Crushing of core samples
AssigneeOrbis Mining Pty Ltd.
InventorBradley James Hunting
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Abstract
A crusher for cylindrical core samples has two oscillating wear plates. Each wear plate has an angled introductory portion, which open to a mouth sufficiently large to receive core samples having diameter above 100 mm. Each wear plate has at least one intermediate surface extending between each angled introductory portion and a curved central portion of the wear plate.
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A wear plate for a crusher, the wear plate having a wear side, the wear side having two opposed outer edges, the wear side including two respective flat introductory portions whereby one flat introductory portion extends inwardly from each outer edge;
- a central curved wear portion;
- and at least one intermediate flat wear portion extending between each introductory portion and the central curved wear portion, each introductory portion being associated with an intermediate flat wear portion, the introductory portion being angled with respect to its associated intermediate flat wear portion, the angle between the introductory portion and its associated intermediate flat wear portion being between 2° and 30°.
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