Title of Invention

GRINDERS CONSTITUTED BY A RING

Abstract A grinder constituted by a ring (10) having a horizontal axis, a mechanism for driving the ring in rotation about its axis, at least one roller (16) the axis of which is parallel to that of the ring and which is placed inside the latter so as to be able to travel over its internal surface and elastic member (30) for pressing the roller against the ring, the roller being supported at its ends by two arms (22) mounted on the frame of the grinder so as to be able to pivot about an axis parallel to the axis of the ring.
Full Text The invention relates to crusher for crushing and disintegrating hard material and more particularly to grinder constituted by a ring with a horizontal axis, driven in rotation about its axis by appropriate means, and at least one roller, the axis of which is parallel to that of the ring and which is placed inside the latter so as to able to travel over its internal surface, which forms a grinding track, and including elastic means, such as springs or hydro-pneumatic jacks, for pressing the roller against the ring, with grinding being effected by crushing the material between the roller and the ring. Such grinder has been described in GB-A-2246720.
The invention relates more particularly to grinders of this type in which the roller is supported at its ends by two arms mounted on the frame of the grinder so as to be able to pivot about one and the same axis parallel to the axis of the ring, with the elastic pressure means acting upon the said arms.
In these grinders, when the material to be ground is not uniformly distributed over the entire width of the grinding track, particularly when large pieces are introduced onto the track, the roller tends to position itself slantwise in relation to the ring, which reduces its efficiency. To overcome this drawback, the two arms could be attached rigidly to one another, but this
would lead, in the event of a large piece or of a non grindable object passing
between the ring and the roller, to the grinding force exerted by the roller
being concentrated on a reduced area of the ring, with the occurrence of excessive mechanical stresses in the roller and the ring.
The object of the present invention is to provide simple means for limiting the slantwise positioning of the roller in relation to the ring while, at the same time, limiting the grinding pressures and, consequently, the mechanical stresses, to within acceptable values, as well as for contributing to a reduction in the oscillatory movements of the roller and its fixations.
According to the invention, the two arms are connected to one another by a torsion shaft parallel to the axis of rotation of the arms. This shaft can be disposed in the axis of rotation of the arms, or outside this axis, on the same side as the roller in relation to the said axis, or on the other side.
Accordingly, there is provided grinder constituted by a ring having a horizontal axis, means for driving the ring in rotation about its axis, at least one roller the axis of which is parallel with that of the ring, and which is placed inside the latter so as to be able to travel over its internal surface and elastic means for pressing the roller against the ring, the roller being supported and its ends by two arms mounted on the frame of the grinder so as to be able to pivot about an axis parallel to the axis of the ring, characterised in that the two arms are connected to one another by a torsion shaft parallel to the axis of rotation of the arms
The following description refers to the accompanying drawings, which show, by way of a non-limitative example, two forms of embodiment of the invention, and wherein :
Figure 1 is a side view of a ring type grinder, produced according to the invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-section along line 2-2 of figure 1 ; and
Figure 3 is a partial view, analogous to figure 2, showing another form of embodiment of the invention.
The grinder shown in figures 1 and 2 is constituted by a ring 10, having a horizontal axis, which is supported by shoes or skids 12 permitting its rotation about Its axis ; these shoes could be replaced by bushings or rollers. The ring is driven in rotation by conventional means, not shown, for example by a motor and a reducer the output shaft of which bears a gear or pinion engaged with a toothed wheel fixed to the ring.
The ring is formed by a shell internally clad with wear plates which, in its median portion, form an annular grinding track 14.
The ring is closed, at its ends, by fixed end portions to which are connected a supply chute, at one end, and a discharge chute and a suction conduit for pneumatically evacuating the fine particles, at the other end ; these elements are not shown in the drawings.
A roller 16, the axis of which is parallel to the axis of the ring, is placed inside the latter so as to be able to travel over track 14 when the ring is driven in rotation, in no-load condition ; when the grinder is in production mode, the roller travels over the layer of material covering the track. The roller is provided with two shaft ends or stub shafts 18 mounted in bearings 20 fixed to two arms 22 disposed outside the ring, on either side thereof; the bearings 20 are fixed between the ends of the arms 22. One of the ends of arms 22 is
fixed, for example by keying, to a shaft 24, the axis of which is parallel to the axis of the roller and which is supported at its ends by bearings 26 mounted on seats or supports 28.
Hydraulic jacks 30 connect the other end of arms 22 to the frame of the grinder or to the foundations and enable the roller to be pressed against the track. These jacks are supplied from a hydraulic plant or unit, which makes it possible to regulate the pressure in the jacks and, consequently, the force exerted by the roller upon the layer of material covering the track.
The torsional strength characteristics of shaft 24 are such that it permits a certain angular deflection of arms 22 in relation to one another. Its
role is to limit the slantwise positioning of the roller in relation to the track when the roller is raised by an localised additional thickness of the layer of material, preventing an excessive pressure from being exerted locally on the layer of material and the track liable to set up abnormal mechanical stresses in the roller and the track. It also contributes to reducing the oscillatory movements of the roller and arms 22.
In the form of embodiment shown in figures 1 and 2, shaft 24 serves both as a pivotal axis for arm 22 and as a torsion shaft. These two functions could be separated ; for example, arms 22 could be mounted so as to be rotary, independently of one another, on a shaft disposed like shaft 24, and the torsion shaft could be a tubular shaft, coaxial with the former, and the ends of which would be fixed to arms 22. Instead of passing through the ring, as in the example shown, shaft 24 could be placed outside the ring.
Figure 3 shows another form of embodiment according to which the torsion shaft is at a distance from the pivotal axis of arms 22' supporting roller 16', instead of being disposed coaxially, as in the grinder of figures 1 and 2. Each arm 22' is articulated here on a shaft end 32 mounted on a seat or support 28' and the two arms are connected together by a tubular torsion shaft 24' disposed on the side opposite the roller in relation to the pivotal axis of the arms. This arrangement enables the torsion shaft to be placed outside the ring, which has definite advantages. It should be noted that, in the grinder of
figure 3, the torsion shaft also works in flexion and it is clearly to be understood that the expression «torsion shaft », as used in the description and the claims, does not exclude this form of embodiment and does not imply that the shaft works solely in torsion.
Other forms and arrangements of the support arms of the roller and of the torsion shaft could be adopted without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.





AWE CLAIM:-
1. Crusher for crushing and disintegrating hard material such as
concrete or cement constituted by a ring (10, lO5), means for driving the
ring in rotation about its axis, at least one roller (16, 16*) the axis of
which is parallel with that of the ring, and which is placed inside the
latter so as to be able to travel over its internal surface (14, 14*) and
elastic means (30) for pressing the roller against the ring, the roller being
supported and its ends by two arms (22, 22*) mounted on the frame of
the grinder so as to be able to pivot about an axis parallel to the axis of
the ring, characterised in that the two arms (22, 22*) are connected to
one another by a torsion shaft (24, 24*) parallel to the axis of rotation of
the arms.
2. Crusher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the arms (22) are keyed to
the torsion shaft repetitions redundant (24) which is supported at its
ends by bearings (26) mounted on the frame of the grinder or crusher the
torsion shaft (24*) is positioned away from the axis of rotation of the arms
(22%
3. Crusher as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the
torsion shaft passes through the ring or crusher shaft is placed outside
the ring.
4. Crusher constituted by a ring substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.

Documents:

1001-del-1997-abstract.pdf

1001-del-1997-claims.pdf

1001-del-1997-correspondence-others.pdf

1001-del-1997-correspondence-po.pdf

1001-del-1997-description (complete).pdf

1001-del-1997-drawings.pdf

1001-del-1997-form-1.pdf

1001-del-1997-form-13.pdf

1001-del-1997-form-19.pdf

1001-del-1997-form-2.pdf

1001-del-1997-form-3.pdf

1001-del-1997-form-4.pdf

1001-del-1997-gpa.pdf

1001-del-1997-pct-210.pdf

1001-del-1997-pct-409.pdf

1001-del-1997-petition-124.pdf

1001-del-1997-petition-137.pdf

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Patent Number 215070
Indian Patent Application Number 1001/DEL/1997
PG Journal Number 10/2008
Publication Date 07-Mar-2008
Grant Date 21-Feb-2008
Date of Filing 17-Apr-1997
Name of Patentee FCB SOCIETE ANONYME
Applicant Address 38 RUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE, 93100 MONTREUIL, FRANCE.
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 PHILIPPE LAGACHE 110 AVENUE DU DOCTEUR CALMETTE-F-59700 MARCO-EN-BAROEUL, FRANCE.
2 CHRISTOPHE OBRY 19 RESIDENCE DU CORNET-F-59211 SANTES,FRANCE
3 ALAIN CORDONNIER 28BIS RUE NICOLAS LEBLANC-F-59800 LILLE, FRANCE
4 PHILIPPE CHEVALIER 7 RUE DU POINT DU JOUR-F-78910 BOISSETS, FRANCE.
PCT International Classification Number B02C 4/32
PCT International Application Number N/A
PCT International Filing date
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 NA