A hammer mill grinder includes a feed conveyor, a press wheel and a rotary hammer mill that is enclosed within a mill box. The mill box presents an intake opening for receiving feed material and a discharge opening for discharging reduced material. The press wheel is located adjacent to the mill box intake opening and is mounted at least indirectly to the mill box for vertical movement. The rotary hammer mill presents hammers that rotate, in cyclic succession, past the intake opening, the press wheel, an inside wall and a screen that is offset from the rotary hammer. The inside wall includes a contaminant bypass door that is able to open to allow a contaminant object to bypass the hammer mill prior to the screen and thereby exit the mill box around the screen to prevent damage to the hammer mill grinder.

A hammer mill grinder includes a feed conveyor, a press wheel and a rotary hammer mill that is enclosed within a mill box. The mill box presents an intake opening for receiving feed material and a discharge opening for discharging reduced material. The press wheel is located adjacent to the mill box intake opening and is mounted at least indirectly to the mill box for vertical movement. The rotary hammer mill presents hammers that rotate, in cyclic succession, past the intake opening, the press wheel, an inside wall and a screen that is offset from the rotary hammer. The inside wall includes a contaminant bypass door that is able to open to allow a contaminant object to bypass the hammer mill prior to the screen and thereby exit the mill box around the screen to prevent damage to the hammer mill grinder.

A restraint apparatus, a horizontal shaft crusher including the restraint apparatus and a method for controlling access to a crushing chamber of the horizontal shaft crusher. The first restraint has an operation mode and a service mode for respectively blocking and allows opening a service hatch for accessing the crushing chamber. A second restraint has an operation mode and a service mode for respectively not controlling the horizontal shaft and controlling the horizontal shaft. The first and second restraints are mutually exclusively usable in the operation mode so that the crushing chamber is not accessible through the service hatch unless the second restraint is controlling the horizontal shaft.

A restraint apparatus, a horizontal shaft crusher including the restraint apparatus and a method for controlling access to a crushing chamber of the horizontal shaft crusher. The first restraint has an operation mode and a service mode for respectively blocking and allows opening a service hatch for accessing the crushing chamber. A second restraint has an operation mode and a service mode for respectively not controlling the horizontal shaft and controlling the horizontal shaft. The first and second restraints are mutually exclusively usable in the operation mode so that the crushing chamber is not accessible through the service hatch unless the second restraint is controlling the horizontal shaft.

An apparatus for destroying data storage devices comprises a shredder assembly, a hammer mill assembly, a chute mounted in an open communication with an interior of the shredder assembly and with an interior of the hammer mill assembly, the chute sized and shaped to transfer shredded remnants from the shredder assembly into the hammer mill assembly, a power drive assembly coupled to each of the shredder assembly and the hammer mill assembly, and a control assembly configured to operate the shredder assembly and the hammer mill assembly.

An apparatus for destroying data storage devices comprises a shredder assembly, a hammer mill assembly, a chute mounted in an open communication with an interior of the shredder assembly and with an interior of the hammer mill assembly, the chute sized and shaped to transfer shredded remnants from the shredder assembly into the hammer mill assembly, a power drive assembly coupled to each of the shredder assembly and the hammer mill assembly, and a control assembly configured to operate the shredder assembly and the hammer mill assembly.

The invention relates to an overload protection device for the hydraulic system of a mineral material machining plant, in particular for a rotary impact crusher, a jaw crusher or the like, wherein a hydraulic element equipped to store and/or convey a hydraulic fluid is provided, wherein the hydraulic element comprises a connection area (95) having a passage opening for hydraulic fluid of the hydraulic system, wherein the passage opening is covered by a replaceable burst panel (100), wherein a burst panel holder (96) is disposed on the rear face (101) of the burst panel (100) facing away from the connection area (95), and wherein at least one fastening bolt (97) is passed through a bolt mount (96.4) of the burst panel holder (96) and through a drilled hole (103) of the burst panel (100) disposed in alignment therewith and is bolted into a threaded mount of the connection area (95) in such a way that in the assembled state the burst panel (100) is held clamped between a pressure surface (96.2) of the burst panel holder (96) and a connection surface (95.1) of the connection area (95). To make provision for an easy maintenance after an overload event for such an overload protection device, provision is made in accordance with the invention that at least one retaining element (98) is provided, which, in a dismantling position, holds the burst panel holder (96) to the hydraulic element, in particular at the connection area (95), when the at least one fastening bolt (97) is unbolted from the threaded mount of the connection area (95) and the burst panel (100) is removed.

A drive system for driving a crusher of a material crusher plant having a main drive and a power transfer unit driven by the main drive, wherein the power transfer unit drives at least one generator and a first hydraulic pump which is connected to the power transfer unit in a shiftable manner. It is provided that a shiftable fluid coupling is installed in the transmission path from the power transfer unit to the crusher, that the shiftable fluid coupling and a pump are interconnected in a fluid conveying manner in a pump circuit and that a fluid can be supplied to the shiftable fluid coupling by means of the pump. A method of operating such a crusher is also provided.

A drive system for driving a crusher of a material crusher plant having a main drive and a power transfer unit driven by the main drive, wherein the power transfer unit drives at least one generator and a first hydraulic pump which is connected to the power transfer unit in a shiftable manner. It is provided that a shiftable fluid coupling is installed in the transmission path from the power transfer unit to the crusher, that the shiftable fluid coupling and a pump are interconnected in a fluid conveying manner in a pump circuit and that a fluid can be supplied to the shiftable fluid coupling by means of the pump. A method of operating such a crusher is also provided.

The invention relates to a device (10; 50) for mechanically comminuting materials, including a vertically extending comminuting chamber (14) having an upwardly extending supply side (15) and a downwardly extending discharge side. The comminuting chamber is enclosed by an circular cylindrical and/or conical downwardly expanded comminuting chamber wall (12), and in which at least one rotor (16, 18) rotating about a vertical rotor axis (R) is arranged, which is provided with striking tools (38) that extend radially into the comminuting chamber, at least during operation. The rotors (16, 18) are held in a stationary manner with respect to a support base (20) of the device, and the comminuting chamber wall is supported on the support base. According to the invention, the comminuting chamber wall is held in place by way of a lifting device in the direction of the rotor axis (R) in a height adjustable manner relative to the support base (20). The lifting device (36) has a working position, in which the lower edge of the comminuting chamber wall (12) is arranged close to the support base (20) or to a part connected thereto, and a maintenance position, in which the lower edge (32) of the comminuting chamber wall (12) is vertically raised above at least one of the striking tools (22, 24). The invention allows easy maintenance and an uncomplicated exchange of the striking tools of the comminuting device.