Mobile Aggregate Plant Height Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile aggregate processing plants are typically large and heavy, leading to high transport costs and compliance issues with height restrictions on roads, necessitating bespoke shipping solutions that are costly and often prohibited by regulations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile aggregate processing plant with a crusher mounted on a mobile chassis featuring height extenders that allow the overall height to be adjusted between a transport configuration and an operating configuration, enabling the plant to fit within standard shipping containers and comply with height restrictions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the mobile aggregate processing plant is designed with a larger crusher size for higher productivity, then the processing capacity is improved, but the transport height exceeds road restrictions and standard shipping container limits
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure incorporates height extenders that allow the crusher to be dynamically adjusted between a raised operating position (for maximum processing capacity) and a lowered transport position (to comply with road height restrictions of typically 4m). This dynamic reconfiguration enables the same equipment to satisfy both productivity requirements and transport constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes vertical dimension adjustment through height extenders to resolve the contradiction. By changing the vertical position of the crusher relative to the chassis, the plant can achieve a compact transport configuration that fits within standard shipping containers (typically 2.6m internal height) while maintaining a larger operational height for optimal crushing performance.
2Productivity
If the mobile aggregate processing plant uses a larger crusher for better performance, then the crushing efficiency is improved, but the transport costs increase due to requiring non-standard shipping
Solution Approach 1:
The height adjustability feature allows the plant to be reconfigured into a compact transport configuration that fits within standard shipping containers, thereby avoiding the need for expensive non-standard shipping arrangements while still accommodating a large-capacity crusher for efficient processing.
Solution Approach 2:
By changing the vertical parameter (height) of the crusher mounting, the invention enables the same equipment to transition between transport and operating configurations, allowing standard shipping to be used for large-capacity crushers that would otherwise require costly specialized transport.
3Device complexity
If the mobile aggregate processing plant is designed with fixed mounting for structural simplicity, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different transport and operating conditions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure incorporates height extenders that allow the crusher to be dynamically adjusted between a raised operating position (for maximum processing capacity) and a lowered transport position (to comply with road height restrictions of typically 4m). This dynamic reconfiguration enables the same equipment to satisfy both productivity requirements and transport constraints.
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AI summary
A mobile aggregate processing plant comprising a mobile chassis and a crusher mounted on the mobile chassis via a mounting, the mounting including a plurality of height extenders able to alter the overall height of the mobile aggregate processing plant between a transport configuration and an operating configuration. In this way, the overall height of the mobile aggregate processing plant can be lowered to achieve a suitable transport configuration, and raised to an operating configuration where there is no height restriction.