Apparatus and method for changing bucket wheels
AssigneeTechnological Resources Pty. Limited
InventorsRudolf Pletz, Belmin Smajlovic, Lukas Doesinger, Michael Edlinger
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Abstract
A bucket wheel machine 100 having a base 102 and an operating block 104. The operating block has a bucket wheel 106, a bearing 112,114, and at least one of a ring chute 120, a bucket wheel chute 108, and a bucket wheel drive 116. The operating block 104 is detachably attached to the base of the bucket wheel machine 102. The operating block 104 also has a support frame 130 which is connected to the bearing 112,114.
Claims13
A bucket wheel machine comprising a base and an operating block, said operating block comprising a bucket wheel, a pair of bearings, and at least one of a ring chute, a bucket wheel chute, and a bucket wheel drive, the operating block being detachably attached to the base of the bucket wheel machine, the bucket wheel being rotatably connected to the pair of bearings, wherein the operating block further comprises a support frame connected to pair of bearings, the entire support frame being located below the pair of bearings and being adapted for supporting the weight of the operating block.
A method of removing an operating block from a base of a bucket wheel machine, said operating block comprising a bucket wheel, a pair of bearings, and at least one of a ring chute, a bucket wheel chute, and a bucket wheel drive, the bucket wheel being rotatably connected to the pair of bearings, wherein the operating block further comprises a support frame connected to said pair of bearings, the entire support frame being located below the pair of bearings and being adapted for supporting the weight of the operating block, the method comprising:
- providing a support structure having a receiving surface located in an upper part of the support structure and a bucket wheel machine said bucket wheel machine having an operating block detachably attached to the base;
- approximating and contacting the bottom of the support frame and the receiving surface of the support structure;
- detaching the operating block from the base by removing any connection means connecting the bucket wheel machine and the operating block;
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- separating the operating block from the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.