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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1981
Homer G Woten, Winter Haven, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for producing particulate material from compact masses of materials such as that used for insulation and then pneumatically dispensing the material in a uniform flow and with a preselected and consistent density. The apparatus includes a hopper for receiving the compact masses, an outlet positioned in the bottom of the hopper and a shredding zone located within the upper portion of the hopper for shredding large compact masses into smaller masses or nodules. An auger is positioned below the shredding zone and above the outlet for moving the material along the hopper. Below the auger is a tearing and separating zone that receives the material from the outlet and operates to tear and separate any of the nodules of the material into particulate material. The particulate material is then received and dispensed by a pneumatic transport means. The transport means includes a rotating air lock having an inlet at one end and an end plate at the other or exhaust end of the air lock. An exhaust metering port is formed in the end plate with a graduated opening enlarged towards the direction of rotation of the air lock to permit the particulate material to be progressively discharged.