(19)
(11) EP 0 553 066 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.03.1994 Bulletin 1994/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.07.1993 Bulletin 1993/30

(21) Application number: 93830020.9

(22) Date of filing: 21.01.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B02C 23/16, B02C 23/18, B02C 18/40
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 23.01.1992 IT MI920114

(71) Applicant: I.CO. S.r.l.
Genova (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Mercandino, Franco
    Genova (IT)

(74) Representative: Adorno, Silvano et al
c/o SOCIETA' ITALIANA BREVETTI S.p.A. Via Carducci, 8
20123 Milano
20123 Milano (IT)


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    (54) Improved shredding device


    (57) A shredding device essentially including a shivering unit (2) and a feed hopper (4) through which the material (3) to be shredded is fed to the shivering unit (2), also provided with a screen (1) positioned below the shivering unit (2) as well as with a circuit for the washing of the inner walls of the feed hopper (4) and of the underlying shivering members. The device is capable, by means of the screen, of selecting according to their size the shreds of material produced. The device, finally, has improved effectiveness and cleanliness characteristics thanks to the possibility of carrying out semiautomatic cleaning operations at the end of each operating cycle.






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