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US 2024/0165632 A1Published application
Lifter bar, arrangement at grinding mill discharge end and method for disassembling discharge end of grinding mill
AssigneeMetso Outotec Finland Oy
InventorsNick Green, Damon Bordi, Tuomas Tani, Peter Nilsson
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Abstract
A lifter bar for an open-ended grinding mill that includes an elongated bar structure and at least one groove portion provided in the elongated bar structure. The groove portion is configured to open on the side of the lifter bar facing outwards from the grinding mill volume, when the lifter bar is mounted onto the grinding mill. The groove portion is provided with at least one through hole opening for a mounting member.
Claims5
A method for disassembling a discharge end of an open-ended grinding mill, the method comprising:
- removing at least one grate panel from the outside of the grinding mill;
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- removing after removing the grate panel or simultaneously with removing the grate panel at least one lifter bar comprising an elongated bar structure and at least one groove portion provided in the elongated bar structure, wherein the groove portion is configured to open on a side of the lifter bar facing outwards from a grinding mill volume when the lifting bar is mounted onto the grinding mill and the groove portion includes at least one through hole opening for a mounting member, from the grinding mill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.