Rotating Jaw Crusher Service Platform for Faster Cavity Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jaw crusher service platforms face limitations in providing efficient access for maintenance and repair due to fixed designs that offer limited access within the crushing cavity and adaptable designs that are complicated and time-consuming to set up.
Innovation Solution
A jaw crusher assembly with a service platform that can rotate between two service configurations, allowing access in different positions within the crushing cavity without requiring modifications, featuring spanning portions that form wedges to secure the platform in place and provide horizontal surfaces for maintenance, and optional side guards and access ladders for safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a fixed design service platform is used, then the platform structure is simple, but the level of access within the crushing cavity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The service platform incorporates a rotatable spanning portion that can be positioned at different angular orientations (e.g., 0 degrees for first service configuration, 180 degrees for second service configuration) to dynamically adjust the access location within the crushing cavity. This dynamic repositioning capability allows a single fixed-structure platform to provide multiple access points without requiring complex adaptable mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If an adaptable design service platform is used, then the access flexibility is improved, but the platform becomes complicated and time-consuming to adapt
Solution Approach 1:
The service platform is divided into a fixed portion and a rotatable spanning portion that can be independently positioned. The spanning portion can rotate to different configurations while the fixed portion remains stationary, providing adaptability through modular segmentation rather than requiring the entire platform to be complex and reconfigurable.
3Ease of operation
If an adaptable design service platform is used, then the access flexibility is improved, but the setup time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable spanning portion enables rapid reconfiguration by simply rotating to different angular positions rather than requiring time-consuming assembly or disassembly operations. This dynamic adjustment mechanism reduces setup time while maintaining access flexibility for different maintenance locations within the crushing cavity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and safe access to various components of the jaw crusher for maintenance and repair, reducing the complexity and time required for setup and ensuring the platform remains stable under operator weight.
Implementation Method 1
the service platform is operable between a first service configuration and a second service configuration by rotation of the service platform about an axis
Implementation Method 2
featuring spanning portions that form wedges to secure the platform in place
Data Source
AI summary
A jaw crusher assembly comprising a jaw crushing apparatus and a service platform. The jaw crushing apparatus having first and second opposing jaws, each opposing jaw having a crushing face. The crushing faces opposing each other in an oblique relationship when the opposing jaws are in an at least partially opened state. The service platform provides at least two service configurations within the opposing jaws and being operable between a first service configuration and a second service configuration by rotation of the service platform.