Crushing bucket
AssigneeAllu Finland Oy
InventorAri Männikkö
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Abstract
The invention relates to a crushing bucket, which has been designed as an excavator or loader bucket. It comprises a bottom plate (1), side walls (2), and working drums (6) at a rear part of the bucket, which are rotatable about a shaft (6) thereof and crush, while rotating, a bucket-held material and at the same time deliver crushed material out of the bucket between or through the working drums (6). It also comprises enclosures (4) for the power transmission and bearing assemblies of the working drums (3), said enclosures being delimited by frame panels (4b) to which the working drums' (6) bearing cups are attachable. The working drum (6) is provided with at least one crushing tool (7), which is a continuous component extending substantially all the way along the length of a shaft (6a).
Claims18
A crushing bucket suitable for use as an excavator or loader bucket, comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- side walls;
- working drums at a rear part of the bucket, wherein the working drums are rotatable about a shaft thereof and crush, while rotating, a bucket-held material and at the same time deliver crushed material out of the bucket between or through the working drums;
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- enclosures for power transmission and bearing assemblies of the working drums, said enclosures being delimited by frame panels to which bearing cups for the working drums are attachable,
- wherein the working drum is provided with at least one crushing tool, which is a continuous component extending substantially across the length of a shaft, and
- wherein the crushing tools are attached to the working drum by welding, the weld continuing substantially all the way along the entire length of the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.