Patent ID: 7793872

Claim:
An apparatus for comminuting plastic hollow bodies comprising a feeding device and a comminuting device, said feeding device comprising a plurality of conveyor units and said comminuting device comprising a rotor, a housing, and at least one tool, wherein said rotor defines a rotor axis and wherein said rotor is fitted with said at least one tool and is configured to rotate inside said housing about said rotor axis, wherein said plurality of conveyor units defines a first width across which said plurality of conveyer units conveys the plastic hollow bodies to said rotor, and wherein said plurality of conveyer units conveys the plastic hollow bodies to said rotor at an angle within the range of between 45° and 90° to said rotor axis, at least in the region of said first width directly in front of said rotor, wherein at least two of said plurality of conveyor units lie in different planes.