Abstract: A simply and compactly built drive system for a tube mill is provided whose force transmission is no longer threatened by flexures and other deformations of the grinding tube. A one-piece ring gear having a diameter less than or equal to the diameter of the grinding tube is attached to the small diameter end of a discharge cone of the grinding tube.

Abstract: The dicing machine has a shielding plate movably arranged between a processing part and a microscope so as to check mist and spray produced from the processing part. The shielding plate can be moved back and forth between a shielding position and a retreated position, so that the shielding plate is positioned at the shielding position during processing of the work and at the retreated position when the operator replaces the old blade with a new one. Thus, even if the dicing machine has two spindles facing to each other, the shielding plate does not interfere with replacement of blades on the spindles.

Abstract: An automatic food waste processing system includes: a conveying apparatus for removing salt and bad odors by supplying washing water, and for facilitating withdrawal of foreign materials; a crushing apparatus for effectively crushing the food waste while separating and removing the metallic material; a drying apparatus for drying the food waste and removing bad odors during the drying process; a cutting apparatus for cutting the dried food waste into feed chips and for separately collecting sludge; and washing water removing apparatus for enabling the automatic washing of the inner portion of the system. The food waste processing including a series of different waste processes enables manufacturing of feed chips from its by-products and processing of larger amount of food waste without environmental pollution or contamination.

Abstract: A large industrial waste tub grinder is mounted onto a lift or support frame that has a connection for a hook from a hoist on a truck so that the lift or support frame can be placed onto the truck and offloaded from the truck utilizing a conventional hook hoist. The lift or support frame supports the tub grinder on the ground surface, for in place use, the lift or support frame carries stabilizers for insuring that the lift or support frame provides a stable mounting for the tub grinder.

Abstract: In a process for manufacturing chopped thermoplastic fibers made directly beneath bushings, especially chopped glass fibers, the thermoplastic fibers are chopped in a region in which an anvil wheel and a blade-holder wheel, rotating simultaneously, are in contact with each other. At least part of the peripheral surface of the rotating anvil wheel in contact with the blade-holder wheel is machined so as to compensate for its wear, while maintaining the anvil wheel in contact with the blade-holder wheel.

Abstract: A plant waste disposal system is further includes a wood chipper apparatus having plant waste fragmenting elements and having a plant waste receiving hopper; an elongate push member having a member first end for gripping by hand and having a member second end of at least twice the width of the member first end for abutting and pushing plant waste into the plant waste receiving hopper. The elongate push member preferably is formed of tool material which is biodegradable. The elongate member preferably is constructed to fracture when subjected to tensile force in excess of five pounds, for preventing the elongate member from pulling a worker hand into the plant waste fragmenting elements.

Abstract: A reluctance machine includes a stator having an annular support member with a plurality of stator poles disposed thereon. The stator poles each are formed from a corresponding foil coil stator winding. A solid disc-shaped rotor defines a plurality of salient rotor poles, and is rotatably positioned opposite the support member to establish an axial air gap between the rotor and stator poles. A food waste disposer incorporates such a reluctance machine.

Abstract: In a process for manufacturing chopped thermoplastic fibers made directly beneath bushings, especially chopped glass fibers, the thermoplastic fibers are chopped in a region in which an anvil wheel and a blade-holder wheel, rotating simultaneously, are in contact with each other. At least part of the peripheral surface of the rotating anvil wheel in contact with the blade-holder wheel is machined so as to compensate for its wear, while maintaining the anvil wheel in contact with the blade-holder wheel.

Abstract: A magnetic induction drive for a rotatable driven member in a sealed housing, in particular, a shaft-mounted blade in a blender cup or a shaft-mounted blade in an ice shaver, uses a comparatively thin circular drive plate of a magnetizable material with circumferentially arrayed poles enclosed within a housing secured to a drive shaft. A brushless d.c. motor in a base separate from the housing has a rotor formed as an array of pie-shaped permanent magnet regions that interact with an electronically controlled, rotating electromagnetic field produced by a ring of stator coils. A second such permanent magnet is coupled to rotate coaxially and in unison with the rotor, with poles of opposite polarity aligned and adjacent one another. A steel disc is sandwiched between and bonded to the rotor and the second permanent magnet. The magnetic field (lines of flux) of the second magnet extends axially away from the rotor to induce magnetic poles of opposite polarity in the drive plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing a wafer ring tape, on which defective chips remain, from a wafer ring after normal chips are detached from the wafer ring tape, is provided. The apparatus comprises a ring table for supporting a tape-adhered wafer ring in which the wafer ring tape is attached to the wafer ring; a detaching head positionable above the ring table and movable for detaching the wafer ring tape from the wafer ring; a blocking pin disposed under the ring table to support the wafer ring tape detached from the wafer ring; and a pair of compressing plates disposed under the ring table to compress the wafer ring tape supported by the blocking pin.

Abstract: A method for shredding a document which renders the information unintelligible and prevents or minimizes reassembly of the shredded document reconstruction of the information contained in the document. The ability to reassembly a shredded document is greatly reduced by shredding each page of the document into segments formed by cuts made in the blank space between characters or images on the page. A cut pattern in which all cuts are made in the blank spaces between characters or images produces pieces or shreds of the document which have no partial or portions of characters or marks which can be matched across adjacent pieces. A document is first scanned to provide an image which can be analyzed by a processor to determine a desired cut pattern for the document. The processor then generates a set of instructions to control and adjust the cutting blades in a shredding device to cut the document in the desired cut pattern.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a housing having a shredding station, a blending or mixing station, a receiving chamber for receiving boxes and/or crates in a shredded state, and a decomposition chamber for receiving a mixture of the shredded organic waste and the shredded carton material. A conveyor selectively directs either the crate waste in the shredded state from the shredding station to the receiving chamber or directs a mixture of shredded organic waste and the shredded crate material to the decomposition chamber.

Abstract: A device is designed to shred paper and to sharpen pencil. The device comprises a housing, a paper-shredding tool, a drive apparatus, a link mechanism, a rotation mechanism, and a pencil sharpening tool. The housing is provided with a long hole and a through hole. The paper-shredding tool is mounted in the housing and is corresponding in location to the long hole of the housing. The drive apparatus is mounted in the housing to provide a driving force, which is transmitted via the link mechanism to the paper-shredding tool. The rotation mechanism is mounted in the housing and is connected with the link mechanism. The pencil-sharpening tool is disposed in the rotation mechanism to turn along with the rotation mechanism. The pencil-sharpening tool is corresponding in location to the through hole of the housing.

Abstract: An improved hammermill assembly utilizing shear bolts and shear plates designed to break upon extreme loads exerted upon the hammermill assembly, thereby reducing the occurrence of damage to the hammermill assembly or attached equipment.

Abstract: A developing device in which, after a film onto which an image was exposed has been heat-development processed, an image reader reads image information from the film and the image information is recorded onto a floppy disk. Then the film from which the image information was read is transported to a cutting apparatus. At the cutting apparatus, the film is grippedly transported between a cutter roller and a rubber roller and the film is destroyed such that the image information thereon cannot be read. The cutting apparatus is built into the interior of the developing device. Thus, when the film is ejected to an eject tray provided outside the developing device, the image information is already in an indecipherable state. Hence, the confidentiality of the recorded image information is reliably assured.

Abstract: A candle forming kit comprises a container having a cylindrical side wall, a closed bottom, and an open top. A lid is threadably coupled to said side wall so as to cover the open top. The kit includes a shaft extending through the lid and adapted to rotate about an imaginary vertical axis extending longitudinally through the container. A first end of the shaft extends upwardly through the lid and is threadably coupled to a cylindrical handle member. A second end of the shaft is disposed within the container and includes a plurality of axially spaced apart chopper blades. The shaft is also coupled to a compression spring mounted within the lid. Placement of downward pressure by a user on the handle member biases the spring and positions the chopper blades substantially adjacent the bottom wall of the container.

Abstract: A cylinder mill for grinding grains and other granular products includes an overdrive mechanism for effecting varying rotation speeds. The overdrive mechanism includes a belt tightener and tightening pulley. The tightening pulley has two sections that are separately adjustable to achieve different tightnesses. This permits an essentially constant tension in the belts comprising the overdrive mechanism such that the belts can operate smoothly.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved cutting-and-transferring system for cutting and separating a workpiece into pellets. The workpiece is held by a holder member. The system comprises: a holding table for holding a workpiece to be cut; a cutting unit including at least cutting means for cutting the workpiece on the holding table into pellets; a transferring unit including at least transferring means for picking up the pellets from the holder member and for transferring to a selected carrier tray; and a shuttle transfer unit for transferring a selected cut workpiece from the cutting unit to the transferring unit. All these parts work automatically in unison, thus reducing the length of time involved for cutting workpieces into pellets and for loading carrier trays with pellets to possible minimum.

Abstract: A magnetic induction drive for a rotatable driven member in a sealed housing, in particular, a shaft-mounted blade in a blender cup or a shaft-mounted blade in an ice shaver, uses a comparatively thin circular drive plate of a magnetizable material with circumferentially arrayed poles enclosed within a housing secured to a drive shaft. A brushless d.c. motor in a base separate from the housing has a rotor formed as an array of pie-shaped permanent magnet regions that interact with an electronically controlled, rotating electromagnetic field produced by a ring of stator coils. A second such permanent magnet is coupled to rotate coaxially and in unison with the rotor, with poles of opposite polarity aligned and adjacent one another. A steel disc is sandwiched between and bonded to the rotor and the second permanent magnet. The magnetic field (lines of flux) of the second magnet extends axially away from the rotor to induce magnetic poles of opposite polarity in the drive plate.

Abstract: This invention is related to a gear protection device of a paper shredder. The gearbox of the paper shredder is provided with a transmission component having a safety trip and with an adjustable transmission load. The device is provided on an end face of a primary gear driven by an output shaft of a motor, which end face is provided with a radial teethed face that couples to an end face of a secondary gear being provided with another radial teethed face. The primary and second gears are serially connected on a central shaft. Another end of the secondary gear is formed with a male gear engaging and being driven by another gear mechanism.

Abstract: A refuse collecting and disposal handling vehicle know as TEAM II USA™ is basically two vehicles working together in a tandem. The parent vehicle is arranged and configured to properly lift and empty a front-loading refuse container. The companion vehicle (The Accumulator) is arranged and configured in a trailer mode. The parent vehicle that tows the Accumulator is further arranged internally with a mutilating device which will, upon demand, process the bulk refuse received and converts it into many bits and small pieces, chips and saw dust. These bits and pieces are allowed to drop into a strong wind stream, which will transfer the bits and pieces into the Accumulator via a transition wind tunnel.

Abstract: An apparatus for comminuting, grinding and dispersing flowable grinding stock has a grinding receptacle with an inner, first grinding surface, which is rotationally symmetrical relative to an axis of rotation, and is drivable to rotate about the axis of rotation. Also provided is a grinding roller, which has a second grinding surface that is rotationally symmetrical relative to a central longitudinal axis, and is drivable to rotate about the axis. A grinding gap is defined between the first grinding surface and the second grinding surface.

Abstract: A cutting device for food processors wherein the processor is a cutting machine for cutting or chopping raw foodstuffs. The machine includes a container. A cutting device that includes a central sleeve-like part is non-rotatably fitted to a driven shaft and carries a cutting tool at its lower end, the cutting tool including knives that extend radially outwards from the sleeve. The cutting device includes a first pair of knives with respective knives extending radially from opposite sides of the central part close to the bottom of the central part. At least one second knife projects radially outwards from the central part higher up from the bottom of the central part than the first pair of knives. The second knife has a shorter bade than the knives of the first pair.

Abstract: An improved horizontally-disposed lower tank for a grinder pump unit, the lower tank being formed of at least one section of corrugated pipe, and at least one aperture formed therein for mounting a grinder pump unit. The lower tank is buried lengthwise in the ground with the aperture(s) directed upwardly. A transition collar is fitted into each aperture of the cylindrical lower tank for mounting grinder pump unit(s) thereon. The lower tank is buried lengthwise in the ground. The horizontally-disposed lower collection tank can accommodate one or more grinder pump units mounted to the inside of the single collection tank, and readily available parts (such as, for instance, the Series 2000—60 gallon tank e.g., from Environment One Corp.) can be used for the grinder pump unit.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit for a wood chipper attachment for a skid steer loader provides power to both a motor for driving a chipper wheel and a motor for driving a feed roller. A priority flow valve is provided to supply priority of flow to the chipper motor. As pressure increases on the chipper motor, the output from the skid steer loader pump reduces and the priority flow valve acts to reduce flow to the feed motor to reduce the infeed speed. The wood chipper is adapted to be mounted on a skid steer loader and utilize the hydraulic power source from the loader power source. A separate relief valve for the chipper wheel motor is set to relieve pressure if the chipper wheel motor stalls at a lower pressure than the relief valve for the hydraulic system on the skid steer loader so that the feed motor will have sufficient pressure for reversing the feed wheel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wood chipper including a support frame, a housing mounted on the support frame, a cutter member for chipping wood within the housing, and a discharge chute for discharging wood chips from the housing. The wood chipper also includes a first resilient isolator for dampening vibration between the housing and the support frame.

Abstract: A cutter module with an integrated trim disposal mechanism is disclosed. The integrated trim disposal mechanism results in the lack of need for using large expensive external trim disposal devices. The trim disposal mechanism chops the trim into small pieces that are easily collected in a trim fragment collection receptacle. A full trim fragment collection receptacle can either be emptied and reused or discarded and replaced with a new empty trim fragment collection receptacle.

Abstract: Grinders, motors, engines and pumps require sealing, lubrication, and other forms of protection for shafts, bearings and packing. Fluid distribution rings and purge systems are useful aids. This disclosure illustrates a distribution ring in an enclosure surrounding a shaft. A ring surface and a confronting, radially spaced shaft surface define a clearance between them. A fluid supply passage extends from outside the enclosure to this clearance. A first centering member of the ring includes a first centering surface inclined to either side of a reference plane perpendicular to the shaft axis. Connected with a wall of the enclosure is a second centering member with a second centering surface inclined to the reference plane. Contact between the first and second centering surfaces holds the ring in predetermined radial position relative to the shaft, improves fluid distribution throughout the clearance circumference and can help exclude foreign matter from bearings and seals.

Abstract: A drainage system for a food processing machine comprises a drain pan located at the base of the machine, the drain pan receiving unwanted liquid from various locations in the machine, and permitting the removal of the unwanted liquid from the machine. In a preferred embodiment, the drain pan is employed in an ice shaver/blender machine and receives unwanted liquid generated by the melting of ice stored in the ice hopper, unwanted liquid spilled in the shaver and blender areas, and unwanted liquid collected within the main body of the machine. The drain pan includes a plurality of outlets which may be selectively chosen to facilitate routing the unwanted liquid out of the machine in a desired direction.

Abstract: A feed mixer comprising a plurality of mixing members wherein each mixing member is longitudinally mounted for rotation about an axis and the mixing members further comprises a chopper auger and a shredding auger, each having a flighting. In addition, the mixing members may also comprise a third mixing auger having a flighting. The auger flightings may further provide chopping knives, or sickle knives, on the outer peripheral edge of the flightings.

Abstract: A solid waste material comminuting system having a electric motor for providing rotary motion, a pair of cutter stacks with cutter elements of one stack interleaved with cutter elements of the other, and gear means to transmit the rotary motion of the electric motor to counter-rotate cutter elements of one stack with cutter elements of the other. Each of the cutter stacks comprise a central shaft journaled for rotation and a bearing module at each end of the central shafts. Each bearing module comprises an end housing, and a pair of insertable preassembled bearing assemblies mountable in each of said end housings. One bearing assembly has a thru-hole for journaling a first shaft for rotation and a second bearing assembly has a thru-hole for journaling a second shaft for rotation. The housing has an inspection port at the top to allow for tightening of the cutter stack.