Method and Apparatus For Material Processing
OwnerMichael Gay, Colton Gayinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for material processing unit is disclosed. The unit comprises a housing, a motor, a target, and a rotor assembly rotated by the motor and having features for placement of material engaging cutting tools. The housing comprises a housing shell having two ends and an end plate having at least one inset pocket to accept a housing component. One or more inset pockets are configured to be slidably engaged by a housing component.
Claims28
A material processing unit, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor;
- a target;
- a rotor assembly rotated by the motor and having features for placement of material engaging cutting tools;
- wherein the housing comprises a housing shell having two ends;
- and
- an end plate having at least one inset pocket to accept a housing component.
A housing for a material processing unit, comprising:
- a target;
- a housing shell having two ends;
- an end plate secured to one of the housing shell ends;
- wherein the housing is adapted to connect to a rotor assembly rotated by a motor and having material cutting tools;
- and
- wherein the end plate is connected to the target between 0 inches and 3 inches above a ground plane.
A material processing unit, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor;
- a target;
- a rotor assembly rotated by the motor and having features for placement of material engaging cutting tools;
- wherein the housing comprises a housing shell having two ends;
- an end plate having an inset pocket to accept one of the housing shell ends;
- a rotor mount attachable to the end plate and the rotor, having centering lugs to attach the rotor mount to the end plate;
- wherein the end plate further comprises an inset groove to receive and retain the target;
- and
- wherein the target is between 0 inches and 3 inches above a ground plane.
A material processing unit, comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a housing shell;
- an end plate attached to the housing shell;
- a motor;
- a rotor assembly adapted to be rotated by the motor and having features for placement of material engaging cutting tools;
- and
- a rotor centering mechanism comprising:
- a centering plate having a shaft attachable to the rotor and centering lug holes;
- and
- centering lugs adapted to fit the lug holes.
A material processing unit, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor;
- a target;
- a rotor assembly rotated by the motor and having features for placement of material engaging cutting tools;
- wherein the housing comprises a housing shell having two ends;
- an end plate having an inset pocket to accept one of the housing shell ends;
- and
- wherein the end plate further comprises an inset pocket to receive and retain the target between 0 and 3 inches above a ground plane.
A material processing unit, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor;
- a target;
- a rotor assembly rotated by the motor and having features for placement of material engaging cutting tools;
- and
- a processing chamber having at least 80% of the tangents to the rotor assembly that enter the processing chamber intersect the target with at least 85% of a tangent vector normal to the target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.