IP Library Granted Patent US 12,673,327
Granted Patent B2
US 12,673,327 · App. 18/569,851 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Fretting wear reduction in interference fit of cone crusher head

Inventors: Petri Kujansuu (Espoo, FI); Mikko Merikoski (Espoo, FI)
Assignee: Metso Finland Oy
B02C2/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,673,327
App. No.
18/569,851
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system, cone crusher and its main shaft that includes an interference fit section for supporting a crusher head. The interference fit section has a nominal interference fit diameter D if ; a bottom shaft section extending between a bottom end of the main shaft and the interference fit section, and having a bottom part and a neck part. The bottom part has a bottom part length L bp and a bottom part diameter D bp that is constant below the neck part on at least 50% of the bottom part length L bp . The neck part has a neck part diameter growing towards the interference fit section. The main shaft has a main shaft length L ms . L ms 1.3 /D if is at most 40 mm 1.3 . D bp 1.421 /D if is at most 9.0 mm 0.421 .

Claims (48)

1 . A main shaft of a cone crusher, comprising:

an interference fit section for supporting a crusher head, the interference fit section having a nominal interference fit diameter D if ;

a bottom shaft section extending between a bottom end of the main shaft and the interference fit section;

the bottom shaft section comprising a bottom part and a neck part;

wherein the bottom part has a bottom part length L bp and a bottom part diameter D bp that is constant below the neck part on at least 50% of the bottom part length L bp ;

the neck part has a neck part diameter that is growing towards the interference fit section;

the main shaft has a main shaft length L ms ;

wherein for reducing fretting wear in the interference fit section,

L ms 1.3 /D if is at most 40 mm 0.3 ; and

D bp 1.421 /D if is at most 9.0 mm 0.421 .

2 . The main shaft of claim 1 , wherein the main shaft length L ms is at least 1200 mm.

3 . The main shaft of claim 1 , wherein D bp 1.421 /D if is at most 8.0 mm 0.421 .

4 . The main shaft of claim 2 , wherein D bp 1.421 /D if is at most 8.0 mm 0.421 .

5 . The main shaft of claim 1 , wherein D bp 1.421 /D if is at least 6.4 mm 0.421 .

6 . The main shaft of claim 2 , wherein D bp 1.421 /D if is at least 6.4 mm 0.421 .

7 . The main shaft of claim 1 , wherein L ms 1.3 /D if is at least 30 mm 0.3 .

8 . The main shaft of claim 2 , wherein L ms 1.3 /D if is at least 30 mm 0.3 .

9 . The main shaft of claim 1 , wherein the interference fit section is longitudinally continuous.

10 . The main shaft of claim 1 , wherein the main shaft is configured to laterally support the crusher head only by the interference fit section.

11 . The main shaft of claim 1 , wherein at maximum the neck part diameter meets the interference fit section diameter.

12 . The main shaft of claim 1 , wherein the neck part is progressively curving for reducing stress concentration.

13 . A system comprising:

a main shaft comprising:

an interference fit section for supporting a crusher head, the interference fit section having a nominal interference fit diameter D if ;

a bottom shaft section extending between a bottom end of the main shaft and the interference fit section;

the bottom shaft section comprising a bottom part and a neck part;

wherein the bottom part has a bottom part length L bp and a bottom part diameter D bp that is constant below the neck part on at least 50% of the bottom part length L bp ;

the neck part has a neck part diameter that is growing towards the interference fit section;

the main shaft has a main shaft length L ms ;

wherein for reducing fretting wear in the interference fit section,

L ms 1.3 /D if is at most 40 mm 0.3 ; and

D bp 1.421 /D if is at most 9.0 mm 0.421 ; and

a cone crusher head configured for interference fit attaching to the interference fit section of the main shaft.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the cone crusher head has a cone sector of at least 45 degrees.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the cone crusher head has a cone sector of at least 55 degrees.

16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the cone crusher head is attached to the main shaft.

17 . A cone crusher comprising:

a main shaft, the main shaft comprising:

an interference fit section for supporting a crusher head, the interference fit section having a nominal interference fit diameter D if ;

a bottom shaft section extending between a bottom end of the main shaft and the interference fit section;

the bottom shaft section comprising a bottom part and a neck part;

wherein the bottom part has a bottom part length L bp and a bottom part diameter D bp that is constant below the neck part on at least 50% of the bottom part length L bp ;

the neck part has a neck part diameter that is growing towards the interference fit section;

the main shaft has a main shaft length L ms ;

wherein for reducing fretting wear in the interference fit section,

L ms 1.3 /D if is at most 40 mm 0.3 ; and

D bp 1.421 /D if is at most 9.0 mm 0.421 ; and

a cone crusher head configured for interference fit attaching to the interference fit section of the main shaft.