Abstract: Described herein is a dental material applicator system comprising a segmented capsule and handpiece. The capsule separately holds a powder and a liquid such that upon activation in the handpiece by an operator, the powder and liquid are mixed into a paste. The operator then triggers the handpiece so that the mixed paste is extruded.

Abstract: A rotary drum apparatus comprising a drum rotatable around a longitudinal axis, and at least one electric motor for driving the drum in rotation around the longitudinal axis, each drive motor comprising a stator and a rotor, the rotor comprising at least one ring portion joint together with the drum and extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. The stator of each drive motor extending against a part of circumference of the drum perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A pneumatic continuous impact pulverizer includes an outer tube, an inner tube located in the outer tube, an air intake material feeding port located at a front end of the outer tube, an air pump located at the air intake material feeding port, and a plurality of impact tubes. The impact tubes respectively run through the tubular wall of the inner tube, and each has an airflow passage which includes a bell-shaped opening communicating with the outer tube, a middle branch opening located at one side of the airflow passage close to the air intake material feeding port and communicating with the inner tube, and an outlet communicating with the inner tube. High pressure gas and powders enter through the air intake material feeding port. The high pressure gas carries the powders to pass through the impact tubes where the powders collide with each other to become nano powders.

Abstract: A system for disposing high temperature solid state steel slag includes a working barrel (4), a feeding barrel (9), a liftable hydraulic bracket (12), a supporting device(13) and a transmission device(14). The working barrel (4) axially connects with the feeding barrel (9) in series. The working barrel (4) is provided with cooling and crushing medium (4-1) and spray pipe inside. A method for disposing high temperature solid state steel slag by using said system enables single feeding and multiple disposing.

Abstract: A method of making frac sand having a selected grade from a naturally occurring, mined sand having a SiO2 content of at least about 80 percent and having a particle size range where the maximum particle size is less than about 8.

Abstract: A planetary mill is disclosed. The planetary mill comprises a self-balancing milling assembly comprising a pair of elongate floating milling chambers arranged in parallel to and on opposite sides of a main axis wherein the milling chambers are free to move outwards in a direction radial to the main axis, a drive assembly for rotating the milling assembly in a first direction of rotation about the main axis, and at least one of belt surrounding the pair of floating milling chambers such that when the milling assembly rotates about the main axis, the at least one belt limits a radial travel outwards of each of the milling chambers.

Abstract: A grinding mill includes a mill body defining a grinding cavity, the mill body supported at opposing sides by respective bearings, a motor, operable to drive the mill body and arranged adjacent to at least one bearing, and a torque transmitter. The torque transmitter has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the grinding cavity and larger than the diameter of the bearings.

Abstract: A grinding mill including one or more lifter bar assemblies mounted on a shell rotatable around a central axis thereof. Each lifter bar assembly is for lifting at least a lifted portion of a charge including ore, and includes a main portion for lifting and directing a main part of the lifted portion in a main part direction substantially orthogonal to the central axis of the shell. The lifter bar assembly also includes one or more terminal lifter bars located proximal to one or both of feed and discharge ends of the shell, for lifting and directing terminal part(s) of the lifted portion of the charge. The terminal lifter bar is positioned for directing the terminal part of the lifted portion of the charge at least partially in a terminal part direction which is substantially non-aligned with the main part direction.

Abstract: Recyclable asphalt material is processed within a drum for delivery in a heated mass containing aggregate-sized pieces for reuse. The drum is mounted for rotation about a longitudinal axis and a mounting arrangement compensates for thermal expansion and contraction of the drum while enabling the desired rotation. The mounting arrangement includes at least one mounting ring placed coaxial with the longitudinal axis and spaced from the drum by a radial spacing. Support rollers support the mounting ring for rotation about the longitudinal axis, and links couple the drum with the mounting ring. Each link has one end coupled pivotally to the drum, and another end coupled pivotally to the mounting ring. The ends of the link are offset circumferentially relative to one another such that the link is movable to vary the radial spacing in response to thermal expansion and contraction of the drum relative to the mounting ring.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dry coating solid dosage forms. The method includes the steps of placing solid dosage forms in a rotatable, electrically grounded housing, and spraying a film forming polymer powder composition into the housing during rotation thereof to form a polymer coating on the solid dosage forms, the polymer powder composition being sprayed using an electrostatic spray gun, and curing the coated solid dosage forms.

Abstract: A pulverizer simplified in structure for easy maintenance and suppressed in cost. The pulverizer has a hopper (2) provided on one side thereof, a product discharge hole (4) provided on the other side thereof, and a raw material crushing chamber (3) for crushing raw material that is fed from the hopper (2) and discharging the crushed material from the product discharge hole (4) . The pulverizer further has at least one thin plate-like rotor (8) disposed on the upstream side inside the raw material crushing chamber (3), a hollow circular cylindrical space (S1) in which the rotor is placed, a classifying space (C) disposed on the downstream side of the hollow circular cylindrical space (S1) and formed in a hollow circular cylindrical shape having an inner diameter smaller than the hollow cylindrical space (S1), and a product discharge hole (4) which is coaxially disposed on the downstream side of the classifying space (C) having an inner diameter smaller than the classifying space (C).

Abstract: A relocatable oil sand slurry preparation system is provided for preparing an aqueous oil sand slurry amenable to pipeline conveyance while producing minimum overall rejects, comprising (a) a relocatable rotary digester for slurrying oil sand and water and digesting oil sand lumps to form a pumpable slurry, the rotary digester having a feed end for receiving oil sand and water, a slurrying chamber comprising a plurality of lifters for slurrying the oil sand and water, and a trommel screen end for screening out oversize rejects from the oil sand slurry which falls through the trommel screen; and (b) a relocatable rejects recirculation unit operably associated with the rotary digester for receiving oversize rejects and delivering the rejects back to the rotary digester for further digestion. In a preferred body, relocatable oil sand slurry preparation system further comprises a rejects crusher for crushing oversize rejects prior to delivering rejects back to the rotary digester.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and process for reducing the size of solid particles are disclosed. In one embodiment the system includes a cavitation processor and a comminution processor in physical communication with one another to reduce the size of solid particles. In another embodiment, a process for reducing the size of solid particles includes passing the solid particles sequentially through a cavitation processor and a comminution processor which are in physical communication with one another. Examples of solid particles which may be used in the system and process herein, include pharmaceuticals, foods, inks and paints.

Abstract: A pulp lifter for installation in a grinding mill has a leading edge and a trailing edge with respect to rotation of the mill and comprises a first wall bounding an interior space and a second wall dividing the interior space into first and second sections. The first wall includes a leading edge wall formed with an inlet opening providing access to the second section and an inner edge wall formed with an outlet opening for discharge of slurry from the second section. The second wall includes a guide that extends substantially from an outer end of the leading edge wall to a trailing end of the inner edge wall, and the first section of the interior space is open at the trailing edge of the pulp lifter.

Abstract: A process to transform solid waste into fuel by adding water and heat to provide no more than 350 BTUs/lb of the weight of the solid waste for no more than 85 minutes. Such a process transforms the solid waste into fuel in a process time of not greater than 85 minutes. The system uses a pressure vessel; a condenser tank to permit selective addition of water to and evacuation of steam from the vessel; a heater to increase the temperature of the vessel; a vacuum pump to selectively reduce pressure within the vessel and to help evacuate steam from the vessel to the condenser tank; and a water pump to selectively add water from the condenser tank to the interior volume of the vessel. A method for converting solid waste into fuel includes loading the solid waste into a rotating pressure vessel and transforming the solid waste into fuel by adding water; reducing pressure; adding heat; and then evacuating steam. The contents are evacuated from the pressure vessel. At least some of the contents are fuel.

Abstract: A grinding machine having plurality of lift elements positioned within the rotating drum. The lift elements are provided with a central ridge contact surface portion with slanted side surfaces extending from the ridge contact portion in a downward and outward configuration. Adjacent pairs of side surfaces form valleys with the downwardly converging side surfaces. In the grinding process, this enhances the effectiveness of the grinding mill.

Abstract: A system and method for recycling using waste steam products in which a select quantity of compacted bundle(s) of non-adhered shredded plastic waste and a select quantity of compressed rubber bundle(s), formed from a rubber regrind composition such that a portion of the regrind composition is fused together, are delivered to and processed in a Banbury, which has a throat configured to receive the compacted bundle of shredded plastic waste and the compressed rubber bundle(s).

Abstract: A screening machine on a frame with a hopper having a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt discharges particulate material poured into the hopper into a rotating barrel screen or vibrating planar screen for sifting the material. A hammermill apparatus is pivotably mounted on a hood member to an arm that is pivotably mounted to the frame of the machine. The hammermill is positioned above the conveyor belt at the discharge end. The hammermill can pivot upwardly relative to the arm upon striking a large object on the conveyor belt, and a spring mounted to the arm and the hood biases the hammermill back to its original position. A hydraulic ram is drivingly linked to the arm for manually or automatically displacing the hammermill relative to the conveyor belt.

Abstract: The disclosed device is directed toward a pulverizer including a pulverizing chamber formed between a table, a cover, and side walls. The side walls are coupled between the table and the cover. At least three rotary plates are disposed in the table. Each of the rotary plates include a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being proximate the pulverizing chamber. At least one hammer is coupled to each rotary plate on the top surface of the rotary plate. A flow slot is formed between each rotary plate and the table, wherein the flow slot is configured to fluidly couple pulverized material through each flow slot to a discharge. A material feeder is coupled to the cover. The material feeder is configured to feed material to be pulverized into the pulverizing chamber through the cover.

Abstract: A centrifugal tumbling granulating apparatus 1 comprises a fixed wall 7 having a grain contact portion 7a which is in contact with powder grains 2 and of which a horizontal section is formed in a circular shape, and a rotating disk 5 provided a clearance 12 away from an inner side of the fixed wall 7 and rotating in a horizontal direction by a motor 13, wherein an air supply device 21 for supplying drying air 22 to an upper surface side of the rotating disk 5 is provided above the rotating disk 5. The air supply device 21 has a cylindrical straight tube portion 25, and an air supply port 23 formed in a cone shape, and is disposed in a centrifugal tumbling chamber 6 to be movable in an up-and-down direction. During a granulating step, the air supply device 21 stops to supply the dry air 22 and waits at an upper position H. After the granulation processing, the air supply device is lowered at a lower position L and supplies the dry air 22 onto the rotating disk 5 to dry granulated substances.

Abstract: A separation device includes a casing and a first and a second rotation blade. A pulverization chamber is defined between the casing, the first, and the second rotation blade. Operating an urging device and at least one of the first and the second rotation blades, creates channeling vortices within the pulverization chamber. Fly ash containing unburned carbon is feed into the pulverization chamber, and through at least repeated self-collision, unburned carbon is segregated and reduced in size while remaining particular matter is similarly segregated and reduced in size. A method implements the separation device and provides simple results.

Abstract: An apparatus for vibratingly smashing sand masses, comprising a sand tank (30) elastically supported and having an inner tank (33) therein for holding sand masses; and vibrating means (21) having unbalanced weights for vibrating the sand tank, including the inner tank, by rotating the unbalanced weights, such that the vibrations of the sand tank draw a Lissajous's figure of approximately a circle. The inner tank (33) is defined by a wall (31) disposed in the sand tank apart from the inner surface (30A) of the sand tank (30), the wall (31) having a plurality of apertures (32).

Abstract: There is disclosed a pulverizing assembly having paired interconnecting cylindrical chambers wherein each chamber is provided with a rotatable shaft having a plurality of discs mounted thereon and wherein each disc is provided with a plurality of arcuately-shaped shoe members mounted in abutting relationship about the periphery of each disc member to facilitate the stage wise circulation of a slurry introduced into the assembly and to induce particle collision of the solids contained in the slurry so as to reduce the size of the particulate solids before exiting the assembly.

Abstract: A cleaning system for non-ferrous metals for the removal of ash residue and dirt from metals derived from a municipal waste combustor includes an infeed chute for receiving the dirty metals and water from a clean water source. The water and metals are combined in a rotating tumbler for removal of the ash and dirt which is directed to a holding tank. The clean metal is engaged by a rotating upwardly angled drum that includes an internal helix. The metals are moved by the helix to an outlet and pass through a second spray of downwardly directed clean water for further cleaning of the metal. Motor-driven idlers and associated bearings provide for rotation and positioning of the apparatus. A water pump has an inlet from the holding tank and is used to maintain proper level control. An agitation pump prevents the collected ash and debris from settling in the tank.

Abstract: Apparatus and process for breaking blocks of compressed particulate material (e.g., coconut coir, peat moss and the like) includes feeding blocks of compressed coconut coir into a confined breaking space, and breaking coconut coir from the blocks to form a loose mass of coconut coir by causing the blocks of compressed coconut coir to tumble against one another along a general figure-eight flow path. Most preferably, the blocks of compressed particulate material fed into the confined breaking space are brought into contact with a spirally oriented rotary breaking bar. The breaking bar is supported concentrically relative to a central axis by means of radially disposed support arms which carry generally triangular lift teeth. The action of the spiral breaking bar and lift teeth (if present) cause the blocks of compressed particulate material to tumble against one another in the confined chamber along a general figure-eight flow path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a granulating and coating technique, and more particularly to a technique wherein powder and granules are contained in a drum rotating about a substantially horizontal axis and the rotary drum is rotated for granulation of the granules and (or) coating. There is provided a rotary drum (1) for containing the powder and granules (M) and rotating about the substantially horizontal axis, and also provided a baffle member (12) continuously or intermittently rotating or swinging at the inside of the powder and granules (M) layer in the rotary drum (1). The baffle is turned in the granules, so that the raw materials for the powder and granules can be prevented from adhering to the baffle member and the rotary drum or from peeling off therefrom, thus obtaining products of uniform coating.

Abstract: A milling method for pulverizing agricultural products, minerals, etc. comprises the steps of whirling a grain material within a pulverizing chamber; and pulverizing the material by utilizing the friction due to a difference in moving speed between material particles which is generated as the material is whirled. A milling device comprises: a body frame; first and second rotary blades arranged opposite to each other within the body frame and defining, together with the inner walls of the body frame, a pulverizing chamber; a material feeding inlet formed on the body frame on the side of the first rotary blade and communicating with the pulverizing chamber; and a collection outlet provided axially in alignment with the second rotary blade and communicating with the pulverizing chamber. The collection outlet communicates with an associated suction device.

Abstract: An apparatus and novel method for processing medical waste materials comprising an elongate pressure vessel of generally cylindrical configuration having an inlet end, and a closely fitting closure member for the inlet. An elongate drum of generally cylindrical configuration is mounted in the vessel for rotation about its longitudinal axis, which drum can be selectively driven in either rotative direction. The longitudinal axis of the drum is disposed at a slight angle of incline to the horizontal, placing the inlet end at a slightly higher elevation than the opposite end. A helically configured member is disposed along the interior perimeter of said drum, such that during rotation of the drum in a first rotative direction, the helically configured member moves the waste material in a direction away from the inlet end of the drum, whereas during rotation of the drum in the second rotative direction, the helically configured member moves the waste material toward the inlet.

Abstract: A mica plate delaminator has a delaminating cylindrical chamber with a flat disk mounted on a drive shaft at a 65 degree angle to the shaft. A screw feeder feeds material from a hopper into the delaminating chamber and the disc is rotated at 600-1200 rpm to force the mica back and forth over itself and the clearance between the disc and the housing to a discharge, delaminating the mica plates to small flakes.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved method and apparatus to effect the separation of component fractions from paper-containing and plastic-containing waste materials. This method and apparatus accepts materials of widely varying characteristics such as paper, plastics, glass, metal, food wastes and other materials to be inserted en masse into a rotating vessel equipped with lifting paddles and directional flighting. In this way the intimate contact of materials with moisture and heat is accomplished, thus effecting the repulping of paper materials. The repulped materials, as a result of directional tumbling, are dispersed throughout the vessel. Because of the repulping of the pulpable materials, size reduction of the randomly large and odd-shaped pulpable material is accomplished. By virtue of the size reduction of the large and odd-shaped pulpable materials, the non-pulpable components are freed of the particle shapes and surfaces that affect separation.

Abstract: In this apparatus for crushing brittle material for grinding a size reduction device is arranged between a roller mill ( for pressure crushing) and a screen classifier (for classifying the crushed product) for disagglomeration of the crushed product in round and flat form (agglomerates). For energy-saving and reliable disagglomeration of these agglomerates the size reduction device has an inlet section with feed arrangements for agglomerates and fluid as well as turbulence section, so that the agglomerates can be intensively intermixed and at least partially broken up in the first section and completely disagglomerated in the second section, whereupon a feed pump feeds the dissagglomerated crushed product to the screen classifier as a fluid suspension without clogging.

Abstract: A mill for comminution and separation of lump ore and subsequent recovery of relatively dense components of the ore, said mill including a stationary housing defining an ore reduction chamber therewithin, an impactor rotor drum rotatably mounted within said housing, said rotor drum supporting a plurality of circumferentially spaced ore breaker hammers and fixedly supporting a plurality of vanes for directing a high velocity air stream around said ore reduction chamber and defining a central feed region therewithin for receiving said lump ore, a plurality of transverse ore breaker plates fixedly supported within said housing and radially spaced from said rotor drum, an autogenous region in downstream communication with said ore reduction chamber, said autogenous region including a high velocity venturi region, a low velocity expansion region downstream of said venturi region and at least one collector plate arranged such that in use a particle laden air stream is directed through said venturi region and out in

Abstract: Apparatus and method for the pulverization and burning of solid fuels, such as coal, that provides for introducing relatively coarsely divided solid fuel into the lower part of an upstanding, closed housing for impact crushing therein, and for carrying the fuel fines upwardly through a turbulent zone defined in the housing between rotating spiders that include widely spaced radial blades that are oppositely angled to generate opposing air flows to further pulverize the entrained fuel fines autogenously by attrition. The entrained fuel fines in the rising column of air are then discharged from the housing into a burner for the pulverized solid fuel.

Abstract: A device which regulates the retention time of material ground in a grinding mill is disclosed. The device comprises a cylindrical casing, a wall in the casing having a plurality of apertures therethrough, a reservoir chamber defined between the wall and a side of the casing, lifting structure in the reservoir chamber, and a reservoir scoop spaced from the casing and extending into the resevoir chamber. The discharge scoop comprises a hollow longitudinal member including a first opening on its upper surface and a second opening on its lower surface, with the openings being spaced longitudinally from each other.

Abstract: Mineral impact breaking apparatus uses a divided flow with the first part of the flow being accelerated preferably through a rotor and discharged towards an impact breaking surface. The second part of the mineral flow is introduced into the path of the accelerated first part of the flow so that there is impacting between the first and second flows of minerals and with the second flow acting as anvil blocks against which the first flow particles will be impacted and broken. Where the horizontal accelerating rotor is used to accelerate the first part of the mineral flow the kinetic energy of the rapidly rotating air above the rotor is used to direct an air flow back to the infeed of the rotor and minimize dust discharge.

Abstract: A cone crusher is provided for fine and superfine comminution and a high throughput performance. The largest open gap clearance between the crushing mantle and the crushing cone in the region of the crushing zone is not smaller than the grain size of the feed product to be comminuted as heretofore known, but larger than such grain size. A so-called stratified crushing occurs under the filling pressure of a relatively high column of feed product, wherein the grains of the feed product are not individually crushed per se between the crushing tools, but largely mutually crush one another in the crushing gap.

Abstract: The decoring apparatus (1) consists of a portal-shaped support frame (2), at each of the vertical posts (4) and supports (5) on which a bracket (7) is provided. From each of these, via a swinging arm (9), a carrying unit (11) is suspended which is able to swing freely like a pendulum. Said carrying unit has two longitudinal arms (14,15) on which two vibrators (23) and two buffer bars (20) or an impact plate (19), as the case may be, are provided, whereby between the latter there is a casting receiving opening (16), and on the rear side of which several support bars (17) are provided. A casting (a) is loosely set into the receiving opening (16), and the carrying unit (11) is put into motion by vibrators (23). Since said vibrations induce the loose casting (a) to vibrate as well, the latter is quickly and freely moved back and forth between the impact plate (19) and the buffer bars (20) within a defined clearance (c), whereby the casting knocks against them in turn.

Abstract: A rotating grizzly having a downwardly slanting axis of rotation for reducing the size of agglomerated mineral particles comprising a rotatable framework made up from a series of spaced axial baffles interconnected by a series of parallel spaced bars wherein the baffles extend inwardly toward the axis of rotation a greater distance than the bars.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for electromagnetically crushing, mixing and stirring substances is disclosed. The apparatus has a container for containing ferromagnetic or non-magnetic conductive working pieces together with substances to be processed, shifting magnetic field generators which act on and generate a random motion of the work pieces, and a mechanical driver which imparts a relative motion to said container on a plane generally parallel with the shifting direction of the shifting magnetic field generated by said shifting magnetic field generators. Similarly, the method comprises moving the container relative to shifting magnetic field generators on a plane generally parallel with the shifting directions of the generated magnetic fields.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing substances electromagnetically having a container for receiving conductive working pieces and substances to be processed and magnetic field generators located adjacent said container to generate violent random motion of said working pieces is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of operating said apparatus at a first magnetic field intensity level slightly greater than the minimum intensity level required to generate random motion of said working pieces, and then periodically either increasing or decreasing the intensity level from said first intensity level to maintain random motion of said working pieces. Similarly, the apparatus comprises a timing mechanism which periodically either increases or decreases the intensity level from said first intensity level.

Abstract: A comminuting apparatus operating on a dual mass system is designed to be compact and efficient. The apparatus comprises a frame (1, 2, 3; 31; 40) mounted on first springs (8) on a substrate (7). A processing vessel (4) is mounted on the frame and is connected thereto by second springs (6, 51). A motor (17) drives an imbalanced drive shaft (9) to cause vibration.

Abstract: Surplus concrete or return concrete to be processed is poured into a high-capacity receiving bin and is transferred at a metered rate from said bin by means of a screw conveyor to a washing apparatus, in which fine components are separated from very fine components. The transfer at the metered rate is effected in dependence on the driving power of rotary motors of the rotary washing apparatus. When the driving power of the motors exceeds a predetermined value, then the motor of the screw conveyor is deenergized. When the driving power decreases below that value or below another value, the supply at the metered rate is resumed. The plant operates fully automatically and when the receiving bin has been emptied the plant is automatically cleaned and automatically shut down.

Abstract: Wood chips are debarked by compacting them in a mass, and agitating the compacted mass. In the compacted mass the chips are caused to rub against one another so that the bark is removed from the chips by rubbing friction of chip against chip. Frictional pressure on the removed bark finely comminutes the bark for easy separation from the debarked chips. The compacting and agitating of the chip mass is effected by a rotor device in a debarking drum chamber.

Abstract: An improved traveling magnetic field-type apparatus for crushing, mixing, polishing, deburring and the like is provided, comprising a container containing working substances and a quantity of material to be crushed operatively arranged between first and second traveling magnetic field generators. The generators are selectively shiftable between a first orientation and a second orientation, in which like polarity and dissimilar polarities face each other across the container. The field generators may be circular and concentrically arranged, or in the shape of a circular arc. Diaphragms also may be provided in the container to distribute more uniformly the working substances and the material to be crushed. It has been determined that the working substances are more readily magnetized, resulting in a higher magnetic torque, if they are relatively longer in the axial direction than in the cross sectional direction.

Abstract: A drum granulator is described in which at least a part of the cylindrical outer wall is resilient. This can be achieved, for example, by forming the drum from steel and fitting it with a resilient rubber lining, which is exposed in way of circumferentially extending slots in the steel. The drum rotates past pivotted rollers which are allowed to descend abruptly onto the resilient part of the wall, dislodging any material which adhered to it.

Abstract: Apparatus for treating a granular substance, especially for milling nuclear reactor fuel in powder form having a treatment drum supported rotatably about a central axis, an associated drive unit to drive the treatment drum about this central axis, and a cover at one end. The cover has two cover sections which are arranged side by side in the direction of the central axis of the treatment drum and can be rotated relative to each other about the central axis between two stops by means of a cover drive unit. The outer cover section has an opening for docking a substance container and the inner cover section has a passage opening which is aligned at one of the two stops with the opening for docking and which is closed at the other stop by the outer cover section. The treatment drum can be tilted about a tilting axis perpendicular to its central axis by means of a tilting unit.

Abstract: A material treatment apparatus having a bowl or container for the material to be treated. The bowl is suspended by resilient means, and a vertical reciprocating motion is applied to the bowl, the resilient means during the vertical motion imparting a rotary oscillation to the bowl or container.

Abstract: A closure member (11) for opening and closing an outlet orifice (30) in a stationary cover (32) of a drum (1) drivable in rotation in a processing machine, in which the material being treated is conveyed upwards towards the outlet aperture, which is provided generally at the lower region of the drum. Closure member (11) is movably fitted to the cover (32) and is at least partly closable.

Abstract: A vibratory apparatus is disclosed for scrubbing, abrading, pulverizing, grinding, crushing, milling and/or separating granular material. The apparatus includes a two mass vibratory system with a tube, as part of the working mass, provided for the granular material and having an inlet end and an outlet end open to a stack at a location lower than the inlet end. The stack has means for creating an upward countercurrent air flow therethrough. A driving mass, including a vibration generating assembly, is provided for vibrating the driving mass and the working mass so that the granular material is agitated in the tube at large accelerations to scrub, abrade, pulverize, grind, crush or mill the granular material. When the apparatus is used as a separator or classifier, the countercurrent air flow in the stack causes minute particles to move up through the stack to separate the minute particles from the batch of granular material as the material is discharged into the stack.

Abstract: A grinding process and machine for granular particles comprising two flexible continuously moveable belts which form a cavity separated apart a critical distance. The granular particles rub against each other when the belts relatively moving at different speeds grind the materials to achieve a predetermined condition.