A MANOUEVERABLE CRUSHING AND SCREENING SYSTEM

Abstract

A manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) is disclosed. The manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) comprises of a chassis (52) with a manoueverable undercarriage (58). The system (50) also comprises of a crushing unit (53) mounted at one end of the chassis (52) and a screening unit (51) that is mounted on the other end of the chassis (52). A steep angle conveyor (55) is configured between the crushing unit (53) and the screening unit (51) and the steep angle conveyor (55) is operable between a first position (A) and a second position (B). In the first position (A), the steep angle conveyor (55) conveys crushed material from the crushing unit (53) to the screening unit (51). This configuration of the system reduces operating length of equipment and also reduces length of the plant.

Claims

1. A manoueverable crushing and screening system, the system comprising: a chassis with a manoueverable undercarriage; a crushing unit mounted at one end of the chassis; a screening unit mounted on the other end of the chassis; a steep angle conveyor configured between the crushing unit and the screening unit, wherein the steep angle conveyor is operable between a first position (A) and a second position (B), wherein, at the first position (A), the steep angle conveyor is configured to convey crushed material from the crushing unit to the screening unit.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the manoueverable undercarriage is at least one of a tracked under carriage or a wheeled undercarriage.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at the second position (B), the steep angle conveyor is lowered and supported at a substantially same level as that of the crushing unit.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the steep angle conveyor is a pocket conveyor.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the steep angle conveyor comprising: a loading section fixed to the chassis; a head section mounted on articulation unit (C) supported by the chassis; and a steep angle conveyor belt extending between the loading section and the head section, wherein the steep angle conveyor belt includes a plurality of pockets for conveying the crushed material.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head section of the steep angle conveyor comprises of a driving unit configured to drive the steep angle conveyor belt by rotating a drive drum.

7. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the articulation unit (C) comprising: an actuator coupled to the head section, wherein the actuator is configured to operate the steep angle conveyor between the first position (A) and the second position (B); and a guide channel defined in the chassis to support and guide the movement of the head section between a working position (W) and a resting position (R).

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the screening unit comprises a plurality of decks to segregate the crushed material.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8, comprises a plurality of secondary conveyors, each of the plurality of secondary conveyors is coupled to an outlet of at least one of the plurality of decks.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING FIGURES

[0021] The novel features and characteristics of the disclosure are set forth in the appended claims.

[0022] The disclosure itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further advantages, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying figures. One or more embodiments are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying figures wherein like reference numerals represent like elements and in which:

[0023] FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the manoueverable crushing and screening system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 2 illustrates the perspective view of the manoueverable crushing and screening system of FIG. 1, with the steep angle conveyor in the first position.

[0025] FIG. 3 illustrates a sectional side view of manoueverable crushing and screening system showing the screening unit with three-deck screens.

[0026] FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic top view of the manoueverable crushing and screening system of FIG. 1 showing plurality secondary conveyors.

[0027] FIG. 5 illustrates the perspective views of the manoueverable crushing and screening system with the steep angle conveyor in the second position, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 6 illustrates the manoueverable crushing and screening system of FIG. 1, being transported on a trailer of a truck.

[0029] The figure depicts embodiments of the disclosure for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the manoueverable crushing and screening system illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The foregoing has broadly outlined the features and technical advantages of the present disclosure in order that the description of the disclosure that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the disclosure. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other devices for carrying out the same purposes of the present disclosure. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the disclosure, as to its organization, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present disclosure.

[0031] In the present document, the word “exemplary” is used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any embodiment or implementation of the present subject matter described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.

[0032] While the disclosure is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiment thereof has been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described below. It should be understood, however that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the scope of the disclosure.

[0033] The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a system that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such mechanism. In other words, one or more elements in the device or mechanism proceeded by “comprises . . . a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the mechanism.

[0034] Embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a manoueverable crushing and screening system. Conventionally, manoueverable screening plants use a screen with two decks. When a two-deck screen is used in manoueverable crushing and screening system, the different size of product that can be segregated from the screen is limited to three sizes of particles. Further, when a three-deck screen is used in conventional manoueverable material processing system, the primary discharge conveyor which conveys material form the crushing unit to the screening unit, has a constraint in discharging material at an elevated angle. The maximum allowable discharge angle of plain belt conveyor is 30°, due to which the length of surface relating to the lift and conveying angle of the plain belt conveyor increases drastically. The increase in length of the plain belt conveyor results in an increase in length of the crawler undercarriage. Consequently, the overall length of the plant is also increased which affects the manoueverability and contributes to an increase in the machine weight.

[0035] Accordingly, the present disclosure discloses a manoueverable crushing and screening system. The manoueverable crushing and screening system comprises of a chassis with a manoueverable undercarriage. The system also comprises of a crushing unit that is mounted at one end of the chassis and a screening unit that is mounted on the other end of the chassis. In an embodiment, the screening unit may be at an elevated position with respect to the crushing unit. Further, a steep angle conveyor is configured between the crushing unit and the screening unit and the steep angle conveyor is operable between a first position and a second position. When operated in the first position, the steep angle conveyor is configured to convey crushed material from the crushing unit to the screening unit and at the second position, the steep angle conveyor is lowered. This configuration of the crusher system reduces the total length of the crawler undercarriage also improves maneuverability and aids in reduction of complexity and weight of the system.

[0036] The following paragraphs describe the present disclosure with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

[0037] FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50). As seen in FIG. 1, the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) comprises of a chassis (52) with an undercarriage (58). The chassis (52) is supported by the under carriage (58) and a power unit (84) is provided on the chassis (52), which enables manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) to be moved around in a quarry. Further, a crushing unit (53), feed conveyor and a hopper (54) are housed at one end of the chassis (52), and a screening unit (51) is housed at the opposite end of the crushing unit (53). The hopper and the feed conveyor (54) are used for feeding materials that are to be crushed into the crushing unit (53). As seen in FIG. 2, the crushed material from the crushing unit (53) is further directed on to a steep angle conveyor (55). The material from the steep angle conveyor (55) is conveyed to the screening unit (51) through the plain belt transfer conveyor (56).

[0038] In an embodiment of the disclosure, the undercarriage of the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) may be a tracked undercarriage as seen in FIG. 1 or a wheeled undercarriage may be used.

[0039] FIG. 2 illustrates the perspective view of the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) with a steep angle conveyor (55) in the first position (A). As seen in FIG. 2, the steep angle conveyor (55) comprises of a loading section (72), an inclined section (73) and a head section (66). The loading section (72) of the steep angle conveyor (55) is fixed to the chassis (52). Further, the steep angle conveyor (55) is provided with an articulation unit (C) that is mounted to the chassis (52). The articulation unit (C) comprises of at least one actuator (83) and at least one guide rail (79) defined in the chassis.

[0040] In an embodiment, the actuator (83) may be at least one of hydraulic actuator, pneumatic actuator and the like.

[0041] In an embodiment, the guide rail is defined as a parallel spaced apart plate [not shown] mounted on the chassis to support the head section (66). The head section is provided with rollers which enable the movement of the head section between the working and the resting position (A and B) through the guide rails (79).

[0042] As seen in FIG. 2, the steep angle conveyor belt (81) that is supported by a plurality of rollers [not shown] is defined as the inclined section (73). The height of the inclined section (73) is adjusted by the actuator (83). Further, the rails (79) along with rollers are used to guide the steep angle conveyor (55) in a defined orientation when the height of the steep angle conveyor (55) is being adjusted. The steep angle conveyor (55) can turn through any angle up to a vertical line and back to the horizontal, with the ability to convey material at angles up to 90°. The height of the inclined section (73) is adjusted to be increased during the working position (A) and is lowered during transport position (B). Thus, the articulation unit (C), enables the height of the steep angle conveyor to be adjusted between the working position (A) and the transport position (B).

[0043] In an embodiment, the steep angle conveyor (55) may be configured to convey the material at angle up-to 90 degree, and the angle at which the crushed material is conveyed from the head section (66) can be varied to avoid spillage of the crushed material.

[0044] In an embodiment, the steep angle conveyor (55) configured between the crushing unit (53) and the screening unit (51) is a steep angle side wall conveyor or a pocket conveyor and operates as a primary discharge conveyor.

[0045] The crushed material from the crushing unit (53) is transferred to the loading section (72) of the steep angle conveyor (55). The steep angle conveyor (55) is provided with a steep angle conveyor belt (81) that comprises of a plurality of pockets (82) and the head section (66) of the steep angle conveyor (55) is provided with a driving unit (80). The driving unit (80) drives the steep angle conveyor belt (81) by rotating a drive drum [not shown] and thereby the material is transferred from the loading section (72) to the head section (66), by the pockets (82) in the steep angle conveyor belt (81). Thus, the steep angle conveyor (55) conveys the crushed material from the crushing unit (53) to a plain belt transfer conveyor (56).

[0046] In an embodiment, the crushed material from the steep angle conveyor (55) may be directly discharged to the screening unit (51) as seen in FIG. 3.

[0047] In an embodiment, as seen in FIG. 3, the crushed material from the crushing unit (53) is transferred to the intermediate transfer conveyor (78) and the intermediate transfer conveyor (78) further conveys the material to the loading section (72) of the steep angle conveyor (55).

[0048] In an embodiment, the height at which the head section (66) conveys the crushed material to the plain belt transfer conveyor (56) can be varied by means of the articulation unit (C).

[0049] In an embodiment, the driving unit (80) that drives the steep angle conveyor belt (81) may be power-driven by an electric motor or by the hydraulic actuators and the power unit (84) housed on the chassis (52).

[0050] In an embodiment, the crushing unit (53) and the screening unit (51) may be power-driven by the power unit (84) housed on the chassis (52) or may be driven by an external power source.

[0051] FIG. 3 illustrates the side view of the screening unit (51) of the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50). The screening unit (51) may include a plurality of decks. As an example, FIG. 3 shows the screening unit (51) with three-deck screen. The crushed material from the plain belt transfer conveyor (56) is further transferred to the vibrating screen (57).

[0052] The vibrating screen (57) is of a three-deck screen includes mesh of different sizes/perforations in every deck (59). The three-deck screen includes a first screen deck (57A), a second screen deck (57B) and a third screen deck (57C). The vibrating screen (57) is mounted on a screen sub frame (64) and the vibrating screen (57) is provided with an unbalanced drive (65), for imparting a vibratory motion to the screen (57). The screen sub frame (64) is pivotally connected to the chassis (52) at a first pivot point (67) on the lower end of the vibrating screen (57). The vibrating screen (57) is pivotally moved about the first pivot point (67) from the horizontal transport position (B) to the inclined working position (A) by means of a first hydraulic actuator (68). As seen in FIG. 1, the vibrating screen (57) is supported by a first trestle (69) along with the first hydraulic actuator (68). The first hydraulic actuator (68) is pivotally connected at the point (70) to the screen sub frame (64).

[0053] The manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) comprises of a secondary discharge conveyor (71) that is pivotally connected to the chassis (52) at a third pivot point (76) on the lower end of the vibrating screen (57). As seen in FIG. 1, the secondary discharge conveyor (71) is pivotally moved about its third pivot point (76) such that the secondary discharge conveyor (71) is moved from the substantially horizontal transport position (B) to the inclined working position (A) by the second hydraulic actuator (77). The secondary discharge conveyor (71) is supported by a second trestle (74) and the second hydraulic actuator (77) which is pivotally connected at a second pivot point (75) to the secondary discharge conveyor (71) as seen in FIG. 3. Further, as seen from FIG. 6, when the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) is in a transport condition (B), the secondary discharge conveyor (71) is retracted to a substantially horizontal position. The secondary discharge conveyor (71) lies at the substantially horizontal position up to the fourth pivot point (85) and the secondary discharge conveyor (71), further of the fourth pivot point (85) is pivoted to a substantially vertical position during the transport position (B). As seen from the FIG. 6, the first half of the secondary discharge conveyor (71) lies in the substantially horizontal position and the second half of the secondary discharge conveyor (71) lies at a substantially vertical angle during the transport condition (B).

[0054] FIG. 4 illustrates a plurality of second conveyors (60, 62, 63) of the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50). As seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, the crushed material is fed from the steep angle conveyor (55) onto the upper end of the vibrating screen (57) by the plain belt transfer conveyor (56). The material is further conveyed onto a vibrating screen (57) by the plain belt transfer conveyor (56). The vibrating screen (57) is disposed at an angle to the horizontal plane and the crushed material is passed onto the screen mesh (59).

[0055] The oversize particles of crushed material that do not penetrate through the mesh of the first screen deck (57A), remain on the first screen deck (57A). These oversize particles travel downwards on the first screen deck (57A) until they are discharged onto a chute (61). The chute (61) communicates with the secondary conveyor (60) for the separation of the oversize particle. These oversize particles that do not pass through the mesh of the first screen deck (57A) are defined as first end product.

[0056] The mid over size particles of crushed material that penetrate through the mesh of the first screen deck (57A) but are oversized to penetrate through the mesh of the second screen deck (57B) are retained on the second screen deck (57B). These particles continue to travel down the second screen deck (57B) until they are discharged onto the secondary conveyor (62). The mid over size particles are separated as second end products by the vibrating screen (57) and are discharged for stock piling by the secondary conveyor (62) which is disposed at an outlet of the second screen deck (57B).

[0057] Further, the mid fine particles that do not pass through the mesh of the third screen deck (57C) but pass through the mesh of the second screen deck (57B), continue to travel downwards on the third screen deck (57C) until they are discharged onto the secondary conveyor (63). The mid fine size particles are separated as third end products by the vibrating screen (57) and are discharged for stock piling by the secondary conveyor (63), as seen from the FIG. 4.

[0058] The fine particles of the crushed material that are smaller than the openings in the screen mesh (59) on the third screen deck (57C), drop through the third screen deck (57C) on to the secondary discharge conveyor (71). These particles that pass through the third screen deck (57C) of the vibrating screen (57) are defined as fourth end product or as under size particles. As seen from FIG. 4, the fine particles from the secondary discharge conveyor (71) are discharged for stock piling.

[0059] In an embodiment, the oversize particles of crushed material are further recirculated to the crushing unit (53) for re-processing.

[0060] FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrates the perspective view of the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) with the steep angle conveyor (55) in the resting/transport position (B). As seen in FIGS. 5 and 6, the head section (66) of the steep angle conveyor (55) is retracted by the articulation unit (C). The actuator (83) and the rails (79) of the articulation unit (C), retract the head section (66), such that the head section (66) lies at the same level as that of the crushing unit (53). The vibrating screen (57) and the secondary discharge conveyor (71) that are pivotally moved about the first and the second pivot point (67 and 75) are also retracted from their working position (A) to the transport position (B) by the first and the second hydraulic actuators (68 and 77) respectively. Thus in the transport position (B), the screening unit (51) and the steep angle conveyor (55) are retracted to lie at the same level as that of the crushing unit (53), thereby providing a compact and an easier means for the transportation of the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50). As seen in FIG. 6, the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) may be brought on board a trailer of a truck and thereby transport the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) in a faster manner.

[0061] Advantages

[0062] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, use of the steep angle conveyor (55) for discharging the crushed material, onto the screening unit (51) provides a maximum space utilization in the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) and therefore the operating length of equipment is optimized.

[0063] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the transport height of steep angle conveyor (55) can be reduced during transport position (B), the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) can be moved around at less height which is beneficial for shipping the machine from place to place.

[0064] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) can segregate the crushed particles into four different sizes since the space saved by using the steep angle conveyor (55) on manoueverable crushing and screening system (50) is used to provide a plurality of screen decks.

[0065] Equivalents

[0066] With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.

[0067] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding the description may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”

[0068] While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated in the description.

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TABLE-US-00001 Referral Description Numeral Manoueverable crushing and 50 screening system Screening unit 51 Chassis 52 Crushing unit 53 Hopper and feed conveyor 54 Steep angle conveyor 55 Plain belt transfer conveyor 56 Vibrating screen 57 First screen deck 57A Second screen deck 57B Third screen deck 57C Tracked under carriage 58 Screen mesh 59 Secondary conveyor 60, 62, 63 Chute 61 Screen sub frame 64 Unbalanced drive 65 Head section 66 First pivot point 67 First hydraulic actuator 68 First Trestle 69 Point through which actuator is 70 connected to the sub frame. Secondary discharge conveyor 71 Loading Section 72 Inclined section 73 Second Trestle 74 Second pivot point 75 Third pivot point 76 Second hydraulic actuator 77 Intermediate transfer conveyor 78 Rails 79 Driving unit 80 Steep angle Conveyor belt 81 Pockets 82 Actuator 83 Power unit 84 Fourth pivot point 85 First/working position A Second/transport position B Articulation unit C