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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Andritz Inc., Glens Falls, NY (US);
Arvind M. Singhal, Folsom, CA (US);
Peter Antensteiner, Lewisburg, PA (US);
ANDRITZ INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A refiner includes two or more facing refining assemblies. Each refining assembly includes a backing structure and refiner plate segments engaged to the backing structure A series of alternating bars and grooves defines a refining surface on each refiner plate segment. The refiner plate segments of the first refining assembly have a terminal edge perimeter defined by two or more terminal edges of bars disposed closest to the outer arc of the substrate of the first refining assembly. The refiner plate segments of the second refining assembly have an outermost edge circumference defined by an outermost terminal edge of a bar disposed closest to the outer arc of the substrate of the second refining assembly facing the first refining assembly. The terminal edge perimeter of the first refining assembly is not parallel to the outermost edge circumference of the second refining assembly.