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US 8,070,084 B2Granted
Spider having spider arms with open channel
AssigneeMetso Minerals Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid Francis Biggin, Walter Ray Marks
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Abstract
A spider for use with a gyratory crusher. The spider includes spider arms each formed from two spaced flanges joined by a connecting web to define an open channel having an open top end. The configuration of the spider arms increases manufacturability and provides the required strength and rigidity for the spider. The channel formed in each spider arm is covered by a spider arm shield to reduce abrasive wear to the spider arm.
Claims9
A spider for use with a gyratory crusher, comprising:
- a central hub;
- and
- a plurality of spider arms extending from the central hub to an outer rim, wherein each of the spider arms has a generally U-shaped cross-section including an upwardly open channel defined by a pair of spaced flanges joined to each other by a connecting web,
- wherein a shear center of the U-shaped cross-section is located below the connecting web.
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A gyratory crusher, comprising:
- a shell assembly;
- a spider supported by the shell assembly, the spider having a central hub and a plurality of spider arms extending from the central hub to an outer rim, each of the spider arms having a generally U-shaped cross-section including an upwardly open channel being formed by a pair of flanges spaced from each other to define a channel and are joined to each other by a connecting web, wherein a shear center of the U-shaped cross-section is located below the connecting web;
- and
- a plurality of spider arm shields each mounted to one of the spider arms.
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A spider for use with a gyratory crusher, comprising:
- a central hub;
- and
- a plurality of spider arms extending from the central hub to an outer rim, wherein each of the spider arms includes a pair of flanges spaced from each other and joined at one end by a connecting web, wherein the spaced flanges and the connecting web define a generally U-shaped cross-section for each spider arm, wherein a channel formed between the pair of spaced flanges is open at an end vertically above the connecting web, wherein a shear center of the U-shaped cross-section is located below the connecting web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.