Solid material comminution or disintegration – Apparatus – Including means applying fluid to material
Patent
1999-10-08
2000-10-24
Husar, John M.
Solid material comminution or disintegration
Apparatus
Including means applying fluid to material
241 46104, 241 79, 241100, 24118635, 241DIG38, B02C 1842
Patent
active
061353744
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and improvements thereto are disclosed for processing food by-products. The apparatus in accordance with the invention includes a frame; an upstream and a first downstream pair of opposed rollers mounted for rotation within the frame, at least one of the rollers being rotated by a rotary drive mechanism. The apparatus further includes opposed upper and lower conveyors advanced between the upstream and first downstream pairs of opposed rollers as the rollers rotate, with the lower conveyor providing along opposite edges thereof for liquid run-off. The apparatus further includes an input region adjacent the upstream pair of rollers for introducing food by-products onto the lower conveyor. The first downstream pair of opposed rollers form between the upper and lower conveyors a gap of a first defined height. The upstream pair of opposed rollers form between the upper and lower conveyors a gap of a second defined height, wherein the first defined height is substantially less than second defined height. Planes of the opposed upper and lower conveyors define, between the upstream and downstream pairs of opposed rollers, a gradual tapered throat. The throat is for entry of food by-product within the input region and for controlled compression thereof between the conveyors within the throat to remove liquid therefrom as the drive mechanism rotates.
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Hansen Kristin G.
Murray Jeffrey A.
Husar John M.
Mursen Environmental, Inc.
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