MACHINE FOR OBTAINING RUBBER PELETS FROM USED TIRES
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1. A machine for obtaining rubber pellets from used tires, comprising:
- a) a frame;
b) a first pair of cutting rollers including a pivoting axis to be rotationally mounted on the frame such that one roller is spaced apart from the other and rotating in opposite directions, wherein at least one roller includes cutting discs, each cutting disc being spaced apart from the other at a predetermined distance to cut a tire segment being fed between both rollers in the form of strips;
c) a plurality of elongated guides, each one having a fixed end attached to the frame and a free end which goes between both cutting discs causing the strips being cut to be moved away from the first pair of cutting rollers;
d) feeding means receiving the strips coming from the first pair of cutting rollers and which align them one following the other; and
e) a second pair of cutting rollers including a pivoting axis to be rotationally mounted on the frame such that one roller is spaced apart from the other and rotating in opposite directions, the second pair of rollers receive the strips coming from said feeding means, wherein at least one of the rollers of the second pair includes cutting discs, each disc being spaced apart from the other at a predetermined distance to cut the strips width-wise, obtaining rubber pellets.
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A machine for obtaining rubber pellets from used tires is described comprising: a frame; a first pair of cutting rollers, which cuts the tire segment in strips as said tire segment passes through both cutting rollers. The machine further comprises feeders, which receive the strips coming from the first pair of cutting rollers and align them one following the other; and a second pair of cutting rollers, which receive the strips coming from said feeding means and which cut the strips in the form of pellets. The tires fibers and cords remain at the surface level or encapsulated inside the obtained pellets.
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1. A machine for obtaining rubber pellets from used tires, comprising:
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a) a frame; b) a first pair of cutting rollers including a pivoting axis to be rotationally mounted on the frame such that one roller is spaced apart from the other and rotating in opposite directions, wherein at least one roller includes cutting discs, each cutting disc being spaced apart from the other at a predetermined distance to cut a tire segment being fed between both rollers in the form of strips; c) a plurality of elongated guides, each one having a fixed end attached to the frame and a free end which goes between both cutting discs causing the strips being cut to be moved away from the first pair of cutting rollers; d) feeding means receiving the strips coming from the first pair of cutting rollers and which align them one following the other; and e) a second pair of cutting rollers including a pivoting axis to be rotationally mounted on the frame such that one roller is spaced apart from the other and rotating in opposite directions, the second pair of rollers receive the strips coming from said feeding means, wherein at least one of the rollers of the second pair includes cutting discs, each disc being spaced apart from the other at a predetermined distance to cut the strips width-wise, obtaining rubber pellets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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