be controlled to perform a physical recycling process on the waiting-for-processing portion while moving the recycling module, which is located at the processing position, back and forth along a predetermined processing direction between a first position and a second position in the processing direction.

2. The recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support module is formed with a plurality of suction holes whose openings face the portion waiting to be processed, and is configured so as to be driven to attach the portion waiting to be processed to the support module by negative pressure caused by suction through the plurality of suction holes.

3. The recycle drive module includes a rail unit attached to the housing mechanism; a moving seat attached to the rail unit and having the recycle module attached thereto; a first drive unit attached to the housing mechanism and to the moving seat; The rail unit extends along the process direction; 2. The recycling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first drive unit is configured to be controlled to move the movable seat along the extension direction of the rail unit, thereby moving the recycling module back and forth between the first position and the second position.

4. The first drive unit includes a first driver and a guide rail attached to the movable seat so as to extend along a tool movement direction perpendicular to the processing direction; an arm pivoted between the first driver and the guide rail with an axis extending in a conveying direction perpendicular to the processing direction and the tool movement direction as an axis center, The recycling device according to claim 3, characterized in that the arm is driven to rotate by the first driver to move reciprocatingly along the guide rail in the tool movement direction, and is configured to drive the movable seat via the guide rail to move the recycling module reciprocatingly between the first position and the second position.

5. The recycle module includes a base attached to the movable seat; a cutting tool seat spaced apart from the base in the tool movement direction; a cutting tool unit attached to the cutting tool seat and configured to perform the physical recycling process on the pending portion; a second drive unit mounted between the cutting tool seat and the cutting tool unit; 5. The recycling apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second drive unit is configured to move the cutting tool seat relative to the base along the tool movement direction to move the cutting tool unit between the non-processing position and the processing position.

6. 6. The recycling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recycling mechanism includes a plurality of the recycling modules attached to the moving seat and arranged in a line with a space therebetween along the processing direction.

7. the second drive unit includes a guide unit attached to the base so as to be movable along the tool movement direction; a threaded rod screwed into the base so as to extend along the tool movement direction; A connecting seat attached between the guide unit and the threaded rod; a second driver attached to the coupling seat and connected to the threaded rod; the cutting tool seat is connected to the guide unit and the threaded rod so as to straddle the guide unit and the threaded rod, 6. The recycling apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second driver is configured to rotate the threaded rod relative to the base to move along the tool movement direction, thereby driving the cutting tool seat to move the cutting tool unit between the non-processing position and the processing position.

8. 6. The recycling apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second drive unit is configured to be controllable to adjust a distance of the cutting tool unit to the support module when the cutting tool unit is located at the processing position.

9. the cutting tool unit includes a cutting blade configured to perform the physical recycling process on the pending portion; The recycling mechanism further includes a suction module; The suction module includes an adjustment movement unit attached to the movement seat; a cover attached to the adjustment movement unit and having an opening; The adjustment movement unit is configured to move the cover toward the support module along the tool movement direction so that an opening of the cover can be controlled to cover an outer side of the cutting edge toward the support module, 6. The recycling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the cover is configured to be capable of being actuated to generate a suction force by negative pressure.

10. The transport module includes an infeed transport unit disposed on one side of the support module in a transport direction perpendicular to the processing direction; a feed-out conveying unit disposed on the opposite side of the one side of the support module at a distance from the feed-in conveying unit along the conveying direction; the feed-in transport unit is configured to transport the solar panel body along the transport direction, 2. The recycling device according to claim 1, wherein the sending-out transport unit is configured to transport a remaining portion generated after the portion to be processed is recycled along the transport direction.

11. the sending-out conveying unit is configured to sandwich the remaining portion in a tool movement direction perpendicular to the processing direction and the conveying direction, and convey the remaining portion along the conveying direction, the feed-in transport unit is configured to sandwich the solar panel body in the tool movement direction and transport it along the transport direction, 11. The recycling device according to claim 10, wherein the speed at which the outgoing transport unit pinches and transports the remaining portion is faster than the speed at which the ingoing transport unit pinches and transports the solar panel body.

12. The feed mechanism includes a feed guide module that supports the solar panel body and guides it along a conveying direction perpendicular to the processing direction to move the solar panel body to the conveying module; 2. The recycling apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a correction module configured to be driven to correct a position of the solar panel body by pushing the solar panel body in the feed guide module against the processing direction.

13. The correction module includes a correction rail unit extending along the processing direction; two correction seats mounted on the correction rail unit so as to be movable along the processing direction; a correction drive unit connected to the two correction seats between the two correction seats; The recycling apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the correction drive unit is configured to move the two correction seats in opposite directions along the correction rail unit to press opposite sides of the solar panel body.

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