Scrap fragmentizer
First Claim
1. A scrap fragmentizer for reducing light scrap metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal, comprising:
- (a) an apparatus housing having a scrap-receiving opening for receiving the metal structures to be fragmentized, and a discharge opening for discharging fragmentized pieces of scrap metal;
(b) a source of hydraulic power for supplying hydraulic power to said fragmentizer;
(c) scrap feeding means for feeding metal structures in the scrap-receiving opening into the apparatus housing;
(d) scrap fragmentizing means powered by said source of hydraulic power and positioned in said apparatus housing between said scrap feeding means and said discharge opening for fragmentizing the metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal as they are fed to the scrap fragmentizing means from the scrap feeding means, and discharging the fragmentized metal structures through the discharge opening, said scrap fragmentizing means comprising a rotor having a plurality of outwardly-extending triangular teeth positioned in staggered relation around the periphery of the rotor, each of said teeth being aligned with the direction of rotation of said rotor;
(e) an anvil positioned between the scrap feeding means and the rotor, said anvil having a serrated edge defined by a plurality of laterally-extending triangular-shaped serrations positioned in corresponding alignment with respective ones of said triangular teeth and having a triangular shape corresponding to the triangular shape of said teeth;
the plane of said teeth and the plane of said anvil intersecting to cause passage of said teeth past respective ones of said serrations in closely spaced-apart metal fragmentizing relation to each other; and
(f) wherein said teeth are spaced on said rotor so that only one tooth is in cutting engagement with said anvil at any one time.
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Abstract
A scrap fragmentizer for reducing light scrap metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal. The apparatus includes an apparatus housing having a scrap-receiving opening for receiving the metal structures to be fragmentized, and a discharge opening for discharging fragmentized pieces of scrap metal. The apparatus is attached to a vehicle having a source of hydraulic power. A feed roller and fragmentizing rotor are powered by the source of hydraulic power for feeding metal structures in the scrap-receiving opening into the apparatus housing and for fragmentizing the metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal. The fragmentized metal structures are discharged through a discharge opening in small pieces ready for further processing.
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12 Claims
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1. A scrap fragmentizer for reducing light scrap metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal, comprising:
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(a) an apparatus housing having a scrap-receiving opening for receiving the metal structures to be fragmentized, and a discharge opening for discharging fragmentized pieces of scrap metal; (b) a source of hydraulic power for supplying hydraulic power to said fragmentizer; (c) scrap feeding means for feeding metal structures in the scrap-receiving opening into the apparatus housing; (d) scrap fragmentizing means powered by said source of hydraulic power and positioned in said apparatus housing between said scrap feeding means and said discharge opening for fragmentizing the metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal as they are fed to the scrap fragmentizing means from the scrap feeding means, and discharging the fragmentized metal structures through the discharge opening, said scrap fragmentizing means comprising a rotor having a plurality of outwardly-extending triangular teeth positioned in staggered relation around the periphery of the rotor, each of said teeth being aligned with the direction of rotation of said rotor; (e) an anvil positioned between the scrap feeding means and the rotor, said anvil having a serrated edge defined by a plurality of laterally-extending triangular-shaped serrations positioned in corresponding alignment with respective ones of said triangular teeth and having a triangular shape corresponding to the triangular shape of said teeth;
the plane of said teeth and the plane of said anvil intersecting to cause passage of said teeth past respective ones of said serrations in closely spaced-apart metal fragmentizing relation to each other; and(f) wherein said teeth are spaced on said rotor so that only one tooth is in cutting engagement with said anvil at any one time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A scrap fragmentizer for reducing light scrap metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal, comprising:
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(a) an apparatus housing having a top wall, first and second opposing and spaced-apart sidewalls, and a bottom wall opposing and spaced-apart from said top wall, said top wall, said bottom wall and said sidewalls defining a scrap-receiving opening for receiving the metal structures to be fragmentized and also defining a discharge opening through which fragmentized pieces of scrap metal are discharged; (b) a source of hydraulic power for supplying hydraulic power to said apparatus housing; (c) a feed roller powered by said source of hydraulic power for feeding metal structures in the scrap-receiving opening into the apparatus housing; (d) a scrap fragmentizing roller powered by said source of hydraulic power and positioned in said apparatus housing between said scrap feeding roller and said discharge opening for fragmentizing the metal structures into small pieces of scrap metal as they are fed to the scrap fragmentizing roller from the scrap feeding roller, and discharging the fragmentized metal structures through the discharge opening said scrap fragmentizing means comprising a rotor having a plurality of outwardly-extending triangular teeth positioned in staggered relation around the periphery of the rotor, each of said teeth being aligned with the direction of rotation of said rotor; (e) an anvil positioned between the scrap feeding means and the rotor, said anvil having a serrated edge defined by a plurality of laterally-extending triangular-shaped serrations positioned in corresponding alignment with respective ones of said triangular teeth and having a triangular shape corresponding to the triangular shape of said teeth;
the plane of said teeth and the plane of said anvil intersecting to cause passage of said teeth past respective ones of said serrations in closely spaced-apart metal fragmentizing relation to each other; and(f) wherein said teeth are spaced on said rotor so that only one tooth is in cutting engagement with said anvil at any one time.
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