Material breaker system
First Claim
1. A vehicle for breaking material, comprising:
- an elongate vehicle frame;
a feeder having a feed end portion and a discharge end portion, wherein the feeder is configured to convey the material from the feed end portion to the discharge end portion; and
a material breaker supported via the vehicle frame with a feed end portion that is downstream from the discharge end portion of the feeder, wherein the material breaker includes;
a platform configured to support the material that is received from the feeder,at least one breaker element configured to move away from the platform, and to move towards the platform to contact at least a portion of the material that is received from the feeder and is supported by the platform, anda lifting mechanism including at least one telescoping cylinder operatively connected to the at least one breaker element, wherein the at least one telescoping cylinder is configured to move the at least one breaker element away from the platform, and to allow gravitational forces to move the at least one breaker element towards the platform to contact the at least a portion of the material that is received from the feeder and is supported by the platform.
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Abstract
A vehicle for breaking material is disclosed. The vehicle includes: an elongate vehicle frame; a feeder having a feed end portion and a discharge end portion, wherein the feeder is configured to convey the material from the feed end portion to the discharge end portion; and a material breaker supported via the vehicle frame with a feed end portion that is downstream from the discharge end portion of the feeder. The material breaker includes: a platform configured to support the material received from the feeder, at least one breaker element configured to move towards the platform and contact at least a portion of the material received from the feeder and supported by the platform, wherein movement of the at least one breaker element towards the platform is assisted, at least in part, by gravitational forces, and a lifting mechanism configured to move the at least one breaker element away from the platform.
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38 Claims
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1. A vehicle for breaking material, comprising:
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an elongate vehicle frame; a feeder having a feed end portion and a discharge end portion, wherein the feeder is configured to convey the material from the feed end portion to the discharge end portion; and a material breaker supported via the vehicle frame with a feed end portion that is downstream from the discharge end portion of the feeder, wherein the material breaker includes; a platform configured to support the material that is received from the feeder, at least one breaker element configured to move away from the platform, and to move towards the platform to contact at least a portion of the material that is received from the feeder and is supported by the platform, and a lifting mechanism including at least one telescoping cylinder operatively connected to the at least one breaker element, wherein the at least one telescoping cylinder is configured to move the at least one breaker element away from the platform, and to allow gravitational forces to move the at least one breaker element towards the platform to contact the at least a portion of the material that is received from the feeder and is supported by the platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicle for breaking material, comprising:
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an elongate vehicle frame; a feeder having a feed end portion and a discharge end portion, wherein the feeder is configured to convey material from the feed end portion to the discharge end portion; a material breaker supported via the vehicle frame with a feed end portion that is downstream from the discharge end portion of the feeder, wherein the material breaker includes a platform configured to support the material that is received from the feeder, and a linear array of at least three breaker elements configured to move linearly away from the platform, and to linearly move towards the platform to contact at least a portion of the material that is received from the feeder and is supported by the platforms; and a lifting mechanism including at least one telescoping cylinder operatively connected to the linear array of at least three breaker elements, wherein the at least one telescoping cylinder is configured to move the linear array of at least three breaker elements away from the platform, and to allow gravitational forces to move the linear array of at least three breaker elements towards the platform to contact the at least a portion of the material that is received from the feeder and is supported by the platform. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A vehicle for breaking material, comprising:
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an elongate vehicle frame; a feeder having a feed end portion, a first discharge end portion, and a second discharge end portion, wherein the feeder is configured to convey coarse material from the feed end portion to the first discharge end portion, and to convey material of smaller size from the feed end portion to the second discharge end portion; a material breaker supported via the vehicle frame with a feed end portion that is downstream from the first discharge end portion of the feeder, wherein the material breaker includes; at least one breaker element configured to move away from the material that is received from the feeder, and to move towards and contact at least a portion of the material that is received from the feeder, and a lifting mechanism including at least one telescoping cylinder operatively connected to the at least one breaker element, wherein the at least one telescoping cylinder is configured to move the at least one breaker element away from the material that is received from the feeder, and to allow gravitational forces to move the at least one breaker element towards the material that is received from the feeder to contact the at least a portion of the material that is received from the feeder, wherein the material breaker is adjustable between a working position and a travel position; and a conveyor having a feed end portion that is downstream from the second discharge end of the feeder and a discharge end portion of the material breaker. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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