Mobile Crusher Discharge Conveyor Decoupling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Mobile crusher systems face vibration issues due to the high weight of lumpy material, which affects the loading and discharge conveyors, leading to reduced service life and operational instability.

Innovation Solution

The discharge conveyor device is decoupled from the crusher system and designed as a separately movable unit with its own chassis, eliminating the rigid connection between the feed conveyor, crusher, and discharge conveyor, thereby isolating vibrations and allowing flexible positioning and alignment for efficient material removal.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the discharge conveyor is rigidly connected to the crusher frame, then the structure is simpler, but the discharge conveyor is exposed to high vibration loads from lumpy material, reducing its service life

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure simplicityVSAvoiddischarge conveyor service life
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile crusher system is divided into two independent units: the crusher unit with its own running gear, and the discharge conveyor unit with its own running gear. This segmentation allows each unit to independently absorb and manage vibrations, preventing the transmission of high vibration loads from the crusher to the discharge conveyor, thereby extending the discharge conveyor's service life while maintaining reasonable structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The discharge conveyor is extracted from the crusher frame structure and positioned independently on the ground with its own running gear. This extraction removes the discharge conveyor from the vibration-prone crusher structure, allowing it to operate in a more stable environment and significantly reducing vibration-induced wear and damage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Stability of the object's composition

If the discharge conveyor is rigidly connected to the crusher frame, then the positioning is more stable, but the flexibility and adaptability of the discharge conveyor are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepositioning stabilityVSAvoiddischarge conveyor flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Both the crusher unit and discharge conveyor unit are equipped with independent running gears, enabling dynamic positioning and movement. The discharge conveyor can be independently positioned and oriented to suit different operational requirements while maintaining operational stability through its own chassis, achieving both flexibility and stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Volume of moving object

If the feed conveyor and discharge conveyor share the same frame, then the device is more compact, but vibrations from loading the feed conveyor are transmitted to the discharge conveyor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice compactnessVSAvoidvibration transmission
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system is segmented into separate operational units with independent support structures. The feed conveyor is supported by the crusher frame while the discharge conveyor is supported by its own running gear on the ground. This physical segmentation prevents vibration transmission between the two conveyors despite the functional connection through the crushed material flow

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The ground acts as an intermediary support surface for the discharge conveyor's running gear, isolating it from vibrations generated by the feed conveyor and crusher. This intermediary support structure allows the discharge conveyor to operate independently without being affected by vibrations from the loading side

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP2364222B1Mobile crusher
Publication Date: 2018.04.04 F L SMIDTH & CO AS
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AI summary

In a mobile crusher (1) for fragmented material, comprising a frame (20) provided with at least one chassis (21, 22), a crusher (6) which is disposed on the frame (20) and has a discharge opening for crushed material, a load delivery device (2) for loading the crusher (6) mounted on the frame (20) and an unloading device (3), the unloading device (3) is decoupled from the crusher (6) and designed as a separately movable unit which is provided with a dedicated chassis (10) and the feed end (7) of which is disposed beneath the discharge opening of the crusher (6).