Glass pulverizer
OwnerJames Andelainventor
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Abstract
The invention is a glass pulverizer in which two rotatable chain-type flail assemblies are housed within two contiguous, internally joined drum-like housings. One housing has an inlet on one end and the other housing has an outlet located on an end furthest from the end adjacent the inlet. The housing having an outlet is longer than the other housing thereby allowing the pulverized glass to exit the device in a relatively low speed and controlled manner. A flail mounting method is also taught in which at least one chain flail assembly is comprised of a plurality of individual chains that are mounted to a connecting chain that is spirally wrapped about the assembly's central shaft and is designed to be easily removable from the shaft.
Claims13
An improved glass pulverizer of the type having a first hollow housing, an inlet means leading to the interior of the first housing, an outlet means operatively located in said first housing, a first rotatable chain-type flail assembly located within said first housing wherein said flail assembly comprises a first rotatable shaft means and a first plurality of multi-link chain flails that are mounted at one end to said first shaft means, a rotator means connected to said first shaft means to rotate said first shaft means and wherein the improvement comprises:
- a second hollow housing operatively connected to the first housing and having a second rotatable chain-type flail assembly located within its interior, said second flail assembly comprising a second rotatably shaft means with a second flail assembly of multi-link chain flails attached to said second shaft means and wherein the rotator means is connected to said second shaft means to rotate said second shaft means;
- wherein the outlet means of said first housing is a side opening, said second housing also having a side opening and wherein said side openings are connected to each other in a manner that allows material to travel back and forth between said housings via the side openings;
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- wherein the first and second housings have an elongated cylindrical shape and wherein said second housing is longer than said first housing and therefore has a portion that extends past an end of the first housing and wherein an outlet means of the pulverizer is located on said extending portion proximate an end of said extending portion.
A glass pulverizing apparatus comprising:
- a first drum-shaped hollow housing having a first end, a second end and a side opening;
- a second drum-shaped hollow housing having a first end, a second end and a side opening;
- a first chain-type flail assembly operatively mounted within said first housing;
- a second chain-type flail assembly operatively mounted within said second housing;
- a motor means operatively connected to said first and second chain flail assemblies wherein said motor means functions to cause said flail assemblies to rotate;
- an inlet located proximate a first end of said first housing wherein said inlet functions to allow glass material to enter an interior area of said first housing;
- an outlet located proximate a second end of said second housing wherein said outlet functions to allow glass material to exit from an interior area of said second housing;
- wherein said first and second housings are contiguous and each have a longitudinal axis;
- wherein said housings are oriented so that their longitudinal axes are substantially parallel and the first end of the first housing is adjacent the first end of the second housing;
- wherein the side openings in each of said housings are connected to thereby allow material to travel between the interior areas of the first and second housings;
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- wherein the second housing is longer than the first housing with the second end of the second housing extending outwardly past the second end of the first housing to thereby provide an area adjacent said outlet that causes any moving glass pieces proximate the outlet to become uniform in speed and direction prior to passing through the outlet.
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