Abstract
A wear-resistant element for partial insertion into a recess on the surface of a wear area of a comminuting device. The wear-resistant element includes particles made of a highly wear-resistant material which are embedded in a matrix material.
Claims
1.-18. (canceled)
19. A wear-resistant element for partial insertion into a recess on the surface of a wear area of a comminuting device, comprising: a matrix material comprising tungsten carbide; and particles made of a highly wear-resistant material embedded in the matrix material.
20. (canceled)
21. The wear-resistant element of claim 19, wherein the highly wear-resistant material of the particles comprises diamond, ceramic or titanium.
22. The wear-resistant element of claim 19, wherein the particles made of highly wear-resistant material are distributed uniformly in the matrix material or are concentrated at a selected position within the matrix material.
23. The wear-resistant element of claim 19, wherein the wear-resistant element comprises a core region and a shell region which at least partially surrounds the core region, wherein the particles made of the highly wear-resistant material are arranged exclusively in the core region.
24. The wear-resistant element of claim 23, wherein the shell region is formed from tungsten carbide or a steel alloy.
25. The wear-resistant element of claim 23, wherein the shell region and the core region are bonded to one another substance-to-substance.
26. The wear-resistant element of claim 23, wherein the shell region and the core region are sintered to one another substance-to-substance.
27. The wear-resistant element of claim 23, wherein the particles made of the highly wear-resistant material are arranged in the core region in such a manner that the particle distribution density rises in the direction of the shell region.
28. The wear-resistant element of claim 19, wherein the wear-resistant element comprises a fastening region, which is configured to connect to the recess in the surface of the wear area of the comminuting device, and a wear region, which protrudes at least partially out of the surface of the wear area of the comminuting device.
29. The wear-resistant element of claim 28, wherein exclusively the wear region comprises the particles made of highly wear-resistant material which are embedded in the matrix material.
30. The wear-resistant element of claim 28, wherein the wear-resistant element comprises a cutout on the end face, in particular a borehole.
31. The wear-resistant element of claim 28, wherein the fastening region comprises a material which has a lower wear resistance than the material of the wear region.
32. The wear-resistant element of claim 28, wherein the fastening region has a sleeve-shaped form and the wear region is arranged within the sleeve-shaped region of the fastening region.
33. The wear-resistant element of claim 29, wherein the fastening region and the wear region are bonded to one another substance-to-substance.
34. The wear-resistant element of claim 29, wherein the fastening region and the wear region are adhesively bonded or soldered to one another substance-to-substance.
35. The wear-resistant element of claim 29, wherein the fastening region comprises less than 45% of the wear-resistant element.
36. The wear-resistant element of claim 29, wherein the wear region extends level with the wear-resistant element at least partially beyond the fastening region.
37. A comminuting device comprising the wear-resistant element of claim 19, wherein the wear-resistant element is mounted at least partially in a recess in the wear area of the comminuting device.
38. The comminuting device of claim 37, wherein the fastening region of the wear-resistant element is bonded to the wear area of the comminuting device substance-to-substance.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0029] The invention is explained in more detail hereinbelow on the basis of a plurality of exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures.
[0030] FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a roller mill in a front view according to one exemplary embodiment.
[0031] FIG. 2 shows a schematic illustration of a grinding roller of the roller mill as shown in FIG. 1.
[0032] FIGS. 3-15 show schematic illustrations of various exemplary embodiments of wear-resistant elements in a cross-sectional view.
[0033] FIG. 1 schematically shows a roller mill 10. The roller mill 10 comprises two grinding rollers 12, 14, which are shown schematically as circles and have the same diameter and are arranged alongside one another. A grinding gap, of adjustable size for example, is located between the grinding rollers 12, 14.
[0034] During operation of the roller mill, the grinding rollers 12, 14 rotate counter to one another in a direction of rotation shown by the arrows, with grinding material passing through the grinding gap in the falling direction and being ground.
[0035] FIG. 2 shows an end region of a grinding roller 12 having a roller main body 15 on which wear-resistant elements 16 are mounted. The wear-resistant elements 16 are mounted in the outer circumference of the surface of the grinding roller. By way of example, the wear-resistant elements 16 shown in FIG. 2, which are spaced apart from one another and arranged next to one another, have a circular cross section. It is likewise conceivable for the wear-resistant elements 16 to vary in relation to one another over the surface of the grinding roller in terms of size, number, cross-sectional shape and arrangement, in order, for example, to compensate for local differences in wear during operation of the grinding roller 12, 14.
[0036] Furthermore, the grinding roller 12 comprises wear-resistant corner elements 17, which are mounted at the end thereof and, for example, have a rectangular cross section and are arranged alongside one another in a row in such a manner that they form a ring over the circumference of the grinding roller 12. Further cross-sectional shapes of the wear-resistant corner elements 17 which differ from the cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 2 are moreover conceivable. It is also possible for the wear-resistant corner elements 17 to be arranged in a manner spaced apart from one another. FIG. 2 shows by way of example only the left-hand end of the grinding roller 12, with the right-hand end (not shown) advantageously being of identical structure.
[0037] FIG. 3 shows a wear-resistant element 16a arranged in a recess 32 in the roller main body 15 of a grinding roller 12, 14 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The wear-resistant element comprises a fastening region 24 and a wear region 22, the fastening region being arranged in the recess 32 on the surface of the grinding roller 12, 14 and being connected to the roller main body 15 of the grinding roller 12, 14. By way of example, the wear-resistant element 16a at the fastening region 24 is bonded to the recess in the surface of the roller main body 15 of the grinding roller 12, 14 substance-to-substance, in particular welded, soldered or adhesively bonded, or connected thereto in a form-fitting manner, in particular screwed or wedged. The wear region 22 of the wear-resistant element 16a is arranged at least partially outside the recess 32 in the roller main body 15, such that it protrudes out of the roller main body 15 in the radial direction of the grinding roller (not shown). In the exemplary embodiment illustrated, the fastening region comprises approximately one third of the entire wear-resistant element 16a, with the wear region comprising approximately the further two thirds.
[0038] The wear-resistant element 16a comprises a matrix material 18, in which a plurality of particles 20 are arranged. The particles 20 are arranged in a manner distributed uniformly in the matrix material 18. The wear region 22 and the fastening region 24 have the same particle distribution in the matrix material.
[0039] The particles 20 are in particular a highly wear-resistant material comprising, for example, diamond, ceramic or titanium. By way of example, the matrix material 18 comprises tungsten carbide. The particles 20 are in particular bonded substance-to-substance, for example by sintering, to the matrix material 18.
[0040] During operation of the roller mill, the wear-resistant elements 16a are exposed to a high degree of wear, where in particular the wear region 22 of the wear-resistant elements 16a which protrudes out of the surface of the grinding roller 12, 14 becomes worn. The highly wear-resistant particles 20 in the matrix material 18 reduce the wear of the wear-resistant elements 16a considerably, with the number of particles 20, in particular the distribution density of the particles 20, in the matrix material 18 increasing the wear resistance of the wear-resistant element 16a.
[0041] FIG. 4 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a wear-resistant element 16, in which the roller main body 15 with the recess 32, in which the wear-resistant element 16b is arranged, is not shown. The wear-resistant element 16b shown in FIG. 4 corresponds substantially to the wear-resistant element 16a shown in FIG. 3, and comprises the fastening region 24 and the wear region 22, which are described with reference to FIG. 3 and are arranged in a manner corresponding to FIG. 3. In contrast to FIG. 3, FIG. 4 includes a core region 28 and a shell region 26 surrounding the circumference of the core region 28. The core region 28 extends in the longitudinal direction of the wear-resistant element 16b from one end of the wear-resistant element 16b to the other end of the wear-resistant element 16b. The shell region 26 has a substantially tubular form and surrounds the circumference of the core region 28. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the particles 20 are arranged in a manner distributed uniformly exclusively in the core region 28 of the wear-resistant element 16b and within the core region 28. The shell region 26 does not comprise any particles 20. By way of example, the shell region 26 comprises the matrix material 18 tungsten carbide or for example a steel alloy.
[0042] FIG. 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a wear-resistant element 16c, this corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16b shown in FIG. 4, with the difference that the wear-resistant element 16c does not comprise any particles 20 in the fastening region 24. The particles 20 are arranged exclusively in the core region 28 of the wear region 22 of the wear-resistant element 16c. The particles 20 are arranged distributed in the core region 28 of the wear region 22 in such a manner that the density of the particle distribution increases in the direction of the shell region 26, such that the highest particle distribution density is arranged at the boundary region between the core region 28 and the shell region 26. The particle distribution density furthermore increases in the longitudinal direction of the wear-resistant element 16c, in particular in the radial direction of the grinding roller outward.
[0043] FIG. 6 shows a wear-resistant element 16d, this corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16a shown in FIG. 3, with the difference that the wear-resistant element 16d comprises a cutout 30 in the fastening region 24 thereof. The cutout 30 is made in the end face of the fastening region 24 and, for example, has a cylindrical or conical form, and extends over the entire fastening region, in particular coaxially in relation to the wear-resistant element 16d. By way of example, the cutout 30 serves for fastening the wear-resistant element 16d in the recess 32 in the roller surface. Furthermore, the cutout gives rise to a considerable saving of material.
[0044] FIG. 7 shows a wear-resistant element 16e, this corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16d shown in FIG. 6, with the difference that the wear-resistant element 16e comprises a shell region 26 and a core region 28 as shown in FIG. 4, with the fastening region not comprising any particles 20.
[0045] FIG. 8 shows a wear-resistant element 16f corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16a shown in FIG. 3, with the fastening region 24 being formed from a different material to the wear region 22. By way of example, the fastening region 24 is formed from a softer, in particular less wear-resistant material than the wear region. By way of example, the fastening region comprises a steel. The fastening region 24 and the wear region 22 are in particular bonded to one another substance-to-substance, for example adhesively bonded, welded or soldered. It is likewise conceivable to form the wear-resistant element 16f in a plate-shaped manner, in which case the fastening region and the wear region have a plate-shaped form. A plate-shaped formation of the wear-resistant element is suitable in particular when used for providing a grinding track with wear resistance.
[0046] FIG. 9 shows a wear-resistant element 16g corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16f shown in FIG. 8, with that end of the fastening region 24 of the wear-resistant element 16g which faces toward the wear region 22 comprising an inwardly pointing bulge. This bulge serves for positioning the wear region 22 on the fastening region 24.
[0047] FIG. 10 shows a wear-resistant element 16h corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16f shown in FIG. 8, with the wear region 22 comprising a core region 28 and a shell region 26 surrounding the core region 28 as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 7.
[0048] FIG. 11 shows a wear-resistant element 16i corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16f shown in FIG. 8, with the wear region 22 comprising a core region 28 and a shell region 26 surrounding the core region 28 as shown in FIG. 5.
[0049] FIG. 12 shows a wear-resistant element 16j comprising a substantially sleeve-shaped fastening region 24, the latter extending over the entire length of the wear-resistant element 16j and the wear region 22 being arranged within the sleeve-shaped fastening region 24. By way of example, the sleeve-shaped fastening region 24 is formed from a softer, less wear-resistant material than the wear region 22. The material of the wear region 22 corresponds to the material described with reference to FIGS. 3, 6, 8 and 9.
[0050] FIG. 13 shows a wear-resistant element 16k corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16f shown in FIG. 8, with that region of the fastening region 24 of the wear-resistant element 16k which faces toward the wear region 22 comprising a cutout which interacts with a projection in that region of the wear-resistant region 22 which faces toward the fastening region 24. Such a cutout in the fastening region serves in particular for positioning the wear region on the fastening region, with the wear region being centered in relation to the fastening region 24. By way of example, the cutout has a cylindrical form and is formed so as to be centered.
[0051] FIG. 14 shows a wear-resistant element 161 corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16j shown in FIG. 12, with a cutout 30 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 being arranged in the fastening region 24.
[0052] FIG. 15 shows a wear-resistant element 16m corresponding substantially to the wear-resistant element 16j shown in FIG. 12, with the wear region 22 extending beyond the sleeve-shaped fastening region 24.
LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS
[0053] 10 Roller mill
[0054] 12 Grinding roller
[0055] 14 Grinding roller
[0056] 15 Roller main body
[0057] 16 Wear-resistant element
[0058] 17 Wear-resistant corner element
[0059] 18 Matrix material
[0060] 20 Particles
[0061] 22 Wear region
[0062] 24 Fastening region
[0063] 26 Shell region
[0064] 28 Core region
[0065] 30 Cutout
[0066] 32 Recess
