Granted Patent B2

US 12,558,693 · App. 18/036,502 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventor: Francisco de Assis Nogueira Junior (Vila Haro Sorocaba-SP, BR)

Assignee: Metso Finland Oy

B02C17/163B02C2210/02

Abstract

Claims (15)

1 . A screw flight system comprising a helical screw flight, and at least one wear lining element, wherein the screw flight system further comprises a guiding system comprising:

at least one guide pin configured to be arranged on one of the helical screw flight and the at least one wear lining element, and

at least one guide hole arranged on the other of the helical screw flight and the at least one wear lining element, the at least one guide hole being configured to receive the at least one guide pin,

wherein the at least one guide pin is configured to be arranged on the at least one wear lining element, and the at least one guide hole is arranged on the helical screw flight,

wherein the at least one wear lining element comprises at least one insert,

wherein the at least one guide pin is arranged to engage the at least one insert by threading,

wherein the at least one insert is arranged in a through-going channel, and

wherein the at least one insert further comprises a bore arranged for receiving and engaging a lifting lug or a protecting plug.

2 . The screw flight system according to claim 1 , wherein the helical screw flight and the at least one wear lining element have a set of through-going bolt holes, which through-going bolt holes are arranged along a first line, and wherein the at least one guide pin and the at least one guide hole are radially displaced in view of the first line.

3 . The screw flight system according to claim 2 , wherein the guiding system comprises at least two guide pins and at least two guide holes and that the at least two guide pins and the at least two guide holes are arranged on opposite sides of the first line.

4 . The screw flight system according to claim 3 , wherein the at least two guide pins and the at least two guide holes are displaced along the helical extension of the helical screw flight and the at least one wear lining element.

5 . The screw flight system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one guide pin is arranged to be removable on one of the helical screw flight and the wear lining elements.

6 . The screw flight system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one wear lining element, on a surface configured to face away from the helical screw flight, comprises a protrusion at least partly surrounding the bore.

7 . The screw flight system according to claim 6 , wherein the protrusion at least partly surrounding the bore as seen along a leading edge of the at least one wear lining element.

8 . A vertical grinding mill, wherein the vertical grinding mill comprising a screw flight system according to claim 1 .

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