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US 2023/0390782 A1Published application
Jaw crusher systems, methods, and apparatus
AssigneeSuperior Industries, Inc.
InventorsEd Sauser, Grant Holmes
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for crushing rock. In some embodiments a toggle feature of a jaw crusher is in tension during operation. In some embodiments a lower portion of the moveable jaw moves simultaneously moves closer to the stationary jaw and forward along said first direction. In some embodiments, a direction along which material moves between the moveable and stationary jaws is closer to horizontal than vertical.
Claims12
A jaw crusher, comprising:
- first and second sidewalls;
- an eccentric shaft rotatably supported on said first and second sidewalls;
- a stationary jaw supported between said first and second sidewalls;
- a moveable jaw supported on said eccentric shaft;
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- at least a first link connected to said moveable jaw, said first link defining a minimum gap between said stationary jaw and said moveable jaw, said first link being in tension as material is crushed between said stationary jaw and said moveable jaw.
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A method for crushing rock with a jaw crusher having a stationary jaw and a moveable jaw, the method comprising:
- moving aggregate material between the stationary jaw and the moveable jaw along a first direction
- moving a lower portion of the moveable jaw through a path, wherein said path includes a path portion in which said lower portion simultaneously moves closer to the stationary jaw and forward along said first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.