Self-clearing shredding apparatus and method of operation thereof
US4529134A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB02C2018/164
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A self-clearing shredding apparatus for disposal of waste material which includes hard to crush or shred objects, in which the apparatus is provided with individually driven pair of cutter shafts in a common horizontal plane for reducing the waste material or for converting the cutter shaft operation to one in which they perform the duty of a conveyor to transport the objects which are objectionable through a side opening. The apparatus which performs the above activity is connected up to a programmable controller which causes the apparatus to operate in a prescribed method.
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