Patent · US Expired

Tire shredding machine

US4854508A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1988
Grant dateAug 8, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S241/31
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed for use in a machine for shredding scrap automotive tires or the like of the type comprising a pair of oppositely rotating rotors having interdigitated tire cutting discs keyed thereon and replaceable abrasion resistant wearing plates at opposite sides of said disc, an improved means for locking said plates in operative positions on said discs, whereby worn plates may be replaced by new plates from externally of the rotors without requiring costly disassembly and reassembly thereof.

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