Claims
- 1. A hammermill for the fragmentation of metal car bodies, comprising:
- a housing,
- a shaft situated in said housing, a number of radially directed rotor arms mounted on the shaft,
- a hammer aligned with the end of each rotor arm which moves in the direction of the shaft rotation, and means for independently mounting the hammers on each of the rotor arms, each hammer being of broader width than the space between the hammers so that overlap of the track of travel of the hammers results and having a pair of U-shaped shanks pivotally mounted on said mounting means for enclosing the sides of the rotor arms.
- 2. The hammermill according to claim 1, wherein the mounting means comprises a rod positioned parallel to the shaft and a cylindrical member eccentrically mounted on each end of the rod for adjusting the radial position of the hammer with respect to the shaft.
- 3. The hammermill according to claim 1, wherein each of the shanks includes a bore hole and said cylindrical members fit into the bore holes provided in the shanks of the hammer.
- 4. The hammermill according to claim 3, wherein each of the rods includes two half axles each having a cylindrical member eccentrically mounted on the outer end of each of the half axles.
- 5. A hammermill for the fragmentation of car bodies, said hammermill comprising:
- a housing,
- a shaft mounted for rotary motion in said housing,
- a number of radially directed arms mounted on said shaft, an eccentric rod assembly mounted on the end of each of the arms,
- a U-shaped hammer pivotally mounted on the eccentric rod assembly on the end of each of said arms to enclose the end of the arm, each hammer having a width broader than the space between the hammers so that overlap of the track of travel of the hammer results and the radial position of the hammers can be adjusted by rotating the rod assemblies to compensate for wear on the face of the hammers.
- 6. The hammermill according to claim 5 wherein each of said rod assemblies includes a rod and a cylindrical member eccentrically mounted on each end of the rod and said hammers include a pair of shanks having openings therein for matingly engaging the cylindrical members on said rods.
- 7. The hammermill according to claim 6 wherein said eccentric rods are split into half sections and a nut and bolt assembly for securing the half sections to the rotor arms.
- 8. A hammermill comprising:
- a housing,
- a shaft mounted for rotary motion in said housing,
- a number of radially directed rotor arms mounted on said shaft;
- a hammer mounted on the outer end of each of said arms and a rod mounted on the end of each arm for supporting said hammers for pivotal motion on the end of said arms, each of said hammers having a broader width than the space between the hammers so that overlap of the track of travel in circumferential direction of adjacent hammers results and including an opening on each side and a cylindrical member eccentrically mounted on each end of said supporting rod for matingly engaging said openings, wherein the radial position of the hammer can be adjusted by rotating the cylindrical member to compensate for wear on the face of the hammer.
- 9. The hammermill according to claim 8 wherein said supporting rods are split and further including means for securing the rods to the arms.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/300,709, filed on Sep. 2, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,598,981 entitled "Hammermill."
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