IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0981657
(2010-12-30)
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등록번호 |
US-8556200
(2013-10-15)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Piotrowski, Tony S.
- Coulter, Jack D.
- Hartzell, Bruce A.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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A system for processing material has a power supply and a machine having a hopper for receiving and passing material to an auger. The auger has a shaft with an axis about which it rotates, a helical flighting mounted to the shaft, pins mounted to the helical flighting, and paddles mounted to the sha
A system for processing material has a power supply and a machine having a hopper for receiving and passing material to an auger. The auger has a shaft with an axis about which it rotates, a helical flighting mounted to the shaft, pins mounted to the helical flighting, and paddles mounted to the shaft. The radial outer edge of the helical flighting is crenelated with periodic notches that form rectangular blades on the helical flighting. The pins are rotationally and angularly aligned with leading edges of the rectangular blades. The system may include a vehicle, such as a trailer, having first and second compartments separated by a partition. The power supply is located in the first compartment and has a power supply member extending though the partition. The machine is located in the second compartment and coupled to the power supply member.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus for processing material, comprising: a power supply; anda machine powered by the power supply and having a hopper for receiving and passing material to an auger comprising a shaft with an axis about which the auger rotates, a helical flighting mounted to the shaft, pins mounted to th
1. An apparatus for processing material, comprising: a power supply; anda machine powered by the power supply and having a hopper for receiving and passing material to an auger comprising a shaft with an axis about which the auger rotates, a helical flighting mounted to the shaft, pins mounted to the helical flighting, and paddles mounted to the shaft. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a radial outer edge of the helical flighting is crenelated with periodic notches that form rectangular blades on the helical flighting. 3. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pins are rotationally and angularly aligned with leading edges of the rectangular blades. 4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pins extend radially beyond the helical flighting. 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pins have distal ends that define a pin radial length relative to the axis, the paddles have distal ends that define a paddle radial length relative to the axis, and the pin and paddle radial lengths are substantially equal. 6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an axial end of the helical flighting forms a distal edge thereof that is rotationally aligned with at least one of the paddles. 7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the distal edge extends in a radially orthogonal direction relative to the axis. 8. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the helical flighting has an axial pitch that is cyclical and defines an axial length, and the distal edge of the helical flighting is spaced apart from said at least one of the paddles by an axial distance that is less than the axial length. 9. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the helical flighting has at least three axial pitches. 10. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each paddle comprises a plate with a surface that is flat, elongated and rectangular, each plate protrudes radially from the shaft such that the surface is parallel to the axis, and each plate is supported by a support bracket extending from the shaft. 11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paddles comprise a first set of two paddles at an axial end of the shaft that are rotationally opposed to each other relative to the axis, a second set of two paddles axially spaced apart from and rotationally orthogonal to the first set, and a single paddle axially spaced apart from and rotationally orthogonal to the second set and axially opposite the first set, and the single paddle rotationally aligns with one of the two paddles of the first set. 12. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power supply is an internal combustion engine that is coupled to the machine via a drive shaft. 13. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the auger is located in a trough and is adapted to supply material to a feeder, and further comprising a material flow rate adjustment system that is manually adjustable to vary a size of an opening between the trough and the feeder. 14. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the material flow rate adjustment system has a slide gate that is horizontally movable to regulate the size of the opening and material flow rate of material from the trough to the feeder, the slide gate is operated by a manual lever having a plurality of lockable positions for different applications. 15. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the machine further comprises a blower that provides air pressure to the feeder and propels separated material through hoses for delivery to and installation in a building, and an air bleed system having a manually-operated valve for reducing air pressure from the blower, and an air pressure gage that depicts a loss of air pressure in response to the manually-operated valve. 16. An auger, comprising: a shaft with an axis about which the auger rotates;a helical flighting mounted to the shaft;pins mounted to the helical flighting; andpaddles mounted to the shaft. 17. An auger according to claim 16, wherein a radial outer edge of the helical flighting is crenelated with periodic notches that form generally rectangular blades on the helical flighting. 18. An auger according to claim 17, wherein the pins are rotationally and angularly aligned with leading edges of the generally rectangular blades. 19. An auger according to claim 16, wherein the pins extend radially beyond the helical flighting, such that a radial outer edge of the helical flighting has a shorter radial length than the pins relative to the axis. 20. An auger according to claim 16, wherein the pins have distal ends that define a pin radial length relative to the axis, the paddles have distal ends that define a paddle radial length relative to the axis, and the pin and paddle radial lengths are equal. 21. An auger according to claim 16, wherein an axial end of the helical flighting forms a distal edge thereof that is rotationally aligned with at least one of the paddles. 22. An auger according to claim 21, wherein the distal edge extends in a radially orthogonal direction relative to the axis. 23. An auger according to claim 21, wherein the helical flighting has an axial pitch that is cyclical and defines an axial length, and the distal edge of the helical flighting is spaced apart from said at least one of the paddles by an axial distance that is less than the axial length. 24. An auger according to claim 23, wherein the helical flighting has at least three axial pitches. 25. An auger according to claim 16, wherein each paddle comprises a plate with a surface that is flat, elongated and rectangular, each plate protrudes radially from the shaft such that the surface is parallel to the axis, and each plate is supported by a support bracket extending from the shaft. 26. An auger according to claim 16, wherein the paddles comprise a first set of two paddles at an axial end of the shaft that are rotationally opposed to each other relative to the axis, a second set of two paddles axially spaced apart from and rotationally orthogonal to the first set and also rotationally opposed to each other, and a single paddle axially spaced apart from and rotationally orthogonal to the second set and axially opposite the first set, and the single paddle rotationally aligns with one of the two paddles of the first set.
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