| 摘要 |
<p>Article breaking apparatus for mounting on an arm of a suitable vehicle, the apparatus having a pair of hydraulically operated jaws ( 12, 24 ), the first jaw ( 12 ) of the pair having first and second mutually perpendicular article supporting surfaces ( 14, 16 ) and the second jaw having an article engaging surface ( 26 ). The jaws ( 12, 14 ) are movable about a first pivot axis ( 22 ) between an article receiving position in which the first article supporting surface ( 14 ) and the article engaging surface ( 26 ) diverge away from the first pivot axis ( 22 ) and an article breaking position in which said surfaces ( 14, 26 ) diverge towards the first pivot axis ( 22 ). When an article ( 82 ) is located between the jaws ( 12, 24 ) and the jaws ( 12, 24 ) move from the receiving to the breaking position, the article ( 82 ) will be urged towards the second article supporting surface ( 16 ) and held there against until broken by the relative movement of the said surfaces ( 14, 26 ).</p> |
