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).

There is disclosed a crusher for crushing material into finer particulates, the crusher including a housing that encloses a crushing head mounted on a shaft. The housing supports an outer crushing shell, while the crushing head supports an inner crushing shell. The two crushing shells cooperate to form a crushing gap therebetween. The crusher further includes a drive mechanism joined to the shaft for generating movement of the inner crushing shell relative to the outer crushing shell. The drive mechanism includes at least three drive units joined to the shaft and configured to impart a pulling force on the shaft. Also disclosed is a method of operating the crusher, wherein each of the drive units are selectively activated and deactivated to selectively generate orbital or gyratory movement of the crushing head relative to the outer housing.

There is disclosed a crusher for crushing material into finer particulates, the crusher including a housing that encloses a crushing head mounted on a shaft. The housing supports an outer crushing shell, while the crushing head supports an inner crushing shell. The two crushing shells cooperate to form a crushing gap therebetween. The crusher further includes a drive mechanism joined to the shaft for generating movement of the inner crushing shell relative to the outer crushing shell. The drive mechanism includes at least three drive units joined to the shaft and configured to impart a pulling force on the shaft. Also disclosed is a method of operating the crusher, wherein each of the drive units are selectively activated and deactivated to selectively generate orbital or gyratory movement of the crushing head relative to the outer housing.

There is disclosed a crusher for crushing material into finer particulates. The crusher includes a housing enclosing a cone assembly comprising a crushing head mounted on a shaft. The housing supports an outer crushing shell, while the crushing head supports an inner crushing shell. The two crushing shells cooperate to form a crushing gap therebetween. A cam is provided on the shaft with the cam being located remote from the crushing head. A number of drive units extend between the cam and the housing, wherein each drive unit has a first end movably abutting the cam and a second end movably abutting a discrete spherically domed reaction seat provided on the housing. Each drive unit is a telescopic body with a bore extending therethrough so that hydraulic fluid injected into each bore applies a drive force onto the cam and the reaction seat to cause movement of the crushing head.

A gyratory crusher includes an inner and an outer crushing shell. The outer crushing shell has three regions along its axial length including: an inlet region that tapers radially inward from an uppermost first end; a crushing region that extends radially inward from a second lowermost end; and a radially innermost shoulder region that is positioned axially between the inlet and crushing regions. An angle of inclination of a radially inward facing surface at the inlet and shoulder regions and the axial length of the crushing surface are designed to optimise crushing capacity in addition maximising reduction.

A gyratory crusher includes an inner and an outer crushing shell. The outer crushing shell has three regions along its axial length including: an inlet region that tapers radially inward from an uppermost first end; a crushing region that extends radially inward from a second lowermost end; and a radially innermost shoulder region that is positioned axially between the inlet and crushing regions. An angle of inclination of a radially inward facing surface at the inlet and shoulder regions and the axial length of the crushing surface are designed to optimise crushing capacity in addition maximising reduction.

A mantle for a gyratory or cone crusher that includes a frame having a bowl as a first crushing shell, and a crusher head including the mantle as a second crushing shell, wherein the mantle and bowl define a crushing gap between them. The mantle includes a central axis, a first end and a second end along the central axis, and an outer peripheral surface defined by a generatrix rotating around the central axis. The outer peripheral surface constituting a crushing surface of the mantle, and an outer diameter of the mantle being larger at the second end than at the first end. One or more grooves are formed in the crushing surface at the second end of the mantle, and one or more cavities for receiving wear resistant inserts are formed in the crushing surface. One or more wear resistant inserts are bonded to or into the crushing surface.

A method, crusher, computer program and crushing plant, in which bridging generated on an arm is detected in a crusher that has a body, an outer wear part fixed to the body, an outer wear part fixed to the body; a support cone rotatable inside the body via a main shaft); an inner wear part on a cone surface of the support cone; and a support of the support cone. The support contains a group of arms inside the body and extending inwards from the body; a main shaft radially supported to the arms; and a thrust bearer supported by the arms for supporting the main shaft and for axially supporting the support cone via the main shaft. The crusher crushes mineral material between the inner wear part and the outer wear part. Measurement information is received describing stress of the support of the support cone; and bridging formed onto an arm is detected from the measurement information.

A cone crusher includes body installed on foundation with resilient dampers and having an outer cone and an inner cone. Unbalance weight is on the drive shaft of inner cone using a slide bushing, with center of gravity adjustable relative to rotation axis, slide damper of unbalance weight connected to transmission coupler, through which torque is transmitted. Transmission coupler is a disc coupler comprising a drive half-coupler, a driven half-coupler, and a floating disc between them. The driven half-coupler is rigidly connected to slide bushing, and the drive half-coupler, to gear rigidly connected to counterbalance weight. The drive half-coupler, gear and counterbalance weight are mounted on the slide bushing, and driving half-coupler, gear, counterbalance weight, and the slide bushing form one movable dynamic assembly, installed using a mounting disc, on fixed rotation axis, which rests upon flange rigidly fixed in the bottom part of body of the crusher.

A housing assembly for a rock crusher having an eccentric shaft. The housing assembly has an interior side and an exterior side and comprises a first housing portion having an inner side, an outer side, and a plurality of grooves and being removably attached to the rock crusher, and a second housing portion having a plurality of grooves and being removably attached to the first housing portion. The housing assembly also comprises an inner ring having at least one inner ring housing groove and at least one inner ring pitman groove and being disposed on the interior side of the housing assembly, and an outer ring having at least one outer ring groove and being disposed on the exterior side of the housing assembly. The housing assembly is disposed around the eccentric shaft. A method for removably housing a bearing assembly on a rock crusher.