EP0722365B1 - Broyeurs a mineraux - Google Patents

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EP0722365B1
EP0722365B1 EP94929055A EP94929055A EP0722365B1 EP 0722365 B1 EP0722365 B1 EP 0722365B1 EP 94929055 A EP94929055 A EP 94929055A EP 94929055 A EP94929055 A EP 94929055A EP 0722365 B1 EP0722365 B1 EP 0722365B1
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Timothy George Collins
Ian Gordon Rodger
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Metso Minerals New Zealand Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
    • B02C—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN
    • B02C13/00—Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements ; Hammer mills
    • B02C13/14—Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements ; Hammer mills with vertical rotor shaft, e.g. combined with sifting devices
    • B02C13/18—Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements ; Hammer mills with vertical rotor shaft, e.g. combined with sifting devices with beaters rigidly connected to the rotor
    • B02C13/1807—Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements ; Hammer mills with vertical rotor shaft, e.g. combined with sifting devices with beaters rigidly connected to the rotor the material to be crushed being thrown against an anvil or impact plate
    • B02C13/1835—Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements ; Hammer mills with vertical rotor shaft, e.g. combined with sifting devices with beaters rigidly connected to the rotor the material to be crushed being thrown against an anvil or impact plate by means of beater or impeller elements fixed in between an upper and lower rotor disc
    • B02C13/1842—Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements ; Hammer mills with vertical rotor shaft, e.g. combined with sifting devices with beaters rigidly connected to the rotor the material to be crushed being thrown against an anvil or impact plate by means of beater or impeller elements fixed in between an upper and lower rotor disc with dead bed protected beater or impeller elements

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  • This invention relates to modifications to mineral breakers.
  • Centrifugal mineral breakers have mineral material (such as rocks) fed axially into a rotor assembly which is revolving at high speed. Rocks are also fed into the mineral breaker so that they fall in a stream outside the rotor assembly. The rocks within the rotor assembly are flung outwardly so that they impact upon the rock stream. This impact shatters the rocks into smaller sizes.
  • tip assemblies located at the discharge ports of the rotor assembly. At these ports, where it is envisaged that there will be the greatest amount of wear on the tip assembly, tungsten carbide (or any other hard material inserts are often inserted. Tungsten carbide is extremely wear resistant, but unfortunately is also very expensive and therefore it is uneconomical to have a tip completely made of this material.
  • the material holding the tungsten carbide still wears away (along with the tungsten) and the tip assembly and tip is required to be replaced regularly.
  • the mineral breaker can suffer serious damage if there is no tip assembly in the proximity of the discharge port. This can happen if the tip assembly wears through or breaks off due to impact or erosion wear.
  • a backup tip of similar construction may be included in the tip assembly. This backup will give some protection to the rotor assembly until the tip can be replaced.
  • Coarse materials have typically caused premature failure of conventional tip assemblies. This is because the tip assembly is unable to resist wear and impact of the larger rocks and further unable to retain the larger sized rocks in the rock lining of the rotor.
  • US Patent No. 4940188 discloses an attempt to address the above problem by providing an increased volume of space behind the tip assembly which allows the rock lining or wave to be more firmly held in place by the tip assembly and to hold larger rocks therein. In some cases, a large rock can overhang the tungsten and provide the wear surface itself. However, there are still problems with this configuration and a greater volume available would also be desirable.
  • This prior art assembly also only allows a single mounting system involving bolts to be utilised which again extend into the rock wave. This makes it difficult to access the bolts when it is desired to replace the tip assembly. Excessive wear also occurs at the bolt positions.
  • Slip streaming is a phenomenon which occurs when water and fine particles of dust and grit from the rocks are accelerated within the rotor and as it exits the rotor assembly. Because of the size of the particles, they find their way into various cracks, small gaps and so forth in the rotor assembly causing considerable wear to the rotor and the tip assemblies. With conventional tip assembly designs, the slip steaming would wear the ends of the tip assembly as they did not fully meet with the inside surfaces of the top and bottom rotor assembly plates.
  • European Patent No. 429298 discloses an attempt to address the problem of ease of entry into the rotor for maintenance purposes. It also provides for the provision of one-piece wear plates for areas within the rotor previously protected from wear by a number of individual wear plates. However, there are still problems with this configuration as the tip assemblies cannot be removed without first removing the top wear plate. Furthermore, the bolts used to secure the tip assemblies may also extend into the rock wave making it difficult to access the bolts when it is desired to replace the tip assembly.
  • a rotor assembly for a centrifugal mineral breaker characterised in that the rotor assembly has at least one inset on the inner surface of either its top or bottom plates, said inset being capable of receiving either the top and bottom side of a tip assembly.
  • the inner surface referred to may in some embodiments be an additional plate attached to the actual top or bottom plates of the rotor assembly.
  • this plate may be a wear plate.
  • the insets are shaped so as to allow the easy removal of a tip assembly therefrom.
  • the insets are substantially curved in shape allowing for easy insertion of the tip assemblies. This curvature preferably also minimises the gap between the tip and edge of the inset for the tip in any position and allows for minimum metal removal on manufacture.
  • This invention has a number of advantages over the prior art.
  • the rock wave which builds up within the rotor housing varies according to the type of rock, the size of the rock falling within and the configuration of the rock (say sharp or rounded).
  • the rock wave which is built up should cover all of the vulnerable parts of the rotor assembly not protected by additional wear parts leaving only the leading edge of the tip (which is mainly tungsten carbide) exposed to the wear of the rock exiting the rotor.
  • the tip which is mainly tungsten carbide
  • the angle of the tip holder with respect to the rotor housing, the differing rock waves can be accommodated.
  • the angle of the tip holder shall be that the majority of wear will occur across the face of the tungsten and not the edge.
  • the present invention can also allow for the tip assembly to be positioned at different angles with respect to the rotor assembly. For example, if a substantially curved path is provided on the inset, the tip assembly can be positioned at any portion of the curved part provided it can be secured there by some other means.
  • a method of altering the angle of a tip assembly with respect to a rotor assembly of a centrifugal mineral breaker which has at least one inset on the surface of the top or bottom plate characterised by the step of providing a pivot point about which the tip assembly can rotate.
  • the angle of the tip assembly can be changed which is facilitated in one embodiment by the additional step of locating the tip assembly within an inset of the rotor assembly.
  • the means by which the tip assembly is held at the desired angle can be achieved by a variety of means.
  • the pivot may be a cog which can interact with various parts of the tip assembly, the teeth on the cog serving to hold the tip assembly into place.
  • a smooth pivot with a cam which operates as a stop preventing movement of the tip assembly past a pre-defined point.
  • This can come in a variety of forms, for example a fixed wedge or block.
  • a preferred means of providing a stop is to have an eccentric cam situated within the rotor housing.
  • the cam may be rotatable about a pivot while capable of bearing against the base of the tip assembly (preferably the base of the tip assembly). Rotation of the cam can push the tip assembly until the tip assembly reaches the desired angle. Preferably this action is along the path set by the insets. The cam can then be locked in position such that it cannot rotate.
  • the tip assembly may be capable of moving forwards into the rotor housing when the mineral breaker is not in operation. However, once the mineral breaker is in operation the force of the rocks exiting the rotor assembly will push the tip assembly outwards to the desired angle which in some embodiments is governed by the force of the cam against the base of the tip assembly.
  • the present invention has a number of advantages over the prior art.
  • One major advantage of the present invention is that considerably less material is used than in conventional tip constructions, as there is no additional material required to extend into the rock wave to secure the tip assembly. This provides advantages in the management of the rock wave. Less material in front of the tip assembly means a greater volume of space behind the tip is available for the rock wave to be more firmly held in place and for larger rocks to be held within. This leads to less wear on the tip assembly.
  • a further advantage of not having the attachment means extending into the rock wave is that the tip assembly can be more readily removed from the rotor assembly. Bolts are not required, which again can make it easier to detach the tip assembly from the rotor.
  • Yet another advantage of the present invention is that the top and bottom sides of the tip assembly cannot be worn away by slip streaming as they are contained within the paths. That is, there is now no gap between the ends of the tip assembly and the rotor assembly which has been vulnerable to slip streaming.
  • the present invention offers a number of advantages. Firstly, there is greater volume provided to aid in the securing of the rock wave. Secondly there is provided a relatively easy means by which the angle of the tip assembly can be altered to accommodate the parameters of the rock wave. Thirdly, problems associated with slip streaming have been reduced.
  • the plate 2 has an inset 3 which provides a substantially curved path for the tip assembly 4 to slide along.
  • the tip assembly 4 is shown to be a single tip with no back up tip, however it should be appreciated that the present invention can be used in relation to tip assemblies having other configurations.
  • the tip assembly 4 is connected to a pivot 5 which can slot into an appropriate inset (not shown) in the rotor housing 2.
  • An eccentric cam 6 is bolted via bolt 7 to a plate 8 within the rotor housing. Rotation of the cam 6 can be restricted or permitted by the bolt of which holds the cam 6 with respect to the rotor assembly 1. For example, rotation of the cam 6 around the bolt 7 can be achieved by loosening off the bolt 7. Likewise tightening the bolt 7 restricts rotation of the cam 6.
  • the linkage block 9 acts to transfer force from rotation of the eccentric cam 6 to the tip assembly 4. It is envisaged that the linkage block 9 is a semi-permanent part of the rotor assembly 1 which is not replaced along with the tip assembly 4. In some embodiments the linkage block may act as a backup tip.
  • the top arrow in Figure 1 illustrates the effect of the direction of the force that the rocks exiting the discharge port of the rotor applies to the tip assembly 4.
  • the bottom arrow on Figure 1 illustrates the force that the cam 6 exerts against the linkage block 9 and hence the inside face of the tip assembly 4 below the pivot point 5.
  • the cam 6 acts as a counter to the force of the rocks exiting the rotor assembly 1.
  • the most outward position of the tip assembly 4 is governed by the cam 6.

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  1. Assemblage de rotor (1) pour un broyeur de minéraux centrifuge, caractérisé en ce que l'assemblage de rotor (1) comporte au moins une entaille (3) sur la surface de sa plaque supérieure ou inférieure (2), ladite entaille (3) étant capable de recevoir le côté supérieur ou inférieur d'un assemblage de tête (4).
  2. Assemblage de rotor (1) selon la revendication 1, comportant des entailles dans les plaques inférieure et supérieure (2).
  3. Assemblage de rotor (1) selon les revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel l'entaille (3) a une forme essentiellement courbée.
  4. Assemblage de rotor (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel l'assemblage de tête (4) peut être positionné à des angles différents par rapport à l'assemblage de rotor (1).
  5. Assemblage de tête (4) destiné à être utilisé dans un assemblage de rotor (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4.
  6. Procédé de modification de l'angle d'un assemblage de tête (4) par rapport à l'assemblage de rotor (1) d'un broyeur de minéraux centrifuge, comportant au moins une entaille (3) sur la surface de la plaque supérieure ou inférieure (2), caractérisé par l'étape d'établissement d'un pivot (5) autour duquel l'assemblage de tête (4) peut tourner.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par l'étape additionnelle de positionnement de l'assemblage de tête (4) dans une entaille (3) dans l'assemblage de rotor (1).
  8. Procédé selon les revendications 6 ou 7, dans lequel le pivot (5) a la forme d'un pignon.
  9. Procédé selon les revendications 6 ou 7, dans lequel le pivot (5) est lisse.
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 9, comportant la fourniture d'une came (6) faisant fonction d'arrêt empêchant le déplacement de l'assemblage de tête (4) au-delà d'un point prédéfini.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, dans lequel la came (6) est excentrique.
  12. Procédé selon les revendications 10 ou 11, dans lequel la came (6) peut tourner autour d'un pivot (7) et est capable d'exercer une pression contre l'assemblage de tête (4).
  13. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 12, dans lequel la rotation de la came (6) peut pousser l'assemblage de tête (4) jusqu'à ce que l'assemblage de tête (4) atteint un angle voulu.
  14. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 13, dans lequel la came (6) peut être bloquée dans sa position, de sorte à empêcher sa rotation.
  15. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 14, dans lequel la rotation de la came (6) peut être restreinte ou autorisée par un boulon (8) retenant la came (6) par rapport à l'assemblage de rotor (1).
  16. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 15, comportant un bloc de liaison (9) servant à transférer la force de la rotation de la came (6) vers l'assemblage de tête (4).
  17. Procédé selon la revendication 16, dans lequel le bloc de liaison (9) sert de tête de soutien.
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NZ328061A (en) 1997-06-11 1998-11-25 Svedala Barmac Ltd Rotary mineral crusher with focused output of the rotor includes a tip component engageable via a holder to define a transverse weir that is not symmetrical in a plane transverse to the radial direction
NZ328062A (en) 1997-06-11 1999-10-28 Svedala Barmac Ltd Rotary mineral breakers having a contoured bed and weir

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