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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Metso Lindemann GmbH, Dusseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 1/3286 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 1/3286 ;
Abstract
To operate the air circulation and convey the stock flow of scrap material comminuted in the housing ( ) of a hammer mill, the airflow generated by the blower effect of a rotor ( ) and the stock flow passing through an upper classifying grate ( ) are diverted by a deflector hood ( ) and guided vertically downwards into a duct ( ) that is separate from the housing ( ). The stock flow is combined with the stock flow classified in the area of a lower classifying grate ( ). The air flow is then guided in the circulating air and the combined stock flow is conveyed to a device ( ) for further processing, sorting and/or conveyance.