Millennium rotor assembly

A rotor assembly for a size reducing machine having a drive motor, said rotor assembly comprising:

• a) a central shaft for rotating said rotor assembly having a drive end capable of securement to the drive motor of the size reducing machine, and an outboard end opposite to said drive end;
• b) a drive end plate secured to the drive end of said central shaft with a bushing, for substantially sealing said drive end of said rotor assembly;
• c) an outboard end plate secured to said outboard end of said central shaft with a bushing, for substantially sealing said outboard end of said rotor assembly;
• d) a webbing engaged with said central shaft for supporting said rotor assembly, said webbing comprising a plurality of web socket supports located between said drive end plate and said outboard end plate, wherein said plurality of web socket supports further comprise a first and a second socket receiver channel having a web socket receiver ring, wherein said first and second socket receiver channels are oppositely aligned along a receiver channel axis of said web socket supports, and wherein said plurality of web socket supports are arranged in a first row and a second row transversely aligned to said first row, and said second row is laterally shifted from said first row in a direction parallel to said central shaft, thereby forming four rows of socket receiver channels transversely staggered and laterally shifted relative to said central shaft, said plurality of web socket supports further comprises:
• i) an outboard end socket support secured to said outboard end plate;
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• ii) a drive end socket support secured to said drive end plate;
• e) a rotor casing engaged with said webbing for protecting said webbing;
• f) a plurality of sockets comprising:
• i) an upper end secured to a plurality of throughbores located in said rotor casing;
• ii) a lower end for alignment with, and capture by, said socket receiver channels of said web socket supports of said webbing, said lower end also having a socket lock ring with two opposing gaps to allow for releasable securement of said plurality of sockets to said plurality of web socket supports, wherein said plurality of sockets release from said plurality of web socket supports by rotating said plurality of sockets to align said opposing gaps with said web socket receiver ring of said plurality of web socket supports, and said plurality of sockets secure to said plurality of web socket supports by rotating said plurality of sockets such that said socket lock rings of said plurality of sockets are received within said web socket receiver ring of said plurality of web socket supports;
• iii) an interior socket thread;
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• iv) a keyway along an interior side wall of each of said plurality of sockets;
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• g) a plurality of hammers releasebly secured to said plurality of sockets through threaded engagement between a hammer socket thread of said plurality of hammers and said interior socket threads of said plurality of sockets, and said plurality of hammers further comprising:
• i) a plurality of keyways along an exterior side wall of each of said plurality of hammers, wherein when said hammers are secured to said plurality of sockets said keyways align with said keyways of said plurality of sockets to allow insertion of a plurality of keys to lock said hammers in place within said sockets;
• ii) a first lubrication thread aligned with a lubrication aperture of said plurality of keys, such that the application of a lubricant into said lubrication aperture and into said first lubrication thread at least partially seals said plurality of hammers and said plurality of sockets;
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• iii) a second lubrication thread aligned with said lubrication aperture of said plurality of keys such that application of a lubricant into said lubrication aperture and into said second lubrication thread lubricates said interior socket thread of said plurality of sockets and said socket thread of said plurality of hammers.