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US3372881A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Spiderless gyratory crusher with relief valve system

Assignee: Allis Chalmers Corp
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Filing: 1966-04-25
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Granted: 1968-03-12
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Expires: 1986-04-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Heinz W Winter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 07:24
CPC Classifications
B; B02; B02C; B02C2/00; B02C2/02; B02C2/04; B02C2/047; B02C25/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 215 words
IN A SPIDERLESS GYRATORY CRUSHER HAVING A FRAME, A VERTICAL CRUSHER POST SLIDABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME, AN OVERHANGING CONCAVE RING HORIZONTALLY SUPPORTED IN A FIXED POSITIONED WITHIN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRAME CONCENTRICALLY ABOVE SAID CRUSHER POST, A CRUSHER HEAD MOUNTED ON TOP OF SAID CRUSHER POST WITH A STEP BEARING ASSEMBLY THEREBETWEEN AND DISPOSED WITHIN THE SPACE DEFINED BY THE CONCAVE RING, A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED PISTON ASSEMBLY SUPPORTING THE LOWER END OF SAID CRUSHER POST AND CRUSHER HEAD TO VARY THE OPENING DEFINED BETWEEN SAID CONCAVE RING AND SAID CRUSHER HEAD, A CHECK VALVE FOR RELEASING THE HYDRAULIC SUPPORT FROM SAID PISTON ASSEMBLY UPON A SUDDEN INCREASE IN PRESSURE, AN ECCENTRIC SLEEVE MEMBER ROTATABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME CONCENTRICALLY AROUND SAID CRUSHER POST, A SKIRT MEMBER RIGIDLY SUPPORTED TO SAID CRUSHER HEAD AND EXTENDING DOWNWARD TO ENGAGE THE ECCENTRIC CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID ECCENTRIC MEMBER AND TO FORM A CONICAL CHAMBER BETWEEN SAID CRUSHER HEAD AND SAID ECCENTRIC MEMBER, AND A MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ECCENTRIC SLEEVE MEMBER, IN COMBINATION THEREWITH, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: VALVE MEANS FOR QUICKLY RELEASING THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN SAID CONICAL CHAMBER UPON A SUDDEN INCREASE IN SAID PRESSURE, AND VALVE MEANS FOR SLOWLY RELEASING EXCESSIVE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN SAID CONICAL CHAMBER WHENEVER SAID PRESSURE EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED VALUE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 215 words
IN A SPIDERLESS GYRATORY CRUSHER HAVING A FRAME, A VERTICAL CRUSHER POST SLIDABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME, AN OVERHANGING CONCAVE RING HORIZONTALLY SUPPORTED IN A FIXED POSITIONED WITHIN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRAME CONCENTRICALLY ABOVE SAID CRUSHER POST, A CRUSHER HEAD MOUNTED ON TOP OF SAID CRUSHER POST WITH A STEP BEARING ASSEMBLY THEREBETWEEN AND DISPOSED WITHIN THE SPACE DEFINED BY THE CONCAVE RING, A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED PISTON ASSEMBLY SUPPORTING THE LOWER END OF SAID CRUSHER POST AND CRUSHER HEAD TO VARY THE OPENING DEFINED BETWEEN SAID CONCAVE RING AND SAID CRUSHER HEAD, A CHECK VALVE FOR RELEASING THE HYDRAULIC SUPPORT FROM SAID PISTON ASSEMBLY UPON A SUDDEN INCREASE IN PRESSURE, AN ECCENTRIC SLEEVE MEMBER ROTATABLY SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME CONCENTRICALLY AROUND SAID CRUSHER POST, A SKIRT MEMBER RIGIDLY SUPPORTED TO SAID CRUSHER HEAD AND EXTENDING DOWNWARD TO ENGAGE THE ECCENTRIC CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID ECCENTRIC MEMBER AND TO FORM A CONICAL CHAMBER BETWEEN SAID CRUSHER HEAD AND SAID ECCENTRIC MEMBER, AND A MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ECCENTRIC SLEEVE MEMBER, IN COMBINATION THEREWITH, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: VALVE MEANS FOR QUICKLY RELEASING THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN SAID CONICAL CHAMBER UPON A SUDDEN INCREASE IN SAID PRESSURE, AND VALVE MEANS FOR SLOWLY RELEASING EXCESSIVE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN SAID CONICAL CHAMBER WHENEVER SAID PRESSURE EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED VALUE.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-03-12 1971-09-11 1972-03-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-03-12 1975-09-11 1976-03-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-03-12 1979-09-11 1980-03-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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