Abstract An improvement in an apparatus for processing waste products, the improvement making it possible effectively to process cardboard or wooden boxes. The apparatus comprises comminuting means including a motor-driven drum having essentially radially projecting teeth arranged on said drum and an anvil for cooperation with said teeth for comminuting the waste products. In addition hereto, the apparatus comprises a downwardly sloping supply duct for the waste products opening in the housing above the drum, and feeding means arranged at the discharge end of the supply duct, said feeding means being rotated. The improvement of the apparatus is that carrier means comprising pins or pegs are disposed on said feeding means and project radially outwards. Preferably, the feeding means consists of a U-shaped clamp, the portion bridging the legs of the clamp being spaced from and extending in parallel to the axis of rotation of said feeding means, said carrier means being disposed on said portion and projecting radially outwards.
An apparatus for processing waste products, comprising comminuting means built into a housing, said comminuting means comprising a motor-driven drum having essentially radially projecting teeth arranged on said drum and an anvil for cooperation with said teeth for comminuting the waste products; a downwardly sloping supply duct for the waste products opening in the housing above the drum; feeding means rotatably arranged at the discharge end of the duct on an essentially horizontal shaft extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of said duct, said feeding means having essentially the same width as the discharge end of the duct, said feeding means consisting of an essentially U-shaped clamp the legs of which are rotatably arranged on said shaft in such a way that the portion bridging the legs of the clamp extends in parallel to said shaft; means for rotation of said feeding means; and carrier means comprising pins or pegs being disposed on said portion of said feeding means and projecting radially outwards.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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An apparatus for processing waste products, comprising comminuting means built into a housing, said comminuting means comprising a motor-driven drum having essentially radially projecting teeth arranged on said drum and an anvil for cooperation with said teeth for comminuting the waste products; a downwardly sloping supply duct for the waste products opening in the housing above the drum; feeding means rotatably arranged at the discharge end of the duct on an essentially horizontal shaft extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of said duct, said feeding means having essentially the same width as the discharge end of the duct, said feeding means consisting of an essentially U-shaped clamp the legs of which are rotatably arranged on said shaft in such a way that the portion bridging the legs of the clamp extends in parallel to said shaft; means for rotation of said feeding means; and carrier means comprising pins or pegs being disposed on said portion of said feeding means and projecting radially outwards.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pins or pegs have rectangular cross section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said feeding means and said drum are adapted to rotate at different speeds of rotation, preferably in the ratio 1:2.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carrier means pass over the downwardly sloping bottom of the duct, press down and pierce the waste products and feed them between said teeth in order to disintegrate the waste products by interaction with the teeth.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said waste products include boxes made from at least one of the materials of the group consisting of cardboard and wood.