Eddy current brake for a crusher

A braking system for use with a crusher having a stationary crushing member and a moving crushing member that are spaced from each other to define a crushing gap, the moving crushing member including a crushing roller mounted to an eccentric shaft such that a rotation of the eccentric shaft creates an eccentric movement of the crushing roller relative to the crushing gap, the braking system comprising:

• a braking disc formed from an electrically conductive material;
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• at least one braking yoke including a magnetic material, wherein the braking disc and the at least one braking yoke are mounted on the crusher such that a relative movement between the braking disc and the at least one braking yoke induces a magnetic braking force that opposes a rotational movement of the moving crushing roller.

A compact eccentric crusher having a stationary jaw and a crushing roller mounted to an eccentric shaft such that a rotation of the eccentric shaft creates an eccentric movement of the crushing roller into and out of a crushing gap, the crusher comprising:

• at least one braking yoke is mounted for a rotational movement with the crushing roller;
• a stationary braking disc formed from an electrically conductive material that is received in the at least one braking yoke, wherein the at least one braking yoke rotates around the braking disc, wherein rotation of the at least one braking yoke relative to the braking disc induces a magnetic braking force that opposes the rotational movement of the crushing roller.