Impact mill with pivotable impact apron

Abstract

An impact mill has at least one rotor fitted with blow bars rotatably mounted in a mill housing and acting together with at least one impact apron, said at least one impact apron pivotably arranged in the mill housing via a pivot axle and infinitely adjustable by means of a linear drive, whereby an end of the at least one impact apron to that of the pivot axle is adjustable in relation to the rotor, and whereby the linear drive is mounted on a cover plate of the mill housing and is pivotably connected to the at least one impact apron at a distance from the pivot axis, wherein the linear drive is horizontally arranged approximately parallel to the cover plate of the mill housing and acts on a single lever passing through the cover plate of the mill housing, and wherein said single lever is firmly connected with the at least one impact apron and together with the at least one impact apron is pivotable about the pivot axle.

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