Apparatus for producing synthetic pulp

Claim 1

An apparatus for fibrillating synthetic resin film into synthetic pulp which comprises in combination: A. a cylindrical outer casing having a. an inlet on one side for supplying air and materials to be fibrillated, b. an outlet on the other side for discharging an air stream containing fibrillated materials, c. a plurality of linear projections disposed along the inner peripheral surface of said casing in an alignment which is substantially parallel to the center line of said casing, B. a rotary shaft extending centrally through said casing and which is capable of being revolved at high speed around the center line of said casing, C. at least two rotors affixed to said shaft a. each rotor comprising a disk fixed perpendicularly to said rotary shaft and a plurality of spaced apart vanes fixed to the outer periphery of said disk which extend radially outward to within a very short distance of the inner longitudinal edges of said plurality of linear projections, D. pairs of circular plates fixed to said rotary shaft in such a way that each of said pairs supports a rotor therebetween, E. means adjacent said inlet for sucking in air and the materials to be fibrillated and discharging the air stream containing the fibrillated materials, said means comprising a disk fixed perpendicularly to said rotary shaft, and having a plurality of vanes provided thereon, F. the circular plates of adjacent rotors being spaced apart so as to leave a substantially unobstructed space between adJacent rotors.

Claim 2

An apparatus for fibrillating synthetic resin film into synthetic pulp which comprises in combination: A. a cylindrical outer casing having a. an inlet on one side for supplying air and materials to be fibrillated, b. an outlet on the other side for discharging an air stream containing fibrillated materials, c. a plurality of linear projections disposed along the inner peripheral surface of said casing in an alignment which is substantially parallel to the center line of said casing, B. a rotary shaft extending centrally through said casing and which is capable of being revolved at high speed around the center line of said casing, C. at least two rotors affixed to said shaft a. each rotor comprising a disk fixed perpendicularly to said rotary shaft and a plurality of spaced apart vanes fixed to the outer periphery of said disk which extend radially outward to within a very short distance of the inner longitudinal edges of said plurality of linear projections, D. pairs of circular plates fixed to said rotary shaft in such a way that each of said pairs supports a rotor therebetween, E. means adjacent said inlet for sucking in air and the materials to be fibrillated and discharging the air stream containing the fibrillated materials, said means comprising a disk fixed perpendicularly to said rotary shaft, and having a plurality of vanes provided thereon, F. the circular plates of adjacent rotors being spaced apart so as to leave a substantially unobstructed space between adJacent rotors.