Patent ID: 7255296
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: B02C

Abstract:
1. A granulator mill comprising: a mill housing with one openable part and a fixed part; a rotor which is rotary inside the mill housing and has a number of blades for co-operation with at least one fixed blade mounted in the mill housing; and a discharge section whose interior is discrete from the interior of the mill housing by means of a grid through which granulate passes from the mill housing to the discharge section, wherein the openable part of the mill housing is connected to the fixed part by the intermediary of a pivot device with a pivot axis which is substantially vertical in the normal position of use of the granulator mill, wherein the grid is provided on the openable part of the mill housing, wherein at least one fixed blade is provided on the openable part, wherein the discharge section is secured in and carried by the openable part of the mill housing and is pivotal together therewith, and wherein the grid has a curved portion to encircle at least a portion of the periphery of the rotor and a substantial flat portion beneath the rotor and the grid is received in a recess in the openable part of the mill housing.