System, Machine And Method For Reducing Size Or Volume Of Objects

A machine for breaking and reducing the bulk size of one or more objects, the machine comprising:

• a frame;
• a reception chamber for receiving and accommodating the one or more objects to be broken;
• a drum rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to oscillate relative to the frame between a first, fully retracted position and a second, fully advanced position about a longitudinal rotational axis;
• a cutting member coupled to the drum and extending therefrom, the cutting member being configured to penetrate through one or more of the objects in the reception chamber during operation as the drum rotates from the first position to the second position during each oscillation cycle;
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• a breaking screen comprising a series of spaced breaking members configured to cause further breakdown of the one or more pieces of the one or more objects during operation as the drum rotates toward the second position during each oscillation cycle and forces the one or more pieces against the breaking members, wherein the breaking screen wraps about a portion of a circumference of the drum and comprises a holder located within a path traversed by the cutting head during operation for supporting the one or more objects received within the reception chamber during operation.

The system for breaking and reducing the bulk size of one or more objects, the system comprising:

• a feeding system for receiving and feeding the one or more objects to be broken into a cutting region;
• a drum within the cutting region and configured to oscillate between a first, fully retracted position and a second, fully advanced position about a longitudinal rotational axis;
• a cutting member coupled to the drum and extending therefrom, the cutting member being configured to repeatedly penetrate through the cutting region to cut one or more pieces off the one or more objects during operation as the drum rotates from the first position to the second position during each oscillation cycle;
• a breaking screen comprising a series of breaking members configured to cause further break down of the one or more pieces of the one or more objects during operation as the drum rotates toward the second position during each oscillation cycle and forces the one or more pieces against the breaking members, wherein the breaking screen wraps about a portion of a circumference of the drum and comprises a holder located within a path traversed by the cutting head during operation for supporting the one or more objects received within the reception chamber during operation.

The bulk size reduction mechanism for breaking and reducing the bulk size of one or more objects, the mechanism comprising:

• a drum configured to oscillate relative between a first position and a second position about a longitudinal rotational axis;
• a cutting member coupled to the drum and extending therefrom, the cutting member being configured to penetrate through one or more of the objects during operation as the drum rotates from the first position to the second position during each oscillation cycle;
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• a breaking screen comprising a series of spaced breaking members configured to cause further breakdown of the one or more pieces of the one or more objects during operation as the drum rotates toward the second position during each oscillation cycle and forces the one or more pieces against the breaking members, wherein the breaking screen wraps about a portion of a circumference of the drum and comprises a holder located within a path traversed by the cutting head during operation for supporting the one or more objects received within the reception chamber during operation.