Abstract: A jaw crusher support frame having a frame plate bordered by a pair of side walls that extend lengthwise along the frame plate, the support frame being strengthened and stiffened by a saddle that projects rearwardly from the support frame between the pair of side walls.

Abstract: A wear part for a jaw crusher comprises at a first side a wear surface to be directed to a crushing chamber of the crusher; and at an opposite second side a first counter surface which is fixable against a fixed or movable jaw of the crusher in a detach-able manner. The wear part comprises second counter surfaces inclined in opposite directions, for holding the wear part in place vertically and in a centering way in side direction relative to the jaw. A jaw crusher, a mineral material processing plant and a method for fixing a wear part to a jaw of a jaw crusher in a detachable manner. A wedge tightening coming from three directions is locking the wear part in a centering way in place relative to any possible transfer direction.

Abstract: A debris reducer for reducing debris within a fluid flow line having a lower screen that is secured within the flow line, the lower screen having a lower screen cage with a lower cutting portion. A debris reducer element is retained within the flow line and is moveably disposed with respect to the lower screen. The debris reducer element has an upper screen cage with an upper cutting portion. The upper and lower screen cages overlap and move the upper and lower cutting portions with respect to each other to reduce debris within fluid flowing through the flow line.

Abstract: The Universal Nutcracker is set of jaws with an increasing opening between top and bottom jaws to allow for cracking different diameter nuts connected by a set of linkages. Each jaw has a set of teeth for gripping the shell of the nut to be cracked. A torsion spring is connected between the top and bottom center lever to assist in opening the jaw set after the nut has been cracked. Ends of top and bottom center levers are then coupled to a scissoring arms with linkage assembly for opening and closing with a mechanical advantage.

Abstract: A bucket for crushing inert material comprising an outer casing and crushing means arranged in the casing for crushing the material, and additionally comprising a rotating tubular body, rotatable about an axis substantially parallel to a feed direction for the material and disposed upstream with respect to the crushing means in such a way that the material, before being sent to the crushing means, passes inside the rotating body in order to impart to it a rotational movement.

Abstract: A crusher-breaker group for scrap metal is provided and includes a press configured to reduce a volume of the scrap communicating with a hammer mill via a supply channel, in which the press includes a shearing device configured to separate the scrap pressed into parallelepiped bales and advance the bales along a work plane which constitutes an initial part of the supply channel and opens directly into the cage of the mill.

Abstract: An upper plate is spaced from a lower plate by a gap. Teeth extend from a lower surface of the upper plate toward the lower plate. The gap between the upper plate and the lower plate has a first size larger than a second size with the gap adjustable in height between the first size and the second size. Media storage items can be placed within the gap. A compression force is applied to move the plates toward each other and drive the teeth into the item. Preferably, relief holes are provided in the lower plate aligned with the teeth extending from the upper plate so that the teeth can entirely penetrate the item to be destroyed within the gap. Preferably, teeth also extend up from the lower plate. Guards associated with each plate sheath the teeth until the teeth extend into the gap for item destruction.

Abstract: A jaw crusher having a fixed jaw and a swing jaw disposed between opposing side walls of the jaw crusher. The swing jaw is movable relative to the fixed jaw for generating impelling forces to crush material present between the two jaws. The jaw crusher includes a cross beam which extends between the opposing side walls and a toggle plate is provided between a rear face of the swing jaw and the cross beam. Pressure cylinders are provided for applying a load to the cross beam, to provide a reaction to forces generated during movement of the swing jaw. The jaw crusher comprises a locking arrangement for selectively preventing substantial movement of the cross beam against the action of the pressure cylinders.

Abstract: A vibratory crushing apparatus includes at least one trough having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a wall defining a material-receiving space having a first cross-sectional area. The apparatus also includes at least one crusher disposed in the trough, the at least one crusher having an outer surface that conforms to an inner surface of the wall about a circumference of the crusher, and a second cross-sectional area that is smaller than the first cross-sectional area so as to define a gap between the outer surface of the at least one crusher and the inner surface of the wall. Further, the apparatus includes a vibration generator coupled to the at least one trough to cause material to move between the inlet end and the outlet end and to cause the at least one crusher to move relative to the wall of the trough.

Abstract: A chip discharge chute having a flexible chute main section having an upstream end connectable from a chipping machine output, a main section elevation mechanism connected to the downstream end of the chute main section for controlling a height of the downstream end of the flexible main section with respect to a chip receiving area, and a chute deflector section pivotably connected to the downstream end of the flexible main section for receiving chips from the downstream end of the chute main section and a downstream end with a downwardly directed ejection opening for discharging chips into the chip receiving area.

Abstract: A system 100 and method for clearing a crushing device 1 of tramp material is disclosed. The system comprises at least one dual-acting cylinder 70 which serves to both maintain a constant crushing force between a head 500 and bowl 400, and also provide a clearing stroke to facilitate passage of said tramp material. The body of the at least one dual-acting cylinder 70 is mounted securely to a main frame 300 in a self-centering, self-seating arrangement by cylinder mount 40. The piston rod 30 of the at least one dual-acting cylinder 70 is directly or indirectly mounted securely to an adjustment ring 200 in a self-centering, self-seating arrangement. The piston rod 30 comprises a first securing member 10 and a second securing member 20. A mounting portion 202 associated with the adjustment ring 200 is captured between the first 10 and second 20 securing members of the piston rod 30.

Abstract: A comminuting device for comminuting material. The device has a frame and a shear member having a main blade, the shear member movably coupled to the frame with a shear member slide bearing located at least partially inside the frame. A supporting table is coupled to the frame, the supporting table having a counter blade, the supporting table adapted to support the scrap material. The frame has an opening forming an access way to the shear member slide bearing. The main blade and the counter blade cooperate to chop the scrap material when the shear member is moved from a first position to a second position. The shear member slide bearing is removable from inside the frame through the opening without removal of the shear member from the frame.

Abstract: Two self-clearing radial rasp systems for automatic milling material disclosed. In addition, as examples two automatic apparatuses utilizing said rasp systems for milling material disclosed. The rasp system may include a rasp and a trimming member. The radial rasp may include a base surface that may include cutting teeth with apertures of predetermined sizes disposed adjacent the cutting teeth. The revolving radial trimming member may include radial channels which may independently partitioned for confining and directing material toward the base surface of the rasp as the material move by centrifugal force in a radial direction. The rasp may have different sizes of cutting teeth associating with the individual radial channels of the radial trimming member.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for crumbling a food product such as a block of cheese into irregularly shaped food particles. One embodiment of the apparatus consists of a chute-shaped housing that contains two opposing plates with a plurality of smooth, rounded, finger-like protrusions on their faces, where the plates are closer together towards the bottom of the chute. When food is inserted into the top of the chute and one of the plates is moved in an up-and-down motion, the protrusions on the opposing plates crumble the food into progressively smaller food particles until the crumbled particles drop through the gap between the bottoms of the plates and out the bottom of the chute. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for destroying memory devices like hard drives by compression and positive predetermined bending of the memory media inside the memory device. The apparatus includes a pair of opposed compression plates with one being movable toward the other by a linear motion force applying drive. An automatic stripper is provided to strip any memory device retained on one of the compression plates.

Abstract: An apparatus for milling material is disclosed. The apparatus may include a base surface. The base surface may include a first cutting tooth for milling the material. The base surface may include a first aperture of a predetermined diameter. The first aperture may be disposed adjacent the first cutting tooth so that material of less than the predetermined diameter may pass through the first aperture. The apparatus may include a trimming member. The trimming member may include a first rib for interfacing with the first cutting tooth to facilitate the milling of the material. The base surface and the trimming member may move relative to each other. The base surface and the trimming member may interface to mill material placed on the base surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a shear application system for applying substantially uniform amounts of shear throughout a powder sample. The shear application system preferably includes a cylinder assembly having an inner cylinder, a housing, an inner set of lugs, and an outer set of lugs. The inner cylinder has an external cylindrical surface and the housing has an internal cylindrical surface concentric with said external cylindrical surface. The internal and external cylindrical surfaces form an annular chamber therebetween. Each one of the lugs of the inner set extend radially outward from the external cylindrical surface, and each one of the lugs of the outer set extend radially inward from the internal cylindrical surface and are substantially uniformly spaced. The shear application system preferably includes drive means mechanically connected to the inner cylinder and control means electrically connected to the drive means.

Abstract: A self-traveling crushing machine includes: a traveling device; a crushing device that is provided on the traveling device and crushes a to-be-crushed object supplied; an overload escaping section that escapes an overload of the crushing device; and a controller that controls the crushing device. In the self-traveling crushing machine, the crushing device is a jaw crusher in which the to-be-crushed object is supplied to a V-shaped space formed by a fixed jaw and a movable jaw and the movable jaw swings relative to the fixed jaw to crush the to-be-crushed object, and the controller includes: an escape-operation determining section that determines whether or not the overload escaping section has operated; and an information output section that sends the escape operation information to an outside when the escape-operation determining section determines that the escape operation has been conducted.

Abstract: A machine for slicing food products, including a supported table surface with aperture for the passage therethrough of product slices; a power-driven cutting device having a horizontal blade extending above the table surface at a distance substantially corresponding to the slice thickness required; a guided horizontally sliding platform spaced above the cutting device; a power-driven reciprocating lateral thruster attached to the horizontal sliding platform for the purpose of moving the platform both to produce slices of food product and to clear the cutting device in the case it is jammed; and a vertical tube-shaped open-ended hopper rigidly supported by the horizontally sliding platform for containing a stack of food product items, the lowest item in the stack resting on the table surface and being pushed by the hopper into contact with the cutting device to produce a slice.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for crushing anodes, including a chamber for receiving the anodes. At least one movable wall is received in the chamber. The wall has a plurality of cutting devices associated therewith. The wall is able to move in a first direction for crushing the anodes and in a second direction away from the anodes. An apparatus is provided for applying pressure to the wall for moving the wall in the first direction. At least one pressure sensor associated with the apparatus for applying the pressure is provided. When a predetermined pressure level is reached, the wall ceases moving in the first direction and begins moving in the second direction.

Abstract: A pill crusher having a rack and pinion advancing a platen. Pill crushers are used to crush pills into powder for various medicinal reasons, such as ease of mixing or dosing. A rack on a slide way is linearly advanced by rotational movement of a pinion on a handle. The slide way is attached to a platen that advances towards an anvil. A pill in a pouch placed adjacent the anvil is crushed by the advancing platen. In one embodiment, a shaped anvil insert surface is mated to a complementary shaped platen surface and aids in crushing the pill. The present invention provides an efficient and sturdy pill crusher for commercial as well as personal use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the alignment and location of a sample (7), such as pills or tablets, for carrying out a further method step, such as a hardness test, with the aid of two opposing jaws (2, 3, 21), which may be moved relative to each other, the movable compression jaw (2) of which displaces the sample (7) along a guide track on to the fixed counter-jaw (3, 21), in order to begin the further method step with the sample (7). The forward movement of the movable compressing jaw (2), along with the sample (7) towards the fixed counter-jaw (3, 21) is continuously interrupted, the compressing jaw (2) being drawn backwards and driven forwards, such that the sample oscillates about the rest position thereof and then the compressing jaw (2) continues the movement towards the counter-jaw (3, 21) until the sample (7) reaches said counter-jaw (21).

Abstract: A pill dissolver includes a first crushing surface, and a second crushing surface positioned to receive a cup between the first crushing surface and the second crushing surface. The pill dissolver also includes pinching jaws operable to pinch a top portion of the cup above the first and second crushing surfaces. The pill dissolver further includes an actuator which creates relative movement and an impact force between the first crushing surface and the second crushing surface. A method of dissolving a pill and a pill dissolving system are also described.

Abstract: In a method of crushing silicon blocks, a silicon block to be crushed is heated and is then forcedly cooled. Subsequently, a crushing member which contains no metal component at least on a surface thereof is made to strike the cooled silicon block to thereby crush the silicon block. Alternatively, two silicon blocks to be crushed are heated and are then forcedly cooled. Subsequently, the cooled silicon blocks are made to strike against each other, whereby the silicon blocks are crushed.

Abstract: A jaw crusher used to crush hard materials includes a frame and a fixed and movable jaw positioned in spaced opposed relationship to receive hard materials to be crushed between the jaws. A lever is pivotally connected to the frame for pivotal movement about an axis and includes first and second extensions. The first extension includes a part that is in communication with the movable jaw and a part that is in communication with the axis and the second extension includes a part in communication with a reciprocating drive and a part in communication with the pivot axis. The distance between the parts of the second extension is greater than the distance between the parts of the first extension causing leveraged force to be applied on the movable jaw on application of force on the second extension by the reciprocating drive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nut cracker (100). The nut cracker (100) includes a stationary die (1) and a movable die (11). The movable die (11) is designed as a falling weight. The falling weight is designed and arranged to fall down towards the stationary die (1) due to gravity to crack the nut.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a crushing device. More particularly, the present invention relates to providing a portable pill crushing device for pulverizing medicines that are supplied in the form of pills, tablets, etc. The pill is automatically sealed within a bag and is pulverized and delivered to a practitioner.

Abstract: A device (1) for feeding a material processing plant (2) such as, in particular, a crusher, including an outer shell (3) and a bell (6), provided at least internally in the outer shell (3) and secured to the latter, the bell (6) being provided so as to be orientated substantially parallel to the direction of flow of the material in such a way as to enable the material to be diverted to protect members (9), provided downstream, of the plant (2).

Abstract: A concrete crusher has a crushing surface 1a on a stationary lower jaw 1 and it is formed so that its axial cross-section is V-shaped. A main crushing blade 5 is installed on a crushing surface 2a of a movable upper jaw 2 pivoted to the lower jaw and is opposite the lowermost portion of stationary crushing surface 1a. Supporting crushing blades 6 are installed on the upper jaw at opposite sides of the main crushing blade 5 and have shorter blade heights than main crushing blade 5.

Abstract: An apparatus for disintegrating baled crop material of various shapes and sizes includes a frame having a longitudinal axes and a material supporting floor with a centrally located first opening, mounted on the frame. Beneath the material supporting floor and in communication with the first opening is a rotary material disintegrating drum with pivoted material engaging sharp flails which while rotating pass through the first opening engaging and disintegrating the material placed on the material supporting floor. Slidably mounted on the material supporting floor is a material receiving chamber which is driven in a reciprocating manner back and forth across the material supporting floor substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis thereby positioning material placed therein over the first opening for flail engagement.

Abstract: When objects of crushing are clogged between a bottom plate and a crusher, a locking of the bottom plate that may ensue is automatically released in a self-propelled crushing machine. The machine comprises a feeder hydraulic motor (54) for reciprocating the bottom plate of a hopper and a feeder valve (50) for supplying a first port (54a) and a second port (54b) of the feeder hydraulic motor (54) with a pressurized discharged fluid from a hydraulic pump. The feeder valve (50) takes a first position (B) upon a first solenoid (55) thereof being electrically energized and takes a second position (C) upon a second solenoid (56) thereof being electrically energized. a keep relay (59) electrically energizes the first solenoid (55) and the second solenoid (56) by passing an electric current through each of them, and a first pressure switch (57) and a second pressure switch (58) are turned on when a pressure of the first port (54a) and a pressure of the second port (54b) exceeds a set pressure, respectively.

Abstract: A spinning reel for fishing includes: a spool shaft which reciprocates in an axial direction in linking with rotation of a handle shaft wherein a spool is provided at a first axial end of the spool shaft and a drag mechanism is provided at a second axial end opposite from the first axial end; a switching mechanism for operatively coupling the drag mechanism to the spool shaft to establish one of a spool free state and a drag state; a clutch mechanism for operatively engaging the handle shaft with a drive gear to establish one of a torque transmission state wherein a rotor can be driven through the drive gear by the handle shaft and a rotor free state in which the rotor is free from the handle shaft; and a return mechanism provided between the switching mechanism and the clutch mechanism for returning both spool from the spool free state to the drag state and the rotor from the rotor free state to the torque transmission state, in linking with rotation of the handle shaft.

Abstract: In a device for crushing materials, in particular soft stone, a plurality of grates with breaking elements are arranged below a bunker containing the feedstock. At least one of said grates is translationally mobile in the horizontal direction with respect to the other, which facilitates crushing of the feedstock between the vibrating breaker elements and the stationary breaking elements.

Abstract: An improved hay feeding apparatus is mounted on a vehicle bed and utilizes a hay walker for separating portions of a bale of hay and discharging the separated hay into a windrow alongside the vehicle. The present invention utilizes a sweep to gather bales from the ground and a lifting device for lifting the bales to the bed of the vehicle. Separate conveyors on the vehicle bed transport the bales to the hay walker. The hay walker separates hay from the bale and delivers the hay to a chute for delivery to the ground.

Abstract: A crusher with opposed jaw members that relatively reciprocate in a substantially linear path to crush material. The jaw members have stepped cruching faces, and a step in a crushing face is defined by a crushing expanse delineated by the front surfaces of spaced bars in a grid assembly. Pivoted arms may be employed to mount a movable jaw member.

Abstract: A combination condiment grinder and dispenser mechanism (10) which can be held and operated by one hand and which includes a hand-activated lever (80) which when squeezed forces a grinding surface (88,90) in one direction against spring (92) pressure. When the hand-actuated lever (80) is released, the grinding surface (90) reverses. The grinding action thus is linear or arcuate. The upper portion of the dispenser has a salt or other condiment compartment (38) which can be sprinkled from the top thereof. Only one hand is necessary to dispense either pepper or salt or other condiment from the body of the device.

Abstract: An annular treatment chamber is formed by a gap between inner and outer inertial ("inductively reactive") members. At least one of these members, typically the inner one, is vibratorily driven cycloidally in an orbital path, which is typically circular or elliptical, at a frequency of the order of 50-500 cycles per second. The granular material to be comminuted may constitute material suspended in a liquid or may be in particle form. This material is continually fed into the annular gap and exited therefrom after comminution has been accomplished. While in the annular gap, the material is driven circumferentially around the annular chamber with a high shear force while being subjected to radial vibratory forces developed therein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shredding apparatus for use in shredding a material mass into a plurality of discrete particles. The principal components includes a shredding screen and wiper blades. The wiper blade include a semi-rigid blade having its lower end in firm contact with said shredding screen. Reciprocating means is fixed to the shredding screen means to provide reciprocating motion of the shredding screen relative to said wiper blade. The reciprocating means produces a length of travel of said shredding screen at least equal to the space between an adjacent pair of wiper blades. Each of said wiper blades are parallel to each other and to a first set of spaced parallel bars. A second set of spaced parallel bars are substantially perpendicular to the first set of spaced parallel bars thereby forming a plurality of openings having a predetermined cross-sectional area substantially equal to the required cross-sectional area of said discrete particles.

Abstract: A crusher for reducing the size of pieces of rock, concrete and the like is disclosed. A pair of resonant beams are suspended at their upper nodes from the upper end of a frame. The beams are driven by an oscillatory driver which engages the beams near their anti-nodes. A pair of opposed jaws are mounted at the lower ends of the beams and their mutual, reciprocal action applies compressive forces to material fed therebetween which causes the material to break apart. The jaws may be moved apart by a pair of hydraulic cylinders to allow adjustment of the material size discharged from the crusher. The hydraulic system actuating the cylinders is especially adapted to absorb shock imparted by the reactive forces of the jaws against the material being crushed.

Abstract: A device for crushing, pulverizing, classifying and dedusting dry grind or dewatering wet grind ores. The ore is fed into a trough in which is seated crusher, spacer and pulverizer bars vibrated by an electromagnet energized by a low frequency electric pulse generator. The ore, receiving repeated blows as it is vibrated between the bars and the bottom floor of the trough, is reduced in size and moved along the trough for classifying and dedusting dry grind or classifying and dewatering wet grind.

Abstract: An agricultural machine for picking up and chopping crop, particularly green crop such as grass to be made into silage, and comprising a picking up device for collecting crop from ground over which the machine is travelling and at least one chamber to which the crop is delivered from said picking up device through a lateral opening and the chamber containing a reciprocable ram movable towards and away from stationary knives in an open end of the chamber, the ram preferably having knives on its face presented towards the stationary knives, the movement of the ram towards the stationary knives causing the knives to co-operate to chop up the crop, the cut crop being discharged from the open end of the chamber into a collector cage.

Abstract: A compact can crusher in which used beverage cans and the like are dropped into a chute and are crushed flat between an oscillating crusher plate and a wall of the chute, the crushed cans being dropped through an open lower end of the chute. A drive motor is coupled to the crusher plate to apply maximum thrust at opposite ends of the oscillating stroke, so that cans are effectively flattened to a minimum thickness. In one form spring stored energy adds to the initial crushing action when the most pressure is needed, and provision is made to prevent cans from jamming in the chute and to prevent the mechanism from being jammed by articles which are not readily crushed.

Abstract: A method for disintegrating a material comprises acting on the material being disintegrated with shock waves produced upon applying individual electromagnetic field pulses to a current-conducting element arranged in a close proximity to the material being disintegrated. An apparatus for disintegrating a material comprises a unit forming electromagnetic field pulses connected to a current source and arranged in a close proximity to the current-conducting element.

Abstract: A versatile food preparing machine which includes various attachments for selectively processing many different kinds of foods. The machine is characterized by incorporating a bottomless hopper and a food support pad for restingly supporting the food at various levels as it protrudes downwardly from the hopper. An interchangeable reciprocatable food processable element, e.g., a knife or shredder/grater element, etc., workingly engages the food by cyclically moving between the hopper and the adjustable food support pad, e.g., whereby slices of various thicknesses may be made from certain kinds of foods. Ejector structure cyclically ejects particles of the processed food, e.g., slices of okra and the like, downwardly away from the food processable element. Particular structure is also included for collecting the ejected slices of food to facilitate subsequent storage thereof in a food freezer.

Abstract: A plurality of rigid first comminuting elements are located in a container for material to be comminuted, and are stationarily mounted with reference to the container. A plurality of second comminuting elements are also located in the container and each of these confronts at least one of the first elements with spacing from the same. Resiliently yieldable springs mount each of the second elements for swinging movements relative to the first elements, so as to crush material in the gap by cooperation between the first and second elements. A drive is provided for imparting vibratory swinging movements to the second elements.