Apparatus for the treatment of chips
AssigneeMayfran Incorporated
InventorsKlaus von Wietersheim, Bastiaan Maertzdorf, Eduard Hendrik Schiks
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Abstract
A device is shown wherein the bale of metal cutting chips formed at one end of a chip conveyor is ripped apart into smaller portions which can be more easily handled in subsequent treatment operations such as separating or crushing. The device comprises a holding tooth and a ripping tooth which are pushed into the bale of chips. After extension into the bale, the ripping tooth is then moved away from the holding tooth in the conveying direction by drive means thus ripping off a portion of the bale. The teeth are then retracted and returned to their original positions. These steps are repeated until the bale has been separated into smaller portions as desired.
Claims20
A device for separating bales of metal cutting chips formed on a chip conveyor having a conveying direction comprising:
- at least one holding tooth positioned along the conveyor and spaced therefrom and selectively movable toward and away from said conveyor;
- said holding tooth being adapted to penetrate a bale of chips on said conveyor when moved toward said conveyor;
- at least one ripping tooth positioned along said conveyor having a first position adjacent to said holding tooth and movable in said conveying direction;
- said ripping tooth being selectively movable toward and away from said conveyor;
- said ripping tooth being adapted to penetrate said bale of chips on said conveyor when moved toward said conveyor;
- first drive means associated with said holding tooth and said ripping tooth to move said teeth toward and away from said conveyor and;
- second drive means independent of said first drive means for moving said ripping tooth laterally away from said holding tooth to a second position when said teeth have been moved toward said conveyor whereby portions of said bale of chips may be torn away.
A device for separating bales of metal cutting chips formed on a chip conveyor having a conveying direction comprising:
- at least one holding tooth positioned along the conveyor and spaced therefrom and selectively movable toward and away from said conveyor;
- said holding tooth being adapted to penetrate a bale of chips on said conveyor when moved toward said conveyor;
- at least one ripping tooth positioned along said conveyor having a first position spaced from said holding tooth in said conveying direction;
- said ripping tooth being selectively movable toward and away from said conveyor;
- said ripping tooth being adapted to penetrate a bale of chips on said conveyor when moved toward said conveyor;
- first drive means associated with said holding tooth and said ripping tooth to move said teeth toward and away from said conveyor, said first drive means comprising holding tooth drive means and ripping tooth drive means, and;
- second drive means for moving said ripping tooth laterally away from said holding tooth to a second position when said teeth have been moved toward said conveyor whereby portions of said bale of chips may be torn away.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.