Straw shredding/dispersing apparatus
US5505391A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F29/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Straw shredding/dispersing apparatus shreds straw or other shreddable material into small particles and disperses the particles over land. A conveyor feeds shreddable material through a door into a housing, and into a shredder in which three sets of flail-like structure shred the shreddable material. The first two sets of flail-like structure that impact the shreddable material spin at a slower speed than the third set of such structure. A centrifugal blower sucks the shredded material through a tapered inlet, and forces the material through a directable ejector tube. The ejector tube is remotely controlled to direct both its radial and vertical orientation.
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