Vertical support member for intermediate yokes on comminutor cutter shafts

摘要

A comminutor for reducing the particle size of solid waste is provided. The comminutor includes at least two shafts, each fitted with a cutting element. A top portion of each of the shafts is rotatably mounted to a top housing and a bottom portion of each of the shafts is rotatably mounted to a bottom housing. The comminutor also includes a first shaft support disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion for rotatably supporting each of the shafts and a vertical support member attached to the top housing and the bottom housing, the first shaft support being coupled to the vertical support member.

主权项

1. A comminutor for reducing the particle size of solid waste, the comminutor comprising:
a top housing and a bottom housing defining a channel configured to receive a flow containing the solid waste entrained in a liquid from an upstream side; two shafts, each fitted with cutting elements; a top portion of each of the shafts rotatably mounted to the top housing; a bottom portion of each of the shafts rotatably mounted to the bottom housing; a first shaft support disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion for rotatably supporting each of the shafts; and a vertical support member attached to the top housing and the bottom housing at a downstream side of the two shafts, the first shaft support being coupled to the vertical support member.