Screening Module Retaining Assembly for Versatile Deck Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ore screening systems are limited by their inability to accommodate screening modules with different attachment systems, leading to reduced screening area and impaired material flow due to protruding attachment elements.
Innovation Solution
A screening module retaining assembly featuring a body member with a locating formation and a displaceable retaining element, such as a cap screw, which allows for versatile attachment of screening modules to a screen deck using either pin or rail systems, enhancing lateral retention and adaptability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional attachment elements (rails, pins) are used to retain screening modules, then the screening modules can be securely attached to the screen deck, but the attachment elements stand proud of the upper surface and reduce the screening area
Solution Approach 1:
The retaining element is received within a passage formed in the body member, nesting the retention mechanism within the profile of the screening module rather than allowing it to protrude. This eliminates the need for attachment elements to stand proud of the upper surface, thereby maximizing the screening area while maintaining secure retention through the internal passage structure
2Reliability
If traditional attachment elements are used to retain screening modules, then the modules can be securely attached, but the protruding elements impede flow of material over the upper surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
By nesting the retaining element within the passage of the body member, the attachment mechanism becomes invisible to the material flow. Material can pass freely over the upper surface of the screening module without obstruction from protruding attachment elements, thereby maintaining high productivity while ensuring secure module retention
3Reliability
If the screen deck is configured for a specific attachment system type, then screening modules of that type can be attached, but the screen deck cannot accommodate modules with different attachment systems
Solution Approach 1:
The body member is designed with a universal passage structure that can accommodate different types of retaining elements (pins, rails, or other attachment systems). This multi-functional design allows the same screen deck to work with screening modules having different attachment systems, thereby achieving both reliable attachment and high adaptability across various module types
Data Source
AI summary
A screening module retaining assembly 10 includes a body member 12 defining a passage 14. The body member 12 further includes a locating formation 16, associated with a first end 18 of the body member 12, for engaging a screening module to assist in retaining the screening module relative to a screen deck A retaining element 20 is displaceably arranged in the passage 14, the retaining element 20 being displaceable between a first, non-retaining position in which the retaining element 20 is accessible from the first end of the body member 12 and a second, retaining position in which the retaining element 20 is received within the passage 14 and acts on at least a part of the body member 12 for retaining the body member 12 in position relative to a component of the screen deck. A head portion 22 of the retaining element 20 defines a receiving formation 40 for receiving a complementary formation of the screening module to assist in laterally retaining the screening module relative to the screen deck.