Patent ID: 6343755
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B02C,Y10S

Abstract:
A rotary shearing wheel assembly for tire reduction machinery comprising,a shaft, having an axis, connectable to a source of rotary power, a plurality of spaced apart, round, shearing assemblies axially disposed on the shaft, each shearing assembly having a plurality of radially adjacent knives, each knife occupying a sector of a circle and having a knife base removably connected to the shaft and to a radially outward top knife, with sectorally adjacent knives forming a knife assembly, each knife being in radially offset relation to each other, leaving the outwardmost surface of the top knife exposed, whereby knife tops may be removed from knife bases for repair or replacement, a plurality of elongated keys, each key disposed between the knife base and the knife top and seated in opposed slots, one slot defined in the knife base and one slot defined in the knife top, and a plurality of spacer groups removably connected to the shaft in positions between shearing knife assemblies, the radial extent of the spacer group being less than the radial extent of the outward surface of the knife assemblies.