Abstract: A pest control insulation building material from recycled waste paper including one or more chemical additives. The base material is fiberized, and the chemical additives may include: pesticides, disease immune additives (medicines), ammonia dust inhibitors, fire retardants, stabilizers or other additives, depending on the characteristics desired of the final product. At least one of the additives is applied as a liquid.

Abstract: An apparatus for destroying articles that has a cutter rotatably mounted adjacent a feed opening of a chamber containing articles to be destroyed. A ram is mounted in the chamber and is movable in a first direction toward the cutter. A plate forms the bottom surface of the chamber, and the plate has a plurality of grooves extending in the first direction. A wiper is mounted on the front of the ram, and the wiper has a plurality of teeth located in respective grooves in the plate. Thus, the plurality of teeth in the grooves prevent articles from sliding beneath the ram as it pushes articles into the cutter. In another embodiment, a segmented wiper is mounted on a first side wall, the segmented wiper has a length extending across an irregular upper surface of the ram, the segmented wiper further has a plurality of independently movable wiper teeth that are in substantially continuous contact with the irregular upper surface of the ram.

Abstract: A pretreatment apparatus for raw materials for production of reduced iron pretreats the raw materials, comprising an iron material, such as iron ore, and other raw materials, such as coal and flux, by a dryer, classifiers, a roll press, and a vertical mill, and feeds the pretreated raw materials to a pelletizer via a feed bin. At least two fluidized mixers for mixing the classified raw materials, one of the fluidized mixers for storage and the other fluidized mixer for supply, are provided for batch treatment. The pretreatment apparatus can uniformize the crushed particle sizes of iron ore, coal, etc. different in hardness, stably supply homogeneously mixed raw materials, and simplify pelletization-side facilities.

Abstract: A shredder for shredding metal shavings, chips and the like includes a housing (10) containing a shredder assembly having first and second roller motor-operated shafts (40,42) carrying spaced knives (50) for shredding metal. A sensor (66,68) on at least one shaft (40,42) senses a change in rotation of the shaft, indicative of a jammed condition. A microprocessor (70) responds to the sensor to open an ejection door (20) normally closing an ejection outlet (16) and to reverse rotation of the shaft (42) to dislodge the jamming object. When the jamming object is dislodged, the microprocessor halts rotation of one shaft (40) to permit the knives on the reverse rotating shaft (42) to carry the jamming object toward the open ejection outlet (16). After the object has been ejected, the microprocessor (70) returns the shafts (40,42) to their normal operation to continue shredding metal.

Abstract: A coffee grinder with a removable storage and dispensing element that has a housing and rotatable assembly in the housing. The rotatable assembly includes a distributor allows a single one of multiple open sectors to be filled in any given position. A dispensing component has an open sector angularly offset from the open sector of the distributor. When the dispensing component open sector aligns with a filled sector, the beans drop into a hopper for grinding. A grinder operates until all the beans in the hopper are ground.

Abstract: A machine for separating a compacted fibrous material and pneumatically impelling separated fibrous material generally comprising a hopper having a trough at a lower end thereof provided with an outlet, a pair of augers disposed in the trough operable to advance separated fibrous material toward and into the hopper outlet, means disposed in the hopper between an inlet of the hopper and the trough for shredding compacted fibrous materials introduced into the hopper, an airlock feeder having an inlet communicating with the trough outlet, a motor and means for conveying drive from the motor to the shredding means, the augers and the feeder.

Abstract: The breaker comprises two breaker jaws (17, 19) adapted to be opened and closed hydraulically, with which building parts, concrete parts, brick walls and the like may be clamped. A hydraulic pulse hammer device (25) is mounted to at least one breaker leg (17), which, by means of a piston (29) strikes on the object in the holding area of the breaker and breaks or splits the same. Thus, the efficiency of the breaker is substantially increased.

Abstract: A recycling apparatus comprises a body; a slit on top having a hole on one end; a rear internal pasteurizing mechanism comprising a pulverizing device and a bottom first container; a front internal crushing mechanism comprising two sets of parallel blade wheels and a bottom second container; and a waste storage mechanism comprising a third container, a spring-loaded lever, and a plunger sliding in the third container. In use sequentially insert the needles of the used syringes into the slit with the piston syringe portion of the syringe held on the slit, push the syringes forward to cause the needles to contact the pulverizing device to be ground into powder while being pasteurized, the powder are dropped into the first container, the remained piston syringe portion of each syringe eventually drops into the crushing mechanism through the hole, the dropped piston syringe portion of each syringe is pressed and cut into pieces by the sets of the blade wheels, and the pieces are dropped into the second container.

Abstract: A condiment grinder includes a housing, a chamber within or attached to the housing for containing articles to the ground such as pepper seeds. A trigger is attached to the housing. An elongate piston extends through the chamber and has serrations along a portion of its length. A linkage co-operates with the trigger and the piston to transmit reciprocal movement of the trigger to reciprocal movement of the piston. A grinding aperture adjacent to the chamber has an internal periphery and is co-operative throughout its internal periphery with the serrations of the piston to grind the articles upon reciprocation of the piston.

Abstract: An apparatus for and method of recycling the edge portion of a chopped strand mat are disclosed. The method includes the steps of trimming an edge portion of the chopped strand mat, transporting the edge portion to a shredder assembly, and shredding the edge portion into individual strands or filaments. The separated strands are introduced with new chopped strands into the chopped strand mat forming process. The apparatus for recycling the edge portion of the mat includes a shredder assembly for separating the edge portion into individual strands. The shredder assembly includes two pairs of rollers that engage the trimmed edge portion. The first and second pairs of rollers are driven at first and second rotational speeds, respectively. Preferably, the second speed is greater than the first speed. The mat is pinched between each pair of rollers and is thereby placed under tension due to the different rotational speeds.

Abstract: A refiner for shredding pulps having refining surfaces provided on a rotor and a stator and which form a cylindrical or a conical refining gap. The refining gap is set by wedges which are mounted on the stator and rotor and can be moved against each other.

Abstract: A hulling apparatus that can improve hulling efficiency and hulling roll durability. A first air nozzle and a second air nozzle to cool surfaces of hulling rolls by blowing compressed air thereto are provided at a vicinity of the hulling rolls of the hulling apparatus. Consequently, a hardness of a rubber layer at the surfaces of the hulling rolls can be prevented from being lowered. Thus, hulling efficiency and hulling roll durability can be improved.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving wood scraps from a work area and reducing the scraps to wood chips having a saleable consistency and size. The apparatus includes a combined chipper and a blower section, the chipper section being mounted on the intake side of the blower section so that the blower section draws the wood scraps into the chipper section, and then draws the resulting chips from the chipper section and discharges them to a predetermined collection area. The chipper section includes a grate having a plurality of through openings, and a rotating chipper blade that is positioned in front of the grate. The blower fan is mounted behind the grate so as to receive the chips passing therethrough, and discharges the chips through an opening in the surrounding housing. A flexible hose or other conduit may be mounted to the intake opening of the chipper section for vacuuming up and collecting wood scraps from the work area.

Abstract: A cutter for use in a blender includes a central hub portion defining a horizontal plane. First and second pairs of blades extend outwardly from the hub portion. The first pair of blades is oriented on opposite sides of the hub portion and the blades lie in substantially the same horizontal plane as the hub portion. The second pair of blades is oriented on opposite sides of the hub portion and the blades extend upwardly from the horizontal plane of the hub portion, and further wherein the angles of upward extension of each of the second pair of blades is asymmetric. Further, each blade of the first set of blades has a cutting edge and trailing edge, and each blade of the first set of blades is pitched so that there is a downward slope from the cutting edge to the trailing edge.

Abstract: The ball mill is of the type including: a rotary drum (11, 12, 13) having a horizontal axis (XX′) and each end of which is supported by a journal (14, 15) which terminates it and through which passes an axial tube (41) around which it delimits an annular duct (35), a vertical pipe (6) discharging in the vicinity of the journal at the level of a guide member (31) for directing material to be pulverized from the pipe towards the drum, and an outlet duct (36) communicating with the annular duct for ejecting from the drum the mixture consisting of the gas and the pulverized material. Each journal contains a rigid helicoidal Archimedes screw structure (32) fixed to it and turning with it about the tube, when the drum rotates, which tube is a rigid immobile gas injector tube.

Abstract: Fluidized-bed opposed jet mills, configured as separator mills, and provided with easy accessibility so that the interior space can be easily cleaned with little effort. The separator wheel is formed together with the bearing unit and the actuator unit as one component, which is detachably attached to the grinding container and can be moved relative to the grinding container by kinematic devices in such a manner that the separator wheel can be removed from the grinding container upward through the discharge outlet for finely ground material, while the discharge device for the finely ground material remains connected to the grinding container. In this manner, the separator mill can be easily assembled and disassembled by the user and the separator mill becomes easily accessible for thorough cleaning. This is particularly advantageous when the material to be ground is changed frequently, as is the case in the pharmaceutical and chemical fields.

Abstract: A one-way pepper grinding tool includes an one-way member, and a grinding assembly having an inner and an outer grinding part. The one-way member has a main body turnably received in a housing. The main body has several curved slots around a central round hole. The curved slots each has an engaging end portion in open communication with the central round hole for permitting an engaging block movably received in the slot to separably engage a ring fitted in the central round hole; the engaging blocks being biased to the engaging end portions by springs to force the ring to turn together with the main body when the main body turns in a first direction, making the inner grinding part associated with the ring turn to grind pepper. When the main body turns in an opposite direction, the engaging blocks are moved away from the ring, not able to make the ring turn, i.e. the inner grinding part will not turn relative to the outer grinding part.

Abstract: A grater with a cylindrical housing which on an end side is limited by a grating insert arranged in a rotationally fixed and exchangeable manner. In the housing there is mounted a receiving cylinder with entraining means. The receiving cylinder accommodates the grating product and is rotationally and movably mounted. A pressing body which is axially movable in the receiving cylinder is in a positive-fit active connection with the entraining means of the receiving cylinder. The pressing body has a rotary knob projecting beyond the housing and the receiving cylinder in every position of use. In the housing, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing, there is arranged an insertion slot through which the exchangeable grating insert is insertable. In an inserted condition the grating insert rests on a support in the housing and is held in a positioned manner by a centric peg on the receiving cylinder.

Abstract: A comminuting striker assembly for mounting on a rotor of a comminuting apparatus comprising: a striker having first and second opposed faces, the first face defining at least one cutting edge, and the second face defining a pair of perpendicular slots; a striker retainer having a leading face for attachment to the striker, the leading face defining a pair of perpendicular keys to be received by the slots; and a single threaded fastener for joining the striker to the striker retainer.

Abstract: A paper shredder has two rotary cutters each having multiple blades spaced apart from each other. Each blade has a first cutting blade with multiple cutting edges and a second cutting blade with multiple cutting edges alternate with respect to the cutting edges of the first cutting blade so that when shredding the paper, only one cutting edge engages the paper.