Patent ID: 7467755

Claim:
A parts separator apparatus for shredding wet chip materials and separating out unwanted solids from the material, said parts separator apparatus comprising: a frame assembly comprising an inlet section having a wet chip inlet opening, an outlet section having a wet chip outlet opening and a drop-out opening disposed between said inlet and outlet sections; a shredder apparatus disposed within said inlet section; said shredder apparatus comprising a first shredder assembly having a plurality of first shredder members and a second shredder assembly having a plurality of second shredder members, said first and second shredder members being adapted to cooperate with one another to shred wet chip materials, said shredder apparatus further comprising a fixed shaft located within said inlet section, a bearing assembly disposed on said shaft, a rotatable rotor disposed on said bearing assembly, and a seal assembly disposed on said shaft for enclosing said bearing assembly between said rotor and said shaft, said first shredder members attached to and rotatable with said rotor and said second shredder members seated on but free from rotation with said rotor; and, a drive assembly coupled to said rotor to rotate said rotor relative to said shaft for actuating said shredder members of said one of said shredder assemblies relative to said shredder members of the other of said shredder assemblies whereby said first and second shredder members cooperate to shred wet chip materials within said inlet section.