Abstract:
Apparatus for comminuting scrap materials, particularly fiber-reinforced resilient materials such as scrap tires, includes a pair of generally cylindrical cutter rolls mounted for rotation with parallel cutter discs of each roll intermeshed closely between cutter discs of the cutter roll. The cutter discs on each cutter roll are of a series of thicknesses, and each cutter disc includes a plurality of cutter segments attached about its periphery. Cutter segments are reversible end-for-end to present a sharp edge for drawing scrap material between the intermeshed cutter rolls. A method of sharpening the apparatus includes removing worn cutter segments from the cutter discs, grinding lateral surfaces of each cutter segment, and thereafter fastening the cutter segments on a next thinner one of the cutter discs. Annular clearing rings surround the shaft of each cutter roll between neighboring cutter discs of that cutter roll. The clearing rings are free to move radially and have a large enough size to force cut pieces of scrap material radially outward from between the neighboring cutter discs.
Abstract:
A vehicle tire carcass or refuse shredder including a downwardly tapered feed hopper widening at the base directly overlying a stationary toothed rack and a rotary cutter assembly, the latter comprising a plurality of disk-like cutters interdigitated with the rack teeth. The cutter disks each carry cutter bits at 180.degree. spacing, each with obliquely angled leading cutting edges and sloping rearwardly and radially inward from each of said leading cutting edges. The side edges of the cutter bits cooperate with the adjacent rack teeth to shear off the flaps or chunks of rubber or other material being gouged from the tire carcasses or other refuse items by the pointed tips of the cutter bits.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a grinding roller for waste tires and a multifunctional crusher having the grinding roller. The grinding roller comprises a roll shaft and a plurality of grinding components. The grinding components each comprise a grinding frame and grinding blocks mounted in grooves of the grinding frame. Each grinding block has a grinding surface that protrudes with respect to the grooves. Axial interval adjusting rings are disposed on the ring shaft for separating the grinding components at a predetermined distance to cut waste tires into blocks. The crusher comprises a box for housing the grinding roller. The box is provided with a material inlet and a material outlet. Axial blockers are mounted on the crusher to help grind waste tires into fine powder.
Abstract:
A method for comminuting heat-sensitive feedstock, particularly thermoplastics, rubber, caoutchouc, and elastomers, to a particle size of less than 500 μm, preferably less than 425 μm. Process steps are provided to achieve an economic material processing without the use of cryogenic comminution. First, a precomminution of the feedstock to a size smaller than 4 mm is performed in a rotating comminuting device through which a first process gas PG1 flows. Then, a fine grinding is performed of the precomminuted feedstock to a size smaller than 500 μm, preferably smaller than 425 μm, in a rotating fine grinding device through which a second process gas PG2 flows. Whereby the temperature of the precomminuted feedstock in the outlet of the fine grinding is regulated in a second control circuit by adding water to the precomminuted feedstock before and/or during and/or after the fine grinding.
Abstract:
The field of the invention is the recovery and recycling of materials, particularly the recycling of tyres. It relates particularly to a device for cleaning metal fibres comprising at least 2 coaxial cones, one fixed and one mobile in rotation, and means of moving said mobile cone.
Abstract:
A cutter assembly for a rotary, shear-type shredder including a cutting-tool carrier having a body possessing a rotational axis, a shear cutting tool, and a generally radial, sliding-friction-type, heat-cycle, binding interface removably anchoring the tool to the carrier body. This assembly is made by (a) forming a projection on one of the tool and the carrier, (b) forming a generally complementary, projection-receiving void space in the other of the tool and the carrier, whereby the projection and the void space nominally have an interference-fit relationship relative to one another, (c) creating a temperature differential between the tool and the carrier to an extent producing a clearance-fit relationship therebetween, (d) following that creating, fitting the projection snugly inside the void space, (e) reducing the created temperature differential toward zero, and (f) thereby establishing a robust, linear-sliding-friction anchoring interface between the tool and the carrier.
Abstract:
A tire size reduction/wire separation system comprising a drive shaft; a plurality of rotors mounted on the drive shaft, each rotor having axial slots with a rotor mounted knife removably secured within each slot; and an independent housing supporting the drive shaft and rotors. The independent housing has a central region with stationary knives. The roots and crests of the stationary knives are matingly oriented and respect to the roots and crests of the rotor mounted knives The independent housing also has lateral regions including an annual wear ring vertically secured to the axial ends of the rotors. Each lateral region also includes a wear liner with a circular opening with a diameter greater than the exterior diameter of the wear rings.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a crusher that is capable of crushing material such as waste rubber material under the conditions of room temperature without causing heating due to excessive friction, etc. The crusher of the invention comprises a pair of crushing panels, each crushing panel having crushing blades on the face opposing the other crushing panel; a charging port for charging material to be crushed into a space where the crushing panels oppose each other, the charging port being formed near the center of one of the crushing panels; and a driving part for rotating at least one of the crushing panels; wherein the angle formed by the pair of the crushing panels is smaller on the circumference side of the opposing faces of the crushing panels than on the central side of the opposing faces of the crushing panels.
Abstract:
A cutter wheel for tire shearing having a unitary annular core with radially inward shoulders on both sides of the radially outward central portion of the core. Pie-piece shaped cutter segments are mounted atop the shoulders of each core with each cutter segment having a base and a blade atop the base, with cutter segments overlapping in a serrated fashion, beyond the central portion of the core. The central portion of the core is smooth, serving as a spacer between adjacent cutter segments. Each blade is split into two side-by-side blade segments, with the laterally outward blade segment experiencing greatest wear. The laterally inward blade segment mounted to a pie-piece shaped cutter segment by radial bolts, while the laterally outward blade segment is fastened to the laterally inward blade segment by axial bolts.
Abstract:
A process for producing a rubber powder from a vulcanized rubber material by the steps of: a) feeding a grinding device with the vulcanized rubber material; b) contacting the vulcanized rubber material with at least one liquid coolant; c) introducing at least one grinding aid additive into the grinding device; d) operating the grinding device so as to grind the vulcanized rubber material to form a rubber powder, and e) discharging the rubber powder from the extruder.