Paper shredder with lower cabinet and upper hood
OwnerHermann Schwellinginventor
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Abstract
A paper shredder includes a lower cabinet and an upper hood for covering the cutting rollers, The hood has a supply duct for material to be cut which conically narrows toward the cutting roller intake gap, The supply duct has an inlet opening whose upper edge in vertical projection is located laterally offset relative to the cutting roller intake gap, The supply duct for the material to be cut has a funnel-shaped cross section and a bottom side of the supply duct extends initially approximately horizontally and is then arc shaped and leads into the essentially vertically directed cutting roller intake gap. A duct wall extending from an upper side of the hood and forming the upper edge of the inlet opening of the supply duct is formed by a ledge member which is a separate component,
Claims14
A paper shredder comprising a lower cabinet and an upper hood mounted on the cabinet, a cutting mechanism mounted in the cabinet, the cutting mechanism comprising cutting rollers defining an intake gap therebetween, the hood defining an essentially funnel-shaped supply duct for material to be cut, wherein the supply duct narrows toward the intake gap, the supply duct having an inlet opening and an upper side and a bottom side extending from the inlet opening, the inlet opening having an upper edge, the upper edge being located in vertical projection laterally offset relative to the intake gap such that the upper side of the supply duct overlaps the intake gap, the bottom side of the supply duct extending from the inlet opening initially along an essentially horizontally extending portion and from the horizontally extending portion curved downwardly essentially vertically toward the intake gap, a ledge member mounted on the hood as a separate component, the inlet opening and the upper edge of the supply duct being formed by the ledge member.
A paper shredder comprising a lower cabinet and an upper hood mounted on the cabinet, a cutting mechanism mounted in the cabinet, the cutting mechanism comprising cutting rollers defining an intake gap therebetween, the hood defining an essentially funnel-shaped supply duct for material to be cut, wherein the supply duct narrows toward the intake gap, the supply duct having an inlet opening and an upper side and a bottom side extending from the inlet opening, the inlet opening having an upper edge, a ledge member mounted on the hood as a separate component, the inlet opening and the upper edge of the supply duct being formed by the ledge member, the hood having a front portion and an upper surface contiguous with the front portion, the upper surface being plane and extending inclined toward the inlet opening of the supply duct, the inlet opening being located adjacent the front portion of the hood, the ledge member having a front portion extending upwardly from the upper surface, the ledge member further having an angle portion with a lowermost point, the lowermost point forming a stop for material to be cut placed on the upper surface.
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