Cutting head assembly for centrifugal cutting apparatus and centrifugal apparatus equipped with same
AssigneeFam
InventorBrent L. Bucks
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Abstract
Cutting head assembly for a centrifugal cutting apparatus, comprising a plurality of drum stations, at least one of which is a cutting station, provided for together forming a drum, and fixing parts provided for assembling and holding the drum stations together. The drum stations have overlapping parts with each time at least one receiving part for receiving one of the fixing parts, such that in assembled condition the adjacent drum stations are each time fixed to each other by means of at least one of the fixing parts at the overlapping parts of the adjacent drum stations.
Claims24
Cutting head assembly for a centrifugal cutting apparatus, the assembly comprising:
- a plurality of drum stations, at least one of which is a cutting station with at least one cutting element for cutting or otherwise reducing products fed into the cutting head into smaller parts, provided for together forming a drum;
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- fixing parts provided for assembling and holding the drum stations together;
- wherein the drum stations have overlapping parts with each time at least one receiving part for receiving one of the fixing parts, such that in assembled condition the adjacent drum stations are each time fixed to each other by means of at least one of the fixing parts at the overlapping parts of the adjacent drum stations.
Centrifugal cutting apparatus comprising:
- a cutting head assembly for a centrifugal cutting apparatus comprising a plurality of drum stations, at least one of which is a cutting station with at least one cutting element for cutting or otherwise reducing products fed into the cutting head into smaller parts, provided for together forming a drum, and fixing parts provided for assembling and holding the drum stations together, where the drum stations have overlapping parts with each time at least one receiving part for receiving one of the fixing parts, such that in assembled condition the adjacent drum stations are each time fixed to each other by means of at least one of the fixing parts at the overlapping parts of the adjacent drum station;
- an impeller adapted for being concentrically rotated within the cutting head assembly;
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- a first drive mechanism adapted for driving the rotation of the impeller.
The combination of:
- a cutting head assembly for a centrifugal cutting apparatus, the assembly comprising a plurality of drum stations, at least one of which is a cutting station with at least one cutting element for cutting or otherwise reducing products fed into the cutting head into smaller parts, provided for together forming a drum;
- fixing parts provided for assembling and holding the drum stations together, wherein the drum stations have overlapping parts with each time at least one receiving part for receiving one of the fixing parts, such that in assembled condition the adjacent drum stations are each time fixed to each other by means of at least one of the fixing parts at the overlapping parts of the adjacent drum station;
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- a sizing arrangement apart from the cutting head assembly for setting the diameter of the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.