Solid material comminution or disintegration – Apparatus – Including means applying fluid to material
Patent
1998-06-02
1999-08-31
Hail, III, Joseph J.
Solid material comminution or disintegration
Apparatus
Including means applying fluid to material
241 73, 241 81, 241 65, B02C 1912
Patent
active
059442662
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and system for processing the elastomeric component of a gum base or chewing gum product. Bulk blocks or slabs of elastomeric materials are conveyed to a housing with a rotary cutting mechanism. A feeding and metering mechanism controls the introduction of the blocks or slabs to the cutting mechanism. A lubricant feeding mechanism controls the introduction of lubricant to the housing for coating and lubricating the elastomeric materials. A cooling mechanism maintains the temperature of the housing and materials within a prespecified range. A screen or filtering mechanism controls the size of the ground-up pieces of material which are removed from the housing. Vacuum-conveyer systems convey the ground-up pieces of material to a storage hopper where excess lubricant is removed and then to a metering mechanism for selective introduction of the pieces of material to an extruder mechanism and/or gum or gum base manufacturing process.
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Bunkers Joseph
Degady Marc
Duggan James A.
Tebrinke Kevin R.
Upmann Arthur W.
Cooke Dermott J.
Hail III Joseph J.
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