Sealed crusher

• US 5,964,422 A
• Filed: 06/17/1998
• Issued: 10/12/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nordberg-Lokomo Oy
• Original Assignee: Nordberg-Lokomo Oy
• Inventors: Aho, Olli, Ruokonen, Markku
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosenbaum, Mark
• Application Number:
  US09/051,983
• Time in Patent Office: 482 Days
• Field of Search: 241/207-216
• US Class Current: 241/216
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 2/02 eccentrically moved
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 2/04 with vertical axis
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 2/06 and with top bearing B02C2/042 takes precedence

Abstract

A gyratory crusher having a frame (1) and in the frame an eccentric shaft (3) rotatable around a vertical shaft in the frame, with a vertical inclined hole in it. A main shaft (4) is supported by bearings in the hold of the eccentric shaft, a supporting cone (5) being attached to the upper end of said main shaft (4). Around the main shaft, below the supporting cone (5) there is a sealing cover (10) covering the eccentric shaft. The upper edge (12) of the sealing cover (10) is sealed against the main shaft (4) by means of a sealing member (13), the outer edge of which has been fitted in an annular groove (17) on the inner edge (12) of the sealing cover (10). The face-to-face arranged upper and lower surfaces so the part (13") of the sealing member (13) in the groove and the groove (17) of the sealing cover (10) are inclined so that their outer edges are higher up than their inner edges.

Claims

1. A gyratory crusher having

a frame;

an eccentric shaft rotatable around a vertical axis in the frame, with a vertical inclined hole therein;

a main shaft supported by bearings in the hole of the eccentric shaft, said main shaft comprising an upper end extending above the eccentric shaft, and a supporting cone attached and supported thereto, and

arranged around the main shaft, below the supporting cone, a sealing cover covering the eccentric shaft, said sealing cover having an inner edge, and an outer edge fastened tightly to the frame,

whereby the sealing cover is sealed against the main shaft with a sealing member so that contact surfaces between the sealing cover and the sealing member are formed in an annular groove and a part fitted in the groove, said groove having the shape of the part fitted in the groove, but being sideways wider than the portion of said part fitted in said groove,

wherein the contact surfaces of both said groove and the part fitted in said groove are inclined in such a way that radially outer edges of said groove and the part are higher than radially inner edges of said groove and the part.

2. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein the groove is arranged on the inner edge of the sealing cover, and the part is a part of the sealing member.

3. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 2, wherein the face to face arranged upper and lower surfaces of the groove and the part define annular, partial surfaces of a sphere, a center of the sphere being a center of oscillating movement of the main shaft at the upper end of the main shaft.

4. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 2, wherein the sealing member includes a flangelike part and a sleevelike part within it.

5. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 2, wherein the inner edge of the sealing cover is sealed against the main shaft via a protective sleeve fitted against the main shaft.

6. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein the groove is arranged between the sealing cover and a fixing ring on top of it, and the part is a part of the sealing member.

7. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 6, wherein the face to face arranged upper and lower surfaces of the groove and the part define annular, partial surfaces of a sphere, a center of the sphere being a center of the oscillating movement of the main shaft at the upper end of the main shaft.

8. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 6, wherein the sealing member includes a flangelike part and a sleevelike part within it.

9. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 6, wherein a protective cover is arranged on top of the sealing member and the fixing ring whereby the contact surfaces between the fixing ring and the protective cover are inclined in such a way that radially outer edges of the fixing ring and the protective cover are higher than radially inner edges of the fixing ring and the protective cover.

10. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein the face to face arranged upper and lower surfaces of the groove and the part define annular, partial surfaces of a sphere, a center of the sphere being a center of oscillating movement of the main shaft at the upper end of the main shaft.

11. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 10, wherein the sealing member includes a flangelike part and a sleevelike part within it.

12. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sealing member includes a flangelike part and a sleevelike part within it.

13. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein the inner edge of the sealing cover is sealed against the main shaft via a protective sleeve fitted against the main shaft.

14. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein between the sealing member and the main shaft there is at least one changeable seal ring.

15. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein between the sealing member and the main shaft there is a changeable elastic ring that scrapes the main shaft when the main shaft is raised or lowered.

16. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein there is a channel in the sealing cover, one end of the channel joining a compressed air pipe arranged outside of a crushing chamber, and a second end of the channel opening onto the sealing member.

17. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 16, wherein the second end of the channel opens onto the sealing member via a channel arranged in a fixing ring of the sealing member.

18. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the supporting cone includes a cast surface.

19. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the supporting cone is without a recess machined in it for sealing.

20. A gyratory crusher in accordance with claim 1, wherein one or several detachable or adjustable counter weights are attached to a pole ring on the upper end of the eccentric shaft.