Multi-functional tool assembly for processing tool of material processing machine
View Patent ↗A multi-functional tool assembly for a material processing machine includes a material reducer adapted to reduce material within the material processing machine, and a single tool to support said material reducer. The tool includes a head, a shaft, and a locking feature integrally formed therein.
1. A processing tool for a material processing machine comprising:
a tool holder for attachment to a rotor assembly of the material processing machine;
a multi-functional tool adapted to be supported by said tool holder to reduce material, the multi-functional tool including a head, and a locking feature to orient and prevent rotation of said multi-functional tool within said tool holder; and a material reducer attached to said head;
wherein said multi-functional tool further includes a fan, said fan disposed below said material reducer to aggressively output reduced material from the rotor assembly of the waste processing machine.
2. A processing tool as set forth in claim 1 wherein said head, said fan, said shaft, and said locking feature are integrally formed and comprise a monolithic structure being unitary and one-piece.
3. A processing tool as set forth in claim 1 wherein said tool holder comprises a first arm extending radially and a second arm extending radially and spaced from said first arm.
4. A processing tool as set forth in claim 1 wherein said multi-functional tool is attached to said first arm.
5. A processing tool as set forth in claim 1 including a raker attached to said second arm.
6. A processing tool as set forth in claim 1 wherein said head, said fan, said locking feature, and said shaft are made of a metal material.
7. A processing tool as set forth in claim 1 wherein said head, said fan, said locking feature, and said shaft are made as a single forging.
8. A processing tool as set forth in claim 1 wherein said fan has a width greater than said waste reducer and said locking feature comprises a generally rectangular tab comprising a width less than said waste reducer.
9. A unitary multi-functional tool for a material processing machine comprising:
a shaft;
a head operatively supported by said shaft;
a material reducer operatively supported by said head to reduce material; and
a tab operatively supported by said head to orient and prevent rotation of said multi-functional tool.
10. A multi-functional tool as set forth in claim 9 wherein said unitary tool further includes a fan, said fan disposed below said material reducer to aggressively output reduced material from the material processing machine.
11. A multi-functional tool assembly for a material processing machine comprising:
a tool including a head, a shaft, a fan, and a tab;
a material reducer adapted to reduce material within the material processing machine, said material reducer being disposed on said head; and
wherein said fan is disposed below said material reducer and said tab is disposed below said fan.
12. A multi-functional tool assembly as set forth in claim 11 wherein said head, said shaft, said fan, and said tab are integrally formed and comprise a monolithic structure being unitary and one-piece.
13. A multi-functional tool assembly as set forth in claim 11 wherein said head includes a cavity having an arcuate surface, and said material reducer is disposed in said cavity and includes an arcuate surface complementary to said arcuate surface of said cavity.