Easy access-low noise granulator
AssigneeLeesona Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. Walker, Henri A. Boulay
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Abstract
A granulator construction including a cover having a first portion connected to the granulator frame along a vertical hinge line and a second portion in turn connected to the first portion along a horizontal hinge line whereby progressive opening of such cover portions along their respective hinges permits partially and fully open granulator positions whereby the feed means and the granulation chamber of the granulator are sequentially exposed. Furthermore, opposed muffler segments in part defining a feed slot are separable so that access to feed rolls etc. may be quickly gained. The lower of such muffler segments is further slidably removable entirely from the granulator construction so as to permit cleaning as when changeovers occur in the material being granulated.
Claims8
A granulator comprising a frame, a chamber, a rotor mounted for rotation about an axis within said chamber, feed means including a feed slot for introducing material into said chamber, said rotor including cutting means for contact with material fed to said chamber for size reduction thereof, a composite cover having first and second cover portions relatively movable with respect to each other and to said frame, said first cover portion at least partially enclosing said chamber, said second cover portion extending above said feed slot, said first cover portion connected to the frame along a vertical hinge line and said second cover portion in turn connected to the first cover portion along a horizontal hinge line whereby progressive opening of said second cover portion with respect to said first cover portion and then said first cover portion with respect to the frame along their respective hinges permits partially and fully open granulator positions whereby said feed means and said chamber are sequentially exposed.
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