IP Library Granted Patent US 11,731,136
Granted Patent B2
US 11,731,136 · App. 16/975,587 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Lifting tool for nut of inner wear part of cone crusher

Inventors: Ville Järvenpää (Tampere, FI); Hannu Vakkuri (Tampere, FI)
Assignee: METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY
B02C2/04B02C2/005B66C1/422B66C1/62B02C23/00B02C2210/02B66C1/125
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Patent No.
US 11,731,136
App. No.
16/975,587
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A nut lifting tool of an inner wear part of a cone crusher. The lifting tool has a frame to be placed around a nut to be lifted. The frame has nut lifting lugs for supporting occurring from at least three sides of the center of gravity of the nut and frame suspension brackets for suspending the frame from the nut before lifting the nut. The frame also has an open side for receiving a nut, lateral limiters, which, together with the lifting lugs and the suspension brackets, form a nut receiving space such that the frame can be slid from the open side to surround the nut, and lifting connection pieces for connecting a crane to the frame.

Claims (31)

1. A nut lifting tool of an inner wear part of a cone crusher, comprising:

a frame to be placed around a nut to be lifted, which frame comprises:

nut lifting lugs for supporting occurring from at least three sides of the center of gravity of the nut;

frame suspension brackets for suspending the frame from the nut before lifting the nut;

an open side for receiving a nut;

a hinged latch for closing the open side for the duration of lifting;

lateral limiters, which, together with the lifting lugs and the suspension brackets, form a nut receiving space such that the frame can be slid from the open side to surround the nut; and

lifting connection pieces for connecting a crane to the frame.

2. The nut lifting tool of claim 1 , wherein the latch comprises a locking for keeping the latch in its closed position during the lifting.

3. The nut lifting tool of claim 1 , wherein the nut lifting lugs, the suspension brackets, the lateral limiters and the lifting connection pieces are formed of one piece.

4. The nut lifting tool of claim 1 , wherein the frame is formed of one piece.

5. The nut lifting tool of claim 1 , wherein the frame is formed of a plate.

6. The nut lifting tool of claim 5 , wherein:

protrusions are formed for the suspension brackets in the plate that forms the frame;

the protrusions are bent to protrude onto the nut to be connected to the frame; and

the protrusions further bent over the nut to extend a part of a radius of the nut towards a nut rotation axis with which the nut is connected to the cone crusher.

7. The nut lifting tool of claim 1 , wherein the latch is formed of one plate part.

8. The nut lifting tool of claim 7 , wherein the latch comprises a lateral limiter formed by bending the plate part.

9. The nut lifting tool of claim 8 , wherein the lifting lugs are more outwards than the lateral limiters from a thread of the nut.

10. The nut lifting tool of claim 8 , wherein the latch comprises a suspension bracket formed by bending a protrusion of the plate part.

11. The nut lifting tool of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises downwardly bent stiffeners.

12. A nut lifting tool of an inner wear part of a cone crusher, comprising:

a frame to be placed around a nut to be lifted, which frame comprises:

a clamping member for grabbing to the nut;

nut lifting lugs for supporting occurring from at least three sides of the center of gravity of the nut;

frame suspension brackets for suspending the frame from the nut before lifting the nut;

an open side for receiving a nut;

lateral limiters, which, together with the lifting lugs and the suspension brackets, form a nut receiving space such that the frame can be slid from the open side to surround the nut; and

lifting connection pieces for connecting a crane to the frame.

13. The nut lifting tool of claim 12 , wherein the clamping member is arranged to grab to the nut by clamping by turning at least one threaded member.

14. The nut lifting tool of claim 12 further comprising a hinged latch for closing the open side of the frame for the duration of lifting.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 24, 2025
From: METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY
To: METSO FINLAND OY
Reel/Frame 071029/0259 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 16, 2023
From: METSO MINERALS, INC.
To: METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY
Reel/Frame 063102/0904 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: METSO MINERALS INC.
To: METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY
Reel/Frame 061964/0129 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2020
From: JÄRVENPÄÄ, VILLE; VAKKURI, HANNU
To: METSO MINERALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 053793/0001 →