EP3159060B1 - Vertical roller mill - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vertical roller mill in which materials to be ground are bitten between a rotary table and a grinding roller so as to grind the materials.
- a vertical roller mill in which materials (materials to be ground) are bitten between a plurality of grinding rollers and a rotary table so as to grind the materials, has been used for producing concrete aggregate, and the like.
- Patent Literature 1 discloses a vertical roller mill for responding to the enlarged devices.
- a rotary table and a reduction gear are largely separated in the vertical direction corresponding to enlargement of the mill and also the rotary table and the reduction gear are connected by a vertical transmission shaft.
- a thrust bearing mechanism for slidably supporting the rotary table from below is configured integrally with the reduction gear.
- Patent Literature 2 describes a bowl-type grinding apparatus with two grinding rolls mounted at a roll carrier, wherein a grinding bowl is rotatably mounted below the roll carrier on an axial thrust bearing for rotation about a substantially vertical axis.
- Patent Literature 3 describes a ball or grindstone crusher comprising a frame including a support and a table mounted on the frame support for rotation about a vertical axis, and a table having arranged thereon an annular track and the frame support extending in a plane below the annular track.
- Patent Literature 4 describes a roller mill for continuously cutting coarse powder strayed into during finely classifying of a product by making easy an inspection and repair operation of a classifier mounted on a roller mill.
- the thrust bearing mechanism cannot be withdrawn up to a working area together with the reduction gear so as to perform maintenance and replacement works unlike the conventional thrust bearing mechanism integrated with the reduction gear. Therefore, the problem is how to perform maintenance and replacement works on the thrust bearing mechanism separated from the reduction gear, wherein the maintenance and replacement works on the thrust bearing mechanism become more difficult than before, partly because installation areas for a plurality of thrust bearing mechanisms become larger corresponding to enlargement of the mill, in particular enlargement of the table.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem of the conventional art, and aims to provide a vertical roller mill capable of preventing an axis deviation of the rotary table upon rotation even when the mill is enlarged.
- the present invention aims to provide a vertical roller mill capable of performing maintenance and replacement works on the thrust bearing mechanism without problems even when the mill is enlarged.
- a first aspect of the present invention is a vertical roller mill in which a material to be ground is bitten between a rotary table and a grinding roller so as to grind the material, comprising: a reduction gear arranged below the rotary table; a vertical transmission shaft for transmitting a driving force from the reduction gear to the rotary table ; an output flange to which an upper end of the vertical transmission shaft is connected at a center portion of the output flange, the output flange configuring a bottom surface of the rotary table; a thrust bearing mechanism for slidably supporting a peripheral portion of the output flange from below; and a radial bearing mechanism for restricting a movement of the output flange in a radial direction, wherein the radial bearing mechanism has a movable side bearing member provided to the output flange; a fixed side bearing member provided to a structure on which the thrust bearing mechanism is placed; and a bearing body provided between the movable side bearing member and the fixed side
- the movable side bearing member includes a cylindrical member provided to a center portion of a bottom surface of the output flange, and the fixed side bearing member includes an annular member in which a center opening is formed, through which the cylindrical member is inserted.
- the bearing body is a sliding bearing.
- the rotary table has a hollow structure, and the working opening communicates with an inner space of the rotary table.
- a table cover is provided radially inward an annular grinding surface of the rotary table, and a working opening through which an operator enters the inner space of the rotary table is formed in the table cover.
- the working opening formed in the output flange and the working opening formed in the table cover at least partially overlap each other viewed from a vertical direction.
- the vertical roller mill has a door member for openably sealing the working opening.
- a movement of the thrust bearing mechanism upon operation is restricted by a pin member which is provided detachably to the structure on which the thrust bearing mechanism is placed, and the thrust bearing mechanism can be moved inside in a radial direction by removing the pin member from the structure.
- the upper end of the vertical transmission shaft is connected to the center portion of the output flange via a coupling mechanism.
- the vertical roller mill further has a height adjusting means for adjusting a height of the thrust bearing mechanism.
- an axis deviation of the rotary table upon rotation can be prevented even when the mill is enlarged.
- a vertical roller mill 1 includes a rotary table 2 having a top surface to which raw materials (materials to be ground) are supplied.
- Six grinding rollers 3 are provided around the rotary table 2, where the materials are bitten between the rotary table 2 and themselves so as to grind the materials.
- the six grinding rollers 3 are arranged on a vertical circumference centering on the pivot axis of the rotary table 2 at regular angular intervals (60 degrees).
- the grinding roller 3 is pressed against the rotary table 2 by a roller pressing mechanism 4.
- the roller pressing mechanism 4 includes a first arm 5 which is provided with the grinding roller 3 at its tip end portion, and a second arm 6 which has a tip end portion connected to a proximal end portion of this first arm 5.
- a tip end portion of a driving shaft (cylinder pin, for example) 8 of a pressure driving portion (hydraulic cylinder, for example) 7 is connected to a proximal end portion of the second arm 6.
- the grinding roller 3 is pressed against the rotary table 2 via the first arm 5 and the second arm 6 by pulling in the driving shaft 8 of the pressure driving portion 7.
- a rotary driving source 10 and a reduction gear 11 for the rotary table 2 are installed on a mill installation surface 9, and the rotary driving source 10 and the reduction gear 11 are connected by a horizontal connection shaft 12. Additionally, the reduction gear 11 and the rotary table 2 are connected by a vertical transmission shaft 13.
- the rotary table 2 and the grinding roller 3 are covered by a mill casing 14.
- Raw materials are supplied to the rotary table 2 through a raw martial supply chute 15 which is arranged such that it passes through the mill casing 14.
- a dried air duct 16 is connected to a side lower portion of the mill casing 14, and dried air is supplied to an inside of the mill casing 14 through this dried air duct 16.
- a separator 17 is provided above the rotary table 2. Ground raw materials are blown up by the dried air which is supplied to the lower portion of the mill casing 14 through the dried air duct 16 and are transferred to the separator 17.
- the separator 17 is rotationally driven by a separator driving device 28 which is composed of an electric machinery and the like, and, among the ground raw materials, only raw materials (refined grain) whose granularity (grain size) is smaller than a prescribed granularity are discharged from a refined grain product discharge duct 18 which is provided to an upper portion of the mill casing 14.
- a separator driving device 28 which is composed of an electric machinery and the like
- raw materials (refined grain) whose granularity (grain size) is smaller than a prescribed granularity are discharged from a refined grain product discharge duct 18 which is provided to an upper portion of the mill casing 14.
- raw materials (coarse grain) whose granularity (grain size) is larger than the prescribed granularity are separated by the separator 17 and returned to the rotary table 2 so as to be ground again.
- a maintenance passage 19 is formed for passing the reduction gear 11 under the grinding roller 3 and its pressing mechanism 4 so as to pull out the reduction gear 11. More specifically, the maintenance passage 19 is formed through a concrete stand portion 20 which supports the roller pressing mechanism 4 and the like.
- the concrete stand portion 20 includes two stand leg portions 20A which are provided on both sides of the maintenance passage 19 which is positioned therebetween, and a connecting portion 20B which connects the upper ends of these two stand leg portions 20A so as to form a ceiling section of the maintenance passage 19.
- This configuration secures a maintenance passage even if the number of the grinding roller 3 and its pressing mechanisms 4 increases.
- the rotary table 2 has a hollow structure as illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- a table cover 22 is detachably provided to a radial inside of an annular grinding surface 21 of the rotary table 2.
- a bottom surface of the rotary table 2 is configured by an output flange 23, and an upper end of the vertical transmission shaft 13 is connected to a center portion of the output flange 23 via a coupling 24. Connecting the vertical transmission shaft 13 and the output flange 23 via the coupling 24 allows displacement (axis deviation) of the vertical transmission shaft 13 relative to the output flange 23 to some extent upon rotation.
- a lower end of the vertical transmission shaft 13 is connected to an output shaft 25 of the reduction gear 11 via a coupling 26. Connecting the vertical transmission shaft 13 and the output shaft 25 of the reduction gear 11 via the coupling 26 allows displacement (axis deviation) of the vertical transmission shaft 13 relative to the output shaft 25 of the reduction gear 11 to some extent upon rotation.
- a plurality of thrust bearing mechanisms 27 are arranged at regular angular intervals in the circumferential direction for slidably supporting a peripheral portion of the output flange 23 from below.
- the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is placed on a placement surface 29 of a frame section (structure) 28.
- High-pressure oil is supplied to a bearing surface 30 of the thrust bearing mechanism 27 through an oil supply pipe 31.
- An oil stop member 32 is detachably provided in the vicinity of the thrust bearing mechanism 27.
- the high-pressure oil supplied to the bearing surface 30 through the oil supply pipe 31 is stored in a space which is formed by structures (including the oil stop member 32) surrounding the thrust bearing mechanism 27. Height of the oil stop member 32 is set such that a liquid level of the stored oil is higher than the bearing surface 30 of the thrust bearing mechanism 27.
- the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is placed on a pedestal 33 which is placed on the placement surface 29 of the frame section 28 via a height adjusting member (height adjusting means) 34.
- the height adjusting member 34 is a plate liner, and the height of the thrust bearing mechanism 27, namely the height of the bearing surface 30 can be adjusted by adjusting the thickness of the height adjusting member 34.
- a pin member 35 is detachably provided adjacent to the pedestal 33, and movement of the pedestal 33 during operation is restricted by the pin member 35. Removing the pin member 35 from the placement surface 29 enables the pedestal 33 and the thrust bearing mechanism 27 placed thereon to move at least in the radially inward direction of the rotary table 2.
- a movable side sealing member 36 is provided to a peripheral portion of the output flange 23, and this movable side sealing member 36 cooperates with a fixed side sealing member 37, which is provided to a structure on the fixed side, so as to serves a sealing function
- the vertical roller mill 1 includes a radial bearing mechanism 38 for restricting radial movement of the output flange 23, as illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- the radial bearing mechanism 38 has a movable side bearing member 39 which is provided to the output flange 23, a fixed side bearing member 40 which is provided to the frame section 28 on which the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is placed, and a bearing body 41 which is provided between the movable side bearing member 39 and the fixed side bearing member 40.
- the bearing body 41 is constituted by a sliding bearing.
- the movable side bearing member 39 includes a cylindrical member which is provided to a center portion of the bottom surface of the output flange 23.
- the fixed side bearing member 40 includes an annular member in which a center opening is formed, through which the cylindrical member configuring the movable side bearing member 39 is inserted.
- the movable side bearing member 39 may be or not may be integral with the output flange, and it may be coupled to the output flange using bolts or the like.
- a working space 42 is formed between the output flange 23 and the fixed side bearing member 40.
- a working opening (manhole) 44 is formed, through which an operator enters the working space 42 from an inner space 43 of the rotary table 2.
- the working opening 44 is usually sealed by an openable door member 45.
- a working opening (manhole) 46 is formed, through which an operator enters the inner space 43 of the rotary table 2.
- the working opening 46 is usually sealed by an openable door member 47.
- the working opening 44 formed in the output flange 23 and the working opening 46 formed in the table cover 22 at least partially overlap each other viewed from the vertical direction (rotation axis direction).
- an axis deviation of the output flange 23 upon rotation is restricted by the radial bearing mechanism 38.
- an axis deviation of the rotary table 2 upon rotation is restricted. Accordingly, radial force applied to the table, which is generated by a roller load in an unusual state, can be supported by this section, and also breakage of the movable side sealing member 36 and the fixed side sealing member 37 due to the axis deviation of the output flange 23 can be prevented.
- an operator when performing maintenance or replacement works on the thrust bearing mechanism 27 in the vertical roller mill 1 according to this embodiment, in a state that oil around the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is previously extracted, an operator opens the door member 47 of the table cover 22 and enters the inner space 43 of the rotary table 2 from the working opening 46, and further opens the door member 45 of the output flange 23 and enters the working space 42 from the working opening 44.
- the operator After entering the working space 42, the operator removes the oil stop member 32 so as to secure accessibility to the thrust bearing mechanism 27.
- the thrust bearing mechanism 27 should be replaced in a state that the rotary table 2 is lifted a little previously using a hydraulic jack or the like. This allows the output flange 23 and the thrust bearing mechanism 27 to be separated from each other, and therefore the load on the thrust bearing mechanism 27 from the output flange 23 can be eliminated.
- the operator removes the pin member 35 from the pedestal 33, thereby enabling the thrust bearing mechanism 27 to be drawn inside in the radial direction.
- the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is drawn inside in the radial direction using a suitable means and is moved to immediate below the working opening 44 of the output flange 23.
- the working opening 46 of the table cover 22 is arranged immediate above the working opening 44 of the output flange 23, and the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is hoisted and taken out through these working openings 44, 46 using a suitable means.
- the thrust bearing mechanism 27 When installing a new thrust bearing mechanism 27, in the reverse procedure of the above-mentioned procedure, the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is hoisted down to the working space 42 through the working openings 44, 46 and placed on the fixed side bearing member 40 temporarily, and further moved outside in the radial direction. Next, the height of the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is adjusted by the height adjusting member 34, and also the thrust bearing mechanism 27 is fixed by the pin member 35 in a prescribed position.
- the operator can access the thrust bearing mechanism 27 by utilizing the working openings 44, 46, the working space 42, and the inner space 43, and also replacement works and maintenance works of the thrust bearing mechanism 27 can be performed without any trouble since the thrust bearing mechanism 27 can be carried in and carried out.
- the operator can accurately perform the height adjusting work using the height adjusting member 34 on site while measuring a small gap between the thrust bearing mechanism 27 and the output flange 23 in the working space 42.
- the output flange 23 can be lightened, since the working opening 44 is formed in the output flange 23, thereby reducing the weight of the output flange 23 by the removed material.
- the four working openings 44 are formed in the output flange 23 in the circumferential direction at regular angular intervals, form of the working opening 44 is not limited to this, and any form will do so long as it enables entry of the operator and carry-in/carry-out of the thrust bearing material 27.
- this embodiment has a configuration that six grinding rollers are arranged, the number of installed grinding rollers of a vertical roller mill according to the present invention is not limited to this, and more or less grinding rollers may be installed.
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- The present invention relates to a vertical roller mill in which materials to be ground are bitten between a rotary table and a grinding roller so as to grind the materials.
- Conventionally, a vertical roller mill, in which materials (materials to be ground) are bitten between a plurality of grinding rollers and a rotary table so as to grind the materials, has been used for producing concrete aggregate, and the like.
- Recently, the devices of vertical roller mill are becoming larger in order to enhance their throughputs.
Patent Literature 1 discloses a vertical roller mill for responding to the enlarged devices. In this vertical roller mill ofPatent Literature 1, a rotary table and a reduction gear are largely separated in the vertical direction corresponding to enlargement of the mill and also the rotary table and the reduction gear are connected by a vertical transmission shaft. - Also, in a conventional vertical roller mill in which the rotary table and the reduction gear are close to each other, a thrust bearing mechanism for slidably supporting the rotary table from below is configured integrally with the reduction gear.
- In contrast, in the vertical roller mill of
Patent Literature 1, the thrust bearing mechanism is separated from the reduction gear and the thrust bearing mechanism and the reduction gear are largely separated in the vertical direction. -
Patent Literature 2 describes a bowl-type grinding apparatus with two grinding rolls mounted at a roll carrier, wherein a grinding bowl is rotatably mounted below the roll carrier on an axial thrust bearing for rotation about a substantially vertical axis. -
Patent Literature 3 describes a ball or grindstone crusher comprising a frame including a support and a table mounted on the frame support for rotation about a vertical axis, and a table having arranged thereon an annular track and the frame support extending in a plane below the annular track. -
Patent Literature 4 describes a roller mill for continuously cutting coarse powder strayed into during finely classifying of a product by making easy an inspection and repair operation of a classifier mounted on a roller mill. -
- Patent Literature 1:
WO2013/069293A1 - Patent Literature 2:
US 4 572 442 A - Patent Literature 3:
US 4 270 704 A - Patent Literature 4:
JP 2001 009303 A - As mentioned above, when the rotary table is largely separated upward from the reduction gear in order to enlarge the vertical roller mill, the rotary table and the reduction gear need to be connected by the vertical transmission shaft. As a result, an axis deviation of the rotary table upon rotation could become larger, and therefore a countermeasure for preventing that is needed.
- Also, in a configuration in which the thrust bearing mechanism is largely separated upward from the reduction gear in order to enlarge the vertical roller mill, the thrust bearing mechanism cannot be withdrawn up to a working area together with the reduction gear so as to perform maintenance and replacement works unlike the conventional thrust bearing mechanism integrated with the reduction gear. Therefore, the problem is how to perform maintenance and replacement works on the thrust bearing mechanism separated from the reduction gear, wherein the maintenance and replacement works on the thrust bearing mechanism become more difficult than before, partly because installation areas for a plurality of thrust bearing mechanisms become larger corresponding to enlargement of the mill, in particular enlargement of the table. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem of the conventional art, and aims to provide a vertical roller mill capable of preventing an axis deviation of the rotary table upon rotation even when the mill is enlarged.
- Also, the present invention aims to provide a vertical roller mill capable of performing maintenance and replacement works on the thrust bearing mechanism without problems even when the mill is enlarged.
- In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a first aspect of the present invention is a vertical roller mill in which a material to be ground is bitten between a rotary table and a grinding roller so as to grind the material, comprising: a reduction gear arranged below the rotary table; a vertical transmission shaft for transmitting a driving force from the reduction gear to the rotary table ; an output flange to which an upper end of the vertical transmission shaft is connected at a center portion of the output flange, the output flange configuring a bottom surface of the rotary table; a thrust bearing mechanism for slidably supporting a peripheral portion of the output flange from below; and a radial bearing mechanism for restricting a movement of the output flange in a radial direction, wherein the radial bearing mechanism has a movable side bearing member provided to the output flange; a fixed side bearing member provided to a structure on which the thrust bearing mechanism is placed; and a bearing body provided between the movable side bearing member and the fixed side bearing member, wherein a working space is formed between the output flange and the fixed side bearing member, and wherein a working opening which communicates with the working space is formed in the output flange.
- In a third aspect of the present invention, the movable side bearing member includes a cylindrical member provided to a center portion of a bottom surface of the output flange, and the fixed side bearing member includes an annular member in which a center opening is formed, through which the cylindrical member is inserted.
- In a fourth aspect of the present invention, the bearing body is a sliding bearing.
- In a sixth aspect of the present invention, the rotary table has a hollow structure, and the working opening communicates with an inner space of the rotary table.
- In a seventh aspect of the present invention, a table cover is provided radially inward an annular grinding surface of the rotary table, and a working opening through which an operator enters the inner space of the rotary table is formed in the table cover.
- In an eighth aspect of the present invention, the working opening formed in the output flange and the working opening formed in the table cover at least partially overlap each other viewed from a vertical direction.
- In a ninth aspect of the present invention, the vertical roller mill has a door member for openably sealing the working opening.
- In a tenth aspect of the present invention, a movement of the thrust bearing mechanism upon operation is restricted by a pin member which is provided detachably to the structure on which the thrust bearing mechanism is placed, and the thrust bearing mechanism can be moved inside in a radial direction by removing the pin member from the structure.
- In an eleventh aspect of the present invention, the upper end of the vertical transmission shaft is connected to the center portion of the output flange via a coupling mechanism.
- In a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the vertical roller mill further has a height adjusting means for adjusting a height of the thrust bearing mechanism.
- In the vertical roller mill according to the first aspect of the present invention, an axis deviation of the rotary table upon rotation can be prevented even when the mill is enlarged.
- In the vertical roller mill according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, maintenance and replacement works on the thrust bearing mechanism can be performed without problems even when the mill is enlarged.
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FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section view illustrating a schematic view of a vertical roller mill according to an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a II - II line section view ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a III - III line section view ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a IV to IV line section view ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal section view illustrating a thrust bearing mechanism of the vertical roller mill inFIG. 1 and structures surrounding the same. -
FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal section view illustrating aworking space 42 of the vertical roller mill inFIG. 1 and structures surrounding the same. - A vertical roller mill according to an embodiment of the present invention is described hereunder with reference to the drawings.
- As illustrated in
FIG.1 andFIG. 2 , avertical roller mill 1 according to this embodiment includes a rotary table 2 having a top surface to which raw materials (materials to be ground) are supplied. Sixgrinding rollers 3 are provided around the rotary table 2, where the materials are bitten between the rotary table 2 and themselves so as to grind the materials. The sixgrinding rollers 3 are arranged on a vertical circumference centering on the pivot axis of the rotary table 2 at regular angular intervals (60 degrees). - The grinding
roller 3 is pressed against the rotary table 2 by aroller pressing mechanism 4. Theroller pressing mechanism 4 includes afirst arm 5 which is provided with thegrinding roller 3 at its tip end portion, and asecond arm 6 which has a tip end portion connected to a proximal end portion of thisfirst arm 5. To a proximal end portion of thesecond arm 6, a tip end portion of a driving shaft (cylinder pin, for example) 8 of a pressure driving portion (hydraulic cylinder, for example) 7 is connected. - In the
roller pressing mechanism 4, thegrinding roller 3 is pressed against the rotary table 2 via thefirst arm 5 and thesecond arm 6 by pulling in the driving shaft 8 of thepressure driving portion 7. - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 3 , arotary driving source 10 and areduction gear 11 for the rotary table 2 are installed on amill installation surface 9, and therotary driving source 10 and thereduction gear 11 are connected by ahorizontal connection shaft 12. Additionally, thereduction gear 11 and the rotary table 2 are connected by avertical transmission shaft 13. - The rotary table 2 and the
grinding roller 3 are covered by amill casing 14. Raw materials are supplied to the rotary table 2 through a rawmartial supply chute 15 which is arranged such that it passes through themill casing 14. - A dried
air duct 16 is connected to a side lower portion of themill casing 14, and dried air is supplied to an inside of themill casing 14 through this driedair duct 16. Aseparator 17 is provided above the rotary table 2. Ground raw materials are blown up by the dried air which is supplied to the lower portion of themill casing 14 through the driedair duct 16 and are transferred to theseparator 17. - The
separator 17 is rotationally driven by aseparator driving device 28 which is composed of an electric machinery and the like, and, among the ground raw materials, only raw materials (refined grain) whose granularity (grain size) is smaller than a prescribed granularity are discharged from a refined grainproduct discharge duct 18 which is provided to an upper portion of themill casing 14. On the other hand, raw materials (coarse grain) whose granularity (grain size) is larger than the prescribed granularity are separated by theseparator 17 and returned to the rotary table 2 so as to be ground again. - Below the
mill casing 14, amaintenance passage 19 is formed for passing thereduction gear 11 under thegrinding roller 3 and itspressing mechanism 4 so as to pull out thereduction gear 11. More specifically, themaintenance passage 19 is formed through aconcrete stand portion 20 which supports theroller pressing mechanism 4 and the like. - Namely, the
concrete stand portion 20 includes twostand leg portions 20A which are provided on both sides of themaintenance passage 19 which is positioned therebetween, and a connectingportion 20B which connects the upper ends of these two standleg portions 20A so as to form a ceiling section of themaintenance passage 19. This configuration secures a maintenance passage even if the number of the grindingroller 3 and itspressing mechanisms 4 increases. - Moreover, in the vertical roller mill according to this embodiment, the rotary table 2 has a hollow structure as illustrated in
FIG. 3 . Atable cover 22 is detachably provided to a radial inside of anannular grinding surface 21 of the rotary table 2. - A bottom surface of the rotary table 2 is configured by an
output flange 23, and an upper end of thevertical transmission shaft 13 is connected to a center portion of theoutput flange 23 via acoupling 24. Connecting thevertical transmission shaft 13 and theoutput flange 23 via thecoupling 24 allows displacement (axis deviation) of thevertical transmission shaft 13 relative to theoutput flange 23 to some extent upon rotation. - A lower end of the
vertical transmission shaft 13 is connected to anoutput shaft 25 of thereduction gear 11 via acoupling 26. Connecting thevertical transmission shaft 13 and theoutput shaft 25 of thereduction gear 11 via thecoupling 26 allows displacement (axis deviation) of thevertical transmission shaft 13 relative to theoutput shaft 25 of thereduction gear 11 to some extent upon rotation. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 andFIG. 4 , in thevertical roller mill 1 according to this embodiment, a plurality ofthrust bearing mechanisms 27 are arranged at regular angular intervals in the circumferential direction for slidably supporting a peripheral portion of theoutput flange 23 from below. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , thethrust bearing mechanism 27 is placed on aplacement surface 29 of a frame section (structure) 28. High-pressure oil is supplied to a bearingsurface 30 of thethrust bearing mechanism 27 through anoil supply pipe 31. Anoil stop member 32 is detachably provided in the vicinity of thethrust bearing mechanism 27. - The high-pressure oil supplied to the bearing
surface 30 through theoil supply pipe 31 is stored in a space which is formed by structures (including the oil stop member 32) surrounding thethrust bearing mechanism 27. Height of theoil stop member 32 is set such that a liquid level of the stored oil is higher than the bearingsurface 30 of thethrust bearing mechanism 27. - The
thrust bearing mechanism 27 is placed on apedestal 33 which is placed on theplacement surface 29 of theframe section 28 via a height adjusting member (height adjusting means) 34. Theheight adjusting member 34 is a plate liner, and the height of thethrust bearing mechanism 27, namely the height of the bearingsurface 30 can be adjusted by adjusting the thickness of theheight adjusting member 34. - In the
placement surface 29 of theframe section 28, apin member 35 is detachably provided adjacent to thepedestal 33, and movement of thepedestal 33 during operation is restricted by thepin member 35. Removing thepin member 35 from theplacement surface 29 enables thepedestal 33 and thethrust bearing mechanism 27 placed thereon to move at least in the radially inward direction of the rotary table 2. - A movable
side sealing member 36 is provided to a peripheral portion of theoutput flange 23, and this movableside sealing member 36 cooperates with a fixedside sealing member 37, which is provided to a structure on the fixed side, so as to serves a sealing function - The
vertical roller mill 1 according to this embodiment includes aradial bearing mechanism 38 for restricting radial movement of theoutput flange 23, as illustrated inFIG. 3 . - The
radial bearing mechanism 38 has a movableside bearing member 39 which is provided to theoutput flange 23, a fixedside bearing member 40 which is provided to theframe section 28 on which thethrust bearing mechanism 27 is placed, and a bearingbody 41 which is provided between the movableside bearing member 39 and the fixedside bearing member 40. The bearingbody 41 is constituted by a sliding bearing. - The movable
side bearing member 39 includes a cylindrical member which is provided to a center portion of the bottom surface of theoutput flange 23. The fixedside bearing member 40 includes an annular member in which a center opening is formed, through which the cylindrical member configuring the movableside bearing member 39 is inserted. - This configuration allows radial force which is generated by action of the roller to be supported at the
frame section 28 via the movableside bearing member 39, the bearingbody 41, and the fixedside bearing member 40. Thereby, an axis deviation of the table 43 and theoutput flange 23 can be efficiently prevented. Note that, the movableside bearing member 39 may be or not may be integral with the output flange, and it may be coupled to the output flange using bolts or the like. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 andFIG. 6 , a workingspace 42 is formed between theoutput flange 23 and the fixedside bearing member 40. As illustrated inFIGS. 3 ,4 , and6 , in theoutput flange 23, a working opening (manhole) 44 is formed, through which an operator enters the workingspace 42 from aninner space 43 of the rotary table 2. The workingopening 44 is usually sealed by anopenable door member 45. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 andFIG. 6 , in thetable cover 22, a working opening (manhole) 46 is formed, through which an operator enters theinner space 43 of the rotary table 2. The workingopening 46 is usually sealed by anopenable door member 47. - The working
opening 44 formed in theoutput flange 23 and the workingopening 46 formed in thetable cover 22 at least partially overlap each other viewed from the vertical direction (rotation axis direction). - In the
vertical roller mill 1 according to this embodiment, an axis deviation of theoutput flange 23 upon rotation is restricted by theradial bearing mechanism 38. Thereby, an axis deviation of the rotary table 2 upon rotation is restricted. Accordingly, radial force applied to the table, which is generated by a roller load in an unusual state, can be supported by this section, and also breakage of the movableside sealing member 36 and the fixedside sealing member 37 due to the axis deviation of theoutput flange 23 can be prevented. - Note that, since the upper end of the
vertical transmission shaft 13 is connected to theoutput flange 23 via thecoupling 24 as mentioned above, an deviation of thevertical transmission shaft 13 caused by misalignment between thereduction gear 11 and thethrust bearing mechanism 27 upon installation of the main body is absorbed at thecoupling 24. Thecoupling 26 on the lower end side of thevertical transmission shaft 13 also contributes to absorption of axis deviation. Therefore, centering accuracy requested upon installation of thevertical transmission shaft 13 can be decreased. - Additionally, when performing maintenance or replacement works on the
thrust bearing mechanism 27 in thevertical roller mill 1 according to this embodiment, in a state that oil around thethrust bearing mechanism 27 is previously extracted, an operator opens thedoor member 47 of thetable cover 22 and enters theinner space 43 of the rotary table 2 from the workingopening 46, and further opens thedoor member 45 of theoutput flange 23 and enters the workingspace 42 from the workingopening 44. - After entering the working
space 42, the operator removes theoil stop member 32 so as to secure accessibility to thethrust bearing mechanism 27. Note that, thethrust bearing mechanism 27 should be replaced in a state that the rotary table 2 is lifted a little previously using a hydraulic jack or the like. This allows theoutput flange 23 and thethrust bearing mechanism 27 to be separated from each other, and therefore the load on thethrust bearing mechanism 27 from theoutput flange 23 can be eliminated. - The operator removes the
pin member 35 from thepedestal 33, thereby enabling thethrust bearing mechanism 27 to be drawn inside in the radial direction. In this state, thethrust bearing mechanism 27 is drawn inside in the radial direction using a suitable means and is moved to immediate below the workingopening 44 of theoutput flange 23. - The working
opening 46 of thetable cover 22 is arranged immediate above the workingopening 44 of theoutput flange 23, and thethrust bearing mechanism 27 is hoisted and taken out through these workingopenings - When installing a new
thrust bearing mechanism 27, in the reverse procedure of the above-mentioned procedure, thethrust bearing mechanism 27 is hoisted down to the workingspace 42 through the workingopenings side bearing member 40 temporarily, and further moved outside in the radial direction. Next, the height of thethrust bearing mechanism 27 is adjusted by theheight adjusting member 34, and also thethrust bearing mechanism 27 is fixed by thepin member 35 in a prescribed position. - As above, by the
vertical roller mill 1 according to this embodiment, the operator can access thethrust bearing mechanism 27 by utilizing the workingopenings space 42, and theinner space 43, and also replacement works and maintenance works of thethrust bearing mechanism 27 can be performed without any trouble since thethrust bearing mechanism 27 can be carried in and carried out. - As for the height adjusting work of the
thrust bearing mechanism 27, the operator can accurately perform the height adjusting work using theheight adjusting member 34 on site while measuring a small gap between thethrust bearing mechanism 27 and theoutput flange 23 in the workingspace 42. - Additionally, in the
vertical roller mill 1 according to this embodiment, theoutput flange 23 can be lightened, since the workingopening 44 is formed in theoutput flange 23, thereby reducing the weight of theoutput flange 23 by the removed material. - Note that, although, in this embodiment, the four working
openings 44 are formed in theoutput flange 23 in the circumferential direction at regular angular intervals, form of the workingopening 44 is not limited to this, and any form will do so long as it enables entry of the operator and carry-in/carry-out of thethrust bearing material 27. The same applies to the workingopening 46 which is formed in thetable cover 22. - Additionally, although this embodiment has a configuration that six grinding rollers are arranged, the number of installed grinding rollers of a vertical roller mill according to the present invention is not limited to this, and more or less grinding rollers may be installed.
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- 1 ... vertical roller mill
- 2 ... rotary table
- 3 ... grinding roller
- 4 ... roller pressing mechanism
- 5 ... first arm
- 6 ... second arm
- 7 ... pressing driving portion
- 8 ... driving shaft of pressing driving portion
- 9 ... mill installation surface
- 10 ... rotary driving source
- 11 ... reduction gear
- 12 ... horizontal connection shaft
- 13 ... vertical transmission shaft
- 14 ... mill casing
- 15 ... raw material supply chute
- 16 ... dried air duct
- 17 ... separator
- 18 ... refined grain product discharge duct
- 19 ... maintenance passage
- 20 ... stand portion
- 20A ... stand leg portion
- 21 ... annular grinding surface of rotary table
- 22 ... table cover
- 23 ... output flange
- 24, 26 ... coupling
- 25 ... output shaft of reduction gear
- 27 ... thrust bearing mechanism
- 28 ... frame section
- 29 ... placement surface of frame section
- 30 ... bearing surface of thrust bearing mechanism
- 31 ... oil supply pipe
- 32 ... oil stop member
- 33 ... pedestal of thrust bearing mechanism
- 34 ... height adjusting member (height adjusting means) of thrust bearing mechanism
- 35 ... pin member
- 36 ... movable side sealing member
- 37 ... fixed side sealing member
- 38 ... radial bearing mechanism
- 39 ... movable side bearing member
- 40 ... fixed side bearing member
- 41 ... bearing body
- 42 ... working space
- 43 ... inner space of rotary table
- 44 ... working opening (manhole) of output flange
- 45 ... door member of output flange
- 46 ... working opening (manhole) of table cover
- 47 ... door member of table cover
Claims (10)
- A vertical roller mill (1) provided with a rotary table (2) and a grinding roller (3) in which a material to be ground is bitten therebetween so as to grind the material, comprising:a reduction gear (11) arranged below the rotary table (2);a vertical transmission shaft (13) for transmitting a driving force from the reduction gear (11) to the rotary table (2);an output flange (23) to which an upper end of the vertical transmission shaft (13) is connected at a center portion of the output flange (23), the output flange (23) configuring a bottom surface of the rotary table (2);a thrust bearing mechanism (27) for slidably supporting a peripheral portion of the output flange (23) from below; anda radial bearing mechanism (38) for restricting a movement of the output flange (23) in a radial direction,characterized in that
the radial bearing mechanism (38) has a movable side bearing member (39) provided to the output flange (23); a fixed side bearing member (40) provided to a structure on which the thrust bearing mechanism (27) is placed; and a bearing body (41) provided between the movable side bearing member (39) and the fixed side bearing member (40),wherein a working space (42) is formed between the output flange (23) and the fixed side bearing member (40), andwherein a working opening (44) which communicates with the working space (42) is formed in the output flange (23). - The vertical roller mill (1) according to claim 1,
wherein the movable side bearing member (39) includes a cylindrical member provided to a center portion of a bottom surface of the output flange (23), and
wherein the fixed side bearing member (40) includes an annular member in which a center opening (44) is formed, through which the cylindrical member is inserted. - The vertical roller mill (1) according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the bearing body (41) is a sliding bearing.
- The vertical roller mill (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
wherein the rotary table (2) has a hollow structure, and
wherein the working opening (44) communicates with an inner space (43) of the rotary table (2). - The vertical roller mill (1) according to claim 4,
wherein a table cover (22) is provided radially inward an annular grinding surface of the rotary table (2), and
wherein a working opening (44) through which an operator enters the inner space (42) of the rotary table (2) is formed in the table cover (22). - The vertical roller mill (1) according to claim 5, wherein the working opening (44) formed in the output flange (23) and the working opening (44) formed in the table cover (22) at least partially overlap each other viewed from a vertical direction.
- The vertical roller mill (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6 having a door member (47) for openably sealing the working opening (44).
- The vertical roller mill (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
wherein a movement of the thrust bearing mechanism (27) upon operation is restricted by a pin member (35) provided detachably to the structure on which the thrust bearing mechanism (27) is placed, and
wherein the thrust bearing mechanism (27) can be moved inside in a radial direction by removing the pin member (35) from the structure. - The vertical roller mill (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the upper end of the vertical transmission shaft (13) is connected to the center portion of the output flange (23) via a coupling mechanism.
- The vertical roller mill (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9 further having a height adjusting means (34) for adjusting a height of the thrust bearing mechanism (27).
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