A drive mechanism for an inertia cone crusher having a drive transmission to rotate an unbalanced mass body within the crusher and to cause a crusher head to rotate about a gyration axis at a tilt angle formed by an axis of the crusher head relative to the gyration axis. A torque reaction coupling is positioned in the drive transmission between the mass body and a drive input component and is elastically displaceable and/or deformable. In particular, the torque reaction coupling is configured to: i) transmit a torque from the drive input to the mass body and ii) to dynamically displace and/or deform elastically in response to a change in the torque resultant from a change in the tilt angle of the crusher head so as to dissipate the change in the torque to the drive transmission.

A drive mechanism for an inertia cone crusher having a drive transmission to rotate an unbalanced mass body within the crusher and to cause a crusher head to rotate about a gyration axis at a tilt angle formed by an axis of the crusher head relative to the gyration axis. A torque reaction coupling is positioned in the drive transmission between the mass body and a drive input component and is elastically displaceable and/or deformable. In particular, the torque reaction coupling is configured to: i) transmit a torque from the drive input to the mass body and ii) to dynamically displace and/or deform elastically in response to a change in the torque resultant from a change in the tilt angle of the crusher head so as to dissipate the change in the torque to the drive transmission.

A bowl liner for use in a crusher that is comprised of a support cassette and a plurality of bowl liner sections mounted to the support cassette. Each of the bowl liner sections is mounted along an inner surface of the support cassette. Once the bowl liner sections are positioned along the inner surface of the support cassette, a plurality of support plates are used to support the bowl liner sections on the support cassette. An epoxy material can be utilized to further attach the plurality of bowl liner sections to the support cassette such that the bowl liner sections are held securely in place during use. The bowl liner can be replaced in the crusher as a single unit. After use, the bowl liner sections can be removed from the support cassette and the support cassette can be reused with another set of bowl liner sections.

A gyratory crusher topshell having an annular shell wall that is strengthened to minimize stress concentrations and increase the topshell operational lifetime. The topshell includes spider arms that are structurally reinforced at their radially inner regions and also has an annular wall that is reinforced at regions immediately below the spider arms to further increase strength and facilitate casting.

A gyratory crusher bottomshell and inspection hatch assembly is attachable exclusively to the bottomshell via a wear plate positioned at an internal region of the bottomshell. A wall thickness of the bottomshell at a border region immediately surrounding the hatch opening is generally equal to or less than a wall thickness over a remainder region of the wall at the same axial height position of the hatch opening.

A gyratory crusher bottomshell and inspection hatch assembly is attachable exclusively to the bottomshell via a wear plate positioned at an internal region of the bottomshell. A wall thickness of the bottomshell at a border region immediately surrounding the hatch opening is generally equal to or less than a wall thickness over a remainder region of the wall at the same axial height position of the hatch opening.

The disclosure relates to novel components of a gyratory crusher (1) which aim to promote self-alignment of a mainshaft assembly (2) upon introduction of the mainshaft assembly (2) into the gyratory crusher (1) by lowering the mainshaft assembly (2) from above the gyratory crusher (1) into the gyratory crusher (1). The novel components may include a dust bonnet (9) having a plurality of guides (15), an end plate (32) having a lower alignment chamfer (36), and/or a counterweight (13) having an alignment chamfer (41). Each of the novel components may be configured to bias a lower mainshaft (26) of the mainshaft assembly (2) of the gyratory crusher (1) into concentric alignment with a bore (56) of the eccentric (11) or eccentric liner (12).

Comminuted polysilicon with reduced contamination is prepared using multi-step comminution employing comminution with comminution tools of differing tungsten carbide content and/or grain size.

A nut lifting tool of an inner wear part of a cone crusher. The lifting tool has a frame to be placed around a nut to be lifted. The frame has nut lifting lugs for supporting occurring from at least three sides of the center of gravity of the nut and frame suspension brackets for suspending the frame from the nut before lifting the nut. The frame also has an open side for receiving a nut, lateral limiters, which, together with the lifting lugs and the suspension brackets, form a nut receiving space such that the frame can be slid from the open side to surround the nut, and lifting connection pieces for connecting a crane to the frame.

A nut lifting tool of an inner wear part of a cone crusher. The lifting tool has a frame to be placed around a nut to be lifted. The frame has nut lifting lugs for supporting occurring from at least three sides of the center of gravity of the nut and frame suspension brackets for suspending the frame from the nut before lifting the nut. The frame also has an open side for receiving a nut, lateral limiters, which, together with the lifting lugs and the suspension brackets, form a nut receiving space such that the frame can be slid from the open side to surround the nut, and lifting connection pieces for connecting a crane to the frame.