Granulator with false bottom collection chamber

In a granulator of the type having a housing, a cutter assembly located in the housing for granulating objects into particles, the housing having a bottom for collecting the particles, and a blower for removing the particles from the bottom of the housing, the improvement comprising:

• a downwardly facing channel carried between the cutter assembly and the bottom of the housing, the channel having edges spaced from the bottom of the housing to allow the admission of particles into the space below the channel, the channel having one end larger in width than the other end, the blower being connected to the larger end for creating suction to draw the particles along the bottom below the channel and out of the housing.

In a granulator of the type having a housing, a cutter assembly located in the housing for granulating objects into particles, the cutter assembly having a plurality of rotor knives rotated past a stationary knife for cutting the articles, and a perforated screen mounted below the rotor knives with apertures therethrough that allow the particles to fall through for collection, and a blower for removing particles from the housing, the housing having inclined walls below the cutter assembly and a bottom for collecting the particles, the improvement comprising:

• a downwardly facing channel carried loosely below the screen and between the inclined walls by brackets, the channel having a longitudinal axis parallel with the axis of rotation of the rotor knives, the channel having two spaced apart edges spaced a selected distance from the bottom of the housing to allow particles to enter the space below the channel, the edges of the channel on a first end being spaced farther apart from each other than the edges on the second end, the blower being connected to the first end for creating a suction to draw the particles along the bottom below the channel and out of the housing.