Jaw crusher
11819855 · 2023-11-21
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Abstract
A jaw crusher includes a stationary crusher jaw and a movable crusher jaw between which a crushing chamber and a crushing gap are formed. The movable crusher jaw can be driven by a crusher drive to generate a crushing motion. An overload protection mechanism includes a control unit, which, in the event of an overload, causes the crusher jaws to move relative to one another in such a way that the crushing gap is enlarged. An actuator unit is driven by the kinetic energy of a driven component of the jaw crusher, in particular the flywheels or the crusher drive driving the flywheels and the movable crusher jaw. At least one actuator is acted upon by the actuator unit using a transfer medium to effect the gap adjustment.
Claims
1. A jaw crusher, comprising: a stationary crusher jaw and a movable crusher jaw, the crusher jaws configured to form a crushing chamber and a crushing gap between the crusher jaws; a crusher drive configured to drive the movable crusher jaw to generate a crushing motion, the crusher drive including a driven component; an adjustable support configured to provide relative movement between the crusher jaws to adjust the crushing gap; at least one actuator configured to adjust the adjustable support to adjust the crushing gap; an actuator power supply driven by kinetic energy of the driven component and configured to transfer power to the at least one actuator using a transfer medium; a drive shaft coupled to the movable crusher jaw, the drive shaft including a deflector element; and wherein the actuator power supply includes an actuation element configured to interact with the deflector element to drive the actuator power supply.
2. The jaw crusher of claim 1, wherein: the driven component of the crusher drive includes at least one flywheel.
3. The jaw crusher of claim 1, wherein: the adjustable support includes a first adjustment element supporting the movable crusher jaw from a crusher frame of the jaw crusher, the first adjustment element being adjustable relative to the movable crusher jaw to adjust the crushing gap; and the at least one actuator is configured to act on the first adjustment element to adjust the first adjust element.
4. The jaw crusher of claim 3, wherein: the adjustable support includes a second adjustment element, the first and second adjustment elements being wedge shaped adjustment elements each including a wedge surface, the wedge surfaces of the first and second wedge shaped adjustment elements being slidably engaged with each other; the at least one actuator includes first and second actuators operably associated with the first and second wedge shaped adjustment elements, respectively; and the actuator power supply is configured to transfer power to both of the first and second actuators.
5. The jaw crusher of claim 1, further comprising: a pressure plate supporting the movable crusher jaw from the adjustable support; a tensioning cylinder configured to hold the pressure plate under a pre-load; and wherein the actuator power supply is further configured to transfer power to the tensioning cylinder to re-tension the tensioning cylinder.
6. The jaw crusher of claim 1, further comprising: a load sensor attached to the jaw crusher; and a controller operably connected to the load sensor and to the actuator power supply, the controller being configured to detect an overload signal from the load sensor and to activate the actuator power supply when the overload signal is detected.
7. The jaw crusher of claim 1, wherein: the actuator power supply comprises a fluid pump.
8. The jaw crusher of claim 7, wherein: the fluid pump is a hydraulic oil pump.
9. The jaw crusher of claim 1, wherein: the deflector element is a cam lobe having a running surface.
10. The jaw crusher of claim 9, wherein: the actuator power supply includes a roller attached to the actuation element and the roller engages the running surface of the cam lobe.
11. The jaw crusher of claim 1, wherein the actuator power supply includes: a housing including at least one pump chamber; wherein the actuation element is movably received within the housing, the actuation element including at least one piston received in the at least one pump chamber; and wherein the actuator power supply is configured such that the at least one pump chamber can be selectively placed in fluid-conveying connection with the at least one actuator.
12. The jaw crusher of claim 11, wherein: the actuator power supply includes a spring configured to preload the actuation element; and the actuator power supply is configured such that the actuation element can be blocked in a waiting position.
13. The jaw crusher of claim 12, further comprising: a pressure accumulator configured to provide a pressurized fluid into the at least one pump chamber of the actuator power supply to bias the actuation element from the waiting position toward an extended activation position.
14. The jaw crusher of claim 1, wherein: the crusher drive is configured such that during the crushing motion of the movable crusher jaw a lower part of the movable crusher jaw makes a closing motion towards the stationary crusher jaw and an opening motion away from the stationary crusher jaw; and wherein the crusher drive and the actuator power supply are configured such that the transfer of power to the at least one actuator using the transfer medium to adjust the crushing gap is synchronous with the crushing motion.
Description
(1) The invention is explained in greater detail below based on an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings. In the Figures:
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(9) The material flow not screened out on the first screen deck 12.1 is fed into the crusher unit 20. The crusher unit 20 has a stationary crusher jaw 21 and a movable crusher jaw 22. A crushing chamber 23 is formed between the two crusher jaws 21, 22. At their lower ends, the two crusher jaws 21, 22 define a crushing gap 24. The two crusher jaws 21, 22 thus form a crushing chamber 23 converging towards the crushing gap 24. The stationary crusher jaw 21 is firmly mounted to the crusher frame 17. An eccentric drive 30 drives the movable crusher jaw 22. The crusher drive 30 has a drive shaft 31, on which a flywheel 30.1 is mounted for co-rotation. This will be explained in more detail below.
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(13) The control unit 60 is used to adjust the crushing gap 24 between the two crusher jaws 21, 22. The control unit 60 may also be referred to as an adjustable support 60 configured to provide relative movement between the crusher jaws to adjust the crushing gap.
(14) A tensioning cylinder 40 is provided in order to be able to maintain a defined allocation of the pressure plate 50 to the control unit 60 on the one hand and to the movable crusher jaw 22 on the other hand during the crushing process. The tensioning cylinder 40 has a piston rod 41, which bears a fastening element 42 at one end. The fastening element 42 is pivotably attached to the movable crusher jaw 22. The piston rod 41 is connected to a piston 45. The piston 45 can be linearly adjusted in the tensioning cylinder 40. A beam 44 bears the housing of tensioning cylinder 40. The beam 44 is supported by at least one, preferably two, compression springs 43 on a component of the crusher frame 17. A spring preload is applied accordingly. The spring preload causes a tension, which pulls the housing of the tensioning cylinder 40 and with the latter the piston 45 and the piston rod 41. In this way a tensioning force is applied to the movable crusher jaw 22, which tensioning force is transferred to the pressure plate 50. Accordingly, the pressure plate 50 is held in a clamped and preloaded manner between the movable crusher jaw 22 and the control unit 60.
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(17) According to a preferred invention variant, the actuators 80 act bidirectionally. They are used to allow the adjustment of the crushing gap 24 during normal crushing operation. Accordingly, they can be controlled via a controller, for instance. Because both actuators 80 are permanently coupled to the control elements 60.1, 60.2, the control elements 60.1, 60.2 can be moved linearly with the actuators 80. The gap width of the crushing gap 24 is determined depending on the control position of the control elements 60.1, 60.2. The tensioning cylinder 40 follows the adjustment motion, i.e. it is guaranteed that the pressure plate 50 is always held securely between the two pressure plate bearings 51, 52.
(18) While a small crushing gap 24 is set in
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(23) The actuation element 110 can be linearly adjusted in the housing 100.1. The actuation element 110 has a first piston 110.1 and a second piston 110.2. Embodiments, in which only one piston 110.1 is used, are also conceivable. The first piston 110.1 has a relatively smaller diameter than the second piston 110.2.
(24) A connection piece 110.3 is connected to the second piston 110.1. The connection piece 110.3 is used to guide the actuation element 110 out of the housing 100.1, the connection piece 110.3 bears a head 120. A rolling element 130 is connected to the head 120 for rotation. The rolling element 130 can have the shape of a wheel, as shown here. The rolling element 130 has an outer circumferential running surface 131. The rolling element 130 may also be referred to as a roller 130.
(25) As the drawings show, the actuation element 110 is supported in the housing 100.1 against the preload of a spring 140. The spring 140 acts on the actuation element 110 preferably in the area of one of the pistons 110.1, 110.2 and can be accommodated in a space-saving manner in one of the pump chambers, preferably in the first pump chamber 102.
(26) The actuator unit 100 is spatially assigned to the deflector element 33 (see
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(28) If an overload occurs, the operating position as shown in
(29) As mentioned above, it is advantageous if not only one actuator 80, but both actuators 80 are adjusted simultaneously. In this way, the crushing gap 24 can be enlarged within a very short time. In this case, both actuators 80 are connected to the first pump chamber 102.
(30) As a result of an adjustment of the two actuators 80, the two control elements 60.1 and 60.2 are displaced relative to each other. Consequently, the movable crusher jaw 22 can move out of the way, increasing the crushing gap 24. The tensioning cylinder 40 is activated to prevent the pressure plate 50 from falling down, as mentioned above. The tensioning cylinder 40 pulls the movable crusher jaw 22 against the pressure plate 50 to keep the latter always tensioned.
(31) In particular, it may be preferable to have the actuator(s) 80 of the actuator unit 100 pressurized two or more times within one overload cycle to open the crushing gap 24. Then the actuator unit can be designed having a relatively manageable installed size. For instance, it may be intended that the actuation element 110 of the actuator unit 100 described above performs two or more pump strokes. The actuator 80 and/or the tensioning cylinder 40 is/are in such a case not moved along its/their entire length of travel per pump stroke, but only along a partial length of travel. After the deflector element 33 is attached to the drive shaft 31, the pump strokes can be performed in short succession, one after the other, enabling the crushing gap 24 to be opened quickly.
(32) It is also conceivable that the invention could be designed in such a way that the deflector element 33 is designed such that two or more pump strokes can be achieved per revolution. Similarly, a configuration of the invention is conceivable in which two or more actuator units are used, all of which act on the actuators simultaneously or with a time delay.
(33) The position of the deflector element 33 on the drive shaft 31 determines the point at which the pumping action of the actuator unit 100 is initiated. The deflector element 33, which operates the rolling element 130, is arranged at an angular offset to the eccentric, which is responsible for the eccentric motion of the movable crusher jaw 22. Because of the angular offset, the opening motion of the control unit 60 can be synchronized with the motion of the moving crusher jaw. Particularly preferably, the deflector element 33 is set in such a way that the opening motion of the crushing gap 24 by the control unit 60 begins shortly before the closing motion of the crushing gap 24, which is performed by the rotation of the drive unit of the crusher. This prevents uncrushable material from being further pressed in the crusher jaw and reduces the load on the crushing mechanism. However, any other adjustment of the deflector element 33 relative to the eccentric is also conceivable. In principle, it would also be possible to adjust the position of the deflector element 33 relative to the eccentric during operation.
(34) If a pump stroke is performed from the position shown in
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(37) A pressure accumulator 150 is also provided. The pressure accumulator 150 is used to keep hydraulic oil pressurized. In this exemplary embodiment, a housing, in which a piston 152 is preloaded against a spring 151, can be used to form the pressure accumulator 150. The housing is used to hold hydraulic oil, which is preloaded via the piston 152 and the spring 151. The spring chamber can be atmospherically balanced or have a gas pressure.
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(39) If now an overload occurs, the situation shown in
(40) When the deflector element 33 meets the rolling element 130, the pumping motion starts, which pushes the actuation element 110 back from its extended position as shown in
(41) Firstly, a pump pressure is generated in the pump chamber 103. The fluid port 100.3 is used to connect the pump chamber 103 to the chamber 40.1 of the tensioning cylinder 40. Accordingly, a pressure is introduced into the chamber 40.1, which acts on the piston 45 and thus activates the tensioning cylinder 40. Accordingly, the piston 45 moves the piston rod 41 (chamber 40.2 must be de-pressurized to do so). Simultaneously, the fluid port 100.2 is used to connect the first pump chamber 102 to the chamber 80.2 of the actuator 80. This pump pressure causes a displacement of the piston 82 in the actuator 80. This adjustment results in the coupling 81 being entrained from the right to the left. To prevent the actuator 80 from blocking, the chamber 80.1 on the other side of the piston 82 is de-pressurized into the pipe leading away from the accumulator 150. The hydraulic oil is thus de-pressurized into this accumulator pipe and fills the accumulator 150 until the pressure exceeds the pressure set in valve 187. Particularly preferably, the accumulator pressure at maximum filling quantity and the set pressure value of valve 187 are balanced. At the same time, the oil returning via the check valve 193 refills the front chamber 80.2, which gains volume during the pumping process. For this purpose, the actuator 80 has to have a certain area ratio or the return oil quantity of the tensioning cylinder 40 is used for this purpose. If this process causes the pressure in the pipe to rise above a preset limit, the pressure is discharged into the tank 160 via the relief valve 187.
(42) As mentioned above, the first pump stroke may be followed by a second or more pump strokes. Two unidirectional valves 184, 185 are used to secure the pressure in the tensioning cylinder 40 and in the actuator 80 after the first pump stroke (see
(43) If the pressure rises above the value set in the valve 186, the discharged oil fills the accumulator 150. If the pressure rises above the value set in the valve 190, the oil is transferred from the chamber 103 to 104. In doing so, the oil remains in the system and is always ready for use in the next pump stroke, even after long periods at pressure limitation.
(44) When the overload has ended, i.e. the crushing gap 24 has been opened and the uncrushable object has left the crushing chamber 23, the valves 181 and 183 are moved to their original position. In this case the actuator unit 100 is also moved back to its prepared waiting position, as shown in