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US 9,168,535 B2Granted
Adjustable anvil for comminuting apparatus
AssigneeVermeer Manufacturing Company
InventorsKeith Leon Roozeboom, Joseph Edward Breja
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Abstract
The field of the disclosure relates to anvils for comminuting apparatus such as grinders or chippers. In some embodiments, the anvil is adjustable in length to maintain a clearance between a comminuting drum and a shear edge of the anvil.
Claims20
An adjustable anvil for a comminuting apparatus, the adjustable anvil comprising:
- a first plate having a trailing edge;
- a second plate having a leading edge, the first plate and second plate forming an anvil work surface for bringing material into contact with a comminuting drum, the trailing edge of the first plate being adjacent the leading edge of the second plate, the trailing edge of the first plate and leading edge of the second plate being serrated;
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- a margin disposed between the trailing edge of the first plate and leading edge of the second plate and having an adjustable length.
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An adjustable anvil for a comminuting apparatus, the adjustable anvil comprising:
- a first plate having a trailing edge;
- a second plate having a leading edge, the first plate and second plate forming an anvil work surface for bringing material into contact with a comminuting drum, the trailing edge of the first plate being adjacent the leading edge of the second plate;
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- a margin disposed between the trailing edge of the first plate and leading edge of the second plate and having an adjustable length, the margin including a zig-zag pattern.
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An adjustable anvil for a comminuting apparatus, the adjustable anvil comprising:
- a first plate having a trailing edge;
- a second plate having a leading edge, the first plate and second plate forming an anvil work surface for bringing material into contact with a comminuting drum, the trailing edge of the first plate being adjacent the leading edge of the second plate;
- a margin disposed between the trailing edge of the first plate and leading edge of the second plate and having an adjustable length;
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- a shear edge for comminuting material wherein (1) no portion of the adjustable-length margin is parallel to the shear edge and/or (2) no portion of the adjustable-length margin is perpendicular to the shear edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.