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Hydraulic control system for gyratory crusher provided with safety system for overload conditions

  • US 5,725,163 A
  • Filed: 07/09/1996
  • Issued: 03/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hydraulic control system for a gyratory crusher in which a main shaft of the crusher is supported hydraulically by a piston movable in a cylinder and the crusher is lubricated by a lubricating circuit, the system comprising:

  • a tank for hydraulic fluid,a pump unit and inlet lines which lead hydraulic fluid from the tank into the cylinder and into the lubricating circuit,a return line which leads hydraulic fluid from the cylinder and from the lubricating circuit into the tank, anda pressure relief valve connected to the inlet line and having associated therewith an opening pressure at which the relief valve opens, and a by-pass line connected between the relief valve and lubricating circuit, such that when the pressure in the cylinder exceeds the opening pressure of the relief valve, fluid flows from the cylinder through the relief valve to the lubricating circuit and further to the return line.

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