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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Takano, Kouka-gun, JP;
Tetsushi Yonekawa, Otsu, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 2/500 ;
Abstract
A apparatus for crushing waste metal products includes a rotor having a crushing device on a periphery thereof and a casing enclosing the rotor. The casing has an inlet and an outlet for products to be crushed. An exhaust gas from the casing is partly returned to the inlet of the casing by a circulator. The rest of the exhaust gas is ventilated and processed by an exhaust processor. An oxygen concentration is monitored in a gas pathway of the circulator to control the gas concentration in the casing. If the oxygen concentration is high, a water shower sprays into the casing.