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US 4,824,352 AGranted
Apparatus for pelletizing materials
OwnerRichard S. Hadley, Kenneth A. Cadeinventors
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In accordance with the subject invention an apparatus is provided which is capable of directly pelletizing a nonparticularized material without substantially destroying the fibrous nature of the material during pellet formation. The apparatus comprises a pair of horizontally-extending cylindrical dies, mounted in parallel planar relation for rotation in opposite directions. The dies are spaced closely apart to form a finely spaced intermeshing nip therebetween, for compressively pelletizing the nonparticularized material. The dies are rotated at a predetermined rate of rotation. Each die includes a horizontally-extending hollow central interior chamber for receiving the compacted pellets. Passageways radially-extend from the hollow central interior chamber to the outer circumference of the dies. Teeth are arranged on the dies for cutting the material into selective nonparticularized lengths and, immediately thereafter, for compressively moving the cut material from within the nip, through the passageways, and into the hollow central interior chamber.
A pelletizing apparatus comprising:
A pelletizing apparatus comprising:
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