Patent ID: 6227473
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B02C,B29B,B29K,B29L,Y02W

Abstract:
Apparatus for pulverizing material comprised of wet or dry discrete objects into relatively smaller particles, the apparatus comprising:a housing having a longitudinal central axis, the housing including a first end comprising input structure adapted to introduce the material into the housing, a second end comprising output structure adapted to remove the smaller particles, and an internal surface extending longitudinally between the first and second ends;a rotatable shaft extending substantially along a longitudinal central axis of the housing;at least one rotor, each rotor including a rotor plate coupled to the shaft for rotation therewith, and a plurality of vanes on a side of the rotor plate, each of the vanes extending approximately radially; anda plurality of circumferentially spaced members located proximate the at least one rotor, wherein the members extend inwardly from the internal surface towards the at least one rotor.