IP Library Granted Patent US 11,612,895
Granted Patent B2
US 11,612,895 · App. 17/355,447 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Grinding roll and a grinding assembly comprising the grinding roll

Inventors: Keith Harbold (York, PA); Vadim Reznitchenko (Mechanicsburg, PA)
Assignee: Metso Outotec USA Inc.
B02C4/305B02C4/02B02C2210/02
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Patent No.
US 11,612,895
App. No.
17/355,447
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A grinding roll including a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface extending axially between a first end and a second end and a flange attached to at least one of the first and second ends. The flange includes an outer edge that extends radially past the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body. A first surface of the flange forms a perpendicular continuing surface with the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body. A second surface of the flange forms a continuation of one of the first and second ends of the roll body. The flange includes wear protection liner elements on the first surface. The first surface of the flange includes at least one lower part adjacent the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body and at least one upper part adjacent the outer edge of the flange. The lower part includes a first type of wear protection liner elements and the upper part includes a second type of wear protection liner elements. The average covering area of the second type of wear protection liner elements is larger than that of the first type of wear protection liner elements.

Claims (29)

1. A grinding roll comprising:

a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface extending axially between a first end and a second end of the roll body;

a flange attached to at least one of the first and second end of the roll body,

the flange having an outer edge that extends radially past the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body,

the flange having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface forming a perpendicular continuing surface with the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body, and the second surface forms a continuation of the at least one of the first and second end of the roll body; and

the first surface comprising at least one radially lower part adjacent the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body, and at least one radially upper part adjacent the outer edge of the flange,

wherein the at least one radially lower part comprises a first type of wear protection liner elements and the at least one radially upper part comprises a second type of wear protection liner elements, and wherein an average covering area of the second type of wear protection liner elements is larger than that of the first type of wear protection liner elements.

2. A grinding roll according to claim 1 , wherein the first type of wear protection liner elements is arranged as a mosaic pattern on the at least one radially lower part of the flange.

3. A grinding roll according to claim 1 , wherein the first type of wear protection liner elements comprises studs arranged in recesses provided in the at least one radially lower part of the flange.

4. A grinding roll according to claim 1 , wherein the second type of wear protection liner elements comprises tile plates removably arranged in a close pattern along at least one radially upper part adjacent the outer edge of the flange.

5. A grinding roll according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic shim is arranged between the second type of wear protection liner elements and the flange.

6. A grinding roll according to claim 5 , wherein the elastic shim comprises a rubber mat or a spring assembly.

7. A grinding roll according to claim 1 , wherein the grinding roll includes a flange attached to each of the first and second end of the roll body.

8. A grinding assembly for comminution of material, comprising:

two parallel grinding rolls arranged to rotate in opposite direction, towards each other, and separated by a gap, wherein the at least one grinding roll comprises:

a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface extending axially between a first end and a second end of the roll body;

a flange attached to at least one of the first and second end of the roll body, the flange having an outer edge that extends radially past the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body,

the flange having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface forming a perpendicular continuing surface with the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body, and the second surface forms a continuation of the at least one of the first and second end of the roll body; and

the first surface comprising at least one radially lower part adjacent the cylindrical outer surface of the roll body, and at least one radially upper part adjacent the outer edge of the flange,

wherein the at least one radially lower part comprises a first type of wear protection liner elements and the at least one radially upper part comprises a second type of wear protection liner elements, and wherein an average covering area of the second type of wear protection liner elements is larger than that of the first type of wear protection liner elements.

9. A flange ring segment arrangeable at a grinding roll along and edge thereof, the flange ring segment comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface forming a perpendicular continuing surface with a cylindrical outer surface of a grinding roll when arranged thereat, and the second surface forming a continuation of an end of the grinding roll when arranged thereat; and

the first surface comprising at least one radially lower part adjacent the cylindrical outer surface of the grinding roll when arranged thereat and at least one radially upper part adjacent an outer edge of the flange ring segment, wherein the at least one radially lower part comprises a first type of wear protection liner elements and the at least one radially upper part comprises a second type of wear protection liner elements, and wherein an average covering area of the second type of wear protection liner elements is larger than that pf the first type of wear protection liner elements.

10. A flange ring segment according to claim 9 , wherein the first type of wear protection liner elements is arranged as a mosaic pattern on the at least one radially lower part of the flange ring segment.

11. A flange ring segment according to claim 10 , wherein the first type of wear protection liner elements comprises studs arranged in recesses provided in the at least one radially lower part of the flange ring segment.

12. A flange ring segment according to claim 9 wherein the first type of wear protection liner elements comprises studs arranged in recesses provided in the at least one radially lower part of the flange ring segment.

13. A flange ring segment according to claim 9 , wherein the second type of wear protection liner elements comprises tile plates removably arranged in a close pattern along at least one radially upper part adjacent the outer edge of the flange ring segment.

14. A flange ring segment according to claim 13 , wherein an elastic shim is arranged between the second type of wear protection liner elements and the flange ring segment.

15. A flange ring segment according to claim 9 , wherein an elastic shim is arranged between the second type of wear protection liner elements and the flange ring segment.

16. A flange ring segment according to claim 15 , wherein the elastic shim comprises a rubber mat or a spring assembly.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 22, 2025
From: METSO OUTOTEC USA INC.
To: METSO USA INC.
Reel/Frame 072936/0766 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2021
From: HARBOLD, KEITH; REZNITCHENKO, VADIM
To: METSO OUTOTEC USA INC.
Reel/Frame 058125/0813 →