IP Library Granted Patent US 7,543,769
Granted Patent B2
US 7,543,769 · App. 11/687,730 · Granted Jun 9, 2009

Blasting medium picking-apart device

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Patent No.
US 7,543,769
App. No.
11/687,730
Granted
Jun 9, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a blasting medium picking-apart device comprising: a hopper-shaped container having an upper opening through which a blasting medium is put in; a blade attached to a rotary shaft which is mounted along the central axis of the container, for applying a shear force to the blasting medium when the blade is rotated; a first shearing plate attached to an inner surface of the container for applying a shear force to the blasting medium between the rotating blade and the first shearing plate; an annular horizontal plane fixed to a lower opening of the container; a rotary plate which is attached to the rotary shaft, and is disposed opposite to the horizontal plane with a predetermined space therebetween; a second shearing plate attached to the rotary plate; and a rotation drive section for driving the blade and the rotary plate for rotation via the rotary shaft.

Claims (19)

1. A blasting medium picking-apart device comprising:

a hopper-shaped container having an upper opening through which a blasting medium is put in;

at least one blade attached to a rotary shaft which is mounted along the central axis of the container, for applying a shear force to the blasting medium when the blade is rotated;

at least one first shearing plate attached to an inner surface of the container for applying a shear force to the blasting medium between the at least one rotating blade and the at least one first shearing plate;

an annular horizontal flange plate fixed to a lower opening of the container;

a rotary plate which is attached to the rotary shaft, and is disposed opposite the horizontal flange plate with a predetermined gap therebetween;

at least one second shearing plate attached to the rotary plate; and

a rotation drive section for driving the at least one blade and the rotary plate for rotation via the rotary shaft.

2. The blasting medium picking-apart device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a gap adjustment section for adjusting the gap between the horizontal flange plate and the rotary plate; and

a control section for controlling the gap adjustment section based on a torque of the rotary shaft which is changed by the rotation drive section.

3. The blasting medium picking-apart device according to claim 2 , wherein

the rotary shaft is provided with a plurality of blades which are separated by an adjustable distance.

4. The blasting medium picking-apart device according to claim 2 , wherein

the control section detects a change of a torque of the rotary shaft based on a motor current value of the rotation drive section, and controls the gap adjustment section to adjust the gap so that the motor current value falls within a predetermined range.

5. The blasting medium picking-apart device according to claim 4 , wherein

the rotary shaft is provided with a plurality of blades which are separated by an adjustable distance.

6. The blasting medium picking-apart device according to claim 1 , wherein

the rotary shaft is provided with a plurality of blades which are separated by an adjustable distance.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 7, 2007
From: HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
To: HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 019649/0793 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2007
From: SHIMIZU, TOKUO; YANO, TETSUNORI; OKAMOTO, NAOKI
To: HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 019027/0645 →